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From: nadya@dartvax.UUCP (Nadya M. Labib)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: humor
Message-ID: <3708@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 18:43:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 18 18:43:22 1985
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In article <880@cvl.UUCP> rich@cvl.UUCP (Richard Aleksandr) writes:
>Come on, guys. Lighten up willya? I don't appreciate getting
>hate mail. What's the point? I implied that some people out
>there were liars and wimps, and I got messages saying a was
>an asshole, jerk, etc. etc.
>
>Now we all know its easy to trade insults when you're not look-
>ing someone in the eye, so I take all that shit with a grain of 
>salt. And so should you. Where's your sense of humor?
>

What's so funny about insulting people?


>My whole point is this...this net is suffering from a certain
>lack of manliness, and makes boring reading. (There was a great
>message from Stella though, about horses and how they make good
>vibrators. Now THAT'S interesting, and something I've always
>wondered about). So, if you boys (and girls) don't start
>writing short and interesting, I'm going to stop reading! and
>that's my final word on the subject.
>
If you want that kind of shit, go buy a girly magazine.  They write
about stuff like that.  The net is supposed to be a place to communicate
with people on a specific subject.  And net.flame was devised for
those of you who need to throw off some steam.  Use it for it's purpose.
 

                                                 Nadya