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20 Hmmmmmm.... Everyone else beats their chest when they make the top.
21 What can I do? I know.
22 GO DUCKS!!!!!!
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25 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*
26 Although I an not of that peculiar artistic bent I enjoy the the stories the
27 others write. Please continue ....
28 CDP
29 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@**@*@***@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
30 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
31 This is disturbing - looking back through my copies of the Archives, I
32 have discovered that SEVERAL of my entries have been on here before!
33 The Systems Analyst Final Exam, the Chemereta Community College Schedule,
34 another I can't recall at the moment - this is awful!
35 I admit I am guilty of lifting them from other sources, but RERUNS??!
36 I am aghast! I am depressed. My only consolation is that if they were new
37 on BackWater to me, then they were new on BackWater to a majority of the
38 current Inn-goers.
39 I must admit that reading the Archives is both an interesting and a
40 frustrating pastime. Interesting to see how different yet how similar the
41 arguments, discussions, and jerks were then and now. Frustrating because I
42 am reading along, see something that makes me want to respond, but Alas!
43 It's History! Dr. Who, where are you when I need you?
44 ??????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ??????????????????????????????????
45 <+|+> {045} 09150129
46
47 '"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'
48 Dotti Digital? Are you the Dotti Digital that used to call CBBS a long time
49 back? If you are or aren't please leave a message on this board.
50 '"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"'"The Shade"'"'"'"'
51 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
52 The piper lifted his left arm quickly, snapping off the last wail of the
53 pipes, leaving an aching void of silence behind. In the sudden silence,
54 a clatter, thump, and a person whom the piper did not recognize made a
55 sudden and definitely ungraceful entrance down the stairs. Folding the
56 blowpipe and chanter of his pipes in his left hand, the piper picked his
57 way to the landing at the bottom of the stairs and offered a hand to the
58 new arrival in the common room. Helping him up and brushing off some of
59 the dust that seemed to have accumulated in Pam's long abscence (oh, how
60 I wish someone else knew those domestic witcherys that prevent dust from
61 settling, wood from warping, and cloudiness from accumulating on glass!)
62 and making sure he was uninjured, helped him to a seat at the table.
63 The innkeeper drew a glass from one of the darkest oaken barrels that
64 sat on trestles behind the bar; the spicy aroma seemed to invigorate the
65 very air of the inn with a sparkle and memory of golden barly nodding
66 its heads as the field rippled under a warm summer breeze. Taking the
67 glass, the piper sat it before the bruised newcomer and said "Here, this
68 noble draft will help restore your equilibrium!"
69 Turning to the bard, who had just come in holding a book, the piper
70 replied, "Yes, I know the Garyowen ... and a right cheerful tune it is.
71 It's just the thing we need now... perhaps that, and Queen Victoria's
72 Jubilee will put our new friend here in a mood to chat. He seems to
73 have something on his mind." Turning to the newcomer, the piper said,
74 "You'll find a sympathetic ear here, my friend. We may be short on
75 effective action, but we have sympathy, advice, and opinions aplenty!"
76 Before their new companion could reply, the piper turned with a smile,
77 placed the blowpipe into his mouth, winded the pipes, and launched into
78 the tunes.
79 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
80
81 ===========================================================================
82 Well, come on all you big strong men. The Survival Game would like your
83 help (again?). Yes, (groan, not again!) another Survival Game Sunday,
84 Sept. 16 at 10:oo a.m. To play, call 1-206-693-xxxx or 1-206-272-xxxx,
85 or (503)-293-xxxx. Voice only. You must be 18 or older. The Game will
86 played in Barton. Hope to see you there!!
87 ================================================ Sudden Death =============
88 )"#(%)"#'(%)"#('%)#"'%)"#'%")#'%")#'%#")'%!'%#")"'%"#'%#"%"#)'%"#)'%"%'"#%'
89 ____Leonard___ : Glad to hear it. Let me know when the disks come in, and
90 I am sure we can figure out something interesting to hack together.
91 QuizMaster : Don't let it trouble you too much. Your skills in other areas
92 are much more worth while. While the archives are memories from the past, don't
93 forget those forward thinkers who are trying to make memories for the future.
94 The past is just that, gone, but not forgotten. While we may look upon the
95 past for guidance, it should not rule our lives. I look forward to new and
96 exciting things to happen in the future. I, in part, am trying to forget certain
97 deeds of the past. I am trying to change into, a brand new L'homme! Please
98 take these words and remember them. The next time you feel slightly frustrated,
99 think of others who are worse off than you. And think of those who are trying
100 to improve their own situation, and hopefully the situation of others, for what
101 greater thing can Man but sacrifice himself for others? This message, quite
102 obviously, was written while under the influence of VOL, taken in large
103 quantities after yard work.
104 )#'%)#"%'#")'%)(#"%!( L'homme sans parity ()"%")%")#'%"#)'%"#)'%#"!%'"#)%"
105 SAM: I didn't mean it! I'm sorry I did it! I will try to do better! Sorry! the Phantom Glitch
106 [==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==][==]
107 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^
108 Where should the ducks go if they are going ?
109 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^
110 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
111 Where should the Ducks go you ask? You NEED to ask? Aaron
112 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
113 HI, I AM LOOKING FOR AN OSBORNE COMPUTER FOR A
114 FRIEND OF MINE. IF YOU KNOW OF ANY USED ONES,
115 PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE ON HERE. FRANCO.
116
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119 Garryowen
120 Let Bacchus' sons be not dismayed,
121 But join with me each jovial blade,
122 Come booze and sing and lend your aid,
123 To help me with the chorus!
124 Chorus:Instead of spa we'll drink down ale,
125 And pay the reck'ning on the nail,
126 No man for debt shall go to jail
127 From Garryowen in glory!
128 We are the boys that take delight in
129 Smashing the Limerick lights when lighting.
130 Through all the streets like sporters fighting,
131 And tearing all before us.
132 CHORUS
133 We'll break the windows, we'll break the doors,
134 The watch knock down by threes and fours;
135 Then let the doctors work their cures,
136 And tinker up our bruises.
137 CHORUS
138 We'll beat the bailiffs out of fun,
139 We'll make the mayors and sheriffs run;
140 We are the boys no man dares to dun
141 If he regards a whole skin.
142 CHORUS
143 Our hearts so stout have got us fame,
144 For soon 'tis known from whence we came;
145 Where'er they dread the name
146 Of Garryowen in glory!
147 CHORUS
148 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
149 By the end of the song the entire company was singing (loudly if not
150 very well). Bard looked around and commented to piper, "That's what I like
151 a cheerful place!"
152 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
153 ps Garryowen is most famous for being the song of Custer's 7th Cavalry
154 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
155 L'homme: What do you mean, "tinker something up"? I was not aware that
156 anything NEEDED to be tinkered up!
157 ______________________________________Leonard_______________________________
158 TO BLUE****
159 HI, THIS IS GLEN******
160 I WILL BE ON LINE FOR A WHILE THIS EVENING, IF YOU WANT TO CHAT
161 LET IT RING, THEN CALL BACK, TO GIVE ME TIME TO SET UP AUTO-
162 TO CONTINUE, SINCE THIS BBS DIDN'T PUT ON ALL OF MY MESSAGE,
163
164 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
165 He felt very fortunate to have someone take some interest in his checkered past.
166 All of the reasons he had come here to the inn came flooding into his mind like
167 the rushing waters of a river just being freed from the confines of a dam. There
168 were so many things he wanted to say, so many things he wanted to tell, but
169 there remained a twinge repression deep in his soul. Could he retell his story
170 to these kind folks, and keep some semblence of pride within himself? What
171 would their reaction be to his sad story? Piper and the rest seemed to be
172 suspended for a moment, waiting for him to speak. The words came slowly at first,
173 then his voice grew in strength as did the quickness of his speech.
174 "Not...so...long ago...but in a place very much different from this...I
175 attended a party of sorts. It was unlike anything I had experienced before. The
176 hosts had seemed nice enough at first, but as the evening wore on, they began
177 to change, slowly at first, but there was a definite difference from when I had
178 arrived. They had a large house, set far away from neighbors or main roads, and
179 the only way in or out of the grounds was a single crude roadway that circled
180 the main house. I was not too intent on going when I had first received the
181 invitation, but instead of facing jeers from my drinking companions for not going,
182 I decided to see what all the hoopla was about.
183 Most of us in the village had heard rumors about the 'LO' parties, but no one
184 I knew personally had ever been invited. It was considered quite a honor to
185 even be considered worthy of an invitation to LO. I decided not to pass up the
186 chance to see for myself the mysterious happenings at LO. Which brings me back
187 to our hosts. When I say 'our', I mean myself and the other three people in
188 my 'group'. We all seemed to notice the change. Maybe it was my noticing it first
189 that saved me...I don't really know. Even the time since that evening has not
190 healed the open wound I feel in my soul."
191 And with that, he took up his ale, and let some more of the golden liquid
192 find its course down his throat, hoping it would help him forget The Evening.
193 The Evening that he could probably never forget. He looked into the eyes of those
194 seated around him, wondering what their opinion of him was, and wondering if
195 they could help him in any way...
196 ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()Bygone Runner()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()
197 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
198 Alex:Got my phone bill today, you do *NOT* want to know how much my parrents want
199 from me! When do you leave? get back?
200 Aaron:Ellen seems to be quite addament about getting her PDP 11/04 back.
201 If I can still get an OS I may be able to get it back, so I would still like
202 to swap some disks with you, just the public domain ones. Have you talked to
203 David recently? He hasn't been home for the past few days, makes me nervious.
204 ?`? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?//MiG// ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/
205 @*@*@*@*****@@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*
206 Jonathon -
207 Not to long ago you asked a question of identity. I see that not to
208 many have responed to your request. I don't know if you read scifi at all
209 ,but the gap reminds me of a story called 'Moon Moth'. Basically the story
210 told about a culture on another world that would no show their face. As
211 a matter of fact, there was a more that said 'You Must NOT Show Your Face'.
212 I see a parallel here. You are dealing in an alternate culture that see
213 a benifit in no one knowing (other then those they choose) who they are.
214 I do not wholly understand why this is.
215 CDP
216 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
217 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
218 CDP: NO, I HAVE NOT READ THAT STORY, BUT I DO REAL A LOT OF SF&F. SOUNDS
219 SIMILAR TO A BUCK RODGERS EPISODE. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THAT WORK? THAT STORY
220 IS QUITE APPLICABLE. THE BUCK RODGERS STORY WAS BASICIALLY THE SAME, BUT THE
221 REASON THAT PEOPLE COULD NOT SHOW THEIR FACE WAS THAT EVERYBODY LOOKED THE SAME.
222 OTHER PEOPLE COULD NOT BEAR TO SEE THAT EVERYBODY LOOKED LIKE THEM. ALTHOUGH
223 THIS IS S.F., COULD IT BE THAT THE PATRONS HERE DO NOT WANT TO FIND OUT
224 THAT THEY HAVE A LOT IN COMMON? CAN SO FEW PEOPLE SAY, "YOU ARE LIKE ME, IN
225 SOME WAYS, AND I ENJOY IT."? ANYWAY, I AGREE TOTALLY WITH YOU, AND LOOK FOWARD
226 TO FUTURE CONVERSATIONS.
227
228 RUNNER: DON'T FEEL TOO UPSET. MANY PEOPLE CAME HERE, LOOKING FOR REFUGE
229 FROM SOME PRIOR BAD EXPERIENCES (MYSELF FOR ONE). THE THING TO DO IS TO TRY
230 TO PUT THOSE THINGS BEHIND YOU. DON'T FORGET THEM, JUST REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED,
231 AND USE THAT AS A GUIDE IN THE FUTURE. MEANWHILE, RELAX AND BE REASSURED! YOU
232 WILL FIND MANY FRIENDS AMONG THE ASSEMBLY HERE, AND WE WILL TRY AND MAKE
233 YOUR STAY AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER, CONFUSION SAY:
234 "MAN WHO ALWAYS LOOKS BACK OFTEN TRIPS OVER HIS OWN FEET!"
235 NOW, TALK IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT, OR DON'T IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.
236
237 BARD: A GOOD SONG, BUT ARE YOU IMPLYING ANYTHING BY THAT SONG, THAT BEING THE
238 THEME FROM CUSTAR'S TROOPS? HOW ABOUT SOMETHING TO CHEER UP RUNNER HERE?
239 JONATHAN CHANCE
240 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
241 BYGONE RUNNER - CUTE. REALLY CUTE. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW YOUR TWISTED VERSION
242 ENDS.
243 ALL - THERE IS ANOTHER, TRUER, VERSION OF THE TALE THIS BYGONE RUNNER PERSON
244 IS ATTEMPTING TO TELL. AFTER HE IMPLICATES HIMSELF WITH HIS FOUL LIES,
245 WE SHALL REVEAL WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURED.
246 JONATHON CHANCE - PERHAPS THE GREATEST REASON FOR ANONYMITY ON THIS BOARD IS
247 THAT IT ENABLES THE MESSAGE-ENTERERS TO SAY WHAT THEY 'REALLY' FEEL, UNENCUMBERED
248 BY WHAT THEIR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES MIGHT THINK. HOW MUCH OF WHAT YOU
249 SAY IS REALLY WHAT YOU FEEL, RATHER THAN SOMETHING WHICH HAS BEEN FILTERED
250 BECAUSE OF YOUR AUDIENCE? MOST PEOPLE TEND TO PHRASE THEIR OPINIONS ACCORDING
251 TO WHO IS RECEIVING IT, SINCE BY PUTTING THINGS IN A MANNER UNACCEPTABLE BY
252 THE RECIEVER, THEY MAY LOSE FRIENDS/EMPLOYMENT. HERE, ON THE OTHER HAND,
253 THEY MAY SPEAK THEIR MIND, WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISAL OTHER THAN, AT MOST,
254 NAME-CALLING. THIS IS THE IDEA BEHING THE SUGGESTION BOX. GRANTED, PEOPLE
255 LEAVING MESSAGES HERE SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF SIGNATURE, SO RESPONSES MAY
256 BE ADDRESSED EASILY, BUT TRUE NAMES ARE A DEFINITE DETRIMENT ON A BOARD WHERE
257 DIALOGE AND DISCUSSION ARE PREVALENT. IN SOME WAYS, IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT SO
258 MANY OF US KNOW EACH OTHER'S IDENTITIES; IT REDUCES THE ADVANTAGES MENTIONED
259 EARLIER.
260 THE `LO'S THE `LO'S THE `LO'S THE `LO'S THE `LO'S THE `LO'S THE `LO'S THE `LO'S
261 @*@*@*@*@*@*@@*@*@@*@@*@*@*@***@**@*@**@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@**@****@*@*@*@@*@*@*@*@
262 The Lo's -
263 That paranoid outlook doesn't prove to me why I should not know who
264 I am talking (writing) to.
265 CDP
266 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
267 CDP -
268 And you haven't proven why you need to know who you are talking (writing)
269 to. We can still exchange ideas, stories, philosophies (half-baked or not), and
270 so forth. What do you have in mind that requires everyone's identities?
271
272 Wombat-Vomit-Wombat-Vomit-Wombat-Vomit-Wombat-Vomit-Wombat-Vomit-Wombat-Vomit
273 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
274 W.V.-
275 I don't have anything in mind that requires anyones identities. You can
276 as far as I'm concered exchange ideas, stories, philosophies (half-baked or
277 not) and so forth. I was only questioning the mos of an emerging culture. CDP
278 @*@*@*@*@*@*@***@*@*@*@*@*@*@**@**@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@@*@*@*@**@*@*@*@**@*@*@*@*@*@
279 FRANCO:
280 Why not get a kaypro instead of an Obscene-1? It appears to me that the
281 Kaypro is the 'Osborne-done-right'.
282 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P.V. Jeltz <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
283
284 MiG:
285 Mikey is right about the 'Peltier device', also called a thermoelectric
286 device. The amount of heat pumped is somewhat proportional to the current, but
287 a TE device is a rather neat gizmo. They are available from at least one other
288 place than CAMBION. I could look it up if necessary.
289 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P. V. Jeltz <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
290 CDP - I DO NOT CONSIDER IT 'PARANOIA'. THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE EITHER
291 TOTALLY SELF-CONFIDENT, OR INDIFFERENT TO THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS. I ADMIT
292 THAT I HAVE NOT REACHED THE EXALTED LEVEL OF THE FORMER, NOR YET SUNK TO
293 THE DEPTHS OF THE LATTER. I AM A MERE MORTAL, SUBJECT TO THE SAME FAULTS WHICH
294 PLAGUE MOST OF MY PEERS. IN ORDER TO CO-EXIST WITH THEM, THERE MUST BE
295 CERTAIN CONVENTIONS TO EASE THE FRICTION. BLUNT SPEAKING IS NOT ONE OF
296 THESE CONVENTIONS. ONLY IN SPECIAL SETTINGS CAN TRUE COMMUNICATIONS TAKE
297 PLACE. BACKWATER, WHILE NOT IDEAL, DOES ENABLE THOSE WHO ARE WILLING, TO
298 APPROACH A MORE HONEST EXCHANGE OF VIEWPOINTS. I SUGGEST THAT IF YOU NEED
299 TO KNOW THE TRUE IDENTITIES OF THOSE TO WHOM YOU SPEAK, SEEK OUT THE MORE
300 CONSERVATIVE BULLETIN BOARDS SUCH AS CBBS AND BIT BUCKET, WHERE IDENTITIES
301 ARE DEMANDED AND VERIFIED. THERE YOU CAN FEEL SAFE, POLITELY EXCHANGING
302 YOUR MEANINGLESS PLEASANTRIES WHILE NOT SAYING ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE AND
303 DEFINITELY NOT INSPIRING THAT MOST DANGEROUS ITEM: CREATIVE THOUGHT.
304 THE `LO'S
305 @**@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*
306 The Lo's -
307 The only thing that I have suggested has that I can question the
308 emergining rituals of this culture and still try to deal with people
309 on a one-to-one basis. My question is still why people have chosen to
310 deal with others on a level of ambivalence. If i don't have a real feel-
311 ing for who you are how can I engage in constructive 'creative thought'
312 with you? These things do not occur in a vacumn. There has to be at
313 least a mininum of trust for these things to occur. I understand that
314 many of the people on this board already know each other. I have not had
315 the oppurtunity to meet these people face to face. What you are suggesting
316 to me is that I can have a better understanding of a person by dealing
317 with them on an impersonal level. Is this really what you are trying to
318 get across? I don't think so. My questions are not meant to be an
319 attack, only questons.
320 CDP
321 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@
322 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
323 The piper listened intently as the newcomer began his story. After he
324 paused, another person remarked in a rather sneering voice that he could tell
325 the 'real' truth. The piper looked in confusion from one to the other, but
326 finally returned to the newcomer at the table. "Continue," the piper said.
327 "Let us hear your story in full. We cannot judge you or your opponent here
328 without facts. Indeed, who are we to judge? We welcome, but do not demand
329 your story -- not only yours but your opponents. We welcome you without any
330 prejudgement, but will judge you on your contributions to our collective
331 reality. And oddly enough," the piper said as he sat down, "we can also
332 accept the one who calls himself Lo -- for it is what you do now, not your
333 past that matters. The telling of the tale, not the living that produced
334 the memories is the stuff from which the inn is built.
335 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
336 To the person asking about names --
337 Names have a peculiar and oftimes stulifying power. To take a name is to
338 take on many of the attributes that that name connotes. Many of us at the
339 inn chose names for rather personal reasons, or choose them for a freedom that
340 our mundane names lack. In addition, should you wish to articulate a point
341 of view that you really would not like to be personally identified with, yu
342 have the complete freedom to choose another name under which to pomulgate your
343 views and defend your position. (A certain Frank was sure that he used a
344 different name not to long ago, I'm sure!) If you wish to take part in flights
345 of fancy, you can indicate that by the name you choose. You can choose to
346 interact with use under multiple names -- if you have something to say that
347 has several points of view, choose a name for each point of view and show us
348 the complete arguement. We are not necessarily debating. There is no
349 "inner game" subset of a zero-sum outer game -- the game is for each point
350 you score, everyone at large gains. For each loss we are all diminished.
351 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
352 ()#"(%%#")(%")#(%"#)(%%")#(%!("*#+(%*!"(%*"(%*"()%*)"%=%)"=#!%)"#(%"*%(!"=%
353 CDP : I hate to bring up such mundane trivialities, but if within you burns
354 this overpowering desire to know who is who, and to associate backwater
355 character with real name and face, I encourage you to attend the 2nd almost
356 annual Not Another Pizza Party. The reason it is not annual is that it has
357 only been about 11 months since the last party. Our last gathering was, at least
358 for me, quite successful. It was indeed fun to match backwater personalities
359 with flesh and bone reality. I can't give you the exact date, some other good
360 irregular will have to do that. I can tell you that the location is the MT
361 Bottle and Deli, which is a nice little deli over near Jantzen Beach.
362 MIKEY : I seem to recall you saying something about not being in the party
363 mood. Is this true? It sould be nice to have the guest of honor at the NAPP.
364 I bet the rest of us can even pool our resources to buy you your meal and one
365 of those fine ales the MT is so famous for. Instead of the innkeeper, you can
366 be the innkeepy for awhile. Wadaya say???
367 LO : My you seem like a rather spitefull person. Is your reaction to stories
368 always so strong, or is this some sort of special case? You seem to be taking
369 a different tack from the others...
370 Aaron : Any progress? And would you please turn that stereo down!!!
371 %#"(%*"(#%*#("*%*"(#"(!) l'homme sans parity )'$"#('$)"$(#")