### Apollo BBS Archive - August 6, 1989

    Mail from Apollo SYSOP
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 00:31:17

    Thanks Rod....  I will be watching my mail box with bated breath.....

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     1:The check is for $20. and $15. of it is for Chris.
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    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 16:32:47

    Thanks...  15.00 for Chris...  Okay...  Errrr, what is the other 5.00 for?

    Cliff
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     1:It is for Apollo.  Sorry I can't send more at this time but I've had a lot
     2:of expenses of late.  Later.

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    Message: 2378
    Author: $ Todd Reese
    Category: Chit-Chat
    Subject: last
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:17:40

    Satan wastes no time with you.  He doesn't have to.

    Message: 2379
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
    Category: Kontest
    Subject: Old [V]ote
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:47:09

    05/22/89 the Great Apollo Story Kontest ................
    If you have read all the stories in the Apollo Short Story Contest, Please
    [V]ote for your favorite.
     [A] Ann's
     [B] Rod's
     [C] Sandy's
     [D] Jeannie's
     [E] Gary's
     [F] None of the Above  (This means you liked Dean's story best)

    If you did not read the stories, goto the [L]ibrary and do a [S]earch string
    on 'KONTEST' and it will list the stories for [D]ownload in ASCII.
    Then come back and [V]ote!

    Poll results to date:
    [A] 3    [B] 4    [C] 6    [D] 3    [E] 5    [F] 9

    That's it FOLKS!

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     1:        I heard you were giving 'crack' for first place.  Is that true?
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     1:        So, when am I going to church with you?
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    Message: 2378
    Author: $ Todd Reese
    Category: Chit-Chat
    Subject: last
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:17:40

    Satan wastes no time with you.  He doesn't have to.

    Message: 2379
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
    Category: Kontest
    Subject: Old [V]ote
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:47:09

    05/22/89 the Great Apollo Story Kontest ................
    If you have read all the stories in the Apollo Short Story Contest, Please
    [V]ote for your favorite.
     [A] Ann's
     [B] Rod's
     [C] Sandy's
     [D] Jeannie's
     [E] Gary's
     [F] None of the Above  (This means you liked Dean's story best)

    If you did not read the stories, goto the [L]ibrary and do a [S]earch string
    on 'KONTEST' and it will list the stories for [D]ownload in ASCII.
    Then come back and [V]ote!

    Poll results to date:
    [A] 3    [B] 4    [C] 6    [D] 3    [E] 5    [F] 9

    That's it FOLKS!

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     1:        I heard you were giving 'crack' for first place.  Is that true?
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     1:        So, when am I going to church with you?
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    Message: 3310
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
    Category: Cosmos-Chatter
    Subject: Last on P...
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 00:33:09

    From simple minds come simple things...  What did you expect from Mr
    Petrisko ... War and Peace?

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    Message: 3311
    Author: $ Bill Burkett
    Category: Cosmos-Chatter
    Subject: last
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 07:24:07

    Who is this Petrisko Rod anyway?

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     1:(A) Brothers of the Universe.  Hope this answers your question, Bill.
     2:end

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    Message: 285
    Author: $ Pat Stoddard
    Category: Chit-Chat
    Subject: GT
    Date: 08/05/89  Time: 22:40:33

    I'll be there.

    -Pat

    Message: 286
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
    Category: SYSOP Speaks
    Subject: Rod on dead...
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 00:35:32

    Have your body shipped over to the GT...  No one will knotice if you are
    dead.  (You have looked that way for years...)  har har har har....

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     1:        I'll just have my head shipped over and leave my body at home.  I
     2:always wanted to be in two places at once.
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    Message: 288
    Author: $ Peter Petrisko
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    Subject: ROD
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 20:50:50

    If you don't make it to the GT due to death, I bet we can get Paul Savage
    and five or six others to show who wouldn't be likely to go if you were
    there.

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     1:Good point.  But would anyone believe that I am dead now?  I am, you know.
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    Message: 288
    Author: $ Peter Petrisko
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    Subject: ROD
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 20:50:50

    If you don't make it to the GT due to death, I bet we can get Paul Savage
    and five or six others to show who wouldn't be likely to go if you were
    there.

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     1:Good point.  But would anyone believe that I am dead now?  I am, you know.
     2:end

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    Message: 60181
    Author: Chuck Wilson
    Category: For sale
    Subject: Love weasels
    Date: 08/05/89  Time: 23:08:19

    Love weasels for sale!

    Not just any weasels -- these were kidnapped from their natural habitat
    before they were properly weaned (the parents were shot and made into
    coats).  The unnatural bond they formed with their human captors, upon whom
    they became reliant for their survival, makes them act like infants even
    though they are well into their adult lives!

    We've got these things really conditioned!  Hold out some food, and watch
    them whine and beg (works best if they've been deprived of sustanance for 24
    hours prior).  It's a hoot!

    Can also be trained to sing Ford commercials in a scratchy voice.

    Message: 60182
    Author: Chuck Wilson
    Category: Politics
    Subject: Environmental

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     1:        I'll take two dozen.  When I read the LoveBird commercial I wanted
     2:to throw-up.  Yours sounds a tad more reasonable.  The killing of the
     3:parents at the instant of birth will do the trick everytime.  Good luck in
     4:you sales.
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    Message: 60182
    Author: Chuck Wilson
    Category: Politics
    Subject: Environmental hoax
    Date: 08/05/89  Time: 23:13:15

    "Scientists" (read Communist stooges) claim that free-enterprise is
    destroying the environment.  First they claim that we are heating up the
    planet by putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  At the same
    time, they claim that we are cooling off the globe by putting pollutants
    into the air.  The co2 absorbs heat re-radiated by the Earth, and the
    pollutants reflect solar radiation, increasing the Earth's albedo.  Since
    these two factors cancel each other out pretty well, there's no problem!
    If the Earth starts to heat up a bit, we can just put some more pollutants
    into the air.  If it starts to cool too much, all we have to do is cut down
    a few more rain forests.  Simple!

    Message: 60183
    Author: $ Paul Savage
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Todd/Mecca
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 05:36:48

    Since they are hiding their acts of terrorism behind the cloak of their
    religion, it wouldn't surprise me if their "most holy places" were really
    armed camps in disguise. I don't think that "sanctuary" should apply to a
    bunch of murderers. So it wouldn't be very nice. Agreed. But is hanging
    innocent Americans to avenge Israels capture of one of theirs very nice?

    Message: 60184
    Author: $ Paul Savage
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Taranto
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 05:39:16

     I can agree with all of you statement with the exception of the last, the
    do nothing part. It has been wisely said that all it takes for evil to
    succeed is for good men to do nothing. In this case, for us to do nothing
    would be tantamount to capitulation to a group of hoodlums, and that we
    should never do.

    Message: 60185
    Author: $ Paul Savage
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Cliff/graduation
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 05:41:42

    Congratulations.

    Message: 60186
    Author: $ Paul Savage
    Category: Question?
    Subject: Sysop
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 05:44:09

    What happened yesterday morning? Apollo wouldn't answer the phone.   I tried
    several times, too.

    Message: 60187
    Author: $ Ann Oudin
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Chuck/scientists
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 07:08:59

    Your quote: "Scientists (red Communist stooges) claim that free-enterprise
    is destroying the environment"! That sentence is entirely true
    unfortunately. Communism is not the answer however - it destroys the mind.
                          -=*) ANN (*=-
    P.S. The average person could do their share in helping the environment no
    matter how small. If we could do away with most of our plastic bags, that
    would help greatly. We could shop more like 3-4 times a week and take our
    own bags that could be used over and over. (such as mesh ones) When we go to
    the store - everything is packaged in plastic or materials that are not
    bio-degradable for hundreds of years and probably more - we get our fruits
    and vegetables and wrap them in plastic before going to the check outs - and
    lug it all home in plastic bags which we throw away in plastic lined trash
    can and then put all this mess in our dumpsters. Why not just throw it all
    in the dumpster with out the plastic bags?. A hose would clean it out once a
    week. Another thing that would be a boom towards helping the invironment
    would be to sort our trash so that the bulk of it could be re-cycled. Japan
    has done this with great success. So has a few towns in this country, but
    not enough to make a dent.
    Did you mention the environment? Ha. This is one of my many soap boxes.
                            -=*) ANN (*=-

    Message: 60188
    Author: $ Ann Oudin
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Cliffy
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 07:12:33

    Congratulations on your second place. You must be pretty proud and I'll bet
    Sandy is proud of you too. -=*) ANN (*=-
    P.S. I wish you'd quite apologizing! You have absolutely NOTHING to
    apologize for. We have free speech here and that applies to the sysop too.

    Message: 60189
    Author: $ Ralph Blehm
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: sysop
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 11:50:23

    What
    is
    a sysop?

    Message: 60190
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
    Category: Answer!
    Subject: Paul
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 12:27:17

            The modem was so upset after talking to Traci, that for some reason,
    it just refused to pick up anyone elses call for a few hours.  Ask Traci, as
    I can't figure it out.

    Play some Twilight Zone music at this point....

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    Message: 60191
    Author: $ Bob Thornburg
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Paul
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 12:55:34

    Re:  "Since they are hiding their acts of terrorism behind the cloak of
    their
    religion"

    Hey!  Are we talking about the Irish here or what??

    Message: 60192
    Author: $ Bob Thornburg
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Ann
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 12:58:50

    Re:  "Your quote: "Scientists (red Communist stooges) claim that
    free-enterprise
    is destroying the environment"! That sentence is entirely true
    unfortunately."

    Hey!  We know that it isn't "free-enterprise" that is destroying the
    environment.  And it isn't guns that kill people.  It isn't cars that are
    unsafe.  The answer is people!  It's always people!

    Message: 60193
    Author: $ Bob Thornburg
    Category: Entertainment/Movies
    Subject: UHF
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 13:00:47

    It was really a stupid movie.  I laughed so hard I got a sharp pain in my
    chest.

    Message: 60194
    Author: $ Rod Williams
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Chuck/love weasels
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 15:14:00

            I'll take two dozen.  When I read the LoveBird commercial I wanted
    to throw-up.  Yours sounds a tad more reasonable.  The killing of the
    parents at the instant of birth will do the trick everytime.  Good luck in
    your sales.

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     1:        Check out my new summer rates.  They are a blast (as in furnace).
     2:end

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    Message: 60196
    Author: $ Rod Williams
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Terrorists 1 of 2
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 15:17:39

          Before I could determine a course of action against the
    terrorists who kidnap American citizens, I'd have to know the reason
    for their actions.
          Are they angry with us because of our governments involvement in
    overthrowing the legal head of Iran during the fifties?  Our own
    Central Intelligence Agency then placed Pahlavi as a puppet leader and
    through him controlled the oil rich resources of that country.  I'm
    sure all of you have heard of the Shah of Iran.  He worked for the
    U.S. Government.  Understand then why Khomeini called us the great
    Satan.  Shah Pahlavi and his family literally raped the wealth of the
    Iranian people.  It would not have been so if the U.S. had taken more
    diplomatic measures to gain a share of that countries oil.  Violence
    begets violence.
          Or is it because the U.S. military government supplies Israel
    with weapons of destruction that are used against the non-jewish of
    that geographic area?
          I really do not know the answers to these questions as I lack in
    true facts.  For someone in my position to learn what has really
    happened, and why, would be nearly impossible.
          The answer thus far that I liked best was the one concerning the
    Russian Citizen that was abducted by terrorists.  It told of how the
    Russian KGB kidnapped the families of the terrorists and held them
    until their man was set free.  It mentioned that no other citizen of
    Russia has since been taken prisioner.

    Message: 60197
    Author: $ Rod Williams
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Terror, last
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 15:18:31

          Violence seems to be the answer to everything.  Turn on the
    television and at least two-thirds of what is showing contains some
    form of violence (I am being charitable here).  Our children are
    taught from early on that this is a suitable form of action.  Even in
    bible class, the teaching of mega death and destruction is normal.
    David slew the giant with a hurled stoned between his eyes.  The giant
    was bad and David was good.  People who read the bible are good while
    others who do not are bad, so it is okay to slay them.  At least that
    seems to be the logical message here.  Christ who was good was put to
    death by those who were bad.  Eternal punishment, it is taught, comes
    to those who are bad.  No wonder there is so much thought of voilence
    in the minds of mankind.  It is inbreed.
          It takes real courage, especially if it comes from a nation who
    is powerful among all nations, to yell out, "Ally ally, in come free."
    "Let peace among people reign!"  The price of true peace costs less
    than half of that of military preparedness and acts of war.  But then
    again to achieve such a state would take intelligence.  Humans have a
    ways to go up the evolutionary ladder before this can be found.
          Finally, my solution would be for the U.S. military to let loose
    all of their big bombs on Washington, D.C., Theran, Beijing, and all
    other capitals of the world where a strong military government exists.
    This action may soon cause the demise of all human life from the
    planet due to unpleasant after-effects,  but hey, no biggie.  -Rod

    Message: 60198
    Author: $ Beauregard Dog
    Category: Entertainment/Movies
    Subject: Dead Poets Society
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 20:08:26

    I highly recommend this movie.  See this movie with someone who will be
    intelligent enough to discuss it, or ideas from it, after you see it.

    Peter Weir is a great filmmaker.  He doesn't get much publicity -  I hope
    that he likes it that way.

    Message: 60199
    Author: Bill Brooks
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Science Q. &  A.
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 21:10:16

    Q. Why do flamingos stand on one foot?

    The "because they can" theory: "One assumption is that they can balance on
    one leg because they have one flat, stable foot.  Thus they are able to
    rest the other foot."  --Trevor Lloyd-Evans, staff biologist at Manomet Bird
    Observatory.  (He doesn't say how the birds rest the one "stable" foot)

    The "tree" theory:  "It makes them look like a tree to fish in the water."
    --Susan R. Drennan, VP for scientific information at the American Audubon
    Society.

    I am not making these up.

    Message: 60200
    Author: $ Todd Reese
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: last
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:12:08

    Why do flamingos stand on one foot?  Simple:  It's socially acceptable.

    Message: 60201
    Author: $ Todd Reese
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Paul/Mecca
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:14:24

    The reason I retracted my earlier statement was because I hadn't thought of
    the millions of Muslims that do not support or have nothing to do with the
    few radical Muslims who take hostages.

    Message: 60202
    Author: $ Traci Sibel
    Category: Chit Chat
    Subject: Cliffy
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:36:12

    The compute was upset that I had to leave, and it was waiting for me to call
    back.... (we have secret codes through the ringer, you know...)

    Trace

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    Message: 518
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
    Category: Shit-Chat
    Subject: Last on Rod...
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 00:41:08

            Bragging about himself again I see.

            Did you know Rod has shit for brains....  Ahhh you all knew that...

                            Wink, just kidding....

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    Message: 519
    Author: $ Ann Oudin
    Category: Chit-Chat
    Subject: Rod/Cliff/shit
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 07:21:54

    Good 'shit' insults there fellahs. Keep it up. Hahahahahahahahaha
                              -=*) ANN (*=-

    Message: 520
    Author: $ Ralph Blehm
    Category: Shit-Chat
    Subject: Shit
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 11:39:58

    We all do it.

    Message: 521
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
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    Subject: Ralph, last....
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 12:28:59

            And you and Rod do it a little more than the rest of us I see.

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     1:        Yes, I suppose that a certain percentage of my brains come from shit
     2:molecules.  Ask the pigmies of Africa if they would like a pile of shit or a
     3:pile of shiny, yellow metal. Of course they like living so they would take
     4:the former, unless of course the one doing the choosing was somehow mentally
     5:deranged.
     6:        Why does this planet read like a scary sci-fi novel?  Beats the shit
     7:out of me.
     8:end

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     1:It's too fucking hot.

    Message: 523
    Author: $ Peter Petrisko
    Category: Shit-Chat
    Subject: LAST
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 20:57:11

    Was that an invitation?  Cliff, I'll meet you at Rod's in an hour so we can
    beat the shit out of him, at his request.
         It'll be good for the soil.

    Message: 524
    Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
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    Subject: Rod...
    Date: 08/06/89  Time: 22:54:10

            Okay Peter, see you there in an hour.....  I will get to try out
    some of my new training.

            Seems to me, every time Rod even speaks...it is good for the soil.

    Message: 525
    Author: $ Rod Williams
    Category: Chit-Chat
    Subject: last
    Date: 08/07/89  Time: 01:19:00

    Be careful, I have a NRA patch that says I completed an advanced course in
    weaponry handling.  Besides I first joined the NRA in 1962 in Louisiana.
    One day I was at the range with my .30 military carbine.  I kept two 30 shot
    clips taped together, end to end.  But on this particular day, after coming
    from a gun show in Slidell, La. I had 100 rounds of military issue tracer
    bullets clipped and ready to fire.  I had also purchased a machine gun type
    stock for the carbine along with a flasher.
            While firing my tracers at the range along came a Jefferson Parrish
    patrol car complete with two uniformed officers.  They were just visiting
    and they got a real bang from helping me fire the tracers.  After we set the
    woods on fire and determined that we couldn't get to it in order to put it
    out because it was on the other side of a canal at 110 yards.  The target
    was at 100 yards and it was fun watching the bullets find their mark.  Tra
    -cers are damn neat.
            Anyway, after all my ammo was used up, the two cops fired their
    service revolvers until all of their ammo was spent.  They were still on
    duty but without ammo.  Oh well.
            I also had a Remington LR 22, 14 shot semi-auto that I operated on
    in order to make it a full auto.
            Another weapon I had at the time was a 6.5 Italian Military rifle.
    The exact same type and style that was used on President Kennedy.  I paid
    five dollars for it about a year after he was killed.  I had some military
    rounds for that which I had purchased from mail order in New York.  I
    haven't killed much but what I have killed I ate.  Joe tasted the worst.