1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2 ************************* INSTALLED: 23 APR 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 SIGH, I got home last night to find a note from the phone repairman saying 21 that it ain't their trouble, sigh.. I guess I should have known better then 22 to expect anything better from them. So yet another wonderful aspect as a 23 result of the break up... finger pointing. So, I guess we'll just have to 24 live with the problem until it gets bad enough that even a monkey would 25 recognize that there is something wrong. Just what I need, a long drawn out 26 battle with the phone company. What we need here is compitition. At least that 27 way I could tell em where to stick there noisy lines. Instead I'm stuck with 28 "It's your problem, our lines check out fine." Sigh..... 29 ***************************** CISTOP MIKEY ************************************ 30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 31 MIKEY OR ANYONE ELSE.. 32 I have just been tuning in on this board for a week. And now would like 33 to start to write some stuff, since college is getting out next week. May 3 34 Is there anything I should know such as entering long text. 35 Any helpful hints will be greatly appreciated. 36 Thanks. 37 Odie. 38 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 39 Odie: Please don't bother. 40 I 41 42 43 44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 45 Odie: one good thing to remember is to *ignore* twits such as the above... 46 On the techical side, one thing you should know is that you should delay the 47 sending of new line of text by two seconds in order to allow the drive to 48 catch up... Hope this is of some help. 49 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------MM 50 \`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\ 51 Still no one spoke, the silence hanging thicker than the layers of smoke now 52 waifing through the wall. The fourth man stood motionless for a moment, he 53 hand on the wall switch. Then he walked to the window. Rather than adjusting 54 the blinds, he placed a finger on one of the thin metal strips, and with a 55 sharp pop that seemed to echo in the tiny room, he pulled it down to peer into 56 the night. 57 "It's raining." He said. 58 "I've been section chief four days now. Do you know it's rained every day 59 so far?" He turned back to the table, the blinds snaping back into place. 60 None of the other three faces even nodded. They did not know this man, and 61 whatever muse was upon him, they dare not disturb it. 62 \`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\` the runner \`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\`\ 63 |\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| 64 Elax began to feel the current around him. It was current he was sure now. 65 Slowly he began to move in the direction that felt the shallowest. It still 66 disturded him that he could see no land in any direction, even more now that 67 he stood on the bottom just a few feet below the surface of the water. Some- 68 thing was certainly wrong here. He still could see nothing of the surface that 69 he walked on, for all his eyes told him, he was still in deep waters. 70 the Advocate 71 |\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| 72 "Doctor, I do believe you love a mystery, don't you?" Sigmund said. 73 Doctor Frankenstupe looked up from a stack of computer printouts, 74 "But of course. I'm fascinated by the ersatz kathyd. I wonder who it 75 could be. Have you formed a psychological profile, Sigmund?" 76 Sigmund chuckled, "Not really. You occupy most of my time. What have 77 you deduced?" 78 "I assume the ersatz kathyd, the Satyrist, and Romeo are all one 79 person." 80 "That seems relatively obvious. Anything else?" 81 "Well, he's not your garden-variety juvenile twit. The command of 82 the English language and his spontaneous creativity makes me think that he 83 is literate and mature... in age at least. He knows his way around the 84 system. I would guess that he's a regular or semi-regular patron. 85 Probably someone that we know well in another personna." Frankenstupe said 86 "Doctor, you spend alot of time delving into your own psyche... how 87 about *your* psychological ideas about this Satyrist?" 88 "Hmmm... the Satyrist label holds two meanings for me: One is a 89 person who uses satire to spoof others and the other is a strongly sexed 90 male. He seems to focus on women, so he possible may dislike women and 91 vents his frustration in this manner." 92 Sigmund puffed on his pipe, then said, "Or the Satyrist may be a 93 woman." 94 "What?" Frankenstupe looked shocked. 95 "Not an orginal idea really. The real kathyd was on that track. 96 Of course, I could be completely wrong, but can you think of a better 97 disguise? Psychology can often mislead us into conjuring up motives that 98 really don't apply. Remember Frank, the child molester?" 99 "Hmmm... I see your point. Do you have any suspects?" 100 "One or two, but I'll have to wait for more evidence before I commit 101 myself." Sigmund said. Frankenstupe nodded and returned to his printouts, 102 intent on his task. 103 Doctor Frankenstupe 104 Mad Max: It was a compliment 105 Mr. O'Hara: We are a schizoid bunch, eh? Unfortunately I missed intro- 106 ductions to some. What's the Underground up to these days? 107 Joshua: I'm sure I'll appear at another gathering of the clan, schedule 108 permitting. Hopefully too, I'll meet Petrov. Will someone here announce 109 the new meeting location if and when one is chosen? 110 Leonard: Care to discuss unknown identies on another board... perhaps 111 PCS, Aloha, or your suggestion? 112 Leroy: Call home. 113 Satryist: Lay on, MacDuff... 114 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ 115 116 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 117 Lurk, lurk... 118 #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# Farley #$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$##$# 119 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] 120 Dr. Frankenstupe: We might have missed a direct introduction, but I was sure 121 to find out who the unknown persons were quickly. 122 Any: We at UNDERGROUND are waiting anxiously for the new meeting place to 123 be announced. Let it be as friendly and cheerful as PC&S was in the past! 124 ]]]]]]]] 125 "UNDER Financed: Part 1" 126 It was very quiet here, deep within the top-security data exchange 127 maintained by UNDERGROUND. With only an almost imperceptible hum to break 128 the silence, an observer might mistake this complex for a tomb- were it not 129 for the myriad of tiny indicators blinking briefly, telling the surrounding 130 gloom, "I'm working!". 131 Only a small display terminal broke the endless bank of lights in this 132 section, its screen glowing softly upon the face of a dark-clothed man. He 133 appears to be typing something, answering the questions of the little god 134 that is the terminal. The conversation appears something like this: 135 136 [QUERY: SOLUTION OF BATCH ONE] 137 140 [QUERY: LOCATE EASIEST ACCESS DEPOSITORY] 141 142 145 [QUERY: BEST AVAILABLE OPERATIVES FOR IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT] 146 147 148 E. Ryan D. terson A. Arjusk 149 End of List.> 150 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ John K. O'Hara [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 151 ch /terson/Peterson/. Drat ENTER ONLY! [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 152 ::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::__________::::::::::________ 153 PaPa--> See, I *DO* show my face at The Inn, albeit rarely due to that darned 154 entrance that it always filled... [READ: busy signals]... oh, well, 155 shall I say, c'est la vie?!? 156 157 Entropy--> Long time no type. We must not become stranger! Check one of 158 the familiar places. 159 160 Guardian--> I am sorry that you think of me, for whatever reason, as being 161 "a twit". I hope you didn't mean it in The Inn's sence, as I 162 would never think of defiling this place. 163 164 All--> The Inn seems to have gained a much more colourful atmosphere since 165 my last visit... keep it up, all! 166 167 ::::::::::__________:::::::::: The Jiz /// __________::::::::::________ 168 169 @`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@-@-@-@ 170 Dear PAPA SMURF!! 171 172 STOP THE MINDLESS RAMBLINGS!!! 173 174 -The anti-smurf 175 `@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@` 176 [-------------------] 177 All real hackers: 178 179 If yo Ifou want to have some fun try &%"-&0!&. 180 (Hours are only 7:00 am. to 5 181 : 182 ) 183 184 -Masked Avenger 185 [--------------------] 186 end 187 188 189 This is my first time connected to your board. What's the scoop? 190 Linda 191 EXIT 192 193 ' 194 195 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 196 The young lad known as the Walrus sheepishly re-entered the tavern. It 197 had been such a long time since his last visit. He remembered back to the 198 those days of mixed feelings. Although the tavern had no official age li- 199 mit, it was there nevertheless. Not exactly by age, but by wisdom and ma- 200 turity. He had matured some, but still felt out of place. When he first 201 frequented the pub, he listened to the tale, then struck out with some 202 stories of his own. They didn't go over quite as well as he expected, in 203 fact, they were often ignored. He felt rejected at the time, and didn't 204 visit the tavern again for quite a while. During that time he realized 205 that he could only be accepted in the pub through time, and this time he 206 was willing to take that time. But he still realized that the only way to 207 eventually have tales that equalled the patrons was tell some, and improve 208 them as he went along. He confidently stepped to a table and patiently 209 waited for someone with a vacant ear. "But this time it'll be different!" 210 he thought, somewhat brashly, "This time I'll do it right." 211 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Walrus 0000 212 Doctor Frankenstupe: It's Macduff, not MacDuff, according to the various 213 copies of Macbeth I have access to. Act V, Scene VIII, Line 38: 214 "Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him that first cries 'Hold, enough!'" 215 Me? Literate? Naaaaaaah... 216 |\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\ 217 ExLax felt the current tugging at his ankles. Strangely, the current 218 seemed to be getting stronger. Splash! A long, brown, log-like object fell 219 into the water alongside him. Whatever the object was, the stench was enough 220 to make ExLax grab for his nose. Moving away from it, he continued to search 221 for a way out. A high , white wall suddenly came into view, and he walked 222 toward it. The wall was smooth as porcelain, and there were regularly-spaced 223 holes in it high above his head. A soft noise behind him, and he spun to see 224 a large sheet of fabric fall into the water. Another fell, then another. He 225 moved back the way he had come, thinking of the uses he could put the fabric 226 to. He touched the fabric--it was as rough as the bark of a tree. 227 Thunder boomed overhead, and ExLax was knocked off his feet by a sudden 228 gust of wind. "A foul wind"," he muttered to himself as he struggled to his 229 feet. There was a sudden sucking sound, as if a hole had suddenly opened and 230 light streamed into his prison. He caught a brief glimpse of a white sun 231 overhead, but was suddenly pushed underwater by an object hitting him in the 232 back. He quickly surfaced, oto see only the stinking, log-like object again. 233 "It must have circled around, to hit me again," he deduced. "If that's so, 234 then this must be...." A metallic noise far overhead echoed in his prison, 235 and powerful streams of water suddenly jetted from the holes in the walls, 236 knocking him from his feet once again. A powerful under-current sucked at 237 his ankles, but he forced his way to the surface once again. "The current's 238 too strong!" he screamed, fighting against it with all of his strength. 239 "I'm not going to make it out of here! Oh, shit!" were his last thoughts as 240 he was sucked under for the last time... 241 242 The Reprobate 243 |\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\ 244 Dr. Frankenstupe: will look for you on Aloha (under your 'mundane' name..) 245 ________________________________Leonard____________________________________ 246 |\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\ 247 Elax came to on a hard surface, he touched it, rubed his sore hands accross 248 it. Ceramics, had to be, was he brought here by someone, something, or was 249 he still in a dream of sorts? He looked around him, strange geometrical 250 shapes were all around. He aproached the closest one, touched it... "Damn", 251 it was unbearably hot to his skin. The material seemed to be the same as the 252 surface he was on. Very hard, very smooth, slightly porous, different color 253 though. Everything around him seemed to be of different colors, but all or 254 it the same material. He examined other objects, not all were hot, some were 255 cold, so cold his skin stuck to them. All his senses were fully awake by now, 256 something in the atmosphere was making everything clear and crisp. He took a 257 sighting on the source of the intense light that was above him in hopes that it 258 would move in some sort of regular patern like the sun did and headed off to 259 try to see what he could find beyond this park of objects. 260 The Advocate 261 |\|\|\|\|\|\\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\ 262 all: the or in "but all or" should be "of" 263 |\ 264 265 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 266 O Juliet, Juliet! wherefore art thou Juliet? 267 <*><*><*><*> 268 Not into handcuffs, eh? Well, let me open the trunk at the foot of my 269 bed and see what's in there...oooops! No, I don't think you'd like that-- 270 nor this either. Hmmmm. I really should have washed this stuff before I 271 put it back... 272 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>Romeo<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 273 ********************************************************************* 274 roses are red 275 violets are blue 276 you know who 277 loved all of you 278 279 (and boy, am I sore!) 280 ********************************************************************* 281 }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ 282 The Stallion 283 284 So graceful, yet beastial 285 Strutting with domination 286 Lustful and wanton in his intent; 287 Sensuous in his assault - He mounted. 288 289 Grunts, hips, with primative aggression 290 His eyes rolled into the darkness 291 of his mind. 292 So free in expression, natural - unashamed, 293 294 Muscles taunt, thrusting 295 Pleasure its only goal. 296 Nothing could stop the onslaught 297 as he took possession. 298 299 Weight, suffocating, insensitive 300 My presence had no meaning; 301 Through the grunting and snorting I became a tool. 302 303 Hot breath, sweat and drool 304 tickling its descent 305 down my cheek, to the hollow of my neck. 306 307 The grunts grew louder; 308 One last, high pitched squeel. 309 The weight was gone. 310 I was still alone. 311 }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}NEW POET{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ 312 313 *^)_@#^*#_)^*#)_*^#_)*^#)_^#_)$&*^#$&^_#*$^#_)^*#)_^*#)_^*#_)&^#)_$*^#)_^*#$)_^*#_)^*#)_^*#_)^&#$_)&^#)_^#*^#)_*^@#_^ 314 Farley: Tis indeed a sad thing that has befallen our little group. First I 315 get news of the terrible rebuff of the piper's music, then the closing of our fine establishment at PC&S. 316 Where else can we hope to find a place with such liberal interpretations on age limits and card checking? I would 317 expect nothing but trouble as a result of this latest twist of fate. 318 Piper: Any news on the undefined subroutines? 319 Joshua: You showed, if only briefly. What an honor! And how was your recent 320 vacation in happyland? Going back soon? On still another front, I am afraid recent occurrences, of which I am not 321 sure of the 'exact' cause, have not been remedied. I am very very sad. Oh... say hello to your buddy Petrov, and 322 'hands off!' to his friends (snicker). 323 MadMax: How is your board doing? Last time I tried, I got nothing but busy signals on several attempts. 324 Mikey: Still bug hunting? Good luck! 325 )*@#_)%*@#)_%*@#)_*%@)_*%)_*%)_@*#%)_@#* L'homme sans Parity *%)_#@*&%)_@#*)_@#%*_*%)_@*%@_*%)_@*%&(&%@()&%(@)%&@()%& 326 327 COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET 328 329 330 [WORKING...] 331 [DISP: SF - "PAWN SHOP" CONSTRUCT AS OF 03/02/85. MEDIUM SECURITY SINGLE 332 LEVEL DWELLING. TWO EMPLOYEES - HENRY DINEHARD AGE 39 NET G11 SECUR #2 333 SAMUAL TEASINE AGE 56 NET G10 SECUR #3 334 LOCAL DISPATCH CODED XMISSION 4/23/85. FURTHER (Y/N)] 335 336 [OFFLINE] 337 338 COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET COMSET 339 &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*& 340 After gaining control of the horse, I leaned forward to try and catch 341 up with partner. He was riding fast and hard, and I was so new at all of 342 this. He suddenly slowed to a trot and I caught up with him, he raised 343 his hand to his mouth to warn me to be quiet. We had entered a vally with 344 high ledges on each side, a narrow trail beside a slow stream. Plant life 345 seemed to be in healthier condition here, with small bushes and grasses 346 growing near the stream. What was that? A whistle? Yes, there it is again! 347 Partner seemed to be in intense concentration, he must have been listening 348 too. We moved slowly on. The sun was starting to fall in the sky and the 349 bugs were moving in for a feast on me. Partner motioned to stop, he 350 dismounted and helped me do the same. Unloading the horses, he set up 351 camp. No fire was lit, biscuits and jerky for dinner. Partner gave me 352 his canteen to help wash the dry taste down. Partner also set up a bedroll 353 for me beside camp, he settled down near the horses. 354 Up intill this time, no words had passes partner's lips, I had wondered 355 if he was mute, but as I lay down on my roll, he pulled up a mouth organ 356 and began to play. A sweet slow song that complimented the cool clear 357 night. And then the words to the song came from those weather beaten 358 lips. He sang of the prarie, and wind, of old cattle hands and ..... 359 Sleep came quickly. 360 I awoke to a strange face, Ieee!! An Indian, and indian that even 361 looked like a indian, yeh painted face, less that acceptable attire 362 for the "mall" ect. He was standing of me with a big S*** eating 363 grin on his face. I sat up abruptly to see partner chatting with 364 two others. "What the heck is goin on?" I demanded. 365 Partner raised his hand to quiet me and continued his conversation, 366 miffed, I got up and rolled up my bed. The Indian that had started 367 (err scared) me was looked at me with great amusement. How strange 368 I must have looked to him. (err looked/looking-above line) 369 What had I gotton my self into? Just to be sure, I patted my pocket. 370 Escape was still there. 371 ****************************************kathyd*********************** 372 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*Dreamtoucher*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 373 The Cathode Plate; Episode 3... 374 Normaly a spy-eye would be sent down first, with everyone watching safely 375 from the bricge. None was available. Video linkage microbots was the next 376 suggestion, but there were none of these on board eather. 377 For better or worse ( the ships only masterbot wouldn't fit and probably 378 would not have made it if it could) Thenan drew the short straw. 379 He barrowed Nica's belt of xendu while his own psionic interface was con- 380 nected to the ship's main computer. Effectivly this meant that as long as he 381 remembered to 'send', the Jeluni's crew could watch on the main view screen 382 whatever Thenan saw with his own eyes. They would also hear, through a \ 383 simmiliar arraingement, whatever his ears picked up. 384 Safty line about his waste, Lejab at the top of the hole, Thenan decended. 385 The line tied about his waste did not end there but rather dangled, weight 386 tied to it's free end, another eight meters. This crude precaution, it was 387 hoped, would set off any suprises the shaft might hold before he, personaly, 388 was in the way. 389 The decent, though long, was made without incident. The room at the 390 bottem was unlighted. This came as no suprise. He waited patiantly as his 391 special multipurpose staff, the one he had spent several pleasent summers at 392 local craftufacturing centers perfecting, was lowered to him. 393 The space he was in, now that he had light to see it,was of modest size, 394 smaller than the Jeluni's bridge deck. Cobwebs were everyware and the crude 395 stone walls were couvered with a thick layer of dust. From here passages 396 radiated like the spokes of some great wheel. Fallowing one picked at random 397 , he was led to what appeared to be a sort of catticoomb. Along both walls 398 were upright, clear-faced,'sarcophigi, the dead standing an attention. 399 The passage ended in another transverse to it, curving back in both 400 directions. Further exploration revealed this to be the 'rim' of the 'wheel' 401 at whose 'hub' he had entered. Each 'spoke' was identical to the first. 402 Thats all there was, another 'dead end'. 403 As Thenan started back for the last time, he dissappeared. That is, he 404 found himself in another chamber, in no way that he could tell, connected with 405 ware he had just been. 406 At the same time, on the bridge of the Jeluni, the main viewing screen 407 went blank. 408 (yes there WILL be an episode 4 and 5 and 6 unless I combine two of those 409 into one or pad one out into two, et.c ) 410 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 411 iiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikiiiiiiiiiiiiiyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 412 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 413 The piper looked up to see a young face that he recognized coming in. The 414 young man took a seat with the other newcomers; the piper saw several, most 415 with nervous faces. Taking a respite from his ongoing tale, the piper strolled 416 over to the newcomers table and sat down for a few moments. 417 "Welcome," he said. "I really should apologize to you all for the rather 418 cold welcome, or lack of it, that we "regulars" at the inn often give to 419 newcomers, but an apology carries with it a presumption that something may 420 change. Walrus -- welcome back, I probably would not have stopped by had 421 I not reconginized you. Those of us who seem to spend a lot of time here 422 generally tend to be rather involved in our present creations and pay less 423 attention to others than those others would usually like. It's natural, 424 really -- the activity is pretty engrossing -- but frustrated until you 425 become accepted. (ch frustrated/frustrating -- I can TOO keep track of tense) 426 Another reason that newcomers don't collect many comments is that many of 427 the 'regulars' wear many faces -- are you completely new folks or simply 428 new personas of those we already know? (Yes, I tried a few new personas 429 but couldn't afford the time investment to keep them going.) What I am 430 leading up to, is that you will be accepted on a casual basis -- there could 431 be no mistaking a rejection! Please don't ask for criticism unless you 432 really want it -- you may get some anyway, after a short time. We're not 433 an unfreindly bunch here, we just tend to not spend a lot of time nurturing 434 new folks along. It'll take several weeks of work for us to feel that 435 you've become "permanent". By then we'll know you pretty well and probably 436 consider you one of the 'regulars' too. Right now the only multi-author 437 stuff going on is with the NET et al. The rest of us seem to be off spinning 438 individual tales. Perhaps another multi-author, non spy, story will arise 439 in the future (I enjoy the NET, I just don't want to participate). In 440 the meantime," the piper called over the innkeeper, "could you put a round 441 for these new folks on my tab?" 442 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 443 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (notes, not of the story...) 444 I will be the first to admit that I did get a bit carried away at the 445 bottom of the disk, two disks ago, but what I said HAD to be said. I have 446 used many a name myself, and have been misunderstood in most all of them. 447 This is why I may be tempted to enter an entire stack of boarders, as did 448 Capt'n Barefoot, and say simply: "C'est Moi... Ciao... <" 449 450 I won't say that I am angry by the appearance of a few people around here, 451 for I am not. I just wish they would clarify, validate, their statements. 452 453 The Jiz: The last time I heard your name mentioned, there were only two 454 BackWater people in the room- myself, 455 and one other, who shall remain nameless. (No, not another one of my masks, 456 but a real flesh-and-bones person.) When your name was mentioned, it was the 457 other person that commented on your works, not I. And even then, I did not 458 call one a twit. If you are readily available, and were at the last meet, I 459 do not recall your name being mentioned. I could be mistaken. Unless you 460 care to inform me as to your other personality (if you have one), I will be 461 glad to hear it. If not, I won't come looking for you, that's a job best left 462 to others that are more suited for the job. 463 Leave me a message somewhere if you wish, I frequent a majority of the 'high- 464 density' boards in the Portland area. 465 466 -The-anti-smurf: Foolish as it may sound, I take your statement as a direct 467 insult to the both of us. PaPa Smurf and I are roommates. The 'rambling', 468 as you put it, is something he felt he had to say. Sometimes it is best 469 expressed when given to a crowd ofpeople that are unknown. Some people 470 understood what he had to say, you did not. 471 I know that there is an ample supply of people out there that hate smurf's just 472 because it used to be a fasionable thing to do. Lord knows that I've had the 473 little stuffed toy doll I have sitting on a shelf battered, punched, mangled, 474 and thrown to the ground followed by laughter by the ones I call 'friends'. 475 They don't know what that simple act of 'fasionable dislike' meant to me. 476 Not only was it a symbol of PaPa, or Herr Oeberschlumph as the German Air 477 Caedts called him, but it was a gift to me, a present for my twenty-first 478 birthday. It was a gift from a person that meant just a little something to 479 me at the time. Noone understands these things anymore. 480 481 The Young Master West WILL continue, although many of you wil l not like 482 txe direction it will take. (By the way, Milchar, I know what you mean about 483 it being rather difficult to keep the two stories going...) 484 I think I'll just crawl under a rock now and try to get my stories written. 485 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^~^ --->the Guardian of a few scraps of paper 486 (By the way for me, Mundane=Michael Sondargaard) 114:11 487 488 ...................................................................... 489 AHA! NOW I HAVE IT! GUARDIAN, I LAST SAW YOU 110:15 OR SO.... 490 SEE YOU ON PCS! 491 ...................................................................... 492 PIPER; THANKS FOR CLEARING A FEW THINGS UP. IT ALWAYS HELPS WHEN PEOPLE DO EVERYNOW AND THEN. 493 B&$' [---------------------------------] 494 TO ALL: 495 Sorry about all the misprints in 496 my last message but I was having 497 MASS problems with my interface and 498 I will now repeat that last notice. 499 500 -The Masked Avenger? 501 b&$' [---------------------------------] 502 `@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@ 503 Dear PaPa Smurf: 504 I don't hate smurfs because it a fad to do so,I 505 hate smurfs because they are the most repulsive lit- 506 tle creatures I have ever seen!!And, if I got my 507 hands on yours you cound bet I would be the first 508 to burn it at the stake!!! 509 510 P.S. It's not that I have anything against you 511 personally it's just that I despise all smurfs. 512 513 ---------()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()(--------- 514 -The Anti-Smurf. 515 @`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@`@ 516 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 517 The Walrus graciously took the ale in hand and began to reply. "It's quite 518 alright. I realize that people can't reply to every comment made in the 519 tavern. I would probably act the same in a similar situation. I think I 520 am ready to take the time and effort necessary to deserve comment. That is 521 one of the things that I learned during my losng absence. But now, let me 522 tell you a tale from the places I've been lately. It seems there was a man 523 who directed space travel..." 524 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Walrus 00 525 WHAT HAPPENED TO GU GU G'GOO 526 NON ET TU BRUTE E PLURBUS UNION 527 528 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRR 529 It had been 17 years since he had hurt anyone badly, but the things 530 these new people called twits were doing to the lovely kathyd. How 531 dare they defile her! Those cretins would soon feel the Rath of of 532 THOR. THOR would make them pay for hurting kathyd. His lovely kathyd, 533 hurt and distressed by the uncaring, horribal people. THOR would 534 extract his revenge. Noone escapes the powerful hammer of THOR. Heads 535 would role!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 536 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRR 537 538 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 539 My, quite confused and violent above. What ever happened to "return of user- 540 friendly month"? 541 Guardian-of-whatever-it-happens-to-be-today: I'm impressed you've been able 542 to keep them up for as long as you have. Much better than my... oh, seven 543 days of keeping up two separate stories. 544 L'homme: Thanks for the luck. 17 days and counting 'till competition. 545 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 546 ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] 547 "UNDER Financed, Part 2" 548 "Tony?", Peterson called to the lifeless form on the comfortable-looking 549 couch occupying a large portion of the office. Arjusk awoke with a start. His 550 usual half-hour nap at 1:00 would be postponed today. Sleepily, he says, 551 "Yeah? Whaddya want?" 552 "John sent in an assignment. Care to guess what you're gonna do?" 553 Arjusk was in no mood for guessing games; he was usually very grumpy after 554 his naps. "No. Tell me." 555 "You and I are gonna knock over a bank in Frisco. I guess Liz is gonna 556 tag along." 557 Arjusk snapped fully awake after hearing the news. "A bank? Which one?" 558 Peterson smiled. "Never were one for small talk, were you? Oh, well. 559 Big time, my boy, big time. Federal Reserve #12." 560 #UNDERGROUND must be in some sort of trouble to try something like that,# 561 Arjusk thought. "When?" 562 "We fly today, my boy. Not first class, but you know how hard it is to 563 get even one extra penny for expenses. I think R&D is getting a lot of money 564 nowadays- especially the AI department." 565 "Stuff ready yet?" 566 "Sure, just gotta get it at Supply. Oh, here's Liz. Hi, Gorgeous!" 567 Elizabeth ignored him with her usual manner of indifference towards his 568 comments. "Let's go, guys! Our plane leaves at two!" 569 At that, David and Tony walked with Elizabeth to Supply. After collecting 570 their packs, they were transported to the nearby airport, bound for San Fran. 571 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ Anthony Arjusk [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 572 RSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSEC 573 Submitted for your approval: Elephant & Castle. A friendly place to 574 eat, drink and be merry. A restaurant in the back allows younger people to 575 enter and enjoy the atmosphere. Many years have passed since I have been 576 there, so unsure of attitude of minors and beer at same table. 577 RSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSECRSEC 578 I have to tell you, Thor, 579 That you've become quite a bore 580 With your continual tale of war. 581 582 We don't care about your guilt, 583 Or how many children you've kilt (sic) 584 Or how your mind has been re-built. 585 586 Your threats are swell 587 (From what we can tell-- 588 You can't seem to spell). 589 590 Your language is often murky, 591 Your grammar tends to be quirky, 592 And you act most act like a turkey. 593 594 Your absence from here would be fine, 595 So why don't you straighten your spine? 596 And put dthe hammer where the sun don't shine... 597 598 Love and Kisses, 599 The Satyrist 600 601 E 602 603 604 Entropy: The amount by which a system differs from it's ideal state. 605 606 As a public service to those of you who feel a compulsion to access this 607 place, aloow me to introduce you to a new programming language: MAYBEBOL. 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