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A-M00SE-ING ANECDOTES AND ILLUMINATION BY AND FOR THE PAWNS OF THE
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M00SE ILLUMINATI
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Issue #17| Disclaimer: The Editor will place almost anything | Oct. 15, 1988
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---------- in this newsletter out of a frantic desire to fill ---------------
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the issue, so don't blame him for the quality or content of the submissions.
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Excepting those he may have written himself, the enclosed items do not in any
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way represent the Editor's opinions. In fact, let's be real safe, and say that
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as far as this newsletter is concerned, he has no opinions at all. Okay? Good.
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**************************** EDITORIALS AND LETTERS ****************************
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Greetings once again, fellow m00ses! First of all, I would like to
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announce a wonderful and truly m00sey event: RED ROCK MUD PUDDLE is our 100th
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chapter! This means we can begin discussing the Megathr0ng-a-thon that we've
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been waiting for! See EVENTS for details...
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I would like to suggest, once more, a way to get to know our fellow
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m00ses. I made this suggestion over the summer, and only one person answered.
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I would like to start at the top of the m00se list, and print a brief ID file
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about a m00se each month. Your standard BITNET ID will do, though if it's
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longer than 25-30 lines it should be cut down to there. This way, we'll learn
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who we're associating with. Those of you who don't know what an ID file is
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will get the idea pretty quick. Anyway, unless there is violent opposition to
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this idea, I'm going to start it next issue. That means YOU, G00se, get the
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honor of going first! If you don't want to, let me know ASAP and I'll move
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down the list.
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Also, election time is coming. I don't know about the rest of you, but I
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refuse to vote for Bush or Dukakis. If any of you feel the same way, and were
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planning on not voting, or on writing someone in, may I suggest you vote for
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Ron Paul, the libertarian candidate? He stands no chance of winning, but if
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enough people vote for him, maybe the percentage of the popular vote he gets
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will say something about what we thought of the choices this year.
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Lastly, some people have been asking about the new distribution via
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LISTSERV. To clarify: You *do not* need to subscribe to the LISTSERV. The
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Anachronist will simply send the server a list of all people to forward
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droppings to each week, and it will take care of the rest.
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Anyway, on with the issue....
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******************************* EVENTS AND NEWS ********************************
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It's time to start planning the Megathr0ng-a-thon! Here's what we need:
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A place that can handle a large number of weird people. I don't know how many
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m00ses will be able to make it, but I suspect it will be rather a lot. We're
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not exactly swimming in moolah down here, so renting a convention center is out
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of the question. It also looks like it will be a winter event, so camping is
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probably out. If we hold it here in or near Hartford, I can provide a list of
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hotels and rates for people, but I'd like to hear other suggestions first.
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The other major consideration is when. If we hold it here, I'm going to
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try to get it to coincide with Hartford's Winterfest, which should be lots of
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fun (especially if there's snow on the ground!) MAYBE we could hold it during
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winter break....
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Anyway, let's start talking about this! Send discussion on this matter to
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CSBB.M00SE, our CSNEWS discussion list, so that we can carry this on faster.
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Those of you not subscribed, even those at the Wesleyan thr0ng who couldn't
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sign up before, try again. Supposedly it has been fixed, so that off-BITNET
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people can subscribe. Send the following command to CSNEWS@MAINE:
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CSBB SUBSCRIBE M00SE CSNOTICE
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I don't recall if this is supposed to go in the subject line or the main
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text of a letter, so try putting it in both places to be safe. All important
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discussion on this matter will be reprinted in M00se Droppings for those who
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can't subscribe.
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Until later,
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Pickle.
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***************************** FICTION AND POETRY *******************************
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<< Although he hasn't an episode for us this week, CHAOS Engineer has plans. >>
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Greetings gentle readers,
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Although there is scheduled to be an episode of Superm00se this issue,
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due the combination of writer's block and one and one-half tons of mindless
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acadamia to deal with, it won't be ready till next week.
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Also, M00se Wolverine of the Lansing thr0ng has requested a guest shot
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in the upcoming episode. If there are any other m00ses out there who would
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like a cameo appearance in a future episode of Superm00se contact me.
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Coming next week, Superm00se joins forces with the League of Super
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Veggies to battle the Velta Vermin(!!!)
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CHAOS Engineer
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(JBANKERT@SUNRISE.BITNET)
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*************************** MISCELLANEOUS NONSENSE *****************************
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A matter of much concern is upon us. You may recall that Sabre has
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disappeared. Sabre is a member of the Boston U thr0ng, but he originally came
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from the Maine thr0ng. Unofficial sightings abound, but we still don't know
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where he is.
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This week, the Maine thr0ng was all but wiped out. Rainmaker is all that
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remains. According to the mainframe there, the rest of the m00ses' accounts do
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not exist. Something is killing the m00ses. It begins in issue #17....where
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will it end? We must do something about this. Anybody with information,
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please help.
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*************** AND, OF COURSE, THE UBIQUITOUS M00SE LIST UPDATE ***************
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ADDITIONS
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Boston University thr0ng ENLDC8C @ BUACCA Paladin
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Buffalo thr0ng V123P62M @ UBVMSC Lorelei
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V078QM32 @ UBVMSD F00nels
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V083PBXV @ UBVMSD Sindar
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V098PZJD @ UBVMSD Cardinal M00se
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V101PYRW @ UBVMSD Villager M00se
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V110JQ34 @ UBVMSD The Reverend M00ster
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V133NNUW @ UBVMSD BigBadM00se
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HABiT SH06078 @ UAFSYSB Sam Huntsman
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Northeastern U. ACM_MDB @ NUHUB The_Sage
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REMOVALS
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Maine thr0ng IO80034 @ MAINE The Dragon
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CHANGES
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Villanova thr0ng: The Doctor is now using WATER @ VUVAXCOM
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Wesleyan thr0ng: Damsel is now using AG @ WESLEYAN
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