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From: [email protected] (sweet Poly)
Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk
Subject: Re: A show of hands (ME!!, FUCKING ME!!)
Date: 12 Jul 1995 08:22:47 GMT
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In article <[email protected]>,
Omar Haneef '96 wrote:
>
>I'm pleased that these responses came out to fascinating and personal BUT
>this goes to show that y'all read interesting lives. Why are these
>Cyberpunk? What makes them cyberpunk? I, and many of my friends have been
>involved in near fatal road accidents, kicked out a landlord (very
>patiently, and without force; but its the best I could do), um... "done"
>computer animation and I bet there other people who do this sort of thing.
>But that isn't, in itself, cyberpunk, right? (I mean I'm asking: is it?) And
>furthermore, what is diy?
> -Omar Haneef

For weeks now the people in this group have rather patiently (for them)
tried to answer your questions, reply to your posts, attempted to write
about *this stuff* in language as clear as possible, to try to explain
their world view to you. Time and time again you have responded with
incomprehension so dense it is palpable, and still they have tried to make
you understand. If you had evidenced any intelligence or imagination, I
could almost believe this entire effort of yours has been a massive troll,
but as you have not, I can rest easy on that concern. I think you really
are as dense as you appear.

But this, *this* pisses me off. You come into our Place, and one more
fucking time ask people to explain themselves to you. They have done so
with warmth and wit, and a generosity which will generate a lot of good
karma for the group, opening up on a personal level in a last-ditch
effort for communication. And look at the response they get: it
*still* isn't enough for you.

You fucking son of a bitch. You dust-licking little bastard. You're
"pleased" with the answers - imagine our relief - we have interesting
lives, but you want more more more more more more more more more more more
more more more more...

You have the *gall* to lecture us about being rude, reading us the riot
act (who's the stranger here?), and bitching at us about bullshit
"netiquette". Let me tell you what's shitty behavior (since I'm sure you
haven't a fucking *clue* as to what I'm talking about): shitty behavior
is sitting there taking this gift of the personal without acknowledging
what has been given, or offering one goddamn thing in return. You think
your shit doesn't stink? You're too good to give us a damn thing, tell us
about yourself a little bit. Reciprocate...

Actually, I guess in a way you have told us *everything* about yourself
that we need to know. Fuck you, Omar. You're pond scum, and we don't
have to take this condescending bullshit off of you for any reason
whatsoever. You will never understand the magnitude of your loss. I
hope somebody here rips your fucking tonsils out, and ties them around your
neck for a bow-tie.

Any cyberthugs like to volunteer?


A---T Sweet Poly
A---T
C-G "Make weapons of your imperfections. Everything
G is grist for the mill."
G-C Sourcerer
G---C


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