Does it still suck????
jetaray
HAs it gotten any better in the last 6 months?
Jeff Carpenter
jetaray <jet...@tclbbs.com> wrote:
>HAs it gotten any better in the last 6 months?
Has WHAT gotten any better?
M. Whittington
jeff...@ix.netcom.com (Jeff Carpenter) wrote:
>jetaray <jet...@tclbbs.com> wrote:
Your ability to conduct a cohesive and reasonable discussion.
And the answer is "no".
tv's Spatch
In article <31bb04b0...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>,
Jeff Carpenter <jeff...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>jetaray <jet...@tclbbs.com> wrote:
>
>>HAs it gotten any better in the last 6 months?
>
>Has WHAT gotten any better?
AAAAAGH!! NO IT HASN'T!
RUN AWAY!! RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!!!
- spatch, it's back to haunt us all -
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In article <4pdjvm$k...@arl-news-svc-3.compuserve.com>,
jetaray <jet...@tclbbs.com> wrote:
>HAs it gotten any better in the last 6 months?
No, it hasn't. I maintained a free account for a month in April. It
still sucks...
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Don Hargraves
>jetaray <jet...@tclbbs.com> wrote:
>
>>HAs it gotten any better in the last 6 months?
>
>Has WHAT gotten any better?
BAYWATCH!!!!
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In article <hunza1-0906...@198.109.136.153>,
Don Hargraves <hun...@vixa.voyager.net> wrote:
>In article <31bb04b0...@nntp.ix.netcom.com>, jeff...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
>>jetaray <jet...@tclbbs.com> wrote:
>>
>>>HAs it gotten any better in the last 6 months?
>>
>>Has WHAT gotten any better?
>
>BAYWATCH!!!!
*shakes head*
Newbies.
tv's Spatch
Dear Don,
I'm gonna make this perfectly clear to you. If I need to use small
words to get my point across, so be it.
Your refusal and inability to answer the questions I asked (however
rhetorically) and using an "entrance exam" excuse clearly proves (and
underscores) the fact that without a doubt, I have been posting and
reading (oh, hell, and lurking) on alt.aol-sucks far before you even
thought of subscribing to the newsgroup, and I am greatly amused (yet
annoyed) at your calling -me- a newbie. You wouldn't believe how long I
chuckled at that, actually. Then I forwarded the message to several
a.a-s regulars so they, too, could share in the mirth, and a good laugh
at your expense was had by all.
Do you need a more concise explanation? Ok.
I started reading and posting to alt.aol-sucks within weeks of its
original newgroup. I've seen the group go through everything it's gone
through - the flamewars, the spams, the troll attacks, the .GIF postings,
the "CABAL" shenanigans, DAwn leaving, DAwn coming back, DAwn leaving,
DAwn coming back, DAwn leaving, DAwn coming back, religious fundie
attacks however false, all the way up to the emergence of bisk poetry
as a world-renowned artform. So if we compare alt.aol-sucks' history to
that of the Earth itself, you'd find me popping in around the time the
swirling gases started to solidify into solid matter, while your
entrance, Mister Hargraves, is somewhere at the beginning of the 19th
century, as far as I can tell, and I'm being kind to you here and
giving you a few decades. So your calling me a newbie to this group is
not an insult to me, nay, it's the most hilarious thing I could ever
hope to hear, hilarious in its own ironic way, and further underscores
-your- newness to the place. Thank you, Don Hargraves, for making us
laugh at love -- again.
Now sit back down and shut yer cake-hole, newbie. Did you hear me? NEWBIE.
NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE NEWBIE.
Love,
Spatch
PS: "Baywatch" is used thusly. Pay attention and take notes, this will
be on the exam:
AOL Defender: AOL is the best, guys. I mean, it's got over X million people
on it, and that's the most of any online service anywhere!
alt.aol-suckian: That's like saying Baywatch is the greatest television show
on Earth because a billion people watch it. Quantity does
not necessarily go with quality, idiot(tm).
(Over time, folks got sick of explaining it all and just resorted to using
the simple response of "Baywatch". Now you know, and knowing is half
the battle. I don't expect to hear from you again. YHL. HAND.)
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Don Hargraves
tv's Spatch <spa...@kona.javanet.com> wrote:
>Dear Don,
Since you've decided to go public, I shall do so myself.
>I'm gonna make this perfectly clear to you. If I need to use small
>words to get my point across, so be it.
>
>Your refusal and inability to answer the questions I asked (however
>rhetorically) and using an "entrance exam" excuse clearly proves (and
>underscores) the fact that without a doubt, I have been posting and
>reading (oh, hell, and lurking) on alt.aol-sucks far before you even
>thought of subscribing to the newsgroup, and I am greatly amused (yet
>annoyed) at your calling -me- a newbie.
I knew your questions were rhetorical--the fact that it resembled a
bowel movement (by its mass) more than a simple question assured me of
that. My answer was (and still is) that I see no need to know the
priveval history of a.a-s to participate in the newsgroup. Otherwise I
would have downloaded Cassel's FTP file and made it a point to answer
every question with posting numbers, exact quotes, and an essay as to the
volume and quality of response. That I didn't underscores my contention
that IT DON'T MATTER! That you're trying to make it matter implies your
pitifully small ego.
As for my knowing of a.a-s, I've known of this group practically since
it formed, since AOL was kind enough to advertise its presence to those of
us willing to look for it. I joined this group the minute I got an ISP,
as support for my shift from AOL.
>You wouldn't believe how long I chuckled at that, actually.
Telling from your heated response, I would say microseconds.
>...I forwarded the message to several a.a-s regulars so they, too, could
>share in the mirth, and a good laugh at your expense was had by all.
I don't count this as email!
Next time you wish to try to drag somebody's ass through the mud in
public don't waste mailbox space. It's considered bad nettiquette, and
wasteful besides.
>
>[snip]
>
>I started reading and posting to alt.aol-sucks within weeks of its
>original newgroup.
HOLY TOLEDO! Mr. Spatch finally gets down to the point! One sentance
of any import buried in a sea of verbal masturbation!
Had you said something along these lines along with a simple request
for an apology, I would have apologized -- HAPPILY; and through email.
That's why I responded through email at first!
>[more snippage...]
>I don't expect to hear from you again.
Sorry to dissapoint you with this response.
I see myself eventually leaving this newsgroup...but not through your
shenanigans.
I'm sure you'll respond...as is your right, having proven your
seniority, and your need. Don't expect any apologies, or any other
subservience from me to you, however..
--
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There are three ways to get something done:
(1) Do it yourself.
(2) Hire someone to do it for you.
(3) Forbid your kids to do it.
--taken from rec.humor.funny
Mimi Kahn
On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:21:28 -0400, hun...@vixa.voyager.net (Don
Hargraves) wrote to Spatch:
> I see myself eventually leaving this newsgroup...but not through your
>shenanigans.
Oh, good! When may we look forward to this event?
Mimi
Charter Member, Troll Patrol,
Grammar, Spelling, and *Plonk* Division
Don Hargraves
In article <31c06d74...@news.hooked.net>, njk...@hooked.net (Mimi
Kahn) wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:21:28 -0400, hun...@vixa.voyager.net (Don
>Hargraves) wrote to Spatch:
>
>> I see myself eventually leaving this newsgroup...but not through your
>>shenanigans.
>
>Oh, good! When may we look forward to this event?
In due time...:)
Frizz
>>You wouldn't believe how long I chuckled at that, actually.
>
> Telling from your heated response, I would say microseconds.
>
>>...I forwarded the message to several a.a-s regulars so they, too, could
>>share in the mirth, and a good laugh at your expense was had by all.
>
> I don't count this as email!
Correct. It was a Usenet posting. When spatch forwarded it. it bacame
e-mail. Understand?
> Next time you wish to try to drag somebody's ass through the mud in
>public don't waste mailbox space. It's considered bad nettiquette, and
>wasteful besides.
How do you figure? There's nothing wrong with sending e-mail to those
who don't mind.
As for nettiquette . . .
[snip]
1 >****** Don Hargraves ****** Hun...@vixa.voyager.net ******
2 >There are three ways to get something done:
3 > (1) Do it yourself.
4 > (2) Hire someone to do it for you.
5 > (3) Forbid your kids to do it.
6 > --taken from rec.humor.funny
7 >***** http://members.tripod.com/~hunza1/index.html *****
8 > look for it June 10th, all new and improved.
TRIM YOUR .SIG, JERKY!
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Don Hargraves
In article <31c73bc...@nntp3.mindspring.com>,
fr...@mont.mindspring.com wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:21:28 -0400, in alt.aol-sucks,
>hun...@vixa.voyager.net (Don Hargraves) wrote:
>
>> Next time you wish to try to drag somebody's ass through the mud in
>>public don't waste mailbox space. It's considered bad nettiquette, and
>>wasteful besides.
>
>How do you figure? There's nothing wrong with sending e-mail to those
>who don't mind.
I don't mind Email. I MIND it when people both email and post. THAT'S
my complaint.
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There are three ways to get something done:
(1) Do it yourself.
(2) Hire someone to do it for you.
(3) Forbid your kids to do it.
--taken from rec.humor.funny
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tv's Spatch
In article <hunza1-2006...@198.109.136.214>,
Don Hargraves <hun...@vixa.voyager.net> wrote:
>In article <31c73bc...@nntp3.mindspring.com>,
>fr...@mont.mindspring.com wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 23:21:28 -0400, in alt.aol-sucks,
>>hun...@vixa.voyager.net (Don Hargraves) wrote:
>
>>
>>> Next time you wish to try to drag somebody's ass through the mud in
>>>public don't waste mailbox space. It's considered bad nettiquette, and
>>>wasteful besides.
>>
>>How do you figure? There's nothing wrong with sending e-mail to those
>>who don't mind.
>
> I don't mind Email. I MIND it when people both email and post. THAT'S
>my complaint.
Well, please put that in your .sig, then. "If you wish to drag my ass
through the mud, do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space."
Then again, it was you who wasted the first mailbox space to begin with,
but I digress. Is your ISP dictatorial on disk space? It seems you wish
to avoid going over quota or some such nonsense. Doesn't really matter
now, anyhow. I wish no ill will towards you no more. So there.
- spatch, mister happy core dump can relax now -
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"Well, with your bad knee, Ed, you shouldn't be throwing anybody."
LJD
Recently (20 Jun 1996 15:21:16 -0400), spa...@kona.javanet.com (tv's
Spatch) did post unto the known world:
>Well, please put that in your .sig, then. "If you wish to drag my ass
>through the mud, do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space."
Great idea!
Implimenting immediately!
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"If you wish to drag my ass through the mud,
do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space!"
With thanks to tv's Spatch for the sig quote.
Frizz
>>How do you figure? There's nothing wrong with sending e-mail to those
>>who don't mind.
>
> I don't mind Email. I MIND it when people both email and post. THAT'S
>my complaint.
Then arrange letters to form words explaining that.
I STILL don't know if you objected to mail coming to you, or to the
other people spatch e-mailed.
"What we've got here . . . is FAILURE to communicate."
>--
>****** Don Hargraves ****** Hun...@vixa.voyager.net ******
>There are three ways to get something done:
> (1) Do it yourself.
> (2) Hire someone to do it for you.
> (3) Forbid your kids to do it.
> --taken from rec.humor.funny
>***** http://members.tripod.com/~hunza1/index.html *****
> poetry shows up on June 25th, page FAQ soon.
Nice to see you changed your .sig. You trimmed the subject line, but
you didn't trim the .sig.
Jackass.
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In article <31cbfa1e...@news.mindspring.com>, l...@mindspring.com
(LJD) wrote:
>Recently (20 Jun 1996 15:21:16 -0400), spa...@kona.javanet.com (tv's
>Spatch) did post unto the known world:
>
>>Well, please put that in your .sig, then. "If you wish to drag my ass
>>through the mud, do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space."
>
>Great idea!
>
>Implimenting immediately!
I shall...soon as I get the wording right.
I'll probably go closer to Art Stone's wording than my original...
>
>Densa - Fot The Bottom 10% of the IQ Pool - Join Today!
>"If you wish to drag my ass through the mud,
>do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space!"
>With thanks to tv's Spatch for the sig quote.
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Human culture, we know, evolved over millennia in direct
response to the pressures and constraints of the physical
world. What evidence is there to suggest that we can divorce ourselves from the physical realm (all in a blink of the
evolutionary eye) without incurring enormous pain --
psychological, social, broadly cultural?
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Hairman
> Recently (20 Jun 1996 15:21:16 -0400), spa...@kona.javanet.com (tv's
> Spatch) did post unto the known world:
>
> >Well, please put that in your .sig, then. "If you wish to drag my ass
> >through the mud, do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space."
LJD-can anyone use this quote, or was this just for one person?
Me: ADAm
My Web Page: http://www.bcpl.lib.md.us/~acolt/
My E-mail address (for those of you who don't already know):
ac...@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us
Thank you.
LJD
<ac...@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us> did post unto the known world:
>On Sat, 22 Jun 1996, LJD wrote:
>> Recently (20 Jun 1996 15:21:16 -0400), spa...@kona.javanet.com (tv's
>> Spatch) did post unto the known world:
>> >Well, please put that in your .sig, then. "If you wish to drag my ass
>> >through the mud, do it in public, and don't waste my mailbox space."
>LJD-can anyone use this quote, or was this just for one person?
I certainly stole it as fast as I could.
- LJD -
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