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From: laman@sdcsvax.UUCP (Mike Laman)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d,net.jokes
Subject: Re: SD net.jokes blackout
Message-ID: <1063@sdcsvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 28-Jul-84 21:04:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: sdcsvax.1063
Posted: Sat Jul 28 21:04:57 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Jul-84 00:47:17 EDT
Organization: EECS Dept. U.C. San Diego
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>References: <237@parallel.UUCP>, <357@uwvax.ARPA>

>I think that that notice was a colossal fast one pulled with a VERY straight
>face on net.jokers. (The biggest joke of them all! - look at the number of
>people who fell for it hook, line and sinker). I am borne out by the message
>from the UCSD administrator on net.jokes.
>	:
>	:
>	:
>Shanker Unni.
>{seismo|allegra|ucbvax|heurikon}!uwvax!unni.

	H        H   AAAAAAAA    *   H        H   AAAAAAAA    *
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *
	HHHHHHHHHH  AAAAAAAAAA   *   HHHHHHHHHH  AAAAAAAAAA   *
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *
	H        H  A        A       H        H  A        A
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *

And for those that still didn't catch on after my joke posting to net.jokes
from San Diego:

	H        H   AAAAAAAA    *   H        H   AAAAAAAA    *
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *
	HHHHHHHHHH  AAAAAAAAAA   *   HHHHHHHHHH  AAAAAAAAAA   *
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *
	H        H  A        A       H        H  A        A
	H        H  A        A   *   H        H  A        A   *

Censorship...  I just knew that would start it.  Ha ha ha.

	    Anticipating a flood of messages saying that what I have done is
	as tasteless as the jokes which my message "was to stop", I post the
	following quote I received.  I think it says it all.

"Your posting about disabling net.jokes for a month is a jolting reminder
about the level of some of the stuff on the net.  Several postings earlier
I saw a tasteless "joke" about the very subject of concern. ..."

"Jolting reminder"...  There may be hope for this net after all.  Sigh...

Mike Laman, San Diego

P.S. My laugh is NOT directed to the local system administrators who looked
     into the posting.  I WOULD have done the same, if I were in their shoes!
     I thank them for their patience!

[ I added "net.jokes" to "let the cat out of the bag".  Please remove it
  if/when you follow up! ]