From: gerdw@cougar.vut.edu.au (David Gerard)
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
Subject: [alt.alien.visitors] Re: Aliens or Future Beeings???
Date: 4 Dec 1996 08:53:35 +0100

Subject: Re: Aliens or Future Beeings??? 
From: dynasor@infi.net (Dennis McClain-Furmanski)
Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors, za.flame, alt.slack

On 11-07-96, angela@exis.Net wrote:
 
 aN> David F Lynch (dflync01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu) wrote:
 
 aN> : GROSS!  Who wants SOGGY TOAST?  Don't any of you all have TOASTERS,
   > where : you have to push it down, and then when it pops up it's still
   > not done, : so then you push it down again and it pops up five
   > seconds later, so : then you hold down the lever and listen to it
   > make that horrible buzzing : sound until it's finally finished and
   > steam comes screaming out of its : navel?
 
 aN> I have the kind where you push the toast down and it comes up not
   > done, and then you push it down again and it comes up pitch black.
 
You people are operating digital computers connected to the most advanced
communications network in history and you can't outsmart a toaster. I
don't want you to explain it to me. I want you to explain it to yourselves
and listen closely when you do it.