On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:43:08 +0000, Stephen wrote:

>> Only if it's good.  Then again, you said "musak", so it probably isn't.
>> :P
>>
>>
> Elevator music is another name for musak. Which is often heard when on
> hold. Or in a hotel foyer.

So "elevator musak" is redundant. ;)

>>> If you read any amount of SF the infinite monkeys got there first.
>>> Mobile (cell) phones excepted.
>>
>> Star Trek communicators.  The design of the Motorola Flip phone
>> allegedly was taken from Star Trek.
>>
>>
> More a walkie talkie than a phone that everyone uses. I think.

Well, from a design standpoint, though, that's what inspired Motorola, I 
hear.

>>> I was talking about Edinburgh Rock. The best thing to come out of
>>> Edinburgh, the road to Glasgow, excluded. ;-)
>>
>> I'll have to remember that one the next time I'm talking with friends
>> who live in Scotland.  Especially the ones who live in Edinburgh. ;)
>>
>>
> It is a steal from Dr Johnson.

Oh, sure, try and defer the credit. ;)

Jim



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