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From: koko@uthub.UUCP (M. Kokodyniak)
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Subject: Re: The purpose of net.rumor
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 11:24:02 EST
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> Re: Aaron Chesir's article
> 
> Aaron, Aaron...
> 
> 	The various computer "horror" stories of the past
> few weeks have concerned various humorous ( depending on
> your point-of-view :-) incidents concerning computers. I
> don't think net.flame is really appropriate for these
> since they are not complaints. Maybe a net.stories should
> exist?
> 	Anyway, I think they make net.rumor fun to read!
> Who knows, maybe the stories are rumors?! Hmmmm...
> 
> 
>   Andrew C. Durston            


Some of the computer horror stories in net.rumor may start out as
first-hand stories, but by the second time they're told, they are
already rumors.  This is evidenced by the fact that most people
will probably recount the stories they read in net.rumor by
starting with that infamous phrase, "I heard that ...."

	Michael Kokodyniak