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- Newsgroups: soc.bi
- Path: sparky!uunet!nwnexus!elf
- From: elf@halcyon.com (Elf Sternberg)
- Subject: Re: Lurkers
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.213425.2394@nwnexus.WA.COM>
- Originator: elf@halcyon.com
- Sender: sso@nwnexus.WA.COM (System Security Officer)
- Organization: Pendor, UnLtd.
- References: <1h3amsINN9d9@agate.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:34:25 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- In article <1h3amsINN9d9@agate.berkeley.edu>
- rsr@soda.berkeley.edu (Roy S. Rapoport) writes:
-
- >Then again, it's the net.persona issue again ... I have no idea how
- >exactly I'm coming off, in terms of my personality ...
-
- I attended a recent dungeon S/M party where, out of 200 people,
- about 30 were usenet people. Of course, I *brought* seven of them, so
- I guess that sorta unbalanced the odds a little. "Sternberg, party of
- eight for The Gold Room, this way please..."
-
- One of the people I was with was a rather famous flamewarrior who
- has asked me not to name him. But it was rather interesting as a woman
- approached us and said "I heard you two talking about the 'net. Do you
- post a lot?" He introduced himself and she backed away, saying only
- "Oh." Then I introduced myself and she said "You're ELF? You write
- the best stories!" *Blush, shucks, t'weren't nothin.*
-
- Other reactions I've had have included "You know, I expected you to
- look a lot different." When I asked what she had expected, she said
- "The cover of Aqualung."
-
- I dunno; do I come across as the sort of person who "[sits] on a
- park bench eyeing little girls with bad intent?"
-
- The other reaction I had, for which I was rather angry with myself,
- occured when a gorgeous young woman stopped me and said "Can I talk to
- you about your stories?" I said "Later, I'm on my way to a scene."
- When I got into the sling room, the first thing out of my mouth was
- "Fans!" in this exasperated tone. Oh, well. I'll learn.
-
- >Intimidating? Me? Dear God
-
- Yes, Roy, You *are* intimidating. So am I. Remember we are
- voluminous in our posting and confident in our majority. That scares
- people.
-
- Elf !!!
- --
- elf@halcyon.com (Elf Sternberg)
-
- Then, I was inspired. God, thy will is hard
- Now, I'm sad and tired. But you hold every card.
- Listen, surely I've exceeded I will drink your cup of poison.
- Expectations. Nail me to your cross and break me.
- Tried for three years, Bleed me, beat me.
- Seems like thirty. Kill me.
- Could you ask as much Take me now.
- From any other man? Before I change my mind.
-