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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Wombats?  Yucko!
Message-ID: <789@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 12:07:34 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  9 12:07:34 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 11-Sep-85 05:58:21 EDT
References: <209@nrcvax.UUCP> <3313@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Reply-To: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Organization: North Carolina Educational Computing Service
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In article <555@x.UUCP> wjr@x.UUCP (STella Calvert) writes:

>But what is a wombat, anyway?  Why are they used?  And on whom?  By analogy
>with cricketbats and baseball bats, I have the general idea, but a little more
>information would be helpful.

Wombats are used for Womball, obviously, but only if you are wearing full
armor.  

>Most specially, how do I protect myself from them?

A little something like a handfull of peanuts or a fifth of Curvoisier is often
helpful.
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						Byron C. Howes
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