OT:OT in Iris-Land
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- Subject: OT:OT in Iris-Land
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 00:50:28 -0700 (MST)
OT's spacecraft has crash-landed in Iris-Land and OT has survived. This
is OK, since OT's mission is to make Iris-Land a little more friable by
the occasional injection of extraneous material and even, at times, some
humor. Having been warned of the presence of trolls in the -Land who
will attempt to hunt him down, OT takes refuge in a barn. Here, he would
be safe by remaining only an observer. However, his irrepressible nature
causes him to return several balls tossed into the barn with the
unspoken but unmistakeable message, "The ball is in your court." Sooner
than later, OT is discovered by some child-like denizens of the -Land
and together they take some wonderful trips, learning new and exotic
things and just having fun, while still accomplishing their Iris-Land
homework. All the while, however, the trolls are watching. Suddenly, one
evening, a mob appears, ascending the hill toward the barn brandishing
lights and -- cameras?! Yes, it is the paparazzi! OT's presence has been
leaked. Worse, it has been leaked to CNN, where a blond airhead has
typo'd his name. They have mistaken him for OJ!
"Beam me up, Scotty!" OT cries.
"Are y'sure this is not a spurrrias request?" comes the reply.
"Oh, you great blundering oaf," shouts OT, "You must need a ---ative!"
"Ah, now," answers Scotty, "that sounds like the OT I know! But, did not
the Company supply y' with a DELETE key for situations like this?"
"Yes, of course," OT replies, "but I don't want to disappear into the
Archives!"
At this point the transmission is garbled.
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Do the paparazzi storm the barn? Does our anti-hero disappear into the
yawning Archives?
Watch on CNN as Hanoi Jane volunteers to administer a ---ative to the
trolls! Tune in next month (OT doesn't come so often anymore) for the
next exciting episode of OT In Iris-Land.
