THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
The whole time I was in school, if I remember correctly, definitely
elementary school (Woodland), corporal punishment was in effect. There were times, maybe a snowball fight
in the schoolyard (or something) when more than one were involved and he would
go from classroom to classroom and repeat this strapping. It not only scared the kid getting the
strap, it scared all the kids.
He went over the top and
lost his job for it.
Heather
"There is a principle which is a bar against all
information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep
a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to
investigation." -- Herbert Spencer
Internet Maintenance [it is that time of year again]
To: All Internet Users
From: Kim Dereksen
Interconnected Network Maintenance staff
Main branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Subject: Internet Cleaning
PLEASE PASS THIS NOTICE TO OTHER USERS WHO MAY NOT SEE IT!
As many of you know, each year the internet must be shut down for 24 hours
in order to allow us to clean it. The cleaning process, which eliminates
dead e-mail and inactive ftp, www and gopher sites, allows for a better-
working and faster internet. This year, the cleaning process will take place
from 12:01 a.m. GMT on April 1 until 12:01 a.m. GMT on April 2. During that
24-hour period, five very powerful Japanese built multi-lingual internet-
crawling robots (Toshiba ML-2274) situated around the world will search the
internet and delete any data that they find.
In order to protect your valuable data from deletion we ask that you do
the following:
1. Disconnect all terminals and local area networks from their internet
connections.
2. Shut down all internet servers, or disconnect them from the internet.
3. Disconnect all disks and hardrives from any connections to the internet.
4. Refrain from connecting any computer to the internet in any way.
5. Avoid placing operating microwave ovens or toaster/toaster ovens near
your computer modem.
6. Avoid wearing nylon (or other dielectric fiber) undergarments because of
the possibility of electrical discharge.
We understand the inconvenience that this may cause some internet users, and
we apologize. However, we are certain that any inconvenience will be more
than made up for by the increased speed and efficiency of the internet, once
it has been cleared of electronic flotsam and jetsam. We thank you for your
cooperation.
Kim Dereksen
Interconnected Network Maintenance staff
Main branch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
hello
not sure if i know you, but noticed you are a cousin to ronnie jones.
have been trying to get in touch with him for a few years now.
hope you cab help,
i know many of the neames you;ve listed.
please email me about ronnie if you can help.
thanks
shayne o'neill
Can anyone help solve this Verdun Cold War Mystery?
