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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:10:09 -0800
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- From: Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
- Subject: Re: Ah, the pleasures of Coffee!
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- From: "Ruth M. Hanschka" <ap290@CLEVELAND.FREENET.EDU>
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- > Methinks the lad imbibeth too much.... A fourth quart mug of this brew at
- > high strength hath been known to turn even the most sanguine, relaxed
- > words-ler into a raving bedlamite. Hast thou consumed thy third, or is
- > this last container of battery acid the "Bedlamite Cup"?
- >
- > This Coffee fiend, if none be available, will attempt to substitute strong
- > tea or chocolate in an attempt to placate his craving. These not being
- > present, he will proceed to headaches, ill humor, and posting long
- > archaic language messages on Words-l.
-
- This and the piece which inspired it, make all the bullshit and british
- puke worth putting up with.
-
- Peter
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