From: jershie@cyberdude.com
IF AOL WERE A CITY.....
* You'd live in a place where no two people had the same name.
* You'd only pay $21.95 a month to live there, but half the time
you tried to leave your house, the door would be stuck.
* Once you got outside, even if you were in a hurry, you'd be
assaulted by slimy little door-to-door sales creeps offering
you great AOL 14.4 modems for only $399.99.
* The commute to work is just a double-click away, but every time
you try to leave your driveway, the flow of traffic knocks you
back into your yard.
* 48 hours after moving in, your mailbox would be overflowing with
special offers, promotions and discounts from www.junkmail.com.
* The local post office would tell your mother you're not a known
resident.
* The local post office won't forward your mail to you when you move.
* If you saw a crime and called 911, they'd reply a week later with
a form letter saying how you "really are important to us".
* Every time you went shopping, you'd be kicked out of the store by
a bouncer screaming, "WE'RE SORRY, THIS STORE IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE."
* Whenever you traveled to other cities, people would see your license
tag and laugh at you, behind your back.
* You'd occasionally be sent home during your day by another bouncer
telling you that the city has performed an illegal operation.
* You'd not have any idea who your neighbors are, and most new arrivals
would move in at night, stuff everyone's mailbox with garbage, and
vacate before sun-up.
* The administration would build a huge, state of the art park, and
allow the kids to play there free, then suddenly start demanding money.
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