>   There was one local board where the users handle was expletives for the
 > first and last name (the F word and the S word). I left an urgent note for
 > the Sysop to "ban this fool".

Sadly, on some boards Io've been on, that'd have been the 15yo 'anky' sysop! 
& complaining gets the complainer banned after being publically humiliated! 
(I didn't stay around long on those. . . got the lay of the land & gone to 
one of dozens of other new BBSes opening in my area code each month in the
'90s!

Usually 'twas because I hadn't done my research fully & missed it was a "free
speech BBS" (code word for 12yos acting their age)

I was always respected & appreciated for my experience & willingness to help
(was cosys a couple times, just for laughs)


 >   If they report glitches, they're more likely to stay in my good graces. 

Having called hundredfs of BBSes, I was in a good position to know what looks
tright or wrong, & to suggest positive ideas on how to fix any errors or
lackings. (I was raised to not complain unless I was prepared to offer
constructive assistance)

 >   And boss spelled backwards is double SOB. 

I've heard that, but thanksa be to God, I've never had one. . .

My bosses have all been good. My current is best of the lot.

[my roof, my rules]:
 >   That's what my parents told my brother. He moved out when he turned 18.
 > I did just before I got married.

You did it right: if we all tayed at home (if not too dysfunctional) until
marrying, there'd be less divorce & children of broken homes.

I left jme at age 12, never to return. . . I knew the my roof, my rules bit, 
& wasn't agreeable to it, so I set off to seek my fortune (had fun, sure, but
no fortune)

Ended up owning a video arcade at one point, for a winter spent in -40
weather, every day 24/7; every day I had to shovel 3' of snmow out from my
storefront, whether it snowed or not. (unlike sopping/heavy west coast snow,
snow in the north is light & fly-away); I never had to walk anywhere -- had
free can rides any time I wanted, as my tip for providing dispatch services 
to them from noon to 3am 7 days. (I had 2-way radio in my arcade, with phone
line CCed from the taxi stand to me)

Good times. I had fun, playing 100+ hands of cribbae a day (never for $$),
including crib solitaire! & when it ws slow(no cribbage players), I handcoded
BASIC programs that never got programmed into my Vic=20 back home in BC!

Q: Why do spiders make the best programmers?
A: They're great at debugging & can recreate a web overnight

So you know the programming language C...
next is C++, or C2 since its the second one, then there's C# or C3 since the 
# symbol is just shift 3.

I can't wait for the next iteration, C4! I hear its gonna be... A blast!

Q: What was Princess Leia's LEAST favorite programming language?
A: Jabbascript

My Dad dropped his phone in a cup of coffee...
After a stunned silence...

"At least it runs Java now."







 >  GP> Ouch! I'd have been suddenly very a-fearin' the Lord! (aware of His
 >  GP> might, & mighty respectful, too)

 >   There was a case on May 25, 1987 (IIRC) on Lake Bisteneau, Louisiana,
 > near Shreveport. It was on a Sunday, and these 4 guys went out fishing
 > on the lake (it could've been any day of the week, though). A summertime
 > thunderstorm came up, and one guy stood up, shook his fist toward Heaven,
 > and dared God to strike him dead.

 >   He was obliged and instantly killed...and by rights, the other 3 should
 > have died as well. However, they were totally unharmed. That's an example
 > of Divine Judgment and Protection together...can you say "Thou Shalt Not
 > Tempt The Lord Thy God??". :P

 >  GP> I'll never find out, don't worry. . .

 >   The hair and a few other things might stand up. 

 >  GP> I don't care what the liver's on,. it's going in the trash, on top of
 >  GP> the kale!

 >   Now, if it's fried beef liver and sauteed onions, I'm in. Otherwise,
 > forget it!!

 >  > ... If Barbie's so popular, why must you buy her friends??

 >  GP> Corporate profits, I'd presume. . .

 >   A lonely blonde?? 

 >  GP> puns from Barbie dolls. . .

 >  GP> I just do not like Russian dolls.
 >  GP> They're so full of themselves.

 >   Especially if one likes a Moss Cow. 

 >  GP> I ran out of material for the doll I was making and only had breathe
 >  GP> mints left for the feet.
 >  GP> He had Tic Tac toes

 >   Pound that one into submission.

 >  GP> The little girl lined her dolls up at the cookout.
 >  GP> It was a Barbie queue.

 >   Mannequins roasting on an open fire...

 >  GP> My friend said he made a voodoo doll of me.
 >  GP> I think he's pulling my leg.

 >   Will the person have the voodoo of me please scratch my butt?? It's
 > itching real bad, and I'm in a public place. 

 >  GP> Tried to make a doll with a clock instead of an abdomen.
 >  GP> It was a waist of time.

 >   A waist is a terrible thing to mind.

 > Daryl

 > ... A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
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