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From: mmm@weitek.UUCP (Mark Thorson)
Newsgroups: net.general,net.cooks
Subject: We can change the world!
Message-ID: <279@weitek.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Sep-85 22:13:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: weitek.279
Posted: Tue Sep 24 22:13:11 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 07:27:55 EDT
Organization: Weitek Corp. Sunnyvale Ca.
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Keywords: Cheese Triscuit, Nabisco
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Okay guys, let's test the power of the net.  I've come up with a project
that would be a perfect demonstration of the degree to which Usenet can
affect the conduct of daily life in this country.  We now reach 100K to
250K people with the network.  Do we control the country, yet?  Can we?

We must have a project that is an adequate demonstration of our power.  But
at the same time, we must not bite off more than we can chew (otherwise
we'll be demonstrating our LACK of power).

The project is Cheese Triscuit.  That's right, Cheese Triscuit.  So far,
Nabisco has had a damn good cracker called Triscuit.  A few years ago,
they introduced a new form, Low Salt Triscuit.  I propose that our project
be to force Nabisco to introduce another form of Triscuit, Cheese Triscuit.

Imagine that.  We can put a new product on the shelves of America.  It might
even be a good product, if Nabisco doesn't screw it up.  If they make it
as good as Cheez-It crackers from Sunshine Baking, we can be proud of the
achievement.  Of course they'll probably make something as wretched as Cheese
Nips (just thinking about Cheese Nips makes me want to spit something out of
my mouth).

I want us Usenet junkies to be able to say to our grandchildren, "See that!
See that box of Cheese Triscuit there!  When Usenet and I were young, we put
that there.  We created that.  The Usenet is strong!  Don't mess with us."

So let's begin a massive letter writing campaign.  Thousands of letters from
coast-to-coast.  Computer-printed forms, hand-written scribbles from little
old ladies, pen plotted simulations of hand-written scribbles from little old
ladies, whatever you can come up with.  JUST DON'T LET NABISCO KNOW ABOUT
USENET.

Mark Thorson (...!cae780!weitek!mmm)


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