The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 06, 1985, Page Page 8, Image 8

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Daily Ncbr&skan
Wednesday, Februarys, 1SS5
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to Morris Junior high, ed jtnJolp.a.tLhfVidiyir
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Northwest High School, the area ty the cafeteria on the third
will ben ths activities pinned 1j f.;:r cf the hc:;!trl
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Inesrlast pbod&l&e iasis3
pod bad torched !ron cn the
planet Oa2 near ths wreehace
cf th-s chip Vesta. Lc.ir?j tLs
pd,th3cxc:wfcdEtrsr2-f
prints in t&e enow erasad the
then throngli the stsrbesrd
vindov7S.
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Shatfield, the squad leader, took out
a small camera and photographed one
cf the tracks, setting some goggles "Well, the pods only hold enough made these tracks has been walking
next to it for a scale comparison, fuel to get here and back. We could use backwards." Sure enough, the footprints
Just then, Farzahd, the radio monitor, the jet packs, but they're not depend- had switched 180 degress since the
came out of the pod. He had gotten able in weather this cold. Besides, the onset cf the pursuit,
word that the Argus had to break orbit exercise is good for you." "Why do you suppose they've been
in order to deliver some farm machinery "To tell you the truth, I'm not too walking backwards so long?" Drink
to a neighboring planet called Piait. A eager to meet up with any cf the w&ler asked. 'To try to fool whoever
storm system threatened the grain natives. Since they're cn protected might follow them?"
harvest there, upon which many de- species status, how are we supposed to Jack blurted out: "Maybe cause cf
pended for food , defend ourselves?" the wind. They wanted to have the wind
The harvest had to be brought in 'Tnenoisemakers have aiweys scared at their backs."
before the storms arrived. That meant them off before." They were ail puzzled,
the landing party would been it's own "Yeah, well, 1 read a report on the For whatever reason, the window-
for three daps. locals here before we left. A tribe peelers had walked up to two miles
Farzahd and Grossman waited behind called the Galoots. They're a pretty backwards. Tlie group took a rest while
to mind the pod and the radio. The rest rude bunch." Shatfteld checked his digital compass,
stretched for a while, then began "I read it too," Shatfield said. Then the crew trudged on, following
following the tracks, which led them 'Hunters mostly. It said they're reputed the vanishing tracks,
over a slight rise. The squad's objective to castrate and fatten their captives Suddenly Wong let out a yelp. Ke had
was to find any survivors of the Vesta or like cattle for cannibalistic feasts, seen something. "Hey, lock at that." He
their descendants the Vesta had Unless they keep you to chew hides." handed his binoculars to Shatfield and
sent out a few radio signals after it had "Chew hides?" pointed at a lew hill about 150 yards
crashed 50 years before. - "Yeah. They beep elsves ecme ahead.
Soon the wreckage was sighted, times, make tbea chew hides to Shatfield looked ahead. His jaw
ana our nero jacx tiost was mesmenzed
by it. The wreckage was strangely
beautiful. It was half buried in snow,
Its exposed wings seemed crystalline,
Countless icicles of different sizes
LOCdl WO?nafl CallS
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66rClS6 a (llSe(lSB
First things first I am neither fat nor
skinny. If I were, I wouldn't be writing
this letter. Pd be hopping up and down
with a lady named Joni who lives in my
TV set. I am what used to be knewn as a
normal American female, eight pounds
my duty to make the American public
aware 01a devastating disease which is
sweeping our nation. Some people call
it aeroMcae, others know it as "ja
zercise and still others swesr it s
celled "beiievercise." I prefer calling it
It i.3 the epitome cf American self
centeredness. The inflicted are imme
diately recognizable, dsaning purple
leotards, red legsmmers and Sony
With your help,
we're out to
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overweight and psychologically "Mppy." smiling. Smiling while they are sweat- diseased respond in such contradictory
I enjoy my Snickers bars. lag and huSng and puffing and moving ways trjdng desperately to be thin
As a normal American female, it is at unnatural rates cf speed, in unnatu- while HMsti like heck to sr. et their
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grow from them. As the sun crept
higher, the wrecks sparkled like a
cathedral curved cf glass
Half the squad headed for the
wreckage carrying ropes tad c:ttteg
torches. The rest, led by Shctfidd,
continued following the footprin
The landscape was Cat and white as
a piece cf paper. Jack soon grew bored
and eavesdropped cn & conversation
Shatflcld and Wong were havb.3.
"Wijoever left those tracks might be
one cf their children. Or one cf the
natives. They ought to know something
anyway. They're leading cs right to
where the infra-reds spotted fire's
barsing." '
'Wby do we have to go on foot?
The pod would be quicker."
soften taem. That is, tm your
teeth fall crt. I'd net tao vrcrricd
though. IV been to Ebont a
dozen hick planets like this,
Even if the worat LcppsiLS, th are
,aissans- m int0 civic
halls tad exercise factories, where
they proceed to jump up and down, hp
and anus flying, for 45 minutes a day,
three days a week. In the background
Michael Jackson is blaring away. In the
foreground, Marcl, the instractcr, is
also blaring awsy...MCmoa folks! Kick,
two, higher! You gotta love it!"
- And more importantly, everyone is
ral contortions. The smile is the key, for
it is the cisesse in its purest form.
Selfercize is the American corscIous-
cess knocked cut cold. It causes peo-
Isn't & 0!tesitoa rca cent fc:ihs
yesr trey est clr.itn a penU&t
cr a feetsaa lighter."
Abost then tb& tplasi signed
Kid bs;totitar!a&cs&
Scsa tbs alky was tLs cslsr cf
cement as it filled vsith clouds.
Ssow begsn to cv!rl arosnd
thzzz.
Since a felhzard wss a pes-
aihlUty, ShatZeld got est tlie
glow-Jn-tlje-d?jrJt dstal fioss
gtsUand ti-td a etrsad bti7cen
then all. They bad to walk
etesSe-fSla nsw. Ttcy ItH a trdl
111:2 a Lzzz c-.tcrILr.
T7cs3 eaddsny barked out this
ob3arvaticnr
"Hey, did yon notice this? Whoever
Happed open. I don't believe it.
said. He rubbed his eyes, knitted
his
brows then looked again. He waved the
column forward. Jack wondered what it
was they were running toward.
Carets
pie to stop eating candy and onicn
rings. It makes people's cheeks sink in.
Their ribs stick out. The veins in their
arms and hands stick cut really ki.
Yuck! And recent scientlSc studies
have even linked selfercizs to another
American phenomena ksying Cab-
btge Patch dolls. Same type of felks, I
guess.
, You know it's a disease when the
little 'pumpkin cakes one of these fat '
little Cabbage Patch dolls.
Jane Eain
Lincoln
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