From: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Cliff Weston)
Subject: DoD Watch Report and Call for Orders I
Originator: cdw2t@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:16:12 GMT

I've just received my Official DoD Watch, and golly! is it swell.  A fine piece
of old-world craftsmanship, so rare in this age of impersonal machine-produced
crap.  Truly, this timepiece deserves to adorn the wrists of higher primates
than we Denizens.  The smell of the leather, the absolute silence of the chron-
ometric function, the gleam of the gold, the caress of the skin by the case and
band, the abject terror struck into others when they catch sight of the face.
The *Watch's* face, not *mine*.  The details:

+ 18K-gold water-resistant case, with a flat crystal;
+ water-resistant brown leather band (the width is 18mm, in case anyone wants
     to customize theirs with aftermarket parts);
+ quartz action;
+ "lifetime limited warranty" -- the company seems *really* committed to our
     satisfaction, judging by the literature and my phone experiences;
+ long-life lithium battery (they go about 4 years in this type of watch);
+ DoD Logo, including the dread Coutenance of Geeky, boldly imprinted on the
     face in five proud and fiery colors as seen on other DoD paraphernalia,
     with slogans as well.  Numbers do not appear on the dial, but there are
     tasteful hashmarks (a single one at each position save 12) on the bezel;
+ expected delivery date of late February;
+ price is $25 (includes my shipping to you).

You needn't be a DoD member to order -- but it helps. :-)
I must have your cash/check *in hand* by 27 January to guarantee you a Watch.
     I can get more at this price in subsequent runs, though.  As well, by
     pre-paying, we avoid the shipping charges, which would set us back a
     whopping $85 (6% of order total)!  Although they're really big on customer
     satisfaction, it apparently only extends to the product, not the shipping
     and handling gouges.
I will not order Watches on credit.  At $25 a clip and given my grad student
     wages, I'll be homeless if more than two or three people stiff me -- and
     I'd already planned on stiffing myself (that didn't sound too good ...).

The following people are on the Hey-I-Want-A-DoD-Watch! List:

KotL@secrecy.assured.DoD            (You know who you are, and I'm serious)
anand@research.att.com              [I have no clue]
keb@corsa.corp.sgi.com              (Kerstin Barley)
karen@brahms.amd.com                (Karen Black)
mblock@reed.edu                     (Matt Block)
cass8806@elan.glassboro.edu         (Kyle Cassidy)
dbc@po.cwru.edu                     (Dean Cookson)
dcover@us.oracle.com                (DJ Cover)
mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin)
terry@prcrs.prc.com                 (Terry Cunningham)
sysop@elan.glassboro.edu            (Ken Denton)
fluent!bd@Dartmouth.EDU             (Brice Dowaliby)
jjd1@cbnewsg.cb.att.com             (James Dutton)
fff@tools1.db.fns.com               (Fred Farzanegan)
alanf@eng.tridom.com                (Alan Fleming)
JGAP@ac.dal.ca                      (Jose Garcia)
blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com         (Dances With Bikers)
gooey@helix.nih.gov                 (Sean Graham)       --- wants two! ---
gretchen@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu     (Gretchen Hitselberger)
neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org            (Neal Howard)
jdh64@cas.org                       (Dave Huddle)
sybase!leighann@Sun.COM             (Leigh Ann Hussey)
bjones@BBN.COM                      (Brian Jones)
robert@CS.Stanford.EDU              (Robert Kennedy)
kim@i5160e.nrl.navy.mil             (Ellis Kim)
llane@javelin.sim.es.com            (Laura Lane)        --- wants THREE! ---
marcl@os-d.isc-br.com               (H. Marc Lewis)
sera@space.mit.edu                  (Sera Markoff)
boo!bobm@PacBell.COM                (Bob Marrow)
drclam!grm@druhi.att.com            (GR Martinez)       --- wants two! ---
VMIGLUS@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU          (Vacek Miglus)
lmirisola@attmail.att.com           (Laura Mirisola)
laszlo@eclipse.cs.colorado.edu      (Laszlo Nemeth)     --- wants two! ---
carlp@frigg.isc-br.com              (Carl Paukstis)  you have $2.90 credit, sir
mport!mport!admin!max@uunet.uu.net  (Max Perez)
TKPOWELL@bluemoon.profs.tek.com     (Terry Powell)
crpresto@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu       (Charlie Preston)
raible@nas.nasa.gov                 (Eric Raible)
ranck@joesbar.cc.vt.edu             (Wm. L. Ranck)
LRANDALL@oavax.csuchico.edu         (Laura Randall)
joe@rider.Cactus.Org                (Joe Senner)
shafer@ursa-major.spdcc.com         (Mary Shafer)
jsloan@niwot.scd.ucar.EDU           (John Sloan)        --- wants two! ---
root@elektro.cmhnet.org             (Charlie Smith)
pdsmith@BBN.COM                     [Paris-Dakar Smith, I guess]
viking@iastate.edu                  (Dan Sorenson)
spindler@emr.ca                     (Chris Spindler)
bsuggs@hac2arpa.hac.com             (Brian Suggs)
tavares@ctron.com                   (Jack Tavares)      --- wants two! ---
tomes@iastate.edu                   (CP Tomes)
twang@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu        (Tony Wang)
warkenti@CAE.Mitel.COM              (Brad Warkentin)
jebw@well.sf.ca.us                  (Jeb Weisman)
cdw2t@dayhoff.med.virginia.edu      (Cliff Weston)
willey@seattleu.edu                 (Wotan? [Wasn't he the master criminal
                                             on Hawaii 5-0?])

I apologize for not responding to everyone with order verification.  I will
email everyone but Blaine when I receive their check/cash/money order/other.
Please start those offerings pouring in, folks.

This offer will be repeated.  Ride safe.
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|        Cliff Weston           DoD# 0598          '92 Seca II (Tem)       |
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|               This bike is in excellent condition.                       |
|               I've done all the work on it myself.                       |
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|                     -- Glen "CRASH" Stone                                |
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