Subj : Re: A Crappy Sales Call To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Sun Aug 01 2021 13:35:53 > There was one local board where the users handle was expletives for the > first and last name (the F word and the S word). I left an urgent note for > the Sysop to "ban this fool". Sadly, on some boards Io've been on, that'd have been the 15yo 'anky' sysop! & complaining gets the complainer banned after being publically humiliated! (I didn't stay around long on those. . . got the lay of the land & gone to one of dozens of other new BBSes opening in my area code each month in the '90s! Usually 'twas because I hadn't done my research fully & missed it was a "free speech BBS" (code word for 12yos acting their age) I was always respected & appreciated for my experience & willingness to help (was cosys a couple times, just for laughs) > If they report glitches, they're more likely to stay in my good graces. Having called hundredfs of BBSes, I was in a good position to know what looks tright or wrong, & to suggest positive ideas on how to fix any errors or lackings. (I was raised to not complain unless I was prepared to offer constructive assistance) > And boss spelled backwards is double SOB. I've heard that, but thanksa be to God, I've never had one. . . My bosses have all been good. My current is best of the lot. [my roof, my rules]: > That's what my parents told my brother. He moved out when he turned 18. > I did just before I got married. You did it right: if we all tayed at home (if not too dysfunctional) until marrying, there'd be less divorce & children of broken homes. I left jme at age 12, never to return. . . I knew the my roof, my rules bit, & wasn't agreeable to it, so I set off to seek my fortune (had fun, sure, but no fortune) Ended up owning a video arcade at one point, for a winter spent in -40 weather, every day 24/7; every day I had to shovel 3' of snmow out from my storefront, whether it snowed or not. (unlike sopping/heavy west coast snow, snow in the north is light & fly-away); I never had to walk anywhere -- had free can rides any time I wanted, as my tip for providing dispatch services to them from noon to 3am 7 days. (I had 2-way radio in my arcade, with phone line CCed from the taxi stand to me) Good times. I had fun, playing 100+ hands of cribbae a day (never for $$), including crib solitaire! & when it ws slow(no cribbage players), I handcoded BASIC programs that never got programmed into my Vic=20 back home in BC! Q: Why do spiders make the best programmers? A: They're great at debugging & can recreate a web overnight So you know the programming language C... next is C++, or C2 since its the second one, then there's C# or C3 since the # symbol is just shift 3. I can't wait for the next iteration, C4! I hear its gonna be... A blast! Q: What was Princess Leia's LEAST favorite programming language? A: Jabbascript My Dad dropped his phone in a cup of coffee... After a stunned silence... "At least it runs Java now." > GP> Ouch! I'd have been suddenly very a-fearin' the Lord! (aware of His > GP> might, & mighty respectful, too) > There was a case on May 25, 1987 (IIRC) on Lake Bisteneau, Louisiana, > near Shreveport. It was on a Sunday, and these 4 guys went out fishing > on the lake (it could've been any day of the week, though). A summertime > thunderstorm came up, and one guy stood up, shook his fist toward Heaven, > and dared God to strike him dead. > He was obliged and instantly killed...and by rights, the other 3 should > have died as well. However, they were totally unharmed. That's an example > of Divine Judgment and Protection together...can you say "Thou Shalt Not > Tempt The Lord Thy God??". :P > GP> I'll never find out, don't worry. . . > The hair and a few other things might stand up. > GP> I don't care what the liver's on,. it's going in the trash, on top of > GP> the kale! > Now, if it's fried beef liver and sauteed onions, I'm in. Otherwise, > forget it!! > > ... If Barbie's so popular, why must you buy her friends?? > GP> Corporate profits, I'd presume. . . > A lonely blonde?? > GP> puns from Barbie dolls. . . > GP> I just do not like Russian dolls. > GP> They're so full of themselves. > Especially if one likes a Moss Cow. > GP> I ran out of material for the doll I was making and only had breathe > GP> mints left for the feet. > GP> He had Tic Tac toes > Pound that one into submission. > GP> The little girl lined her dolls up at the cookout. > GP> It was a Barbie queue. > Mannequins roasting on an open fire... > GP> My friend said he made a voodoo doll of me. > GP> I think he's pulling my leg. > Will the person have the voodoo of me please scratch my butt?? It's > itching real bad, and I'm in a public place. > GP> Tried to make a doll with a clock instead of an abdomen. > GP> It was a waist of time. > A waist is a terrible thing to mind. > Daryl > ... 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