[alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d] Re: [alt.fan.cecil-adams] Re: Generic post
Richard Heathfield
Subject: Re: [alt.fan.cecil-adams] Re: Generic post
From: John Hatpin <RemoveThi...@gmailAndThisToo.com>
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d
John Hatpin <RemoveThi...@gmailAndThisToo.com> wrote:
>David Bowie <db....@pmpkn.net> wrote:
>
>>Robert Hutchinson wrote:
>>> Richard Heathfield wrote:
>>>> Gene Wirchenko said:
>>>>> Richard Heathfield wrote:
>>>>>> Christopher J. Henrich said:
>>>>>>> David Bowie wrote:
>>>>>>>> Molly Mockford wrote:
>>>>>>>>> At 04:33:50 on Mon, 9 Jul 2007, Kyriacos Sakkas
>>>>>>>>> <kyri...@sakkas.eu> wrote in
>>>>>>>>> <44adnRJUkIljnQ_b...@giganews.com>:
>>>>>>>>> >bill van wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >> Matthew Winn <*@matthewwinn.me.urk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>> David Bowie <db....@pmpkn.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gene Wirchenko <ge...@ocis.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> David Bowie <db....@pmpkn.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rob Wynne <d...@america.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Heathfield <r...@see.sig.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mike Fleming said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In article <468a0cee$0$337$e4fe...@news.xs4all.nl>,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Philip" <re...@group.invalid> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tune in to alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d again next week
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when you'll hear Gene Wirchenko say:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Heathfield <r...@see.sig.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dave Hinz said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:12:16 +0000, Richard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Heathfield <r...@see.sig.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gene Wirchenko said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MadCow <u...@ftc.gov> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <VeWdnXko16yBrB_b...@bt.com>,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Heathfield <r...@see.sig.invalid> writes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puckdropper said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USENET NEWBIE ASKS WHAT IS GODWIN'S LAW IN
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ALL CAPS AND TOP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> POSTED
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> r...@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl (Richard Bos)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:468200ac....@news.xs4all.nl:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gene Wirchenko <ge...@ocis.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> David Bowie <db....@pmpkn.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MadCow wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <467b7961...@news.xs4all.nl>,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bos >>>>>>>>> >> <r...@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl> writes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Matthew Winn <*@matthewwinn.me.urk>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22 Jun 2007 01:28:29 GMT,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puckdropper <puckd...@yahoo.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Heathfield
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <r...@see.sig.invalid> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:aJadnTaM-6ZQm- bbRV...@bt.com:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rob Wynne said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> John Hatpin <no...@nowhere.netq>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:32:24 GMT,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rob Wynne <d...@america.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Matthew Winn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <*@matthewwinn.me.urk> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:11:59
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -0700, Gene
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wirchenko >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> <ge...@ocis.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> darkon <darko...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Peter Ward
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <m...@privacy.net> Newsgroups:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.fan.cecil-adams Subject:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Re: Generic post On Thu, 14 Jun
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2007 11:42:27 -0700, Bill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Turlock >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mary wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 14, 12:53 pm,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "art...@yahoo.com"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <art...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 14, 11:27 am,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Veronique
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <veroniqueuni...@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 14, 4:21 am, Lee
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ayrton <layr...@panix.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, Ulo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Melton wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Veronique wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 13, 3:27 pm,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Rick B."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> <deepst...@sprynet.com.aq>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter Boulding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> <p...@UNSPAMpboulding.co.uk>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> innews:97p073tjig8imdqer...@4ax.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 13 Jun 2007
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20:40:46 -0000,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grrr >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <1370lieshcqo...@corp.supernews.com>:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uniform Resource
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Locator. Mock outrage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at celebrity
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shenanigans. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clumsy double entendre.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Valediction with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> obscure computer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knowledge.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Complete change of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> subject based on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weak >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pun.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mock outrage at start
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of pun cascade,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incorporating an even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weaker pun.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Continuation of pun
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cascade.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Desperate attempt to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> continue cascade
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lamest pun yet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Failing to comprehend last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pun, straight line.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Very witty pun alluding to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> straight
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Recipe followed by comment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on carb content
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Argument about dietary habits
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of poster.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> URL pointing to felines of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attractive nature
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cat story.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comment on post after it has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been ABHOUed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expression of desire to submit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ahbou.d post to ahbou, prevented
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by concern over recursion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> causing >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> collapse of Internet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remark that this has already
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happened.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opinion that current state of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Internet is an indication of prior
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> collapse, possible caused by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> recursion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prediction of imminent death of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Usenet, with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> promise of >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> film at 11.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Request for advice on programming the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video recorder.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Off-topic post about problems with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> another video recorder.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Monty Python sketch with parrot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> replaced by video recorder.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Request for 20p to be put into the Monty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Python quoting box.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tedious anecdote about a FOAF's video
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recorder.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expression of desire to submit post to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ahbou. Snarky comment about the state of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the ahbou queue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Comparison of previous poster to Hitler.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mention of the second codicil to Godwin's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> law.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Newbie roundly rebuffed for yelling and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> top-posting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rambling accusation of pedantry and netiquette
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nazism.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Enquiry as to where the moderator is / why this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> newsgroup is not moderated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Suggestion that enquirer refer to group's charter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and/or FAQ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Response from someone who hasn't read all the way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> through making
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same >> suggestion as already posted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Misplaced sarcastic enquiry as to why previous
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> poster quoted over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a hundred lines instead of snipping, from clueless
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jerk who not only doesn't understand cascades but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also demonstrates his own thoughtless hypocrisy by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leaving those hundred lines in place.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Equally sarcastic observation pointing out the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hypocrisy of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the previous poster in not trimming. [The history
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be trimmed for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this one.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Admonition from GNKSA zealot to fix sig delimiter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haiku along the lines of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cascade falls far down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posters rush to join in it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> None can end the thread
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Observation that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The last line of your haiku
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Has no season word.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pendantic non-sequitur observing that if the previous
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> poster lived on Pern, then "thread" is a season.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Snarky remark that if one is going to be pedantic, one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should be able to spell "pedantic" correctly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reminder that all spelling flames are required to include
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mispelings.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expression of disappointment in the inappropriate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pedanticism of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the second-to-last poster.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expression of disappointment that the last poster
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thinks that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such an obvious statement needs stating.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expression of disappointment in general about what
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> USENET is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coming to since poster first started using it n years ago.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (where n is a positive number sufficiently high to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> impressive to some)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Expression of disappointment that the next poster will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> likely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> engage in oneupmanship by claiming use of USENET for at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> least 2n years.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apology for mistakenly disparaging the "second-to-last"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> poster
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead of the "third-to-last".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apology for replying to ones own post.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Claim to have been on USENET for 2n years.
>>>>>>>>>>>> "When I were a lad" story about trudging 60 miles through snow
>>>>>>>>>>>> to use USENET.
>>>>>>>>>>> Indignant reply that *we* had to make our own snow, both ways.
>>>>>>>>>> test
>>>>>>>>> Outraged response that alt.test is thataway --------->
>>>>>>>> Expression of desire that people will stop posting to this thread.
>>>>>>> Whole bunch of "me too" respon ses.
>>>>>> General observation on how Usenet has gone to the dogs in the last ten
>>>>>> years or so (from someone who has only been using it for nine).
>>>>> Comment that this point has already been made, and recently, too.
>>>> Apology, and explanation that the comment was provoked by the "me too"
>>>> responses, which were symptomatic of AOL's dumping of brazillions of
>>>> newbies into Usenet in 1997.
>>> Marvel that someone on Usenet actually apologized for something.
>>
>>Claim that this is the LONGEST THREAD EVER!
>
>Clarification that's it's the longest cascade in recent history.
Apology for resurrecting an old thread.
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