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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: first bike? (rot6)
Message-ID: <36200246@uiucdcs>
Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 14:30:00 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov  2 14:30:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!mcewan    Nov  2 13:30:00 1985


> I have seen several articles beginning with lines of the sort:
>> 
> 
> Why the hell should I bother?  Some people obviously think that their words are
> such gems that we will go to all sorts of extraordinary lengths to read them!
> I will read regular articles or articles I can read with 'D', but I will *not*
> go through the hassle of saving the article, extracting the 'tr' line, and
> running it.
> 
> Does anyone read these egocentric articles?

I don't anymore. I went to the trouble the first 2 times that I saw this,
only to discover totally worthless drivel that wasn't worth reading even if
it weren't rotated. I assume that this is just an attention getting device
from someone who doesn't really have anything to say but wants to be noticed.

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"