With a SWISH and a SLASH, nobody@CICADA.BERKELEY.EDU leaped to the rescue:

Introducing the SECRETLY QUIZZICAL UNIFIED INTERNET SNAKE HUNT!

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! AVOID INQUIRING FURTHER OR WAITING FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. START IMMEDIATELY! MONTHS OF PARTICIPATION ARE REQUIRED TO ACCUMULATE COMPETITIVE STANDING. SOME PARTICIPANTS ALREADY HAVE A HEAD START.

I'd love to avoid further enquiry but...

THE CASH PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED APRIL 1, 1994. FURTHER INCREMENTS WILL BE AWARDED AT YEARLY INTERVALS THEREAFTER.

That wouldn't be a significant date would it?

Address further questions to cypherpunks@toad.com, gnu@toad.com,

Right. What is it? ;) K