Here's my first attempt at this. Be kind.
#!/usr/bin/perl

@a = map{[split /[a-z]+/]} split /\W+/,'179ust1.$60q3-302qr3-^88p3*&12
+aoth2$!19n1#@-11g4*(-21a1 90n1)252n3^%361q1^5a1,15rse1';
($a,$b,$c)=(join "",@a[0,2,4,6,8] ,join "",@a[10,12,14,16,18] ,join ""
+,@a[1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19]);
$_=q{pack('CC',0x24,0x30)};s/$a/$b/ge;open(IN,eval eval) and seek(IN,$
+a[5],$c[2]);
foreach(@a){seek(IN,$_->[0],0);read(IN,$_,$_->[1]);print $_;};

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grrrr....
by maverick (Curate) on Jun 27, 2000 at 01:06 UTC
    pardon me while I make a trip to my ISP's office with a uzi.
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      In all seriousness, I have gotten into a certain habit when making long posts. After everything is all nicely typed in, I highlight the entire text area, copy it to the clipboard, and in the case of a Windows machine, open Notepad and paste it in there. Too many times I've had posts cut off because I didn't put a CR/LF every few hundred characters, or I've had IE just *close* when I hit the submit button. And of course, with Netscape, you just never know when it's gonna go out to lunch.

      For shorter posts, like this one, I usually just copy it to the clipboard.

      --Chris
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        This is a very good idea. Even though I don't make super long posts, I still make some spelling and grammar mistakes because of the fact that the text goes out of the box when I type it in, so I think that I will write it in gEdit and then post and then I might actually make sense.
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      Please, don't!

      Violence is not the answer! ( not the first answer anyhow ;-)

      Listen... the first step is admitting you have a problem...

      What's your problem? Glad you asked.

      You forgot that an uzi is not step one.

      1. Call them and request a manager right away. Tell them your problem and tell them to call you back when it's done today. Hang up.
      2. <i>some other steps</i>
      3. Polish the uzi :-)
      Enjoy! 
      --
Casey
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        The uzi remark was inspired by the fact that the first couple of times I tried to post this, my ISP went on the fritz and hosed me. (disclaimer:Maverick nor none of his associates would every uzi and ISP's office.We'd just put bananas in the tailpipes of the exec's cars)
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        The uzi remark was inspired by the fact that the first couple of times I tried to post this, my ISP went on the fritz and hosed me. (disclaimer:Maverick nor none of his associates would every uzi and ISP's office. We would however put bananas in the tailpipes of the exec's cars)
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        The uzi remark was inspired by the fact that the first couple of times I tried to post this, my ISP went on the fritz and hosed me.
        (Disclaimer: Maverick nor none of his associates would every uzi and ISP's office. We would, however, put bananas in the tailpipes of the exec's cars)
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