X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,f0d62aae3c8a04bd X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-19 06:24:50 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!212.219.57.77!not-for-mail From: "Andrew Z Carpenter" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 474 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:25:27 -0000 Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.219.57.77 X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1071843888 8295165 212.219.57.77 ([200455]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:865 > "Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message > news:brv07j$7ma80$1@ID-102694.news.uni-berlin.de... > > You guys need to stop that. The first comment sounded slightly > sarcastic, so that was OK. "One of the best things on Usenet" is > kind of over the top, so I didn't really take that seriously. > But when you juxtapose those with something that sounds honest > and even has a smiley next to it, that's enough to make a person > believe in Christmas! > > Bah, humbug! :) Because I don't pad out my writing with exclamation marks and smiley faces I'm accused of being sarcastic? -- AZC