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From: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Net Fiction
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 17:05:54 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 30 17:05:54 1985
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MAKE SURE THIS IS THE MOST RECENT VERSION (This idea could really grow
into a large tree)

     The distant sound of sirens was soothing to
Pradip Snodgrass.  With grim determination, he seized
his ten-foot blowgun, a kosher pickle, and a used but
serviceable colonoscope.  It's time, he thought, for
somebody to *do* something.

As he headed for the the nearest sewer system entrance, he heard
a rustling in the bushes.  Not wanting to get caught with his pants
down, he quickly loaded his blowgun with his pickle and waltzed
confidently towards the noise.  It was Marlene, his blonde, one-legged,
Jello wrestling landlady.  With a sharp intake of breath he inhaled
half his pickle.

"Take me with you," she begged breathlessly as she hobbled towards him.

"Marlene I can't," he gaged slightly and swallowed the half-pickle," It
would be foolish, you'd never survive. These sewers are inhabited by
roving bands of insurance salemen and Amway distributers. You'd be torn
to shreds!"

"Pradip!" she sobbed, "How could you say that? After what we went
through in Newark... you remember how I fought off those
Scientologists!"

"Getting out of a 'free personality test' is a lot different from
escaping a full-coverage policy with medical benifits! I'm sorry
Marlene, but you'd be safer here. You might need this." He handed the
desparate woman the remaining half of the kosher dill.

"Disgusting!" Her tears forgotten, she was obviously insulted.

"I meant to EAT, you stupid slut!" Pradip had never been very nice to
women, but no main character in a popular-trash-paperback ever had been.
He turned away and headed into the sewer entrance. He chuckled slightly
to himself -- the drugs were starting to take effect.

-- 
Charles Forsythe
CSDF@MIT-VAX
"You are a stupid fool."
-Wang Zeep

"I'm not a fool!"
-The Hated One