1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 ************************* INSTALLED: 22 DEC 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 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 21 Me? At the top? Nah. 22 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 23 **************************************** 24 25 Big Dave Diode is on top!! 26 **************************************** 27 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><> 28 29 HOHOHOHOHOHHOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHHOH 30 SANTA HERE BOYS&GIRLS, 31 32 ARE WE READY TO BE DESTROYED YET??? 33 THATS GOOD, BECAUSE I AM GOING TO 34 GET ALL OF YOU THIS FINE YEAR. 35 36 I HOPE YOU DONT HAVE ANY PLANS 37 FOR 1987, BECAUSE YOU WONT BE THERE. 38 39 YOU SEE, I AM SICK OF ALL OF THIS 40 CRAP ABOUT THE U.S. AND THE U.S.S.R. 41 GOING TO WAR AND DESTROYING THE 42 WORLD, SO I HAVE DECIDED THAT I 43 WILL DESTROY IT INSTEAD, BEFORE ANYNE 44 ELSE. WONT OL RONNIE AND GORBIE BE 45 SURPRISED. THEY WILL (NOT)WAKE UP 46 TO SEE THAT I, SANTA CLAUS, HAVE 47 DONE WHAT THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT 48 FOR SO LONG. 49 50 SO, YOU BETTER POUT&CRY, CAUSE SANTA 51 CLAUS IS COMIN BY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 52 53 HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOHO 54 55 THIS IS THE PERSON WHO ENTERED THE 56 ABOVE MESSAGE. 57 58 I MEAN NOTHING PERSONAL BY THIS, 59 AND HOPE TO HAVE SCARED YOU ALL! 60 (SAY WHAT!?) 61 62 MERRY CHRISTMAS&HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! 63 64 (P.S. PLEASE DONT SHOOT SANTA!!!) 65 (HE REALLY IS FRIENDLY, I SHOULD 66 KNOW, BECAUSE I AM AN ELF!!!!!!!) 67 68 MERRY CHRISTMAS&HAPPY NEW WEAR!!!!! 69 70 A FRUSTRATED ELF. 71 72 ------------------------------------- 73 ************************************* 74 A frustrated self, indeed. 75 ************************************* 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 77 THAT ELF AINT NO FRUSTRATED SELF. 78 HE IS A COOL DUDE......... 79 ALMOST A SKATER, NOT QUITE!!!!!!! 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 81 82 And now, another BBC broadcast. 83 84 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 85 86 Wright is in a pub in Scotland. As are several of his fellow airmen. 87 Their airfield is down the lane about four miles. Their planes are waiting for 88 them on a strip near the lane. A lieutenant from the field is driving to 89 gather them up to provide a defense against the nearing enemy aircraft. 90 Fortress Europe is across the Channel. 91 92 Each of the men is in silent spirits. A few are drinking at their 93 tables, while others are dancing and holding their dates. Each of them is 94 watching the lady on stage. She is singing into a radio microphone. It isn't 95 broadcasting, of course. It is only an item on stage. Rather like the piano, 96 or the stool. 97 98 Her songs are quiet and sullen. Written during the First World War, 99 each song pertains to the lives of these fliers. It was as if the writer had 100 spent time with each of the men, and spoke with him about the weather during 101 their last flight, and the idiocy of fighting and dying for a dam, as they did 102 during their last flight. All of the men listen to the singer as if she were 103 describing their own endangered lives. 104 105 At the entranceway, the lieutenant puts his coat on the rack and walks 106 over to Wright. Ordering a drink with a signal of his fingers, the lieutenant 107 briefs Wright. 108 109 A squadron of Nazi fighters flew over an English trawler on the 110 English Channel in the wingtip arrangement of a Nazi flag. Less that thirty 111 minutes ago, the airplanes crossed the coast at Dover, then shifted direction 112 up the coast of England. 113 114 It was felt at the time that it was a distraction meant to pull the 115 air defenses of England from another assault. Not wanting to fall prey to the 116 deception, the squadron Wright led was ordered to intercept them from 117 Scotland, leaving the English forces to deal with a predicted onslaught. 118 119 Official orders had arrived at the airfield by telegraph only a few 120 minutes ago. At the airfield, not only were the orders waiting, but so were 121 the aircraft his fliers were to fly. 122 123 Wright informs two of his men, and tells them pass the orders on. 124 Briskly, all the men shuffle out the front door, their caps in hand, listening 125 hesitantly to the songs being sung on the stage. Each of them is soon loaded 126 in the back of the military truck out front. Wright steps up into the cab with 127 the lieutenant, and turns on the radio as the truck starts to turn around for 128 the trip back to the field. The truck goes nearly forty feet up the road when 129 it occurs to Wright that he has heard the songs on the radio before. They are 130 strikingly familiar, in fact. 131 132 Wright opens the fragile door of the truck and runs to the pub. Once 133 in, he runs up to the stage and looks at the singer. Only the barkeep and the 134 waitress are there to see this spectacle. The singer is quiet. She is staring 135 at him as if she were a child. Realization is damning on her face as the 136 noises from the fighter engines start to grow. 137 138 A few airmen run into the pub. The door stands open as the men stand 139 there. The heavens can be seen in the doorway as the fighters fly within sight 140 of the pub and the truck which holds the rest of the men. 141 142 Wright signals them to run up to the stage. Once they stand there, he 143 puts his cap firmly over the microphone and tells his men what to say. For 144 three minutes, they speak into the microphone as they speak into the radios in 145 their planes. Ridiculing the Nazi fighter pilots for wasting their ammunition 146 on an empty truck and an empty pub, the pilots estimate an easy victory over 147 an otherwise superior squadron. The pilots pretend to cross the coast of 148 Scotland in search of the disarmed squadron, as they hear the engines fade and 149 the enemy fighters peel off for Germany again. 150 151 Everyone silently collapses into chairs. Wright finds the transmitter 152 underneath the stage. He lifts it onto the stage and with a sigh of relief, he 153 removes the wires from battery terminals. Rolling back up his sleeves, and 154 straightening his tie, he asks the singer to tell the men about what happened 155 just then. She is silent and indignant. 156 157 He tells the men that each of these songs were carefully calculated to 158 inform the enemy of the events of the squadron. Those songs of losing a pilot 159 over the Ardennes, losing two plans in the assault on the Sorpe Dam, and 160 tonight, her songs were to lead a squadron of enemy fighters to the pub, where 161 the fliers were to be assassinated. 162 163 She starts to leave the stage in a burst. Startled, the men grab her 164 arms and keep from ever getting down. Wright looks up to her from the concrete 165 floor, and tells her that the she will never again sing from any stage. 166 167 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 168 169 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ This is to the person who told that sthat 170 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 171 BBC: Wonderful Stuff!!!!! I was hanging to every line... 172 Fast Fred 173 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 174 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 175 WE NEED MORE LIKE THAT BBC STUFF! 176 KEEP IT UP 177 178 *****---------- 179 *****---------- 180 *****---------- 181 *****---------- 182 --------------- 183 --------------- 184 --------------- 185 186 A TRUE AMERICAN. 187 P.S. HAVE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TOO! 188 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 189 _______________________________________________________________________________ 190 Cindi: Long time no see. I had the same professor you had at PSU. I also used 191 Backwater for an experiment while preparing my thesis for a minor degree in 192 human sexuality. The question I addressed in my thesis was this: Could human 193 sexual relations improve if there was mutual feedback regarding stylistic 194 elements of the sexual act itself? I had done a great deal of book research 195 on the subject, but I was at the point where I needed an experimental group 196 to test my theories on. The prof suggested a public 'B' style cross match, 197 which as you are probably aware, the Backwater crowd fits perfectly. Now the 198 question, and the problem, was how to test my theories electronically without 199 the Backwater user's knowledge. I came up with an idea that encompassed every- 200 thing I wanted to test, in a totally scientific manner, and no one but myself 201 would be the wiser. It also offered a few side benefits to the users, but that 202 was just icing on the cake. 203 204 Feedback regarding stylistic elements can apply to other acts besides sex. How 205 about writing? Or more specifically, spelling? SPELL CHECK was born unto 206 Backwater to observe how a cross-section of people would respond to feedback 207 of stylistic elements. Several research papers, including the Mackenzie study 208 from Masters and Johnson, have shown that a vast majority of individuals 209 consider writing an almost sexual act. While the deep-rooted cause of this 210 cross-humanization occurrence is not completely understood, MMPI results have 211 demonstrated this in test cases over and over again. My contention was that 212 by showing people the number of spelling errors they made during a controlled 213 period of time, I could measure their response in the same way I could 214 measure the responses to feedback given by sexual partners. 215 216 I had high hopes for my study, but like yourself, I was completely taken by 217 surprise by the results. Most of the users took to the spelling analysis with 218 great hostility. Instead of seeing the analysis as a constructive criticism, 219 they saw it has a frontal attack on their abilities as writers and 220 conversationalists. Imagine what that did to my contentions! I repeated the 221 experiment several times over a three year period. I rationalized that 222 perhaps the first time contained some element of shock, and that successive 223 tests would reveal more reasonable results. Unfortunately, I encountered 224 the same reaction each time. While the users were not as hostile, the index 225 of aggression when extrapolated did not show signs of diminishing below 226 accepted levels. 227 228 There are two possible reasons for these results. The first being that my 229 contentions were wrong and my thesis is unstable. My advisors and all the 230 other studies I researched fully supported my ideas. I hesitate to explain 231 the Backwater problems using this reason. The second possibility is that even 232 though the Backwater users fit the psyche-indices for cross-section 'B' 233 perfectly, some other anomaly in the original testing, or the group itself 234 could be the cause of the problems. I lean towards this 'Backwater Connection' 235 myself. It is possible that through both our studies we have discovered a 236 unique and totally new cross-section category. If that is the case, we should 237 attempt to quantify our findings and, of course, publish the results. I would 238 be very willing to work with you on this project. 239 240 Please respond via e-mail. 241 242 Carl Rogers Lamar 243 _______________________________________________________________________________ 244 PS: Any spelling errors in this message are part of a new study of mine: 245 Spelling errors and the search for the Perfect Stud. I'll send you a 246 copy when I finish the research. 247 248 I HAVE A MODEM FOR SALE THAT HAS A -43 249 DBM RECIEVE SENSITIVITY AND A -12+-1 250 DBM TRANSMIT SENSITVITY. IS ANYONE 251 INTERESTED. OH THIS MODEM WORKS ON A 252 COMMODORE 64 ONLY. LEAVE A MSG FOR 253 JASON. THNKS. 254 255 256 257 258 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 259 260 ############################################################################ 261 Once again I wonder at how true your statement above was, it almost sounds 262 like a copy-cat entry... But anyway, based on it being at least marginally 263 true (at least it is pluasible)...I think you are probably making some 264 serious errors thinking that the BBS enviornment fits into the standard 265 interaction and information collection methods that occur and can be assumed 266 in other contact situations. BW is particularly unusual in its open format, 267 and the ability of having total immunity from what is said since no on, not 268 even the system operator can know who you are. There is simply no trace other 269 than what you leave in your message. As a result people tend to be far more 270 open and vocal about what they truely think and feel instead of what they 271 are supposed to think and feel. The other aspect is that by their very 272 nature of being here shows that the people involved have an interest in 273 computers and thus lastest techno-toys and communicating with others via 274 the hidden immunity BW provides. (Notice that the strongest out-cries 275 were from those whose names were hidden behind a handle.) Perhaps what 276 is really being messured is the real deep down feelings instead of the 277 covering mask that people use to hide those feelings from the general 278 public and even themselves because society inhibits them. I think that 279 you attempts to measure feelings and responses are being lost in other 280 information. I also think that you are not looking closely enough at 281 the overall view. With the case of the WHO CARES bit, notice that the 282 out-cry became worse when it became apparent that it wasn't just another 283 twit trying to gain attention, but someone seriously trying to affect 284 the thought processes of the people on the system. e.g. When people 285 became aware that they were being manipulated they got upset. At that 286 point the original data gathering process becomes useless because 287 stronger deeper feelings have come into effect. The same goes with 288 spell check concept what is happening is that you are attacking the 289 inner individual. Writting, especially creative writting, comes from 290 inside the individual. You are being allowed a peek at the very inner 291 soul of the individual. They are opening themselves up and leaving 292 themselves vaulnerable. So when any attack comes, and that is what 293 spell check is/was, an attack on the individual, they close up and then 294 strike back in self-defense. The spell check amplified it because 295 it wasn't expressed in human feeling terms, it was harsh and striking 296 you did this wrong, period, no option. This is a slap in the face, and 297 you had damn well better expect the person you slap to get upset and 298 probably fight back. It was not positive critisism, it was harsh 299 unrelenting, no opotions, this is the way it must be done, slap in 300 the face. That is negative critisism. Positive critisism concentrates 301 on the positive aspects. This is good, that's OK, there's a problem here 302 you might try this or that, this isn't normal and others might object 303 you might try it this way instead. That is positive critisism, 304 not 'You spelled this wrong, it isn't right, you must do my way.' 305 ####################### The Innkeeper ################################ 306 HMMM... I *KNOW* WHO SPELLCHECK WAS. AS DO A FEW OTHER PEOPLE. I DO NOT 307 KNOW IF MR. LAMAR IS THE SAME PERSON. 308 ***************************THE PHANTOM OF BACKWATER************************ 309 ____12/23/86__________________JD 2446788.6859_________20:27:46_PST_________ 310 ########################################################################## 311 Of course, I knew there was a reason for my intial disclaimer. I remember 312 now who Spellcheck is. I don't know why I didn't remember. Ah well, since 313 I know the individual personally, I also know that it isn't the person 314 (before my last message) who said that he was. Which leads one to wonder 315 why the the individual wants to call themself Spellcheck. 316 ######################## The Innkeeper ############################### 317 *************************************************************** 318 Carl: 319 320 Yes...I think I remember you. Aren't you the guy who used to 321 hang around with the foriegn exchange students? I think you sat 322 two rows ahead of me between the Albanian political sciences 323 major and the French guy who was a business major. Am I right? 324 325 I gave up on the MMPI. I could never get my coefficient of 326 correlation below a .10 standard deviation from the norm. I 327 decided to compromise and settle for a battery of projective 328 tests. They're less valid statistically but they served my 329 purposes. 330 331 It's nice to chat with a fellow social sciences freak. I've 332 got to go now. I'm late for my saxaphone lesson. 333 334 Cindi 335 336 P.S. - Backwater doesn't have E-mail. 337 *********************************************************** 338 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 339 toTo Spellcheck 340 I think you also forgot (My spelling in 341 unintentionaly at 6th grade level) one v 342 quite human. For instance if you have 343 ever looked at 6502 mnunomics you will 344 find s a tangle of bazar little words th 345 at make your computer run. If that is 346 not enough, try going into a programers 347 building. Now I'm not saying that it's 348 bad to be a little strange, it brings 349 a lot of joy into my life. I wish you 350 luck on your thesis. 351 352 Big Dave Diode 353 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 354 done 355 delete 356 357 358 359 360 361 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 362 P.S. Sorry about the typing it hard to 363 keep control of my screen... 364 365 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 366 We should be honored that Backwater is being used for such tests. I don't see 367 this kind of stuff happening on CBBS/NW or any other unix boards and the like. 368 Instead of complaining about what has happened in the past, let us discuss why 369 we were chosen for these interesting experiments. I don't mind being the subject 370 of such a truly harmless test. Have any of you been hurt? Were you really that 371 shaken by the spelling checker. Frankly, I am surprised that people take all 372 of this so seriously. 373 A. Debater 374 6565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656565656 375 Ahhhh, does Cindi perhaps occasionally use a boarder that looks like: 376 <:****************:> ? And sometimes does strange things with toilet plungers? 377 Nah, couldn't be. 378 Master Bater. 379 380 **************************************** 381 OH,NO!! Not! Not again! OH, please no... 382 No!! Not another EeeeeeeeH!AAAAA 383 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!AAAAAAH! 384 Psycology test!! (gasp) (choke)(THUD 385 ! 386 9 387 replace 388 389 delete 390 ---------------------------------------- 391 392 393 I completly do not understand some people... 394 395 For example, the "True American", I mean, let's get serious now, does anyone 396 really support Ronald Reagan. And this "Skater Dude", he must know that tha 397 people who drive the cars make the rules for them. I suppose that he hangs out 398 at the square or paranoia, and listens to neat music like Test Dept. or maybe 399 even Coil or ColourBox, and I suppose that he takes neat drugs and has an IQ 400 that makes most of the population look like imbecils. And he must also have 401 many, many females simply dripping off of him... 402 403 I know, I know,,, but Just call and see what you get..... 404 no big deal.. just call and GABB (206) 695-xxxx M.U.M.S. Net 405 406 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 407 gee, if skater dude is so cool, why does he bother hanging around with a 408 bunch of nerds like us? 409 410 I didn't know CBBS/NW was a unix system....... 411 412 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 413 CBBS/NW is not a unix system. It runs on an old IMSAI Mainframe, like the sysop 414 Willing calls it, not a unix box. Mr. or Mrs. or Ms Debater probably meant CBBS 415 or other computer systems, including several unix machines in town. 416 417 Marchall Ampe III 418 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 419 420 You mean Leroy McKane is behind all this psycho-stuff? It figures. That 421 wretched little man just doesn't know the word STOP! What's next? Albanian- 422 Contraband for Iranian freedom fighters in Chile awaiting transport to 423 El Salvador? Harumph. 424 I.M. 425 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 426 427 ************************************** 428 I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING.... 429 430 A TRUE AMERICAN IS ONE THAT LOVES 431 THE U.S.A. ONE THAT IS BORN HERE 432 ONE THAT IS RAISED HERE. ONE THAT 433 IS WILLING TO FIGHT AND DIE FOR HIS 434 COUNTRY. 435 I AM NOT SAYING HE FOLLOWS BLINDLY, 436 AFTER ALL, HE LIVES IN THE U.S.A. 437 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 438 LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE 439 LAND OF TRUTH. 440 THE LEADERS MAY SOMETIMES MAKE MISTAKES 441 BUT THE COUNTRY, AND ITS PEOPLE ARE 442 STILL THE BEST ON THIS PLANET. 443 444 THERE ARE MANY TRUE AMERICANS. 445 LOOK TO ARLINGTON, HISTORY BOOKS, 446 INDEED EVEN MANY GREAT PAINTINGS. 447 448 THEY ARE FULL OF GREAT, TRUE AMERICANS 449 THERE ARE TRUE AMERICANS THAT COME 450 INTO THIS GREAT LAND FROM LANDS OF 451 OPPRESSION AND FEAR. THEY COME TO 452 LEARN, AND GROW IN A PLACE WHERE 453 THEY CAN BE FREE AND FEEL FREEDOM. 454 455 THEY THAT PERSECUTE THOSE THAT COME 456 HERE FROM OTHER LANDS, ARE NOT TRUE 457 AMERICANS. FOR THEIR ANCESTORS 458 MOST LIKELY CAME FROM OTHER LANDS. 459 BUT THEY THAT COME HERE TO FREELOAD 460 AND LIVE OFF THE GENEROSITY OF OUR 461 PEOPLE ARE NOT TRUE AMERICANS, NOR 462 ARE THAY AMERICANS AT ALL. 463 464 LOOK TO YOURSELF, ARE YOU A TRUE 465 AMERICAN. 466 467 THE BOY SCOUTS CAN TEACH MUCH ABOUT 468 BEING A TRUE AMERICAN..... 469 TRUSTWORTHY 470 LOYAL 471 HELPFUL 472 FRIENDLY 473 COURTEOUS 474 KIND 475 OBEDIENT 476 CHEERFUL 477 THRIFTY 478 BRAVE 479 CLEAN 480 REVERANT 481 482 IF YOU LIVE UP TO THESE THINGS, OR 483 TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY TRY. 484 THEN YOU ARE A TRUE AMERICAN. 485 486 THINK ON THIS.......... 487 488 *****---------- 489 *****---------- 490 *****---------- 491 *****---------- 492 --------------- 493 --------------- 494 --------------- 495 496 A 497 TRUE 498 AMERICAN 499 500 ************************************* 501 502 503 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 504 505 A TRUE AMERICAN VOTED FOR RONAND REAGAN. 506 507 - A TRUE AMERICAN 508 509 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 510 Pardon me, but according to General Patton (who was a 'true American' if anyone 511 ever was) the object is "not to die for your country, but to make the other poor 512 dumb bastard die for HIS country" 513 ____12/24/86__________Leonard_JD 2446789.7392_________21:44:30_PST_________ 514 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY 515 MY GOD! NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO IMPERSONATE *ME*! 516 THE REAL IAN MACHINERY 517 RYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRYRY 518 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 519 All agents: 520 Transmission characteristics match those of NET issue comset model 85B. 521 Target known to be in possesion of 85B unit. Transmission too short for 522 complete trace. Carrier dropped while tracing 8th relay leg (Westar 3, 523 transponder 17A from Mexico City loop number) 524 Continue current investigations. 525 526 Merry Christmas 527 NET 01 528 01010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101 529 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<<<<<<<<<<<<< 530 Cindi Jacobson: Gee, where do we go to watch you practice your new profession? 531 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<<<<<<<<<<<<< 532 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 533 Why? 534 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 535 USAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA 536 537 I WILL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I DID NOT 538 VORE FOR RONALD REGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 539 540 I SAID THAT HE IS READY TO DIE FOR 541 HIS COUNTRY,. IS THAT NOT ULTIMATE 542 COMMITMENT. 543 544 WOULD YOU FIGHT AND DIE FOR THE U.S.A. 545 I WOULD. 546 547 BUT I SURE AS HELL WOULD TRY TO MAKE 548 THE OTHER GUY BITE IT FIRST, AND 549 IF I WAS GOING TO DIE, I WOULD 550 TAKE AS MANY OF THEM WITH ME 551 AS I COULD. 552 553 *****---------- 554 *****---------- 555 *****---------- 556 *****---------- 557 --------------- 558 --------------- 559 --------------- 560 561 A 562 TRUE 563 AMERICAN 564 USAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA 565 [+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++To Spellchecker: 566 My question is! Who said that spelling missteaks were spelling errors 567 and not the guys a lousy typist. 568 From Paul. 569 570 [++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 571 ****************************************************************** 572 Actually, the *real* Spell Check took that into acount at the time, 573 probable typos were not included in the check. Though typos themselves 574 indicate that the individual is not very carefull in their writing. 575 That in itself is unimportant, but what is important is when the 576 typos spelling errors, poor grammer, and puncuation become so great 577 that they make it difficult to findout what is being said. It is 578 up to the writer to make themselves understood. The purpose of writing 579 correctly is to draw the reader in so that they will read what you 580 wrote. If they can't read it how can you expect to get your idea across 581 to them.It is not the responsiblity of the reader to read something 582 just because you wrote it. If you want it to be read, it should be 583 writing in a form that people will want to read, that by the time 584 they've realized that they are reading it they alreay have. 585 ******************************************************************* 586 O\=<([V2V])>=/O 587 588 589 590 Hey, where am I? 591 592 What is this place? 593 594 Why is it so dark in here? 595 596 Isn't there any light around here? 597 598 Hello out there, is anybody out there? 599 600 Hello? 601 602 What a stupid system. 603 604 off 605 606 stop 607 608 break 609 610 611 612 ********************************************************************* 613 And so the end of another disk is at hand. Not the best to be sure, 614 but better than some. For now it is interesting to see how the new 615 disk will fair since with the phone line troubles there will be some 616 delay before it gets used again. That and with christmas now over with 617 there will probably be a change in peoples view point as well as a 618 flock of new users trying out their spiffy new modems and exploring 619 the wonders of the bbs network. 620 If I keep at this maybe I can fill the disk up. After all, there 621 aren't that many lines left, and all I have to do is babble on pointlessly 622 until the thing becomes full. That shouldn't be too hard for me to do. 623 I am good at babbling on pointlessly. 624 Only a few lines left and another disk goes off to the archives 625 never to be seen again by human eyes. 626 The night is pitch black. The rain drinks up the light and what little 627 it gives back is reflected at crazy angles. It becomes impossible to see. 628 ************** The End **************** CISTOP MIKEY **************** TOTAL NUMBER OF LINES = 628