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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Quick, it's the boss!
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 09:56:41 -0700
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On 9/1/2024 9:44 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Sep 2024 08:02:36 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:48:35 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
>> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> So I've never hit the boss-key to hide my video games.
>>>
>>> Did you?
>>
>> I remember the Boss Key function in games but I never used them
>> because I never played video games at work. I always felt that games
>> required too much time and attention to bother with them at work.
>>
>> If I had time, and if I were paying a third party for usenet access, I
>> would instead read and post to usenet during work hours. News readers
>> like Agent will likely just look like a work application to most
>> people.
> 
> I categorically deny that I can _personally_ attest to this last fact.
> Because obviously I have never had a boss walk by, glance at my screen
> and jsut assume I was doing something Official because most Usenet
> clients look so boring. After all, I /never/ would secretly be surfing
> Usenet at work. That would be Wrong. ;-)
> 
Translation: "I used the Boss Key just now before posting this."  :P

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