From: jess%miracle@merk.com (Shi'nayne)
Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa
Subject: Re: Who's in charge here?
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 08:29:15 EDT
Organization: Miracle Computer Consultants

cjdcosta@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER J DCOSTA) writes:

> eab@uh.msc.edu (The Ed) speaketh:
> 
> >In article <92105.194438JLM@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>,
> JLM@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:
> >|> In article <1992Apr13.230954.20109@uc.msc.edu>, eab@uh.msc.edu
> (Edward Bertsch)
> >|> says:
> >|> >
> >|> >Again, I am in charge of this newsgroup.  But I will not exercise
> my powers
> >|> >as a network GOD until I receive the weekly $50 payment from each
> reader
> >|> >and poster of this newsgroup.
> >|> >
> >|> >The Ed has spoken
> >|> 
> >|> 
> >|> 
> >|>  Oh Great All Mighty Ed
> >|> 
> >|>  I can't afford to send  .___
> >|> the 50 bucks,            |
> >|>                          |
> >|>  So I've built you a     |--
> >|> temple instead.          |
> >|>                          |___
> >|>                           ||
> >|>                           ||
> >|>                          /  \
> >|>                         /    \
> >|>                         |    |
> >|>                         |    |
> >|>                         |    |_____________________
> >|>                        /      \                    \
> >|>                       /        \                    \
> >|>                      /          \                    \
> >|>                     /|           \____________________\
> >|>                      |           |                    |
> >|>                      |           |                    |
> >|>                      |     _     |                    |
> >|>                      |    / \    |                    | 
> >|>                      |   |   |   |                    |
> >|>                      |   |   |   |                    |
> >|>                      |___|   |___|____________________|
> >
> >
> >The Ed is pleased, and will reward you with wealth and many children,
> >all good looking, and above average!
> >
> 
> WHAT? For a poor little temple  like that? 
> 
> Oh great, all-knowing, generous, and wise one,
> If thou wouldst deign to shower thy humble servant with the same gifts,
> ..only with the above average upgraded to the 98th percentile..
> or better still, if thou wouldst bestow on me ONLY the gift of wealth
> I would make an offering to thee
> far more useful than any temple;
> far more fun than anything thou hast ever known;
> and what is more,
> It will transport thee where no-one,
>                        not even thou,
>                        hast gone previously.
> 
>  \++================================|                 ___=___
>   \________________________________/ ________________/==+++==\______________
>               """\__      \"""       \=====================================/
>                     \__    \_          / ..  . _/--===+_____+===--""
>                        \__   \       _/.  .. _/         `+'
>                           \   \   __/_______/
>                          __\  _\-'---==+____|
>                      --+" .    ...        "==_
>                    /  |. .  ..     -------- | \
>                    "==+_    .   .  -------- | /
>                         ""\___  . ..     __=="
>                               """"--=--""
> 
> Is the great one pleased?
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> > But I could still use the $50
> 
> Cannot thou bestow wealth on thine own self, then? Of course, thy gift
> of 'many children' could explain why thou couldst still use the $50.
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> |   Christopher J. D'Costa           cjdcosta@eos.ncsu.edu |
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 

The temple was kinda cute, but where're you gonna get the Enterprise from,
anyway???  I never believed in God anyway, and certainly not here on the
stupid net!!

the God-defying WQ


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