Out of severe boredom I took to searching the internet and decided to enter 'pastie' in the seek window, this is what turned up as a definition. I doubt its relevance to 'La pastie...' but hey, it's something to read......especially the difference in the two definitions given. pastie /pay'stee/ /n./ An adhesive-backed label designed to be attached to a key on a keyboard to indicate some non-standard character which can be accessed through that key. Pasties are likely to be used in APL environments, where almost every key is associated with a special character. A pastie on the R key, for example, might remind the user that it is used to generate the rho character. The term properly refers to nipple-concealing devices formerly worn by strippers in concession to indecent-exposure laws; compare tits on a keyboard. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Have any other Americans seen the Amex commercial Jerry Seinfeld is doing where he is in England? You'll note the use of the word "pastie" within. The clerk seems to be referring to a pastry or some baked good. That is, if my memory is serving me... AJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Aadam <curator-House Of Precarious Stacks> wrote:
Have any other Americans seen the Amex commercial Jerry Seinfeld is doing where he is in England? You'll note the use of the word "pastie" within. The clerk seems to be referring to a pastry or some baked good.
I was just about to make a comment on this, but I wasn't sure if I had misheard it since La Pastie (the song) runs through my head every now and then. But yes, I do believe the person--dressed like a baker--asks Seinfeld if he wants a "pastie". Perhaps a secret B+S fan infiltrating the world of commercials? Some secret message only for those in the know? hrrm francisco ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah I do you are right I do remember hearing the clerk say that. Sorry if this reply is too old!!! Andy :-) finally some cool weather in so. CA On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Aadam <curator-House Of Precarious Stacks> wrote:
Have any other Americans seen the Amex commercial Jerry Seinfeld is doing where he is in England? You'll note the use of the word "pastie" within. The clerk seems to be referring to a pastry or some baked good. That is, if my memory is serving me...
AJ
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wow I did not realize how poorly I wrote that last reply. I guess I could blame the poor grammar on the network since it often slows down and interrupts the thought process or it is probably just me being in the lab too long... Andy :-( sorry about the unrelated stuff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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