> Hello Nicholas.
 > 
 > 08 Dec 10 01:07, you wrote to All:
 > 
 >  NS> I just came back from the redundant department of redundancy and they
 >  NS> told me that I did not qualify for my babble license. Something about
 >  NS> I didn't have enough drivel, can someone help me out here?
 > 
 > Sure thing:
 > 
 > Dear Sir, Madam, or Lower life form, as it were;
 > 
 > Congradulations! You have just stumbled blindly and without a Barge Licence
 > into Mindless Chatter & Drivel, the Worst Echo in
Fidonet. There are
 > only two topics in MC&D; drivel, and newbie bashing. I'm not drivelling at
 > present, so I'll leave the electrons in that empty head of yours to
 > randomly collide with each other so that you can figure it out for
 > yourself.
 > 
 > Prepare yourself to endure repeated barrages with copious amounts of pigeon
 >  that will be directed your way, lovingly delivered by the dwarves
 > via carrier pigeon, cannon, or catapult; all thanks to the rather large
 > target you have just painted for yourself on your . A
raincoat and
 > umbrella might help, but only for about 12.75 seconds, as the caustic
 > nature of the  will quickly eat it's way through those.
 > 
 > Self-flaggelation and rubdowns with 80 grit sandpaper, followed by healthy
 > dousings in Standard kerosine will help to thicken your skin and
 > desensitize it to the continuous bombardment of  that
you will have
 > to endure until we decide that you've gained apprentice dwarf status.
 > 
 > Please sned $1275.00 (CDN, since the US dollar has now tanked) in small,
 > unmarked bills to the office of Sgt. Stubby MacPherson, c/o the NCORF, for
 > your snedding papers, phunny hat, decoder ring, aardvark detector, and any
 > other useless items we may come up with. Oh, and don't be suprised if none
 > of the aforementioned items arrive; we make no promises here, except that
 > you'll regret your stay.
 > 
 > Report to the Flipside Clinic for your Clue implant; remember to bend
 > over and hold your ankles. Don't cough; Flip Harris hasn't done an implant
 > procedure in about 12.75 years so he's a bit rusty. You don't want to end
 > up as an experimental cybernetics subject for the Doc (Borgie) Hutto
 > memorial research center.
 > 
 > If you feel that this message has reached you in error, we welcome you to
 > avail yourself of the echo exit via the JoBob Morgan Memorial Privy and
 > Escape Chute.
 > 
 > ... This is the only "nice" message that I will send you.
 > --- GoldED/386 3.0.1

COOOOOOL, My very own babble license. Oh wait, whats that fine print at the
bottom there?

Douche
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