“We hope the competition will exist pro bono publico,” continues Mrs. Carleton. “The omnibus line is well patronized and a ride in one of those vehicles is certainly an enjoyable novelty; the very act of climbing into one seems citified and New Yorkian, and pulling the strap and poking 5 cents through the little round hole in the roof is a treat indeed.[…]”

Two razor-scalped brick shithouses in suits, who looked like bouncers at a Hell's Angels dance, started staring at us.

[…] it is not less ridiculous for instance to place a man, who may be perhaps an adept at spalling stones, in charge of a mill at the salary of a first-class foreman, than it would be to put the latter to cob ore at the wage of a labourer.

However, Apple’s online listing of .Mac System status for the last 30 days looks almost Microsoftian.