From: BASIL::CITSDENIS "Anteatus Longnosii" 2-OCT-1986 14:16:08.28 To: CITSPETER,CITSNIC,MAT25203,MAT24034 CC: Subj: Part 2........ Poor Theophilus P. Aardvark ! He had been sentenced to purgatory on the fifth floor, and stripped of his dignity by being made, nay, compelled to lecture on Data Processing (YAWWWWWWWNNNNNN!). It was hard to imagine being shut in a dim, airless, room with 20 odd students with the combined intelligence of a stick of celery, for 2 hours. "What could be worse ?" he thought out aloud, walking down the corridor. At the precise moment that he passed the lifts, the doors opened, and out poured 3000 brain transplant donors (otherwise known as MECH. ENG. students) and trampled him down. He picked himself up off the floor, dusting off the Doc Marten bootprints. "That's Worse !" he said to himself. "I've got to get out of here !" He made several attempts at suicide. First he tried starving himself to death by waiting for the lift, but after two days he needed to go to the toilet. Then, in pure desperation, he tried eating refectory lunches to try and poison himself, but he found he liked them...poor Theophilus ! One day, he had a great idea. "I've had a great idea !" he said. (See, I told you he'd had a great idea !). But first, he had to keep his students occupied long enough. "Right" said theophilus, "This afternoon, I want you to do some logical Data Flow Diagrams". "AARRGGGGGGHHHHH !" cried the students, making for the windows. Theophilus knew they would be kept quiet for several hours. He crept out of the room and on to the stairs. A horrible smell wafted up the stair well. Either someone had farted, or it was pasta for lunch. Ignoring the stench, he crept downstairs, and into M block. He passed the T.V. studio, where they were making a programme about Corn Flakes (it was a serial) and up to the enquiry window. He rang the bell. After about three hours, a face appeared at the window. "Can I help you ?" a voice said ................ to be continued ................