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20 I'm at the top!  Heh heh!  Raspberries to all you other ninnies!!
21 *****************NICK DANGER WAS HERE*****************************
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24 REAGAN IS MY PRESIDENT, I AM IN WANT.
25 HE MAKETH ME LIE DOWN ON PARK BENCHES.
26 HE RESTORETH MY DOUBTS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
27 HE GUIDETH ME IN THE PATHS OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR HIS PARTY'S SAKE.
28 YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE ALLEY OF SOUP KITCHENS, I AM HUNGRY.
29 I FEAR ALL, FOR HE IS AGAINST ME.
30 THOU DID PREPARE A REDUCTION IN MY WAGES IN THE PRESENCE OF MY CREDITORS, 
31 THOU ANNOINTED MY INCOME WITH TAXES SO MY EXPENSES OVERCOME MY INCOME.
32 SURLEY POVERTY AND HARD TIMES WILL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF THIS 
33 ADMINISTRATION, AND I SHALL DWELL IN A RENTED HOUSE FOREVER.
34 
35  5000 YEARS AGO, MOSES SAID, "TAKE UP THY SHOVEL,
36  MOUNT A CAMEL OR AN ASS, AND I WILL LEAD YOU TO THE PROMISED LAND"
37 
38  5000 YEARS LATER, ROOSEVELT SAID, "LAY DOWN YOUR SHOVEL, SIT OU YOUR ASS, 
39 LIGHT UP A CAMEL, THIS IS THE PROMISED LAND."
40 
41  NOW BEFORE THE END OF HIS TERM, REAGAN WILL GIVE YOU A SHOVEL, TAKE AWAY YOUR
42 CAMEL, KICK YOU IN THE ASS, AND BLOW UP YOUR PROMISED LAND.
43 
44 
45   I'M GLAD I'M AMERICAN
46   I'M GLAD I'M FREE
47   BUT I WISH I WAS A DOG AND
48   RONALD WAS A TREE.
49 == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == == S.D. == == == =
50 %*%*%*%*%*%* MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*
51 Txhe otter looked at the Apprentice with a stare that meant he'd like to 
52 do some very nastly things to the wizard in white. He turned to the cat t
53 thing and said. "'ey, sorry, wot. But I can't talk any more! It seems 
54 that this &!*#$%' 'uman wonts me for some other devious purpous that'll 
55 most likely kill me dead before my days!" Then the otter turned to the ap
56 apprentice. "I wont nothin' to do with that bloo'y 'uman! 'e's caused me 
57 enough trouble as it 'tis! Now leave me alone and I can get back to my d
58 drink. The apprentice looked at Mudge."Don't say I didn't warn you!" and 
59 raised his hands again. "Wait! Stop! Wait Guv'nor. I'll listen. But make 
60 it quick! i 'ave a very important meetin' t' attend! zSo hurry it up!"
61 %*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*
62 All: The minstrel is dead. He is gone forever an' ever! I don't know how 
63 but apparently he an' Hoojib wentfoff on a li'l journey somewhere! they 
64 are gone for good, wot! Break out the bottles an' leT's celebrate!
65 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
66 WHO DOESN'T MIND HAVING A GOOD TIME!!!!
67         ONCE IN A WHILE!!!!
68 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%%*%
69 Citti: Nice to see you at PorScifi.
70 You  oo Petrov, Mad Max, and Leonard!
71 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
72 Oh, and you too Farley!
73 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*e*%*%*%*%*%
74 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
75                   You sat quietly
76                   Silent save the occasional
77                   Clink of ice against glass
78                   As you nervously sipped your wine
79 
80                   You made no other movement
81                   The lipstick print on the rim
82                   Fell in exactly in the same place
83                   A single pale mark
84                   As you introduced me 
85                   To the real you
86 
87                   We all have 
88                   A real us
89                   I carry mine in a bulging
90                   Black notebook
91                   A collection of placemat pleasures
92                   And paper pain
93 
94                   Your lives on clean
95                   White sheets
96                   Spiral bound and covered in 
97                   Clear plastic
98 
99                   The impressions
100                   Of a person growing
101                   Blooming
102                   In a cut-flower world
103 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/]
104 -/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-
105 I HOPE SOMEONE SHUTS THE DOOR OF THE INN BEFORE THE WHOLE TANIS ZOO SCURRIES
106 THROUGH. IF SOMEONE LEFT THE KENNEL OPEN WE COULD BE IN FOR SOME BIG TROUBLE.
107 ATTACK FROM THE FORTY COLUMN KIDS. BAR YOUR DOORS. SHUTTER YOUR WINDOWS. IT'S
108 RAINING CATS AND DOGS OUT HERE.
109 -/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-
110 /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// ///.///.//.//././../.....
111 S.D... if you are in such bad time, why don't you sell you computer and
112 all and pay a few bills and live like a normal human being for at least
113 4 minutes!!! Sound like a deal?
114 Mudge... Nice of you to tell us these things. I bet the whole in is realy
115 interested too! They were calling in, waiting by the phone, listening to
116 the evening news, just to hear what you said. I know I'll sleep better
117 this night, thank you, thank you. By the way, what's the deal with 40 
118 columns? Or was that 22 that goes hand in hand with using a VIC! Maybe
119 someday I'll drive my matchbox car over and we can fill out tax forms
120 with our crayons!
121 All... Two to one Mudge starts singing songs. And would you beleive it, 
122 they sound just like the minstrel's... Imagine that..........cough...
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124 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
125 Above:  Who cares?  For the past week I have logged on and the only thing that
126 has been written, is arguments; accusations;etc...
127 This system is one for stories.(mainly)  Poetry, in my opinion, is great for a
128 change of pace.  What I can't stand is people who log on every 2-3 hours to 
129 write poetry.  There was a disk during this past week that was almost nothing
130 but poetry!!  Oh, well...'nuff said.
131 ??????????????? The Doctor ??????????????????????? June 30, 85 at 11:35 ???????
132 Above: Who cares? If the swells that the minstrel caused will now
133 subside, ie MUDGE dropped his other character - nice work on both
134 sides of the fence - let the inn return  to a  relative  state of
135 controlled chaos. Poetry is storytelling. Often it is far  deeper
136 than usual fictional prose, but it is still a story. Take a
137 serious look at THE TIN MAN's entry above. Can one honestly say
138 that is not story telling? I believe it is story telling in the
139 highest degree. Poetry is always welcome on my computer screen.
140 Minstrel shows a great deal of immaturity, but do not damn all
141 poetry for the lacks on some poetry. Please continue THE TIN MAN,
142 do not let the comments turn you away. Minstrel, remember 
143 moderation in all things. Please return when you feel your skills
144 have grown a sufficient amount.
145 ???????????????? A Patient ????????????????????? July 1, 85 at 12:15 ?????????
146 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
147     From Prometheus; Ancient
148     Did any of you ever decide that life would be nicer if it
149 were easier for people to be quiet?   Did any of you?
150 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
151 
152 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/?   ?
153 "//////////": the recent decision by the FDA to let 8 food dyes
154 become legal again. They have been around sence 1965. You would
155 think after 20 years they would know if they caused cancer or
156 not? I am simpy wondering what it cost General Foods to have
157 this one done. By the way, I don't do PorSFiS. Saturdays are
158 usualy busy for me.
159 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/?   ?
160 0909090909090090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909
161      No sooner had 09 climbed out, on the passinger side, concieled berreween
162 Freida and the hilside, than the first of a 'convoy' of semis came barreling
163 down into the wash.
164      It rolled to a stop at the gate, stood there for less than a minuet, then
165 rolled on inside.  Before long another arrived.
166      This, like the first, a set of doubles, 'iso' containers on fraim carriers.
167 These chassis had open-work basket type spare tire carriers underneath.  On the
168 first trailer this was empty.
169      It did not stay that way.
170      As its driver waited for security to wave him through, Carmichael scrunched
171 himself on/in and held on for all he was worth.
172      When next it stoped, the rig was in possition for loading.  So far so good
173 he thought to himself, now all I have to do is get transgered up with this load.
174      That would not be as simple as it sounded.  In the first place, only the
175 'ISO' box itself would be picked up by the ship's handling equipment.  The 
176 trailer chassis, of which the tire carrier was a part, would not.  Secondly, 
177 this particular box was of the smooth sided type with nothing appearent to hang
178 on to.  Thirdly, making the first two points somewhat academic, was that the
179 driver, a large burly Paiute, had jumped down from his cab almost as soon as his
180 rig came to a stop!
181 0909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090900909090909090909090909
182 U.G.: try it, just try it (go for it)
183 animal hater: but wait, theres more .....
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186 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
187   From a dim table near the periphery of the crowd, the piper watched with
188 a slight smile on his face.  The bickering and insults seemed familiar.
189 When would these newcomers learn how little a slight courtesy cost?  When
190 would they learn how much it bought?  A bargain is not a bargain when it
191 goes unrecognized!  The piper raised his glass to drain the bitter dregs.
192 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
193 %*%*%*%*%*%* MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*
194 saw that the Apprentice wasn't saying anything. He waited for him to talk
195 but the man in the white robes remained silent. "Wot now, guv'nor? Ye say
196 ye got something important t' tell me, then ye go off on your fancy and 
197 ignore whatever message the furless giant gave you. Wot'S 'apeppenin'?"
198 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
199 Yes. I just thought that I should silenceall bickering about the minstrel
200 and Hoojib. They walked off singing. 
201 
202 
203 Now apprentice, leT7s strart what we are going to do!
204 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*
205 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
206 The success or/ downfall of country depends on the people's respect to its
207 leader.   Mock him, and his leadership is lost which only reflect upon every
208 body.             t.e.
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210 -
211 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
212      this seems to be a cycle that this board goes thru...oh, well...
213      SD: I LOVE IT!!! I've felt that way for a long time, and I think that
214 entry is getting copied and put into my political protest file.  For where
215 would this country be without the right to disagree with its leaders...
216      TIN MAN: Beautiful.  Simply Beautiful.
217 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Luingil/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/(impoverishedasusual)/\/\/\/\/
218 
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220 S.D.: Bleeding heart liberalism clogs the brain.
221 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
222 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
223 Cor! try an'  do you bloo'y 'umans a lousy favor an' you all jump on ol' 
224 Mudge all over again! Wot' s wrong with the Inn? I seem t' sense that 
225 some dark'r force o' some insane wizard is makin' everyone complain! 
226 Let's all look at eachotxer, shake hands, and resume bein' 'appy! That's 
227 wot this bloo'y place was made for. So leT's use it for it's proper use 
228 an' stop this worthless bickering among ourselves. Typical 'umans! can't 
229 stand 'em. Furless weirdos! The lot o' 'em! 'ow they can stand bein' 
230 'alf naked like they are is beyond me! I know if i were furless I'd find 
231 a nice quiet place to lose me lunch! Now, wots this about me usin' a b
232 bloo'y VIC? I don't use a Vic!! I use a Commodore 64, 1600 *yuck!* modem, 
233 an' CompuServe's lousy Vidtex! Don't think that this was my own bloo'y 
234 choice, wot! It'S the only thing that youcan right access wxere I am. I 
235 don't go to User Group meetins' so I can't get 'old o' all those new 
236 protocols 'angin about. An ' wots this abot me usin' Matchboxes an
237 crayons? Surely you all don't think that lowly o' poor ol' Mudge, do you?
238 I 'ope not!, wot. So, drinkis are on me! Anybody care for one?
239 An' now plet'S get back to wot the whole bloo'y board wos meant for! 
240 Stories and the  conversation of friends! Not enemies! Hmmmm? Wot do you
241 say? Aye?? 
242 Ox, by the way...New Poet: You told the Minstrel that his poetry seemed 
243 to restrict itself to steady action scenes. Well you should look up a
244 your 'istory books an' read about wot a bloomin' minstrel does! That's 
245 their job. They are supposed to tell wot is 'appenin' 'round the world in
246 a song, not tell inner feelings and thoughts, although that's called 
247 for once in a while!
248 Don't get me wrong, guv'nor. I mean no malice toward you or your work, 
249 but I just thought I should tell you on the be'alf o7 the dead minstrel. 
250 Now let's drink an' talk an' be merry! 
251 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
252 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
253 To "A Patient":  I don't damn all poetry.  I love poetry.  What drives me 
254 crazier is the people that call every 2-3 hours with some new stuff.  I know 
255 for a fact that every time I call, the disk is at least half to 3/4 full of it.
256 And it's all by the same two or three people!!
257 ??????????????? The Doctor ??????????????????????? July 1, 85 at 1:32 ?????????
258 
259 And the two or three people that write the poetry don't realy use the
260 rhyme that we associate with poetry. When I read poetry I personaly
261 think it should rhyme, one reason why I realy don't like free verse
262 that much. Free verse to me, looks like a normal sentance that some
263 person put on seperate lines, or a sentance on it's own line, not to
264 different than a normal paragraph. Dont
265 [GOD I HATE ENTER ONLY!] get me wrong, some free verse has a great deal
266 of meaning (it almost rhymes!).        -confused-
267 __________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::
268 Wow, what has happened to this place I used to come to for merryment, 
269 storytelling, good poetry, good talk, and good ale? Can it be that the Inn has
270 become a boxing ring? A wrestling mat? A political convention? All this talk
271 about poetry hating and all is just a plain shame. I, for one, love poetry
272 more than just about ax|~nything else on Backwater, bu must agree with the above
273 in the fact that |~too much of it is nothing but destructive. Take the entry
274 by the Tin Man for an example of the good variety that is worth carefully 
275 archiving for future enjoyment. I wouldn't waste the energy to turn my buffer
276 on for a good deal of the other rant. Speaking of rant, looks like I've done
277 enough of it for one day....
278 __________::::::::::__________::: The Jiz ///     ::::::::::__________::::::::::
279 Backwater a boxing ring?  a wrestling mat?  well, what is life, it can't
280 all be roses.
281 %*%*%*%*%*%*%* MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
282 Cor mates! I offered drinks on me! Are ye going to' take me up on me offer?
283 %*%*%*%*%*%*%* MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
284 
285 WKWKWKWKWKWKW[K
286 SAGE: ALL XIS  NOT WELL IN GUDAL.`  GIVE CALL.
287 MIG: WE MUST CHAT NOD F GREAT WARS.
288 -->G: YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW KMUCH IT H]URTS TO SEE YOU GO,
289 BUT ACS I NOW KNOW WE ALL CHANGE. (SOME NOT FOR THE BETTER.)
290 WKWKWKWKWKWNKWKWKWKWK
291 SORRLY FOR NOISE.
292     "Ah yes, the message...", began the apprentice.
293     "Cor! Get on wi' it."
294     "Jon-Tom does not require your aid at this time. However he thought
295 that you might like to know that you are a father. You no doubt remember
296 the lovely you spent the last week of your stay in Timstwitty with? Her
297 family is looking for you.... something about a 'crossbow wedding'?"
298 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~the apprentice~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
299 ????? The Doctor ?????
300 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
301 (switching to first-person, hope I can get this coherent)
302 The Doctor seemed down in the dumps as he sipped his refreshment, recently
303 dispensed from a nearby machine.  "Dr. Pepper", I believe he called it.  Grann
304 had asked for the worst-tasting liquid that the Doctor had handy (knowing 
305 from experience that Gnomish taste buds are far removed from human ones), and
306 the Doctor had mumbled, "Try the new Coke".  Grann had a tall glass of the
307 stuff.  Every once in a while he sipped it and commented that it was the best-
308 tasting sludge he'd ever come across.
309    I, of course, had a cold container of my own mixture.  In one of my empty
310 moments during a previous adventure in the TARDIS, I'd programmed the FoodComp
311 for a variety of my favorites.  It appeared clear except for a slight orange
312 tinge to i.  Once before, the Doctor had proclaimed it to be the vilest
313 concoction in the known universe, and he actually had made a half-hearted
314 attempt to have it banned by the Universal Chemical Administration.  In this
315 setting, then, we talked.
316    "That nasty little black box, Milch, is slowly draining power from the
317 Time Rotor, and storing it somehow.  It shifts my temporal course somewhat; I
318 have to compensate.  Not," he continued after a sip, "that my accuracy has
319 been of any great note in the past."
320    I agreed wholeheartedly, but kept quiet.  Instead, I said, "Is the power
321 drain constant?  Has it released in other forms?"
322    "No to one and Yes to two.  The drain is strongest as I approach... let's
323 see here, divide by 7, carry the 2... add 4... uh, the year 1985, Earth time.
324 Celene uses the same time reference, oddly enough.  Yes, 1985.  Oh, and as
325 for two, the box generates a powerful ethereal clamp on the temporal controls,
326 and tried to zap me when I got near it.  Whatever it is does NOT want me to
327 touch.  Look, yes, but not touch."
328    Grann slurped a large amount of his sluge (a.k.a. Coke), then spoke.  
329 "Maybe it wants you to stop somewhere in 1985."
330    "Yes, perhaps.  But where?  Not on Earth, surely.  I've just left there.
331 Not on Celene- not much of ANYTHING goes on there around 1985."
332    I saw an opprotunity for Grann to get some on-the-fly training.  "Doctor,
333 I could set up a program in the TARDIS computer to try to pinpoint the place.
334 How about running Grann through his paces in the Danger Room?  It may take
335 awhile, and I believe the exercise would be good for him."
336    A slightly sadistic gleam entered the Doctor's eyes, if only for a moment.
337 "Why, surely..." he said, getting up.  "Come along Grann, the room is this
338 way."
339    Grann looked up nervously, and swallowed the last of the swill.  "Okay..."
340 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++ July 1, 1985 ++++++++++++++++
341 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
342   To the "If it doen't rhyme it isn't poety" person:  fine.  Call it narrative
343 prose then.  Just pretend I hit a few extra c/r's, and left out the punctuation.
344 Call it what you like.  Obviously it doesn't touch you.  Maybe you are to 
345 concerned with reading, instead of feeling.  But it's a test of my writing to
346 make you feel it.  I'll try harder.
347 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/]
348 The TIN MAN might be made of tin, but the walls he builds around
349 himself are made of stone.           -confused-
350 .   .    Tin: You know it touches, do not let such words deceive you. For 
351 some: maybe not. That is okay. For others: yes. Forced rhyme loses its
352 meaning, becomes nothingness and does not fill the blank page. Incoherent
353 scribbles that serve no purpose but a linking sound in the ear. A sound,
354 no more, a pretty sound. Let not sounds bother you to force your words to
355 sounds. Perhaps, some, see no meaning. Okay, right? Different styles of
356 comprehension. Perhaps, others, see a meaning needing no sounds to connect
357 the words. They flow without punctuation to stop them, creating thought, 
358 images, meaning. Do not become bitter. It would not serve that smile of
359 yours well. The result, those poems, may be at a loss--forced, boxed in to
360 a congruent pattern. Trapped, and my mind could not follow the the unflowing
361 (one "the, sorry) words. There would be no where to go. Nothing to follow
362 but a regular, repeating sound. Different styles of comprehension.   .   .
363 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%
364 Mudge dropped xis drink and the contents spilled out on the floor. "You 'ave 
365 got to be jokin'! Me? A father? Yur' bloo'y kiddin/ me I 'ope! If ye aren't
366 I'd better do somethin'" Mudge walked up to the Innkeeper. "'ave any good
367 rooms that I c'n use? I 'ave to get some rest. Oh, an' by the way, get 
368 the bartender to give that apprentice in white there enogu hdrinks to 
369 kill an 'orse! An then give 'im more 'till 'e falls to the ground uknocked
370 out or dead! That'll teach 'im to ruin my bloomin' 'untin' trip! An' one 
371 other thing. Don't tell anyone my real name or even that I'm up here!
372 %*%*%*%*%*%*%*% MUDGE %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*
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376 **NEW BBS GOING UP SOON 223-xxxx*******
377 **WELL BE UP 7/10/85 AND I HOPE THAT***
378 **IT WELL BE USED BY ALL.           ***
379 *******************The Great Gazoo*****
380 PS I KNOW NO ONE KNOWS US BUT YOU MAY
381 SOON>
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386 end
387 off
388 -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-
389 -+-   My dearest friend, Tin Man...  Your words have passed the test of -+-
390 -+-a friends eye.  Indeed do you touch the heart of this clown....      -+-
391 -+-   Old chap, apprentice...  How odd it is too see that your face has -+-
392 -+-once again seen the light of this marvelous Inn!  Many days have     -+-
393 -+-passed since I have had the pleasure of enjoying an ale while sitting-+-
394 -+-across from you at those sacred tables.  Alas, I hear that the tables-+-
395 -+-shall never be the same again.  I look forward to toasting over a new-+-
396 -+-table a toast of merriment with flagons filled and smiles bright.    -+-
397 -+-   Milchar, piper, Luingil, and all the other FINE patrons...        -+-
398 -+-It is delightful to see some enlightened ones still frequent these   -+-
399 -+-paths of multifarious yarn spinnings.  I hope I shall see more of the-+-
400 -+-work that has kept me here all this time.  A toast for you all!      -+-
401 -+-   Mr. ANTIHESIS...  Again you have come under a new guise to aid our-+-
402 -+-damsel in distress.  And again have you been taken away from us once -+-
403 -+-you karmatic debts have been slated as clear.  You did what you had  -+-
404 -+-to do, and only then were you allowed to finally rest in piece.      -+-
405 -+-         And do not think for a moment that I have forgotten the one -+-
406 -+-that has given me the lesson I deserved in interpretation!  Never!   -+-
407 -+-         Your verse shall soon be seen, "care-free one"           ma0-+-
408 -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -JUGGLER-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-ma1-+-
409 -+-   Damn!     Paul, that should read "Rest In Peace".  Please, friend.-+-
410 up 3
411 -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-   -+-
412 
413 
414 .............       .............       .............       .............
415 Ian:  Is the proposal acceptable? Please respond with a message indicative
416       in either case. Will attempt to confim presence of 67 meanwhile.
417 L'homme:  I have noted the haste with which I must continue. I shall 
418       strive to contact you once my next paux has been taken....
419 .............       .............       .............       .............
420 
421 
422 	"Every man climbs a mountain with a hope to make a stand.
423 	 Every man climbs a mountain of his life, a master plan.."  -Cy Curnin
424 
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426 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
427   Taking his pipes down from the dusty shelf on which they had lain for
428 many weeks, the piper carefully felt the bag.  Not bad -- leather drying
429 somewhat, but a few songs would restore the moisture.  Twisting the base
430 of the chanter carefully in the stock, he pulled it out and inspected the
431 reed.  Finding it satisfactory, he placed it in his mouth and blew a
432 brief blast on the chanter.  Replacing the chanter, he shouldered the pipes
433 and inflated them with two deep breaths, punched the drones in, then
434 began dancing his fingers over the notes of the chanter.
435 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
436 nu y
437 ========================================
438 Sick, sick...I know a good doctor for ya
439 all!!!!
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443 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
444 I am NOT denying the right to disagree with anybody.  BUT surely you can
445 be disagreeable without taking out the dignity of those people you're
446 disareeing against.  In other words, can't we not give respect at least
447 give respect whre respect is due?
448 respect you`say? who knows who really
449 deserves it or not
450 =======================================
451 dignity? you call this dignity?  Pardon
452 me but it is more like confusnio of the
453 mind!=====================p===========
454 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
455 Who set the silly margin to 40?? oh, well, at least I know what HELP does now...
456    I promised and promised... and at last I'm finally gonna deliver!  I've been
457 collecting poems and sayings from my friends at school all year, and I figure 
458 that you'd enjoy some of it...
459                                /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
460      Silence calls the moon
461      Gently, gently my child
462      When moonlight falls on frosty glass
463      Bare your feet to the silvered floorboards
464                                         ...and seek
465 
466      In the witching hour
467      Hold your breath, and wonder at the silence
468      Caressed by ice
469         Caught by time
470             Futures cloud as foggy panes are touched
471      With whispers born of innocence
472           and sin
473                                                   For,
474                                         without the taint,
475                                  who could love the night?
476                                                               -Francine DeGrood
477 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\Luingil/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
478 
479 Looking for someone to send NEC data (from an 8801A) by modem. Please call Beth at 281-4486.
480 Looking for someone who can read NEC data disk (8801A) and can send data to me by modem. Please call Beth at 281-4486.
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487 
488 "*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"* Ferret "*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*
489 A cloaked figure entered the Inn.  He observed the harsh words that were 
490 being sent back and forth between the Patrons. He sat by a large table 
491 and drank some aliquidy blacks susbstance from a wineskin he had.  To 
492 all the people present who were in commune with the powers that worked 
493 in the larger spectrum, a strong sense of evil shifted through.  The c
494 cloaked one drank and sat silent.  A drunken apprentice approached, bo
495 bobbing and swaying as he walked.  "An...an who might you be?"  asked 
496 the apprentice, who reached up to remove the cloak from the figure.  A 
497 sharp electrical, but seemingly magical bite pierced the stupor of the 
498 Apprentice and he pulled his hand away, rubbing them.  They were quite bu
499 burned. b About 2nd degree burns.  "Fool!  That is of no importance to 
500 you!  I am here and that is all that is important!  You will know my n
501 name when you finally wake from your intoxication and recognise my aura!"
502 The apprentice swayed dizzily, as several people got up to help him to a 
503 room and a good rest..  After several hours, of which the cloaked figure 
504 didn't seem to move, the apprentice returned in a more sober state. 
505 The apprentice looked at the lcloaked gentleman and said. "I trust you 
506 found that quite amusing!  I can think of some nice little incantations t
507 could turn you from a human to a toad!" he said.  The cloaked fifgure 
508 laughed and removed his cloak, without being hurt by the electrical  
509 shock that had damaged the apprentice. A furry face appeared. A black 
510  covered part of it, though it was a natural mask. A mask of black fur. 
511 "nNo!" said the Apprentice, wide eyed.."Itcan't be you! You're dead!"
512 The ferret laughed. "Surely you do not think that the greatest mage who e
513 ever lived could die so easily, fool!" 
514 "Zancresta!" cried the Apprentice, as he tried to think of some spell 
515 would dispatch the feind before he caused any true damage to the Inn.
516 " you are but an apprentice, I sense!  Do you not realize WHO Zancresta 
517 is?" asked the ferret, his anger growing, he bared his sharp teeth. "I 
518 am Zancresta! Ferret and Wizard of Malderpot! The gratesrt Wizard who 
519 ever lived!"
520 "*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*""*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"*"**"*"*"*"*"*"*"*
521 AND ONE OF THE WORST SPELLERS TOO!
522 
523 
524 *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@@*@*@*@*@*@*@*
525 BY Briniman Scott...
526 
527 Before I write my short story I would like to commend S.D. on his POEM.  It was
528      very well done, and deserves the best--- a one-night romance with Heather 
529 Thomas the model.  Hope you fun that night.
530 
531 Well here it is..........
532 
533   I jumped in my car and heard this moaning noise.  I didn't know what it  was 
534 and then I noticed my car was in love with me.  So as we both striped we started
535   She gave my nose the best blow job.  A come-like substance oozed out as she 
536 kept on doing it.  I couldn't stand it any longer and I started squeezing and 
537 sucking her two large eyeballs.  I bit the pupils of her eyes, and the hornier 
538 she became.  Before long we were engaged in it and couldn't be interupted. As I
539 slid down I found an opening, it had lips and i started flinging my tongue 
540 around licking it up as I go.  Talk about tasting so good.  It was now time to 
541 go to work.
542 
543                          The End.
544 
545 There is nothing like having a different kind of sex like this if your partner 
546 is unwilling to do the other one. I call it FACE-SEX.  Try it sometime.
547 
548 Just give a blow job to your partners nose instead of you know what.
549 
550 Instead gf squeezing her boom-booms squeeze her eyeballs, and nibble at her
551 pupils.
552 
553 Instead of eating her out, eat out her mouth.  The lips, and all is there too.
554 
555 *@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*  Briniman Scott *@*
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570 What a weird story Bri
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574 What a weird story Briniman Scott... keep it coming.
575 
576                   Dave Youg.
577 
578 ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
579 ????? The Doctor ?????
580 Some number of lines up a person wrote that the rhyme trapped the poem, keeping
581 it from being the best it can be. Sure it sounds nice with pretty sounds but 
582 it's easier to follow and understand something that is not so incumbranced.
583 So you look towards any writing that makes you feel something in side, no 
584 matter what form it is in. Any writing that has feeling in it is called poetry,
585 right? I bet there are a lot of people that have read large books, novels and
586 say they were moved by them, even short stories. Can you call those poetry?
587 Is poetry all in the mind of the reader? What it is, what it could have been
588 or how good it is, it's all in the reader and not the poem.. . . then why are
589 people yelling at others because they thought differently than the other reader
590 did?  Are they all just looking for an ascuse to yell at each other?
591 Do other poeple EVER think of the others points of view?        -confused-
592 
593 WEBSTER'S ....................................................DICTIONARY ......
594 poetry \ po-i-tree / n  1a: metrical writing : VERSE  b: the productions of a 
595  poet : POEMS  2 : writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness
596  of experience in languagechosen and arranged to creat a specific emotional
597  response through meaning, sound, and rhythm  3a: a quality that stirs the 
598  imagination  b: a quality of spontaneity and grace.
599 NOTE: the word rhyme does NOT appear in the definition.  Lets not let our own
600       personal prejudicious use of the language start an argument.
601 WEBSTER'S ....................................................DICTIONARY ......
602 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   . 
603     Confused: As Webster's gives an accurate definition of poety, within 
604 those guidelines it is all in the mind of the reader. Was I, the person
605 who wrote some lines up, yelling at the rhyming poets? I had thought not.
606 I was only attempting to convince Tin Man (and whoever else happened to
607 care) that rhyming poety was not the only sort and that there are advantages
608 of other forms. As I mentioned twice, it is all in "different styles of
609 comprehension". This, or so I thought, was an example of thinking about 
610 the opinions of others. I hope this clarifies an misunderstanding in my
611 words. I had not realized they could be so confusing. Or, are you just
612 looking for an excuse to yell at me?  -Tanya
613 .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  
614 (an/any)
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616 Tanya:  "...through meaning, sound, and rhythm..."
617      It's true that poetry doesn't have to rhyme, but it Mmust have a quality
618 (other than being set into indented lines) that sets it apart from prose. 
619 Poetry cannot and can never be considered "all in the mind of the reader" as
620 you put it.  
621      Some time ago I left an entry which stated that poetry, to be effective,
622 mshould have a rhythm or meter.  I was, of course, "corrected" by the free-style
623 poets of this board who also felt that poetry is in the mind of the reader.
624 All of the examples they cited involved situations where, though there was no
625 set meter, there was a rhythm scheme (ie growing like a tree)  which is 
626 obviously different from prose.
627      I'm simply getting tired of reading "poetry" which is nothing but indented
628 prose.  Oh, and thanks for the Webster thing, it completely supports my 
629 conviction that poetry must have a meter (or rhythm scheme).   T^(^)^(^)^(^)^(^)

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