BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?

Subject: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Amergin
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 11:58 AM

We need to know.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Morticia
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 11:58 AM

Bugger.....I've been rumbled!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: GUEST,X
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:01 PM

Wouldn't you like to know. More than is needed to screw in a lightbulb.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Lox
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:03 PM

^%*£$£%$&%$^%%$""$££$ ^$£$% $%$ ^$£%*(*$"$!

&$%$"%$^ (**((& (*&%"$£ %%"&^*

%£"!"!£"$£^%*%$£$

$$%%$%^ EARTHLING %$%"""% !!!!!!!!!! @ 9.00pm

OK

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Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Marion
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:06 PM

Apparently there's a theory going around that we're all Martians - that life on Earth evolved from cells that hitchhiked from Mars to Earth on a meteorite.

Marion

Marge: It's like men are from Mars, and women are from Venus.

Homer: Oh sure, give me the planet with all the big scary monsters.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:11 PM

Fuckin' Earth People!

SONG OF THE MARTIAN INVADERS

It's a cold, culling wind that blows tonight
Blows tonight
Blows tonight
It's a cold, culling wind that blows tonight--
All of the deadwood gone.

All of the deadwood gone, all gone,
All of the deadwood gone (dum dee dum)...
It's a cold, culling wind that blows tonight,
All of the deadwood gone.

Anyway, isn't this one of the details Max can deduce from his special intergalactic view screen?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Lox
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:16 PM

WYSIWYG

^%£%^%$ ?????

lox

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:23 PM

lox:

+++

*&^%(&^%(&^!!!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:33 PM

Their communications systems are so advanced they can't couple into our crude internet.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:42 PM

People of (*&%^, SUBMIT!

If you wish to be considered as possible candidates to continue life on (*&%^, you must meet the following conditions IMMEDIATELY!

(*&%(&^%(&^%(&%(&*%;

)*&^(*&(*&(*^%(&^;

)*%?)(^(*&^"()*&{(^%};

"_)(*)(*&}_)*&-- (_(*&|_)*&)(*&^?--(*&^(*&%"_(*&:)(*!

RESPOND NOW OR DIE!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Morticia
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:46 PM

one and two I can do, three is only possible if you are double-jointed and four requires a sheep, a ball of twine and a road map of Shetland, none of which I can put my hand on at the moment......ah well, I'll get me coat.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Skeptic
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 02:17 PM

WYSIWYG

You weren't supposed to tell. And the offer was only for:

&%$$^%$??>P)*(*(&U or *(&*+%$@$%#%???><||| anyway.

Amergin

Are you talikng about native born or do first generation hatchlings count? What about clones?

Regards

John aka *^&&&%%%$^$^

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: GUEST,0)..(0
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 02:35 PM

,,.,

^=qp=^

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 02:48 PM

I never do requests.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Hollowfox
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 03:06 PM

This is obviously a trick question. But I do know of a venutian (blind) streetsinger who plays a martian guitar.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 03:26 PM

*^&&&%%%$^$^ (AKA John), I had not realized you had returned from your bushwacking assignemt and were once again on track with the team. Good to have you back in place.

Here is the information lox and I have worked up, that you need, to get up to speed:

1. At (PM Mudcat time, &$%^({}%&)*:<>.

2. Then, at dawn, ^&}{"(*><) will be (%$<>)(#!@.

3. Finally, at )(*%& Mudcat time), Team Member (&*^" will throw off it's secret earthling costume as EMG and (*&%$"?><)(.

TEAM NOTIFICATION STATUS ORANGE

Team, BOLO and subdue at earliest opportuity GUEST 0)..(0
(Obviously this individual, although using our language, is not one of us. Not an earthling though-- neither carbon-based nor cheese-based. Apparently a silicone-based life from, from the clues in the code name.)

Team, also be advised that the vibrators previously issued as standard equipment became obsolete in your absence. Pick up you replacement issue remote controls from (*^$:><_( over at (*^"<>.

For now you may continue to call me WYSIWYG. I may be forced to namemorph again as the Plan unfolds-- if so you (and you alone) will be notifed of the new code name.

~()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^&

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Gorgeous Gary
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 04:21 PM

As you may have heard me say in "Mars Attacks":

ACK! ACK-ACK! ACK! ACK-ACK-ACK!

-- Gary

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 04:34 PM

brrrrrrrzzrrrrpppshhhhhhhhhhzzzzzzzt!

(*&^&(*^:<>{P_)@$*^!

zhllllllzhrbbbbtbtbtbtbtbtbttttttfffffft!

*()&@#&"><:}{!

SUBMIT NOW!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: grumpy al
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 04:39 PM

Dunno, but there's loadza nutters

weebles wobble but they don't fall over!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Ebbie
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 04:50 PM

I wandered in here by mistake- am I allowed to leave? I am peaceful. Usually.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Banjer
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 05:08 PM

Here in Florida we demand a recount!!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 05:08 PM

We can always use a turncoat spy....

Where can you infiltrate?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: grumpy al
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 05:11 PM

to quote the words of a song " you can check out any time you want but you can never leave"

sinister aint it being caught by the martians?

oooerrr it does make your eyes water.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: nutty
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 05:38 PM

WYSYWIG

yps taoc yps taoc

Thought two would be better than one

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 06:41 PM

Damn! Ed Wood was right all along. THis must be plan 10!

And it does raise an intereesting question under English copyright law about whether copyright can subsist in a work without a human author (apart from computerpgenerated works, to which a special rule applies).

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: bbc
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 06:45 PM

In our house, 2 Martians & 1 Venusian.

bbc

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Skeptic
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 06:52 PM

WYSIWYG

Yes, back having subdued the J8$&^*kjhUJP.

I see they still suspect nothing, happily blaming all on the ultra-left wing media. Poor blind fools.

Ebbie, you will be assimilated. Or not. Budgets are a little tight.

Regards

*^&&&%%%$^$^ aka John

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Ebbie
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 09:15 PM

This is a chiller- just suppose it were true?? Where would you go-Where would you go?In the meantime I shall stay in the darkest corner of the largest room in the place- perhaps my presence will be forgotten...

Ebbie

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Noreen
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 10:10 PM

i got it, nutty...

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Morticia
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 10:15 PM

Then give it back Noreen, it'll do you no good on the day of reckoning ( henceforward known as the DoR) anyways....by the way, chaps, did any of you catch the £$%^&^% last night? Jolly good wasn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 10:39 PM

TEAM ALERT STATUS UPGRADE TO CONDITION ORANGE-RED

(trans. from the original Martian for the convenience of Team Members whose ultra-deep cover has impaired their inherent language abilities.)

Turncoat tandem spies willing to betray their puny terranormal culture have been identified and action has been taken to orient them to high-order functions such as Divyde to Canker, Split Infinitively, and Multiply in Situ.

Agent *^&&&%%%$^$^ (AKA John) has successfully implanted subliminal surrender messages among the rabble.

Turncoat Agent Ebbie (a dangerous potential double agent) has gone to ground but may emerge at any time.

The UK effort is well underway with copyright questions distracting action-oriented malcontents into rancorous resentful debates over relative merits of applied US and UK law.

The RR and RL (Religious Right and Radical Left) are equallY convinced each other is The Enemy, hahahahhhh! Plan "Divyde and Canker" has prevailed! There is now no effective resistance possible!

They're all acting like animals! Some are running from outpost to outpost madly scribbling hymn tunes, obscure lyrical alliterations, and sequential inconsequentialities worshipped as a trans-substance known as Bull Shit!

Team Members are asked to report to as many LIVE ONLINE SONG CIRCLES as possible to observe and report behaviors likely to result in troublesome behavior by The Cursed Earth People. Reports due at dawn Mudcat Time in the medium of your choice-- remember stealth is a priority!

WATCH FOR SIGNALS AT DAWN AS WE PROSECUTE THE BATTLE IN ORDERED DISCIPLINE! CONFIRM YOUR TARGETS.

~Communications Yeomonster ()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^& AKA WYSIWYG EARTHLINGS, PREPARE TO DIE!!!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Crazy Eddie
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 11:55 PM

Well, speaking a a Motie, from another Galaxy, all of you Sol-planet people look the same to me. :o)
Can it really be that your "Males" evolved on Mars, & your "Females" on Venus?
Just as well they both discovered space-travel really.
Does this mean that when some of you eventually return to Venus you'll discover a place where IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIFT THE TOILET SEAT?
Best not even THINK about the state Mars would be in.

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:16 AM

ADDENDUM TO TEAM ALERT

Activate Engineer Class immediately. Crazy Eddie just drove by. He must be caught!

~ C.Y. ()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^& AKA WYSIWYG

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:31 AM

DEEP COVER AGENTS!

PLEASE REPORT AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE!

HEADCOUNT OF MUDCATEERS BY NATIONALITY DUE NO LATER THAN HIGH NOON SUNDAY MUDCAT TIME

USE CYPHER CODE GARBUTT

BOLO LOST ROYALS

BEWARE SPOONERISMS!

~ C.Y. ()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^& AKA WYSIWYG

VICTORY AWAITS!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Hobie
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 01:19 AM

huh??? ;)

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 01:57 AM

Agent Hobie. Your cover was blown last week. You may communicate in clear, sans cypher.

Support staff Thelma and Louise are expected in the early morning hours. Hobie, please see to it that they are appropriately billeted.

~ C.Y. ()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^& AKA WYSIWYG

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 06:34 AM

Far too clean up to now. Time to bring it to the usual level.

How many mudcatters from Uranus.....?

Dleep the Grong

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Skeptic
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 07:39 AM

Dleep, (if I may be so informal)

Do we get to count Guests?

Ebbie,

Hiding is futile. We use Linux, not MS products to run our systems so our conmputers actually work. Go where you will, cherish the illusion of saftey.

~ C.Y. ()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^& AKA WYSIWYG

I am pleased to report our efforts in Washington proceeding nicely. While the poor humans try to make sense of the random and incomprehensible actions there , construction of our advance bases and supply depots continue. Both Sam Wall and Ray Kroc will receive the honors they deserve.

I await further illumination.

Regards

*^&&&%%%$^$^ (AKA John)

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Cobble
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 08:11 AM

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Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: nutty
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 11:37 AM

^ ^ ^
(* *)(* *)(* *)
- - -
^ ^
(* *) YOU (* *)
^ ^ ^
(* *)(* *)(* *)
- - -

we have you surrounded

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Sarah2
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 11:51 AM

WYSIWYG,

The pods are ready...

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:01 PM

The telepathic alarm clock failed! I missed several transmissions! Abort! Abort! Regroup! Meet at ()*^%"?>[p at ()*BHRE*(&J to plan Operation*(&%^ "> Wait... can anyone explain the muffled transmission that leaked through my restzone promulgating medicinaly injected vodka?????

Ah HAH! Our new secret WEAPON! It worked for the foolish and greedy white earthlings! Give them booze!

Yesssss..... Operation Sousem Begins... TONIGHT! To your stations... no, first study the Bartender's Guide to the Perfect....

I'm breaking up...

_@_#_$_%_^_^ later_&_^_Z#_%_&*$_@*

ALL MUST SUBMIT! There is no h-o-p-e--f-o-r-Uranu-s-s-s-s-s-s-s......

~ C.Y. ()*%^:><{})_!@#&%^& AKA WYSIWYG

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Matt_R
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:05 PM

I am overjoyed by such warm, bold greetings from Uranus!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 12:41 PM

Y O U W I L L G E T N O H E L P F R O M U R A N U S !

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Ebbie
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 02:01 PM

I can't believe my ears...

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Matt_R
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 02:18 PM

Greetings variants of the galactic species, I am the planetary rocker Mr. Poopie, the latest thing to come out of Uranus!

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 03:09 PM

(LOL, and really needed it! IOU1!)

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Lanfranc
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 05:45 PM

"Whittaker, where are you Whittaker?"

"Lemmy, Jet, I can't find Whittaker anywhere!"

"Orders are orders and must be obeyed at all times without question"

(For the benefit of UK Earthlings of a certain age, filtered through almost 50 years of cluttered memory.)

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: GUEST,Melani
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 08:42 PM

This thread really explains a lot...

Subject: RE: BS: How Many Martian Mudcatters Are There?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Feb 01 - 10:40 PM

"Uranus"?

It's not my anus that worries me, it's Spaw's. You will never catch me sneaking up behind that guy!

As for how many Martian Mudcatters there are...my feeling is not nearly enough, but maybe we can get David Bowie to join. And if so, maybe he could sing "Space Oddity" on a regular basis and we could all listen on Mudcat radio.

Cool.

- LH