The many categories of RATTM
yourna...@augsburg.edu
I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>CAT. 2. People who post news/tidbits about MST3K. (good idea!)
>CAT. 3. Wiseman and Neuron, arguing like a couple of little kids, constantly trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding really really stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
>CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
>CAT. 5. The Con-ners. A dying breed?
>CAT. 6. Nice people who answer me when I e-mail them.
Just thought I'd share this with you. Keep in mind that I am COMPLETELY
uninformed. And I have no idea what I'm talking about. So what category are
*you* in? Or are an omnipotent being who defies all category? Think about
it, won't you? Thank you.
Carrie "I'm Not an Alien!" Dahlby, MSTie #62537
"I'm the thcarietht clown at the thircuth!"
this has been YOURNAMEHERE reporting.
Roger Wiseman
In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>,
yourna...@augsburg.edu (clueless) wrote:
>I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
>to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
>>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff
that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
So you think you're qualified in your whole three week tenure to slam people
who have been on here a long time?
>>CAT. 2. People who post news/tidbits about MST3K. (good idea!)
>>CAT. 3. Wiseman and Neuron, arguing like a couple of little kids, constantly
trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding really really
stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
That's the so-called "Christian" attitude..keep it up, hypocrite!
>>CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
like some of *your* posts....
>>CAT. 5. The Con-ners. A dying breed?
>>CAT. 6. Nice people who answer me when I e-mail them.
Cat.7 Dumb blondes like you who post moronic drivel.
>Just thought I'd share this with you. Keep in mind that I am COMPLETELY
>uninformed. And I have no idea what I'm talking about. So what category are
>*you* in? Or are an omnipotent being who defies all category? Think about
>it, won't you? Thank you.
Well, at least you recognize how stupid you are!
>Carrie "I'm Not an Alien!" Dahlby, MSTie #62537
Brunhilde............
>
>"I'm the thcarietht clown at the thircuth!"
>
>this has been YOURNAMEHERE reporting.
like we would care..........
--
cr...@ovnet.com (Crow(Roger Wiseman)) #(:)o]
MiSTie # 15126
"Oh, BITE ME.............it's FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Spork The Mango Weasel
In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>,
yourna...@augsburg.edu ()was doing something they really ought to be
ashamed of with their left hand while their right hand typed the
following:
> I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
> to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
> >CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um,
stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
Er, you know, I'm really glad someone put this up. Killfiling Neuron,
etc, is a given, but spam is spam, and as many times as people suggest the
flamers take it to email, no one seems comfortable saying it to these
people, because they're not being dorks. Not trying to get anyone riled
or anything, but it IS annoying to open a group with 40-50 posts in it and
have 40 of them mean absolutely nothing, except to two or three people.
Just a thought...
> >CAT. 2. People who post news/tidbits about MST3K. (good idea!)
> >CAT. 3. Wiseman and Neuron, arguing like a couple of little kids,
constantly trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding
really really stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
Gawd, are they still around?
> >CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
Sure, but they're SOOOO easy to riff on...
--
"Originality is for people who are ashamed of their past" -Me, as stolen from William Burroughs
Tom Salyers
yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
> I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
> to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
Just call us "Touch".
--
Tom Salyers "Now is the Windows of our disk contents
IRCnick: Aqualung Made glorious SimEarth by this Sun of Zork."
Denver, CO --from _Richard v3.0_
John Crowe
yourna...@augsburg.edu () wrote:
>>CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
whiner
Brock LaReau: so, saying "yes" or "no" is a sign of illiteracy?
yourna...@augsburg.edu
In article <52mvga$5...@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, jcro...@ix.netcom.com
(John Crowe) wrote:
> whiner
BITE
yourna...@augsburg.edu
In article <52mvga$5...@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>, jcro...@ix.netcom.com
(John Crowe) wrote:
> whiner
ME
David Conner
yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
: I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
: to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
: >CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
: >CAT. 5. The Con-ners. A dying breed?
No!
Soundwave [Chad Gould]
yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
: I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
: to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
Some people do seem to make that complaint, from time to time.
Me, that's one of the reasons I'm a MSTie, and not of another "cult"
breed. Many MSTies don't take themselves seriously, to the point where
we don't make up news, start flamewars over various personalities,
bicker over trivial details about the particular ship and physics they
use, etc., etc., etc. Call it what you will, I call that annoying. And,
once you've posted all the news that is possible to post (as is the case
here), what do you talk about? If you're the friendly sort of person,
you have normal, everyday conversations. As in Usenet, as in life
(except life doesn't tend to mention those erotic llamas).
There are plenty of other places where you can talk about your favorite
cult show all the time. Just keep in mind what Shatner told Trekkies on
SNL when you do.
--
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internet: cgo...@gate.net |-M1000/Dr550mkII/SE70/MS1402VLZ-|
http://www.webcom.com/cgould/ |Make Happy the Harmonica Happy!!|
"There are a zillion ways to connect a mixer as versatile as the MS1202.
An infinite number of monkeys mousing madly on Macintoshes couldn't draw all the
permutations." - Mackie MS1202 owner's manual
RFOThree
In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>,
yourna...@augsburg.edu () writes:
>>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um,
stuff
>that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
I beg your pardon! We're elitist twerps.
Amy, keep that in mind.
RFOT...@aol.com
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on
fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the
darkness at Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in
time like tears in rain. Time to die." -- Blade Runner
RFOThree
In article <52m4a6$b...@news.mountain.net>, cr...@ovnet.com (Roger Wiseman)
writes:
>In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>,
> yourna...@augsburg.edu (clueless) wrote:
>>I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3
weeks)
>>to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>>
>>>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um,
stuff
>
>that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>
>So you think you're qualified in your whole three week tenure to slam
people
>who have been on here a long time?
Roger? Shut up.
Amy
Jamie Plummer
>I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
>to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
>>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff
that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>>CAT. 2. People who post news/tidbits about MST3K. (good idea!)
>>CAT. 3. Wiseman and Neuron, arguing like a couple of little kids, constantly
trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding really really
stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
>>CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
>>CAT. 5. The Con-ners. A dying breed?
>>CAT. 6. Nice people who answer me when I e-mail them.
>
I don't know how definitive those categories are. I'd like to think I fit into
four of those categories pretty well, myself.
When we start getting new episodes, the group should get a lot more on topic.
So just hang out for four more months.
Jamie Plummer jc...@virginia.edu
http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~jcp9j
MST3k returns in February 1997! On the Sci-Fi Channel!
Vote for Harry Browne, Libertarian for President
Barbara M. Heiles
> yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
> : I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
> : to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
> : >CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um,
stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
But if you hang in there and keep reading them, after a year or so you'll
understand, weeeeell, I guess 48% is what I'm up to now.
bh
And that includes my own posts.
"I guess the upshot of all this BS of mine is: respect others, do what you
think is right, and don't embarass your mother." -- T-Bone
Paul Randall Robinson Jr.
yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
: I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
: to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
:
: >CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
: >CAT. 3. Wiseman and Neuron, arguing like a couple of little kids, constantly trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding really really stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
: >CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
: >CAT. 5. The Con-ners. A dying breed?
: >CAT. 6. Nice people who answer me when I e-mail them.
: Just thought I'd share this with you. Keep in mind that I am COMPLETELY
: uninformed. And I have no idea what I'm talking about. So what category are
: *you* in? Or are an omnipotent being who defies all category? Think about
: it, won't you? Thank you.
"I'm not a number, I'm a free man!"
:
: Carrie "I'm Not an Alien!" Dahlby, MSTie #62537
:
: "I'm the thcarietht clown at the thircuth!"
Bill Livingston
Previously on "DADA Knows Best", yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
>I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
>to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
Remember, kids, to safely divide a newsgroup, *always* wear you safety goggles.
And use only Gentle Pressure.©
>>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff
>>that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
Invisible Robot Fish
>>CAT. 2. People who post news/tidbits about MST3K. (good idea!)
Now, see, why didn't I think of that? (The fact that there's precious little in
the way of news & tidbits out there not withstanding)
>>CAT. 3. Wiseman and Neuron, arguing like a couple of little kids, constantly
>>trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding really really
>>stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
>>CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
Oh.
>>CAT. 5. The Con-ners. A dying breed?
Not so, Conner and Duncan are both Immortals! There can be only one!
RAMIREZ!!!!!!!!!
>>CAT. 6. Nice people who answer me when I e-mail them.
People are being nice here?!? Who violated the code??
>Just thought I'd share this with you. Keep in mind that I am COMPLETELY
>uninformed. And I have no idea what I'm talking about. So what category are
>*you* in? Or are an omnipotent being who defies all category? Think about
>it, won't you? Thank you.
I'm in the secret 7th category. I'd tell you what it is, but it's so secret,
even I don't know!
Bill L.
Demanding Rigidly defined areas (SECRET WORD) of uncertainty
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
bi...@Traveller.COM http://www.Traveller.COM/~bill
Best if Used by Date on Label
Barbara M. Heiles
On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Jamie Plummer wrote:
>
> When we start getting new episodes, the group should get a lot more on topic.
> So just hang out for four more months.
Jamie, I'm shocked! You're *lying* to that nice new ratmmer!
bh
A *little* more on topic, *maybe*.
Suzanne Yada (me)
yourna...@augsburg.edu was a complete whiney-baby in article
<yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>...
> I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3
weeks)
> to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
constantly trying to top each other, never giving up, and frankly sounding
really really stupid and really annoying the hell out of yours truly.
> >CAT. 4. The illiterates. Any. One. Word. Post.
>
> uninformed. And I have no idea what I'm talking about. So what category
are
> *you* in? Or are an omnipotent being who defies all category? Think about
> it, won't you? Thank you.
>
>
> "I'm the thcarietht clown at the thircuth!"
>
> this has been YOURNAMEHERE reporting.
so what would you classify YOUR post as? HHHHmmmm?
--
-hamdinger
-"a million years of evolution
and we get Danny Quayle."
-Danny Elfman
yourna...@augsburg.edu
> so what would you classify YOUR post as? HHHHmmmm?
>
My article is CAT. 7, people who always try to catogorize things as a self
defensive mechanism. (And it's starting to become a post where I'm on the
thread all too often trying to explain myself!) But thanks for being a
jerk; I really appreciate it. I'll remember never to visit your web page
again.
-Carrie "No Nickname" Dahlby
wow! I never knew being a scapegoat could be so fun!
p.s. whining is protected by the 1st amendment! :)
yourna...@augsburg.edu
> In article <52m4a6$b...@news.mountain.net>, cr...@ovnet.com (Roger Wiseman)
> writes:
>
> >In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>,
> > yourna...@augsburg.edu (clueless) wrote:
> >So you think you're qualified in your whole three week tenure to slam
> people
> >who have been on here a long time?
Oh, was that you honey bunches? Yea!!!! Are you gonna start one of those
flame wars with me, too?!? Oh, boy oh boy oh boy!!! I can't wait to get
started!!!!! OK, what do I do first in a flame war? Hmmmm...ok, here goes.
You stinky poophead!!! (no, wait, I spelled all of the words right. Try
again..) U stnkee poophed! There! Is it started now? Tell me when it
starts!:)
But seriously, folks, to the *rest* of you, I'm not trying to offend
anyone. That's why I included the disclaimer "I'm completely uninformed and
I don't know what I'm talking about." I'm just reporting what I see. And
the term "base" groups *was* a quote from someone who's in it. It's not
like I don't want to talk about meaningless stuff; I just don't know how
and I don't think the people who *do* talk about it want me talking about
it with them. Believe you me, I know a clique when I see one. I've been in
one or two, and been excluded from several.
Well, gots to go! Happy happy joy joy!
Love -Carrie "No Nickname" Dahlby, MSTie #62537
"Let a smile be your umbrella!" (-:)
this has been YOURNAMEHERE reporting. MST 3K rules!
Roger Wiseman
In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.9>,
yourna...@augsburg.edu (airhead) wrote:
>
>> so what would you classify YOUR post as? HHHHmmmm?
>My article is CAT. 7, people who always try to catogorize things as a self
>defensive mechanism. (And it's starting to become a post where I'm on the
>thread all too often trying to explain myself!) But thanks for being a
>jerk; I really appreciate it. I'll remember never to visit your web page
>again.
It should be classified as B.S. from a 19-year-old know-it-all. A hypocrite
who has nothing of relevance to say. She thinks she is "reporting".
I'm sure he won't lose sleep if you don't visit *his* website.
>wow! I never knew being a scapegoat could be so fun!
>p.s. whining is protected by the 1st amendment! :)
Too bad a visit from Dr. Jack isn't.
Bryan Lambert
cgo...@gate.net (Soundwave [Chad Gould]) wrote:
>yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
>: I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
>: to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>: >CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>Some people do seem to make that complaint, from time to time.
>Me, that's one of the reasons I'm a MSTie, and not of another "cult"
>breed. Many MSTies don't take themselves seriously, to the point where
>we don't make up news, start flamewars over various personalities,
>bicker over trivial details about the particular ship and physics they
>use, etc., etc., etc. Call it what you will, I call that annoying. And,
>once you've posted all the news that is possible to post (as is the case
>here), what do you talk about? If you're the friendly sort of person,
>you have normal, everyday conversations. As in Usenet, as in life
>(except life doesn't tend to mention those erotic llamas).
I tend to think of RATMM as "kicking it old-school" as far as online groups go.
It's not very Usenetty. It's an actual community, unlike just about every other
newsgroup I've been on.
As a community of (at least) acquaintances, it seems to me that RATMM feels
pretty free to talk about whatever the hell we want to, rather than restricting
our conversation to the one thing we all definitely have in common.
That, I think, is ony "cliquey" compared to the rest of Usenet as a whole,
rather than compared to the total of all human social interactions.
Bryan Lambert <bryan....@co.hennepin.mn.us -- Official Wuss of RATMM
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Brak Fact #2: Brak DOESN'T CRY ALL THAT MUCH!!
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Soundwave [Chad Gould]
Roger Wiseman (cr...@ovnet.com) wrote:
: It should be classified as B.S. from a 19-year-old know-it-all. A hypocrite
: I'm sure he won't lose sleep if you don't visit *his* website.
: >wow! I never knew being a scapegoat could be so fun!
: >p.s. whining is protected by the 1st amendment! :)
: Too bad a visit from Dr. Jack isn't.
Roger?
Shut up.
<*PLONK!*>
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"Plain ordinary tap water with the hell boiled out of it." - Girls Town
Stace
I just want to know what RATTM is.
(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
too?)
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Andrew Morris
In article <52ojrm$5...@newsbf02.news.aol.com> rfot...@aol.com (RFOThree) writes:
>Roger? Shut up.
>Amy
Thank you, Amy.
yourna...@augsburg.edu
> I just want to know what RATTM is.
>
> (There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
> too?)
OK, I know this one..
Rec.Arts.Tv....ummmm, OK, nevermind, I don't.
-Carrie "Clueless was a pretty cool movie" Dahlby, MSTie #62537
Christine Malcom
In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
>I just want to know what RATTM is.
>
>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
>too?)
It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
____________________________________________________________________________
"You're the only one who understands me, moldy corpse." Kevin Mowery
Doug Elrod
In article <DyM9...@midway.uchicago.edu>, cm...@midway.uchicago.edu
(Christine Malcom) wrote:
> In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
> >I just want to know what RATTM is.
> >
> >(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
> >too?)
>
> It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
>
> Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
And these hands go to "11"? <g>
-Doug Elrod (dr...@cornell.edu) "How could I leave this behind?"
Bill Livingston
Previously on "321 Contact", Christine Malcom wrote:
>In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>I just want to know what RATTM is.
>>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
>>too?)
>
>It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman sends me scrabbling for my dictionary more
often than almost anyone else I know of - one reason she has so many
net.hubbies.
So can RATMM count to 27 on its fingers & toes?
Bill L.
Brought o you by the letters "G" and "M" and by the number "pi"
David Anderson
Fairly reliable sources inform me that yourna...@augsburg.edu () wrote:
[stuff regarding flamewars snipped, because who really wants to read it
again?]
>It's not like I don't want to talk about meaningless stuff; I just don't
>know how
Oh, that's easy...it's just like talking about anything. You just open your
mouth and let the words flow out. The best part about doing it online is,
you actually have a chance to really think about what words you'll use...
although some people don't really take advantage of that (and yes, I do
include myself in that category from time to time).
>and I don't think the people who *do* talk about it want me talking about
>it with them.
Trust me...that's not the case around here. Well, it's not always the case.
Discussions on the newsgroup are open for public scrutiny, and anyone who
wants to join in is welcome to...if we want to have private conversations,
we'll take it to email. If a particular topic of discussion catches your
attention and you have something to say, jump right in. If you don't get a
response right away, it's usually either because (1) some of us have fairly
slow news servers and haven't seen your message; (2) we're busy thinking up
a witty rejoinder; or (3) you've made a statement that stands on its own
and needs no reply to validate it. Or maybe it's something else...whatever.
The important thing is not to take anything around here personally, because
the vast majority of us are just here to have a little fun.
>Believe you me, I know a clique when I see one. I've been in one or two,
>and been excluded from several.
Maybe you hadn't heard...we're not a clique; we're simply elitist twerps.
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Soundwave [Chad Gould]
RATT was a heavy metal band that appeared in the mid 80s, featuring the
standard glam uniform. The offset of this was a distortion pedal, also
known as the RATT, which gave one sound for a very high price.
: (There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
: too?)
Yes, but only at the Ensign level for now.
--
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internet: cgo...@gate.net |-M1000/Dr550mkII/SE70/MS1402VLZ-|
http://www.webcom.com/cgould/ |Make Happy the Harmonica Happy!!|
"It's not an easy thing to meet your maker" - Blade Runner
RFOThree
In article
<Pine.SUN.3.93.96093...@claude.math.wesleyan.edu>,
"Barbara M. Heiles" <bhe...@claude.math.wesleyan.edu> writes:
>
>> yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
>> : I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3
>weeks)
>> : to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>> : >CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of,
um,
>stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>
>But if you hang in there and keep reading them, after a year or so you'll
>understand, weeeeell, I guess 48% is what I'm up to now.
You understand this stuff? Wow. You're ahead of me.
Amy, good to have you back, bh!
RFOThree
In article <52peo3$jf0...@msfc.nasa.gov>, bi...@Traveller.COM (Bill
Livingston) writes:
[actually, Carrie said this]
>>>CAT. 6. Nice people who answer me when I e-mail them.
I tried to be nice and e-mail you, but it bounced. Does that make
me mean?
Amy, it was about my .sig...
Faye C Schuss
Bill Livingston wrote:
> Previously on "321 Contact", Christine Malcom wrote:
> >>I just want to know what RATTM is.
> >>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
> >>too?)
> >It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
> >Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman sends me scrabbling for my dictionary more
> often than almost anyone else I know of - one reason she has so many
> net.hubbies.
> So can RATMM count to 27 on its fingers & toes?
At least.
Now, would you do me the kind favor of looking up "snarky"?
-col di, unsuccessful in her hunting of the snark
Charles E. Rick Taylor, IV
lan...@cybercom.net (David Anderson) wrote (in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc):
:You just open your
:mouth and let the words flow out.
Diarrhea is like a storm raging inside you.
__ ___ _ _ _ | >>>>> cha...@hubcap.clemson.edu <<<<<
|_)o _ |/ | |_|\_/| / \|_) |'94 BS ChE, Clemson ; "Will work for food!"
| \||_ |\ | | | | |_\_/| \ |"So this is it, we're going to die!" --A.D.
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David Anderson
Fairly reliable sources inform me that RFOThree wrote:
>Roger? Shut up.
You GO, girl.
Can I sharpen your skates for you? Polish the blades? Need new laces?
RFOThree
In article <52rbo8$p...@news.gate.net>, cgo...@gate.net (Soundwave [Chad
Gould]) writes:
>Roger Wiseman (cr...@ovnet.com) wrote:
>: It should be classified as B.S. from a 19-year-old know-it-all. A
hypocrite
>
>: who has nothing of relevance to say. She thinks she is "reporting".
>: I'm sure he won't lose sleep if you don't visit *his* website.
>: >wow! I never knew being a scapegoat could be so fun!
>: >p.s. whining is protected by the 1st amendment! :)
>: Too bad a visit from Dr. Jack isn't.
>
>Roger?
>Shut up.
Amen.
><*PLONK!*>
I only wish I could.
Amy
RFOThree
In article <morrand.5...@charlie.cns.iit.edu>,
mor...@charlie.cns.iit.edu (Andrew Morris) writes:
>>Roger? Shut up.
>
>>Amy
>
>Thank you, Amy.
You're welcome.
Amy, who is Amy Ashton?
lupton
On 30 Sep 1996, Bill Livingston wrote:
> Previously on "DADA Knows Best", yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
> >I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 wee=
ks)
> >to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
> Remember, kids, to safely divide a newsgroup, *always* wear you safety go=
ggles.
> And use only Gentle Pressure.=A9
>
> >>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, s=
tuff
> >>that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>
> Invisible Robot Fish
BIll, once again, I'm glad I asked you to marry me.
Q
you know you're a bunch of elitist twerps when you start reading the
same greeting cards
Bill Livingston
Previously on "Snark Attack", Faye C Schuss wrote:
>Bill Livingston wrote:
"Snarky" - To have, or assume, the characteristics of a snark. Be be
snark-like. Equipped with snarkish attributes.
MA'AM, Colonel, MA'AM!
Bill L.
Reminding y'all to "watch out for snarks".
Bill Livingston
Previously on "Voyage to the Sea of the Bottoms", RFOThree wrote:
>In article <morrand.5...@charlie.cns.iit.edu>,
>mor...@charlie.cns.iit.edu (Andrew Morris) writes:
>>>Roger? Shut up.
>>
>>>Amy
>>
>>Thank you, Amy.
>
>You're welcome.
>
>Amy, who is Amy Ashton?
Merritt Stone.
Bill L.
Huh?
Bill Livingston
Previously on "Life's Work", lupton wrote:
>On 30 Sep 1996, Bill Livingston wrote:
>>Previously on "DADA Knows Best", yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
>>>to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>>Remember, kids, to safely divide a newsgroup, *always* wear you safety
>>
>>>>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um, stuff
>>>>that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>> Invisible Robot Fish
> BIll, once again, I'm glad I asked you to marry me.
Oh, I bet you say that to all your husbands - come to think of it, I bet you
*do* say that to all your husbands. Good line, tho.
>you know you're a bunch of elitist twerps when you start reading the
>same greeting cards
Wanna see my Hallmark Shoebox "3 Scrooges"?
Bill L.
Bah, humbug, you chowderhead!
Christine Malcom
Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
>Previously on "Snark Attack", Faye C Schuss wrote:
>>>Previously on "321 Contact", Christine Malcom wrote:
>>>>In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>>I just want to know what RATTM is.
>>>>>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
>>>>>too?)
>>>>It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
>>>>Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
>>>Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman sends me scrabbling for my dictionary more
>>>often than almost anyone else I know of - one reason she has so many
>>>net.hubbies.
>>>So can RATMM count to 27 on its fingers & toes?
>>At least.
>>Now, would you do me the kind favor of looking up "snarky"?
>>-col di, unsuccessful in her hunting of the snark
>
>"Snarky" - To have, or assume, the characteristics of a snark. Be be
>snark-like. Equipped with snarkish attributes.
>
>MA'AM, Colonel, MA'AM!
What Bill is trying to say is that snarky is the word that men who are not
comfortable enough with their mascunlinity to refer to themselves as
'bitchy' use to describe themselves when they're feeling bitchy.
Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman has just put the insult of approval stamp
on Stace, gang, so welcome him to the fold
Roger Wiseman
In article <Pine.SOL.3.92.961002...@phakt.usc.edu>,
lupton <lup...@phakt.usc.edu> wrote:
>On 30 Sep 1996, Bill Livingston wrote:
>> Previously on "DADA Knows Best", yourna...@augsburg.edu wrote:
>> >I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3
weeks)
>> >to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>> Remember, kids, to safely divide a newsgroup, *always* wear you safety
goggles.
>> And use only Gentle Pressure.©
>> >>CAT. 1. Cliquey quote-unquote "base" posters who post a bunch of, um,
stuff
>> >>that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>> Invisible Robot Fish
> BIll, once again, I'm glad I asked you to marry me.
>
>
>you know you're a bunch of elitist twerps when you start reading the
>same greeting cards
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--
cr...@ovnet.com (Crow(Roger Wiseman)) #(:)o]
MiSTie # 15126
"Oh, BITE ME.............it's FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Soundwave [Chad Gould]
RFOThree (rfot...@aol.com) wrote:
: Amy, who is Amy Ashton?
Let's pull that mask off...
SID VARMA????!?!
-sw- [And he would've gotten away with it, if it weren't for those
meddling kids...]
--
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internet: cgo...@gate.net |-M1000/Dr550mkII/SE70/MS1402VLZ-|
http://www.webcom.com/cgould/ |Make Happy the Harmonica Happy!!|
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Apocalypse Now
Phillip Mueller
Previously on Disney's The Living Planet,
cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>
>What Bill is trying to say is that snarky is the word that men who are not
>comfortable enough with their mascunlinity to refer to themselves as
>'bitchy' use to describe themselves when they're feeling bitchy.
And just what do you mean by that!?
Phil <<---- in a snarky mood tonight.
--
Phil "new e-address" Mueller pamu...@sprynet.com
(Yes, I'm conceited enough to think someone might save my e-address.)
Christine Malcom
Phillip Mueller <pamu...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>Previously on Disney's The Living Planet,
>cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>
>>
>>What Bill is trying to say is that snarky is the word that men who are not
>>comfortable enough with their mascunlinity to refer to themselves as
>>'bitchy' use to describe themselves when they're feeling bitchy.
>
>And just what do you mean by that!?
Femme.
Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will show no mercy before its time
yourna...@augsburg.edu
OK, now I get it! Now that I've started this "thread...", and I've seen all
of it's progressive posts...well, it all comes together now! (Kind of like
the end of MONSTER A GO-GO?) Oh, well. If you don't *all* hate my guts,
then maybe I could try to join in. OK, here goes.
In article <Dyo6K...@midway.uchicago.edu>, cm...@midway.uchicago.edu
(Christine Malcom) wrote:
> Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
> >Previously on "Snark Attack", Faye C Schuss wrote:
> >>Bill Livingston wrote:
> >>>Previously on "321 Contact", Christine Malcom wrote:
> >>>>In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
> >>>>>I just want to know what RATTM is.
> >>>>>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
> >>>>>too?)
> >>>>It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
> >>>>Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
> >>>Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman sends me scrabbling for my dictionary more
> >>>often than almost anyone else I know of - one reason she has so many
> >>>net.hubbies.
> >>>So can RATMM count to 27 on its fingers & toes?
> >>At least.
> >>Now, would you do me the kind favor of looking up "snarky"?
> >>-col di, unsuccessful in her hunting of the snark
> >"Snarky" - To have, or assume, the characteristics of a snark. Be be
> >snark-like. Equipped with snarkish attributes.
> >MA'AM, Colonel, MA'AM!
Oh! Ummmm, oh, look. She got out of the car. Now she's going down the
hallway...now she's turning the corner...I could..say something really
funny about that.
Oh well. Better luck next time I guess.
--
-Carrie "No Nickname" Dahlby, MSTie #62537
"Let a smile be your umbrella!" (-:)
"No, really. I'm sending you a box of steaks."
Phillip Mueller
cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>Phillip Mueller <pamu...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>>Previously on Disney's The Living Planet,
>>cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>What Bill is trying to say is that snarky is the word that men who are not
>>>comfortable enough with their mascunlinity to refer to themselves as
>>>'bitchy' use to describe themselves when they're feeling bitchy.
>>
>>And just what do you mean by that!?
>
>Femme.
Hah! You hear that, jess?
Jon Hall
In article <32528A...@lmco.com> Faye C Schuss <diane.p...@lmco.com> writes:
>Bill Livingston wrote:
>> Previously on "321 Contact", Christine Malcom wrote:
>> >In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >>I just want to know what RATTM is.
>> >>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
>> >>too?)
>> >It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
>> >Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
>> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman sends me scrabbling for my dictionary more
>> often than almost anyone else I know of - one reason she has so many
>> net.hubbies.
>> So can RATMM count to 27 on its fingers & toes?
>At least.
>Now, would you do me the kind favor of looking up "snarky"?
>-col di, unsuccessful in her hunting of the snark
Be sure to seek it with forks and hope.
Jon, who's a boojum, you see.
RFOThree
In article <325887ff...@snews2.zippo.com>, lan...@cybercom.net (David
Anderson) writes:
>Fairly reliable sources inform me that RFOThree wrote:
>
>>Roger? Shut up.
>
>You GO, girl.
Thanks, sister... er... brother.
>Can I sharpen your skates for you? Polish the blades? Need new laces?
I need a new job. Then we'll take care of the skating thing.
Amy, or "thang" if you so desire
Bill Livingston
Previously on "Avonlea", Phillip Mueller wrote:
>cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>>Phillip Mueller <pamu...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>>>Previously on Disney's The Living Planet,
>>>cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>>>>What Bill is trying to say is that snarky is the word that men who are not
>>>>comfortable enough with their mascunlinity to refer to themselves as
>>>>'bitchy' use to describe themselves when they're feeling bitchy.
>>>
>>>And just what do you mean by that!?
>>
>>Femme.
>
>Hah! You hear that, jess?
Fellers, there's room for many femmes on RATMM. Many, many femmes.
Just knit awhile. It'll pass.
Bill L.
Fixing a loaf of toast
Christine Malcom
Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
>Fixing a loaf of toast
In Peru, you can buy a bag of toast. How wrong is that?
Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since ceviche more
than makes up for it
Brian Dunkle
In article <chadvan-2909...@nntp.service.ohio-state.edu>,
Spork The Mango Weasel <cha...@coil.com> wrote:
>In article <yournamehere...@141.224.64.58>,
>yourna...@augsburg.edu ()was doing something they really ought to be
>ashamed of with their left hand while their right hand typed the
>following:
>
>> I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
>> to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>>
>stuff that the rest of us don't understand or care about.
>
>etc, is a given, but spam is spam, and as many times as people suggest the
>flamers take it to email, no one seems comfortable saying it to these
>people, because they're not being dorks. Not trying to get anyone riled
>or anything, but it IS annoying to open a group with 40-50 posts in it and
>have 40 of them mean absolutely nothing, except to two or three people.
>
>Just a thought...
Hey, I've said it a few times, and been not-so-politely told
"this is our group, we'll do what we want, you don't like it, go away."
They also seem to believe that the majority of people reading the
group *are* interested. They're wrong, but hey.
--
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* Division of Biomedical Communications, AHSC, Tucson AZ (much too hot)
* bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu http://www.biocom.arizona.edu/~bdunkle
* I'm Archiving $$$ MAKE MONEY FAST $$$ posts - tracking mutation for fun!
Brian Dunkle
In article <DyM9...@midway.uchicago.edu>,
Christine Malcom <cm...@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
>>I just want to know what RATTM is.
>>
>>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
>>too?)
>
>It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
>
Which word? "suffers?" "it?"
Jamie Plummer
In article <DyoH2...@midway.uchicago.edu>,
cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>Phillip Mueller <pamu...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>>Previously on Disney's The Living Planet,
>>cm...@midway.uchicago.edu (Christine Malcom) wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>What Bill is trying to say is that snarky is the word that men who are not
>>>comfortable enough with their mascunlinity to refer to themselves as
>>>'bitchy' use to describe themselves when they're feeling bitchy.
>>
>>And just what do you mean by that!?
>
>Femme.
>
No need to be snarky about it, Gouda Woman!
Jamie Plummer jc...@virginia.edu
http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~jcp9j
MST3k returns in February 1997! On the Sci-Fi Channel!
Vote for Harry Browne, Libertarian for President
David Anderson
Fairly reliable sources inform me that yourna...@augsburg.edu () wrote:
>OK, now I get it! Now that I've started this "thread...", and I've seen all
>of it's progressive posts...well, it all comes together now! (Kind of like
>the end of MONSTER A GO-GO?) Oh, well. If you don't *all* hate my guts,
>then maybe I could try to join in. OK, here goes.
>
>(Christine Malcom) wrote:
>
>> Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
>> >Previously on "Snark Attack", Faye C Schuss wrote:
>> >>Bill Livingston wrote:
>> >>>Previously on "321 Contact", Christine Malcom wrote:
>> >>>>In article <325192...@sprynet.com>, Stace <st...@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >>>>>I just want to know what RATTM is.
>> >>>>>(There, now I've posted something snarky, can I be an elitest twerp,
>> >>>>>too?)
>> >>>>It's the sister station to KMTA and it suffers from polydactyly
>> >>>>Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman loves that word
>> >>>Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman sends me scrabbling for my dictionary more
>> >>>often than almost anyone else I know of - one reason she has so many
>> >>>net.hubbies.
>> >>>So can RATMM count to 27 on its fingers & toes?
>> >>At least.
>> >>Now, would you do me the kind favor of looking up "snarky"?
>> >>-col di, unsuccessful in her hunting of the snark
>> >"Snarky" - To have, or assume, the characteristics of a snark. Be be
>> >snark-like. Equipped with snarkish attributes.
>> >MA'AM, Colonel, MA'AM!
>Oh! Ummmm, oh, look. She got out of the car. Now she's going down the
>hallway...now she's turning the corner...I could..say something really
>funny about that.
Looks like you sliced on that one, Carrie. I'd recommend a four iron for a
shot like this.
>Oh well. Better luck next time I guess.
You can do it, kid...we're all rootin' for ya.
--
========*Opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone. Deal with it.*========
* David Anderson * lan...@cybercom.net * http://www.cybercom.net/~lando5 *
*"We'll slip away under cover of afternoon...in the biggest car in the county!"*
* --Mike Nelson*
Andrew Morris
In article <52umhp$d48...@msfc.nasa.gov> bi...@Traveller.COM (Bill Livingston) writes:
>Previously on "Voyage to the Sea of the Bottoms", RFOThree wrote:
>>In article <morrand.5...@charlie.cns.iit.edu>,
>>mor...@charlie.cns.iit.edu (Andrew Morris) writes:
>>>>Roger? Shut up.
>>>
>>>>Amy
>>>
>>>Thank you, Amy.
>>
>>You're welcome.
>>
>>Amy, who is Amy Ashton?
>Merritt Stone.
Okay, but who is Merritt Stone?
Andrew Morris (mor...@charlie.cns.iit.edu)
Barbara M. Heiles
On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Christine Malcom wrote:
> Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since ceviche more
> than makes up for it
Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a Mexican
dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in three versions:
shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck Ramsey
it is.
Anyone want to chip in to buy me a clue? Not that it will do me any good.
I can tell already that this aint no vegetarian dish!
bh
A vegetarian, but not a vegetarian "dish", if ya know what I mean.
"I guess the upshot of all this BS of mine is: respect others, do what you
think is right, and don't embarass your mother." -- T-Bone
Perri Mongan
In article
<Pine.SUN.3.93.961004...@claude.math.wesleyan.edu>,
"Barbara M. Heiles" <bhe...@claude.math.wesleyan.edu> wrote:
>On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Christine Malcom wrote:
>
>> Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
>> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since ceviche more
>> than makes up for it
>
>Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a Mexican
>dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in three versions:
>shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck Ramsey
>it is.
>
>Anyone want to chip in to buy me a clue? Not that it will do me any good.
>I can tell already that this aint no vegetarian dish!
Ceviche is fish or shellfish lightly cooked in lemon (or lime) juice,
onions, and chilies (plus other ingredients, depending on region and/or
inclination). It's served cold or at room temperature.
Perri
mmmmmmmm...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
coas...@mnsinc.com "That's not the Bluebird of Happiness,
that's the Penguin of Giddiness."
Bryan Lambert
bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu (Brian Dunkle) wrote:
<Stuff about RATMM's "cliqueyness"
> Hey, I've said it a few times, and been not-so-politely told
>"this is our group, we'll do what we want, you don't like it, go away."
> They also seem to believe that the majority of people reading the
>group *are* interested. They're wrong, but hey.
Well, you haven't been completely snark-free on the subject, to be honest.
I firmly believe that one's opinion of RATMM depends very heavily on what one
uses as a newsgroup analogy. Some people prefer to see, and use, newsgroups as
bulletin boards, for informational purposes only. Some newsgroups are used like
huge, open-air parks full of 15-year-olds all vying for attention (stop over in
the rec.games.video hierarchy for a loverly example of this). Many people view
newsgroup information as a quantity to be managed, the "I don't have time to
read all this crap" types.
RATMM's very much a "coffee house" or "club meeting" newsgroup. There's a bunch
of conversations going on, and while you can't quite tune them all out, neither
do the participants mind much if you jump in. While we all share a common
interest, we have other things to talk about. I think the side stuff - even the
side stuff I'm not interested in, is at worst harmless and at best enriches the
"community" feeling here, something most of Usenet, frankly, lacks.
Bryan Lambert <bryan....@co.hennepin.mn.us -- Official Wuss of RATMM
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Brak Fact #13: Brak got a NEW DRAWING on 8/19/96! And ANOTHER the next day!
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Soundwave [Chad Gould]
Brian Dunkle (bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu) wrote:
: Hey, I've said it a few times, and been not-so-politely told
: They also seem to believe that the majority of people reading the
: group *are* interested. They're wrong, but hey.
<spittle> 'An we don like'em strangers telling ourselves what to do, ya
got that? Now ya git outta here, city slickah.
-sw- [As a bunch of RATMM rednecks surround Brian...]
--
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internet: cgo...@gate.net |-M1000/Dr550mkII/SE70/MS1402VLZ-|
http://www.webcom.com/cgould/ |Make Happy the Harmonica Happy!!|
"Everything was ready, everything was prepared. He knew where his towel
was." - Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Christine Malcom
Barbara M. Heiles <bhe...@claude.math.wesleyan.edu> wrote:
>On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Christine Malcom wrote:
>
>> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since ceviche more
>> than makes up for it
>
>Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a Mexican
>dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in three versions:
>shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck Ramsey
>it is.
Ceviche is a cold fish soup in a very spicy lime/pepper broth and it's
delish.
>A vegetarian, but not a vegetarian "dish", if ya know what I mean.
Oh, I beg to differ, mon petit cabbage.
Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman knows a dish when she sees one
RFOThree
In article <531a4r$f...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>, bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu
(Brian Dunkle) writes:
> Hey, I've said it a few times, and been not-so-politely told
>"this is our group, we'll do what we want, you don't like it, go away."
> They also seem to believe that the majority of people reading the
>group *are* interested. They're wrong, but hey.
Then might I ask, politely, why do you keep posting?
Amy, not trying to get in a fight, just really doesn't see the
point
Bill Livingston
Previously on "Murphy Brown", Christine Malcom wrote:
>Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
>
>In Peru, you can buy a bag of toast. How wrong is that?
No worse, I think, than buying crumbled particles of bacon in a jar. Or, even
better, buying crumbled particles of fake bacon in a jar.
Bill L.
It sounds like a Letterman skit, really - "Oh, Paul, have y'tried the *new* Big
Bag'o Toast?"
Bill Livingston
Amy Ashton, of course.
Bill L.
Wheels within wheels
Brian Dunkle
In article <533e72$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
RFOThree <rfot...@aol.com> wrote:
>In article <531a4r$f...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>, bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu
>(Brian Dunkle) writes:
>
>> Hey, I've said it a few times, and been not-so-politely told
>>"this is our group, we'll do what we want, you don't like it, go away."
>> They also seem to believe that the majority of people reading the
>>group *are* interested. They're wrong, but hey.
>
>Then might I ask, politely, why do you keep posting?
Because, when someone *else* says something about it, I want them
to know that regardless of what the "inner circle" says, they're not the
only person that feels that way.
Been a while since I jumped in out of the blue.
(hoping here that you mean why I keep posting on that subject,
rather than why I keep posting in general)
>Amy, not trying to get in a fight, just really doesn't see the
>point
There's certainly no point in a crusade. Responding to other
people's questions and/or observations, though, has a point. Like I said,
lets people know that not *everyone* is a big fan of the circle-jerks,
and that one should feel free to post whatever one wants, even if it's
not all circly and stuff.
If I start jumping into every thread that turns into a
circle-jerk and spouting off, by all means slap me silly. I don't expect
that to happen, though. They're right, if I don't like it, I don't need
to read it. :)
Only two things about it bug me, btw: that it turns people off to
the group, and that some threads I'm trying to read turn into
circle-jerks, so I have to wade through those to get the two or three
on-topic posts. As long as it isn't forced down my newsreader's throat,
cool. (and even then, it's not like it's hard to skip through them all)
No biggie. Kinda silly that people seem to think my occasional
post constitutes a huge crusade... :)
Brian Dunkle
In article <533e72$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
RFOThree <rfot...@aol.com> wrote:
>In article <531a4r$f...@news.ccit.arizona.edu>, bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu
>(Brian Dunkle) writes:
>
>Then might I ask, politely, why do you keep posting?
>
>point
Oh, yeah, I forgot - two more for this:
1. Because I love you guys, man! I keep coming back for the love and
warmth that's regularly showered on everyone here, regardless of any
petty disagreements! (sniff!)
2. I did it for the kicks!
Brian, though I didn't kill that fat barkeep, that was Czaplinski, I hear
Bill Livingston
Previously on "Diagnosis: Mulder", Brian Dunkle wrote:
>RFOThree <rfot...@aol.com> wrote:
>>(Brian Dunkle) writes:
>>Amy, not trying to get in a fight, just really doesn't see the
>>point
>
>people's questions and/or observations, though, has a point. Like I said,
>lets people know that not *everyone* is a big fan of the circle-jerks,
>and that one should feel free to post whatever one wants, even if it's
>not all circly and stuff.
Okay, I gotta stop here and ask you something: you keep mentioning the "Circle
Jerk" kind of posts. I'd like a little clarification: what exactly are you
referring to here? Nonono, I know what a circle jerk is, I'm just unclear on
what kind of posts you're talking about.
This is just a request for information. If it had been an actual emergency, I'd
be outta the building.
Bill L.
Curious - Not Yellow (maybe a little teal)
Soundwave [Chad Gould]
Brian Dunkle (bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu) wrote:
: Only two things about it bug me, btw: that it turns people off to
: circle-jerks, so I have to wade through those to get the two or three
: on-topic posts. As long as it isn't forced down my newsreader's throat,
: cool. (and even then, it's not like it's hard to skip through them all)
: No biggie. Kinda silly that people seem to think my occasional
: post constitutes a huge crusade... :)
<serious and long post ahead; this is not really directed to you, Brian,
because you've addressed the question IMHO well, unlike some who come
and flame for some odd reason. (: That said... I've been thinking this
for a while, so... >
It is a valid complaint that the sometimes tight-knitedness of this
group turns people off... which in my opinion is better. Sounds elitist,
perhaps, but here's why....
<old foagie mode on>
Long time ago, in a Usenet in the far distant past, life was good.
Flames were low, information was abundant, and bickering was less. Oh,
there were wars, but not to the point where they became hazards to your
health and others.
With the popularity of Usenet, the subjects changed. People can still
remember when alt.sex was about serious sexual topics (many times health
related); nowadays its flames and XXX web ads. People can remember when
volume was low, when binaries were carrying few binaries, when news
actually arrived on time, etc.
I used to read quite a few newsgroups. One by one, I began dropping them
when the flame wars began to get out of hand. The NASCAR and Indy groups
always had flame wars, but the volume of stupidity forced me to drop
them. Ditto for the false rumors and idiocy on the Douglas Adams
newsgroups. Groups devoted to MIDI and synth
instruments (alt.music.midi and rec.music.makers.synth) were unsubbed
for the same reason (a stupid, everlasting flame war involving, among
other things, resonance, TeKKnO kids and Alesis synths)... etc... I've
only unsubbed to one newsgroup simply because of lack of time, not
because the character of the newsgroup changed. (rec.games.pinball, which is
still quite docile)...
There are only three newsgroups I read. Two of them (devoted to ambient
and New Age music) have low volume, and, as far as flame wars go, they
don't count. rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc is the only
newsgroup I have seen, personally, that not only informs the person on
what you want to know (a feat I haven't seen in some of the other
newsgroups), but has managed to keep most of the flame wars down,
despite a few people who still act like they are on a teenage WaReZ
board. And act like a small community / conversation at the same time.
To me, this community, with its many unwritten rules, its very
comprehensive FAQ, etc. is still fun. That's more than I can say than
most of Usenet, which saddens me in a way. Too many people come on-line
simply to act like an ass. And, in my opinion the "circle-jerk" aspect
of parts of it (threads that only a few people care about) help repel
would-be asses, which, in a cult show like MST3K, can appear out of
nowhere to talk about their anal, definitive talk show view in their
attempt to get their 15 seconds of Usenet fame. There are alternative
choices for those wanting only information (like the announce group)...
and there are alternative newsgroups where you will fit in just fine
flaming people. I frankly don't need that, or consider it fun.
--
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internet: cgo...@gate.net |-M1000/Dr550mkII/SE70/MS1402VLZ-|
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"As you raise the (resonance) knob, certain harmonics are emphasized and the
created sound will become... more electronic in nature" - Juno 106 manual
Mr. Noah S. Singman
"Barbara M. Heiles" wrote on Fri, 4 Oct 1996 03:06:25 -0400:
>
> On Thu, 3 Oct 1996, Christine Malcom wrote:
>
> > Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since
> > ceviche more than makes up for it
>
> Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a
> Mexican dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in
> three versions:
> shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck
> Ramsey it is.
Nor do I, and I'm very curious. Please, please, please, IGLW, forgive
me my trespasses, and enlighten this bowed and beaten (and on the
support beeper this weekend) programmer. What is ceviche?
Noah
MST#59539
And can Jungle Goddess prepare a kosher version?
creepygirl
On 4 Oct 1996, Brian Dunkle wrote:
> In article <533e72$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
> RFOThree <rfot...@aol.com> wrote:
> >Then might I ask, politely, why do you keep posting?
> >
> >Amy, not trying to get in a fight, just really doesn't see the
> >point
>
> Oh, yeah, I forgot - two more for this:
>
> 1. Because I love you guys, man! I keep coming back for the love and
> warmth that's regularly showered on everyone here, regardless of any
> petty disagreements! (sniff!)
Aww . . . group hug for Bri--hey, aren't you the guy who said he liked
stuffing better than potatoes last November?
(pulls away from Brian in disgust)
I could never love you.
Don't make me laugh.
--creepygirl, keeper of grudges
Spork The Mango Weasel
(I'm not sure who wrote what, 'cuz I'm too lazy to sort through all the
offsets.)
> : >: Only two things about it bug me, btw: that it turns people off to
> : >: the group, and that some threads I'm trying to read turn into
> : >: circle-jerks, so I have to wade through those to get the two or three
> : >: on-topic posts.
> gathered from an email message that she wrote that she was actually
> referring to another circle jerk of sorts, namely, the idiotic Roger
> Wiseman / Neuron flame circle, which I've completely killfiled and don't
> even see anymore. I'm not sure I would call that a circle-jerk... more
> like some waste spillage from some of the nastier corners of Usenet.
Wouldn't it take at least three people to constitute a circle jerk? Which
would make the Neuron/Wiseman thing more of a Linear Jerk. Of course,
with out Wiseman, Neuron would more than likely subject us to a Single
Point Jerk, which can be as insidious as a full on Octagonal Jerk.
But, if a line is just several individual points arranged in a linear
fashion, and I have yet to see a valid point anywhere in the
Wiseman/Neuron thread, wouldn't that be a Faux-Linear Jerk? Perhaps a
No-Man-Is-An-Island-But-We're-Trying Jerk?
Geometry was never my strong suit.
--
"Originality is for people who are ashamed of their past" -Me, as stolen from William Burroughs
CLMoon
cha...@coil.com (Spork The Mango Weasel) wrote:
>Wouldn't it take at least three people to constitute a circle jerk? Which
>would make the Neuron/Wiseman thing more of a Linear Jerk. Of course,
>with out Wiseman, Neuron would more than likely subject us to a Single
>Point Jerk, which can be as insidious as a full on Octagonal Jerk.
>But, if a line is just several individual points arranged in a linear
>fashion, and I have yet to see a valid point anywhere in the
>Wiseman/Neuron thread, wouldn't that be a Faux-Linear Jerk? Perhaps a
>No-Man-Is-An-Island-But-We're-Trying Jerk?
>Geometry was never my strong suit.
Spork, you mango weasel, marry me this instant!
>--
>"Originality is for people who are ashamed of their past" -Me, as stolen from William Burroughs
--
CLMoon MSTie 30205
Jamie Plummer
Soundwave [Chad Gould]) wrote:
>Brian Dunkle (bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu) wrote:
>: Only two things about it bug me, btw: that it turns people off to
>: the group, and that some threads I'm trying to read turn into
>: circle-jerks, so I have to wade through those to get the two or three
>: cool. (and even then, it's not like it's hard to skip through them all)
>: No biggie. Kinda silly that people seem to think my occasional
>: post constitutes a huge crusade... :)
>
><serious and long post ahead; this is not really directed to you, Brian,
>because you've addressed the question IMHO well, unlike some who come
>and flame for some odd reason. (: That said... I've been thinking this
>for a while, so... >
>
>It is a valid complaint that the sometimes tight-knitedness of this
>group turns people off... which in my opinion is better. Sounds elitist,
>perhaps, but here's why....
>
><old foagie mode on>
>To me, this community, with its many unwritten rules, its very
>comprehensive FAQ, etc. is still fun. That's more than I can say than
>most of Usenet, which saddens me in a way. Too many people come on-line
>simply to act like an ass. And, in my opinion the "circle-jerk" aspect
>of parts of it (threads that only a few people care about) help repel
>would-be asses, which, in a cult show like MST3K, can appear out of
>nowhere to talk about their anal, definitive talk show view in their
>attempt to get their 15 seconds of Usenet fame. There are alternative
>choices for those wanting only information (like the announce group)...
>and there are alternative newsgroups where you will fit in just fine
>flaming people. I frankly don't need that, or consider it fun.
>
Well, I don't think Brian comes in here wanting to flame people. I'm not sure
what exactly he means all the time by "circle-jerk," either. If he's
complaining about the OTP and other silly threads which have little to with
MST, then I think he's out of line. If, on the other hand, it's kind of like
that recent semi-Wilcoxian thread that seems to be a big kind of group
therapy, he may have had a point.I think it's something to skip over more than
complain about, though. It may turn some people off from the group.
Chad is right when he says this is in large part a good thing, since it drives
off most would-be neuron types. Unfortunately, I think it also scares off
others who would like to talk about Firesign Theater or Blackadder or
whatever, participate i our surrela cascades, but don't feel the need to wade
through scores of posts of the regulars telling each other how attractive they
are. It is certainly true that most people with the right attitude can pretty
much jump into the flow of things until they're part of the regular ebb and
flow. I just think this sometimes isn't very evident.
I say this as someone who has been in enough "ratmm circle-jerks" and injokes
to know he may sound a bit hypocritical, but I just thought that Brian brings
up some good points.
Soundwave [Chad Gould]
Jamie Plummer (jc...@virginia.edu) wrote:
: Soundwave [Chad Gould]) wrote:
: >Brian Dunkle (bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu) wrote:
: >: Only two things about it bug me, btw: that it turns people off to
: >: the group, and that some threads I'm trying to read turn into
: >: circle-jerks, so I have to wade through those to get the two or three
: >: on-topic posts. As long as it isn't forced down my newsreader's throat,
: >: cool. (and even then, it's not like it's hard to skip through them all)
: >: No biggie. Kinda silly that people seem to think my occasional
: >: post constitutes a huge crusade... :)
: ><serious and long post ahead; this is not really directed to you, Brian,
: >because you've addressed the question IMHO well, unlike some who come
: >and flame for some odd reason. (: That said... I've been thinking this
: >for a while, so... >
BTW, this really wasn't a flame directed at anyone... including Carrie,
who wrote the original post. I hope it wasn't intended as such... I
gathered from an email message that she wrote that she was actually
referring to another circle jerk of sorts, namely, the idiotic Roger
Wiseman / Neuron flame circle, which I've completely killfiled and don't
even see anymore. I'm not sure I would call that a circle-jerk... more
like some waste spillage from some of the nastier corners of Usenet. I
encourage everyone else to do the same... some people never grow up. But
Carrie's complaint wasn't the worst that this group has seen, as far as
people complaining (or seeming to complain) about the tremendous amount
of off-topic stuff here...
: Well, I don't think Brian comes in here wanting to flame people. I'm not sure
: what exactly he means all the time by "circle-jerk," either. If he's
: complaining about the OTP and other silly threads which have little to with
: MST, then I think he's out of line. If, on the other hand, it's kind of like
: that recent semi-Wilcoxian thread that seems to be a big kind of group
: therapy, he may have had a point.I think it's something to skip over more than
: complain about, though. It may turn some people off from the group.
: Chad is right when he says this is in large part a good thing, since it drives
: off most would-be neuron types. Unfortunately, I think it also scares off
: others who would like to talk about Firesign Theater or Blackadder or
: whatever, participate i our surrela cascades, but don't feel the need to wade
: through scores of posts of the regulars telling each other how attractive they
: are. It is certainly true that most people with the right attitude can pretty
: much jump into the flow of things until they're part of the regular ebb and
: flow. I just think this sometimes isn't very evident.
Probably... but I've always been one that feels like one should lurk
around for a bit until you get an idea about how the newsgroup flows,
anyways. (: There are some Wilcoxian-like threads occasionally (with
reason, sometimes), but I hardly see threads that don't resemble what
conversations would come up at, say, a party of some sort. (And yes,
party conversations do lapse into those sort of things such as what you
find attractive about another person, etc.)
MHO, of course. I'm not intending this as a flame at anyone...
--
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internet: cgo...@gate.net |-M1000/Dr550mkII/SE70/MS1402VLZ-|
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"What's holy water?"
"Plain ordinary tap water with the hell boiled out of it." - Girls Town
Brian Dunkle
In article <534124$l6g...@msfc.nasa.gov>,
Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
>
>Okay, I gotta stop here and ask you something: you keep mentioning the "Circle
>Jerk" kind of posts. I'd like a little clarification: what exactly are you
>referring to here? Nonono, I know what a circle jerk is, I'm just unclear on
>what kind of posts you're talking about.
>
>This is just a request for information. If it had been an actual emergency, I'd
>be outta the building.
(Answered further in another posting)
I should have called it the "RATMM elite mutual admiration
society" or something. :)
But circle-jerk is a term I've used, and that's been
independantly used by others. :)
Basically, a large proportion of threads turn into streams of
"wow you're beautiful" "no, *you're* gorgeous" "no, no, I'm horrible,
*you're* the most beautiful thing ever" ad nauseum (with a capital N).
Just boring, kinda sad, and enforces an "elitist" image that
scares some people away. I don't have much trouble ignoring it.
Brian Dunkle
In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.961005...@general3.asu.edu>,
creepygirl <kho...@imap2.asu.edu> wrote:
>
>On 4 Oct 1996, Brian Dunkle wrote:
>
>> In article <533e72$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
>> RFOThree <rfot...@aol.com> wrote:
>> >Then might I ask, politely, why do you keep posting?
>> >
>> >Amy, not trying to get in a fight, just really doesn't see the
>> >point
>>
>> Oh, yeah, I forgot - two more for this:
>>
>> 1. Because I love you guys, man! I keep coming back for the love and
>> warmth that's regularly showered on everyone here, regardless of any
>> petty disagreements! (sniff!)
>
>Aww . . . group hug for Bri--hey, aren't you the guy who said he liked
>stuffing better than potatoes last November?
Um...No, I don't think so. Unless I was really really drunk or
something. Hmmm....no, that was three txgivings ago. So, no. I don't
think so. Maybe. I dunno. It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man! I blame
my parents!
>
>(pulls away from Brian in disgust)
>
>I could never love you.
>
>Don't make me laugh.
>
>--creepygirl, keeper of grudges
That reminds me - I have a *terrible* time keeping grudges. Could
I borrow a few?
Brian, don't really care which ones, any grudge will do
Brian Dunkle
<entire long thing quoted, sorry>
In article <Dytwy...@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
Jamie Plummer <jc...@virginia.edu> wrote:
>Soundwave [Chad Gould]) wrote:
>>Brian Dunkle (bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu) wrote:
>>: Only two things about it bug me, btw: that it turns people off to
>>: the group, and that some threads I'm trying to read turn into
>>: circle-jerks, so I have to wade through those to get the two or three
>>: on-topic posts. As long as it isn't forced down my newsreader's throat,
>>: cool. (and even then, it's not like it's hard to skip through them all)
>>: No biggie. Kinda silly that people seem to think my occasional
>>: post constitutes a huge crusade... :)
>>
>><serious and long post ahead; this is not really directed to you, Brian,
>>because you've addressed the question IMHO well, unlike some who come
>>and flame for some odd reason. (: That said... I've been thinking this
>>for a while, so... >
>>
>>It is a valid complaint that the sometimes tight-knitedness of this
>>group turns people off... which in my opinion is better. Sounds elitist,
>>perhaps, but here's why....
>>
>><old foagie mode on>
>
>>To me, this community, with its many unwritten rules, its very
>>comprehensive FAQ, etc. is still fun. That's more than I can say than
>>most of Usenet, which saddens me in a way. Too many people come on-line
>>simply to act like an ass. And, in my opinion the "circle-jerk" aspect
>>of parts of it (threads that only a few people care about) help repel
>>would-be asses, which, in a cult show like MST3K, can appear out of
>>nowhere to talk about their anal, definitive talk show view in their
>>attempt to get their 15 seconds of Usenet fame. There are alternative
>>choices for those wanting only information (like the announce group)...
>>and there are alternative newsgroups where you will fit in just fine
>>flaming people. I frankly don't need that, or consider it fun.
>>
>
>Well, I don't think Brian comes in here wanting to flame people. I'm not sure
>what exactly he means all the time by "circle-jerk," either. If he's
>complaining about the OTP and other silly threads which have little to with
>MST, then I think he's out of line.
Not at all! *These* are the threads, I think, that make the group
cool, and a community.
>If, on the other hand, it's kind of like
>that recent semi-Wilcoxian thread that seems to be a big kind of group
>therapy, he may have had a point.
*bing*
>I think it's something to skip over more than
>complain about, though. It may turn some people off from the group.
>Chad is right when he says this is in large part a good thing, since it drives
>off most would-be neuron types. Unfortunately, I think it also scares off
>others who would like to talk about Firesign Theater or Blackadder or
>whatever, participate in our surrela cascades, but don't feel the need
to wade
>through scores of posts of the regulars telling each other how attractive they
>are.
*This* is what I mean. It gets old, fast.
>It is certainly true that most people with the right attitude can pretty
>much jump into the flow of things until they're part of the regular ebb and
>flow. I just think this sometimes isn't very evident.
Mmmm...maybe. I kinda rankle at there *being* a "right attitude",
but that's just the anti-elitist in me, and I know on a rational level
that it makes sense. :)
(so leash those hellbeasts!)
>I say this as someone who has been in enough "ratmm circle-jerks" and injokes
>to know he may sound a bit hypocritical, but I just thought that Brian brings
>up some good points.
Why *thank you* (said as a first season mad, but you probably
knew that). (also sincere)
To reiterate, I'm not trying to flame; I don't jump into those
threads and say anything; I only mention 'em because someone else brought
'em up.
Best thing one can do is not to complain, but to work to improve
stuff; I'll do my part to welcome newcomers.
Brian Dunkle
In article <538lj4$32...@news.gate.net>,
Soundwave [Chad Gould] <cgo...@gate.net> wrote:
>
>
>Probably... but I've always been one that feels like one should lurk
>around for a bit until you get an idea about how the newsgroup flows,
>anyways. (:
Well, sure. Always a good idea, in most any context.
>There are some Wilcoxian-like threads occasionally (with
>reason, sometimes), but I hardly see threads that don't resemble what
>conversations would come up at, say, a party of some sort. (And yes,
>party conversations do lapse into those sort of things such as what you
>find attractive about another person, etc.)
Uh...some of the mutual admiration stuff would be a little
weird...especially if every conversation turned into it. :)
(I can hear the "get a room!"s now...)
(unless you go to different parties than I do, which is entirely
likely, as we're 2-3000 miles apart...)
Mike Czaplinski
bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu (Brian Dunkle) wrote:
>
> In article <533e72$8...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
> RFOThree <rfot...@aol.com> wrote:
> >(Brian Dunkle) writes:
> >
> >
> >Amy, not trying to get in a fight, just really doesn't see the
> >point
>
> Oh, yeah, I forgot - two more for this:
>
> 1. Because I love you guys, man! I keep coming back for the love and
> warmth that's regularly showered on everyone here, regardless of any
> petty disagreements! (sniff!)
Indeed. Since our rocky start, Brian, I must say that you are a good
argument for giving people a chance even if their first impression is,
shall we say, less than adequate.
If there were circles here in ratmm, I'd nominate you to be in the one
where they hang you upside down while dwarves dressed as Pamela Anderson
from BARB WIRE tickle your nostrils.
> 2. I did it for the kicks!
>
> Brian, though I didn't kill that fat barkeep, that was Czaplinski, I hear
No way! I vas in Argentina at ze time!!!
And I vas just followving orders!!
Mike "Mein Fuhrer! I CAN VALK!!" Czaplinski
mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com
Soundwave [Chad Gould]
Brian Dunkle (bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu) wrote:
: In article <538lj4$32...@news.gate.net>,: >There are some Wilcoxian-like threads occasionally (with
: >reason, sometimes), but I hardly see threads that don't resemble what
: >conversations would come up at, say, a party of some sort. (And yes,
: >party conversations do lapse into those sort of things such as what you
: >find attractive about another person, etc.)
: Uh...some of the mutual admiration stuff would be a little
: weird...especially if every conversation turned into it. :)
: (I can hear the "get a room!"s now...)
: (unless you go to different parties than I do, which is entirely
: likely, as we're 2-3000 miles apart...)
Well, I HAVE been to a few (okay, one) party that got really mushy, and
since I didn't know the people in question, it was rather uncomfortable
as an outsider, so I ended up talking about something else to someone
else.
What I mean is those conversations that talk about people being cute et
al do pop up in real life. Some of the therapy type stuff (ie, "we have
no lives", etc.) doesn't but Usenet tends to be more open with their
feelings. <shrug> I agree there are times when you want to say "get a
room!" to people on this group, but there are times at parties when you
also want to say "get a room!" to people. At actual parties, you have
more of an opportunity to actually grab a room (much to the
disgruntlement of the host, sometimes) though.
It does sometimes go a tad too far, but it's easy to skip when it does.
Even during the Wilcox seranades.
-sw- [Who knows Wilcox still lurks on here, and says "Hi!"...]
--
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"I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Apocalypse Now
Jonathan Bare
: >I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3 weeks)
: >to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
Category 7: Those who post binaries to a discussion group. o/~ I'm a
stupid stupid stupid man. o/~ Kill me.
jonathan "I hope this post from my BU account lives" bare
--
jlb...@bu.edu
"I think I like Wisconsin."
-- _That_Thing_You_Do_
Roger Wiseman
In article <53cvp3$q...@news.bu.edu>, jlb...@bu.edu (Jonathan Bare) wrote:
>: >I think I have been reading posts from this newsgroup long enough (3
weeks)
>: >to safely divide it into categories. Here they are.
>
>Category 7: Those who post binaries to a discussion group. o/~ I'm a
>stupid stupid stupid man. o/~ Kill me.
Well, as long as you admit it.....
--
cr...@ovnet.com (Crow(Roger Wiseman)) #(:)o]
MiSTie # 15126
"Oh, BITE ME.............it's FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Mike Czaplinski
bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu (Brian Dunkle) wrote:
>
> In article <534124$l6g...@msfc.nasa.gov>,
> Bill Livingston <bi...@Traveller.COM> wrote:
> >
> >Okay, I gotta stop here and ask you something: you keep mentioning the "Circle
> >Jerk" kind of posts. I'd like a little clarification: what exactly are you
> >referring to here? Nonono, I know what a circle jerk is, I'm just unclear on
> >what kind of posts you're talking about.
> >
> >This is just a request for information. If it had been an actual emergency, I'd
> >be outta the building.
>
> (Answered further in another posting)
> I should have called it the "RATMM elite mutual admiration
> society" or something. :)
> But circle-jerk is a term I've used, and that's been
> independantly used by others. :)
> Basically, a large proportion of threads turn into streams of
> "wow you're beautiful" "no, *you're* gorgeous" "no, no, I'm horrible,
> *you're* the most beautiful thing ever" ad nauseum (with a capital N).
> Just boring, kinda sad, and enforces an "elitist" image that
> scares some people away. I don't have much trouble ignoring it.
Wow.
That's beautiful, man.
Mike ";-)" Czaplinski
mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com
RFOThree
In article <5336s2$9...@news.co.hennepin.mn.us>,
bryan....@co.hennepin.mn.us (Bryan Lambert) writes:
>RATMM's very much a "coffee house" or "club meeting" newsgroup.
I thought it was an AA meeting. Am I in the wrong room?
Amy, or maybe a new religion
Brian Dunkle
In article <DyyHL...@ranger.daytonoh.ncr.com>,
Mike Czaplinski <mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com> wrote:
>
>That's beautiful, man.
>
>Mike ";-)" Czaplinski
>mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com
You're not getting my bud light, Mike.
Brian, oh hell, here, *take* it, no really, I insist. Sheesh.
Carl D. Burke
> >A vegetarian, but not a vegetarian "dish", if ya know what I mean.
>
> Oh, I beg to differ, mon petit cabbage.
My little shoe? No, wait, I've got my languages jumbled again.
--
Barcode, is it Tante danke or Grazie sehr? Damned Eurospeak.
Brian Dunkle
In article <Pine.SUN.3.93.961004...@claude.math.wesleyan.edu>,
>
>> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since ceviche more
>> than makes up for it
>
>Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a Mexican
>dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in three versions:
>shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck Ramsey
>it is.
>
>I can tell already that this aint no vegetarian dish!
Okay, this is eerie.
I think Gouda woman may be some kind of Comedy Central evil
hellspawn spy:
On today's "Daily Show" (yes, I watch it, and like it), on of the
"five questions" (they ask all guests five questions, it's interesting,
kind of):
What are the ingredients of Ceviche?
Bizarre.
Brian, would have done a spit take when I say that, but I quit drinking
Mike Czaplinski
bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu (Brian Dunkle) wrote:
>
> In article <DyyHL...@ranger.daytonoh.ncr.com>,
> Mike Czaplinski <mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com> wrote:
> >
> >That's beautiful, man.
> >
> >Mike ";-)" Czaplinski
> >mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com
>
> You're not getting my bud light, Mike.
>
> Brian, oh hell, here, *take* it, no really, I insist. Sheesh.
Oh no, I couldn't possibly.
<*Attach MikeHeftsHisCaseOfWatneys.MPG*>
Mike "Bye!" Czaplinski
mike.cz...@washingtondc.ncr.com
Beloved
bdu...@biocom.arizona.edu (Brian Dunkle) wrote:
>>> Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
>>> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since ceviche more
>>> than makes up for it
>>
>>Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a Mexican
>>dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in three versions:
>>shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck Ramsey
>>it is.
>>
>>Anyone want to chip in to buy me a clue? Not that it will do me any good.
>>I can tell already that this aint no vegetarian dish!
> Okay, this is eerie.
> I think Gouda woman may be some kind of Comedy Central evil
>hellspawn spy:
> On today's "Daily Show" (yes, I watch it, and like it), on of the
>"five questions" (they ask all guests five questions, it's interesting,
>kind of):
> What are the ingredients of Ceviche?
> Bizarre.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
But WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
- Christine~
Who is a confirmed veggie but can't stand the suspense.
Perri Mongan
Didn't I post the ceviche recipe in response to your original post? Oh
well, let's try again...
Ceviche is fish/shellfish with lemon (and/or lime) juice, onion and
tomato. Other ingredients may be included (cilanto, chilies, olives, etc),
but these three are standard. The fish is marinated for several hours in
the citrus juice, which "cooks" the fish - no cooking involved. Think of
it as South American sushi.
Perri
tofu ceviche?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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that's the Penguin of Giddiness."
Barbara M. Heiles
On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Perri Mongan wrote:
> In article <53h883$1...@venezuela.earthlink.net>, bel...@earthlink.net wrote:
[my own attribution mercilessly snipped by a previous poster]
> >>>> Christine Malcom-Department of Anthropology (cm...@kimbark.uchicago.edu)
> >>>> Indestructible Gouda Llama Woman will live with this flaw since
> ceviche more than makes up for it
> >>>Okay, I did a real short net.search and I get that "ceviche" is a Mexican
> >>>dish that I can order at Cafe Marimba in San Francisco in three versions:
> >>>shrimp, snapper, or mixed. But I still have no idea what the Heck Ramsey
> >>>it is.
> >>>Anyone want to chip in to buy me a clue? Not that it will do me any good.
> >>>I can tell already that this aint no vegetarian dish!
> >AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
> >But WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
> >AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
> >- Christine~
> >Who is a confirmed veggie but can't stand the suspense.
> Didn't I post the ceviche recipe in response to your original post? Oh
> well, let's try again...
Actually, I was the original confused vegetarian. Christine~ joined in
later. And if you posted the recipe before, then my server/reader/thingie
ate it. (Not that *that* would be anything new and different.)
But thank you for the reposting. My curiousity is satisfied at last, and
the Beloved tilde woman's, too.
> Perri
> tofu ceviche?
It lacks a little of the excitement, I think.
bh
I have been known to eat tofu, but I do not seek it out.
"But for me, I'd rather have a bad day as a runner than a good day
as a non-runner." Dr. John Bingham, "The Penguin Chronicles"
Mr. Noah S. Singman
Perri Mongan wrote on Thu, 10 Oct 1996 08:21:51 -0400:
>
> Didn't I post the ceviche recipe in response to your original post?
> Oh well, let's try again...
>
> tomato. Other ingredients may be included (cilanto, chilies, olives,
> etc), but these three are standard. The fish is marinated for several
> hours in the citrus juice, which "cooks" the fish - no cooking
> involved. Think of it as South American sushi.
>
> Perri
> tofu ceviche?
Cool!! Thanks, Perri. And as an important safety tip, everyone, thaw
some frozen fish filets (as opposed to raw), unless you're an expert on
identifying those nasty little parasites.
Noah
MST#59539
Although I've been a sushi fan since 1978, and (fortunately) have yet
to have a bad experience. Shellfish are out, though - Jungle Goddess
keeps the house kosher.