SUX

[Patti J. Kurtz]

Then there's the old joke I heard while living in Oklahoma:  why is
Oklahoma so windy?

because Kansas sucks and Texas blows.

(apologies to any from either of those states-- I just report it, not
necessarily. agree with it)

Patti Kurtz

Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL wrote:

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>Lately, I hear that something "blows" instead of "sucks".  It doesn't apply
>to people, though, they still suck.
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Dr. Patti J. Kurtz

Assistant Professor, English

Director of the Writing Center

Minot State University

Minot, ND 58707



Foster: What about our evidence? They've got to take notice of that.



Straker: Evidence. What's it going to look like when Henderson claims
that we manufactured it, just to get a space clearance program?



Foster: But we are RIGHT!



Straker: Sometimes, Colonel, that's not quite enough.