Path: typhoon.sonic.net!feed.news.sonic.net!news-out.nuthinbutnews.com!propagator!feed2.newsfeeds.com!newsfeeds.com!xmission!hub1.nntpserver.com!beamish.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsfeed0.news.atl.earthlink.net!news.atl.earthlink.net!news.mindspring.net!not-for-mail From: "Ned Ludd" Newsgroups: alt.zen,alt.buddha.short.fat.guy Subject: Re: Happy Birthday alt.zen! Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 07:52:25 -0600 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Lines: 79 Message-ID: References: <46a4113a.0202260026.439a5f5a@posting.google.com> <8ZSe8.221031$d34.16032001@bin8.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com> <3C7BFDA9.C1E656FB@attbi.com> <5127a553.0202262241.bef89a6@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d8.c0.96.0b X-Server-Date: 27 Feb 2002 13:53:55 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Xref: typhoon.sonic.net alt.zen:284724 alt.buddha.short.fat.guy:184053 Daryl wrote in message news:5127a553.0202262241.bef89a6@posting.google.com... dcoffey wrote: >>> Alt.zen was basically created to be an extension of a.b.s.f.g... Sphere: >> Shit! You tell'n me absfg is older than az???? Daryl: > Eight years old and still older than most of it's participants. > In Net-years that is.... > Fat-guy brothers and sisters - Oh you're going to love this. Deja/Google's first archived post from a.b.s.f.g. is dated June 27, 1990 (almost TWELVE years ago). And here it is: ----- ~From: Russ Reynolds (russ@bu-it.bu.edu) ~Subject: Re: Metaphysical tummy-rubbing (or ^[-^X physical [for emacs users]) ~Newsgroups: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.stupidity ~Date: 1990-06-27 13:48:04 PST In article <59587@bu.edu.bu.edu> lcl@labatts.bu.edu (Lisa C Lewis) writes: >In article <6752@umd5.umd.edu>, wchan@umd5.umd.edu (Winthrop D Chan) writes: >|> So what's the deal in this newsgroup? Can we rub his tummy for good luck? > >Absolutely. Rubbing the tummy of a concept always brings good luck. Not >that *I* have the equanimity (or non-presence) of mind to be capable of >doing such a thing, myself... Keep not practicing. -Not russ f o d d e r -- -- russ@bu-it.bu.edu russ@cs.bu.edu russ@bu-pub.bu.edu russ@buenga.bu.edu -- ----- And the next oldest message is from Lindsey Durway (one of the founding members, mentioned by Alf), cross-posted from a thread in rec.humor. (I always though Lindsey Durway WAS Alf, but I guess I'm wrong.) And here it is: ----- ~From: Lindsey Durway (durway@dg-rtp.dg.com) ~Subject: Answering machine message ~Newsgroups: rec.humor, alt.buddha.short.fat.guy ~Date: 1990-08-29 17:56:57 PST My current answering machine message is: Hello. I'm sorry, but you have not reached a wrong number. If you wish to reach a wrong number, please hang up and try again. Thanks you. -- Lindsey Durway durway@dg-rtp.dg.com -or- ...!mcnc!rti!xyzzy!durway Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC; (919) 248-6166. I'll take a mixed drink over a mixed metaphor any day. ---- Path: typhoon.sonic.net!feed.news.sonic.net!sfo2-feed1.news.digex.net!intermedia!news-hog.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!logbridge.uoregon.edu!xmission!hub1.nntpserver.com!beamish.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsfeed0.news.atl.earthlink.net!news.atl.earthlink.net!news.mindspring.net!not-for-mail From: "Ned Ludd" Newsgroups: alt.zen Subject: Re: Happy Birthday alt.zen! Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:32:51 -0600 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: d8.c0.9f.17 X-Server-Date: 25 Feb 2002 20:34:18 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Xref: typhoon.sonic.net alt.zen:284135 dcoffey wrote in message news:Q1xe8.208230$d34.15327097@bin8.nnrp.aus1.giganews.com... > > be well budds > d. lee (Just Another Redneck Buddhist) > Holy Shit! Talk about a flash from the past! So, David, since it has come up occasionally, I know you newgrouped alt.zen, but who newgrouped alt.philosophy.zen? Ned