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- From: daq@fc.hp.com (Doug Quarnstrom)
- Subject: Re: testing tin
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:51:02 GMT
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- Karl Siewert (siewert@matt.ksu.ksu.edu) wrote:
- :
- : >The appelation is relative and is not subject to debate. In this
- : >rhetorical context, you are assigned the role of miserable wretch.
- : >You are playing a part in a play; do not seek to rewrite the lines.
- : >Noone thinks that Anthony Hopkins is a cannabalistic murderer, but
- : >he did a wonderful job portraying one upon the screen.
- :
- : <OK WHO DIED AN MADE DOUG ARTHUR MILLER?>
-
- I do know that it was not Kate Hepburn. She is alive and well despite
- rumors to the contrary.
-
- :
- : >Messiness is entirely the point. The plasticine bloodstorm troopers are
- : >unstoppable and they are devious and cruel in tracking you through
- : >your dreams. The experience is not at all pleasant, but such is
- : >the punishment for punning in my presence.
- :
- : <PLASTICINE BLOODSTORM TROOPERS? DON'T FEAR THE REAPER, BABY. THERE'S
- : SCARIER STUFF IN THE PARKING LOT THAN ARE DREAMT OF IN YOUR
- : PHILOSOPHIES, HORATIO.
-
- This is a reasonable assertion on your part, but I would not bet
- too much on it if I were you.
-
- : A PUN IS THE LOWEST FORM OF HUMOR, SO THEN
- : A PUNNER IS THE THE LOWEST FORM OF HUMAN.
-
- Punning is a stylistic affectation that can be pursued with style
- and panache by those dedicated to the art. My pogrom against
- puns directed at me was not meant as a critique of the tendency
- in general.
-
- : BUT STILL, MY EVER
- : TRUNCULENT YOUNG FRIEND, WE ARE NOT THE JUDGE, JURY, OR EXECUTIONER
-
- It is a fact that I have been deputized by the powers that be
- to be precisely the three things you list.
-
- : AND THIS, BY THE WAY, IS VERY HARD TO SAY WITH MY TONGUE PLANTED
- : FIRMLY IN MY CHEEK.
-
- I imagine so. It would be even more difficult were you to attempt
- it with your tongue planted firmly in the cheek of someone other
- than yourself.
-
- : WE SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO CHALLENGE ONE OF YOUR
- : OBVIOUS METAL. MWAH. LOVE YOU, BIG GUY
-
- I am touched and flattered, and I might even be aroused were I
- to attempt to perfect my Oscar Wilde affectation beyond the
- bounds of my normal heterosexual tendencies.
-
- It has been lovely speaking with you. It seems you have a whiff
- of the spirit of my posts.
-
- doug
-