[4377] in Central_America
New quotes for Tue Jun 23
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Tue Jun 23 03:59:10 1992
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 92 03:58:54 -0400
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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alindsay (Adam Taro Lindsay):
Obligatory long quote: |``...nine, one-
He strode into the room, in command of all he sees (he sees|zero, one-one, one-
everything). Sat himself down, and thought a moment. He|two...''
made his proclamation: `There will be, one day, a monster|``No, no. One-two
devouring all within its path. No one will pay it heed,|is called twelve.''
until it is too late. This monster will grow in power with|``Oh, so your res-
everything it will devour, preying upon those of its kind,|idence is not one-
until they become one, of one mind.' So the prophet says,|two-zero, but
and so it will be. Never wrong, follow the prophet; the way|twelve-zero?''
of the prophet you'll see. `The monster with its unending|``No, a hundred-
greed, its ravenous fury, is one from which all smaller|and-twenty.''
creatures will scurry.' Run, says the prophet, beware, says|``You've moved???''
the prophet, be scared, says the prophet. Run, says the|
prophet, before it's too late. He strode into the room, in|Yes, yes I have,
command of all he sees (he sees everything). Sat himself|only my residence
down, and thought a moment. He made his proclamation: `Men,|is now called
we must act fast. I'll need a report on their last quarter.|Baker, Five Hundred
They won't know we're onto them, until it's too late.' This|Thirty-eight.
monster grows in power with everything it does devour,|My phone number is
preying upon those of its kind until they become one, of|five-seven-two-
one mind. So the profit says, and so it will be. Never|eight-eight, or
wrong, follow the profit, the way of the profit you'll see.|Fifty-Seven
The profit with its unending greed, its ravenous fury, is|Thousand, Two
one from which all smaller creatures do scurry. Run from|Hundred Eighty-
the profit, beware of the profit, be scared of the profit.|Eight, if you
Run from the profit, before it's too late. |insist.
`Two people alone in a motel on the highway--That's what this country is
about.' -Gene `the bald one' Siskel
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belville (Sharon Belville):
PACHYDERMIC PERSONNEL PREDICTION
TECHNICAL WRITERS IN AFRICA
by Christy Van Brunt
An Addendum to Peter C. Olsen's article in BYTE, Sept 1989
A BOLD NEW PROPOSAL FOR MATCHING HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TO WRITERS' JOBS
Pick your favorite job-matching criteria from these three:
Job Matching Criteria 1:
Techwriters defind the standard elephant (which doesn't really exist), and
then describe deviant elephants (all the real ones) found in the field.
Seasoned writers submit copy to the elephants for review.
Job Matching Criteria 2:
Techwriters cut elephants into parts small enough for non-hunters to handle.
Job Matching Criteria 3:
Writers interview elephants as they are caught.
Techwriters reduce captured elephants to clear descriptions.
Editors revise the descriptions until they are unrecognizable.
Proofreaders compare revisions to the original elephants.
All copy is submitted to surviving elephants for review.
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boogles (Brian K Zuzga):
ECF Phone: 253-2737
AI Lab Phone: 253-6778
+----------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Does history record any case | When people are asleep |
| in which the majority was right? | We must all become alarm clocks.|
| -Lazarus Long | -Jello Biafra |
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| A committee is a life form with | Does this mean that I'm |
| six or more legs and no brain. | developing a ludicrous |
| -Lazarus Long | .plan file? |
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cfpezzee (The Man With No Name):
ls -a -l
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cyrus (Die Die Yankee Dog!):
Our father who art in heaven.. I sincerely pray that SOMEBODY
at this table will PAY for my SHREDDED WHAT and ENGLISH MUFFIN..
and also leave a GENEROUS TIP...
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dewey (Dewey M Sasser):
home: 859-7674
work: 3-2429
Aero/Astro Machine Shop: 3-2493
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dryfoo (Gary L. Dryfoos):
{From file: This system's planned world is not re-usable}
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eychen (Elaine Chen):
Bow wow ruff ruff
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gilee (Gideon I Lee):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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hbt (Helen B Tatistcheff):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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hgeng (Helena H Geng):
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jefft (Jeff Tang):
"Oh no! He's doing Jolson!"
--- Tom Servo, "Gamera vs. Barugon"
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lsc (Lecture Series Committee):
LSC Movies for the weekend of Jun 26 to Jun 27
TBA Double Feature
Fri. Jun 26 The Mouse that Roared [?] 10-250 7pm
Fri. Jun 26 The Magic Christian [?] 10-250 9pm
Sat. Jun 27 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex...
[PG] 10-250 8pm
Prepare yourself for a recklessly absurd look at sex as only Woody Allen
could conceive. Be treated to Allen's thoughts on everything from
premature ejaculation, to bestiality, to a giant breast that ravages the
countryside, to a timid sperm afraid to "take the plunge".
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For more information, call the LSC MovieLine, 258-8881,
or the LSC office, 253-3791.
MIT or Wellesley ID required, one guest allowed per ID.
Admission to movies is $1.50
(either or both shows of double features)
Problems and changes to the mailing list should be addressed to
info-lsc-request@zurich.ai.mit.edu
This service is neither maintained nor supported by the
MIT Lecture Series Committee.
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mfkeady (Margaret F. Keady):
"The Word Himself cries out for you to return, and with Him
there is a place of quiet that can never be disturbed, where
your love cannot be forsaken, if itself does not forsake that
place."
--St. Augustine
Confessions (IV, 11)
Summer address:
Margaret K. Kalb
804 So. Saratoga Ave # B110
San Jose, CA 95129
(408) 983-5603
Email: CMKKSC@TEVM2.NSC.COM
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starflt (Derrick Kong):
TRY USING A TRASH CAN LID
Metagaming's The Fantasy Trip system tells us that the largest
shield available can only stop three points of damage. This means that
someone armed with a sling stands a decent chance of penetrating the
shield and injuring the shield-user.
from Murphy's Rules
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