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Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 12:06:34 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: Someone Like It <LIBALP>
Subject: How does one say,
"You know, boss, a near-death experience would really put things in
perspective for you," without sounding threatening?
SLI
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:11:17 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: CYNOVY
Subject: Re: No Subject
In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:52:18 CST from <GS0383>
>Ok, I admit, I was just trying to get a reaction out of you. I'm glad it
>worked. But I still think you're a bunch of freaks, and not the good type.You
Great, just great. Now I won't be able to get that damn song out of my
head. "Oh, she's a very kinky girl/ the kind you don't bring home to
mother"...
>remind me of the beginnings of a mob forming on the street. (Yeah, let'skill
>em!) For instance, can someone tell me why you treated that one guy, acouple
>weeks ago, who was asking about someone, I forgot his name, so bad? I'msorry
>I can't remember who it was he was asking about. The way you all talkedabout
>him it seemed like he must be famous in some way or other. Anyhow, he leftthe
>list, apparently, and this guy was asking about him, and you guys justjumped
>all over him. You practically told him to get lost. It sounded like therewere
Oh, yeah, that guy, yeah, I remember, yeah, well, I'm sorry for having
treated him badly, or I think it was me who was treating him badly,
just cause he asked that question or was it that he accidentally sent
private mail to the whole list? I can't remember now and it wasn't that
we were picking on him or at least I'm not sure that I was picking
on him but this was a couple of weeks ago, right? and there was that
guy, you know the one, the famous one, the one he was asking about,
what was his name?, he was asking about him, you remember, the guy was,
but I don't remember which one that was, was he the one he wanted to
meet, or was he the one that was lost? no, I'm sorry, I see that's
wrong, we told him to get lost, and maybe you could help me on this
point, just exactly did he get lost? and was that what we did? yeah,
I remember now, yeah. Oh, I feel terrible.
> I laughed for a while. But this stuff about pissing on a little boy'stongue
>to save his life--what in the world is the point of going over it? Didit
Tell the truth: would you have thought of it? Well, there you are.
FNORD: where people look out for other people in times of grave crisis.
>comments with no meaning? And why, why German? Or is it even real German,is
>it fake German meant to be entertaining in some way?
No, no, no, you're missing the obvious reference. "How German is it?"
Well, am I right? Well, am I?
>who is this Extropians or whatever? Is it a list I might find a littleless
>vicious and piss-oriented than this one?If so, I would appreciate theaddress
And the crowded movie theatre cries out, almost in unison, "No! Don't
Do It! Don't open the door!"
It Came From Defending Civil Liberties to the Point of Absurdity Part IV.
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:17:02 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: LIBWCA
Subject: Re: No Subject
In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jan 1993 11:56:47 CST from <GS0383>
On Tue, 26 Jan 1993 11:56:47 CST MW said:
>By the way, why do you call it "New Ways of Thinking?" Why don't you justbe
>honest about it and call it "Sick Ways of Thinking?" There's nothing newabout
>it. The only thing I've seen in weeks worth reading is the thing about howdo
>you tell your boss a near death experience might be beneficial. Nothingelse
>has been even close to original or funny. You're like a bunch of mangylittle
>dogs biting each other electronically. What is the point?
We appreciate the suggestion, Miss Willis, but "Sick Ways of Thinking"
doesn't quite capture the essence of what we do here, and really has
no appeal among the all-important 18-25 group; our marketing people would
never go for it. We've given this matter a lot of thought, and at one
point we were on the verge, the very verge, of adopting the mellifluous
name "Bunchofmangylittledogsbitingeachotherelectronically-L"; net protocol,
unfortunately, put the kibosh on that one. "DismemberedCorpse-L" was
likewise rejected, out of respect for our dear, dear friends at Stony
Brook; and "Melaney-L" was dismissed as too cutsey. Rest assured, though,
that we will continue to attack this problem with all the resources at
our disposal, and that we shall not rest until the name of this group
reflects the true, inner purpose of our activities; i.e., annoying you,
and all of your relatives.
How do feel about "Lumpy Gravy"?
Bill
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 13:40:11 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: LIBWCA
Subject: Re: META: Taste
In-Reply-To: Message of Tue,
26 Jan 1993 09:50:11 PST from <bellahs>
On Tue, 26 Jan 1993 09:50:11 PST Tom Nelson RD said:
>What do the Extropians taste like & what wine should I serve?
We should really have a FAQ on this. With Extropians, I recommend a
light but hearty Chablis, perhaps something from one of the smaller
vinyards. The delicate, unassuming flesh of the Extropian- with
none of the gamey flaver one encounters in other self-absorbed game
fowl- requires a wine subtle enough to allow it room, and yet bold
enough to keep it from stripping the tastebuds off the tongue like
so many scales off a halibut and scattering them to the four winds
while chanting some ancient pagan oath, redolent of bloody altars
and awful, grinning, jackal-headed Gods.
With Roast Leri, I recommend gatorade.
Bill
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 10:10:44 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: Perry White <LIBALP>
In-Reply-To: Message of Mon,
25 Jan 1993 22:19:53 -0600 from <MOORE7004>
On Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:19:53 -0600 Scotto said:
>I GOT NO FUCKING TIME FOR "DAD PISSES ON KID" STORIES, OKAY? I WANT*REAL*
>NONSENSE, ACTUAL GIBBERISH IF YOU PLEASE, BUT FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, CUT ITOUT
>WITH THE *CONTENT*, WOULDJA?
"Kid Pisses on Dad"? That's not news! "Dad Pisses on Kid!" Now that'snews!
I don't want to see you in this office again until you've got a REAL STORY
for me, ya bum! Now get out there and FIND ME SOME DIRT!
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:17:08 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: LIBWCA
Subject: Re: Or better yet
In-Reply-To: Message of Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:04:03 EST from <CYNOVY>
On Tue, 26 Jan 1993 14:04:03 EST <CYNOVY> said:
>>FNORD: Don't do anything with it; just defend it.
>>
>>gm
>
>Or, FNORD: Land of the Ever Vigilant, Home of the Ever Quick toComplain.
>
>Or, What, FNORD worry?
>
>Or, How many occurrences of the search term can you find in the printed
>output of index batch files?
>
>gm
> Re: Or better yet
>Rm
Or, how much fnord would a fnordchuck chuck if a fnordchuck could chuckfnord?
Or, who are you, old man, to judge a genius like mine?
Or, Catch the wave- Jesus Christ.
Or whatever.
Bill
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 13:05:05 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: Robert Holder <WHIPLASH>
Subject: Don't NOBODY MOVE, this is a HEIST
if you were me, we'd all have more problems. i think that's safe to
say, don't you? i'm a VILLIAN! i'm a NEGATIVE CREEP!
<doncha wanna be unnerstood? doncha wanna DO RIGHT?>
nah.
hey, i think if i were you, i'd forget AAAALL about trying to
straighten up these here folks... they's got them junior high
school liberry 'signments ta gits done, and sides, yuh don't got
too much opportun'ty fer ta git yer MIND RIGHT whens ya spend all
yer time readin' pap on yer junior high school terminal junior
high school love potion social improvement lube slam
yuk yuk yuk
<now SEE? is that supposed to be funny? i think if i had thoughts>
<like that, i'd just keep it to myself>
well, you just go ahead and do that.
see, this is the big problem i had before i exploded in a big
melodramatic huff when i was last here. what do they mean by that?
what is it all about? who do they think they are? why do they keep
making fun of me?
just let go and let god melanie.
yer pal,
rdh
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:58:15 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: General Mills <LIBALP>
Subject: Re: POSTMASTER
In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:52:30 EST from <LIBWCA>
On Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:52:30 EST <LIBWCA> said:
>On Thu, 28 Jan 1993 10:37:11 CST <mwitten@HERMES> said:
>>GET ME OF THIS FUCKING LIST ALREADY!
>>ISN"T THERE A DAMN POSTMASTER WHO READS
>>THIS OR A LISTSERVER THAT FUNCTIONS?
>> POSTMASTER
>
>Oh, didn't they tell you? You're in hell.
>Now shut up and pick a card.
>Cuthbert
Yeah, pal, we're getting tired of this little Twilight Zone thing.
Respectfully submit something else for our approval.
gm
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:31:19 EST
Sender: New Ways of Thinking List <FNORD-L@UBVM.BITNET>
From: CYNOVY
Subject: Re: aw, shucks guys, gee
In-Reply-To: Message of Thu, 28 Jan 1993 10:18:34 EST from <LIBWCA>
>On Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:57:23 EST Robert Holder said:
>>
>>PS-- i've got six months to live; what do you, my
>>FRIENDS, think i should do with the time left?
>> aw, shucks guys, gee
>
>Robert-
>Endeavor to persevere.
>Cuthbert
Robert, Cuthbert has it in for you, I'm afraid.
You most certainly should not.
Or he'll make an anagram of your name.
I've seen this done before, you know.
And it usually ends in heartbreak for everyone concerned.
Instead, I would like to suggest topping off a fine meal with a wash
down of champaigne ... in Paris! We'll fly you and a Significant
Other to stay for three nights and two days in a model hotel room
complete with armed guards, watchtowers, and lovely unfurled bales
of barbed wire! There, you will be allowed to attend EuroDisney as
often as you'd like (all other sights are subject to official approval)!
Then, in the morning, you'll no doubt want to get started-- in your
new chromium-plated two-speed velocycle! With real leather on the
seat and the handles, you will love the feel of this exterior road
vehicle. And what better way to leave Paris, than with ... a new
pinball machine! This antique original comes in a fiery assortment
of delicious colors, and you'll have hours of fun attempting to make
the bells and lights ring and flash, even as you discover that you've
nowhere to put such a ridiculous luxury item, but you, Robert, could
no doubt write a beautiful poem about how you have no room for such
a ridiculous luxury item!
All of this could be yours, if ...
Still watching ... The Price Is Right,
gm
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