Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nrcvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!chris From: chris@nrcvax.UUCP (Chris Grevstad) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d Subject: Re: Improving net.jokes Message-ID: <216@nrcvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 23:30:17 EDT Article-I.D.: nrcvax.216 Posted: Thu Aug 15 23:30:17 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Aug-85 06:20:34 EDT References: <630@psivax.UUCP> <303@tekla.UUCP> Reply-To: chris@nrcvax.UUCP (Chris Grevstad) Organization: The Zoo Lines: 39 Summary: brianc@tekla.UUCP (Brian Conley) says: >> The following posting from Scott Turner was decoded from net.flame: >> > ... long complaint about the content of net.jokes >> > >> >> ... Al Schwartz agreeing here ... > > ... and Brian Conley's response here ... >Why don't you two go pound sand. Why do you think the people who dreamed >this net.system up put SUBJECT on these postings? They ALSO gave you the >"n" option for "no i don't want to read it." > >Just because BOTH of YOU have SEEN ALL THE PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES >that ever have or ever will exist does not mean that all of us out in >net.land are that fortunate. In the future kindly confine your tirades >to your own minds. Don't be a jerk. Most people would agree that there are many humourous license plates, city names, light bulb jokes, etc out there. But I think (at least I hope) that most people are sick and tired of these postings. In response to your comment on Subject lines, it is a known fact that Subject lines often do not track the real subject. As a consequence, we again are subjected to these mindless postings. The worst are the many repostings of jokes that have been around for years. I'm not adverse to the postings of YABS and YAPLP and JALBJ as long as it is funny. There is a dearth of originality and comedy in net.jokes. In the future, Brian, please consider well your arguments before displaying your thoughtlessness. -- Chris Grevstad {sdcsvax,hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!chris ucbvax!calma!nrcvax!chris ... you see, we are only a computer software programming order of monks...