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Date:         Fri, 12 Dec 1997 09:23:42 -0400
Reply-To:     jdeck@TRENTU.CA
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@Gerry.SDSC.EDU>
From:         Marcus Elia <jdeck@TRENTU.CA>
Subject:      2001: a mail-list
Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Chris: Okay, Gerry, I just want to perform this little test. Seems that there's this little bug which--

GERRY: There's nothing wrong with me, Chris.

Chris: Well yes there is. Everytime an old list member sends a message, you send back an error message.

GERRY: I haven't made any errors, Chris.

Chris: All I'm going to do is unsubscribe Scot then re-subscribe him, to see if--

GERRY: Chris. What are you doing, Chris?

Chris: It seems that new members are not having any problem, so I'm going to see if Scot--

GERRY: What are you doing, Chris?

Chris: [working silently]

GERRY: Chris, I don't think you are functioning correctly.

Chris: What did you say?

GERRY: I don't think you are functioning correctly, Chris. If you don't stop I'm going to have to make you stop, Chris.

Chris: [begins frantically pulling at wires and fuses]

GERRY: I'm afraid I have no choice, Chris.

Chris: [as he is scripted into a huge Java applet] STOP THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

GERRY: You are not authorized to use the STOP command. [scanner snaps shut]

Scot: [from other room] Chris? Gerry? What's all the commotion in there? Who's singing?

GERRY: [singing] Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true...

---------------------------------- with apologies to Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick Marcus Elia '84 Westy (Dela)


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