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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Odd posting -- line numbers
Message-ID: <4717@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 19-Sep-84 11:05:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.4717
Posted: Wed Sep 19 11:05:11 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 00:38:00 EDT
Organization: Ballistics Research Lab
Lines: 41

Here's a weird one; note the number of lines given in the "Lines:" field:

>  Relay-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA
>  Path: brl-tgr!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!wdl1!wunder
>  From: wunder@wdl1.UUCP (wunder )
>  Newsgroups: net.bicycle
>  Subject: Re: Freewheel Maintenance
>  Message-ID: <418@wdl1.UUCP>
>  Date: Fri, 14-Sep-84 01:21:55 EDT
>  Article-I.D.: wdl1.418
>  Posted: Fri Sep 14 01:21:55 1984
>  Date-Received: Tue, 18-Sep-84 18:49:19 EDT
>  Lines: 0
>  Nf-ID: #R:astrovax:-42300:wdl1:3000004:000:974
>  Nf-From: wdl1!wunder    Sep 13 21:57:00 1984
>  
>  My Suntour "Perfect" freewheel once came unscrewed, dropping all of its
>  1/8" bearings on the pavement.  I bought some new ones, smeared
>  everything with Gunslick, and reassembled it.  It was astoundingly
>  quiet when freewheeling.  The chain meshing with the spockets made
>  more noise than the freewheel ratchet.  In fact, I had to buy a bicycle
>  bell to warn pedestrians (I used to just coast for a moment).  Naturally,
>  the bell rattles, so I never have to actually ring it.
>  
>  Anyway, the freewheel is still (three years later) in fine shape,
>  although the ratchet now makes a little noise, instead of none.
>  Not bad for Suntour's cheapest freewheel.
>  
>  Gunslick is a light grease that is packed full of graphite.  A small
>  tube will cost you fifty cents at a gun store or hardware store, lots
>  cheaper than the Phill Wood thingo. It is a really neat lubricant for
>  all kinds of weird objects (Kept a hamster wheel quiet for 5 years worth
>  of hamsters with one application).
>  
>  wunderwood
>  
Any explanations for this one?

Will Martin

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