Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site trwrba.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!suhre From: suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Letter of apology after Xmas (rot) Message-ID: <1224@trwrba.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 18:30:34 EST Article-I.D.: trwrba.1224 Posted: Fri Jan 11 18:30:34 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 04:42:38 EST Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 69 Qrne Sevraqf: Jura V pnzr vagb gur bssvpr guvf zbevat, V abgvprq n fbeg bs trareny srryvat bs hasevraqyvarff, naq fvapr frireny bs lbh bcrayl pnyyrq zr n qvegl fba bs n ovgpu gb zl snpr, V xabj gung V zhfg unir qbar fbzrguvat jebat ng gur bssvpr cnegl ynfg Sevqnl. Gur bssvpr znantre pnyyrq zr gbqnl sebz gur ubfcvgny, naq nf guvf vf zl ynfg qnl, V'q yvxr gb gnxr guvf jnl bs ncbybtvmvat gb nyy bs lbh. V jbhyq cersre fcrnxvat gb rirelobql crefbanyyl, ohg lbh nyy frrz gb tb qrns naq qhzo jurarire V gel gb gnyx gb lbh. Svefg, gb bhe qrne naq orybirq obff, Ze. Fvzbaf, V nz fbeel sbe nyy gur guvatf V pnyyrq lbh Sevqnl nsgreabba. V nz irel zhpu njner gung lbh sngure vf abg n onobba, abe vf lbhe zbgure n Puvarfr juber. Lbhe jvsr vf n qryvtugshy jbzna, naq zl fgbel bs ohlvat ure sbe 50 pragf va Gvwhnan jnf fgevpgyl n svtzrag bs zl vzntvangvba. Lbhe puvyqera ner haqbhogrqyl lbhef, gbb. Nobhg gur jngre pbbyre vapvqrag -- jryy, lbh'yy arire xabj ubj onqyl V srry nobhg vg, naq V ubcr gurl qvqa'g uheg lbhe urnq jura gurl jrer gelvat gb trg gur tynff wht bss. Gb pbzryl Zvff Nfuol, V rkcerff zl qrrcrfg erterg; va zl bja qrsrafr, V zhfg erzvaq lbh gung lbh frrzrq gb rawbl bhe yvggyr rfpncnqr ba gur fgnvejnl nf zhpu nf V qvq hagvy gur onaavfgre oebxr naq jr sryy rvtug srrg gb gur ynaqvat orybj. Va fcvgr bs gur ehcgher lbh vapheerq jura V ynaqrq ba gbc bs lbh, V'z fher lbh jvyy nqzvg gung jura jr ynaqrq, vg jnf bar bs gur ovttrfg guevyyf lbh'ir rire unq. Fnz Senaxyva, lbh byq phff, lbh'ir whfg tbg gb sbetvir zr sbe gung yvggyr cenax V cynlrq ba lbh. Vs V unq xabja lbh jrer tbbfrl, V'q arire unir qbar vg. Vg pbhyq unir orra n ybg jbefr vs gung sng ynql unqa'g orra fgnaqvat evtug haqre gur jvaqbj lbh whzcrq guebhtu. Fur oebxr lbhe snyy n ybg. Crbcyr unir orra xvyyrq snyyvat guerr fgbevrf. Ze. Tenl, V erterg gryyvat gur sverzra vg jnf lbh jub ghearq va gur snyfr nynez. Ohg, bs pbhefr, V unq ab jnl bs xabjvat gung gurl jbhyq or fhpu onq fcbegf nobhg vg. Gubfr sver ubfrf fher unir n ybg bs cerffher, qba'g gurl? Naq gur jngre vf fb pbyq! Nyfb, byq ohqql, V qvqa'g fnl lbhe jvsr unq n jneg--V bayl fnvq vg sryg yvxr vg. Ovyy Gubznf: V xabj ubj lbh zhfg sryg nobhg zr bcravat gur qbbe gb gur zbc pybfrg fhqqrayl--zhfg unir fgnegyrq lbh naq Zvff Svapu dhvgr onqyl. Naq jura V guvax bs ubj uneq lbh ohzcrq lbhe puva ba gur fvax jura lbh orag bire gb chyy hc lbhe cnagf--vg whfg znxrf zr fvpx. Jr'yy unir gb trg gbtrgure sbe qvaare fbzr avtug nsgre gur qragvfg svavfurf lbhe cyngrf. Zvff Oebja, gur bayl rkphfr V pna bssre sbe fgrnyvat nyy bs lbhe pybgurf naq uvqvat gurz jura V sbhaq lbh unq cnffrq bhg va gur ynqvrf erfg ebbz vf gung V jnf qehax. Nyfb, V jnag lbh gb xabj V jnf irel rzoneenffrq jura V pbhyqa'g erzrzore jurer V uvq gurz naq lbh unq gb tb ubzr va gung byq fbsn pbire. Unatvat lbhe snyfvrf bhg ba gur synt cbyr jnf n ovg gbb zhpu, V thrff, ohg, yvxr V fnvq, V jnf n yvggyr qehax. Gb nyy gur erfg bs lbh, V'z fbeel. Frggvat Zef. Obgg'f ynpr cnagvrf ba sver frrzrq n shaal vqrn ng gur gvzr, naq vg znxrf zr fnq gb urne gung ure uhfonaq vf qvibepvat ure orpnhfr bs vg. Cvffvat va rirelbar'f qevax jnf va onq gnfgr, naq abg gryyvat lbh hagvy lbh nyy unq qehax vg, gung jnf jbefr. Abj gung V'ir ncbybtvmrq gb nyy, naq V xabj gung V nz sbetvira, V unir n ovt fhecevfr sbe lbh. Rira gubhtu V qba'g jbex urer nal zber, V'z tbvat gb qb zl qneaqrfg gb trg onpx sbe gur Fhzzre Cvpavp. Jnezrfg crefbany ertneqf gb nyy,