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Green Man? WHAT Green Man?

FROM Mark L. , LONDON, UK:

The Stream

Do pedestrian crossings at traffic lights have strange effects on people? Confused, you will be....Perhaps you had better read on to understand,

(By the way, to all those people not from the UK, the Green Man is our symbol to cross the road as opposed to the WALK sign in America.)

"The Pedestrian Crossing"

You approach the pedestrian crossing at a leisurely pace, admiring the fluffy clouds and blue sky. You press the button and the light says "WAIT." Suddenly you break out in a sweat, your gaze shifts to the opposite pavement with a new determination in your eyes. Your objective in life has never been clearer. It no longer matters how much time you have, you know what you want, the same as all the others at your side.

You turn from left to right in constant motion, looking for the slightest gap in the traffic to offer you a route to the promised land. You are all huddled as close to the kerb as possible now, the waiting is agony. Hang on, you see a space approaching! Shit, a car pulls out to fill it. A man makes a break for it and makes it to the other side just in time, you wish he'd been flattened. You could have made it too if you'd had the guts. You curse you hesitation.

Wait! Another chance! You calculate the odds of success at about 3 in 10, but thats good enough for you, the world can go to hell, nothing exists but you and the road. You focus, GO! You all leap forward like lemmings onto the road, you're sure you can make it! Pushing a kid to one side you weave your way to the front like a pro sprinting for your goal. Even the old couple are going for it! Just a bit further! You throw yourself at the kerb and roll onto the pavement, looking back just in time to see the old couple disapear under the wheels of a lorry.

You stand elated at your success, feeling only pity for the old couple. They took their chances just like you, there will always be casualties. You notice a lone man standing on the far side of the road, his head hangs in shame. He didn't go with you and the others. You turn from this outcast in disgust, he'll have to live with his decision for the rest of his life. You walk slowly away from the road as the cars stop for the Green Man.....

"And the Green Man parteth the sea of vehicular transportation, thus leading the pedestralites to the promised land." -The Bible(Revised)

You Do One Freakin' Interview, Look What Happens!

FROM Zachariah Love, Los Angeles USA:

Friends of the Rich and Feeble-

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition, the Z-5000 is back in business! Yes, indeedy, spiffy and speedy, and not just back, but better than ever, with more zagnut quarkage and super-charged vorktron power than Bill Gates himself would know what to do with. Fortunately for you, that four-eyed pie-target doesn't work for stiffs.com -- we do, and we know exactly what to do. Well, kinda.

We've only just begun (Carpenters reference) to implement the kind of techno-geeko-craftiness that will soon become commonplace over at The Home Of The Celebrity Dead Pool, but already there are new features galore for your morbid delight and perverted sense of entertainment. You won't believe your fingers! Seriously, Poolsters, if you haven't stopped by in a while, now's the perfect time to check in and see what's what at you-know-where. Lots goin' on here at Death Central .... Be part of it.

Kisses,
Zachariah Love, Commissioner
Drew Scharlatt, Two-Time Champion and
Greg Hicks, Bartender
The Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool
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And You Think You Get Spammed!

Really! I Don't Make These Up!

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Your past correspondence has suggested interest in the MYTHSEEKER Project that is now being developed based on several years of intense and multifaceted research and technical software design. Put simply, the project presents means for a user to experience worldwide systems of mythology and spiritual endeavor, and from this to create a personal myth from elements of these systems. This ability -- not previously possible -- is implemented by creating one's personal myth within virtual reality environments.

I am writing to tell you that the MYTHSEEKER patent will be issued by the Patent Office on March 31, 1998. Nearly three years have passed since the application was filed on May 15, 1995. Should it interest you, a press release about the patent -- serving as an introduction -- is attached to this message in Microsoft Word format. I am also sending copies of the press release to a number of newspapers, professional and technical journals, and other publications.

It would be very much appreciated if you could let me know of persons or organizations you might know potentially interested in the project, or your own thoughts about appropriate applications of MYTHSEEKER technology. The technical aspects are understood and designed but there is need for additional research about major systems of mythology. I am receiving positive inquiries about the project from several sources and there will likely be funding for full development in the near future. Indeed, there is every prospect for strong success.

A CD-ROM demonstration program is expected to be ready in June using Egyptian mythology as an example of involvement. A PowerPoint presentation is now available for interested parties. The website will very soon be at http://www.MYTHSEEKER.com with considerably enhanced interactivity (it is temporarily at www.timetrek.com/myth).

An 18-month pilot project will develop a proof-of-concept prototype and an Initial Commercial Product focused on medical diagnosis and psychotherapy applications. Other uses will then be quite readily possible since the patented software -- developed for the pilot project - will work for all anticipated applications.

I hope the press release will interest you, and, again, my thanks.

Sincerely,
McCagie B. R.


FROM LEE S., [NO CITY PROVIDED,] USA:

Lee S.

subject: http://www.theblackmarket.net