@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 To: (Joke Group)•••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Marsha Woodbury) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Silver Surfer forward: Through the pitch-black night, the captain sees a light dead ahead on a collision course with his ship. He sends a signal: "Change your course ten degrees east." The light signals back: "Change yours, ten degres west." Angry, the captain sends: "I'm a Navy captain! Change your course, sir!" "I'm a seaman, second class," comes the reply. "Change your course, sir." Now the captain is furious. "I'm a battleship! I'm not changing course!" There's one last reply: "I'm a lighthouse. Your call." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Peter Cohen forward: -Top Ten Things that Never Happen on Star Trek----------------- > >10 The Enterprise runs into a energy field of a type it has encountered > several times before. > >9 The Enterprise goes to visit a remote outpost of scientists, who are all > perfectly alright. > >8 Some of the crew visits the holodeck and it works properly. > >7 The crew of the Enterprise discovers a totally new lifeform, which later > turns out to be a rather well-known old life-form wearing a funny hat. > >6 The crew of the Enterprise is afflicted by a mysterious plague, for which > the only cure can be found in the well-stocked enterprise sick bay. > >5 The captain has to make a difficult decision about a less advanced people > which is made a great deal easier by the Starfleet Prime Directive. > >4 An enigmatic being composed of pure energy attempts to interface with the > Enterprise's computer, only to find it has forgotten to bring the right > leads. > >3 A power surge on the bridge is rapidly and correctly diagnosed as a faulty > capacitor by the highly trained and competent engineering staff. > >2 A major Starfleet emergency breaks out near the Enterprise, but fortunately > some other ships in the area are able to deal with it to everyone's > satisfaction. > >1 The Enterprise is involved in a bizarre time-warp experience which is in > some way unconnected to the late 20th century. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Barak got the poem from Gail Scherba: > SPELLBOUND by Penny Harper (scent by Gail Scherba (-: Ed) > > I have a spelling checker. > It came with my PC. > It plainly marks four my revue, > Mistakes I cannot sea. > > I've run this poem threw it, > I'm sure your pleased two no. > It's letter-perfect, without error, > My checker tolled me sew. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Richard K. Moore <•••@••.•••> Wexford, Ireland (USA citizen) Editor: The Cyberjournal (@CPSR.ORG) See the CyberLib at: http://www.internet-eireann.ie/cyberlib See Cyber-Rights library: http://jasper.ora.com/andyo/cyber-rights/cyber-rights.html You are encouraged to forward and cross-post messages and online materials for non-commercial use, provided they are copied in their entirety, with all headers, signatures, etc., intact. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~--~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
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