In article <7852@ashram.com>, houston@ashram.com spews forth:
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>Could some one please tell me what the purpose/topic/whatever 'alt.slack'
>serves? Is there a theme to it at all? Just curious.. thanks..
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>Houston
By asking that question, you have begun a thread of unspeakably smart-ass
responses. And when you've read them all, you'll have your answer.
Pete
Substitute and Destitute
http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/~eejohnso/pete/pete.html
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Subject: Re: Question
From: jlyons@haven.ios.com (John)
Suddenly, Houston wrote:
: Could some one please tell me what the purpose/topic/whatever 'alt.slack'
: serves? Is there a theme to it at all? Just curious.. thanks..
: Houston
So, have we answered to your satisfaction? Any more questions?
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John
jlyons@haven.ios.com
"Another thing my father told me was, 'Don't talk to just anybody about
this. People will throw rocks at you.'" -- Speaker for Acceptance
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Subject: Re: Question
From: jlyons@haven.ios.com (John)
I wrote:
: Any day now I should be recieving a copy of O.V. Gribkov's article,
: "Gravure-printing method for marking heat-shrink tubing" from Soviet
: Engineering Research Mag. I just can't wait!
It's here! It's heeeeeere! Gotta go!
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John
jlyons@haven.ios.com
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Subject: Re: Question
From: jlyons@haven.ios.com (John)
Suddenly, Byron Jacquot wrote:
: I have found many good uses for that amazing article known as "HEAT
: SHRINK TUBING". Being an audio engineer, I am blessed with the
: oppurtunity to use it every day.
: Shrink tubing goes on the end of every last bleeding cable in the studio,
: to keep people like me from unscrewin' the ends to free the vampire
: wombats trapped inside. It also serves as a bit of relief from the
: wieght of the cable that hangs on the edges of the plug.
Yes, these are all good uses of the wonderful heat-shrink tubing. I
slipped some onto the shafts of all of my screwdrivers, so as to insulate
them from the inevitable bumping into live circuitry. It also makes for
excellent plier handle grips!
: Just recently, I put a piece of tiny shrink tube on the end of a shoelace
: to keep it from unraveling. Very handy indeed.
Good show. The possibilities are endless with heat-shrink tubing. I
really believe the world would be a better place if more people knew
about the joys of heat-shrink tubing. It's just so darned versatile!
: I'm also working on a new volume, cooking with shrink toob, to be
: completed sometime tomorrow...look in your favorite book (or buka) store.
Mmmmm! Sounds tasty. Some recipies would undoubtedly benefit from a
precise, controlled delivery of an ingredient _in situ_, as it were.
Eventually, with the help of heat-shrink tube technology, we'll be able
to just pop something into the oven and forget it. Science marches on!
Well, I'm partway through Gribkov's "Gravure-printing method for marking
heat-shrink tubing", and I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed.
Gribkov seems to treat heat-shrink tubing as some sort of...well....
=commodity= or something. He doesn't seem to posess the proper reverence
for this wonderful substance.
I've also been experimenting with the, shall we say, _erotic_
possibilities of heat-shrink tubing. I'm not sure I should say more,
since alt.slack is a family newsgroup...
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John
jlyons@haven.ios.com
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Subject: Re: Question
From: thescum@unix.infoserve.net (Byron Jacquot)
John (jlyons@haven.ios.com) wrote:
: Yes, these are all good uses of the wonderful heat-shrink tubing. I
: slipped some onto the shafts of all of my screwdrivers, so as to insulate
: them from the inevitable bumping into live circuitry. It also makes for
: excellent plier handle grips!
: : Just recently, I put a piece of tiny shrink tube on the end of a shoelace
: : to keep it from unraveling. Very handy indeed.
: I've also been experimenting with the, shall we say, _erotic_
: possibilities of heat-shrink tubing. I'm not sure I should say more,
: since alt.slack is a family newsgroup...
[deleted heat shrink babbling sold to an army of midgets for profit]
Dare I suggest it, maybe we should look into the religious possibilities that
shrink tubing gives us. That there could be a god universal enough to
allows us to have shrink tubing is somewhat astounding. And we have
inroads in almost every major audio setup in North America. We shall be
the tubeites, and our doctrine gets smaller in warm weather.
thescum@unix.infoserve.net
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Subject: Re: Question
From: wjs@nr.infi.net (Bill Seward)
In article <7852@ashram.com>, houston@ashram.com (Houston) says:
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>Could some one please tell me what the purpose/topic/whatever 'alt.slack'
>serves? Is there a theme to it at all? Just curious.. thanks..
Fresh meat! Pile on boys! And heat up the BBQ...
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Bill Seward
wjs@nr.infi.net
Give me slack, or give me Spam.
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Subject: Re: Question
From: selina@infi.net (Selina)
Houston (houston@ashram.com) wrote:
: Could some one please tell me what the purpose/topic/whatever 'alt.slack'
: serves? Is there a theme to it at all? Just curious.. thanks..
...what I've gathered so far is that the point of slack is to be yourself
and not what you think you should be or like everyone else is..just to fit in.
Go with your true thoughts and feelings. And try to be happy and not worry about things too much, and somehow good luck is suppose to come your way...although I'm not entirely clear on that part yet. It's just for fun,
but I guess the main points are serious. There's three or so books that you
can order that go into it. But dont take my word for any of it..
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Subject: Re: Question
From: saint@prairienet.org (Andrew Matthews)
In a previous article, selina@infi.net (Selina) says:
>...what I've gathered so far is that the point of slack is to be yourself
>and not what you think you should be or like everyone else is..just to fit in.
Wrong! We must all strive to be exactly like Nenslo! Yes, indeedily-
doodily, the entire purpose of the Church of the SubGenius has
nothing
to do with the teachings of the High Avatar of Slack, J.R. "Bob"
Dobbs, nor with acknowledging our true Yetisyn heritage. Nay, even
waiting patiently for X-day when we shall rise triumphant and take
our place as the rightful rulers of this planet is NOT the primary
Purpose. We are *not to act as individuals* - WE MUST ALL ASPIRE
TO BE EXACTLY LIKE NENSO: To Not Take Shit From Anyone. Flame
others
at the drop of a hat. Be old curmudgeons with who are entertained
solely by hating others FOR NO APPARENT REASON. And then, when
someone else tries to point out our shortcomings by emulating us,
to tell them to FUCK THEMSELVES. HARD. *That is the true purpose*.
>But don't take my word for any of it..
No, don't take ANYONE's word. Make it up as you go along. And
make as many enemies as you can. You can never have enough of
them. They supply you with entertainment for free, and if they're
good, they'll irrate you to the point where you can kill them and
eat them with a clean conscience.
st. andrew, ksc - First Church of Nenslonian L-U-V, Orthodox.
S A V E T H E P L A N E T - K I L L Y O U R S E L F !
suicide * abortion * cannibalism * sodomy
"eat a queer fetus for Jesus." - Rev. Chris Korda
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contact: snail-mail = PO BOX 53, PLAINFIELD, IL. 60544
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