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New quotes for Wed May 13
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Wed May 13 01:29:19 1992
Date: Wed, 13 May 92 01:29:04 -0400
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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behemoth (Shinya Myojin):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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cyrus (Cyrus Shaoul):
In Newark the laundromats are open 24 hours a day!
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emoy (Mei Yi-Hua):
. . . Eeyore was saying to himself, "This writing business. Pencils
and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in
it."
Winnie-the-Pooh
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hodgey (Karl F. Leeser):
Looking at the plan, huh.
5'-9" M.E. junior who hasn't lost his marbles yet (notice how the meaning
changes if we replace 'marbles' with 'cookies').
quote for the day:
"Just think. If you were at a state school, you'd have a life and not
just a future."
"I got things to see, people to do."
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jefft (Jeff Tang):
"What's so scary about an alien that looks like the mascot
of a college football team?"
--- Tom
"He must be from Texas A&M. You know -- `Ape & Monster.'"
--- Crow, "Robot Monster"
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jik (Jonathan I. Kamens):
Article: 3324 of rec.humor.funny
Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!olivea!decwrl!looking!funny-request
From: ajd@itl.itd.umich.edu (Arthur Delano)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
Subject: USENET user's quiz
Keywords: usenet, chuckle
Message-ID: <S3e7.591@looking.on.ca>
Date: 12 May 92 08:30:03 GMT
Lines: 45
Approved: funny@clarinet.com
This is original.
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Test yourself:
1) How busy have you been today?
a> Not at all busy; in fact, I just spent three hours reading USENET.
b> Somewhat busy, but I still had about three hours free for
reading USENET.
c> Never been so busy in my life! Why, I barely had three hours to
spare for reading USENET!
2) Which of the following sentences most closely resembles your day?
a> Wake up, go to ,work/school, crank up the computer/terminal and
read USENET, go to meetings/classes, go home, log-in, go to sleep.
b> Wake up, make a pot of coffee, crank up the computer/terminal
and start reading USENET in the den/basement/bedroom, watch
TV, go to sleep.
c> Read USENET, don't sleep.
3) Which sentence best summarizes your actions when you see the
following message on your terminal?
******** End of newsgroups--what next? [npq]
a> Press "n" frantically, looking for any newsgroups you may have
skipped over, while fighting off a plummeting sensation in the
pit of the stomach.
b> Subscribe to more newsgroups, while fighting off the growing
sense of emptiness in your life.
c> Crosspost your opinions on horticulture to five newsgroups and
send a copy to rec.humor.funny, while fighting off a chilling
sense of unease.
Scoring:
Score any number of points for any question circled.
<0 At least you have a means for channeling your anti-social urges.
0 Close to well-adjusted, but be careful!
>0 Cheer up while considering for a moment what you would have to do
if there was no USENET.
AjD
--
Selected by Brad Templeton. MAIL your joke (jokes ONLY) to funny@clarinet.com.
Please! No copyrighted stuff. Also no "mouse balls," dyslexic agnostics,
Iraqi driver's ed, Administratium, strings in bar or bell-ringer jokes.
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nummi (Pat Stevens):
To be a Solid Gold Dancer.
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panda (Chris Reed):
Strat-O-Matic MLB 1991 (72 games)
Div GIH Team W L PCT GB LAST 3 SERIES
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NlW - Atlanta 49 23 .681 --- 5-1 vLA, 2-1 vDet
NLW - Los Angeles 41 31 .569 8.0 4-2 Tor, 2-1 Det, 2-4 Bos
AlW - Texas 37 35 .514 12.0 0-3 Tor, 0-3 LA, 2-1 Det
NlW 3 Houston 32 37 .464 15.5 0-3 @Tor, 2-1 vTor, 1-5 LA
AlE 12 Toronto 25 35 .417 18.0 1-2 @Hou, 1-2 Det, 2-4 LA
AlE 15 Detroit 23 34 .404 18.5 1-2 LA, 2-1 Tor, 1-2 Bos
AlE 12 Boston 24 36 .400 19.0 2-1 LA, 4-2 LA, 2-1 Det
LAST 3 UPDATES:
CDR 5/12 15:20 Det/Bos, Det/LA scores
MCZ 5/12 14:30 LA 2-4 v Bos, Det 1-2 v Bos
MCZ 5/8 11:11 LA 4-2 v Tor, LA 1-2 v Bos, LA 2-1 v Det
NOTES:
New field: last 3 updates. If you update the standings above,
please report your name and time so we'll know who has been
adding their games (and maybe other people's).
AWAY (11-13) (12-21) (3-6) (5-7) (19-11) (9-6) (10-11)
HOME Det Hou Bos Tor LA Atl Tex
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(10-20)Det xxxxxxxx|6-4 5-4|9-2 |3-5 |9-4 4-1|3-4 5-2|10-2 5-4
xxxxxxxx|4-6 6-5|4-5 |2-11 |11-5 3-5|5-4 10-8|11-6 7-8
xxxxxxxx|2-3 12-5|8-4 |4-1 |3-2 10-7|6-0 7-8|7-9 11-4
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(20-16)Hou 2-3 3-6|xxxxxxxx|3-4 5-9|0-3 2-1|3-4 14-1|3-8 7-2|2-3 8-3
3-4 2-1|xxxxxxxx|3-4 2-3|4-7 2-3|3-1 3-0|1-2 1-2|3-4 1-4
6-1 8-2|xxxxxxxx|4-5 5-4|3-0 1-2|4-2 3-11|6-3 7-6|6-3 6-5
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(5-4) Bos |2-3 0-15|xxxxxxxx| |0-2 | |
|6-8 9-2|xxxxxxxx| |15-1 | |
|9-2 1-8|xxxxxxxx| |3-2 | |
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(5-4) Tor |1-8 | |xxxxxxxx|8-3 | |2-6
|4-7 | |xxxxxxxx|5-3 | |7-3
|2-5 | |xxxxxxxx|4-3 | |4-5
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(14-13)LA 4-3 3-4|0-2 5-7| |0-3 |xxxxxxxx|8-6 4-3|3-5 3-2
1-0 2-14|1-3 1-4| |1-0 |xxxxxxxx|13-8 7-1|3-8 0-4
1-3 9-14|9-8 3-7| |2-3 |xxxxxxxx|5-4 15-3|4-5 5-2
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(10-5) Atl 6-4 8-9|4-2 6-2| | |0-11 1-8|xxxxxxxx|
6-5 2-11|0-3 1-9| | |4-8 8-7|xxxxxxxx|
4-8 8-4|4-7 1-2| | |1-3 1-15|xxxxxxxx|
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(11-10)Tex 6-4 16-6|1-6 8-3|4-3 8-9| |7-6 4-2| |xxxxxxxx
9-10 1-4|2-3 9-2|7-8 5-4| |4-5 7-6| |xxxxxxxx
6-7 10-5|9-3 4-7|5-7 7-6| |4-5 6-2| |xxxxxxxx
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Det Hou Bos Tor LA Atl Tex
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rom (Robert Lord of Evil Michaud):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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rseto (Roy Seto):
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starflt (Derrick Kong):
3 TONS, 16K
The computers described for the distant future in Traveller are not
as efficient as some which currently exist.
from Murphy's Rules
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therese (Therese):
So high above the world tonight,
The angels watch us sleeping
And underneath a bridge of stars,
We dream in safety's keeping
But perhaps the dream
Is dreaming us
Soaring with the seagulls
Perhaps the dream
Is dreaming us
Astride the backs of eagles
- Sting
The Soul Cages
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wamprat (Wamprat):
Now logged in on w20-575-117
at Tue May 12 09:37:48 EDT 1992
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