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- From: bross@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Brian J Ross)
- Subject: Re: Canadian free speech in action
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.195754.24527@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA>
- Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Brock University
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:57:54 GMT
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- godfrey@sscvx1.ssc.gov (LAURENCE GODFREY) writes:
- : Some of my Canadian readers have complained to the lab at which one of my accounts
- : is based, in an attempt to have me prevented from using the vax from which I
- : usually access usenet. It seems that rather than endure my complaints about
- : their awful and intensely boring country, they would rather try to construct
- : a case for interfering with my legitimate work.
- :
- : So much for free speech in God's own country! Anway, their attempt has failed,
- : and if I were to stop using the vax in question there are many other places
- : from which I can access usenet.
- :
- : Laurence
-
- Top 10 list of L. Godfrey Pev Peeves (continued)
-
- 10. Canada and Canadians.
- 9. Germany and Germans.
- 8. South Americans; Africans; Saracens; non-English Europeans;
- people with continuous eyebrows; ...
- 7. Those NRC bastards.
- 6. While warming up coffee in the atomic accelerator,
- accidentally vapourizing the cup.
- 5. Usenet thought police (see above)
- 4. Madonna unjustly excluding him from a spread in _Sex_ book
- 3. NBC maliciously passing him over as host of the Tonight Show
- 2. Being ignored by Ross Perot as vice Presidential running mate
- 1. Being confused with Mike Godfrey
-
- [ to be continued? ]
-
- Apologies to Laurence and Mike. (All in fun.)
- --
- Brian Ross "How do we arrange lures in our tackle box?
- bross@sandcastle.cosc.brocku.ca From left to right, according to size and
- frequency of use." -- Anal-Retentive Chef.
- --
- Brian Ross "How do we arrange lures in our tackle box?
- bross@sandcastle.cosc.brocku.ca From left to right, according to size and
- frequency of use." -- Anal-Retentive Chef.
-