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19 
20 ----------------------------   Poll.
21 I too was at the clackamas college computer testing.  My teem of three
22 made it to the finals (how, I'll never know) and I'm not sure how we did
23 in there.  After the computer was deleting every line past 110 we moved
24 to another one, the one that made that horrible sound when turned on.
25 Well, I typed in the programs that would take us to the stars, if they
26 worked!  
27 Who else was there braving all odds to get the programs in before the
28 buzzer?  Before all the extra points ran out?  Who knows, I might have saw
29 you there...
30 ----------------------------   Poll.
31 /./././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././././.
32 The Wizard watched the interplay between these two still alien individuals.
33 It looked like some sort of quest was about to begin. The Wizard uttered a
34 single word that bent the rays of light around him, rendering him invisibl e in 
35 the physical plane.
36      He collected himself, and prepared to go. This Koala creature drew too
37 much curiousity to let go uninvestigated,...
38 /././././././././././././././The Wizard/./././././././././././././././././
39 +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +
40 MiG - Fic-tion \'fik-shun\ n 1a: something invented by the imagination or
41       feigned; SPECIF: an invented story < distinguish fact from ~ >.
42 						
43           By this definition my story is not fiction, though parts of it are
44       mere percetions of the truth.
45 entropy - please visit here again.
46                                           Harlequin
47 +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +    +
48 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     (beconning)
49 By experience, not all come when called.  It is a good wish though.
50 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
51    Then in the morning, the young Master West awoke to find that he was left 
52 behind.  This did not bother him greatly for he knew that once he had made
53 contact with the one he had sought out, things would return to some semblence
54 of normality in due time.  The few hours spent with the piper in discussion
55 the night before had unlocked a few doors for the boy and had pointed him in
56 a direction he found suitable.  Another thing he noticed was the pipers habit
57 of fidgiting with the sleek figurine every once in awhile- distracted but 
58 never sidetracked.  As the boy stood and shook off the sleep from his limbs,
59 he noticed that the Innkeeper had already risen and was busy with preparing for
60 the coming day. Tables were cleaned and straitened, glasses were polished
61 and stacked in appropriate order, and a steaming mug of hot cider was to be
62 found beside the boys place of rest.  He was deeply touched at the strangers
63 display of interest.  "If only I could tell him how much *I* appreciate 
64 the ability to have visited," was his thought.  There would be a way...
65 (bells in the night!?!    sorry.)
66 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^     --->the Guardian of tired children     62:03
67 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ?
68 film fan:thank you for that nice caustic missive. actualy, you attended PSU and studied C.S.
69 I find the difference in attitudes shown by you to be quite interesting. When you think you
70 have anonimity, you take great joy in slashing away, and yet are perfectly friendly when true
71 names are known. You forget my old habits, I do not forget yours.
72 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ?-
73 
74   and some people say that net is dead and gone... some people think naziism is
75 dead and gone too... some people believe the earth is round... which one can we
76 all flock to believe...
77   my bet is one the round earth and i suppose... so is the voice of most of my
78 friends... then again... it marvels the mind to see what the brain can do...
79 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
80                        Let us not forget how nice
81                         user friendly month was.
82 
83 I to have watched the work here, if only for the last couple of months, and felt
84 that the writing at this time has taken quite a turn.
85 
86                           A toast to the familiar
87                           A toast to the new
88                           And even the silent
89                           Here's a toast to you
90                                                         from THE TIN MAN
91 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
92 THIS IS MARCH 3, 1984 
93 
IS IS REALLY KIND OF A BOARING DAY
94 
NOTHING ON T.V. BUT SPORTS
95 
I GUESS IT JUST SHOWS THAT PEOPLE 
96 
WHO OWN A COMPUTER SPEND THEIR TIME
97 
TALKING WITH ONE ANOTHER
98 
JUST A THOUGHT?
99 
BYE Y'ALL
100 
CHRISS
101 *******************************************************************************
102                           the final chapter (at last)
103    The morning broke thru the windows and the persons within were stirring,
104 monday morning had come to be.
105 ****phone call*** more later******************kathyd****************************
106                              as threatened im back
107 
108 The preceding week had been a real downhill track for our adventuresome, devious
109 foursome, and ill explain why. The great peanut butter caper fell over on it's
110 side and kicked twice before dying. Although the "Jimmy" caper had gone exactly
111 as planned and the entire Peter Pan supply was destoyed; one small element had
112 been forgotton in the major plan.
113 ****anotherphonecallgeeimpopulartoday***morelater***ieeee****kathyd*************
114 AND MODEST TOO???
115 kend kendee
116 
117 
118 
119                                   KARATE QUOTE
120 	No matter what happens,
121 	No matter how difficult
122 	or impenetrable things seem,
123 	just keep training and you
124 	will find the trut
125                           h
126                               ---  Teruyki Ozaki
127   JUST THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT HELP OUT SOME OF THE KARATEKA ROUND HERE!
128  AND I ALSO THINK THAT IT PERTAINS TO WRITING AS WELL, AND WRITING WELL 
129 FOR THAT MATTER
130                                  KARATE XXXXX
131                                         QUOTE
132 PS. SORRY KATHY I WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH THE KYBD AND SCREWED UP A LINE IN
133 YOUR STORY! 
134            YRROS
135            SORRY
136 ...................................................................
137 
138 maybe
139 just maybe
140 with all my heart
141 I love you,
142 chris.
143 and with this
144 you turn and walk away..
145             one salt tear slides down my face
146             and dries in a saline web
147             the spider of despair has spun.
148                           he won't be held,
149                           my moth, by webs
150                           or promises.
151             he walks on coals
152             and flies through fire
153             seeking flame
154 be wary, moth,
155 of candles...
156 they burn bright
157 and hot.
158 
159 ..................................................Entropy.......................
160 entropy : very very "excellent"; (excellent for lack of a better word)
161 ********************************************************************************
162 modesty? depends on the situation i guess.... NO im much to outgoing to be be
163 modest. (think big and you will be to the stars)(
164 
165 anyway, where was i?  oh yes the gpc...
166 
167 Our young executives had forgotton they were not the only manufactures of peanut
168 butter in the country.
169 Tony sat back and took a long drag on his cigarette. "Let's go and knock off
170 Annette, couldn't hurt."
171 Tina gave him a cautious glance and replied. "No my dear, we have been beaten at
172 our own game. I had no idea Skippy was such a popular brand.
173   Sales of Skippy peanut butter had soared since the shortage of PeterPan had
174 become apparent, leaving our bunch up to their ears in peanut butter. The group[
175 was quiet as Jack brought in the morning paper.
176 ******anotherphonecallgeeidon'tevergetthemunlessimloggedinrats***morelaterkathyd
177 DOE
178 Note to Kathy: Unplug your phone.  Cuts down on the rings....
179 	Or leave it off the hook.  Then we could all see the final chapter in one part.
180 '-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'
181 *********************************************************************
182 Regor became aware of someone addressing him from the other side of the 
183 Inn.  As he sat at the table with his back to the wall, he measured
184 the tension in the room.  As the noise level of the Inn dropped Regor
185 took his hand off the mug of Ale before him and felt in control of the
186 situation.  His assurance was born of the results of past encounters as
187 well as the vague shape he felt in his left armpit.  Their eyes locked
188 for a full count of ten.  The noise level rose to normal as Regor's 
189 antagonist chose to wait for an opponent easier to intimidate.  The
190 Innkeeper brought Regor another Ale.  He slowly finished his drink
191 then went outside into the night.  He retrieved his pack from under 
192 some leaves and placed it on his shoulders.  He stared at the warm glow
193 coming from the Inn and wondered if the regulars would welcome his return
194 or rather he left them alone.  The decision was made to return if his 
195 mission would allow it.  Regor turned and walked into the night.
196 ***********************************************************************
197 *********************Regor shall return********************************
198 ***********************************************************************
199 Person who left the Karate Quote: Your fancy editing only looks ok on YOUR
200 screen. Bw only recognizes, Backspace, Delete, Form Feed, & Line Feed. any
201 other editing must be done with the RE or CH commands (type "HELP" if you
202 don't know what I'm talking about)
203 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
204 All Net Operatives: Please bring a list of the exchanges that are NOT
205 toll calls from your residence to the bi-weekly meeting. If you cannot
206 attend, send the list by any SECURE means available. 
207                 Ada Lovelace
208                 (for the Director)
209 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY
210 RYR  I'M SORRY ABOUT THE EDITING!  IT SURE LOOKED NEAT FROM THIS END
211 THOUGH! OH WELL,  I FOUND OUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THOUGH. 
212 THIS TIME I CALLED BACK USING A TERM PROGRAM THAT RUNS FROM CP/M
213 AND THE QUOTE AND ALL THAT FANCY EDITING LOOKED SHI**Y!! OH WELL I 
214 GUESS I'LL RE ENTER IT AT A LATER DATE!  WITHOUT ALL THE FANCY STUFF
215   				KARATE QUOTER
216 what fancy stuff?  Looked kinda dull from here.
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218 entropy - thank you.
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220 *_@)*^)_@#$*^_)#*^_)#*$^#_!)$&$%_)*^&_)$#^#$)(^_)#*^_)#$*^!_+)#*$^_)#*_)!*#^_^
221         "Quiet!", whispered L'homme. "Company is coming, and I think it is
222 four-wheel drive company..."
223         The group of former and current NET agents, huddled in the mountain
224 cabin, then heard the shouts of men, and the sounds of not one, but many
225 vehicles coming up the twisty snow covered road. L'homme and Fellows,
226 weapons drawn, took up positions behind the front windows. Farley trained
227 Betsy in Kosta's general direction, to ensure any ideas of escape remained
228 ideas, and Gaudy Minsky, now armed with her own Walther PPK 7.65mm, courtesy
229 of L'homme, watched the rear.
230         "I don't think these guys have come asking for direction to Meadows.",
231 quipped Fellows.
232         "Always with the jokes. Someday you may find your humor out of place.",
233 growled L'homme.
234         #No sense of humor any more,# pondered Fellows, while keeping a look-
235 out towards the front. Men were deploying all around the cabin. One man seemed
236 to be doing most of the directing. Now aloud, Fellows whispered to L'homme, "
237 You recognize the man in charge, don't you?"
238         L'homme had recognized him all right. Flemming! #What is he doing
239 here? And what's with all the artillery?# "I think he has gone off the deep
240 end. Gaudy, come over here. Your old friend Flemming has come to pay a visit."
241         Before Gaudy Minsky could get to the other room, an amplified voice
242 boomed, "Gaudy Minsky! I know you are in there. Come out with your hands up
243 and you guns down. There is no escape. I traced your car here. L'homme can't
244 help you this time. You'll never disobey a NET order again. Come out now and
245 I'll be easy on you!"
246         Fellows peeked over the window sill, and was greeted by a volley of
247 automated small arms fire turning the area around the window into splinters.
248 "Gaudy, you sure have a way of making friends and influencing people, don't
249 you?", he said to the now crouching NET agent.
250         L'homme motioned Gaudy back. "NET procedure for such a situation is
251 absolute quiet. If we keep the enemy from knowing our exact positions and
252 numbers inside the building, we minimize their chances of getting in a lucky
253 shot. We can assume Flemming has gone completely mad, pursuing some perverse
254 personal vendetta against Minsky. He doesn't know the rest of us are here,
255 since we all came in Gaudy's old car."
256         "And a tight fit it was, even with the rest of Fred's parts in the
257 trunk." Farley interjected.
258         "OK, Minsky! Have it your way!" Flemming's voice was even more
259 malevolent thanks to the megaphone. "Let's see how you like cooked Fiat!"
260 An explosion rocked the cabin, and all of its inhabitants. The reactions
261 told the sad story.
262         "My car!!!", sobbed Gaudy.
263         "Fred!", yelled Farley.
264         "Our escape.", said L'homme.
265         "There is no way down this mountain.", returned Fellows.
266         "What's a NET agent to do?", said Kosta, apparently not realizing the
267 jeopardy of the situation.
268         "Need I say more?", taunted the voice outside. "My men could simply
269 rush your little hideout, and kill you, but I want that pleasure for myself.
270 I don't mind waiting to see your pretty face Gaudy. I can wait out here as
271 long as you can wait in there. Longer actually." And then he laughed. A laugh
272 of such nefarious and loathsome tones that even the trained agents within
273 the cabin could not deny its chilling effects.
274         Minutes passed, and it began to snow again. L'homme, Farley, Minsky,
275 and Fellows worked quickly and silently, using their NET training to fortify
276 their position. Farley broke the silence. "How could this happen? "How could a
277 NET agent as good as Flemming turn bad?"
278         "Perhaps I can answer that." It was Kosta, who was still bound at the
279 wrists and ankles. "But first you must untie me. These NET knots are getting
280 rather uncomfortable. Besides, I know how we can get out of here."
281         L'homme's response contained the appropriate amount of skepticism.
282 "Sure Kosta. The Enterprise should be in position any second now. All we have
283 to do is give Scotty the word, and..."
284         "I admire your brevity in the face of such odds, but I kid you not.
285 Listen to me, and we'll all get out of this alive. But first, these knots!"
286 *%_#$*_)@^*)_@#*^)_@#*^_@)#*$^@^* L'homme sans Parity *%_@#)*%_@#)*%@_)!*%_)%*
287  
288 Mikey: Well, your program works on a regular PC, but I guess you already knew that didn't you. I'll bring all the
289  results Thursday. By the way, I had never really seen your terminal program in action before, but after using it
290  this afternoon, I am quite impressed. I like the help screens, and the number of options available is great. I even
291  got it wotking with an old Racal Vadic 3400 modem. I can't wait to see version 3.0!
292 Joshua: Message received and understood. <green>
293 *)_$#)_^*_#)^*_#)*@_)*^)_@#*^_#)*^_)*^_!)*^_)$*^_)!#$*^!_)^*!_#)^*!_#^*!_^*!_
294 
295 film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film
296 Like they say Mig, a good defense is a strong offense. I always knew
297 I couldn't fool the all powerful man of pink cards. Who am I to be so
298 bold in my assumptions? I don't quite know what your problem is, but
299 I have my suspicions. Too bad really. Since you seem to know so much
300 about what I have and have not taken in school, perhaps you can also
301 warn me in the future when I use material from other classes you have
302 taken. Far be it from me to attempt to recycle old notes. Tsk Tsk!
303 As for being caustic; that remains in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps
304 a little oversensitivity is the problem here. When one looks for 
305 conflicts, big or small, one is rarely disapointed. I would suggest
306 dropping the whole thing, BW doesn't seem the place for such
307 carrying-ons.
308 The Jiz: Your comments are interesting. An important point is that
309 analyzing a film should never come in the way of enjoying it. While
310 editing is an important aspect of any film, a poor job, or even a
311 'noticeable' job would not entirely ruin a film for me, when there is
312 so much else that is happening. Being not totally unfamiliar with the
313 problems that arise after the actors go home and the actual filming
314 is done; pressures from the front office and such, I can see how
315 such things may end up being rushed. Sometimes there is simply not
316 time or budget to do a perfect job. But when the editing is smooth,
317 what a joy!
318 film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film
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320 L'homme: Received Message, Reply on PCS.
321 Ada: Do you mind if I give that information to L'homme to be relayed to you?
322 Poll: Gee, were you in that tiny room (217)?  I was the tall, dark haired guy in glasses at the left front table.  My
323 partner was the loud one with the strange sense of humor (he puts the END statement in line 666).
324 #$##$##$##$##$#
325 "Fred," I moaned.  No telling how that explosion twisted the myriad of Fred's parts in the trunk.
326 "...just untie these ropes, and I'll show you a way out of here," someone was saying.  Kosta.  L'homme was standing
327 over him with a now-tell-me-another-fairy-tale-before-i-go-to-bed look on his face.  Fellows and Gaudy were low to the
328 wall, intently listening to the sounds outside.
329 "For the second time, Kosta, I don't believe you," L'homme said.
330 "Wait, L'homme.  Kosta, why would YOU know of any way out of here?", I asked.
331 "I've visted a few of the lesser-used hideouts, and, how shall I say it, modified them."
332 "Give us a bit of knowledge that will prove you're not lying."
333 "Esteves, find the basement trap-door.  There's a padlock on it, there wasn't before.  The combination is 23-19-24.
334 In the basement, there is a subterranean tunnel that goes 50 yards down the mountain.  It was used as a jumping-off
335 point for skiing.  There's six sets of skis in the basement."
336 "Are you saying that we should use the tunnel and ski down this mountain?"
337 "Exactly.  Now untie me."
338 "Why should we?  We can guide you down."
339 "Well, there are two reasons.  One, there's a combination lock on the outer door of the tunnel, too- on the inside.
340 Two, the way down the mountain is, well, difficult.  Several hazards hinder progress down the mountain until the next
341 cabin.  Trees, large rocks, the slope itself..."
342 Fellows and Gaudy had been listening in by now, and their faces reflected sheer disbelief.  Not in Kosta, however.
343 
344 L'homme seemed to be believing him.
345 
346 "Forget it, L'homme.  I'm not skiing down this pile of rock.  Especially when there's rocks and trees in the way that
347 just LOVE to down someone," Gaudy said.
348 "Count me out, too, L'homme.  Flying into a tree isn't my idea of a good time," Fellows said.
349 "That goes double for me.  I don't mind the rough route so much as the bullets that will follow us down," I said.
350 "All right, any other ideas?" L'homme asked us.
351 Just then, someone did come up with an idea.
352 "All right, Gaudy!" Flemming yelled.  "I'm giving you just 5 minutes and then we're going to break in!"
353 "He sounds like a bad western," Fellows quipped.
354 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 12:04am - 03/04/1985 #$##$##$##$##$#
355 
356     Flemming quipped a while back inside the cabin, before he made his nifty
357 suprise party a twisted reality of sorts.  How did he do that?  It would help
358 me well on my road to gneneral and overall divinity.
359 
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361 
362 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnop
363 Farley: a padlock with a combination?  So that's what the NET labs are
364 coming out with these days.
365                                      AZQUIE
366 ~}|{zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba`_^]\[ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA@?>=<;:9876543210
367 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
368 Eugene:  It pains me to gain the information that You shall not be in
369          attendance at the next Departmental meeting.  I did so plan on
370          conversing with you the concepts I had in mind.  Prehaps another?
371 Esteves:  Is it possible that Eugene knows not who I am?  The idea amuses me.
372 Entropy:  It seems that our similarities/differences are not that much
373          different any longer. Or am I mistaken, was that also a "dated"
374          entry as was the grief-ridden one before it? 
375          I shall return the call to TANIS.  I am confused once more...
376 Et al:   Tis it once again my "roll of the dice"?  [Suppose so...]
377 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
378 
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380 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+-
381 THE HARLEQUIN: YOUR MANNER OUTSHINES MY ATTEMPTS. I WISH I COULD
382 WRITE SUCH "STORIES" AS YOURS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THEM
383 FIRST. PLEASE CONTINUE IF IT DOESN'T HURT SO MUCH.
384 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- --+ JUGGLER +-- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+-
385 
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387                            Ode to Psychotherapy
388 
389                        Freud sat with pen in hand
390                        His clipboard neatly lined
391                        And peeled back his cranium
392                        To see what he would find
393               
394                        He checked the cracks and creases
395                        He looked for quite some time
396                        Then he grabbed a putty knife
397                        And scraped off all the slime
398 
399                        He put it on a tabletop
400                        And watched it roll around
401                        Then he called his friends up 
402                        To show them what he'd found
403 
404                        This is my discovery
405                        I think I'll call it Id
406                        I'll bet Gestalt is furious
407                        I found it 'fore he did
408                       
409                        So forget your split-brain theory
410                        Group therapy and your EST
411                        When it comes to psychotherapy
412                        It's Freud this I like best
413 
414                        But I haven't told the best part
415                        The part that I like most
416                        The reason that I hold so dear
417                        Ol' Freud's departed ghost
418            
419                        You see, after all his friends had gone
420                        He set aside his pen
421                        Then he took his putty knife
422                        And put it all back in
423 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/] [/]
424 rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
425 
426 

427     CONSERVATION OF BOREDOM!!!!!
428 
       Since the dawn of time there has been a conservation of 
429 
       boredom.
430 
     First there was primordial soup, and it was good---but after several
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        billion years and unsuccessful parcheesi (?) games, it was
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        boring.
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     Then there was the dinosaur, and things pycked up a bit---but after
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        a long and unfruitful food chain, they gave it up and much of
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        their bordom became irrecoverable, compressed into crude oil
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        along with them.
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     Then there was the cave man, and the invention of kinky sex really
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        warmed the caves--- but bordom caught up and sex was legalized
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        and institutionalized.
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     Now we stand on the threshold of yet another bordom plateau. Earth
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        itself has become an object of our bordom. It has been explioted
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        and raped in every way possible and there is just nothing left
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        to do. The last hope we have left to relieve bordom is nuke the
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	baby---but can even genetic mutation rid us of the conservation
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        of bordom?????
446 
                                                    ROZ.
447 rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
448 I AM TRYING TO FIND A CARMEN SMITH. ANYONE KNOWING HER, PLEASE!! ASK HER
449 TO CALL THE 800 NUMBER. I MUST TALK TO HER, THANKS.........!!!!!!!!!!KEN
450 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
451 
452 Hey, Carmen!  Hey, you!  Yeah, you, Carmen!  Call the 800 number, OK?
453 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
454 Kathyd - Next time you are at Fridays, writing on the back of placemats, come
455          up to the bar and say "hello" to THE TIN MAN. I'm the only bartender
456          there with a beard.
457          I have a lot of placemats sticking out of the ends of my journal.
458 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] THE TIN MAN [/] [/] [/]
459 ******************************************************************************
460 Regor swung further east than needed on his journey to the Garthian 
461 settlement.  Avoiding trails he traveled cross-country until he was 
462 overlooking the reason for the detour.  The sun had set four long hours 
463 ago and below him the warm glow of the Inn invited him to return.  Regor
464 waited several minutes watching the Inn and waiting for that feeling that
465 always came to warn or reassure Regor about upcoming situations.  Stashing
466 his pack in some bushes Regor approached the Inn with caution.  Upon 
467 entering Regor scanned the room and went to a corner table where he sat 
468 his back to the wall.  Several faces seemed to have been here during an
469 earlier visit.  A few, like himself, seemed to be outsiders who were here
470 for reasons of their own.  The Innkeeper caught his eye and raised a glass
471 of Ale.  Regor smiled and nodded yes.  The Ale came and the Innkeeper left
472 leaving Regor to his thoughts.  No one seemed to notice when Regor left.
473 Shouldering his pack Regor watched the Inn for several minutes then 
474 continued the journey to the settlement.
475 *****************************************************************************
476 ................................................................
477 PAM: Why is the songbird silent?
478 ...........................The poet.............................
479 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
480 Roz:  Threshold of a boredom plateau?  Earth itself the object of boredom?  You
481 are absolutely right; that's how it usually looks to a species that's aready to
482 expand into a larger environment, yet whose vision is as yet too narrow to
483 perceive that its range is NOT limited to a single planet.  I do not criticize
484 you personally for this attitude, since it pervades Earth's culture.  It is in
485 fact a major indication that a new plateau has been reached (as is the
486 unfortunate notion that to nuke the planet will be the ultimate way out). 
487 Boredom has a place in the scheme of things; it serves to prod cultures into
488 efforts they might not otherwise be motivated to make.  There's a whole universe
489 out there to explore, and species busy exploring it don't have to let off steam
490 by nuking worlds; they've got more constructive outlets.  But it's sad to see
491 how many people hereabouts really do believe that there's "just nothing left to
492 do".  Wake up, Earthlings!  Do you really suppose that one small world orbiting
493 one small sun is all that exists to occupy your attention?
494 ooooooooooooooooooooooooo OBSERVER FROM ANOTHER GALAXY ooooooooooooooooooooooooo
495 
496  I'm Jay Anderson. Whoever is using my name here (which thank god has been 
497 deleted) and other systems, please stop. Sure, I'm rude ocasionally, but I'm
498 not that rude! I'm no demon and I'm no assassin either. I don't want my name
499 curtailed to your stupid insults. Please stop, is all I can say. I really
500 don't care what you say about other people, but don't use my name.  It seems
501 I've got people who decided that they want to be me. But, come on! That isn't
502 very nice, you've probabley made a bunch of people out there hate me. That 
503 was the idea? 
504  Tanya, Allow me to apologize for any offence I or any of my imposters may 
505 have caused you here and on other systems as well.
506  Spectral One, Like I said: I don't care who you're going to critize, just
507 don't use my name, the one you had chosen seemed fine to me. 
508  If this continues, I'm likely to become an assassin!               Sorry.
509                                                    Sincerely, Jay Anderson
510 ````````
511 JUGGLER: Don't think so harshly of yourself, I don't.
512 TIN MAN: Wonderful!
513 ```````
514 ::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::________
515 Roz. --- A thoughroughly enjoyable thought (except for the extra LF's), but,
516 come now, do you really think that death would relieve our eternal boredome,
517 or was that just sarcasm? Anyhow, the world is a pretty boring place. That is
518 why Backwater was created: to provide a place to creatively and intelligently
519 reelieve the boredom of at least the small modem-owning segment of society. 
520 Perhaps if all the world owned modems, we wouldn't need to worry about 
521 nuclear war? Crime? Kinky sex?
522 
523 Film Fan--- Yes, you are right about that one. Technical quality is, for me,
524 always a second consideration when reporting on a film; entertainment level
525 always comes first. Take the recent "epic" Dune for example. I really 
526 loved the film, but a few of the technicians must have been on quaaludes
527 when working or something. I meanthis one
528 had pretty choppy editing, and directing could have been better (Lynch
529 did far better with The Elephant Man), but when my friends asked me how I
530 liked the flick, I gave it raves. Just goes to show what the REAL purpose
531 of films are in our society. Take that, Gene Siskal!!!
532 
533 Entropy- Entropy does it again! PLease check The the usual place for a note
534 I have left for you.
535 
536 ::::::::::__________::::::::::   \he Jiz ///      __________::::::::::________
537 
538 (Sorry, Pam, I couldn't resist)
539 
540 
541 ----------------------------   Poll.
542 Farley- Yes, I did see you up there in the left front.  You were one of
543 the first ones done.  The teem that I was in was last.  Oh well.  We
544 were seated at the very back middle.  I was the one with the Blue and
545 white lettermans coat.  Anyway, those problems were fun, too bad my
546 partners didn't finish thiers.  At least we made it to the finals...
547 ----------------------------   Poll.
548 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
549 Newsbreak: a revolutional new way to create mind zonking bordom has just been
550 discovered in Lake Oswego, Oregon!  The method is simple but effective.  Just
551 start work on a term paper two days from the due date, and work solidly for 4
552 hours in a row!  Your brain will start to enter a zombie like state.  Works so
553 well it should be patended.  Film at 11...
554 -------------------------------Mad Max in a warped state of mind--------------
555 *_#*%_#@)*%_)*%^_#)!$^*_#)!^_+#!)*^_#)*^!)_+#$*^_)#$*^!#*^_!)#*^_!*^_#)!*^!_#
556 Mikey! Good news! Results are in. PCjr: 2.4 and 2.6 mhz. Also, and this was
557  a bit of a surprise, COPYLINK worked with the COM2: version. COM1: was dead.
558  I dialed, got a bunch of busy signals, downloaded some stuff (finally), and
559  everything ran fine. COPYLINK is really nice! The more I use it the better
560  I like it. As a diehard CROSSTALK then PROYAM fan, I though no other term
561  program could wrangle a way into my modeming heart, but COPYLINK has. If you
562  have room for beta-testers on Version 3.0, I would be happy to accomodate. If
563  you already have a network of designated testers, I understand. You'll get
564  ALL the results on Thursday, see you then. I will be a little late, so don't
565  get too worried when I don't show up at 7:30pm.
566 All others leaving messages to me:They have been received and files. Responses
567  forthcoming.
568 *)%@_%*@_)#%*_)@#*^_)#$*^_)*^_ L'homme sans Parity *%_#)*%@_#)*%_@#)%*_@)*%@
569 r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm 
570    Using boredom as a motive for desrtoying our lovely home (as of yet, Earth is
571 not only Room Enough, it's all we've got). Well, I suppose it's better than 
572 doing it out of disgust or, as I have wanted to do, out of a desire to see how 
573 far you can push. I was younger and more in love with my intellect then, I had 
574 mistaken coldness for empiricism. But I digress.
575  I don't think it's out of boredom that we are pacticing how to make things go 
576 Boom, and BOOM, and boom. I think, rather, that we're curious. Mankind has been 
577 given a marvy, neato-keen, chemestry set with no rules (don't you hate social
578 metaphores?). Being young and precocious, we are trying to figure out the rules 
579 for ourselves, mostly by breaking them, but were're learning. If we were bored, 
580 we'd have started playing with a new toy by now, like that model spaceship in 
581 the corner. 
582  And about sex being boring. I understand that all of you are YEARS older than 
583 me, but I don't think it's become "Just not what it used to be, my dear.". Not 
584 quite.
585  Oh, I've decided that you folks are stuck with me and my opinions. I've tried 
586 using other names, but I get the same response. So, I'm just going to have to 
587 keep entering until I come up with something worthwhile.(That last comment is 
588 not, I repeat NOT, a plea for acceptance.
589    Sarah R. McKinlay AKA Lady S. AKA Jamila Morgan
590 r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm r/sm 
591  If anyone enyone (except Cystop Mikey) daleates this, I'll just start entering 
592 MORE often.
593 ............................................................................
594 
595 Simon and Garfunkle
596 in the adjoining room
597 are Homeward Bound
598                   (the empty feeling gnaws at me,
599                    sharp teeth, dull pain)
600 Outside Chris' window there is
601 youthful chatter,
602 drunken laughter
603                   (curled in a chair, and
604                    my blue eyes grey with clouded thought)
605 The party down the hall 
606 is full of happy people
607 and the keg is full of Blitz
608                   (i look and look
609                    but fail to see)
610 The record ends.
611                   (silent tears slide slowly
612                    down my face, silvered
613                    snail-trails on a summer sidewalk--
614                    my childhood rushes back, too late.)
615 
616 .....................................................Entropy...............
617 ********************************************************************************
618 only a couple of lines left. i guess the final part of the final chapter will
619 have to wait untill tommorrow. next time i promise ill ignore the phone.
620 kinky sex boring? somebodies got a screw loose(chuckle).
621 Entropy: terrific!!!!!!
622 ************************************kathyd***seeyaatfridays*********************
623 After hanging up, the JUGGLER covered his face. Yes her answers were good, too good. He might try to hold back the tears.-+-.

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