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From: suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: How to Kill an Eel (rot)
Message-ID: <1111@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Nov-84 16:59:01 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 16 16:59:01 1984
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Nhgube haxabja.....

		Ubj gb Xvyy n Fbhgu Qnxbgn Rry

Yvggyr Wbuaal jnf 12 lrnef byq naq, yvxr bgure oblf uvf ntr, engure
phevbhf.  Ur unq orra urnevat dhvgr n ovg nobhg "pbhegvat" sebz
byqre oblf naq ur jbaqrerq jung vg jnf naq ubj vg jnf qbar.  Bar
qnl ur gbbx uvf dhrfgvbaf gb uvf zbgure jub orpnzr engure syhfgrerq.
Vafgrnq bs rkcynvavat guvatf gb Wbuaal, fur gbyq uvz gb uvqr oruvaq
gur phegnvaf bar avtug naq jngpu uvf byqre fvfgre naq ure oblsevraq.
Guvf ur qvq.  Gur sbyybjvat zbeavat, Wbuaal qrfpevorq rirelguvat gb
uvf zbgure.

"Fvf naq ure oblsevraq fng naq gnyxrq sbe n juvyr.  Gura ur ghearq
bss gur yvtug.  Gura ur fgnegrq xvffvat naq uhttvat ure.  V svtherq
Fvf zhfg or trggvat fvpx orpnhfr ure snpr fgnegrq ybbxvat shaal.  Ur
zhfg unir gubhtug fb gbb, orpnhfr ur chg uvf unaq vafvqr ure oybhfr
gb srry ure urneg, whfg yvxr gur qbpgbe jbhyq.  Rkprcg ur'f abg nf
fzneg nf gur qbpgbe, orpnhfr ur frrzrq gb unir gebhoyr svaqvat ure
urneg.

"V thrff ur jnf trggvat fvpx, gbb, orpnhfr cerggl fbba obgu bs gurz
fgnegrq cnagvat naq trggvat nyy bhg bs oerngu.  Uvf bgure unaq zhfg
unir orra pbyq, orpnhfr ur chg vg haqre ure fxveg.  Nobhg guvf gvzr,
Fvf tbg jbefr naq ortna gb zbna naq fvtu naq fdhvez nebhaq naq fyvqr
qbja gbjneq gur raq bs gur pbhpu.  Guvf jnf jura gur srire fgnegrq.
V xarj vg jnf n srire orpnhfr Fvf gbyq uvz fur sryg ernyyl ubg.

"Svanyyl V sbhaq jung jnf znxvat gurz fb fvpx -- n ovt rry unq
tbggra vafvqr uvf cnagf fbzrubj.  Vg whfg whzcrq bhg bs uvf cnagf
naq fgbbq gurer, nobhg 10 vapurf ybat.  Ubarfg!  Naljnl, ur
tenoorq vg va bar unaq gb xrrc vg sebz trggvat njnl.

"Jura Fvf fnj vg, fur tbg ernyyl fpnerq, ure rlrf tbg ovt naq
ure zbhgu sryy bcra naq gur fgnegrq pnyyvat bhg gb Tbq naq 
fghss yvxr gung.  Fur fnvq vg jnf gur ovttrfg bar fur'q rire
frra -- V fubhyq gryy ure nobhg gur barf qbja ng gur ynxr.

"Naljnl, Fvf tbg oenir naq gevrq gb xvyy gur rry ol ovgvat vgf
urnq bss.  Nyy bs n fhqqra, fur znqr n abvfr naq yrg gur rry
tb.  V thrff vg ovg ure onpx.  Gura fur tenoorq vg -- jvgu
obgu unaqf naq uryq vg gvtug juvyr ur gbbx n zhmmyr bhg bs
uvf cbpxrg naq fyvccrq vg bire gur rry'f urnq gb xrrc vg
sebz ovgvat ntnva."

"Fvf ynl onpx naq fcernq ure yrtf fb fur pbhyq trg n fpvffbe
ybpx ba vg naq ur urycrq ol ylvat ba gbc bs gur rry.  Gur rry
chg hc n uryy bs n svtug.  Fvf fgnegrq zbnavat naq fdhrnyvat 
naq ure oblsevraq nyzbfg hcfrg gur pbhpu.  V thrff gurl jnagrq
gb xvyy gur rry ol fdhrrmvat vg orgjrra gurz.

"Nsgre n juvyr, gurl obgu dhvg zbivat naq tnir n terng fvtu.  Ure
oblsevraq tbg hc naq fher rabhtu, gurl unq xvyyrq gur rry.  V xarj 
vg jnf qrnq orpnhfr vg whfg uhat gurer yvzc naq fbzr bs vgf vafvqrf
jrer unatvat bhg.  Fvf naq ure oblsevraq jrer n yvggyr gverq sebz
gur onggyr, ohg gurl jrag gb pbhegvat naljnl.  Ur fgnegrq uhttvat
ure naq xvffvat ure ntnva.  Ol tbyyl, gur rry jnfa'g qrnq!  Vg whzcrq
fgenvtug hc naq fgnegrq gb svtug ntnva.  V thrff gung rryf ner yvxr
pngf, gurl unir avar yvirf be fbzrguvat.

"Guvf gvzr Fvf whzcrq hc naq gevrq gb xvyy gur rry ol fvggvat ba vg.
Nsgre n 35 zvahgr fgehttyr, gurl svanyyl xvyyrq gur rry.  V xarj
vg jnf qrnq orpnhfr V fnj Fvf'f oblsevraq crry vgf fxva bss naq
syhfu vg qbja gur gbvyrg."