From: twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Can Odo Shape Change into Twinkies?  Get the FAQs!
Date: 28 Jan 1993 22:15:54 GMT
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Reply-To: TWChan@lbl.gov (Terry Chan)
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Summary: Diffs from the last FAQ list

Following are some diffs from the current edition of the 
FAQ list compared to the one last updated 1 January 1993.
The complete FAQ list follows.

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This edition of the FAQ marks its first x-posting into the
news.answers newsgroup.  Thanks to all who helped contribute
to make it what it is; whatever it is.

Terry "AFU WEST V - Be there!" Chan

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> F. "Bug" was coined by Admiral Grace Hopper when she found a moth in a computer.
337a359
> F. Singer John Denver served as a sniper in Vietnam (poss. his dad did)
364a387,390
> F. Mime has heart attack during act. People think it's part of act; he dies.
> F. B.F. Skinner's daughter died/committed suicide/sued because of rearing in 
>    Skinner box/special cribe.
414a440,441
> T. There seems to be quite a few university buildings named after Kresge.
519,522c549,557
< F. Several suburban white women visit big city. They nervously enter hotel 
<    elevator which has a black man and a dog.  He says "Sit Lady!" and they
<    all promptly sit on the floor but he was talking to the dog!  [The guy
<    in question has been Lionel Ritchie, Reggie Jackson, and Eddie Murphy.]
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> F. Several suburban white women visit big city. They nervously enter elevator 
>    which has a black man and a dog. He says "Sit Lady!" They promptly sit on the
>    floor but he was talking to the dog! 
> T. UL ends w/free dinner, roses, or tickets to concert for ignorant women.
> T. Guys mentioned include Reggie Jackson, Wilt Chamberlain, Lionel Ritchie, 
>    Eddie Murphy, O.J. Simpson, Joe Greene and Magic Johnson.] 
> T. There is an amusing variant about the English parliament (look it up). 
> T. Older version: woman stuck in an elevator where two black men piss on her.
>    [The above five are in "The Elevator Incident" in CBA.]
543c576,580
> F. Woman lighting fire opens door w/hot poker;robber at door sees and grabs it!
>    (Var. where woman is holding a knife). ["The Robber Who was Hurt" in TCD]
563c599
< Tb.US Civil War Gen. Hooker is the source for a common term for streetwalkers.
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> Fb.US Civil War Gen. Hooker is the source for a common term for streetwalkers.
701c738,740
< F. A popular Mexican beer was made with urine.
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> F.*A popular Mexican beer (Corona) was made with urine.
> F.*Snapple supports Operations Rescue and/or the KKK.
> F.*Tropical Fantasy causes sterility in black men.
735a775,777
> F. The "Baby Ruth" candy bar was named for George "Babe" Ruth.  Duh.
> T. It was really named for US president Grover Cleveland's oldest daughter.
> F. "Bubble Yum" bubble gum manufactured with spiders eggs.
791a834
> T. It's a distribution code.
923a967
> F. You can tell if a big op. is happening at US gov't by level of pizza orders.
932a977,979
> T. Gerbils are illegal in California.[CA Reg. Title 14, Sec. 671 (c) (2) (J) 1].
> Tb.Gerbils are trained to sniff drugs in Canada.  Those Canadians!
> F. You must be struck thrice before retaliation can be construed as self-defense
1009c1055,1063
< Fb."The New York Method" is a means of contraception.
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> F. Desperate mother rescues child by lifting car off him/her.
> F. Woman picks up elderly woman hitchhiker; sees that HH has hairy arms; gets HH
>    out on pretense;takes off;later finds cleaver/hatchet/knife in seat.
>    ["The Hairy Armed Hitchhiker" in TCD.]
> F. Couple w/baby on long trip stops to switch places; place baby on roof; they
>    forget it up there! Police cruiser pull them over and baby is rescued.
>    ["The Baby on the Roof" in TCD.]
> F. Grandma dies on long family trip; they strap body to roof; car is stolen!
>    ["The Runaway Grandmother" in TVH.]
1095a1151,1152
> F. Baby elephant escapes from circus; sits on VW;front/roof dented;later police
>    stop owner and ask what happened? ["The Elephant that Sat on a VW" in TCD.]
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