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Article #2562Re: New fortune file request
From: larry
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1987 17:41
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1987 17:41
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In article <134@actnyc.UUCP>, srk@actnyc.UUCP (Shalom Krischer) writes:
> >The fortune file on our system is over two years old. The source code
> >for fortune gives Ken Arnold as the author of (at least most of) the
> >code. Is anybody maintaining a fortune data base? We'd sure appreciate
> >a new batch of fortunes! Thanks!
>
> Us too!!!! (I think this is worthy enough to be posted to net.sources)
I agree; we need an updated fortunes file, since some of the
entries are rather outdated. My two favorites:
One Bell System - it sometimes works.
One Bell System - it works.
Perhaps those entries should be replaced with:
One Bell System - it lived once, but then it died.
:-) :-) :-)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!kitty!larry From: larry@kitty.UUCP Newsgroups: misc.wanted,comp.sources.wanted Subject: Re: New fortune file request Message-ID: <1711@kitty.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Apr-87 12:41:43 EST Article-I.D.: kitty.1711 Posted: Sat Apr 18 12:41:43 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Apr-87 03:07:08 EST References: <276@bsdpkh.UUCP> <134@actnyc.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY Lines: 24 Summary: "Outdated" fortunes...