Alt-photo Reminder & Joke
Alt-Photo-Weekly Reminder This is an automated message. You have recieved this message because you are subscribed to the alt-photo-process-L@usask.ca mailing list. The purpose of this message it to remind people how to unsubscribe (how to stop recieving messages from this list) and to remind people of how to use this mailing list responsibly. There is a joke at the end of the message to encourage people to read it - there will be a differnt joke each week. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, don't send unsubscribe requests to the list address. To unsubscribe from this mailing list send an email message to the address: mailserv@usask.ca with the following text in the body of the message: unsubscribe alt-photo-process-L You should receive a confirmation email message stating you are unsubscribed from the alt-photo-process-L mailing list. All messages sent through this list are archived and available to the general public. The archive is available online at http://www.usask.ca/lists/alt-photo-process . There is only one basic rule to using this mailing list. You must treat other members of this list with respect. This list's success is dependent upon the willingness of its members to share information. If people aren't treated with respect they are not likely to share their knowledge and experience. I also realize that people will not always agree on everything. People are free to disagree, but this must be done is a respectful manner. Flaming and name calling will not be tolerated. If anyone flames, swears at, or treats any other member disrespectfully, I will remove them from the list. No profanity is to be used on the list. Its rude vulgar and unneccessary but more important - I want the list and its archive to be available at public libraries, schools etc. Many publicly funded instituions are required to censor any web site that contains profanity. Insuring that profanity is not used on this list will contribute to the list and its archive being widely available. Attachments should not be sent through the list. The rules are 1) treat each other with respect. 2) don't send unsubscribe messages to the list. 3) don't send attachments to the list. And now for the weekly joke ... ---- One day an out of work mime is visiting the zoo and attempts to earn some money as a street performer. Unfortunately, as soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo-keeper explains to the mime that the zoo's most popular attraction, a gorilla, has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before crowd comes. He discovers that it's a great job. He can sleep all he wants, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime. However, eventually the crowds tire of him and he tires of just swinging on tires. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a partition, and dangles from the top to the lion's cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious, but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo-keeper comes and gives the mime a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps taunting the lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps going up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the furious lion, he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. The lion gathers itself and prepares to pounce. The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and round the cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime starts screaming and yelling, "Help, Help me!" but the lion is quick and pounces. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, "Shut up you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?" ---- If you have a joke you would like to be used in this situation - please email it to me privately please. Gord Holtslander Alt-Photo-Process-L list manager gordon.holtslander@usask.ca |