Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d,net.jokes Subject: Re: Re: net.pravda Message-ID: <2064@aecom.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 20:08:22 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.2064 Posted: Mon Nov 18 20:08:22 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 21-Nov-85 20:31:06 EST References: <973@lll-crg.ARpA> <1561@cae780.UUCP> <1426@ihlpg.UUCP> <2446@pucc-h> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 21 Xref: linus net.jokes.d:983 net.jokes:12817 > >> >I want to change all of this. I am volunteering for being the moderator > >> >(fascist) of mod.jokes. > >> >Suggestions? Comments? > > > >Sure, then how about calling it net.pravda ??? > > On the theory that truth is humor and humor, truth? > ("pravda" means "truth" in Russian) A Russian Joke: There are actually two papers in Russia, Pravda, which means the aforementioned 'Truth' and Isvetsia, which means 'News', giving rise to the Russian saying: "Pravda nyet isvetsia, Isvetsia nyet pravda" (There is no news in Pravda, there is no truth in Isvetsia) -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner "It's hard to argue with someone who knows what he's talking about."