I once got my local public radio affiliate to say "the strikebreaker
Chicago Cubs" in their newscast.

On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Eugene Coyle <[email protected]> wrote:
> I sent an e-mail to the pbulic editor at the NY Times asking why the Times is 
> using the descriptor "replacement referees" instead of the time honored 
> "scabs".
>
> To my astonishment I got a response.  The full text is "Because that's what 
> they are, replacement referees."
>
> Of course my purpose wasn't honorable, but a 7th-grader working at the Times 
> is a surprise.
>
> Gene
>
>
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