1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ************************* INSTALLED: 2 MAR 85 ********************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned 8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public. 9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is 10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which 11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be 12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the 14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the 15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace 16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18 ***************************************************************** 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. 217 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 218 entropy - thank you. 219 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 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. 293 *)_$#)_^*_#)^*_#)*@_)*^)_@#*^_#)*^_)*^_!)*^_)$*^_)!#$*^!_)^*!_#)^*!_#^*!_^*!_ 294 295 film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film 296 Like they say Mig, a good defense is a strong offense. I always knew 297 I couldn't fool the all powerful man of pink cards. Who am I to be so 298 bold in my assumptions? I don't quite know what your problem is, but 299 I have my suspicions. Too bad really. Since you seem to know so much 300 about what I have and have not taken in school, perhaps you can also 301 warn me in the future when I use material from other classes you have 302 taken. Far be it from me to attempt to recycle old notes. Tsk Tsk! 303 As for being caustic; that remains in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps 304 a little oversensitivity is the problem here. When one looks for 305 conflicts, big or small, one is rarely disapointed. I would suggest 306 dropping the whole thing, BW doesn't seem the place for such 307 carrying-ons. 308 The Jiz: Your comments are interesting. An important point is that 309 analyzing a film should never come in the way of enjoying it. While 310 editing is an important aspect of any film, a poor job, or even a 311 'noticeable' job would not entirely ruin a film for me, when there is 312 so much else that is happening. Being not totally unfamiliar with the 313 problems that arise after the actors go home and the actual filming 314 is done; pressures from the front office and such, I can see how 315 such things may end up being rushed. Sometimes there is simply not 316 time or budget to do a perfect job. But when the editing is smooth, 317 what a joy! 318 film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film fan film 319 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 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. 359 360 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 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 378 379 380 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- 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 +-- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- 385 386 [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] 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 431 billion years and unsuccessful parcheesi (?) games, it was 432 boring. 433 Then there was the dinosaur, and things pycked up a bit---but after 434 a long and unfruitful food chain, they gave it up and much of 435 their bordom became irrecoverable, compressed into crude oil 436 along with them. 437 Then there was the cave man, and the invention of kinky sex really 438 warmed the caves--- but bordom caught up and sex was legalized 439 and institutionalized. 440 Now we stand on the threshold of yet another bordom plateau. Earth 441 itself has become an object of our bordom. It has been explioted 442 and raped in every way possible and there is just nothing left 443 to do. The last hope we have left to relieve bordom is nuke the 444 baby---but can even genetic mutation rid us of the conservation 445 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.-+-. TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 623