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21 WARNING ! TO ALL SYSOP: The Portland Pagan has a demon dialer that could
22 tie-up your board for hours. Apparently, he used it to harass television's
23 evangelists, found out later that he could use it too for board he despise.
24 So if you find your local friendly boardwith busy signals - it could be
25 that self-proclaimed pagan.
26 Shirl.
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30 Ted Takes a Trip
31 Part 3
32
33 "Another jumper? Third time this month." A man wearing a
34 hard hat had spoken. Funny, Ted didn't recall seeing any
35 construction work going on in the area when the air porter had
36 circled until the unloading zone in front of the Pickwick opened
37 up.
38 "Huh? Oh I don't think so." Ted didn't really know quite
39 what to say.
40 "The Pickwick's got a reputation." said another lady, older,
41 wearing a print dress and a big floppy sun hat.
42 "I didn't know." Ted responded, but the people who had
43 joined him had already started walking off.
44 "Didn't know what my man?" Ted whirled at the sound of the
45 voice behind him, startled. "Didn't know I was behind you?" But
46 before Ted could utter a word, the man, a Negro dressed in shabby
47 clothes with a multicolored multi-patched vest on spoke again. "I
48 would just like to know my man, if you could spare some change
49 for a poor guy like myself."
50 Ted hesitated, he had never been panhandled before. The
51 beggar continued. "It's not like I'm askin' for a million
52 dollars. Just a little bit of change for a poor guy like myself."
53 Ted dug his hand into his change pocket, and produced two
54 shiny quarters. The beggar's eyes lit when he saw the change, and
55 he held out his hand. Ted gave him the quarters. "Thank you
56 kindly sir. You have a true heart to help out a poor guy like
57 myself. Thank you kindly." The man trudged off, holding the
58 quarters tightly in his hand.
59 Ted realized that he hadn't even got a word in edgewise. He
60 shrugged, and lugging his carry-all bag behind him, made his way
61 to the ornate entrance of the Pickwick hotel.
62
63 Jane Smith
64 jsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjs
65 I like your story too, Nom de Sant. It hits close to the heart. I hope to
66 see more.
67 jsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjs
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69 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+-
70 Perhaps now would be the best time to get going with those plans, eh?
71 -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -+- -JUGGLER- -+- -+- -+- -+-
72
73 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
74 Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I
75 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
76 ............. ............. ............. .............
77
78 Tilean: Forget them. It is NOT so important as to create eternal enemies
79 as you are now with you pleas and down-castings. Please my friend,
80 try to put them behind you, not below you. It is not that important.
81
82 Still I do not think you are listening to me. You used to;
83 I wonder if ever you will again.....
84 -Lewis Coolidge
85
86 ............. ............. ............. .............
87 KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA KOSTA
88 Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I Tis I, Mystery Author
89 _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_the cola kid_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_abacab_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
90
91 ch /with you pleas/with your pleas/ yup, some of remember who to use it....
92 ______________________________JD 2446447.5733______________________________
93 look... i said it was over... and it is in my mind... the wieght of my words
94 increases... with the number of people who read them... and doubles for the
95 ones who feel forced to make commentaary... it is over with...
96 i still find myself capable of listening... perhaps you ought to do make sure
97 of yourself... if together we are silent... this might end...
98
99 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
100
101 The Sage found himself ooking out of the open window. The page and
102 the quill were soon still. Only the clouds moved, behind the wooden window
103 sill. His eyes darted around the scene and found themselves focussing
104 easily on the aspects of it.
105 Sitting on the page before him was a shambles of misspellings and
106 errors, enough to bring his eyes down from the scene in shame.
107 Why is it so difficult, it is not my fault, murmured the Sage to the
108 page as if it was the essence of his errors and obligations. Why do my
109 letters always engage so many people, put them to task, embitter them?
110 The page soaked the ink from the quill and soon there was no ink left
111 to finish the letters, and the obligations the Sage had beset himself with.
112
113 SageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSageSag
114
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116
117 Splitting oak
118
119 Use a splitting maul for the gnarled chunks,
120 a sledge swung in an arc that closes
121 iron on iron, and an aim like vengeance.
122 Think about anything as you swing the hammer,
123 slamming the maul through the heart,
124 and you'll find its mean-streak to hit, what
125 can't be forgiven will rise its red light on
126 your every thought. The pounding wants
127 its friend Intent, a reason to pound.
128
129 You have gone your own way
130 to bring these two together, though
131 you only thought a quiet heat, the calm
132 pleasure of a night by the fire, a glow
133 on her thigh you'd shadow with your own.
134 But it doesn't matter what you thought or
135 how you got there. Just stand back, swing with all
136 you've got while they break the bonds of what held
137 its ground, and you will walk through doors with
138 fire in your arms, all but the spark
139 before oak settles into ash, like a man
140 into memory, a man who can't forget
141 the wedge of doubt he drove home,
142 a man who brought his work inside.
143
144 Look at what is left, the half that
145 did not fall from the block
146 standing with its white heart exposed.
147 It had seized around a limb
148 and held itself whole so tight you
149 drip sweat and gasp in the chill air.
150
151 richard
152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
153 'Low ebb'... harumph, THAT sounds familiar. I think I've been at low ebb for
154 the last two months or so. But these DA and DB look goddod from here.
155 Sigh. Got to get up early tomorrow. For now, buenos noches.
156 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar, 1986 Jan 16 23:38:30 ++++++++++
157 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
158 !!!!!! THE GAY HACKER STRIKES !!
159 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
160 [-->
161 I fear that I unintentionally
162 made an enemy on the last disk.
163 That was not my intention. I
164 REALLY like this BBS, it has
165 been and always will be my
166 favorite. It was TRULY good
167 to see it still running at
168 300 baud. AND to see that
169 everything was the same as
170 it was. My heartfelt thanks
171 are extended to the Inn
172 Keeper and the patrons for
173 being what they are... Again
174 I say, no insult was intended
175 and I hope to see more of the
176 BMWS in the future.. I have
177 so little time to slow down
178 these days. Guess thats why
179 I called. It was not unlike
180 the Twilight Zone show where
181 the guy named Martin drives
182 on a back country road, back
183 30 years to his home town..
184
185 General Confusion
186 [-->
187 MORISSYMORRISSEYMORRISEYMORRISYMORRISYEMORRISSYMORISYMORRISSEYMORRISEYMORI
188
189 I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHY GUYS ARE ALWAYS SAYING THEY DONT WANT ANY
190 TIES OR STEADY RELATIONSHIPS...AFTER THEY SWEET TALK YO INTO LIKING
191 THEM....
192
193 ***********************************************************************
194
195 We guys are not all like that. Some of us don't "sweet talk" at all. If you 'like' someone just because of what they
196 have to say, then perhaps you aren't looking deep eough. Say, you're kinda cute. Want to come over and see my selected
197 shorts? How 'bout my etchings? Did I ever tell you that you remind m of my sister? I really do respect you.
198 I just hope you understand that what 22 credit hours and a part time job, I don't have time for a serious relationship..
199
200 The engines slowly whined down, the roar fading to a low howl which blended with the whistle of the wind.
201 The runway was deserted at this early hour and a light rain had started.The purple of the ground lights
202 reflected from puddles on the asphalt, shimmering as the drops fell, and lending an eerieness to the scene.
203 The pilot walked unhurriedly across the apron toward the FBO, wondering if there might be a mechanic about.
204 The wind picked up as he neared the door. Inside he coul see a man sitting at a workbench tinkering with an altimiter.
205 Hearing the knock, he motioned the pilot in without turning around. "Be right with you"
206 He stood up, and ambled across the room to the frij and cam back with tw cans of Budweiser. He handed one to the pilot.
207 "Heard you radio for clearance. 24B, huh? Very nice. Yours?"
208 The pilot set his briefcase on the floor and cracked open the can. "No. Rented. Thanks for the brew"
209 He continued,"Think you might have a look at the port door, lock's busted. Shuts OK, but wont lock"
210 "Kind of warm for this far north, ain't it?"
211 The mechanic looked at him. "Hell, we call this a heat wave. Lets go have a look...."
212 His words were drowned out by the roar of the twin Pratt and Whitney engines revved to 100 percent power.
213 "What the..., the pilot swore as he raced for the door. The mechanic was right behind him. "The jeep...."
214 They piled in, and turned toward the runway; the mechanic punched the accelerator and the vehicle leapt forward
215 tryng to get ahead of the now taxiing Lear. The comm in the jeep crackled into life.
216 "ONE FIVE LIMA JAPAN ABORT IMMEDIATELY LOCKHEED ON FINAL APPROACH..."
217 Delta Five looked up to see the approaching aircraft about a half mile out. The jeep had reached the
218 center of the runway, and the driver stabbed the brakes, and whipped the jeep into a skidding right turn.
219 They were rushing toward the oncoming Lear when the landing lights stabbed through the darkness, blinding the two men
220 Time was stretched to it's outermost limits, and everything seemed to happen in slow motion.
221 The jeep skidded sideways along the runway just as the LearJet rotated.
222 As the jet lifted off, the undercarriage ripped the canvas top from the spinning jeep, and it slid onto the grass.
223 The Lockheed screamed over them, and landed in the wake of the departing Lear; the pilot fighting for control.
224 He finally brought the Tri-Star to a halt a few feet from the end of the slippery runway.
225 Two figures emerged from the cabin, and started to walk towards the jeep.....
226 Delta five sat there, in the passenger seat, his head in his hands. Someone had stolen a Lear Jet.
227 An aircraft with less than one hours fuel and, in the cargo hold
228 a Plutonium bomb that COULD detonate if the aircraft were to crash. It had to be McKane......
229 [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] DELTA FIVE [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*] [*=*]
230 !##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!
231 Thanks for the comments folks! I hope I'll be able to produce some
232 more. And next time if I leave a remark, I'll type it in by hand in-
233 stead of having an upload belched onto the screen.
234 What to write, what to write? -Nom De Sant
235 !##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!##!
236 ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
237 The piper sat silently before the fire, nearly dozing as the flames warmed
238 his cold body. The taste of the ale hinted at the summer sun that had grown
239 the barley, the summer winds that had rustled the myriad grain stalks in the
240 long days before harvest. Here, concentrated, was the efforts of man --
241 the husbanding of the soil, the care and concentration of the brewer, and
242 something more -- here was that subtle magic that had brought together
243 strangers and forged a bond of fellowship that had transcended realities and
244 reached far across the multiverse.
245 The piper drank deep and looked around the empty common room, wondering
246 where the inn's patrons were. When would that thick oaken door open to
247 admit a breath of the cooling evening air with one of the absent patrons?
248 The logs on the fire shifted, the support for one having been burned away.
249 A shower of sparks drifted up the chimney, sending a flickering beacon to
250 any who might be bending their steps down the Innisfal trail, lighting
251 the steps over the wooden bridge that spanned the chuckling stream that
252 passed close by the inn.
253 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
254 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
255 OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN OEN
256
257 "Now take a careful look at this Fellows. I don't think the code here
258 is so tough, but the message is very clever."
259 "What do you mean 'clever' Parity? It is not like any NET code I have
260 ever seen before."
261 "That is precisely it. This is not standard NET code. Someone has
262 managed to send us a message over the comm-link, unencrypted, but with the
263 proper comm-link unlocking sequence. Your ten-code worked, didn't it?"
264 "Yes, but... OK, you tell me, what exactly does this stuff mean!"
265 "Let's take a look, one group at a time. The first group says
266 'EIGHTHBIT', what do you think that means?"
267 "OK, I see what you are saying. That one is easy. 'EIGHTHBIT'equals
268 Parity, the message is for you."
269 "Right, see how easy it is! Now the second group. 'HASSADICAWARE' I see
270 the word 'aware' at the end, leaving 'HASSADIC.' How about 'HAS SAD IC?'
271 "No way, SAD disbanded due to lack of interest. Sometimes I think these
272 spy organizations that crop up overnight are just attempts by people who don't
273 have anything better to do to stir up a little excitement."
274 "OK, so it doesn't have anything to do with an IC. What then... How
275 about 'HASSADIC?' Isn't that another term for Jewish religious influence?"
276 "I guess, but 'Jewish aware?' That doesn't make any sense, Parity."
277 "Aha, now I get it. 'Jewish aware' 'Jew aware' What's another word
278 for aware? 'Jew know' Juneau, as in Alaska!"
279 "OK, very clever. Let me try the next one. 'TRIXASAHRS' Tri-X film is
280 ASA 400. It must mean 0400 hours.'
281 "Fellows, I think you have the hang of it. The next group is
282 easy. 'LOOKFORBODYBLACKFE2' Look for someone carrying a black Nikon FE2
283 body. And now the last?"
284 "That one worries me Parity. 'DELPHI' All I can think of is Delta V.
285 Do you think it could be from him?"
286 "Anything is possible. This may be his attempt at getting together
287 with us. Whatever the case, I think we better head for Juneau. We can charter
288 a plane to White Horse in the Yukon, and take a lake-hopper from there to
289 Juneau. If we leave soon, we can make it there before midnight."
290 "Are you sure we can find a charter this time in the afternoon?"
291 "I bet between us we can convince someone to rent us their plane. The
292 color of our money is green, and we can be pretty convincing, right?"
293 "Right you are Parity, so it's off to Juneau. Yipee-i-ya!"
294 "What did you say?"
295 "Never mind Parity, you probably wouldn't understand."
296
297 ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO ENO PARITY ENO ENO ENO ENO
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300
301 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
302 Eigthbit=Parity, therefore the message was for L'homme? I thought his full
303 name was L'homme *Sans* Parity! Since 'sans' means 'without', L'homme doesn't
304 have an eighth bit, so the message *shouldn't* be for him. Of course, I s'pose
305 that quibbling isn't worth it, as he isn't playing with a full byte anyway...
306 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. :-)Emu
307 Piper shivered as the thick oaken door opened to admit a breath of the cooling
308 evening air. He glanced up to notice a stranger- a man with a grey cap and dirty green overalls.
309 The man glanced around the room, nodded to Piper, and walked toward the bar where the innkeeper sat, head on the
310 counter, oblivious to all reality. The man ran his finger beneath his nose and slapped a crinkled piece of paper on top
311 of the Innkeeper's nose.
312 Glanced around again, he shrugged his shoulders and walked toward the door, leaving the room with nary a glance.
313
314 Soon Piper heard a pounding on the door from the outside. His curiousity raised, he rushed to the door and yanked it
315 open. The man in the dirty overalls was already walking down the lane, scratching his rear end as he did so. A poorly
316 whistled rendition of "Annie With The Two Dollar Gun" floated back on the breeze.
317 Piper glanced at the outside of the door, noticing a piece of paper which had been nailed to it.
318 Moving his nose up close to it (his eyesight wasn't what it used to be), he read the form letter:
319 NOTICE OF EVICTION
320
321 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
322 ...beneath his own nose, and slapped a crinkled piece of paper on top of the Innkeeper's HEAD.
323 Nobody nose noses like neosenefrin...
324
325 THE "FOGG INDEX" NEEDED HER.
326 WHEN RONALD REAGAN WAS OPERATED ON FOR COLON CANCER, HOW COULD THEY TELL IF HE
327 WAS UNCONCIOUS OR NOT?
328 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
329 22 credit hours!!!?where do you go to school? no time for a
330 relationship...now that's really sad...
331 morrissey..
332 PS. oh, and about those etchings........
333 morrisseymorrisseymorrissey.....................................
334 ****************************************************************
335
336
337 01-17-86.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.004
338
339 "I can't tell the constable about the other girls, because he'll
340 recognize me," Miranda thought to herself, "but I've got to get his
341 attention somehow." Getting away from the slavers had tired her, but
342 she felt much more confident of her powers outside than in her private,
343 closed room. As illusion was the easiest, and she was hungry and tired,
344 she decided that it again would be her choice of spells. Soon, Miranda
345 heard shouts from around her as people began noticing the pre-dawn sky
346 lit by a huge flame floating above a certain run-down section of the
347 city. Using it as a distraction, she was able to slip into the nearby
348 market and grab some bread and vegetables to soothe her hunger.
349
350 Walking towards the city gate, Miranda watched the city come to
351 life for another day. "It is so much busier than an island!" she
352 reflected. Many times on their island, Miranda and Prospero got up
353 early to watch the sun rise up from the ocean, exactly opposite from
354 where it sank the night before. Once, a very young Miranda asked her
355 father, "Can the sun swim, Daddy?", and amid the multitude of morning
356 birds greeting the day, he told her that most people thought that "the
357 sun goes clear around the world and never gets wet at all." Now in the
358 city, with the houses and buildings all around, no one could see the sun
359 until it was already partway up the long journey to noon. Even before
360 the sun was fully visible, the marketplace would be in full swing, with
361 its cacophony of sight and sound: sellers calling out their prices,
362 buyers with baskets of goods for their households, coins sparkling as
363 they changed hands; farmers, fish mongers, craftsmen, money changers and
364 money lenders. The smells of fresh breads, fruits, and vegetables
365 mingled with those of people and animals to help create the feeling that
366 this was the center of commerce: this is where everything happens. And
367 Miranda knew that the only way to get herself out of the city without
368 being recognized was to loose herself in the crowd.
369 The initial shock of going from a large deserted island to
370 living in a city full of people wore off after she had been in Milan a
371 couple years. Miranda still felt claustrophobic in crowds, but could
372 contain her fears now so that they no longer distracted her. With food
373 in her belly, she was able to think clearer. A small surveillance
374 bubble now surrounded her to keep from repeating the previous night's
375 events. She was aware of all who came within three feet of her, though
376 she soon had to shrink the sphere as she couldn't keep track of the more
377 and more people that crowded into the marketplace and passed next to
378 her. She kept in the stream moving towards the main gate and slowly
379 made her way through the throng.
380 At the gate, the guards were busy trying to remove a small band
381 of gypsies from the city. The gypsies were travelling in a light blue
382 wagon, covered by a large multicolored tent. On the wagon hung cooking
383 utensiles and farming equipment, and miscellaneous symbols decorated the
384 sideboards. It was drawn by a huge ox and driven by a boy of about ten.
385 His mother was sitting next to him, watching her husband arguing with
386 the guards. Trailing behind the wagon was an old horse, tethered to a
387 ring on the back, carrying the most ancient looking woman Miranda had
388 ever seen. This woman seemed oblivious to the commotion beside here,
389 sitting deadly still, yet with a troubled frown.
390 In the commotion of the argument, Miranda slipped passed the
391 wagon and through the gate. She thought that no one had seen her, until
392 she looked back at the gypsies; the old woman had come to life and was
393 staring directly at Miranda. Unblinking, she barked a quick word to
394 the man below her, and he immediately stopped arguing. To the guards'
395 delight, he got onto the wagon without another word, and directed his
396 son to drive out. The wagon lurched into movement.
397 Under the old woman's stare, Miranda found that she couldn't
398 move a muscle. She watched as the wagon drew aside, and heard the old
399 hag belt out another order. The wagon stopped with the hag sitting on
400 the horse, high above Miranda, still holding her stare. An old,
401 grinding voice came from her throat with a statement, not a question:
402 "You have magic."
403 Miranda could only nod.
404 "Get in the wagon."
405 Miranda found that she had no choice.
406
407 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
408 Eviction!! argh! I'm gone for three hours, and here's an eviction
409 notice! Please, let's never let this happen... Piper, put another log on
410 the fire, we'll be right there.
411 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu
412 eviction...if there is an eviction, where will morrissey go to keep
413 warm and to figure out the mysteries of guys? where will she talk
414 to people.....oh no...i don't feel so good...
415 morrissey
416 *****************************************************************
417 off
418 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`
419 Morrissey: if you stay around a little longer I'm sure the Inn will
420 pull through this hard time like all of the rest that it has seen.
421 The Inn is a little worse for wear but it still stands and people still
422 visit, much to my delight. Anyway, what are you trying to find out
423 about guys these days? I have to run now, but I would be more than
424 happy to talk with you later.
425 `,`,`,`,`,`,`,`[ Mark ]
426 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
427 Studies and a new semester are decreasing my appearances. Oh, well...
428 Nothing like writing an entry for no audience in particular.
429 ONE BORED POPPING IN
430 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+ POPPING IN O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
431 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
432 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
433 Well, after two hours back with a new outlook on life...
434 (Now is that presumptuous or what?)
435
436 I make no pretense and do not like
437 to impress with vocabulary,
438 but when I'm in a presumptuous mood
439 may the reader be the wary.
440 -----
441 The night outside is dark and damp
442 as silent as a wish,
443 but I can see through the wet haze
444 the outlines of a fish.
445 -----
446 I make no claim to be the best
447 nor even mediocre,
448 but when I feel I'm a darn good poet
449 you'd better listen or else.
450 O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+ POPPING IN O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+O+
451 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
452 This Planet's My Land (words: Dave Carldon, music: Woodie Guthrie)
453
454 This planet's my land.
455 It sure ain't your land.
456 If you don't blast off
457 I'll beam your fins off.
458 I've got a phaser
459 And it's on full charge.
460 This world was made for me alone.
461 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
462 As Bard finished, scattered applause came from those patrons who had
463 gathered in the 'back room' to discuss the threatened eviction.
464 "All right, now that I have your attention...."
465 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
466 We need a 'legal eagle' to check out the legal angles, someone with
467 real 'streetwise' skills to check into bribery and the like, and finally
468 we need to be prepared to fight if neither of the first two options works.
469 Anybody know how to get ahead of Fast Fred? We may need a few of his
470 'used' Bolo's....
471 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
472 ****
473 * *
474 *
475 ***
476
477 Don't worry about eviction notices: they're just signs of bureaucracy
478 working. I know a legal-beagle that lives for eviction notices. Her
479 name is Vivian LaMont. In fact, she
480 is so good at beating eviction raps that judges just shrug their shoulders
481 when she walks into the court room. She has that "Perry Mason" aura
482 about her. Look where it got Perry!
483
484 ****
485 * *
486 *
487 ****
488 hi ya...well, mark, what do guys want out of a relationship nowada
489 ys, why don't they seem to like longterm relationships...and just
490 why are you all so darn confusing...19, is too young to have to
491 worry about things like this...
492 morrissey
493 ****************************************************
494 CUKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU
495 --------------
496 NICK DANGER WAS HERE AGAIN!
497 --------------
498 *^%^*^$^&%&%*(*(@@#(^$(&*#*!#{body}amp;(&(*))&(&&^(&(&$^&&!@@@@#$%^&*()(*&^%$#!@#$#
499 Emu: I have been trying to separate the character known as "L'homme sans
500 Parity" from PARITY. But I must admit your message is quite true. Delta5
501 was sending PARITY, 'no sans' the coded message. L'homme will continue to
502 regail BW with ADVENTUREWARE messages and COPYLINK error reports (not
503 often) and other 'techy' stuff. Other things aside, you got me good on
504 that one. Drat! :-)
505 *$*(*$!@#$%^&*^^%$^&*)(*&*& L'homme sans Parity %^&*()(*&^%%$##$%^&*&^%%$^
506
507 PS Mikey, I have some programming news for you. I'll call Monday, unless
508 you will be taking the day off in observance of Dr. King's day.
509 %$%$% L.s.P. ^&*(
510 ****************************************************************
511 HERE
512 HELP
513
514
515 ***************************************************************
516 FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED, THERE IS A NEW COMPUTER BILL BOARD
517 IN THE PORTLAND AREA. THE SYSTEM RUNS ON A IBM PC-XT WITH 512K
518 MEMORY, 20 MEG. HARD DISK, AND A MODEM BOARD CAPABLE OF 2400
519 BAUD. THE BBS IS RUN BY ME, MIKE HANKS, FROM 12:00AM TO 8:00AM
520 M-R, AND 24HRS FRI-SUN. ANY ONE INTERESTED IN USING MY SYSTEM
521 IS FREE TO DO SO AT NO CHARGE.
THE PHONE NUMBER IS
246-xxxx.
522
523 IF I'M NOT HOME AND MY ANSWERING MACHINE DECIDES TO ANSWER
524 INSTEAD OF MY COMPUTER, PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER...
THANX,
525 MIKE
526 **************************************************************
527
528 D.F. Makeeson>.
529 Dante, my friend, may I call you friend? No? Well anyway,
530 Nicholas has been in New Zealand for the past year and did not
531 enter the text you speak of. I had to go as far as calling up
532 tilean and getting the whole story from him, as your message was
533 more then cryptic to one who did not know the context. The
534 Person who now lives a little fantasy as N.J.H. is more then
535 welcome to use him, but you should remember that he is not the
536 same N.J.H. who made a fool of himself in the archives so long
537 ago. The new one and I have never met.
538 >.
539 One thousand three hundred twenty feet in fifteen seconds,
540 impressive, how did it end?
541 D.F. Makeeson>.
542 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
543 ______________________________JD 2446449.3559______________________________
544 OFF
545 ***************************************************************
546 L'homme: Yes, as always I'll be working Monday. Can't wait to hear
547 what news awaits the emergence from your lips.
548 *************************** CISTOP MIKEY ***********************
549 *%_@*%@_#)*#$_)*^#@)_^$*!)_^*#)_!$*^)!#$*^)_#!*^)_!*^_)#!$*^!#*&)_$%*&)_*&_)!*&_)!*&_)$*%&)_$%*_&)!*_)*$%_&*
550 Mikey: Oh *nothing* THAT important, but it will be of interest to you and the possible plans for ST software.
551 I'll explain it all Monday.
552 %*_#@*%@#_)*%_)@#*%@)_#*%@#)_*%@#)_*%@#)_%* L'homme sans Parity %*#@%*@#_%*@_#)*^_@#*^_)$*^)_*^@_)^*@_^*_$%)*
553
554 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$[K][G]$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
555 Hi there K.G. have'nt seen you in a while SNYDE
556 ground
557 under
558 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
559 I've been reading here for along time and I think I have finally figured out how this thing works so expect
560 to see me here more often I would like to think tha I can con tribute something positive and original to the
561 fine writing on this system at a later date. until then I will type to you all later.
562 SNYDE
563 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
564 enter
565
566
567 so, says morrissey, what's going on with this eviction thing? have
568 we talked to a lawyer yet. i'm starting to get worried. where's
569 mark,,,and delta five could you please explain Parity=eightbit...
570 i hate to be dumb but i'm realatively new and don't understand.
571 or type good for that matter...see ya later
572 morrissey
573
574 *********MORRISSEY**********************************************
575 off
576 Morrissey, That was my way of addressing L'homme sans Parity, by his last name, Parity, his first name being, of course
577 L'homme. sans is French for 'without'. When I "coded" my message, I knew he would know it was to him because he'd
578 know that the "eightH" bit is the 'parity' bit, his last name. What parity means is,- well, a character-letter, number
579 etc, in ASCII is one byte, and a byte is eight binary bits. However, letters, numbers, etc, use only seven of these
580 8 bits, leaving one unused, the EIGHTH BIT. This eighth bit can be used as a method of error detection in ASCII data
581 transmissions, by counting the number of ones or zeros in each byte, and comparing this total with the parity bit.
582 ASCII is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, and is a system whereby each letter or
583 number has a set pattern of ones and zeros. For example the ASCII code for the letter A is 1000001. Hope this explains
584 it to you. Interesting name Morrissey, I like it. Sure you don't want to come over and see my etchings? DELTA FIVE
585 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))
586 It has been a while since my last time here. For those who have been
587 wondering where I have been things are ok now. There were alot of problems
588 that I needed to straighten out in my own mind.
589 Juggler: Yes let's go with what has been planned
590 L'hhome: Sorry I missed your calls. I guess our timing hasn't been to great
591 lately. (I spelled L'homme wrong didn't I sorry)
592 001TED : I will answer ans soon as can. What would you say to this Friday?
593 Say around the same time about 11:00? I will let you know where.
594 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( RIPPLE )))(((*)))
595 _______________________________________________________________________ss------
596
597 You would like to think that your immune to the stuff
598 Closer to the truth is your addicted to love.
599
600 Might as well face it your addicted to love.
601 Might as well face it your addicted to love.
602
603 Robert Palmer
604
605 _______________________________________________________________________ss------
606 Yes here we are folks, sliding, at least for an evening, into old familar
607 patterns. Got problems? Need someone to talk to? Have to get it all straight
608 in your mind? Well, Old Buddy! Why not call up the ol' BackWater, hmm?
609 Unscramble that paste you use for a brain.
610 Seems that the spy stuff is in full swing. Are you going to be the only
611 bleeding heart? Bring down all those youthful hearts by wiping you black
612 depression all over the screen?
613 Fine, go ahead! See what good it will do you.
614 _______________________________________________________________________ss------
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617 Morressey: In addition to the meanings given above, 'parity' also has the
618 meaning of 'equal(s)' or 'peer(s)'. Thus, "L'Homme sans Parity" also has the
619 bilingual meaning of "the man without equals." (L'Homme -- a bit egocentric,
620 no?) Also -- at 19, most males are not ready for long-term commitment. The
621 juices are running a bit hot, and the little ditty applies:
622 Hogamus, Higamus,
623 Man is polygamous;
624 Higamus, Hogamus,
625 Woman monogamous.
626 As maturity sets in, males tend to concentrate more on one person, usually
627 forming a pair bond with a female. The danger (to the female) is that the
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