America Online

America Online users have acquired a, er, reputation around Usenet for their postings. Here's one that reinforces it.
>From RainboWarr@AOL.com Thu Dec 14 13:03:48 EST 1995
>Article: 49552 of tor.general
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>From: RainboWarr@AOL.com (Frank Bynum)
>Newsgroups: alt.fan.pam-anderson,alt.christnet,alt.gothic,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,alt.david,alt.cult-movies,alt.sex,edm.general,ab.general,tor.general,alt.flame,calgary.general,can.general,ont.general,alt.tv.baywatch,alt.fan.sandra.bullock,alt.music.alternative,alt.sex
>Subject: Re: Poll: who's cuter? Winona Ryder or Pam Anderson?
>Date: 13 Dec 1995 03:26:04 GMT
>Organization: Phoenix Data Systems
>Lines: 11
>Message-ID: 
>References:  <48kmht$r2e@newsbf02.news.aol.com> <490ggg$5ad@damage.usa1.net> <49h7up$po0@pulp.ucs.ualberta.ca> <49j2oe$g7b@blackice.winternet.com> <49mv6u$t35@bell.maths.tcd.ie> <49sh1r$jce@Twain.MO.NET> <818018859snz@shaws.demon.co.uk>  <4afd50$chj@guitar.sound.net>
>NNTP-Posting-Host: dial43.phoenix.net
>
>In article <4afd50$chj@guitar.sound.net>, "Rev. I. $awyer Browneye"
> wrote:
>
>> Pamela Anderson is an attractive woman, but Winona Ryder is a GODDESS.
>> 
>> I. $. B.
>
>BULLSH*T!!!
>
>PAMELA IS A GODDESS!
>Winona sux.
>
Never you mind asking why I'm reading a thread about Winona Ryder... :) Well, the answer is, for its sheer entertainment value!

Best .sig

Here's the best .sig I've seen all week. This one was spotted in comp.programming.contests. Pay close attention to the copyright.
ewl@panix.com | http://www.panix.com/~ewl | "You can have my useless cat(1) 
when you pry it from my cold dead finger(1)." | This work is Copyright 1995 
Emery Lapinski and is freely redistributable by anyone and anything with the 
exception of Microsoft Network. | "Green Cards and Spam" grepped by C&S?

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