[3234] in Central_America
New quotes for Thu Feb 28
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Thu Feb 28 01:28:59 1991
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 91 01:28:36 EST
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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allenshu (Luke Skywalker):
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amgreene (Andrew Marc Greene):
P U R I M
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Purim means "lots," which gives rise to the question, "Lots of
what?" Long before Halloween, the Jews dressed up in costume to
celebrate Purim. Why? Because it is lots of fun --- that's why
the holiday is called Purim. The story behind the holiday is
that Queen Esther of Persia, a Jew, saved her people from de-
struction at the hands of the evil vizier, Haman, by getting her
husband, King Achashverosh, drunk on lots of wine --- that's why
the holiday is called Purim. Esther's uncle Mordechai was named
to take Haman's place. From his high post, Mordechai bought up
all the available real estate, particularly undeveloped lots,
which is why the holiday is called Purim.
- "Growing Up Jewish,
or Why is This Book Different
From All Other Books?"
by Rabbi Jack Moline
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Jewish Bumper Stickers: Fulfill the commandment "And thou shalt
write them on the bumper of thy cars."
1. Rabbis do it religiously.
2. Mohalim do it in the flesh.
3. Sofrim (scribes) do it by the book.
4. Shochtim (kosher butchers) do it a cut above the rest.
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What did King Achasverosh say when the Queen refused to dance for
his guests?
``I'm gonna ban that Vashti right out of my harem,
and send her on her way....''
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bcb (Brian C Bermack):
I have no plan right now.
I do plan, however, to be in NJ from 3-23 to about 3-26 or so.
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bjaspan (Barr3y Jaspan):
Hey, look! *Digital* bashing, instead of IBM. Neat. (From
rec.humor.funny)
[Source unknown]
IBM and DEC decided to have a boat race, on the
Thames, following the famous Oxford vs Cambridge course.
Both teams practiced hard, and came the big day, they were as
ready as they could be.
IBM won by a mile.
Afterwards, the DEC team were very downhearted, and a decision
was made that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be
found, so a working party was set up to investigate and
report.
Well, they had everybody on the working party, Sales, Systems
Engineering, Marketing, Customer Education, Field Service,
the whole lot, and after 3 months they came up with the
answer, and the working party co-ordinator gave his summary
presentation.
"The problem was", he said, "that IBM had 8 people rowing
and 1 steering, whereas we had 1 person rowing and 8
steering."
The working party was then asked to go away and come up with
a plan to prevent a recurrence the following year, for DEC's
pride had been damaged, and another defeat was not wanted.
2 months later, the working party had worked out a plan, and
the coordinator gave his (customarily brief) summary--
"The guy rowing has got to work harder"
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carla (Carla Jean Fermann):
Good News
Friday, July 5, will be a special Institute holiday, Joan F. Rice,
director of personnel, has announced. Thursday, July 4, is the
Independence Day holiday.
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cst (Catherine S Trotter):
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debbo (Deborah A Birnby):
everything that you have been taught about the liberal tradition of
education, about the value of books, the beauty of art, the meaning of
creativity, is lost, means nothing, unless you retain the independence
to ask your own questions, always, thought your lives.
-feminism: an agenda, andrea dworkin
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dmweis (David M Weisberg):
Hi, my name is Dave Weisberg, and this is my plan file.
* * * *
Sorry, I don't exist any more. I left Athena at Wed Feb 27 21:32:35 EST 1991.
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eichin (Mark W. Eichin):
Being schizophrenic is better than living alone.
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gurfinkl (Mariano Enrique Gurfinkel Castil):
Get the rod working with N particles in Geon_III
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jewell (Darrin B Jewell):
... in a desperate attempt to understand my classwork...
i will be refraining from logging in until i get caught up and
understand what is going on... 91-02-27...
i'll try and read my mail at least once a day.. but will probably
ignore it.. unless it is important...
HAVE A DAY
-darrin
------------------------jewell@athena.mit.edu-----------------KA2ZLZ------
Darrin Jewell | Massassachusetts Insttute of Technology | Darrin B. Jewell
4 Ames Street | Senior House -- Runkle 304 | 8 Thomaston Lane
Cambridge, MA | | Orchard Park, NY
USA 02142 | You're a person, that's good enough. | USA 14127-2526
(617)225-6771 | --Elizabeth Thelen Feb 20, 1991 | (716) 662-9440
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jshiple (John F Shiple):
Sorry, ain't got no plan.
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lnp (Lisa N Paradis):
In the future:
2/27 :-) somebody's bday :-)
3/1 interview with Consulting for Management Decisions
3/2 Brass Ensemble concert at Symphony Hall
3/17 Kristine's bridal shower (Don't get wet :-) )
other stuff to do:
who's gonna read the readings??
who's gonna hold up the canopy??
make corsages and other flower stuff
more burning questions to come...
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Words-n-stuff for the day:
The power to destroy a planet is insignificant when compared to the power of
the Force.
- Darth Vader
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nehrlich (Ishmael Gabanzai):
Mike said thoughtfully, "Man, I don't think we had better hit that mountain
again."
"Why not, Mike?"
"It isn't there any longer."
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, R. A. Heinlein
"It's a 106 miles to Chicago,
we got a full tank of gas,
half a pack of cigarettes,
It's dark and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit It!"
--Blues Brothers
"Cracks between the paving stones,
Like rivers of flowing veins,
Strange people who know me,
Peer from behind every windowpane.
The girl I used to love,
Lives in this yellow house.
Yesterday she passed me by,
She doesn't want to know me now.
Can you see the real me, can you, can you?
Can you see the real me, can you?"
from "The Real Me"
Quadrophenia
The Who
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paulo (Paulo J.F. Correia):
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therese (Suntioinen Therese M.):
Don't dream too wild, and shoot for the moon
Don't ride your heart like a balloon
Don't blow away to places unknown
Cause when you finally come knocking, there'll be nobody home
Nobody home
- Heart
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