OE> I put the line down to the fact that Janice Lester was certifiably
OE> insane. She failed the psych tests for the command programme and
OE> decided on her own that it was because she was a woman. She was
OE> wrong.
Yep. Whacked city, that one.
Frank
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Msg : 122 of 284
From : The Raven 1:363/309 .cę 11 .åâ 96 14:50
To : Keith Stokes
Subj : Gulliver's Travels
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
"This just in from our Moscow bureau..."
KS> I enjoyed it, but found Gulliver's hallucinations anoying. I think
KS> that his story was enough to make them think him mad, without them.
I agree with you, with one exception. When he walked into the court
and said "This place is full of Yahoos."
Sorry, but *that* scene worked.
Jack Butler
... "Whaddaya mean `Hitler who'? This is Nazi World!" -- Mindweb
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Msg : 123 of 284
From : The Raven 1:363/309 .cę 11 .åâ 96 14:52
To : Marc Zingarelli
Subj : Highlander
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
"This just in from our Moscow bureau..."
MZ> Ah so that's where you've been hiding. I found rysher's web page
MZ> and noticed that they have an upcoming show schedule. The last 5 and
MZ> the first episode of next season are TBA. Does this mean we have a 5th
MZ> season?
Looks that way. The word I am getting is that #5 is definitely the last
year, if for no other reason than Adrian Paul is beginning to feel 40, even
if he doesn't exactly look it.
Jack Butler
... "I'm tired. I think I'll sleep with the fishes." -- Crow T. Robot
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Msg : 124 of 284
From : The Raven 1:363/309 .cę 11 .åâ 96 14:54
To : Phill Ash
Subj : Highlander
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
"This just in from our Moscow bureau..."
TR> Because of my recent disk crash, I no longer have my Immortals
TR> list from the series. If anyone has a copy of it, could you please
TR> send me a copy? I'd greatly appreciate it.
PA> You want it NetMail or via InterNet?
Netmail is fine.
Jack Butler
... "Rise, Sir Pooh de Bear, most faithful of all my Knights"
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Msg : 125 of 284
From : The Raven 1:363/309 .cę 11 .åâ 96 14:57
To : Todd Sullivan
Subj : Bs!!
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
"This just in from our Moscow bureau..."
TS> Besides, you postulated an unfair fight; what makes you think *any*
TS> fight is fair? It's not, and you'd do well th remember that when you
TS> threaten anyone.
DL> Depends upon the Marine. Most would just snipe him at 500 yds and
DL> be done with it. I must commend you on your patience. Personally,
DL> I would be all over him for such comments (although logically, I know
DL> that it would accomplish nothing).
Who was it who said "A fair fight is a fight I win"?
Jack Butler
... Always enlarge your comrades in the middle of an enemy war camp.
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Msg : 126 of 284
From : The Raven 1:363/309 .îí 12 .åâ 96 12:11
To : Darre LuAllen
Subj : Excuse Me?
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
"This just in from our Moscow bureau..."
DL> I can think of three reasons, all bad: 1) Cheap (read slave)
DL> labor, 2) free land (like they couldn't find a better planet),
DL> and 3) food (remember the original "V" TV movies?)
Somehow I don't think so. Interstellar travel would be such a major
undertaking that any society that could accomplish it wouldn't *need*
cheap labor. Robots would be much less expensive than building an
interstellar ship, making the decades-long journey, and then fighting it
out with the natives on the other end, then shipping either the natives (if
you decide to ship them home) or the products you are using them as labor for
(if you decide to set up production facilities there...) home.
As for land, there's lots of it here in the solar system that you don't
need to fight us over... the Moon comes to mind, as do the asteroids, Mars,
Europa, Titan, and half a dozen other planets/moons/asteroids/and other big
rocks.
And food? Considering the chance that we are biologically compatible
with anything that shows up out of the sky are so remote...
Jack Butler
... "Welcome to the Earth, third rock from the Sun."
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Msg : 127 of 284
From : Edward Spindle 1:363/1701 .ōp 13 .åâ 96 21:04
To : All
Subj : Legacy of the Ancients- by Electronic Arts
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
I am looking for a game called "LEGACY OF THE ANCIENTS". It's an Electronic Arts
game. I'll want to purchase your copies that are in favorable condition.
I need the version for I.B.M. and compatibles. Make best offer.
Edward Spindle
Orlando Florida 32833
... 586, 32Mb 40ns RAM, 4Gb 2ms HD. Now Windows will beat DOS!
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Msg : 128 of 284
From : Christian Raven 1:393/7 .ōp 13 .åâ 96 17:41
To : Anne Swasey
Subj : Re: Star Trek
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
re: women's roles
to the greater part, what you wrote to me is correct... however, genital
fibriliation is not as widespread as you would so put it.... instead of actually
sewing up the vaginal passage, most places (such as mende speaking african
cultures, sierra leone, for example) simply cut off the clitoris with a sharp
rock. i agree, this is quite barbaric and sounds slightly painful. what you
neglected to mention, however, is that at age 13, the males go through a similar
ritual (especially in areas where a secret society is rampant) where the
foreskin is removed... and if you think that the foreskin feels nothing, think
again.
what bothers me about the messages i have recieved is that most of you are
tending to go on and on about subjects which simply do not pertain in a
signifigant way to the brunt of my message, which, for the fifth or sixth time
is this: whether or not women have been slandered, treated like dogs, not
allowed to hunt, raped, pillaged, or sacrificed to a higher deity makes no
difference when cross-referenced with my original thought. what i was saying
was, to put it simply, women are PHYSICALLY WEAKER than men, women are
PSYCHOLOGICALLY less agressive and capable, and women are EMOTIONALLY far less
stable. whether or not this was due to their past, as you have said, really is
not relevant.
..c.raven..
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Msg : 129 of 284
From : Christian Raven 1:393/7 .ōp 13 .åâ 96 18:04
To : Darre Luallen
Subj : Re: Star Trek
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
DL> CR> different species than man. however, they ARE
DL> CR> intrinsically and generally different in many, many ways,
DL> CR> both psychologically and physically. this is quite
DL> CR> obvious, as (a) there has never been a female president in
DL> CR> the leading country of the world, and (b) there has NEVER
DL>
DL> Queen Victoria? Queen Elizibeth? Boadicia? Cleopatra?
DL> Catherine the Great? How many world history classes DID you
DL> sleep through. (assuming I understand your "female president"
DL> statement)
huh? time to lay of the drugs, friend. i do not believe that QUEEN Victoria
was a president.. nor was QUEEN Elizabeth... and i was referring to the United
States... where both you and I live... most likely the pinnacle of freedom in
the world.. the country where (at least at one time, when feminism was seen for
the angry outcry that it is) people have had the ability to create what they can
of what they are.
DL>
DL> CR> been a female weight-lifter even NEARLY as strong as a
DL> CR> male. women are physically weaker, and mentally less
DL> CR> rational, the latter which could be obviously argued to a
DL>
DL> Do you think that fighting someone to the death just because he
DL> insulted you is very rational? Or perhaps the rounding up of fellow
yes. at the time when this occurred, it was very rational. if you were to
show to others that you were woman-like (i.e. run to the corner and cry) then
you were of no use to the society. do you think that worrying about make-up is
very rational? and please, don't come back with a "well, there are some women
who do not wear makeup" because this is quite obvious. on a similar line, there
are some men who naturally are born with breasts. obviously, in an issue like
this, we must speak *generally*. please keep this in mind.
DL> CR> yes, *some* women in *some* societies have been burdened
DL> CR> with *some* of the male's responsibilities, but not many...
DL> CR> for instance, women, whether african, or indian, or many
DL> CR> other cultures, were never taught to hunt. some cultures
DL> CR> even PROHIBITED women from hunting, for fear that their
DL> CR> fragility might be threatened.
DL>
DL> "fragility" - I'm not a woman, so I cannot speak from experience (nor do
DL> I want to be able to). However, have you even considered the pain and
DL> suffering encountered due to childbirth? I've had nasty injuries, but
no, i have not considered this. nor do i particularly care. the vagina is an
organ which was meant for 3 basic purposes: a) release of urine, b)
fertilization, and c) childbirth. although i would not personally like to have
a baby, i find this irrelevant to the conversation.
DL> smaller bodily openings. Frankly, I don't think that I could take it.
DL> And if you think that you could do it and keep smiling, then you're a
DL> superhuman mutant or a fool.
whatever. i made no refreneces to the fact that i could have a baby and smile
simultaniously.
DL> Most of the cultures you elude to have a strict policy of keeping the
DL> people necessary to creating the future food gathers out of the path of
DL> wild animals. Stop to think what would happen to a village if all the
DL> women were killed off because some stupid hunter caused the animal to
