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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask....
2 ********************* REMOVED: 3 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 privatly 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 privatly 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.
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20 ****************************************************************************
21 PAM: IT SEEMS THAT SOME OF THE PATRONS ARE A BIT MIFFED AT MISSING YOU
22 DURING THE LAST ADVENTURE, AND NOW THE CURRENT ADVENTURE THAT ELGER HAS
23 STARTED SEEMS TO HAVE PUT YOU IN A POSITION WHICH IS ISOLATED FROM THE INN.
24 MAYBE YOU AND ELGER CAN DIRECT IT IN A DIRECTION WHICH WILL ALLOW
25 INTERACTION WITH THOSE WHO FEEL LEFT OUT?
26
27 OTHERS: PLEASE HAVE PATIENCE, PAM'S ACCESS IS LIMITED. SHE ACTUALY HAS TO
28 BUDGET TIME TO EVEN GET ON BWMS, THUS HER SCARCE ACTIVITY HERE. I AM JUST
29 HAPPY THAT SHE DEEMS TO CONTINUE TO APPEAR HERE AT ALL. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE
30 FACT THAT I RUN THIS MAD HOUSE, I KNOW I WOULDN'T HAVE TIME TO BE HERE.
31
32 KEN: YES, PAM MOST CERTAINLY DOES EXIST, AND AS I STATED BEFORE, SHE IS A
33 FRIEND. IF YOU HAD BEEN AROUND IN EARLIER TIMES, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN SOME OF
34 HER MORE PROLIFIC WORKS. BUT NOW HER WORK HAS LIMITTED HER ABILITY TO SPEND
35 20 HOURS A DAY DIALING PHONE NUMBERS. ALSO, I MIGHT ADD THAT PAM MOST
36 CERTAINLY KNOWS THE SUBJECT ABOUT WHICH SHE WEAVES HER ADVENTURE. I ON THE
37 OTHER HAND TEND TO BE A BIT SLOPPY IN THAT ASPECT, AND SIMPLY RELY ON BRUTE
38 FORCE CREATIVITY THUS LEAVING THINGS A BIT COURSE WHEN I WRITE WHICH IS WHY
39 I DON'T DO MUCH OF IT. FINALY, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT? YOU
40 DECRY PEOPLE COPYING FROM EXISTING SOURCES, (WHICH I WOULD AGREE WITH, THERE
41 IS LIMITTED ENOUGH SPACE HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO SEE WORKS THAT HAVE BEEN
42 DONE BEFORE) YET THEN YOU COPIED SEVERAL VERSES FROM A SONG. NEXT YOU DECRY
43 PEOPLE LEAVING MEANINGLESS STORIES, THEN PRECEED TO LEAVE YOUR OWN. DO YOU
44 ARGUE JUST TO HEAR YOUR OWN VOICE?
45 AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF PERSON I AM, I QUOTE POPIE "I AM WHAT I AM, AND
46 THAT'S ALL THAT I AM." I DON'T FIND ANY ENJOYMENT OUT OF POWER TRIPS AND
47 VIOLENCE, BUT NEITHER DO I CONSIDER MY VIEWS AS THE ONLY VALID ONES. I HAVE
48 A HANDS OFF ATTITUDE TO THIS SYSTEM AS IT EXPOSES ME TO IDEAS AND CONCEPTS
49 THAT ARE NOT MY OWN IF I WERE TO LIMIT IT TO ONLY THOSE THINGS I LIKE, I
50 WOULD ONLY BE BOASTING MY OWN EGO GENERATED OUTLOOK ON THE WORLD, AND
51 PROBABLY END UP WITH A LOT FEWER CUSTOMERS. CREATIVITY IS NOT GAINED BY
52 LIMITTING YOURSELF TO ONLY THOSE THINGS YOU LIKE.
53
54 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY ***********************************
55
56 ALL: A FEW NOTES ON SYSTEM ETIQUETTE
57
58 THIS BBS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO PLEASE WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE. I UNDERSTAND
59 THAT SOME OF YOU DON'T CONSIDER FOUL LANGUAGE TO BE ALL THAT BAD, BUT THERE
60 ARE THOSE WHO ARE OFFENDED BY IT (ME FOR ONE). I AM RATHER OPEN TO MOST
61 OTHER THINGS AS CAN BE SEEN BY THE WIDE VARITY OF WRITINGS THAT SHOW UP
62 HERE. SOME LIMITATIONS: I WILL REMOVE ANY AND ALL MESSAGES SOLICITING OR
63 PROMOTING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. I WILL REMOVE OR EDIT ANY MESSAGES CONTAINING
64 FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGAUGE. (SORRY FOLKS, BUT IT'S MY SYSTEM, SO I GET TO
65 DECIDE WHAT I DON'T LIKE.)
66
67 IT IS CONSIDERED POLITE TO CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF THIS IS TRUE HERE AS WELL
68 WHILE THE INN DOES HIRE JANITORIAL SERVICES, THE MESSER IT IS, THE MORE IT
69 COSTS. AND WITH PAM ONLY WORKING PART TIME AS BARMAID, I HAVE TO SPEND ALOT
70 OF TIME CLEANING THINGS UP MYSELF. (I REALIZE THAT SOMETIMES I DO HIDE THE
71 TOWELS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE THEFT, AND DURING THESE TIMES IT IS ACCEPTABLE
72 TO LEAVE AN OCCASIOAL MESS, BUT DO TRY TO BECAREFUL WHEN THIS IS THE CASE.
73
74 IT IS CONSIDERED IMPOLITE TO DESTROY, DELETE, OR OTHERWISE VANDLIZE OTHERS
75 MESSAGES. IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO CLEAN UP TRASH LEFT BY OTHERS (I.E. HELP,
76 LIST, OFF, AND OTHER COMMANDS AND BLANK LINES LEFT IN ENTER MODE.) CERTAIN
77 USERS ARE AWARE OF WHAT IS CONSIDERED PROPER HERE AND WHAT IS NOT, AND WILL
78 DELETE THEM IF I DON'T (THIS IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE
79 POEPLE OUT THERE WATCHING THINGS THEN JUST ME.) THERE ARE CERTAIN FUNCTIONS
80 THAT ONLY I AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE CAN USE. WHEN A LINE DISAPPEARS BUT
81 ITS NUMBER IS STILL IN USE (SUCH AS LIST SKIPING FROM 100 TO 110), IT MEANS
82 THAT SOMEONE ELSE DELETED THE LINE. IF I DELETE THE LINE, IT WILL DISAPPEAR,
83 AND THE LINES WILL BE RENUMBERED.
84
85 PLEASE TRY TO HOLD YOUR ENTRIES DOWN TO 50 LINES OR LESS PER ENTRY. THIS IS
86 NOT A REQUIREMENT, ONLY A REQUEST. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME ENTERIES
87 THAT CAN EXCEED THIS (SUCH AS THIS ONE). IT IS ONLY THAT THERE ARE MANY
88 USERS THAT LIKE TO LOOK IN ON THE INN AND CONTRIBUTE, BUT SINCE THERE ARE
89 ONLY 600 OR SO LINES AVAILABLE FOR USE, IT CAN GO BY RATHER RAPIDLY IF LOTS
90 OF SPACE IS USED, THUS LEAVING MANY IN THE DARK AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON IF
91 THEY CAN'T CALL IN EVERYDAY.
92
93 IN ADDITION TO THIS PLEASE DON'T WASTE WHAT SPACE YOU DO USE. EACH LINE (AS
94 INDICATED BY A TRAILING CARRAIGE RETURN) IS COMPLETE IN ITSELF AND USES UP
95 ONE OF THE AVAILABLE 600 LINES. SO PLEASE USE BLANK LINES SPARINGLY, EVEN
96 THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING IN IT, IT STILL TAKES UP SPACE. THE NORMAL LINE
97 LENGTH USED HERE IS 76 CHARACTERS. SOME USE 128 CHARACTERS (THE MAXIMUM)
98 WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE, BUT TRY TO USE AT LEAST 50 OR 60 CHARACTERS PER LINE
99 MINIMUM, AGAIN THE LINE IS USED UP NO MATTER HOW MANY CHARACTERS ARE IN IT.
100
101 PLEASE TRY TO HOLD YOUR LINE TIME DOWN TO A MINIMUM, ESPECIALY AROUND 7:00AM
102 TO 9:00AM ; 4:00PM TO 7:00PM ; 9:00PM TO 12:00PM THESE ARE PRIME TIME HOURS
103 WHEN MOST USERS TRY TO GET ON. RECOMMENDED TIME ONE HOUR OR LESS (ESPECIALLY
104 DURING PRIME TIME HOURS). FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO USE IT LONGER, PLEASE TRY TO
105 DO SO DURING NON-PRIME HOURS. THIS IS ONLY A REQUEST, BUT PLEASE DO TRY TO
106 SHOW A LITTLE COURTESY TO YOUR FELLOW USERS.
107 THANK YOU
108 ************************ CISTOP MIKEY **************************************
109 Milchar: If will help to save an unravelling reality, I will be glad to
110 donate my dureum mace. this mace is so dense that it exists on several
111 planes at once. Perhaps it could be used as an anchor point in this case.
112 **************************Whisper*******************************************
113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
114 To Cistop Mikey, I'm glad that you have answered some of my questions.
115 I didn't mean to sound so "hard nosed" but I don't understand why this is a writers practice board and not a full fledged
116 user info board. But it is your system and run as you see fit! So you know pam personnally huh? That is pretty kool then.
117 Also, is this system a program that you wrote or pre-written software?
118 well I'm here at the wafer ville and I'm short on time. So I'm cutting it short so I can review Drive B.
119
120 -----------------Kenneth-----------------------------------------------------
121 FROM THE DESIGNED
122 TO "KENNETH";ALLO NEW DESCRIPTION TO ENTER YOUR MIND AND
123 BRAIN.ALLOW YOURSELF TO SEE WHAT IS CLEAR.BACKWATER IS A PLANE
124 OF EXISTENCE THE LAST BASTION OF A PRECIOUS FEW MINDS.THEY SEEK
125 AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK FOR OTHERS WHILE USING THE CREATIVI-
126 TY OF INTELLIGENT MINDS FOR WHAT IS TO OTHERS MERELY ANOTHER IN
127 THE LONG LINES OF SCIENCE LITERATURE.THESE ARE ONES WHO SEEK...
128 IT IS THIS BACKGROUND OF QUASICIVILIZED ARTWORK THAT HAS LIFT-
129 ED MANKIND ABOVE...
130 WE TOLERATE AND EVEN ARE GLAD TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPTRONICS
131 CONVERSATIONS.ACCEPTANCE IS EASILY GAINED,DIFFICULTILY KEPT.TAKE
132 NO ILLWILL FROM THIS BUT THE SEPARATION OF BACKWATER FROM THE
133 NORM IS NECESSARY,VITAL TO HER INTEGRITY,AND PEACE...
134 FOR THE WHENCEFROM TIME,SIT BACK USE THE MIND AND BRAIN.LET
135 THE TWO INTERMINGLE IN ONE PRESENCE [LINGUA-DICTA TRANSLATO
136 RS FAILED TO FIND A BETTER TRANSLATION.SORRY,BOSS.]
137 IN THE SERVICE...
138 IN THE SERVICE OF PAM...
139 IN THE SERVICE OF LADY PAM...
140 THE DESIGNED,IN HER SERVICE...
141 PEACE,WITH DIGNITY,DISTINCTION
142 TO THE FUTURE HUMANS.
143 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
144
145 The youthful scrawl, plastered across the wall of the Inn as if in
146 challenge, is one of the first things to cause a smile to pass my lips in
147 quite some time. The child asks if I know of Marduk, if I know the
148 Sumerian equivalent of demon, demands I respond, then expects me to respond
149 based upon his own schedule. Yes, Uruku, I have read the Necronomicon, but
150 I attempt to have more originality than to plagarize The Book of Entrance,
151 or even to put a great deal of faith in a creation of Madison Avenue for
152 the the purposes of increasing the sales of the literary work of H.P.
153 Lovecraft and to prey on the desire of fandom to purchase anything related
154 to their favorite author.
155
156 My heritage is Gaelic, not middle eastern, and so I am more familiar
157 with the legends of the De Danaan. Which is just as well, as I have great
158 respect for some aspects of paganism, but very little for necromancy and
159 its sort. As to the "Necronomicon", the Introduction is very informative
160 and accurate, the bibliography gives many excellent sources for study, but
161 the rest of the text is a twentieth century creation.
162
163 Since you obviously want to lecture others, perhaps you could inform
164 us why you have made BWMS the target of your malevolent attack. Is it
165 because of pure spite? Are small, private systems an easier (and safer)
166 target for your vandalism than larger and better protected ones? Or is it
167 simply (as it appears) that you are young and have yet to be properly
168 toilet trained? I don't intend to be insulting, but you seem to be
169 intelligent, and it has always bothered me to see someone of intelligence
170 wasting their time playing the part of the fool.
171
172 Mike Day is a professional programmer, and as such he doesn't suffer
173 fools easily. On the other hand, I have spent most of my career attempting
174 to deal with the public, I usually try to see everyone I come in contact
175 with in as complimentary a light as possible. Show me that there is more
176 to you than snide commentary and self centered ego puffing. I'm sure there
177 is.
178
179 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM.[][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
180
181 KUDOS TO THE ALTRUISTIC KEEPERS OF THIS SYSTEM. YOU GIVE THE TERM
182 "NON-PROFIT" A GOOD NAME. NOW A RIDDLE...WHAT DELICACY IS PRIZED ABOVE
183 ALL OTHERS BY TELE-COMMUNICATORS, IT'S MADE OF PORK SNOUT, PORK TONGUE,
184 AND PORK LIVERS, IT COMES IN A CAN, YOU SPRAY IT IN A HOT SKILLET
185 BEFORE FRYING EGGS, IT CONTAINS NO CHOLESTEROL, AND IT IS WORSHIPPED
186 BY MONGOLOIDS.
187 ***************************IJR**************************************
188 L'homme sans parity, Milchar, Voyeur: You might consider that
189 to some of us you are newcomers as well. Perhaps you should
190 join us in being tolerant of those who are new. LeRoy McKane
191 *************************************************************
192 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
193 Being lost and a guest on your land PAM, I will follow your lead
194 in the direction you decide to take. It does bother me though,
195 the violent emotions I feel eminating from across the sea. Why
196 is it that the standard reaction around here to a supposed
197 threat is to want to bash somebodies head in? And if the one
198 causing the problem is not available they make up their own
199 paper tigers to fight? I am reminded of those nature films they
200 like to show of rams bashing their brains out to prove who is
201 better. Ah well, I guess in that aspect man is no better then
202 the animals he proposes himself to be above.
203 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Elger EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
204 ***********************************************************
205 KENNETH: AS FAR AS ANOTHER USER INFO BBS, WHY? THIS TOWN IS ALREADY FULL
206 OF THEM. ALSO, I DON'T CONTROL THE DIRECTION (WELL, NOT MUCH ANYWAY) THAT
207 BWMS TAKES, THE USERS DO. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A RESURECTED DATA ENTRY
208 MACHINE BUILT IN 1976. I HAVE ADDED A FEW PATCHES TO MAKE IT INTO BWMS.
209
210 PAM: I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT YOU COULD DEFEND YOURSELF! I HOPE I NEVER
211 GET YOU MAD AT ME, I WOULD BE DROWNED IN THE VITRIOL! WHEWW!
212 ************************* -CISTOP MIKEY- *****************************
213 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
214 Softly
215 The sun had risen. The killing ground was ready. Redish hues
216 highlighted the troops assembled in the courtyard. Arrayed in an orderly
217 row, uniforms crisp and clean, their weapons smelled of fresh oil. The
218 prisoner stood bound at the stake. A white linen shirt covered his breast.
219 The air was still, expectant.
220 The silence was broken by the Captain-of-the-Guard; "David Alexander,
221 you have been convicted of crimes against the State. You have been
222 sentenced to death by firing squad. Do you have any final words?"
223 The prisoner stirred as if from meditation. "You may call my actions
224 crimes; many think of them as acts of freedom." Then almost to himself;
225 "O death, be my gentle mistress." He had finished.
226 The Captain approached Alexander; gently as to a lover he asked the
227 routine questions;
228 "Cigarette?"
229 "No."
230 "Blindfold?"
231 "No."
232 "Last request?"
233 The prisoner smiled to himself; "Nothing you would grant." A single
234 tear flowed down his cheek.
235 Turning to his troops, the Captain swept them with his eyes. Pleased
236 with what he saw, he moved to the side and began the ritual.
237 "Ready." As one, cartridges were chambered with a final click. The
238 prisoner drew himself up, standing straight and sure.
239 "Aim."
240 "Fire!"
241 A single crack filled the stillness. The Prisoner slumped. In the
242 distance a single bird began to sing. A song of life.
243 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!Valinor!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
244 P.S. Pam: It seems all the flowery adjectives have been used to describe
245 your writing abilities, I'll simply say: Nice stuff. -V-
246 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
247 The bard turned to see what all the commotion was about. What kind of
248 creature is tha{BLINK}t?
249 He was standing on a mud flat. "Hey! Where's the Boat?!" Turning he saw
250 another figure standing over a body of some sort of animal. A small
251 sabertooth, perhaps?
252 Approaching, he recognized the apprentice. He was about to greet him when
253 the cat moved...
254 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
255 Sorry about this folks, but we had *PLANNED* to move on the weekend of the
256 21st. Things took a LOT longer than expected (the computer got packed
257 on the 21st & I just got everything set up again this morning!)
258 Voyeur & MIG: My new number is my old #-5384518
259 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
260 The creature was alive, he could feel its... thoughts? emotions?...
261 perhaps 'feelings' fit best. It had an image in its mind - a friend from
262 whom it had become seperated in a storm. Was that Tarn? Perhaps.
263 But first he must tend to this one - "Green Eyes" it called itself.
264 ..........................................
265 My dear Whisper,
266 The Tower has relocated. The new number is 236-xxxx (the old one was
267 774-xxxx, is it not wonderful to have friends at the phone company?).
268 Eric
269 ps to voyeur and company, the number above is NOT the same as Bard's!
270 ..............................the apprentice................................
271 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
272 Ok, once again you all have me confused again. Let's start the questions:
273 1) where are we now (at least for the time)
274 2) are we planning to go out again soon?
275 3) anyone want a mini-bolo cheap?
276 Fast Fred BSAL
277 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
278 $#@$(@#$(@#$!)@%(#$^%)#$!^(%#$^($%()&$^)&#(&@($%(&@$%)&@$%)&(@{body}amp;@{body}amp;(@{body}amp;{body}amp;&
279 Milchar, voyeur, shall we ignore the impunistic overtures of Mr. Leroy Mckane
280 and others, and continue on as we went before?
281 apprentice, Bard!!! Hail and well met!!! At last you have returned to the land
282 of the many realities! I hope you move went as well as could be expected. Now
283 that you have decided to rejoin the land of the living, maybe you can lend a
284 hand and still the violent waters that make up this once calm pool known as
285 BWMS? The ground is infested with BUGS! And not many of us are so well
286 equiped to be "on the jump!". Glad to see you have returned. Unfinished work
287 awaits us!
288 PAM! Once again you have proved the pen is mighter than the sword. Well put!
289 And good luck on your island!
290 $#(@)$@#$(@#)$ L'homme sans parity - fache mais tempere $#@)*$)@#*$)@*$*)!*$
291 ----------------------------------(<>)-----------------------------------
292 Valinor: Well done, is it your own work?
293 Sinbad: As I read the messages you entered I could but laugh.
294 (This was not because I found them funny.)
295 IJR: As I read your message I could but feel pity for a child (of the mind.)
296 Pam: I hope you caught IJR's riddle, or maybe I should hope you missed the
297 slur, but I know you are to quick for such a hope. When I came to
298 your defence earlier it was out of principal, not nessesarily
299 because I knew you (I am a relative latecomer, only being a regular
300 for about 6 months now), though my respect for your 'pen' has
301 grown lately. To bad the children have to play in such in such
302 malicious ways...
303 -----------------------------(<>)The Traveller(<>)--------------------------
304 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
305 I AM THE ARCHER!!
306 I AM ALSO VERY NEW TO THIS SYSTEM. AND I ENJOY READING THE MANY STORYS AND IN-
307 SULTS YOU PEAPLE OF THE KEYBOARD PASS AROUND. I THANK MIKE FOR CLEARING MANY OF
308 MY QUESTIONS.
309 BUT THERE ARE MANY RUDE PEAPLE WHO IF THEY ADBUSE THE SYSTEM.
310 PAM THE WAY YOU DUG INTO THE ADBUSERS WAS GREAT.
311 THATS ALL SORRY FOR THE BROING SPEACH.
312 ARCHER!!
313 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
314 FROM HAWTHORNE
315 ARCHER!! THATS OK I LIKE BROING SPEACHES,THEY ARE NEARLY
316 AS FUNNY AS A FAKE THE DESIGNED SUCH AS THE ONE AT THE BEGINNING
317 OF THIS DISK.REMEMBER,LITTLE ONE I HOLD YOUR FATE UNDER MINE
318 BLADE.TREAD LIGHTLY UPON MINE
319 FATE.OR IMPERSONATOR I SHALL PERVERT YOUR OWN.
320 TOLERANCE:IT IS EASY FOR THE REICHTIOUS TO BECOME UNDULY SO.
321 AS I WAS NEW SO SHALL BE MORE BUT ENDURE,IT IS MATURITY THAT
322 IS REVELLED IN ON BWMS.FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION ARE
323 THOSE THAT ARE TAUGHT.
324 REICHTIOUSNESS:STUCTURE OR LACK OF IT HAS MADE BWMS SO USER
325 FREINDLY.NO DELIMITERS LIKE 12 LINES OR LESS,63 CHAR OR LESS.
326 THESE BARS ARE SET UPON THE MIND THE VERY MIND WHICH SHOULD BE
327 FREED FROM COMPLETE SETS OF CALM AND ORDER.CHAOS DOES HAVE SPEC-
328 KS OF BEATY AND EVENA SHARD OF TRUTH.
329 FUTURES:OVER THE SUMMER MORE THAN THE PALSY SUM OF EXPLORERS
330 THAT HAVE AS YET,WILL FIND BWMS. AND THESE ARE [HOPEFULLY] ONES
331 WITH ENTIRELY GOOD INTENTIONS, THOSE THAT LACK MATURTITY WILL
332 GROW TIRED OF THE IDIOCIES THAT ARE THEIR TRADEMARK AND AS HUMAN
333 S ALWAYS SEEM TO DO THEY WILL RISE TO THE CHALENGES PRESENT IN
334 LIFE.
335 FOR NOW UNTILL HEREAFTER...
336 HAWTHORNE:THE DESIGNED
337
338 FROM HAWTHORNE:THE DESIGNED
339 AS IT WAS WITH I SOME HAVE LOVED AND CARED FOR THE STORIES
340 OF THE SAURIAN VINTAGER,AGAIN A PART OF THE CHRONICLES;
341 "I'M NOT THE DEVIL,"
342 "MATTHIAS I AM ONLY A LOST DOG."
343 "I WAS TOOBARK. FORGIVE MY TRESSPASS."
344 "YOU ARE NOT GOD,BUT YOU ARE MORE LIKE GOD,"
345 "IN A FEW WAYS THAN ANYONE ELSE I KNOW."
346 "HAVE YOU NOT THOUGHT SO? WHO KNOWS WHY NOT?"
347 AND THERE WAS MORE AS I DRANK FROM HIS GLASSES AND THESE WILL
348 BE TOLD AGAIN FROM ME TO YOU, WHENCETHERE SPREADING THROUGH
349 THE SOCIETIES...
350 FROM NOW TO HEREAFTER
351 HAWTHORNE:THE DESIGNED
352 ***************************************************************************
353 TO THE ABOVE MENTIONER OF THE NECROMICON: DO YOU POSSIBLY HAVE THE BOOK OR
354 KNOW WHERE I CAN GET A COPY THEREOF??? AFTER READING H.P. LOVECRAFT'S STRIES
355 AND PLAYING ILLUMINATI, I HAVE GOTTEN VERY INTERESTED IN THE NECROMICON
356 AND OTHER OCCULT WORKS. IF YOU COULD PLEASE NAME A FEW OF THE OCCULT WORKS,
357 AND WHERE TO GET THEM, I WILL TRY TO PICK THEM UP.
358 UNBELIEVER
359 ****************************************************************************
360 ALL: ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR A THEME FOR A PAPER ON ORWELL'S 1984?????
361 I HAVE READ THE BOOK, BUT I HAVE NOT REALLY PICKED UP A THEME FOR IT.
362 ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
363 THANKS
364 UNBELIEVER
365 The ship appeared with a shimmer, smashing into the network of force beams.
366 Sparks flew around the controller on his high pearch as he desperately struggled
367 with the mental energies, directing and shaping them to fit the smooth outline
368 of the trans-glactic force absorbers mounted on the hull of the liner. The
369 screaming of the ship dropped to a low whine, and the controller dropped from
370 his chair. His job was completed, and he hurried to get a glimpse of the disemk
371 ing president. The crowd was just forming at the port as the airlock opened and
372 the president stepped out. With a desperate lunge the controller jumped forward
373 and pulled the weapon from his pocket. Glactic Service officers, not expecting
374 an attack in the sealed area in the spaceport, could only look in horrer as he
375 fired......++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++TED00011111++++++
376 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
377 To all:
378 I lie in wait. If this rift in this reality mends itself, then I shall let
379 good enough alone. I hold it now only by constant chanting and by the Amulet's
380 power- it will not be long before I will require further assistance.
381 ++++++
382 To Whisper: Yes, your Dureum (I belive it is known as Quadrillium in some
383 I shall ask for it in need...
384 Milchar
385 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
386 ****************************************************************
387 TO UNBELIEVER: I SUGGEST YOU TRY THE LIBRARY. MORE THEN LIKLY YOU WILL
388 FIND WHAT YOU SEEK THERE, AMAZING THOUGH IT MAY SEEM.
389 ***************************************************************:
390 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
391 To:Archer
392 So you're a new being on this BBS?
393 It seems that I recognise you from some distant reality... Why do you still
394 exist? Do you actually continue to exist after all the powerful energies
395 unleashed upon your person? Are you a shade of sorts?
396 Randell Helix
397 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
398 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
399 To all: The danger, for now, is past. I do not wish to see this menace that
400 was avoided to stop (or even slow) the inflow of messages. I think that the
401 "air" around here has been pretty strained for the past few days, and so I
402 will take it upon myself to cheer you guys up.
403 Spells (cont'd)
404 6. 'Tumble Tumbleweeds'
405 7. 'Make Tomatoes Attack As Killers'
406 8. 'Make A Gin And Tonic'
407 9. 'Cause Small Rodents To Become Smaller' (Where WASthat spell when needed?)
408 10. 'Produce Right-Side-Up Upside-Down Cakes'
409 Milchar
410 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
411 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
412 Traveller: Yes, it's my own work. I did it for an assignment in a
413 Creative
414 Writing class and thought I'd post it here. Also would like to
415 add I really am enjoying the adventure. -V-
416 !~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
417 THIS IS MOST BORING. NOTHING PERTINENT HERE. BUM ME OUT, SCOTTY. OUTTTTTTTTTTT
418 Apprentice: thanks for the info. I will get your new number from the
419 purveyor of used scrolls. Did everybody move? Why? I have been pretty
420 busy with school lately and haven't been around too much.
421 PS. Did you move the frog too?
422 *********************************** WHISPER ****************************
423 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
424 Gary: L'homme has been here for a long, long time. Long before you arrived.
425 Keep up the creative work, though...ps: how's the job hunt going?
426 CISTOP: Bravo, bravo....(on the intro suggestions..) remember: PCS is THURS!
427 PAM: You are my "NEWBYTES" on BWMS....a refreshing spring of cool, clear
428 water...an elusive, fleeting puff of a summer breeze, "blowin' through the
429 jasmine in my mind"...........nice to see you around again.
430 DEBORAH: please comment on this (and finnish your essay on the "cloud"!)...
431 (text is set in MA 128) (sorry..)
432 "What does the Biblical Passage saying that Christ will come on the clouds signify?"
433 If the Second Advent of the Lord is to be realized by a birth on the earth, we must know the significance of the Biblical
434 passage saying that he will come on the clouds. To know this, we must first understand the meaning of the word "clouds". We
435 read in Revelation 1:7: 'Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all
436 the tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so, Amen.' From this we know that all men will surely see Christ
437 comming again. Meanwhile, at the time when Stephen was martyred, only the saints whose spiritual were open could see Jesus
438 sitting at the right hand of God (Acts 7:55). Consequently, if Jesus, who is in the spirit world, should come in a spiritual
439 body, he will be seen only by those whose spiritual eyes are open; so it would never be that every eye will see Christ coming
440 again. Therefore, we can understand that it is because he will come in the flesh that the Bible says every eye will see the Lor
441 at his coming. The Lord, in the flesh, cannot come on the clouds, so the "clouds" are surely symbolic.
442 The same Biblical passage goes on to say that every one who pierced him will also see him. Those who pierced Jesus were th
443 Roman soldiers of his days. However, those Roman soldiers, of course, cannot see the Lord coming again. It is because, if the
444 Roman soldiers are able to see the Lord comming again on the earth, they must be resurrected, but it says in Revelation 20:5
445 that those who will be resurected at the time of the Lord's Second Advent are only those who will participate in the first res-
446 urrection, and the rest of the dead would not come to life until the thousand years (the millennium) are ended. Therefore, we
447 must interpret "those who pierced" as a parable, regarding it to be the appelation for those who, having believed Christ will
448 come on the clouds, will disregard and persecute him when he comes again most unexpectadly through a physical birth on the
449 earth. If "those who pierced" should be interpreted as a parable in this way, there would be no reason why we cannot interpret
450 the word "clouds" in the same passage, also, as a parable.
451 [end of my part 1 (my fingers are tired) ]
452 Denise: please comment also! will type in next 20 lines (end) soon.
453 L'homme: was on a 3 day vacation. what's news?
454 Aaron
455 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
456 xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX
457 All rodents! FANTASTIC SALE! on now... buy a
458 FGRP-16 (Fusion gun Rodent Portable) at an INCREDIBLY low price
459 of 15M credits! Availiable at all >TECH 13 realities...........
460 ...except Morrison
461 In a more serious vane, does anyone within the range of my
462 squeak play (or want to learn) a fantastic RPG, 'Traveller'?
463 Fantastic game....
464 ps: FGRP-16 excellent for the Adventure seeking rodent, just the
465 right size to hunt the smaller BOLO's in their habit...
466 ps:FGMP-XX's are Traveller tools (fusion gun MAN portable)...
467 Habitrail Harry
468 xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX
469 {
470 soooo, half of BWMS finaly get moved in and decides to call
471 the system... say, BARD, maybe you and KENNETH would like to meet, certainly
472 in the same line of work, yes? maybe trade some trade secrets?
473 }
474 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
475 I SEE SOMEBODY HAS BEEN IN THE COOKIE JAR AGAIN.... --MOTHER
476 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
477 UNBELIEVER--HOW'S THIS? "THE ADVISABILITY OF KEEPING RODENTS FED."
478 !|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!___THE SILVER GHOST___|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|!|
479 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
480 To all:This is more like it!!
481 Milchar
482 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
483 FROM HAWTHORNE:THE DESIGNED
484 I AM PLEASED TO SEE THE ONSET OF HYSTERIA PASS,THIS IS MY OLD
485 FAVORITE MESSAGES SYS.GOOD SHOW.
486 HABITRAIL HARRY:TRAVELLER HAS ITS MERITS AND A LACK OF THEM
487 BUT IM GOING TO BE BUSY WITH STAR TREK:THE RPG.ALL HELL'S
488 BREAKING LOOSE IN THE TREKKER SOCIETY.SO SORRY....
489 HOWS DIS FOR A HIGH PASSAGE TICKET;IS IT EVIL TO CLONE A
490 HUMAN AND DEPRIVE THE CLONE OF THE RIGHTS THAT WERE GIVEN TO IT
491 'S GENE BASE.MAYBE THAT 'ILL GET SOMETHING GOING BESIDES THE
492 SECOND COMING,WHICH RELIGIOUS LEADERS HAVE BEEN CLAIMING AS
493 REAL SOON FOR CENTURIES.
494 CISTOP MIKEY:GOOD NOTICE,AND GOSH IN 500 WORDS OR LESS....
495 IN THE SERVICE OF PAM...
496 FROM THE DESIGNED
497 ................................................................................
498 After realizing that the cat was relatively harmless, the bard left
499 Eric to the task of healing it. He began to check his equipment...
500 "Damn! It isn't working... well how about the... " After a space the bard
501 merely sat and stared at the devices piled around him. There didn't seem to be
502 anything WRONG with them... except the fact that their readings were all utter
503 NONSENSE. The tracker insisted that he was still on the Columbia, same world
504 line, velocity, etc. That meant that however he had gotten here (wherever "here"
505 is!) it hadn't registered on ANYTHING. Any attempt to use his gear for a shift
506 would be a totally blind jump.
507 Maybe the apprentice could get them out of this...
508 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
509 In honor of the battles of the last disk:
510 One Tin Soldier (theme from "Billy Jack")
511 Listen, children, to a story that was written long ago
512 'bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below
513 On the mountain was a treasure, buried deep beneath a stone
514 And the valley people swore they'd have it for their very own.
515 Chorus:Go ahead and hate your nieghbor, go ahead and cheat a friend
516 Do it in the name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end
517 There won't be any trumpets blowin' come the judgement day
518 On the bloody morning after one tin soldier rides away...
519 So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill
520 Asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they'd kill
521 Came an answer from the kingdom: "With our brothers, we will share
522 All the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there."
523 CHORUS
524 Now the valley cried with anger, "Mount your horses, draw your sword!"
525 And they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward
526 Now they stood beside the treasure, on the mountain dark and red
527 Turned the stone and looked beneath it "PEACE ON EARTH" was all it said...
528 CHORUS
529 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
530 Whisper: the move was to get more room.
531 .............................
532 While he could not seem to touch the cat's thoughts, he could feel its
533 gratitude. #Thou art welcome, my friend,# he thought at it.
534 It almost knocked him off his feet when it tried to rub up against him
535 as he walked over to Kenin and his pile of 'equipment'. It immediately "apologized"
536 though.
537 They discussed the situation as Kenin repacked his gear. The cat seemed
538 to wish to westwards. Having no better plan, they followed.
539 They reached the bank of a stream. In spite of the recent flooding, the outline
540 of a pentagram was still visible. The apprentice bent down to examine one of the
541 line{BLINK}s.
542 They were standing on an expanse of gray ash at the foot of a mountain.
543 "Not again!"
544 ...............................the apprentice...................................
545 :*************************************************************:
546 Mohammed: I am much relieved to learn that you are still
547 frequenting the Inn. I'd grown concerned that you had left
548 for good. It just wasn't the same without you. M. d'Autun
549 :*************************************************************:
550 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
551 Monsouir d'Autun:
552 Actually I did miss about a week or two on the Inn. If I missed
553 anything important you might let me know. It's nice to be back though.
554 How's Leroy doing?
555 Mohammed
556 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
557
558 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
559 WHO'S SOCK IS THIS? --MOTHER
560 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
561 I missed a couple of day's. What happened to the river trip? Fast Fred, have
562 you got any Bolo trackers to send after Scientologists?
563 *************************************************************************
564 Bard: Do you know what a Cuthonne is? I came across a reference to it in
565 a story in Elsewhere III. Sounded like some form of bagpipes with an
566 Irish background.
567 ****************************** WHISPER ************************************
568 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
569 My eyes lit up at the suggestion. Scientologists? "Well, I have one that
570 works for krishnas, maybe I can make a few modifications......."
571 Fast Fred BSAL
572 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
573 \\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|
574 HARRY: I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY TRAVELLER.
575 HOW ARE THURSDAYS? -- THE GERBIL
576 \\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|\\|
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578 Drifting down, I see that I am soon to arrive at my destination. A medium
579 sized world, rich with life. I was always excited about such planets, trips
580 to them were quite rare.
581 Soon after my decent, I begin to take form. What is this? how curious.
582 Two legs, two arms (much to short for walking), seems to look familliar, but
583 I can't quite place the species.
584 Up ahead I see a small shelter. It almost seems to be a meeting place.
585 'Backwater Inn', the sign reads. Well, after coming all this way, I may
586 as well see if I came close enough to pass as an inhabitant of the area.
587 >Sethalat<
588 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
589 Archer: Are you the voice I heard earlier. Come, let us march back to
590 Portland. We'd be an invincible team.
591 All: The other day when I was on BW, someone picked up a new cordless phone
592 in the next room. Apparently, the phone sends out a signal over a frequency
593 that fills up the keyboard buffer, even with my modem turned off. My system
594 crashed and I thought Backwater did, too. (Evidently it didn't) Does any
595 one know what happened? I was entering a message and someone most have
596 picked up the garbage.
597 Sethlat: Beware. I still have the shrunken space ship of commander Lacells,
598 the last alien to land here and get smart.
599 The Ninja
600 ===============================================================================
601 HELLO ALL!!!
602 -RALPH
603 ===============================================================================
604 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
605
606 HOWDY Y'ALL,
607 I JUST GOT ON THIS HERE LITTLE OLD SYSTEM, AND
608 LOVE IT!!!!!! ALSO, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE IMMATURE! --DUKE--
609 *********************************************************
610 WHAT'S THIS? THE TABLE WAS CLEANED UP BEFORE I GOT TO IT! PAM MUST HAVE BEEN HERE!
611 ***************************** CISTOP MIKEY *********************************
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