OT: My "Big Apple" website is gone

Wed Mar 29 17:46:41 UTC 2006

  This illustrates a shortcoming of high tech and emphasizes that a more permanent record should be prepared in hard copy.  In a few months I'd like to compile all relevant material into the second edition of _Origin of  New York City's Nickname "The Big Apple"_ -- this time with Barry listed as
co-author in recognition of his extraordinary work on the subject.

Gerald Cohen

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> From:         American Dialect Society on behalf of Bapopik at AOL.COM, March 29, 2006.
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> I just put ads on my "Big Apple" website, with help from Grant Barrett. I got over 8,200 website hits yesterday
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> I checked just after midnight, and saw that I made  $1.36, finally, after all these years. Then I wanted to make some  improvements to my website
> and...everything has disappeared!
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> Amazing. I should have killed myself years ago, before I could destroy someone else's life.
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