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Mar 26, 1984, 2:05:30 PM3/26/84
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Summary of net.misc for week: Sat Mar 17 through to Sat Mar 24.
Sean Byrne (garfield!sean)

There were 49 articles.

Start of:
Debate on religious followings: Andy Tannenbaum vs. Larry Bickford
- with comments from various people
What's the rule of 78?
- a law used in computation of amount due on a loan over
a certain period of time.
Horses vs. Currant Buns.
- the division of people according to the believe that
there are two kinds of people: horse faced people (long),
and currant-bun faced people (similar to cabbage patch dolls).
All the social and political ramifications of this were
discussed.
Continuations:
Creation/Evolution debate still raging on
- as always
Superman vs Darth Vader (truly silly)
- mots (more of the same)
More on SiO sub 2 (silicon dioxide) in Nutrasweet
Acronyms of the month.
Canada's Tradion as a Pioneer in Comm. Tech.
- this has developed into a debate over who
the first radio and TV stations were.
Wanted:
Information on Juno-60, made by Roland.
Standard disgusting drink.
- this mas developed from the proctect your
bottle at BYOB parties from last week.

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