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Glenn Cole <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 7 Nov 1997 12:36:01 -0800
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This was posted to the List on Sunday:

        > If Dr. Seuss Was a Systems Analyst
        >
        > If a Packet Hits a Pocket on a Socket on a Port,
        [big snip]

It is most unfortunate that this keeps making the rounds.
"Unfortunate" because (1) it is but an excerpt from the original, and
(2) the author is not named.

The original, entitled "A Grandchild's Guide to Using Grandpa's Computer,"
is at
        <http://www.gsm.cornell.edu/staff/Gene/DrSeuss.HTML>

The author, Gene Ziegler, was not amused by the chopped-up version.
His response, in verse, is entitled "Hang the Information Highwayman!"
It's at
        <http://www.gsm.cornell.edu/staff/Gene/Highwayman.HTML>

--Glenn Cole
  Software al dente, Inc.
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