1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2 ************************* INSTALLED: 24 SEP 86 ************************************ 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. 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 It is difficult to explain with precision what has transpired during 22 the last twelve odd months. Time has relatively stood still for the young 23 Master West and his guardian in some bizzare region just outside the land 24 known as Inisfal. Recognized aquaintances have departed and unknown 25 others have taken their places at the gathering places, and several passed 26 through with little recognition -- or deservance. Time for these two would 27 slowly return to normal after having slipped for so long and the changes 28 would be outstanding... Lord only knows they could use the warmth provided 29 by the fire kindled by Innkeeper. 30 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --->the Guardian (xxx:19) 31 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * * * 32 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * * * 33 34 The snow fell bleakly in the silent town, white sheets of fluff that 35 grew to become a Nebraskan winter. Becky Tomlin stood watching the sight. 36 It was the first snow to fall this year, and it would not be the last. 37 Becky was a special girl in that she was retarded. All of her life 38 she never said a word, and yet always had the bright gleam of knowledge in 39 her eye. She was a reader of thoughts, a telepath if you will. She knew it 40 would be bad if civilization found out her abilities. 41 Becky walked home, watching the way her feet made prints in the snow, 42 laughing and enjoying herself. She arrived at her home, a small rural place 43 on a farm. She lived with the animals, and interacted with society only 44 when she had to. The feed was getting short though, and if the snow kept 45 up, she would be caught without feed, and the animals would starve... 46 She hopped in the beat-up station wagon, turning over the engine after 47 four tries, and headed out into the snow. The roads were clogged with 48 traffic, making the trip slow. She arrived into town at about 4:30. She 49 thought she had best get home before dark, in case the snow fell hard. 50 Chicken feed was up in price, but the trip was uneventful, except for a 51 strange, drawing feeling, and voices in the back of her mind. It was like 52 when she used her talent, but she wasn't using it. Maybe it was best she 53 stayed in isolation. 54 On the way into the country, the feeling grew stronger as the buzzing 55 in her head grew, filling her with it's distraction. She was on the main 56 road out, when she lost singular concious thought. She/him were driving to 57 (or from?) town when a beat-up station wagon hit them, straight on. The 58 impact killed both drivers instantly, neither knowing the other was a 59 telepath... 60 61 Moral: Keep your thoughts to yourself... 62 63 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * K * H * * * 64 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * 65 ** < look ma, a mushroom! 66 67 UGH! 68 GREAT SHROOMIN 69 LAKE OSWEGO OLD AIR STRIP... 70 AT CORNER OF hwy 217, & CARMEN DR. 71 7e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e1 72 73 "Now hold still Parity. This won't hurt a bit. Your friend has lost a lot 74 of blood. How fortunate you two have the same blood type." Dr. Buchan swabbed 75 the area on Parity's arm, and his wife injected the needle. 'Give Blood' Parity 76 thought to himself. The needle pricked, but he did not visibly react. He 77 clenched his fist as he had been instructed in a class at Nirvana. The red line 78 of life traced up the tube into a small bag. The more he clenched, the more 79 the bag filled. 'Fellows needs this' he thought, 'Fellows needs this.' 80 Buchan and his wife went back to work on Fellows, leaving Parity in the 81 other room. It was a room like any other room one might find in an old 82 Western house. Filled with mementoes from a successful practice in Las Vegas, 83 the walls and shelves contain a history of two people who had gone from 84 humble beginnings, to relative easy living, and returned back to their roots 85 in the desert two hours beyond the glitter and villainy of the gambling 86 capital of the world. 87 Parity's mind drifted has his sight blurred. 'Lost a lot of blood. How 88 fortunate. How fortunate. How...' 89 Parity was elsewhere. In a room, seated in a highback vinyl chair. Several 90 aged men sat in similar chairs evenly spaced around him in a semi-circle. He 91 looked from face to face, searching out some explanation of why he had been 92 brought here. In the lined, character-filled faces he could find no answer. 93 One of the faces spoke. 94 "Explain to us N E T. NET. What does it stand for. Why do you stand with it?" 95 Parity at first didn't understand. 'Why would they ask me questions about 96 NET? My mission is... I can't remember...' "NET? It isn't an acronym. Well, it 97 is and it isn't. It's..." 98 "Irrelevant. What does it *stand* for. Listen. We ask, why NET?" The second 99 voice looked more stern than the first. 100 Parity swallowed hard. "NET, it's a philosophy come to fruition. Our world 101 is rampant crime. Crime becomes organized. Government can't do an adequate job 102 of protection. There are too many restrictions on enforcement organizations. 103 Corporations need help. Governments need help. People need help. There exists 104 organized crime. We are organized law." 105 The third face. "So you set up a para-military organization, call yourselves 106 Gods, and run unrestrained in the streets. NET makes their own rules and plays 107 their own games. How can you defend this attitude.?" 108 Parity knew what he was up against. He had heard some of these questions 109 before, although never under such conditions. "NET is not god. NET has no 110 aspirations. You can say we aren't different except in leaning from those 111 denizens we fight. But that is a mistake. Basic philosophical differences 112 exist between their ideology and NET's. We are not guns for hire. We don't 113 exort money. We work for a common good. We work on the side of good. We 114 play dirty only because that's the name of the game." 115 "Hogwash." The fourth face's turn. "You *are* no different than the Leroy 116 McKane's of the world. You seek global domination through power, money, and 117 violence. You use these tools in your everyday operation because it's a normal 118 course of action for you to shoot first and determine innocence later. What 119 say you to these accusations Parity. Can you defend your system?" 120 Parity paused before answering. 'This is delicate. I can't give away too 121 much. But I must respond.' "Just one moment gentlemen. I must ponder your 122 questions before answering." 123 124 125 126 7e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e17e1 127 128 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6:26 am 9-25-86 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 129 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 130 BYE 131 ------------------------------------------------------MEADOW MUFFIN----------- 132 WHO CARES? 133 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * * * * 134 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * * * * 135 136 You cynics are all alike. At least say something constructive and 137 negative, if you insist on being negative. I mean really. All that does 138 is tie up disk space that could be used for better things, and even blank 139 lines are better than that. At least that shows an opinion, crude and rude 140 though it may be... Great story, keep up the good work... 141 142 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * * * * 143 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * * * * 144 "KEEPER" AND "FRENCH TOAST" APPARENTLY LIVE THEIR LIVES IN THE MIDDLE OF A 145 HALLMARK GREETING CARD. AS A MEASURE OF KINDNESS, I SUGGEST THAT THEY BOTH 146 BE KILLED. . .FORCE FED HAPPY FACE BUTTONS UNTIL THEY CHOKE AND THEN SHROUDED 147 IN WIDE-EYED CHILDREN AND VELVETEEN ELVIS PAINTINGS AND BURIED WITH THEIR 148 KEYBOARDS DRIVEN THROUGH THEIR HEARTS. I'LL NEED VOLUNTEERS. ANY TAKERS? 149 ........................................................ 150 Sorry, we've already 'done' mercy killing. Pick another subject. 151 ____09/25/86__________Leonard_JD 2446699.5627_________18:31:19_PDT_________ 152 ## ## # # ## # # # 153 # # # # # # # # # # # 154 # # # # # # # # 155 # # 156 # 157 158 ############################################# 159 # 160 ENTER ONLY SUCKS # 161 # 162 # 163 # 164 ========================================================= 165 166 What was that crap? 167 168 A sliver of moonlight shone upon the inn, casting a strange, almost 169 hypnotic glow about it. The rain was coming down in sheets, drenching the 170 realm with a gloom. A worn and weary traveller wandered in for the night, 171 seeking repast and warmth, and found much more. He now wishes to make 172 more of it than a shelter from the mundane nature of other places, and 173 share this with the others, adding his light to the ones already here. 174 What say the natives? Care for another regular? 175 176 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * * * * * 177 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * * * * * 178 179 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 180 181 Attention all Sci-Fi Readers .... 182 183 Waldenbooks at Jantzen Beach will sponsor a Science-Fiction 184 promotion beginning Oct. 1 to promote our Otherworlds 185 Sci-Fi club. 186 187 Discounts, Contests, Prizes ! 188 189 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 190 191 Wanted Sci-Fi expert to judge clay model contest .... 192 Call Sarah 289-xxxx 193 194 Thanks ... 195 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 196 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. 197 Milchar: Greetings! This LAX business doesn't sound like something that 198 your Tannenbaum employers would send you on... What gives, new horizons 199 for the Doctor's companion? Oh, and yes, you might see me soon, tho' 200 you'll have to watch carefully. I'm only a part-timer now, and another 201 big event is on my horizon, come about March. I'm also now a part-timer 202 in L'homme's business days... Solicitations and Evaluations, 203 .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.Emu 204 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 205 Emu: Indeed, I have held two jobs of late; Hacking both at Christmas trees and 206 at source code. I have hopes for the small company I am writing code for- look 207 for ads and reviews of "Eye-Scan", our video digitizer. Pull-down windows 208 (indeed, *all* of the programming) by yours truly. It's a good company to work 209 for- we break for Dr. Who on Saturdays, and 'Golden Chocolate Almond Bars' on 210 other days. :-) 211 +++++++++++++++++++ September 25, 1986 at 10:46pm ++++ Milchar +++ G.R. tomorrow 212 213 10:59 pm, Thursday, September 25, 196 214 215 216 {+|+} <216> 860926^0826 217 9:53 am, Friday, September 26, 1986 218 219 DO DO DO DO, HEARTBREAKER WWHHICH YO 44 220 221 222 <<<<<<< 223 Well! What a great vacation/retreat. Let's see some more innovative 224 stories on here. I see e71 or whoever that guys is decided to start back up 225 a story that was, from what I can tell, absent for most of the time I was 226 gone. Great. Just what we need -- story segments floating around like 227 pieces of lint, trying to fall in the right place. I was never impressed 228 with the story line much anyway (too predictable and 'regular' for this board). 229 What ever happened to that guy that wrote the thing about the Mima Mounds 230 or Almond Mounds or whatever it was? Maybe he is reworking it like I told 231 him. I was told via a phone call that Storyteller also had another one, 232 but that it was not as good as the 'Chainsaw' one. Anybody still got it? 233 Oh ya, this KWH guy or something like that...I am not impressed. I somehow 234 doubt the telepath one was yours (not that great anyway), and the Innkeeper 235 line is way, way overworked on this board. Anyway, I am glad to see that 236 Mike still has the board up when I got back. Let's see some good stories 237 out here now...BE DIFFERENT...give us something that screams, reaches out 238 and grabs us in sensitive areas and twists. Let's have it!!! 239 240 The KRITIK 241 242 >>>>>>> 243 244 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 245 KWH: You asked for it.... What do you think of our KRITIK??? You wanted 246 KRITIcism, you've got it now.... Although I don't really see HOW he doubts 247 the origin of your story unless he's seen it somewhere before or he thinks 248 it's too good. I personally liked the beginning, but it ended too abruptly. 249 Of course that was the point. (I think) Well, LZ is about to come on 92. 250 (Yes people I like rock (old rock anyway)) And you KNOW I wouldn't miss that 251 for anything. To pun or not to pun..... Probably not, I don't want to submit 252 the people here with them although some (most) are good ones. Besides, they 253 probably couldn't stand the punishment. (Gawd! Isn't that one getting old 254 already??) Ahh, there it is, gotta run, haven't heard that in a while... 255 256 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Darbon+++++++++++++++++++++++++ 257 DARBON, GO AWAY. KWH: WHO'S TO OBJECT TO YOUR STAYING? WHAT CAN ANYONE DO 258 IF YOU DECIDE TO STAY? (NOTE KEEPER AND CCM OF LATE) NOTHING. SO DON'T 259 EVEN BOTHER ASKING IF WE WANT YOU ON HERE. KRITIK, A GOOD REVIEW. 260 HOWEVER, CERTAIN THEMATICS HAVE SEEMED TO ESCAPE EVEN YOUR DISCRIMINATING EYE. 261 WHO CARES? 262 263 God! Now I've seen everything. A criticism of a Kritikism of a KWH entry. 264 265 ******************************************************************** 266 lurkus modious 267 *********************************kathyD******************************* 268 269 KRITIK: If you consider yourself so adept at making weighted decisions about 270 what is good an what isn't, then shouldn't you be able to remember the names 271 of those you are criticizing? Just a hint of hypocracy on your part... 272 DARBON: No, I don't remember what you were writing. Glad to see you settled 273 whatever argument you were having. Enjoy. 274 275 Gajarel. 276 277 278 279 r Hi i,mII a'm a everyone I'm astertatrtrting a new bbs. I  am  280 281 vd 282 283 zHi everyone. I'm opening my new bbs BBS 284 systerm on Oct.. 5 . I This BbBs  S wuill be very 285 new because i hacve I have never opened one bef 286 before. This bbBBsS will only be opened art 287 night ho,  however, because my parents owon't  let me tie up the phone line. This 288 linew  will only be open between mondat n 1211:00pmMon 289 11:00pm- thru 6:5:30am Monday thru Friday only/. The phone num,mber is ... 283-6 290 Sorry aboyut that the phone number ids 291 283-xxxx. Please don't call during the 292 day becasuse to ask questions becuause i I will 293 be at school . If you have any questions 294 please call beteween 3:30 pm thru 7:00pm. 295 MAgain ,my BBs S won't be set up until 296 Oct 5. 1986. I retain the right to havre 297 anyone removed with that uses fowl language, 298 or that is screwing arounfd. By the way 299 when you call please logon for only 300 45 min. at a time. This allowas other 301 people to have a chance too. I hope thisBBS will grow a great deal. If so I can maybe 302 charge a little bit, if my users donyt't, 303 mind, so that I could get m,myy own phone 304 line so that iUI could run my BBS "324  hour 305 hours a day, &6 days a week. 306 Thank- yoYou for reading this message. 307 And thanks to the sysop of this BBS for 308 letting me have this message ont here. 309 ========================================================== 310 Gawd that was painful to read. 311 312 I agree! 313 ____09/26/86__________Leonard_JD 2446700.5962_________19:18:38_PDT_________ 314 OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGODOHGOD 315 316 317 318 <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <**> <***> 319 WHAT? 320 **************************************************************************** 321 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo 322 CISTOP MIKEY : I have left with you a note of some (any?) importance. 323 Hopefully it will be sufficient until such things as space restrictions 324 are irrelavent. Otherwise, you know where to reach me. 325 so 326 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo -oo 327 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * * 328 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * * 329 330 What a bulls**t message (editing compliments of yours truly). I think 331 it's just short of criminal to see english torn apart so badly just to convey 332 such a simple thought. It's a wonder how young they're learning to type these 333 days... Oh, what weather for shroomin. Sooo intense. Almost as good as 334 "Halucinucinucinationationationogens". Dare 'ya to find that one in ANY 335 dictionary. Well, 'yall had your chance, now you're stuck with me for awhile, 336 and thank-you Kritic for evaluating my work, but I haven't seen any storylines 337 like that, especially with that ending, at least not that I know of... 338 339 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * * 340 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * * 341 WHO CARES? 342 343 ^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^ 344 Commentary and discussion on the finer points of stories or entries in a 345 general sense should be done in personal mail. Thereby avoiding the looks of 346 widespread antagonism and complaints. If this practice was to be adopted and 347 followed, this system might be less antagonizing. Kritik and the likes might 348 find the Blue Parrot well-suited to such conversations. Not to speak of just 349 being less embarrassed when criticism is particularly bad. What do you think 350 of that? 351 ^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> Seth <^><^><^><^ 352 353 \\\ 354 I think that you are yet another person trying to impress us with your 355 vocabulary. Unfortunately, for you, your incomplete sentences, incorrect 356 verb conjugations and use of plural in a single structure betray your otherwise 357 not-so-impressive vocabulary. Seth, you are to be commended on your spelling 358 abilities, but somehow I think all those words were looked up in a thesaurus 359 so you could hardly spell them wrong, now could you? I'm not saying that I 360 didn't understand what your wrote (contra-positive, I know). Quite the 361 contrary, I understood every word. Your entry just smacks of thesaurus and in 362 this I criticize you. I'm leaving this on BWMS to point out that I disagree 363 with your e-mail idea. 364 ch/your wrote/you wrote 365 \\\ AEM (Anti-E-Mail) 366 367 WHO CARES? 368 ____09/27/86__________________JD 2446701.3605_________13:39:12_PDT_________ 369 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo 370 But the thesaurus is your friend! I wouldn't have been able to expand my 371 vocabulary without one. Or the dictionary, it even has 'hallucinogen' but 372 who really cares? Allow each user to speak in such a manner that allows 373 them the best possible expression of their ideas. If you understand, great; 374 if not, dig out the books! 375 Seth : I agree with you to a point. A great deal of what we find on these 376 systems has about as much forethought as a sneeze. The style on the other 377 hand is something one may control. Sensitive matters such as How To Write 378 as decided by others may be a brutal thing to run into. E-Mail may be one 379 way to soften the blows, although I prefer mano-a-mano encouters, time is 380 what I've found to be the greatest tutor. Read, learn, mold, grow; we all 381 fugure it out after awhile. 382 Then again, there's nothing wrong with stumbling through writing in a dither 383 either. (I've done it here, and I think I've grown from it before. I think.) 384 so 385 oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo -oo 386 387 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@* 388 389 Now we know the great truth!! 390 DARBON is a child. Only children listen to crap like L.Z. 391 392 Come on folks,, let see some of the users true orgin!! 393 394 BAC 395 396 @*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@*@* 397 398 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 399 400 "Crap like L.Z"?? Indeed, one shouldn't judge.I also listen to 92. 401 But I really don't belong here anyway. 402 This is the first time I've been on 403 in about a year and a half.And, except for a little more unneeded criticism, 404 it's only gotten better. Like vintage wine. 405 Wow, I'm definitely not a poet. 406 407 Well, Darbon, if you read this, 408 I think we may be on the same level. 409 410 411 ------ triste ---- 412 413 tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt 414 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 415 THE SEA OF GREEN FLAMES 416 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 417 418 Beware O ye of the world 419 for, watch who comes for you 420 the unholy man - of noneathly sheen 421 what he is, is eyes of green 422 from the sea of unholy doctrain. 423 424 Watch as you shall be devoured 425 with those seas of green. 426 For in Hell lives the God of pain 427 and on Earth lives the same 428 when we all git to Hell 429 we`ll see who you are, O man 430 of mortal shell. 431 432 And then we`ll see 433 and my father shall soon end his 434 courtisy 435 to you apon the Earth 436 O cattle of virtually no worth. 437 438 I suffer not, I am unchained & free 439 who do you suppose can set free thee 440 Suffer as you will 441 look not upon me 442 I will laugh & walk the eternal path 443 and leve you far behind and 444 as you`ll see - Hell`s unkind.. 445 446 For by now you have not seen 447 what has guieded me & what I mean 448 SO 449 light a candle & weep a tear 450 for yourself, for your Earthly end 451 is now clear. 452 453 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 454 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 455 456 {+|+} <456> 860928^0017 why is it no one knows how to spell "upon"? 457 458 alot of reasons. -- me. 459 460 461 ^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^>< 462 AEM: You would not have pointed out my errors on a public medium if you 463 understood me. The reason I entered that was to point out that entries such 464 as yours serve not only to point out errors, but to embarrass and humiliate 465 as well. I didn't even ask you to show me what I did wrong. That you did is 466 cruel. To defend myself: No, I had not tried to impress you with my grammar 467 or spelling. I tried to make myself clear. Can you claim as fine a purpose 468 for your entry? 469 SO: Reference books are wonderful. I agree with you. You've wandered to 470 page after page also. Or so it seems. There is one word I chanced upon just 471 tonight at about seven. Which is ERUDITION. Look it up. What a word it is. 472 Hope to see your name again around this place. 473 ><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> Seth <^><^><^ 474 475 ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ 476 ( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( ) 477 478 "Imagine that!" Wilhelm took his own words to heart. 479 His mind was possessed of sullen images. Aliens in old 480 military uniforms, snatched from the quartermasters of doomed 481 armies, slaughtering their way across the Continent of 482 Europe. The very idea! It was so ridiculous he could not 483 bring himself to imagine why the BBC was airing it. Even in 484 their science fiction programmes. 485 486 Wilhelm just settled down to breakfast and spread 487 some molasses on his muffin. 488 489 Nary a man lived to see the next morning. It was quite 490 an absurd genocide of the human race. 491 492 (______)(______)(______)(______)(______)(______)(______)(______) 493 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 494 H H I I I 495 QQQ U U IIIII CCC KK K 496 S S I I I L V V E E R R 497 SSS I L V 498 499 500 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 501 502 H H I I I 503 QQQ U U IIIII 504 505 506 I guess that this message maker don't 507 work too well with this bbs.... 508 509 anyway, HI THERE FROM QUICKSILVER! 510 511 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 512 Q U I C K S I L V E R 513 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 514 S:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:K 515 516 Dear Adrick, 517 518 Hello, I wonder how often you do call this system. However, if you 519 do happen to see this before it becomes disk "C"; get in touch with me. Is 520 your hair still flourescent? My leg still has E=MC2. 521 Lady S. 522 523 S:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS 524 525 Dear Prometheus, 526 527 I finally woke up; if you would like to, call me. 528 529 Lady S. 530 531 S:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:KS:K 532 533 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * K * H * * * * 534 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W * * * * 535 536 Hi all. Haven"t seen you here in awhile, Lady S. Nice to see 'ya back, 537 but I didn't think you had a terminal. Hmm, wonder how you got the message 538 in? Ah well, glad to see you here. 539 Haven't seen many good stories lately. If you didn't lioke my attempt at 540 it, then I suggest you try, oh ye Kritic. One who criticizes should also 541 be able to write, with the dergee of writing skill equaling the amount of 542 Critiquing skill. We shall see what we shall see... 543 544 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * L * T * R * * O * * * K * H * * * * * * 545 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A * E * * * N * * W * * * * * * 546 547 As a side note, backing up the cursor quickly does very strange things to 548 screen, like making one think one just sent 40 lines of blank verse. Oh 549 SysOp, please look into this, and find out why my terminal reacts like this 550 to yours. Could it be that mine backs up faster than yours will allow, and 551 sends a random ctrl character, or something else? Very frustrating. Please 552 see what you can do about this... 553 554 ******************************************************Just me, K.W.H.***** 555 556 .......................................>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 557 EXPLOITED: PUNKS NOT DEAD!!!! 558 SMOKE CLOVES 559 TAKE ACID 560 BEADNECKS LIVE 561 WHAT CAN YOU GET FOR A F+++ 562 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 563 KWH: sorry but this system is not reconfigurable to that extent. It is 564 tally contained in 8k of EPROM. Since there is no longer a burner available 565 for this type, changes are impossible. 566 Your problem is caused by the fact that what is echoed is: 567 568 this is to allow users of systems with non-destructive backspace to use BW. 569 If you send you backspaces *manually* you will not encounter any problem. 570 Using "auto-repeat" guarantees problems. 571 ____09/28/86__________Leonard_JD 2446702.4404_________15:34:15_PDT_______ 572 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 573 THIS IS MY FIRST OPORTUNITY TO ACCESS YOUR BACKWATER COUNTRY 574 BEING A COUNTRY BOY WHO WAS STRANDED IN URBAN CONFINEMENT FOR A GOOD 575 FIFTEEN YEARS AND THEN ABLE TO COMPRAMIZE WITH THIS LOCAL AREA, I AM 576 GLAD TO SEE SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE AS IT DOES ALLOW FOR FREEDOM 577 OF OUR OWN CREATIVITY AND DUE TO THE ANONYMITY(SP) ONE CAN SEE HES/HER 578 REACTION ON OTHER. 579 I ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN IGNORING MY HORRIBLE SPELLING AND 580 TYPO'S AS I HAVE BEEN MENTALLY REJOUVINATED BY THIS MACHINE AND HAVE 581 GROWN ACOUSTOMED TO HAVING THESE MINOR ITEMS CHECKED BY WORD PROCESSORS 582 AND AN INTELLEGENT SECRETARY. ASIDE FROM THESE MINOR FAULTS I FEEL THAT 583 I WILL BENEFEIT FROM YOU INTELECTUAL SIMULATION. I MIGHT NOT BE QUITE 584 TO YOUR NET STANDARDS BUT FEEL THAT I POSESS SUFFICIENT COMPREHENSION 585 AND MENTAL STIMULATION TO CONVEY PHILISOPHICAL POINTS OF INTEREST. NOT 586 IN ANY MANNOR AM I ATTEMPTING TO COMPETE WITH KRITIK BY ANY MEANS. SIMPLY 587 I ENJOY A GOOD CHALLANGE. 588 =========================================================================== 589 APPALOOSA 590 ====================== 28 SEPTEMBER 1986 20:45 PDT =================== 591 592 593 594 SAVE 595 596 597 598 SO HOW'S YOU DOIN', TEX? I JUS GOT ME DOWN OFF THE RANGE TOO. PARDON 599 ME WHILE I CHECK WITH THE LITTLE FILLY. 600 601 Uh huh. Ok, let's see how this goes. 602 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 603 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 1666 604 605 TO: Seth 606 ~~~~~~~~ 607 608 Speaking of nolige, do you even know what your name (handle) means? 609 & I dont mean the dictionary`s ref. 610 611 KEEPER 612 613 (ABOVE MESSAGE IS TO: SETH) 614 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 615 616 <<<<<<< 617 618 Well, do movie critics make movies? Do all art critics practice every 619 kind of art that they judge. Nay, I say not. If you want to see some 620 of my stuff, you will have to wait until it gets off the page and 621 into the computer. 622 623 All the other quick comments will have to be responded to on the next 624 disk. 625 The KRITIK 626 627 >>>>>>> 628 629 WHO CARES? TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 629