mmm@weitek.UUCP (Mark Thorson) (09/25/85)
Okay guys, let's test the power of the net. I've come up with a project that would be a perfect demonstration of the degree to which Usenet can affect the conduct of daily life in this country. We now reach 100K to 250K people with the network. Do we control the country, yet? Can we? We must have a project that is an adequate demonstration of our power. But at the same time, we must not bite off more than we can chew (otherwise we'll be demonstrating our LACK of power). The project is Cheese Triscuit. That's right, Cheese Triscuit. So far, Nabisco has had a damn good cracker called Triscuit. A few years ago, they introduced a new form, Low Salt Triscuit. I propose that our project be to force Nabisco to introduce another form of Triscuit, Cheese Triscuit. Imagine that. We can put a new product on the shelves of America. It might even be a good product, if Nabisco doesn't screw it up. If they make it as good as Cheez-It crackers from Sunshine Baking, we can be proud of the achievement. Of course they'll probably make something as wretched as Cheese Nips (just thinking about Cheese Nips makes me want to spit something out of my mouth). I want us Usenet junkies to be able to say to our grandchildren, "See that! See that box of Cheese Triscuit there! When Usenet and I were young, we put that there. We created that. The Usenet is strong! Don't mess with us." So let's begin a massive letter writing campaign. Thousands of letters from coast-to-coast. Computer-printed forms, hand-written scribbles from little old ladies, pen plotted simulations of hand-written scribbles from little old ladies, whatever you can come up with. JUST DON'T LET NABISCO KNOW ABOUT USENET. Mark Thorson (...!cae780!weitek!mmm)