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From: hammy@houxi.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Flim-Flam Flames
Message-ID: <195@houxi.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Nov-83 17:53:54 EST
Article-I.D.: houxi.195
Posted: Fri Nov  4 17:53:54 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 7-Nov-83 22:07:44 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I think that I am becoming ill, perhaps it is rabbititis or some other
similar malady, but whenever I see too many of these:

        o   O   
          ~     
        -v-v-
        \^_^/

while reading the net, the following night is spent in a fitful, restless
sleep with visions of being attacked by these:

  ( o)  (o )               ( o)  (o )                  ( o)  (o  )
        \                      /\                         /
       ~~`                    '~~`                       '~~
  _________                 ________                    _________
 /_________)               /________\                  (_________\
/`'`'\/`'\/               /`'\/`'\/`'\                  \/`'\/`'`'\
|________~~~~~~~<         |____/\____|         >~~~~~~~~~~________|
 \_______)                 \___||___/                    (_______/
                               ||
                              /'`\
                    --<<**hissssssssss**>>--

With apologies (I don't care if they ain't kosher in flameland) to
rabbit(rabid)!jj, BUT...

the above hyperbole is meant to dramatize my (and probably others)
growing contempt towards malicious, tit'for'tat, petty wack, break-the-
doggies-bone type flames that are infesting this newsgroup.  jj, you were
singled out in the above because you seem to be in the midst of this
crossfire most of the time.

Let's stick more to subject matter and a little less to a flamer's
personality or writing style.

Taking two aspirin and soaking in a vat of DMSO to prevent severe

             ....IN<<<FLAME>>>ATION!!!

                 Pat Hamilton
                 (BTL, HO 2K-434 x0280 houxi!hammy)

P.S. Please *can* the jokes about fishbreath (DMSO=>badbreath)