Career planning for Americans

I remember many years ago people used to laugh about the broken English in which the user guides for toasters and cassette players were written. Now we're getting this sort of writing from our inexpensive foreign technical staff:

“When Users will first run this applicaiton it will go to internet to register and configure to use with that particular machine. The Users will require the local admin rights to configure it.”

Go internet, get de down-low, make de configgy. She run good, veddy veddy good. See? Us didn’t must pay tension in school. Can get us job, no need school. Can get your job, too. Get everybody’s job, bring friends. Good job, veddy veddy good. Make de soff-ware. Wry de user struction. Work cheep, veddy veddy cheep. Boss-man like. Boss-man want. No need pay for pipples can wry more better. Us wry plenty good nuff, veddy veddy good nuff. Soff-ware and struction too. Replace two pipples, veddy veddy cheep. Boss-man like.

Career planning question: Where do you expect to be in ten years' time?

Early evacuation

Just heard a news report about the investigation into FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina. The speaker was touting the value of early evacuation.

I agree. If I heard that a category 5 hurricane was on its way, I'm sure I would evacuate immediately.

Then I would change my underwear and leave the area.

Develomelanelapamentally impaired

The other day, an announcer on our National Public Radio affiliate said the program we were listening to was supported by a local institute for the develomelanelapamentally impaired. Apparently, the institute does not limit its support to financial contributions, but also supplies on-air talent.