inc@fluke.UUCP (Ensign Benson, Time Cadet) (08/22/85)
*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** > ps Try this command: > > who Ruschmeyer owes money > > The answer might surprise you I tried this command: man who backslash bang splat owes money and found out that there isn't anything appropriate. However, when I did the command you suggested, I found out that Ruschmeyer apparently is in debt to all of civilization. I mean, the screen filled with names and amounts, due dates, principles, interests and carrying charges. This went on for 35 minutes and it only got up to the "D"s. Wanna see something neat? Try this command: how large Ruschmeyer indebtedness database ... and you can see even more astronomical numbers by leaving off "database"... -- Ensign Benson -Time Cadet- _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-The Digital Circus, Sector R-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) (08/23/85)
]From: inc@fluke.UUCP (Ensign Benson, Time Cadet) ]Message-ID: <674@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> ]Organization: The Digital Circus, Sector R ] ]> ps Try this command: ]> ]> who Ruschmeyer owes money ]> ]> The answer might surprise you ] ]However, when I did the command you suggested, I found out that Ruschmeyer ]apparently is in debt to all of civilization. I mean, the screen filled with ]names and amounts, due dates, principles, interests and carrying charges. ]This went on for 35 minutes and it only got up to the "D"s... Guys, I hate to tell you this, but you've got the command arguments in the wrong order (which is part of the reason that Gary could not find the command in the manual). It's not who Ruschmeyer owes money but who owes Ruschmeyer money It turns out that the entire net owes me money! Being the nice guy that I am, I was going to let it slide- that was until you guys at John Fluke Mfg. *had* to bring it out into the open. As you may have already noticed, the payment date has already passed for much of this money. I am a reasonalbe man, however, so I will not ask for any interest. To stop any further action on my part, however, I either want my money or the equivalent value in John Fluke's (no David Letterman's, please). -- Name: John Ruschmeyer US Mail: Monmouth College, W. Long Branch, NJ 07764 Phone: (201) 222-6600 x366 UUCP: ...!vax135!petsd!moncol!john ...!princeton!moncol!john ...!pesnta!moncol!john Disclaimer: Monmouth College is a mecca for diverse opinions. It is, therefore, highly unlikely that the above opinions are those of anyone but me. Silly quote: Son, you're mixing ponderables again...
moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime) (08/25/85)
In article <484@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes: >To stop any further action on my part, however, I either want my money or >the equivalent value in John Fluke's (no David Letterman's, please). Gary! Dave! Have we got any of those test Paul Schaeffers from last year? Maybe that'll satisfy him... Of course, if he gets nasty, we send him.... 40,000 Larry ("Bud") Melmans! My God, talk about a Stephen King concept.... "I'd never marry a woman who didn't like pizza... "I might play golf with her, but I wouldn't marry her." Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, allegra, sb1, lbl-csam}!fluke!moriarty <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want to me, but leave my employers alone! <*>