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- From: paleblue@byron.u.washington.edu (Hermes)
- Newsgroups: alt.angst
- Subject: Re: hermes, please pick up the white clue phone...
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 15:57:57 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
- Lines: 49
- Message-ID: <1jp5i5INNbu5@shelley.u.washington.edu>
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- In article <86603@ut-emx.uucp> llama@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (sine nomine) writes:
- >on the off chance that the hermes/paleblue creature is for real and
- >not just a random net idiot:
-
- What's the difference?
-
- [eloquent summary of alt.angst deleted.]
- >
- >but most of the people who hang
- >out here take the group seriously and respect the intent behind the
- >posts (even if they flame the posters).
-
- Me, too! I respect everybody! I respect angst!
- >
- >so along comes someone who's either an airhead or a clever imitation
- >of one, giggling and chirping and spreading little sunshine smiles
- >around everywhere, with an "ain't i cute?" attitude (complete with
- >idiotic smileys). it's *damned* annoying -- i mean, if someone tells
- >you his dog just got smooshed by a car, are you going to grab his
- >hands and say "oh, goodie! let's go skip through the park and pick
- >wildflowers! :)" that's verging on grounds for justifiable homicide.
- >at the very least, it indicates a breathtaking lack of sensitivity. to
- >persist in this behavior after being *told* it's annoying... sheesh.
-
- okay. No more smileys!
- >
- >so either you're a jerk who thinks you're being cute, or you're an
- >insensitive clod, or you're terminally clueless. care to enlighten us?
-
- Really now, if I were any of those things I wouldn't know I was or I wouldn't
- admit it. I really am sorry about the smileys. I thought smiles were ok
- with angst. I mean, I see smiles on people all the time and inside I know
- they're alone and everything inside them that's worth anything is leaking
- out, oozing through smiles and winks and handshakes and even meaningless
- kisses. In fact, a smile can be just about the most angsty thing I can
- think of. But I don't want you to be sad. I want you to be happy. So no
- more smileys on angst! ever!
- >
- >--
- >sine | deb
- >or better yet, don't enlighten us. about anything. ever.
- :( I'm really sorry I put you in this mood.
-
- -Hermes
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