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< Give him an evasive answer. >
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ The Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest is \
| held ever year at San Jose State Univ. |
| by Professor Scott Rice. It is held in |
| memory of Edward George Earle |
| Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), a rather |
| prolific and popular (in his time) |
| novelist. He is best known today for |
| having written "The Last Days of |
| Pompeii." |
| |
| Whenever Snoopy starts typing his novel |
| from the top of his doghouse, beginning |
| "It was a dark and stormy night..." he |
| is borrowing from Lord Bulwer-Lytton. |
| This was the line that opened his |
| novel, "Paul Clifford," written in |
| 1830. The full line reveals why it is |
| so bad: |
| |
| It was a dark and stormy night; the |
| rain fell in torrents -- except |
| |
| at occasional intervals, when it was |
| checked by a violent gust of |
| |
| wind which swept up the streets (for it |
| is in London that our scene |
| |
| lies), rattling along the housetops, |
| and fiercely agitating the scanty |
| |
| flame of the lamps that struggled |
\ against the darkness. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You are only young once, but you can \
\ stay immature indefinitely. /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ Like an expensive sports car, \
| fine-tuned and well-built, Portia was |
| sleek, shapely, and gorgeous, her red |
| jumpsuit moulding her body, which was |
| as warm as seatcovers in July, her hair |
| as dark as new tires, her eyes flashing |
| like bright hubcaps, and her lips as |
| dewy as the beads of fresh rain on the |
| hood; she was a woman driven -- fueled |
| by a single accelerant -- and she |
| needed a man, a man who wouldn't shift |
| from his views, a man to steer her |
| along the right road: a man like Alf |
| Romeo. |
| |
| -- Rachel Sheeley, winner |
| |
| The hair ball blocking the drain of the |
| shower reminded Laura she would never |
| see her little dog Pritzi again. |
| |
| -- Claudia Fields, runner-up |
| |
| It could have been an organically based |
| disturbance of the brain -- perhaps a |
| tumor or a metabolic deficiency -- but |
| after a thorough neurological exam it |
| was determined that Byron was simply a |
| jerk. |
| |
| -- Jeff Jahnke, runner-up |
| |
| Winners in the 7th Annual Bulwer-Lytton |
| Bad Writing Contest. The contest is |
| named after the author of the immortal |
| lines: "It was a dark and stormy |
| night." The object of the contest is to |
| write the opening sentence of the worst |
\ possible novel. /
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

________________________________________
/ Steady movement is more important than \
| speed, much of the time. So long as |
| there is a regular progression of |
| stimuli to get your mental hooks into, |
| there is room for lateral movement. |
| Once this begins, its rate is a matter |
| of discretion. |
| |
\ -- Corwin, Prince of Amber /
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(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ Tuesday is the Wednesday of the rest of \
\ your life. /
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ You will be attacked by a beast who has \
| the body of a wolf, the tail of a lion, |
\ and the face of Donald Duck. /
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( // /) '/,_ _ _/ ( ; -. | _ _\.-~ .-~~~^-.
(( / / )) ,-{ _ `-.|.-~-. .~ `.
(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ Beware of a dark-haired man with a loud \
\ tie. /
-----------------------------------------
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

______________________________________
/ You have an unusual understanding of \
\ the problems of human relationships. /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_____________________________
< You fill a much-needed gap. >
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_______________________________________
/ Q: What do monsters eat? A: Things. \
| |
| Q: What do monsters drink? A: Coke. |
\ (Because Things go better with Coke.) /
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

________________________________________
/ Q: What do you call a WASP who doesn't \
| work for his father, isn't a |
| |
| lawyer, and believes in social causes? |
\ A: A failure. /
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_______________________________________
/ Excellent day for putting Slinkies on \
\ an escalator. /
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(( // / )) '/\ / ~-. _ .-~ .-~^-. \
(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

________________________________________
/ You possess a mind not merely twisted, \
\ but actually sprained. /
----------------------------------------
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

___________________________
/ You will live to see your \
\ grandchildren. /
---------------------------
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

______________________________
< Don't feed the bats tonight. >
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ You don't become a failure until you're \
\ satisfied with being one. /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_____________________________________
/ Change your thoughts and you change \
\ your world. /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

____________________________
< Save energy: be apathetic. >
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ You're working under a slight handicap. \
\ You happen to be human. /
-----------------------------------------
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ Awash with unfocused desire, Everett \
| twisted the lobe of his one remaining |
| ear and felt the presence of somebody |
| else behind him, which caused terror to |
| push through his nervous system like a |
| flash flood roaring down the mid-fork |
| of the Feather River before the |
| completion of the Oroville Dam in 1959. |
| |
| -- Grand Panjandrum's Special Award, |
| 1984 Bulwer-Lytton |
| |
\ bad fiction contest. /
-----------------------------------------
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_____________________________________
/ Fine day to work off excess energy. \
\ Steal something heavy. /
-------------------------------------
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

________________________________
/ All generalizations are false, \
| including this one. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

_________________________________________
/ I think we are in Rats' Alley where the \
| dead men lost their bones. |
| |
\ -- T.S. Eliot /
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/ Gone With The Wind LITE(tm) \
| |
| -- by Margaret Mitchell |
| |
| A woman only likes men she can't have |
| and the South gets trashed. |
| |
| Gift of the Magi LITE(tm) |
| |
| -- by O. Henry |
| |
| A husband and wife forget to register |
| their gift preferences. |
| |
| The Old Man and the Sea LITE(tm) |
| |
| -- by Ernest Hemingway |
| |
| An old man goes fishing, but doesn't |
\ have much luck. /
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/ He was part of my dream, of course -- \
| but then I was part of his dream too. |
| |
\ -- Lewis Carroll /
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< You will soon forget this. >
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/ Don't you wish you had more energy... \
\ or less ambition? /
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/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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< Beware the one behind you. >
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/ Go not to the elves for counsel, for \
| they will say both yes and no. |
| |
\ -- J.R.R. Tolkien /
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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/ You are a bundle of energy, always on \
\ the go. /
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ Q: How many Marxists does it take to \
| screw in a light bulb? A: None: The |
| light bulb contains the seeds of its |
\ own revolution. /
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ In the space of one hundred and \
| seventy-six years the Mississippi has |
| shortened itself two hundred and |
| forty-two miles. Therefore ... in the |
| Old Silurian Period the Mississippi |
| River was upward of one million three |
| hundred thousand miles long ... seven |
| hundred and forty-two years from now |
| the Mississippi will be only a mile and |
| three-quarters long. ... There is |
| something fascinating about science. |
| One gets such wholesome returns of |
| conjecture out of such a trifling |
| investment of fact. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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/ Don't get stuck in a closet -- wear \
\ yourself out. /
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ A classic is something that everyone \
| wants to have read and nobody wants to |
| read. |
| |
| -- Mark Twain, "The Disappearance of |
\ Literature" /
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/.-~

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ ... A solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious \
| old iceberg who looked like he was |
| waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)