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From: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson)
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Subject: Rich Rosen, AI projects, and a joke
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Date: Sun, 19-Jan-86 14:41:55 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 19 14:41:55 1986
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Reply-To: rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson)
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Summary: 

In article <6297@tektronix.UUCP> larryk@tektronix.UUCP (Larry Kohn) writes:
>Rich Rosen is one of the original Bell Labs' Artificial Intelligence
>Device Systems (AIDS?).  It was set up to infect the unwary in such
>a way that they get uncontrolable urges to post numerous replies and
>follow-ups.  By this simple technique, Ma (Pa?) Bell has been able to
>generate much more revenue for the long distance phone companies.

Yes, but consider the load the RR (Rich Rosen) Project had to take up when
the TRB Project was uprooted and moved to masscomp.  TRB, are you out there?
We miss you!

Now for the [obligatory] "joke" -- There was a comedian on Saturday Night Live
last night who entertained us greatly when he performed at our local Greensboro
comedy club (Twofers).  Last night he discussed the problem of being faithful
to a girlfriend when in show business:

"It's hard to be faithful when you're a professional comic.  I mean, after the
show I go backstage and some girl says, [very soft, sexy, husky tone]:
	'Hey, come here.  I know you're involved; I know it's difficult; we'll
	 be discreet.  We'll go to my house.  We'll light some candles.  We'll
	 burn some incense.  We'll put on some sensual music.  We'll drink
	 some wine.  Then I'll kiss you all over.  I'll do every nasty thing
	 you tell me to do while you read aloud from a book of 100-year-old
	 erotic stories.'
And I'm supposed to say,
	'Thanks, but I want to go home.  My girlfriend is on her period and
	 I want to hear her bitch about the Cablevision bill.'"
-- 

The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3313 (Cornet 291)
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