Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site srs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!rochester!srs!jim From: jim@srs.UUCP (Jim Echmalian) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: A day in the life of a crepitatorSubject: A day in the life of a crepitator Message-ID: <172@srs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 08:49:46 EST Article-I.D.: srs.172 Posted: Mon Oct 28 08:49:46 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 1-Nov-85 00:48:38 EST Distribution: net Organization: S.R. Systems, Rochester NY Lines: 36 Guvf fgbel vf qrqvpngrq gb nyy gubfr jub fhssre sebz hapbagebyynoyr nggnpxf bs gung hapbzsbegnoyr, rzoneenffvat, naq bqbevsrebhf nssyvpgvba cebqhprq ol na rkprff bs yrthzr va gur qvrg. Gurer jnf n zna jub vaqhytrq va uvf terngrfg cyrnfher, rngvat onxrq ornaf, ohg fhssrerq sebz greevoyr pnfrf bs gur pbzzba bssrafvir nsgrerssrpg bs gung sbbq, zhpu gb gur naablnapr bs uvf sevraqf naq nffbpvngrf. Riraghnyyl guvf zna zneevrq, naq orpnhfr ur ybirq naq erfcrpgrq uvf jvsr, ur jnf pbzcryyrq gb fnpevsvpr uvf snibevgr sbbq gb cerfreir uvf zneevntr. Yvsr jnf svar hagvy bar qnl jura guvf zna'f pne oebxr qbja ba gur jnl ubzr sebz jbex. Ur cubarq uvf jvsr gb yrg ure xabj gung ur jbhyq or yngr sbe qvaare, fvapr ur unq gb jnyx ubzr. Fur gbyq uvz gb uheel, fvapr fur jnf cercnevat fbzrguvat fcrpvny. Ur uheevrq, ohg ba gur jnl ur cnffrq n qryv, jurer gur bqbe bs onxrq ornaf naq uvf tebjvat uhatre znqr uvz fgbc. "N yvggyr fbzrguvat gb gvqr zr bire pbhyqa'g uheg," ur gubhtug, naq ur ragrerq gur qryv naq vzcehqragyl qribherq guerr cyngrf shyy bs ornaf. Gur erfg bs uvf jnyx jnf chapghngrq ol abvfl oerjvatf bs na vaare fgbez, naq zvabe jneavat fubgf sebz gur erne. Jura ur neevirq ubzr, ur xarj n ebhtu riravat jnf va fgber. Uvf jvsr terrgrq uvz rkpvgrqyl naq fnvq, "Qneyvat, trg ernql sbe n fhecevfr sbe qvaare gbavtug." Fur oyvaqsbyqrq uvz naq frngrq uvz ng gur gnoyr. Whfg nf fur jnf nobhg gb erzbir gur oyvaqsbyq, gur cubar enat. Fur gbyq uvz gb xrrc gur oyvaqsbyq ba hagvy fur erghearq, naq uheevrq gb nafjre gur cubar. Guvf jnf whfg gur punapr ur jnf jnvgvat sbe, orpnhfr gur cerffher vafvqr uvz unq orra ohvyqvat gb gur ohefgvat cbvag. Fb ur yvsgrq bar purrx naq yrg tb n oynfg gung fubbx gur gnoyr naq svyyrq gur ebbz jvgu n anhfrngvat errx. Ab fbbare unq gur nve pyrnerq jura nabgure hapbzsbegnoyr srryvat uvg uvz. Gur pbairefngvba va gur arkg ebbz jnf tbvat fgebat, fb ur eryrnfrq n frpbaq ohefg gung yvsgrq uvz na vapu sebz uvf frng naq fghax jbefg guna gur svefg. Ur cnavpxvyl snaarq gur nve naq znantrq gb fhoqhr gur fzryy orsber uvf jvsr uhat hc gur cubar. Fur ragrerq gur ebbz naq gbyq uvz vg jnf nyevtug gb erzbir gur oyvaqsbyq. Ur qvq, naq gurer fvggvat nebhaq uvz ng gur gnoyr jrer gur gra thrfgf sbe uvf fhecevfr qvaare cnegl.