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Date: 15 Dec 2004 20:15:07 -0000
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From: Tattooed <tattooed@nym.alias.net>
Subject: Re: Seasons Greeting to all ol' farts
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><anonymous@remail.amessage.info> wrote:
>and just had to say the following...
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>>Seasons Greetings to all.
>>
>>A short note to extend best wishes for the upcomming holiday.
>>May all of you gents make a little mary....er....merry.
>>Please be carefull riding the ol' yak home (at US$19.95 using
>>the 'rent a yak' service makes sense ...no?).
>>
>>I note with some dismay that posts 'l'sewhere seem to be getting
>>rather 'bitchy'. That is not in good keeping with the spirit of
>>the season. Some forget that ALL were 'newbies' at one time. I for
>>one would not have a clue had it not been for the patient explanations
>>that were made by the 'old farts' that used to hang in abeppt. My
>>'security level' is a bit low to be offering advice in the 'on topic'
>>froups so I leave that to 3ft (I declined the 'test' as like a few others
>>I don't d/l the bunny's and have nothing on my 'puter anyways). I have le
aned
>>a lot from some of you fellas and will repay the debt some day.
>>
>>A guess as to the poster/lurker ratio---100 to 1 (more?) We NEED each oth
er!
>>As pointed out by a smart dunce, there is NO way that any of us will ever
meet
>>in RL, yet >knowing< that we are not alone and possibly having some one t
o
>>talk to when RL does not go so well may save a life!!! It saved mine.
>>
>>Think about it! Remember the season and what it is REALLY about!
>
>Isn't the term "...a smart dunce..." an oxymoron, or izzit a yak?
No.....it would be yuk..yuk. <G>
>In any event a Merry Christmas to you, and remember.... if you wake up
>during the night of December 24 th, or in the wee hours of December 25
>th., and find a fat guy, dressed in a furry red & white suit, complete
>with long white hair & a beard, stumbling around your home.....shoot
>first and ask questions later!
>
Y'all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
Tat
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