From: danoc@earlybird.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan O'Connell [CONTRACTOR])
Newsgroups: talk.religion.misc
Subject: Your Parting Gift
Date: 11 Sep 1992 22:22:23 GMT
Organization: Subvert the Dominant Paradigm, Inc.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: earlybird

Well, folks I'm packed up and ready to go, I will be driving my
beat up '76 corolla from idyllic Santa Cruz, CA to the Univ. of
Chicago on Monday to attend grad school studying: (you guessed it)
philosophy and theology.

I will be off the net for at least a month (save the applause)
but should get internet/USENET access sometime after the fall
quarter starts.

I cannot resist taking this opportunity to let go a few shots
knowing that I have the advantage of "getting in the last word"
(at least from my perspective), although of course, you are 
free to trash me while I'm gone.

In that spirit, I offer you a brief, yet informative, yet
speculative, yet totally slanted view of a mythical thread
in t.r.m.-land, although all quotes more or less resemble
historical reality.

Please don't take it too seriously or be disappointed if
you were/weren't included.

Take Care.

Dano

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Paul Harvey:
Welcome and good day! And now for the REST of the story. Assembled
here are some t.r.m(talk.religion.misc)'ers who will introduce 
yourself. First me.

Dano:
That's interesting.

Steve Adams:
But it conflicts with Iraenus!

Steve Gross:
Who is Iraenus?

Steve Adams:
Wait a minute, I said that. Check your attribution!

Sean Hartigan:
You neglect the fact that you don't have any free will 
to say such a thing.

John Muelhausen:
AND, your poster personality has not accepted Christ in
a Muelhausonian-pleasing way. Therefore, reconsider.
There, I said it.

Simon Clippingdale:
I consider religion to be the single most dangerous thing
on the planet. Cheers.

Doug Graham:
All religion is responsible for all the problems in the world.
Yes, it is that simple. Anyone who does not agree with me is
a sadly misinformed idiot.

Richard Pitts: Wait a minute, kind sir. I have some appropriate
bible references I think you have missed, and ...

Publius:
Now just a minute Richard, the verse states: "Blessed are the
meek". Clearly this means the non-meek are damned, see Calvin
& Hobbes, last sunday's edition.

Richard Pitts:
Just because I stole your .sig is no reason to interrupt! As
I was saying. . .

Paul Harvey:
You goat to walk that freedom walk, talk that freedom talk.
WAKE UP! Jah! Rastafari!

Simon Clippingdale:
I consider religion to be the single most dangerous thing
on the planet. Cheers.

Anonymous Zealot #467:
The Catholics are bad Jews. Everybody knows this.

Paul Harvey:
You must be the Christian Devil.

Anonymous Zealot #235:
You are wolf. You are evil. I know this to be truth.
I know bible. You do not. God speaks to me alone.
I think I am in love with Doug Graham.

Dano:
A point by point refutation would be pointless.

Paul Harvey:
What is the meaning of a rock?

John Muelhausen:
Well, that's all the time we have time for this time.

Simon Clippingdale:
I consider religion to be the single most dangerous thing
on the planet. Cheers.

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