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From: dave@rlgvax.UUCP (Dave Maxey)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Insulted by strange error message jokes
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Date: Sun, 13-Nov-83 01:26:44 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 13 01:26:44 1983
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ear SEM,
	I must apologize at once. I had not meant to offend you or any of
your various friends (and various and many they are). I realize that Strange
Error Messages are a rare breed though definitely not on the endangered list.
I had not intended that anyone take exception to my jibes. Normally I am not
one to tell ethnic jokes. I am very ashamed. I know that this is not enough.
I confess that it was I who coined the YASEM (Yet Another ...) word, but, well
I LIKE YA's! I know, I know, this is no excuse. But look at it from my point
of view. I'm as familiar with you and your friends as anyone. I was, after all,
a university insultant... uh, I mean consultant. You made my days and nights
at the computing center pure hell... I mean joy! I, uh, could have gotten ...
bored; yeah, that's it, bored. But, well, all of you SEMs kept me from that.
It was exciting! You were the reason I was employed.

Now I have the shear pleasure of being in a position to create some of you
myself. I will resist the temptation, however. Here's hoping I don't have
to see you show up when I'M running a utility ...

			- Dave Maxey (alias tbm)
			{seismo,mcnc,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!dave

p.s. You guys don't happen to have a "union" do you? A struct?