Michael Cash wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 22:06:24 -0500, Kevin Gowen
> <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
> inscribed:
> 
> 
>>Shannon Jacobs wrote:
>>
>>>mr.sumo.snr. wrote:
>>><other stuff snip>
>>>
>>>>attract any of the people who have bothered to write and succeeded in
>>>>having published anything about Japan.  Or do they all secretly lurk
>>>>here - I can't believe they would shy away from posting here or any
>>>>of the other gaijin forums.  Or are we all THAT sad?
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, you all are.
>>>
>>>You think I could resist such a tempting target?
>>>
>>>Seriously, don't give yourselves airs. It's just the natural state of the
>>>newsgroups these days. You should be off-topic and asinine just like the
>>>rest of the trolls. Thomas is a slightly different case. Apparently he's
>>>just here for the cheap advertising and the abundance of suckers. Actually,
>>>that might possibly rank him even below the regular "humorous" trolls. Tough
>>>call.
>>>
>>>No, this topic is *NOT* why I stopped by. Amusingly enough, I'm actually in
>>>a rather happy and sociable mood [Fooled you again, didn't I?] but all my
>>>regular social outlets are closed for the holiday, out of the country, or
>>>happily busy with their families. (And no, I don't like to intrude. I even
>>>feel like some of the invitations are "mercy" invites to their unfortunate
>>>single friend.)
>>>
>>>I was actually sufficiently drained of other ideas to stop by
>>>fj.life.in-japan to see if there might be something relevant to actual life
>>>in Japan, and maybe even an announcement of an interesting social event.
>>>Well, if anyone ever posted such announcements here, they've apparently
>>>learned not to.
>>>
>>>Long ago I used to recommend the newsgroups to newbies. There were quite a
>>>number of interesting people and lots of useful information. I stopped
>>>recommending the public newsgroups long ago. Now dominated by twits, trolls,
>>>and their mastabatory fantasies. Unfortunately I'm an incurable optimist
>>>with a terrible memory--I still remember the long lost "good old days" and I
>>>stop by from time to time with the futile hope of seeing evidence of a
>>>recovery.
>>>
>>>Time for one of my typically sick jokes: I don't mind getting old. It's part
>>>of the package. It's the feeling old part that I don't like. Part of the
>>>feeling old is that I seem to be getting more and more crotchety and
>>>short-tempered these days. I really was feeling relatively cheerful and
>>>young-in-spirit this fine morning. I do not thank fj.life.in-japan for
>>>helping to snap me back to normal.
>>>
>>>Hmm... Actually, that reminds me that I have a bunch of surplus books that
>>>should be recycled in some way. Want to guess why I won't waste time asking
>>>for constructive suggestions here?
>>
>>Do you have Post Election Selection Trauma?
> 
> 
> Nah, it's just his regular annual visit to remind us how much he
> loathes us.

Maybe he just chalks it up to not enough people having seen "Fahrenlie 
9/11".

- Kevin