Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ccieng5.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccieng5!jbf From: jbf@ccieng5.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: wombat Message-ID: <239@ccieng5.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Jan-84 10:59:23 EST Article-I.D.: ccieng5.239 Posted: Fri Jan 20 10:59:23 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Jan-84 07:35:28 EST Organization: Computer Consoles Inc., Rochester, NY Lines: 28 The issue will finally be settled. I can be silent no longer. The battle has been raging for too long. The time has come for me to speak, to cast the weight of my decision upon the balance, and let the scales come to rest. The animal in question was first accused by Maroney (to be referred to as the prosecutor) and defended by Creighton (to be referred to as the defender). Both the prosecutor and the defender wielded their emotions like tire irons. No time was taken for mature reflection. No call went out to the Usenet requesting further data before they committed themselves. Prosecutor, defender, one of you is right -- but by the principle of the excluded middle, not your reasoning. Now for the moment you have all been waiting....what? You haven't been waiting? Nobody even cares????!!! Harumph! Well, then.... -- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ = = ~ ~ o | o ~ jens \ + / \ --- / \___/