----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 10:14 AM Subject: Re: Welcome, Jose
> Quoting Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Every once in a while, someone I knew long ago finds me on the Internet. > > Our newest subscriber to Brin-L is Jose Ortiz, who was one of my team of > > sysops on the CompuServe Multimedia Forums, which I launched in 1989 and > > sold (the contract to operate them, that is) to Cowles Media in 1992 or so. > > We had the pleasure of meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a few years back > > when I was on my way to visit my sister in the USVI. Jose tracked me down > > and asked where he might find a good on-line community, like we used to have > > on CIS... and so here he is, lurking at least. > > > > Welcome, Jose! > > Nick: > > Thanks for the warm welcome!! I totally appreciate it. > > I'll begin by saying that I love what I'm reading, and I'm reading quite a LOT. > Everything from Internet viruses to the coveted Hugo awards. Yipeee!!! :-) > > > Feel free to tell everyone how we used to hog-tie > > flame-baiters and tickle them into submission. > > > > You mean, those who didn't threaten to sue? And we got a lot of those, folks. > > Actually, it went something like this. Nick would do the hog-tying, while I > would do most of the tickling. Meanwhile, Ian (our British Sysop) would dry- > wit them to death, while Courtney (our man in Hawaii) would luau-them with > roasted pork and teach them how to do the "hula". After that, everybody was > happy. > > I think we help bring CIS down, if you ask me. Those midnight raids on the > Virtual-Sysop-Liquo..er..Medicine-Cabinet ran quite a bill, Nick. And it got > worse after you left for greener pastures. > > Seriously now, it's a pleasure and an honor to be here. I don't think I could > be on better company. > Hola from Texas Jose! If you really do like what you are reading, then you are probobly a very sick individual indeed, in which case you will fit in quite well with the rest of us who are here by court order. <G> Ahem...... Sheesh...and all that.... and welcome to the list! xponent How Do You Do And 23 Skidoo Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
