[3314] in Central_America
New quotes for Mon Apr 1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Mon Apr 1 01:37:00 1991
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 91 01:34:21 EST
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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bjaspan (Barr3y Jaspan):
To turn "The first book sucks rocks, the second was pretty good" into
an eight page paper on economic opportunity and mobility by Tuesday at
10:30 am.
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hooch (Conrad G Yoder):
Well, I am now back from Magyar Koztarsasag (that's Hungary to you non-
Hungarian speaking-types). It was lots of fun. Now I'm trying to get back
into the swing of things here at good ol' MIT (and take full advantage of the
fact that I am now 21).
Also, as you may have noticed, I am not in the MIT phone book (and the
Registrar doesn't even know where I live!). Here is the current info:
School: Home:
Baker House Room 631 55178 T.R. 170
x5-7381 Fresno, OH 43824
18C/3 (614)545-6796
Quote of the Week: "What an absolutely gorgeous day - warm sun, beautiful
women, and the air is just right for drinking."
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jcbourne (Juliet C Bourne):
I've got a certain feeling / I certainly can't define
But one thing is for certain / We walk the same line
The strangest early chapters / A pair could ever have
It could have ended quickly / It could have ended sad
But there's a beauty in the passing / In the passage of time
And a certain kind of passion / A certain kind of passion
(You'll never lose) / A certain kind of passion that shines in our prime
You try to understand me / As much as I do with you
And I've see Joan searching / For salvation and for truth
But boy blue sings a blue song / He's puzzled and he's sad
Is he living in confusion? / Or just a little mad
But there's a beauty in the passing / In the passage of time
And a certain kind of passion / A certain kind of passion
(That's gonna stay) / A certain kind of passion that shines in our prime
A friend is there to help you / And maybe he'll understand
If not, well, know he's trying / You can feel it in his hands
As the days and nights are reeling / As the money pit goes down
One thing is for certain / We two will be around
But there's a beauty in the passing / In the passage of time
And a certain kind of passion / A certain kind of passion
(We'll never lose) / A certain kind of passion that shines in our prime
We two will be around...
"A Certain Passion", _Between Two Fires_, Paul Young
[Sometimes. <sigh>]
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jik (Jonathan I. Kamens):
Today is the second day of the Omer.
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lnp (Lisa N Paradis):
In the future:
1.101 experiment stuff due Thursday (3/21)
March 22 -- SPRING BREAK!!!
(house hunting, plant trips, etc)
March 27 -- 2nd interview at E-Systems
March 28 -- 2nd interview at ERA
March 29 -- 2nd interview at SRA
gotta send out resumes to companies...
this may qualify as a bulk mailing
(but I'm not gonna dish out the $75 for a bulk rate permit)
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Words-n-stuff for the day:
SPRING
Little bird with a yellow bill,
Sitting on my window sill.
I coax him in with a piece of bread,
And slam the window on his head.
Little bird is dead.
-- Robert Crouch, history teacher
Today's secret word is psychiatrist.
psy.chi.a.trist \s*-'ki--*-tr*st, si--\ n : a physician specializing in
psychiatry
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mhbraun (Matthew H Braun):
I held the blade, in trembling hands, prepared to make it fit...
Just then the phone rang...I never had nerve to make the Final Cut.
-PF
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sethg (Seth A. Gordon):
From: Usenet Oracle <oracle-vote@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Usenet Oracularity #282-04
Selected-By: bjb@hubcap.clemson.edu (BJ Backitis (KM4RB))
The Usenet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:
> Most wise Oracle
>
> Tell me why UNIX (c) is so un-user friendly. It's just so
> AAARRRRRRGGG!!!!!!!!
>
> Forever in your dept
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:
} Actually, unix is a very user-friendly system. Its just that it is
} particular about which users it chooses to be friendly with. This is a
} fairly common feature with highly sophisticated operating systems,
} especially those resulting from the AI project at MIT. (AT&T, of
} course, is one of the more active recruiters at MIT.)
}
} You have, however, taken one of the first steps towards becoming a
} 'Friend of Unix' (tm). The USENET Oracle is known to be a close friend
} of unix, and service to the Oracle is very likely to earn you points
} with unix.
}
} Other things you might do:
}
} 1. Participate in any USENET language discussions you find, especially
} those comparing C to any other language. Disparage the other
} language, praise C as highly as possible. Imply that writing in the
} other language is beneath your dignity as a Programmer. (You earn
} double points on Tuesdays or if the other language is COBOL.)
}
} 2. Attempt to set up an e-mail gateway between either the Internet or
} UUCP and another network environment. Unfortunately, the easy
} candidates like Fidonet have already been taken. Try GEnie, America
} Online, or the Home Shopping Network.
}
} 3. You must, at some point soon, choose your stance on the GNU project.
} It probably doesn't make any difference which side you choose, as
} long as your defense of or complaints about the FSF are virulent.
}
} 4. Stop using whatever mail or news programs you currently have access
} to and switch to emacs for both functions.
}
} 5. If your employer/university doesn't have a unix source code license,
} lobby for getting one. (It isn't true that the Oracle gets a
} commission on these, but be sure to mention My name, just in case.)
}
} 6. Join the battle to save alt.sex.pictures. Write threatening letters
} to the Houston Chronicle and Ann Landers. (Dear Abby is aready one
} of *them*.)
}
} When you have earned enough unix points, you will be admitted to the
} lowest level of the unix priesthood. Don't call us, we'll call you.
}
} PS--The Oracle denies that you are part of his department, or even his
} division. Heck, you aren't even in his league.
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ssfirest (Scott S Firestone):
to find life after 6A
Home : 450 Beacon St Phone : (617) 267-5451
Office : E15-329 Phone : (617) 253-0342
Lab : E15-346 Phone : (617) 253-0360
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therese (Suntioinen Therese M.):
A waking world of innocence
So grave those first born cries
When life beings with needles and pins
It ends with swords and knives
... God save those born to die
-- Tears for Fears
The Seeds of Love
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