Since it is Friday afternoon and in light of recent posts I thought
I would send along this timesaving "flame" formletter that has
been making the rounds of various lists and newsgroups, to add a
bit of humor to the proceedings.  Remember, it's just a joke folks ...
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Copied material follows:
 
 Considering recent events on ______-l, I thought that using this
 standard reply form which has been making the rounds of various
 newsgroups might save all of us some time and effort:
 
         STANDARDIZED BONEHEAD REPLY FORM
 
                                 (c) copyright 1994 by   ?
 
 Dear (recipient)
 
 I took exception to your recent post to ______-l.
 
 Your attention is drawn to the fact that: (check all that apply)
 
 
 ___ what you posted has been said before.
 ___ not only that, it was also done better the last time.
 ___ your post/letter was a pathetic imitation of   (net.personality).
 ___ the signoff address is [log in to unmask]
         ___ your post contained commercial advertising.
 
     THE FINE FOR THIS IS $20. Please remit immediately to:
                     Usenet News
                    Network Security & Standards Patrol
                    (insert your address here)
     or your posting privileges will be cancelled.
 
 ___ your post/letter contained numerous spelling errors.
 ___ your post/letter contained multiple grammatical errors.
 ___ YOUR POST CONTAINED EXCESSIVE CAPITALIZATION AND/OR
    PUNCTUATION!!!!!
 ___ your post/letter was an obvious forgery.
         ___  and it was done clumsily.
 
 ___ you have a lame login name.
 ___ your machine has a stupid name.
 ___ you quoted an article/letter in followup and added no new text.
 ___ you quoted an article/letter in followup and only added ___ lines
          of text.
 
 ___ you quoted an article in followup and only added the line "Me, too!!!"
 ___ you asked for replies via email because you "don't read this group".
 ___ you flamed someone who has been around far longer than you.
 ___ you flamed someone who is far more intelligent and witty than you.
 ___ your lines are 80 columns wide or wider.
 ___ your .sig is longer than four lines
         ___ And your newsreader truncated it.
 ___ your .sig is ridiculous because (check all that apply):
         ___ you listed __ snail mail address(es).
               ___ you listed a nine-digit ZIP code.
 
     ___ you listed __ phone numbers for people to use in prank calls.
     ___ you included a stupid disclaimer.
     ___ your pathetic attempt at being witty in the disclaimer failed.
         ___ Miserably.
         ___ you included:
         ___  a stupid quote
                 ___ a stupid self-quote.
                 ___ a stupid quote from a net.nobody.
 
                 ___ a Rush Limbaugh quote.
 
                 ___ a Dan Quayle joke.
 
         ___ a reference to Beavis & Butthead.
                 ___ lame ASCII graphic(s) (Choose all that apply):
 
                            ___ USS Enterprise
 
                            ___ (Continent of your choice)
 
                            ___ Company logo
 
                 ___ and you stated that you don't speak for
                                    your employer.
 
 Furthermore:
 
 ___ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of ______-l
 ___ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of the net.
 ___ You are a loser.
 ___ You must have spent your entire life in a skinner box to be this
         clueless.
 ___ This has been pointed out to you before.
 
 It is recommended that you:
     (Mark all that apply)
     ___stick to FidoNet and come back when you've grown up.
     ___find a volcano and throw yourself in.
         ___ get a gun and shoot yourself.
     ___ stop reading ______-l and get a life.
         ___ stop sending email and get a life.
 
 
 Have a nice day.
 .nl