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From: brad@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Brad Barton)
Subject: Re: Episode Argument
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:47:01 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

In article <1992Dec14.185927.9395@iscsvax.uni.edu> hodge3726@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
>Having an argument.  What was the name of the episode where Riker gets trapped
>in some alien holodeck and is convinced he is trapped by Romulans, latter to
>find out it is some kids playhouse set up by his parents.
>
"Future Imperfect", I believe.

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From: rupley@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Jeff Rupley)
Subject: Re: What do you mean the new Capt. is mean??? (Spoilers)
Keywords: Get a life.
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 16:35:20 GMT

In article <BzAJI8.A31@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> analog@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Monahan) writes:
>In article <BzADDt.Lw7@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens) writes:
>>Out of all the obviously mean orders the new capt.  
>>has given, this is the only one I wished had been given on the first  
>>episode. (referring to the Capt.'s order to Troi)
>
>
>	Obviously mean.  Like actually making LaForge work, or Riker alter
>his precious duty roster?  Come on, he's actually turning the big E into
>the ass kicking warship that it should have been in the first place.
>Just because Jelico doesn't sit down with every whining crew member (like
>Troi) and listen to their side before he tells them that they're wrong and
>he's right, doesn't make him a jerk.  
>
  I find it very unlikely that Geordi hasnt optimized the shields by now, and
it would be even more unlikely that a new Captain (in command, not
engineering), would be needed to point it out to him. Also for the work
part of it, the initial discussion said that the Engr dept. could barely
get the work done, later in the episode Geordi said 1/3 of engr had been
transfered to security, of course he's gonna have problems getting the work
done now.
  As for Riker's whining about the duty roster, yeah I mostly agree there, 
although why the new Captain is so insistent about change before going into
possible battle - that doesnt make sense to me. That wont increase your battle
readiness, although I DO think it is high time the Ent. had some battle drills
like he told Riker to run (witness how easily the Ent. fell to the Ferengi
a few epsiodes ago)
   
-rupley  
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From: aaron@serss0 (aaron)
Subject: Re: A Good Captain
Reply-To: aaron@fiu.edu  (aaron)
Organization: Florida International University, Miami
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 02:15:17 GMT
Disclaimer: all comments are solely my remarks...

rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu wrote: (in article <rawdon.724529836@cs.wisc.edu>)::
>The captain of the Saratoga in Star Trek IV was female (and black, if I recall
>correctly).
>
And the captain of the _Yorktown_, also in IV, was Vijay Armitraj, who is
an Indian national I believe . . .

Regards,
STaN!

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From: rsopicki@pro-amber.cts.com (Randy Sopicki)
Subject: Re: Who is Ronny Cox
Organization: ProLine [pro-amber] -- Spring Valley, Ca
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 17:19:47 PST

Ronny Cox has been around quite awhile. He has many movies to his
credit,ie, Total Recall, Beast Within, Vision Quest just to name a few.
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From: b645zax@utarlg.uta.edu (David Richardson)
Subject: Re: do we need rec.arts.startrek.dsn?
Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.current
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: The University of Texas at Arlington
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:47:00 GMT

In article <gp2001-151292181733@m248-106.bgsu.edu>, gp2001@andy.bgsu.edu (Greg Pallenik) writes...
>This newsgroup is becomminh cluttered with discussion of Deep Space Nine. 

I think we should wait until DSN has been on a couple of months, then take an
informal poll.  If it is warranted, a CFD/CFV could follow in late spring.

In the meantime, enjoy the traffic :^).

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From: jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Subject: Re: Troi is capable of wearing a uniform (SPOILERS)
Reply-To: jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:57:05 GMT

"Stealth Dave" writes
> 	It's not POLITE to read other people's minds (that was 
> mentioned in a few previous episodes, not sure which).

It's fine for when she's counseling someone or determining how someone  
feels; she doesn't ask them if it's okay to use her empathic power  
first.  For instance, she didn't ask Jellico whether he minded her  
determining that he wasn't sure of his actions, or when they encounter  
some new beings, she just says "They feel _____".  She has used her  
empathic power before in counseling, and I would think that's why she's  
on the ship.

> Besides, it doesn't help her patients if only _she_ knows the 
> problem.  Her patients need to know too [...]

Hmm...it sounds like you have a point to make, but I'm not sure what  
point that is.  Anyhow, she is fully capable of determining how her  
patients feel and then saying to them something akin to, "But you  
really feel angry that your boss is putting such a huge workload on  
you, don't you?".  In other words, she can speak to her patients to   
determine and inform them how they really feel.
-- 
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From: cboerm48@ursa.calvin.edu (Christopher Boerma)
Subject: Re: Troi is capable of wearing a uniform (SPOILERS)
Organization: Calvin College
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 17:02:06 GMT

jaimiep@cortex.physiol.su.oz.au (Jaimie Polson) writes:

>In <BzADDt.Lw7@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens) writes:
>>Rebuttal: Gee, I hope not.  I really like her in that skimpy  
>>two-sizes-too-small thing.
>>Response: When you grow up, you'll realize that that caricature of a  
>>woman is not only degrading but extremely inaccurate as well.

>Well.....
>How about the fact that Troi is a non-military crew member, whereas everone
>else comes from the academy, and a military. Military people wear uniforms,
>non -military don't have to.

If she's not a military crew member, why does she have a rank? Why can she
command the ship? 

I certianly hopw that she keeps the uniform, it's much better looking. It
makes her respectable.

>And why is it inaccurate to say that I like her in "that skimpy two-sizes-
>too-small thing"?

Inaccurate? maybe that's the wrong word, but certainly degrading. 

			CtB
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From: brewster@sscvx1.ssc.gov
Subject: Swan Song?
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:20:52 GMT

Well, is this Picard's Swan Song or just another cliff hanger with a pretty
ending.  I certainly hope for the latter.  I don't know if I could put up with
this new Captian.  How would he handle the likes of Q, he couldn't even handle
the likes of the crew.  Insight!?
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From: bvan@ncs.dnd.ca (Bryan Van Blaricom)
Subject: Re: Lwaxana - Who plays her?
Organization: DND, Ottawa, CANADA
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 23:49:57 GMT

In article <1992Dec20.130609.1123@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> helene@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Helene Blankespoor) writes:
>In article <92353.140742MCGLONE@auvm.american.edu> <MCGLONE@auvm.american.edu> writes:
>>I am sorry if there is a better place to find out this info, but I
>>am fairly new to the net, and I didn't see anyhting in the FAQ lists
>>in here or in rec.arts.startrek.info.
>>
>>Please settle a bet - who plays Lwaxana Troi?
>>
>>A friend claims this is Gene Roddenbury's wife who plays the computer
>>voice now and used to be the nurse on the original series.  I claim
>>it is someone different.  Dinner is riding on this one!
>
>I have also heard the same thing your friends is claiming, Roddenberry's wife
>played nurse Chapel in TOS, and is the computer voice in TNG. 
>
>Helene.

   Majel Barrett Roddenberry played:

   Number One in The Cage
   Nurse Chapel in TOS
   Doctor Chapel in STTMP
   The voice of the computer in STTNG
   Lwaxana Troi in STTNG

   Those are the roles I am familiar with.  She may have had others I don't
know about (since I wouldn't consider myself a ST trivia expert :-).

Bryan Van Blaricom
From: ph9991_manfr@rivers.acc.uwrf.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Why the shift from 3 to 4 section watch?
Date: 20 Dec 92 19:47:03 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - River Falls

In article <1992Dec19.214825.6292@desire.wright.edu>, nyoung@desire.wright.edu writes:

Previously missing SPOILER protection goes in here....


> Oh, goodie, I get to start a flame war! What is it, MAN?
> 
> Any captain who shifts from three to four section duty with an eye
> on tightening up the ship is full of it. He'd stick to three section
> until he got into hot territory and then shift to port and starboard.
> 
> 
> So much for the writers having any experience in the "real world"
> of military operations, eh?
> 
> Nils
> 

I agree, I think this switch over is too disruptive.  This is a major
reason I think Jellicoe is in collusion with the Cardassians and is doing
this deliberately to weaken the Enterprise's effectiveness.
So perhaps the writers do have some real world experience, but not much
imagination.

Steven.K.Manfred
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From: 00jlrushton@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Spot Trek? Deep Spot Nine? Read!
Date: 16 Dec 92 21:33:55 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's



Deep Spot Nine or Spot Trek the Future ????

Troi: A cat with a big butt!
Riker: Alley cat looking for pussy!
Picard: A bald cat.
Wesley: A baby kitten.
Data: A robot cat.
Q: A giant dog that is annoying!
Ro: A dyke cat!
Borg: Tabby orange cats that are all the same! meow * 1256012 ! ARGH!
Klingons: Ugly Mutts!
Spot: Admirdal Spot leader of the Federation cats!
La Forge: A black cat who does level 3 tests on the kitty litter!
Barkley: A cat who never lands on his feet!
Crusher: Medical cat knows about 9 lives!

To Go Where No Cat Has Gone Before..................

signed,
Stimpi
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From: atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu (Dale Atems)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: DS9 in Detroit...
Date: 12 Dec 92 15:59:58 GMT
Distribution: mi
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

In article <1992Dec11.170857.21671@zip.eecs.umich.edu> huggins@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Jim Huggins) writes:
>In article <1992Dec10.170314.12925@cs.wayne.edu> atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu (Dale Atems) writes:
>|According to Mike Duffy in the Detroit Free Press sometime last week, Ch 50
>|is *definitely* committed to running DS9. Time slot is still uncertain as far
>|as I'm aware.
>
>Hmm.  That's odd.  I called Fox 50 a couple of weeks ago and spoke
>to someone in the programming department, who said that they probably
>wouldn't be making the decision until late December.  Perhaps they
>moved earlier (or the person I talked with didn't know anything).

All I can say is that I read this in 2 separate articles in the Freep ---
I believe both were by Duffy. In the first he announced that Fox 50
would be carrying DS9, in the second he said he was mentioning the
fact again to quench widespread rumors to the contrary. The first
article was quite some time ago, maybe 2-3 weeks, so I agree this
does sound strange.

------
Dale Atems
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Department of Physics and Astronomy
atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu
From: aa396@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bill Henley)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Let's get one thing clear.  (Spoilers??)
Date: 19 Dec 1992 16:47:20 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


Yes-- "everybody died" on the wartime Enterprise with Picard in
command (in "Yesterday's Enterprise") because Picard determined
that the best interests of the Federation demanded that he
shepherd the Enterprise-C through the rift even at the sacrifice
of his ship and crew (and himself).  It was clearly established
that if his ship's safety had been his only priority he could
have escaped.  One requirement for a wartime leader is to be
willing to sacrifice one's own command, if absolutely necessary,
in order to achieve victory or survival for one's side.  "Yester-
day's Enterprise" does show that Picard can be an effective
wartime commander if he has to be.

-- 
Bill Henley, Assistant Sysop, Cleveland Free-Net Science Fiction
& Fantasy SIG (aa396)
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From: YANJUNA@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
Subject: Re: STVI Continuity error ?
Organization: Yale University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 01:47:34 EST

In article <921216.151352@ia.ph.bham.ac.uk>
HR-5@ia.ph.bham.ac.uk (Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod)) writes:
 
>
>I'm sure somebody must have already mentioned this, but in Star Trek VI,
>the cloaked bird of prey is defeated by a gas-seeking torpedo - Lt Uhuru
>having suggested the use of 'the equipment we're carrying to chart
>gaseous planetary anomolies' - How is it, then, that at the beginning
>of the film, it is the Excelsior which is carrying this equipment, not
>the Enterprise - in fact, the Enterprise is in space dock when Kirk et
>al. first set off - thus (presumably) it has not got this equipment on
>board ??
 
    You'd figure a starship would carry a little of everything;  If they
encountered a gaseous anomoly either in charted space or uncharted,
would it really make sense to call for a science vessel when all E
would have to do would be to fire a probe with some specialized equipment,
taking up a few hours at most?
           Junsok Yang
From: 6500njk@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Nicholas Kibre)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: Phased and cloaked ** SPOILERS **
Date: 14 Dec 92 11:08:58 GMT

In article <gp2001-061292015148@m248-101.bgsu.edu> gp2001@andy.bgsu.edu (Greg Pallenik) writes:
>Geordi eventually throws him out (literally).  My question is, if Geordi
>and Ro could pass through walls, what stopped them from falling through the
>floor of the ship?

Having read numerous opinions on this question in this very group at the
time, I can respond

NO! DON'T ASK THAT QUESTION! NO! NO! NO! NOT AGAIN!

ARRELLAGA!!!!


--
Das ist nicht todt, was Zeit nicht kann verderben; 
Nach fremden Altern kann der Tod selbst sterben. 
   -- Nach der Nekronomikonuebersetzung von Olaus Wormius
6500njk@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu --- Nicholas Kibre
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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
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Subject: Re: URGENT - Latest ST:TNG Schedule
Date: 14 Dec 92 04:25:36 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Distribution: rec
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1992Dec12.3208.17228@dosgate> "bernie wong" <bernie.wong@canrem.com> writes:
<
< -=> Vidiot babbled to All and look what he said! <=-
<
< Vi> It is always possible that it could change again.  But, Whatever they
< Vi> do, it seems that they will air a new episode around Christmas.  The
< Vi> problem has to do with DS9.  Both of these episodes need to be shown
< Vi> before DS9, because of the tie-in.
<
<Well, whatever you people say.  I'm still happy!  We get TNG on Friday
<nights so after a have fun unwrapping my presents I can sit down and
<watch STAR TREK!  YEAH!!!!!  :-)
<
<Thanks a MILLIONS for this information Vidiot.  You're a life saver.

You are welcome, but you must keep in mind it was others that alerted me to
the schedule change.  I just put on my detective hat to find out what was
going on.

Happy to save your Christmas :-)
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From: falkenha@ug.cs.dal.ca (Craig R. Falkenham)
Subject: How do you start a flame war?  Glad you asked ...
Organization: Math, Stats & CS, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 15:08:40 GMT

I only have a few weeks left on the net, so I'll post something that has
nothing to do with anything ...


The top ten things ways to start a flame war on rec.arts.startrek.current:

10.  Say that you're not going to watch Star Trek ever again; give bogus
     reasons why.

 9.  Talk about ST:TNG's great unsung acting genius ... Marina Sirtis.

 8.  Complain about when they show what's going on aboard the ship when
     the real story is somewhere else (The Inner Light); also complain
     when they give full focus to the real story off of the ship and
     don't show the ship at all (`Captain Worf' in Time's Arrow II).

 7.  Discuss the validity of Shatner's `get-a-life' argument on Saturday
     Night Live.

 6.  "TNG kicks TOS's proverbial ass!"

 5.  Compare and contrast, in essay form, the Lwaxana Troi episodes.

 4.  "The Ferrengi:  The definitive Star Trek villain."

 3.  Talk about what a great fighter Worf is; try to site examples.

 2.  Reveal that you asked the writers at the end of season 4:  "How about
     some episodes with kids in them?"

 1.  Gene who?


Craig R. Falkenham
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From: steveg@iplmail.orl.mmc.com (Steve Gabrilowitz)
Subject: Re: do we need rec.arts.startrek.dsn?
Organization: Martin Marietta
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:09:30 GMT

In article <gp2001-151292181733@m248-106.bgsu.edu>, gp2001@andy.bgsu.edu (Greg Pallenik) writes:
|> This newsgroup is becomminh cluttered with discussion of Deep Space Nine. 
|> I'm not complaining, but IMHO I think a separate group will be needed to
|> keep things organized.  Does anyone else agree or disagree?

I agree - anybody care to start the wheels in action?

-- 



I think
I think I am
Therefore I am!
I think...



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From: paul@pj.tmc.edu (Thorongil)
Subject: Re: How do you start a flame war?  Glad you asked ...
Organization: Mississippi State University ERC
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:48:59 GMT

>>
>>The top ten things ways to start a flame war on rec.arts.startrek.current:
>>
>> 1.  Gene who?
>>
>
>  How could you forget:
>
>  1.1.  Richard Arnold ?

If you were really being serious, the number one way to start a flame war
would be :

1. Get a Life People.  Trek is just fiction . . . .

See rec.arts.starwars for the ultimate flamewar being started by this.
( It devolved into the guy losing his account, then a whole bit about
  this violating the First Ammendment, etc. ad infinitum, ad nauseum. )

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From: petrel@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: A must to see (hear)
Date: 20 Dec 92 11:19:54 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <halabe.724743334@andersen>, halabe@andersen.uucp (Dan Halabe) writes:
> x92paszek@gw.wmich.edu writes:
> 
>>Now, how is it, that the Enterprise houses over 1000, and not once have we seen
>>a toilet?
> 
>>Picture this:
>>Camera pulls away from an unmarked door.  As the camera stops when the full
>>door is shown, you hear a futuristic-sounding flush.   Seconds later, Captain
>>Peckard (sp?) comes out, fixing his uniform as he so often does. He looks
>>around, and begins walking away.

Before the futuristic flush, shouldn't we first hear (somewhat tense) Captain's
voice:  ``  ENGAGE ! ''.


> 
> 
>>Maybe at that point Data passes the captain, says "excuse me', and walks in the
>>bathroom himself.  A perplexed captain goes to the bridge.
> 
>>I think this kind of everyday life and comedy is lacking from TNG.   I want a
>>toilet scene, and I want it now.
> 
> 
>>M.M.M.P.
> 
> [fill in you own joke about "number one" here]

--- Your ``bridge'', number one ?
From: rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Rawdon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current
Subject: Re: A Good Captain
Date: 18 Dec 92 23:37:55 GMT
Reply-To: rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Dept., Madison, WI

In <1992Dec18.173628.28383@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> helene@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Helene Blankespoor) writes:
>In article <rawdon.724652812@cs.wisc.edu> rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu writes:
>>In <168C01AFA.YANJUNA@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu> YANJUNA@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu writes:
>>>In article <rawdon.724529836@cs.wisc.edu> rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu (Michael Rawdon) writes:
>>>>The captain of the Saratoga in Star Trek IV was female (and black, if I
>>>>recall correctly).

>If I remember correctly the captain of the USS Saratoga in STIV was a black 
>female.

I said that... didn't I...?

-- 
Michael Rawdon				  rawdon@colby.cs.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin Computer Sciences Department,  Madison, WI
( Coming soon to a Massachusetts near you! )

No optimistic outlook survives contact with the human race.
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From: jlindqui@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Body Double for Aunt Esther)
Subject: Re: Troi's Rank Canonized (*SPOILERS* For CoCPtI)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:51:33 GMT
Keywords: Troi Rank

plutnj@aix.rpi.edu (James Matthew Plutnicki) writes:

>In article <BzAD65.Lq3@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jlindqui@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Body Double for Aunt Esther) writes:
>>NOTE Distribution!  I don't need the damn international community flaming me
>>again for posting spoilers that the poor suckers won't see for five years...
>>
>>

>>And a second ^L, just for good measure...  Merry Christmas, y'all!


>>Yes, you can put aside your recurring surveys as to Counselor Troi's rank,
>>as tonight in "Chain of Command, Part I" we have Ronny Cox explicitly refer
>>to her as "Lieutenant Commander Deanna Troi".  She also wore three and a half
>>pips on her regulation uniform...                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>THREE AND A HALF!!!!!  What the hell is THREE and a half.  Commander is
>three pips, look at Riker...  Does this mean the she outranks Riker somehow???
>Either you made an error and she only had TWO AND A HALF pips or someone made
>a huge costuming error...

Mea culpa!  Give me a break!  It _is_ finals week and it _was_ one in the
morning....  Two and a half pips....

Those of you who have paid attention to the show long enough to have seen 
the pips before, this post wasn't meant for you.  It was for all the goof-
balls who wasted bandwidth after "Disaster".... what an appropriate name...

>-- 
> * James M. Plutnicki (plutnj@rpi.edu) * "There are no truths, only facts  *
> * Computer Systems Engineering Major  * blurred by opinion."   --Me       *
> * Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute    * "Confucius say,'Virginity like    * 
> * OS/2 advocate and user...:)         * balloon one prick all gone'."     *
-- 
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