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001=Usr:0 Null User 06/30/87 20:34 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19
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1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2$************************* INSTALLED: 24 APR 89 ***************************
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3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator
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4$**************************************************************************
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5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
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6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
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7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately
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8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general
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9$public. No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the
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10$system is privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all
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11$messages which I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the
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12$system, it will be periodically purged of messages (only 999 lines of data
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13$can be saved). To leave a message, type 'ENTER'. Use ctrl/C to get out
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14$the ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering
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15$the message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to
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16$replace the line. To exit from the system, type 'BYE' 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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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 04/24/89 19:04 Msg:3677 Call:20629 Lines:2
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20 Warning: Dry Paint
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21 ***************************************************************************
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003=Usr:4 Milchar 04/24/89 19:21 Msg:3678 Call:20630 Lines:3
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22 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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23 I couldn't resist. A blank disk! AT THE TOP! There, I said it.
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24 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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004=Usr:284 Kevin Connell 04/24/89 20:28 Msg:3679 Call:20631 Lines:6
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25 6------------------------------------------------------------9
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26
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27 Hey! bartender! how about a diet pepsi! ?
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28
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29 6-------------------------------------------------------------9
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30
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005=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/24/89 21:11 Msg:3680 Call:20632 Lines:7
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31 &*&*&*&*'s
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32 Drats! Beaten to the top. :-) Here we stand near the pinnicle of a new
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33 disk. Don't look down, you may get vertigo! ::-)-) (echo smile.)
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34
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35 An Astral Dreamer
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36 &*&*&*&*'s
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37
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006=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/24/89 21:19 Msg:3681 Call:20633 Lines:5
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38 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&&)(**&&)(*&)()(*()(*)(*&
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39 My god I've goten a nose bleed.
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40
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41 The Mole
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42 )(*&)(*&)(&)(*&)(*&)(*&&)(*&)(*&)(*)(*)(*&
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007=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/24/89 22:25 Msg:3682 Call:20634 Lines:3
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43 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
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44 So *that's* why these oxygen masks are dangling out of my CPU!
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45 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ -swob (and devonair?) Ha! I made a pun! Must be lack of O2.
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008=Usr:248 Innkeeper 04/24/89 23:07 Msg:3683 Call:20635 Lines:4
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46 +-*@+-*@+-
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47
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48
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009=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/24/89 23:13 Msg:3684 Call:20636 Lines:3
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50 Here I lurked.
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51
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52
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010=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/25/89 18:47 Msg:3685 Call:20647 Lines:6
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53 &*&*&*&*'s
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54 The air must be to thin up here. Everybody seems to have left.
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55
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56 An Astral Dreamer
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57 &*&*&*&*'s
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58
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011=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/25/89 20:58 Msg:3686 Call:20653 Lines:7
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59 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
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60 Hey, Astral, what's the lurk:post ratio? Maybe it's time to unleash...
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61 RAMBAUD: Lurk Blood Part XXIV
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62 Another fine product from: swob inc.
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63 "What are Q-tips for?" "Why, for tickling babies' chins, of course!"
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64@*/*/*/*/*/*/*/ swob (a Self-Willed OBject) [your company's name here]
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65 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ swob (a Self-Willed OBject) [your company's name here]
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012=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 04/25/89 23:39 Msg:3687 Call:20655 Lines:2
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66 I came, I saw, I lurked.
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67 *************************
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013=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/26/89 00:40 Msg:3688 Call:20657 Lines:13
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68 &*&*&*&*'s
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69 Current lurk to post ratio is 5.602, and riseing. Predictions are that at this
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70 rate it will reach the critical mark in aproximetly six months. Yes, ladies
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71 and gentlemen, 7.11 to 1! We must prevent this at all costs. Or the Inn will be
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72 displaced by a prefab convinence store. Imagine the horror of falling asleep
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73 at a corner table and awakening face down in the remains of a spilt slurpy!
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74
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75 I will be posting warnings from time to time to keep you all abreast of this
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76 potentioly devastating posibility.
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77
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78 An Astral Dreamer
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79 &*&*&*&*'s
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80
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014=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/26/89 18:34 Msg:3689 Call:20677 Lines:8
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81 &*&*&*&*'s
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82 Up to 5.606. Remember, when you lurk you bring the Inn closer and closer to
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83 oblivion. We don't want the old place to be torn down and turned into a 7-11
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84 do we?
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85
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86 An Astral Dreamer
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87 &*&*&*&*'s
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88
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015=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 04/26/89 19:09 Msg:3690 Call:20679 Lines:84
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89
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90 EFFORTS POINTLESS, LUJAN SAYS:-4/26/89
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91 Efforts to hose down coastal Alaskan beaches fouled by the Exxon Valdez
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92 tanker spill are ineffective public relations gestures that make little
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93 relevant contribution to the massive cleanup effort, Interior Secretary Manuel
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94 Lujan said. "It just seemed like make-work for appearances' sake," Lujan said
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95 after returning from a three-day visit to the scene.
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96 In an interview with USA TODAY, Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan said the
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97 state of Alaska has to accept some of the blame for the ineffectual early
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98 cleanup efforts in the Exxon oil spill. In the hours immediately after the
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99 tanker went aground, various cleanup proposals were advanced but effectively
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100 vetoed by Alaskan officials, Lujan said.
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101 For all the environmental damage caused by the Exxon oil spill, Interior
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102 Secretary Manual Lujan said he continues to believe oil exploration should be
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103 permitted in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Alaska's northern coast.
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104 Lujan said he regards the nation's oil need as compelling reason to risk
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105 environmental damage on the Arctic plain.
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106 USA TODAY columnist Dan Dorfman is reporting advice to Exxon Corp.
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107 stockholders: Get out now while the getting's good. Reason: Exxon could be
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108 dead money for the next two to three years because of the impact of its giant
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109 oil spill off the Alaskan coast.
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110 USA TODAY columnist Dan Dorfman quotes Alan Gaines, a partner in a
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111 brokerage firm specializing in energy research, on bad tidings for Exxon Corp.
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112 stock. Gaines: Exxon has about $400 million worth of insurance to cover oil
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113 spills. But he figures total costs covering the Alaskan disaster will run
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114 between $5 billion and $8 billion.
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115 The implications from the Alaskan oil spill for Exxon Corp. are ominous,
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116 energy analyst Alan Gaines told USA TODAY columnist Dan Dorfman. Gaines sees
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117 costs of $5 billion to $8 billion connected to spill. He says that Exxon -
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118 already facing lawsuits - has yet to set aside reserves to cover the costs.
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119 Gaines predicts Exxon will scrap its dividend boosts after seven consecutive
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120 years of raises.
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121 Energy analyst Alan Gaines told USA TODAY columnist Dan Dorfman that he
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122 expects Exxon Corp.'s share repurchase plan to be sharply curtailed as a
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123 result of the Alaskan oil spill. The buyback had helped fatten Exxon's stock
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124 price and boost per-share earnings. Also: Gaines sees possibility some large,
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125 socially conscious institutional investors might unload extensive Exxon
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126 holdings.
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127 Exxon Corp. rejects the conclusions drawn by energy analyst Alan Gaines,
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128 reported by USA TODAY columnist Dan Dorfman. It says his $5 billion to $8
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129 billion estimate for the Alaskan oil spill is ridiculous. Exxon spokesman:
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130 There is nothing definitive about a dividend boost or a per-share buyback on a
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131 year-to-year basis. Gaines' assumptions are invalid.
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132
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133 TOPIC - CLEANING UP ALASKA:
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134 Manuel Lujan Jr., secretary of the interior, talks with USA TODAY's
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135 editorial board and Gannett News Service about the Alaskan oil spill. Alaska's
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136 Gov. Steve Cowper adds his views.
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137 WHAT'S THE SITUATION IN ALASKA? IS THE OIL SPREADING?
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138 LUJAN: No, most of it has disappeared. It's either on the beaches or in
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139 the fiords. You only see ribbons of oil, six to 10 feet wide. And some of them
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140 are long - 100 or 200 yards. But it's really solid stuff. Soft peanut butter
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141 is what it's like.
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142 WHAT WILL CLEAN THAT UP?
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143 LUJAN: The fishermen are the most effective way. They're going out there
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144 with scoops or buckets, filling them up, bringing them back to shore and
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145 selling them to Exxon for $5 a bucket.
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146 WHY WAIT FOR PEOPLE WITH BUCKETS? WASN'T ANYONE IN CHARGE?
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147 LUJAN: The Coast Guard was in charge, very clearly. But when they started
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148 doing the things that they were supposed to do, the state of Alaska objected
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149 to it. The Coast Guard tried some burning; Alaska objected. They tried
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150 chemical dispersants; Alaska objected. The Coast Guard, which is the federal
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151 cleanup agent, just didn't know what to do.
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152 DOES THAT MEAN EXXON'S GETTING TOO MUCH BLAME?
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153 LUJAN: Well, they're the ones that wrecked the ship. They've got the
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154 ultimate responsibility. But I think they are all to blame. In the
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155 containment, Alaska has to share the blame. And then the Coast Guard for
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156 letting Alaska intimidate them.
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157 SO HOW IS THIS EVER GOING TO GET CLEANED UP?
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158 LUJAN: Man's efforts are not going to pick it up. Eventually, there will
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159 be a good-sized storm, and that will break it up.
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160 WHAT MIGHT HAVE LESSENED THE DISASTER?
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161 LUJAN: More equipment; a different kind of equipment. The king of
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162 equipment that we have is not sufficient to handle that kind of a spill. First
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163 of all, you have the ship for skimming that can pump form 200 to 500 barrels
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164 an hour. But its capacity is only 37 barrels. The second thing is the booms
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165 that they have there were like Tinkertoys. They were breaking up.
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166 WHAT ABOUT CHARGES ABOUT DISPERSANTS NOT BEING ALLOWED?
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167 COWPER: Chemicals to break up the oil didn't work when first tested by the
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168 Coast Guard the day of the Exxon Valdez accident because the weather was too
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169 calm. When conditions improved, the industry didn't have enough of the
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170 dispersant.
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171
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172
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016=Usr:4 Milchar 04/26/89 21:03 Msg:3691 Call:20681 Lines:6
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173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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174 Holding at about 5.6046 now...
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175 SWOB: Ya ever do any writing? Think about it... :-)
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176 Mole: Ditto. Just because your senior project is on the line doesn't
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177 mean anything... :-)
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178 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++ unlurk +++++
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017=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/26/89 21:39 Msg:3692 Call:20682 Lines:10
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179 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
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180 Ok, as soon as I get past my Compilers midterm (tomorrow), an assigned essay
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181 and an impromptu (Fri.), month end at work (AIIGHH! an avalanche of 8"
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182 floppies! (this wkend)), and some semantic actions on my compiler (Tues),
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183 I'll write up something... but I'm kinda new at this (writing about the Inn,
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184 that is) - are there any ground rules?
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185 Testing my ASCII text send... please ignore the next line:
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186 This i eto h mergency posting system- this is only a test.
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187 Hey, I don't think that worked.... milch, any suggestions?
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188 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ -swob "What fun is work if you can't gripe about it?"
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018=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/27/89 00:55 Msg:3693 Call:20688 Lines:9
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189 &*&*&*&*'s
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190 5.603 and counting.
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191
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192 Say, does anybody here know how to define custom charector seton IBM's?
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193 Or under Turbo Pascal 5?
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194
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195 An Astral Dreamer
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196 &*&*&*&*'s
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197
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019=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 04/27/89 17:32 Msg:3694 Call:20709 Lines:2
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198 %%%%%%%%%%%% THINGFISH %%%%%%%%%%%
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199 %%%%%%%%%% THINGFISH %%%%%%%%%%
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020=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/27/89 18:30 Msg:3695 Call:20710 Lines:3
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200
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201 Hovering at 5.606
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202
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021=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/27/89 20:15 Msg:3696 Call:20711 Lines:8
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203 )(*&)(*(*&)(*&&)(*&)(*
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204 ack, ack ack!!
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205
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206 I don' wanna writ' anyfing.
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207
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208 Da Mole
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209 )(**&)(*&&)(*&)**&&)(*&
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210
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022=Usr:4 Milchar 04/27/89 21:27 Msg:3697 Call:20715 Lines:5
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211 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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212 Swob: Not really. Just follow your own good sense and you'll do fine.
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213 AD: Got that Multi-user, multi-tasking operating system that only runs
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214 on 8088's ready yet? We're shipping tomorrow, you know.... :-)
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215 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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023=Usr:287 Ralph Steadman 04/27/89 22:52 Msg:3698 Call:20716 Lines:66
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216 {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
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217
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218
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219 :AMMMMMMMMMMMMA:
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220 :AMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMA:
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221 :AMMMMMMMMMHHHHHMMMMMMMMA:
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222 :AMHMMMMHHMHIHHIMMMHMMMMHHA:
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223 :AM'MMMMMMHHIHHHIMMMMMIMMHHHH:
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224 AM:IMMMMMHHIHIHHHIMMHHHHHHHHHH
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225 AMIIHMMMMMHIHHHiHHIHHHHHHHHHHHH:
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226 MMIHHMMMMMHHIHHHIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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227 AMMMMMHHHHHHI;;;;;;;IHHHI;;IHHHHH
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228 MMMMHIIII;:AMMMMA ,[[, HH
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229 MMMMHII; AW'''' :: HH
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230 IHHIHIII;:'' ,GFMF[ [MM[: IH
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231 AHHIHII;::': ;[P,[ ;; :::: IH
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232 IHHHIHII;;:: :[;: ;H
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233 AHHHHHII;;;:: : : [ : ;H
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235 IHHIIHL:[;;;: ; ;: '::: '; IH
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236 IHHIIHI:[;;: ::: ; ,,,, ' HH
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237 :IHHHIHHMMA;::: [;;"""[; AMI
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238 ;IHHHHIIHMM;: : : ;;[,,,,[; HHI
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239 IIHHMMHHIHHM;:: '"' AMHI
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240 IIHHMMHMHHIIIM;:: AMMHI
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241 IHHHMMHMHMHHHIHI;:: :AMMMHI
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242 IHHHMMMMHMMHHHII;;;;:: :,;; MMMHHI
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243 IHHHMMHHHHMMHHHI;:;;;;;; MMMIH'
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244 ;IHHMMHMMMMHFHHII MMMHH
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245 IHHMMHV;;:: HHIi;: : MMHHI
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246 IHHMV;;::: HHII;: : : MMHI;
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247 IHMV;;:: : HII;: :: MMI;
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248 :IHV;:: : 'HI: :: MM;
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249 IHV;:: : HA;: : '
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250 IV;:: : : II;: ;
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251 :IH;:: : III;: ;
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252 IH;;::: : ;;;I: ;
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253 HV;::: : : ';;;HI: '
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254 ;M;;:::: : ';;;HI: '
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255 MH;;:::: : ';;HI: ;
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256 IM;;;::: : :[; ';II: ;
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257 M;;;::: : : [;;,: ' : '
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024=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/27/89 23:08 Msg:3699 Call:20717 Lines:7
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282 &*&*&*&*'s
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283 Interesting art there. Multi-Tasking OS? on an 8088? should be done right after
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284 I find my true love. :-)
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285
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286 An Astral Dreamer
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287 &*&*&*&*'s
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288
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025=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/27/89 23:37 Msg:3700 Call:20719 Lines:17
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289 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
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290 Milch: Thanx, I'll do my best. But I'll have to think of a better name
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291 than swob for such posts.
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292 A question: (actually, a story and then a question)
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293 The other day in a writing class, we were giving comments on an anonymous
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294 essay. Instead of saying, "the author says, the author does, the author..."
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295 all the time, I resorted to the neutral pronoun 'he,' thinking it the most
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296 logical and best-sounding way to express my thoughts. The instructor took
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297 it to be sex-biased, possibly sexist. The question: how many people out
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298 there are actually offended by the use of 'he' as a neutral pronoun for
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299 people. Anybody know a better word? ('it' sounds a bit derogatory, no?
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300 'he or she' can do for once or twice in a paragraph, but is worse than
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301 'the author' in the long run)
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302 Just Curious... \ /
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303 8Q=####--- <--- dead cat
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304 / \
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305 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ -swob (A Self-Willed OBject) "Everybody must get cloned" -ST
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026=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/28/89 00:29 Msg:3701 Call:20723 Lines:47
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306
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307 &*&*&*&*'s
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308 I think 'they' is a good alternative. Or, just use she. I've seen some writters
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309 do that. Seems sort of strange at first, but what the hell. Women have had to
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310 put up with it, why should I complain?
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311
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312 I was dodling and the following is what I came up with, it is the opening
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313 scene to The second part of Patricks story. (Oh, swob. I use AZComm on its
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314 lowest text send speed. Just hit the 'Help' key and you'll see what I mean.)
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315
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316 A shadowy figure moved rapidly from stall to stall. Few noticed, and
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317 those that did smiled knowingly. The screaching of the SeaGulls that
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318 seamed to be everywhere was a constant reminder that the sea was near.
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319 One stall in particuler seemed to have drawn our furtive friend. As if out
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320 of nowhere he appeared in front of the propriator. "Brian sends his regards."
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321 The man was dressed in the simple yet functional dress that many of the
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322 Merchents seemed to prefer. "And?"
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323 "He has a request."
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324 "What will it be this time?"
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325 "Leaf of Cerium, no less then ten. Can you get it?"
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326 "I might, it will be expensive though."
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327 A hand came from under the dark robes and placed a money pouch down on
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328 the counter. "Will this be enough?"
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329 The merchent picked up the pouch and after examining its contents nodded
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330 in agrement. "Three weeks, no less."
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331 "I"ll be back in two."
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332 Their was an uncomfortable silence. Finaly the Merchant conceded. "Two
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333 it is."
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334 "Good day then." And like the wind he was gone.
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335 The alley he stood in was silent and deserted, the perfect place for
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336 a quick spell. He pulled a tiny vial from inside his cloak and after a
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337 moment of concentration through it on the ground. A billowing cloud of
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338 smoke enveloped him, and when it cleared he was gone.
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339 Back in his room Jos removed his cloak and emptied his pockets. He had
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340 done well, perhaps 10 gens if he disposed of everthing properly. And their
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341 was the bonus from Brian. A quit chime reminded him that it was time for
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342 dinner. If he didn"t get there soon the best places would be taken.
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343 The dark cloak and the furtivness were now gone and a young man,
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344 perhaps 17 was revealed. There was nothing outstanding about him,
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345 and during his walk nobody gave him a second glance.
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346
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347
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348 Thats all for now.
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349
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350 An Astral Dreamer
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351 &*&*&*&*'s
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352
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027=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 04/28/89 09:02 Msg:3702 Call:20726 Lines:14
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353 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | I'm Hav'n A Really Bad Dayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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354
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355 How 'bout instead of using 'he' 'she' or 'they' you make a sensible choice
|
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356 and use then word 'it'. After all, people are nothing more than about
|
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357 20 gallons of water and $5 worth of chemicals.
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358
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359 BTW, what does everyone here think about George "Mr. Invisible" Bush's plan
|
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360 to lease off the Oregon coast for oil drilling? I personally believe that
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361 such an action would fall under the individual state's jurisdiction and
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362 not be a power of the federal government. I also think we should deep-6
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363 every derrick they attempt to erect.
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364
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365 KKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Bankrupt Exxon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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366
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028=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 04/28/89 10:10 Msg:3703 Call:20728 Lines:4
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367 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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368 Is Mo' Wassir behind the plan to replace the Inn with a seven-11?
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369 I won't help him out. I'll post this kind of gibberish every time.
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370 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
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029=Usr:53 prince dragon 04/28/89 16:44 Msg:3704 Call:20732 Lines:3
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371 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.
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372 this was not a post.
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373 .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.
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030=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/28/89 18:08 Msg:3705 Call:20733 Lines:8
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374 &*&*&*&*'s
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375 I'm not sure who's behind this plot, but I suspect that certain NET
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376 operatives might be able to find out. I hope thats not a bulldozer I hear on
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377 the horizon.
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378
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379 An Astral Dreamer
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380 &*&*&*&*'s
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381
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031=Usr:287 Ralph Steadman 04/28/89 19:11 Msg:3706 Call:20734 Lines:30
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382 696969696969
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383
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384 GROUP SAYS REPORTS INCORRECT:-4/28/89
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385 Reports from Alaska have failed to get across the vast killing of wildlife
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386 or the enormous remaining risks to birds, animals and fish from the oil spill
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387 in Prince William Sound, a conservation group said Thursday. The Defenders of
|
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388 Wildlife said reports of 200 to 300 miles of beach contaminated by the 11
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389 million-gallon spill were inaccurate. Actual contamination: 1,000-2,000 miles.
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390
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391 EXXON CONTRIBUTES TO ALASKA:-4/28/89
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392 Exxon will give the Alaska Tourism Marketing Council and the Alaska
|
||
393 Visitor Association an estimated $10 million for a four-month print and TV
|
||
394 advertising and public relations campaign, reports Advertising Age. The
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||
395 effort, breaking May 1, will use TV spots from the council's current campaign.
|
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396 EXXON CREATES LITIGATION PANEL:-4/28/89
|
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397 The board of directors of the Exxon Corp. has created an independent
|
||
398 litigation committee to determine whether Exxon should file lawsuits against
|
||
399 any one or more of present or former employees or directors because of the
|
||
400 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Committee: Jess Hay, Sir Hector Laing and Philip E.
|
||
401 Lippincott. They are all non-employee directors of Exxon.
|
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402 SURVEY - PROFITABILITY DOWN:-4/28/89
|
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403 A survey by the American Petroleum Institute finds that despite increased
|
||
404 net income, the profitability of the leading U.S. oil companies lags behind
|
||
405 that of non-oil firms. API: Gain in income from refining and marketing
|
||
406 operations offset by decline in exploration and production earnings.
|
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407
|
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408 The Comedy continues, why is no one, except EXXON laughing?
|
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409
|
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410 696969696969696969
|
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411
|
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032=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 04/28/89 21:25 Msg:3707 Call:20738 Lines:7
|
||
412 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
413 The one that really pissed me off was the statement by the chairman of Exxon
|
||
414 "Go ahead and boycott Exxon. We will sell all of the gasoline we want to
|
||
415 this summer, and people will line up to buy it. A consumer boycott would
|
||
416 have no effect on us. We don't care about it at all."
|
||
417 What an arrogant bastard.
|
||
418 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][] Boycott Exxon!
|
||
033=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/28/89 23:56 Msg:3708 Call:20740 Lines:11
|
||
419 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
420
|
||
421 I predict he'll get his. People the far out from reality in high places ussualy
|
||
422 do.
|
||
423
|
||
424 To whomever posts the stuff between the 69's, thank you. It is hard for many
|
||
425 of us to keep up with such things.
|
||
426
|
||
427 An Astral Dreamer
|
||
428 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
429
|
||
034=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN 04/29/89 00:09 Msg:3709 Call:20742 Lines:13
|
||
430@#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$
|
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431@On May 12th around 10PM J.D.'s Place will be going down permanently.
|
||
432@
|
||
433@This is becauseI will be moving from Portland to Eugene during that
|
||
434@weekend. This is for personal reasons which are long and complex which I do
|
||
435@not wish to go into in the news.
|
||
436@
|
||
437@I apologize for the apparent suddeness of this decision, and for any
|
||
438@problems it might cause. The time I have spent running this system has been
|
||
439@a lot of fun, and I have mt many great people. I will miss you all.
|
||
440@
|
||
441@I do not know yet if I will be settig up my system in Eugene yet. I would
|
||
442@
|
||
035=Usr:4 Milchar 04/29/89 00:18 Msg:3710 Call:20743 Lines:12
|
||
443 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
444 To those following the cold-fusion experiments: The Friday 28 edition
|
||
445 of the Vanguard, PSU's school paper, has a front-page story about an
|
||
446 experiment on campus headed by Physics professor John Dash. 25 ml of heavy
|
||
447 water, platinum and palladium conductors, 2 watts of electrical power, and
|
||
448 a special electrolyte not used in the original Pons-F experiment produced
|
||
449 100 times the input energy. It lasted 10 seconds (the duration of the
|
||
450 current flow) and heated the water 6.5 degrees C in that time. No mention
|
||
451 of radiation is made, but the reported neutrons in other experiments are
|
||
452 difficult to detect. Now, all I want to know is, where can I buy
|
||
453 palladium stock?
|
||
454 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
036=Usr:26 Mohammed Wassir 04/29/89 08:51 Msg:3711 Call:20746 Lines:10
|
||
455 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
456
|
||
457 Gosh, I always get accused of stuff I don't do. Actually, I
|
||
458 had planned on replacing the Inn with an Albanian Burger King.
|
||
459 That way, the NET could have a Whopper on me.
|
||
460
|
||
461 Mohammed Wassir
|
||
462 <The Albanian Firebrand>
|
||
463
|
||
464 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
037=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN 04/29/89 11:22 Msg:3712 Call:20748 Lines:44
|
||
465 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$
|
||
466 System News
|
||
467 April 28th, 1989
|
||
468 11:30 PM
|
||
469
|
||
470 ********** IMPORTANT NOTICE! **********
|
||
471
|
||
472 On May 12th around 10PM J.D.'s Place will be going down permanently.
|
||
473
|
||
474 This is because I will be moving from Portland to Eugene during that
|
||
475 weekend. This is for personal reasons which are long and complex which I do
|
||
476 not wish to go into here.
|
||
477
|
||
478 I apologize for the apparent suddeness of this decision, and for any
|
||
479 problems it might cause. The time I have spent running this system has been
|
||
480 a lot of fun, and I have met many great people. I will miss you all.
|
||
481
|
||
482 I do not know yet if I will be setting up my system in Eugene yet. I would
|
||
483 like to, but other considerations must be attended to first. At the very
|
||
484 least it will be late summer or fall before J.D.'s Place again sees the
|
||
485 light of day, and maybe in a vastly altered form. When (if) this happens I
|
||
486 will be calling the Blue Parrot (661-3529) and Applephilia (591-8090) with
|
||
487 the information in case anyone would like to call long distance.
|
||
488
|
||
489 I would like it if somebody organized a Farewell To J.D.'s Place party. I
|
||
490 most certainly will not have the time to do so between now and the weekend
|
||
491 of the 13th. An optimum time would be the weekend of the 20th or the 27th.
|
||
492 Gino's comes to mind as a meeting place (it's traditional!) but that, too,
|
||
493 I will leave in the hands of whoever cares to organize it.
|
||
494
|
||
495 Finally, I would like to thank you great people for calling and
|
||
496 contributing to make this one of the finest systems Portland has ever seen.
|
||
497 I can only hope I will be able to do this well in Eugene. Thank you one and
|
||
498 all.
|
||
499
|
||
500 Hope to see you around sometime.
|
||
501
|
||
502 James Charles Lynn
|
||
503
|
||
504 a.k.a.
|
||
505
|
||
506 J.D. Silverman
|
||
507
|
||
508 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$
|
||
038=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/29/89 14:35 Msg:3713 Call:20751 Lines:8
|
||
509
|
||
510 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
511 Lurkus lurkus lurkus.
|
||
512
|
||
513 An Astral Dreamer
|
||
514
|
||
515 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
516
|
||
039=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/29/89 16:07 Msg:3714 Call:20753 Lines:10
|
||
517 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
|
||
518 AD: Thanx for the tip. I'll try a slower send speed.
|
||
519 All: Thanx for the input on pronouns. 'He' still *sounds* best to me,
|
||
520 but since saying 'it' and 'she' is more noticeable, perhaps it
|
||
521 makes a point. At least people will wonder why we don't have such
|
||
522 a pronoun.
|
||
523 Well, gots to go... lots to do today... oh, yeah, I almost forgot:
|
||
524
|
||
525 SAVE THE INN!
|
||
526 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ -swob
|
||
040=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 04/29/89 17:25 Msg:3715 Call:20755 Lines:11
|
||
527
|
||
528 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Bankrupt Exxon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
529
|
||
530 Perhaps if a boycott won't stop Exxon or make them accountable for their
|
||
531 blatant screwup (to put it lightly), a few bullets will.......
|
||
532
|
||
533 After all, with all the death in Alaska from the oil spill right now,
|
||
534 what's the demise of a few corporate executives more or less?
|
||
535
|
||
536 KKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Is A Man's Life Worth More Than Any Animal's???????
|
||
537
|
||
041=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/29/89 20:07 Msg:3716 Call:20759 Lines:4
|
||
538 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&(*
|
||
539 Lurk..
|
||
540 The Mole
|
||
541 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*(*&
|
||
042=Usr:4 Milchar 04/29/89 22:21 Msg:3717 Call:20766 Lines:32
|
||
542 ::: BGN CYBER-LINK: ID F78B:9EA1:C88D CODED: SEMAPHORE :::
|
||
543
|
||
544 Sem punched in, allowing the crisp edges of C-space to fill
|
||
545 his awareness. The grid lines pulsed brightly, carrying thousands
|
||
546 of transactions per second. Sem ignored them. He was after bigger
|
||
547 game.
|
||
548 Sem's fingers flew over his keyboard, and he moved. He moved
|
||
549 faster than fast-forward, his sensory input distorting for a moment.
|
||
550 He knew no one else in the matrix could move as fast. Speed aided the
|
||
551 ability to attack, and also made retreats possible. More slowly now,
|
||
552 he moved his matrix-analogue nearer his target. He dared go no closer,
|
||
553 or the ICE systems would lock on to him too soon.
|
||
554 Streched before him, some two clicks farther down the 5F7B:A8 line,
|
||
555 stood the Turing pyramid. The Turings were cyber-police, the watchdogs
|
||
556 of AI machines. Only so far would they allow machines to evolve, and no
|
||
557 farther. Every AI used an ANN (analog-neural-net) cube to provide the
|
||
558 base for intelligence. Turing registered every ANN and watched it.
|
||
559 Sem intended to make Turing forget about one.
|
||
560 Sem jacked out for a moment and reached for his cartridge. It
|
||
561 had taken weeks to construct it, taking the CPU time from over a
|
||
562 dozen systems to run the silicon-compiler. It was his program, but as
|
||
563 software it was too slow-- useless. Once translated into hardware
|
||
564 it was a weapon. He called it DiamondCutter.
|
||
565 Sem jacked back in, casually slotting DiamondCutter. Instantly,
|
||
566 the form of a ship materialized about his matrix-analogue, the heads-up
|
||
567 display targeting the Turing pyramid automatically. Several displays
|
||
568 winked on, controls formed out of nothing beneath his mental hands.
|
||
569 Sem checked the information, noting green lights over each display.
|
||
570 Easy. He knew it would be easy. Turing didn't have a chance.
|
||
571
|
||
572 ::: END CYBER-LINK: RUN TIME 00:10:45 CODED: SEMAPHORE :::
|
||
573
|
||
043=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/29/89 23:05 Msg:3718 Call:20768 Lines:38
|
||
574 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
575 Lurking mostly.
|
||
576 Impromptu story follows.
|
||
577
|
||
578 The wizard in the window.
|
||
579
|
||
580 The wizard in the window stared at me as if with its eyes it could know
|
||
581 all that transpired within my mind. Its clay hand held above its head an orb,
|
||
582 in which I could see a tiny round replica of my face reflected. I fixated on
|
||
583 that for a moment, imagining myself as actually being that size. I'd probably
|
||
584 see eye to eye with the tiny statue.
|
||
585
|
||
586 I looked down at the price tag, 35$. It was a heck of a lot of money for
|
||
587 a lump of clay and a tiny bit of crystal... Why not? And so I walked in and
|
||
588 bought it. The sales lady was a bit uptight, as I insisted that I had to have
|
||
589 the one in the window. I offered an extra 5 for her trouble and she decided tha
|
||
590 t perhaps it was worth her time. It was wrapped and bagged and I was out of the
|
||
591 store. Total transaction time, 5 minutes.
|
||
592
|
||
593 I looked around at the other shops in the small mall, but saw nothing
|
||
594 interesting. Time to find the car and drive home. I knew just the spot for
|
||
595 my new purchase... I nearly hit the neighbors cat coming into the drivway,
|
||
596 Boris was its name, but the way it always seemed to be nearly underwheel made
|
||
597 me think that chicken was more appropriate. Stop the car, pull out the stereo
|
||
598 and lock the door. Ah, the joys of modern living.
|
||
599
|
||
600 I noticed that the grass was dying, I'd have to look at the sprinkler
|
||
601 controls again, They don't even make the things they didn't used to make the
|
||
602 way they used to make them. Up the stairs and to the door. Insert key, yea the
|
||
603 same old routine. Flipping the light switch by the door brought my living room
|
||
604 to elumination, and also served to remind me that it was time to vacume again,
|
||
605 but my new purchase was heavy under my arm. I'd always thought the mantle of
|
||
606 the fire place looked a little bare, so after unwraping my purchase I filled
|
||
607 that naging hole.
|
||
608
|
||
609 An Astral Dreamer
|
||
610 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
611
|
||
044=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 04/30/89 15:49 Msg:3719 Call:20781 Lines:6
|
||
612 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | This is not a lurkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
|
||
613
|
||
614 Hmmmmm. This is my third call with the system still at only line 611. So,
|
||
615 where'd everyone go?
|
||
616
|
||
617 KKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | It isn't a message either thoughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
|
||
045=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/30/89 19:43 Msg:3720 Call:20785 Lines:8
|
||
618 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
619 Good question. The lurk to post ration is taking a heck of a beating folks. Ig
|
||
620 If this keeps up the bulldozers might be here any day.
|
||
621
|
||
622
|
||
623 An Astral Dreamer. (Fill the disk! Fill the disk! (Being subliminal again.))
|
||
624 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
625
|
||
046=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 04/30/89 20:32 Msg:3721 Call:20787 Lines:4
|
||
626 ******************************************************************
|
||
627 Hmmm, so that's what Mohammad Wassir did with all them little furry
|
||
628 animals, he open up Bugger King franchises.
|
||
629 ******************************************************************
|
||
047=Usr:4 Milchar 04/30/89 20:47 Msg:3722 Call:20788 Lines:5
|
||
630 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
631 M.W.: Better be careful, the A.S.P.C.A. isn't as soft as it used to be-
|
||
632 now they're lugging semi-automatic weapons to deal with people who
|
||
633 exploit small rodents....
|
||
634 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
048=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 04/30/89 20:57 Msg:3723 Call:20789 Lines:6
|
||
635 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
|
||
636 Excuse me, but could someone please direct me to Wimbledon? I'm from out
|
||
637 of town (planet Skyron, galaxy of Andromeda, actually).
|
||
638 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ -Blancmange (a self-willed object)
|
||
639 ^^^^another blatant attempt to save the Inn from Convenience Store Hell.
|
||
640
|
||
049=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 04/30/89 21:47 Msg:3724 Call:20791 Lines:24
|
||
641 KKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Well well welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
|
||
642
|
||
643 Here is an ordinary bbs. It spends every ordinary day of its ordinary
|
||
644 existance doing absolutely nothing. That is why our show is not about it,
|
||
645 but is rather about this little inn over here. Yes, this quaint little pub
|
||
646 sitting there peacefully, with no idea that it is about to enter the land
|
||
647 of 7-11's from hell!
|
||
648
|
||
649 If'n any of you watch Montigue Anaconda's Levitating Burlesque every
|
||
650 Saturday night (I know you're out there, I can see your beady little eyes
|
||
651 peeking through the shrubbery), this may sound familiar.
|
||
652
|
||
653
|
||
654 Angus Podgorny vs. John McEnroe live tonight.
|
||
655
|
||
656 ^
|
||
657 /|\
|
||
658 |
|
||
659
|
||
660 The Above Is Not A Paid Announcement. We forced Them To Say It.
|
||
661
|
||
662 >R
|
||
663
|
||
664 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Smurf In Range... FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
050=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/30/89 22:17 Msg:3725 Call:20792 Lines:27
|
||
665
|
||
666 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
667 (More impromptu story telling follows.)
|
||
668
|
||
669 After dinner I sat down to read the paper. Death, violence and
|
||
670 advertisments all lept out at me. Somtimes it just seems better to avoid
|
||
671 finding out what the rest of the world is doing. After flipping through the
|
||
672 22 chanels I have the dubious houner of recieving I decided it was time to do
|
||
673 some reading. Somthing light and entertaining I thought. I looked at my to
|
||
674 be read shelf and spoted a book by Piers Anthony that I had been wanting to
|
||
675 read. Another of his Xanth series. Always good fodder for an evenings
|
||
676 entertainment.
|
||
677
|
||
678 Some two hours later I had made my way through most of the book. It was
|
||
679 a familer story, but as usual t execution was superb. I caught a movement out
|
||
680 of the corner of my eye. I looked over at the fireplace, looked away and then
|
||
681 looked back again. The clay mage was dancing. twirling about and tosing his
|
||
682 crystal ball into the air. This went on for several minutes while I sat there
|
||
683 slack jawed. Then with a final florish he turned to me, smiled and disapered.
|
||
684
|
||
685 The next day I went back to the little shop in the mall. And there in the
|
||
686 window was the clay mage. I wasn't sure if it was the same one untill it
|
||
687 winked at me.
|
||
688
|
||
689 An Astral Dreamer
|
||
690 &*&*&*&*'s
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691
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051=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 04/30/89 23:00 Msg:3726 Call:20794 Lines:25
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692 )*(&()*&()*&()*&()*&()*&)(*&)(*&(*)()*&)(*&(*)&
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693 LURK ALERT!!! LURK ALERT!!! WHOOP! WHOOP!
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694
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695 Incoming 7-11,
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696 Shields Sulu, Lock on Phasers..
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697
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698 Fire Checkov!
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699
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700 We missed capten.
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701
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702 The 7-11 seems to be unharmed captain. It seems to be radiating
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703 energy, but I can`t locate the source.
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704
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705 Fire Photon Torpedos!!
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706
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707 Torpedos Fired, Captain.
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708
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709 Captain, the torpedos missed.
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710
|
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711 . . .
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712
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713 Only your posting will fight off the 7-11.
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714
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715 The Mole
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716 )*(&(*)&()*&)(*&()*&()*&()*&()*&()*&(*&(*&
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052=Usr:233 molusk the crab 04/30/89 23:54 Msg:3727 Call:20795 Lines:9
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717 **********************************
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718 Lurking I am. Be all that you can
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719 be. Spenall of your time in
|
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720 contemplation.
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721 **********************************
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722
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723 bye
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724
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725
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053=Usr:7 Leonard Erickson 05/01/89 00:26 Msg:3728 Call:20796 Lines:1
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726@test
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054=Usr:29 The Bard 05/01/89 00:29 Msg:3729 Call:20797 Lines:48
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727 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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728 A figure has slipped into the Inn and has been sitting unobtrusively in
|
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729 a dark corner. Now realizing that the denizens need something to take their
|
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730 minds off their troubles, he decides a song is in order. Say one that will
|
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731 remind them that everything is not always what it seems.
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732 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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733 Red as Blood
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734 (words & music: Cecilia Eng)
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735
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736 Mirror, mirror on the wall
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737 Cannot see my face at all
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738 My lips are red as the blood I crave
|
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739 My hair as black as an empty grave
|
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740 As my cold arms around you go
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741 Admire my skin as white as snow
|
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742 I've a coffin for my bed
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743 And a piece of earth to lay my head
|
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744 CHORUS: For I shun the bright sun
|
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745 Snow White is my name
|
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746 And I am the night one
|
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747 As cold as the grave
|
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748 Stu`mother Queen you fear me well
|
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749 The mirror answers to your spell
|
||
750 But Father loves his daughter best
|
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751 He'll not believe what you have guessed
|
||
752 So best you learn to live in fear
|
||
753 And keep your cross and bible near
|
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754 For if I catch you unagare
|
||
755 I'll drink your life, I'll drain you bare
|
||
756 Chorus
|
||
757 Huntsman seeks to end my life
|
||
758 With cucifix and prayer and knife
|
||
759 His eyes stare now from lifeless face
|
||
760 He met his death in my embrace
|
||
761 I walk these woods at ~ight, undead
|
||
762 My mother's crown upon my head
|
||
763 I'll bleed this land eternally
|
||
764 Stepmother Witch come challenge me
|
||
765 For I shun the bright sun
|
||
766 Snow White is my name
|
||
767 And I am the night one
|
||
768 As cold0as the grave
|
||
769 As cold as the grave
|
||
770
|
||
771
|
||
772 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||
773 I'm told that this is based on a Tanith Lee story of the same name...
|
||
774 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||
055=Usr:"87 Balph Steadman 05/01/89 12:45 Msg:3730 Call:20802 Lines:100
|
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775 696969696969
|
||
776
|
||
777 Science Con Fusion by Robert Fried
|
||
778 Science is in trouble. Big trouble. And it's all because of a couple of
|
||
779 scientists in Utah who simply refuse to follow the rules. They believe that
|
||
780 they have created atomic fusion in a jar, and a few other researchers now
|
||
781 think they're right. If they are, we may have a curcu of very cheap energy,
|
||
782 but science as we know it may be done for.
|
||
783 How have these people endangered science? To put it bluntly, they may
|
||
784 have started a movement toward science on the cheap. No more multi-million
|
||
785 dollar physics0labs, no more huge government grants to look into the long term
|
||
786 effects of exposure to neutrinos, no more super colliders. Scientific research
|
||
787 may be moving into a jar. Future requests for large grants may see
|
||
788 foundations questioni~g whether a few hundred dollars for some heavy water and
|
||
789 a few palladium rods might not be enough. No? Well then, how about trying
|
||
790 some other kind of rod? Have you looked into the possibility of using rhodium
|
||
791 rods? Why not?
|
||
792 If dhese upstarts had any consideration at all for their colleagues, they
|
||
793 would have hidden their jar in a mass of stainless steel and surrounded it
|
||
794 with rooms full of sophisticated electronics. That's the least they could
|
||
795 have done.
|
||
'96 0 Yes, it's possible that it may all blow over, even if we do end up with
|
||
797 an almost limitless source of energy for twenty bucks. Maybe the government
|
||
798 and foundations will treat the whole thing as an exception to the rule, and
|
||
799 maybe0they'll go on investing their millions in research. Maybe.
|
||
800 But don't count on it.
|
||
801 At this very moment, there may be scientists waiting in the wings with
|
||
802 other shoestring discoveries, biding their time until the furor over fusion0
|
||
80# disappears. As you read this, there may be thousands of disgruntled graduate
|
||
804 students in their labs trying dumb experiments with foam hamburger boxes,
|
||
805 orange crates, mailing tubes, and water guns, hoping against hope that they
|
||
806 will come up with antigravity, perpetual motion, time travel, teleportation,
|
||
807 or a cure for cancer.
|
||
808 Hamburger boxes? Yes, hamburger boxes. You know, those foam boxes that
|
||
809 are hinged on one edge. Some smart kid may decide to take a closer lok at
|
||
810 the orange residue left in the box weeks after the removal of his
|
||
811 cheeseburger. His nimble mind might wonder why the leftover cheese has
|
||
812 apparently not been attacked by mold. Look out cancer, here it comes -- the
|
||
813 Big Mac Effect.
|
||
814 Oh yes, it would be very nice if a graduate student happened on the Big Ma
|
||
815 breakthrough, but after cheap fusion, a 99-cent cancer cure would totally
|
||
816 destroy the scientific establishment.
|
||
817 Silly? Yes, indeed. As silly as a jar full of water and a couple of
|
||
818 metal rods.
|
||
819 ------------------------------
|
||
820 This is Number 174 in a series of articles designed to explain the world to
|
||
821 those who plan to live there and to visitors alike.
|
||
822 ------------------------------
|
||
823 Watch It by Robert Fried
|
||
824 Cows like to watch television. In a study several years ago, cows were
|
||
825 shown to produce more milk when they had television available in the barn, so
|
||
826 the conclesion0was that they enjoyed it.
|
||
827 Aside from the question of why the researchers decided to set up a TV in
|
||
828 the barn, there is nothing at all interesting in the project. After all,
|
||
829 people enjoy watching television too. It should be more0inturesting that
|
||
830 people watch television, b ecause under close questioning, even cows will
|
||
831 admit that they are stupid animals. Humans don't like to admit that they are
|
||
832 stupid. In fact, they will go to great lengths to avoid looking stupid. Hmm.
|
||
833 On reflection, perhaps someone caught a few humans watching TV in the barn,
|
||
834 and perhaps they decided to explain their behavior by claiming to be
|
||
835 performing research, and perhaps other people believed them. Yes, that's
|
||
836 pocsible.
|
||
837 The fact is that people will watch almost anything. The most significant
|
||
838 difference between the Gilligan's Island of yesterday and the Alf of today is
|
||
839 that Gilligan was more intelligent. But it shouldn't be surprising that
|
||
840 people watch those shows when one considers that they have been enraptured for
|
||
841 years by the spectacle of Mr. and Mrs. America buying deodorant on The Price
|
||
842 Is Right.
|
||
843 Television is, to be sure, a special case. It is, after all, an oasis of
|
||
844 brightness in an otherwise drab and lifeless room. No matter how frayed the
|
||
845 curtains become or how much dust builds up on the coffee table, the screen
|
||
846 radiates excitement.
|
||
847 Some people can't take the excitement, of coubse. But that doesn't mean
|
||
848 that they are immune. The literature has reported cases of people who watch
|
||
849 fish. These poor souls buy huge tanks, fill them with water, rocks, and fi
|
||
850 sh, then sit and stare for hours. One might imagine that watching a little
|
||
851 yellow fish swim back and forth for a few minutes would be enough for anyone,
|
||
852 but one would be wrong.
|
||
853 You wouldn't have been surprised to learn that human beings can spend
|
||
854 their time watching guppies if you knuw arout the pancakes.
|
||
855 Pancakes. You know, those spongy things that you brown on a griddle,
|
||
856 then have to drown in corn syrup before they will slide down your throat.
|
||
857 Right, those pancakes. At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, special `olice had to
|
||
858 be hired to keep the crowds of people from crushing each other while trying to
|
||
859 watch a lady make pancakes. The Betty Crocker Company has a photograph of a
|
||
860 crowd watching a short-order cook making pancakes eleven years earliub than
|
||
861 that. Come to think of it, how surprising is it that people would watch
|
||
862 someone make pancakes when you find out that someone else spent their time
|
||
863 watching the people who were watching?
|
||
864 Human beings will watch pancakes browning, fish swimming, pizza dough
|
||
865 stretching, balloons rising, snow falling, baseball, ant farms, The Price Is
|
||
866 Right, and cows. If we can tear our eyes away for a few moments, we might want
|
||
867 to re-evaluate the comparative intelligence of sows0and people.
|
||
868 No, maybe not.
|
||
869 ------------------------------
|
||
870 This is Number 175 in a series of articles designed to explain the world to
|
||
871 those who plan to live there and to visitors alike.
|
||
872 ------------------------------
|
||
873 ...and there are those who call Computer Bulletin Board Systems and read the
|
||
874 postings.....
|
||
056=Usr:131 THE VISION 05/01/89 15:38 Msg:3731 Call:20804 Lines:16
|
||
875 __________________________________T_H_E__V_I_S_I__ON__O______________________
|
||
876
|
||
877 Lots going on here. Good too. The above #174 article is excellent. Made
|
||
878 me crack up out loud. Great stuff. Let's see some more! Well I posted in
|
||
879 an effort to save this Inn from becoming a 7-11 (from what I've read). I
|
||
880 know very little about all this talk but it is very funny. Lots of good
|
||
881 action going on here it seems people coming back who have been gone for
|
||
882 awhile. It's great! Later--for now. Hey AD.. haven't talked for awhile.
|
||
883 0 Anything new going on with you lately? How're you feeling?
|
||
884
|
||
885 _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_
|
||
886
|
||
887 __T_H_E__V_I_S_I_O_N__
|
||
888
|
||
889 0 0 3:45 15pm 5/1/89
|
||
890
|
||
057=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/01/89 18:12 Msg:3732 Call:20807 Lines:3
|
||
891
|
||
892 A lurking I will go, A lurking I will go...
|
||
893
|
||
058=Usr:4 Milchar 05/01/89 20:01 Msg:3733 Call:20808 Lines:7
|
||
894 +;+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
895 Bard- your taste in music never ceases to amaze. Interesting viewpoint
|
||
896 expressed in the song I must say.
|
||
897 And now, the number you have all been waiting for: 5.575! Yes, it0ceemc
|
||
898 that 7.11-dom is retreating, all due to the help of those Innklings
|
||
899 willing to contribute.
|
||
900 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
059=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 05/01/89 20:13 Msg:3734 Call:20809 Lines:&
|
||
901 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Whatcha doin Smeagol?????????????????????????
|
||
902
|
||
903 Just to lower the Lurk to Post ratio, I have decided to post this message.
|
||
904 Now aren't I a nice guy?
|
||
905
|
||
906 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | SNEAKIN"'!!!!!1!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
060=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/01/89 21:05 Msg:3735 Call:20811 Lines:6
|
||
907 ***************************************************************************
|
||
908 Take that! And That! Arghh! Pounce! Jab! Parry! Thrust!
|
||
9090Dhat'll teach you you $%$#%$# 7-11's Now stay away from the Inn and
|
||
910 never show your face again!
|
||
911 **************************************************************************
|
||
061=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 05/01/89 21:41 Msg:3736 Call:20813 Lines:6
|
||
913 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
|
||
914 "Hey, you!" "Yeah, YOU! the one in the 7-11 cap!" "Can't you *READ*?"
|
||
915 "Right there, above your head! The sign clearly says that any and all
|
||
916 convenience store employees may be shot ON SIGHT!"
|
||
917 "sheesh! some peo`|e!"
|
||
918 */*/*/*/*/*/*/ -swob (A Self-Willed Orange Blancmange) /~~~\
|
||
062=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 05/01/89 22:04 Msg:3737 Call:20814 Lines:11
|
||
919 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Hmmmmm. Line noise. Fascinatingggggggggggggg
|
||
920@
|
||
921@Wow, two whole posts in just two hours
|
||
922
|
||
923 Well, two whole new posts in the last two hours. Fairly good. We can do
|
||
924 better though.
|
||
925
|
||
926 As an added incentive, I will personally read every post you write here.
|
||
927 (I know, so what?)
|
||
928
|
||
929 KKKKKKK[KKurfur Redlig | Klingons off the starboard bough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
063=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/01/89 23:56 Msg:3738 Call:20816 Lines:49
|
||
930 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
931
|
||
932 Gee, Even mine? :-). Yes folks, the lurk ratio is heading down. But remember,
|
||
933 only yoe can keep this trend going.
|
||
934
|
||
935 Another attempt at impromptu story telling follows.
|
||
936
|
||
937 It was one of those warm summer days that writers seem so fond of writting
|
||
938 about. I sat in the living room watching TV. Fred and thu ga~g were doing
|
||
939 their thing. Suddenly by brother burst in through the front door. He looked
|
||
940 a little wild eyed, and right away I knew somthing was wrong. Being the oldest
|
||
941 I knew I'd better try to get a handle on the situation. He ran back into the
|
||
942 kitchen, I followed.
|
||
943
|
||
944 "Whats wrong?"
|
||
945 "The Clubhouse, it's on fire! Grab some milk jugs and fill them with
|
||
946 water!"
|
||
947
|
||
948 I didn't have time for questions, the 'clubhouse' was a big hole in an
|
||
949 open field covered with boards. Surronding those boards was dry grass, and
|
||
950 beyond that, on two sides was the begining of a duplex. We filled a couple of
|
||
951 water jugs each and ran out the door and up the road. I Don't think I had
|
||
952 ever ran that fast before, the thought of eight or nine house going up in
|
||
953 smoke really scared me.
|
||
954
|
||
955 By the time we got there the flames were leaping up six or seven feet.
|
||
956 we emptied the jugs out, but it didn't seem to do much good. A couple f
|
||
957 my brothers friends were there as well. We started to throw dirt down into the
|
||
958 pit and did our best to keep the flames down.
|
||
959
|
||
960 More story telling later.
|
||
961
|
||
962 Vision, I'm feeling sort of indiferent right now. I'm goi~g hme this
|
||
963 weedend to help my mom and brother go through a lot of stuff that has been
|
||
964 in storage for a long time. I still havn't reconciled myself to the whole
|
||
965 thing. This is only my second experience with the death of somebody I knew,
|
||
)66 and the first with a family member. There will always be a whole in my li,
|
||
967 but I will continue to live and grow. In one of my last conversations with
|
||
968 my father he told me how important it was to finish school. I guess he was
|
||
969 proud of me being in College, and I'm sort of glad he never found out how
|
||
970 badly I've been doing recently in school. For both he and I, I will someday
|
||
971 get my degree. He came so close, withing one term, but didn't quite make it.
|
||
972
|
||
973 Well, don't let me0dampen the mood. One of the things I realy enjoy is
|
||
974 conversing with everybody on this board.
|
||
975
|
||
976 An Astral Dreamer
|
||
977 &*&*&*&*'s
|
||
978
|
||
064=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 05/02/89 12:53 Msg:3739 Call:20824 Lines:11
|
||
979 [][][][][][][][][M[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
980 I am glad to see that we are in no danger of having a seven-11 take us
|
||
981 over this week. I hope to add to the post ratio, to keep it from going.
|
||
982 I am curious as to how many people here frequent Blue Parrot and JD's
|
||
983 Place, as well as here. I am at least one, and I think I have seen
|
||
984 Nighty in all three places, and JD, of course.
|
||
985 If you go to all places, leave a note here, just with the name you use
|
||
986 here. (Don't give youb alder egos away!)
|
||
987 Whatever happpened to the mole?
|
||
988 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
|
||
989
|
||
065=Usr:70 Kurfur Redlig 05/02/89 17:26 Msg:3740 Call:20830 Lines:10
|
||
990 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | Gxoah1 I Got Vertigo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
||
991
|
||
992 Sure gives you vertigo when you're all the way down here on the
|
||
993 bottom and look all the way up to thetop of the disk.
|
||
994
|
||
995 Nifty, only five lines remaining. Now, I could either write a *very*
|
||
996 short story, or I could just fill the disk with whatever comes to my
|
||
997 mind (but that could take a while, my having so few original thoughts!.
|
||
998
|
||
999 KKKKKKKKKKKurfur Redlig | This is the end. There aint no moreeeeeeeeeeeeeee
|