From: xrjdm@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph D. McMahon)
Subject: Re: "Late Night" Opening Computer Graphics
Organization: NASA/GSFC NCCS
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 11:28:07 EST
Message-ID: <1993Jan27.112807@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov>

Note for non-US readers: "Late Night with David Letterman" is a very popular
TV sho on NBC (which is owned by General Electric). Letterman has a running
joke about how much ge dislikes "those GE weasels". The current opening
credits include a very nice computer graphic "movie" of a journey from a
spot near the Sun to New York (kind of like the "Voyager" animations, where
the vehicle is shown passing Jupiter and Saturn). During this, the viewpoint
passes a very nicely rendered kite on the way. That said...

In article <1993Jan27.053609.22636@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>, flournoy@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Raymond Suke Flournoy) writes:
>amck@rowdy.mcc.com (Alan McKendree) writes:
>
>>This reminds me of a question aked earlier but I never saw an answer
>>-- does anyone know what the Japanese on the kite means?
>
>   There are 2 distinct messages I have seen.  Both are simply
> transliterations, one saying "Late Night," and the other "G.E. Sucks."
> 
>   If you want to differentiate them, the "Late Night" is written in a
> softer, rounder script.  The "G.E. Sucks" uses a different syllabary
> which is much more angular and harsh.  Considering the messages, the
> constrast in lettering is a nice detail.
> 
  --- Joe M.




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