The Pilot Episode of the SIGFILE FOLLIES

Date: Tue, 16 Aug 94 14:58:54 CDT
From: carrie@ee.UManitoba.CA
Message-Id: <9408161958.AA28660@em1.ee.umanitoba.ca>
To: gedetil@cs.UManitoba.CA
Subject: Re: signature file
Cc: mayor@ee.UManitoba.CA, judge1@ee.UManitoba.CA

Just a quick note..... la.

I think I've figure out this signature file thing.  Do you remember the
old Letterman shows on daytime TV?  He used to have a segment called
"Coffee Cup theatre" where they would play 2 minutes of a movie for
people who didn't have time to watch a full screening and preferred
daily installments.  So, I am going to borrow this bit of intellectual
property,(PLACE TANGENT HERE- I think the movie was Plan9 from outer space)
and segmentize a book with daily readings in my sig file.

Sorry about the G.E.D.

I know don't apologize

J.S.C.
(Just Send Currency)

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And now its time for Sigfile Follies, where we present our daily reading
from
one of the world's classic novels. 
 Today's episode: The adventure of the captive commode (Segment 143)
"I don't believe it Holmes", I exasperated, "who would be behind
such a devious attack on our sanitation."
Holmes replied sternly,"I've checked the loo thoroughly, and I have
to admit that I'm stumped."
"Then that means.....",I ejaculated.
"Yes Watson, I have nothing to go on."
Holmes paused, and waited till the dreaful moans subsided.
"Now be a good chap and clean up that mess on the rug."
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A year later Gilbert commented:

Wow! Notice how much shorter the segments were back then? (And what's with that afro Jeff was wearing?!...)

Also notice, that I was the first (and only) person to make the "To:" list from day one! Thank you!

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