A Sampling of My Snail Mail

From: Marvin Henry c/o PO BOX 3333 GRAPEVINE, TX 76099 Friends, I am in my 13th year of prison, I came in at age 28, I'm now old before my time, from a chained spirit, and a lonely heart, at age 42. I am seeking to find individuals and places that will assist me on a regular basis to promote my name and address in publications, bulletin boards, electronic bulletin boards, and the internet web pages. (for pen pal ads) I can afford to pay for expences incurred, and will. These are some facts about me for any ad you may wish to write to help. I'm American, a white male 41 till June then 42 of course. did well in computer programing at LEE College in Tx. I grew up on motorcycles, owning my first at age ten, motocross and flat track racer, stunt rider, and motorcycle and car demolisher (I totaled out every one I ever owned and myself a few times). I enjoy learning and am nerdish in my lack of interest in sports or fiction books, My interest is in science, technology, medecine, and nature, exploring and learning. Sex is an important interest but only as an extention of real and deep spiritualy bonded LOVE. In short the aching of my heart is stronger than the aching of my body. (aching should be substituted with loneliness). Having destroyed my life, wasted my youth, and used up my most promising years, I now search for someone qualified for the challenge of making the best from whats left, and yet turning life around and winning in a big way if possible and I the ever optimist believe it will be, and will enjoy the struggle, with the right women at my side. My hair is blonde, eyes blue, face aged but a boyish smile lives on. Height 5'11" weight 185, an avid weight lifting exercise hobbiest. Honesty, integrity, idealism and love for others is a natural attraction for me that engenders respect in me for the person showing these qualities. I left home at age 13 living on my own by pillage and plundering, I grew up lawless and only later in life learned the ideals that I hold true today. Namely to treat all people good or bad, as I would wish to be treated, (but stay in fighting shape for those who would take kindness for weakness) I believe in living a life that adds to the world around me rather than takes from it, and am by reputation very successfull at it. You have my permission to write and publish any ad in my behalf good or bad. Thank you for any help NOTE: I SPEAK AND WRITE IN ENGLISH ONLY

As you've read, Lizabeth's sweetie Steve is having quadruple bypass surgery this Monday, April 20th. Both Steve and Lizabeth freelance; the though of six weeks imposed unemployment can be - at the very least - daunting, in the best of circumstances. When I last spoke with Lizabeth, she told me their insurance won't cover all of the costs involved in this surgery, which only makes the financial situation more grim. In one of the most admirable traditions of the WELL, I'm asking anyone who wants to - and who is able - to help defray some of these costs by sending a contribution to: Steve Glaser PO Box 6266 Chammpaign, IL 61826 Thanks for helping.

wow...this is a cool topic. if our postie ever recovers from whatever it is that's keeping him from our door, expect stuff from me...

ABORTION Think of the worst criminal there is. He's strapped down on a gurney; his terrified head attaced to a robotic. In less than five seconds his anesthetised brain is punched, pulverized and vacu- umed out. The witnesses at this scene look happy. Now to change the subject a bit. We believe that no girl wants to have an abortion. Deep in her psyche she yearns for a healthy baby. But the problem is money. And even if she could afford it and have the precious time to raise it properly, due to the rotten socioeco- nomic environment outside the home, there is no assurance that the child will not turn out like the enterprising obste- trician touched upon in the ghastly but arguably humane spectacle above. Jesus, how can anyone honestly be for abortion? But shouldn't we see the evil- ness of the capitalist system? As well as the need to terminate it? Learn how. Daniel DeLeon Election Committee PO BOX 3744 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49501-3744

an invitation to an orgy......

Really? How do I get on that mailing list? Of all the weird mail I get/have gotten, ain't never gotten one of those...*sniff*

will let 'em know *heehee*

aw, you know what I like!

*giggle*

I've been getting strange email. User names I have never heard of asking for pictures/phone numbers and sex. I'm not sure how I got myself involved in this but I'm not all that fond of it.

I didn't do it... (besides, every time I've sent you email like that, I said who I was...)

Dear Mr Mike Griggs Thank you for yoru enquiry on the 14 Apr 1998. Please find enclosed the literature that you have requested. If you would like any further brochures, please contact Customer Services on 01792-515020 Yours sincerely Roland (UK) Limited Encs. MOTHER KYBDS.SYNTHS. FREE CD

Roland Ltd. That's Williams (wer's) British affiliate, ya know.

Man, don't I wish...along with Roland foods and Roland keyboards...

Not to mention the Chanson...

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a sampling of my snail mail... "You owe ...." "Please remit with payment of..." "We have not received payment as of ..." and to quote a well-known man... sheesh!

I got a recipe chain letter, if you can imagine that. "Please send the first person on the list a recipe, add your name to the end of the list, and mail to six friends..." sheesh is right!

in snail mail???

hate those. did it have a ps where somebody didn't respond and they died a week later from getting their head chopped off? (believe it or not, i got one of those a long time ago)

did you respond???

heck no....

hah. we've got an 85 pound (umm, *3, /2 for dollars) bill for a central heating engineer we never asked for and who never arrived. nice one :)

Mike, I believe if you don't resolve that one, heads actually will roll.... Wolf, LOL, no implied threat for non-compliance (not even death by chocolate!)

what? no death by chocolate? rats!

The New World Book of Rolands Dear William, I have exciting news for you and all Rolands! Though we are probably not related, I want to tell you about extensive work done throughout the world on a project relating the the distinguished Roland name. What might be the oldest facts about Rolands in North America have been discovered. Now, an astounding new book, "THE NEW WORLD BOOK OF ROLANDS," is about to be published for you - and it features Rolands that date back to 1656...

hey! i've seen similar book offers here! actually had someone call and ask if we were related to them!

I've actually found distant relatives through the internet -- 2nd cousins, aunts, etc.

Same here. They all live in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

all mine are in California!

can't find mine :( Oh, that's right, they're in a whole other country! (planet, probably)

this morning i was mister popular. i got a replacement hard disk for a computer system i'm building, a summary of my tax status for the last tax year, a letter asking me why i hadn't paid the council tax for our house, and a letter from the most most most most most most most most most important friend in the WHOLE WORLD!!!

A letter from Clare?

no joke! you are popular today!

not from Claire, unfortunately. although a letter from her would be rather weird, seeing as we've never met ;) maybe she's seen some of my old modelling shots and is desperately trying to find out my address ;))

yeah, she stumbled into the spring and saw how the drooling you were doing so she bumped your e-address against one of the search engines, got your address and wrote. but seeing your old modeling portfolios would be interesting, hmmmm.

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some of my flicky pics here, Wolf

Loved the photos, Mike! If you could get a sneer thing going, you would look just like one of those guys in the Calvin Klein ads. I especially liked the conversion story. Having an awakened sense of spirituality really enriches life, don't you think?

yeah, mike, those photos don't look anything like the image i had in my mind. you could pass for a CK model *grin*

pics of MIKE???? Gotta get off the telnet and find a full color browser!!!

*blush* what did you expect? thick glasses and bad hair? even pretty people use the net ;))

no way!! yeah, I expected suspenders, nerdy glasses, and one of those pocket protector things *laugh*

maybe we should have a personal pics topic?

hmmmm...

the only scanned picture of me is one just before the summit on Gray's Peak. I'm fully clothed... sorry.

well, as far as you know...

where'd you hide the camera!?!?

if I tell, I have to find a new hiding spot...

This came to my house, but it was addressed to WER: Dear William, I am back in Austin, you remember Chairman MacLaughlin, who lived in research Pointe Apartments? Let's get to gether and have a big party For XDAY Here in Austin!!! Miles chairman@customnet.net (the above is verbatim)... He also included his phone #, but I'll email that to ya, WER.

Oh, yeah, there was a business reply envelope for Wired magazine and a dollar, but I guess I'll have to drop those off in person :-)

i got somethin' in the mail inviting me to participate in a singles club for men. hmmmm.....wonder why.....

you'd be the hit of the parties...

Til they discover she's a wolf-woman. Then she'll become the trophy on the wall!

hahahaha!!! probably a bunch of smelley old rednecks who don't know how to treat a woman (nevermind a wolf)

Can't have been rednecks - I sleep with one, and he sure KNOWS how to treat a woman . . . not so sure about a wolf though. No, must have been a bunch of smelly hillbillies pretending to be rednecks pretending to be single. Or something like that!

probably, i dunno, they said i wouldn't see too much!

smelly hillbillies?!?!?

knew that'd get your attention. actually, we got smelly rednecks here, and dudes who drive big trucks with big hats and big belt buckles, spittin tabacky everywhere. my kind of men *sticking finger in throat in that valley girl way to indicate grossed-out-edness*

That sounds exactly like the kind of place where I had my first exhibition . . . ghwoaaglsh!

HOL!!!

ha-ha! And our Afrikaans listeners will enjoy that particular response even more, as it means 'arsehole'!!! Wolf, where did the name of this topic come from?

i dunno, think wer made it up. you get the meaning of "snail mail" right?

wrong

ok, snail mail means the post, you know, almost like the pony express (except i think they were a bit quicker) as opposed to email which is as fast as those little bits and stuff can carry off the binary codes (and depending on the speed you logged in at)

huh? Don't think that ever managed to hit Namibia - too exotic.

ok, the mail man, surely you have those! the regular mail that you have to put a stamp on. (maybe they had the zebra express there?)

oh, THAT! Yes, we had the donkey chart super duper express mail. In fact, Mum phoned yesterday to let me know that a birthday card dated with the year 1980 had arrived. And all that time I thought Grandma had forgotten my seventh birthday!

LOL!!!

HOL!

The Swiss postal service motto: Absolutely, positively delivered within 18 years!

well, i could possibly see it taking that long in Africa, especially if delivered by foot!

BARE FOOT, that is!

right!

I still prefer snail mail. Nothing like coming home to a happy, handwritten card from someone... I am less fond of the bills...

I too like snail mail, but I'm appalling at writing to people. It's just such a chore!

I like to scan a handwritten letter and send it as an attachment to my sister so my mom can get a nice, handwritten letter, even though it comes off my sisters printer.

i was getting ready to say, who in the heck handwrites letters anymore? (well, ok, i do sometimes). even my family sends form letters with my name written in. i hate those things. what, one size fits all?

ha-ha!! Mum hates my handwritten letters, she says my handwriting is bad. So I don't write anymore, we just e-mail - so much easier. But she still paints me birthday cards - I love that about her. She's a really caring person, and a wonderful painter.

I still hand write letters... I prefer homemade cards...

Stacey, did you see? Wer is a Leonardo fan nowadays . . .

nope...Zoe is... only got two cards in the mail for my birthday... one from my cousin, and one from Robin's biological grandmother... odd combo, no?

VERY. Sorry, but I'm laughing, and I don't know if I should. Robin's biological grandmother?! How bizarre! Today's your birthday??? HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Oh, and tell Zoe she has good taste in men.

as you again, but it's actually wer (how's this for bizarre?) No, it was in June, but thanks!!!

It's her biological grandmother, as opposed to her adroid grandmother. Important distinction.

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er, I meant android...

Not going to tell you what I meant . . . �Big smile�

from The Red Penn... UPDATES The Socialist Party of Pennsylvania at its last state convention voiced its oppostion to the impeachment of President Clinton. Cheating on his wife, and even lying under oath is simply not a high crime or misdemeanor worthy of impeachment. We object to the right-wing's attempt to destroy Clinton at any cost because he is not one of them. -- We in the Socialist Party of Pennsylvania have protested in the past the U.S. military attacks on Iraq, and we will continue to do so. These are not genuine cases of self-defense. It is hypocritical of the U.S. to demand Iraq to give up its weapons of mass destruction when the U.S. is armed to the teeth. No good and much harm will come from these attacks on Iraq. -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has turned down Mumia Abu-Jamal's appeal for a new trial. A Pennsylvania state court has also turned down Lisa Lambert's appeal. They are both being railroaded. It is up to the federal courts now to bring justice.