Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!rick From: rick@ucla-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: shaggy dog, again (rot13) Message-ID: <1476@ucla-cs.ARPA> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 20:28:44 EDT Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.1476 Posted: Wed Oct 3 20:28:44 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Oct-84 20:13:55 EDT Organization: UCLA CS Dept. Lines: 52 <====lhz lhz====> Yngr bar qnl n geniryyvat fnyrfjbzna (! abg zna !) jnf mvccvat guebhtu n eheny nern jura fhqqrayl ure pne qvrq. Fur pbhyq frr gur yvtugf bs n snezubhfr ng gur gbc bs n arneol uvyy fb fur urnqrq gbjneqf gurz. Jura fur neevirq ng gur sebag qbbe fur xabpxrq naq nsgre n srj frpbaqf gur qbbe bcrarq. "Pna V uryc lbh?", nfxrq gur pehfgl snezre ng gur qbbe. "Lrf, zl pne unf qvrq naq V jnf ubcvat gung V pbhyq hfr lbhe gryrcubar gb pnyy n gbj gehpx." fur ercyvrq. "Fbeel, jr unir ab cubar. Jung jr pna qb vf tb vagb gbja va gur zbeavat naq svaq n zrpunavp sbe lbh. Lbh ner jrypbzr gb fgnl urer. Ubjrire, gur bayl cynprf lbh pna fyrrc ner va gur onea be va zl fba'f orq. Ur'f n svar ynq, bayl 19." Ng gung cbvag n uhfxl lbhat zna jnyxrq gb gur qbbe naq fnvq "Jung'f nyy gur shff, cn?" Gur fnyrfjbzna vzzrqvngryl fnvq "Bu, V jbhyq ZHPU engure fyrrc va gur ubhfr urer. V ubcr lbhe fba qbrfa'g zvaq." Gur obl ercyvrq "V qba'g zvaq abar, zn'nz." Nf gurl frggyrq va sbe gur avtug gur fnyrfjbzna gevrq gb guvax bs gur orfg nccebnpu gb frqhpr guvf uhax va orq jvgu ure. Fur gevrq gur sbyybjvat cybl: "Trr, guvf fvqr bs gur orq vf engure fbsg. Jbhyq lbh zvaq vs jr fjvgpurq?" fur fnvq va ure zbfg fhygel ibvpr. "Fher zn'nz, znxrf ab arire zvaq gb zr." gur obl fnvq. Ur gura tbg bhg bs orq, jnyxrq nebhaq gb gur bgure fvqr, tbg onpx va, naq fgnegrq gb tb gb fyrrc. Gur fnyrfjbzna gubhtug "Guvf vf tbvat gb or gbhture guna V vzntvarq". "Bu, tbyyl," fur fnvq, "V thrff gung fvqr jnf orggre nsgre nyy. Jbhyq lbh zvaq greevoyl vs jr fjvgpurq ntnva. Abj, gurer vf ab cbvag vf lbh trggvat bhg bs gur orq naq jnyxvat nyy gur jnl nebhaq ntnva. Whfg fyvqr bire gbc bs zr." "Bx, zn'nz." pnzr gur fyrrcl erfcbafr. Fb, gur lbhat zna fyvq bire gbc naq cebzcgyl fgnegrq gb tb gb fyrrc. Gur fnyrfjbzna jnf rknfcrengrq. Fur pbhyqa'g oryvrir gur anvirgl bs guvf pbhagel uvpx. Fur qrpvqrq gb tb nyy bhg. Fur svefg erzbirq ure avtugtbja fb gung ur pbhyq srry ure fxva jura gurl gbhpurq. Gura fur fnvq "Bu qrne, V qba'g jnag gb obgure lbh ntnva, ohg V jnag gb fjvgpu ntnva. Whfg tb bire gbc ntnva." "Jryy, vs lbh vafvfg zn'nz. V nz njshy ghpxrerq bhg lbh xabj". Fb, ur cebprrqrq gb pynzore bire ure ntnva jura fur fhqqrayl fcernq-rntyrq urefrys npebff gur orq gb fgbc uvf cebterff. Va gur frkvrfg ibvpr fur pbhyq znantr fur pbbrq "Qb lbh xabj jung V jnag?". "Lrnu, gur jubyr tbqqnza orq!", pnzr gur grefr ercyl. Evpx Tvyyrfcvr evpx@hpyn-pf ...!{prch|vuac4|fqpeqps|hpoink}!hpyn-pf!evpx "V pnzr urer sbe n tbbq nethzrag!" "Ab lbh pnzr urer sbe na nethzrag"