"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
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> hob wrote:
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> >"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> >>I think I've got a problem. The only unread messages that are
> >>downloading are ones I've sent myself. I can't believe that nobody has
> >>posted anything in the last five hours!
> >>
> >>Derrick's not bothered with newsgroups and can't offhand make any useful
> >>suggestions. Could somebody who knows about these things help me out?
> >>What have I done wrong?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Just in the past week or so, I have had posts that do not show up on
> >newsgroups.
> >
> >It may have something to do with the Usegroup system, or maybe even
hackers
> >messing with the NSA usenet-monitoring programs (we can only hope :-) )
> >
> >Be patriotic and accept that some of your more potentially subversive
posts
> >will not make it, a small sacrifice for the security of this great
nation.
> > It is well known that food newsgroups often have secret recipes for
> >bombes, and subversive food-people giving out "bad" recipes are a real
and
> >known threat to this great nation's food supply. (Unlike watching
certain
> >leader-groups bumble about, bumbling that makes said food merely hard to
> >keep down.)
> >
> >
> >
> >>Christine
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Goodness, hadn't thought of that? Are the spooks going to break down my
> door if I request a recipe for Bombe Alaska?

Now you've done it. You've used the b___ word.

(However, I wouldn't worry too much. NSA is as screwed up as most
bureaucracies, if not more. Like they say in intel - since they really don't
know what is in the woods they're watching, they can never know if they
found half the animals or not. And, "mystery is perfection".
Besides - Like any terrorist worth his salt is going to even use the b___
word in his electronic communications....)


>
> It's OK now, I've just got 700 odd posts to wade through!
>
> Christine