Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site aoa.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!bbnccv!bbncca!aoa!rich From: rich@aoa.UUCP (Rich Snow) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Has anyone ever found North Dakota Message-ID: <225@aoa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 21:29:23 EDT Article-I.D.: aoa.225 Posted: Thu Aug 15 21:29:23 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 20:21:06 EDT References: <650@utai.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Adaptive Optics Assoc., Cambridge, Mass. USA Lines: 19 > For all the old-timers on the network (when people got excited about > having over 100 sites), has anyone ever found North Dakota? There > were people who claimed to have seen signs leading there, and there > is certainly a South Dakota. But nobody ever claimed to have actually > seen North Dakota. I was taught, quite properly, in 9th grade, by a very knowledgeable man; that North Dakota did not exist. So my social studies teacher explained: "see kid, it's just a sham set up by AT&T, there is no North Dakota, and all the bucks the government puts out go to MA BELL!!!". He proceded to prove this to our class by asking if anyone had friends in ND., or been there. So with the breakup & all, I expected people would start to wondering about that lone buffalo on the prarie with the words BISMARK painted on it.... Rich Snow ...!{decvax,linus,ima,ihnp4}!bbncca!aoa!rich