Apollo BBS Archive - September 1988

Apollo BBS Archive - September 18, 1988


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Message: 4228
Author: $ Nick Ianuzzi
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Rod/land
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 18:01:58

There is an abundance of cheap land available in this country. It's not
always easily accessible and of course doesn't have provisions for utilities
or sewers, but some might find that desirable. Why don't you buy some and
give it away to those who deserve it?

Message: 4229
Author: $ James Taranto
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Rod
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 19:48:23

Your father-in-law is a dolt.  The unemployment rate has nothing to do with
unemployment insurance.

Message: 4230
Author: $ James Taranto
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Rod
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 19:49:55

Well, of course, as a matter of principle, I could always be wrong.  In the
case of my disagreement with your silliness with regard to physics,
economics, politics, and virtually everything else, however, it seems highly
unlikely.

Message: 4231
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Rebuttal
Subject: Rod/Land
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 20:19:17

  Speak for yourself Trotsky breath! I am not buying a house which was built
with drug money and I am not a thief. Naming everyone as criminals in order
to justify a criminal land grab scheme probably makes a lot of sense to
someone who despises mankind and its works, but it will never fly with
anyone with an even remotely normal outlook. Try some of that Cosmic
Intropection crap on yourself and ask why you don't just do as I and Nick
suggested and get all the undeveloped land you want. What you are advocating
is nothing but a monstrous theft which can not be justified on any moral
grounds what so ever.
   See You Later
      Dean H.
Message: 4232
Author: $ Todd Reese
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Ann/media
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 21:18:52

Keep in mind, Ann, that it is the "media" who is taking apart the candidates
"piece by piece" and putting them under a microscope - not the people.
 
Unfortunately, our media specialists have degenerated to the point where
sensationalism is the top priority in any news story.  Fortunately, I am
confident that most people realize this.

Message: 4233
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Todd/the media
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 08:59:54

I sure hope your right about the people realizing that. Supposedly, this
sort of reporting sells paper's - why else would they do it? The National
Enquiror is the biggest selling newspaper in the world. I think most people
that read it, believe every word! 
Have you ever noticed that when there's not too much going on in the world
and nation, the media is at their worst? They'll jump on something local or
report on the 'good old reliable Cancer scare'! I remember one time watching
the news and the reporter said "Your electricity bill will go up 75% in the
next year!" They left it at that and went into a commercial brake. My heart
went into my stomach because the bills had just been upped to a record high
that year and we lived in a place that the heater ran from Sept. to May!
When they got back on - they repeated that dire prediction and followed with
... "If the electric company has it's way!" They went on to say how the
company was trying to get something passed that they COULD do this if they
wished! This never happened I might add and was just media hype - trying to
stir up news where there was none. I was so mad, I called the station and
complained. I found out later that a lot of people also did. From that time,
when the media seems to be going in that type of direction, I quit looking
at the news for awhile. If something is going on like that major hurricane,
then I watch it or the chemical fire that happened very close to us. Even at
that, they certainly make it sound much worse than it is. See you.
=*--ANN--


Message: 4234
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Rod/land
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 12:25:54

        I see signs of jealousy ....... are you upset because someone got
ahold of Broadway and Park Place before you?
        Percentage wise Banks should not be hit. There is a high arrest and
conviction rate for bank jobs. A Grocery store would be better.

        The one thing I can see wrong with 'Capitalism' is that your
great-great-great granddaddy did not have enough intiative and forsight to
get involved in the right types of enterprises. There are very few frontiers
left to get in the 'ground level'.
        When I realized what my relations of the past have done (or not
done), I have not put another flower on their grave.  (Sigh).......

Message: 4235
Author: $ Nick Ianuzzi
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: utilities
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 15:40:27

APS has a special meter that they will install for customers that use most
of their power after 10PM. They don't publicize this, but will inform you if
you call them. We had one installed several months ago, and our utility bill
has dropped nearly 30%.

Message: 4236
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: NICK/LAND
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:03:39

        I do not believe I have the capital to purchase some land.

Message: 4237
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: JT/physics
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:05:46

        Why don't you ask Dean Hathaway about physics, specifically in
regards to the existance of time.  I'm sure, according to your narrow views,
there are more than one idiot on this board.
        

Message: 4238
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Dean/Land
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:08:45

        Does the savings and loan institutes going belly up have anything
to do with the inhabitants of this land failing to meet their financial
obligations in regards to buying their own homes?
        

Message: 4239
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: National Enquirer
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:12:00

        They are a good, factual paper.  In fact I recently read a headline
that reveals there was a statue of Elvis, discovered on the planet Mars.
Now, that makes perfect sense.  So, what's the prob?

Message: 4240
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Ann
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:12:51

        It sure sounds like JT has a bit of an emotionalism problem from
time to time.  Hmmmmm.

Message: 4241
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit-Chat
Subject: Sandy
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:14:23

        Yeah, I'm just sorry that my parents aren't Mafia Chieftians.  Nick
has it made.

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Message: 1998
Author: $ Todd Reese
Category: Cosmos-Chatter
Subject: Who did it?
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 21:24:22

I'll bet $10 that James Hawley had something to do with it.

Message: 1999
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Answer !
Subject: last
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 04:03:47

And who exactly are you betting with?

Message: 2000
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Cosmos-Chatter
Subject: Ann
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 04:05:03

I am a pretty good photographer, but I haven't had any spare time for over a
month.  Up the reward to $50 and I'll confess.

Message: 2001
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Cosmos-Chatter
Subject: James/confession
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 09:03:03

Lets forget the money. Why don't you just confess? That would make
everything so simple and you can recieve your 'just' rewards! =*--Annie the
Fanny--*=

Message: 2002
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Question ?
Subject: On David
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 09:08:27

What I don't understand is - when I met David, he came across as a clean cut
all American fellow - nice & pleasent to talk to - he listened to your side
and commented politely and intelligently and it was a pleasure to have spent
some time with him, however short it was. Yet, on the board he comes across
as very opinionated and sarcastic! Does he perhaps have the 'Doctor Jekle
and Mr. Hyde' syndrom? Hmmmm? =*--ANN--*=

Message: 2003
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Answer !
Subject: Ann/David
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 12:30:05

        I think David wants to be a Politician .......

Message: 2004
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Cosmos-Chatter
Subject: David
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:17:23

        I think he has seen the advancements JT has made and wants to be
like him.  I think it is called hero worship.
        
Message: 2005
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Answer !
Subject: Ann
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:58:56

Well I want the money.  Why else would I confess?

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Message: 54185
Author: $ Apollo SYSOP
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Last...????
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 17:23:31

        We have no "Female SIG"????  Where have you been the last year or
two?

SMILE! (-:} *=* the 'Mighty' Apollo SYSOP *=*

Message: 54186
Author: $ Dean Hathaway
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Frank Terre/Status
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 20:10:51

  It is decidedly worth every penny. Just seeing Rod Williams embarrass
himself with his political beliefs on the $tatus board is repayment enough
if you are into that sort of thing. If you should want to be taken seriously
in debates (don't ask me why you would want to do this) $tatus is almost a
prerequisite because a non-status user can easily be a bogus mouthpiece for
someone else.
   See You Later
      Dean H.

Message: 54187
Author: $ Todd Reese
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Chris Neal
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 21:11:10

"Prince of Darkness" is yet another cheap horror flick.  John Carpenter
really lowered himself on it.
 
The most amusing part of the movie was how old John made you sit and watch
title credits half-way through the movie.

Message: 54188
Author: $ Chris Neal
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Todd
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 23:41:15

Ohwell,  I thought it was well done...   You must not have gotton the
'point' out of the movie if you didn't think it was any good..
 
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Message: 54189
Author: Michael Kielsky
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Read this ...
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 00:17:41


For rent:
 
         Nice two-bedroom townhome, dishwasher, inside washer/dryer
         hookups, fenced yard, close to ASU & Freeways, $435 per
         month.
 
Call -> 276-4663 <-  leave message if no-one is home

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RE: Ianuzzi/GT--  It's been pretty lonely for you in that past 6 years, huh?
 
 
Michael Kielsky

Message: 54190
Author: $ Nick Ianuzzi
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: last
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 02:34:17

Your ability to read between the lines amazes me.

Message: 54191
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Answer!
Subject: Burkhart/Metro Motor
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 04:13:34

Yes, I turned my pager off.  I called a couple of clients and told Rod what
happened.  Aren't you still going to SDSU?

Message: 54192
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Paul/OOPS!
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 08:30:50

I forgot the title of that movie you mentioned - was it 'Lady in White'?
=*--ANN--*=

Message: 54193
Author: Terry Ponder
Category: Sex & Love
Subject: Art of Conception
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 15:00:33

"The Art of Conception - Sex Education"
     Wich came first - the chicken or the egg? - The egg or the chicken? 
Four g's meet at five.  Everyone knows that you can't get a chicken without
an egg.  Everyone knows the egg has to be fertile - a rooster is needed. 
The "E" (in eggg) must be for Egore.  Egore has got one "g".  Then all that
is needed is another "g" or two, to get an egg.  The "g" that is needed
must stand for girl - chicken.  Somedimes are needed sometimes and sometimes
the e and the d get close to eachother.  If they come together, then there
are extras.  Namely, (ore - left-over from Egore and irl - left over from
girl) of course the "chicken" part of it they got in common.  So they meet
with the "chicken" at five.  I (individual or twin chicks) are on the line
(5).  Not just Egore and the girl "chicken".  Then the girl "chicken" must
have given an "I" as well as Egore.  Who had none to give? - "EGGI" leaves
O. rerl - O.RERL....Personally, I believe O. Reality is conception - the
beginning of a new entity (chicken) on said Planet Earth.  We need to bring
the two "R's" together to get the BIG "r" - the one that starts the word
"reality".  "a" I believe comes from an occurance in the continuum of time. 
"l" stands for "Love".  "I" stands for "Identity".  "T" stands for "Truth" 
"Y" stands for the question "WHY".  If you seek the truth - you will find
the truth.  Sometimes you'll find it when you don't want to or are not
willing to accept it.  After you find it - "Relationship" is a mighty "ship"
- Once on boardthere is a danger for mishaps.  Be prepared to accept them. 
Murder is against the will of God - Thou shalt not KILL!!!  tbp/sig

Message: 54194
Author: John Jensen
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: DRUGS
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 15:35:16

Rod, you are not making sense.  Gunshot is not a leading cause of death in
this country.  Tobacco is, killing 320,000 per year.  Alcohol is, killing
150,000 per year.  Heroin and cocaine kill a few hundred per year. 
Marijauna kills ZERO people per year.  Millions are killed by cancer.  Once
uncommon, the accumulation of toxins in our air, water and food has caused
the increase in the incidence of cancer deaths.  What is being done about
it?  Early in this century an electrician named Royal Raymond Rife did
experiments with super high power visual microscopes.  Detail was beyond the
capability of the medium at those magnifications; movement wasn't.  He
discovered characteristics of cancer cells which led to a cure. it was
suppressed.  Later Dr. Wilhelm Riech attempted similar experiments, with
similar conclusions.  The FDA murdered him.  An Israeli doctor found out how
to synthesize Laetril correctly, the inventor had not.  The FDA slandered
the doctor to avoid having to test it.
I have a better Idea, Rod, lets get rid of the DEA, FDA, IRS, LEAA and all
the other government agencies that are abusing our not-so-precious-anymore
Constitution.
-------John Jensen

Message: 54195
Author: $ Nick Ianuzzi
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: last
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 15:37:53

Paranoid nonsense.


Message: 54196
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Nick
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:21:35

        Getting rid of some of the agencies, John mentioned, makes perfectly
good sense.

Message: 54197
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Chit Chat
Subject: Dean
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:24:28

        I don't feel embarrassed.  Should I be?  In any case, $tatus is
definitely worth the money, if for no other reason, to see Hathaway call me
Trotsky Breath.

Message: 54198
Author: $ Cliff Kolostow
Category: For sale
Subject: TRS-80 Business Soft
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:42:04

        Mod III TRS-80 Business Software...
I have left Accounts Receivable, Inventory and Invoicing by the
"Small Business Systens Group".
        ALL Three for only $10.00

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Message: 258
Author: $ James Taranto
Category: Christian Rod!
Subject: Oudin
Date: 09/17/88  Time: 19:51:20

Shut up already!

Message: 259
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Annie the ASSp
Subject: Hey!
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 04:18:25

Stop these accusations!  If you have proof, please present it.  I guess I
should just say I did it, so that you'll stop pestering me.

Message: 260
Author: $ Ann Oudin
Category: Christian Rod!
Subject: Ralphy
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 09:24:09

Who is David King? If you meant Stephen king - then you have insulted the
finest author that lives! I see you are in need of tutoring and I will
volunteer to be your tutor and lend you a Steven King book. You are about to
change your whole life! You are about to embark upon a long journey of
wonderous reading - a long,  journey into the dark side of mankind! Be
prepared to stay up late at night, trying to get in just one more chapter -
one more enthralling word! Be prepared to wait not too patiently for his
next book! You will hound the book store - hoping for some word or sign. You
will spend a fortune on the hard cover versions - the family going hungrey
so that you can satisfy your need! You will find you will not want to read
any other authors works. But you are really luckey, because you have a year
of reading his old novels! Me, I'm not so fortunate because he has vowed to
quit writing for about 5 years and I'm gonna die from holding my breath!
The torture is horrible! =*--Annie the ASSp--*=

Message: 261
Author: $ Sandy SYSOP
Category: Tawdry Tales
Subject: its .......
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 12:52:28

        "Oh, drats!" he thought to himself. "Why is it that I can't remember
anything?" The off smelling caretaker reaches for his V.O. and swiggs down
the last few swallows. He reminisces about his V.O. and that vile, wicked,
immoral person who got him started on the stuff.
        James catches a glimpse of something .... something moving in the
dark corner to his right. He peers through the dimmly light room. There he
spies a black widow brimming with soon-to-hatch baby black widows making her
way back to her nest. James, numb from this evenings events, walks over the
the plump black widow spider and .........

Message: 262
Author: $ Mike Carter
Category: Tawdry Tales
Subject: cont
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 14:35:31

Sucks it into his mouth and swigs it down with another gulp from the bottle.
"Sweeter than most, must have been eating june bugs..." James thought to
himself.
The delicate tickling inside of his throat actually broke a thin smile
between his crusty lips. 

Message: 263
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Christian Rod!
Subject: Hawley/Thang
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 16:27:53

        Hawley couldn't have did it, he was with me that evening.  In fact,
he spent the entire night at my place and he snored like a baby.  He has a
perfect alabi, ask any of my children or even Jasmine.


Message: 264
Author: $ James Hawley
Category: Christian Rod!
Subject: Last
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 17:01:36

Hey, shut up!  I want the money!

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Message: 4242
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Rebuttal
Subject: Underware
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 17:32:37

      Look opponents, all I want to see is a world that is fun.  If I
wanted to live in my closet, I could make it fun for a short time,
that is, until the power company turns my utilities off or my landlard
evicts me, whichever comes first.
      
      If I turn on my television or pick up a newspaper or magazine,
I am reminded that the world we live in is like a scary, science
fiction novel.  It isn't the Greenhouse effect that worries me, it is
the quality of life, hereabout.  Perhaps the Greenhouse effect will,
one day, cause people to work together as a unit but I doubt it.  
      
      I guess part of the problem here on earth is there are so many
degrees of human species in various stages of evolution.  Some are like
apes (my apologies to apes) while others have advanced far beyond that.
      
      If people like Dean, David, JT, Ann, Nick, and some others
were all we had to deal with in this society, I could relax because
basically the intelligence level is high enough where we could come to
equitable terms in short order.  But, no, it isn't that easy because
many of the people are sucking on a beer with their noses pressed
against a tv set, watching people in padded uniforms trying to kill each
other.  
(cont.) or (yawn)

Message: 4243
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Entertainment
Subject: last
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 17:33:36

      No one told me it would be an easy world to live in, in fact, I
was told by my mother, many times, "Wait till you get big." 
Truthfully, I didn't know it would be this rough.  My family wasn't
rich, nor were they even middle class.  I was born and raised in a
housing project in the forties and early fifties and I learned what
crime was early.  I haven't had a family I could depend on since I was
fifteen, which was when I ran away from home.  Financially, I could
not depend on them when I was growing up because even then the bill
collectors would come knocking on the door to collect a past due
amount and I was forced to hide in the closet more than once.

      I was doing fine in school until I was ten and in the fourth
grade, I was receiving good grades.  But my father couldn't take the
rat race of raising a family so he found a new girl friend and married
her.  After that, I didn't care.  I quit in the ninth grade when I was
fifteen and high tailed it towards Los Angeles to find a better life.

      All I see is dog eat dog, crooked politics, death, murder,
destruction and that goes for every part of the world.  Everyone wants
to get ahead at the expense of others.  Whatever happened to the word
"Share"?  
(next)

Message: 4244
Author: $ Rod Williams
Category: Idea for thought
Subject: I lied
Date: 09/18/88  Time: 17:34:20

      In any event, I am not proud of this world and I want to plant a
few seeds.  If they are the wrong kind of seeds and the world gets
worse before I learn what I must learn, then so be it.  From day
one of my life (1942), this world has been involved in a war, in the
production of bigger and better (ha) implements of destruction, just
so killing can be more streamlined.

      At present, our economy is in disarray, our farmers are biting
the dust, families are defaulting on their mortgages, politics are
dirty, there are homeless and hungry people within our borders, and if
it gets worse because of my ideas, then too _______ bad?
        * - *  See You Around The Universe * - *       Rod