Consider yourself flamed, not because I dislike you, but because I wish
to protect my community, this newsgroup, from the inane babble you and
those like you bring here.  Got a problem with it?  Flame me back.
From: Alan Hicks
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+Chiron+: Troll season!
Sacred: Bozo season!
+Chiron+: Troll season!
Sacred: Bozo season!
+Chiron+: Troll season!
Sacred: Bozo season!
+Chiron+: Bozo season!
Sacred: Troll season!
Keith: Okeley-dokeley....
*PLONK!*
From: Keith Keller
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Lithen vewy vewy qwietly.  I'm hunting twollth.  :)
From: Simon
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Thus ends my first and final foray into the world of flashy
kitchen-sink distros.  I'm now on my knees begging the gods of slack
for forgiveness.  I have forsaken them.  I shall not do so again.  I
have learned my lesson. 
From: joe neal
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DISCLAIMER:  The above comments are not meant to be offensive.  If they
are, +Chrion+ made me do it.  :^)
From: Alan Hicks
%Bark, bitch-boy, Bark!
From: +Chiron+
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I figured they were shooting for the whole "I'm using this version cause
it was one of the last to include full disclosure of the source-code, and
my using it gives 'credence' to my masturbatory delusions of becoming an
uber ha><><0r, thus "proving" how zup3r-|<001 31337 3y3 4m" spin on things.
From: +Chiron+
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I am a newbie!!
From: Lee
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*This propaganda was brought to you by the BOFH Union 666*
From: +Chiron+
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<insert previously skipped flame here>
From: Jurgen Philippaerts
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  Come one!  Come all!
Tell my fellow BOZOs to gather together at the sacred junction, / , where
all  begin and end.
From: Alan Hicks
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The installation should be done with just a slight buz.
From: Kurt
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This is either a silly attempt at a joke, or a genuine
attempt at an insult. If the former, then you may wish
to rethink your sense of humour. If the latter, then
let me know and I'll return the insult in some
slightly more imaginative way.
From: Carl Inglis
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If you google it, it will come.
From: Drew
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I guess we're waiting out another cycle of trolls. I wonder
how long this one will last? 
From: keith Keller
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Yet another shining candidate for a retro-active abortion. ;)
From: +Chiron+
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Therefore, in summary, "Screw You."
From: Carl Inglis
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Wow, you must see a lot. I'm impressed. Try LSD -- that way at least
your delusions will be more colourful.
From: /dev/rob0
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Linux seems to be advancing quite well, regardless of our egos.
From: William Hunt
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Actually, he said "arrogant asses".  We generally prefer the term Bozo.
From: Keith Keller
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Thought I plonked ya yesterday, but here we go again.
From: +Dave Sizemore+
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I would suggest you
get a little help.  Ask yer mommy what her therapist's name is.
From: +Dave Sizemore+
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Slackware is not intended as a distribution for idiots, but for
people competent enough to help themselves. 
From: David Kastrup
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"We are Bozo.  You will be assimilated.  Resistance is flamebait."
From: Ke(n|ith) Keller
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Is troll season over yet?
From: Keith Keller
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Which is why people post questions here. They /want/ to hear flames, and
  can't wait for the thrilling moment when they receive not only an
answer, but a precious place on someone's kill file. I mean, it's not as
if they expect answers!
From: Jordan Benedict Gray
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As for RTFM and STFW, they're common sense, one would think.
From: Jordan Benedict Gray
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Take a wild guess what a 5 cartons of smokes would mean to your asshole on
a nightly basis. Go ahead. Think about it.
From: +Cibao+
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I think the worst thing possible for this NG would be if the Bozos were to
decamp somewhere else leaving the clueless noobs and the "be nice to each
other" crowd alone in the void.
From: Billy Watt
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I'll tell you what's small. Your goddamn ability to have clue.
From: eaglecleveland 
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As I've said before, the speed, effectiveness, and willingness of regulars
on this NG to carry on flaming beyond making a point could be a good
indicator of just how stable Slackware is if this is all long-time users
have to do with their time. :)
From: Mike-UK
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Your needs are being fulfilled, you feel like a man, almost human. And
*just* when you think you've actually accomplished something in your
pitiful life...

*plonk*
From: eaglecleveland
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but I have the audience. Therefore I am god, 
From: john
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# tar cf - pr0n/ | (cd /home/boss;tar xvf -)

That raise oughtta come through Real Soon Now.
From: Keith Keller
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I can't find it on lsackware home site.....
From: "KrzychuW"
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 From: Tom@Toms.NET (Tom Oehser)
From: Tom@Toms.NET (Tom Oehser) -- tomsrtbt
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If a person can't ask one question like, 'how much does this system cost
without Bill Gates' personal license-to-print-money s/w you kindly been
a complete pain in the arse and installed'? Then that to me says they're
probably not ready for something that requires much more thinking and
problem solving; like linux.
From: Andy McDowell
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And you have just made me realise something. To all the regulars I have
spoken out in hasty words for saying 'RTFM' to clueless _and_ lazy
people who ask for a spoonfeeding rather than some knowledge... I
sincerely apologise and humbly bow my head in sudden understanding of
what you actually meant all this time.
From: Andy McDowell
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Linux is not for the masses, because it does require (sometimes
substiantially) more grunt behind the forehead than most of the masses
have, or are willing to use. I'm am not being a high brow
intellectualist prick when I say this. Its just one of those facts of
life. 
From: Andy McDowell
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I have no-clue when it comes to cars. I do not have the first clue in
how to drive a F1 car, and its a pure mystery how the hell it works to
me. However if all of a sudden I wanted one, should I first ask the F1
manufacturers to slow the car down, and add in nice seats and take out
that dangerous under-the-bonnet stuff that makes it hoon along like a
balistic missle with a stearing wheel, in order to make it nice and
'safe' for me? Or rather, should I instead maybe do a sort of learning
apprenticeship and bring my abilities up to speed with the car?
From: Andy McDowell
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Linux would be satan's own curse should it ever be installed on her
computer. [Which makes me think it would be funny to install FreeBSD
on her machine, which has the cool little ascii art pitchfork satan
as one of its screensavers. I could say the devil made me do it :-)
Ok, bad joke! :-)] 
From: Andy McDowell
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linux will help you with the 'make it so' bit.
From: Andy McDowell
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Slackware - Because I know what I'm doing
From: Lew Pitcher
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I hate to post here, I really do.  It almost means I've failed... 
From: namor
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Wisdom does not always have to be shiny and smooth to the touch!
Encouragement can be as much a kick in the arse, as a pat on the back!
From: Andy McDowell
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RTFM is not a dirty word
From: Andy McDowell
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Encouragement can be as much a kick in the arse, as a pat on the back!
From: Andy McDowell
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People in this newsgroup, for example, can be rather cruel, petty, and
overly harsh. That's why they're called bozos, and I'm proud to be
one of them. :)  
From: Morgan Landry
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if you're smart enough to post your question to usenet, you're smart
enough to search the archive of this group for your exact same
problem with solution.
From: Jurgen Philippaerts
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your understanding of women is as shallow as your understanding of
men. 
From: William Hunt
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you're starting to get that eerie feeling that you are becoming
superfluous.
From: Joost Kremers
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it sounds like you're bitter because you can't get any head. 
From: Jordan Benedict Gray
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Welcome to Slack!  Prepare to bang your head on your desk a lot! 
From: +Dave Sizemore+
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How did you escape my KF?
From: +Dave Sizemore+
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Oh look, a retard that types! Your mother must be so proud!
From: Andy McDowell
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Keep trying though little camper. Your only a few points away from
reaching 'complete fucking idiot', so don't give up!!
From: Andy McDowell
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Personally I think the reason usenet is male oriented is it comes
down to the reasons that people come to the usenet in the first place:
computer help, pr0n and the ability to get into a heated fight with
complete strangers while in your underwear.
From: Faux_Pseudo
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The only good windows is X-windows.
From: MadDairyFarmer
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The voices in my head are better Perl programmers than I.
Fortunately they can't take my job.
From: Keith Keller
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Yes, we are turning newbies into gurus, and whiners into memories.
From: +Dave Sizemore+
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... old modem systems are like hamsters
carrying floppydisks on their backs.
From: Richard James
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slrn's ''archaic'' look comes from displaying only text.  For some,
this is a good thing.  Others don't care.  A few demand being able
to see the blink tags of others.  They're <blink>morons</blink>.
From: Keith Keller
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You can run the slackware box headless if you like, although
personally I'd run the XP box cordless and stick with slack.
From: Matt van de Werken
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Please note that I
a. Placed my reply after yours.  i.e., not top-posted.  Also:
b. Trimmed non-relevant info from my reply as to keep it short, but
informative.
These little tips are brought to you by rfc 1855
From: +Dave Sizemore+
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God said to the world, "The lurkers shall inherit the earth"!
From: Andy McDowell
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Love the Slack. Run the Slack, Rule with the Slack!
From: Andy McDowell
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Slackware Linux-
When you absolutely, positively have to control every aspect of YOUR
machine-
From: +Cibao+
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If you can't figure out where/what to ask then you shouldn't be using
Slackware.
From: Keith Keller
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Give yourself a sysadmin point.  
From: Alan Hicks
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Doh!  You lost your sysadmin point.
From: Alan Hicks
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There's plenty of distros lately, all scrambling to be more like M$
Windows than the next, if that's all you're looking for. Slackware is
something better. Something different. We don't imitate - we innovate.
From: +Chibao+
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