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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$If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
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2$************************* 23 APR 90 **************************************
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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 04/23/90 22:08 Msg:5172 Call:28707 Lines:3
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20 Look down if you would know how high you stand.
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21 Old Yiddish proverb --
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22 ****************************************************
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003=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/23/90 22:20 Msg:5173 Call:28708 Lines:1
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23 &*&*&*&*'s
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004=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 04/23/90 22:22 Msg:5174 Call:28709 Lines:5
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24 Ha! top of the disk.
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25
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26 An Astral Dreamer
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27 &*&*&*&*'s
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005=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 04/24/90 10:03 Msg:5176 Call:28714 Lines:1
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29 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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006=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 04/24/90 10:10 Msg:5177 Call:28716 Lines:165
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30 Green Marketing April 1990
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31 Green marketing is sweeping the country. Marketers discovered there is
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32 money to be made by wrapping products in environmental claims. The not-so-
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33 subtle message is: "Buy our products and help save the world."
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34
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35 WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GREEN MARKETING PITCHES?
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36 Laundry detergent boxes proudly proclaim they are made from recycled paper.
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37 Trash bags claim to be degradable. A grocery chain touts its private label
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38 cooking spray as environmentally friendly because it has no
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39 chlorofluorocarbons - blamed for eating a hole in the Earth's protective ozone
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40 layer. A half dozen oil companies this year introduced in limited test markets
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41 premium gasolines formulated to reduce emissions.
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42
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43 ARE CONSUMERS INFLUENCED BY A COMPANY'S ENVIRONMENTAL STANCE?
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44 Three of every four Americans said a company's environmental reputation
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45 affects what they buy, according to a poll conducted last summer for the
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46 Michael Peters Group in New York.
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47
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48 WHAT IS THIS TREND DOING TO THE ADVERTISING MARKET?
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49 Expect more advertising appealing to environmental concerns. For several
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50 years, the American Marketing Association's theme has been that marketing
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51 makes a good life better. This year, the sub-theme was green marketing, said
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52 Jeff Heilbrunn, president of the Chicago-based trade association. "Marketing
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53 reflects society, and they are saying at this moment that they want these
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54 things," he said.
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55
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56 WHAT DOES GREEN MARKETING MEAN IN CONSUMER COSTS?
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57 This heightened corporate interest in the environment comes at a price to
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58 consumers, experts say. Because consumers are willing to pay more, prices of
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59 some products have gone up with the addition of an environmental label, though
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60 the product might not cost more to manufacture. In some industries, increased
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61 environmental regulation and public protests caused prices to jump.
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62
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63 ARE COMPANIES CONCERNED WITH MISLEADING CLAIMS?
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64 "I fear exploitation," said Mary Ellen Burris, spokeswoman for Wegmans
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65 Food Markets, a New York chain, explaining that misleading claims would erode
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66 consumer confidence.
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67
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68 HAS GREEN MARKETING RESULTED IN CONFUSING LABELING?
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69 Yes. And some companies are backing off their claims. Mobil Chemical Co.,
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70 for example, is deleting the "degradable" labels on its Hefty plastic bags
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71 because of "the growing confusion about the meaning and value of
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72 degradability," spokesman Allen Gray said. The composition of the bags will
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73 remain the same.
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74
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75 WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH MOBIL'S CLAIM?
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76 Mobil began making its plastic bags with an additive that speeds the bags'
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77 decomposition when exposed to sunlight. But in a landfill, where most bags end
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78 up, very little actually degrades.
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79
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80 ARE MOST GREEN MARKETING CLAIMS TRUTHFUL?
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81 Some environmental claims cannot be substantiated, while others are
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82 overstated and misleading because no government agency or trade association
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83 regulates or defines environmental labeling. Too many environmental claims are
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84 more sizzle than steak, said Edwin S. Rothschild, energy and environmental
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85 policy director of Citizen Action group in the District of Columbia. "A lot of
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86 companies are claiming things about their products that are not true," he
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87 said.
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88
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89 HOW ABOUT SHELL'S NEW PREMIUM GAS CLAIM?
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90 Shell's new premium gasoline, SU2000E, is better than its previous
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91 gasolines, but only marginally, Rothschild said. "The company spent more time
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92 preparing its marketing and advertising than in preparing the gasoline," he
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93 said. "People shouldn't get the idea that they will have clean air after
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94 burning the stuff" in their vehicles.
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95
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96 WHAT HAVE SOME OTHER COMPANIES BEEN DOING IN TERMS OF LABELING?
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97 Wal-Mart last summer launched a program that includes tagging merchandise
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98 that is environmentally friendly. For example, Ivory Snow laundry detergent
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99 and Charmin toilet tissue are tagged for their packaging made of recycled
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100 material. The chain asked suppliers to offer more recycled or recyclable
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101 products, said spokeswoman Jane Arend, but she said Wal-Mart would not boycott
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102 an uncooperative vendor. Additionally, Wal-Mart uses only paper bags in its
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103 stores, has a recycling program at its company headquarters in Bentonville,
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104 Ark., and is testing in-store recycling centers.
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105
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106 ARE THERE ANY COMPANIES WHO HAVE SHUNNED LABELING?
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107 Wegmans Food Markets will not mark or identify environmental products on
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108 its shelves. "We want to be very cautious of the claims. New information is
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109 developing daily," spokeswoman Burris said. Marketing is the quickest and most
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110 visible response to consumer interest, but more meaningful developments take
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111 longer and are not always as noticeable, she said, citing the efforts of
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112 orange juice producer Tropicana.
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113
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114 WHAT HAS TROPICANA DONE?
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115 The Florida company is redesigning its juice jugs so that only one type of
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116 plastic resin is used, rather than layers of different resins. This allows the
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117 jugs to be recycled more easily. In Tropicana's case, the plastic will make it
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118 back to shelves as motor oil containers.
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120 ARE AMERICANS READY TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL SACRIFICES?
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121 Despite growing public interest in the environment, "it remains to be seen
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122 whether Americans are ready to make the sacrifice, pocketbook-wise ad
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123 convenience-wise," said Heilbrunn of the American Marketing Association. But
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124 as long as consumers express an interest in the environment, green marketing
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125 is here to stay. Said Rothchild: Corporations can read the polls as well as
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126 anyone else.
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127 ===========================================================================
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128 DEBATE - EARTH DAY 1990: USA TODAY'S OPINION:
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129 If all goes as hoped, 100 million people will gather Sunday in 140
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130 countries ... The occasion is Earth Day 1990 ... The people of the United
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131 States dished out $1 trillion over two decades in taxes and higher prices to
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132 make things right. ... Today, fixing the environment is no longer just a
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133 problem for one city, or one region, or even one nation. It is a problem for
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134 the world.
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135
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136 OTHER VIEWS:
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137 THOMAS DEGREGORI, economist at the University of Houston: Earth Day
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138 reflects legitimate concerns about environmental problems. Unfortunately, it
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139 is being used as a "consciousness-raising" vehicle for an action agenda
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140 detrimental to the well-being of Earth's inhabitants. ... Earth Day advocates
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141 express concerns we all share, but it would be folly to follow their
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142 prescriptions.
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143
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144 PATRICK COX, associate policy analyst for the Competitive Enterprise
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145 Institute: The Earth Day mentality is not only shallow and uninformed, it
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146 wastes resources on festivities and posturing that could have been put to good
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147 use solving real environmental problems.
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148
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149 PETER DYKSTRA, Greenpeace: "Companies are using concern for the environment
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150 as a marketing tool to sell pollution. Instead of cleaning up their act, they
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151 are cleaning up their PR by wrapping themselves in the green flag."
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152
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153 WILLIAM REILLY, EPA administrator: "This country has a lot of work to do to
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154 cut down the pollution we produce."
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155
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156 CAMANCHE, IOWA, Juleen Barrows, 56, bank teller: I have not done a lot for
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157 the environment because I don't know how I can help. In our community, there
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158 is very little talk about the environment. I think it will take time before
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159 everyone gets together. Businesses and individuals must get involved. I hope
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160 that Earth Day will get people concerned.
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161
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162 TOLEDO, OHIO, Evelyn Hayes, 44, factory worker: The environment is a top
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163 concern. I am concerned about my kids and their kids. Whatever we can do now
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164 will help them later. I try to help by separating my trash for recycling.
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165 There are other issues, like the air quality, which affect everyone. Chemical
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166 plants must do their share to clean up the air.
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167
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168 ARLINGTON, TEXAS, John Jesme, 29, electronic technician: I realize that we
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169 abuse our planet, and I worry about my children and their future. I try to
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170 live in areas with less pollution for the health of my family. We are not
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171 planning anything special for Earth Day. You just can't set aside one day for
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172 the Earth. You've got to do it own a continuous basis.
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173
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174 BROOKLYN, N.Y., Robert Chan, 52, retired motorman: We should have started
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175 this recycling business a long time ago. The problems with the ozone layer
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176 could have been avoided. We sort our trash for recycling. I know that a
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177 miracle is not going to happen overnight. But all people must do their part.
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178
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179 SEATTLE, WASH., John Thorp, 47, school principal: We have got to do
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180 something to change this around for the welfare of the collective society.
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181 Many people have difficulty looking down the road. The environmental movement
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182 is doing a lot to counter the "me mentality," which is why I support the
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183 movement. This issue really needs to be a global concern.
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184
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185 HIGHLAND PARK, Debbie Lyman, 30, homemaker: I am a member of Greenpeace, so
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186 I'm aware of what is going on with our environment. I am mainly concerned
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187 about the children. The Earth was here for us. I just hope it will be there
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188 for them. I worry about air pollution, the ozone, and the future of our
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189 wetlands, which is home for many animals.
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190
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191 So, now that Earth Day 1990 has come and gone, what are YOU doing
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192 for the environment???
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193 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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007=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 04/24/90 14:49 Msg:5178 Call:28718 Lines:23
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195 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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196 Just thought I'd let everyone know that TWIN PEAKS is currently KILLING Cheers
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197 in the ratings, swiping almost 1/3rd of the Cheers audience and earning almost
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198 equal ratings. Not bad for a first time show on ABC against such an old
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199 standby. Especially when that old standby has all the earmarks of a hit..
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200 being themeless, plotless, free from character development, and full of lots
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201 of good old American SEX!!!
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202
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203 What am I doing to support the memory of Earth Day?? I'm trying not to say
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204 much, to prevent global warming...
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205
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206 So, in closing...
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207
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208 'Citizens of Imar,'
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209 'Go to the Valley of Visions,'
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210 'Where the Slain are Not Slain by the Sword,'
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211 'And in the Darkness, Where it is lightest,'
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212 'There you Shall Find A Door...'
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213
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214 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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216 Then again...
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008=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 04/24/90 15:57 Msg:5179 Call:28721 Lines:5
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218 Computer for sale. Hundai X.T. compatable with #20. Meg. hard drive monochrome
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219 monitor, printer,accent speech synthesizer and screen reader program and more.
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220 CAll 235-xxxx for more detals. Tnx.. from Wesley Smith Ps. When you call ask f
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221
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222 ask for Gloria.
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009=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 04/25/90 08:04 Msg:5183 Call:28735 Lines:25
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223 *%)(@#%(_)%(%_)($!@$()@$@+#_%()#$^*#$)(_)(%$%(^*_(%@#)+$_#(%)*$%(@_)$%@#)%*_)*
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224 Voyeur: Sorry to hear about your infection. That's what you get for throwing
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225 out original equipment and buying off-the-shelf parts. (gee, I hope such
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226 humor goes over Ok!).
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227
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228@
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229 As for Chuck going to V32, I wouldn't sweat it. Sometimes Lisa's BBS list
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230 is just plain wrong, or Chuck might be testing out ProYAM with a new
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231 modem. I don't think he would give up his Telebit on a whimm - since it
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232 is the standard modem for Unix connectivity. Also, I see that a new
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233 version of the T2500 (just released) supports the most stringent standards
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234 for error recovery (some of the V.42 stuff) - I believe it is a ROM upgrade
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235 for existing T2500 owners, but is some lucky soul were to purchase one
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236 now they would probably get the new ROMs installed. Just think about it!
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237
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238 So, when does distopia hit the mainstream, or are you still stuck in that
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239 backwater DOS world???
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240
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241 AD/Milch: Does redsun still get shut off on the weekends by the janitor?
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242 I notice a little news piling up every once in awhile. How is the full
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243 feed going? Are you guys being good sysadmins and cleaning your logs
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244 faithfully?
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245
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246 *%_*%(%*)(!$!+_@%#%_)(%%^*!)($!%!(! L'homme sans Parity *$!*$_)~(#$+_!($#+_@)$+
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247
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010=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 04/25/90 19:08 Msg:5185 Call:28743 Lines:2
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248 I would like to know where i can obtain a copy of the program Eliza for the IBM
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249 compatable computer. I have an AT. machine I think it is a neet program, and i
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011=Usr:103 Robin Ramsey 01/01/80 03:39 Msg:5186 Call:28749 Lines:12
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250 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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251
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252 L'homme....ARG!!..It seems that the fates have dealt me a Terible blow.
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253 Just when all seemed to be going so well...The decision came down from
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254 on high.."AND the NEW HUB OF OPERATIONS WILL BE LOS ANGELES". Yup there ain't
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255 no justice. Spent last week there ...Poor Barb...she was so overwhelmed by
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256 the sheer excess of the place. We had some friends look after Alex & Mallory
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257 while we gone. The house goes on the market here on the 1st and we should
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258 be in the city of angeles by July 1. Gawd this is going to be as fun as
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259 Root canal.
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260 I gotta see if my St. Helens gas mask is still in working order.
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261 :::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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012=Usr:13 voyeur 01/01/80 04:42 Msg:5187 Call:28751 Lines:21
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262 :::::::O O::::::::04/26/90:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::01:19:37::::O O::::::
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263 L'homme: NOW you tell me! I always though after-market equipment was so much
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264 better than that OEM stuff... I heard about the great deals they had
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265 in Texas and ran on down there and had them rip out the old stuff and
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266 plug in the supposedly new&improved. They didn't warn me that you
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267 gotta beef up the peripherals and secondary systems which were
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268 designed around the lower performance original equipment. Fools
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269 rush in etc.
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270 Re: T2500 - I saw that mention in InfoWorld about the V.42 upgrade
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271 to said modem. Interesting. I've been meaning to give you a call
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272 and see what might be worked out...
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273 Alex: (assuming you get back on before this cycles off into oblivion) -
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274 I got all excited (well, somewhat enthused, anyway) when I heard you
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275 would be returning to the land of the Rust Forests. I've recently
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276 introduced my eldest offspring to the joys of Global Domination,
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277 and was hoping that he might continue his education under the gentle
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278 hands of a Master. Alas, it appears the Dark Lords have once again
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279 managed to gain the upper hand, banishing the Master to the Lowest
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280 Levels of Hell (Los Angeles? Ugh!) My sincerest condolences and
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281 hopes for a speedy recovery.
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282 :::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::
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013=Usr:202 RICHARD ROW 01/01/80 08:55 Msg:5188 Call:28752 Lines:4
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283 I AM SITTING HERE AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS
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284 ANYTHING TO LIVE FOR. LIFE IS PAIN.
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285 DAY AFTER DAY THE SHOW MUST GO ON BUT TIME SLIPPED AWAY AND THE CHANCES FOR
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286 HAPPINES WENT WITH IT. LONELY..............GOODBYE.
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014=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/01/80 18:45 Msg:5189 Call:28765 Lines:29
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289
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290 "How can you be so sure we're inside a Triangle, Standor?"
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291 The avian regarded Michael, his amber eyes reflecting mock injury.
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292 'Michael, my sensor bands would seem to indicate that we've reached the
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293 exact coordinates of a Stone Triangle, and yet have shifted dimensionally.
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294 I am unable to pierce the dimensional barrier of this environment, and as
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295 such have therefore concluded that the Stone Triangle holds our present
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296 location... more likely than not in the form of a compacted pocket
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297 dimensional landscape...'
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298 *How cute.* Mukluk mused, still thoroughly dazed by the stomach
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299 churning whirlwind that had taken them to this bizarre world of two suns.
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300 Absently, the husky assured himself that his companions had avoided landing
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301 on anyone wearng red shoes, but avoided the obvious remark, choosing
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302 *Arf* instead.
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303 'So where do we go from here?'
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304 "Well, since we were trying to figure out some way to get here in
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305 the first place, we might as well make the best of it and look for Friar..."
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306 *Agreed.* Mukluk took a sidelong glance and Standor, temporarily
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307 cutting the falcon off from his telepathic communications. *We can
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308 boast of our powers of observation along the way...*
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309 "Stop that..." Michael snapped under his breath.
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310 Gathering up their scattered personal belongings, which, save
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311 perhaps for Michael's phase pistol, were of negligable use in a possibly
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312 hostile alien environment, the group began a long trek towards the distant
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313 fields.
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015=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 01/02/80 06:29 Msg:5190 Call:28776 Lines:22
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317
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318 {+}{+}{+}{+}
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319
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320 The following is not a paid political announcement.
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322 I promise to fight and/or continue the struggle against any
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323 or all of the top five sociological problems my research
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324 indicates are the issues voters in my target demographic are
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325 most concerned about when they may or may not enter the
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326 voting booth on election day or mail in their absentee
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327 ballots.
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329 Thank you.
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330
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331 -+|[ ThingFish ]|+-
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332 Gimme Them Ole Time Politics
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333
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334 The preceding was not a paid political announcement
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335
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336 {+}{+}{+}{+}
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016=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 01/02/80 17:18 Msg:5191 Call:28785 Lines:2
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338 THINGFISH: Are you really Bob Packwood in disguise?
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339
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017=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/02/80 18:52 Msg:5192 Call:28788 Lines:3
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340 Suicidal Individual: People who commit suicide have to become civil servants
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341 in the afterlife.
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342
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018=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/03/80 21:43 Msg:5193 Call:28801 Lines:8
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345 In saying nothing, you speak volumes.
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346
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347 Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be off. There seems to be a fish in my
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348 perculator.
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349
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350 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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019=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 01/06/80 13:57 Msg:5198 Call:28841 Lines:9
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351 &*&*&*&*'s
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352 Just a mark upon the wall that fails to scroll. Words to mark it, on our
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353 screens to fill.
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354
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355 Trying to catch the essence.
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357 An Astral Dreamer
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358 &*&*&*&*'s
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359
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361 Friar: It couldn't have stumped you THIS badly, could it?
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364
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365 %Then all goes well, Yl'Ben?% The voice was tinged with dripping
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366 sarcasm and the sibilance of escaping steam. %Surely it must...%
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367 Yl'Ben ignored his partner's overtones. +As well as can be
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368 expected, considering our template. True, the presence of the damnable
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369 Nemesis could have kept the Vortex running much more smoothly, but at the
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370 very least the Quantier is secured in the Triangle.+
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371 %Along with the Nemesis.%
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372 +Win some, lose some, Dwin.+
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373 %I still don't like it. Even if they are trapped, Michael is still
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374 resourceful.%
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375 +Frightened?+ a smirk crossed Yl'Ben's features.
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376 %Concerned for the security of the project. Lord knows we've had a
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377 difficult enough time dealing with the Pyrrixian Technocracy Astrologers,
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378 let alone DIM-Runners and aliens leading the permutations astray. The
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379 last thing we need is to bring a Time Nemesis right into the middle of a
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380 paradox of this magnitude.%
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381 +Poetic justice.+
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382 %We'd be safer if he were still helplessly scouring the planet in his
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383 asteroid.%
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384 Yl'Ben ran a gloved hand through his tousled blonde hair. +Calm
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385 yourself. You've looked at the readings as closely as I have. The
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386 process has already begun. Our plants have been leading Friar to the
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387 Pool, and the Desert Tower has resurfaced. The paradox flows, my
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388 earstwhile ally.+
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389 Dwim regarded the calculations on his own monitor. %And accounting
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390 for the human factor, there's still a -high- probability that something may
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391 turn awry.%
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392 +We'll deal with that-+
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393 %-When the moment comes...% Dwim finished, disgusted. %A pathetic
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394 attitude. And then there's the matter of PPyrrix itself.%
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395 Yl'Ben's eyes widened in mock horror. +God above, I hope that the
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396 PATRIOTS don't find me!+
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397 %There is more to this paradox than one might initially suspect...%
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398 +If you're referring to Pyrrix's attracting so many outworlders, then
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399 rest easy. Granted, they've thrown off matters, but we've been gearing
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400 things back on course. So far, the only unforseen incident was when
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401 the Nemesis killed the vagrant in the alleyway.+
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402 Dwim started suddenly. %Did you run readings on it?%
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403 +Anomaly. Nothing more. Probably due to Michael's divergent thought
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404 pattern... the systems can't really compensate for an individual whose mind
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405 is as sharply divided between subtle extremes as Michael's.+
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406 %Translation?%
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407 +Michael was out of sorts.+
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408 %Not good enough. What about the shift that the Nemesis went through
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409 during the course of his exploits. It seemed to begin at about the time that
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410 the Quantier moved him from Friar's proximity for the first time.%
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411 +Again, an anoaly, probably due to the presence of the paradox.+
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412 %We MUST ensure that the Nemesis does NOT have the opportunity to
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413 rationalize the Vortex!% Dwim snapped.
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414 +Again, how can he? He hasn't the tools or materials to create the
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415 Quantier...+
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416
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417 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::(Oooh, Friar, aren't I nasty?)====
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021=Usr:4 Milchar 01/08/80 03:04 Msg:5200 Call:28869 Lines:7
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418 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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419 L'homme: But of COURSE we are. Redsun was being a little stubborn about its
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420 nasty habit of wedging the serial port when news overflowed /home, but I
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421 out-stubborned it with a lil' help from perl and cron...
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422 BTW, hope you got packet.exe and sttng.zoo okay, I'll send my autoexec.bat
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423 and config.sys tomorrow...
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424 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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022=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/09/80 19:04 Msg:5201 Call:28892 Lines:15
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425 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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426 Quick! Hurry! Someone post something below this message, and I'll post
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427 another message, and then someone else can post one, and I'll post another,
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428 and EvEnTuAlLy we'll reach the bottom! Shouldn't take more'n a decade!
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429
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430 Mikey: Does this slump happen every year?
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431
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432
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433 'Someday my log will have something to say about this...'
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434 'What will it say?'
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435 'Ask it.... .... .... I thought so.'
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436
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437 'DAMN fine BBS! Hmmm, probably the best BBS I've ever tasted...'
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438
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439 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::(Fire - Hop With Me)=====:::::====
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023=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 01/09/80 21:04 Msg:5202 Call:28894 Lines:11
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440 I would like to talk with other blind users of this system. I am interested in
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441 what kind of speech software they are using to access the system. Please call
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442
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443
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444
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445 Please disregard previous messa I really screwed up this time help i am not
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446 re what to do when i loose my place. Now i will try again. I am interested in
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447 chatting with other blind users of this system, I am interested in what kinds o
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448 speech software they are using to accessing the system. Call wesley Smith at
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449 231-xxxx after 5 pm. any time before 10 pm, and all day long on the weekends
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450 TNX. Wesley Smith. Have a good Weekend everyone Happy computering and
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024=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 01/10/80 21:19 Msg:5203 Call:28908 Lines:9
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451 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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452 This disk must be cursed. No new entries in a day. Am I the only
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453 one still calling Backwater? Or are you all locked into lurk mode.
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454
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455 'Mommy, tell me again about the time when there still was a Backwater?'
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456
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457 'Sorry, dear, I can't remember that far back...'
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458
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459 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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025=Usr:189 Smiling Sandi 05/06/90 21:21 Msg:5207 Call:28938 Lines:5
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460 OKAY EVERYONE, DON'T FORGET YOUR MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 15TH!!
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461 WELL, IT'S OFF TO THE BAHAMAS FOR ME (AGAIN) -- GOTTA DO THAT SWIMSUIT SHOOT
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462 FOR NEXT SPRING. HAVE FUN!
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463 SMILING SANDI!!
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464 =================++++++++++++++++++=================++++++++++++++++===========
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026=Usr:4 Milchar 05/06/90 23:07 Msg:5208 Call:28939 Lines:3
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465 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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466 Zephyr: Writer's block.
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467 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch ++++
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027=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/07/90 07:04 Msg:5210 Call:28943 Lines:6
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468 &*&*&*&*'s
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469 I lurk there for I am.
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470
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471 An Astral Dreamer
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472 &*&*&*&*'s
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473
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028=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 05/07/90 08:39 Msg:5211 Call:28944 Lines:16
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474 *%^_@%*@%(@_)%(!%(_)%(_!+%()_*%(_)%()_(%*%#*^_)()$(!_)$(~_)(#$_%*(_)$(!$(_)%*!!
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475 Milch: I got the packet driver and the trek stuff. I never got your autoexec
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476 or config file, but I got the stuff working anyway. Pretty neat, though the
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477 lpr stuff is still acting a little funny. The telnet works great, and all
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478 those sessions!
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479
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480 Alex: What rotten news! I am going to be in LA (laaaaa) from June 10-16th,
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481 but I suppose you won't be done there yet. This is really crummy... so close
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482 to dusting off the old RISK game, and yet so far. Well, at least you are on
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483 the same continent.
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484
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485 voyeur: T2500's look like the way to go. If you order a modem now, you should
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486 get the new ROMs automatically. Is your beast still functioning adequately?
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487 How about those "fixed" screen memory locations???
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488 *$_@*(%_)*^_)*()%(^)&^%*(@#%(%)@#%(@ L'homme sans Parity *%_)@(_)(!$()#!@)$*(!
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489
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029=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/07/90 22:14 Msg:5212 Call:28960 Lines:2
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490 I am therefor I lurk.
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491 ---------------------
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030=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/08/90 10:40 Msg:5213 Call:28965 Lines:2
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492 I think I am, therefore I clutter.
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493
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031=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/08/90 18:11 Msg:5214 Call:28968 Lines:2
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494 I think I can therefor I don't.
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495 ---------------------------
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032=Usr:186 Wesley Smith 05/09/90 21:02 Msg:5216 Call:28973 Lines:14
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496 How do you use the mall room? I can not figure out how to use that feature
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497 of this board. I am really enjoying using my modem and i hope to do in the
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498 in the future. I will now give you #2. limerics i made up for Mount ST.
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499 Hellens.
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500 a man once climbed a volcano, but the ground, it was hotter than draino. He
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501
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502
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503 I messed up again please forgive me i am an amature computer
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504 user. now i will try again with my limerics. A man onec climbed a volcano,
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505 But the ground it was hotter than draino. He soon learned h
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506
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507 his lesson, Don't ever go messon round the top of an active volcano.
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508 A mountain once riddled in sin, Soon changed the great shape she was in. Thoug
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509 the sign said no smokin, She had people chokin. Cause the Devil was smokin wit
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033=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/10/90 14:57 Msg:5218 Call:28980 Lines:5
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510 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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511 Oooh! I've used up all but 116 lines of my access for this disk! That means
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512 that the other users are STILL going to have to enter about 350 lines of text!
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513 Whatever shall I do, wherever shall I go...
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514 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::(The One Eared Lagomorph)=::::====
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034=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 05/11/90 09:29 Msg:5221 Call:28992 Lines:7
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515
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516 ($%_)@#()_!#($!($)!($_)(~_)@($!@$+_!)@+_$)!+_$(#%*@#*%^$)^*)(_)$$)!+@_*$)#*%&_)
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517 Milch: had a little trouble with telnet. Silly me forgot the /etc/shells
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518 file required for people who use *real* shells on their systems. Pretty
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519 slick package...
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520 (*@(%*@#*%_)(_)%(_)*%^_)%@#%(@)*@#*_ L'homme sans Parity (*$@(@*%_)%_%@#(%@#(%@
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521
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035=Usr:13 voyeur 05/12/90 01:15 Msg:5226 Call:29020 Lines:11
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522 :::::::O O:::::::::05/12/90::::::::::::::::::::::::01:16:39::::::O O::::::::
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523 This year's winning entry in the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest:
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524 "Dolores breezed along the surface of her life like a flat stone
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525 forever skipping along smooth water, ripping reality sporadically
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526 but oblivious to it consistently, until she finally lost momentum,
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527 sank and, due to an overdose of flouride as a child which caused
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528 her to suffer from chronic apathy, doomed herself to lie forever
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529 on the floor of her life as useless as an appendix and as lonely
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530 as a 500-pound barbell in a steroid-free fitness center."
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531 OK, now you have something to aim for.
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532 ::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::
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534
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535 Just a marker, ripping reality most sporadically, but oblivious to it
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536 consistently...
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537
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538 'This must be the place pies go when they die...'
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539
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540 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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037=Usr:227 Kenneth Yankee 05/15/90 04:27 Msg:5229 Call:29071 Lines:7
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541 ** WANTED **
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542 A tennis partner that has Sunday - Tuesday available, (prefer a female under
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543 30. I am a male, 26). Please write back or call me directly (206) 737-2788.
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544
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545 ]<enneth
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546 ===============================================================================
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547
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548 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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549
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550 With the season finale of TWIN PEAKS coming up in a few weeks, I thought
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551 I'd prompt the users to suggest their answers to the mystery of Laura
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552 Palmer's untimely (?) demise. Your personal theories?
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553
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554 'Where we're from, the birds sing a pretty song, and there's always
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555 music in the air...'
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556
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557 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====::Zepyr with One J==:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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039=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 05/16/90 15:00 Msg:5232 Call:29098 Lines:196
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558 696969696969
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559 6a of many The Little UFO that Could
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560 *************************
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561 * TOP SECRET *
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562 *************************
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563 GAMMA SIGMA PHI
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564 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
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565 by
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566 Benjamim Jamen
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567
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568 "You only see me as I am now and even I am
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569 not sure who that is." -N. Young
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570 "Dare we assume the earth to be a prison,
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571 the final destination of the human experience?" -Daniel Boorstin
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572
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573 I cleared out peaceably before lunchtime. Public Radio was having some
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574 sort of pledge on the way home. I thought about stopping by a telephone
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575 booth on the way back and pledging some amount of dollars, but then
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576 decided it was too dangerous to pull over to the side of the road (there
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577 are a couple of phones across from the fire station). After being home
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578 for a while, I forgot about Public Radio.
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579
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580 That night I sat on a bench in the back yard, watching the stars
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581 overhead. There seemed to be an unusual number of shooting stars on
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582 this night. That reminded me of the 'near miss' with an asteriod we had
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583 earlier this year. I'd overheard that an astrophysicist at JPL believes
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584 we have entered an unusually dirty part of the galaxy and can expect to
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585 see more near misses until we are through this galactic asteriod belt.
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586 One object even survived its fiery passage through the atmosphere and
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587 exploded over Siberia, a mere 80 years ago, causing substantial damage.
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588 There I go, always telling you everything, even about things that are
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589 not even published (don't even know if this one is really even true
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590 since I did not talk with the astophysicist personally). Someone out
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591 there probably hates me for it. Maybe that's the real reason why I'm on
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592 three months of probation.
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593
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594 I pulled out a pencil (yes, I do not need a computer to write) and began
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595 composing a letter.
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596
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597 Priscilla:
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598 First of all, I've always wanted to tell you that, for such a beautiful
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599 woman, your name stinks. I realize your real name is something like
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600 Chen Hao-Cheih Koshito and that most people in the West aren't up to
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601 pronouncing something like that. In fact, most people from Japan and
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602 China probably have difficulties with it since it is a mixture of both
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603 cultures, as you are. Anyway, I KNOW you picked that name before coming
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604 over her because you thought it had something to do with something nice
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605 like "Princess". Well, it doesn't. The name stinks and you should
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606 discard it for one more suitable. We can work on it together, if you
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607 like.
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608
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609 By the way, Howy thinks it is absolutely hilarious that you want to have
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610 a name which sounds like 'princess'.
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611
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612 The second thing is Bob. Bob thinks the other kids his age are morons
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613 for good reason. They are. I don't know if you realize this, but he
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614 had no business entering the first grade this year. Any 6 year old who
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615 reads 'Finnegans Wake' (and is smart enough to admit he doesn't
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616 understand it-please tell him to stop fretting the importance of
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617 expressing 'allspace in a notshall' unless he specifically intends to
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618 go nuts) and does elementry algebra does not belong in the first
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619 grade. I realize he took that test which was supposed to place him
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620 appropriately, but you must be aware that he had no chance to pass it at
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621 all after he called the Test Administrator a "miserable cretin". Bob
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622 might be smart, but he does not know how to get along in society. You
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623 will not survive very well in this society by calling Test
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624 Administrators "cretins".
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625
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626 Maybe it's time to get to the point. I am writing you tonight because I
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627 am lonely. Something very terrible happened today. I got fired. Well,
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628 that's really not true. I am on 3 months probation due to our little
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629 incident at Frizby's. They might as well have fired me, though. After
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630 the 3 months are over, they will run some more tests on me. If I pass,
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631 things are back to normal. If I don't, I'm on the street. Not a good
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632 prospect...
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633
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634 I am also writing you because I am angry (or, if you will excuse me,
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635 PI**ED!) at your father for withholding the rest of the TOI papers.
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636 Please tell him that what he has is a collection of worthless
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637 mathematical games unless he releases them for everyone in the world to
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638 analyze and verify. They could be very important, but 'could be's' are
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639 meaningless. Remember that precious vase you told me you saw in Mainland
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640 China once? Remember you said that it is not possible to reproduce the
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641 vase with any materials known to us today? The reason the vase cannot
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642 be reproduced is that the selfish idiot who originally produced it
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643 didn't carefully document the process. Hiding knowledge is the way of
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644 ancient China. As you have said, the Western man's greatest misgiving is
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645 that he talks so much and says so little. However, he says everything
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646 (and, unfortunately, more) that he is aware of-there are no secrets.
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647 I'd like to say he does this because he realizes that knowledge must
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648 change hands to become valuable, in exactly the same way that money must
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649 change hands in order to have any value. The ancient Chinese and
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650 Japanese hid their technologies, they horded them, because they believed
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651 knowledge was power. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a thousand such
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652 vases in the world today, in places where everyone could see them?
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653 Alas, that will not happen because the process died with its selfish
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654 originator.
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655
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656 If your father is holding onto the TOI papers because he believes that
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657 knowledge is power, please tell him he is being foolish. The papers are
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658 absolutely worthless unless they are scrutinized. It is very likely
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659 they must be scrutinized while Dr. Samatsi is still alive so that we can
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660 discuss our concerns in earnest with this brilliant man.
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661
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662 I didn't even mean to mention this in this letter. There are many other
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663 things I want to talk to you about. However, I've always had trouble
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664 talking with women. That is the only reason I've never gotten married.
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665 Never could seem to say the right things. First of all, I want to say
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666 thanks for helping Howy get me home that night. I know you risked your
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667 job by doing that and appreciate you very much so.
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668
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669 Second of all, I want to say thank you for being with me in the hospital
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670 and sticking by me when it looked like I had done something very
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671 terrible. What I told you before is true: I have never taken drugs in
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672 my life. Let me caveat that. In my younger days, I smoked marijuana
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673 about 10 times. That might shock you, considering the culture you are
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674 from, but let me assure you it was quite common in the late 1960's to
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675 smoke marijuana. To be frank with you, I never did like it because it
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676 made me cough a lot and didn't make me feel particularly pleasant at
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677 all. That's probably why I never smoke cigarettes, either. Anyway, I
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678 honestly do not understand what happened that night, but suspect someone
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679 drugged my beer for a joke. That joke might have cost me my livelihood.
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680
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681 Why did I smoke marijuana then? To be with friends. To be with
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682 friends then was so different than it is now. No one had to prove
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683 anything, if you didn't want to smoke, it was okay. This whole concept
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684 of friendship was more important to us than our attire, appearance, or
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685 philosophy. We had hard core conservatives, wild eyed liberals,
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686 ecological maniacs, religious wierdos, and just about anyone else you could
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687 imagine. What bound us together was the communal need for togetherness.
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688 There is no word for this need. Perhaps you can teach me some Japanese
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689 some day-maybe that culture has a word for this human need.
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690
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691 Over the last twenty years, Americans have cloaked this need-they hide
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692 from it. Probably they wallowed in it for so long that they neglected
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693 their material needs. Now that we've pretty much gone about as far as
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694 we can on the material gamut, things will probably begin to swing back.
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695 I see that in my neighbors, sometimes. When I first moved here (my
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696 house was the first in this section to be completed, by the way), we
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697 were harshly critical and intolerant of one another. Now we are
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698 beginning to act like we need each other, despite the wide diversity of
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699 individual backgrounds and cultures in this little neighborhood.
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700
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701 This turn of events makes me wonder if society is not changing. For
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702 several millennia, perhaps for as long as written history, military
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703 spending has dominated government budgets. When military spending did
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704 not dominate a government's budget (such as the 'redirected' funds of
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705 the Ching dynasty which wound up landscaping the family garden), the
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706 government collapsed due to invasion. I am not a historian, but this
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707 generally seems to be the case. However, now we are not being invaded
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708 by other countries; in fact, most civilized countries realize that
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709 military means are the most undesirable approach to securing another
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710 country's resource. The violent threat today is from terriorism, not
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711 from standing armies. Already, at least two airliners have been blown
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712 out of the air this year and many hundreds (if not thousands) of
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713 innocent lives lost in this terrorist war.
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714
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715 Funny, when starting that paragraph, I was leading up to the point that
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716 we don't need armies anymore. After writing it, I became convinced
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717 otherwise. It is like deciding what the result of an equation is in
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718 advance and then being surprised by the actual result.
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719
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720 But the planned/calculated destruction of life has always seemed so
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721 wasteful to me. Would you destroy a field of diamonds? Would you send a
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722 boat full of gold to the bottom of the sea? No. However, you would
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723 march into battle, and destroy another intelligence without a second
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724 thought, even though that single intelligence is more valuable than all
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725 the diamonds and gold in the solar system. You work hard to earn money,
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726 but do not work hard to preserve this quality which, from all the
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727 evidence we have to date, is a unique event in the universe. Gold and
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728 diamonds can be found scattered all across the void. But there is no
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729 evidence, other than unproven theories, that intelligence exists
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730 anywhere else.
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731
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732 We have armies to protect ourselves. Why do we want to protect
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733 ourselves? To stay alive. To keep our society alive. Why then do we
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734 not invest heavily into expanding our species off this planet so that we
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735 can collectively live even longer? Close to 200 million years ago, the
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736 impact of an asteriod theoretically terminated entire species. Why
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737 should we feel we are more immune to an inhospitable universe which is
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738 lobbing rocks in our direction than to spears from a neighboring tribe?
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739 The greatest irony of this era may be when we, with our state-of-the-art
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740 spears pointed at another, suddenly look up and realize that in our
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741 incredible stupidity we've been preparing for the wrong disaster. That
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742 will probably be the last time our species looks up at the heavens.
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743
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744 Sorry, didn't mean to get so dismal. Lately I seem to be getting off on
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745 tangents like that quite a bit. Maybe the boss ws right. Maybe I
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746 should see a shrink. How can someone be so bothered by something as
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747 obscure as the survival of a species?
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748
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749 As usual, I let this letter go on a bit too long. My apologies.
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750 I just want to tell you that I value your friendship above all else.
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751 Thank you....Ben (...to be continued)
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752 696969696969696969
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753
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040=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/16/90 20:59 Msg:5233 Call:29115 Lines:2
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754 Jim Henson is dead. I don't feel like writing today.
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755 --------------------------------------------------------
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041=Usr:189 Smiling Sandi 05/17/90 11:28 Msg:5234 Call:29119 Lines:10
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756 *********************************
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757 TO KENNETH WHO WANTED A TENNIS PARTNER. I WOULD LOVE TO PLAY TENNIS. IN
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758 FACT, THERE ARE TWO TENNIS COURTS AT THE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX WHERE I LIVE
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759 THAT CAN BE USED AT NO COST TO TENANTS. I AM A FEMALE UNDER 30 (I'M 27).
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760 LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE STILL LOOKING. I MUST WARN YOU, HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN
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761 A NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE I PLAYED (ALTHOUGH I WAS ON THE VARSITY TEAM IN
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762 HIGH SCHOOL)
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763
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764 SMILING SANDI
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765 *********************************
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042=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 05/18/90 13:51 Msg:5238 Call:29138 Lines:33
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766 696969696969
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767 part 6b
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768 ------------
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769 Prissy's reply:
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770
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771 Dear Ben:
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772 It was very kind of you to send such a letter. I appreciate your
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773 thoughtfulness.
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774
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775 My father told me you have doctorate in mathematics, but will not let
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776 anybody call you Dr. Jamen. The Japanese believe the man who drop his
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777 title for better purpose is most honorable. I believe you are very
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778 honorable.
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779
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780 I pick my name from baby book. The next time we meet, we can look at
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781 the book and pick another name. I do not know good name or bad name and
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782 know we can pick a good name.
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783
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784 The equations you desire are the propety of my father. You must discuss
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785 with him. But, please remember, it is not good to have too much desire,
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786 whether this desire is for yourself or for mankind. You will not
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787 accomplish your purpose if you have too much desire.
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788
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789 Sorry my English so bad.
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790 (She signed her name in oriental strokes-I've no idea if they are
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791 Chinese or Japanese)
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792 --------
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793 I put down the letter and looked up. 'my purpose'? Had she read
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794 something into the letter which was not intended? Oh well, who cares...
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795 --------(...to be continued...)
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796 =========================================================================
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797 696969696969696969
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798
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043=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/18/90 17:34 Msg:5239 Call:29143 Lines:9
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799 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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800
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801 'She's my cousin, but doesn't she also look exactly like Laura Palmer?'
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802
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803 'She is Laura Palmer.'
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804
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805 'I feel I know her, but sometimes my arms bend back...'
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806
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807 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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044=Usr:65 tomasz fijak 05/18/90 17:56 Msg:5240 Call:29145 Lines:5
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808 I would like to find someone that could help me to understand VT-100
|
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809 so I could access the Multnoma library system.I have a Sanyo 885-II
|
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810@My user No. is 65
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811 send
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812 I am user 65
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045=Usr:229 Corwin of Opalst 05/20/90 01:41 Msg:5242 Call:29167 Lines:14
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813 Geez, has it been a LOG time since I'VE been here. In portland at
|
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814 al hti, much lessBackwater. Go away to schoo or a year or
|
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815 s and everythig turns upside down. Anyway,just wanted to say
|
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816 "iote peope on the one buulletin Boardthat I remember that
|
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817 sill sems to be up and running...
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818 Um, I edited this thin on my terminal's editor-- is it as scrambled
|
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819 as it looks on my screen, now that I've sent it?
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820
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821 Corwin of Opalstar
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822 Guess so. I just read those lines over again. Oh well. Don't worry, they
|
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823 weren't important anyway....
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824
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825 a 9
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826 a 9
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046=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/20/90 18:32 Msg:5243 Call:29178 Lines:6
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827 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
|
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828 Friar: Lurk Mode?
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829
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830 'HE'S the Psychiatrist?'
|
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831
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832 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::TWIN PEAKS is 28th in ratings!!===
|
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047=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/21/90 14:02 Msg:5244 Call:29185 Lines:7
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833 &*&*&*&*'s
|
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834 Just Lurking again. Will this writters block never end?
|
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835
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836 An Astral Dreamer
|
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837 &*&*&*&*'s
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838
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839
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048=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/21/90 20:21 Msg:5245 Call:29187 Lines:11
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840 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
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841
|
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842 'Laura... Laura...' *Squaaawk*
|
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843
|
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844 'Don't go there...'
|
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845
|
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846 'No, Stop...' *Squaaawk*
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847
|
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848 'Leo, no!'
|
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849
|
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850 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::Anybody Got a Doughnut?==:::::====
|
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049=Usr:352 Katie Kolbet 05/21/90 22:23 Msg:5246 Call:29189 Lines:22
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851 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
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852
|
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853 Well, if anybody cares or even is curious, I'm back. Yes, it's been a long
|
|
854 rough year at college, but I finally finished my Freshman junk, and now
|
|
855 I can move on to bigger and better things(I hope!!!) Astral Dreamer, I see
|
|
856 you're still lurking....How's it going? Zephyr, I remember you being on
|
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857 the board before, but I don't believe we've ever talked. Hello, anyway.
|
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858 I notice Friar hasn't been on, but if he does come on before this listing
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|
859 runs out, then hello to him as well. And, if I've forgotten anyone, well,
|
|
860 they have three and a half months to berate me for it!!!!!!
|
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861
|
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862 In response to whoever noticed the Muppet Man had died, I mourn him as well.
|
|
863 I guess this means no more Muppet movies....And what about Kermit? Sigh,
|
|
864 my generation is one of the few who lived for the Muppet show. Oh well,
|
|
865 now the kids all go out and see those stupid Turtles.....
|
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866
|
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867 Anyway, Hideyho and hello to you all, hope to hear some response!!!
|
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868
|
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869 Talk back later..........
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870
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871 Kaitlyn
|
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872 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
|
050=Usr:368 Nemesis Warlock 05/22/90 12:49 Msg:5247 Call:29197 Lines:114
|
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873 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
|
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874 Kaitlyn: As far as the Muppet Movies, I'm afraid that Mr. Henson's death
|
|
875 hasn't put a Wisdom Dampher on the Studios, because production for the
|
|
876 next Muppet Movie is underway ven as we speak... complete with anew (and
|
|
877 certainly less distinctive) voice for Kermit... I believe they're going to
|
|
878 be going with the Kermit voice from the 'Muppet Babies' Saturday Morning
|
|
879 animated series... The only other data I have is that this will be the first
|
|
880 big budget major-release 3-D movie in years (Friday the YThirteenth 3 and
|
|
881 Jaws 3 don't count...). Go figure... 'Hey! Look out! Here come the
|
|
882 Flying FISH!!! Aiiieeeeeeeee!'
|
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883
|
|
884 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
|
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885
|
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886 *Are you sure you're going to be all right, Michael?* Mukluk rose as he
|
|
887 spoke, shaking the pink shale dust from his shaggy frame and pawing at his
|
|
888 tired brown eyes.
|
|
889 "I'll be fine... I just need some time by myself..." He gestured to the
|
|
890 hill nearby. "Why not join the others in base camp and let me-"
|
|
891 *Others? Just Standor...*
|
|
892 Michael paused for a moment, regarding the husky quizically.
|
|
893 "Oh..." he finally said. "Of course. Join him and I'lll be with you before
|
|
894 you know it."
|
|
895 Looking back a few times, the great beast crossed over the peak of
|
|
896 the hill, vanishing from sight.
|
|
897
|
|
898 Reaching into his pack, Michael quicly withdrew several objects... a
|
|
899 stone candlestick, a thin-bladed knife, and a waxy bar of green material.
|
|
900 Oblivious to the blistering heat of the twin suns, Michael continued his work,
|
|
901 cutting a thin strip from the bar, pressing it firmly into place in the
|
|
902 candlestick, and working the stone bottom into the loose dirt and rose-colored
|
|
903 dust just in front of him.
|
|
904 That done, he quickly retrieved the temporarily discardedd blade and
|
|
905 used the incredibly sharp edge to carve a circle around himself in the ground,
|
|
906 making sure it was deep enough that the low wind wouldn't fill any parts of it
|
|
907 in the moments that were to come. He wasn't sure how his efforts would be
|
|
908 received in the confines of the Stone Triangle's miniature world, but he
|
|
909 hoped that they would be sufficient to overcome the energy barrier, if such
|
|
910 efforts proved necessary.
|
|
911 Lighting a small Bic-Tech, he used the fine laser point to
|
|
912 instantly ignite the stick, which began releasing thick clouds of blue smoke
|
|
913 into the air before Michael's eyes. Tired from his long journey, from the
|
|
914 struggles of his daily existence, it was no difficuly for the Enforcer to allow
|
|
915 himself to drift away in the clouds of incense... To allow his spirit free
|
|
916 reign, becoming oblivious to the burning heat on his back, the wind, slipping
|
|
917 away...
|
|
918
|
|
919 * * *
|
|
920
|
|
921 "Where am I?"
|
|
922 The man in white gestured behind him. +-+This is the Whitte Tower.
|
|
923 Have you not been here before?+-+
|
|
924 "Not personally. But one of my own..."
|
|
925 +-+Of course!+-+ The stranger's pearly smile broadened. +-+The
|
|
926 canid... Mukluk, if I remember the name... Charming fellow, if a bit on
|
|
927 the 'eager' side, if you catch my meaning...+-+
|
|
928 "Ambition is not a crime..."
|
|
929 +-+Remember where you are when you say things such as that.+-+ Thunder
|
|
930 filled the landscape.
|
|
931
|
|
932 * * *
|
|
933
|
|
934 "Where am I?"
|
|
935 @Welcome to SINAT, my somewhat non-corporeal friend. The Seeker and
|
|
936 his comerades have been expecting you for quite some time...@
|
|
937 "Seeker? What year is this?"
|
|
938 @Why should that matter...@ The anddroid in the three piece suit
|
|
939 regarded Michael for a moment... @You ARE a friend of Standor's, aren't you?@
|
|
940 "Yes, but I don't belong here just now..."
|
|
941 @Killjoy... These etherial types just get on my nerves...@
|
|
942
|
|
943 * * *
|
|
944
|
|
945 "Where am I?"
|
|
946 ^Michael... So good of you to return... After so much time...^
|
|
947 "The road was filled with more obscurities today."
|
|
948 ^So I've noticed.^
|
|
949 Michael was momentarily distracted by the soft purring in the background.
|
|
950 "What's that?"
|
|
951 The disembodied voice became joyful. ^Ooh! Those are whale songs.
|
|
952 Aren't they just to de for?^
|
|
953 "Quite."
|
|
954 ^But I'm not being at all the attentive host. You're going to
|
|
955 require something more substantial for your stay...^ The wavering mistscape
|
|
956 shuddered and reconceptualized into a waiting room done in muted pinks.
|
|
957 Very nice..."
|
|
958 ^Correct me if I'm wrong, but you said something about obscurities...^
|
|
959 "Two of them, today. They weren't substantial enough for me to pinpoint
|
|
960 the details... the White Tower, naturally from the past, since it
|
|
961 doesn't exist anymore... and a little jaunt to SINAT, probably in the
|
|
962 future."
|
|
963 ^Oh, quite. I took the crew there just yesterday^
|
|
964 "Was the Seeker having a party?"
|
|
965 ^Why YES! Odd, that you should Inhabit a moment so close to my
|
|
966 present... More likely than not a sign of trouble ahead for you...^
|
|
967 "I'm here to ask your advice on a matter of great importance..."
|
|
968 ^Oh damn it all. Is it time for that Quantier episode?^
|
|
969 The whale songs became more urgent and fleeting.
|
|
970 "Yes."
|
|
971 ^And you and Mukluk and Standor are all trapped in the Stone Triangle.
|
|
972 Right?^
|
|
973 "Yes."
|
|
974 ^I've had more difficulties with those Triangles! I'm SURE that it's
|
|
975 a pleasing distraction for them, but sometimes I just wish that the
|
|
976 Anglers hadn't made them... Either way, you know I can't give out advice
|
|
977 on a matter involving a currently existing temporal paradox. It just
|
|
978 isn't done...^
|
|
979 "I know, but..."
|
|
980 The voice became petty and harsh, and the whale songs grated against
|
|
981 the sky. ^You know the penalties... I believe I must take my leave of you,
|
|
982 Michael. Goodbye.^
|
|
983 Michael's head fell forward into his hands, which even now began to
|
|
984 fade. "Goodbye, Michael..."
|
|
985
|
|
986 :::::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::==Zephyr::=====:::::=====:::::=====:::::====
|
|
051=Usr:165 Bart Simpson 05/22/90 19:29 Msg:5248 Call:29202 Lines:5
|
|
987 696969696969
|
|
988 a moment of silence in honor of Jim Henson and Sammy Davis Jr...
|
|
989
|
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990 696969696969696969
|
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991
|
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052=Usr:352 Katie Kolbet 05/22/90 20:58 Msg:5249 Call:29204 Lines:8
|
|
992 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
|
993 I know that Jim Henson's death doesn't mean the end of the Muppets, but it will
|
|
994 just not be the same without him. And as for New Zealand's flying fish, well
|
|
995 I have a friend who's really good at that voice......
|
|
996
|
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997 Good Luck to all of you competitors for the top slot!!!!!!!!
|
|
998
|
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999 Kaitlyn ++++++++++++++++++++++++
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