[4695] in Central_America
New quotes for Thu Dec 10
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Thu Dec 10 19:08:27 1992
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 92 19:08:11 -0500
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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amgreene (Andrew Marc Greene):
Teach us to number our days, that we may acquire a heart of wisdom.
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cichang (Christopher I Chang):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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jefft (Jeff Tang):
Tom: (typing) Uhm, cd slash wp51 return. Ah, criminy, stupid clone.
I really miss my Mac. Hey, Crow, what does this mean? "Too
many parameters hyphen WP51."
Crow: (reading an issue of Byte) Oh, you used a forward slash instead
of a backslash.
Tom: Oh, oh OK. Cd backslash WP51, return.
Joel: (voice over: Hi everyone, welcome back to the Satellite of Love.
Tom Servo and Crow are in the middle of another user interface
war. Let's watch.
Tom: This is rich: "Bad command or filename." They expect you to be a
machine to operate this machine.
Crow: And I suppose you prefer a little animated clown who would juggle
over to the little file cabinet and then wink at you and point
to the right drawer.
Tom: Yeah, sure, at least I don't have to have a photographic memory
to get my Mac to work.
Joel: Most user interfaces work perfectly well. It's really just a matter
of the individual's personal preference. We think the joke will be
on Tom Servo and Crow.
Tom: The problem with IBMs and compatibles is that they lack the elegance
and intuitive nature of the Mac. Mac products are proven, reliable
and they always work.
Crow: Oh yeah, what about System 7?
Tom: It's coming, it's coming, OK? There were a few bugs in it, OK?
Joel: (voice over) You can have a lot of fun with those hopelessly
mired in computer nuance. Watch this. "Hey, has anyone seen the
mouse for my Amiga?"
Tom: Amiga? Amiga? Now there's a machine for ya.
Crow: Hey, has anyone seen my Fast Angus drive?
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jtkohl (John T Kohl):
Amazingly useful words from my horoscope today (I usually read them for
laughs---this one actually speaks powerfully!):
Make a commitment to higher goals today. Think big and you will achieve
great things. Friends are a source of inspiration to you. Live closer
to your dreams---in time, they can become reality.
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and a (to me) hilarious joke:
From: al@escom.com (Al Donaldson)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
Subject: Operation Restore Hope
Keywords: topical, smirk
Date: 10 Dec 92 17:20:03 GMT
So that's what this operation is all about. Revive Bob Hope's
career with yet another Christmas Show in a Far Away Place.
Al
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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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starflt (Derrick Kong):
Sex and the Senator
Senator Jeremiah Denton, Alabama Republican, opposing legislation that
would permit prosecution of a husband from raping his wife: "When you
get marries you might expect you're going to get a little sex."
from No Comment
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therese (Therese):
Why are these women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they despise
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone. They dance alone.
-Sting
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