grandparents who raped and pillaged
sismex01 at hebmex.com
sismex01 at hebmex.com
Thu Dec 19 18:23:31 EST 2002
> From: Peter Hansen [mailto:peter at engcorp.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:18 PM
>
> Nomad wrote:
> >
> > On 18 Dec 2002 08:56:50 -0800, Cliff Wells
> > <LogiplexSoftware at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > >On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 08:13, sismex01 at hebmex.com wrote:
> > >> > From: Cliff Wells [mailto:LogiplexSoftware at earthlink.net]
> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:00 AM
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 06:34, Michael Hudson wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > ... but would really rather argue about which of
> their ancestors
> > >> > > caused the most mayhem a thousand or so years ago on
> USENET :)
> > >> >
> > >> > I didn't know USENET had such a long and colourful history.
> > >>
> > >> Sure, but it used to be written on stone tablets, so it
> > >> was kinda hard to get a feed with all groups on it.
> > >> Normally you only got the local town newsgroups, talking
> > >> about religion, math, astronomy, grain storage, things
> > >> like that.
> > >
> > >And spam was considered a blessing. A couple of weeks'
> worth was enough
> > >for a poor family to build a cottage.
> >
> > In fact, spam was one of the few things on the menu, so, I
> guess, you
> > could build your house _and_ eat it.
> >
> > Now _that_ is completely different! (this side of the fairy tales
> > anyway -- and they're Danish if I'm not mistaken, eh Peter?)
>
> [Voice of Homer Simpson]: Mmmmmm.... Danish.....
>
Apple, strawberry or blueberry?
-gus
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