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Proff Posted Mar 16, 2000
So neither of you read Science Fiction, and are not aware of an extract from a classic novel then?
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Grey Area Posted Mar 17, 2000
Prof, you know full well I read Sci-Fi, and I have read the phrase before, although just where eludes me, unless it was 1984.
I just thought he deserved one of your more lucid replies.
(No smiley face, 'cos mine dont work, dammit!)
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Proff Posted Mar 17, 2000
Ok guys, I was just winding you up, and also told a little porky..
In fact I was talking about SF short written 1930 by Miles J. Brewer called The Gostak and the Doshes." Not a great by any standards, but very very clever. Try a search on 'Gostak' and see what the results are!
P. The Gostak Distims the Doshes.
Q. What's a Gostak?
P. That's what distims the Doshes
Q. Whats Distimming?
P. It's what the Gostak does to the Doshes.
Q. Okay, but what are the Doshes?
P. They're what the Gostak Distims................
I have been seeking a copy in desperation for years, original never got returned by a friend, of course, I have forgotten which "friend" it was.
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ted.tfl3.113713 Posted Mar 21, 2000
But, how do you tell?...
(Perhaps I should be censored?)
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Grey Area Posted Mar 21, 2000
Censorship is trgj% the most wonderful and benevolent invention for the fulfilment of a happy and carefree life. This message has not been tampered with *%rnvf crap!
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Grey Area Posted Mar 22, 2000
This link now too long. Gentlemen, may I suggest we adjourn to a new forum, called Red Pen, which I will start now?
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ted.tfl3.113713 Posted Mar 22, 2000
Sounds good, but before we cast this sheet off into the wind, a question regarding the length and loading time of these threads, about how long does it take for this one to come up? I ask because I happen to be lucky to have a cable internet hookup which they tell me is slicker than &#!7 on a hot day. Basically irrelevent, but alas, the story of my life...
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Grey Area Posted Mar 23, 2000
Sometimes, like today, it only takes a minute. 
Sometimes, mostly, it can take several minutes 
No Fun, if you're paying for the call...
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