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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
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2 ************************* INSTALLED: 22 DEC 86 ************************
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3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
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4 ************************************************************
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5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
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8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
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9 no restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
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10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
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11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
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12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
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13 to leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
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14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
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15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
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16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
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17 type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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18 ***********************************************************
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19
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20 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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21 Me? At the top? Nah.
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22 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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23 ****************************************
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24
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25 Big Dave Diode is on top!!
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26 ****************************************
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27 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><>
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28
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29 HOHOHOHOHOHHOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHHOH
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30 SANTA HERE BOYS&GIRLS,
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31
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32 ARE WE READY TO BE DESTROYED YET???
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33 THATS GOOD, BECAUSE I AM GOING TO
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34 GET ALL OF YOU THIS FINE YEAR.
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35
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36 I HOPE YOU DONT HAVE ANY PLANS
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37 FOR 1987, BECAUSE YOU WONT BE THERE.
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38
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39 YOU SEE, I AM SICK OF ALL OF THIS
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40 CRAP ABOUT THE U.S. AND THE U.S.S.R.
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41 GOING TO WAR AND DESTROYING THE
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42 WORLD, SO I HAVE DECIDED THAT I
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43 WILL DESTROY IT INSTEAD, BEFORE ANYNE
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44 ELSE. WONT OL RONNIE AND GORBIE BE
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45 SURPRISED. THEY WILL (NOT)WAKE UP
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46 TO SEE THAT I, SANTA CLAUS, HAVE
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47 DONE WHAT THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT
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48 FOR SO LONG.
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49
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50 SO, YOU BETTER POUT&CRY, CAUSE SANTA
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51 CLAUS IS COMIN BY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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52
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53 HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOHO
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54
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55 THIS IS THE PERSON WHO ENTERED THE
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56 ABOVE MESSAGE.
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57
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58 I MEAN NOTHING PERSONAL BY THIS,
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59 AND HOPE TO HAVE SCARED YOU ALL!
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60 (SAY WHAT!?)
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61
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62 MERRY CHRISTMAS&HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
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63
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64 (P.S. PLEASE DONT SHOOT SANTA!!!)
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65 (HE REALLY IS FRIENDLY, I SHOULD
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66 KNOW, BECAUSE I AM AN ELF!!!!!!!)
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67
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68 MERRY CHRISTMAS&HAPPY NEW WEAR!!!!!
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69
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70 A FRUSTRATED ELF.
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71
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72 -------------------------------------
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73 *************************************
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74 A frustrated self, indeed.
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75 *************************************
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76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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77 THAT ELF AINT NO FRUSTRATED SELF.
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78 HE IS A COOL DUDE.........
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79 ALMOST A SKATER, NOT QUITE!!!!!!!
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80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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81
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82 And now, another BBC broadcast.
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83
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84 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
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85
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86 Wright is in a pub in Scotland. As are several of his fellow airmen.
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87 Their airfield is down the lane about four miles. Their planes are waiting for
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88 them on a strip near the lane. A lieutenant from the field is driving to
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89 gather them up to provide a defense against the nearing enemy aircraft.
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90 Fortress Europe is across the Channel.
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91
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92 Each of the men is in silent spirits. A few are drinking at their
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93 tables, while others are dancing and holding their dates. Each of them is
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94 watching the lady on stage. She is singing into a radio microphone. It isn't
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95 broadcasting, of course. It is only an item on stage. Rather like the piano,
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96 or the stool.
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97
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98 Her songs are quiet and sullen. Written during the First World War,
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99 each song pertains to the lives of these fliers. It was as if the writer had
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100 spent time with each of the men, and spoke with him about the weather during
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101 their last flight, and the idiocy of fighting and dying for a dam, as they did
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102 during their last flight. All of the men listen to the singer as if she were
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103 describing their own endangered lives.
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104
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105 At the entranceway, the lieutenant puts his coat on the rack and walks
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106 over to Wright. Ordering a drink with a signal of his fingers, the lieutenant
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107 briefs Wright.
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108
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109 A squadron of Nazi fighters flew over an English trawler on the
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110 English Channel in the wingtip arrangement of a Nazi flag. Less that thirty
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111 minutes ago, the airplanes crossed the coast at Dover, then shifted direction
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112 up the coast of England.
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113
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114 It was felt at the time that it was a distraction meant to pull the
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115 air defenses of England from another assault. Not wanting to fall prey to the
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116 deception, the squadron Wright led was ordered to intercept them from
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117 Scotland, leaving the English forces to deal with a predicted onslaught.
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118
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119 Official orders had arrived at the airfield by telegraph only a few
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120 minutes ago. At the airfield, not only were the orders waiting, but so were
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121 the aircraft his fliers were to fly.
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122
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123 Wright informs two of his men, and tells them pass the orders on.
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124 Briskly, all the men shuffle out the front door, their caps in hand, listening
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125 hesitantly to the songs being sung on the stage. Each of them is soon loaded
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126 in the back of the military truck out front. Wright steps up into the cab with
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127 the lieutenant, and turns on the radio as the truck starts to turn around for
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128 the trip back to the field. The truck goes nearly forty feet up the road when
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129 it occurs to Wright that he has heard the songs on the radio before. They are
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130 strikingly familiar, in fact.
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131
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132 Wright opens the fragile door of the truck and runs to the pub. Once
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133 in, he runs up to the stage and looks at the singer. Only the barkeep and the
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134 waitress are there to see this spectacle. The singer is quiet. She is staring
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135 at him as if she were a child. Realization is damning on her face as the
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136 noises from the fighter engines start to grow.
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137
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138 A few airmen run into the pub. The door stands open as the men stand
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139 there. The heavens can be seen in the doorway as the fighters fly within sight
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140 of the pub and the truck which holds the rest of the men.
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141
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142 Wright signals them to run up to the stage. Once they stand there, he
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143 puts his cap firmly over the microphone and tells his men what to say. For
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144 three minutes, they speak into the microphone as they speak into the radios in
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145 their planes. Ridiculing the Nazi fighter pilots for wasting their ammunition
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146 on an empty truck and an empty pub, the pilots estimate an easy victory over
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147 an otherwise superior squadron. The pilots pretend to cross the coast of
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148 Scotland in search of the disarmed squadron, as they hear the engines fade and
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149 the enemy fighters peel off for Germany again.
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150
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151 Everyone silently collapses into chairs. Wright finds the transmitter
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152 underneath the stage. He lifts it onto the stage and with a sigh of relief, he
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153 removes the wires from battery terminals. Rolling back up his sleeves, and
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154 straightening his tie, he asks the singer to tell the men about what happened
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155 just then. She is silent and indignant.
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156
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157 He tells the men that each of these songs were carefully calculated to
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158 inform the enemy of the events of the squadron. Those songs of losing a pilot
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159 over the Ardennes, losing two plans in the assault on the Sorpe Dam, and
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160 tonight, her songs were to lead a squadron of enemy fighters to the pub, where
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161 the fliers were to be assassinated.
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162
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163 She starts to leave the stage in a burst. Startled, the men grab her
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164 arms and keep from ever getting down. Wright looks up to her from the concrete
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165 floor, and tells her that the she will never again sing from any stage.
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166
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167 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
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169 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ This is to the person who told that sthat
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170 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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171 BBC: Wonderful Stuff!!!!! I was hanging to every line...
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172 Fast Fred
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173 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
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174 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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175 WE NEED MORE LIKE THAT BBC STUFF!
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176 KEEP IT UP
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177
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178 *****----------
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179 *****----------
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180 *****----------
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181 *****----------
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182 ---------------
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183 ---------------
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184 ---------------
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185
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186 A TRUE AMERICAN.
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187 P.S. HAVE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TOO!
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188 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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189 _______________________________________________________________________________
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190 Cindi: Long time no see. I had the same professor you had at PSU. I also used
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191 Backwater for an experiment while preparing my thesis for a minor degree in
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192 human sexuality. The question I addressed in my thesis was this: Could human
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193 sexual relations improve if there was mutual feedback regarding stylistic
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194 elements of the sexual act itself? I had done a great deal of book research
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195 on the subject, but I was at the point where I needed an experimental group
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196 to test my theories on. The prof suggested a public 'B' style cross match,
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197 which as you are probably aware, the Backwater crowd fits perfectly. Now the
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198 question, and the problem, was how to test my theories electronically without
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199 the Backwater user's knowledge. I came up with an idea that encompassed every-
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200 thing I wanted to test, in a totally scientific manner, and no one but myself
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201 would be the wiser. It also offered a few side benefits to the users, but that
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202 was just icing on the cake.
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203
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204 Feedback regarding stylistic elements can apply to other acts besides sex. How
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205 about writing? Or more specifically, spelling? SPELL CHECK was born unto
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206 Backwater to observe how a cross-section of people would respond to feedback
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207 of stylistic elements. Several research papers, including the Mackenzie study
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208 from Masters and Johnson, have shown that a vast majority of individuals
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209 consider writing an almost sexual act. While the deep-rooted cause of this
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210 cross-humanization occurrence is not completely understood, MMPI results have
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211 demonstrated this in test cases over and over again. My contention was that
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212 by showing people the number of spelling errors they made during a controlled
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213 period of time, I could measure their response in the same way I could
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214 measure the responses to feedback given by sexual partners.
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215
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216 I had high hopes for my study, but like yourself, I was completely taken by
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217 surprise by the results. Most of the users took to the spelling analysis with
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218 great hostility. Instead of seeing the analysis as a constructive criticism,
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219 they saw it has a frontal attack on their abilities as writers and
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220 conversationalists. Imagine what that did to my contentions! I repeated the
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221 experiment several times over a three year period. I rationalized that
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222 perhaps the first time contained some element of shock, and that successive
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223 tests would reveal more reasonable results. Unfortunately, I encountered
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224 the same reaction each time. While the users were not as hostile, the index
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225 of aggression when extrapolated did not show signs of diminishing below
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226 accepted levels.
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227
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228 There are two possible reasons for these results. The first being that my
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229 contentions were wrong and my thesis is unstable. My advisors and all the
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230 other studies I researched fully supported my ideas. I hesitate to explain
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231 the Backwater problems using this reason. The second possibility is that even
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232 though the Backwater users fit the psyche-indices for cross-section 'B'
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233 perfectly, some other anomaly in the original testing, or the group itself
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234 could be the cause of the problems. I lean towards this 'Backwater Connection'
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235 myself. It is possible that through both our studies we have discovered a
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236 unique and totally new cross-section category. If that is the case, we should
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237 attempt to quantify our findings and, of course, publish the results. I would
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238 be very willing to work with you on this project.
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239
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240 Please respond via e-mail.
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241
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242 Carl Rogers Lamar
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243 _______________________________________________________________________________
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244 PS: Any spelling errors in this message are part of a new study of mine:
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245 Spelling errors and the search for the Perfect Stud. I'll send you a
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246 copy when I finish the research.
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247
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248 I HAVE A MODEM FOR SALE THAT HAS A -43
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249 DBM RECIEVE SENSITIVITY AND A -12+-1
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250 DBM TRANSMIT SENSITVITY. IS ANYONE
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251 INTERESTED. OH THIS MODEM WORKS ON A
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252 COMMODORE 64 ONLY. LEAVE A MSG FOR
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253 JASON. THNKS.
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254
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255
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256
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257
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258 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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259
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260 ############################################################################
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261 Once again I wonder at how true your statement above was, it almost sounds
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262 like a copy-cat entry... But anyway, based on it being at least marginally
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263 true (at least it is pluasible)...I think you are probably making some
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264 serious errors thinking that the BBS enviornment fits into the standard
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265 interaction and information collection methods that occur and can be assumed
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266 in other contact situations. BW is particularly unusual in its open format,
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267 and the ability of having total immunity from what is said since no on, not
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268 even the system operator can know who you are. There is simply no trace other
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269 than what you leave in your message. As a result people tend to be far more
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270 open and vocal about what they truely think and feel instead of what they
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271 are supposed to think and feel. The other aspect is that by their very
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272 nature of being here shows that the people involved have an interest in
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273 computers and thus lastest techno-toys and communicating with others via
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274 the hidden immunity BW provides. (Notice that the strongest out-cries
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275 were from those whose names were hidden behind a handle.) Perhaps what
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276 is really being messured is the real deep down feelings instead of the
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277 covering mask that people use to hide those feelings from the general
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278 public and even themselves because society inhibits them. I think that
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279 you attempts to measure feelings and responses are being lost in other
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280 information. I also think that you are not looking closely enough at
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281 the overall view. With the case of the WHO CARES bit, notice that the
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282 out-cry became worse when it became apparent that it wasn't just another
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283 twit trying to gain attention, but someone seriously trying to affect
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284 the thought processes of the people on the system. e.g. When people
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285 became aware that they were being manipulated they got upset. At that
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286 point the original data gathering process becomes useless because
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287 stronger deeper feelings have come into effect. The same goes with
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288 spell check concept what is happening is that you are attacking the
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289 inner individual. Writting, especially creative writting, comes from
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290 inside the individual. You are being allowed a peek at the very inner
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291 soul of the individual. They are opening themselves up and leaving
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292 themselves vaulnerable. So when any attack comes, and that is what
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293 spell check is/was, an attack on the individual, they close up and then
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294 strike back in self-defense. The spell check amplified it because
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295 it wasn't expressed in human feeling terms, it was harsh and striking
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296 you did this wrong, period, no option. This is a slap in the face, and
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297 you had damn well better expect the person you slap to get upset and
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298 probably fight back. It was not positive critisism, it was harsh
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299 unrelenting, no opotions, this is the way it must be done, slap in
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300 the face. That is negative critisism. Positive critisism concentrates
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301 on the positive aspects. This is good, that's OK, there's a problem here
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302 you might try this or that, this isn't normal and others might object
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303 you might try it this way instead. That is positive critisism,
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304 not 'You spelled this wrong, it isn't right, you must do my way.'
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305 ####################### The Innkeeper ################################
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306 HMMM... I *KNOW* WHO SPELLCHECK WAS. AS DO A FEW OTHER PEOPLE. I DO NOT
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307 KNOW IF MR. LAMAR IS THE SAME PERSON.
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308 ***************************THE PHANTOM OF BACKWATER************************
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309 ____12/23/86__________________JD 2446788.6859_________20:27:46_PST_________
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310 ##########################################################################
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311 Of course, I knew there was a reason for my intial disclaimer. I remember
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312 now who Spellcheck is. I don't know why I didn't remember. Ah well, since
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313 I know the individual personally, I also know that it isn't the person
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314 (before my last message) who said that he was. Which leads one to wonder
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315 why the the individual wants to call themself Spellcheck.
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316 ######################## The Innkeeper ###############################
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317 ***************************************************************
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318 Carl:
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319
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320 Yes...I think I remember you. Aren't you the guy who used to
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321 hang around with the foriegn exchange students? I think you sat
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322 two rows ahead of me between the Albanian political sciences
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323 major and the French guy who was a business major. Am I right?
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324
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325 I gave up on the MMPI. I could never get my coefficient of
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326 correlation below a .10 standard deviation from the norm. I
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327 decided to compromise and settle for a battery of projective
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328 tests. They're less valid statistically but they served my
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329 purposes.
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330
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331 It's nice to chat with a fellow social sciences freak. I've
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332 got to go now. I'm late for my saxaphone lesson.
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333
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334 Cindi
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335
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336 P.S. - Backwater doesn't have E-mail.
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337 ***********************************************************
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338 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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339 toTo Spellcheck
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340 I think you also forgot (My spelling in
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341 unintentionaly at 6th grade level) one v
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342 quite human. For instance if you have
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343 ever looked at 6502 mnunomics you will
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344 find s a tangle of bazar little words th
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345 at make your computer run. If that is
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346 not enough, try going into a programers
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347 building. Now I'm not saying that it's
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348 bad to be a little strange, it brings
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349 a lot of joy into my life. I wish you
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350 luck on your thesis.
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351
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352 Big Dave Diode
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353 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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354 done
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355 delete
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361 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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362 P.S. Sorry about the typing it hard to
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363 keep control of my screen...
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365 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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366 We should be honored that Backwater is being used for such tests. I don't see
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367 this kind of stuff happening on CBBS/NW or any other unix boards and the like.
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368 Instead of complaining about what has happened in the past, let us discuss why
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369 we were chosen for these interesting experiments. I don't mind being the subject
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370 of such a truly harmless test. Have any of you been hurt? Were you really that
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371 shaken by the spelling checker. Frankly, I am surprised that people take all
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372 of this so seriously.
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373 A. Debater
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374 6565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656
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375 Ahhhh, does Cindi perhaps occasionally use a boarder that looks like:
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376 <:****************:> ? And sometimes does strange things with toilet plungers?
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377 Nah, couldn't be.
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378 Master Bater.
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379
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380 ****************************************
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381 OH,NO!! Not! Not again! OH, please no...
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382 No!! Not another EeeeeeeeH!AAAAA
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383 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!AAAAAAH!
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384 Psycology test!! (gasp) (choke)(THUD
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385 !
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386 9
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387 replace
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389 delete
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390 ----------------------------------------
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392
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393 I completly do not understand some people...
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394
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395 For example, the "True American", I mean, let's get serious now, does anyone
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396 really support Ronald Reagan. And this "Skater Dude", he must know that tha
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397 people who drive the cars make the rules for them. I suppose that he hangs out
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398 at the square or paranoia, and listens to neat music like Test Dept. or maybe
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399 even Coil or ColourBox, and I suppose that he takes neat drugs and has an IQ
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400 that makes most of the population look like imbecils. And he must also have
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401 many, many females simply dripping off of him...
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402
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403 I know, I know,,, but Just call and see what you get.....
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404 no big deal.. just call and GABB (206) 695-xxxx M.U.M.S. Net
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405
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406 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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407 gee, if skater dude is so cool, why does he bother hanging around with a
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408 bunch of nerds like us?
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410 I didn't know CBBS/NW was a unix system.......
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411
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412 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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413 CBBS/NW is not a unix system. It runs on an old IMSAI Mainframe, like the sysop
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414 Willing calls it, not a unix box. Mr. or Mrs. or Ms Debater probably meant CBBS
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415 or other computer systems, including several unix machines in town.
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417 Marchall Ampe III
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418 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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419
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420 You mean Leroy McKane is behind all this psycho-stuff? It figures. That
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421 wretched little man just doesn't know the word STOP! What's next? Albanian-
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422 Contraband for Iranian freedom fighters in Chile awaiting transport to
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423 El Salvador? Harumph.
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424 I.M.
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425 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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427 **************************************
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428 I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING....
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429
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430 A TRUE AMERICAN IS ONE THAT LOVES
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431 THE U.S.A. ONE THAT IS BORN HERE
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432 ONE THAT IS RAISED HERE. ONE THAT
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433 IS WILLING TO FIGHT AND DIE FOR HIS
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434 COUNTRY.
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435 I AM NOT SAYING HE FOLLOWS BLINDLY,
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436 AFTER ALL, HE LIVES IN THE U.S.A.
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437 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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438 LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE
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439 LAND OF TRUTH.
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440 THE LEADERS MAY SOMETIMES MAKE MISTAKES
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441 BUT THE COUNTRY, AND ITS PEOPLE ARE
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442 STILL THE BEST ON THIS PLANET.
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443
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444 THERE ARE MANY TRUE AMERICANS.
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445 LOOK TO ARLINGTON, HISTORY BOOKS,
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446 INDEED EVEN MANY GREAT PAINTINGS.
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447
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448 THEY ARE FULL OF GREAT, TRUE AMERICANS
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449 THERE ARE TRUE AMERICANS THAT COME
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450 INTO THIS GREAT LAND FROM LANDS OF
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451 OPPRESSION AND FEAR. THEY COME TO
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452 LEARN, AND GROW IN A PLACE WHERE
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453 THEY CAN BE FREE AND FEEL FREEDOM.
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454
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455 THEY THAT PERSECUTE THOSE THAT COME
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456 HERE FROM OTHER LANDS, ARE NOT TRUE
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457 AMERICANS. FOR THEIR ANCESTORS
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458 MOST LIKELY CAME FROM OTHER LANDS.
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459 BUT THEY THAT COME HERE TO FREELOAD
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460 AND LIVE OFF THE GENEROSITY OF OUR
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461 PEOPLE ARE NOT TRUE AMERICANS, NOR
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462 ARE THAY AMERICANS AT ALL.
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463
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464 LOOK TO YOURSELF, ARE YOU A TRUE
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465 AMERICAN.
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466
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467 THE BOY SCOUTS CAN TEACH MUCH ABOUT
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468 BEING A TRUE AMERICAN.....
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469 TRUSTWORTHY
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470 LOYAL
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471 HELPFUL
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472 FRIENDLY
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473 COURTEOUS
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474 KIND
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475 OBEDIENT
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476 CHEERFUL
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477 THRIFTY
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478 BRAVE
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479 CLEAN
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480 REVERANT
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481
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482 IF YOU LIVE UP TO THESE THINGS, OR
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483 TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY TRY.
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484 THEN YOU ARE A TRUE AMERICAN.
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485
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486 THINK ON THIS..........
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487
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496 A
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497 TRUE
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498 AMERICAN
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499
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500 *************************************
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501
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503 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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504
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505 A TRUE AMERICAN VOTED FOR RONAND REAGAN.
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506
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507 - A TRUE AMERICAN
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510 Pardon me, but according to General Patton (who was a 'true American' if anyone
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511 ever was) the object is "not to die for your country, but to make the other poor
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512 dumb bastard die for HIS country"
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513 ____12/24/86__________Leonard_JD 2446789.7392_________21:44:30_PST_________
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514 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
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515 MY GOD! NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO IMPERSONATE *ME*!
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516 THE REAL IAN MACHINERY
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517 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
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518 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101
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519 All agents:
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520 Transmission characteristics match those of NET issue comset model 85B.
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521 Target known to be in possesion of 85B unit. Transmission too short for
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522 complete trace. Carrier dropped while tracing 8th relay leg (Westar 3,
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523 transponder 17A from Mexico City loop number)
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524 Continue current investigations.
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525
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526 Merry Christmas
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527 NET 01
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528 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101
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529 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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530 Cindi Jacobson: Gee, where do we go to watch you practice your new profession?
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531 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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532 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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533 Why?
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534 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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535 USAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
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536
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537 I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I DID NOT
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538 VORE FOR RONALD REGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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539
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540 I SAID THAT HE IS READY TO DIE FOR
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541 HIS COUNTRY,. IS THAT NOT ULTIMATE
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542 COMMITMENT.
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543
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544 WOULD YOU FIGHT AND DIE FOR THE U.S.A.
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545 I WOULD.
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546
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547 BUT I SURE AS HELL WOULD TRY TO MAKE
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548 THE OTHER GUY BITE IT FIRST, AND
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549 IF I WAS GOING TO DIE, I WOULD
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550 TAKE AS MANY OF THEM WITH ME
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551 AS I COULD.
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561 A
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562 TRUE
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563 AMERICAN
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564 USAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
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565 [+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++To Spellchecker:
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566 My question is! Who said that spelling missteaks were spelling errors
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567 and not the guys a lousy typist.
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568 From Paul.
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569
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570 [++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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571 ******************************************************************
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572 Actually, the *real* Spell Check took that into acount at the time,
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573 probable typos were not included in the check. Though typos themselves
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574 indicate that the individual is not very carefull in their writing.
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575 That in itself is unimportant, but what is important is when the
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576 typos spelling errors, poor grammer, and puncuation become so great
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577 that they make it difficult to findout what is being said. It is
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578 up to the writer to make themselves understood. The purpose of writing
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579 correctly is to draw the reader in so that they will read what you
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580 wrote. If they can't read it how can you expect to get your idea across
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581 to them.It is not the responsiblity of the reader to read something
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582 just because you wrote it. If you want it to be read, it should be
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583 writing in a form that people will want to read, that by the time
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584 they've realized that they are reading it they alreay have.
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585 *******************************************************************
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586 O\=<([V2V])>=/O
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587
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588
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589
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590 Hey, where am I?
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591
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592 What is this place?
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593
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594 Why is it so dark in here?
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595
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596 Isn't there any light around here?
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597
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598 Hello out there, is anybody out there?
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599
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600 Hello?
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601
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602 What a stupid system.
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603
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604 off
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605
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606 stop
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607
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608 break
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610
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611
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612 *********************************************************************
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613 And so the end of another disk is at hand. Not the best to be sure,
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614 but better than some. For now it is interesting to see how the new
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615 disk will fair since with the phone line troubles there will be some
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616 delay before it gets used again. That and with christmas now over with
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617 there will probably be a change in peoples view point as well as a
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618 flock of new users trying out their spiffy new modems and exploring
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619 the wonders of the bbs network.
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620 If I keep at this maybe I can fill the disk up. After all, there
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621 aren't that many lines left, and all I have to do is babble on pointlessly
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622 until the thing becomes full. That shouldn't be too hard for me to do.
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623 I am good at babbling on pointlessly.
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624 Only a few lines left and another disk goes off to the archives
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625 never to be seen again by human eyes.
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626 The night is pitch black. The rain drinks up the light and what little
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627 it gives back is reflected at crazy angles. It becomes impossible to see.
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628 ************** The End **************** CISTOP MIKEY ****************
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