LI FILE ON MARGIN IS 80 STATUS: ENTER ONLY NUMBER OF LINES: 604 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ********************** REMOVED: 10 AUG 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 privately 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 privately 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 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. 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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 GEEZ, GIMME A CHANCE TO FINISH! 21 22 ********************************************************************* 23 Some new video releases: 24 Filet it Again Sam 25 All's Quiet on the Western Omelet 26 The Chow on Mein Street 27 The Great Waldo Pepperoni 28 The Prawnbaker 29 Butch Catch-of-the-Day and the Sundance Squid 30 Barefoot in the Pork 31 The Little Blintz 32 Escape from Asparagus 33 The Prime Rib of Miss Bean Grody 34 Kool-Aid Luke 35 Guess Who's Coming as Dinner 36 ******************** CISTOP MIKEY **************************:: 37 ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 38 Gee, I called about an hour ago, and drive A was empty, but drive B was NOT 39 the old drive A. Glad to see you got it straightened out. 40 41 CHEMERETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SUMMER TERM CLASSES 42 ** SELF IMPROVEMENT & HUMAN RELATIONS * | ** HEALTH & FITNESS ** 43 Creative Suffering | Creative Tooth Decay 44 Overcome Peace of Mind | Exorcism and Acne 45 You and Your Birthmark | The Joys of Hypocondria 46 Guilt Without Sex | High Fiber Sex 47 The Primal Shrug | Suicide and Your Health 48 Ego Gratification Through Violence | Biofeedback and How to Stop it 49 Molding Your Childs Behavior | Skate Yourself to Regularity 50 Through Guilt and Fear | Understanding Nudity 51 Dealing With Post-Realization Depression| Optional Body Functions 52 Whine Your Way to Alienation | Aerobic Sex 53 Seduce Your Way to Success | Aerobic Abstinence 54 | 55 ** BUSINESS & CAREER ** | ** CRAFTS ** 56 Home Burglary Made Easy | Needlecraft for Junkies 57 Career Opportunities in El Salvador | Cuticle Crafts 58 How to Profit From Your Own Body | Gifts for the Senile 59 Tax Shelters for the Indigent | Bonsai Your Pet 60 Looter Guide to American Cities | Braille Taxidermy 61 Exploiting Lust - How to Enter the | 62 Lucrative White Slavery Market | ** ART & PHOTOGRAPHY ** 63 | Drawing Zits 64 ** HOME ECONOMICS ** | Body Painting With Finger Paints 65 How You Can Convert Your Family Room | Taking Snapshots at the President 66 Into a Garage | Photography for the Visually Impaired 67 Cultivating Viruses in Your Refrigerator| How to Draw Genitalia 68 Burglarproof Your Home With Concrete | 69 Sinus Drainage at Home | ** SPECIAL NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST OR OTHER 70 Basic Kitchen Taxidermy | END OF SOCIETY CLASSES ** 71 The Repair and Maintenance of Your | Cave Dwellings 72 Virginity | Building and Using Automatic Weapons 73 How to Convert a Wheelchair into | Fortify Your Living Room 74 a Dune Buggy | Bombs From Common Household Chemicals 75 What to do With Your Converstion Pit | Have a Neighbor for Dinner 76 Extend Your Food Budget by Salvaging | Purchasing Real Estate in Southern Oregon 77 Road Kills | Developing Your Shooting Reflex 78 Save Money With Back Yard Burials | Commando Techniques 79 ?????????????????????????????????? QUIZMASTER ??????????????????????????????????? 80 :::::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::: 81 Alex: it looks like Leonard, L'homme, myself, and Petrov. (Plus MiG; it sounds 82 like he's finding his own way over). Petrov indicated an interest, so I invited 83 him. If it's a problem, lemme know and I shall tell him some lie or other. 84 L'homme has been making threats about the vile orange liquid again, so perhaps 85 you'd better get the decontamination gear ready. 86 :::::::::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::voyeur::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::: 87 >>>>>> 88 Leonard, I don't own a 64, I own a Vic. 89  90 Laissez-aire?(I think that's it). 91 I happen to have been at the Fritz/Geraldine campaign speech. If you seriously think that the US.S. will be better of 92 with reagen re-elected you are NUTS. 93 Think these small points over. 94 95 Reagen insists that a tax increase will only happen if it is totally neccasary. COUNT ON IT IF HE IS RE-ELECTED. 96 He plans on increasing millitary spending by 9% EACH YEAR! How can he NOT raise taxes??? 97 But INCREASE MILLITARY SPENDING? He is surely insane. 98 99 Don't expect any arms control talks if reagan is re-elected. 100 101 But worst of all, (seriously think about this one!) if it (ooops!) HE is re-elected he is free to do as he pleases without 102 haveing to worry about the 88 election year. 103 104 MEANING, if the prune wishes to enact the draft and send Americas youth to a war 105 in say Alsalvador HE WILL DO IT! Because it doesn't matter that he will lose popularity, HE COULDN'T GET RE-ELECTED ANYWAY!! 106 107 Re-electing reagan is like giving Hitler control of America. The man has no sense of carein except for himself. 108 109 I am not putting your choice down, and maybe Mondale isn't the best bet, but I really don't feel like getting 110 drafted! 111 112 113 But then againg if you enjoy knowing that arms talks have ecollapsed for the first time since the race started, and knowing 114 that rather than cutting back millitary spending will increase yearly by 9%, and knowing that a real BASTARD is in the white 115 house then VOTE for him, but remember, if you were old and living on welfare and you suddenly got sick, there wouldn't be a 116 thing in the world you could do because reagan would CUT your welfare, I should know I watched my Granfather rot away in some 117 god awful hospital because he couldn't afford the kind of treatment he needed. Needless to say he died. 118 119 120 I'm not blameing reagan, but if he hadNn't cut welfare and social security my grandfather MIGHT possibly still 121 be alive today. 122 123 124 125 MIG: I don't mind you calling me a twit, it's just to bad I'm 126 not as 'mature' or I might call you some 'kiddie' name. 127 I personally think I can use my $1,100 ACE as well as most users of this system. 128 129 Sorry to use up so much space, just getting my 2 cents worth. 130 131 remember> vote for anyone but Reagen. 132 133 Richie Rich 134 135 once known as: 136 137 FOTI 138 >>>>>> 139 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 140 FOTI:I didn't call you a twit, just that once you were one so I probably know who you are. No offence given, if you take some 141 thats your problem. 142 Caid whatever it was:It follows logic that if he filled the disk and I made an entry that I erased the obscene parts-right? 143 Riskers:yes, I will show up and leave under my own power, but I have to leave early anyway. 144 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 145 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$TGC$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 146 MIG: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???? 147 I DIDN'T LEAVE ANTHING OBSCENE!!! IF THAT EMBARRASSED YOU THAN YOU 148 PROBABLY TURN OUT THE LIGHTS IN THE BATHROOM. 149 150 AND ABOUT THE C/R, THAT WASN'T ME. I STOPPED MY MESSAGE AT THE $$$$$$. 151 152 AND THAT IS THAT. 153 ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX 154 155 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$TGC$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 156 <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+> 157 158 DEAR MIG, 159 160 I AM AFRAID THAT I HAVE TO AGREE WWITH ZAPHOD. I KNOW THAT IT CRUSHES YOU 161 BUT THATS THE WAY IT IS. 162 163 164 CAID SANNEN 165 + 166 167 <+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+><+> 168 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^ 169 Richie Rich - You are indeed free to hold your own opinions, and I will not fault you for them, 170 but have you actually considered the real problem this country faces? It is not 171 the Russians, or any other ostensibly hostile people, but the threat of economic 172 collapse from within. This collapse would be made inevitable by the resurgence 173 of the democrats. The democratic party and the socialist party share everything 174 except their name. This is not a socialist state, and welfare is not a concept 175 that should be espoused in realistic terms in a representative democracy, or 176 republic, based on the concepts of freedom of expression and free enterprise. 177 Although I feel sorry for your losing your grandfather, (Not for your grandfather 178 as I knew him not, nor his condition.) I must question your motives. Where were 179 your resources, or those of your parents ? Is it not the responsibility of each 180 individual to care for his own kin ? It is not society's burden to care for the 181 old or infirm. It is the responsibility of each individual to care for himself and 182 his family. (You biblical scholars will recognize this, as well as those students 183 of history who have studied early American history) 184 185 As for not wanting to be drafted, I look upon that comment with disgust. I am sorry 186 if this has the appearance of a personal attack, as it is not meant to be. It is 187 merely my reaction to the concept of 'I don't want to fight for my rights, just gimmme' 188 Did your father want to be drafted ? How about your grandfather ? Did he WANT to have 189 the chance to die for his country ? To die to preserve something that he believes 190 in ? Perhaps, perhaps not. The point is that many, many people have died to protect 191 your right to whine about not wanting to be drafted. 192 If you do not want to fight to preserve what you have, how about someone just coming 193 over and taking all of your computer equipment away. After all, there are people in 194 the inner cities of the country who are going to have a tough time making it in business 195 because they do not have access to computers. Since you believe in welfare, you won't 196 mind, will you ? 197 198 Reagan is not perfect, we all know that. His radio check comment was plain stupid, 199 and he has other flaws. But at least he believes in free enterprise, and does not 200 believe in welfare. That is the kind of thinking that will keep the country on the 201 road to economic recovery. Fritz Mondale will put economic progess back to 202 1976, when the seeds were sown for the bitter harvest of the last recession. 203 204 (Sorry for the length, some things get to me more than others. L - Laz.) 205 206 Mikey - Since you have not responded, I will take the initiative. I propose the following: 207 What: The second N.A.P.P. (Not A Pizza Party) of BWMS 208 Where: Usual spot (M.T. Bottle and Deli) 209 When: Friday, October 4, 1984 at 1900 until ??00 210 211 R.S.V.P. 212 213 ^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$ Laissez-faire $^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^$^ 214 215 Hmmmmm... Lynched, no. My neighbors put me in a home. The one with the 216 rubber walls and the nurse with the steel blue eyes. They finally sent 217 me home, nothing they could do with me. 218 Dr. Frankenstupe 219 +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ 220 221 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 222 Laz, 223 I will check with M&T to see if that date will conflict with their 224 usual Friday nite Beer can races ... the place is usually jammed with sailors 225 in various states of ..... inebriation. The mix should prove interesting to 226 say the least. At last check they still had Salvator on tap. With Octoberfest 227 due in soon...If that be the case the sailors will be in rare form... 228 229 voyeur, 230 Contamination gear is at the ready...not to mention the geiger counter 231 to insure that no uneeded radiation enters the premises...But should L'homme 232 feel compelled to introduce the " VILE LIQUID " I have access to a lead lined 233 container that he can decant the substance into .... so long as it is done 234 in the parking lot.....of the Beaverton Mall.....no make that Mall 205.... 235 no better yet Hanford.....As for Petrov....sure why not... some one can always use another set of cards..... heh heh... 236 237 :::::::::::::::Alex:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 238 239 )(%)_%*@#)%(@#_)(%@#_(%!_)%(!#_)%!#_)(%(%+@_#(+_(^(+_(^+_#(^#(^(^(+^(+_(^+_(^ 240 Alex : That does it! 100 bottles of Orange Vile liquid will be sent to your 241 place, via UPS, for tonight's risk game. That should make enough 242 for all in attendance. Petrov has never had the pleasure of VOL's side 243 effects. It should be an interesting show. 244 Remember Japan! 245 & Poisson Theory! 246 _*@_)%*@)_%*@_)%*@#_)%*@#)_% L'homme sans parity %**%_*%_)@#*)_*!)_%)_*%_)*__ 247 Richie Rich: Where did you get the idea that this is the FIRST time arms control 248 talks have collapsed? 249 In any case the Soviets are at least as much to blame as the US. Neither 250 side is willing to discuss certain items. 251 As for military spending, while we do need to cut down on waste, we also 252 need to get our NON-nuclear forces into some kind of shape. We could not win a 253 war against anyone even half our size currently. So we either increase spending 254 and bring the Armed Forces up to reasonable equipment & readiness levels, OR we 255 might as well disband them. (any guess as to what would happen THEN?) 256 As someone once said, "The most expensive luxury in the world is a 257 second best military." 258 __________________________________Leonard_______________________________________ 259 Run, Lady, Run (words & music: Ernest Clark) 260 A glade along the forest path, at the end of day, 261 Offered kind relief, and so there did the party stay. 262 Escort of a princess, in center did she ride, 263 Going to some noble as his long-awaited bride. 264 265 Others knew the stewardship of that fighting band, 266 Had an ambush waiting for them in that Judas land. 267 Threw a ring around the camp, men behind each tree, 268 And only Lady Katherine was outside and could flee! 269 Chorus: So run, Lady, run, help is needed desp'rately 270 Footsteps now behind you, or is it but the wind? 271 Stagger 'til your slippers leave a trail of blood to draw the hunt, 272 Perhaps you'll reach a friendly keep, so run, Lady, run! 273 Getting water from a stream, you hear the fight begin, 274 You know the camp will hold for long, but never hope to win. 275 An outside force could lift the siege, did they only know-- 276 But foemen saw you leave the camp, so now you've got to go! 277 CHORUS 278 Sprint away from battle sounds, try to follow stars, 279 Never mind your aching lungs or your bramble scars. 280 You think you've lost your chasers, you rest and hear no sounds, 281 But stagger on in terror at the baying of the hounds. 282 CHORUS 283 Lurch from clearing forest, the hunt is drawing nigh, 284 But then you see a stony keep athwart the sunrise sky. 285 Falling at the entryway as legs beneath you fail, 286 But help is now about you as you whisper out your tale. 287 (chorus: instrumental only) 288 The seige was broken that same day, a vict'ry it would seem, 289 But Katherine now walks about within a waking dream. 290 She sees the forest, hears the hunt, her face bespeaks her strife; 291 I fear she will be fleeing for the rest of her life. 292 So run, Lady, run, help is needed desp'rately 293 Footsteps now behind you, or is it but the wind? 294 Stagger 'til your slippers leave a trail of blood to draw the hunt, 295 Someday you'll reach a friendly keep, so run, Lady, run! 296 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 297 298 >>>>>>> 299 I believe the above message was placed by someone else besides 300 Richie Rich because I didn't write it! 301 302 Laisazze-faire (or whatever), I believe in social security because I pay for 303 it!! I am only 16 and already paying taxes. And when I retire I had better 304 recieve some of that money that I put in. 305 Whether you want your money, if you pay taxes, or not is your business. But who 306 gives one person the right to say who gets their money back or who doesn't? 307 308 If Reagan wants to cut social security that is fine with me. JUST QUIT TAKEING 309 THE MONEY OUT OF MY PAY CHECK!!! 310 311 312 I suppose it is selfish of me to oppose the draft, but I hold no grudge 313 against people in Hondurus , Alsalvador, etc. etc. 314 When they start invadeing the U>.S. 315 I will eENLIST in the millitary. Reagan may think that our interest in these 316 small countries is more important than the SHIPPING industry in the U.S., or 317 more important than world wide peace, BUT I DON'T! 318  319 thanx for listening 320 321 Richie Rich 322 323 a.k.a. 324 FOTI 325 >>>>>>>> 326 327 Laissez-faire, 328 Actually, Mr. Reagan has done very little that is different from what the Democrats did when they held the presidency. 329 He has dramatically increased spending, increased the money supply beyond all need, and his new form of welfare is directed 330 toward industries that have proven themselves incapable of competing in the marketplace, rather than toward the poor. The 331 Democrats give to the poor who are incapable of supporting themselves, the Republicans give to industries that are incapable 332 of supporting themselves. A new form of welfare to be sure, but welfare all the same. 333 As to the tax give-away, even Mr. Reagan's own economists admit that it did little to help spur the current "recovery". 334 The major industries of this nation took their money and, instead of spending it on modernization of equipment or new jobs, 335 went on a spree of corporate buy-outs, the like of which has never before been seen in this nation. Housing is still on 336 the rocks, the steel companies are as good as dead, wood products ARE dead, and the only industry that is doing well is the 337 production of various weapon systems. And as Adam Smith would tell you (if he was alive, that is), the production of weapons 338 only overheats the economy by providing a temporary and artificial stimulus. It provides some jobs, but produces no goods 339 for the consumer income created by those jobs to purchase. More money chasing after the same or fewer number of goods will 340 only lead to another round of inflation. So all Mr. Reagan is doing is the same as Lyndon Johnson did with his escalation 341 of the Viet Nam war: providing a nice deep economic hole for those that follow him to try to climb out of. 342 Please don't think of this as an essay of support for Fritz, as it isn't. It is just simple recognition that the Rag-Nut 343 is no better. Yes, once again we are faced with a choice of those that offer nothing more than smoke and mirrors. 344 345 PRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATISTPRAGMATIST 346 347 Is PORSFS tomorrow? Where and When.??? 348 349 the Phantome Glitch 350 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%9/7/84%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 351 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 352 FROM PROMETHEUS: THE FRESHMAN 353 FIRST COMES BEEBLEBOX, AND THE PUTUITARY (?) SMURF; LOOK, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IS, BAD. THAT SORT OF THING DOESN'T BELONG 354 ON THIS SYSTEM. IF YOU WISH TO SAY SICKENING THINGS ABOUT ME AGAIN AND CAN'T STOP YOURSELF GE AND FIND ME ELSEWHERE, EH? 355 WHAT WILL CRISPIN SAY? 356 357 PATRONS OF THE INN; I AM TRULY SORRY FOR THE TWO. I AM COMING DOWN OVERLY HARD I KNOW. BUT I WON'T TAKE IT FROM THEM. 358 359 RISKERS; SORRY I'M MISSING THE HIGHLY TAUTED RISK WAR BUT I DID NOT GET BACK IN TIME AND MY RADIATION GEAR IS IN THE MORMON 360 TABERNACLE'S ARCHIVES WHERE I HAD TO RETREAT EIGHT VERY VIOLENT DOGS NOT TAKING A GOOD ATTITUDE TO MY PRESCENCE. 361 CONTROL DEBATORS; WHAT SAY WE USE THE CONTROL- SPACE CHARACTER FOR IT IS EASILY PRESSED OODLES OF TIMES ON MOST MACHINES. 362 MAN IN GRAY; CAN YOU MEET ME SATURDAY OR SUNDAY IN SATURDAY MARKET, I AM PICKING UP SOME CREDIT BY SELLING FOR A NON- PROFIT 363 ORGANIZATION THERE. 364 MY THANKS TO YOU, SIR. 365 366 PROMETHEUS HAWTHORNE SD8408.08 367 FROM IKV DENTHIER... MT????.?? 368 (NO CONCEPT OF TIME AT THE MOMENT.) 369 370 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 371 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 372 TO RHICHIE RICH, IT IS SAD THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT REAGAN IS UNCONCERNED WITH THE 88 ELECTIONS. THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON F 373 FICTIONS. HE MUST LEAVE THE VOTERS HAPPY WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OR HIS SUCESSOR WILL NOT BE ELECTED, SO HE WONT DO ANYTHING 374 TOO DRASTIC. I, ALSO, WILL ENLIST WHEN THE CUBANS ARE INVADING, BUT NOT BEFORE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE THINKING THAT THE 375 ECONOMY IS BAD, WHEN HAS IT HISTORICALLY BEEN GOOD? THE 70'S DEPRESSION, THE 60'S WAR STIMULUS, THE 50'S KOREAN WAR STIMULUS, 376 THE 40'S WWII STIMULUS, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THE FAKE STOCKS IN THE 20'S THE STIMULUS OF WWI, THE 1890'S(MAYBE) THE 1880'S 377 SILVER GOLD CONTROVERSY, THE 1870'S RECONSTRUCTION, ETC. ETC. ETC. 000000000000 378 AND ALL THROUGHOUT, ORDINARY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RAISING FAMILIES, MAKING A LIVING, AND THE WORLD HAS BEEN JUST ROLLING ALONG. 379 TRY TO FIND AN IDEAL ECONOMIC DECADE AND YOU CANNOT. THAT IS LIFE. AS FOR THE MUCH EXPOUSED ARMY, I STILL MAINTAIN THAT IT IS 380 A KILLING MACHINE. I MUCH PREFER TO REMAIN UNDER MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION, EITHER BY MISSILES OR SATELLITES. INDEED, 381 SATELLITES, BEING A MORE PRECISION WEAPON, CAN DO MUCH TO STAMP OUT THE MINOR LOCAL CONFLICTSBY WAY OF THREAT. S.S. IS AN 382 OBVIOUS RATHOLE TO POUR MONEY INTO, BUT THE PROBLEM IS HOW TO ELIMINATE IT. IF ANYONE CAN FIND A SOLUTION ACCEPTABLE ANYONE 383 OTHER THAN A SMALL MINORITY OF PEOPLE, THEY WILL BE PRESIDENT. THE PROFESSIONALS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE EVER SINCE IT 384 WAS INTRODUCED. EVEN ROOSEVELT ADMITTED ON HIS DEATHBED THAT HE HAD BETRAYED HIS COUNTRY BY IT'S FORMATION. 385 +++++++++++++ WELL, I SIGNED ON TO THE SYSTEM WITH THE INTENT OF SAYING GOODBYE TO ALL WHO KNOW AND READ ME, BUT I WAS UNABLE 386 TO HOLD BACK WHEN READING THE DISK. (AS YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE FROM THE ABOVE) I AM GOING TO THE FAMED OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 387 NEXT WEEK, AND THE LONG DISTANCE CHARGES ARE GOING TO BE A BIT STEEP SO THIS WILL BE MY LAST SIGNON. ITS BEEN A GOOD YEAR AND 388 HALF HERE, I THANK ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED MATERIAL TO THIS BOARD. MIKEY, I AM GOING TO BE BUILDING A MINATURE OF THIS BOARD, 389 I LOVE IT SO MUCH. THANKS. 390 IF ANY OF THE BACKWATER IRREGULARS ARE IN CORVALLIS, STOP BY AND SEE ME, ROOM 219, WEATHERFORD HALL. I STILL WANT THE FORMULA 391 TO THE VILE ORANGE LIQUID. BYE. 392 +++++++++++++++00000000001TED+++++(TED MITTELSTAEDT)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 393 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 394 WOW! WHAT A CHANGE! LAST TIME I WAS HERE THE STORIES WERE IN FULL SWING, 395 AND MANY PEOPLE WERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES. 396 NOW I FIND AN ABUNDANCE OF QUASI-PERSONAL MESSAGES, AND 1 DISCUSSION ON THE GOV. 397 WHAT HAPPENED??? I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CURRENT FORMAT(EXCEPT FOR 398 THE SLOWNESS OF THINGS), BUT WHY DID IT CHANGE? 399 I HAVEN'T READ D2, AS TIME PRESSES ON ME, SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. 400 MIG: HERE I AM!!!!!! 401 NOW FOR MY 3 CENT'S WORTH(INFLATION, YOU KNOW): 402 R.R.(A.K.A FOTI): HOW CAN WE HAVE ARMS TALKS WITH THE USSR IF WE CAN'T HAVE 403 ONE LEADER AROUND FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME? THE FIRST TWO WERE INACCESSABLE 404 FOR A LONG TIME, AND THE CURRENT ONE JUST COMPLETED AN 80+ DAY DISAPPEARANCE. 405 ALL: I AGREE THAT S.S. AND WELFARE ARE SO LADEN WITH PROBLEMS THAT THEY SHOULD 406 BE THROW OUT, BUT WHAT DO WE DO WHEN MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE SUDDENLY WITHOUT 407 MONEY? NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT HURTS ME, I FEEL IT IS UNETHICAL TO LET OTHER 408 PEOPLE STARVE, WHEN I CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IF WE COULD QUICKLY EMPLOY 409 ALL THESE PEOPLE, THEN I MIGHT LISTEN, BUT UNTIL THEN...... 410 411 IN ANY CASE, IT'S NICE TO BE BACK, AND I LOOK FOWARD TO SOME MORE ACTIVITY 412 AROUND HERE! 413 BARTENDER! DRINKS FOR EVERYBODY - ON ME! MABYE THAT WILL LOOSTEN SOME 414 TOUNGES. 415 416 JONATHAN CHANCE 417 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 418 MY COSMIC ADVENTURES ON FERN UNIT 419 by Susan Michelle 420 421 Let me first inform you that fern Unit is a dark planet and I can't 422 remember how long I have been living here. My earliest memory dates 423 back to the year 0029 when I was just a young tad in dirty dipers. I 424 can recall rolling around on my belly in the cool sand searching for 425 various tidbits of Fern to endulge upon. I had a small incubator that 426 kept me warm inside until I was old enough to build a shelter. I made 427 my shelter out of Fern wood and various units that grew along the bank 428 of the River of Dreams. Sometimes late at night I would watch the river. 429 She was like soft feathers floating in the wind. Her dreams were always 430 changing and you could never be certain on what she would dream next. One 431 night I watched her dream of a uncertain stranger with dark hair. I could 432 feel the energy of this stranger, it was like an aura of bright colors. I 433 let this sensation surround me until it entered my body and left me feeling 434 experienced inside. I would have to meet this dark haired stranger. One 435 evening I noticed that my body had devoloped into that of a well devoloped 436 young man. It was amazing. I stood outside my shelter for two days admiring 437 my new foundation and even the rocks along the bank were aghast. I didn't 438 bother asking my shelter what it thought because my shelter was always silent, 439 as it was made of Fern wood and various units. The river started to dream so I decided on calling it a night. Tommorow would 440 be a day which was a major event here on Fern Unit. 441 (TO BE CONT...........) 442 443 444 Richie Rich: It's a bit late to enlist if we're being invaded. As I've said before 445 it takes MONTHS to learn to use anything other than your personal weapons. 446 And since we can't mantain a major offensive for more than a month.... 447 Prometheus: What code does "control-space" send? It is NOT standard! In fact 448 I cannot think of a machine that implements it! I suspect that it sends ^@ (00h) 449 but I have no way of knowing. 450 L'homme: here is the Modem protocol 451 Receiver Sender 452 to start -> 453 (repeat every 10 sec 454 until received) 455 (Wait for initial ) 456 <- 457 <- (one byte) 458 <- 459 <- <128 data bytes> 460 <- total of data Modulo 256 461 or -> 462 Repeat same sector (with same block#) 463 if rcvd or no response (timeout) 464 465 Send next block if receieved: 466 467 468 (check for repeated block 469 by comparing with previous 470 blk #) 471 <- after is received for 472 last block 473 474 Either end can abort transfer by sending while the 475 other end is not transmitting. 476 = 01 hex 477 = 04 hex 478 = 06 hex 479 = 15 hex 480 = 18 hex 481 _________________________________Leonard________________________________________ 482 :::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::::::::: 483 It is 05:24, and the last contingent of the Risk Brigade arrived home 484 15 minutes ago. (and with 71 more miles on the car than when we started). 485 Why, oh why do we torture ourselves so? I suppose it's either because we are 486 masochists, or else because the Risk is fun and Alex is a good host 487 (although he does extract his payment by winning the first game every night). 488 Well, time to move on to the other three boards I need to call before I can 489 go to bed (it's a fetish of mine, you know - got to check all my usual boards 490 else something dire will happen...) 491 ::::::::::::::::::::::O O:::::::::::voyeur::::::::::::O O:::::::::::::::: 492 :=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: 493 Well, I haven't been here for quite a while and it has changed a lot. 494 When I first logged on I left a message under the name of 'Lord Grimsbe'. 495 Then I found another name and continued to use this system. I can't remember 496 which name it was because I hace had so many. I stoped calling after I was 497 blamed for a bunch of things that I didn't type in but thats all history. 498 And if Mig is still keeping track of what boarders people use when they log-on 499 then my page must be filled. During the 'juvie hunt' I was responsible for 500 a good 4 people that were juvies. And 2 that were not. I never did write 501 a story, that was all that was going on when I first saw it. People were 502 just writing stories and this board was a happy one. And now, everyone is 503 either fighting and cussing other people out or they are just ingnoring them 504 alltogether. You might want to change the name from Backwater to Warboard. 505 I too am not going to call again, everytime I do all I see is what I don't 506 want to see. Thats what is going on. Piper is one of the last survivors. 507 What happened to all the writers? Not what is on today but the writers. 508 Here is a list of the names that I used, if you see them on old listings have 509 fun. 510 Lord Grimsbe, Luke Binkelywalker, Whiteliner, The Archer, Griff, 511 Mark St.Clair, New User, Juvie, J.C and the boys, J.C and the Sunshine band, 512 Desenter, Figg, xxxxx, Atari user. I left numerous unsinged messages on this 513 board too. I used so many different boarders that it would takr a long time 514 and space to write them all down. 515 See ya when I might see ya. 516 :=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:Mark Forsyth=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=: 517 518 NICK DANGER IS HERE!!! 519 Tune in tomorrow for the FUTURE ADVENTURES OF NICK 520 DANGER...AMERICA'S ONLY DETECTIVE... 521 =====================================DANGER======= 522 _%#!_%*!#_*%!_)#*%_#*%)%@#%(@%_*#@)_%*@#)_*%_@#)%_(_#!%_)*#%_)@#*_)%*@#)%*@#)*% 523 All I can say is, "Thank heavens for Nuclear Risk. It seems to be the only 524 game one of the rest of us can win. Alex seems to dominate the normal Risk 525 game with his Red Plague. It maniacally devours all who oppose it. A curse 526 on the globe, this Red Plague is... And if it weren't for nukes, total 527 domination??? 528 voyeur : More profuse thanks must come forth for your gallent and comfortable 529 transportation. I think I can speak for the other riskers, (they should 530 speak for themselves too) when I say, "Merci!" 531 We can go in my car again next time, cramped back seat and all... 532 Ninja again : Are you out there? Please leave me a private message on CBBS/PCS 533 with your phone number so I can call and give you the details on getting 534 your archive disks copied... 535 voyeur again : Unless you payed when I wasn't looking, you owe ___leonard___ 536 a whopping $2.40. Just thought I would remind you. 537 Alex : Again thanks for the game. The DECON unit will be out to your place 538 sometime this afternoon. 539 *%#)@*%)_#@*%@#_*)_@#*^_@)#*^ L'homme sans parity *%@*%@#)_%*@_*%!_)%*!_%*_!# 540 541 COSMIC ADVENTURES ON FERN UNIT CONT........ 542 543 I slept uneasy that night. My mind was awake and ticking. I had placed a 544 skylight made of Fern glass in my shelter a few years ago and my bed lye 545 beneath it which made sleeping peacefull. Sometimes I would watch the stars 546 for hours until I dozed off. On a clear night I could see it raining on the cir 547 cling moon, Fern Dock. I would like to travel there someday for I have heard 548 there are many dimensions of Fern there. Fern is very important. If it wasn't 549 for Fern, I would be nothing but a skeleton of a baby. I sometimes feel I owe 550 my entire life to the many and plentiful varieties of shrubs of Fern. 551 My heart was beating fast when I wakened. I had forgotton that it would be a 552 day outside and I had not prepared myself. I had started to knit a pair of swim- 553 554 end 555 { 556 gasp! I've been cloned! DB LN 404..... 557 } 558 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 559 Its 2:30 in the afternoon america, do you know where you were last night? 560 Oh yes, Risk. Now the aftereffects of the V.O.L. are wareing off. And isn't 561 PorSFiS today? maybe I should go. Mmaybe I should get out of bed first. 562 So many disisions, and so few brain cells operating at any speed. 563 Hawthorne:Saturday market? dear deity, I don't remember how to get there, 564 bought some ear-rings there about a year ago, give me directions from the 565 mall. 566 Mark:Of course you will not see this, having forsaken BW in times of low 567 artistic value, but yes, your pink card(s) were full, you had 3 of them. 568 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?  ? ? ? ?/MiG/? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?/ 569 ? 570 571 ? 572 the food was good, the drink was swell 573 We ate our meals, you this we tell. 574 P C and S, the numbers shrink, 575 what causes this, I pause to think. 576 What dire deed could cause this lapse, 577 Maybe some anger, apathy perhaps. 578 The cycle of Back Water, has come around. 579 The time is nigh for us to clown. 580 Some fun and games we all need now 581 I'm sick and tires, of beating brows. 582 Take this idea, ponder it with care. 583 It could start something, if we dare. 584 The chance we take will be our own. 585 It will make us better, we'll have truly grown. 586 587 Rod McKuen 588 589 Oh yeah? 590 591 yeah. 592 593 GOD I'M DEPRESSED! 594 595 I'm sorry, God isn't in right know. However at the tone leave your name and 596 message; an apostle will get back to you. 597 598 ================================================================================ 599 We have your rocks,your trees,your dirt,your water,and your air.Did I hear 600 anything about food.NO WAY JOSE AH(How the do you spell that 601 )Food is the basic material that builds US.We are the important beings 602 on this planet,and we need FOOD.Food helps make US.And we are DAMN IMPORTANT! 603 ================================================================================ 604 >