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Conference thebay::joyoflex

Title:	The Joy of Lex
Notice:	A Notes File even your grammar could love
Moderator:	THEBAY::SYSTEM

Created:	Fri Feb 28 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1192
Total number of notes:	42769

960.0. "TEENAGE BRIDE RAPED BY PILOT OF ELVIS' UFO" by PASTIS::MONAHAN (humanity is a trojan horse) Fri May 01 1992 00:41

    	I have a suggestion for a new game - constructing articles for the
    Sunday tabloid newspapers.
    
    	These are totally fact free. The main criteria are that they must
    have a scandalous (or in another way attention-grabbing) title, and
    then follows the text. The text should only contain a long word if the
    intention is to confuse the readers, and should be limited to about
    twelve sentences since that is the attention span of the readers.
    
    	Somewhat on the lines of the limerick and word association games
    one person provides a title, and the response provides the article and
    a title for the next article? Alternative suggestions for the rules are
    welcome.
    
    	A genuine example title is "WWII BOMBER FOUND ON MOON!"

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960.1 try this SHALOT::ANDERSON Proud to be an American? Fri May 01 1992 07:47 28

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960.1	try this	SHALOT::ANDERSON	Proud to be an American?	`Fri May 01 1992 07:47`	28
	I have a LISP program that generates random headlines. I put it in my LOGIN.COM and get something inspiring about Elvis or Bigfoot every time I log in. Here's some sample stuff: Ken Olsen Solves Nine Year Old Mystery in Soup Kitchen! "I Wasted my Sweetheart with Venusian Ray Gun," Relates Sex Offender. Pope John Paul II Dumps Brenda Varner for Vanna White, Then Slaps Leo Buscaglia! Jerry Garcia Flips for Call Girl Half his Age - "I Can't Live Without Her," He Says. Barb Peacock's Evil Twin Jailed for Drunk Driving! Danish Reader Discloses Rebirth of John Lennon Will Occur Next Year. Baby Born Without Testicle in Israeli Hospital; Doctors Fashion a Replacement from Leather. Contact from Beyond: "I Channeled Andy Warhol," Discloses Toddler! Exclusive Pictures Inside. Greek Chiropractor Transplants Alien Being's Stomach to Human! "I Feel Fine," Swears Oldster. First Photos Ever! Lee Iacocca Solves Sixty-Seven Year Old Mystery in the Kremlin! First Photos Ever! As you can see, I have some friends names in the database -- a neat feature. I think there's a note on this somewhere in the conference, but send me mail if you're interested. -- Cliff

I have a LISP program that generates random headlines.  I put it in my 
LOGIN.COM and get something inspiring about Elvis or Bigfoot every time 
I log in.  Here's some sample stuff:

Ken Olsen Solves Nine Year Old Mystery in Soup Kitchen!
"I Wasted my Sweetheart with Venusian Ray Gun," Relates Sex Offender.
Pope John Paul II Dumps Brenda Varner for Vanna White, Then Slaps Leo 
  Buscaglia!
Jerry Garcia Flips for Call Girl Half his Age - "I Can't Live Without 
  Her," He Says.
Barb Peacock's Evil Twin Jailed for Drunk Driving!
Danish Reader Discloses Rebirth of John Lennon Will Occur Next Year.
Baby Born Without Testicle in Israeli Hospital; Doctors Fashion a 
  Replacement from Leather.
Contact from Beyond: "I Channeled Andy Warhol," Discloses Toddler! 
  Exclusive Pictures Inside.
Greek Chiropractor Transplants Alien Being's Stomach to Human! "I Feel 
  Fine," Swears Oldster. First Photos Ever!
Lee Iacocca Solves Sixty-Seven Year Old Mystery in the Kremlin! First 
  Photos Ever!

As you can see, I have some friends names in the database -- a neat 
feature.

I think there's a note on this somewhere in the conference, but send me 
mail if you're interested.

	-- Cliff