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Message: 4078
Author: $ Beauregard Dog
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: thang category
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 20:06:50
Well, we won't need a desk category, as it has been delivered (though not
assembled). Thanks, Cliff and James.
Message: 4079
Author: $ Zak Woodruff
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Ann
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 22:40:29
Why is that whenever you find a big dong you think it's me?
Message: 4080
Author: $ Daryl Westfall
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Last
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 01:20:03
I find myself asking the same question.
Message: 4081
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Answer!
Subject: Zak/Ann
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 04:31:52
You seem to have that effect on women.
Message: 4082
Author: $ David Burkhart
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Zak
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 04:42:22
It's OK Zak, most of us don't think you're a big dong.
Message: 4083
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Big THANG
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 11:27:45
So - it's you LLoyd Pulley! Your THANG just got up and walked away eh?
Does it have feet? If you discribe it - then you can come get it! It is
still ticking! =*--ANN--*=
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Message: 987
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: creative suicide
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 19:02:28
It would be more creative
to jump
out of the airplane
in scuba gear.
Message: 988
Author: $ Zak Woodruff
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: suicide
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 22:36:48
How about running into a scuba gear store at 150 mph with a plane, while not
wearing a parachute?
How about eating scuba gear while jumping off of a motorcycle going 150 mph
at the airport?
How about jumping off of a pile of scuba gear while wearing a parachute made
out of a brick wall?
Message: 989
Author: $ David Burkhart
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Sandy
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 04:43:18
Nice haiku.
Message: 990
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Review/Critique
Subject: David
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 10:40:13
Does this mean that since I am bigger than the average Jap. I was
allowed the extra line and the extra syllable?
Message: 991
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Zak
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 10:41:47
Suggestions worthy of the Creative Corner.
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Message: 1887
Author: $ Daryl Westfall
Category: Cosmos-Chatter
Subject: Last
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 01:22:20
I cannot tell a lie...it wasn't Rod either.
Any leads on the fingerprints yet, Ann? This could be interesting. (Trust
me, if I were to spend my time sculpting anything reproductive, it certainly
wouldn't be a THANG.)
Message: 1888
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Thang!
Subject: Not Me....
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 01:44:39
It was not I that put the Thang in Ann's yard.
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Message: 1889
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Thang!
Subject: Last
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 04:33:29
Oh, no, he even created a category for it.
Message: 1890
Author: $ David Burkhart
Category: Thang!
Subject: Hmm
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 04:44:21
I can't claim credit, either. But save that $10 for me, Ann.
Message: 1891
Author: $ Zak Woodruff
Category: Thang!
Subject: Ann
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 08:05:41
With your $10, you ought to buy the THANG its own $tatus.
Message: 1892
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Thang!
Subject: Ann
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 10:45:11
A catagory to make your day .....
and where are you?
Message: 1893
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Thang!
Subject: All of youse!
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 11:39:00
I've come to the conclusion it was a 'group effort' and all of you are the
guilty parties! I guess it was a matter of time that THANG got his own
category! I'll give $10 to anyone that can give me a good answer on WHY
someone/everyone keeps sending me big dicks? I have pointed out SOOOOO many
times how pure and sinless I am and no one believes me. WHY? What can I do
to prove it?
The reward has be upped to $20 - to anyone who can give me absolute proof on
who did it! Not just accusations either - PROOF! =*--ANN--*=
P.S. You know - Cliff is going out of business and has nothing else to do at
Gemini but sit around. He would have all the time and talent in the world to
create a monstrous THANG! Anyone think it's him? I know that dear Sandy
could have some infulence on him - when she saw THANG the other day - I had
to pry her off of it! Perhaps it was an old friend eh????
Message: 1894
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Who-dun-it
Subject: Thang?
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 12:00:38
Again let me say this about that... Not I!
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1: That sounds more interesting. It was Daryl Westfall.
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Message: 53909
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Politics
Subject: Carter/Deficit
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 17:04:54
There are two ways for the government to spend more than it takes in. One
is to run a deficit which later taxpayers will have to pay (plus interest),
the other is to print money. Printing money destroys the value of all the
money already in circulation and causes inflation.
If Carter reduced the deficit, but destroyed the dollar at home and abroad
then he forced his successors to choose between a deficit and even worse
inflation. The total money spent by government is a more accurate indicator
of a nation's economic health than deficits because the more a government
spends, the less is available for useful purposes like capital investment.
When a government spends more than it has you must add either the cost of
the credit (deficit route) or the cost to the currency (printing route).
Economic growth was the only possible escape from this disaster and a
continuation of Carter's inflation would have never allowed this.
See You Later
Dean H.
Message: 53910
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Politics
Subject: Alan H./Spending
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 17:15:41
Congressmen DO NOT answer for their YES votes on unnecessary spending in
other areas because all the spending is bundled together in huge
appropriations bills. If the President could veto specific pork-barrel items
within the bill, then the Congressman would be forced to go on record as
voting in favor of that specific pork-barrel item in order to over-ride a
veto. The deals made call for each Representative to support the wasted
spending of the others in order to get their own passed. If they had to do
this on a specific, recorded vote their constituents would be able to see
exactly what their taxes were being thrown away on, and by whom. The fact
that voters might support excess spending in their own district, but not in
others, would then work to reduce overall spending instead of increase it.
See You Later
Dean H.
Message: 53911
Author: Tom Leykis
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Sheriff
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 19:44:02
To all good Republicans; it is self evident that the only choice
for Sheriff of Maricopa County is DICK God Be Here.
Message: 53912
Author: $ Beauregard Dog
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: last
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 20:05:51
What are you trying to do, make the citizens of this fine county pay for
your bad relations with your management?
Message: 53913
Author: $ Daryl Westfall
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Last 2
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 01:27:18
I doubt that he has anything to complain about anymore. He went from a two-
bit (snooz) news station, to a 50,000 watt AM-STEREO Talk Super-Station! (An
AM-STEREO Talk Station? Wait a second, here...) Anyhow, it's true!
Message: 53914
Author: $ David Burkhart
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Dean
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 04:50:00
It is that "getting them on the record" that makes a line-item veto such an
attractive proposition -- even if they had a one-third over-ride instead of
the two-thirds needed for an override of a total veto.
Message: 53915
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Commercial
Subject: almost the end....
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 10:30:11
Sniff.... Still some GOOD items left.....
I will be OUT OF BUSINESS here in a few more days.
Come visit...
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Message: 53916
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: War!
Subject: Last
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 10:49:03
Yes, let's get this SALE over with ......
The sooner you all out there buy everything,
the sooner I can spend an entire day at home.
Message: 53917
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Vote
Subject: The Vote?
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 12:07:02
If the election where held today, I would vote for
Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentson (Democrat)
George Bush and Dan Quayle (Republican)
Ron Paul and Andre Marrou (Libertarian)
Poll results to date:
7 18 9
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Message: 146
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Mighty SYSOPs
Subject: Last
Date: 08/26/88 Time: 19:07:54
No wonder you act the way you do.....
Worlds are pretty hard to swallow, you know.
It would take more than a crutch to help you
if you swallowed this world.
It would take one gigantic Alka-selser ......
and I am afraid you would not have any room
left to take it ..........
A catch 22 or a 'taste' of hell? hmmmmmmm....
Message: 147
Author: $ Daryl Westfall
Category: Daryl DickHead
Subject: Sandy/Cross
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 01:32:20
Well, for the pearl, I see several years of pain and irritation for a clam,
even more pity for one that is subject to the production of an industrial
pearl.
Seriously, why isn't the symbol of Christian religion a halo? Or an
outstretched hand? Or a rainbow? Why must it be a representation of a wooden
crucifix in which a body is nailed onto, severing blood vessels, bone,
tendons, muscle, and other living tissue?
Message: 148
Author: $ Zak Woodruff
Category: Zak Drools
Subject: last
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 08:12:28
Pretty appropriate, I'd say.
Message: 149
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Mighty SYSOPs
Subject: Cross
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 10:58:06
The Death of Jesus and His victorious duel with the devil seem to be
the crux of the Christian faith. This point of the Christian faith is
attacked most by the 'unbelievers' and Rod (hehe). To emphasize the fact
that the Resurrection of Jesus indeed happened the Christians were forced to
proclaim such Resurrection in a more outwardly fashion.
The blame lies with the world (hehe)...........
Now if Jesus was pushed off a rainbow, died, and rose again, the
Christians would be forced to outwardly proclaim their belief by wearing a
rainbow.
Message: 150
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Annie the ASSp
Subject: Daryl/cross
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 11:48:18
The cross symbolizes the reason Christ was born - to die for our sins. To a
Christian - this should mean happiness - joy - life! If the halo was the
Christian symbol it would not be appropriate because saints can have halos.
The cross is a positive symbol, not a negative one. Even one with Jesus on
it. Ta Ta =*--ANN--*=
Message: 151
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Annie the ASSp
Subject: Dying on cross
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 11:55:31
It is one of the worse ways there is to die. It is neither swift or
painless. It was made worse buy nailing Him to it which was not usually the
way - they were usually tied, with their arms slung over the cross beam.
To die that way is by aphixiation - those that were tied could pull
themselves up to breath and prolong dying - if He pulled Himself up, it
ripped at His hands and feet, causing extreme pain. It probablly took all
day or most of it! There are better ways to die!
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1: Actually, having nails driven into thy hands and feet made it much
2:easier to die. A more lingering and painful death would be to just hang
3:there waiting for death, becoming thirsty and hungry.
4: Shock would set in when spikes were driven into the flesh thus
5:making the end come sooner. Shock takes away pain.
6:
7: What gave this God fellow the right to create me? I resent that
8:very much. It is as if I have no importance of my own, that I am just a
9:thing that can be done with as pleased. I would very much like to punch
10:this fellow God in the face. What right does He have to create these angel
11:characters, never they suffer a moment in their life and then He creates all
12:these very imperfect, ugly, humans who fight and kill, hate, fuck, have a
13:totally irrational world? I again resent that.
14: On the other, more rational hand, I am an atheist and I understand
15:this world more on a scientific level than on a fairy tale level. We humans
16:may actually get our shit together....perhaps a thousand years from now.
17: Religion is just one of many reasons why we humans are not together
18:people. But I do understand why so many cling so desparately to it.
19:Because they have gone insane from everyday reality, that is why.
20: Oh well. * - * See You Around The Universe * - * Rod
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Message: 152
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Rod - 60's Hippie
Subject: Cross
Date: 08/27/88 Time: 12:35:13
Actually, having nails driven into thy hands and feet made it much
easier to die. A more lingering and painful death would be to just hang
there waiting for death, becoming thirsty and hungry.
Shock would set in when spikes were driven into the flesh thus
making the end come sooner. Shock takes away pain.
What gave this God fellow the right to create me? I resent that
very much. It is as if I have no importance of my own, that I am just a
thing that can be done with as pleased. I would very much like to punch
this fellow God in the face. What right does He have to create these angel
characters, never they suffer a moment in their life and then He creates all
these very imperfect, ugly, humans who fight and kill, hate, fuck, have a
totally irrational world? I again resent that.
On the other, more rational hand, I am an atheist and I understand
this world more on a scientific level than on a fairy tale level. We humans
may actually get our shit together....perhaps a thousand years from now.
Religion is just one of many reasons why we humans are not together
people. But I do understand why so many cling so desparately to it.
Because they have gone insane from everyday reality, that is why.
Oh well. * - * See You Around The Universe * - * Rod
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