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- Date: 8 Oct 91 21:11:50 GMT
- From: barrett@cs.umass.edu (Dan Barrett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: A more efficient way to flame
- Summary: BLAZEMONGER INC. strikes again!
- Keywords: Flames great, less filling
-
- Boy, these "computer wars" sure take a lot of time! I mean, I know
- that everybody loves hearing why computer X is better than computer Y, but
- think of all the EFFORT involved! There are DOZENS of flamers working hard
- to write LONG and ORIGINAL articles about issues that get argued OVER and
- OVER again. There MUST be a better way!
-
- There IS a better way!!
-
- [Rumble rumble]
-
- Introducing...
-
- P H R A S E M O N G E R
-
- the FASTEST way to FLAME!
-
- Yes, PHRASEMONGER, the latest in a series of USEFUL yet HARMFUL
- products from the creative cesspools of BLAZEMONGER INCORPORATED.
- PHRASEMONGER is so AMAZINGLY, MIND-NUMBINGLY FAST that it can flame EVERY
- POSTER in the comp.sys.amiga hierarchy in mere SECONDS! Even by E-MAIL!!
-
- Did somebody just post an article that you HATED? Did the poster
- tell LIES, HALF-TRUTHS, or just plain BULL?? Did it make you ANGRY?!?!? Do
- you want to POST THE MOST VICIOUS, DAMAGING FLAME IN THE HISTORY OF
- ELECTRONIC MEDIA, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE REPUTATIONS OF THE IDIOT POSTER AND
- HIS MOTHER AND PET DOGGIE FOR ALL ETERNITY??!!!?!??!?!?!
-
- Well, in that case, I suggest that you get serious psychological help
- immediately! But for the REST of us, PHRASEMONGER is a quick way to FLAME
- without having to work hard. After all, isn't that what computers are for?
-
- Simply feed the offending USENET article into PHRASEMONGER, click on
- the appropriate intensity gadget ("Disagree", "Disagree Strongly", "Hate",
- "Maim", "Kill Lightly", "Dismember", "Puree", or "REALLY Not Nice"), and let
- the program go to work! Instantly, a customized FLAME is ready for your
- posting pleasure.
-
- For example, suppose that Joe Flamebait has posted the following
- article:
-
- From: flamebait@deadbeef.barbeque.edu
- Subject: Re: Re: Re: Mac vs. NeXT vs. Muhammed Ali
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.aversion
-
- In article <2938749@hot.ouch> scumface@barbie.ken.com
- writes:
- >Which should I buy?
-
- Buy a Mac. It has a cute little trashcan. Much better than
- the nasty NeXT "black hole." And besides, I am such an
- expert on these two machines that I think I'll post it in an
- Amiga newsgroup so everybody can be enlightened.
- ---
- Joe Flamebait, flamebait@deadbeef.barbeque.edu
- No matter where you go, there's a stupid quote!
-
- Feed it to PHRASEMONGER, click on the "Half-Intensity" gadget, and
- look what comes out!!
-
- From: <your name or pseudonym here>
- Subject: What a JERK (was Re: Re: Re: Mac vs. NeXT vs. ...)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.aversion,comp.sys.atari.st,
- sci.electronics,rec.humor,comp.binaries.ibm-pc,
- misc.books,rec.music.synth,alt.pictures.d
- Followup-To: comp.sys.mac,rec.arts.startrek,comp.unix.wizards
-
- In article <398474@barbeque.edu>, flamebait@deadbeef writes:
- >[totally ignorant ravings deleted]
-
- Mac? MAC?!? Are you OUT OF YOUR MIND!?!??!? You OBVIOUSLY
- have NO IDEA what you're talking about! The NeXT?!? GET A
- LIFE!! Both of these machines are INEPT at best, incapable
- even of picking the CORNS on my TOES. And don't even
- *mention* Multifinder... oh, no. What a JOKE.
-
- The Mac *belongs* in the very TRASH CAN that it displays.
- The NeXT should get SUCKED into a black hole itself.
- And you, Mr. Smarty-Pants, should be fed to rabid wolves.
-
- And next time, buddy, keep it in your OWN NEWSGROUP!!!
- ---
- <Your name or pseudonym here>
-
- Not bad, eh? But that's not ALL! You don't even have to give
- PHRASEMONGER the original article! Just type in a few key words or phrases,
- and PHRASEMONGER will give you a perfect flame ANYWAY!
-
- Example 1:
-
- Input: Apple, Irving Gould, CDTV
- Gadget: "Maim"
-
- Output: "You misbegotten Apple employees don't know what
- you're TALKING ABOUT! This is TOTAL and UTTER
- BULLSHIT!!! CDTV can run RINGS around the Mac IIfx
- ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!! Get the HELL off of the NET!!!
-
- Love,
- Irving Gould"
-
- Example 2:
-
- Input: asdf4
- Gadget: "Embarrass"
-
- Output: "WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!!!!!!! No matter
- HOW you say it, your INFORMATION is COMPLETELY
- without content! I refer you to chapter 4 of the
- ROM KERNEL MANUAL so you can see how BRAINLESS your
- comment was. No, I won't tell you the PAGE NUMBER,
- you mamby-pamby little CREEP."
-
- Now that you've seen PHRASEMONGER at work, a natural question you
- might ask is: "How does PHRASEMONGER do it?" To answer that question,
- let's feed it to PHRASEMONGER (at various intensity levels) and find out!!
-
- Input: "How does PHRASEMONGER do it?"
-
- Gadget: Somewhat Friendly
- Output: "BLAZEMONGER INC. has the ULTIMATE programmers.
- They can do ANYTHING, you little dweeb."
-
- Gadget: Medium
- Output: "We don't give out TRADE SECRETS for FREE, you
- MOOCHER. Write your OWN damn program."
-
- Gadget: Destructive
- Output: "By kidnapping your MOTHER and doing IRRESPONSIBLE
- ACTIONS with a garden hose."
-
- Wheee!!! Obviously this program has lots of POTENTIAL. It is hoped
- that PHRASEMONGER will provide the ULTIMATE in high-temperature
- entertainment for YEARS to come!! Get your copy now at finer software
- stores everywhere. But be sure to wear gloves when opening the box....
-
- Dan
-
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- | Dan Barrett -- Grad student, Department of Computer & Information Science |
- | University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 -- barrett@cs.umass.edu |
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-
- PS: WARNING! Judging from the content of some of the recent articles in
- this newsgroup, it is obvious that some buggy "beta" copies of
- PHRASEMONGER have leaked out onto USENET. Beware!
-
- Copyright 1991 by Daniel J. Barrett. All rights reserved.
- This article may be freely distributed, but may not be included in any
- publication without the written permission of the author.
-