[net.news] subliminals

jaw@ames.UUCP (James A. Woods) (03/19/85)

# The problem is not that so many are constantly looking for enlightenment
  these days, but that so many are constantly finding it.

     -- R. D. Rosen, "Psychobabble"

# But profound as psychology is, it's a knife that cuts both ways.

     -- Dostoevski, "The Brothers Karamazov"

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     Here's something for the net police.  This may be old hat, but just
for kicks, subliminal messages might be added to our august netnews software
to make people "behave".  This idea, in a similar context, should be
blamed on Peter Brouwer in the AT&T trade rag "attage", March/April '85.

     With the 'curses' package, it should be easy enough to indelibly etch
things into the hindbrain during those long terminal sessions. I'm preparing
my vnews database now...

	A flame a day keeps the shrink away.
	Post no bills.
	followup via 'mail', you dolt
	4.3 > 5.2
	MILNET causes impotence.
	Buy Apple!
	For a good time, call 800-828-UNIX
	Hire people with hooks.
	Take your news administrator out to lunch today.
	Bark like a wombat.
	rm -r *

     -- James A. Woods   {ihnp4,hplabs}!ames!jaw   (jaw@riacs)