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Apollo BBS Archive - July 27, 1990

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Message: 4042
Author: $ Beauregard Dog
Category: Cosmos-Chatter
Subject: last
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 21:41:54

Gee, I thought you would say "It is the part that gets deformed into a penis
when the fetus is a boy"

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Message: 945
Author: $ Roger Mann
Category: Review
Subject: Daryl/ S&H
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 22:02:55

Well, we can talk about it at the GT.

Message: 946
Author: $ Bob Thornburg
Category: Review
Subject: Earnest Goes to Camp
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 23:31:41

Earnest?  Anyway, I went to see the film tonight with the family.  It is one
of Ernest's better films.  I got a lot of laughs out of it.  Your young
children will love it.  If you're young at heart you will like it too.

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Message: 67913
Author: Sandi Marlin
Category: Answer!
Subject: religion
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 01:39:57

That's a toughie. My natural response is to say that people should lay off
that stuff until the kid is old enough to consider it logically on his/her
own, but that's the very point where we all differ. It's ok to tell your kid
not to play in the street; the big trucks out there are very tangible and
real and it's absolutely guaranteed that serious harm will come if you don't
scare them enough to stay in the yard and out of the street; but when it
comes to eternal punishment, I have my doubts that that is equally valid.
Anyway, I'm sure many here could correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the
major Christian religions say that you can save yourself at pretty much any
point if you renounce the errors of your ways. Calvinism states that it's
already decided. So why scare the poor kid unnecessarily? If he wants to
believe that way, he can start believing it at any time.

Message: 67914
Author: Sandi Marlin
Category: Answer!
Subject: sports
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 01:45:58

My specialty is horse racing, chosen because there is no corporateness, no
professional racehorse. (of course, the horses may well not be having such a
good time and they do collect a number of injuries to amuse a crowd full of
people who would just as well go bet on greyhounds or turtles with numbers
painted on their shell...I'll be the first to admit that that scene is not
rosy.) However, I agree wholeheartedly with you on the professional part.
On the personal level, though, playing the sport of one's choice is a great
way to socialize, get exercize and work off normal amounts of hostility.
(It's better than what I do...race people off of stoplights...)

Message: 67915
Author: $ Paul Savage
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: CLIFF!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 05:46:33

 NO! I don't chew! Not even gum! Yuck, what a filthy habit!
 I can recall some of my misspent younger days, when I worked construction
in a foundry, and everybody, me included, chewed a little tobacco in an
effort to keep the foundry dust from getting into our lungs. I think it was
sort of the lesser of two evils. Those were in my smoking days, and I still
hated the taste of that stuff.
 I hope the smoking table is WAAAY in the back of the yard. See ya tomorrow.

Message: 67916
Author: $ Roger Mann
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Gordon/state religio
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 07:39:25

The existence of a state religion in England is, after all, one of the
reasons for the persecution of the folks who fled to go to the United States
to establish their own state religion. re: Christmas displays: If I were a
Hindu, Jew, or even Moslem I would be offended if MY tax money was used to
create a display that glorified a religion other than my own. In fact, I
would see if I could get my religious symbols included in the appropriate
displays during the year.

Message: 67917
Author: $ Daryl Westfall
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Melissa / GT
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 09:01:16

I'm going to try. Dunno if mom or baby will be able to make it, though.

Message: 67918
Author: $ Daryl Westfall
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Gordon / Cause Birth
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 09:03:58

Just don't kiss girls, and keep your female friends from swallowing
watermelon seeds, and you'll be ok.
 
Oh, and peek ruoy retsoor dennep pu.

Message: 67919
Author: $ Bill Burkett
Category: War!
Subject: Cliff/The Grant
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 10:30:57

HEY!  It's my grant; I'll give it to anyone I please.  Perhaps
Rod is not such a bad choice.  But then again...

Message: 67920
Author: $ Bill Burkett
Category: Answer!
Subject: Rod/Grant Bribe
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 10:31:38

$20 is not nearly enough.  The latest offer for the grant (A $12
Value!) I've received in email is $150, to cover shipping and
handling, of course.  I will entertain bids above that amount,
but only in increments of $25.

Message: 67921
Author: $ Melissa Dee
Category: Sex & Love
Subject: July births
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 10:53:08

So, what is going on in October that get so many couples together?  The
turning of the leaves?  Halloween?  

Message: 67922
Author: $ Melissa Dee
Category: Answer!
Subject: Jeff
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 10:53:37

Wow.  I thought you were younger than me for some reason.
Welp, happy birthday to you, too!

Message: 67923
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Politics
Subject: Jim L.
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 11:58:28

  Yes, I think the school project was from the guy you mentioned.
  See You Later,
     Dean H.

Message: 67924
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Cars
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 11:59:50

  I saw an Edsel station wagon at another lot on Cave Creek Road last night.
I didn't know they made those either.
  Since I began noticing the Edsel my neighborhood seems to be overrun with
them.
  See You Later,
    Dean H.

Message: 67925
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: Food
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 12:03:16

  Bonnie will probably not be able to attend (unless we inflict our two
children upon the gathering as well). She is planning to send something to
eat, pending the outcome of certain experiments on $Jeff Beck to determine
the food's acceptability for consumption.
   See You Later,
      Dean H.

Message: 67926
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Answer!
Subject: Paul on Chew...
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 12:21:05

        I had heard that from Sandy Sysop...  Something like 'Ann and Paul
Chew'...  But when I asked Sandy again, she said, she ment, that Paul and
Ann 'chew' on each other... probably about the trivia game.  Sorry, I took
it to be tobacco!
        Yes, the Smoking table is WAAAY in the back yard...  marked by an
ashtray on a table and an oil lamp for light!

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Message: 67927
Author: $ Jim Lippard
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Smitty's
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 12:29:42

Not only is the Republic printing Smitty's ads while running anti-Smitty's
editorial cartoons, this week's New Times contained a multipage color insert
from Smitty's.

Message: 67928
Author: $ Jim Lippard
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: emissions
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 12:34:00

There was an interesting article in the most recent issue of Reason magazine
about emissions.  There is a researcher in Colorado who has built devices
which can test the emissions of automobiles in the time it takes them to
drive by the device.  He has tested his device in urban areas, and found
that something like 10% of the cars produce 90% of the pollution.  Older
cars are generally NOT responsible--it seems that people who take care of
their cars well enough to keep them operating for a decade or more also take
care of them well enough that they are not a major source of pollution.  The
major pollution source is cars less than 10 years old which are not
maintained properly (and for these cars, the older the car the worse the
pollution).  This researcher estimated that by getting rid of the emissions
testing stations and simply ticketing people who are major polluters (using
his devices and perhaps something like photoradar), states could (a) save a
huge amount of money and (b) actually reduce pollution significantly.

Message: 67929
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Cars
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 13:11:42

        That last post is so true about older cars NOT being the pollutors.
Older cars are also easier to tune up.  I took my 65 Barracuda to the test
station once just to try it out, and it was WAY under the needed compliance
level.  But it does not have 100 little rubber hoses and 50 gadgets to keep
in working order.  The newer cars work fine when they are new and everything
is working 100%.  But in 8 years after the Arizona heat has dry rotted the
rubber, they fail something terrible.  It is TOO costly for the owner of
these mid life cars to get them fixed.  Besides, most mechanics can't even
fix them, as the 'smog' devises vary so much from model to model and year to
year..... you can't really learn them all.  Government in all its wisdom,
have created cars that pollute worse because of failed pollution devises.

        A Pollution devise needs to be 'SIMPLE' and 'STANDARD' for 'ALL'
cars.   A road side drive by detection system for violation sounds better
then the current drive too and pollute while waiting in line system they now
have.

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Message: 67930
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: For Children...
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 13:18:35

        I would prefer if children did not come to this GT... We are going
to be CROWDED, and the cake is going to be too small. (Maybe)

The (PPGT) proposal:
        However...  I really do think we should have a GT where we bring ALL
the children .... but at a Park/Picnic GT in the fall.  I think we should
keep this in mind, and plan one as soon as the weather permits.

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                                        Ideas?  Comments?

Message: 67931
Author: $ Melissa Dee
Category: For sale
Subject: Misc
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 13:33:14

An answering machine
A typewriter
A microwave
A stereo
Probably other stuff too so if there is anything you need, ask and I might
have one to sell.  I'm willing to go pretty low on price on most of this
stuff since I just want to get rid of it.  Leave me e-mail if you're
interested and I'll give you more details.

Message: 67932
Author: $ Gary Jones
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: Entertainment
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 15:05:03

Has anyone considered asking Roseanne to come over and screech the national
anthem?  I understand that she may be looking for gigs in the near future.

                                                   ****  Gary   ****

Message: 67933
Author: Jeff Lochansky
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: GT Entertainment
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 15:29:45

Roseanne Barr??????????????????
I know I eat to much, but why spoil everybody's appitite????????
YUCK, barf, gag,gag,gag
       THE
M M A D   M M A X
  M M A D   M M A X
    M M A D   M M A X

Message: 67934
Author: Jeff Lochansky
Category: Hard/Software
Subject: Ramdrive
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 15:32:21

 There really is nobody on apollo who can help me with this?????
Come on now, I'm begging, Please, pretty please with sugar and a cherry on
top. I really need some help.
       THE
M M A D   M M A X
  M M A D   M M A X
    M M A D   M M A X

Message: 67935
Author: Jeremy Roberson
Category: On the Lighter Side
Subject: COMPUTERS
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 17:04:02

I BOUGHT A HOME COMPUTER
THINKING EVEN I COULD LEARN
THIS MYSTERIOUS NEW LANGUAGE
THAT APPEARED AT EVERY TURN.
IN A WEEK I WAS ADDICTED;
AT THE KEYBOARD DAY AND NIGHT,
USING STRINGS AND VARIABLES,
BUT NOTHING CAME OUT RIGHT.
FUTILITY HAS MADE MY DOUBT
MY ABILITY TO LEARN,
I MAY HAVE AMPLE GO-SUBS
BUT I'M SHORT A FEW RETURNS!

Message: 67936
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: Movie?
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 17:39:53

        Probably will have 'Tremors' (in Laser Disk) for those to tired
to talk or bored out of their gored, playing on the Boob Tube!

        The Cake was picked up this afternoon......  I'm ready!

*=* the 'Mighty' Apollo SysOp *=*  <-clif- 
P.S.  Mizz Dee is going to sing the National Anthem to open the GT! 

Message: 67937
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Question?
Subject: Dee?
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 17:42:30

        Why are you selling ALL your possessions?  Did you not JUST get your
MicroWave??   I hope you are not leaving town?

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Message: 67938
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: Bell Road
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 17:57:52

        Would you know it.... Construction on Bell Road.....
Alternate way to GT:
        35TH Ave, north of Bell Road and South of Union Hills, there is only
one Red/Green light..  Turning West at this light (Grovers) will cut into
37th Ave and then you go South on 37th Ave to Danbury.

        Or 43rd Ave to Grovers (at light and between Bell Road and Union
Hills, but this time turn East till you get to 37th Ave, then turn South.

        You can still get though on Bell Road, but some people do not like
to travel in construction areas.

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Message: 67939
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Sandi
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 18:43:47

What does, "race people off of stoplights" mean?  What kind of job is that?

By the way, your message on religion was well put.  In other words you
didn't insult anyone which is unusual around here.  Thanks for the answer.

Message: 67940
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Paul/pollution
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 18:46:57

Yea, and Cliff will try to have the power plant pollution blow the other way
along with blocking off the streets in a mile square area.  And yes, he has
already set it up for all airplanes at Luke, Williams, Sky Harbor, Deer
Valley and a few others to postpone all take-offs AND landings for a 48 hour
period prior to the GT.

Way to go Cliff.

Message: 67941
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Jeff L./Ramdrive
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 18:54:38

The first thing to do is spray a full 12 oz. can of WD40 (not 3 in 1 Oil)
into the hard drive then take a 16oz. (not 12 oz.) ballpeen hammer and tap
the HD case on the left rear edge.

If this does not work then get a hand sledge and try again.

By the way, I use a Jackintosh Computer and cannot give you any advice other
than the above, sorry.

Message: 67942
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Mizz Dee
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 19:01:41

Hey, I too was conceived in October.

Message: 67943
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: National Anthem
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 19:03:34

If Mizz Dee sings it then make sure she spits just as Rosanne Barr did.

By the way, I can belch the NA fairly well so you may want to consider me.

And those of you who have camcorders please bring them as I will be late to
the GT.  Thanks.


Message: 67944
Author: $ Jeff Beck
Category: Question?
Subject: Sandi
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 19:51:07

There are no professional racehorses?  Could you clarify that statement?

Message: 67945
Author: $ Beauregard Dog
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Sandi/horses
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 21:34:14

Gee, although there aren't any *corporate* racehorses, I'll bet there are
quite a few *family* racehorses ...

Message: 67946
Author: $ Roger Mann
Category: Question?
Subject: sysop/address
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 22:09:06

So you live on Danbury. What is the address, or do I drive around between
43rd and 35th Av until I am positive that the large group of cars parked
from 35th to 43rd are in front of one of the houses that includes yours.

Message: 67947
Author: Jeff Lochansky
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Rod advice
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 22:23:14

Rod sometimes I have thought to do exactly that, but common sense and
civilized behavior ( and remembering how much the computer cost me ) have
always stopped me short of destroying this marvelous amchine. So I took the
alternative solution, I learned how to ask for help when I REALLY don't know
what to do anymore.
       THE
M M A D   M M A X
  M M A D   M M A X
    M M A D   M M A X

Message: 67948
Author: Jeff Lochansky
Category: Get-Togethers (GTs)
Subject: Countdown
Date: 07/27/90  Time: 22:27:21

Only 20 more hours till the GT, will cliff be able to finish adding that
extra room he'll need, or will his house explode if to many people enter it.
Like Cliff said, I shure hope everybody took a shower before coming, I will.
Hey seriously, I'm REALLY looking forward to finally meeting everybody, and
I'm honored by being invited, even though I'm not a $tatus user.
       THE
M M A D   M M A X
  M M A D   M M A X
    M M A D   M M A X

Message: 67949
Author: $ Mike Carter
Category: Answer!
Subject: Jeff L/ RamDrives
Date: 07/28/90  Time: 00:17:36

Ask the question on the COMPUTER SIG.
 

Message: 67950
Author: $ Mike Carter
Category: War!
Subject: Lightning
Date: 07/28/90  Time: 00:32:27

Shzzz-POP...WHAAAA-TOOOM!
(1) ea 286 D.O.A
Shzzz-PLAP-FOP-ZOT-ZOT-WHHHHHAAAAAA-TOOOOOOOOOOO-OOOOMMMMM!!!!
(1) ea 386 D.O.A
"$#^&^@"
 
2 hours * %$%$* + (4*82C450 IC's) + 1 SN74LS245N = Happy Camper
 
In short, even with the power off, both of my computers received
fatal blows the other night. Two direct hits on the power lines outside
resulted in 4 transformers blowing up, 105 feet of 9 guage stranded
power cable being completely *vaporized*  and set fire to one house
and blew up a propane tank down the road.
After all that, my electronics around the house told a story of
massive surges. Just about everyone on my street (except me) lost
their TV's and VCR's. --- I beleive in a GOD---
But he thrashed my babies... so I fixed them and this is the first
night I've been able to login. Not only did my own personal stuff
get ZOTTED, the Airport and the second job all had me going full tilt
on PC repair this week.  Lost 7 Mux's, 4 Model 80 PS/2's (good riddance)
3 Monochrome monitors (must like VGA), 12 power supplies and
3 Printers. 
The moral of the story:   UNPLUG! UNPLUG! UNPLUG!
                -Mike

Message: 67951
Author: $ Bob Thornburg
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Judicial System
Date: 07/28/90  Time: 00:38:15

I was listening to a radio program today, and they were talking about
"Operation Rescue" out in California.  Some of the people who had
participated in "Operation Rescue" and had been arrested were talking about
their court appearance.  They said a number of things that amazed me.  For
example, prior to appearing before the judge, they were given a list of
words they could not use in the court room.  If they used any of the words,
they would be held in contempt of court and fined or imprisoned or both. 
What were the words?  I can't remember the whole list, but some of them were
"baby", "abortion", "church", "God", "kill".  Isn't that amazing?  It
sounded like something out of Nazi Germany.  I didn't catch the whole
program, but it seemed the lady judge was definitely pro abortion and she
wasn't about to let justice get in the way of dealing with those who
disagreed with her.

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 1:I'm in a weird mood tonight.  I have nothing to say and that is unusual.  So
 2:I will just say nothing but already I have said something.
 3:
 4:It's like you always learn something even if you don't learn anything then 
 5:you've learned that much.
 6:
 7:Who do you think will win the free year's $tatus.  I believe there are only 
 8:three non-status users who are regular, Hans Glans, Jeff Lochansky and the 
 9:newcomer, Sandi Marlin.  
10:
11:But are they real people?  Will we meet Jeff L. at the GT or will it only be
12:an actor playing a part for the evening for the real author of those 
13:messages?
14:
15:Frankly I think that all three are Dean Hathaway but I am having a hard time
16:proving this.
17:
18:This world is a WEIRD place and somehow I wish it would settle down to some 
19:real nice, good ole peace on this planet.  I could use it.
20:
21:Bye.
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