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From: emneufeld@water.UUCP (Animal D.H.)
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Subject: Re: The neurotic phoney intellectual yuppies in net.singles
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 15:34:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 10 15:34:12 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Dec-84 02:48:28 EST
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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I finally got the nerve to ask Sharleena out.  I had admired her
secretly for six long years, ever since we began sharing an office.

I was so happy.  I had prayed that if I could have a girl friend,
I'd only kiss her, and only if she wanted me to.  Now it looked like those
prayers would be answered.  Sharleena wouldn't be like Jane.  Jane hurt me.

I did something special for her:  I rewrote the c-shell so it would print
the command line backwards!  Those silly, frivolous, things ...

I went to pick her up ... I was so excited.  I could hear carolling, I could
smell turkey and stuffing ... Her roommate looked at me funny and sad ...
"Sharleena's in Florida with her family"... I *did* think it strange the
only day she had free this month was December 25th ... "You must be Vikki,"
I said ... "Yes" ... A long pause ... "Vikki, would you like to spend
Christmas dragging the gut with me?" ... Another pause ... "You the goof
that rewrote the c-shell for her?" ... "Yes" ... "Love isn't so special, is
it, Ernie? ... I think it can be easy ... Yes, I'd *love* to spend Christmas
dragging the gut with you!"
			THE BEGINNING

	M E R R Y   C  H  R  I  S  T  M   A   S     T  O     A   L   L
	A N D    T   O     A  L  L      A     G  O  O  D   N  I  G  H  T!