CAUTION - "YARNS FROM THE SLIPRAILS" IS AN UNEXPURGATED TRANSCRIPT OF CONVERSATIONS ACCIDENTALLY OVERHEARD AND RECORDED BY THE DEFENSE SIGNALS DIRECTORATE. (yes - that spelling of "defence" is now correct). NO EMAILS ON THIS TOPIC PLEASE. the Bridge Troll is on the rampage in the southern districts again. Captain Wil has, predictably, been useless in dealing with him. Im considering calling in "Rowdy Red" Dawson to finish him off, what od u think? ------------------------------------------------- crap. vanilla coke didnt come in until last year. so you are lying, no doubt to protect Wil's reputation. i pay him well to be the Admiral of Maddock dam but he spends most of his days haunting taverns and gambling dens. -------------------------------------------- 160103 i went round last night but you werent home. but i saw a ten gallon hat on the porch. been anywhere? -- FBI investigating 35 vials missing from Texas Tech laboratory. City official says some vials contained bubonic plague. ------------------------------------ Wil has had ample time to contemplate the vissicitudes of human existence. the Blue Moose Bar and Grill is only lightly attended by patrons for several hours each day. ---------------------- He is a publican? ------------------------ of sorts. wil works behind the bar at the Blue Moose Hotel in Maleny, and plays piano there when required. it is not noted for riotous crowds. ----------------------------------------- Jed and Tex were best of friends, and then Tex went west to the big smoke and worked in a big damn office..Jed stayed home and spent most days just leaning on gate posts and havin a coffee in Lara's old time pie shop and tea house. then ya know Tex came back one day on the old rattler, with not a cent left in his pocket. said the big smoke went down big time so got to be like one giant ghost town..not even nigs and a-rabs were left. About 30 per cent of rentable office space in Silicon Valley is lying vacant, indicating the continuing troubled times in the Mecca of software. Latest figures also point to continuing job losses in a region which drew Indians in large numbers in recent years ----------------------------------------- ah'll jess mosey on down tuh the ole railroad stayushun pass them pesky Union Carbide detectives an hole up in thet boxcar afore she takes orf ter Dodge City. ---------------------------------------- go Tex! see ya soon in old dodge. your favourite fence post is still there... ---------------------------------------- Conan, did you see the program on Deep Purple? what a band!...when they toured australia in 78 the brisbane gig was backed by a local band called Overdrive...and none other than Wil Elgy was the keyboard player for them. by all accounts a piss-poor performance. ----------------------------------------- what weather there? a storm approacheth by yon hillock. last night horses escaped the stables during thunder and a two-headed eagle was seen. by the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes ---------------------------------- a bleak wind o'er the moors. the fen wraiths are restive in the murk- they have been abroad during the night ----------------------------------------- sounds bad. what sign of the bridge troll? ------------------------------------- germany 1923 How stupendous! Practically every item of trade was costing trillions of marks. The American dollar was quoted at 4.2 trillion marks, the American penny at 42 billion marks, and the Maleny Bunya at 5 quintillion marks. --------------------------------------- the story of Jed, Fred and Jim... RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Jack William Fred Thornberry, 71,of Ridgecrest, Calif., died May 28, 1999, as a result of a heart attack He is survived by three sons, Jed Thornberry of Los Angeles, Fred Thornberry of Annapolis, Md., and Jim Thornberry of Vienna, Va.; -------------------------------------- Conan was miffed at your prank about playing in the back-up band for the Deep Purple concert. soon he wont believe any of the tales you tell. ---------------------------------- He can be assured that i only release the absolute minimum, but truthful, version of events on a "Need to Know" basis only. There is much that has been withheld to protect him from exposure to information which could compromise his career in the APS or his delicate but burgeoning relationships with Violet & Milk Bottle. He can be assured that he will be kept informed of vital information if & when it becomes relevant to his situation. we have his best interests at heart. O'Brien ---------------------------------------- like Ronald 'Rowdy' Dawson I descended from the conondale alps ---------------------------------- round these parts the saying goes "stranger than dawson." he's beyond the ken of men. ------------------------------------------- gold's at $380. im gonna trade my herd of steers for dubloons. there's a swank place in buderim where this can be done apparently, Gambol and Sons. maybe these geezers are from new york? ------------------------------------- Benny and I dont see eye to eye...we had a dispute some day about a burger...less jest say he dont come up maleny way too much anymore.. ----------------------------------------- not welcome in these here parts. ---------------------------------- you may come to regret the change of tenant downstairs from photocopy shop to Aunt Martha's Dixie Bakehouse. ---------------------------------------