DtSCOVEfl THE Mar 18S1 Faxing is 1990 societys favorite pastime The 1970s were the decade when microwave ovens revolutionized our kitchens In the 1980s everybody with any sense at all bought a VCR and a video camera Now fax is con quering not only the office but the In the 90s faxing is fast becoming the favorite pastime around the globe There is proof offices with fax machines have happier employees than those without Offices without fax arc far less efficient and Peters Point Peter productive Fax is already beginning to invade the privacy of our homes For the ben efit of the half dozen readers who still dont know what a fax machine does it copies anything you want and rushes it via the telephone wires to another fax machine anywhere on earth where it can bCTtad instantly Ive recently interviewed the fam ous fax specialist Dr Josephine Ringer Dr Ringer I understand there are people who fax in total secrecy with the curtains or vertical blinds drawn They are afraid of the conssequences and they also believe that faxing is a Humor deadly sin Please call me Josephine she said Yes I think the subject deserves open discussion Faxing is a basic human need We can only cre ate a harmonious society if we fax freely frequently without fear and without taboos Do you think it would be OK for a woman to fax to a man or should female faxcrs always hold back show NINTENDO OVER FOR RENT COUNTRY LANE HALTON HILLS ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE 10 LINE AND RIVER ROAD GEORGETOWN 8776767 or 8772254 BATTING CAGES Slow Pilch Softball Hardball Individual of Team Rates 3 SEPARATE CAGES 1 00 FOR 15 BALLS COUNTRY LANE BIRTHDAY PARTIES PIZZA HOT DOGS CLOWNS BATTING CAGES DRIVING RANGE NINTENDO ICECREAM CAR TRACK Out Our Party Room PIZZA THE TASTIEST YOU WILL EVER EAT 12 BASIC 14BASIC1095 PARTY BASICM 575 TOPPINGS GREEN PEPPER ONIONS HOT PEPPER PINEAPPLE ANCHOVIES BACON MUSHROOMS GROUND BEEF HAM OLIVES PRICE INCLUDES ALL TAXES JOIN OUR FREQUENT PIZZA CLUB SUBMARINES MADE TO ORDER WITH THE INGREDIENTS Allotted Ham Meatball or Pizza Subi BBO Chlckan Suba WE DELIVER FREE To Georgetown Glen Williams Terra Cotta Nprval and Some Rural East Areas FREE MOVIE RENTALS 8776767 8772254 RENTAL some reserve and wait for the male fax to come in I asked That is a thing of the past she laughed Today women can take the initiative within certain limits of course But in general our activity reports indicate that women arc suc cessful senders as well as receivers How many times 1 mean how often should we fax I inquired cau tiously I knew it was a difficult and delicate question She thought for a s Faxing is a basic human need We can only create a harmonious socie ty if we fax free ly frequently and without taboos Everyone to his or her ability she assured me How very wise said to myself She added I would put it this way anything that is becoming routine will sooner or later lose its appeal A quick fax in the morning or in the afternoon or after a satisfying meal will help you build selfconfidence But if two people who only know each other as business acquaintances are faxing too frequently or too inti mately isnt that going to affect working relationship and perhaps even their family life must know how far they can go Josephine said What I dont like for example is this con stant aimless and hurried faxing- around The noise alone is enough to drive you out of your mind I prefer it when faxing is done with imagination and in quiet surroundings I told her that I had heard of people who fax only at night and in total darkness Yes and we have evidence that their error rate is very high Their messages become garbled or they reach people they dont know at all There are even public places for faxing now I reminded her Dont you think terrible No Why Faxing has clearly become a universal human urge Our society must take that into account Some people are secretly faxing to themselves Would you call that a form of perversion Could it make you blind or give you a disease or something Of course not Thats all supersti tion It is definitely better than sup pressing your faxing urge altogether So you think the faxing trend of the 90s cannot be stopped Isnt there something immoral in all this You blow even the Pope hasnt condemned faxing as long as it is good for business I think it is quite wrong to overindulge mind you But as a general rule you could say that an office with a fax machine is where you find happy contented employ ees Faxing is clearly good for you What if people arc really gelling and of faxing If iheydcvc lop faxing fatigue They should go sec a fax consultant