From: root@rigel.IntelliCorp.COM (The Lord of the Files)
Subject: Re: Kahn's Corner Pharmacy - AVOID IT!!!
Date: 10 Nov 92 20:35:14 GMT

I started with:

>>>>Today I had the unpleasant experience of attempting to have a
>>>>prescription filled at
>>>>    (Horror story regarding ilKahn's Corner Pharmacy followed)

To which jpp@StarConn.com replied:

>>>I would be interested to know what the scrip was for and how you were
>>>dressed at the time (just being nosey :-).

To which I replied:  

>>WHAT WAS I WEARING!!!  Oh, that must be it.  I did fail to check the
>>dress code before entering the Kahn's Pharmacy.  Let's see what else
>>could they need to know?  How about my gender and race?  What about
>>national origin?  How about whether or not I believe in purgatory or
>>a christian god?  I suppose that my HIV status is important as is the
>>color of my underwear.  Are these criteria imposed all throughout
>>Los Altos?  No.  They never ask anything like this when I pay my
>>taxes.  This must be an anomaly specific to Kahn's...

To which jpp@StarConn.com replied:

>I would have thought that serving anybody who called themselves the
>`Lord of the files' in a conservative place like Los Altos would cause
>problems :-).   However note the :-) in my post - for the humor imparied
>this denotes sarcasm or some attempt at humor.  

>>Did they ask you to show a picture ID?  What were you wearing?

>No and Jeans/T Shirt/Birkenstocks - standard techie stuff.    It seems
>to me that nobody I know in Los Altos has a had a problem with them
>except you.  The simplest explanation that fits the facts is that you
>look odd or did/said somthing to cause them to view you as weird. :-)

>Los Altos is rather closer to the mid west in its outlook than say
>Berkeley but even so I can't believe they just picked on you for no
>reason.

>Note the :-) before flaming.



Well let's see.  To start with I am not a UNIX user, I have not one
clue about how this system works or were Lord of the Files comes from
(and I do not care).  I have borrowed this account for the sole
purpose of exposing this story to the net.  I see that my naivete
seems to offend you (reference your comment: "to which s/he/it (say
with a southern accent :-)") so please, accept my apology, we all can
not hope to be as intelligent as you.

It seems that your contention is that the victim is to blame, and
that in this case the blame was justified based upon my appearance, so
in the interest of clarification I will describe that appearance.  On
the day in question I was dressed as follows: 

	A black wool gabardine business suit (Paul Stanley)
	with a conservative length jacket and a tailored 
	skirt that came to the mid-knee.

	A cream silk long sleeve blouse (Evan Picone).

	A strand of pearls (approx. 16").

	A black leather belt (Nordstroms).

	Black patent leather pumps with 2.5" heels (Caressa).

	Gentle Brown pantyhose with reinforced toe (Haynes).

	A light tan bra and panty set (Maidenform (Sweet Nothing))

I am in my mid 40's. I live in Los Altos and I am an African American
female.  Now, does that sound odd or weird (your words) to you? Does
this sort of person offend the mid-west sensibilities of
"conservative" Los Altos?  Should I move to Berkeley  (your stated
choice) where I belong? 

And one more thing.  In reference to your statement that I am the only
one that you know of that has problems with the Kahn's Pharmacy,
I refer you to the maxim:

   	  "Absence of Proof is not Proof of Absence"