textfiles/messages/ALTERREALITY/ar59.txt

From: RUFUS               
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 03/27/91 17:51:09
Message Number 14301

>I felt very out of place whenever teh subject of computers came up.
 
You too, eh?  I find that if you keep them talking, they won't get onto
computers.  When there's a lull in the conversation, they go into their
default mode, which is computers.  To get them out of this, just 
interupt and start on with Post-It fish or something like that.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: JONBOY              
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:22:14
Message Number 14302

TS>..broken an engine mount.  Shit.
 
JB>Some people would bitch if they were hung with a new rope...
 
 Huh?  I don't get it.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: JONBOY              
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:25:17
Message Number 14303

TS>...solid engine mounts...
JB>Wrong - they make special, interlocking mounts...
 
Do tell!  I'll have to check that out!
 
JB>Besides - a wrap-around torque chain has /always/ been a viable 
JB>means of ensuring that a broken mount will not cause you to twist
JB>anything too seriously. 
 
Ah, yeah, I was planning on getting some heavy duty chain to bolt
down my block with....
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:28:26
Message Number 14304

SA>Ever heard the expression: "Live and let live."
 
Sure.
 
SA>Get used to "gay rights", TS.  It's an issue of the 90's.
 
It's a sick joke.
 
SA>And I don't [care] what any "fag basher" says.  Everyone has the
SA>right to be who and what they are.
 
Right.  I have the "right" to be a fag basher.  Now, now, Savvik. 
Don't go getting your panties in a wad...this is just discussion.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:31:22
Message Number 14305

SA>Ok, we agree to disagree.
 
Thank you.  This is the same arrangement I worked out with Black Magic,
by the way.  And to this day, I am sure that she still thinks I am an
(SP-) a Heartless Asshole (tm - Typical Women, Inc).
 
SA>...I'm not as educated or quick witted as most of you...I can't help
SA>but feel "inadequate"...I will always regret this [not staying in
SA>college]
 
Manifest Bullshit.  Having spoken with you and even debated with you,
I can attest to you "intelligence" and "quick-wittedness".  And let me
let you in on a secret...if you've had more than 6 semester hrs of 
college, you've had more college than I have.  Though I have been called
well spoken before, I've spent more time ont this board calling everyone
*else* well spoken....
 
Though my opinion may not count for much to you, I will state that you 
are as intelligent as anyone else on this board...or if not, you sure
put up a convincing act!
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:38:23
Message Number 14306

SA> I am afraid of bigots, TS.  They scare the hell out of me.
 
Well, I am not afraid of faggots.  And they disgust the hell out of me.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:39:35
Message Number 14307

SA>...light bulb up...perverted stunt.
TS>Ah, bingo!
 
SA>No.  And I never will [understand]....  Of course, I guess, one
SA>person's pleasure, might be another person's nightmare.
 
Ah, but see, you do understand.  And you summed it up nicely.  Just
substitute "repulsion" for "nightmare"...and you've got it!
 
 
"One man's theology is another man's belly laugh."  - 
 
                              - Lazarus Long
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: New Kids       
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:43:20
Message Number 14308

JB>My daughter hates NFOTB.
SA>Yeah, but she's YOUR daughter.  She was raised to know what "music"
SA> is.
 
Ah, fantastic!  Well said.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:46:15
Message Number 14309

TS>Perhaps I should re-word:
 
T>Nope, I afraid that doesn't help.  It's still a patently ridiculous
T>statement.
 
Your opinion...besides, at least it's a more accurate assessment.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:47:56
Message Number 14310

TS>*should have been* a gay disease...
T> blather, blather, technical summarys, blather, blah, blah...
 
No kidding.  I was implying that it was a shame that it didn't 
only affect gays.  I am aware of the basic patterns of disease 
spread.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/27/91 18:50:18
Message Number 14311

T>...except for one flaw: there is a difference between being against
T>people with Characteristic X and being against Characteristic X.
 
[Extricates self from burning wreckage]
 
[Brushes off sleeves of burning debris.  Straightens shirt.]
 
Ah, right.  Well...I'll get back to you on that.  In the meantime,
just show the old footage.
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From: JONBOY              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: New Kids       
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:00:41
Message Number 14312

SA> Yeah, but she's *your* daughter. She was raised to know what "music"
SA> is.
Actually I had very little to do with her upbringing thanks to a very 
selfish ex-wife that effectively substituted her boyfriend/"uncle"Dave/
present husband for their real father.  What really hurts is that they
make absolutely no effort to acknowledge that I exist except at those
"special" times of the year.  Ah - well - hit me at a bad time as 
I was actually thinking of them tonite and in my own private hell...
 
                                   A sometimes lonesome JonBoy
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From: JONBOY              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: sex            
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:03:43
Message Number 14313

SA> I liked the "innocent bystander moshing" too 
 
I really got clipped good!  It actually felt pretty damned good after
the shock wore off as my neck got whipped around and thoroughly 
cracked loose.  Ummmmm!  Ever hear of "rolfing"?
 
                                 A "I-kin-dance!" JonBoy
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From: JONBOY              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: New Kids       
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:06:04
Message Number 14314

T> That's not rude, is it? 
 
Yeah but what the hell... ya gotta be honest.
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From: JONBOY              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:08:47
Message Number 14315

T> I'd rather be trampled to death by water buffalo than find myseld 
T> in bed with some other male.
 
*Ahem* bring on the imported moo-cows.  Or have you forgotten the 
group grope at the party where there were (looking at the photo 
evidence) 2 other males in the same bed as yourself... hehehe.
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From: JONBOY              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Not Sex        
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:11:02
Message Number 14316

T> aybe sometime we oughta find some apple cider and make it into a 
T> moviefest thing 
Ohhhhh - beat me hurt me!  Name the date besides this weekend.  Maybe I
can get some cider while up in 'Bama this weekend.
 
                                   JopnBoy
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From: JONBOY              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: sex            
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:12:59
Message Number 14317

T> when Rufus drives ...
T> I usually end up on the hood, clinging like a leech ...
T> screaming "Rufus, slow down, you @%&# idiot!!!"
 
Now lemme get this straight.... Rufus is safely in the vehicle and you 
are trying to hang onto this polished moving object with nothing
but a puckered anus to hold you in place as a hood ornament and you
are calling /him/ an idiot?
                          A skeptical JonBoy
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From: JONBOY              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:16:02
Message Number 14318

SS> Yeah, try this one on for size, I heard about a guy who got his 
SS> "thing" stuck in a vacuum hose.  
 
Hmmmm - I'd almost be right proud to show up in the E-room with
one of those....
:>                       An evil-nasty JonBoy
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From: JONBOY              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:18:10
Message Number 14319

SS> You already have a vibrating car. 
 
Maybe it's a popular item with the girls...
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From: JONBOY              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:20:55
Message Number 14320

JB> Some people would bitch if they were hung with a new rope... 
TS>  Huh?  I don't get it.  
 
When yer cup floweth over my man ya don't bitch about it!  You get\
a really swelled chest (maybe head too) and with that particular
gleam of pride you state - "fuckin A!  Torqued that mutha right off
with only half-throttle"... Got it?
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:23:08
Message Number 14321

TS> some heavy duty chain to bolt   down my block with...
 
Well ya don't zactly bolt it down.  You simply attach one end to the
motor and the other end to the frame with a little slack in it.  The
object is just to restrain the thing from rolling over if it gets
loose.  If you put it on tight you may actually cause steering problems
as the torque reaction lifts that side of the car.
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:25:44
Message Number 14322

TS>I will state that you are as intelligent as anyone else on this board
 
Careful Dave - yer being a nice guy again! <smirk>  I love it when
you let your guard down.  I used to really enjoy watching you and
Black Magic get into it.  It was nice to see her this weekend...
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: New Kids       
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:37:34
Message Number 14323

T: (speech about behavior defects....New kids suck. 
T: That's not rude, is it? 
  
HEY! *I* didn't say it. I was quoting!!!!! 
 
Oh, Saavik, stop being so paranoid. Now he'll call you uptight again. 
 
Well, I couldn't help it. (Don't you hate it when the "other" 
personality pops out. Must be that beast again. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Alertness      
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:40:16
Message Number 14324

T: I like to think of it as "encouraging alertness in the users...." 
 
Yep. FROM: TURTLE is right up there with "Entering Chat mode..." on the 
list of reasons to do tranquilizers. 
 
Oh, Come on. I'm just kidding!!! 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Chat           
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:42:08
Message Number 14325

Actually I'm sometimes very enlightened by the Chats I have on Terran. 
There are some very intelligent young people there.
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:43:19
Message Number 14326

S:Of couse, I might be inclined to sell you the original. 
T:Just lemme save up my allowance money. 
 
Gawd!!! I can't even blackmail you.... 
 
&*()_&^%%)_+ (there I feel better now)
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:45:53
Message Number 14327

Well, at least you and the Specialist are disagreeing again. This means
the universe is safe from destruction. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:47:49
Message Number 14328

That's right (re: AIDS is NOT a gay diseise) Look at the higher 
incidence of AIDS in the LaBelle area. Could it perhaps be linked to 
insects??? Hmmmm. Where's my can of OFF? 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:50:53
Message Number 14329

T:Maybe sometime we oughta find some apple cider and make it into a 
moviefest thing too: Akira, Dark Star, Heavy Metal.... 
 
Yeah!!! And we could invite the Specialist and handcuff him to a chair 
and make him watch Rocky Horror Picture show six times!!!!! 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: College Ed     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:52:48
Message Number 14330

Well, I did manage a year and a half at MCC before the funds went dry. 
Kind of like Jethro on the Hillbillies, eh??? 
 
Oh, LIghten up. You're smart and YOU know it. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Down the road  
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:54:05
Message Number 14331

T:Course, that happened one day and Tyler, in the passenger seat, yanked
on the emergency brake thingie...... 
 
And the car stopped and you didn't....., right???? A rolling Turtle 
gathers no moss...... but does get one hell of a road rash. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Stuff          
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:56:42
Message Number 14332

Sa: I guess I am uptight. 
T: Ding
SS: Ding
SA: You can both go *ding* yourselves. 
SS: Are we making you uptight again? 
 
*Ding*
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From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/27/91 22:58:14
Message Number 14333

SS: I heard about a guy who got his "thing" stuck in a vacuum hose. 
 
Gee, hadn't he ever heard that you can reverse "suck" to "blow" on 
almost any Hoover?? 
 
SS:BLUSHING!?! 
  
Nope! Laughing my Vulcan butt off. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:01:39
Message Number 14334

SS: (correcting Svik's English Grammar)
 
Don't get started on that again, Steel! Hey, I meant to ask you....... 
how come you and JB were the only ones who found Bullsh*t on the 
scavenger hunt? Could it be because you always have a load of that 
available????? 
 
Smile!! 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: RAT                 
Subject: oo             
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:03:53
Message Number 14335

RAT: o   o     o    o           o    o              o      o
 
Hmmmm. I think the "eyes" have it. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Back seat      
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:06:46
Message Number 14336

Yeah, the moment I typed "I always end up in the back seat" I knew it 
was a poor choice of words. Hey, what's a weasel in drag????? Anything
like a Otter in a Afcan?
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From: SAAVIK              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: UM             
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:09:47
Message Number 14337

Unit of measurements eh? Gee could I go dressed in a milk jug and call 
myself a gallon???? 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:11:55
Message Number 14338

My panties aren't wadding. It just seems that this is one subject where
we both have strong feelings.... in opposite directions. You're right, 
you do have the right to "dislike"(boy, whata understatement) gay 
people, but NO ONE has the right to bash someone for ANY reason. 
:)
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From: SAAVIK              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:14:39
Message Number 14339

Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence on my intelligence, TS. Ouch! 
It sure does hurt when my head starts to swell......... 
I will say this......... I was hard put for intelligent conversations 
before I called Alter Reality. The most interesting topic I used to hear
was "So, what do you want for lunch today" Of which the natural reply 
was "I dunno, what do you want?" It was either that or a discussion on 
what nail color to buy........       ICK!!!!!
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From: SAAVIK              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Separation     
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:20:50
Message Number 14340

I'm really sorry to hear that you are separated from your daughter that
way, JB. I know how painful that must be. I think a father's rights are 
greatly overlooked in today's society. People only hear about the 
father's who refuse to pay child support or who drop out of sight....., 
they don't hear from the father's who are shut out by "new husbands" or 
boyfriends from their children's lives. 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: rolfing        
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:23:35
Message Number 14341

Rolfing????? Well, I've heard of "ralphing" but that makes a nasty mess 
on the carpet and is usually preceded by too much whisky (or Mai Tai's).
Sooooo, what's rolfing??? 
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From: SAAVIK              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/27/91 23:26:40
Message Number 14342

SS to TS: You already have a vibrating car. 
JB: Maybe it's a popular item with the girls.... 
 
I can hear it now......"So, do you want to park a while?" TS asks, 
arching his eyebrows 
She giggles, her eyes glazed. "No, let's just drive around a little 
longer..." 
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From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: $ and AIDS DRs.
Date & Time: 03/28/91 00:39:28
Message Number 14344

A very valid point made, Saavik.
It's a shame that people can't be there in the time of greatest need. 
Not that they can do anything to help, but it just might comfort the 
terminal individual, knowing that someone cares enough to be there.
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From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: oo             
Date & Time: 03/28/91 00:55:22
Message Number 14345

o
o
 
o
o
 
 
 
'Sam, the cieling needs painting.'
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From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Stuff          
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:40:52
Message Number 14346

SA>I guess I am uptight.
T> Ding.
SS>Ding.
SA>You can both go *ding* yourselves. Hmmmmph!!!!
---
SS>Are we making you uptight again?
 
Sure sounds like it, doesn't it? :) Jeepers (so to speak), aren't we
awful? (smug smirk)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:42:35
Message Number 14347

JB> - now /that's/ scary.
SS> No, that's stupid.
 
Ding. Of all the objects one can put in parts of one's body, a lightbulb
has to be the least bright (pardon) thing you can use. I can just see it
getting stuck...or **breaking**...and the stuff they use to frost the
inside of the frosted ones is **toxic**...
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Party          
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:45:40
Message Number 14348

>What about me?
 
Fine. You want some HHF's, you're invited too. I still think my userlog
is going to have an accident sometime soon, though... :>
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Spell-monger   
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:47:03
Message Number 14349

SA>Bushes foreign policy...
SS>Isn't that "Bush's", it is posessive after all.
 
Actually, shouldn't that read, 'Isn't that "Bush's," it is posessive
after all.'? The comma goes inside the quotation marks.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RAT                 
Subject: Bush           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:48:32
Message Number 14350

>Have you no sense of humor?
 
I have a keenly developed sense of humor. My sarcasm is drier than
yours, though...I was being sarcastic, too! :P
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: sex            
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:49:31
Message Number 14351

>Ah, the images the term 'back seat' conjures up.
 
No doubt. I /like/ bumps...especially large bumps you can launch a car
off of. You ever see a Honda Civic get four feet off the ground with six
people on board? It's a lot of fun, although the landing tends to be a
little rough.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Not Sex        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:51:25
Message Number 14352

>Have you seen "Radioactive Dreams?"
 
No...although in that case the question mark belongs OUTSIDE the
quotation marks (sorry). You ought to bring it over some time so
we can watch it.
 
On an unrelated note, Zapf Dingbat says to say "hi," and that he really
hates the company that makes the LaserMax 5000 laser printer since they
spell the name of his font "Zaph Dingbats" in their advertising. (That's
gotta be real embarassing, working for a company that makes typesetting
equipment and mis-spelling one of the most commonly-used fonts on earth.
Ya know?)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:54:12
Message Number 14353

>I find that if you keep them talking, they won't get on to computers.
 
Hey! That reminds me of this time I was doing systems programming on
this DECsystem-20/60, working on a new command interpreter, right? So
I compile this PCL routine that's supposed to be able to give a complete
report on the current system load and the job status and controlling
device of all the currently active jobs, and optionally send it to
TTY53:. So what I do is allocate TTY53: and send the source code over
there, and the damn DECwriter III starts spewing blank sheets of paper
four feet in the air! I hate when that happens.
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From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 14:58:19
Message Number 14354

"One man's theology is another man's belly laugh."
 
Hey, I /like/ it! And I just now noticed that this @&%$ computer
experienced a (recoverable) hard error on my message base floppy
while I was reading your message. Grr...these drives have been in
continuous service since this system went up and the heads are starting
to look kinda sandpapered. You know where I can find some new 5.25"
double-sided half-height floppy drives for cheap?
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From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:00:43
Message Number 14355

>I was implying that it was a shame that it didn't affect only gays.
 
Oh. And here I was thinking you were making at least a modicum of effort
to be reasonable. Sorry...my mistake.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Moshing        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:15:55
Message Number 14356

SA> I liked the "innocent bystander moshing" too
JB> I really got clipped good!
 
Yeah, so did I...last time I ever turn my back on Scott Steel.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:17:00
Message Number 14357

>...2 other males...
 
Not the same thing. Alright, alright, my statement was not terribly
clear, so I suppose I deserve the nit-picking. How 'bout "rather
be trampled to death by [substitute favorite large stampeding herd
animal here] than find myself engaged in sexual intercourse with a
member of my sex"?
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From: TURTLE              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:18:44
Message Number 14358

>Name the date besides this weekend. Maybe I can get some cider while
>up in 'Bama this weekend.
 
Well, considering that fresh apple cider won't keep very long before
it starts to ferment and get nasty, how 'bout next weekend? (Interested
parties...Saavik? Scott? Rufus? Anyone else?)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Hood Ornaments 
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:21:08
Message Number 14359

>Rufus is safely in the vehicle and you are trying to hang onto this
>polished moving object with nothing but a puckered anus to hold you
>in place as a hood ornament and you are calling /him/ an idiot?
 
Well, since you put it THAT way...
 
Actually, I didn't really expect him to take off down that twisty road
before Tyler's house at sixty miles per, and I /really/ didn't expect
Tyler to rip on the emergency brahe while we were doing the same thing
over here.
 
"You mean you did it /twice/?"
 
Well...yeah.
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From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: New Kids       
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:24:24
Message Number 14360

>Oh, Saavik, stop being so paranoid.
 
Yeah, I was referring to what /I/ said as being rude...by the way, you
forgot to close TWO SETS of parentheses!
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Chat           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:25:21
Message Number 14361

>Actually I'm sometimes very enlightened by the Chats I have on
>Terran. There are some very intelligent young people there.
 
Yep...and then there's Adam Wolverine.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: College Ed     
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:27:10
Message Number 14362

>Oh, LIghten up.
 
Good advice. I can think of several people who ought to listen to it. :)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Down the road  
Date & Time: 03/28/91 15:27:59
Message Number 14363

>A rolling Turtle gathers no moss...... but does get one hell of a
>road rash.
 
Rolling, yeah...road rash, no. I managed to roll seven hundred and
twenty degrees without leaving the hood...stayed right where I was.
Rufus said it was quite a trick. I guess you hadda be there...
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From: APPRENTICE          
To: NOBODY              
Subject: NOTHING        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 19:24:05
Message Number 14364

   ...and suddenly a new user appears and rudely interupts:
<cough> Hey, er, um... does anybody actually /use/ the other 
conferences?  Just wondering.
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From: SAAVIK              
To: KNIGHT OWL          
Subject: $ and AIDS DRs.
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:19:49
Message Number 14365

For some strange reason, a quote from Clint Eastwood comes to my mind.. 
"Dyin' ain't much of a living." I guess it's because I somehow feel that
someone who is dying, and they KNOW it, doesn't have much to look 
forward to in the long run. Therefore, a simple phone call from a friend
would be the highlight of their day. Just a little thing like a visit 
and a magazine...., maybe a new tape to listen to.... anything that
shows that you care.  I realize that it's hard to come up with something
to say to someone is dying... that's why many people would avoid the 
situation of visiting a "ill" person. Same goes for a friend or family
member who has just lost a loved one. 
A while back, my husband's friend lost his wife, my husband began to 
avoid him. His reason: He felt uncomfortable in the face of his friends 
grief because he didn't know what to say to help. 
It's not really a case of knowing what to say or do....., sometimes all 
you have to do is listen, and just be there. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: KNIGHT OWL          
Subject: oooooo         
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:27:17
Message Number 14366

Now that was cute!!!!!! 00 00 oo OO  ( maybe this is a family, eh?)
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: UP tight       
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:29:29
Message Number 14367

Gee, when I was just a little kid..... Uptight was cool. 
I remember this song. "Uptight, everything is all right.. uptight, clean
outa sight." 
No age jokes, guys, I was just a baby then. :)
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Spell-monger   
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:32:04
Message Number 14368

Score one for the Electronic Turtle puncuation corrector. 
Eat dirt, Steel. And quite correcting my grammar and spelling. 
Thanks, Turtle. 
                                  Saavique
                            The Uptight, Illiterate Vulcan
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:37:28
Message Number 14369

Just let me know when and I'll pencil it in. Hehehe. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: New Kids       
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:38:54
Message Number 14370

T: By the way, you forgot to close TWO SETS of parentheses! 
 
First I had to put up with a perpetual spell checker, and now this. 
Jees! Give me a break here. I TOLD you I wasn't as SMART as you. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Chat           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:40:30
Message Number 14371

SS: There are some very intelligent young people there. 
T: And then there's Adam Wolverine. 
 
I DID say "some" intelligent people, didn't I? Well, anyway, I don't 
think Wolvie is un-intelligent, I think he's just 12. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Down the road  
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:43:08
Message Number 14372

A seven hundred and twenty degree turn right on the hood, eh? 
Well, I didn't know Turtles were so graceful. Sounds like you stuck 
like a tick. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: NOTHING        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 20:44:18
Message Number 14373

Saavik walks up and greets the new user with a big hug. "Welcome, 
stranger. Actually, we all use the read all new and I, for one, don't 
pay any attention to what conference I'm in. Yes, I'm the perceptive 
one around here." I mumble to myself..."You mean there's more than 
one conference??" 
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/28/91 21:20:28
Message Number 14374

Why did you like /Burney/ better?  Is anything wrong with Hacman?
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/28/91 21:28:27
Message Number 14375

Actually I'm running on a C128.  I thought about getting C-Net, but need
a few questions answered.  You up to it?
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/28/91 21:44:21
Message Number 14376

SA> how come you and JB were the only ones who found Bullsh*t on the 
SA> scavenger hunt? Could it be because you always have a load of that  
SA> available?????
 
Oooohhhhhh!  I *owe* you for that!  Mean ol nasty frustrated Vulcan
females ..... <grumble grumble> (but with a revenge type twinkle in eye)
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: rolfing        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 21:47:05
Message Number 14377

SA> Well, I've heard of "ralphing"  Sooooo, what's rolfing???  
 
An expert type frustrated basher type disassemles you while cheerfully
disregarding your pleas for amnesty and threats of lawsuits.  Then 
against his better judgement (and your expectations) he puts you back
together and supposedly you feel like a new person and not a put-out
lincoln log set.
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/28/91 21:52:58
Message Number 14378

T> How 'bout "rather ...than find myself engaged in sexual intercourse 
T> with amember of my sex"? 
 
Well - do we take the broad view (no pun intended) of the word 
intercourse and assume that this conversation dealing with sexual 
matters qualifies as such?  BTW - that picture while looking like shit
on Kodak paper looks fairly ok when scanned in as 256 grey scale TIF.
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 03/28/91 21:55:51
Message Number 14379

T> how 'bout next weekend? 
 
You got it!  Hot damn anudder party!  Maybe I can keep up a streak here!
I gotta start on my date backlog sometime tho... I have three ladies 
that I've promised to take out and ned to get started on that too...
sighhhh - why do we have to work when there are so much more interesting
things to do?  Saturday nite I have a lil cajun gal in 'Bama gonna
fix me some good ol cajun food and remind me why I loved to party in
bayou country.... I gotta slow down..
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Down the road  
Date & Time: 03/28/91 22:02:04
Message Number 14380

SA> Sounds like you stuck like a tick.  
 
Or maybe it was a Mercedes and he had a death grip on the little start
(star) and was whipped around in small circles...
===========

From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: NOTHING        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 23:06:22
Message Number 14381

Welcome ApprenticWould you be a magician's apprentic? *]:)
Have fun here at A/R. When things get boring here, we set Turtle on his 
back andwatch him flailing his legs in a futile attempt to get right-
side-up.
*]:)
Mostly we debate on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Star Trek to
sex and other assorted things.
 
See ya 'round,
Knight Owl
===========

From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: $ and AIDS DRs.
Date & Time: 03/28/91 23:13:44
Message Number 14382

You are so right about how much the terminal people would like to be 
visited. The best thing to do would be to treat them as you always have.
The same applies to those who are greiving. Being there (and listening)
makes a world of difference.
===========

From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: oooooo         
Date & Time: 03/28/91 23:17:00
Message Number 14383

S> 00 00 oo 00 ( maybe this is a family, eh?)
yeah, a strange family... (L to R)
Dog, Ma, junior, and Pa.
 
I'm not even gonna ask where they are. (perverted grin)
 
The 'Sam, the cieling needs painting' thingy I posted is from a comic 
book I saw long ago.
 
L8R!
Knight Owl
===========

From: RAT                 
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: ii             
Date & Time: 03/28/91 23:43:44
Message Number 14384

          oo                         oo
       oooooooo                   oooooooo
   ooooo  0   ooooo           ooooo   0  ooooo
       oooooooo                   oooooooo
          oo                         oo
===========

From: RAT                 
To: TURTLE              
Subject: dinging        
Date & Time: 03/28/91 23:51:04
Message Number 14385

What the hell is the deal with all of this "ding" stuff?
...And you can quote me on that.
===========

From: RAT                 
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Bush           
Date & Time: 03/28/91 23:58:23
Message Number 14387

Well, being humiliated because of my inability to see this, I now
will crawl back into my humble little cage.
===========

From: RAT                 
To: RAT                 
Subject: ding           
Date & Time: 03/29/91 00:06:08
Message Number 14388

*ding*
===========

From: RAT                 
To: RAT                 
Subject: ding           
Date & Time: 03/29/91 00:06:40
Message Number 14389

Oh yeah, well a big *ding* to you to! Ha!
===========

From: RAT                 
To: ALL                 
Subject: #              
Date & Time: 03/29/91 00:09:02
Message Number 14390

...And the race is on for #14444!  Oh my God I can't take the 
suspense!
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:21:18
Message Number 14391

TS>Seems that the Smog-Monster is also a Torque-Monster, and I've 
TS>broken an engine mount.  SHit.
SS>You Monster, you drove it so hard that you actually broke an engine
SS>mount, that's incredible.
 
Hmph!  This from the guy who always sits in my passenger seat, "Get 'im,
Dave.  Waste this asshole."  Whenever there's another Sports Car next to
us...
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Seven knots    
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:23:32
Message Number 14392

TS>Thank you...I prefer to be blunt.
 
SS>And stubbor, and pig-headed, etc, etc.  *yawn*
 
Well, I just don't have it in me to be blatantly egotistical.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:25:16
Message Number 14393

SS>Gimme a shovel...
 
Here.  WHANG!  Aw, gee Scott...sorry about your nose.  Scott...Scott?
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: JONBOY              
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:32:26
Message Number 14394

JB>"Fuckin' ay!  Torqued that mutha right off with only half-
JB>throttle'...Got it?
 
But...it was full throttle many times!  And I had fully expected to 
break a drive shaft before I broke an engine mount!
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:34:49
Message Number 14395

TS>I will state that you are as intelligent as anyone else on this brd
 
JB>Careful Dave- yer being a nice guy again!
 
No, just stating facts...or opinions...mine, anyway.
 
JB>It was nice to see [Black Magic] this weekend...
 
It was nice to se her, period.  She is fairly impressive in the looks
category.  Admittedly, I was supised, but not unexpecting of her 
reaction to me.  It is evident to see & detect from her attitude and 
way of dress that we have absolutely nothing in common to start with...
no wonder we disagreed. 
 
 
Although, she was higly ornamental.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:39:43
Message Number 14396

T>Akira, Dark Star, Heavy Metal...
 
SA>Yeah, and we could invite the Specialist
  
Cool!
 
SA>and handcuff him to a chair 
 
Waitaminute...
 
SA>And make him watch RHPS six times!!!
 
Ah, no, I think I'll take a raincheck.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:42:57
Message Number 14397

SA>...you do have a right to "dislike"...gay people...
 
No, hate.  H...A...T...E.  Thank you.
 
SA>...but NO ONE has the right to bash someone for ANY reason.
 
Hmmm.  Depends on you definition of BASH, and I might have something 
to say about that.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:49:21
Message Number 14398

T>Do you know where I can find some new 5.25" double-sided half-height
T>floppy drives for cheap?
 
Uh...new?  No, but I know where you can get a whole shi^load of 
used ones...
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:52:06
Message Number 14399

T>"rather be trampled to death...than find myself engaged in sexaul
T>intercourse with a member of my sex"
 
Ah, well spoken...you homophobe, you.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: HACMAN              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/29/91 16:56:34
Message Number 14400

H>Why did you like /Burney/ better?  Is anything wrong with Hacman?
 
Hmmm.  Well, for one, Burney sounds more like a person.  Hacman 
(while it's a pretty cool moniker) brinks to mind a nerdy lookin' 
dude with round glasses, who sits in front of his computer all night,
and knows every GTE access code to all parts of the country by heart,
and even has his own keychain to the GTE offices.  I knew Burny was 
a pretty cool dude with a life and feelings, and I could identify
with him.  I don't know Hacman yet. Maybe it's just because I'm opposed 
to change in general.
===========

From: SAAVIK (moderator)  
To: ALL                 
Subject: Storyboard 1   
Date & Time: 03/29/91 17:44:36
Message Number 14402

          Welcome to the "Den of Decadence".

Long ago in Earth's history, Florida was a part of the
United States of America, a very strong world power. 
Having made peace with the majority of other continents,
the United States enjoyed a long and profitable existence.
In fact, it was a shuttle launched the the United States 
that made first contact with life forms from another 
world. These sentient beings were peaceful and friendly,
reminding most humans of familiar animals of the Planet
Earth, from feline to canine and even Equs. They were welcomed
by the Americans with open arms and eventually their visits 
became frequent and commonplace. The "Furries" as they were affectionately
called by the people of Earth began to move to the 
Earth and share their technology with it. This apparently
angered another galactic force known only as the "Trogs". 
They were sinister looking villains with giant space crafts
and technology so far beyond our own that they met with
little resistance as they brutally attacked the Earth. 

The Continents became divided by huge craters which quickly 
filled with water. Millions of people were killed. A 
holocaust of nature followed as the Earth adjusted to it's 
new form. For a hundred years, mountains moved, oceans 
brewed and the rains and wind wailed. Volcano's erupted, 
earthquakes shattered buildings and Earthling and Furry 
alike were trapped within the assault of disaster. 
===========

From: SAAVIK (moderator)  
To: ALL                 
Subject: Den 2          
Date & Time: 03/29/91 17:45:18
Message Number 14403

Finally, the Earth settled back to rest, its face 
greatly changed. What were once great nations were 
now tiny plots of land amidst a giant sea. Much of 
Earth's technology had been blotted out, communications
between and within the nations ceased to exist. 
Accordingly, each island, now a nation onto itself, 
began to govern itself in it's own way. Furry and Human
alike banded together as equals.  In fact, many furries
had married and bred with humans. Their offspring began 
a disturbing murmur of protest from the new governments 
who were mostly human. These children known as "Morphs" 
were basically human in appearance, standing upright in
most cases, but many had animal characteristics. The hair, 
the teeth, the tails. Many of the "morphs" resembled 
the mythical animals from Earth legends, such as cenatuars.
Many of the same people who had welcomed the Furries
began to shun the Morphs. They were treated as freaks 
by the populace. As a result, the Morphs
and their parents banded together and sought out a homeland
where they could live in peace. 

The remaining chunks of Florida known as the Florida Chains
provided them with paradise. They migrated to these 
sparsely inhabited islands and formed their own governments 
and laws. In time, they welcomed "friendies" of all 
nations to visit their paradise. 
===========

From: SAAVIK (moderator)  
To: ALL                 
Subject: Den 3          
Date & Time: 03/29/91 17:45:51
Message Number 14404

One such island in the Florida chain houses a place called 
the "Den of Decadence". Just a short distance by boat from
the other islands, the "Den" has become a playground for 
adult humans, furries, and morphs alike. 

Many a sailor stops in at the Den to satisfy
any hunger they may have. Be it for food, drink, or flesh.

Rules for posting in the "Den of Decadence" 
-------------------------------------------

Most importantly, you can only control your own character
actions and dialogue. If engaged in a conversation with 
someone else's character, you may not reply for him/her.
You may not kill or mortally wound another person's 
character unless it is by mutual agreement (via E-mail
or whatever). 

Characters can be visitors from the other islands,
inhabitants of the Den, or Sailors from distant seas.
Be a furry, a morph, or a human. Appearances of the
Furries would be more animal than human and can be 
any type known to Furridom. Morphs are human in 
appearance with certain animal characteristics such
as tails, long ears, body fur, horns, hooves.... but 
mostly human. 

Remember Humans and Furries can breed, their offspring
being known as Morphs. Morphs and human can also breed.

Explicit language is allowed but please don't make it every
other word. (I think we all agree on that). This is an 
adult storyboard, so therefore the posts can range from 
suggestive to torrid. 

If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, please 
leave them in E-mail. 
===========

From: SAAVIK (moderator)  
To: ALL                 
Subject: Den 4          
Date & Time: 03/29/91 17:46:19
Message Number 14405

What you will see:

The Den, itself, is less than a half
a mile inland and can be reached by walking down a scenic clay 
path. There is only one entrance to the "Den", but several exits. 
The main entrance is guarded by two foreboding looking Bear Morphs
who will check your weapons and open the door for you. You will 
find yourself in a large foyer, the decor surrounding you is 
native and tropical (kind of like the Tiki room at Disney World). 
At this point, you are faced with two doors. One leads into the main
tavern; a place to drink, eat, and relax with other visitors. There 
are many tables and large windows that show the tropical foliage 
surrounding the "Den". There are several long bars where 
you will be entertained by dancers, both male and female, human, 
Furry, and Morph, scantily dressed, of course. 

The other door leads to the other side of the "Den". This is the 
"Members Only" section; unless your character is a priveleged member,
he or she will NOT be allowed back there! (Access to this area of the
storyboard is "adult only" and is moderated by Saavik.)

Participants may join the storyboard by introducing characters to the
public access prtion of the Den. These characters may be any type normally
found in the Den, and of any background, but try to make them consistent,
please. Access to the back rooms will most likely be granted only to
those who have shown they have a significant contribution to make to the
story. The public access portion of the storyboard is moderated by Turtle;
the private access area is moderated by Saavik.
===========

From: SAAVIK (moderator)  
To: ALL                 
Subject: Den 5          
Date & Time: 03/29/91 17:46:48
Message Number 14406

The Back Rooms

The other door leads to the other side of the "Den". This is the 
brothel. Within this wing, decorated in the style of an old 
New Orleans brothel, there are many avenues. A long stairway ascends
to the rooms where prostitutes await. 

Through velvet curtains next to the stairway and guarded
by yet more mean looking Furries, there is a Gambler's Haven.
This is the favorite hangout of many sailors. 
It is well known that there are many pirates on the open seas and 
this is the place they'll likely be found. 
From time to time, bounty hunters and hired mercenaries may find 
their way here searching for a certain pirate. The inhabitants of 
the Island will welcome these bounty hunters but they will not 
disclose any information, usually. 
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: NOTHING        
Date & Time: 03/29/91 18:41:33
Message Number 14407

>...does anyone actually /use/ the other conferences?
 
Well, I sometimes use Lions' Den as a paperweight, and Philosopher's
Stone makes an excellent dishrag...
 
by the way, welcome aboard!
===========

From: OPUS                
To: ALL                 
Subject: Me!            
Date & Time: 03/29/91 18:54:21
Message Number 14408

	  I hope I'm doing this right, if I'm not, just scream at me, okay?
 
       I awoke, to find myself lying apon a beach, hair bleached and
skin crackling from lying in the sun so far.  I attempt to look up, only
to find that I cannot see!  Hmm.. so I begin to think back, "What in the
hell has happened??", Then I rememeber, Lights in the sky, my ship sink-
ing, people screaming, it was awful.  So I begin to wonder, "Have I been
lying here for weeks, maybe months?"  But I quickly realize that would 
be rather impossible, but thats the only explination.  So I ebgin to
stand, thats when I feel the horrible ache arround my Buttucks, I reach
back, onlt to find my tail missing!!  Hmm.. now things are really 
becoming strange, so it seems that I am missing a tail, in a frantic I 
look around the beach for a loose tail, only to find it barren, except
fot the shells of ChemoPlasatic bullet shells.  
 
	        Tailess and most furryless I begin walking towards the woods 
surronding the beach.  That's when I spot it.  At first my brain fails
to remember exactly what it was.  Then I remember.  Oh, painfully 
remember.  "Sheila", I wisper a loud....
 
	       I look up with tears in my eyes, just in time to see an
apparently mature human male running towards me waving a stick and
grumbling, "Get off my property to your furry scum."  I scram. 
 
	       After traveling for a few minutes I come across a VERY
attractive path, as attractive as a path can be!   So I begin walking
along and notice eyes.  People staring at me and snarling. "Hmm....", I
start to think to myself, it doesn't seem visitors are liked here.  So I
plod along trying to ignore the staring eyes, and my painfull rear-end.
'Tis then when I come across the two Bear morphs.. "You want in or what"
they snarl, "Sure", I reply meekly.  The bears are kind enough to 
quickly frisk me and "accidently" give me a blow on my already sore rump
the throw me enter the foyer, seeing two doors, one marked as private, I
quickly choose the public one, and slow
===========

From: OPUS                
To: OPUS                
Subject: Me!            
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:08:15
Message Number 14409

     Umm.. that wasn't the greatest I must admit, but gimme time, I'll
try to make 'em more intersting!!!
 
		ohh.. and the last line was supposed to read:
"quickly choose the public door, and slowly plod in...."
 
		                              Opus!

===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: UP tight       
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:17:53
Message Number 14410

>Gee, when I was just a little kid.... Uptight was cool.
 
Really? I hope it hasn't scarred you for life... :>
 
(Editor's Note: The above should not be taken seriously.)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: HACMAN              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:19:42
Message Number 14411

Well, I know a little about C-Net. I like it, in fact, even if it is a
rather perverse bit of software. Sure, fire away!
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:21:00
Message Number 14412

>BTW - that picture while looking like shit on Kodak paper...
 
You use Kodak paper? Ewwww...why?
 
>...looks fairly okay when scanned in as 256 grey scale TIF.
 
Uh-huh...I'll take your word for it. Can this be described as 'computer
sex'?
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RAT                 
Subject: dinging        
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:23:10
Message Number 14413

>What the hell is the deal with all of this "ding" stuff?
 
You 'ding' somebody who's just said something that should be intuitively
obvious to even the most casual of observers, of course! Right, Saavik?
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:25:00
Message Number 14414

>Although, she was highly ornamental.
 
Ooooooh...don't ever let her hear you say that!
 
She's also rather weird, very outspoken, and almost as opinionated as
you...
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:26:20
Message Number 14415

>Uh...new?
 
No, just /working/. These drives are on their last legs (so to speak).
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/29/91 19:26:55
Message Number 14416

>Ah, well spoken...
 
Thanks.
 
>...you homophobe, you.
 
Waitaminnit! I don't hold the /practice/ against the /people/ who
do it...
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: mylar pAper    
Date & Time: 03/29/91 22:52:21
Message Number 14417

To but in on a conversation, I noticed something about a picture
looking like sh*t on Kodak paper.  Try the new FUJI MYLAR paper.  You wi
ll be pleasantly suprised as to its quality.  I happen to know that 
NORTON CAMERA & VIDEO in Sarasota used to reproduce on the stuff if requ
ested.  (Danm..I'll never get used to no word wrap).
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/29/91 22:59:46
Message Number 14418

Well I'm touched.  It almost brought a tear to my eye.  And as far as 
the handle, I don't mind putting it up for a vote.  All those in favor 
of /Burney/ say so.  All those in favor of /Hacman/ say so too!  Sorry
about starting a sentence with "And".  Shame on me...
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: C-Net          
Date & Time: 03/29/91 23:05:49
Message Number 14419

First of all, anybody who might have the answer is encouraged to reply. 
First question, Where can C-Net128 be obtained?
Second.  What files are required?
Third.   What, if any, programming will be required?
Fourth.  What language is my programming done in (if any)?
Fifth.   Anybody wanna help set it up?
     That'll get you started.  ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh yeah.  Sixth.  Is C-Net ECHO compatible?
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: ALL                 
Subject: 14444          
Date & Time: 03/29/91 23:13:47
Message Number 14420

I considered posting until I got to msg# 14444.  I figured  though, if I
want help with C-Net, I better not. Also after the first few messages 
I'd run out of things to say.....unless I typed one word per msg.
===========

From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: RAT                 
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/29/91 23:25:16
Message Number 14421

R>... and the race is on for #14444
Watch out, you have some competition.. Saavick, Sctt Steel, and the
ever-watchful Turtle.
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 03/30/91 01:33:48
Message Number 14422

R> (People at the BBS parties defaulting to computer talk.)
  
Well, I just didn't think that I ahd a lot in common with the people 
there.                   (er...that's "had", I hate typos!!)
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 01:36:29
Message Number 14423

TS> ...broke an engine mount. Shit. 
 
JB> Some people would bitch if they were hung with a new rope....
 
TS> Huh?  I don't get it.  
 
He means that you were boasting about your high-power enigine, then you 
turn around and complain that you broke an engine mount. 
Kinda like looking a gift horse in the mouth. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/30/91 01:39:33
Message Number 14424

TS to SA> I have to "right" to be a fag basher.  
  
Ummm...I do believe that I am correct in saying  that you have never hit
a fag in your life.  Is this true? 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 03/30/91 01:46:11
Message Number 14425

JB to T> Or have you forgotten the group grope at the party where there 
> were 2 other amles in the same bed as yourself.
  
I resent that.  First of all it wasn't a group grope.  Secondly, stop 
trying to as problems for me, remember I live with the patron Saint of 
Fag Bashing. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/30/91 01:52:41
Message Number 14426

SA> Yeah!! And we could invite the Specialist and handcuff him to a 
SA> chair and make him watch Rocky Horror Picture show six times!!!!
 
Gawd! Does that sound good.  I think I'd enjoy watching the Specialist 
squirm more that seeing that movie again. (Thinking of scene with Dr. 
Frankfurter and Brad, while they were being watched by Janet.) hehehehe
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/30/91 01:56:52
Message Number 14427

Actually Jonboy knew where to find Bullshit, I may be full of the verbal
kind, which is far more common in the BBS, than your average pasture 
variety.)
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:01:27
Message Number 14428

T> a lightbulb has to be the least bright (pardon) thing you can use. 
  
hahaha...lightbulb...bright.  I like it.  hehehe 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Party          
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:02:43
Message Number 14429

> ...I still think my userlog is going to have an accident sometime soon
> though.... :>  
 
Coming this summer to theatres near you...Pentacon ]I[: The Wrath of 
Turtle. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Moshing        
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:08:13
Message Number 14430

T> Yeah, so did I...last time I ever turn my back on Scott Steel. 
 
Yeah, well, you /did/ start the whole thing.  Now if you can't take the 
heat, than stay out of the oven.  Did you bit off more than we could 
chew? Hmmm? 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:10:32
Message Number 14431

HHF get-to-together...I'll be there if I can.  (I need a ride again.) 
 
Unfortunateky the Man of Steel lacks a vehicle of steel. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Hood Ornaments 
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:12:34
Message Number 14432

So you were a hood ornament on a fast moving vehicle and didn't learn 
the first time have potentially dangerous that can be.  
  
Boy, I guess you're even more thick-headed than I had thought.  I mean, 
I thought that the Specialist was the most thick-headed around here, 
obviously I was wrong.  
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: NOTHING        
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:15:38
Message Number 14433

Ah, a new user, welcome.  The Apprentice.  I wonder if this guy has any 
thing in common with the Specialist.  Are you under his tutoriage or
something?
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: HACMAN              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:20:40
Message Number 14434

H> Is anything wrong with Hacman? 
  
Not in particular.  Just that it sounds like Pacman and, besides, Burney
has more character, as far as a name goes. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:25:51
Message Number 14435

TS> Hmph! This from the guy who always sits in my passenger seat, "Get 
TS> 'im, Dave.  Waste that asshole."  Whenever there's another sports 
TS> car next to us...
 
I /do/ love the reace, but I think I would have been yelling at you to 
slow down if I had been with you when you raced that car to 140 mph. 
Thrills I like, wetting my pants, I don't. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Seven knots    
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:28:43
Message Number 14436

TS> Well, I just don't have it in me to be blatantly egotistical. 
  
Oof!  Okay, I just sit here and wait for you to screw up. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:40:48
Message Number 14437

TS> Although, she was highly ornamental. 
  
T> Oooooooh..don't ever let her hear you say that!
 
T> She's also rather weird, very outspoken, and almost as opinionated as
T> you... 
 
Better not let her read that one either. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: HACMAN              
Subject: votes on handle
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:43:07
Message Number 14438

I'm in favor of Burney, persobnally. Next? 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: ALL                 
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:46:13
Message Number 14439

Again Scott Steel begins his quest for the cool message numbers.
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:47:16
Message Number 14440

I wonder if Turtle's still up? 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:47:49
Message Number 14441

You know, when I signed-on today I saw that I had to read over 100 
new messages.
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:48:35
Message Number 14442

I, also, had to post 24 times to get to #14444. I guess I was a little 
short now I have to post stupid junk to get there.
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:49:48
Message Number 14443

Today, a friend of mine got a game called Hero Quest.  It's a D & D 
type game.  But, instead, it has a board and playing pieces, I think it'
(it's) kinda neat.  Has anyone ever played it before? 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 02:51:27
Message Number 14444

Yes, and another superior message number fells into the hands of 
Scott Steel.  Mohahahaha
===========

From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 09:30:45
Message Number 14446

CongradulationYou have won a lifetime supply of Mountain Dew, Yoo Hoo, 
and a 1 LB. box of $1.00 bills that were found under the statue of 
liberty's robe by her feet.
 
L8R!
===========

From: RAT                 
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: HeroQuest      
Date & Time: 03/30/91 11:20:28
Message Number 14447

Well, I've played Advanced Hero Quest which unlike yours, the GM 
randomly rolls on a table chart what the maze or castle looks like.
Personally, I think Advanced is a better game but I hate having
to map down the entire maze.  Regular Hero Quest is an easier
game in reference to setting it up though.  Have you played the game 
at all or did you just look at it?
                                            --
                                           
                                         O     \
                                  
===========

From: RAT                 
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: cheating       
Date & Time: 03/30/91 11:32:05
Message Number 14448

I think you cheated just to get this message and you don't deserve it
but I'm gonna get the next one. 15000
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/30/91 12:36:24
Message Number 14449

Sorry about the bullsh*t joke. What can I say? It was there. I just had 
to say it. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: JONBOY              
Subject: rolfing        
Date & Time: 03/30/91 12:38:25
Message Number 14450

So Rolfing is the art of picking someone apart, then taping them back to
together again. Hmmmm. I think I'll pass on that sport, sounds messy. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: KNIGHT OWL          
Subject: $ and AIDS DRs.
Date & Time: 03/30/91 12:43:13
Message Number 14451

You know, sometimes I wish (well more than sometimes) that I didn't have
to work so many damned hours a week. I'd like to do some volunteer work 
at the hospices with terminal patients. It would be very rewarding, I 
think, to fell like you may have made a difference is someones life. 
I don't know about you, but my schedule is pretty crammed. When I do get
time off, I want to "goof off". Unless  I win the Lotto, I won't be 
slowing down anytime soon. So I guess I'll put the hospice idea on hold 
for a while. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: RAT                 
Subject: ii             
Date & Time: 03/30/91 12:48:33
Message Number 14452

What was that???? Looked like someone chasing someone... 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/30/91 12:53:10
Message Number 14453

Wait a minute. (I choke between waves of giggles) Just a sec...(wiping 
the tears from my eyes) One more minute. (Deep breaths, catch the
breath) Whew! Ok, much better. 
 
Gee, TS. I was only kidding. We wouldn't *really* make you watch 
Rocky Horror. We wouldn't even handcuff you to a chair......:)
 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/30/91 12:56:32
Message Number 14454

TS: No, hate. H...A...T...E. 
 
Hate is a very ugly word. 
 
SA: NO ONe has the right to bash someone for ANY reason. 
TS: Depends on your definition of BASH. 
 
Bash: to hit with intent of doing bodily harm. 
Bash: to publicly ridicule, slander, and/or humiliate another person. 
 
Niether one is right. And deep down inside, YOU know it.!!!! 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: UP tight       
Date & Time: 03/30/91 13:14:29
Message Number 14456

SA: Gee, when I was just a liitle kid....Uptight was cool. 
T: REally? I hope it hasn't scarred you for life...:>
 
Nope, I actually made it all the way to 30 without becoming warped..... 
........and then came the Furry party.... 
.........suddenly, the only one in my house I can relate to is the dog. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: dinging        
Date & Time: 03/30/91 13:18:53
Message Number 14457

Go ahead, rub it in. Ding, Ding, Ding. That's all I ever hear. I feel 
like a contestant on Jeopardy or something. 
 
Yeah, right, Turtle. *Ding* is just a polite way of saying *No shit!*. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: HACMAN              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/30/91 13:22:47
Message Number 14458

H: Sorry about  starting a sentence with "And." Shame on me.... 
 
oh, no!!!!!(groan) Not another English Major.... 
I vote for Burney. I like that name. For some reason, when I hear Hacman
I picture this big yellow smiley face.........chomping on everything in
sight. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/30/91 13:27:41
Message Number 14459

SS:I think I'd enjoy watching the Specialist squirm more than seeing 
   that movie again. 
 
Yeah, it'd be fun. But come to think of it, we'd have to let him loose 
sooner or later. Now after watching all this, helplessly handcuffed, 
don't you think he's going to be plenty pissed off when we let him go. 
Maybe we could just, like, tie a string to the cuff keys (like a 50 foot
long string), then hand him the end and run. By the time he got to the 
keys we'd be safe, eh? 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: votes on handle
Date & Time: 03/30/91 13:38:28
Message Number 14460

And the Saavik spell checker springs into action..... 
  
Shouldn't that be "personally", not persobnally??? 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 13:42:54
Message Number 14461

SS:Yes, and another superior message numbers fells(shouldn't that be 
falls???) into the hands of Scott Steel. 
  
Oh Puhlease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
SS: Mohahahahaha
 
Get a life!!!!!!!!  (whimper) 
===========

From: APPRENTICE          
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: WHOA!          
Date & Time: 03/30/91 14:31:40
Message Number 14462

   Watch what you say there!  I have friends in high places who know
people that can probably turn you into a frog.
 (hmmmfff) 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: KNIGHT OWL          
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 15:39:38
Message Number 14464

Mountain Dew, and Yoo Hoo, and a pound of $1 bill.  Hell, I'll take it. 
  
(slap slap) Get back to reality steel.  
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: RAT                 
Subject: HeroQuest      
Date & Time: 03/30/91 15:41:32
Message Number 14465

We played to first quest yesterday.  No big deal.  But we were all 
seasoned D & D players too.  But we like and will play it again.  Where
can I get the advanced version. 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: RAT                 
Subject: cheating       
Date & Time: 03/30/91 15:42:57
Message Number 14466

R> I think you cheated just to get this message....spew spew...
   
I posted at the right time and the right place.  YOu're just jealous.  
Suffer.  At least this one Turtle didn't steal or mutilate like he 
did to another message number that I got. 
===========

From: APPRENTICE          
To: ALL                 
Subject: The 1st Meeting
Date & Time: 03/30/91 17:32:18
Message Number 14467

     Inside the public bar, the scene is quite a jumbles.
Many tables are knocked over, and a bartender is busy
straightening up.  Several very-non-human bartenders move
behind the bar, filling orders for the surprisingly small
number of patrons.
     In the section clearly marked "DANGER - No Smoking"
sits a human figure slowly sipping from a large mug of cow
milk.   He (for he is clearly a he) wears a
robe that is clearly suffering from an acute inferiority
complex.  It has no color of its own, but randomly picks
colors it finds around the room and attempts to associate
with them, but the colors in the room are feverishly trying
to stay away from it.  The overall effect is a darkish, well
travelled, deseised looking garment, with moving muddy
colored patches.
     On his wrists are high-tech wrist-'puters, which, along
with a large assortment of other rare tech items,
unmistakably marks him as an Inquisitor.  The helmet of a
marine powered-armour suit sits in front of him, as he gazes
levely at the entrance.  He looks with unblinking eyes at
the creature that has just entered.
     Two other men are sitting at the bar, aternately
falling of their stools, drinking large amounts of
fermented fruit juice, and complaining about the futility of
chasing after pirate ships, which had left eight hours
previously.
     Other than these, and a party of Tourists playing dice
games, the bar is empty.
     The silent figure beckens the new-comer over.  "You
also seem to be looking for something," he says as he waves
for the bartender to bring the man his choice of drinks.
 
===========

From: OPUS                
To: HACMAN              
Subject: C-Net          
Date & Time: 03/30/91 18:49:30
Message Number 14468

     There is a C-Net BBS around here called (well be called) Kaos, it
is run on C-Net 128 by Oden, umm.. The NEW C-Net 128 (version 5) is ECHO
compatable.  I would suggest asking Oden for some help, I dunno if he
is on here or not.... umm.... C-Net doedn't require any programming but 
sure is fun to mod it..  C-Net 128 is commercial and must be purchased
via mail I beleive, I can get you the mail address, or you can just ask 
Oden for it......  
 
			                                      Opus!
===========

From: OPUS                
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: The 1st Meeting
Date & Time: 03/30/91 19:02:10
Message Number 14469

	     Upon entering the bar I take a quick look around and notice a man
, in trashed robes, sitting ion the No-Smoking section, I gasp, not
because everyone is looking at me, but because someone has entered the 
No-Smoking section.  I notice as he motions to me, at first, I ignore
him, but then I relaize he maybe be my only chance, maybe he knows some-
one who knows who I am, maybe not.  SO, I begin to tread on over towards
the corner, only to fall flat on my face.  Looking up I see some not so
nice looking Ram-Morphs (spur of the moment okay?), laughing at me,  I
begin to get up, but then realize this is not the time to start somethin
, though it is most certainly the place.
 
	     Slowly, I drag myself up and continue walking towards the corner,
being careful to avoid everybody else. 
	   
     I sit down, only to jump up in pain!  "Umm.. it's my tail, errr 
lack of a tail", I embarrassingly explain to the human, "It's still hard
to get used to not having one!"  So I carefully sit down, being sure to 
put a nice soft furry foot between by butt and the hard chair.
 
 	    "Now what", I think to myself.  "Umm.. nice watch", I mumble try-
ing to start a conversation.....
 
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: dog relations  
Date & Time: 03/30/91 21:50:35
Message Number 14470

Funny you should say that, I was the same way after my first Furry party
Unfortunately, it was my last (to date).  Since then my schedule too has
taken a turn for the worse.  My schedule is of my own doing (or undoing)
I wanted some new equipment to start up a bbs of my own...hence a second
job and several months later I have most of it.  Not to much longer now.
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/30/91 21:54:29
Message Number 14471

Well so far it is unanimous.  Have a few more messages to check though.
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: OPUS                
Subject: C-Net          
Date & Time: 03/30/91 21:57:33
Message Number 14472

An address would be appreciated.  I've tried to get on BC but it is DEAD
Later I'll check the user list to see if he's here.
===========

From: HACMAN              
To: HACMAN              
Subject: justification  
Date & Time: 03/30/91 21:59:22
Message Number 14473

Hey....Hey everybody.  Try to top that.  Notice message 14470 is has
perfectly aligned left and right margins.  Kinda like I planned it that
way huh?  Yeah..uh..huh...I can tell your all really impressed.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Furry Party    
Date & Time: 03/30/91 22:59:03
Message Number 14474

>Well, I just don't think I ahd a lot in common with the people there.
 
Name somebody who /did/ have anything in common with any of the other
people there! That's one fo the neat things about Furry Parties: you
get so many different types of people show up...
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:01:13
Message Number 14475

>hahaha...lightbulb...bright. I like it. hehehe
 
At least you're easy to entertain. :>
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Moshing        
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:02:05
Message Number 14476

T>...last time I ever turn my back on Scott Steel.
 
S>Yeah, well, you /did/ start the whole thing. Now if you can't take
S>the heat, than [sic] stay out of the oven.
 
Hey, was I complaining? I was simply pointing out thast you're an
opportunistic, backstabbing traitor, that's all. Not a complaint at
all.
 
Hmph.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:03:49
Message Number 14477

>HHF get-together...I'll be there if I can.
 
Cool! That's two (SS and JB)...anyone else? Saavik? Rufus? Specialist?
Anybody?
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: My car         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:05:08
Message Number 14478

>...I would have been yelling at you to slow down if I had been with
>you when you raced that car to 140 mph.
 
Wimp. I've gone that fast in a 1977 Honda Civic hatchback, for God's
sake!
 
Iff'n ya can't take the heat, stay out of the oven. (May or may not
be (c) Scott Steel.)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: #14444         
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:07:28
Message Number 14479

>Yes, and another superior messahe number fells into the hands of
>Scott Steel.
 
Shouldn't that read "falls into the hands of Scott Steel"?
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: dinging        
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:12:01
Message Number 14480

>Ding, Ding, Ding. That's all I ever hear.
 
Ding.
 
>*Ding* is just a polite way of saying *No shit!*
 
Ding.
 
 
(Sorry, I had to...spinelessly unable to resist an opening like that.)
===========

From: SHANDRA             
To: =ALL=               
Subject: Getting Started
Date & Time: 04/07/91 21:25:28
Message Number 14483

   I part the curtain dividing in the back of the bar and step out
into the bar proper, blinking as my eyes adjust to the light. My
grandmother's eyes, soft gray, not at all typical of someone of
my race. I am three-quarters 'furry,' after all; vaguely feline,
with digitigrade feet, retractile claws, tawny orange-black fur. And
these impossible gray eyes, set behind a very cat-like muzzle. Go
figure. Funny thing about genetics, even when you think you know what's
going on you can still be surprised.
 
   I yawn and step further into the bar, assuming my customary position
at the end of the bar proper. I hope today will be quiet; I'm still
sleepy and not in the mood for trouble. As the bar's "official" bouncer,
trouble is sort of my job, but I can still wish for a few peaceful
days, can't I? Lord knows I've seen more than my fair share of trouble.
Served a three-year stint in the Combined Forces Military, saw action
against the Trogs and later against my own people during the riots,
and then came the Combined Forces Alien And Outside Races Act, and
suddenly those of us with mixed human and alien background were personae
non grata. So what do I do? Like a fool, I stand up against racism,
and end up with a dishonorable discharge and a few well-connected
enemies to show for it. No room for ideals in today's brave new world.
Few years as a personal bodyguard, sometimes more personal than not,
few years as a mercenary, and now I'm here, living in the Florida
Chains and looking for something approximating tranquility.
 
Behind me, Robert steps through the curtain and assumes his customary
place in the corner, with his customary newspaper and chessboard. A
creature of habit, that human. A right bloody old Cockney bastard, too,
as he'll cheerfully tell you. Subtle, devious, good with explosives
and weapons, and he plays a mean game of chess. He showed up here about
<continued>
===========

From: SHANDRA             
To: =ALL=               
Subject: <continuing>   
Date & Time: 03/30/91 23:39:23
Message Number 14484

five years ago, in a stolen hovercraft with United Nations markings,
and has been here ever since. Not a word to anyone about where he
came from or what he was doing; just started hanging around the Den.
Still wearing the same bloody white suit and hat, too. He's the Den's
"unofficial" bouncer; not really on the payroll, although money has
never seemed to be a problem with him, and he's gotten me out of a
few jams. He's a strange one, a loud kind of mysterious, and he's
got quite a collection of interesting scars in some interesting
places...ahem. I blink and survey the bar. It's still early; at
ten AM, you don't normally see a lot of...hello, what's this? A
furry of some description, looks to be in pretty bad shape, and missing
a tail--rather recently from the looks of things. A weird human in
a shapeless robe, too. Hmm. This could get interesting; we'll see.
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: $ and AIDS DRs.
Date & Time: 03/31/91 02:06:14
Message Number 14485

I don't think that's a good idea.  (Being a volunteer in a terminally 
ill patient area)  I think you would become attached to them and when 
they did die you'd fall apart.  Believe me I saw it happen to my aunt. 
And she's been a nurse for as long as I can remember.  
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 02:10:52
Message Number 14486

SA> ...Tie a string to the cuff key and then hand him the end and run. 
SA> By the time he got to the keys we'd be safe, eh? 
  
Sounds like a plan to me, but I'd have to hide at your house or Turtle's
for the night.  I wouldn't think of trying to sleep in the same apartmen
(apartment) with him until he has had a good day to cool off.  
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: votes on handle
Date & Time: 03/31/91 02:13:20
Message Number 14487

SA> (Correctly a Scott Steel spelling mistake.)
  
I posted that at 3:00 in the morning and you want to do a spelling 
check, have you no mercy for the heavy-of-eyes posters.
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: WHOA!          
Date & Time: 03/31/91 02:16:23
Message Number 14488

Watch what you say there!  
  
No offense man.  I was just questioning you as to the origin of your 
handle.  
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: HACMAN              
Subject: justification  
Date & Time: 03/31/91 02:21:48
Message Number 14489

H> Hey...Hey everybody.  Try to top that.  Notice message #14470 has 
H> perfectly aligned left and right margins.  Kinda like  I  planned 
H> it that way huh? Yeah..uh..huh...I can tell you're all really im-
HC pressed. 
  
Nope. I could align the margins on every message that I posted if  I 
really wanted to be a jerk about thins.  In other words, I find that 
totally unimpressive.  (Stell making sure that his margins  line  up 
perfectly just to prove his point.  even if it is a dumb point.) 
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Moshing        
Date & Time: 03/31/91 02:27:04
Message Number 14490

T> .. I was just simplt pointing out that you're an opportunitistic, 
T> backstabbing traitor, that's all. Not a complain at all. 
  
Wah! 
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 03/31/91 11:13:53
Message Number 14491

TS>Although, she was highly ornamental.
 
T>Oooooh...don't ever let her hear you sya that!
 
Why not?
 
T>She's also rather wierd, very outspoken, and almost as opinionated
T>as you...
 
Hmmm...a match conspired in hell.   Funny, she didn't seem wierd.  And
yes, I alread knew that she was outspoken and opinionated.   I might
add snotty little brat to that list.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: ouch           
Date & Time: 03/31/91 11:16:21
Message Number 14492

TS>Uh...new?
 
T>No, just /working/.
 
Lemme see what I can rustle up.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: HACMAN              
Subject: hi             
Date & Time: 03/31/91 11:17:44
Message Number 14493

Hey, no...don't go changing a handle just because I said something 
stupid!  I you want Hacman, that's your decision.  Just say, "Hey, 
Specialist, tough!  I'm the same guy with a different name, so
deal with it!"
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/31/91 11:20:43
Message Number 14494

TS to SA> I have a "right" to be a fag basher.
 
SS>Hmmm...I do believe that I am correct in saying that you have never
SS>hit a fag in your life.  Is this true?
 
Yes, that is true.  Thus far, I have not run up against many of them,
and the ones I did meet, I have avoided like the plague.  (Very goo
[SP-good] analogy.)  I have never had to actually hit one.  But let me
clarify something.  It's not like I run up and beat the shit out of any
fag I see (I think that I have said before about how that is not my
"style" to do that).  I simply don't like them and I try to avoid them
as much as possible.  Further clarification: if a fag propositioned me,
and if it was in my power, I think that I would try to hurt them as
much as I could, because they can be just plain ouright offensive.
And they are.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 11:43:52
Message Number 14495

SA>Gee, TS!
 
Gosh, Savvik!
 
SA>I was only kidding. We wouldn't *really* make you watch Rocky Horror
SA>We would't even handcuff you to a chair......:)
 
Uh huh.  I think that you are just trying to lull me into a false sense
of security.  
 
Seriously, though, Jen has never seen Heavy Metal and I'd like to bring
her along...though I don't think that she'll fit in much better than 
The Religious Butch Dyke From Hell.  Though at least she wouln'
try to cast any demons out of anyone....
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/31/91 11:47:46
Message Number 14496

SA>Hate is a very ugly word.
And extremely accurate, in this case.
 
SA>Bash: hit with intent of doing bodily harm.
SA>Bash: to publically ridicule, slander, and/or humiliate another 
SA>      person.
 
Hmmm.  Well, I don't Bash(1) fags for no reason.  But I see no reason
not to Bash(2) fags.  Besides, the term "person" is moot.
 
SA>Deep down in side you know it's not right, either.
 
You seem to have more faith in me than what is merited. 
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: ALL                 
Subject: Happy          
Date & Time: 03/31/91 12:05:07
Message Number 14497

EASTER!  So, like what has everone got planned for today...I am gon
(SP going) to my parent's place (thanks Scott) for a ham dinner. I 
am really looking forward to this...right now I'm starved!
 
Ok, Happy Egg day!
 
.s
(Nuts!)
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: ALL                 
Subject: Welp...        
Date & Time: 03/31/91 12:12:58
Message Number 14498

   "Shore leave?!"  I cringe, perhaps asking the Captian for some time
off for the crew wasn't such a good idea after all.  He stands up (and
if you can picture what a Kodiac bear looks like, you aren't too far 
off from my Captain) and crosses his arms.  "I'm suprised at you,
Kearn.  I never thought that *you* would go soft."
  I can feel my nose start to get warm, but I don't let any of my 
anger show.  "The crew," I say in a low growl, "is getting surly.  If 
we don't let them have some free time soon..."
  "Blast thier free time!" he explodes.  "The life of a pirate isn't all
fun and games, and they should have know that when they signed up!  
Now you," he points a large clawed finger at me, "go out there and tell
them that." 
  I hesistate, they aren't going to like this. I am not a small Morph,
and I got my position through assassination, same as the next guy. The
idea of killing the Captain passes breifly through my head.  Not right
now, though.  Besides, it's tough enough to kill an ordinary Kodiak...
and this one has been tried so many times....
  I turn on my heel and leave the room.
  Once on deck, I can see the various men going about thier dutys, and
one or two of them look up at me.  I shake my head, slowly, and they 
nod and go about thier business.  There are a few on this ship loyal to
only me, and then...
   I make my way to the foredeck.  We are lying off the Florida Island
chain, and the booty here easy for the taking.  Just yesterday we trashe
an entire ship...not much of a crew on that one, probably a mere trader.
Of course, it was difficult for any ship to successfully resist our 
cannon.  We had probably one of the only laser guided cannon systems 
on the seas.  And a very custom job it was, too.  Combined with our
light ship and fast crew, we were hard to beat.  
blank, and the splash of seawater woke me long enough to hear, "M
Mcould imagine inserting something
at the point of climax -- but vice-versa sounds extremely strange.
(My uninformed theory is that it caught on be
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: ALL                 
Subject: (Rest)         
Date & Time: 03/31/91 12:36:53
Message Number 14499

  I looked intently at the Island for a second, looking for habitation,
and didn't see any.  A deserted island would be a perfect place for
the crew to have some time off, if I could just get it past the Captain'
head.  
  "Good Morning, Sir."  My thoughts were interrupted by the voice of
the Chief Boatswain.  I turned around, and saw that it was not only him,
but quite a few people behind him.  I felt my hackles rise suspiciously.
  "Good morning, Chief."  I leaned up against the rail.  
 
  "We was just wondern' Sir, if you'd managed to get any leave for us."
He moved casually to the edge of the deck, and leaned against the rail.
The other men spread out, and I began to smell something afoot.  The
Chief was human, and I could almost smell how keyed up he was.  I care-
fully adjust the pleats on my pants, and stand up to my full height. 
"Well," I reply, "no."  I begin to get angry because I can tell that 
they are out to get me, now.  The air is thick with thier nervousness 
and anger.  Stupidly, I let my anger speak.  "You men knew that when you
signed up on this ship that it wasn't any pleasure cruise." I turn on 
the Chief...bad idea. 
  It isn't until I hit the water that I realise someone hit me.  
*Ding!* I hear from somewhere, and then the current pulls me down.
 
  I don't know who did it, but at this point, staying down under the
water seems like a good idea, anyway.  A First Mate who was stupid 
enough to let himself get sacked couldn't last much longer on a ship
like that anyway.  I swam towards the shore until my lungs couldn't 
hold out any longer.  Luckly, the shore has a steep drop, and it wasn't
long until I crawled up on the sand, coughing.  I looked back out to 
the ship, but it was way down the coast...seems like the current pulled 
me farther than I realized.  I stand up and start walking.  Away from
he ship.  Presently, I come across a (what else? - finally!) small 
clay path...which I follow.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: (Cont)         
Date & Time: 03/31/91 13:07:27
Message Number 14500

  When I arrive at the end of the path, a pair of bears greet me 
and pat me down.  I am suprised but not in any position to resist, so
when they take my One-Shot and my Beth-knife, I simply look after them.
"You'll get them back," growls one bear, and the other opens the door 
for me.  I obligingly walk through.  Inside, one door has a sign
which says, "Members Only".  Not me, i think, and take the other one.
 -----------------
  Anyone who sees former First Mate Kearn will see a Wolf-Morph, about
6 feet high, (depending on how he is standing, his legs still retain
some of the wolf that was his father), dressed in a white (now wrinkled)
uniform.  The uniform looks rather like a Nazi soldiers uniform, except
it is white with a more nautical theme.  He is grey, with short fur and
hands with opposable thumbs and fingers.  He does not wear boots.
 
 Incidentally, this is message # 14500...
===========

From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Happy          
Date & Time: 03/31/91 13:25:45
Message Number 14501

TS> .s
TS> (Nuts!)
  
Maybe it would have been more appropiate to have said, (Eggs!)
===========

From: RAT                 
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: HeroQuest      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 16:50:16
Message Number 14502

There are a few places to get the advanced version.  Where we got ours
was the Time Machine in Bradenton.  Every once in a while you'll find
a cool game there that they're tring to unload pretty cheap.  Another
place to get the game is Wargames West Mail-order.  It runs around
50 bucks and comes with 36 figures and all the rules and stuff.
If you buy that you might want to go to a magazine store and look
through some issues of White Dwarf Magazine.  I think the only place
around here that you'll find those is the Time Machine.
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: HACMAN              
Subject: dog relations  
Date & Time: 03/31/91 18:52:39
Message Number 14503

I know what you're saying about schedules. Mine is the pitts right now. 
Run, Run, Run...... I try to post everyday but sometimes I have to rush 
though the boards because I'm strapped for time. (sigh), I wish I could
slow down.....
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: HACMAN              
Subject: C-Net          
Date & Time: 03/31/91 18:54:51
Message Number 14504

Are you looking for Beyond Chaos???? If so, Oden is working on getting 
the board back up. You can leave mail for him on Terran Trace. He is a 
regular there. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 03/31/91 18:56:42
Message Number 14505

Saavik may have trouble making it at this time. I am swamped at work and
putting in mucho overtime, including "home work". Uhg!!!!!!! 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: TURTLE              
Subject: dinging        
Date & Time: 03/31/91 18:58:11
Message Number 14506

T:Sorry, I had to....spinelessly unable to resist an opening like that.
 
S'All right, Turtle. I'd have been disappointed if you hadn't "dinged" 
that. I was expecting it. :>> (double chinned smile) 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: $ and AIDS DRs.
Date & Time: 03/31/91 19:00:20
Message Number 14507

Well, I've been there before (visiting terminally ill patients). I know
that there's always pain attached to losing one. My sister is a nurse
on the Onocology (sp?) wing at Sarasota Memorial. I see the toll it 
takes on her. But I feel it would be rewarding, still. But really, 
I don't have the time to make the commitment now. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 19:02:40
Message Number 14508

Knowing TS, he'd never cool off. Oh, he might seem calm about it, but 
I have a feeling that one night, when you least expect it, you'd wake up
and find yourself superglued to the bedposts or something. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: votes on handle
Date & Time: 03/31/91 19:03:57
Message Number 14509

SS: you have no mercy for the heavy-of=eyes posters. 
 
Nope! and neither do you!!!!!!!1
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 19:07:08
Message Number 14510

Fit, Schmit, bring her along. I'm sure she'd feel at home...... after
all, she obviously puts up with you, doesn't she? 
 
Sorry, Just read that back and it didn't come out quite like I meant it.
I just meant to say...... oh, hell. Never mind. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/31/91 19:09:19
Message Number 14511

Yeah, I do have faith in you. I don't really think you'd harm a person 
just because they were "gay". And the term person belongs there. I don't
care "what" a person is. Yes, they are people. Don't get me started.... 
Implying that a human being is not a person because of their sexual 
preference is really low. 
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Mercy & You    
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:10:13
Message Number 14514

>...have you no mercy...
 
*snurk* Um, well, actually...*snicker*...I'd think that...wah HA ha ha
ha ha ha ha! Hee hee hee hee hee...eh heh...heh...no.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:11:53
Message Number 14515

>Funny, she didn't seem weird.
 
She is very, very, very, very weird. You just don't usually see it
right away.
 
>I might add snotty little brat to that list.
 
Only when she's in a good mood. *I* wouldn't call her a snotty little
brat. 'Course, she did almost get me arrested once...
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:14:16
Message Number 14516

>...The Religious Bitch Dyke From Hell.
 
Hee hee hee hee hee! [ROFL] Heh...that's good. So, what do you /really/
think of her? Don't hold back now...
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Happy          
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:15:21
Message Number 14517

>EASTER!
 
Um...thanks. I don't really tend to notice Easter much, though.
 
>[Various bits about a ham dinner]
 
Grr...why, you...grr... I got Spaghetti-O's.
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Back seat      
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:29:36
Message Number 14518

>Hey, what's a weasel in drag?
 
Sorta like a human in drag, but it's a weasel.
 
>Anything like a Otter in a Afcan?
 
Only if an Otter in a Afcan is like a dworp with no sneeg.
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Not Sex        
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:33:08
Message Number 14519

I never did master where ya put the punctuation marks with quotes.  I
also mix up who and whom, me and I, and many other parts of the English
language.  It's because our 8th grade English teacher was actually a
French teacher.  We heard about the nude beaches and gay mayors of 
France, but I'll be damned if we learned anything.
 
Tell Zapf Dingbat I say hello.  So, what point size is he right now? 
Before ya know it, he'll be fairly large.
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 03/31/91 20:35:54
Message Number 14520

May the Aardvark of Happiness deploy cluster bombs in your living room!
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Korelyan       
Date & Time: 03/31/91 21:05:00
Message Number 14521

"You're welcome, Love." Tampa whispers in my ear as she hugs me from 
behind. I pull up my leather leggings and smile, turning to kiss her 
briefly. 
"I'll see you downstairs, Babe." I smile into her soft almond shaped
eyes and marvel at how much she resembles her canine like mother. 
I pause at the mirror and pick up a brush using my tail. Combing my long
white hair, I watch her getting dressed out of the corner of my eye. 
After pulling my hair back into it's usual pony tail, I survey my own 
reflection. If not for my tail and hint of a muzzle, I would look just 
like my human father. Same build, tall and strong, same eyes, dark and 
latin. And like my father, I have gone prematurely grey at 30. 
I drift back a moment to think about my father, only three islands away,
and wonder when he will make his monthly visit to collect his part of 
the profits from the Den of Decadence. It seems only yestarday that we 
built this place, a port of call for all the travelers on the seas to 
pause for refreshment. 
It has turned out to be quite a profitable venture but I sink almost 
every dime back into it for improvements. Security is my next goal. Too 
many pirates coming and going. Although I welcome them because they do 
spend freely, they bring with them pent up hostilities from many months 
at sea, not to mention the Bounty Hunters. 
I button my shirt and with one last wink at Tampa, I walk out and 
descend down the stairs. 
 
It's still early and no one else is up on this side, yet. No wonder, it 
was a wild night at the Den with three shiploads of sailors arriving. 
Robert and Shandra had to toss half of them out for brawling. 
 
I absently straighten the curtain that separates the "Member's club" 
from the Main bar and slip through into the main foyer. Robert and 
Shandra are already on duty. I nod to both of them then walk through the
archway to the main bar. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Korelyan       
Date & Time: 03/31/91 21:16:53
Message Number 14522

"My God." I mutter softly under my breath when I see that the bar hasn't
been straightened from the night before. One of the barmaids shrugs at 
me. 
"Sorry, Boss. It's been one hell of a morning. We still had sailors in 
here from last night." She smiles apologetically. 
"I want this mess cleaned up now." I reply in a firm tone. I rarely 
use that tone and as I see her wince, I feel guilty. "Just straighten
it up before the noon rush." I say in a softer tone and scan the bar. 
 
My eyes fall on one morph who looks to be in sad shape. His clothes are 
ripped and his eyes hold pain. Moving toward him, I notice that he is 
shivering. 
"Excuse me." I say softly as his eyes widen at me. "You appear to have 
had some trouble. If there is anything I can do, please feel free to 
ask. I am Korelyan, the owner here." He looks suspiciously like he has 
been ravaged by someone. I remember the stories my father told me about 
the abuse that Morphs suffered from humans before we came to the 
islands. I wonder if he has come here to escape from this. 
 
He merely nods apreciatively and I nod back, turning my gaze to another 
ruffled character. He is a wolf morph, still in uniform from some ship,
I surmise that he is a left over from last nights rowdy group. 
I nod to him as well, then walk over to the bar to help clean up from 
last night..... by the looks of the growing crowd, it was going to be 
good business today. 
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Not Sex        
Date & Time: 03/31/91 21:47:03
Message Number 14523

>So, what point size is he right now?
 
About 18 points. He probably won't get much bigger...if he gets to 24
points I'll have to put him in a bigger bowl. I think he's about full-
grown. I hope he stops eating so much, though, or he'll end up in
boldface.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 03/31/91 21:49:00
Message Number 14524

>May the Aardvark of Happiness deploy cluster bombs in your living room!
 
Wah!
===========

From: OPUS                
To: HACMAN              
Subject: Well..         
Date & Time: 03/31/91 21:53:15
Message Number 14525

    He'll be putting his BBS back up soon, under the Name Kaos (The old
Beyond Chaos), I'll get his fone numba dor you...
 
		                                    Opus!
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Fag Basher     
Date & Time: 03/31/91 23:21:49
Message Number 14526

Ok.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Happy          
Date & Time: 03/31/91 23:23:12
Message Number 14527

Agh!  I'm sorry to hear about your dinner, next time why don't you come
over to our No-Parents dinner.  Scott and a few freinds of mine who
live down here on thier own (no folks handy) all got together and had
a freind-type get together; one of our freinds cooked a roast and they
had mashed potatoes and sauteed onions & mushrooms with gravy.  A really
nice substitute for a family get-together.  I feel pretty lucky to have
my folks down here.  (Sometimes.)
 
===========

From: KNIGHT OWL          
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: hospice        
Date & Time: 03/31/91 23:50:50
Message Number 14528

You might want to inquire at a local hospice agency anyway, despite your
crammed schedule. I think that they would accept 3 hours a week or so. 
 
Like you, I like to goof off in my free time, but I've been doing less 
of that lately. 
I've been getting some long put-off things done; it helps keep my 
monster at bay.
L8R!
Knight Owl
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Back seat      
Date & Time: 04/01/91 01:09:44
Message Number 14531

Hmmmm. A dworp with no sneeg. Is that like a dyke with no pants??? 
?????Confused??????    ??????Are you???????
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: KNIGHT OWL          
Subject: hospice        
Date & Time: 04/01/91 01:22:30
Message Number 14532

As far as hospices go, right now, I just can't spare the time. Between 
working all day and some nights, I have to split up my remaining time 
between my husband and my children (A must), plus I have to make time
to BBS....., if I didn't, I'd go insane. Or maybe that should be,...
If I didn't, I become normal.
===========

From: APPRENTICE          
To: THE BAR             
Subject: ...close call  
Date & Time: 04/01/91 01:42:46
Message Number 14535

    Nearly knocking over the table as I hurridly back away from it,
I get a bead (as if I were wearing Nanotech wrist :C4000 laser carbines)
between the beady litthe eyes of the pirate who just walked in.
After a moment of not shooting him, I decide that he has, in fact, not
kiiled The Bears as part of a daring pirate raid on the Den, and
I continue to not shoot him, albeit a bit more calmly now.
I look him in the eye for a short moment, and then re-set myself
and continue the conversation with Tail-less, as if nothing happened.
(but I don't take both my eyes off him at any given time.)
"... and then the pirates came /here/.  I think there's more to it than
a bunch of motherless, reptillian, twin-bearded sons of Allah ripping
farmers (if you'll excuse the language.)  They're too /organized/.
See that sailor-type, who nearly didn't just walk in?  He's one of those
sailors that borrows from farmers.  Could be connected to your missing
appendage.  The Nazi Associated American
Communist Party must be making a move on the local pirating business. He
's new to this area: if the Bears had recognized the "sailor" oufit of
his, he'd be walking the plank over the center-stage aquarium for 
tonight's entertainment."  I wave in the general direction of the large
aquarium, the main attraction of which is a large sharknaught, one of 
the many blights the Trogs released in our oceans, affectionatly known
to the locals as "Flipper."  
===========

From: SNAKEBYTE           
To: TURTLE              
Subject: YUPPER         
Date & Time: 04/01/91 12:32:40
Message Number 14536

   Welp, I'm still laboring at the same facility. Kind of got promoted
and have a lot more crap under me....but $$$$ is the same. About this
road rally...You been talking to Beatle again? hehe. He's always after
me to do another one. I'd like to get one going and I've even been 
checking out some "clues", but my home schedule doesn't give me much 
"free" time so it will probably be mid-summer at the earliest. Glad
you guys keep reminding me of that or I might forget....fur sure. Did
you finally hit paydirt somewhere? Find a place to milk you of your
talents out of you? Hope you did, the market ain't what it used to be
back in the good ol' days...you-know, during "the War"......
===========

From: SNAKEBYTE           
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Welp....       
Date & Time: 04/01/91 12:40:01
Message Number 14537

Hi ya back......Cute handle???? never thought about it that way, but
yeah, I guess it could be cute in a reptilian kinda way. SAAVIK, what's
the origins of that one? Just curious.....
 
   ssssssssssssssssssSnakeByte .  .
===========

From: CHRIS               
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: p.wipped       
Date & Time: 04/01/91 17:58:15
Message Number 14538

Don't feel bad it's not all that bad to be pussy wipped. I speek from 
experiance.
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From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: APPRENTICE          
Subject: ...close call  
Date & Time: 04/01/91 19:07:36
Message Number 14539

  The bar is a mess.  Here and there people are picking up the mess, 
but overall it is quite apparent the something went down here last 
night.   Across the room, a man dressed in a shabby robe jumps up and
points his finger at me...no, he holds his fist out to me.  I stand for
a moment, not quite sure what he is doing.  He stand like that, watching
me, and I wonder vaguely if I should return his strange salute.  Before
I can react, however, he has sat back down.   Across from him, a small
morph is trying to pay attention to what he says next..."...farmers...
buzz...buzz...buzz...Nazi...buzz"  I realize that I am eaves dropping,
and I put my ears back down.  I haven't moved yet.  A glance to the bar
reveals two other sailors, human types and the uniform they wear 
identifys thier ship and service.   If the captain knew that thier ship 
was here, there'd be a lot of planning and trashing going on...but I 
have no way to get word to the captain, and don't even know if I really 
feel that loyal to him anymore, anyway.  Most likely, the Chief has 
seen fit to escalate himself to my position.  I reach up and pull the 
epaulits from my shoulders...and toss them in a handy wastebasket.  
Looks like it's time to find a new ship.  I check in my pockets for 
money, and find enough to last me for a while.  I glance back up, the
man in the booth is still looking at me strangely.  I walk up to the
bar.
  "Some ale, if you please," I say to the bartendress.  "And something
for that man who saluted me over there.  He looks like he could use a
drink."
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 04/01/91 19:40:30
Message Number 14540

>She is very, very, very, very weird.
 
That's like saying downtown Atlanta is somewhat rough.
 
But she does have the cutest shoulders, and nose, and face, and other
body parts.
(When she sees this message, she's gonna kill me.)
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 04/01/91 19:43:16
Message Number 14541

Speaking of aardvarks, I was scanning the classifieds this morning for
cheap computers, part time jobs, and free VWs (didn't find any of the
three that I wanted) and I saw this ad:
   Aardvark Print $10
Pinch-A-Buck Furniture Store
blah blah blah
 
Anyways, during lunch we went down to check it out.  The guy started
laughing and pulled it out from a secret hidden place.  The medium
is blue ink and crayon on cardboard.  The style is a mix between Dali,
Escher, and a 2 yr. old child.  I picked it up for $2.  I'm just glad I
got a frame with it so it doesn't seem like such a rip-off.
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Back seat      
Date & Time: 04/01/91 19:46:45
Message Number 14542

>Hmmm.  A dworp with no sneeg. Is that like a dyke with no pants???
 
Not really, but you're getting closer.
 
>?????Confused??????   ??????Are you???????
 
Confused, yes.  Generally it's about life.  I don't grok it, and 
just when I'm gettin' better the Winged Aardvark of Excrement flies by
and shats upon me.  Sigh...
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: HACMAN              
Subject: mylar pAper    
Date & Time: 04/01/91 20:49:17
Message Number 14543

HM> looking like sh*t on Kodak paper...
 
Well - the whole thing was rather kiltered from the start as I was
not trying to put an ick on Kodak's best - the flash was soaked from
the wall (which means that the intensity was way down from what I
had preset for and also the light picks up a "cast" from the paint
pigment on the wall.  In this case the picture turned out a really
horrible tan/green washout... bleah!
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Homophobe      
Date & Time: 04/01/91 20:54:12
Message Number 14544

SS> Secondly, stop  trying to as problems for me, remember I live with 
SS> the patron Saint of Fag Bashing. 
 
*sizzzzzzzlllllleeeeeeeefrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyysnap!POP! sizzzzzlllleeeeeee"
This is your brain on drugs....  I gave up trying to decipher that...
===========

From: JONBOY              
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: Movies & Foxes 
Date & Time: 04/01/91 20:56:40
Message Number 14545

SS> Unfortunateky the Man of Steel lacks a vehicle of steel. 
 
Ouch! Easy on yerself there hoss.  I'll pick ya up since yer in my
neck of the woods.
 
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: DRAGONFLY           
Subject: Hello there ...
Date & Time: 04/01/91 21:10:25
Message Number 14546

     Well, I should try these some time, no telling when, but I may give
them a thought.
 
    hmm.  Well, do yo have anything else that you may want to add?
 
 
   /! Death Fennec --
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Hello there ...
Date & Time: 04/01/91 23:19:04
Message Number 14547

     Well, was it as good as you expected it would be?
  
 
       /! Death Fennec --
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Hello there ...
Date & Time: 04/01/91 23:20:38
Message Number 14548

     Sooooooorrrryyyyyy, nope, I don't play D&D, that game doesn't 
really ahve anything for me.  17 almost 18, I wouldn't really know what 
the hell I was doing.  Hmm.  Well, I shall go.  
 
 
      Lawful Evil Thief ???
 
           /! Death Fennec --
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 04/01/91 23:23:22
Message Number 14549

                       NOT VERY NICE ...
 
 
       (talking about implements of destruction towards gays !?!)
 
           /! Death Fennec --
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 04/01/91 23:24:40
Message Number 14550

        Actually, if you haven't noticed, other people that may be gay,
or bisexual may look upon you a an asshold ... Sorry so late ...
 
 
 
 
               /! Death Fennec --
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: SNAKEBYTE           
Subject: Welp....       
Date & Time: 04/02/91 01:29:53
Message Number 14551

Actually, Saavik is from Star Trek (the movies). Saavik is a Vulcan
Romulan hybrid who Spock has kind of taken under his Vulcan wing. 
She is a first LT on the Enterprise.
 
I'm a trekkie so I chose the name as my handle. It's kind of become my 
nickname too. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 01:33:25
Message Number 14552

Yes, life confuses me as well. It just doesn't make much sense sometimes
Er, I mean life, not living. I mean I understand living, there aren't 
a whole lot of alternatives to living. What I mean is..... hmmm..... 
what the hell do I mean???? 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: DEATH FENNEC        
Subject: ??:)           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 01:36:30
Message Number 14553

Er, uh, yeah, I suppose.   Was what as good as I suspected???? 
Oh, THAT!!!!!!!!! You know it, Darlin!!!!!! 
===========

From: OPUS                
To: ALL!!               
Subject: My Dude..      
Date & Time: 04/02/91 18:13:11
Message Number 14555

     I get up from where I'm sitting, "Sorry to interrupt your story I 
muble but his is more important...", Sighing, "I'll be back in a few
minutes."
 
	     I walk over towards the bar, not hiding the fact I'm heading for 
the sailor, my eyes sort of light up with a wild glare but quickly, they
return themselves to normal.
 
     I purposefully sit down in the seat closest to this pirate/sailor..
 
     "Umm.. Gimme something to drink", I muttor towards the bartender, "
Non-Alcoholic please.", I say a bit louder, several other members of the
bar crowd turn to look at who said such a sinful thing and smirk..
 
	    I turn to the sailor, "I found myself washed up upon the shore just
a few hours ago, with a missing tail none the less!  Perhaps you would
know of recent drownings/attacks on furry sailors, I have never been in 
a boat before in my life, thus I am completely oblivious what could have
happened!!!"
 
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 19:14:20
Message Number 14556

>I mean I understand living...
 
Well, that's simple.  Maintain your boundries, move around, r sense 
changes, digest some food, metabolize a few things, excrete, 
reproduce, and grow.  Simple.  [BTW, that's from my Anatomy book.  
Wouldn't want to be accused of plaigarism.]
 
>...there aren't a whole lot of alternatives to living. 
 
Death.  Yep, that's awfully limited.
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: ??:)           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 19:39:21
Message Number 14557

	     UUUUHHHHHH, Are we both talking about the same thing here?  
 
     I was talking about PentaCon ][.  But if there is something else 
that you would like to, uhh, be good, then I am open Arms! :)  :
 
 
     ::snicker::  ::smooch:: C-Ya!, cutie!
 
            /| Death Fennec -- ;>
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 20:03:41
Message Number 14558

R>But she does have the cutest shoulders, and nose, and face, and
R>other body parts.
 
As i have said before, and I will agree with you, she is highly 
ornamental.
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 20:05:14
Message Number 14559

Y'know, I used to have a word processing program for my OSI 65, and
it was called Aardvark Write, or something like that...know anyone
who wants a couple of Challenger 4P's?
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: DEATH FENNEC        
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 04/02/91 20:08:23
Message Number 14560

DF>Actually, if you haven't noticed, other people that may be gay,
DF>or bisexual may look upon you a an asshold ...
 
So?  I mean, the logic is this:  If I don't think that their opinion is
worth much to start with, then how could that possibly mean anything 
to me?
 
DF>Sorry so late...
 
No prob. 
===========

From: THE SPECIALIST      
To: OPUS                
Subject: Your Dude      
Date & Time: 04/02/91 20:14:22
Message Number 14561

"I found myself washed up upon the shore just a few hours ago, with a
missing tail, none the less!  Perhaps you would know of a recent 
drowning/attack on furry sailors; I have never been in a boat before in 
my life, thus I am completely oblivious what could have happened!"
  I realize the man is talking to me.  
  "Pardon?"  I ask him.  Then I continue before he can repeat himself.
"I mean, I heard what you said, but I wonder if perhaps you aren't"
experiencing a case of amnesia...after all, to come to this island, you
must have arrived by boat.  Otherwise, you have been living here for 
a long time, and if this is so, then you must have relatives *somewhere*
who know you and are probably at this moment worried about you!"  I 
look behind him, and certainly there is a nasty spot where a tail should
have poked through his pants.  "Say," I say, "that's a pretty nasty...
eh," I look back up at him.  "Have you seen a doctor yet?"  He looks
blankly at me for a moment, and I look away.  "Hey," I call out.  "How
about that drink, please?"
===========

From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: It could happen
Date & Time: 04/02/91 20:49:13
Message Number 14562

        Well, I have a question.  Why don't you have any feelings for 
others that are different?  I mean, I have friends like that, and I like
them a lot, and I care for them.  Hmm.  Well, Igu
blah ... I guess that you don't grock what I am trying to get at.  Sorry
for trying to get you to believe that we are all the same, except for
minor details, or flaws.  Well, that sentance isn't supposed to sound
sarcastic.  Well, C-Ya! :)
 
 
      /! Death Fennec -- ;>
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 21:11:56
Message Number 14564

R:Death. Yep, that's awfully limited. 
 
And boring too, I'll bet. Naw, I'll take life any day. 
 
You forgot one thing in your list ..... BBS, it falls somewhere between 
reproducing and eating. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: DEATH FENNEC        
Subject: ??:)           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 21:13:31
Message Number 14565

I wasn't sure WHAT we were talking about so I thought I'd better play 
along. Remember..... I have NO memory. No telling what I did yestarday. 
Hehehehe. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Tampa          
Date & Time: 04/02/91 21:17:02
Message Number 14566

A fire ignites within my body as Korelyan runs his finger down my 
backbone. I close my eyes and moan in anticipation as his hand traces 
down to the base of my tail and pauses, the warmth penetrating through
my long fur. 
Rolling up on one elbow, I reach out and touch his near hairless chest. 
We are so different, Korelyan and I. If not for his tail and muzzle, 
he would pass for a pure human. I, on the other hand, look more like 
my mother; like a red fox with a human build. As my hand travels down
his stomach, I hear him echo my moan. 
"You are insatiable, Tampa." He speaks my name and it reaches my ears 
like a caress. As I roll over onto my back, he presses his cheek 
against mine, his breath warm in my ear. I wish I could kiss him like 
I have seen humans kiss, but my muzzle is much too long. Instead, 
I run my tongue across his cheek and nip his ear gently. 
As he hovers over me, hard and ready, I arch upward, eager to meet him. 
I was meant for Korelyan.... I realized this when I first met him. 
I came to tend bar when the Den of Decadence first opened. Because 
of my nature, I have always been sexually uninhibated, I became very 
popular with the men frequentig the bar. It was becasue of this that 
Korelyan and his father realized the need for the brothel and I was 
chosen to manage it. Shortly after that, Korelyan and I became lovers..
..... and I stopped taking clients of my own. 
Since Korelyan, I have had no other.......
My eyes squeeze tightly shut as he enters me and I wrap myself around 
him, unable to stop the howl that rips from my throat. Furious with
passion, we buck and pitch, the bed groaning with protest. 
With one last lunge, I feel him shudder and I release my passion, 
clinging to him until he rolls off, panting beside me. We lay in 
silence for several moments, whearing nothing but our smiles and warmed
by the after glow. I close my eyes again, savoring this feeling. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Tampa          
Date & Time: 04/02/91 21:29:23
Message Number 14567

The bed moves and the sheets rustle as Korelyan sits up and moves to 
the side of the bed. He glances over his shoulder before reaching down 
retrieve his pants from the floor. "Thank you, Tampa." He chuckles. "Now
I can face daylight." 
Slipping up behind him I press my naked breasts to his back and hug him.
"You're welcome, Love." I coo.
I watch him as he dresses and combs his hair, then slowly I began to 
dress myself. I pretend I don't notice that he is watching me out of 
the corner of his eye. He can't possibly know how much his attention 
turns me on. 
"I'll see you downstairs, Babe." He tosses before walking out the door. 
After he has gone, I lay back in the bed, my shirt still unbuttoned, 
unwilling to leave the warmth and contentment I am feeling. But I know
I must. Finally, hearing doors closing in the hallway, I drag myself out
of bed and face the task of showering and drying my long fur. I wish
that I was more like Korelyan. It takes me an hour to groom my long 
coat. 
Showered, dried, combed, and dressed in a clinging floral sarong, I 
venture out into the hallway. The others are all ready dressed and 
wandering down to the parlor. Robert and Shandra have already hustled 
all of the "over nights" out into the main bar and the maintenance 
crews are just finishing up with the mess from the night before. 
Korelyan and I insist the brothel is kept clean always. 
I make my morning rounds quickly, making sure that every one of the 
Tutes [short for prostitute] rooms have been straightened, beds 
changed and everything ready for a new day of business. There are 
12 rooms all together. I have both male and female Tutes as the Den
is geared for the pleasure of everyone. Each employee and each room 
has something unique, yet I take pride in the versatility of our little
brothel and it's Tutes. 
                                                               
                                                                        
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From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Tampa          
Date & Time: 04/02/91 21:47:32
Message Number 14568

In one room, I pause in the doorway, cocking my head from side to side. 
Up on the ceiling fan, spinning around with the blades, is a black 
whip and a pair of handcuffs. My eyebrow raises and my imagination 
soars. With a smile, I snap off the fan and use a chair to retrieve 
the "tools". I wonder who had this room last night. 
Done with the inspection, I walk down the stairs and push through the
plush red curtains into the foyer. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Tampa          
Date & Time: 04/02/91 21:50:02
Message Number 14569

As I pass through the plush red curtains into the foyer, I smile. 
"Good Morning, Shandra..., Robert." They nod and return my greeting. 
Turning toward the main bar, my stomach growls in protest from missing
breakfast. 
The bar is already starting to fill, I notice, as I walk in and head 
toward the nearest counter. Korelyan is behind the bar and sends me a 
wind. Winking back, I turn to Jesit, the bar tender. "Breakfast, 
please." I smile. 
In a moment, he sets "the usual" down in front of me; three duck eggs in
a glass of milk. "Here ya go, Madam Tampa." He says. 
Uhg! I hate that title. True, I am the manager of the brothel but it 
sounds so..... I dunno..... formal. I play a very low key manager and 
I, myself, no longer take clients.... Not since Korelyan. 
Without fanfare, I down the thick goop. Whiping my chin, I set the empty
glass down and swivel on my stool to gaze at the patrons. 
More of the same, I note..... more in the endless chain of sailors, both
human, morph, and furry. 
One morph catches my eye. He is a wolf morph in a crumpled white uniform
sitting next to another morph who seems to have something missing. 
I try not to stare......., well, by the Gods, it's his tail!!! Er, he 
has no tail, although evidence points that it was a recent loss. I shift
my gaze back to the wolf morph. He's handsome enough but there is some-
thing rather scittish about him. He appears to be watching the door.
I pull my gaze away as my Tutes file into the bar to mingle. 
I notice, somewhat wryly, that Ginger, the rabbit like morph, wanders 
straight over to the wolf morph. I find that completely ironic and 
with a discerning chuckle, I find myself hoping that he is not a 
cannibal. 
===========

From: SAAVIK              
To: ALL                 
Subject: Korelyan       
Date & Time: 04/02/91 22:01:21
Message Number 14570

I finish wiping the bar and satisfy myself that the bar is being 
straightened then wink over at Tampa as she downs her morning eggs. 
I notice she too, is looking at the unfortunate morph who I spoke with
earlier. As I start back toward the doorway, I toss a smile at Tampa 
and walk out to where Robert and Shandra are standing. 
"Did either of you notice the young Morph in the main bar...., the one
with the missing tail? Did he arrive alone? I'm really rather concerned 
about his condition. He seems disoriented." 
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:00:21
Message Number 14571

>...I used to have a word processing program for my OSI 65, and it was
>called Aardvark Write...
 
I want it!  Who made it?  Do you have the docs?  I need it!
===========

From: RUFUS               
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:02:10
Message Number 14572

>You forgot one thing in your list ..... BBS...
 
Well, that was a generalized list.  Heck, I haven't even attempted to
reproduce, and I'm still living.
(Of course, some say I'm not really living.)
 
  ...and then, you wouldn't believe this, the energizer bunny pulls
up in a really slick lookin' red car, and sez, he sez ta me: "Excuse me,
but are those Bugle Boy jeans you're wearin'?"  I sez, to this pink
dude in the really nice car, I sez: "No, these ain't."  So then he, I
know it sound outrageous, but it did happen, he backs up about 100 yards
then comes at me full speed.  Tries ta run me over.  Luckily I had some
GE Ni-Cad batteries with me.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Happy          
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:12:18
Message Number 14573

>I feel pretty lucky to have my folks down here. (Sometimes.)
 
Well, my parents are only an hour and a half away, but I don't generally
visit unless my father's out of town...we don't get along. Nothing
really serious, mind you; he's just not terribly bright and somewhat
closed-minded. (When my parents were first introduced to the concept of
'moshing' at a thrash concert, for example, Mother said 'Sounds like
fun' and Father said 'You shouldn't do that...you can get AIDS.' This is
in a nutshell a capsule summary of both of those people.)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Back seat      
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:15:22
Message Number 14574

>Hmmm. A dworp with no sneeg. Is that like a dyke with no pants?
 
No, more like an iguana without a VCR.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SNAKEBYTE           
Subject: YUPPER         
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:17:42
Message Number 14575

>Kind of got promoted... 
 
Isn't that like being "kind of" pregnant? From the sound of things, you
kind of got shafted... Well, this summer's got Yet Another RufusCon
coming up sometime (you know, three days of hedonism, really loud
music, synchronized jumping, and Post-It fish sacrifice) so I'm
sure a road rallye will fit right in... :)
 
Glad to see you back, even if it's only intermittently!
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:21:14
Message Number 14576

T>She is very, very, very, very weird.
 
R>That's like saying downtown Atlanta is somewhat rough.
 
Yeah, I suppose so. For the record, Black Magic is eery extremely
colossally weird, a weirdness that spans the Universe--and her poetry
is pretty damn weird, too. It's one of her more endearing traits.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Back seat      
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:23:51
Message Number 14577

>Generally it's about life. I don't grok it, ...
 
What's to grok? You're born, some time later you die, and the
interim is filled with Furry Parties and income tax.
 
>...and just when I'm getting better the Winged Aardvark of Excrement
>flies by and shats upon me.
 
You need to spend more time out of the house, you know?
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Welp....       
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:27:19
Message Number 14578

>I'm a trekkie so I chose the name as my handle. It's kind of become
>my nickname too. 
 
The one follows the other...when you use a handle on a BBS the other
users are likely to refer to you almost exclusively by your handle /off/
the BBS as well. There are people out there in furry land who never call
me by any other name than Turtle...and there are people (like Wratt
and Zot Gnop) I almost never refer to by 'real' name. 'Fraid you're
kinda stuck as "Saavik" in a lot of people's minds now (including
mine)............................
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: ??:)           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:30:52
Message Number 14579

>Was what as good as I expected???
 
The Furry Party, of course! (Being a sysop, you kinda learn to follow
threads of conversation that are decades old.)
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:32:18
Message Number 14580

>Well, that's simple. Maintain your boundaries, move around, r sense
>changes, digest some food, metabolize a few things, excrete,
>reproduce, and grow.
 
You forgot 'respirate' in there, and 'consume energy'. So, is a virus
or Dan Quayle alive?
 
>Death. Yep, that's awfully limited.
 
You know what's neat about death?
Nothing.
You know what's kind of interesting in a sort of depressing way
about death?
No matter how long you live, death lasts longer.
===========

From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:38:07
Message Number 14581

>Naw, I'll take life any day.
 
"I'd rather be alone
 In my world
 I am not afraid
 I am not afraid
 Nothing touches me
 I'm a walking razor blade
 Face the face of fear
 Face the face of death
 Laugh when others fear
 Hate when others laugh..."
 
Sorry, I'm listening to Anthrax right now, and that verse just drifted
out of the speakers as I read that message. So, there they are.
 
[Lyrics (c) 1990 Anthrax]
===========

From: SHANDRA             
To: =ALL=               
Subject: Huh?           
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:47:48
Message Number 14582

is the wolf morph addressing me? Yes, it would seem he is. Oh well,
my duties are usually described as 'varied;' I suppose this probably
counts. I step behind the bar, pull a mug of ale, and set it before him.
Peculiar...the crowd's acting kind of funny today. I'm getting some
weird vibes from the guy in the robe. I look around, notice Robert's
put down his newspaper and is watching the patrons with a slightly
puzzled expression. No, not the patrons--the person in the robe. So,
he's getting it too, I guess.
   I step from behind the bar and walk over to his table, in the far
corner of the bar, commanding a good view of the facility proper
(naturally). "'Ello," he says without preamble, "you ever notice 'ow
a chap what's carryin' a weapon has a certain feel to 'im? Even if
'e's carryin' a concealed weapon, 'e's got this certain kind way
of movin', right? Gets so a bloke like me can smell it."
   "Your point?" I say. He smiles infuriatingly and brushes an imaginary
speck of dust from his suit's lapels. Not for the first time, I wonder
of a good strangling might knock him down a peg or two...although
I wouldn't want to be the one to try it. "Well, let's just take that
chap over there as a for-instance. You see 'im give the wolfman the ol'
one-two just a second ago, right?"
   Dammit, why can't that man ever simply come right out and say any-
thing? "Yeah, I did. Weird."
   "Oh, now I wouldn't say that. No, not at all. See, some chap points
'is hand at you, you don't think much of it, right? Same chap points
a gun at you, same way, and you start wonderin' if your life insurance
is paid up. I think the wolf almost got 'is bloody 'ead taken off."
   Patiently, with the voice of someone who's talking to a five-year-
old, I explain, "As I'm sure you noticed, the nice gentleman in the
tasteful outfit doesn't have a gun, does he?"
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From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: ??:)           
Date & Time: 04/03/91 00:14:57
Message Number 14584

     Well, hmm.  That is good.  Does that mean that if I was alone with
you, that you wouldn't remember the next day?  (heheh)  Hmm.  Well.  I
guess that it is time to let this letter come to an end.  C-Ya!, cutie!
 
 
 
       ::smooch::
    /! Death Fennec -- ;>
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From: DEATH FENNEC        
To: TURTLE              
Subject: ??:)           
Date & Time: 04/03/91 00:24:01
Message Number 14585

           BLAH ... How nice of you to notice.  Hehehe! :)
 
      /! Death Fennec -- ;>
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From: DRAGONFLY           
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 04/03/91 09:20:38
Message Number 14587

Dumb questions for you:  When are people seeing Heavy Metal? I loved
that flick!  And why wouldn't Jen fit in?  Is she an extreme 
fundamentalist?  (I love those groups -- I used to be one, myself. Then
I got better.)
            /Dragonfly/
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From: DRAGONFLY           
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Anything butSex
Date & Time: 04/03/91 09:27:38
Message Number 14588

>It's because our 8th grade English teacher was actually a French 
>teacher.  We heard about the nude beaches and gay mayors of France,
>but I'll be damned if we learned anything.
    
   You'll be damned. You learned about the nude beaches and gay mayors.
    
   Anyway, my English teacher in 10th grade was nearly identical. 
Mrs. Beitman was one of only two teachers who I know of who managed to
rack up a significant number of demerits.  (The other, well... he got
three days' suspension for picking a fight with a student, but we won't 
talk about that...)  In her class, we addressed envelopes, held debates
about very strange topics, turned around the classroom, and played lots
and lots of chess.  But not much English work.  Possibly because she
rarely showed up before the middle of the class period.
                 /Dragonfly/
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From: DRAGONFLY           
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Hey!           
Date & Time: 04/03/91 09:38:06
Message Number 14589

>The style is a mix between Dali, Escher, and a 2 yr. old child.
    
   Aha! You have found one of the nineteen Official Pictures of the
Somewhat Great Aardvark of Melancholy.  Rumor has it that if all nine-
teen of the Official Pictures are ever placed on top of each other, and
the Almost Ancient Words of Power, Voltage, Freedom, and Turnips are
chanted over it while six naked women and a sheep dance, then the
Ninth Mystery of the World will be revealed. (Since we're still missing
Mysteries number 3, 5, 7, and 8, it won't do much good.)
      
              /Dragonfly/
     
   For those of you who are wondering about the "six naked women and a
sheep dancing," no, that part of the ceremony has never been practiced.
But I have seen (really!) involving three men, a woman, and a horse.
The horse was the best dancer.
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: RAT                 
Subject: HeroQuest      
Date & Time: 04/03/91 11:48:26
Message Number 14591

The advanced HeroQuest sounds like it would be fun.  Question:  What 
does White Drawf Magazine hae to do with Heroquest? 
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 04/03/91 11:51:49
Message Number 14592

SA> ..but I have a feeling that one night, when you least expect it, 
you'd wake up and find yourself superglued to the bedposts....
  
I don't think so.  That sounds too much like work.  (And he avoids that)
In additiion to that, Dave would never touch me while I was sleeping in
bed.  (It would make him feel like he was doing something gay.)   I 
think I'm safe there. 
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: votes on handle
Date & Time: 04/03/91 11:54:56
Message Number 14593

Wah!! 
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 04/03/91 11:55:39
Message Number 14594

(SA to TS)> ...I'm usre she's feel at home...after all, she obvoiusly 
(SA to TS)> puts up with you, doesn't she? 
 
That she does, and quite often.  I think she's fit in okay.  But I can 
understand Dave's reservations about it, after his last girlfriend 
turned out to be just a little on the fanatical side.  
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 04/03/91 12:00:47
Message Number 14595

T> ...she did almost get me arrested once...
  
Really? Do tell!
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: TURTLE              
Subject: Moviefest      
Date & Time: 04/03/91 12:01:57
Message Number 14596

TS>....The Religious Bitch Dyke From Hell. 
 
I got it, I got it!! (TRBDFH), Specialist I'll let you trademark that 
one.  I think you kinda earned it. (You /did/ have to put up with her.)
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: THE SPECIALIST      
Subject: Happy          
Date & Time: 04/03/91 12:14:01
Message Number 14597

TS> ...I feel pretty lucky to have my folks down here. (Sometimes.) 
   
Yeah, when it's a holiday, but when I bet you'd love not having to work 
for your dad, sometimes. :)
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: CHRIS               
Subject: p.wipped       
Date & Time: 04/03/91 12:20:48
Message Number 14598

Well, I, for one, have no intentions on getting Pussy Whipped again.  
I will not let a woman run my life, in any way, shape, or form. 
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From: SCOTT STEEL         
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Black Magic    
Date & Time: 04/03/91 12:24:47
Message Number 14599

Well, call me weird, but I found very intriquing.  (And not just in the 
looks department either)  Believe it or not, I probably would date 
Black Magic if the opportunity arose.  Of course, I have no idea how 
old she is.  (I like woman who are old enough to legally drink. ) 
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From: RAT                 
To: SCOTT STEEL         
Subject: HeroQuest      
Date & Time: 04/03/91 16:17:42
Message Number 14600

I have no idea how or why they are there, but in White Dwarf there are
different types of magic user types.  It list the spells and the
items you need to make the spells.  My brother made up a type of
wizard and made up spells and everything to go along with them.  He 
calls it the Celestial Wizard and it has spells like meteor storm.  
They're pretty good but some people don't let you use them because
they're not in the rules.  When you play Hero Quest, do you play two 
players or more?
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