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Subject: IBM PC ad parody reference - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 18-Dec-83 22:49:31 EST
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uokvax!emjej    Dec 16 13:18:00 1983

There's still no net.ref.jokes, so I'll post this here: *National Lampoon*
outdid themselves with the *Time* parody in the January 1984 issue. Somehow,
they managed to fire some synapses related to real live humor, as opposed to
scatology.

The reason I post this note is to point everybody, especially those who share
my opinion of International BM (possibly hypocritical after the preceding
sentence, but it captures my sentiments), at the IBM PC ad parody therein.
It is a triumph.

I recall that Ted Nelson in *Computer Lib* mentions that IBM hired a fellow
to write a book about IBM. The resulting book, *Corporation Freak*, is
VERY rare; its author thinks that IBM bought up as many copies as it could.
You might want to hurry to track down a copy of this month's *NatLamp*...

(If anyone can direct me to a copy of *Corporation Freak*, I'm interested.)

					James Jones
				USENET: ...!ctvax!uokvax!emjej

(I hope it goes without saying that I have nothing to do with whoever
publishes *NatLamp*,  or with IBM.)