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From: oz@rlgvax.UUCP (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: When they found out (II)
Message-ID: <2069@rlgvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Jul-84 20:53:09 EDT
Article-I.D.: rlgvax.2069
Posted: Tue Jul  3 20:53:09 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 13-Jul-84 03:57:28 EDT
Organization: CCI, Federal Sales Office
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I suppose it was inevitable that the people at the office would at some
point discover my "affliction."  Lord knows I tried to keep it a secret.
I made a special point of never reading the comics in the newspaper (and
with three pages of comics in the WASHINGTON POST that isn't easy).  I
was always careful never to use the words "Super," "MARVELous," "Null said,"
or the give away line "You may think you had me, but you didn't count on my
_________ ability."  I did at one point say to a customer "Wrong alpo nose"
but that line came from T.V. so it was not suspect.

Yet after all this planning, somehow the people in the office found out.  I
think it may have something to do with the disgusting display I put on when
I finally recieved the long awaited CEREBUS #3 that I needed to complete my
collection.  I ran into the Director of Federal Operations office with #3
firmly in hand saying: "Look, now my collection about the 'killer who looks
like a bunny' is complete!"  His response was to send me home with instructions
to drink some warm milk.

Several comic deliveries at the office (and a stuffed Cerebus from my brother,
Broome) later, they are used to it, and are willing to put up with it.  My boss
explains it by saying what a great 'investment' they are.  Everyone else
in the office is to busy marveling (damn, one of "those" words) at the toys
on my desk to worry about my comics.  Thank G-d for my three piece suits or
I would REALLY be in trouble.

			Trying to look respectable,

				OZ
			seismo!rlgvax!oz