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- From: pel@maximo.enet.dec.com (Phillip E lujan)
- Newsgroups: alt.callahans
- Subject: Re: The brumby reappears
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.222918.11107@e2big.mko.dec.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 22:29:18 GMT
- References: <brumby.725143739@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Sender: pel@maximo (Phillip E lujan)
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- In article <brumby.725143739@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au>, brumby@nella7.cc.monash.edu.au (Stephen McNamara) writes:
- |> The brumby totters across to the bar, looking like he hasn't rested for
- |> over a week. Which is in fact close to the truth.
- |>
- |> "Tea, Mike. As strong as you can make it."
-
- (Body of text, about the travails of a new father, deleted.)
-
- |> "Ahh well. The Jenny-monster seems to have dissappeared for now, leaving
- |> a little sleeping bundle. I shall put her back to bed and see if it lasts."
- |>
- |> The brumby's tea arrives, and he sips at it slowly, trying to unwind
- |> somewhat.
- |>
- |>
- |> --
- |> The Silver Brumby of brumby@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
- |> the Silicon Plains brumby@zikzak.apana.org.au
- |>
- |> The grass is always greener on the other side of the network.
-
- Starknight looks up. "Welcome back, Brumby. Not having been a father (that
- I know of), I can't really say I know about what you've been going through.
- But I do have two younger siblings, and come from a 'broken home' (as if there
- is anything inherently whole about having two full-time parents), so I did
- end up with my share of caring for children... Of course, I was still only
- a child myself...
-
- "Sheesh... I can't believe what I just wrote... I must be tired of working...
- I need a vacation, or a long weekend... HEY! That's THIS weekend!"
-
- Starknight heads for an Xwindow, diving through while calling out...
- "Mikethebrumby'snext3drinksareonmytabOK?SeeeverybodywhenIgetbacktoworkMonday!"
-