Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!ames!mike From: mike@ames.arpa (Mike Smithwick) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Activate Smiley Face :-) Message-ID: <3612@ames.arpa> Date: 10 Dec 87 04:41:51 GMT Reply-To: mike@ames.UUCP (Mike Smithwick) Followup-To: world Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 332 Keywords: Proof positive of the Dangers of RGB radiation Summary: Read it yourself [don't blame me, blame my psychiatryst!] /* Ok guys, I apologize for the following, but I was swept over by * these feelings of unrestrained silliness last night, and just had * get it out of my system. Warning, parody follows */ The lights dim, the curtains part, there is an anticipitory hush sweeping over the audience. [cue announcer, cue Dramatic John Williams Theme] Announcer : Ladeeeez, and Gentlemen, 200 million years ago, life as we know it crawled from the slime pits onto dry land. 2 million years ago, man as we know him (or her) evolved from the lowly ape (except for GEM programmers who evolved from some form of kiwi fruit). And, it was only a mere 2 1/2 years ago that man (except for GEM programmers) finally became civilized with the introduction of (drum roll)>>>the AMIGA<<>>Neat Stuff<<<. [America the Beautiful fades in to the background] Yes, this is a universe where computers can be computers, and programmers should be worshipped (and wear capes if they want to) and where the sun shines just a little brighter each day. *** [parting shot of Enterboing disappearing among the stars. Camera pans slowly across the sky] Dave : Sir, up ahead, dangling pointers Dale : Oh oh, The Smithwick Affect, mount VD0:, load memwatch, and we should make it through Dave : You're genius sir Dale : I know. . . *** [up suitably inspirational music, roll credits] ************************************************************************* To the guys back at Amiga - Amaze us again! ************************************************************************* High Voice : Hey anybody seen my new cape? Dale : How did he get in here? Voice : Recumbent StarChips, the only way to fly /* there, that feels much better, I promise that this won't ever happen again. Isn't that right captain? */ -- *** mike (powered by M&Ms) smithwick *** "if it wasn't for venitian blinds, it would be curtains for all of us!" [discalimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]