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Best of Internet Oracularities #951-975    (3.8 mean)
Compiled-By: Steve Kinzler <kinzler@cs.indiana.edu>
Date: 2 Feb 1998 16:35:03 -0500

Oracularities are the distilled wisdom and sagacity of the Internet
Oracle, as incarnated in its many anonymous e-mail participants.  This
collection has been compiled from the regular Oracularities postings #951
through #975 and contains the Oracularities rated by its readers
as among the funniest.

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957-03    (38jvz dist, 3.9 mean)
Selected-By: Mark Lawrence <lawrence.4@osu.edu>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> What has it gots in its pocketses, my precioussssss?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} It was a rainy afternoon in the City of Angels. I was sitting in my
} fifth-floor office, watching the grime on the window get smeared by
} the smog-saturated raindrops. I hadn't had a client in three weeks
} and I was broke. The rent hadn't been paid in two months and the
} landlord was getting snarly. I was, too.
}
} My feet were up on the desk and I had a lit Camel in one fist and
} a glass of Wild Turkey in the other. I may be broke, but it doesn't
} mean that I have to drink cheap bourbon. As I leaned back in my chair,
} I could see the gold letters on the frosted glass of my office door:
} "ROTAGITSEVNI ETAVIRP ,ELCARO TENRETNI".
}
} I was just thinking about packing it in for the day and seeing if I
} could interest Lisa in a couple of steaks -- her treat -- and some
} serious cuddling when the door opened. A small, thin, sallow-faced guy
} in a long, dirty, threadbare raincoat slunk into the office. He had
} shifty eyes. I casually swung my feet off my desk and sat up straight.
} Putting the drink down on the scarred wood, I allowed my hand to
} drift down and make sure that the .45 strapped to the kneewell was
} still in place, and still cocked. I didn't like the look of this guy.
}
} I liked it even less when he spoke. "Is it Sssssammmm Sssspade,
} my precioussss? No, it'sssss not! It'sssss the Oracle..."
}
} "That's right, Mac. The Internet Oracle. What can I do for you?"
}
} One thin, bony hand came out of the raincoat. His fingers had webbing.
} This was seriously weird. One long skeletal finger pointed at me.
}
} "I wantsssss it back, my preciousssssss..."
}
} "Lose something?"
}
} "I wantsssss it back..." he repeated.
}
} "Look, Bud, I can't help you unless you give me more information.
} What's missing?"
}
} "My preciousssssssss," he hissed. I would as soon as plugged this
} freak as soon as listened to any more silibants, but a gig was a gig.
} Besides, I was tired of corn flakes for dinner. So, I tried one
} more time.
}
} "Look, guy... what's your name?"
}
} He swallowed. Hard. Loud. It was going to be one of those clients.
} I tried another tack.
}
} "My fee is a sawbuck a day, plus expenses. *I* decide the expenses.
} A C-note down; you get your change back -- if there is any change --
} at the end of the case. Now, I'll ask again: What's missing?"
}
} "My precioussssss..."
}
} So, he wanted me to track dowm some broad who'd run out on him. Sure.
} Why not? Any dame in her right mind would run like hell from a wierdo
} like this guy.
}
} "Okay, Mac. Sure, I can find her. What does she look like?"
}
} "You're gold, aren't you, my precioussssss?"
}
} A blonde, eh? Yeah, I could see it, now.
}
} "Height?"
}
} "Sssssmall..."
}
} "Thin?"
}
} "Round...."
}
} A little dumpy broad? Why not?
}
} "When did you last see her?" I asked.
}
} Instead of answering, the little freak let out a loud, high-pitched
} wail.  I'd head that sound once before, on the beach at Iwo Jima, when
} my best friend caught a bullet in the belly. It's not a sound I like.
}
} Just then, the phone rang. The suddenness almost made me jump out of
} my skin. I snatched up the receiver, keeping one hand free to grab
} the .45 if the freak made a move while I was on the horn.
}
} "Oracle," I barked.
}
} "Orrie, it's Captain Gandalf."
}
} Great. My day was turning out just swell. Capt. Gandalf was a hard-nose
} cop out of Central Division.
}
} "Whadda ya want, Captain?"
}
} "We have a lead on a jewelry heist."
}
} "What's that to me?" The freak had stopped screaming and was watching
} me with eyes the color of oatmeal. Both hand were back in his pockets.
} I didn't like it. At all.
}
} "The gang has been hitting places all up and down the coast. Strange
} thing is, they're passing up all sorts of loot. They're picky: They
} only take one thing."
}
} "Yeah? What's that?"
}
} "Rings. Gold rings."
}
} "So? I'll ask again: What's that to me?"
}
} "We think they may contact you to try to find one ring, the one
} that'll complete the set."
}
} Gold. Small. Round. It was beginning to come together.
}
} "There a reward?" I asked, as casually as someone with a taste for
} fine bourbon and a Thunderbird budget can get away with.
}
} "Yeah. Five big ones."
}
} I whistled softly. "That's a lot of green. What's the description of
} the perps?"
}
} "Small, kinda fat. Here's the weird thing. They usually goes barefoot.
} Witnesses say that they've got hairy feet."
}
} "Hairy feet?" I could see the freak stiffen at that phrase.
}
} "That's all we got, Orrie. You get any guy like that come in and
} start talking about gold rings, gimme a call. We'll split the reward."
}
} Bastard. More like, split my skull and take all the reward.
}
} "Sure, Captain. I'll give you a call."
}
} I hung up. The freak hadn't moved, but he hadn't taken his hands out
} of his pockets, either. I leaned forward.
}
} "Look, Mac, I've got a proposition. You're looking for a ring. Now,
} *I'm* looking for a ring. Let's head down to Joe's and I'll buy you
} a cup of coffee. We'll talk it over. Maybe we can come to some sort
} of arrangement."
}
} The freak grinned. I tried not to shudder. This guy hadn't brushed
} his teeth since Roosevelt -- the first one -- was president.
}
} I grabbed my hat and held the door open for the freak. This was going
} to be an interesting evening after all. Lisa would just have to wait.
}
}
} You owe the Oracle a version of "Tales of Middle Earth" as written
} by Jane Smiley.


962-07    (37nDw dist, 3.9 mean)
Selected-By: Christophe <xof@chanticleer.com>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Can you give me a sign?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

}            _____________           _______________
}           |             |         |               |
}           | TRESPASSERS |         |  YOU OWE THE  |
}           |   WILL BE   |         | ORACLE A ROLL |
}           |   ZOTTED!   |         | OF RAZOR WIRE |
}           |_____________|         |_______________|
}                 | |                      | |
}                 | |                      | |
}                 |_|                      |_|


967-05    (48jzy dist, 3.9 mean)
Selected-By: Mark Lawrence <lawrence.4@osu.edu>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Oracle most wise, who knows the proper address of every photon in the
> universe, please enlighten this, your most humble supplicant.
>
> Should I upgrade to Grovel 4.x?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Good lord, supplicant! Why waste your time with Grovel 4.x? I've
} installed Grovel 98beta and, I tell you son, it's great! Here,
} lemme show you. Zadoc! Hoi, ZADOC!
}
} [The Oracle waits expectantly, but nothing happens]
}
} Zadoc! Come here, you snivelling snotmonkey!
}
} [A brief pause; then the truculent figure of the Oracle's premier
} priest slouches into the Oracular chamber]
}
} ZADOC: No need to burst a blood vessel.
}
} ORACLE: Where were you, worm?
}
} ZADOC: I was busy, wasn't I? So whaddaya want that's so all-fired
}     important?
}
} ORACLE: I want you to demonstrate your Grovel 98beta implant for
}     the benefit of this supplicant.
}
} ZADOC: What, now?
}
} ORACLE: You got something more important planned?
}
} ZADOC: As a matter of fact...
}
} ORACLE: Stop wasting time! Just demonstrate the damn thing.
}
} ZADOC: If I must. Just don't expect clean woodchuck cages tonight,
}     is all I can say.
}
} [Zadoc the Priest stands rigidly to attention, and begins pulling
} a series of strange faces]
}
} ORACLE: What're you doing now, vermin?
}
} ZADOC: Have you any idea how much RAM that stupid program of yours
}     takes up? I have to disable most higher brain functions just
}     to load it.
}
} ORACLE: Will I notice a difference?
}
} ZADOC: Ha bloody ha.
}
} [Zadoc continues pulling facial expressions and twitching at the
} extremities. He then pokes his index finger into his left ear and
} makes soft whirring noises]
}
} ZADOC: Ready.
}
} ORACLE: Great - go outside and come back in when I call you.
}
} ZADOC: Blow this for a game of soldiers.
}
} [Exit Zadoc]
}
} ORACLE: Okay supplicant, now watch this - it'll knock you sideways!
}     Zadoc! Hoi, ZADOC!
}
} [Zadoc the Priest shuffles in on his hands and knees, bumping his
} forehead on the floor at regular intervals]
}
} ZADOC: You summoned me, oh knower of all there is to be known, seer
}     of all there is to be seen and fondler of all there is to be
}     fondled?
}
} ORACLE: I did. Tell me who I am.
}
} ZADOC: You are the sun that lights our sky by day and the stars
}     that guide our footsteps by night. You are the music that
}     enchants our ears and the succubus that makes our wet dreams
}     worth dreaming. Verily, you are he who knows the truth is
}     out there and amuses himself by keeping it hidden from Agent
}     Mulder.
}
} ORACLE: Isn't it great? Look, and you can select different modes of
}     grovel too. Do an Arabian Nights, Zadoc.
}
} ZADOC: Effendi, may the blessings of Allah and his Prophet rain down
}     like rose petals and lotus blossoms upon your resplendent visage!
}     Your knowledge, which is as boundless as the oceans - yea, may it
}     never be hidden from your faithful adherents, if Allah wills it -
}     your wisdom which, if it were written with a needle in the corner
}     of an eye, would cause considerable discomfort to even the most
}     enlightened, may it...
}
} ORACLE: Now a surreal one!
}
} ZADOC: O larsporsenian mantelpiece ornament, you are as orange as
}     a congeleen afro curled around the bony edges of a silver spoon
}     expressing its innermost desires for a lime-based detergent.
}     The tiny sounds of ancient bees resound forth from the forested
}     coercions between your toes. Were it not for the dizzy whiptail
}     ambivalence of your crumbling fleece, I could nev
}
} ORACLE: You could nev? What's that supposed to mean?
}
} [Zadoc stands frozen, a thin trickle of saliva appearing at the
} corner of his open mouth]
}
} ORACLE: Blast, he's crashed! Control - Alt - Delete, Zadoc!
}
} [No response]
}
} ORACLE: I forgot to tell you, supplicant - you may need to upgrade
}     your hardware. Actually, that's something I should have done
}     years ago with this rabble that serves me. Control - Alt -
}     Delete, Zadoc!
}
} [Still no response]
}
} ORACLE: It's no good - this is going to need a hard reboot. Lisa!
}     Fetch me an ice pick!


973-01    (51jFt dist, 3.9 mean)
Selected-By: mchevalier@WELLESLEY.EDU

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Why do men like power tools so much?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Well, come on down to the workshop, and we'll see what we can come
} up with.
}
} The first thing on the workbench is a hand-held drill.  Turn it on,
} press it against the wood, and it penetrates deeply, leaving a tight,
} perfect hole.  Look at that!  Isn't it a beauty?
}
} Okay, moving on, we have a power hammer.  Put the nails in here,
} thrust it against the wood, and it drives the spike in, all the
} way, in one powerful stroke.  And you can do it over and over
} again, thrusting the nails in, one after another...
}
} Next we come to the power sander.  Hold the edge of the wood against
} it, like so, and...  see that nice, smooth curve?  Look at the way
} it fits into the hand, no sharp edges.  Mmmmm!
}
} Power screwdriver.  Look how easy it is to put the screws in.  And
} now back out again, with just as little effort.  In, out, in, out...
} I could keep this up all day!
}
} Scroll saw?  Look how easy it is to use.  It just goes up and down,
} up and down, violating the pristine, virgin wood and cleaving it
} right in twain.  Oh, yeah!  Take it all, baby!
}
} Errr...
}
} So as you can plainly see, the answer to your question is that a
} man enjoys power tools because they allow him to create useful and
} beautiful objects with a professional, well-crafted look.
}
} You owe the Oracle a cigarette.


954-06    (5aluy dist, 3.8 mean)
Selected-By: Darkmage <DAVIS@wehi.edu.au>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Oh Oracle most wise, in looking through electronics catalogs, I find
> that you can buy zero ohm resistors.  What is the purpose of these
> devices?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.


957-04    (38lCq dist, 3.8 mean)
Selected-By: Otis Viles <cierhart@ic.net>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> To: oracle@cs.indiana.edu (The Internet Oracle)
> From: iso@9001.com (Interdimensional Standards Oracle)
> Subject: Sol III (Earth)
>
> Dear Mr. I. Oracle,
>
> I have completed my appraisal of your work on the planet known as
> earth. My observations follow:
>
> 1. Organic life
> Good concept, but a bit sloppy. This will need some tidying up before I
> can grant you an ISO9001 certificate. Specifically:
> a) sex:   Once again, good concept, but a bit sloppy. Too much leakage,
>    and totally unbalanced drives between the genders: turn up the female
>    sex drive a few notches, tighten up the orifice seals and you're onto
>    a winner here.
> b) hair:  Nice idea, but a couple of bugs to iron out, namely: it tends
>    to fall out after a while, and grow back in the most unlikely places.
>    Toggle switches for each bodily area wouldn't go amiss.
> c) flatulence: This is totally unacceptable. Remove this feature at
>    once.
> d) intoxicating substances: a wonderfully innovative and remarkably
>    successful experiment. You might want to tone down the negative
>    effects of over-indulgence a bit, but an otherwise splendid effort.
>    Well done!
> e) duck-billed platypus: What the hell were you on? (see d)
> f) sentience: A radical idea, granting sentience (of a sort) to mortal
>    beings, but my colleagues and I are willing to await the outcome
>    before deciding to allow it in future biospheres.
> g) children: Install an off switch on all future models, or your
>    licence will be revoked.
> h) dinosaurs: A certificate cannot be granted until you have tidied up
>    after yourself.
> i) STD's: You really are an evil-minded bastard, aren't you?
> j) death: This is a bit final isn't it?
> k) giraffe: What the hell were you on? (see d)
>
> 2. Scenery
> Mostly excellent, but you left too many rocks lying around various
> places. It was a good idea to pile them up together in those mountain
> ranges, but you never finished the job. Also, the temperature
> variations are too extreme. Ice-cold at the poles and on mountain
> peaks, sure, but everywhere else should be nice and warm, but not too
> hot or humid, and no more of this seasonally adjusted temperatures
> nonsense.
>
> 3. Location
> Extremely isolated, and I mean BIG TIME! At first I thought this was a
> bit cruel to the sentient(ish) life forms on this planet, but then I
> realised it was a very wise precaution to keep them out of the way
> where they can't do any real harm. The anti-matter asteroid belt was a
> sensible back-up system.
>
> Conclusion:
> All in all, a good effort. A return inspection will be made in one
> aeon. If the above listed faults are not rectified by that time, the
> planet and your Oracular licence will both be revoked.
>
> Yours, Omnipotently
>
> The Interdimensional Standards Oracle

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Dear ISO,
}
} While I prefer not to argue with any standards body (indeed, ISO
} certification is quite important to a great many of my clients), I feel
} the need to point out a few areas in your reiew where you might have
} "missed the point" so to speak.  The varying items you noted are, for
} the most part, deliberate features that were put in quite deliberately.
}
} Item 1:  Organic life
}
} The so-called unbalanced sex drives are actually required in order to
} maintain karmic balance.  Further, by having the male sex drive higher
} than the female, the males are so busy thinking about sex that they
} don't notice that the women are really running the planet.  As far as
} the sealing system...what can I say.  The original design had an
} extremely solid sealant system, but the blowback pressure turned out to
} be (and how shall I say this delicately) damaging to the participants.
} It was felt by the Design Committee that allowing for some slight
} leakage would solve this problem. The procedure is fully documented
} (reference RFC#98832332323-1132, "How Tight is Too Tight?").  Hair is a
} side effect; we're working on the patch for this now; it should be gone
} by the next revision.  Flatulence was included by a former employee and
} will also be gone within 3 or 4 revisions; the problem of redesigning
} what is admittedly a poorly-thought-out energy extraction system is
} nontrivial.  Death, or (as we prefer to think of it here) "Automatic
} Termination Mode" is a limiting feature that was in the original
} proposal; please check your documentation.  As far as the giraffe and
} the platypus...well...these were put in primarily to give the limited
} intelligences of H. Sapiens something to wonder about.  They're not
} required any longer and a cleaner design might be to replace them with
} things such as Scientologists and Management Cosultants, which are
} within the design parameters.  Your input on this is appreciated.
}
} Item 2: Scenery
}
} I respectfully remind the ISO team that environmental regulations make
} it cost-prohibitive to move all the rocks to an approved disposal site,
} whereas leaving them in situ is an accepted industry-wide practice.
} And the temperatures were designed for variance to allow for what I
} admit is a personal preference for snowboarding and surfing.
} Additionally, we're using the site as a test platform for varying
} environmental condition as in the original specification.
}
} As always, we here at Internet Oracle are interested in working with
} ISO. Please don't hesitate to call me if you have any further
} questions.
}
} TIO


960-07    (8cjvI dist, 3.8 mean)
Selected-By: Scott Forbes <trans@lucent.com>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Mmm.. monkey.

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} There's no wrong way, to eat a Rhesus.


966-10    (97ktA dist, 3.8 mean)
Selected-By: "Leo L. Schwab" <ewhac@best.com>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Og get message! Og told by Or-a-kle that Og get digested!
>
> Og not want be digested! Og father be digested by big lizard! Og father
> big pile of lizard poop! Og not want be digested! That hurt Og!
>
> How Og stop Or-a-kle Priests from digesting Og in future?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Thag here.  Oracle say Thag prob'ly not mess up Og question too bad.
}
} Thag not see Og bash head with rock.  Thag not see Og throw dirt on
} head. Thag say, Og hit self with spiky club until eyes go black.  Thag
} answer Og question anyway.  Thag nice guy.  Thag feel bad for Og
} father.
}
} Thag present Top Many Way Og Not Get Digested.
}
} Many) Og grovel better.  Og not get zot, priests get bored.
} Many) Og ask stupid question, not funny.  This one easy.
} Many) Og send question "beavis".  Thag not know either, but it work.
} Many) Og get Aborigine On-Line account.
} Many) Og tell Oracle Og name "B1FF".
} Some) Og ask boring question.
} Some) Og go back, use Neanderthal spelling.
} Few) Og not make list.  Priests like lists.  Thag take big risk for Og
}      here.
} Two) Og stay far from box-with-pictures.  Priests geeks.  Like box-with-
}      pictures question.
}
} And number one way Og not get digested:
}
} One) Og ask Oracle woodchuck question.  Not get digested.  Get zot
}      though.
}
} Og owe Thag many giant lizard.  Thag like get digested.


968-04    (09jyo dist, 3.8 mean)
Selected-By: David Bremner <bremner@cs.mcgill.ca>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> DearOralemostwisepleasetellme...
>
> Look, I'm sorry to rush this, but the IRS, BATF, IRS, CIA, INS, IMF and
> CFR agents (not to mention the black helicopters) are at my front door.
> What should I do?

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

}                        ENTERTAINING FEDERAL AGENTS
}                           with MARTHA STEWART
}
} Hello, I'm Martha Stewart, welcome to my answer.  Our good friend The
} Internet Oracle is not able to answer your question right now, and so
} he has asked me to try to help.  Let's take a look at your situation,
} shall we?
}
} Entertaining large groups of Federal agents is always a bit of a
} challenge, especially when we're pressed for time.  Of course, it's
} always best to be prepared for visitors.  You should have a neatly
} trimmed and freshly painted entryway, with a large Welcome mat and
} perhaps some cut flowers.  A wooden rocking chair on the porch adds a
} homey touch of camouflage.
}
} When Federal agents are expected, I like to take a little time
} beforehand and knit a large Plywood Cozy for each window to catch some
} of the broken glass.  Don't forget to save the shards!  They can be
} dyed later and arranged into a stunning stained glass mosaic.
}
} For autumn, have plenty of hot mulled cider ready.  Not only is it
} healthy and aromatic, it's better than water for extinguishing fires!
} If your electricity is sabotaged, use your supply of flares in tasteful
} candle holders.
}
} Finally, don't be afraid to think creatively.  Although many people
} think of large-caliber bullets as merely a nuisance, they can be
} recovered and used as decorative accessories and paper weights, or
} hammered into distinctive buttons.  With a little brown paint, a smoke
} grenade can also be fashioned into a quaint pineapple arrangement!
}
} As always, remember to be courteous and kind, and just relax and be
} yourself.  It takes only a small extra effort to be remembered for your
} own unique style of entertaining.  Enjoy!
}
} You owe the Oracle a throw rug woven from yellow "Police Line" tape.


969-03    (26npm dist, 3.8 mean)
Selected-By: Christophe <xof@chanticleer.com>

The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> O Great and Mighty Oracle, whose intelligence is beyond measure, whose
> knowledge is boundless, whose wrath toward B*ll G*t*s knows know limit,
> who is our one and only hope to ever be rid of those damn w**dch*cks,
> whose feet a pathetic supplicant such as myself is unworthy to lick,
> whose ZOT-ing is always judicious and fair, who never makes the coffee
> too strong or too weak, who always knows whodunnit, whose actions
> are the very definition of moral correctness, whose very being is
> a presence to blind all who see him, who could solve the world's
> problems in the blink of an eye (except that the world would be so
> boring then), who is capable of understanding Frank Zappa but happens
> to have more discriminating taste, who could effortlessly tune Big
> Ben's one note that's a half step flat, who already knows who will
> win the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2002 World Cup in Japan,
> who surely had a good reason for letting the Twins decide to leave
> Minnesota, who always has a pleasant odor about him which would make
> any cologne manufacturer millions if s/he could only reproduce it,
> who can conjugate irregular Italian verbs in the subjunctive, who could
> crack a 2048-bit PGP key in his head and read the encoded message from
> the screen, whose pencils are never dull and whose pens never run out
> of ink, who can visualize an arbitrary number of spatial dimensions
> (to say nothing of moving through them without needing Dramamine),
> who is capable of articulating the elusive quantum nature of gravity,
> in short, truly the Most Funky Being in the Universe....
>
> ...please deign to answer a small question for this humble and
> pathetic supplicant, who is a worm beneath your feet, who has the
> mental capacities of a slug, the social graces of a rabid hyena, and
> the entertainment value of a withered petunia.  I am a bug in your
> code, a fly in your soup (as well as the annoying waiter who doesn't
> care), I am the gook between the keys of your keyboard, and the gunk
> that keeps your mouse from working correctly.  I am the mold on your
> week-old cheese, the carbonation gone out of your carbonated beverages.
> O Great One, I cannot debase myself enough in your presence.
>
> Please, O Oracle, answer me this question:
>
> When will... wait a minute, no, he already did.
>
> Ummm....Why does... no, that's not it either.
>
> Uhhhhh.... Where did I... no, I found that.  Hmmm.
>
> Darnit.  After all that grovelling, I can't remember the question.
> Oh, well, sorry to have wasted your time.

And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Ooooh! *Nice* grovel! I mean, a really, really, *really* good grovel!
} In fact, you are the:
}
} *****WINNER OF THE ORACLE GROVEL PRIZE OF 1997!!!!!!!!!*****
}
} You, groveling supplicant, have won the Oracle Grovel Prize of 1997!
} You are awarded:
}
}         - $1,327,004.06 (in Swedish Kroners)
}         - a lifetime supply of Turle Wax ("wax all the turles you
}                 want!")
}         - the soul of any atheist you want!
}         - the entire profits of Micorsoft during 1998!
}         - a free website *!*!*AND*!*!* free e-mail for a year!
}         - the ability to *Zot* the SPAMMer of your choice (and what
}                 will you choose? The ***EARN MONEY FAST*** SPAM or the
}                 +++XXX HOT GIRLS WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU+++ SPAM?)
}         - the Complete Frank Zappa CD set! (Including "Billy the
}           Moutain"!)
}         - the new line of "Oracle!", the new cologne!
}         - the soul of Bill Gates ("Strech it! Pull it! Tie it into
}                 knots!")
}         - a PGP code that will drive the NSA crazy!
}         - a new brand of Dramamine that will make you really, really
}                 and I mean *really* stoned!
}         - the ability to drive all French people out of Paris during
}                 the New Year's celebration!
}         - the right to (*shudder*) ask the Oracle the w**dch*ck
}                 question WITHOUT BEING ZOTTED!
}         - two free pitchers of marguaritas in Cheyenne, Wyoming!
}         - a Springfield BM-59 7.62 NATO fully-automatic assualt rifle!
}         - a mouse de-gunger!
}         - and... a Tickle-Me-Funcy-Being Doll!!!!!!!!
}
} You, the supplicant-of-supplicants have won the Major Award!!!
}
} CONGRATULATIONS!
}
} Oh, and by the way, the answer to the question you forgot was:
}
}         "Yes... and no. The man of your dreams is a guy in the
}          Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Acutally, he dreams about
}          you often, too. In fact, last night he dreamt about you
}          for several hours. The only problem is... he's a moose.
}          But don't worry about that; that's a speciesist hang-up
}          you have. He's a *good* moose, a kind moose. He would be
}          a kind and loving husband. Also, he'd be a good kisser.
}          Trust me on this one."
}
} You owe the Oracle another really good grovel like that one. I *needed*
} a grovel like that one!


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