From: majcher@acsu.buffalo.edu (Murali)
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.fnord-l
Subject: Re: No Subject
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:51:33 GMT
Organization: UB

>>What is the point?

	The point?  Where?  _Here_?  Sorry, you're looking in the
wrong place...all those nasty points were filed off ages ago...
wouldn't want anyone to poke an eye out, y'know.
	
>Watch this space for a disclaimer by Pat, the Listowner.	
>That is, assuming he hasn't actually managed to get a real job.

	Ex-listowner, that is.

	Pat's moved off to Saffranisco, CA to take lots of drugs, ogle
bikinis on rollerblades, drive a '68 Dodge Dart, and leisurely look
for work inbetweentimes...I doubt he checks in on this hole of ink-
witty anymore.  
	
	I'm the new list-dictator now.  Have been since May or so.
Ask me nice, and I'll delete people at random.  Or add people at
random - makes no matter to me.  If you like the flavor around here,
swell and more power to you, ya sick pup.  If you don't, you've got a
couple options - move to leri, or extropians, or future-culture, or
where-ever you feel more comfortable - it's your net, nobody's nailing
your feet to fnord.  Or, you could bash your head against a wall here
trying to change it...many have tried, most have failed.  Many many
many bashings may just make for a shitload of headaches and a pile of
bricks, tho...

	Just for nostalgia's sake, here's Pat's old intro message...
feel free to ignore it, or try to take off with it - I fuckin' _DARE_ ya...

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   Patrick G. Salsbury			  State University of NY @ Buffalo, USA
SALSBURY@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU			Disclaimers are silly. ;^)

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	Thanks, pat - catcha on the Wrong Coast.

	Remember, New List-Tyrant := me.  Gifts, donations, and
sacrifices of appropriate quantities accepted.

Marc,
Murali,
Wire Monkey,
Salamander~,
Dr. Rev. SuSpEcT dEvIcE,
Captain Devious,

Whatever you wanna call me, I'm here, and y'all don't know me that
well, do ya...



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