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From: davis@hplabs.UUCP (Jim Davis)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: what time is it?
Message-ID: <1634@hplabs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 02:11:13 EST
Article-I.D.: hplabs.1634
Posted: Wed Feb 20 02:11:13 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 20-Feb-85 08:45:41 EST
References: <3400001@petrus.UUCP> <290@petrus.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA
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BR> Could someone please tell me the time?  Please send responses
BR> directly to me, I will summarize for the net.  brian redman

P>
	. . .
P> Instead, everybody should call him with the time!  But in order to avoid
P> synchronization delays everyone should call at the same time ...
P> How about if we all call at 14:00 (EST) on Friday, Feb. 22nd?
P> But wait!  We still need to synchronize our watches...  Okay, get ready...
P> On my signal set your watches (I'm dialing the time number just to be
P> extra accurate) to 17:00 (Monday, 2/18) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
P> ... ... ... ... ... ... ... MARK!
P> Oh yes, Brian's number is (201) 829-2884

If that is really his number we should call.  Brian, do you mind a
collect call -- since I will be doing you a service, and you did
ask?  Oh, BTW its 23:03:37 2/19/1985 right now! ( <= time "!" was typed)

( I hate contributing to the delequency of the net, but it is fun.
Though shouting to friends in a theater might be so considered, and
I think it (such shouting) is stupid.  Why does so much of what I
see remind me of people shouting back and forth across a crowded room? )
(Note above misspelling of "delinquency". It is important to keep the
wolves happy; one spelling mistake should do it.)
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	Jim Davis (James W Davis)
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