Toonbots message board: Reed this if you need extra cash to pay for that spelling class

Eric Schissel Thu Nov 29 02:31:50 2001 Re: Reed this if you need extra cash Apparently, the origin of the internet term "SPAM" is "Single Person Addressed Multiply" or something thelike. We don't yet have evidence to the effect that strictly applies here, though I shouldn't be surprised if it did. Anyhow, it was only a matter of time before this (google-archived, etc!) board picked up some... (unless it's been picking up a deal all along and the good Moderator has simply been performing his duties in hiding it from view. Goodness knows my mailbox is full of it, in both senses I can think of of that ambiguous phrase. How much spam must an email account holder receive in a day? The answer, my friend, is blowing on the wind.) (Says I, a great respecter of the mores and traditions of the 60s movements but not averse to making the occasional joke tant meme. I had nothing to do with that spam, if anyone needs to know, and no objection to this post's being removed along with it of course if need be...)

Tirdun Thu Nov 29 06:54:00 2001 Sorority Coeds Want to Refinance Your Morgage Meet Jessica and Heather, two HOT sorority Co-Eds, dripping with baby oil and all hot and bothered to refinance your morgage. Turn all your credit cards into one low, HOT monthly payment. See their sweaty naked buisness degrees and worship their loan depreciation skills. Its alright with them if you've been naughty on your tax returns, they LIKE it. And for the ladies, we have tight, muscle bound hunks with graphical calculators at the READY. They'll make you feel like a WOMAN as they get you a LOW LOW HOT interest rate. That's right. All billed discretely to you. No fantasy rates are too low, dirty talk encouraged.

Jenn Thu Nov 29 09:57:41 2001 Demographical Spam > And for the ladies, we have tight, muscle bound hunks with graphical > calculators at the READY. It's nice that we're being thought of. I feel very included as a woman. However, what I really need is a HUNGARIAN APE to get my credit report FREE FREE FREE for me. More importantly, what's a troll? Enlighten the forum chaste? (I only go on Michael's forum. It's the only forum for me. Watch me caress my steamy keyboard at www.JihadBabes.com for only $5.99 a minute!) And people really go on forums and post this stuff? That's so...wrong. I mean, mindless drivel spewing from my mouth should be read and appreciated. But this...I feel violated in the sanctum of the Jihad forum. Uh-oh. I just got an idea that seems really funny on three hours of sleep. Which probably means it's offensive. I apologize in advance. But think of the marketing potential here! Napolean clad in a neglige and fuzzy slippers, defenestrating a hapless citizen. mouse leaning seductively over her 30,000th post, pencil tip dangling from her mouth in spite of the fact that she doesn't use or need pencils to post. Jenn babbling incessantly stark raving nekked (except maybe a rainbow wig? I dunno what I think about that). Wait. Maybe Jenn with duct tape over her still incessantly babbling mouth for those kinky visitors. We could make millions. We could do a calendar. We could put an olympic size swimming pool in the Jihad headquarters. God, I'm tired.

Eric Schissel Thu Nov 29 10:29:26 2001 Re: Demographical Spam > More importantly, what's a troll? Enlighten the forum chaste? (I only go > on Michael's forum. It's the only forum for me. Watch me caress my steamy > keyboard at www.JihadBabes.com for only $5.99 a minute!) According to various Jargon Dictionaries out there, Troll derives from Trolling for Fish (I think) ... "a style of fishing in which one trails bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite." (siehe bitte, indeed quoted from: http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/t/troll.html ) Generally, to say something less in hopes of contributing to a discussion than in hopes of generating a heated response...

Jenn Thu Nov 29 12:04:01 2001 Re: Demographical Spam > Generally, to say something less in hopes of contributing to a discussion > than in hopes of generating a heated response... Oh. You mean like saying stuff about Napolean in a neglige? Ahem. Did I mention I'm real tired?

mouse Thu Nov 29 14:17:16 2001 Re: Demographical Spam > Napolean clad in a neglige and fuzzy slippers, defenestrating a hapless > citizen. mouse leaning seductively over her 30,000th post, pencil tip > dangling from her mouth in spite of the fact that she doesn't use or need > pencils to post. Jenn babbling incessantly stark raving nekked (except > maybe a rainbow wig? I dunno what I think about that). Wait. Maybe Jenn > with duct tape over her still incessantly babbling mouth for those kinky > visitors. all i can say is, it's a really good think the toon-o-matic can't draw yet, or i expect that somehow this scene would show up in the massacree storyline. (and wait - 'pencil tip dangling from her mouth'? what, are you suggesting i _eat_ the things?) (and 30,000th post! - i've been really _good_ lately! (mostly 'cause you people are getting up early and saying all the good stuff - but still....)

Brother Emsworth Thu Nov 29 07:57:38 2001 Spam, spam, bacon, rashers, spam > Anyhow, it was only a matter of time before this (google-archived, etc!) > board picked up some... (unless it's been picking up a deal all along and > the good Moderator has simply been performing his duties in hiding it from > view. Goodness knows my mailbox is full of it, in both senses I can think > of of that ambiguous phrase. How much spam must an email account holder > receive in a day? The answer, my friend, is blowing on the wind.) I rather doubt it myself, but assuming this is the first, I hope we won't see too much more of it. I always thought that was one advantage to the Toonbots forum, being able to avoid spammers and trolls and whatnot. Ah, well. At first I thought it might have been a joke or something, but it now seems to me that this was perpetrated by an infidel, who as such should be defenestrated post-hatse, as soon as Napoleon has time. Still, couldn't the fellow at least have spelled "read" correctly? As for the rest, well... multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind. ::wolverines creatively prepare spam with scrambled eggs, cheese, and bacon, and have a pleasant breakfast::

Eric Schissel Thu Nov 29 08:20:09 2001 Re: Spam, spam, bacon, rashers, spam > I rather doubt it myself, but assuming this is the first, I hope we won't > see too much more of it. I always thought that was one advantage to the > Toonbots forum, being able to avoid spammers and trolls and whatnot. Ah, > well. At first I thought it might have been a joke or something, but it > now seems to me that this was perpetrated by an infidel, who as such > should be defenestrated post-hatse, as soon as Napoleon has time. Still, > couldn't the fellow at least have spelled "read" correctly? As > for the rest, well... multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a > diseased mind. Sigh- was so sleepy (what with my recent on-and-off sleep schedule) I didn't even notice that. Thanks. Still, by repeating the infraction, I provided the intruder with the double-reed of his choice... Let it not be said I am not a charitable and just musician in temperament. Sometimes.

mouse Thu Nov 29 14:12:40 2001 Re: Spam, spam, bacon, rashers, spam > Still, > couldn't the fellow at least have spelled "read" correctly? um....i think this is a result of some creative editing on michael's part (given his previously expressed opinion of spammers) > As > for the rest, well... multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a > diseased mind. and who do we know around here who does _that_? i rest my case. > ::wolverines creatively prepare spam with scrambled eggs, cheese, and > bacon, and have a pleasant breakfast:: bon appetit!

Michael Thu Nov 29 16:22:09 2001 Re: Spam, spam, bacon, rashers, spam > um....i think this is a result of some creative editing on michael's part > (given his previously expressed opinion of spammers) No, I just added to the title; the original title was indeed "Reed this if you need extra cash". I would have left the original text, except the moron cut/pasted it into a single line in the text box, and it was too long for vi to handle, so I just ignored it and replaced it with something more entertaining.

mouse Thu Nov 29 17:34:27 2001 Re: Spam, spam, bacon, rashers, spam > No, I just added to the title; the original title was indeed "Reed > this if you need extra cash". are you kidding??!!! what really terrifies me about the current state of american education is, these are the people who will be my doctors in my (rapidly advancing) old age. oh well - long as i don't get any complicated diseases like newmonya or hart dezezz or anything, guess i'll be ok.

mouse Thu Nov 29 17:35:24 2001 Re: Spam, spam, bacon, rashers, spam to say nothing of hi kolestrall from all the pork.

Michael Thu Nov 29 10:35:57 2001 Unfortunate! The inDUHvidual posted using AOL, unfortunately, meaning that I can't track him by IP to complain to his ISP, nor can I find how he discovered the forum. Unfortunate indeed. But entertaining. If you get too much spam, Eric, I suggest despammed.com -- good fer what ails ya! And there's a special 50% off for Jihad members!

Jenn Thu Nov 29 11:05:08 2001 Nathan Diehl Well, cause I have way too much time on my hands, I typed 'Nathan Diehl' into Yahoo's white pages...got 9 people. I vote we call each one and ask if they did this. Alabama, Georgia, Washington, Minnesota, Utah. Wait...there's /four/ Nathan Diehls in Pennsylvania...you know...I have free long distance at work. I'm extremely tempted. Muah. I just checked and we're not listed. Probably some kind of paranoid thingie the hubby's got going.

Michael Thu Nov 29 11:17:15 2001 Re: Nathan Diehl > Well, cause I have way too much time on my hands, I typed 'Nathan Diehl' > into Yahoo's white pages...got 9 people. I vote we call each one and ask > if they did this. > Alabama, Georgia, Washington, Minnesota, Utah. Wait...there's /four/ > Nathan Diehls in Pennsylvania...you know...I have free long distance at > work. I'm extremely tempted. > Muah. I just checked and we're not listed. Probably some kind of paranoid > thingie the hubby's got going. Houston, TX, Jenn. He says so. That's the nice thing about MMF -- the Fools have to supply a home address. Not all phone companies sell their lists to Yahoo, by the way.

Brother Emsworth Thu Nov 29 12:20:51 2001 Re: Nathan Diehl > Houston, TX, Jenn. He says so. That's the nice thing about MMF -- the > Fools have to supply a home address. Well, should I ever happen to be in Houston, I might almost consider dropping anonymouse pamphlets consisting of random Wodehouse quotes and vague threats of a wolverinish nature at the above address, though probably not. (Humble self like miniature violet regarding vengeful acts... too shrinking.) > Not all phone companies sell their lists to Yahoo, by the way. Southwestern Bell does, apparently.

Jenn Thu Nov 29 12:28:42 2001 Re: Nathan Diehl > dropping anonymouse pamphlets consisting of random Wodehouse quotes and > vague threats of a wolverinish nature at the above address See, now...this is why I adore Emsworth so shamelessly. None of this 'turn the other cheek' crap, Eric! Strike hard and strike first. With much epic wolverinelike gnawing and snarling and growling. That's what I always say. As of now. Shush.

Eric Schissel Thu Nov 29 12:41:51 2001 Re: Nathan Diehl > See, now...this is why I adore Emsworth so shamelessly. None of this 'turn > the other cheek' crap, Eric! Strike hard and strike first. With much epic > wolverinelike gnawing and snarling and growling. That's what I always say. > As of now. > Shush. You're probably right. My general philosophy in practice and principle has/have diverged- in practice I delete and ignore the verdammt things (pardon mismatch please); in principle I'm entirely with such people as Mr. Brown (of the "Superguy List") with his TDSM spam-attack program (against email spam), Matthew "Ducky" Tepper (often seen on the newsgroup rec.music.classical (and also rec.music.classical.recordings where I post more than occasionally myself)), an ex-spammer (currently works in a rather more valuable field, I'm given to understand) with *no* tolerance for the stuff and a tendency to post immediate response to each Spam post and an immediate letter to the abuse dept. of each Spammer's ISP, repeat as necessary (it's made those newsgroups - hardly spamfree, but certainly less spammy than average, I will say that) ... Sigh. Not the only such place (I think of my attitude towards foods) where my heart and my brain and my actions don't agree, hrm.

Eric Schissel Thu Nov 29 11:22:35 2001 Re: Nathan Diehl > Muah. I just checked and we're not listed. Probably some kind of paranoid > thingie the hubby's got going. Probably should have occurred to me, when choosing my userid, that I -am- listed. Bother. (It's a bear, choosing an expression of distaste, when one is or considers oneself rather more equine than ursine...) Otherwise I would have gone either with one of my old aliases (the sort I used to MUD with) or chosen a new one... Of course, people are rightly more security-conscious these days! (Though I've always thought myself to have a hint of simple paranoia to me interlacing the background anxiety, belied as that claim may be by certain facts...) As to Mr. Diehl ... I think perhaps, not to bother on a first offense... and to do something very serious indeed in response to a second. *bg*

Brother Emsworth Thu Nov 29 11:52:57 2001 Re: Unfortunate! > The inDUHvidual posted using AOL, unfortunately, meaning that I can't > track him by IP to complain to his ISP, nor can I find how he discovered > the forum. Unfortunate indeed. But entertaining. God bless my soul, Mr. Roberts! That was highly amusing! Positive proof that concentrated surliness can, every now and then, be a force for goodness! "I call my uncle 'Pappy.'" Ha! (Even the infamous Tammy Lewis was at least apparently trying to tout what might have been an actual service, rather than a get-rich-quick scam.) > If you get too much spam, Eric, I suggest despammed.com -- good fer what > ails ya! And there's a special 50% off for Jihad members! In recent months, I too have been deluged by unwanted e-missives (including an alarming number from Viagra vendors, one from the mystical Miss Cleo, and a good few which revolted me but might possibly interest Tirdun.) May be too late to make much of a difference, as they sem to already have my AOL address, but worth a try. (That, or consider changing my AOL address to "Hungrywolverines" and registering that with despammed.com, and using it for all communication in the future.)

Eric Schissel Thu Nov 29 12:03:14 2001 Re: Unfortunate! > In recent months, I too have been deluged by unwanted e-missives > (including an alarming number from Viagra vendors, one from the mystical > Miss Cleo, and a good few which revolted me but might possibly interest > Tirdun.) May be too late to make much of a difference, as they sem to > already have my AOL address, but worth a try. (That, or consider changing > my AOL address to "Hungrywolverines" and registering that with > despammed.com, and using it for all communication in the future.) Of course, the "Mystical Miss Cleo" is a bit of a... coincidental... low blow, even if the much-beloved Cleo (for Cleopatra) the Lop-Eared Bunny (www.lightlink.com/schissel/finalwabbit.jpg ) was my -sister-'s pet, R.I.P. ... sigh. I *like* "Hungrywolverines" I do!! My idea for a new alias was so very much more prosaic... (which is not to say, that I will not be going with it, I think...)

Tirdun Fri Nov 30 06:16:52 2001 Cleo@viagra.woohoo.com > (including an alarming number from Viagra vendors, one from the mystical > Miss Cleo, and a good few which revolted me but might possibly interest > Tirdun.) Ms Cleo AND Viagra!?! Rub her in baby oil and I'll send my $19.95! And she really IS sii..PSiii...psykik! After charging me only 200 bucks, she told me I was a people person, prone to bouts of genius but hard on myself when I made mistakes. She KNEW that I faced hard decisions every day and that I'd run into an old friend. I gots all tingly. And now I gots this hungarian ape who wants to fix my credit history and sell me Ciphero (what the hell is that!??!) and is apparently very interested in selling me an X10 internet camera. GOD BLESS THE INTERNET!

mouse Thu Nov 29 14:24:38 2001 Re: Unfortunate! you know, in a way it's kind of touching to see there are still people who fall for the old chain letter/pyramid scheme. (p.t. barnum must be humming contentedly in his grave) especially as one comes to this nostalgic season of the year, it's nice to know that in this high-tech, fast-moving information age of a world, there are still people trying to preserve the old customs. you forgot to include, though - what horrible thing happens to you if you break the chain?