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Tiger Beaten

May 4, 2004

Okay, so OS X 10.4 (”Tiger”) is going to get previewed at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference next month.  Which is not a terrible big shock, since that’s where they tend to do such things.  On the other hand, it’s nearly two months away, and I’m already tired of the plethora of blog entries asking “What new features do YOU want to see in Tiger?”

Hey kids, it’s probably a little late to suggest features for this one.  Might as well be making your wish list for 10.5 (Mountain Lion? Siamese? Persian?)

So to be different, I’m going to ask “What “tiger” cliche catchphrase or headline that you know you’re going to see are you tired of already?

Here are a few to start off with…

“Tiger in your _____” (probably rhyming with “tank”)

“Tiger tiger burning bright”

“Tiger by the tail”

“It’s Grrrrrrrrreat!”

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  1. jessica on May 7th, 2004 11:22 am

    hiya

    fish r great

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