From: cjdcosta@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER J DCOSTA)
Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa
Subject: Re: Who's in charge here?
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:30:21 GMT
Reply-To: cjdcosta@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER J DCOSTA)
Organization: Project EOS - North Carolina State University

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.

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Is the great one pleased?
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> 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.

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|   Christopher J. D'Costa           cjdcosta@eos.ncsu.edu |
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