Today's Topics:
Jittlovian Slack!
Out of the office until April 25th (2 msgs)
Semi-rant from _Harper's_
Spamalamadingdong
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From: sao@mit.edu
Message-Id: <9404131938.AA20836@cascade.MIT.EDU>
To: Subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Jittlovian Slack!
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 15:38:06 EDT
Man, this thing was big! In case other folks got the bright idea of posting
it too, I'll only send the first part. If nobody beats me to the punch,
I'll send along the rest tomorrow.
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 22:00:19 -0400
Message-Id: <13Apr1994.205848.Alan@LCS.MIT.EDU>
From: Alan Bawden <Alan@lcs.mit.edu>
To: ORAPOST@us.oracle.com, ECIKOVSK@us.oracle.com
Cc: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <9404120824.AA09046@oasun1.us.oracle.com>
Subject: Out of the office until April 25th
Emily,
I was so sorry to hear that you were out of the office and so you didn't
get to immediately read the copy of the Subgenius Digest that contained
Matthew's subscription adjustment. I have included a copy of it below,
just in case you deleted it by accident. I hope your business goes well,
and you find everything in order when you return on the 25th.
If anything comes up about Oracle CoAuthor, I won't hesitate to give Kim a
call. Is that phone number (415) 506-3179? I'm always so confused about
area codes.
By the way, I notice that your message says I should reply to
"ORAPOST@us.oracle.com", is that your real electronic mail address? Should
we be mailing copies of the Subgenius Digest to that address instead?
Next time you're traveling to Belgium, I was wondering if you could bring
back some of that great Belgian beer for Matthew and "Bob" and Kim and I.
Office automation is a lot more interesting after a couple of beers --
especially things having to do with electronic mail. I really love
electronic mail, don't you? Things like "--Boundary-7203808-0-0" and
"X-Orcl-Application: X-Digestifier-Version: 2.6" are just so groovy. I
like to take messages from other people's vacation programs and forward
them on to randomly chosen mailing list "-request" servers -- fun for the
whole family!
Oh well, time for me to get back to work.
See you around the Information Superhighway!
- Alan
PS. Daniel Leonard and Leopold the fish say "Hi".
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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 94 01:24:30 PDT
From: Emily Cikovsky <ECIKOVSK@us.oracle.com>
To: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Out of the office until April 25th
Reply-To: ORAPOST@us.oracle.com
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I'm out of the office on business until 4/25.
If you have questions about Oracle CoAuthor, please contact Kim Kepchar
(kkepchar) at 506-3179.
Emily
Emily Cikovsky **************************** 506-2099, 506-7105 FAX
Product Administrator *CoAuthor ConText PowerEdit* OP500, 5th floor, #536
Text Server Division **************************** Office Automation
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To: Subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Subgenius Digest V5 #73
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Subgenius Digest Mon, 11 Apr 94 Volume 5 : Issue 73
Today's Topics:
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Date: Mon, 11 Apr 94 11:14:46 +0100
From: mrw@ukc.ac.uk
To: Subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: subscribe/unsubscribe
Message-ID: <9404110618.aa02319@mc.lcs.mit.edu>
Hello...
i hope this is the right address. i've just moved back over here from Belgium, so
could you please
Subscribe mrw@ukc.ac.uk
Unsubscribe mw@cage.rug.ac.be
(this is for the Subgenius digest mailing list thing...)
Praise "Bob"
m a t t h e w
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 00:42:31 -0400
Message-Id: <14Apr1994.003200.Alan@LCS.MIT.EDU>
From: Alan Bawden <Alan@lcs.mit.edu>
To: ECIKOVSK@us.oracle.com
Cc: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
In-Reply-To: <9404140329.AA05301@oasun1.us.oracle.com>
Subject: Out of the office until April 25th
Emily,
I'm so confused. You send me mail with "Reply-To: ORAPOST@us.oracle.com"
in the header, but that doesn't work (message #1 below)! But you seem to
have gotten the mail anyway, because you sent me mail about your business
trip again (message #2 below). Does this mean Matthew still hasn't had his
address changed after his trip to Belgium? I guess I'll have to call Kim
tomorrow and ask.
- Alan
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 22:00:19 -0400
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 22:00:19 -0400
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From: Alan Bawden <Alan@lcs.mit.edu>
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In-Reply-To: Emily Cikovsky's message of Tue, 12 Apr 94 01:24:30 PDT <9404120824.AA09046@oasun1.us.oracle.com>
Subject: Out of the office until April 25th
Emily,...
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 20:29:08 PDT
From: Emily Cikovsky <ECIKOVSK@us.oracle.com>
To: alan@parsley.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Out of the office until April 25th
Reply-To: ORAPOST@us.oracle.com
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I'm out of the office on business until 4/25. ...
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 94 19:04:39 EDT
From: Wes Morgan <morgan@engr.uky.edu>
Message-Id: <9404132304.AA24159@s.ecc.engr.uky.edu>
To: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Semi-rant from _Harper's_
BARNEY: AN ABOMINATION UNTO THE LORD
From: "Barney, 'The Purple Messiah,'" by Dr. Joseph R. Chambers, a
"sermon booklet" published last December by Paw Creek Minis-
tries, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This excerpt was prin-
ted in the March 1994 issue of _Harper's_.
Barney is much more than just a fun creature of kids' imaginations. He
is a politically correct teacher of everything on the liberal left's agen-
da, from New Age evolution to radical ecology. To many children, Barney
has become a guru of sorts. He constantly teaches transcendental thought
and mystical ideas. Nothing comes through Barney's teachings more clearly
than the New Age idea of using our minds to create miracles. No one should
deny that positive or negative thinking can tremendously affect our lives.
But such powers are clearly physical and end with the normal experiences
we enjoy. *God alone is supernatural.*
The idea of a seance is at the forefront of almost every Barney program.
On one show, about Mother Goose rhymes, Mother Goose talks to the children
from one of her books. Led by Barney, the children commune with Mother
Goose and conduct a seance to bring her to them. As they sing and dance
their little ditty, she - poof! - appears in their presence. The Bible
calls that necromancy and says that a person who participates in such be-
havior is an abomination unto the Lord (Deuteronomy 18:9-12). This kind
of occult activity fills the Barney material. *Conjuring someone up is
certainly not kid's play!*
The book, *Just Imagine with Barney*, is also completely immersed in New
Age messages. It starts with a little girl named Lori, who is crying be-
cause her family plans to move to another city. She hugs her toy Barney,
her "very best friend," and says, "'I don't want to move.'" Then the giant
Barney appears amid "sparkling stardust and dancing magical colors" and
says, "'You loved me so much that your love made me real!'" Then he leads
Lori into a world where your imagination creates whatever you desire. Bar-
ney tells Lori, "'Sometimes I imagine that I can fly like a bird and..Zoom!
Up I go! Now, you try it.'" Lori closes her eyes and imagines that she
can fly, too. Then Barney says the magic words, "'Shimbaree, Shimbarah!
Shimbaree, Shimbarah!'" and, "*Zoom!* Lori flew up into the air right next
to Barney."
Lori is told that she can do whatever she wants with her imagination. This
is exactly what is being taught through New Age techniques known as "cen-
tering," "quieting reflexes," and "guided imagery." These programs have
been labeled by sensible psychologists and psychiatrists as dangerous and
misleading. Guided imagery has been rejected by almost every school dis-
trict in America due to protests by parents.
At the end of *Just Imagine*, Lori and Barney fly back to Lori's house.
Barney disappears so that her parents won't find out about him. Lori is
all bubbles and happiness. *Clearly, Barney has replaced her parents as
the source of her peace of mind and stability.* This book is one of the
most subtle attacks on the family that I have ever witnessed. It certainly
leaves no room for the Lord Jesus Christ to be a child's best friend.
In another book, *Barney's Magical Picnic*, Barney multiplies food much
like Jesus. Instead of fish and loaves of bread, Barney uses a peanut-
butter sandwich; with imaginations, stars, and rainbows, the sandwich be-
comes "magically big enough for everyone."
*Barney's Campfire Sing-A-Long* is a video in which Barney and the Back-
yard Gang go on a camping trip. Tina gets separated from the group, but
she remembers that Barney told them to hug a tree if they got lost and to
blow their whistles. When Tina hugs the tree, the gang suddenly hears her
and returns to save her. You often see bumper stickers that read, "Have
you hugged a tree today?" This is the work of the most radical ecologist
New Agers in this nation. They believe that "God is all and all is God;"
it is raw occultism and the antithesis of the Holy Scripture.
When you mix captivating entertainment, catchy songs, and emotionally
satisfying music with a message that glorifies the creator of it all,
you have the makings of a cult. Barney has become the leader of a chil-
dren's cult. When Barney appears, the children joyously proclaim, "When
he leads the way, everything is A-OK!" As a society, we have become more
and more fascinated with wild fantasy and less and less disciplined about
responsibility. We are on a mindless trip created by our unbridled imagi-
nations. Barney is an excellent gauge of where we are headed.
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To: subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Spamalamadingdong
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 94 17:22:44 -0400
From: Michael Travers <mt@media.mit.edu>
