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From: wbpesch@ihuxp.UUCP (Walt Pesch)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Net.flame coincides with T.V. Re-runs
Message-ID: <783@ihuxp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Jun-84 18:18:05 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 15 18:18:05 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 00:33:50 EDT
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I have made a new discovery.  That is that T.V. has affected our
lives to the point that not only do we copy the T.V. shows (as has
been proved by articles posted in T.V. guide, the difinitive guide to
our times), but that we know longer are affected by the moon, the
stars, the seasons or anything else but the T.V. cycles of showing
reruns, specials, celebrity roasts, and first-run movies.

Evidence to support this theory:
 o  The discussion of whether hacking is a valid term returns after
its haitus at exactly the same time that the summer re-runs start.
 o  The wombat discussion has also returned, though not with as much
interest in the mango articles.  (This is also true with summer
re-runs in which the nielson ratings go down also from disinterest.)
 o  We have already seen flames re: roadways that were such a
dominant flaming subject last summer.  Remeber the "it's my God-given
right to go 20 mph in a 55 - it's my God-given right to run people
going 20 mph in a 55 off the road" flames.  Well, the cycle coincides
with the Horse Crap issue of this year.  (I am also going to try to
find evidence that the Dukes of Hazard night slot is also the same
night that all the Road articles are posted.

My advice therefor to the readers of net.flame:  UNSUBSCRIBE!
Why you say, because of the simple fact that nothing will be new in
this newsgroup 'til next September when the new line-up of flames come
out.




Walt Pesch
AT&T Technologies
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