From tlegelst@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu Wed Nov 8 11:44:48 1989 From: tlegelst@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Thomas Lynn Egelston Ii) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 7 Nov 89 16:22:18 GMT Reply-To: tlegelst@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Thomas Lynn Egelston Ii) Distribution: alt Organization: University of Oklahoma, Engineering Computer Network, Norman, OK Status: O In article <5714@alvin.mcnc.org> spl@mcnc.org.UUCP (Steve Lamont) writes: >In article <1989Nov6.222828.1668@rpi.edu> fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: > jde@unify.UUCP (Jeff Evarts) writes: ><>In article <1989Nov6.155409.13407@rpi.edu> fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: ><>>In <127441@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) writes: ><>>>In article , ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) writes: ><>>>> ><>>>> * to tell Tall Tales and have Punday nights-- ><>>>> Punday Nights all have a theme [e.g. "electricity"] and all the puns have ><>>>> to relate to it. If you can't come up with a pun when it's your turn, ><>>>> you lose. The puns can be rather revolting at times--shocking, ><>>>> really--but it's usually a current topic. If you see watt I mean. ><>>> ><>>>Ugh. Revolting. ><>>> ><>> ><>>I'm sorry to disagree, but I thought that pun was a real joule. ><>> ><> ><>It was amp-le. >< > > >.... we must resist this trend! I'm sure getting a charge out of this new group. My attraction to it is magnetic! But then, my resistance to this kind of thing is low... -- Tom Egelston Internet: tlegelst@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu All opinions expressed are mine. Universities aren't allowed to have opinions. "I'm out of it for a little while and everyone gets delusions of grandeur!" -Captain Han Solo From austin@bucsf.bu.edu Wed Nov 8 11:44:49 1989 From: austin@bucsf.bu.edu (Austin Ziegler) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 7 Nov 89 21:29:33 GMT Distribution: alt Organization: Boston University College of Engineering In-reply-to: livesey@solntze.Sun.COM's message of 6 Nov 89 07:37:51 GMT Status: O >>>>> On 6 Nov 89 07:37:51 GMT, livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) said: >> In article , ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) writes: > > * to tell Tall Tales and have Punday nights-- > Punday Nights all have a theme [e.g. "electricity"] and all the puns have > to relate to it. If you can't come up with a pun when it's your turn, > you lose. The puns can be rather revolting at times--shocking, > really--but it's usually a current topic. If you see watt I mean. >> Ugh. Revolting. I prefer to think of them as the current topic. Sort of amp-lifying, really. This subject just has *so* much power... austin From wls@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Wed Nov 8 11:44:50 1989 From: wls@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Bill Stapleton) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 7 Nov 89 18:51:09 GMT Reply-To: wls@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Bill Stapleton) Status: O In article <8932@hoptoad.uucp> hugh@hoptoad.UUCP (Hugh Daniel) writes: > I wonder how many Aliens' will stop in here at Callahan's on the Net >and join us for a glass of brew for the Soul. I don't want to alienate anybody, but got any sour milk? -- Bill Stapleton wls@csd4.csd.uwm.edu uwmcsd4!wls From snahas@td2cad.intel.com Wed Nov 8 11:44:50 1989 From: snahas@td2cad.intel.com (steven nahas) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 7 Nov 89 20:29:19 GMT Reply-To: snahas@td2cad.UUCP (steven nahas) Distribution: alt Organization: Intel TD, Santa Clara CA Status: O In article <1989Nov6.155409.13407@rpi.edu> fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: > >I'm sorry to disagree, but I thought that pun was a real joule. > Ion the other hand, didn't care for it much. Steve Nahas snahas@td2cad.intel.com "Light somewhere, will ya!" Al Nahas, to his confused hyperactive child, Steven, many times between 1955 and 1975. From livesey@solntze.Sun.COM Wed Nov 8 11:44:51 1989 From: livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 6 Nov 89 22:02:21 GMT Distribution: alt Status: O In article <1989Nov6.155409.13407@rpi.edu>, fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: > In <127441@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) writes: > >In article , ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) writes: > >> > >> * to tell Tall Tales and have Punday nights-- > >> Punday Nights all have a theme [e.g. "electricity"] and all the puns have > >> to relate to it. If you can't come up with a pun when it's your turn, > >> you lose. The puns can be rather revolting at times--shocking, > >> really--but it's usually a current topic. If you see watt I mean. > > > >Ugh. Revolting. > > > >jon. > > I'm sorry to disagree, but I thought that pun was a real joule. Ohmigod, flamed already. jon. From rodneys@Apple.COM Wed Nov 8 11:47:22 1989 From: rodneys@Apple.COM (Rodney Somerstein) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 7 Nov 89 15:17:07 GMT Distribution: alt Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Status: RO Wire you people doing this to me? This definitely the most shocking newsgroup to be started in a long while. I love it! :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodney Somerstein rodneys@apple.com From greywolf@unisoft.UUCP Wed Nov 8 11:47:34 1989 From: greywolf@unisoft.UUCP (The Grey Wolf) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 7 Nov 89 19:48:18 GMT Reply-To: greywolf@unisoft.UUCP (The Grey Wolf) Distribution: alt Status: RO In article <127477@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) writes: >In article <1989Nov6.155409.13407@rpi.edu>, fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: >> In <127441@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) writes: >> >In article , ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) writes: >> >> to relate to it. If you can't come up with a pun when it's your turn, >> >> you lose. The puns can be rather revolting at times--shocking, >> >> really--but it's usually a current topic. If you see watt I mean. >> > >> >Ugh. Revolting. >> > >> I'm sorry to disagree, but I thought that pun was a real joule. > >Ohmigod, flamed already. > >jon. Wire we continuing on this track? My capacitance for these puns is wearing thin since I have been coming insulate these evenings. But, okay, enlighten us further and make it a good one for the Arc de Tri-ohm-phe... I'll go away now... -- "Insane I may be. I am not stupid." Antryg Windrose From usenet@cps3xx.UUCP Wed Nov 8 11:47:35 1989 From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 02:28:38 GMT Reply-To: frey@frith.UUCP (Zachary T. Frey) Distribution: alt Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering Status: RO In article <5274@cps3xx.UUCP> stockton@frith.egr.msu.edu (Jethro) writes: >In article <127484@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> nyles@sun.UUCP (Nyles Nettleton) writes: >>>>>>> Punday Nights all have a theme [e.g. "electricity"] and all the puns >>>>>>> have to relate to it. If you can't come up with a pun when it's your >>>>>>> turn, you lose. The puns can be rather revolting at times--shocking, >>>>>>> really--but it's usually a current topic. If you see watt I mean. >>>>>>Ugh. Revolting. >>>>>I'm sorry to disagree, but I thought that pun was a real joule. >>>>It was amp-le. >>>Great! Someone else to be inducted! >>Arc! I tried to resist, but I find myself charging in... Maybe we should >>hold an electron to decide on the wurst (sorry, no food jokes allowed) or >>best pun. Well, ta ta, grid bias, sayonara, oscillator... >I don't want to sound like I'm on a power trip, but due to the recent >battery of bad puns, I must ask that people reading this group to >conduct themselves in a more mature fashion, since to do otherwise is >simply a waste of bandwidth. :-) I was wondering when Greg would chip in ... Zach "who me, pun?" Frey Papernet: Zachary Frey | frey@frith.egr.msu.edu | Usenet: the 514 Virginia St. | frey@frith.BITNET | Bellman's E. Lansing, MI 48823 | ...uunet!frith!frey | Paradise. From usenet@cps3xx.UUCP Wed Nov 8 11:47:36 1989 From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 02:34:34 GMT Reply-To: frey@frith.egr.msu.edu (Zachary T. Frey) Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering Status: RO >The breakdown is this: >We wouldn't want to impede the normal business of Internet with lots >of interference. Newsposts should deal with current affairs of the real >domain, not imaginary subjects out of phase with events. Yeah, I know. I was hoping this thread would be shorted out by now. Zach Frey Papernet: Zachary Frey | frey@frith.egr.msu.edu | Usenet: the 514 Virginia St. | frey@frith.BITNET | Bellman's E. Lansing, MI 48823 | ...uunet!frith!frey | Paradise. From usenet@cps3xx.UUCP Wed Nov 8 11:47:36 1989 From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 02:37:44 GMT Reply-To: frey@frith.UUCP (Zachary T. Frey) Distribution: alt Organization: Michigan State University, College of Engineering Status: RO In article <5289@cps3xx.UUCP> frey@frith.UUCP (Zachary T. Frey) writes: >In article <5274@cps3xx.UUCP> stockton@frith.egr.msu.edu (Jethro) writes: >>I don't want to sound like I'm on a power trip, but due to the recent >>battery of bad puns, I must ask that people reading this group to >>conduct themselves in a more mature fashion, since to do otherwise is >>simply a waste of bandwidth. :-) >I was wondering when Greg would chip in ... Oh, yeah. I forgot to tell you all about Mr. Stockton. You see, I've known him for years now, and I can assure you, he's a real DIP. Zach Papernet: Zachary Frey | frey@frith.egr.msu.edu | Usenet: the 514 Virginia St. | frey@frith.BITNET | Bellman's E. Lansing, MI 48823 | ...uunet!frith!frey | Paradise. From nagel@ics.uci.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:37 1989 From: nagel@ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 04:26:39 GMT Status: RO usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes: >Yeah, I know. I was hoping this thread would be shorted out by now. It _is_ getting quite Bohring. -- Mark Nagel UC Irvine Department of ICS +----------------------------------------+ ARPA: nagel@ics.uci.edu | Help! Somebody! I'm being oppressed! | UUCP: ucbvax!ucivax!nagel +----------------------------------------+ From mreisch@carina.unm.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:38 1989 From: mreisch@carina.unm.edu (Mique Reisch) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 03:31:59 GMT Distribution: alt Organization: The home for obsolete technology. In-reply-to: fargo@pawl.rpi.edu's message of 6 Nov 89 22:28:28 GMT Status: RO In article <1989Nov6.222828.1668@rpi.edu> fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: Path: unmvax!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!rpi!fargo From: fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Date: 6 Nov 89 22:28:28 GMT References: <127441@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <1989Nov6.155409.13407@rpi.edu> <1209@unify.UUCP> Distribution: alt Organization: Fargo HQ, Inc. Lines: 26 In <1209@unify.UUCP> jde@unify.UUCP (Jeff Evarts) writes: >In article <1989Nov6.155409.13407@rpi.edu> fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) writes: >>In <127441@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> livesey@solntze.Sun.COM (Jon Livesey) writes: >>>In article , ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher K Davis) writes: >>>> >>>> * to tell Tall Tales and have Punday nights-- >>>> Punday Nights all have a theme [e.g. "electricity"] and all the puns have >>>> to relate to it. If you can't come up with a pun when it's your turn, >>>> you lose. The puns can be rather revolting at times--shocking, >>>> really--but it's usually a current topic. If you see watt I mean. >>> >>>Ugh. Revolting. >>> >> >>I'm sorry to disagree, but I thought that pun was a real joule. >> > >It was amp-le. At least he won't be an impedance. weather>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> < Hello Mique Reisch < < my friend mreisch@carina.unm.edu < < are you visible today? MREISCH@UNMB < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>government From scott@csusac.csus.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:38 1989 From: scott@csusac.csus.edu (L. Scott Emmons) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: A nybble for a toast, and a story Date: 8 Nov 89 05:20:00 GMT Reply-To: scott@csusac.UUCP (L. Scott Emmons) Distribution: alt Organization: California State University, Sacramento Status: RO In article <1989Nov7.102758.2350@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> jeffm@uokmax.UUCP (Jeff Medcalf) writes: >So always remember, do not hatchet your Counts before they chicken. And then of course, there were the Stirds, a group of monks that wandered around the world with no goal in mind except to wander on an everlasting pilgrimage. Now on this particular date, two Stirds went into a restaurant and ordered fish (Stirds _loved_ fish). While eating the fish, one of them started choking on a bone, and managed to dislodge it just as he died. The bone, of cource, flew across the table and choked the other Stird likewise. The chef was accused of 'Killing two Stirds with one bone'. -- L. Scott Emmons uucp: ...[!ucbvax]!ucdavis!csusac!scott From fargo@pawl.rpi.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:41 1989 From: fargo@pawl.rpi.edu (Irwin M. Fargo) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Archive Date: 8 Nov 89 08:03:24 GMT Organization: Fargo HQ, Inc. Status: RO In Tom Horsley writes: >So is anyone planning to archive this group and send monthly dumps >to Spider Robinson? I've archived all 35 articles on my college account. If anyone would like a copy, just send me mail. As to sending the archives to Spider, if someone could send me his mailing address, I'll see if he's interested. -- Thank you and happy hunting! Actually: Ethan M. Young ____ [> SB <] "Travel IS life" Internet: fargo@pawl.rpi.edu /__ -=>??<=- - Irwin M. Fargo Bitnet (??): usergac0@rpitsmts.bitnet / ARGO : 3000 years of regression from the year 4990 From shoulson@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:42 1989 From: shoulson@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (Mark Shoulson) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 03:21:51 GMT Reply-To: shoulson@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu (Mark Shoulson) Distribution: alt Organization: Columbia University Status: RO In article <5289@cps3xx.UUCP> frey@frith.UUCP (Zachary T. Frey) writes: >In article <5274@cps3xx.UUCP> stockton@frith.egr.msu.edu (Jethro) writes: >>In article <127484@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> nyles@sun.UUCP (Nyles Nettleton) writes: [lots of electrical stuff deleted for the sake of brevity] Well, it's time I climbed the Hill (Horowitz & ... -- Sorry, *really* obscure pun. It's an electronics book) and joined, after reading Thevenin-ty Thevenin of these thilly (sorry) electrical posts. All these watty sayings, it's enough to make someone take ohmbrage. I think maybe we should coil this is a (w)rap. I would not want to CMOStupid posts on this crazy subject. Well, my brain is hurting from those weirdoid puns. I'll just wait for more developments. ~mark o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Mark Shoulson: shoulson@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu shoulson@cunixc.bitnet {...}!rutgers!columbia!cunixc!shoulson From avery@well.UUCP Wed Nov 8 11:47:43 1989 From: avery@well.UUCP (Avery Ray Colter) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Yet Another "What's This Newsgroup" Question Date: 8 Nov 89 09:02:59 GMT Distribution: alt Status: RO Anyone care to E-mail me the answer??? -- Avery Ray Colter (415) 451-7786 | Now, class, repeat after me: {apple|ucbvax|pacbell}!well!avery | ICH LIEBE DIE BELEIBTEN LEIBEN, avery@well.sf.ca.us | UND HUPFENDE HUEFTE HABE ICH GERN! From jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:43 1989 From: jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Jeff Medcalf) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: archiving Date: 8 Nov 89 12:31:35 GMT Reply-To: jeffm@uokmax.UUCP (Jeff Medcalf) Distribution: alt Organization: No, it isn't really. (University of Oklahoma, ECN) Status: RO I am archiving alt.callahans (I even have the newgroup message). Since our system does not support anonymous ftp, due to limited disk space, I will mail anyone any article(s) they want. The format is the one that _rn_ uses when it saves articles to a 'mailbox.' The full list of addresses which should reach me is... jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (preferred) jeffm@uokmax.uucp ...!{chinet|texsun}!uokmax!jeffm jeffm@corona.backbone.uoknor.edu jeffm@corona.uucp And now for something completely different: (In response to the 'Stirds' story) Some newlyweds honeymooning in Europe heard that the best food and most hospitable service in the entire region was to be found at a certain Franciscan monastery, which operated a small restaurant. The couple went to the monastery the next afternoon, and ordered Halibut and Frijts (French Fries). After having the best meal of their lives, the honeymooners asked the acolyte who had waited on them to bring the monastery's cook so that they could personally compliment him. When the priest arrived, the husband asked, "Are you the fish frier?" "No," the father responded, "I'm the chip monk." :-) -- Jeff Medcalf jeffm@uokmax.uucp jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu !chinet!uokmax!jeffm jeffm@invent_an_address (as reliable as the preceeding) In 1869, the waffle iron was invented, thus solving the annoying tendency of waffles to wrinkle in the dryer. From cerebus@bucsf.bu.edu Wed Nov 8 11:47:44 1989 From: cerebus@bucsf.bu.edu (Tim Miller) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 16:18:09 GMT Distribution: alt Organization: Boston University In-reply-to: shoulson@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu's message of 8 Nov 89 03:21:51 GMT Status: RO My, this group is really *Leydan* withpuns, isn't it? For those out there who don't like it, try a mantra... I suggest: Ohm...Ohm...Ohm... Timothy J. Miller cerebus@bucsf.bu.edu .-. .-. | \ | \ | \ \/_/|/__\ Cerebus the Aardvark | @ \ \ @Dave Sim, Aardvark-Vanahiem Publishing (_ _____| | | @ @| ____ | |__'-----/ \ | 6 6 | / | | [@\ ___________/ `--- From ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu Fri Nov 10 19:07:50 1989 From: ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 16:40:26 GMT Reply-To: ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) Organization: Boston University School of Management In-reply-to: nagel@ics.uci.edu's message of 8 Nov 89 04:26:39 GMT Status: O Zach> Yeah, I know. I was hoping this thread would be shorted out by now. >>>>> On 8 Nov 89 04:26:39 GMT, nagel@ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) said: Mark> It _is_ getting quite Bohring. Let's not jump to conclusions, though that might be enlightening. After all, we have a pretty wide spectrum of users here... -- Christopher Davis, BU SMG '90 "Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand." From jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu Fri Nov 10 19:08:20 1989 From: jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Jeff Medcalf) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: oops... Date: 8 Nov 89 13:38:28 GMT Reply-To: jeffm@uokmax.UUCP (Jeff Medcalf) Distribution: alt Organization: No, it isn't really. (University of Oklahoma, ECN) Status: O The other day, I included in an article an ASCII image of a Dachshund looking at its rear around a tree. I forgot to mention that this graphic was created by engage@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu Sorry, Eric. -- Jeff Medcalf jeffm@uokmax.uucp jeffm@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu !chinet!uokmax!jeffm jeffm@invent_an_address (as reliable as the preceeding) In 1869, the waffle iron was invented, thus solving the annoying tendency of waffles to wrinkle in the dryer. From undead@peach.ucsb.edu Fri Nov 10 19:08:21 1989 From: undead@peach.ucsb.edu (Yovin, John Andre) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 18:49:30 GMT Organization: UC Santa Barbara Computer Science In-reply-to: nagel@ics.uci.edu's message of 8 Nov 89 04:26:39 GMT Status: O In article <1989Nov7.202639.20549@paris.ics.uci.edu> nagel@ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) writes: >> usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes: >> >>Yeah, I know. I was hoping this thread would be shorted out by now. > It _is_ getting quite Bohring. -- Why such a resistance to the topic. I find quite an attraction to it. John Yovin Undead From sm@athena.mit.edu Fri Nov 10 19:08:21 1989 From: sm@athena.mit.edu (Sherry Modestino) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 19:21:54 GMT Reply-To: sm@space.mit.edu (Sherry Modestino) Distribution: alt Organization: MIT Center for Space Research Status: O Sometimes we have to overcome our resistance to laughter, in order to let the humor of the world flow in.... From spl@mcnc.org Fri Nov 10 19:08:22 1989 From: spl@mcnc.org (Steve Lamont) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 22:32:00 GMT Reply-To: spl@mcnc.org.UUCP (Steve Lamont) Organization: Foo Bar Brewers Cooperative Status: O In article <1989Nov7.202639.20549@paris.ics.uci.edu> nagel@ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) writes: >usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes: > >>Yeah, I know. I was hoping this thread would be shorted out by now. > >It _is_ getting quite Bohring. Okay, everybody, up and atom! spl (the p stands for proton me, sir, is that a quark in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?) -- Steve Lamont, sciViGuy EMail: spl@ncsc.org NCSC, Box 12732, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 "There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." || - Jeremy S. Anderson From MICHAEL@MAINE Fri Nov 10 19:08:22 1989 From: MICHAEL@MAINE Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 13:55:56 GMT Distribution: alt Organization: University of Maine System TO: NETNEWS@MAINE Status: O I'm beginning to get anode by all this. I thought Edison it all by now. Michael Johnson "We are the Priests of the Temples University of Maine System of Syrinx. Our great computers fill Computing and Data Processing Services the hallowed halls." - Neil Peart From usenet@cps3xx.UUCP Fri Nov 10 19:08:22 1989 From: usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 9 Nov 89 02:04:37 GMT Reply-To: stockton@frith.egr.msu.edu (Ronald G Stockton) Organization: Engineering, Michigan State University, E. Lansing Status: O In article <42155@bu-cs.BU.EDU> ckd@bu-pub.bu.edu (Christopher Davis) writes: >Zach> Yeah, I know. I was hoping this thread would be shorted out by now. > >>>>>> On 8 Nov 89 04:26:39 GMT, nagel@ics.uci.edu (Mark Nagel) said: >Mark> It _is_ getting quite Bohring. > >Let's not jump to conclusions, though that might be enlightening. > >After all, we have a pretty wide spectrum of users here... Look, all these jokes have made the circuit before. So why don't we wave goodbye to this line of thinking, and go to something nu? Note to Zach: wire you calling me a "DIP" on several thousand machines. Surely, it can't be because you object to puns...especially since they are such an integral part of your personality. I am solonoid with you, I don't know what to say-except that this recent spike in your personality ill becomes you! Greg Stockton stockton@frith.egr.msu.edu From mreisch@carina.unm.edu Fri Nov 10 19:08:24 1989 From: mreisch@carina.unm.edu (Mique Reisch) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: Everything you wanted to know about Callahan's... Date: 8 Nov 89 23:42:54 GMT Distribution: alt Organization: The home for obsolete technology. In-reply-to: shoulson@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu's message of 8 Nov 89 03:21:51 GMT Status: O I'm TTLing you this is geting worst /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ They're growing mechanical trees, Mique Reisch / / they grow to their full height, mreisch@carina.unm.edu \ \ then chop themselves...down... MREISCH@UNMB / \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ From robin@ima.ima.isc.com Fri Nov 10 19:08:24 1989 From: robin@ima.ima.isc.com (Robin Gyver) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: Re: A toast Date: 9 Nov 89 04:20:47 GMT Reply-To: robin@ima.ima.isc.com (Robin Gyver) Organization: not much Summary: The Locksmith's Tale: A True Story Status: O In article <59@bucsb.UUCP> gilly@bucsb.bu.edu (Gilly Rosenthol) writes: >If we choose personas, I think I'd like to be Josie Bauer. And if not, well, >I'm Gilly. Nice to meet you all! I don't think there are enough Callahanish personas to go around; you can call me Robin. But I identify with Jake and Mary. (Both of them? Why not? Sexual stereotypes be damned!) Shortly after _The Blacksmith's Tale_ appeared in _Analog_, I developed the habit of being naked on the roof in warm rain. At the time I lived in a house where this could be conveniently done, as the window of the second-floor living room led to the roof over the portion of the house that had only one floor. There was also a large tree nearby, which served to shield me >from gawkers, as well as being a nice place to stand and let the rain roll off the leaves onto me. Although I never ran into anybody else (it was my *own* roof!), I do have a story you'll probably find equally amusing. One evening I went through the window as I'd done often enough before, but this time I got careless and accidentally allowed the window to close behind me. And latch. Naturally, I was a bit distressed by this. What were my options? I might be able to reach the ground safely, but the door was locked and my keys were inside. Could I break the glass without drawing blood? If so, would it be worth the cost of the window? Should I call for help? If so, would I be likely to find my picture in tomorrow's paper? My first action was to do nothing. I hadn't finished what I came there to do, and there was no real rush, nothing burning on the stove; no reason to panic. Eventually, a police car drove by. I hesitated and let it go. When I'd been out there an hour or so, I examined the problem again. There were two windows, but both were latched. But the upper half of the window was also movable. The one in the living room was stuck fast, but the kitchen window was more forgiving. Eventually I was able to get enough of a grip to slide it down, which allowed me to reach through and release the latch, and slide both halves up again. So I nondestructively managed to break into my own home. To low-security. -- Robin From mreisch@carina.unm.edu Fri Nov 10 19:08:25 1989 From: mreisch@carina.unm.edu (Mique Reisch) Newsgroups: alt.callahans Subject: A toast Date: 9 Nov 89 01:54:55 GMT Organization: The home for obsolete technology. Status: O It was an ordinary night at Callahan's. Maybe I've chosen a bad first sentence. The night is never an "ordinary" night at Calahan's. It was however a fairly typical night. Fast Eddie was hunched over the piano his hands engaged in a mystifying game of cat and mouse. The music growing faster with the tension as each dart was thrown in a cut throat dart game. I was watching the game and enjoying the roaring fire when it happened. A figure very calmely walked through the door and up to the bar. It's strange, I can usually remember everything about a person's looks at a glance. this person was different somehow. Nothing I could put my finger on but I'd look away and not have a clue what the face looked like. Just a sorta vague impressino of a figure in black. No features, not ugly or beautiful just so average that no one would think to look twice. I may have been the only one to notice. The figure produced a single. Callahan produced a glass of golden fluid. Th figure toed the line. A hush fell. We all waited as the figure walked up to the line. The liquid vanished and a hand raised to the roof in anger and acusation. "To Home!", were the only words. The glass flashed out and disintegrated into ruins in the fireplace. the figure eyed the room then turned to leave. I started to move then realized I couldn't Callahan's large hand was resting on my shoulder. In a fatherly voice he said, "Not everyones ready to talk, yet." the stranger disapeared out into the night. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ They're growing mechanical trees, Mique Reisch / / they grow to their full height, mreisch@carina.unm.edu \ \ then chop themselves...down... MREISCH@UNMB / \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/