From: utzoo!utcsrgv!dave Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: where does the word "flame" come from? Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.1084 Posted: Mon Feb 21 15:39:13 1983 Received: Mon Feb 21 16:48:06 1983 Where/when/how did the usage of "flame" as we all know it (i.e., flaming on the network, etc.) come about? I have never seen it used with this meaning outside of USENET. I suspect if you wrote a letter to the editor of your local paper and began it with, he wouldn't have a clue what you meant. Dave Sherman Toronto