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Message no. 1
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: ADMIN: Vorlon Saved
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 11:40:35 +0100
This is a happy update on the future of Vorlon.

This morning, I had a meeting with the director of computer services,
accompanied by the president of the Student Senate (who took a keen
interest in the plight of Vorlon). Following this 55 minute meeting,
several things were the outcome:

1) The legitimacy of the Vorlon computer has been, without a doubt,
fully established as a base for educational practice and research.

2) I have been appointed lead chair on the Academic Computing Committee
by the Senate president

3) I have also been appointed to the Academic Affairs Committee, which is
a student-populated oversight committed designed to make sure that the
administration is doing their job.

Thanks for all the kind letters of support and encouragement. :-)

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Message no. 2
From: Doctor Doom <jch8169@*******.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Vorlon Saved
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 22:38:35 -0500
Meine Kameraden:

> This morning, I had a meeting with the director of computer services,
> accompanied by the president of the Student Senate (who took a keen
> interest in the plight of Vorlon). Following this 55 minute meeting,
> several things were the outcome:

> 1) The legitimacy of the Vorlon computer has been, without a doubt,
> fully established as a base for educational practice and research.

I think it not presumptuous to speculate that I accurately echo the
sentiments of all present when I extend to Our Fearless Leader my
most sincere contrafibularities on this, the occasion of his victory.

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velvet glove." | / ||
-- Charles V |_______/ Dread Executor of Administrative Tasks for Hayden

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Message no. 3
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Vorlon Saved
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:34:45 -0500
If I could, I would like to ask what "education practice and research" Vorlon
fulfills.
Message no. 4
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Vorlon Saved
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 16:55:51 +1000
Doctor Doom:

> I extend to Our Fearless Leader my most sincere contrafibularities

I.e., unkicked-shins (from contra, meaning against, and fibula, being
the outside splint bone in the leg). You're one strange dude, Doom.
What would you offer for commiserations?

We could further confabulate this, for a fabulous conflagration.

luke
Message no. 5
From: Doctor Doom <jch8169@*******.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Vorlon saved
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 13:32:13 -0500
Von Luke:

> > I extend to Our Fearless Leader my most sincere contrafibularities

> I.e., unkicked-shins (from contra, meaning against, and fibula, being
> the outside splint bone in the leg). You're one strange dude, Doom.
> What would you offer for commiserations?

> We could further confabulate this, for a fabulous conflagration.

My most sincere apologies, it should have been contrafibrularities.

Contrafibrularities, you ask? Well, 'tis a common word down our way.

As 'tis apparent you are yet a stranger to the word, my mind is peptic,
phrasmotic, e'en compunctuous to cause you such ... pericombobulation.

However, such ruminations are best left until later, as I must locate a
suitable pendigestatory interludium, but you can retain faith that I shall
return interphrastically.

Hence, I expedite my velocitous extramanuralization!

NOTE: For those of you unfamiliar with a number of the aforementioned
terms, one need look no further than the proposed supplemental text to
Samuel Johnson's _Dictionary_ ... by E. Blackadder.


Colonel Count von Hohenzollern und von Doom, DMSc, DSc, PhD.

Doom Technologies & Weapon Systems -- Dark Thought Publications
>>> Working on solutions best left in the dark.
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[ Doctor Doom : jch8169@*******.tamu.edu ]
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