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Re: [OM] (OT) The Land of Fort Know

Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) The Land of Fort Know
From: "Gregg" <giverson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 22:10:17 -0400
Wow, this floated around in "e-land" for over a day.  I sent this before
he left home.  Talk about bandwidth, this had "bandlength"

Gregg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregg" <giverson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 9:41 PM
Subject: [OM] (OT) The Land of Fort Know


| Have a safe trip.  I thought I knew how to uns*bscribe, but when I
came
| back two weeks later there were 1028 new messages for me.  All this
| before Fort Know.
|
| Gregg
|
|
| From: John Pendley
|
|
| | OK, OK.  A typo that will live in infamy.  We're off to someplace in
| | Kentucky (I forget where) in an hour or so.  Don't knox how to
| uns*bscribe,
| | so when I get back I'm going to delete all messages.  Maybe this
will
| have
| | died down by then.
| | Your humble screwup,
| | John
| |
| | ----- Original Message -----
| | From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
| | To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| | Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 11:59 AM
| | Subject: [OM] [OT] The Land of Fort Know
| |
| |
| | > Fort Know, how I remember it well. A place of peace and
tranquility,
| where
| | > even the dogs knew the streets and gave directions. If you yapped
| them up,
| | > they'd even give you a pointer or two.
| | >
| | > The human populace spent many an hour in quiet bar booths intently
| | discussing
| | > high minded topics of the day over warm beer and ale. Nary a harsh
| word
| | was
| | > spoken, even in jest. The lesser minds were propped up, the higher
| were
| | > humble.
| | >
| | > The libraries were constantly full, and reading lists voluminous.
| Deep
| | > thought prevaded the streets and homes of that place, where
| knowledge was
| | > guarded and valued.
| | >
| | > High on a hill, sat the town, with spectacular views all around.
The
| air
| | > snapped crisply and sharp, the better to think and wonder. Perches
| there
| | were
| | > many, at special places scattered about, lest someone needed to
| ponder.
| | >
| | >
| | > --
| | > Be Seeing You.
| | > Dirk Wright
| | > If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not
| bite
| | > you.  This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
| | > -- Mark Twain
|
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