Eye Say, and Lord Gnome Answers
My interactions with Private Eye started in May 1995, shortly after I'd started bleating on usenet. I tried to get the Eye
interested in my case, as I thought they more than anyone have their finger on the pulse, and would surely already know
something about my case. In my first email to them, entitled "pas de bouteille?" (wot no bottle?), I asked if they had the
nerve to publish what was known to many thousands of people. Their email flunky answered;
Date: Thu, 11 May 95 13:40 BST-1
From: strobes@
cix.compulink.co.uk (Private Eye)
Subject: Re: pas de bouteille?
In-Reply-To: <199505102232.SAA19988@freenet.carleton.ca>
Bottle? Dunno really - but I've passed your mail on to the Ed for his
consideration.
Steve Mann
(strobes)
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Date: Mon, 15 May 95 12:51 BST-1
From: strobes@
cix.compulink.co.uk (Private Eye)
Subject: Re: hello again
In-Reply-To: <199505122236.SAA02574@freenet.carleton.ca>
Hello yourself...