LIST FILE ON MARGIN IS 76 STATUS: ALL ALLOWED NUMBER OF LINES: 629 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ******************* REMOVED: 4 JAN 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 older 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. 18 ************************************************************ 19 20 ************************************************************* 21 JUST SAW A THING ON ABC ABOUT 1984, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THE 22 POSSIBLITIES IN REGARD TO 1984 AREN'T WHAT BOTHERS ME, IT'S 23 THOSE WIERDO'S WHO ARE RUNNING THINGS! THEIR NARROW MINDED 24 VIEW POINTS ARE FRIGHTENING! ONE SAID THAT THE MOST DANGEROUS 25 PROBLEM IS THE GOVERNMENT OBTAINING DATA FROM CORPORATIONS. 26 ANOTHER SAID IT WAS THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH OF THAT! AND THE 27 ABC GUY WAS BABLING THAT IT WAS NONE OF THAT, IT WAS ALL DUE 28 TO THE RUSSIANS! MEAN WHILE DR. EHRLICH WAS OFF ON HIS OWN 29 TANGENT ABOUT NUCLEAR DISASTER AND TO HECK WITH 1984! 30 WE HAVE A VERY GOOD REFERENCE POINT TO BASE OUR CONCEPTS OF 31 FREEDOM UPON, IT'S CALLED THE 'BILL OF RIGHTS'. IT IS THE 32 CONTINUED EROSION OF THESE RIGHTS THAT WORRIES ME MORE THEN 33 ANYTHING ELSE. THIS IS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF OUR COUNTRY! THE 34 VERY CONCEPTS BY WHICH IT WAS FORMED! IT IS FEARFUL TO SEE 35 THESE RIGHTS SLOWLY BEING EATEN AWAY A LITTLE BIT A TIME AND 36 IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM ITSELF!!! NOTHING IS SACRED IF IT MEANS 37 THAT IT WILL ALLOW OUR SO CALLED LEADERS A GREATER AMOUNT OF 38 CONTROL OVER HOW THEY RUN OUR LIVES. AFTER ALL, "IT'S FOR OUR 39 OWN GOOD". THE POLICE NEED THOSE RECORDS SO THEY CAN ARREST US 40 BEFORE WE DO SOMETHING WRONG. THE IRS NEEDS THEM TO MAKE SURE 41 THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO CHEAT THEM OUT OF 10 CENTS. WE GOTTA 42 MAKE THOSE NASTY JOURNALISTS DEVULGE THEIR SOURCES SO THAT WE 43 CAN ARREST THEM SO THEY CAN'T SQUEAL ON OUR B'LOVED LEADERS 44 AGAIN! YES, WE CAN'T ALLOW OUR ALMIGHTY LEADERS TO LOOSE ANY 45 POWER OVER OUR LIVES. WHY.. WHY.. THAT WOULD BE ANTI-SOCIAL! 46 ******* CISTOP MIKEY (IS HE RANTING AGAIN? NO, YET!) ********** 47 48 -------------------------- 49 Well, I finally arrived at a time when the Inn wasn't crowded. 50 This is my first time to leave a message, though I have been 51 observing for a long time. I really enjoy my visits, and I 52 feel I know alot of you already from your lively conversation. 53 You regulars are great. 54 Bo 55 ------------------------------ 56 57 !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? 58 HI, Y'ALL. HERE'S SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO PUT ON HERE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT 59 DID'NT. 60 UTOPIA: TO ATTAIN UTOPIA IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE 61 AT THIS POINT IN HISTORY. FOLLOW:1. YOU CAN'T PLEASE ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL 62 OF THE TIME.2. ALL WOULD NOT AGREE ON THE WAY OR MANNER TO ACCOMPLISH THE 63 DOING AWAY WITH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EVILS.3. THERE IS NO HUMAN GOVERNMENT 64 OR POLITICAL IDEAL THAT ALL PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE TO AS BEING RIGHT.4. MOST PEO- 65 PLE ASSERT THEIR OWN WILL OVER OTHERS.(NOT NECESSARILY WRONG BUT SOMETIMES 66 SELFISH)5. ALSO, NO HUMAN GOVERNMENT OR INSTITUTION CAN CONTROL OR STOP 67 SICKNESS, DEATH, OR POLLUTION.6. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN IDEA OF PROPER HUMAN 68 RIGHTS.WHICH A 101 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 102 103 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 104 I absolutly have nothing to say just wanted to see what was on 105 here and now that I know.....GOODBYE 106 107 HAPPY NEW YEAR 108 :::::::::::FROM ME TO YOU:::::::::::::::::::::::::G.T.::::::::: 109 *********************************** 110 **+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++** 111 **+SPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMS+** 112 **+P P+** 113 **+A HAPPY NEW YEAR! A+** 114 **+M M+** 115 **+SPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMS+** 116 **+ From the In Sane Scientist! +** 117 **+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++** 118 *********************************** 119 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 120 OH WOW THSAT WAS COOL ####################### 121 122 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 123 ############################################ 124 To: Deborah, 125 Here are some bb#'s near or in Seattle: 126 127 U.S.-online===(206)692-8408 128 129 Northwest Commodore UG==(206)743-6021 130 131 (UNKNOWN)===(206)783-9798 132 133 Dial Your Match==(206)256-6624 134 135 That last one is in Vancouver WA 136 ######################RIP############## 137 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 138 Just on one more time to wish everyone a happy new year. I hope 139 you all have fun. I'll be sitting here at my keyboard all night. 140 I'll probably call again tonight, so sombody leave me a message. 141 Bo 142 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 143 -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- 144 Big Brother here. 145 Observing again. 146 -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- 147 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 148 BO: Whats your last name ? Just wondering. 149 """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 150 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 151 WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ABOUT BIG BROTHER? EVERYBODY SEEMS RELIEVED THAT 152 THE PREDICTION PUT OUT BY GEORGE ORWELL DIDN'T COME TRUE. WASN'T "1984" 153 SUPPOSED TO BE A WORK OF FICTION? "BRAVE NEW WORLD" BY MR. HUXLEY 154 IS ALONG THE SAME LINES, BUT NOBODY SEEMS WORRIED ABOUT THAT COMING TRUE 155 BUY THE WAY, DOES ANYBODY AROUND HE COMMUNICATE IN NEWSPEAK? 156 157 JONATHAN CHANCE 158 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 159 *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= 160 BO: HAPPY NEW YEAR! GLAD YOU HAVE DECIDED TO BECOME A PART OF 161 THIS LOVELY COMMUNICATION 162 TRAP CALLED THE INN. ITS A GREAT PLACE TO COME IN FROM THE COLD. 163 ASK d! SHE IS THE MORE CREATIVE OF US PERHAPS. NAAAHH. EVERYONE IS 164 CREATIVE, SOMETIMES IN WAYS NO ONE UNDERSTANDS. ANYWAY... 165 DROP ME A LINE... I SHALL BE BACK. 166 167 =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=JODY=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= 168 XXXX 169 ]ENTER 170 ?SYNTAX ERROR 171 ]EXIT 172 ]HELP IS ANY BODY THERE 173 ?SYNTAX ERROR 174 ]HELP 175 ]I AM HAVING VERRY MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY MODEM 176 ]BYE..... 177 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 178 Bo, here is a message. Not much 179 content though! 180 I plan on staying at 181 my key board all night 182 also so leave me a message!!! 183 And happy new year. 184 By the way do you like 185 the Dolphins? 186 187 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 188 Dedicated Dolphin Fan RIP%%% 189 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 190 Good luch Seattle! Hope they winn 191 OOOOOOPs! too many "n's" 192 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 193 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 194 Bo back. Thanks for all the messages, It's nice to have sombody 195 talk back. Actually, though, my last name would be irrelevent 196 because B.O. is actually my initials. The real me is Brad 197 Orahood. Not very original, but I use it. I think I'll 198 stick with Bo. It's easier to spell. 199 One other thing, I'm a Seattle fan. Sorry to all you 200 miami fans out there, but theres always last year. Fumbles on the 201 last two kickoff returns did'nt help miami, either. 202 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 203 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 204 205 Who has the proctological gall to defame this border ? ? 206 207 Be .....Gone Twit ( G.T.) 208 209 To the above..... 210 211 Who seems to be having trouble with their Micromodem II .... 212 Their small instruction book has a great information................. 213 I suggest you read it ! ! ! ! 214 215 ::::::::::::::::Alex::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 216 d, 217 my lack of clarity was not intended towards 218 discriptive prose....rather the indolent attempts of others ......... 219 My respect of the medium prevents a more succinct appraisal . 220 221 ...........of these adolesent efforts......... 222 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 223 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 224 Why couldn't he just hold on to the 225 God damned ball?!? 226 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 227 dedicated Dophin fan 228 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 229 *************************************** 230 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 231 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 232 to THE DOCTOR: 233 As a struggling student on 234 the way to a Doctorate of Medicine, 235 I thought I would inform you and all 236 other users of an interesting bit 237 of information. I feel , as a new user 238 of this board, that an intelligent 239 topic of discussion is in order. 240 How about "CIGARETTE SMOKING"? 241 242 Cigarette smokers are at an increased 243 risk of premature death, usually from 244 bronchopulmonary or cardiovascular 245 disease. The life expectancy of an 246 average 30-yr-old (m or f) who smokes 247 15 cigarettes/day is shortened by more 248 than 5 yrs. The incidence of cigarette 249 smoking in the USA declined somewhat 250 after 1964 when health risks associated 251 with smoking were first widely stressed 252 but it is again on the increase and 253 poses one of the greatest public 254 health problems in the Western world 255 today. 256 257 CHEMISTRYAND AND PHARMACOLOGY: 258 -------------------------- 259 Tobacco smoke is a mixture of gases 260 and minute droplets of tar; nearly 261 1000 components of tobacco smoke 262 have been indentified. Though some 263 components are filtered off as the 264 smoke is drawn through the unburned 265 tobacco, they are redistilled as 266 the burning ember advances, and the 267 smoke in each successive puff becomes 268 more concentrated. Since cigarette 269 smoke is less irritating than pipe 270 or cigar smoke, it is more likely 271 to be inhaled. Pipe or cigar smoke, 272 being more irritating, is less 273 likely to be inhaled. Thus,pipe 274 or cigar smoking is much less 275 hazardous than cigarette smoking, 276 though it is not completely 277 innocuous. 278 Substances of medical importance 279 in the smoke may be separated into 280 four main groups: 281 282 1. CARCINOGENS AND CARCINOCARCINOGENS 283 are present in the tar. Carcinogens 284 (principally polycyclic aromatic 285 alcohols) initiate cancer formation. 286 Cocarcinogens(including phenols, 287 fatty acids,and free fatty acids) 288 accelerate the production of 289 cancer by other initiators. Many 290 cocarcinogens are also irritants. 291 292 2. IRRITANTS cause immediate and 293 bronchoconstriction after smoke 294 inhalation, inhibit cilial action 295 in the bronchial epithelium, and 296 stimulate bronchial mucus secretion. 297 298 (line should read "immediate cough") 299 300 3. NICOTINE principally affects the 301 nervous system and is probably 302 responsible for a smoker's pharma- 303 cologic dependence on cigarettes. 304 The effects are complex and include 305 stimulation or sedation, depending 306 on the dose and on the smoker's 307 physical and physiologic state. 308 Nicotine indirectly affects the 309 circulation by provoking 310 catecholamine release which causes 311 tachycardia, increased cardiac 312 output,vasoconstriction, and 313 increased blood pressure. Nicotine 314 also increases serum free fatty 315 acid concentration and platelet 316 adhesiveness, and inhibits 317 pancreatic bicarbonate secretion. 318 319 4. TOXIC GASES in cigarette smoke 320 include carbon monoxide, hydrogen 321 sulphide, and hydrocyanic acid. The 322 average carboxyhemoglobin level in 323 persons smoking one pack/day is 324 about 5%,compared to less than 1% 325 in non-smokers. This reduces the 326 amount of Hb available for O2 transport 327 and shifts the HbO2 dissociation curve 328 to the left, impairing O2 release 329 to the tissues. Exposure to carbon 330 monoxide may also increase 331 atheroma formation. 332 333 DISEASES RELATED TO SMOKING: 334 335 1. Lung Cancer:Squamous cell and 336 oat cell lung carcinoma are 337 associated with smoking. Epidemiologic 338 studies have shown that men who 339 smoke more than one pack/day are 340 about 20 times more at risk of 341 developing lung cancer than are 342 nonsmokers. The risk is greatest 343 in those who inhale, take more 344 puffs/cigarette, relight half 345 smoked cigarettes, and start 346 smoking at an early age. Filter tips 347 may offer some protection. 348 Laboratory experiments show that 349 tobacco smoke condensate can 350 produce skin cancer in animals,and 351 that animals inhaling cigarette 352 smoke may develop cancer of the 353 larynx or lung. 354 355 2. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema 356 deaths are also about 20 times more 357 frequent in heavysmokers. Both 358 diseases can be produced in animals 359 exposed to cigarette smoke. Pulmon- 360 ary function tests often show 361 airflow obstuction in the small 362 airways even before chronic 363 expectoration develops. The 364 adverse effect of smoking on 365 mucociliary clearance mechanisms 366 predisposes smokers to 367 bronchopulmonary infection. 368 369 3. Cardiovascular diseases: 370 Cigarette smoking accelerates 371 atherosclerosis and may double 372 the risk of myocardial infarction. 373 Smoking may precipitate an angina 374 attack or ischemic ECG changes in 375 patients with coronary artery 376 disease. The risk of developing 377 cerebrovascular disease, peripheral 378 vascular disease, or nonsyphilitic 379 aortic aneurysm is also increased in 380 smokers. 381 382 4. Pregnancy: The mean birth 383 weight of infants born to mothers 384 who smoke during prgnancy is 6oz 385 less than that of infants born to 386 nonsmoking mothers. The incidence 387 of spontaneous abortion, stillbirth 388 , and neonatal death may also be 389 increased in pregnant women who 390 smoke. 391 392 5. Extrapulmonary cancers: 393 Associated with smoking are cancers 394 of the mouth,pharynx,larynx,esophagus, 395 bladder, and pancreas. 396 397 6. Peptic (especially gastric) 398 ulceration occurs more frequently 399 and has a higher mortality rate 400 in cigarette smokers than in non 401 smokers. In addition, the effective- 402 ness of medical treatment for 403 peptic ulceration is reduced, and the 404 rate of ulcer healing is slowed. 405 406 7. Other conditions: Pulmonary 407 tuberculosis is more common in smokers 408 ,perhaps due to activation of old 409 tuberulous foci. Tobacco amblyopia 410 may be caused by optic nerve damgeage 411 due to the toxic action of cyanides 412 in cigarette smoke in smokers with 413 vitamin B12 deficiency (common). 414 Smokers are also liable to develop 415 gingivits and require early dental 416 extractions. Their physical fitness 417 is reduced because of impaired pulmonary 418 function and Hb transport of O2 to 419 the tissues. 420 421 422 I have tryed to point out some 423 interesting items on a subject 424 of interest to all who care for 425 the quality of their lives.I hope 426 I have brought it to you in a manner 427 easily understood and as a new 428 year's resolve, Lets all stop 429 smoking. For OUR Health. 430 431 P.S. I would like to see more 432 conversing along these subject 433 lines in the future. 434 435 questions on this info will be answered 436 437 signed 438 439 440 the future doctor! 441 442 **************************************** 443 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 444 Ed you know who the future doc is! 445 **************************************** 446 ######################################## 447 All he had to do was hold on to the ball 448 But noooooooooo!!!!! 449 ######################################## 450 Dedicated Dolphin Fan 451 ######################################## 452 Dear "future doctor":I have several bones to pick with you! 453 1.Most terminals have more than 40 column displays. Most of the terminals & 454 computers that don't, will "wraparound" to the next line. Thus you used 455 TWICE as much space as was necessary. Please avoid this in the future! 456 2.Based on attendance at the BWMS "not-a-pizza-party", I don't really 457 think that there are all that many smokers on the system. 458 3.As long as they aren't forcing ME to breathe THEIR smoke secondhand, I 459 feel that if an adult wishes to smoke (or commit "slow suicide" in any other 460 way) that is their right. 461 4.There is a 5th category. "Unknown substances" which may have effects not 462 being taken into account. 463 5.Finally, I'd like to have a discussion with you, too. Unfortunately, 464 neither your message, nor mine are anything other than monologues intended 465 to lecture people on how "wrong" something is. 466 ________________________________________Leonard_____________________________ 467 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 468 "future doctor": 469 A definate no-no in using 40 col; yet still worth dropping to the 470 system. Addressing Leonards comments, we only had 2 out of 10 persons 471 smoking (Alex, your friend was somking to, right?) at the N-A-P party. 472 Leonard's comment about "monologues intending to lecture people on how 473 'wrong' something is", was, I believe, unjustified. Your text was a clear, 474 concise overview of the dangers associated with smoking (with only a 475 tidbit of preaching appended at the end!). 476 477 MIKE OF CISTOPdom: 478 Please (please!) take 10 deep breaths before bannishing Future 479 Doc's text to never-never land. It has some merit (if i may be so bold) 480 , and I did want to get thru this disk in a hurry anway... 481 482 Unicom watchers: 483 Ok, Ok.... so it's not online. be patient. wether you percieve 484 it or not, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. 485 486 Aaron 487 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 488 489 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 1002 01/01/84 [][][][][][][][][][][] 490 491 Go Placidly amid the noise and waste, eh ? 492 493 I am awaiting UNICOM, aaron. 494 495 PAM: Are you auto or manual dial ? 496 497 ALL: Omigosh, it is 1984 !!! And big brother is not watching me. Rats, 498 I wanted to share a few hard questions with him. 499 500 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] DJJ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 501 502 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 503 I think one thing that should also be mentioned is that smoking is 504 also considered disgusting by a large amount of people. If they 505 want to ruin their helth, fine, but I don't want them doing it 506 around me if humanly possible. 507 Bo 508 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 509 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 510 DOC: 511 THANKS FOR THE GREAT INFO ON SMOKING. THE SUBJECT, HOWEVER 512 HAS BEEN GONE OVER MANY TIMES(ALTHOUGH NOT IN THAT GREAT OF DETAIL). 513 HOW ABOUT SOME INFORMATION ON ANOTHER SUBJECT NOT AS COMMON? 514 HOPE TO SEE SOME FUTURE INSIGHTS ON MORE TOPICS. 515 JON C. 516 P.S. WHERE DID OR DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? 517 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 518 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 519 I.S.S: Yep, I think that our government has every right to control the lives 520 of its citizens, and in whatever way it sees fit. Though sometimes, I almost 521 agree with Scrooge. He said "Let them die, and decrease the surplus popula- 522 tion", and I might change that to say "Let them die, and help improve the 523 human gene pool", as those that will not do those things necessary to pro- 524 tect their own lives are contra-survival for the race, and deserve whatever 525 they get. But, in the process of killing themselves off, they place a burden 526 on the rest of society by sapping our reserves and sucking off us through 527 social welfare programs. So these people must be controled for their own 528 (and our own) good. We can't just ship them off to a Botany Bay, or some 529 other planet (though it might not be a bad idea for all you bleeding hearts 530 out there), but we can demand that they not damage themselves and then suck 531 off of the rest of us for the remainder of their lives! 532 533 -Rommel- 534 +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- 535 I THINK THAT THIS GUY, WHAT EVER 536 HIS NAME IS, THE ONE THAT TALKS 537 SO PSYCHOLOGICAL SOUNDS LIKE A 538 REALLY WIERD PERSON!! I WOULD HATE TO MEET HIM. PLUS TH ARE 539 SOME REALLY WIERD OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS SYSTEM. ARE THERE ANY REAL PEOPLE OU 540 OUT THERE OR ARE THEY ALL WIERD 541 SINCERELY, 542 PORSHEE 543 544 545 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 546 547 Dear Med-student, 548 Thanks for the enlightenment---got a light? 549 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! 550 W-t-M 551 552 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 553 It can be verified: Kissing a smoker is akin to licking an ashtray. HUMBUG 554 !@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@@!@@@!@@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@!@@!@!@ 555 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 556 PAM: YES, I SAW IT. 557 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 558 The sysop could save a lot of the users and the bbs' time if it was 559 possible to go to a specific line and list on from that point. 560 rather than listing the whole thing. 561 Is there some way to do this? 562 China Man. 563 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 564 A}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}V 565 TO CHINA MAN -- HAVE YOU TRIED THE HELP COMMAND. GOOD GREIF. 566 567 ####################################### 568 hey Porshee, I Don't consider myself 569 weird just out of the 570 ordinaryJ! And if you don't like that 571 then tooooooo bad! 572 ######################################## 573 dedicated Dolphin Fan 574 ######################################## 575 China Man - try: 576 LN 602 577 PR 27 578 {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} Analog Alan {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} Big Brother Day {}{}{}{}{}{}{} 579 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 580 YES, I SAW IT PAM! 581 JON C. 582 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 583 OOPS.... SINCE ONLY A FEW LINES ARE 584 LEFT I WILL USE THEM. I AGREE WITH 585 PAM ENTIRELY. JONATHAN CHANCE 586 ****************************************************************** 587 NOTHING YET.... SHUCKS. 588 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 589 WHAT HAPPENED???? WHEN I LAST LEFT, THIS DISK WAS ENTIRELY FULL. WHERE 590 DID ALL THE DATA GO??? 591 JON C. 592 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 593 Chance, everything is intact, Mikey just compressed the disk to allow Pam 594 her traditional signature to the "forgotten" disk on drive B. But waste 595 not these lines on drivel! Pam has the honor of tastefully wrapping it up! 596 -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- 597 598 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 599 600 AH, IT SEEMS THAT MY FINISHING DB HAS NOW BECOME A TRADITION. I AM 601 TRULY HONORED! AND "TASTEFULLY", TOO. IT MAY BE HARD FOR ME TO LIVE UP TO 602 THOSE WORDS, BUT I WILL TRY TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE. 603 604 JON, AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS SECTION OF THE INN IS IGNORED ONCE A NEW 605 TABLE HAS BEEN OPENED IN A CLEANER PART OF THE INN, AND ONLY THOSE OF US 606 WITH A PERSISTANT DESIRE TO BE PARTY TO ALL THE CONVERSATION THAT OCCURS IN 607 THIS WELL USED ROOM WILL ENDEVOR TO USE THE REMAINING AREA. I COLLECT ALL 608 THAT I CAN OF THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND I SHUDDER TO THINK THAT I MIGHT MISS 609 SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY, THAT SOME COMMENT (NO MATTER HOW INCONSEQUENTIAL) 610 MIGHT PASS ME BY. SO IT SOON HAPPENED THAT I BEGAN FILLING THESE SPACES IN 611 ORDER THAT THEY BE FILLED BY SOMETHING, ANYTHING, AND NOT BE LEFT EMPTY AND 612 ALONE. AND I REJOICE TO SEE THAT SO MANY HAVE RESPONDED THAT THEY DO LISTEN 613 TO WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER HERE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN HEATED 614 DISCUSSION IN MORE BRIGHTLY LIT CORNERS. 615 THE "COMPRESS" COMMAND THE OLD TIMER WAS REFERRING TO IS AN EDITING 616 FUNCTION HIDDEN BEHIND THE BAR, WHERE OUR BELOVED CISTOP MIKEY (NO LONGER 617 DESEASED, EH CYS?) CAN REMOVED THE EMPTY SPACE CAUSED BY DELETED LINES. 618 WHEN A LINE IS DELETED, RATHER THAN REPLACED, IT STILL FILLS SPACE ON THE 619 DISK, BUT CAN BE RETURNED TO US WHEN THE INNKEEPER PERFORMS HIS HOUSEKEEPING 620 AFTER HOURS. SUDDENLY, SPACE IS OPENED UP OVER HERE, BUT MOST OF THE 621 PATRONS HAVE MOVED ON. 622 623 ONCE AGAIN, THE INN IS IN TRANSITION. SOME CUSTOMERS FROM OTHER TIMES 624 HAVE RETURNED, AND MANY OF THE DEBATERS HAVE LEFT, EITHER OUT OF BOREDOM, 625 ANGER, OR PERHAPS MERELY DUE TO THE NEED TO ATTEND TO OTHER ENGAGEMENTS. 626 SUCH CHANGE PRODUCES A FEELING OF MELANCHOLY IN ME, BUT ALSO ONE OF EXCITE- 627 MENT AS THE NEW REPLACES THE OLD, BUT RESEMBLING THE OLDER IN SO MANY WAYS. 628 629 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM![][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] >