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   Carol,   
      
    CS> Remember the 'Cookie Monster' virus?  I had a funny one that was not a   
    CS> virus (did no damage, could be minimized).  It would pop up   
    CS> sporadically and demand a cookie.  You got to guess what type. It would   
    CS> frown if the wrong one then go away after some 40 or so 'wrong guesses'   
    CS> off to the cookie shop, petulantly stomping.  Trial and error showed me   
    CS> 'chocolate Macaroons' were a high hit as were oatmeal chocolate chips.   
      
     There was a TSR program I had years ago that was a "gag program", but   
   not a virus at all. After a certain number of keystrokes, the screen   
   would abruptly change, and pop up an ANSI screen, such as a clown    
   sticking his tongue in and out at you, or a message saying "Get Back To    
   Work", or some other zaniness. After a few seconds, the screen would go   
   back to normal, and obviously the end user was wondering "WTH??!!" .   
      
     But, while unnerving to the recipient, it was totally harmless.   
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... You'll have no other Sysop before me (just kidding).   
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