Xref: utzoo rec.humor:11164 talk.bizarre:10751 alt.flame:1851 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!purdue!gatech!hubcap!mrspock From: mrspock@hubcap.UUCP (Steve Benz) Newsgroups: rec.humor,talk.bizarre,alt.flame Subject: Re: Stop it Now! BAN John Mesiavech!!!!! Message-ID: <1325@hubcap.UUCP> Date: 7 Apr 88 15:17:22 GMT References: <3199@gryphon.CTS.COM> Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 68 jdm@gryphon.CTS.COM (John Mesiavech): } In article <495@Lindy.STANFORD.EDU> kevin@Lindy.Stanford.EDU (Kevin J. Burnett) writes: }> }>Am I the only one who finds these in-group ravings over the whole net }>obnoxious? Why are there so many groups in the Newsgroups: line? }>... }>Kevin Burnett } } } (look of wonderment as this person's idiodicy) (Look of wonderment that this person's parents let him survive this long) } } Kevin, (he said gently) } } The answer to your question is at once painfully clear, and painfully } obvious to anyone who has followed ANY of the above newsgroups. It's } Real Easy, you see.... } } The original twit who posted the LBJ to talk.bizarre also crossposted } to rec.games.frp and to the other group mentioned in the header line. So, } any followups were automagically crossposted. Stupid people should not be allowed to post news. If you want to post a followup, fine, but all you have to do, you silly twit, is to remove the unwanted newsgroups from the Newsgroup line when you write your assinine followups. } Now, any followups to } THIS message will only get posted to talk.bizarre, Actually, you're completely wrong again. They'll also get cross-posted to rec.games.frp as well, by default. People with some sense can modify the newsgroup distribution to something appropriate. } so go ahead and try to f } flame. We shall toast you, roast you, and eat you for breakfast. Yet another error (* Could there be more? *) My melting point is very high. The net can't conduct temperatures hot enough to roast me. } Next time, read the bleedin' messages before you followup. Mebbe then } you'll gain a sense of history...as in, What Has Gone Before. Some folks have better things to do than to read 700 pages of talk.bizarre. I guess you don't. } John } } } } -- } } 0-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-> All disclaimers apply; I didn't write this <-=-=-=-=-=-0 } | ----------------------|------------------- | } | "Sing us a song, you're the Piano Man | John Mesiavech | } | Sing us a Song Tonight | net.soldier.of.fortune | } | For we're all in the mood for a melody | {backbone}!gryphon!jdm | } | And you've got us feeling allright" | Go Purdue! (by req) | } | - Billy Joel, "Piano Man" | | } 0-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-0 Not only are you a fool, but your .signature is too long. - Steve "I got no .signature" Benz mrspock@hubcap.clemson.edu ...!gatech!hubcap!mrspock