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< Keep it short for pithy sake. >
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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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/ Your manuscript is both good and \
| original, but the part that is good is |
| not original and the part that is |
| original is not good. |
| |
\ -- Samuel Johnson /
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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 gradual (sorry, that's \
| supposed to be "graduate") students |
| |
| does it take to screw in a light bulb? |
| A: "I'm afraid we don't know, but make |
| my stipend tax-free, give my |
| |
| advisor a $30,000 grant of the |
| taxpayer's money, and I'm sure he |
| |
| can tell me how to do the gruntwork for |
| him so he can take the |
| |
| credit for answering this incredibly |
\ vital question." /
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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're almost as happy as you think you \
\ are. /
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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 do you play religious roulette? \
| A: You stand around in a circle and |
| blaspheme and see who gets |
| |
\ struck by lightning first. /
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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 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)

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/ You mentioned your name as if I should \
| recognize it, but beyond the obvious |
| facts that you are a bachelor, a |
| solicitor, a freemason, and an |
| asthmatic, I know nothing whatever |
| about you. |
| |
| -- Sherlock Holmes, "The Norwood |
\ Builder" /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

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

_____________________________
< You will never know hunger. >
-----------------------------
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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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/ Lady Luck brings added income today. \
\ Lady friend takes it away tonight. /
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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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/ Look afar and see the end from the \
\ beginning. /
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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 destined to become the \
| commandant of the fighting men of the |
\ department of transportation. /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

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

__________________________________
/ You are going to have a new love \
\ affair. /
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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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/ Repartee is something we think of \
| twenty-four hours too late. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

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

________________________________
/ It was all so different before \
\ everything changed. /
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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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/ "What's this? Trix? Aunt! Trix? You? \
| You're after the prize! What is it?" He |
| picked up the box and studied the back. |
| "A glow-in-the-dark squid! Have you got |
| it out of there yet?" He tilted the |
| box, angling the little colored balls |
| of cereal so as to see the bottom, and |
| nearly spilling them onto the table |
| top. "Here it is!" He hauled out a |
| little cream-colored, glitter-sprinkled |
| squid, three-inches long and made out |
| of rubbery plastic. |
| |
\ -- James P. Blaylock, "The Last Coin" /
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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: 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)

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/ Q: How does the Polish Constitution \
| differ from the American? A: Under the |
| Polish Constitution citizens are |
| guaranteed freedom of |
| |
| speech, but under the United States |
| constitution they are |
| |
| guaranteed freedom after speech. |
| |
\ -- being told in Poland, 1987 /
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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 will be recognized and honored as a \
\ community leader. /
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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 lawyers does it take to \
| change a light bulb? A: One. Only it's |
\ his light bulb when he's done. /
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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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/ Many enraged psychiatrists are inciting \
| a weary butcher. The butcher is weary |
| and tired because he has cut meat and |
| steak and lamb for hours and weeks. He |
| does not desire to chant about anything |
| with raving psychiatrists, but he sings |
| about his gingivectomist, he dreams |
| about a single cosmologist, he thinks |
| about his dog. The dog is named |
| Herbert. |
| |
| -- Racter, "The Policeman's Beard is |
\ Half-Constructed" /
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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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/ Your sister swims out to meet troop \
\ ships. /
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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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/ Try to have as good a life as you can \
\ under the circumstances. /
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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 have the capacity to learn from \
\ mistakes. You'll learn a lot today. /
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(( /// )) `. { } / \ \
(( / )) .----~-.\ \-' .~ \ `. \^-.
///.----..> \ _ -~ `. ^-` ^-_
///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

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

_______________________________________
/ Grief can take care of itself; but to \
| get the full value of a joy you must |
| have somebody to divide it with. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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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 bureaucrats does it take to \
| screw in a light bulb? A: Two. One to |
| assure everyone that everything |
| possible is being |
| |
| done while the other screws the bulb |
\ into the water faucet. /
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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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/ "Good afternoon, madam. How may I help \
| you?" |
| |
| "Good afternoon. I'd like a FrintArms |
| HandCannon, please." |
| |
| "A--? Oh, now, that's an awfully big |
| gun for such a lovely lady. I mean, not |
| everybody thinks ladies should carry |
| guns at all, though I say they have a |
| right to. But I think... I might... |
| Let's have a look down here. I might |
| have just the thing for you. Yes, here |
| we are! Look at that, isn't it neat? |
| Now that is a FrintArms product as |
| well, but it's what's called a laser -- |
| a light-pistol some people call them. |
| Very small, as you see; fits easily |
| into a pocket or bag; won't spoil the |
| line of a jacket; and you won't feel |
| you're lugging half a tonne of iron |
| around with you. We do a range of |
| matching accessories, including -- if I |
| may say so -- a rather saucy garter |
| holster. Wish I got to do the fitting |
| for that! Ha -- just my little joke. |
| And there's *even*... here we are -- |
| this special presentation pack: gun, |
| charged battery, charging unit, |
| beautiful glider-hide shoulder holster |
| with adjustable fitting and contrast |
| stitching, and a discount on your next |
| battery. Full instructions, of course, |
| and a voucher for free lessons at your |
| local gun club or range. Or there's the |
| *special* presentation pack; it has all |
| the other one's got but with *two* |
| charged batteries and a night-sight, |
| too. Here, feel that -- don't worry, |
| it's a dummy battery -- isn't it neat? |
| Feel how light it is? Smooth, see? No |
| bits to stick out and catch on your |
| clothes, *and* beautifully balanced. |
| And of course the beauty of a laser is, |
| there's no recoil. Because it's |
| shooting light, you see? Beautiful gun, |
| beautiful gun; my wife has one. Really. |
| That's not a line, she really has. Now, |
| I can do you that one -- with a battery |
| and a free charge -- for ninety-five; |
| or the presentation pack on a special |
| offer for one-nineteen; or this, the |
| special presentation pack, for |
| one-forty-nine." |
| |
| "I'll take the special." |
| |
| "Sound choice, madam, *sound* choice. |
| Now, do--?" |
| |
| "And a HandCannon, with the eighty-mill |
| silencer, five GP clips, three six-five |
| AP/wire-fl'echettes clips, two |
| bipropellant HE clips, and a Special |
| Projectile Pack if you have one -- the |
| one with the embedding rounds, not the |
| signalers. I assume the night-sight on |
| this toy is compatible?" |
| |
| "Aah... yes, And how does madam wish to |
| pay?" |
| |
| She slapped her credit card on the |
| counter. "Eventually." |
| |
| -- Iain M. Banks, "Against a Dark |
\ Background" /
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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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/ If you learn one useless thing every \
| day, in a single year you'll learn 365 |
\ useless things. /
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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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/ Many pages make a thick book, except \
| for pocket Bibles which are on very |
\ very thin paper. /
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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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/ Well, anyway, I was reading this James \
| Bond book, and right away I realized |
| that like most books, it had too many |
| words. The plot was the same one that |
| all James Bond books have: An evil |
| person tries to blow up the world, but |
| James Bond kills him and his henchmen |
| and makes love to several attractive |
| women. There, that's it: 24 words. But |
| the guy who wrote the book took |
| *thousands* of words to say it. |
| |
| Or consider "The Brothers Karamazov", |
| by the famous Russian alcoholic Fyodor |
| Dostoyevsky. It's about these two |
| brothers who kill their father. Or |
| maybe only one of them kills the |
| father. It's impossible to tell because |
| what they mostly do is talk for nearly |
| a thousand pages. If all Russians talk |
| as much as the Karamazovs did, I don't |
| see how they found time to become a |
| major world power. |
| |
| I'm told that Dostoyevsky wrote "The |
| Brothers Karamazov" to raise the |
| question of whether there is a God. So |
| why didn't he just come right out and |
| say: "Is there a God? It sure beats the |
| heck out of me." |
| |
| Other famous works could easily have |
| been summarized in a few words: |
| |
| * "Moby Dick" -- Don't mess around with |
| large whales because they symbolize |
| |
| nature and will kill you. * "A Tale of |
| Two Cities" -- French people are crazy. |
| |
\ -- Dave Barry /
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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 DEC repairman does it take \
| to fix a flat? A: Five; four to hold |
| the car up and one to swap tires. |
| |
| Q: How long does it take? A: It's |
| indeterminate. |
| |
| It will depend upon how many flats |
| they've brought with them. |
| |
| Q: What happens if you've got TWO |
\ flats? A: They replace your generator. /
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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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< Be careful! UGLY strikes 9 out of 10! >
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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 single-handedly fought your way \
\ into this hopeless mess. /
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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 morgue is a morgue is a morgue. They \
| can paint the walls with aggressively |
| cheerful primary colors and splashy |
| bold graphics, but it's still a holding |
| place for the dead until they can be |
| parted out to organ banks. Not that I |
| would have cared normally but my |
| viewpoint was skewed. The relentless |
| pleasance of the room I sat in seemed |
| only grotesque. |
| |
\ -- Pat Cadigan, "Mindplayers" /
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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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< Your supervisor is thinking about you. >
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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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< Long life is in store for you. >
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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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/ 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)

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/ Your talents will be recognized and \
\ suitably rewarded. /
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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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/ Your true value depends entirely on \
\ what you are compared with. /
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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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/ Try to get all of your posthumous \
\ medals in advance. /
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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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< It's all in the mind, ya know. >
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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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/ 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)
* Origin: Mystic Pi BBS bcw142.zapto.org (21:1/145)

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/ You'll feel devilish tonight. Toss \
| dynamite caps under a flamenco dancer's |
\ heel. /
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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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/ Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And \
| suppose you were a member of Congress. |
| But I repeat myself. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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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 will reach the highest possible \
\ point in your business or profession. /
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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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/ The true Southern watermelon is a boon \
| apart, and not to be mentioned with |
| commoner things. It is chief of the |
| world's luxuries, king by the grace of |
| God over all the fruits of the earth. |
| When one has tasted it, he knows what |
| the angels eat. It was not a Southern |
| watermelon that Eve took; we know it |
| because she repented. |
| |
| -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's |
\ Calendar" /
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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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/ Are you ever going to do the dishes? Or \
\ will you change your major to biology? /
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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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/ What good is an obscenity trial except \
| to popularize literature? |
| |
| -- Nero Wolfe, "The League of |
\ Frightened Men" /
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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 have a strong appeal for members of \
\ your own sex. /
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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 day for firm decisions!!!!! Or is it? >
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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: Why did the chicken cross the road? \
\ A: He was giving it last rites. /
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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)

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< You will be successful in love. >
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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 bureaucrats does it take to \
| screw in a light bulb? A: Two. One to |
| assure everyone that everything |
| possible is being |
| |
| done while the other screws the bulb |
\ into the water faucet. /
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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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/ 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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/ Q: What's a WASP's idea of \
\ open-mindedness? A: Dating a Canadian. /
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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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/ Unless hours were cups of sack, and \
| minutes capons, and clocks the tongues |
| of bawds, and dials the signs of |
| leaping houses, and the blessed sun |
| himself a fair, hot wench in |
| flame-colored taffeta, I see no reason |
| why thou shouldst be so superfluous to |
| demand the time of the day. I wasted |
| time and now doth time waste me. |
| |
\ -- William Shakespeare /
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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 will reach the highest possible \
\ point in your business or profession. /
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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 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: Why did the lone ranger kill Tonto? \
| A: He found out what "kimosabe" really |
\ means. /
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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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/ Must I hold a candle to my shames? \
| |
| -- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant |
\ of Venice" /
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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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/ Everything will be just tickety-boo \
\ today. /
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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: What's the difference betweeen USL \
| and the Graf Zeppelin? A: The Graf |
| Zeppelin represented cutting edge |
\ technology for its time. /
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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: What did Tarzan say when he saw the \
| elephants coming over the hill? A: "The |
| elephants are coming over the hill." |
| |
| Q: What did he say when saw them coming |
| over the hill wearing |
| |
| sunglasses? A: Nothing, for he didn't |
\ recognize them. /
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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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/ O, it is excellent To have a giant's \
| strength; but it is tyrannous To use it |
| like a giant. |
| |
| -- Shakespeare, "Measure for Measure", |
\ II, 2 /
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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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/ Small things make base men proud. \
| |
\ -- William Shakespeare, "Henry VI" /
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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 day for firm decisions!!!!! Or is it? >
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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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/ There's small choice in rotten apples. \
| |
| -- William Shakespeare, "The Taming of |
\ the Shrew" /
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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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/ Don't look now, but the man in the moon \
\ is laughing at you. /
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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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/ Wrinkles should merely indicate where \
| smiles have been. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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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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/ Delores breezed along the surface of \
| her life like a flat stone forever |
| skipping along smooth water, rippling |
| reality sporadically but oblivious to |
| it consistently, until she finally lost |
| momentum, sank, and due to an overdose |
| of flouride as a child which caused her |
| to suffer from chronic apathy, doomed |
| herself to lie forever on the floor of |
| her life as useless as an appendix and |
| as lonely as a five-hundred pound |
| barbell in a steroid-free fitness |
| center. |
| |
| -- Winning sentence, 1990 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)

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/ You will pioneer the first Martian \
\ colony. /
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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: What do you call a boomerang that \
\ doesn't come back? A: A stick. /
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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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/ Rebellion lay in his way, and he found \
| it. |
| |
\ -- William Shakespeare, "Henry IV" /
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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: What do you call a boomerang that \
\ doesn't come back? A: A stick. /
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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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< Stay away from flying saucers today. >
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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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/ He is now rising from affluence to \
| poverty. |
| |
\ -- Mark Twain /
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///-._ _ _ _ _ _ _}^ - - - - ~ ~-- ,.-~
/.-~

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