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From: honey@umix.cc.umich.edu (Peter Honeyman)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Re**n: A SERIOUS DILEMMA FOR THE NET
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Date: 27 Sep 88 01:33:13 GMT
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Reply-To: honey@citi.umich.edu (Peter Honeyman)
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Patricia O Tuama writes:
>Don't forget the famous north/honey thesis:  
>
>	Usenet is a slow-moving parody of itself
>
>and it's equally famous corrollary:  
>
>	Usenet is like walking into a crowded movie theater and
>	yelling, "ANYONE WANNA BUY A USED CAR?"

yo, trish, don't forget the toronto variation: everyone stands up and
shouts "WRONG THEATER!"

	peter

ps:  i made some minor corrections to trisha's note, begging your pardon.