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Re: LONGEST KNOWN THREAD - AND MOST BORING

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From: "Colin F. Russ"
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 18:37
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In article <38k2g7$li5@pandora.sdsu.edu> hooten@ucssun1.sdsu.edu "hooten" writes:

> John Kordic (jpdavid@netcom.com) wrote:
> : In article <pM4gkWY6a8HV063yn@en.com>, Lou DuChez <ljduchez@en.com> wrote:
> : >In article <38968p$bnb@nyx10.cs.du.edu>, Michael Straight wrote:
> : >LD> >>>>>>Homosexuality is wrong!!!!!!!
> : >LD> >>>>>
> : >LD> >>>>>No it isn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> : >LD> >>>>
> : >LD> >>>>It says so in the BIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> : >LD> >>>
> : >LD> >>>No it DOESN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> : >LD> >>
> : >LD> >>Is too!!!!!!!!!!!
> : >LD> >
> : >LD> >Is NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> : >LD>
> : >LD> Tell me there's a longer and more boring thread.
> : >
> : >Is TOO!
>
> : Why do they call them threads anyway? There should be a more proper
> : analogical counterpart, because threads are linear, and the usenet is
> : subject to tangents. My suggestion is 'upsidedown trees'. I think it
> : is appropriate, because we start on top with the trunk,  and we get
> : branches, then the leaves are so distant from the trunk that they bear
> : little resemblance. The squirrels and birds are the non-sequitur type
> : posts.
>
> I would just like to say hello to all my squirrel friends!

So what's stopping you?

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| Antigravity research department: |       Colin F. Russ       |
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Subject: Re: LONGEST KNOWN THREAD - AND MOST BORING
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