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Re: Get Over Yourself (or, How Not to Introduce Yourself to a MailingList)

>(sound of gasps and dropping silverware)

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hahahahah <out loud>

I'm replying privately so people won't think I'm an idiot
for laughing so uncontrollably.

You kill me :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. Tough <electricfriends@hotmail.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: Get Over Yourself (or, How Not to Introduce Yourself to a
MailingList)


>
>
>>From: "chalchiuhtlicue" <chalchiuhtlicue@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>>To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
>>Subject: Re: Get Over Yourself (or, How Not to Introduce Yourself to a
>>MailingList)
>>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:22:50 -0500
>>
>> > [And finally, since Mr. CH only subscribed on Monday, this next one
>>should
>> > be particularly relavant...]
>> >
>> >    - When you join a list, monitor the messages for a few days to get 
>a
>> >      feel for what common questions are asked, and what topics are
>>deemed
>> >      off-limits. This is commonly referred to as lurking. When you 
>feel
>> >      comfortable with the group, then start posting.
>>
>>I monitored the archives, dumbass, and have looked at threads that were
>>more
>>off-topic than your guitar strings pet peeve that passed without 
>insulting
>>comment.  They key to this is below:
>>
>> > And yes, I am an asshole. My daddy was an asshole before me, and his
>>daddy
>> > an asshole before him. Very long, proud asshole tradition. You'll just
>>have
>> > to get over it. ;-)
>>
>>Yes you are.  And you are the one who needs to get over - yourself.
>>Example:
>>you laugh after you make blanket generalizations that are offensive to
>>others:
>>
>> > Well, I must say, I practically had tears in my eyes from laughing 
>over
>> > this whole thing.
>>
>>Who's the one who doesn't apologize for their behavior?  Refer to your
>>original post for context, Einstein.  Grow up.
>>
>>UNSUBSCRIBE
>>
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