
Lettuce to the Editor

 Area:    Internet Mail
 Date:    06-23-94 22:03 (Private) 
 From:    PETER.BASKWELL@DYNAMITE.COM
 To:      LETTUCE                  
 Subject: John lennon              

You sound alot like he did:)Big smile

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Peter,
Yeah, but I can't hold the high notes like he did (unless I wear my
shorts too tight).
DB
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 Area:    Fidonet Matr
 Date:    06-09-94 07:54 (Private) 
 From:    Giuliano Maciocci Jr     
 To:      lettuce                  
 Subject: The Clog has Gone        

Hi There, Oh Glorious Dave, Holder of the Sacred Pen, Heir 
of the Scroll of Demential Humour and Victorious Knight in 
the Battle Against Bore!!

I just received the June issue of RAH, and was pretty glad 
to notice that it has done nothing but improve. I missed 
the previous issues thanks to a "E-Clog" which made us people
stranded in Zimbabwe "disappear" from the face of the 
electronic world.

Anyway, I wanted to wish you success in whatever project 
you may be involved in until September, and please watch 
out for aliens.  Too many people depend on you for their 
sanity for you to just be abducted by some intergalactical 
weirdo.

TTYL............Raver

[[[[  Giuliano Maciocci Jr -*- Maciocci2@Mango.apc.org ]]]]
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Raver,
Unfortunately while I was away the Sacred Pen started leaking
onto the Scroll of Demential Humor.  I don't remember how the 
Battle Against Bore turned out...must have fallen asleep in the 
middle of it.

I'm glad you're connected again.  I saw a few weirdos in 
Florida, but none of them appeared "intergalactical."  Most of
them looked retired, or at least tired.
DB
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Area Rahuser, Aug-28-94 07:39PM
   From: Dave Bealer                          
     To: Kelly Price                          
Subject: OH NO!

 KP> Yes, I must report that STriker Labs has learned of the 
 KP> existance of the WWIVnet Oracle.  STriker Labs is 
 KP> investigating this to see if it's as funny as the 
 KP> Usenet Oracle.

Oddly enough I don't read the USENET Oracle anymore.  There 
was a time where there was at least one or two really funny 
question/response pairings in each group of ten.  Then it went
down to one or two good ones in three or four groups.  Eventually
there was too much noise and too little signal, so I gave up.

I don't know exactly what caused the downslide in quality, but
I have a theory.  The USENET Oracle may have become a victim of
its own success.  Thousands of people are flooding onto the 
Internet every day.  "How to Connect to the Internet" and "What's
Hot on the Internet" are among the most popular types of computer
book titles these days.  Nearly every one of these publications 
mentions the USENET Oracle.  Many of these newcomers send questions
or attempt to answer questions.  Few of these people are genuinely 
funny.  The result is a general dilution of the humor level and 
quality of the Oracle posts.  Or maybe all the really funny people
who fueled the Oracle joke machine for the past few years graduated.

//Dave\\
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