Whats your favorite newsgroups?
Joel K. Furr
><In article <34trpc$3...@news.duke.edu> jf...@acpub.duke.edu (Joel K. Furr) writes:
>< Jason Luck <jl...@earth.execpc.com> wrote:
>< >Probably isnt the *BEST* place to post this, but I was wondering
>< >if anyone could list what they think are the best newsgroups. I know
>< >everyone has different tastes, but Id like to hear from anyone.
>
>< Check out alt.peeves. Easily the most amusing newsgroup out there.
>
> No, alt.peeves is very boring; a bunch of middle-aged frustrated
> boring people griping about stuff.
>
> Boring, boring, boring.
Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but given that *every* group is
full of people who gripe all the time (that being USENET's major
function), it's nice to see a group that does it so _well_. If you like
reading lengthy but AMUSING gripes and diatribes, alt.peeves is for you.
>< Another very good group is alt.fan.joel-furr.
>
> Yes, this is quite true. In fact, I think that a.f.j-f should
> be in the alt.newusers FAQ as an excellent newsgroup for
> *all* newbies to the net to subscribe to.
Yeah, I'd certainly agree. Alt.fan.joel-furr is a much better group than
alt.religion.kibology, which after all does very little other than post
trolls to rec.org.mensa. Everyone should read alt.fan.joel-furr. After
all, _Internet World_ dubbed me the "nicest guy in Cyberspace" so it
*must* be a good place to hang out.
Tell the people at the door that Joel Furr sent you and you'll get a free
drink with one of those little paper umbrellas.
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Jenny Gutbezahl
Joel K. Furr <jf...@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
>In article <ATAYLOR.94...@gauss.nmsu.edu>, Nosy <ata...@nmsu.edu> wrote:
>><In article <34trpc$3...@news.duke.edu> jf...@acpub.duke.edu (Joel K. Furr) writes:
>>< Jason Luck <jl...@earth.execpc.com> wrote:
>>< >Probably isnt the *BEST* place to post this, but I was wondering
>>< >if anyone could list what they think are the best newsgroups. I know
>>< >everyone has different tastes, but Id like to hear from anyone.
>>
>>< Check out alt.peeves. Easily the most amusing newsgroup out there.
>>
>> No, alt.peeves is very boring; a bunch of middle-aged frustrated
>> boring people griping about stuff.
>>
>> Boring, boring, boring.
>
>Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but given that *every* group is
>full of people who gripe all the time (that being USENET's major
>function), it's nice to see a group that does it so _well_. If you like
>reading lengthy but AMUSING gripes and diatribes, alt.peeves is for
>you.
iT IS DECIDEDLY TRUTHFUL THAT ALT.PEEVES IS A PLACE FOR WELL-WERITTEN,
WELL-THOUGHT-OUT CONVERSATION - OF COURSE, THAT CONVERSATION USUALLY
CONCERNS SUCH TOPICS AS WHETHER 0.999... IS EQUAL TO ONE, WHETHER
SMOKING SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN PUBLIIC PLACES, AND WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF
THE BACK OF YOUR PANCAKE BEING BURNT, GIVEN THAT THERE ARE THREE
PANCAKES, ONE BURNT ON BOTH SIDES, ONE BURNT ON NEITHER SIDE, ONE BURN
ON ONLY ONE SIDE, AND THE FACE UP SIDE OF THE PANCAKE ON YOUR PLATE IS
BURNT.
iF THESE TOPICS INTEREST YOU, BY ALL MEANS SUBSCIRBE.
M Holmes
: In article <34vsf4$7...@news.duke.edu>,
: Joel K. Furr <jf...@acpub.duke.edu> wrote:
: >In article <ATAYLOR.94...@gauss.nmsu.edu>, Nosy <ata...@nmsu.edu> wrote:
: >><In article <34trpc$3...@news.duke.edu> jf...@acpub.duke.edu (Joel K. Furr) writes:
: >>< Jason Luck <jl...@earth.execpc.com> wrote:
: >>< >Probably isnt the *BEST* place to post this, but I was wondering
: >>< >if anyone could list what they think are the best newsgroups. I know
: >>< >everyone has different tastes, but Id like to hear from anyone.
: >>
: >>< Check out alt.peeves. Easily the most amusing newsgroup out there.
: >>
: >> No, alt.peeves is very boring; a bunch of middle-aged frustrated
: >> boring people griping about stuff.
: >>
: >> Boring, boring, boring.
: >
: >Well, you're entitled to your opinion, but given that *every* group is
: >full of people who gripe all the time (that being USENET's major
: >function), it's nice to see a group that does it so _well_. If you like
: >reading lengthy but AMUSING gripes and diatribes, alt.peeves is for
: >you.
: iT IS DECIDEDLY TRUTHFUL THAT ALT.PEEVES IS A PLACE FOR WELL-WERITTEN,
: WELL-THOUGHT-OUT CONVERSATION - OF COURSE, THAT CONVERSATION USUALLY
: CONCERNS SUCH TOPICS AS WHETHER 0.999... IS EQUAL TO ONE
WHADYA MEAN whether? I THOUGHT WE'D ALREADY PROOVED THAT ITS EQUAL TO ONE.
: iF THESE TOPICS INTEREST YOU, BY ALL MEANS SUBSCIRBE.
FoFP
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