Re: virus: Infidels of the world ignite!

Nathaniel Hall (natehall@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:28:51 -0600


Zloduska wrote:
>
> Nate spouted-
> >Kristy wrote:
> >
> >> And by the way, Nate, *I'm* the true infidel around here buddy! Don't make
> >> me smite you in anger!
> >
> >Oh yea? Well my infidelity is bigger than your infidelity!
> >So there!
> >Nate
>
> eGad, Nate! On the contrary, I'm the reigning Infidel of the virus list.
> Want proof of my unfaithfulness? Well guess what- I don't believe in long,
> elaborate, fanciful, witty and/or cute signature files! That's right you
> godless heathens, I've had it with the lot of them.
> I meant to mention this before, but has anyone else noticed the *sig file
> meme* that has infected cyberspace to cosmic porportons? Well I have.
> Everyone else can take the time to create their own special sig, that
> whimsical excess jarble of words and symbols, that familiar sample of
> cleverness and humour that easily indentifies the author like fingerprints
> or denture bites, those plugs for homepages and the obligatory quotes by
> authors, the music lyrics, the comic relief snippets, and website links all
> embellished with ornate borders and random capitializations; like a radio
> blurb they pop up at the end of every sing-song post in the world, a tail
> of nonsensical typing wagging repugnantly in my face when I'm done
> reading.....hanging there...like a dead vine, a rotting tooth, molten
> saliva...a garish tattoo.....do you get the point yet? Sigs are fine and
> dandy with me, but I must point out that being the darling iconoclast I am,
> I refuse to submit to peer pressure, and succumb to this meme. Also, I
> despise Time; I loathe the television and especially Judge Judy; I don't
> mind growing old; I like the dentist. Who's the unbeliever now, Nate???!!!
>
> ~kjs
>
> ps, most people take themselves too seriously.
You really think I believe all that?
Nate Hall