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  1. Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!batcomputer!reed!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!umn.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!payner
  3. From: payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne)
  4. Subject: Re: Computer Superstition
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov18.195036.9111@netcom.com>
  6. Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
  7. References: <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz> <1992Nov18.123436.25443@news.columbia.edu>
  8. Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:50:36 GMT
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  11. In article <1992Nov18.123436.25443@news.columbia.edu> lasner@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Charles Lasner) writes:
  12. >In article <10292323.7317.11306@kcbbs.gen.nz> Murray_Moffatt@kcbbs.gen.nz (Murray Moffatt) writes:
  13. >>We've all heard of common superstitions such as not walking under ladders 
  14. >>and throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill some, but are 
  15. >>there any superstitions to do with computers?
  16. >>
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  18. >Never ever use a unix-based computer; it is ultimately fatal; there are no
  19. >known exceptions.
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  21. Now I find out.  :^}
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  23. >cjl
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  26. Rich
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  28. payner@netcom.com
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