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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/10/87 19:35  Msg:870 Call:5868  Lines:3
 20 Obscurity is realm of error.
 21 *********************************************
 22  
003=Usr:23 Grann             12/10/87 21:33  Msg:871 Call:5871  Lines:5
 23 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!
 24 At the top.  <-- old tradition
 25 Free!  Free at last!  No more finals, no more finals.... know anyone who'd
 26 like to buy some slightly used history textbooks?
 27 !^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^!^! M&G !^!^!^! December 10, 1987 !^!^!^!
004=Usr:7 Leonard Erickson  12/10/87 22:29  Msg:872 Call:5872  Lines:6
 28 Could you be more specific? US History up to just before the civil war or
 29 contemporary stuff I have little need of. Other stuff I might actually be 
 30 interested in. (you actually plan to *sell* them?! I even have my accounting
 31 and English Lit texts....)
 32 oh well... Ian probably won't let me spend the money
 33 010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101
005=Usr:174 Miriam Glenn      12/11/87 09:17  Msg:873 Call:5882  Lines:68
 34 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE MUSE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^hi ya'll^^^^^^^^^^^
 35 Hey FM, what's up?  And when are you going to write me a letter?  If you'll
 36 write me, I'll bribe helix into writing you.  Promise.
 37 and JUSTIN!  Don't be Blue!  We still love you, even when you are tired and 
 38 grumpy.  
 39 ..............
 40 Hey folks, there's a new kid on the block by the name of Hunter.  He's a little
 41 shy, so be real nice and leave the kid a message.  He's sweet, really.
 42 ..............
 43    now for a few lines of my own.  some silly stuff.
 44 ..............
 45 When Jack was five
 46    He took a dive
 47 Into the glistening sea.
 48    On hitting rock
 49 HIs head did knock.
 50    "Well, boggle snock!" quoth he.
 51  
 52 when Jack was six
 53    He swam the Styx
 54 'Till Chaeron ferried by.
 55    "Go home, you pest!
 56 No room for guest!"
 57    So Jackie answered "Bye!"
 58  
 59 When Jack was seven
 60    With bread unleaven'
 61 He tried to swim the Nile.
 62    The bread smelled good
 63 (As well it should)
 64    At least, so thought the 'dile.
 65 ...................
 66    you get the basic idea.  Pretty silly stuff, huh?!
 67 ........................
 68 Well, good people, 'tis the season and all.  so remember, when you're sitting
 69 by your warm fires in candle lit rooms, sipping your fine brandy and your
 70 mulled wine, keep in mind, as you enjoy that steaming turkey and your popcorn
 71 and candied apples, don't forget ......ah hell, my back hurts.  It's killed
 72 my creativity.  Ow can an artist work in this environment?   I simply can't    
 73 stand it anymore.  I need a valium.  Someone get me a drink will you please?
 74 Be a love, and give me a cigarette.  Thanks, darling.  You're a real saint.
 75 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE MUSE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ciao, darling!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 76 <ZZZZZZZZ>-----
 77  
 78              <ZZZZZZZZ>------
 79              
 80  <ZZZZZZZZ>-----
 81  
 82                         <ZZZZZZZZZ>----        You're history now, 
 83         <ZZZZZZZZ>------
 84  
 85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 88  
 89   The time is 2254
 90 the date 12 9 95 
 91  Christmas is coming, but who cares?
 92 it has no meaning in satantown, thats what they call this place now.
 93 it used to be portland, oregon , but if you called it that now half the townies
 94  would look at you like you were crazy . 
 95 Yep, one or two nukes can ruin your whole century.
 96  after it hit the fan,big brother waited around about a year or two for 
 97 most of the 
 98 radiation to clear , before trying to grab power again, but they
 99 waited too long .   
100  
101 the cronicles of satantown to be cont.    Hunter
006=Usr:264 John Murphy       12/11/87 10:04  Msg:874 Call:5883  Lines:21
102 ti
103   Now Where was I, befor I was so rudley interupted ?
104  Ah, yes I remember now.
105   
106  Big brother waited too long to come out of its hole, by the time he poked his 
107 ugly head out, the mutations had taken effect, now dont misunderstand me not 
108   all mutations are radiological in fact most of the resulting mutes were 
109 sociological, as a result of the big blow and worsening effects of mankind's
110 sudden plunge to the bottom of the evolutionary ladder. in other words by the
111@time they showed up ready to pull humanity back together.....................
112@ ?
113@he
114@HE
115 time they came around trying to reassert themselves, the city gangs had grown 
116  to such an extent that it would have taken an all out gurilla war, in what was
117 now to them unfamilliar territory. to retake the ruins of portland , so they 
118  settled on a central figurehead government , and from there try to police and
119 control the now semi organized gangleaders..... down everybody down ....
120   weve got a scanner.......
121  
122  
007=Usr:252 dave brunker      12/11/87 22:17  Msg:875 Call:5894  Lines:9
123 000000000000000000000000 12-11-'87 000000000 22:25:00 0000000000000000000000000
124 0 Attn: All usuers
125 0 
126 0
127 0      If you work at Powell Tehc books plesase call Houdini's Palace at
128 0 639-xxxx.  Leave e-mail to # 50 as to your idenity.
129 0
130 0
131 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
008=Usr:221 matt logan        12/11/87 22:37  Msg:876 Call:5896  Lines:8
132 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 |||||||||||||||||The /\/\etallion strikes again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!|||||||||||
134 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
135  
136 Ooops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
137  
138  
139 Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
009=Usr:267 david huber       12/12/87 00:46  Msg:877 Call:5899  Lines:14
140  
141@I was just curious, how domost hackers feel ablout the military, and the airfor
145 airman dave here,
146 I'm in town for a couple of days, and now that I've taken the plunge and joined
147 the usaf, I'm curious as to how most 'hackers' feel towards the military, n' th
148 air force in particular.  I work on F-15's as an electrician and love the hell
149 out of it.  I should be in town on most weekends from now on, so I would love
150 to get in to some discussions about today's military.
151  
152 o.o
153  
010=Usr:237 barefoot john     12/12/87 11:55  Msg:878 Call:5940  Lines:23
154 { <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< /* capt'n barefoot */ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> }
155                           THE WINDS OF TIME
156      Magnanimous among the great illusions, the winds of time swirl
157   and eddy, bringing echos of friends and acquaintaces distant both
158   in time and space.  Aah yes! 'piper' many were the past exchanges
159   of keyboarded banter,  adventures on those two great rivers,  and
160   most of all embellishments shared over a aoiecpa THE INN.
161   '+Milch+', you were always a strong supporter as well as a worthy
162   adversary as circumstance dictated. '__Leonard__' your insistence
163   on precision remains ever strong. What of the 'Dragon Lady' ?????
164  
165      Let us all lift our voices in toast to  Cistop Mikey,  friends
166   well met, and last but not least the 'Here & NOW'...as echos echo
167  
168      We are  taught that the  acquisition of knowledge  is of prime
169   importance.  In fact  we are  advised  to  acquire  any  and  all
170   information that is available. Now there are even games (trivial)
171   to test our accomplishment in this area. There are some questions
172   few seem  to ask. Does acquiring certain kinds of knowledge limit
173   the ability  to perceive or learn other things? What is the 'Coin
174   of the Realm', which one uses to pay for knowledge? Is it perhaps
175   the loss of innocence?
176 { <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< /* capt'n barefoot */ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> }
011=Usr:269 Quicksilver       12/13/87 01:32  Msg:879 Call:5964  Lines:15
177 -%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%-%
178                Quicksilver
179                -----------
180 Wow! been a long time since I been here... hangin' around the Color 64 world...
181 Nice job on the id stuff, Mikey. Anyway, just thought I'd post an ad for our
182 BBS.
183  
184 TUPPERWARE HEADQUARTERS
185 ---------- ------------
186 640-xxxx   9pm - 9am
187 Running on COLOR 64 software.
188  
189 -QS
190 TTYL
191 -%-%-%anybody seen MINDWALKER?-%-%-%-%
012=Usr:174 Miriam Glenn      12/13/87 10:55  Msg:880 Call:5967  Lines:21
192  
193 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE MUSE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^same ol'thing^^^^^^^^^^^
194 I was contemlating a new border, but coldn't come up with anything.  So it goes
195 .........................how about a poll?.....................................
196 what is the worst thing about the holliday season?   
197  
198 The worst thing about the holiday season is that I feel obligated to get a
199 gift for everyone that I know/come in contact with.  And since I can't, I
200 feel guilty.  What ever happened to giving something special to someone
201 special?  McDonald gift certificates commercials, that's what!
202 ...........................................................................
203 I'm getting depressed just thiking about it.
204 ................
205 Hey , FM!  Wassup?  drop a line, will ya????
206 Justin--don't make my brown eyes blue!  Cheer up, it can't be all that bad.
207 we love you.
208 helix--wink wink nudge nudge say no more.
209 hi Mikey!  Whatcha been up to?  
210 and Ted- and Leonard--say hi to me once in a while.  A deity gets lonely, 
211 you know.  
212 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE MUSE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
013=Usr:254 Helix Armstrong   12/13/87 12:35  Msg:881 Call:5970  Lines:21
213 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<============================------------------------------
214   hello to you MUSE.
215  
216 and what diety are you?????
217  Fable Master???  are you out there in the big green(Emerald) yonder???
218   The place is picking up again I see and cheer :) :) :)
219    As to the above pole- the worst thing about the holiday season besides
220     comercialism and having to work 9-1 on the 24th is the timing...
221      I mean with Thanksgiving dinner and New Years parties to have to
222       pay for one hardly has enough cash or time in between to think of the
223        time of givving and of sharing...
224  
225       But We all enjoy the holidays anyway...
226      Happy Holidays to all and to all
227      
228      *   *    *    *****  *
229      **  *   * *   *      *
230      * * *   * *   ***    *
231      *  **   * *   *      *
232      *   *    *    *****  *****
233 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<============================---------------------------T.R.
014=Usr:270 jeff murphy       12/13/87 12:46  Msg:882 Call:5971  Lines:6
234 This is indeed a queer river, said Bromosel, as the water lapped at his thighs.
235 I'm a visiting sysop (Mother Murphy's, 653-xxxx), and frankly am bewildered.  
236 Haven't seen a board like this before.  And I'm mostly lost already -- too many
237 commands for the first-time guy.  What is the software?
238  
239  
015=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/13/87 20:26  Msg:883 Call:5988  Lines:7
240 *****************************************************************
241 The software is BWMS. A one of a kind system, though there have been
242 a few imitators in the past and probably will be in the future.
243 It's only reason for existance is because it exists.
244 For more help on the system, enter the command "help cmd" or
245 "help" followed by the specific command you want help on.
246 *********************** CM ****************************************
016=Usr:272 Talos             12/14/87 02:52  Msg:884 Call:5995  Lines:19
247  
248 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
249      Twas the night of the party and all through the town
250      No pigs were stirring, no narcs were around
251      The joints were all rolled and piled into stcks
252      in hopes that we'd all get stoned to the max
253      We drank Seagrams 7 and smoked Panama Red
254      While visions of lightshows envisioned our heads
255      Than at the door there cam a knock
256      And everyone yelled "#$%& it's the cops!"
257      But what to my blurry red bloodshot eyes should appear
258      10 pounds of cocaine, and 12 kegs of beer
259      The man at the door greeted us with a smile
260      So we invited hi into the house for awhile
261      He sat down in silence as he started to roll
262      We filled up his wine glass as he sparked up a bowl
263      And he said to us all as we fried through the night
264      Marijuana to all and to all a good high!
265 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
017=Usr:23 Grann             12/15/87 16:16  Msg:885 Call:6024  Lines:1
266 +++++++++++++++++++++ M&G lurk. 4:27pm December 15, 1987 +++++++++++++++++++
018=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/15/87 18:45  Msg:886 Call:6027  Lines:5
267 #@_%)*@)_%*_#)$^**^*$!)*$+*)_@*^)_*^#$*)_!*%^&)@_*@_)%*@%*@$_)^*@_)%*@_)#%*@_)%
268 Barefoot: Perchance did you ever receive a letter via post rather than of the
269 electronic variety? I shot an arrow in the air...
270 %@)%(!#%!)%*#@%*@)%*!%*@)%*!%!#% L'homme sans Parity @#%@#%*#%)@#*%)!*!)@%@!%*@
271 AND LANDED ON THE HEAD OF MILCHAR?????????
019=Usr:252 dave brunker      12/16/87 18:50  Msg:887 Call:6042  Lines:3
272 000000000000000000000000 12/16/87 00000000000000000 7:03 pm 0000000000000000000
273 0This is a stange bullitin board, why are guys talking about Big Brother for?
274 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
020=Usr:174 Miriam Glenn      12/16/87 19:01  Msg:888 Call:6043  Lines:3
275 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE MUSE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
276 T.R.  I'm the Goddess of the Golden Hormones.  You asked.
277 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ME AGAIN^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
021=Usr:234 ALAN ZEHNTBAUER   12/16/87 22:07  Msg:889 Call:6049  Lines:4
278 This is the question,"If the messages have reached 999 and started over, can
279 one retrieve and see if a story was continued or is it gone forever???" There
280 must be some way? Hopefully
281 Seek
022=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/17/87 00:32  Msg:890 Call:6052  Lines:16
282 *********************************************************************
283 If you want to see the previous 999 lines, just enter the command
284 "DB" at the prompt, and you will be looking at the previous disk.
285 If you want to see messages prior to that, you will need to contact
286 the archive group who maintain all data that has ever graced this
287 system. File format is MSDOS. A nominal fee is charged for a single
288 disk copy (which includes 4 to 6 BW "disks") or you can buy into the
289 group which currently distributes the archive disk at about $1.00
290 or so a archive disk (actaul costs vary depending on costs of
291 archive distribution). You can buy into the complete archive for
292 around $50-$100 or so (I don't know for sure what the exact cost is)
293 which includes ALL previous BWMS disks. You supply your own MSDOS
294 disks to put the files on. You will need about 89 dsdd 5 inch disks.
295 If you are interested, leave a message to L'homme Sans Parity
296 who is keeper of the flames...err...disks.
297 **************************** CM **************************************
023=Usr:7 Leonard Erickson  12/17/87 00:53  Msg:891 Call:6053  Lines:9
298 Other formats *may* be available by special arrangement. For instance, I
299 can copy archive files to TRSDOS 1.3 or 6.2. Model 100 format disks could
300 'also be arranged. But all of this would cost extra for my time. (The model
301 100 disks would cost a *lot* extra!)
302  
303 L'homme: When do I get *my* copies of the last few archive disks? It's been
304 a while. I'll have to put together a list. (funny thing, it seems to take 
305 longer now that we share a disk format???!!)
306 _______________________________Leonard_________________________________________
024=Usr:21 Fable Master      12/17/87 09:38  Msg:892 Call:6061  Lines:10
307  
308 FMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFM
309 .
310 To the House of Midgard:
311 .
312      Are you people going to be having a New Year's party?
313 .
314                     Fable Master
315 .
316 FMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFM
025=Usr:119 Richard Threadgi  12/17/87 19:19  Msg:893 Call:6067  Lines:12
317 <____>------  Y'know, this thing is beginning to look familiar...
318  
319                     Midgard Christmas & New Years Parties:
320  
321          PorSFiS Christmas Party  @ Midgard c. 7:30 December 6th, 1987 C.E.
322          Midgard winter holiday party c. 7:30 December 31st -- January 2nd
323   
324 For those who've forgotten:  Midgard is Portland Or, 97202
325                                238-xxxx   We never sleep...
326 ...railimaf kool ot gninnigeb si gniht siht ,wonk`Y ------<____>
327  
328  
026=Usr:252 dave brunker      12/17/87 20:39  Msg:894 Call:6069  Lines:47
329 (REPRINT FROM 'AMNSITY ACTION')
330 EHIOPIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFINED 
331 TSEHAI TOLESSA IN PRISON FOR SEVEN YE
332 RS WITHOUT CHARGE OR TRIAL.  THEY HAV
333 E NEVER EXPLAINED WHY THEY ARE HOLDIN
334 G HER.  SHE WAS ARRESTED IN FED. 1980
335 I ADDIS ABABA WITH SEVERAL HENDRED 
336 MEMBERS OF THE OROMO ETHNIC GROUP SUS
337 PECTED OF SUPPORTING THE OROMO LIBERA
338 TION FRONT, AN ARMED OPPOSITION ORG..
339 SEVEN NONTHS BEFORE HER ARREST, IN 
340 JULY, 1979, UNIDENTIFIED ARMED MEN, 
341 ALEGEDLY GOVERMNENT AGENTS, IN ADDIS
342 ABABA ABDUCTED HER AND HER HUSBAND, 
343 THE REVERAND GUDINA TUMSA.  ALTHOUGH 
344 THEY SET HER FREE WITHIN HOURS, HER 
345 HUSBAND SUBSEQUENTL "DISAPPEARED".  
346 THE GOVERMNENT HAS FAILED TO GIVE ANY
347 SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION FOR HIS "DIS
348 APPEARANCE."
349   TSEHAI TLESSA IS CURRENTLY IN THE 
350 WOMEN'S SECTION OF THE CENTRAL PRISON
351 IN ADDIS ABABA.  HER PROLONGED DETEN
352 TION WITHOUT CHARGE OR TRIAL IS 
353 ILLEGAL.  PRISON OFFICIALS ALLEGEDLY
354 TORTURED HER FOLLOWING HER ARREST, 
355 ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOW REPORTED TO BE 
356 RELATIVELY WELL-TREATED.
357   PLEASE SEND COURTEOUS APPEALS FOR 
358 HER IMMEDIATE ADN UNCONDITIONAL 
359 RELEASE TO:
360  HIS EXCELLENCY MENGISTU HAILE-MARIAM
361  HEAD OF STATE
362  OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF STATE
363  ADDIS ABABA 
364  ETHIOPIA 
365  SALUTATION IS 'YOUR EXCELLENCY'
366  IRLMAIL POSTAGE: $.44
367  /B
368  
369  
370  
371  
372 The above was not a story.  Please write asap!!
373  
374           Kodachrome 8)
375  
027=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/17/87 23:28  Msg:895 Call:6072  Lines:6
376 %*#%*_)#*_)!*!)@+$!|+@$!_@+|)!@+*$%@)+#^%*+*!@+_$(!@_|$!+@%*!+@%*!+@_%)(+@^*@+_
377  
378 Leonard: BITCH BITCH BITCH. Is that all you do? Must I be responsible for
379 everything? Get me a couple disks and you'll get your archive files. The
380 last disk I have is 88 (Jul 31 1987). How far are you behind?
381 *%#@*%_@#%*_)@#%*@_#)%*@_#* L'homme sans Parity %*#@_*%_#*%@_)*_)*$!)@+%!_@%*!_
028=Usr:272 Talos             12/18/87 01:57  Msg:896 Call:6077  Lines:5
382 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
383  
384 All we are, all we are; we are. We are all, all we need! What's up on the party
385 info? Is Midguard a BBS or your house? Time to water the cat,
386                                                               Talos
029=Usr:13 voyeur            12/18/87 20:05  Msg:897 Call:6091  Lines:1
387 ::::::::::::::20:19:08:::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::12/18/87:::::::::::::::::
030=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN    12/19/87 01:42  Msg:898 Call:6099  Lines:28
388  
389  
390 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#
391    Hello there.
392  
393    I would like to invite the Backwater regulars over to my board to check out
394 a new feature I've just installed: B-Boards. What's a B-Board? Well, you're
395 already looking at one. I am not sure who started the term, but I think it was
396 on Tanis (anybody remember?). Anyway, I've set up 3 500 line B-Boards, quite
397 similar to Backwater. I'd like to see what you folks think, and maybe get some
398 users on them as well.
399  
400    Also, I have quite a collection of text files online available for download.
401 Stories, fact, fiction, humor, just about anything. And I'm always trying to
402 get more.
403    Anyway, give me a call, and dn't forget to mention where you saw this.
404    
405    J.D.'s Place
406  
407    256-xxxx
408  
409    300/1200
410  
411    Oh, and Mikey, I'm not actually trying to imitate Backwater. I'm trying to
412 recapture the glory of old Tanis. Wish me luck...
413 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$
414  
415  
031=Usr:119 Richard Threadgi  12/19/87 14:31  Msg:899 Call:6105  Lines:100
416 <______>-------  Aaaaaaccccckkkkk!!!  ooop ack!  Help! I'm being chased!
417 "Is Midgard (*sp correct*) a house or a bulletin board?  Yes.  We are a 
418 house in Southeast portland where delta tends to tend towards the maximum.
419 We also have a bulletin board in tacoma run by someone who doesn't live here,
420 but thinks that we're really neat.   But on to other things...
421  
422                                   The Model
423              A concise description of how the world should work
424                                 and often does
425  
426   1.  People do nice things for you whether or not you do nice things for
427       them.  This *should* make you want to nice things for them, regardless
428       of whether or not they were the doers.
429  
430   2.  What is needed *will be provided* by the universe.  NOTE: *Your*
431       idea of what it is and the Universe's will likely as not match.
432  
433   3.  Stupidity is not *necessarily* fatal!
434  
435   4.  The model says:  Why for? (Four?!?)(Fore!?!)(Fore...Play?:-))
436       Why not four?
437  
438   5.  Justice IS.
439  
440   6.  Security is a place where you want to be.
441  
442   7.  Destination is not important.  In fact, it's not even necessarily
443       existent.
444  
445   8.  I forget what 8 was 4.
446  
447   9.  The difference between an ostrich and a human:  The ostrich doesn't
448       know the difference.
449  
450  10.  Homicide is a bad idea even if Murder is a good idea.
451  
452  11.  If anything should be removed from the universe, you and i would be
453       the first to go.
454  
455  12.  The opinions of the management are not necessarily relevant.
456  
457  13.  The universe MAY NOT do anything about your emergency.
458  
459  14.  You can as easily be alive as dead -- the universe doesn't know the
460       difference, although people do.
461  
462  15.  Just because *I* think so doesn't mean !we! think so.
463  
464  16.  You can't beat up on our friends -- onle WE can.
465  
466  17.  Everything written here is incorrect, but none of it is very far wrong.
467  
468  18.  Ribbitt.
469  
470  19.  T.A.G.
471  
472  20.  You have influence over everything in the universe.  Extent varies.
473  
474  21.  You will be held accountable for your environment, regardless.
475  
476  22.
477  
478  23.  ***Do Something***!
479  
480  24.  Everything is bigger than you are!
481  
482  25.  You are most people, but most people aren't you.
483  
484  26.  There are more than 24 hours in any given day.
485  
486  27.  Strawberries.
487  
488  28.  Let's end this quickly, please.  (Tenkyu belly much)
489  
490  29.  The universe is contained in a plain (plane) brown wrapper.
491  
492  30.  Everyone looks good in a hat.  Some people refuse to concede this.
493  
494  31.  2 + 2 = 5.  Find the other 1.
495  
496  32.  Tenkyu, R.B.F., R.A.H., R.*.B.
497  
498  33.  Banana.
499  
500  34.  We don't like everybody.  And "we" do't necessarily love everybody.
501  
502  35.  Entropy does not require your support.
503  
504  36.  We didn't get here first.  Neither did Columbus.  Or Leif Erickssen. 
505       Or You.
506  
507  37.  Walking on water is easier if you know how to swim.
508  
509  38.  Learn today.  Tomorrow may be too late.
510  
511  39.  Some things in this model contradict. Note: We are modeling the universe!
512  40.  Twelve wasn't enough.
513  41.  The universe is an ostrich.
514  42.  Everyone misinterprets this list.  But then again, this is a model.
515 If you don't get it the first time, ask.If you still don't, you don't want to.
032=Usr:237 barefoot john     12/20/87 04:47  Msg:900 Call:6126  Lines:16
516  
517 { <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<</ Capt'n barefoot*/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> }
518     Suddenly a   form  materialized   out  of  the  river  mist,
519     speaking in  a #french  accent, "slings  and arrows...". Ah!
520     ole friend  L'homme, alas  I suspect  communications of past
521     incarnations were   given  one   way passage to 'davey jones
522     locker'.   Secure   channel communication  link coordinates:
523     [587 River Canyon Rd.-D/Chattanooga,TN/37405-9602]
524     
525     Fortune has again smiled on an ole hacker, showering me with
526     all the toys for abusing images in living color  and all the
527     'C' food  I can eat (4Kx4K Color Scanner & Image Processor).
528     Just a little twist of the electronic air brush and all your
529     little imperfections vanish in a poof of electrons.
530 { <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< /* capt'n barefoot*/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> }
531  
033=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/20/87 11:02  Msg:901 Call:6130  Lines:20
532 *************************************************************************
533      'Twas the week before christmas and all through the Inn not a user 
534 was stirring not even a MS Mouse. The twits were all chastened and tucked 
535 in their beds, while visions of modems danced in their heads. 
536      My computer was merrily humming and I was relaxed. I had just 
537 settled down to do some coding of which I had been lax, when over on the 
538 bbs there came such a clatter, I jumped from my no-back-chair to see what 
539 was the matter. I turned on the monitor and threw back the dust cover. 
540      The phospher began to glow, and the words to form, then what to my 
541 wondering eyes did appear, but a re-newed man named Voyeur with a 
542 slightly used liver. Quicker than auto-script did I see him type, ON log, 
543 then password, a line number then print.  A quick scan at DA, then on to 
544 DB to read what what there. 
545      It was almost as if I could hear the click of each key. He paused 
546 but a moment then went right to work, reading all that he had missed. 
547 He filled his screen with the words that abound making sure to capture 
548 each word that was there. 
549      But soon he was done and made ready to go. I whispered aloud before 
550 he typed BYE, Merry Christmas my friend, and to you a long life. 
551 ******************************** CM ************************************
034=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/20/87 11:06  Msg:902 Call:6131  Lines:3
552 P.S. Capt'n bareboot: It is great to see you on the system again.
553 Golly, seems like old times. 
554 *******************************************************************
035=Usr:282 MAX QUORDLEPLEEN  12/20/87 22:29  Msg:903 Call:6142  Lines:20
555  
556 *****************************************************
557 *****************************************************
558  
559 "is, uh, your wife a goer????? nudge nudge, know what i mean? know what i
560 mean?"
561 "what?!"
562 "ya know.. she go's!!! nudge nudge, wink wink, know what i mean?"
563 "well.. yah"
564 "you're a man of the world right???? nudge nudge, nudge nudge, know what i
565 mean?
566            know what i mean?!"
567 "i mean you've slept..."
568 "'ay?"
569 "with women??!!"
570 "well.... yah."
571 "what's it like?!"
572 *******************************************************************************
573 *******************************************************************************
574  
036=Usr:85 Mark Forsyth      12/20/87 23:06  Msg:904 Call:6144  Lines:2
575 The worst thing about christmas is having noone to share it with.
576@:::::::::
037=Usr:188 Justin Klein      12/21/87 00:23  Msg:905 Call:6148  Lines:10
577 ============================Justin the Blue===============================
578 TO THE WRITER OF LINE 596: Says who you have noone to share it with? Theres
579     people here in the System who I'm sure would at least be honored tswak
580     (I mean, swap)bytes with you! Just make youself known! REMEMBER: What
581     Is Needed Will Be Provided!!!
582 ============================Justin the Blue===============================
583 Accrochez toi, a ton reve/Accroche toi, a ton reve/Quand tu voi ton bateau
584 partir/Quand tu sans ton couer se briesier/Accrochez toi---a ton reve.
585 (cf the Ghislaine verse in "Hold on Tight", *Time*, E L O, Jet records 1981)
586 ==========================================================================
038=Usr:272 Talos             12/21/87 00:50  Msg:906 Call:6150  Lines:9
587 Hey! So far I'm spending Christmas with noone interesting (Family, but..) I'd 
588 like to be spending Christmas with someone warm and special. I didn't write 
589 line 596, but I am kind of lonely. I broke-up with my girl friend nearly
590 five months ago, and I miss the cuddling and friendship. Anyone interested? 
591 Until I check back you cand find info on me on No-Name BBS, The Overworked 
592 Dragon, DYM 4224, and The Bawdy Shope BBS, all as Talos. Merry Christmas!
593                                                                           Talos
594  
595 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
039=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN    12/21/87 14:51  Msg:907 Call:6165  Lines:5
596 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$
597 Just how does one get in contact with L'hommes Sans Parity, anyway? Can he be
598 found on any systems which have use of private mail?
599 JD
600 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#(aw, heck wth it...)
040=Usr:245 Doug King         12/21/87 20:57  Msg:908 Call:6170  Lines:7
601 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
602 Jeez Talos if I'd known you were lonely I'd given you my girlfriend! I don't 
603 want her anymore! I'll sell her CHEAP!
604 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Bartender SLUG >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
605  
606  
607 All Purpose Marker #1
041=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/21/87 21:33  Msg:909 Call:6173  Lines:13
608 *%@#%*_)*%)!*+%~$~$%*!+)$%*!+@%$|~!*%+)~@*%~)+_*%!_*%)@!)_+%~+@%*~|*%_)!*%_)@%*
609 Barefoot: At last, a real live way to contact you. Do you mean all that stuff
610 I sent to the Virgin Islands was lost? <sigh> And what's this about 4k x 4k
611 color devices? What have we been up to, anyway? You'll be getting *something*
612 in the mail one of these days. Thanks for the info.
613  
614 voyeur: Aha, not so fast my friend. Don't think you can sneak through here
615 without so much as a WELCOME BACK TO BACKWATER! Why, you have even had a
616 poem written for you. Wow.
617  
618 JD: That's L'homme sans Parity, and you can send mail to me on the good old
619 Blue Parrot as user #15.
620 *%*@)*@#)_%*@)_#%*)_#*%@_)#%* L'homme sans Parity %*@#*%@)_%*_)@*%!)%!+|@%|!*_@
042=Usr:221 matt logan        12/21/87 21:57  Msg:910 Call:6174  Lines:7
621 [42m[1mWell, Well, Well, if there is junk on your screen it means you aren't
622 using an Amiga. Otherwise your screen just went into party mode!! I dare ya
623 to find out how I did it
624  
625 [33m                                         /\/\etallion[0m
626@ 
627@[42m[1mWell, Well, Well, if there is junk on youtr screen it means you aren't
043=Usr:272 Talos             12/21/87 22:44  Msg:911 Call:6177  Lines:10
628 
629@Ah ha! and what appears on your screen Metallion?
630 And what appears on your screen when I do that Metallion?
631                                                                  Talos
632  
633  
634 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
635 93 lines of space to go, 93 lines of space
636 If two of those lines should happen to fall
637 91 lines of space left to go!
044=Usr:13 voyeur            12/22/87 00:41  Msg:912 Call:6181  Lines:12
638 :::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::
639 Gee, Cistop, I'm touched.  I've never been the recipient of a poem before.
640 (a dirty limerick, maybe...)  It's nice to be back, more-or-less intact.
641 I'd have left a message sooner, but my computer just arrived today (I was 
642 limping along with the M100 until this evening, and I just can't function
643 properly with that itty-bitty screen.  My mind gets congested or something.)
644 Maybe next PCS Social I'll entertain you with hair-raising tales of life
645 (and death) in the Big City.  Or, perhaps I can bore the INNhabitants with
646 said lies^H^H^H^Hstories.  Such as, have you ever been crazy?  I have, and
647 it's definitely a trip.  Have you ever been nearly omniscient?  I have, but
648 alas, I'm merely mortal again.  Stories, stories...
649 :::::::::::O O:::::12/22/87:::::::::::::::::::::::::01:08:25::::::O O::::::::::
045=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN    12/22/87 02:41  Msg:913 Call:6186  Lines:5
650 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#(I need a macro)#$
651  
652 Sorry I misspelled your name above. For a supposed writer I don't know my way
653 around a keyboard sometimes. I'll see you on BP!
654 #$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#$#(sigh...)
046=Usr:272 Talos             12/22/87 11:51  Msg:914 Call:6191  Lines:14
655  
656 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
657  
658      Has anybody seen a message with something from the Emerald city on The
659 Party Stages? It was about New Year's Eve parties and the four stages to which
660 you could/should acheive in order to have your friends have one next year to 
661 have a party of their own next year so as to avoid going to another of your
662 parties. I read a message about that somewhere last night and now I can't find 
663 it!!!! Can anybody help me?
664  
665                Talos
666  
667 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
668  
047=Usr:219 Friar Mossback    12/22/87 14:55  Msg:915 Call:6196  Lines:6
669 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
670 As an agnostic, I would like to wish everyone a fruitful and open minded
671 examination of all their beliefs during this now commercial, once christian,
672 and originally Pagan, time of festivities.  See you in the new year.  (New by
673 our roman/christian calendars.)
674 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]   Friar    [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
048=Usr:282 MAX QUORDLEPLEEN  12/22/87 19:16  Msg:916 Call:6200  Lines:9
675  
676 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
677 Is anyone interested in an online role playing game (not here)?
678  
679 If so please reply to Sean McKay on Applephilia.
680  
681 Sean McKay
682  
683 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
049=Usr:221 matt logan        12/22/87 20:54  Msg:917 Call:6205  Lines:9
684 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
685  
686 Well Talos, your message did nothing to my screen! Of coarse you've got to 
687 turn on control characters by typing "CC N" at the command prompt for things
688 like that to work.
689  
690                                               [42m[1m[33m/\/\etallion[0m
691  
692 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
050=Usr:214 The Mysterious F  12/22/87 21:27  Msg:918 Call:6206  Lines:5
693 The Dave Barry New Years Eve Party essay was published in "This Week"
694 newspaper last week, I think.  I know I've read it recently.  You might
695 want to try contacting them for a copy.  (They should be in the phone
696 book.)
697 -------------------------------------------- ...
051=Usr:245 Doug King         12/22/87 22:23  Msg:919 Call:6209  Lines:8
698  
699 All Purpose Marker #2
700  
701 *******************************************************************************
702 Sean McKay? You the dude that used to run that BBS called the Baloney Tavern
703 or something?
704 *******************************************************************************
705  
052=Usr:272 Talos             12/22/87 23:24  Msg:920 Call:6213  Lines:10
706 {{{Oops!
707  
708  
709 I found the New Year's Eve Festival rating and etc. message. It was on No Name
710 BBS's Joke side (Message #1178). Check it out, you should enjoy it!
711  
712                                                                       Talos
713  
714 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
715  
053=Usr:7 Leonard Erickson  12/23/87 00:36  Msg:921 Call:6215  Lines:5
716 Talos & /\/\etalion(sp): sorry folks, but those codes have nothing to do with 
717 Amigas. They are merely ANSI control sequences (yawn)....
718 Perhaps someday I'll go to the trouble of being really creative and surprising
719 someone.
720 __________________________________Leonard______________________________________
054=Usr:221 matt logan        12/23/87 01:36  Msg:922 Call:6216  Lines:7
721 /// ...
722   Yes, I knew they were ANSI control sequences. But some of the commands will
723   only work on the Amiga (I think). I havn't really looked into how they work
724   on other computers so I'm not 100% sure. Does anyone know what the standard
725   ANSI control sequences are?
726                                                /\/\etallion
727                                                                      ... ///
055=Usr:282 MAX QUORDLEPLEEN  12/23/87 09:42  Msg:923 Call:6220  Lines:3
728 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
729 i used to run the tavern...
730 ______________sean_________________________________offer still stands__________
056=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/23/87 11:12  Msg:924 Call:6223  Lines:3
731 *%(@#)_*%_)@#%*_!)%*#_@%*~(_+%*@#~_)%*~)_%*(+~%_#+_)%*(+@(%+_@~*%_)@*(@~+)%*(@~
732 Polly Wants a Cracker. A Blue Cracker.
733 *%$#@)_*%_)#%*@_#)%*@#_)%* L'homme sans Parity %*#)_%*@)_%*_*$_!@$%_!+($_)#@%*)
057=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY      12/23/87 17:19  Msg:925 Call:6227  Lines:11
734 *************************************************************************
735 Leonard: Actually, if you want to get technical, the color stuff is 
736 an ISO standard which is an extention of the ANSI standard, but 
737 that is really nitpicking since anyone who accepts ANSI and can do
738 color uses the sequences to control the screen. That's what standards
739 are for eh? Ah where are the good old days when everyone had their own
740 standards.... Yep, those where the days when programers were real men,
741 none of those WIMPs we have today. Only one communication standard
742 these days... that's so... boring! Of course IBM is doing their best
743 to correct that...
744 **************************** CM ******************************************
058=Usr:188 Justin Klein      12/24/87 00:33  Msg:926 Call:6242  Lines:5
745 Question from a Blue Inept: What is the literal translation of:
746                        L'homme sans Parity?
747           Ah dunno any french.  Well, maybe a little--has to do with tongue...
748  
749                       =======BlueHorizon=======
059=Usr:245 Doug King         12/24/87 01:08  Msg:927 Call:6244  Lines:4
750 *****************************************************************************
751  
752 All Purpose Marker #3
753  
060=Usr:285 Tee Dawson        12/24/87 08:49  Msg:928 Call:6246  Lines:3
754 Merry Chistmas to all, and Happy New Year.
755  
756 ADOM
061=Usr:221 matt logan        12/24/87 13:55  Msg:929 Call:6253  Lines:2
757@                      Ratin Yur Ne Year's ve Pary
758@                b aeBry     fyutrwaNwYa'sEvepaty,tewrttigyu oud ae dnewstrwtekn
062=Usr:272 Talos             12/25/87 01:29  Msg:930 Call:6271  Lines:78
759                  Rating Your New Year's Eve Party
760                            by Dave Barry
761  
762      If you throw yourselves a New Year's Eve party, the worst thing that could
763 happen is that you throw a party where your friends call yo up the next day and
764 say they had a nice time, then you'll be expected to throw another party next
765 year.
766      What you should do is throw the kind of party where your friends wake up
767 several days later and call their lawyers to find out if they've been indicted
768 for anything. You want your guests to immediately start planning NYE parties of
769 their own a year in advance, just to prevent you from having another one.
770      So be sure your party reaches the correct Festivity Level:
771  
772      Festivity Level One: Your guests are chatting amiably with each other,
773 admiring your Christmas tree ornaments, singing carols around the upright 
774 piano, sipping at their drinks and nibbling on hors d'oeuvres.
775  
776      Festivity Level Two: Your guests are talking loudly- sometimes to each 
777 other and sometimes to nobody at all, rearranging your Christmas tree 
778 ornaments, singing "I Gotta Be Me" around the upright piano, gulping their
779 drinks and wolfing down hors d'oeuvres.
780  
781      Festivity Level Three: Your guests are arguing violently with inanimate
782 objects, singing "I Can't Get No Satisfaction", gulping other people's drinks
783 wolfing down Christmas tree ornaments, and placing hors d'oeuvres in the 
784 upright piano to see what happens when the little hammers strike.
785  
786      Festivity Level Four: Your guests, hors d'oeuvres smeared all over their
787 naked bodies are performing a ritual dance around the burning Christmas tree.
788 The piano is missing.
789  
790  
791      You want to keep your party somehwere around Level Three, unless you rent
792 your home and own Firearms, in which case you can go to Level Four. The best
793 way to acheive Level Three is with Eggnogg.
794  
795      Eggnog is a traditional holiday drink invented by the English. Many people
796 wonder where the word "eggnog" comes from. The first syllable comes from the
797 English word "egg", meaning "egg". I don't know where the "nog" comes from.
798  
799      To make Eggnog, you'll need Rum, Whiskey, Wine, Gin, Vodka, Everclear and
800 if they are in season, eggs. Combine all ingridiants in a large festive bowl
801 and induce your guests to drink this mixture.
802  
803      If your party is successful, the police will knock on your door, unless
804 your party is very successful, in which case they will lob tear gas through
805 the living room windows. As host, your job is to make sure that they don't
806 arrest anyone. Or, if they're dead set on arresting someone, it isn't you. 
807 The best way to handle this situation is to show a lot of respect for their
808 uniforms and assure them you're not doing anything illegal. Here's how to 
809 handle it:
810  
811      Police: Good evening. Are you the Host?
812         You: No.
813      Police: We've been getting complaints about this party.
814         You: About the drugs?
815      Police: No.
816         You: About the guns then? Is somebosy complaing about the guns?
817      Police: No, the noise.
818         You: Oh the noise. Well, that makes sense, because there are no guns
819              or drugs here. <An enormous explosion is heard> About the noise,
820              the neighbors?
821      Police: The neighbors fled inland hours ago. Most of the complaints have
822              come from Pittsburgh. Do you think you could ask the host to
823              quiet things down a bit?
824         You: No problem.
825  
826      At this point a Volkswagen bug with primitive religious symbols drawn on
827 the doors emerges. The police dive for cover as it races out the front door
828 onto the lawn, where it mashes into a tree. Eight guests tumble out onto the 
829 grass moaning. (See. Things are starting to wind down.)
830      If you survive the party, and you're looking for something to do that's
831 not too far from the bathroom, you should watch the New Year's Day Football 
832 Bowl game and parade on television. Bowl games offer a world of variety,
833 mainly marching bands, floats, bands of motorized vehicles that are covered 
834 with flowers and everything else you say last year while waiting for your
835 next trip to the bathroom.
836  
063=Usr:274 Case Dreamer      12/25/87 14:02  Msg:931 Call:6285  Lines:13
837@----------------------------------------------------------------------------
838@ 
839@	BTW all, the Midgard Christmas Party is the 26th, not the 6th as mentioned
840@before. You see, the 2 key on the terminal doesn't work... 
841@ 
842@----------------------------------------------------------------------------
843 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
844  
845         BTW all, the Midgard Christmas party is really on the 26th, not the
846 6th as mentioned in a previous posting. You see, the 2 key doesn't work on 
847 the terminal downstairs and...
848  
849 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
064=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/25/87 23:51  Msg:932 Call:6309  Lines:40
850 INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO
851 To attempt to answer BlueHorizon's questions regarding the literal translation
852 of L'homme sans Parity would require reams of electronic media, and such a
853 requirement is too much to ask of backwater at the moment. A shortened version
854 of the answer, abridged to fit small 3x5 cards follows:
855  
856 Along time ago on backwater, a user by the name of dropped bit weaved through
857 the guardtones of telehackerdom and called Backwater I his home. Many
858 adventures did this _dROPPED bIT_ (the exact spelling of his name) partake in.
859 But as all things must end, so did the participation of this character on BW.
860 In his place, came a new user, a so-called InnHabitant who went by the non-de-
861 plume of L'homme sans Parity. From earth's France did he hail, hence the
862 Parisian tone to the name. L'homme stands for man, so the gender of this
863 character (unlike other names that give no indication) was never in question.
864 'sans' means without, simple enough. The tricky in this name is 'parity.'
865 The French language is considered a national treasure by francophiles, and is
866 guarded closely. Many English words, much to the chagrin of the French, have
867 crept into their language. 'weekend', 'blue jeans', and 'computer' are a few
868 examples of this crossover. English words have made their impact to the
869 greatest extent in technical areas. There are several English words with no
870 French equivalent because of the very nature of the language. In
871 technical circles, parity is considered a high-order function that is
872 difficult to solve with simple systems. In more popular terms, it is a modem
873 program setting that refers to EVEN, ODD, MARKING, SPACING, or NO parity.
874 For example, using a word size of 7 bits with marking parity will set the
875 parity bit to marking (8th bit set to one). But there is more to the story.
876 Parity has other meanings outside of the technical arena. Parity can be
877 interpreted as equality or parallelism. So what do we have now? "The Man
878 without Parity." Ambiguous at best, but perhaps that is the way he likes
879 it. Could it be a man without difficult-to-solve high order problems, or
880 without parity bits in his modem program, or without equal or equivalent
881 abilities. Maybe none of the above, maybe all three, or some combination
882 thereof. No one really knows for sure, and most don't really care. L'homme
883 sans Parity is, and as you see, literal interpretation is not really
884 essential.
885 INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO
886  
887 ZZTOP WOULD JUST LIKE TO WISH ALL THOSE
888 COOL BACKWATER USERS A VERY MERRY'
889 CHRISTMAS AND A ROCKIN NEWYEAR.
065=Usr:85 Mark Forsyth      12/26/87 00:34  Msg:933 Call:6310  Lines:1
890 \\\\\\\Just wouldn't be christmas without the ZZTOP blessing!\\\\\\\
066=Usr:272 Talos             12/26/87 00:44  Msg:934 Call:6311  Lines:42
891 <><><><><><><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
892             Father of a Boy Named Sue
893  
894 Well I lieft home when the kid was threeand it sure felt good to be fancy free
895 Though I know it wasn't quite the Fatherly thing to do
896 But That kid kept screamin & throwin up & pissin in his pants til I had enough
897 So just for revenge I went and named him Sue
898  
899 Yeah it was Gattlinburg in mid-July, I was gettin drunk & gettin by
900 And gettin old and goin from bad to worse
901 When through the door with an awful scream comes the ugliest queen I've ever 
902 seen and says "Hi my name is Sue how do you do?", and then he hit me with his  
903 purse
904  
905 Now this aint the way he tells the tale but he scratched my face with his 
906 fingernails
907 He bent my bum and kicked my wth his high heeled shoes
908  
909 I punched him i the nose he started to cry & threw some perfume in my eye
910 Sure aint easy fighting with a boy named Sue
911  
912 I whacked him on the head with a table & chair He screamed
913 "Hey dad you'll mess my hair!"
914 Then he kicked me in the navel and knocked out a piece of my lint
915  
916 I was spittin blood he was spittin teeth, we crashed the wall & out into the 
917 street a-kickin-n-a-gougin in the mud and the blood
918 And his creme d'mint
919  
920 Then out of his panties he pulls a gun, I'm about to be shot by my very own son
921 He's screamin about Sigmund Freud and lookin' grim
922 I thought fast told him some stuff, I named him Sue to make him tough
923 And I guess he bought it cause now I'm livin wth him
924  
925 He cooks-n-sews & cleans up the place, cuts my hair & shaves my face
926 Irons my shirts better than a daughter could do
927 And all the nights that I cant score, well, I cant tell you no more
928 Sure is a joy to have a boy like sue
929  
930 Yeah a son is fun But it's a real joy with Sue
931  
932 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
067=Usr:32 JOHN SILVERMAN    12/26/87 01:40  Msg:935 Call:6313  Lines:2
933 I wonder what Johnny Cash has to say about that?
934@done
068=Usr:3 Ramek             12/26/87 17:31  Msg:936 Call:6318  Lines:4
935 #######################################################################
936 Gee L'homme, I always though of you as the man with a missing bit.
937 You know, as in short a few marbles, or not playing with a full deck :-)
938 ############################## Ramek ##################################
069=Usr:245 Doug King         12/26/87 18:27  Msg:937 Call:6320  Lines:4
939 This place must be getting pretty low if we're resorting to Country Slash 
940 Western music! Yuck!
941 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Bartender SLUG>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
942  
070=Usr:272 Talos             12/26/87 22:52  Msg:938 Call:6325  Lines:4
943  
944 ?#%?#$%?#?#$?%@%#&"?&%?%&?""?&?"?%?&?'?@?'?%?%@?"'?$?"'??'%@$?'%?%?'?@?(?)?%&?$
945 That which is answered shall be questioned.
946 '%##*?)@!"#&$!'&#%!$)!%*#@%"($!&(!#!"*?(!&%"&(')#?&@%$%$&!$)"*(!@!%"@%!((&'#(@"
071=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par  12/27/87 11:51  Msg:939 Call:6334  Lines:7
947 %*#@*%)@_#%*_@*%!)@%*!+|_%(!_+%*!_)*$~!+_$(~*)_!@%*)@_#%*@)_#%*@)_%@*)%@*#_%*@#
948 I never play cards with a full deck, because that increases the degree of
949 certainty regarding the contents of the remaining cards in the deck. Just as
950 in blackjack, where the cutpoint of the shoe is very important, playing with
951 less than a full deck may seem like cheating to some, but it does have its
952 advantages. :-)
953 *%$@*%_)@*%_)#@&%_)$*@_)#!%@) L'homme sans Parity *%@#%*_@)*%)_%*+@)!%(*@_)#%*@
072=Usr:13 voyeur            12/27/87 17:59  Msg:940 Call:6344  Lines:1
954 ::::::::O O::::::::12/27/87:::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::18:21:47:::::O O::::::
073=Usr:245 Doug King         12/27/87 18:35  Msg:941 Call:6346  Lines:3
955  
956 All Purpose Marker #3
074=Usr:290 Robert Tice       12/27/87 19:32  Msg:942 Call:6348  Lines:10
958 957    *****************************AirManDave***************************en
959 958    My son is in the Air Force, stationed in Germany pretending to be
960 959    a firefighter at an airbase, which costs me $30 each time I call.
961 960    Were you in Germany? And if so, when?  He plays with the fighters,
962 961    too.  (I'm new at this stuff, but it's fun.  I still haven't figured
963 962    out how to save this.  Give me a straight foreward message on how to 
964 963    operate this BBS.  I'm a real novice.  Oh, well, here's hoping you get
965 964    this.
966 965     **************************ALAN48************************************
075=Usr:23 Grann             12/27/87 22:26  Msg:943 Call:6352  Lines:5
968 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
969 Ah, the last 32 lines.  The disk draws to a close, as does the
970 old year... 
971 Welcome back Voyeur!
972 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ M&G ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
076=Usr:245 Doug King         12/28/87 16:21  Msg:944 Call:6366  Lines:2
973  
974 All Purpose Marker #4
077=Usr:252 dave brunker      12/28/87 19:28  Msg:945 Call:6368  Lines:12
975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
976      Hey what's going on here?!  I thought you guys ('T.M. Talos and Slug) 
977 hung out at Hudini's (I got an A+ in creative spelling...).  Sorry I took up
978 so much space with that 40 colom message (I need a new term) but I thought it 
979 was inportant.  By the way Bartender S. didn't you loose your job.  Welcome 
980 welcome!!  So might I (I can do my job faster then my boss and she says I'm too
981 slow)  By the way I have a christmas gift for everyone.  I wrote a story about 
982 nobody that I hope you'll all like.  (I'll post it as soon as the disk clears. 
983 Probibly sometime next year ;)  )   Must be off (Hey I heard that sigh of 
984 relief in the balcony!! 8P  )  See youall next year!!
985           Kodachrome
986 -------------------------- 12-28-'87 ---------- 8:03pm ------------------------
078=Usr:192 JON GIBERT        12/28/87 21:41  Msg:946 Call:6375  Lines:6
987 HEY HEY EVERYBODY,  I'M LOOKING FOR BULLITEN BOARD SOFTWARE THAT CAN HANDLE UP 
988 MULTI-USERS AND PROBABLY JUST FOR UP/DOWNLOADS. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME QUOTES 
989 ON PRICES OR SUCH? I'LL BE NEEDING THIS SOON SO HASTE IS NO WASTE. LEAVE MAIL 
990 TO -- THE DOCTOR -- ON THIS BOARD OR ANY OTHER POPULAR BOARDS. OH YA... IT 
991 GOTTA BE IBM OR CLONE COMPATIBLE. THANKS...        -- THE DOCTOR --
992 *************12-26-87*******ABOUT 10-ish***************************************
079=Usr:7 Leonard Erickson  12/29/87 00:17  Msg:947 Call:6382  Lines:7
993 	"It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it..."
994 	As we near the end of this disk, we also near the end of the year. But
995 many questions remain unanswered:
996 	Will those "things" catch Justin?
997 	Does Justin care?
998 	Will Themnax finish his story (and/or learn to spell!)?
999 ____________________________Leonard____________________________________________
