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Um, they referred to them as clients there and I worked in what was called the Phoenix Club, which was a socialization area for the clients to--really to just hang out and, um, sort of work on their social skills.
CNN: Transcripts from video deposition of Lewinsky, Jordan, and Blumenthal
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Turns out they were a bit, um, overblown.
FORBES: Magazine Article
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Of course, considering the problems they had knocking out their first PlaysForSure compatible musicphone um, multimedia computer, the N91, we might wonder how long they're going to take to make good on the promise.
ENGADGET: Nokia buying Loudeye and launching mobile music
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We definitely cannot attest to the reliability of Mac OS Rumors as a, um, rumor site, but they're reporting that Apple is working on some sort of high-definition satellite TV network.
ENGADGET: Apple's working on a high-definition video network?
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Rather, they'll be put right back to work in the hopes that they "take a bite out of movie piracy in the Big Apple, " according to the Motion Picture Association's Edward Neurbronner -- that is, when they're not busy putting on little, um, dog-and-pony shows at local events.
ENGADGET: DVD-sniffing dogs awarded medals, returning to NYC
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And despite this latest, um, glitch in their public relations, they will continue to make a lot of money.
FORBES: Ship Isn't The Only Thing That Stinks At Carnival: Low Tax Rate Stirs Ire
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The mission -- called MAST (for Multi-Application Survivable Tether) -- is scheduled to begin April 17th with a payload launch on a Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, after which the Washington state-based Tethers Unlimited's two anchor sats (less-cleverly dubbed Ted and Ralph -- um, hello, Penny and Brain...) will gradually separate until they've pulled the kilometer-long line taut.
ENGADGET: Inspector Gadget tackles 'The Case of the Experimental Space Tether'