barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) (03/03/85)
Having old friends that one's never met in person isn't a phenomenon unique to netters. (Or to pen pals.) As a science fiction fan, I belong to several apas (amateur press associations) and occasionally encounter at conventions people who've been my friends for years...for the first time in person. Usually we get on quite well. Occasionally we find out we have nothing to talk about in person, only on paper. --Lee Gold