jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend) (11/02/90)
In article <1990Oct31.210211.7436@lavaca.uh.edu> jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend) writes: >I have here a list of 214 individuals on USENET who are admitted system >crackers, phone phreaks and computer criminals. I can't say who It seems that many people who read this newsgroup have forgotten an important part of our history: Joe "Tailgunner" McCarthy. Anyone who did not understand my post should go to their local library and look up some articles/books on the man, and then you might get the joke. Please stop sending me (and my boss) hate mail because you didn't get to the ":-)" at the bottom of the posting. -- J. Eric Townsend Internet: jet@uh.edu Bitnet: jet@UHOU Systems Manager - University of Houston Dept. of Mathematics - (713) 749-2120 EastEnders list: eastender@karazm.math.uh.edu Skate UNIX(r)
mark@DRD.Com (Mark Lawrence) (11/03/90)
jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend) wrote: } It seems that many people who read this newsgroup have forgotten an } important part of our history: Joe "Tailgunner" McCarthy. Anyone } who did not understand my post should go to their local library and } look up some articles/books on the man, and then you might get the } joke. I think I'm reasonably intelligent, educated and informed and I didn't make the connection at all. I know about the McCarthy era, but wasn't familiar with exact exposition until you tied it together. I knew it was a joke, Eric, from the context. Perhaps a collaborateur might have been in order who could have posted some kind of reference so we could go dig into our history books and appreciate the irony. -- mark@DRD.Com uunet!apctrc!drd!mark$B!J%^!<%/!!!&%m!<%l%s%9!K(B