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From: bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Talk.politics.Enquirer
Message-ID: <17890@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 23 Dec 87 03:04:18 GMT
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In-reply-to: creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu's message of 22 Dec 87 01:35:51 GMT
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>In article <17758@bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
>>>What's that? One of the top research libraries in the country is here in
>>>Bloomington??? Golly. Too bad it's in Indiana where no-one can read...
>>
>>But that was the plan, put it somewhere the locals aren't interested
>>(keeps their hands off it) so its use is limited to people with travel
>>budgets. It's also nice and flat out there so the books don't fall off
>>the shelves.
>
>   Barry, your ignorance is starting to show. Southern Indiana is NOT flat.
>Actually, it's very hilly out here. Maybe you should use some of your
>travel budget to come out here and study some geography books. OK, here's
>a :-), because this a just a friendly flame. (I did say "ignorance," not
>"stupidity.")
>
>Steve Creps on the VAX 8650 running Ultrix 2.0-1 at Indiana University.

Ok, I admit it, some section of Indiana known as "Southern" is
probably not entirely flat. At least there's something to be said for
it, thank god for small miracles.

I was in St Louis once, hmm, I guess that's Missouri, hard to remember.
Everyone was wearing bowling shirts. Maybe next time I'll try and get
out of the airport.