BL>   You young whippersnapper! :-)  You young guys are all tostesterone

 BL> and no home alone.



Much as I *hate* to nitpick , I believe the
correct spelling is testosterone, meaning 'from the testes'. Tostesterone
means 'from the gunk at the bottom of the toaster'. I've got a healthy
amount of the former, but not terribly much of the latter.



 BL>   Yes... I got all excited about the idea of BBS books, but reading

 BL> off a screen just isn't the same. I thought it might work as a book

 BL> marketing ploy, where you write a chapter or so and offer a $10

 BL> paperback by return mail. You can print a good paperback for $3 and

 BL> the author could cut out the publisher and distributor and retailer...

 BL> but there aren't enough using BBSs yet. Maybe in a few years time.



Not a bad idea actually. You'd have to make sure that you got some good
authors though. Also, you'd be better to have some way of printing the book
on demand, rather than having to get a large print run done and throwing
out any that don't sell.



Maybe you're not as senile as I thought :-)



 BL>   Well... since it's only our second reply I won't insult you yet,



I lost my Fido-virginity many years ago, so you don't have to be gentle
anymore. You do still have to repect me in the morning though.



 BL> even though your taste is in your bum  ;-)



Oh good, it's improving then.



 PM>> Well, actually the message was to Paul, not you. It just

 PM>> happened to be *about* you. This is my first message *to* you.



 BL>   That's no excuse. Everyone knows I read everything.



You old buggers have got too much spare time on your hands.



 BL>> I don't usually get insulted until the third message.



 PM>> I find that hard to believe.



 BL>   Would you believe the third paragraph?



I don't think so Max.



 BL>> One must keep one's standards (as Prince Charlie said when he

 BL>> took up the flag).



 PM>> And do pennants for one's sins.



 BL>   Aww... that's terrible! You might not be old, but you can still make

 BL> an awful old pun. It wasn't bad, actually .



Hey, it's the best I could do on short notice. Actually, it's the best I
could be on any sort of notice. I'm rather proud of it though.



It does, however, appear to have been a bit too cerebral for certain others
on this BBS.



 PM>> I have read some of your messages around the place, and I must

 PM>> admit, they're very... creative.



 BL>   He, he, he. I like the choice of word.



I though it was just a bit more diplomatic than "You're full of
shit". Oops! What a give away :-)



 BL>   I like to stir the possum, but it's much more fun to stir a

 BL>  crocodile.  :-)



Now I *know* you've got too much spare time on you're hands :-)





Paul



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