LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 80 STATUS: ENTER ONLY NUMBER OF LINES: 602 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2 ********************* REMOVED: 11 MAY 84 ******************** 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 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 21 well, well..... 22 MADE IT TO THE TOP! (again..) 23 ALL: So this is how it ends. A degenerate mass of quivering protoplasm. What 24 has happened to our dear Backwater? Oh B(l)ackwater, keep on rolling..... 25 Aaron 26 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 27 xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX 28 Freddy the field mouse: 29 30 "here mousie, mousie.. oooo! Mousie!" [bite, chew, gulp] 31 "Just WHAT are you doing!" 32 "MOUSIES!" 33 "You fool! The GERBILS must NEVER see us eat!" 34 O ** 35 * O * Habitrail Harry 36 ** O 37 xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX 38 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 39 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 40 THIS IS PHOENIX,IAM WORKING ON MY 41 OWN BBS HOPE TO FINSH IT REAL SOON 42 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS???? 43 :::::::MISSION IS STILL THE SAME:::: 44 PLEASE LEAVE THE TYPE OF COMPTUER 45 YOU USE AT THE END OF YOU'RE MASG 46 SO WE ALL CAN SEE WHAT KIND OF 47 COMPUTERS WE USE,OK,DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!! 48 I LIKE THIS PLANT IT'S ROUND AND WARM 49 BUT FULL OF STRANGE PEOPLE+++ 50 BY THE WAY I OWN AN ***************** 51 ************ATARI*COMPUTER*********** 52 ************************************* 53 IVE BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR A FEW 54 DAYS NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF 55 PHOENIX??????????????????????? 56 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 57 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 58 DEATHTOHAWTHORNEDEATHTOHAWTHORNEDEATHTOHAWTHORNEDEATHTOHAWTHORNE 59 YES MY DEAR HAWTHORNE. YOU ARE A MISTAKE WROUGHT TO PERFECTION. 60 YOUR RETURN TO OUR PROTECTIVE ABODE WILL BE BEST FOR BOTH YOU 61 AND THE OTHERS ON THIS BOARD. YOU WILL BE JOINED BY ANOTHER 62 MISTAKE ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED, THE PHEONIX. YES YOU ARE NOT 63 ALONE IN YOUR TROUBLED WAYWARD LIFE. PHEONIX IS THE SECOND 64 EXPERIMENT, AND BY HIS TOTAL LACK OF ANY LOGIC OR KNOWLEDGE 65 IN HIS MESSAGES, HE WAS A WORSE MISTAKE THAN THE FIRST. OUR 66 EFFORTS TOWARDS PERFECTION ARE SORELY LACKING IN SUCCESS TO 67 ANY DEGREE OF THE IMAGINATION. HENCE WE HAVE SENT THE WORD 68 OUT. 69 DEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOP 70 IN CLOSING, IT IS A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WHEN THE TWO OF YOU 71 ARE LOOSE AT ONCE, BUT SOON, ALL WILL BE REMEDIED, AND A STATE 72 OF NORMALCY WILL RETURN TO THE PLACE WE CALL THE INN. 73 DEATHTOHAWTHORNEANDEATHTOPHEONIX-DEATHTOHAWTHORNEANDDEATHTOPHEON 74 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 75 Mr. Innkeeper, I am sure you will enjoy your new model. As you have noticed, 76 there are a few new modifications. Some have expressed displeasure with our 77 modifying an age old model, but as always, progress dictates we keep up with 78 advancing technology. Your old steed will never know what hit him. His end 79 will come painlessly. Please don't let it concern you. We have a lot of 80 compassion for these beasts before we turn them into glue. Good bye, good 81 luck, and thank you for your business. I hope we can help you some more in 82 the future, be it 5 years or 50000 miles, whichever comes first. 83 Slyman LeGreed 84 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 85 $#*$(#@*$(@#*%@(!%*($#@*%#(@$*^(!*^(#*^@(#$*^(*!^()*^)!#*^)!#$*^)#$*^!)#*^ 86 Leonard:I am waiting for a cmos 8086 portable to come out before 87 I go and spend any more money, but I do have a new addition to the family. 88 I'll tell you about it later. How do you like your orchestra 90? I did not 89 know you already had one. 90 Man In Grey: If you have a burning desire to know what my sign offs do 91 reveal, then do indeed xlate them. They are always topical and meaningful. 92 What about that password? 93 Quizmaster:In my next communique I will have a few of my own little quizzes. 94 I hope they fare better then the Trek quotes that Aaron failed so miserably 95 on. 96 Aaron: Are you listening? Do the agents from the Hacker HITline drive big 97 dark sedans, wear grey pinstripe suits, dark glasses, and walkie-talkies? 98 If so, they are getting close, of not, I think I am still in trouble! 99 Milchar: I too have a "Boy George Begone" card in the database. Shall we 100 chant together? 101 Mikey:Customer #1 still out of town, will keep trying... 102 voyeur: Are you sure? 103 Ninja: What is the yield of your weapons. I want to know so I can be out of 104 town when the big moment comes. 105 Pheonix:A 650x is not capable of running a toaster let alone destroying a 106 whole planet. You better upgrade your CPU. 107 *#)@*%@)#%*)@$*% L'homme sans parity - collaborer aves mes amis ce soir %$#% 108 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 109 Milchar, we're going to have to stop meeting like this; people are beginning 110 to talk. 111 Regarding the groupie question: wattsa matter, 'fraid I cheated? 112 I sat down, thought very hard, called my uncle Harry, and Voila! 113 Hey, no, actually, I did it the old fashioned way. (the other old fashioned way). 114 All the characters in the first group are formed with only straight lines. 115 All the characters in the third group are formed with only curved lines 116 The second group gets what's left--like Ninjas "J", which has a straight 117 shaft but a curved base. (I was going to say 'bottom' but some of our 118 viewers have a puerile sense of humor.) 119 I grouped the letters according to the way I learned to print them; the 120 character generator on my computer learned to form a "C" with a straight 121 back, and an "O" with straight sides, for example. 122 No takers on my last puzzle? I'm not surprised. If 'I' can't solve it, it is of course too much to expect gerbils, mice, 123 hawthornes, phoenixes, 'frogs' and other such rejects to even understand 124 the question. {did that come out of me? a really great way to alienate 125 the paying customers. must be from watching those lizards on the boob 126 this evening}. 127 Speaking of V, what a dumb ending. This kid grows to the size and maturity of 128 a nine-year old; saves the world with some unexplained power (and the scene reminded 129 me all too much of the ending of the first Star Trek movie), the 130 chief baddie (Diana) escapes from the ship, and we last see her sitting in space eyeing Earth with an evil 131 smirk a la Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars. The aliens are killed off by H.G. Well's War of 132 the Worlds gimmick. The rebels, in isolated groups, have the ability 133 to incubate and process the germs in quantities enough to dose the entire world. 134 And on and on and on... 135 ?????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ??????????????????????????????? 136 137 138 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 139 Finally! I've been trying to get on BW fow some time now... When I did before, 140 it was all full up by a person I won't mention (just look at drive B). 141 +++++++ 142 Well, well. Another of your puzzles is shot down, Quizmaster, as the solution 143 is: 144 Problem Answer 145 ------- ------ 146 ABCDE 21978 147 x4 x4 148 ----- ----- 149 EDCBA 87912 150 151 The digits are: A=2, B=1, C=9, D=7, and E=8. 152 ++++++++ 153 I did't see the other cryptogram; if it's out there, someone type it in again 154 (I'm sure Quizmaster would gladly oblige). 155 ++++++++ 156 L'homme:I seem to be stuck in Amber, and so you'll have to wait for a chorus 157 chanting. My spell, as someone asked, it selective enough to rid ourselves 158 of 'undesirables'. Who that might be, you will have to decide for yourselves. 159 ++++++++ 160 Voyeur: Where are you? Must I finish this adventure alone? 161 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ MIilchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 162 LET MY SPEAK IN MY OWN DEFENSE 163 OR QUESTION AS IT WERE.WHY DOES 164 NO ONE HERE LIKE OR EVEN TOLERA- 165 TE ME?I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO FIT 166 IN WITH THE "DESIRABLES" AS MIL- 167 CHAR WOULD PUT IT.AND YET ALL I 168 RECEIVE IN TURN IS ACCUSATIONS 169 OF GENETIC MIS-STRUCTURING,AND 170 A NEAT LITTLE SWEEP INTO A FAR 171 OFF CORNER. 172 I AM NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE 173 BOY GEORGERS,THE PHOENIX,THE 174 PHANTOM WRITER,OR ANYONE WITH 175 SUCH INCLINATIONS.AND YET I HAVE 176 BEEN TOLD THAT I AM. 177 WHEN I FOUND THIS SYSTEM I 178 THOUGHT SOMETHING AKIN TO "OH 179 GREAT,A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FIT 180 IN,A PLACE WHERE FREINDS COULD 181 BE..."NO!WHAT DO I GET FOR WHAT 182 I CONSIDER PROPER ETTIQUETTE, 183 I GET INSULTED,REBUFFED AND PEO- 184 PLE THAT I THOUGHT I COULD SEE 185 AND MOST LIKELY BE WITH;THEY DE- 186 CIDED I WAS "UNDESIRABLE".WELL 187 YOU HAVE ACHEIVED SOMETHING I 188 LET POSSIBLY FIVE PEOPLE DO IN 189 MY LIFE.YOU HURT ME. 190 YES I WAS PRESUMING TOO MUCH, 191 BUT AT LEAST COMMON COURTESY WAS 192 EXPECTABLE.MAYBE NOT. 193 WELL NOW I AM DONE BEING INSU- 194 LTED.AND DONE BEING HURT.I WONT 195 CONSIDER PEOPLE FREINDS AGAIN.I 196 WONT BE HURT BY YOU AGAIN,I WONT 197 LET ANYONE CLOSE. 198 MY INSTINCT IS TO STRIKE BACK 199 AND DECIMATE BLACKWATER,AND FIN- 200 ALLY PAY YOU BACK FOR WHAT YOU 201 DID TO ME.AND WHO KNOWS MAYBE MY 202 NICITIES WILL WEAR OFF,SO WATCH 203 OUT FOR HAWTHORNE.NO FANCIFUL 204 TITLES JUST HAWTHORNE.MY REAL 205 NAME IN CASE ANYONE BESIDES AAR- 206 ON IS WONDERING. 207 CISOP MIKEY:I AM SORRY FOR MA- 208 KING SUCH A LONG STATEMENT,AND I 209 AM SORRY FOR THREAENING BLACKWA- 210 TER.WHICH I WILL CONTINUE TO CAL 211 BACKWATER.I WONT DO ANYTHING AS 212 BAD AS WHAT A HURT FOOL THREATE- 213 NED BACK THERE. 214 IN THE HOPES THAT I AM NEVER 215 DISCOVERED,NEVER SEEN GOOD DAY. 216 SINCERELY, 217 PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE 218 ******************************************************************************** 219 Dropped bit:Are you interested in USING (not buying) my microfilming stuff? 220 221 Quizmaster: I haven't seen "V: the final battle" yet, because I work nights. 222 I hope to watch the tape this weekend. So please forgive any inaccuracies. 223 Germ warfare is EASY, you could breed a plague that would devaste Portland in 224 your kitchen. The main reason terrorists haven't tried it is that, while 225 breeding large cultures is easy, immunizing yourself isn't. In V I doubt that 226 this will be a problem! A *SINGLE* test tube can contain enough of many bio-war 227 agents to kill EVERYONE in the US (probably the world!). The problem is 228 distributing the agent in a reasonably even pattern. 229 ___________________________________Leonard______________________________________ 230 && && && 231 No story line now, I don't know how it comes out yet. 232 Hawthorne: Please don't be angry with us all; the people who are insulting/rejecting you are for the most part thee 233 same ones who we "regulars" (I actually consider us "Premium No-leads") are having problems coping with. Other 234 than a slight tendency toward incoherent names, I have no fleebles with your messages. Actually, I think you fit in 235 rather well with the menagerie assembled here. The problem as I see it is that I didn't attend the last PC&S 236 gathering. These poor children around here are just lost for a good storyline without my input, and nothing 237 serves to bring the BakH2O together like a good tag-team tale. Political & religious discussion comes a distant 238 second. (Don't get me wrong, I like that too.) So, everybody out there, let's get another story going. I can't 239 supply ALL the ideas ( I'm SOOO humble) so I'm soliciting suggestions. With the creative talent out there this 240 dillemma should be solved in no time at all. (No time at all...nice concept.) 241 By the way, I favor the 120-char. margin for 2 reasons: 1) it makes more efficient use of scarce disk space, and 242 2) since I have to put up with choppy lines on my 38-col screen anyway I think that EVERYONE should suffer too. I'd 243 use 128, but I hear it gives fits to some terminal software. 244 && The Mad Actor && 245 ************************************************************* 246 Hawthorne: One of the first things many of us learned when we 247 started on this system is that sometimes you need a thick skin. 248 Don't let a few discouraging comments get you down; I'm afraid 249 that's just the price we sometimes pay for the good times 250 Backwater can offer. Hang in there, there's a place for 251 everyone in this madhouse. You belong here as much as the 252 rest of us. Gary 253 :***********************************************************: 254 Mad Actor: I've felt that adventures are more fun if they're 255 not pre-planned by a group of insiders. That's primarily the 256 reason the McKane organization has never had a representative 257 at any of the Backwater functions. I feel it's more fun (as 258 well as more spontaneous and creative) if the participants 259 don't have any idea what's going to happen. That's only my 260 opinion, of course, and it comes from someone who has never 261 appreciated the joys of belonging to a clique. Grand D. 262 =================== 263 P.S. - One last opinion. Mohammed Wassir (Mike Bigham) is 264 certainly among the most creative talents I've seen on this 265 board. Since Mohammed hasn't made an appearance in recent 266 adventures I feel that they have suffered as a consequence. 267 I, for one, miss the imagination that brought us Mohammed, 268 Valinor, and Serena. They were able to keep the action going 269 without first needing to confer with the group. GDM 270 :*************************************************************: 271 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 272 L'homme: am I sure what? 273 ::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::: 274 *************************************************************** 275 HELLO GUYS! 276 **************** ******************************** 277 This is the one and ONLY Phantom Writter comming to YOU! 278 Well now let's all be one here 24hrs a day right? 279 Well you guys are sure Strange?,Just kidding 280 So PHEONIX did you stop taking over the World? 281 I quit=Hey Don't you Think the Russians are stupid for 282 Boycotting The Olymipics WHAT COPY CATTERS 283 I think that i should take over USSR that would be Really interessting and See What They WOULD do!!!!!!!!! 284 Anyone Want to Join me in the Assault over Russia 285 I don't know when and where and How(Wait Remeber I was going to get a FREE NUCULAR bomb from Ninja i think or somebody w 286 ho uses this Board........................................ 287 Well now,i think that All these people on this BWMS should 288 Use their real Names: 289 Son:Shut up Dad i think that's a STUPID idea 290 Dad:Why you don't do anything around here that's worth while 291 Son:How do you know Dad i use all kinds of systems this is the only one i've got on to today 292 Dad:Well how come when i called it was busy 293 Son:I was taking to my freind 294 Dad:Shut up i'm sick of you Be GONE with your Stupid Computer And MODEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 295 Son:Ok fine dad justg because you don't watch WHIZ KIDS does'nt mean you can throw me out? 296 Dad:Whiz Kids is a fakey Show nothing Real all talking about 297 stupid COMPUTERS>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<< 298 Son:That's where i got all my Hacking info from!!!!! 299 Dad:I think you should Stop WATCHING THOSE KINDS OF SHOWS! 300 Son:Well you took me to WAR GAMES did'nt you? 301 Dad:Yes i did,and i closed my eyes through the whole Thing! 302 Son:There was no violance in it? 303 Dad:I know i did'nt want to be come part of a Hacking Company! 304 Son:Well i'm not i just call reagular bbs's like this one? 305 Dad:Well i think you should be GROUNDED 306 Son:No way Dad i'm leaveing and you had better not catch ME!!!!!! 307 Dad:Son wait i did'nt mean it!!!! 308 Son:Shut up goodbye... 309 So ends a sad episode of the Computer WHIZ 310 *********************************************************** 311 *I want Black Sabbath for President * 312 *********************************************************** 313 By:The Phantom Writter! 314 Remeber: 315 The Mob Rules! 316 Anybody want to JOIN a group called the Mob? 317 it will just be a group on the BWMS if you want? 318 The symbol is like this **==** 319 * MOB* 320 ****** 321 for all interessted leave me a NOTE on Here 322 Thank you! 323 ************i use to much space today**********************: 324 i will use it later****************************************: 325 *********************************************************** 326 Hi hello this is M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E 327 Everybody say mickey mouse donald duck for ever raise you banner HIGH HIGH HIGH! 328 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 329 THEY'RE JUST BULLIES, PROMETHEUS. IGNORE THEM AND THEY WILL GO AWAY. --MOTHER 330 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 331 xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX 332 gads! after all that work! sorry, fixed text above. HH 333 xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX 334 DEATHTOHAWTHORNEDEATHTOHAWTHORNE-DEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOPHEONIX 335 AND NOW BY SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT 336 DEATHTOTHEMOBRULESDEATHTOTHEMOBRULESDEATHTOTHEMOBRULESDEATHTO 337 THE THINK TANK HAS MET, AND IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE, 338 HAWTHORNE MAY BE GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE TO LIVE. IT IS 339 POSSIBLE IN THE FACE OF A CRISIS THAT SOME OF THE MISTAKES 340 WROUGHT IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN (ILL) HAVE CORRECTED THEMSELVES 341 IN SOME SORT OF ON-LINE REGENERATION. RECENT MESSAGES HAVE 342 SHOWN A MARKED INCREASE IN TEXTUAL CONTENT. THEY ARE NOT THE 343 INANE BANAL MESSAGES FROM BEFORE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL ROOM 344 FOR IMPROVEMENT, WE ARE WILLING TO WAIT AND SEE, AND HOPE FOR 345 THE BEST. OUR DECISION WAS IN NO WAY MADE IN ACCORDANCE TO 346 THE MANY BLEEDING HEARTS WHO CAME TO THE AID OF HAWTHORNE. BUT 347 THE FACT THAT SOME SEEMED TO THINK HIS CONTINUED EXISTANCE 348 WAS WARRENTED (ALTHOUGH UTTERLY BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION), WE 349 SET ABOUT TRYING TO WORK OUT A WAY TO SEE THIS EXPERIMENT 350 THROUGH. COMPARE THIS SITUATION WITH A NEW TELEVISION SITCOM 351 THAT IS GIVEN FOUR MORE WEEKS TO FIND AN AUDIENCE. HAWTHORNE, 352 FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DO NOT WASTE THIS TIME. IF YOU CONTINUE TO 353 IMPROVE, YOUR EXISTANCE WILL BE CARRIED OVER INTO NEXT SEASON. 354 HOWEVER-THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THE HORRIBLE FAILURE THAT 355 IS KNOWN AS PHEONIX. AND EXPERIMENT NUMBER 3, THE MOB RULES 356 IS ALSO WHAT WE WOULD CALL A SNAFU. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT 357 OUR GENETIC ENGINEERS ARE DOING SO POORLY, AND BELIEVE US, 358 EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. PLEASE 359 BEAR WITH US. 360 MAIDS - DEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOPHEONIXDEATHTOTHEMOBRULESDEATHTO 361 THEMOBRULES. 362 363 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 364 365 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 366 You guys are really getting out of control. Whats all this Death 367 To Pheonix stuff? Personally though, I think Black Sabbath (as a 368 whole) wouldn't make such a great president. Especially since 369 one person can be in office at a time. So whats say we put OZZY 370 in the white house. If nothin else we will rid the world of bats 371 and strieght men. What this world needs is more OZZY's. 372 373 OZ 374 375 ** for ** 376 377 PREZ!! 378 379 *********************************:DRAMBOUIE:******************** 380 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 381 Fast Fred: Do you have any well shielded bolos? If I've got enough nuclear 382 weaponry to fill it and we can take off and roach any planet that gets in 383 our way. 384 Hawthorne: I never thought your messages were bad. Just cryptical. I couldn't 385 follow them so I never read them. 386 Computer Rat: Don't classify me with the phantom writter. I'm a human being 387 (Christian, by the way) who has been in a weird mood the last few dats. The 388 phantom writter is "another epsilon minus heard from." 389 The Ninja 390 P.S. I use "j"s not "J"s. The dot is the star and the base is the arm. 391 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 392 CISTOP MIKEY I LOVE YOUR SYSTEM IT IS GREAT BUT IF YOU MISS MORE THEN ONE DAY YOU MISS EVERY THING OR A PART OF EVERYTHIG. 393 IS THERE A DRIVE C LIKE IS SAYS ON DRIVE B TODAY? 394 NIJA YOU WILL HAVE TO BEAT ME TO THE JOB TO KILL THE BOY GAY FANDS ON THIS SYSTEM. I WOULD PUT MY ARMEGEDN ARROWS AGINST 395 YOUR NUCULAR BOMBS ANY TIME. 396 COMPUTER RAT SHUT UP!!!!!! 397 MILCAR DO YOU HAVE A SPELL FOR ENCHANTING ARROWS? 398 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ARCHAR>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 399 <<<<<<<<<<<< I KEEP WAITING FOR IT TO GET BETTER BUT IT DOESN'T - MAX >>>>>>>>>>>> 400 WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW 401 The failures of the public school system were never better documented. 402 To the Phantom Writter (sic): if you care 403 about the Olympics I can get you a job as a field judge for the javelin. The only problem is you have to wear a blindfold. 404 Webster 405 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 406 What an arguement. Hawthorne, if I have at all insulted you, I apologize. 407 I enjoy this system very much, and seeing someone get as angry and hurt as 408 you have saddens me. Ignore those who wuld put you down! 409 +++++++++ 410 Yes, somewhere in my collection I have a spell entitled,"Enchant Arrows To 411 Reverse And Hit The User". You said enchanterd, but not what sort of enchant- 412 ment... 413 +++++++++ 414 Quizmaster:Any more quizzes? Does anyone know what that one cryptogram 415 (besides my own) was (not the answer, just the original cryptogram)? 416 +++++++++ 417 Milchar spends some time weaving a thick mat out of some reeds nearby. With 418 The Traveller's help, it is soon done. Whith a complicated waving gesture 419 Milchar sprinkles some fine blue dust upon the mat, which quivers twice. 420 Milchar looks quietly at the mat for a few moments, and finally says,"Alley 421 Oop!" 422 The mat jerks another two times, and slowly rises into the air about two feet 423 off the ground. "This will take us to Amber quite quickly- so be sure to 424 buckle up!!" Both of the men mount the strange vehicle, and they fly off 425 into the distance., toward a city on the horizon. 426 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 427 ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 428 ___Leonard___ if I gave any surprises away re: V, my apologies. 429 Despite watching the last episode on tapemyself, I forgot that there are 430 others who do also. 431 Milchar: the cryptogram goes like so-- 432 JPEOD YJODO DYPPJ STFGF TUPIV 433 it was indicated that there is one null included. 434 To all who wonder why CISTOP rotates DA to DB when there may still be 435 75 lines left--did you try to get on yesterday? Frustrating to want to 436 say something, but the last line entered is 629 no room in the Inn 437 ???? 438 Todays puzzle. 439 A missionary visits an island where two tribes live. One tribe always tells 440 the truth. The other always lies. The truth tellers live on the western side o 441 the island, and the liars live on the eastern side. The missionary's problem is 442 to determine who tells the truth by asking one native only one question. 443 The missionary, seeing a native walking in the distance, asksa a nearby native 444 "go ask that native in the distance which side of the island he lives on." 445 When the messenger returns he answers "He says he lives on the western side 446 of the island." 447 Is the messenger a truth teller or a liar? How can you be sure????? 448 Notice that this takes place on an island with "natives"? Of course normal 449 WASPS couldn't be capable of lying. Notice that the Truth Tellers are on 450 the WEST, and the liars are on the EAST? Built-in political prejudices? 451 And of course our hero is a Missionary. Able to divine right and wrong 452 with a single blow! Anyway..... 453 ???????????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ???????????????????????????? 454 TOUGH SKIN HUH.I'LL TRY.SORRY 455 ABOUT INFERENCES OF ELITISTS IN 456 THE FOLLOWING I WROTE IT OVER A 457 WEEK OR SO AGO.ONWARD INTO ABY- 458 SMAL PHANTASMALITY. 459 460 THE FORMER 461 DRAPED CHAIN MAIL HAS A SOLIT- 462 ARY NOISE WHEN IT TOUCHES SOMET- 463 HING HARD.A CHINK THAT CAN BE 464 HEARD EIGHTEEN LEAGUES AWAY.THE- 465 SE NOISES,THAT OF HIS ARMOR,THE 466 POUNDING OF HOOVES ON WELL WORN 467 PATHS.THESE ARE ALL THAT PRECEE- 468 DED THE FORMER. 469 WHILE HIS KINDRED HOPPED ACRO- 470 SS REALITIES,ALWAYS MANAGING TO 471 GET LOST IN THE STREAMS FROM WH- 472 ENCE TIME FLOWS.WHILE THEY WERE 473 HAPPILY BOUNCING PHYSICAL/SORCE- 474 RER'S LAWS THE FORMER WOULD JOIN 475 A RACE IN ITS STAGES WHEN THEY 476 WERE BATTLING THEIR PLANET. 477 HE WOULD TAKE FORMAMONG THEM 478 EQUIPED WITH ONLY A BOW;ARROWS 479 AND MIND HONED TO EDWOULD 480 STRUGGLE AND STRIVE FOR THOSE 481 HE WAS WITH.NEVER DID HE REVERT 482 TO USING THE HIGHT TECHNOLOGIES 483 THAT HE SHUNNED AT THE CURSORS 484 OF TIME.NO,HE WOULD WORK WITH 485 AND FOR THOSE HE WAS WITH. 486 FIFTEEN TIMES HAD THE FORMER 487 LEFT THOSE HE WAS WITH.THIS WAS 488 HIS FIFTEENTH.HE HAD SAID HIS 489 GOOD BYES AND WOULD NOW SPEND 490 NIGHTS WITH HIS KINDRED LYING 491 ABOUT ADVENTURES,AND ALMOST MOD- 492 ESTLY,NOT QUITE MODESTLY BUT 493 ALMOST HE WOULD TELL OF THEIR 494 SIGNIFICANCE IN EVENTS.HE LOOKED 495 FORWARD TO THOSE TIMES WHEN HE 496 COULD BE WITH HIS KINDRED.THEY 497 WERE HIS PAST."YOU NEVER CAN BE 498 SEPARATED OR FREED FROM YOUR 499 PAST" HE THOUGHT.AND MAYBE HE 500 WAS RIGHT. 501 HOOF BEATS FADED AND THE FORM- 502 ER TIED HIS REINS TO THE WORN 503 TREES NEAR THE INN'S NORTH WALL. 504 TREES WORN WITH THE STRAPS OF 505 LEATHER THAT BROKE THE WILL OF 506 HORSES.TYING THE REINS LOOSLY, 507 MORE BY FORCE OF HABIT THAN 508 ANYTHING ELSE. 509 HE STARTED TO THE INN.LEATHER 510 CREAKED WITH MOVEMENTS.HIS BOOTS 511 COATED WITH DUST FROM THE PADDED 512 TRAILS TO THE INN.DUST FROM AN 513 OFT USED PATH. 514 WHAT WILL THEY THINK,HE FOUND 515 HIMSELF WONDERING.WONDERING WHAT 516 WOULD THEY DO TO THE EIGHT FOOT 517 BATRACHOID WHO WOULD SOON ENTER 518 THE INN?WHAT WOULD PAM DO?THIS 519 LATEST THOUGHT STRUCK THE FORMER 520 WIT THOUGHTS OF A YOUTH WHEN ALL 521 WERE GROWING ON THE FATHERS EST- 522 ATE.SUMMERS SPENT IN LESS TURBU- 523 LENT TIMES.. 524 THE LIGHTS AND TABACCO SMOKE 525 AND EVEN THE SOUNDS OF NEAR 526 DRUNKEN LAUGHTER STREAMED FROM 527 THE OPEN SWINGING DOOR TO THE 528 INN.THE DOORS SWUNG OPEN TO 529 REVEAL THE FORMER IN HIS CURRENT 530 FORM.THE FORMER ADVANCED A STEP. 531 LIGHTLY,THAT IS FOR A FIVE HUND- 532 RED AND EIGHTY POUND BEAST.EYES 533 SHIFTED ALL OVER THE INN,FEET 534 MOVED. 535 THE QUICKEST OF THEM THE NINJA 536 STOOD THROWING HIS CHAIR FAR BE- 537 HIND HIM.THE FORMER REMEMBERED 538 NINJA'S FIRST KILL.A CHICK IN 539 ITS NEST.BARE OF FEATHERS YET 540 WITH SKIN HANGING OF THE FORMING 541 BONES.THEY WERE CHILDREN THEN 542 ONLY EIGHT ON FATHERS ESTATE. 543 NINJA STOOD THERE CRADELING THE 544 CHICK.EYES POURING,TEETH OPEN. 545 NOT THE SORT OF REACTION USUAL 546 TO ONES FIRST KILL.THE CHEST OF 547 THE BABE HEAVED SHAKILY WITH 548 BLOOD FLOWING.ITBREATHED NO MORE 549 ,THE BLOOD STILL CAME. 550 NINJA NOT LOOKING MUCH OLDER 551 THAN THEN STOOD WITH A SPRING 552 LIKE STANCE OT KNOWING WHAT THE 553 BEAST WAS TO DO NEXT.SCARS MARR- 554 ED THE BEASTS LEFT ARM,A FACT OF 555 WHICH NINJA SEEMED TO TAKE NOTE. 556 NINJAS FACE WENT BLANK,REALI- 557 ZING ONLY THE FORMERS BATTLE 558 STYLE LET HIM GET CAUGHT IN THE 559 LEFT ARM SO MUCH. 560 NINJA EXCLAIMED"FORMER,YOURE 561 BACK!"WITH THIS THE OTHERS AT 562 THE INN LOOKED TO EACH OTHER 563 WONDERING WHAT THE TWO WERE GOI- 564 NG TO DO NEXT.FORMER AND NINJA 565 ALWAYS WERE SOMEWHAT MISCHEIVIO- 566 US. 567 FORMER SPEAKS"SO WHERE'S PAM 568 " 569 THE FORMER 570 **********************************************************************8 571 FROGS MUST BE THE WEALTHIEST CREATURES ON THE PLANET, THEY'VE ALL GOT 572 GREEN BACKS. 573 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 574 THIS IS PHOENIX, IA DID NOT MEAN TO 575 MAKE PEOPLE HATE ME. I JUST WANTED 576 TO PLAY ALONG WITH THE USERS?????? 577 FROM NOW ON I WILL BE TRYING TO 578 LEAVE GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT 579 COMPUTERS,MODEMS,MUSIC,BBS AND 580 WORLD NEWS. 581 BYE FOR NOW 582 PHOENIX 583 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 584 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 585 Bravo Hawthorne! A definite improvement, more in the style I like 586 to see on the Backwater. My only complaint is forty columns wastes 587 an awful lot of space. It also scroll past rather quickly, so I have 588 to keep hitting ^S to pause while I catch up. What Really bugs me though 589 is that I had about 25 lines to enter, and there is not enough room left 590 on the disk. CISTOP MIKEY, you've been neglecting the maintainance lately. 591 Milchar--If I had been able to enter my prose, I would have been on my 592 way to join you. Since it has been over two years since I read the Amber 593 books, I don't remember the Ruby valley. Could you tell me where I 594 can find references, so I can review? 595 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::voyeur:::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::: 596 Grand Dragonmaster--Our meetings at the PorSFiS meetings have not resulted in 597 any real conspiracy to direct the story lines here at Backwater. You must admit, BW seems to be rather slow lately, 598 and we did decide to try writing a story based on a common beginning. This resulted in the Kolumbia fiasco. Those of 599 us that like the mulitauthored stories though maybe a little cohesion would help, but......::::O O::voyeur:::O O:::::::: 600 { 601 yawn.. nothing happening over here either... back to DA... 602 } >