[2146] in Central_America
New quotes for Wed Jan 24
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Jan 24 01:44:13 1990
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 90 01:43:22 EST
From: root@CHARON.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU
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amacalou (Alou Macalou):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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celine (Who Drugged Thumper?):
The fountain code has been tightened slightly so you can no longer dip objects
into a fountain or drink from one while you are floating in mid-air due to
levitation.
Teleporting to hell via a teleportation trap will no longer occur if the
character does not have fire resistance.
- README file from the NetHack game
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fracman (Dev P Sinha):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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jiktest (Jik Test):
Depression cures wanted here.
Thanks
MJB
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jtduran (Jason T. Duran):
Last logout on Tue Jan 23 04:39:04 EST 1990
Nothing in the world can take place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan `Press On` has solved and always will solve the
problems of the human race.
-Calvin Coolidge
Amherst Fiji `94
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lwvanels (Lucien Van Elsen):
Matthew Lesko is the author of numerous books on how to use government
information for profit and something of a professional defender of
bureaucracy. He thought he had a surefire winner last summer when he offered
$5,000 for the best "verifyable story about how a governmewnt bureaucrat
helped you." After all, he says, "we've got like 15 million bureaucrats." He
plugged the contested on Pat Sajak's TV show, Larry King's radio show, C-Span,
and numerous local talk shows. He has so far received one entry: A woman in
the New York State Departmet of Taxation and Finance nominated her boss.
Lesko just can't understand it. His assistant Toni Murray asks, "Is the
government not helping {\em anybody}?
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needle (Joseph):
One hen.
Two ducks.
Three squawking geese.
Four Limerick oysters.
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sethg (Seth A. Gordon):
One journalist kept wanting to know whether [Vaclav] Havel was a
candidate for Czechoslovakia's presidency. "Many Civic Forum
supporters are wearing Havel for President buttons today," he asked.
"Are you running for president?" Havel replied, "My profession is
that of playwright. The more democracy and normal conditions come to
the country, the less will be my role in political life."
"Do you support those who produced the Havel for President buttons?"
"I understand the buttons come from Hungary. My influence does not
yet extend that far."
Frustrated, the reporter shouted at Havel, "You are ducking my
question. I asked whether you support those who produced the buttons.
Answer my question."
"I've answered your question in a very roundabout way, which it seems
to me is very presidential. I've watched President Bush's press
conferences on television, and he answers questions in the same
fashion."
Three days later, on December 10, Havel formally declared his
candidacy. On December 19, the new prime minister, Marian Calfa, told
Parliament it had "no alternative" but to elect Havel president of
Czechoslovakia.
---Stephen Cohen, "Roses in the Snow,"
_The New Republic,_ January 8 & 15, 1990
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tjcoppet (Tom Coppeto):
LEO (Jul 23 - Aug 22)
You consider yourself a born leader. Others think you are pushy. Most
Leo people are bullies. You are vain and dislike honest criticism.
Your arrogance is disgusting. Leo people are thieves.
--- End of Central America ---
