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