[net.wanted] Poems for the holidays

merusi@pwa-b.UUCP (Don Merusi) (11/05/85)

Looking for any kind of poetry for the holidays, Thanksgiving, Xmas and
New Years ...

dan@mgweed.UUCP (Daniel Gray) (11/08/85)

[ snug as a bug in a program ]

Thanksgiving Poem: (partial)

The goops they lick their fingers.
The goops they lick their knives.
They spill their broth on the tablecloth.
They lead disgusting lives.

The goops they talk while eating,
And loud and fast they chew
That's why I'm glad I'm not a goop --

Are you?

canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Alpha Carinae) (11/12/85)

    A Christmas Note...

    I'm sending this note to remind you,
    That taxes have taken away,
    The things that I've found essential,
    My reindeer, my workshop, my sleigh.

    I now make my rounds on a donkey,
    He's old and crippled and slow,
    So you'll know if you don't see me Christmas,
    I'm out on my ass in the snow.

                         ---H. Bug
-- 
Frank Dibbell     (408-746-6493)     ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!canopus
Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA     [This is the obligatory disclaimer..]

fonceca@kcl-cs.UUCP (ZNAC463) (11/12/85)

<Munch, Munch, Gobble, Chew...................>

Help.........
Does anyone out there in Network land know how to drive an IBM kbd 
(This is England.... we drive on the left).
It has a 20 way connector on the back (unlike the pc's which has less than 8)
I would appreciate it if anyone could supply any relevent info.
Thanks.			--Simon--

	"Reality is an illusion created by a deranged imagination"

	".knilb eht no si ytilaer ,sesnes ruoy tsujda ton oD"

	"Don't bother flaming me, I've got asbestos underwear"

paulh@tektronix.UUCP (Paul Hoefling) (11/14/85)

> Looking for any kind of poetry for the holidays, Thanksgiving, Xmas and
> New Years ...

Here's one the was posted about 2 years ago, but I think I bears repeating:
(I've long since lost the original poster's name, so if you posted this,
step forward and take credit for it...)
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			RANGTOH	I SSLEIGH T OHISTEA M GAVEAWH I	STLEAND	A WAYTHEY A LLFLEWL I KETHEDO W	NONATHI	S TLEBUTI
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								   1822	  1984
								    THIS MOST
								     FAM OUS
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								      PO EM
								    OBSE RVES
								    THIS XMAS
							       ITS 162ND ANNIVERSARY
-- 

Paul Hoefling
Information Pack Rat
uucp: {allegra,decvax,ihnp4,ucbvax,zehntel}!tektronix!paulh

twb@hoqam.UUCP (BEATTIE) (11/15/85)

> Looking for any kind of poetry for the holidays, Thanksgiving, Xmas and
> New Years ...

Here is an interesting item, I don't know whence it came.
Tom.

    better !pout !cry
    better watchout
    lpr why
    santa claus <north_pole >town

    cat /etc/passwd >list
    ncheck list 
    ncheck list
    cat list | grep naughty >nogiftlist
    cat list | grep nice >giftlist
    santa claus <north_pole > town

    who | grep sleeping
    who | grep awake
    who | egrep bad|good
    for (goodness sake) {
			 be good
			}