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   Message 17,492 of 19,138   
   Phil Carmody to Jon Gearhart   
   Re: An epitaph   
   06 Apr 15 20:37:47   
   
   From: pc+usenet@asdf.org   
      
   Jon Gearhart  writes:   
   > Lardy Girl wrote:   
   > > Jon Gearhart  wrote:   
   > >> Lardy Girl wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>> "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not   
   > >>> preserved, except in memory."   
   > >>> =   
   > >>> A nice exit. Star Trek's "beam me up" effect embraced Nimoy. The end.   
   > >>> Live long and prosper.   
   > >   
   > >> Good one.  I'll have to have a go later.   
   > >   
   > > Thanks.  I was quite happy with it - the words just came together, I   
   > > thought.   
      
   It's bloody excellent. (Though I'd have put the "The End" at the end.)   
      
   > > I look forward to seeing what you come up with.   
   > >   
   > >   
   > > LG   
   > >   
   >   
   > "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not   
   > preserved, except in memory."   
   > =   
   > "One to beam aboard Star Ship Universe. Permanently." (Glimmer effect   
   > in deck expected.)   
   > =   
   > Death process befits man: Merge one back to nature, every pixel in a   
   > perfect mind meld.   
   > =   
   > Final Frontier Sketch: Beam me aboard unexpectedly. (Represented   
   > moving time, space.)   
   > =   
   > Aim became exposed: Sent him off to eternal rest by a predetermined   
   > Vulcan Neck Grip.   
      
   I do particularly like the first and last of those. Relevant phrases   
   nicely pulled out.   
      
      
   Phil   
   --   
   A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state,   
   the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall be well regulated.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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