Note: near the end of this disk, the text starts to get damaged somewhat. I didn't notice it at the time, but it was the beginnings of a memory chip failing in the Sanyo. I didn't ctach it until several disks later when there was a complete failure. NUMBER OF LINES: 999 001=Usr:0 Null User 07/08/87 00:40 Msg:0 Call:0 Lines:19 1$If you are in need of help, you need but ask... 2$************************* INSTALLED: 5 MAY 88 **************************** 3$Welcome to BWMS II (BackWater Message System II) Mike Day System operator 4$************************************************************************** 5$GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS II IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6$ PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7$BWMS II was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS II is a privately 8$owned and operated system which is currently open for use by the general 9$public. No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the 10$system is privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all 11$messages which I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the 12$system, it will be periodically purged of messages (only 999 lines of data 13$can be saved). To leave a message, type 'ENTER'. Use ctrl/C to get out 14$the ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering 15$the message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to 16$replace the line. To exit from the system, type 'BYE' then hang up. 17$Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18$************************************************************************** 19$ 002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 06/05/88 23:03 Msg:1611 Call:10001308 Lines:10 20 The Big Bang Theory: 21 Imagine that you are an ant on a sponge. Suddenly the sponge explodes. 22 As each piece flies apart from every other peice, all the pieces are 23 equally far away from one another. The pieces farthest away are are going 24 faster than you are. One day every piece of sponge except us will will be 25 out of sight. Too late then to wish we had been on a faster piece of 26 sponge. This is the Big Bang Theory. Before the big bang we must imagine 27 a glowing ball of something, without any edges. This is the ball which, 28 by a process not understood, turned into a sponge. 29 ************************************************************************* 003=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/06/88 00:14 Msg:1612 Call:10001310 Lines:19 30 @*%@_)#*@)#_*%!_)@%*@)~%)@+#_%)@_+%*~+)_#@~_@_+%*_#@&%*@_*^_@%*~_#@%*@~_)%*~@)* 31 32 Cultist? Yes, in a way, but a cultist of a different color. I do not consider 33 myself a Jonsian-styled cultist. Because of this, I always run a chemical 34 analysis on any koolaid I might be offered. A love of music and art might be 35 considered a cult - a cult of a mindset steeped in expression and presentation. 36 37 Life is like a sine wave of varying amplitude and frequency. The peaks and 38 valleys are composed of different heights and depths, and the distance from 39 the minima/maxima of valley/peak is also in constant flux. Always changing, 40 up and down, our lives and our life flows always forward. One day feels 41 greater than the next. Next week brings utter despair and the accompanying 42 depths. The slope is forever changing. The derivatives of the line that 43 traces this path must always be recalculated. 44 Life might be a cult. We put so much energy into it. We give up everything 45 for it. We put all our hopes and dreams on it. And if we lose those hopes 46 and dreams, we might as well drink fully of that tainted liquid despair. 47 48 *%$#@*%_)@*%@_#)@%)_#%*@_)#*%@#_)%* L'homme sans Parity *%#_@*%@_#%*!_*%!_)%*_ 004=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/06/88 00:33 Msg:1613 Call:10001312 Lines:19 49 50 Yahoo(ts)! More dis space! 51 52 Addiction - and Cults. Put the two together, shaken, not stirred, and 53 you end up with a Cult of Addiction. Shades of THX 1138! Is there really 54 addiction to anything? Or is every redundent habit an addiction, an 55 affliction, a rash that we dig, groovy huh? Cults are addictions to 56 religion, maybe. But I know one thing; Cults were never my strong 57 point. Why should I listen to other people about how to screw up my 58 life more effectively than I ever could do for myself? My brain would 59 be mush before I would consider shaving my head for starving children and 60 taking money to feed my Zen Master in a New York High-Rise. Let me 61 make my own victories, and my own mistakes. And if I don't learn from 62 my mistakes, then I guess I'll just have to suffer. Or do I still impact 63 everyone around me if I make a mistake? Zounds, my mind is wandering! 64 (Would someone please kick this boob in the mental arse dept.?) 65 66 H.C. 67 ---{ Fifty-One big rhinos, all in a row }-------------------- 005=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/06/88 08:39 Msg:1614 Call:10001320 Lines:21 68 --=-=--==-=------=-======-=--------========-=-----------=-=====-=--------==- 69 Hgbrd, 70 Your a Guru, your mind is suposed to wander. Pretty profound wisdom your 71 dishing out though. 72 73 That 'Big Bang' theory was totaly wrong...were not on a piece of sponge and 74 not all of us are ants. 75 76 NOITARTSIGER EZIRP SUNOB (Mystical words!) 77 "Zod will no longer exist!" 78 woldn't that be great! A disk without him. I might miss him a little 79 though. 80 81 HAVE A DAY FILLED WITH BAD RIDDENS! O O 82 LB\__/ \__/ 83 oo GIP 84 WIF 85 WAG 86 TTR 87 88 --=-=-=--==--{-=-=-====-=--=-----=====-------===-----=-=======-------=-=-=-= 006=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/06/88 09:22 Msg:1615 Call:10001322 Lines:10 89 90 !@#(*_)(@#*$(_)(*(#@&*$#)!(*_(@#!$*^(*_)(@!#&(_)(@*#$*&_()!#$_)(@!&#_!_)!(@#$& 91 92 (This, by the way, is MY border) 93 94 HC - lovely name. Does it mean anything or did you just like the sound? 95 96 Does the word Limpopo ring a bell with anyone? 97 98 !@#^*)*(&@#&)(*@#&Y&)*)(@*$&*(+!)_@#*&&$$*#@)#($&*_)(#@!$ - MINE - !_)(@#&$_(#* 007=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/06/88 15:33 Msg:1616 Call:10001335 Lines:7 99 ---======--=-======------=====---=-========-------=-=---------======-----=== 100 The great grey greasy green Limpopo river. 101 102 LB \__/ 103 oo GIP 104 Prophet Extrordinare 105 -=-=-{-=-===-=-=-=-===---==-======--=----======--==-======--------==------== 008=Usr:507 todd rogers 06/06/88 17:03 Msg:1617 Call:10001340 Lines:8 106 OOOHHHH My head.... 107 108 HEY! where am i ???? 109 110 the last thing i remember is driving on a country road last night 111 then a bright flash of light... and now i'm here. 112 SO... just where is here?? 113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 009=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/06/88 17:20 Msg:1618 Call:10001342 Lines:17 114 **%$#)_%*#$_)%*#$_)^*&#)$^*)_*@#)$(@!+)$@#_$*@#_)%*_$(*)_@($@_+$(@)!$*(@_#(@#_$ 115 Stray Cat : I will not enter in to any sort of border conflict, but I will 116 point out a couple things: I have been using this random sequence of characters 117 from the top row of the keyboard since approximately 1984. As the keeper of the 118 BW archives, it is my business to track such important event sequences in BW 119 history. Secondly, one of the reasons I chose such a border is that NO ONE 120 can lay claim to a random sequence of alpha characters. It changes every time, 121 an ever mutating boundary that signifies a beginning and an end. Like the 122 wind and the land and the sky, it can be owned by no one, and used by all. 123 You are the first person to ever claim it as solely (ie MY) their own. I 124 think there are enough permutations to go around for us all. I will continue 125 to utilize the wonders of random muscular exertions on the keyboard, as I 126 have been doing for the past four years. I believe the phrase is "let your 127 fingers do the walking!" 128 %*#@_%)@*#%)_@*%_)(!$_+@!($_)%&*%$# L'homme sans Parity *$#@_*%_~*#)!*$_!*!_*)! 129@ 130 010=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/06/88 18:53 Msg:1619 Call:10001345 Lines:11 131 132 I guess I was rude (as usual). But I hadn't, in my limited experience with 133 these things, seen (that I KNOW of) this particular border. I saw something 134 like it on THE WALL, but I believe that was afterwards. I used it because of 135 your perfect timing with the "car-tunes" in the HOW THE FUNNIES GET AWAY WITH 136 IT, which was right before I nearly got kicked off of here for swearing. 137 138 !_@(#*_($&*_)+_)*#&)+_)(((+@_)#$^Y*(@^#$)+_)*#&*$#Y+_+_)#I$&_*#@%!@#)(#$^@#)$( 139 140 First person ever, huh? 141 011=Usr:447 General Zod 06/06/88 19:42 Msg:1620 Call:10001346 Lines:14 142 <><><><><><<><><<><><<><<><<>> 143@THIS ISGEERAL ZD 144 THIS IS GENERAL ZOD. 145 A disk without me? Never. I see 146 that I need to make my presence known 147 lest you forget who I am. I have 148@been off making GREAT preperations 149 been off making GREAT preparations 150 for the take over of your world. 151 Fear, for the dawn of the order of 152 ZOD comes. And ZOD shall rule over 153 all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 154 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 155 012=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/06/88 20:03 Msg:1621 Call:10001347 Lines:3 156 Somebody just had to go and mention Sots name. 157 Bleah! 158 013=Usr:283 KEVIN CONNELL 06/06/88 20:49 Msg:1622 Call:10001349 Lines:12 159 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 160 THIS IS GENERAL ZOD. 161 I see you mortals are trying to fight 162 me. I have the power to crush you all 163 but have no more will and determinatio 164 n and therefore, give up the rule of 165 the planet to Lord Beaker, Prophet 166 Extrodanairre. May Zod come down and 167 rule the universe, Good bye for now! 168 ZOD will rule forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 169 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 170 014=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/06/88 21:02 Msg:1623 Call:10001350 Lines:23 171 --=-------======--------=============----------================---------==== 172 Thats more like it. (I question the validity of the statement.) But it 173 sounds nice! How bout' a story. It's not finnished but It wouldn't all fit 174 in at once any way. 175 176 177 Link-Up 178 179 Johnathen looked across the table to his brother Mark. He could see 180 the all too visible blue veins on his face, the tatoo they formed on his 181 pale skin. "Are you ready?" He spoke softly as though afraid a loud noise 182 would harm his brother. 183 "I'm always ready.", Mark replied. "In there I'm still alive, out here 184 I'm already dead." He brushed a few strands of blond hair out of his eyes 185 and began to adjust himself in his chair. He had to get comfortable incase 186 this was one of those long breaks. Sometimes theey had to use a real slow 187 siphon so no one would notice the vanishing data. 188 189 190 OOPS, gota go! 191 LB\__/ 192 oo 193 --------===-=-=-=-=---=--{=-=--=-==============-----------============------ 015=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/06/88 21:40 Msg:1624 Call:10001353 Lines:9 194 The Return Of Phoenix II.... 195 L'home, are you also a culest of unknow origin? Things get shaky when people 196 start speaking in toungs, especially unknown toungs.... 197 198 Lord Beaker, int'resting. 199 200 Sod, Therrpppt!!!!! Who is trying to opose you? We're just ignoring you. 201 all for now 202 ^C 016=Usr:283 KEVIN CONNELL 06/06/88 23:42 Msg:1625 Call:10001360 Lines:9 203 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@kev c.################################### 204 Lord Beaker 205 what do you question? 206 who wrote it, 207 his honesty 208 whether or not he meant it? 209 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@################################# 210 211 017=Usr:272 Talos 06/07/88 00:30 Msg:1626 Call:10001362 Lines:6 212 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 213 I still can't believe Col. COD is still fishing arond here for a strike. 214 This guy really stinks ya know? At any rate, Talos Valheru is among you 215 should you require my services (Remember two wrongs don't make a right, 216 three rights make a left.) 217 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 018=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/07/88 03:43 Msg:1627 Call:10001364 Lines:30 218 219 ---{ Zod is my favorite Fnord. }------------------------------------------ 220 221 HC - Hagbard Celine, Illuminoid (and Paranoid) and (in)sane Pending Guru. 222 223 Just when you thought it was safe, along comes a Generic Zit, covering us 224 like teen-age acne. But he has fled, with his almight Army of One. A pox 225 I place upon him; may his fingers break like popsicle sticks. But I vex myself 226 too much. Or is it him? 227 228 Say, could someone help me wit(in)sanity and the definition thereof? I 229 always find that sanity is linked to a shared belief (usually a fiction called 230 a Society). Which reminds me, societies are simply large tribes. The world 231 has still yet to advance from the "Tribal Stage" of boundry, property, and 232 other games of war & finance... 233 Lord Beaker, I ask some help from you too; 234 WIF; WAG; TTR; what are these? Your (Pending)GURU kindly asks for 235 your assistence... (ever notice how this system seems to drop characters?) 236 237 Also, your story is off to a good start - please finish! (An Epic in the 238 making?) 239 Hagbard Celine (Pending) GURU(ship) 240 241 "What is Bhudda?" the apprentice asked. 242 "Five pounds of Flax" the master answered. 243 The apprentice was both vexed and happy at this new-found knowledge... 244 245 ---{ Your own prose awaits you. Mine just isn't here tonight. }----------- 246 ---{ Maybe my sine waves are not in sync... hummm... :-) }--------------- 247 019=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/07/88 09:04 Msg:1628 Call:10001368 Lines:35 248 -------------========================------------------------=============== 249 Link-Up 250 251 252 John reached towards a small machine in the center of the table. It 253 looked like a futuristic tape player. He flipped a little switch on its 254 side and waited while it warmed up, a small red light on its side blinked to 255 warn against premature use. This was there connection to the databanks of 256 the world. One need only put on the headset and be sent to a computer 257 representation of the entire International Data Transfer System. John and 258 Mark stole from this system. It was the only way they could live. 259 The red warm up light kept blinking on and off, on and off. It lulled 260 John into a small trance, calling up repressed thoughts from his 261 subconscious. He began mantaly talking to himself. Marks getting to weak 262 for this, he thought. I should take care of him, not kill him. Who knows 263 what a mental shock could do to him. Johns Mother had made him promise to 264 watch over Mark before she had died. She didn't know that the boys had used 265 up most of her estate to try and keep her alive. 266 "John!", Mark yelled. "Yo John, are you there?!" 267 "Huh...Oh sorry, I didn't hear you." John said. "What did you say?" 268 Mark shot an evil look across the table. "The Link-Up is ready!" 269 270 271 _________________Gotta go! Wish I had time to write more at once! 272 273 Hgbrd, you want to bea good Guru you should figure it out for yourself. 274 I'll tell you if you get it right. 275 276@--{-=-========-=--------------================-=-------------=============== 277 LB\__/ 278 oo GIP 279 WIF 280 WAG 281 TTR 282 -{-=-=======-=-------===========--------===-=--=-=-=------------====--==--== 020=Usr:283 KEVIN CONNELL 06/07/88 17:25 Msg:1629 Call:10001378 Lines:24 283 @###############################################VVV################## 284 285 HELLO? 286 ATDT 230xxxx 287 288 CONNECT 289 290 Command:ON283 291 Password:.......... 292 293 Welcome, KEVICONNELL 294 295 141 296 297 Command:li 141, 298 ^[ Enter filename to send:a:Dragon.TXT 299 Enter Protocol:N 300 Press any key to begin: 301 302 303 304 305 306 021=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/07/88 17:32 Msg:1630 Call:10001379 Lines:2 307 What the heck was dat? 308 ^C 022=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/08/88 01:11 Msg:1632 Call:10001393 Lines:21 309 310 ---{ Telemachus Sneezed. }--------------------------------------------- 311 312 Lord Beaker, 313 GIP - God in Pending (you were kind enough to leave that one) 314 WIF/WOF - Still pondering 315 WAG - With a Guru? (Appears only after my request.) 316 TTR - Still pondering, relatively new... 317 Yes, I should have known these....(time for another whack on the head 318 that would give me 3 day's vacation from work...) 319 :-) 320 Oh, and keep up the good work! The story is starting to become 321 VERY interesting. What happens next? 322 323 324 Anyone for a second(-hand) story by me? 325 326 Hagbard Celine 327 "Guru Apprentice" and all-around nice guy. 328 329 ---{ Badges? We DON'T need no stink'n BADGES! }--------------------------- 023=Usr:7 Leonard Erickson 06/08/88 12:25 Msg:1633 Call:10001398 Lines:5 330 Gentle Users: 331 Might I point out the _simple_ solution the General Zod? 332 Ignore him, and he'll go away. 333 334 ______________________________Leonard____________________________________ 024=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/08/88 17:31 Msg:1634 Call:10001404 Lines:28 335 IGNORANCE IS BLISS! 336 THE WORLD KNOWS NO FURY LIKE A 337 DWEEB IGNORED. 338 _______________________________________________________________________________ 339 That is except for Zod. He is here to test his exclamation key. Back in the 340 dark ages of computing, when the words of the new world were being formed, a 341 learned group coined the term TWIT to identify certain users who showed a 342 remarkable lack of intelligence and learning ability. Through the years, 343 different people have stepped forward to claim the title of HEAD TWIT. We 344 all remember DESTROY THE WOLD, and 666, and PEN NAME. 345 346 This year's winner of HEAD TWIT needs no introduction, as General Zod has 347 gained in sheer volume what he lacks in pure twitliness. His threats and 348 scare tactics are known the board over. The heavy leaning on the ! key, the 349 spelling errors, and mindless drivel, even the lack of sensible grammar has 350 made this year's winner a runaway landslide victor. 351 Congratulations Zod, you have joined the ranks of some pretty non-heady 352 company. You should be proud that your brain-damaged entries on Back Water 353 have done more than gained you the electronic hatred of thousands of users, 354 you have netted an award that many strive for but only a few ever achieve. 355 356 FISCAL 1988's HEAD TWIT : General Zod 357 358 Respectfully yours, 359 360 The awards committee. 361 _______________________________________________________________________________ 362 025=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/08/88 17:59 Msg:1635 Call:10001405 Lines:2 363 All hail Gen. Zit! 364 ^C 026=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/09/88 01:03 Msg:1636 Call:10001417 Lines:18 365 366 ---{ Zod-Another Airhead for World Domination... }------------------------- 367 368 Kudos to the Zen Master of Bad Grammar, Zod. May his life be filled with 369 nightmares of {!} being typed by him 1,000,000 million times; and then he 370 discovers he has to type it over again because of a mistake on the 99999 371 {!}. My mind will always have a place for you (somewhere around the dead 372 letter section) in the world. It is with the Great Honor of the Ancient 373 Tradition of Twits, Idiots, Imbiceles, and Lobotomized People, that the 374 Awards Committee presents you with a life-like rubber exclamation key 375 that will amuse your enemies and wear your finger to a pulp in 547 376 keystrokes. 377 Again, my Kudos to you (along with some great amusement from your 378 prose). 379 380 Freeman Hagbard Celine (ex-apprentice Guru?) 381 382 ---{ To recieve your award, simply leave this board alone }---------------- 027=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/09/88 20:01 Msg:1637 Call:10001431 Lines:7 383 Phoenix Polymorph II herer. What I want to know is; Even though Ray Thomas 384 was listed as a member of the Moody Blues on the album sleve of SUR LA MER, 385 how come he wasn't listed as actually PREFORMING on any of the traks? 386 Has the Vetrain Cosmic Rocker retired? 387 Also, why hasn't Greyam Edge written anything lately? 388 389 Phoenix out ^C 028=Usr:511 steve muralt 06/09/88 21:41 Msg:1638 Call:10001434 Lines:8 390 This is a great board! By the way Thanatos, when are we going to play some Lt 391 392 (Lasertag) 393 ^c 394 ^c 395 ^c 396 what's wrong with this thing? 397 029=Usr:272 Talos 06/09/88 22:21 Msg:1639 Call:10001435 Lines:38 398 I think it's got the hi^c hiccups! 399 400 401 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 402 In keeping with the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Louisiana's 403 mandatory teaching of "creation-science" in the public schools, which gave 404 the doctrine equal status with Darwinian scientific thought, the Louisiana 405 state senate has passed legislation calling for the mandatory teaching of 406 evolution in church. 407 The landmark bill calls for all religious services to be accompanied by a 408 bonded secular humanist, who will assist clergymen by periodically interrupting 409 their services with irrefutible scientific evidence that everything they say is 410 bullshit. 411 In addition, services will henceforth be translated into appropriate secular 412 language, as demonstated by "Darwin's Prayer": 413 414 Our forefather, 415 Who art in the food chain, 416 Homo be thy name, 417 Thy genus come 418 With opposable thumbs 419 On earth 420 As it is. 421 Give us this day 422 Our naturally occuring assortment of animal and vegetable proteins 423 And select just our best 424 As we select below us. 425 Lead us not into extinction 426 And deliver us from large carnivores. 427 For thine is thy kingdom 428 And the phylum and the order 429 Forever 430 Men. 431 432 Church leaders refrained from public comment, instead gathering their 433 congregations for an extended period of chanting, worship of the dead, and 434 collection of donations. 435 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 030=Usr:507 todd rogers 06/10/88 09:25 Msg:1640 Call:10001448 Lines:17 436 Does anyone know me? I don't seem to remember how I am... 437 Mmmmmm... Could I be this Gen. Zed; Er.. Zop , Sip , Dip , Drip 438 That must be it. Am I Gen. Drip? 439 >>>>> General DRIP 440 Bow up behind me and let me serve you. 441 Wait a sec... 442 443 Bow down and tie your shoes? 444 Buckle down the hatches? 445 Tackle the Quarterback?... 446 Thats it. 447 OBEY GENERAL DRIP: 448 TACKLE THE QUARTERBACK. 449 AND YOU SHALL GIVE. 450 Give??? 451 Hmmmm... OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! 452 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 031=Usr:23 Grann 06/10/88 14:00 Msg:1641 Call:10001452 Lines:1 453 +++++ Kind of an odd disk. +++++++++++++++ M&G near the end of lurk mode 032=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/10/88 18:11 Msg:1642 Call:10001454 Lines:1 454 That is is. Odd 033=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/10/88 18:30 Msg:1643 Call:10001456 Lines:6 455 No, the quote is: 456 "That that is, is. That that is not, is not." 457 Or, without punctuation: 458 That that is is that that is not is not 459 Just write that down and have someone make sense of it. 460 034=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/10/88 21:14 Msg:1644 Call:10001460 Lines:2 461 But how can you tell the difference??? 462 035=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/11/88 12:14 Msg:1645 Call:10001472 Lines:22 463 ------=========----------------===================------------=-======-=---- 464 Hgbrd, 465 What are you talking about ex-aprrentace guru. Are you giving up, or are 466 you a real Guru now? WAG, with a guru, close enough. That wasn't exactly 467 it but it gets the same meaning across. TTR, a closing statement. WIF, a 468 royal title. 469 470 I would of course continue my story now...If I could find it :) Your 471 payshents is appreciated. 472 473 Hmmm. Since Zob left this base to me, do you think I should carry on the 474 death kneel destruction threats. Or just leave it be. My exc!amation point 475 key could use a little working in. 476 477 LboERadKGeiRP \__/ 478 ||||||||||||| oo 479 L|o|r|d|||||| 480 B e a k|e|r| 481 G I P 482 483 All hale Hgbrd the seer! 484 -----==--==----===-{-======---------=-==========--------=-=========--==-=-=- 038=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 06/12/88 14:15 Msg:1648 Call:10001492 Lines:13 487 #@#@####@#@@@@@@@@@@#@####@#@#@@@@@@@#@#####@#@#@@#@#@#@#@@#@#@#@#@ 488 yaWn. What? Has anything changed. Is it gone. Looks that way 489 ,hope the silence lasts. Well we must be moving on. 490 491 "But I don't wanna!" 492 "Why not squid?" 493 "Caus' I don't like the orange walls." 494 "What! Why don't you like the color of the walls. We spent 495 fourhundred solars for that color. you will like it or sleep 496 outside with the dog." 497 "Okay, I'll go but I won't like it." 498 499 @@@@@@@#@#####@@@@@#@#@####@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@#@@@@@@###@#@#@####@@#@#@ 039=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/12/88 14:23 Msg:1649 Call:10001493 Lines:4 500 501@Hey, somebody finally started removing Zod's rantings. They really were 502@ruining the board. Good work you guys. 503 040=Usr:399 Jane Ury 06/12/88 22:31 Msg:1651 Call:10001504 Lines:12 504 I have other parties to go to now 505 No overeager giants trying 506 to read their reflections in my eyes 507 I miss the uninvolved 508 Justinsane's muted laughter 509 Down the hall if I squint 510 familiar haircut and height 511 lope towards me 512 Notjustin, sane 513 Closely, Notjustin focuses 514 I destroy a smile meant 515 for someone else. 041=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/12/88 22:46 Msg:1652 Call:10001505 Lines:8 516 --- 517 Why destroy a smile just because it isn't who you thought it was? A smile 518 is a wonderful gift that is easy to give, costs nothing from the material 519 world, and can profit yourself and the receiver many times whatever the 520 cost involved. A smile for a stranger is a valuable gift, as it reassures 521 each of us, when we are the ststranger that the world is not a completely 522 cold and alone place. Such a simple thing, such a wonderful thing. 523 --- 042=Usr:447 General Zod 06/13/88 07:10 Msg:1653 Call:10001512 Lines:6 524@<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 525@This is General Zod. 526@To those of you who think I have 527@left this place. Beware, I know 528@where you are. 529@<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 043=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/13/88 08:41 Msg:1654 Call:10001513 Lines:45 530 ---{ Sabbatical Mode of Life }------------------------------------------ 531 532@ Zit, I already popped you a long long long long long long long long 533@long time ago. Again, you don't even know how to use the dam*ed BBS 534@functions to look at previous messages. Go bugger a goat; or maybe 535@that airhead, Ursa... 536@ 537 My apologies to Lord B., I'm on sabbatical. My values are 538 screwed up again (for the 8192th time, I think). Hard to be both 539 a Guru and do everything else. Hmmm, seems that I could balence myself 540 between all things. It could be done...(if Leonardo did it, so can I!) 541 I shall return in short time, being a full-fledged Guru & mush-mind. 542 543 In the mean time, I will always appear and check on the board's 544 progress (not to be confused with Pilgrims or any other religion/cult). 545 If need be I will return prematurely. 546 547 (Damn) he thought, (I want to sleep more). 548 He roused himself, and stood up in bed. It was a cold day 549 outside, and it didn't help with his urge to return to the comfortable 550 sheets of his bed; the cold air was biting his skin, waking him like a 551 slap on the face. Suddenly, he was hungry. And constipated. (Ugh), he 552 thought, (I need some food. Go to the john first...). Walking to te 553 bathroom seemed like eternity, but he was feeling better five minutes 554 later. The stomach lodged in his gut gave him a not-so-gentle remier 555 that he required protiens to live, as he walked out of the small room. 556 (Food. Always food. Feed me...) he thought, as he dressed himself. His 557 suit from yesterday was soiled, so he put his spare on. The 558 polyfiber felt good, warm, on his skin. He was fully awake now, and 559 was checking the equipment for proper operation. The environsuit responded 560 with a good systems check after 5 seconds. He then snapped the seals, and 561 stepped outside with crunching sounds beneath his feet. The first thing 562 he saw was a husk of what was a gravtrans; it was in shards. Blastmarks 563 covered the little old transport. (Damnit!) he thought, (the stink'n 564 rogues passed though last night! I knew I should have had it orbiting!) 565 He quickly punched up the defensive systems, which armed his exterior 566 weapons. 567 568 If you want more of this story, just drop me a line... 569 570 Hagbard Celine, apprentice Guru on sabbatical 571 572 "Tell me, I forget. Show me, I understand. Involve me, I remember." 573 574 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 044=Usr:514 DAVE MEDFORD 06/13/88 16:31 Msg:1655 Call:10001522 Lines:3 575 576 This disk is reminiscent of summer... 514 577 ----------------- 045=Usr:428 Mercury X 06/13/88 17:40 Msg:1656 Call:10001524 Lines:13 578 (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((()))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 579 580 Hello again... 581 Today--June 13, 1988. One more day of hell--then summer vacation!(For some 582 of us, that is. Others have to work full-time. Interesting. I might do a 583 study on that. Is being a GIP full-time, LB? How about a guru? Hmmm...) 584 585 Hagbard, I should hope this disk is like summer..Wait a minute, is that 586 good or bad? 587 See, do, tell, teach. That is the only thing Iearned in 588 training. 589 590 ((((((((((((JUN 13(((((((((((((Mercury))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 046=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/13/88 21:02 Msg:1657 Call:10001527 Lines:10 591 ____ 592 ______ 593 _______ 594 MORE 595 _____ 596 MORE 597 598 ___________ 599 600 MORE 047=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/14/88 03:26 Msg:1658 Call:10001537 Lines:24 601 ---{ Somebody's home, but the lights are not on. }------------------------- 602 603 Mercury, my time in sabbatical will be short. If I return as a Guru, I 604 will be quite different from what I am now. Time is the true test of all 605 things. 606 607 A quick scan of the area showed no higher electronics in any active state. 608 (Rogues must have past through last night, nailed my gravtrans, and went 609 on to another sector) he thought. He was still pissed; the gravtrans would 610 be difficult to replace. Sigh. But his defensive systems were picking 611 up a heat source against the background, at body temperature. Only one 612 source was identified. (It couldn't be the rogues, or any other wandering 613 group. It must be another individualist) A few quick adjustments to 614 the external sensory and he suddenly picked up an audio track. The on- 615 board system identified the source as human, about 175 pounds, carrying 616 gear. (Confusing) he thought (but interesting...) He decided to 617 take cover and wait for the arival of the person. The footsteps were 618 coming closer and closer...he held his finger tight; for if that trigger 619 sensor should think he was pointing, a small portion of hell would be 620 unleashed upon whatever he was pointing to. (Wait and see, wait and 621 see...) 622 623 Hagbard Celine, Guru in Training 624 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 048=Usr:507 todd rogers 06/14/88 09:18 Msg:1659 Call:10001542 Lines:12 625 I GEN DRIP (i think??) 626 See that you have not heeded to your demands... 627 (er.....) YES and if i do not do as you ask i must 628 do someone great arm.... 629 (Ahhhh... harm) 630 It is now 9:30 am twos day ???? never mind! 631 I have 24 ours ... yours, mine ... 632 for me to neel and obey ME 633 (Mmmm.. YOU) thats it YOU 634 YOU have 24 ours to give me orders to obey.... 635 GEN DRIP HAS LISTENED 636 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 049=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/14/88 15:32 Msg:1660 Call:10001562 Lines:22 637 --------========-------------=====================---------------------===== 638 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! 639 ARGH! ARGH! ARGH! YOU STUPID FOOL! DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 640 641 sorry. 642 643 I fell better now. Oh...I found my story, I'll enter more tomorrow. 644 645 HGBRD, good story! Keep it up. 646 647 GEN DRIP, you need help. 648 649 TO STACY: nothing can stay my revenge now...only delay it 650 you will pay for what you have done 651 652 LB\__/ 653 oo GIP 654 WIF 655 WAG 656 TTR 657 ------=====-====-======--======---========---=------=-======== 658 050=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/14/88 17:47 Msg:1661 Call:10001568 Lines:1 659 Remember, revenge is a dish that is best served cold. 051=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/14/88 19:34 Msg:1662 Call:10001571 Lines:3 660 To finish the quote - 661 "And it is very cold in space" 662 052=Usr:507 todd rogers 06/15/88 09:47 Msg:1663 Call:10001583 Lines:21 663 ************************************************* 664 665 I SEE THAT I HAVE NOT OBEYED YOUR COMMANDS.... 666 667 THERE THREE I must do great boodly arm. 668 . 669 . 670 . 671 There I have crushed the nearest leggs within reach.. 672 673 OUCH... anyone no a doktor? (what a headache!) 674 (my legs hurt for some reason) 675 676 Any way 677 678 NOW I SEE YOU MUST OBEY SOMEONE AND THAT SOMEONE MIGHT AS WELL 679 BE YOU 680 681 THIS IS Genernal ZRIP (ahhhhh.... That is...) DRIP 682 683 053=Usr:447 General Zod 06/15/88 10:40 Msg:1664 Call:10001585 Lines:11 684@<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 685@This is General Zod. 686@Do I detect a certain amount of 687@internal strife among you? Yes, yes 688@I do. That is good. My plans are 689@allready delivering you unto me. 690@Soon, I shall have you all. 691@Or have none of you, dead or alive, 692@it no longer matters. I SHALL WIN!!! 693@<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 694@ 054=Usr:272 Talos 06/15/88 12:12 Msg:1665 Call:10001589 Lines:18 695 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 696 RON SAYS HE WON'T GO! 697 698 President Ronald Reagan has announced that he does not intend to leave the 699 White House when his term expires at the end of the year. "It's a nice place 700 ," Reagan said. "It's comfortable and Nancy likes it. We kinda got used to it. 701 My favorite chair is here and I have the cutest little garden in back. No, were 702 gonna keep it." 703 704 Reagan said that whoever replaces him can get a room at the Hilton and charge 705 it to the government. Reagan would even allow him to use the Oval Office. "But 706 come five o'clock," said the President, "out he goes." 707 708 The Attorney General's office is examining the legalities involved in allowing 709 Reagan to retain possession of the nation's first home. When questioned, 710 Attorney General Edwin Meese said, "Off the top of my head, I'd say it sounds 711 right." 712 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 055=Usr:483 Lord Beaker 06/15/88 19:00 Msg:1666 Call:10001595 Lines:3 713 -----=-=------=======-------==-=-=-=-=---------------==--==---===---===----= 714 Harumph!! 715 --==-=======--{=-=-=-------=============-=-=-=-----------==============----- 056=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/15/88 23:36 Msg:1667 Call:10001603 Lines:36 716 ---{ The world is a verb. }----------------------------------------------- 717 718 The 'target' came into view. It was humanoid, about 2 meters tall, 719 and in parial armor. (LesSee if I can get a facial...) he cranked the 720 visor display up to 15x. But when the humanoid turned around, it was 721 wearing a visor too. (Oh piss and potatoes, it spotted me!) He was now 722 quickly thinking for areas to run to. The EEG picked this up and registered 723 panic/fear. This in turn caused a local land servey and location selection 724 program to find new defensive positions. He always felt a little startled 725 when his suit could pick up his ideas and feelings before he had time 726 to enter them, but in this case, he welcomed the analysis of the defensive 727 systems. {SHRAK} (OOOUUCH!) a hand maser punctured a tiny little hole into 728 his right upper arm. He was first feeling scared; now he was angry. The 729 suit (again) picked this up and re-configured for offensive programs. He 730 threw both of his hands towards the 'target'. Every single weapon contained 731 on the 'suit fired, consuming enough energy to power a town for a day. The 732 visor automatically shut off for 1/10 of a second as his total firepower 733 created a small sun before his eyes. The next thing he saw was three old 734 city blocks ablaze, just like the napalm he used to tinker with. He was happy. 735 736 And then all hell broke loose. Only emergency power was availible, 737 and the internal environment support was shut down. (Sh*t! Power is sapped! 738 Need to recharge, now!) and he was fumbling to open the solar panels on 739 the back, fighting the weight of the 'dead' suit around him, trying not 740 to use all of the emergency reserves he had left. He started to breathe 741 harder and harder as the carbon dioxide replaced his good air. (Oh no, the 742 seals are jammed! And there's not enough power to unlock them all!) 743 744 Thank you for your kind praise, Lord Beaker. 745 746 I'm still on sabatical. 747 748 Hagbard Celine, Guru in training.... 749 750 "" - famous Marcel Marceau Saying. 751 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 057=Usr:516 David Lakre 06/16/88 11:28 Msg:1668 Call:10001611 Lines:13 752 *\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 753 Sorry to burst everyone's bubble, but if anyone here actually reads "Superman" 754 (The birthplace, as far as I can tell, of the character "General Zod") then 755 they will notice that, after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Zod and the rest of 756 the Phantom Zone prisoners no longer exist, except in the pocket Universe of 757 the Time Trapper, which is going to be eliminated shortly anyhow. 758 Just thought I'd try to be contructive in my first venture on Backwater. 759 Does this board allow new users to write stories? Someone told me that you did 760 but also said that only professional writers are appreciated and that the 761 users would get angry if a new writer tried his hand at creating anything. 762 Is this fact or fiction? 763 *\*\*\*\*\*\*\*Shard*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 764 058=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/16/88 12:37 Msg:1669 Call:10001613 Lines:3 765 766 fact. 767 059=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/16/88 18:38 Msg:1670 Call:10001619 Lines:1 768 fiction. Write fiction. 060=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 06/16/88 21:02 Msg:1671 Call:10001622 Lines:18 769 ************************************************************************* 770 Shard, By all means, write! That's what this board is here for. It is 771 here for you to express yourself! Most writer's here are amatures and not 772 professional. While occasionally someone raises a voice against a new 773 writer, it is generally some twit who can't write themself and figures that 774 no one else should either. 775 P.S. I have very few rules here, but there are a couple that Iadhere to. 776 This is expressed in the opening 20 lines of each disk. The first is no 777 obscenity, some people are offended by it. I'm not, but I don't want to 778 loose good users for something that can be easily avoided. 779 The other rule is threats against others or passing information that does 780 not belong on a public system. These types of messages are generally removed, 781 and if the user persists their account is revolked. 782 Beyond these simple rules, you are free to enter what you like, stories, 783 debates, rants, raves, you name it. 784 P.P.S. remember when this disk gets full it is moved to DB, and a new 785 one placed here, so this disk will magically empty out periotica|ly. 786 ****************** CISTOP MIKEY ***************************************** 061=Usr:447 General Zod 06/17/88 14:12 Msg:1672 Call:10001637 Lines:35 787@<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 788@This is General Zod. 789@My companions a~d I, as I said before, 790@exited the phantom zone when superman 791@detonated one of your primative 792@thermonuclear devices. We are here. 793@I am ZOD, who shall conquer all. 794@I am the embodiment of Supreme Power 795@and Ultimate Intelligence> I0shall 796@rule the universe! If your world 797@does not bow down to me and my 798@legions, it shall be swept away. You 799@see, I need not slaves, not do I need 800@you. Your planet would make a fine 801@weapon, and it does have certain 80"Presurces that are of negotiable 803@value. To all of you, I say this, 804@I am ZOD. You can mock me, you 805@can dispute my existence, you can 806@ignore my words, but you can not, nor 807@shall you, ignore the actions I shall 808@soon take. I0cha|l Rule! I am ZOD!! 809@I am SUPREME. I am ZOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 810@The dawn of the New Order is closer 811@now than ever before. Those 812@of you who would fight me, do so now! 813@I shall let you die honorably, in 814@front of your fellows. But you shall 815@die nonetheless. I ZOD, the Ultimate 816@Leader, shall make it so. The New 817@Order comes! Face it. Join me and 818@take a place among the chosen! Fight 819@me, and die like those on Krypton! 820@The New Order of ZOD comes!!!!!!!1!!! 821@<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> 062=Usr:507 todd rogers 06/17/88 15:09 Msg:1673 Call:10001639 Lines:8 822 HEY WAIT A SEC!!!! 823 If that is geberal zot, then who am i???????????? 824 825 My head and leggs hurt, I can't remember wh i am... 826 827 and JUST where is this place that i'm in?? 828 Does anyone know me?????????????????????????? 829 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 063=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/17/88 20:40 Msg:16740Call*10001654 Lines:1 830 NO 064=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/18/88 02:14 Msg:1675 Call:10001660 Lines:3 831 832 Maybe and maybe not. 833 065=Usr:521 Xenon Laser 06/19/88 03:01 Msg:1676 Call:10001680 Lines:5 834 Hey.... anybody recog~ize me???? 'Xenon Laser' 835 well it has been a while.... I just read the stats on this system and found 836 that it runs on the same computer as mine... wow... never knew that anyone else 837 even had the same type of computer... anyway... type ya later.>. 838 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/ 066=Usr:428 Mercury X 06/19/88 16:43 Msg:1677 Call:10001685 Lines:13 839 ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 840 841 Yes, write stories. 842 Nice or naughty. 843 844 "Bradley, what are you doing?" 845 " Oof...Fixing the computer!" 846 "Bradley, I really don't think throwing the modem card against the wall will 847 do any good!" 848 "Nobody uses it a~imore, except you!" 849 "So? Now what? Bradley what are you doing with the monitor? Put it down 850 this instant!" 851 "That'. I have had just about enough out of you." 067=Usr:428 Mercury X 06/19/88 16:56 Msg:1678 Call:10001686 Lines:15 852 oops. Should read "Bradley! I have had just about enough out of you!" 853 854 855 "Bradley! Not the monitor! NO! Owww! Stop it! Help! Noooooooooooooo!" 856 857 Thus ended the life of Rene Fox Pearlman, found in her own home murdered. 858 An autopsy revealed that Mrs. Pearlman died from blunt blows to the head an 859 d chest, plus numerous incisions from shards of glass found around her body. 860 Also found were a bent computer card and smashed monitor. A prime suspect 861 in this sase0is Bradley Warren, the late Mrs. Pearlman's computer repair 862 serviceman. Warren was not available for a statement, nor was his employer, 863 General Computers. Mr. Pearlman, a retired bank teller siad, "Well, that's 864 one less mouth to feed.2 86% 866 (((((((((((((((JUN 19(((((((((Mercury))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 068=Usr:322 Stray Cat 06/19/88 20:29 Msg:1679 Call:10001691 Lines:3 867 868 nice story merc 869 069=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 06/19/88 21:39 Msg:16(0 Call:10001693 Lines:2 870 Ditto! Keep the writing going, it's been awhile since we had stories on 871 Backwater. 070=Usr:516 David Lakre 06/20/88 15:49 Msg:1681 Call:10001710 Lines:6 872 *\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*L:\*L:\*\*\*\*\*\**\*\*\*\*\ 873 I really hate to tie up the board space with useless questions, but this should 874 coveeverything. Is there a limit to the amount of space one person can have 875 (possibly dependent on your access) or is it totally free qnd unlimited? 876 *\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*Shard*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 877 Also, what, by your definition, is obscene and what is artistic liscence? 071=Usr:522 John Jerrik 06/20/88 18:14 Msg:1682 Call:1000171& \ines:7 878 ***********************************************************]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] 879 880 hi i'm Luck seeker 881 age:9 882 and I'm a new user and what is a null user? 883 i would like to know about this board 884 ********************:**************************************]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] 072=Usr:47 John Dilks 06/23/88 00:00 Msg:1683 Call:10001756 Lines:11 885 ====================================================================== 886 887 A bar owner with a sense of co}pacsion decided to open a lounge for 888 deaf-mutes. In the beginning, the barkeeper designated simple hand 889 signals for different drinks. One finger raised in the air meant a 890 beer, two fingers for whiskey, and three fingers for wine. 891 892 In a short time, he had a booming business, so he decided to hire 893 another man to serve drinks. When the new bartender arrived, the owner 894 explained the signal system, but warned him NOT to serve more than three 895 drinks to a person. 0'3=Ucr:47 John Dilks 06/23/88 00:05 Msg:1684 Call:10001757 Lines:18 896 897 The new man was doing well in the afternoon, so the owner went home for 898 a night off. However, when the happy hour crowd started flooding the 899 lounge, thu bardender was putting up drinks as fast as he could. Pretty 900 soon the people at the bar were raising four and five fingers and waving 901 both hands. 902 903 Frustrated and flustered, the new man called his boss and explained the 904 problum gyth everyone waving their hands in the air. 905 906 The bar owner asked over the phone, "Did you serve them more than three 907 drinks a piece?" 908 909 "I probably did. They've been ordering so fast, I couldn't keep count..." 910 0 911 "Oh my God, you'll never get them to shut up now, they're singing." 912 913 ====================================================================== 074=Usr:507 todd rogers 06/24/88 11:36 Msg:1685 Call:10001808 Lines:5 914 VERY Funny1!!!!! 915 916 (ouch ! My head is still throbbing...) 917 I seem to remember something about Washinton DC 918 --------------------------------------------------------- 075=Usr:379 Phoenix Polymorp 06/24/88 12:41 Msg:1686 Call:10001811 Lines:7 919 I wbap myself in cities and travel, 920 I wrap myself in dreams, 921 I wrap myself in solitude, 922 But I wish I culd wrap myself 923 In thee. 924 925 ^C 076=Usr:529 Bob Madison 06/24/88 20:17 Msg:1687 Call:10001820 Lines:2 926@ 927@ 077=Usr:529 Bob Madison 06/24/88 20:29 Msg:1688 Call:10001821 Lines:6 928@en 700 929@ 930@en 750 931@en 50 932@help 933@ 078=Usr:498 Hagbard Celine , 06/24/88 21:43 Msg:1689 Call:10001822 Lines:45 934 ---{ Life is the root of all evil> }-=---------------------------------- 935 936 Hello, folks, it feels good to be back. 'Just scanned the board 'n found 937 it to be in good shape. But where is Lord Beaker? 938 939 To the newer users, I am Hagbard Celine, soon-to-be Guru. Y have just 940 returned from sabbatical, and my values are bent into a straight line. We 941 (the population of Backwater) were infested with Zits (oops) Zods who 942 would fester messages everywhere. But Zod has left for new grounds to 943 conquer (cp) (maybe he's at the playground...) 944 945 A blip appeared on the HUD of his visor. A tiny one. It meant that 946 the suit was trying to recharge. He struggled with it more, and got a 947 single panel open off of his back. The blip turnud i~to a short bar. 948 (This is going to be slow. Oh well. At least the scavenger got what it 949 deserved. Damn he, she, or whatever it was. Why did it fire?) and he 950 continued to ponder these thoughts, standing for several hours and 951 beco}ing0tired. At the end of the fourth hour, there was enough power 952 for him to start the autoarticulators for his arms up. Promptly opening 953 the other three panels, the suit began a full recharge. He was walking 954 in ten minutes, running in two, qnd cruising in one. Thirty minutes 955 after that, he was at his 'home', a concrete/carbonplas geodestic dome 956 buried half under the ground. When inside, his stomach gave him another 957 reminder about his empty food locker, but he was concer~ed with the 958 tiny maser hole in his arm (Antibiotics will take care of that, and the 959 self-repair programs will seal over the hole. 'Just need to get some 960 fussion material) he thought as he tossed an empty beer can into a port 961 on the ani}atet suit's hip. (That should power it, along with the 962 recharged fuel cells.) He watched, facinated, as his 'suirepaired 963 itself at the workshop. He began to ponder again, about this 'skin' 964 that he depended upon. It protects him, serves xim,0it almost was 965 him - Holistic Computers usually picked up the personallity of their 966 owners - but it was errie, watching a dead object act alive, as if 967 he himself were inside. It troubled him, and he always tried to come 968 to terms wydh id. (Ouch! Need to get some food. NOW.) as his stomach 969 gave a third jolting at dinnertime. He climbed in, re-did the seals, 970 and went outside. 971 972 Hope you like the story. Please leave a line & some comments. 973 974 Xagbabd Celine, Pending Guru. 975 976 P.S. My appologies to anyone, anywhere, for anything. 977 978 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 079=Usr:272 Talos 06/26/88 02:24 Msg:1690 Call:10001847 Linus:% 979 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 980 Hagbard, Like the story! Keep it going. Apology accepted now start sending me 981 my lottery checks! :) 982 Taloc0Valxeru 983 <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> 080=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/26/88 18:22 Msg:1693 Call:10001854 Lines:16 984 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] 985 I~ the olden days of backwater one, it was almost as great an honor to 986 be last as it was to be first. That was the days of Pam and company 987 I remember adventures on a chip, and many before that. I was always 988 expected to provide the food, from a magic pouch I carried that always 989 contained enough for everyone. Such a life. 990 Now it seems that we are stuck with little snippets. I aplaud Hagbard 991 Celine, Pending Guru, for his story. It is good to see the stories 992 begin again.0 I {now I would get out my trusty walking stick and my 993 magic pouch and go and rescue damsels in distress, if only the need 994 were still there. I have heard of a wicked man who lives near a bolo 995 sales lot. He is keeping a fair haired maiden hostage with a mark 14 996 bolo. If Fred, BSAL is around, perhaps we could persuade him to join 997 us. I don't know if he made it through the holocaust as well as I did, 998 but I will leave him this message to join us. I know that Mohammed 999 Wassir, the Albanian Firebrand is here, so what say, Gentlemen? Friar