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|    Most folk mis-understand the function of    |
|    04 Jul 05 19:36:31    |
      From: sculliont@gla.ac.uk              Most folk mis-understand the function of this newsgroup.              Allow me to explain the function of < uk.local.*> news groups where       this post should have gone. All of them,have been from the very       beginning and will be to the very end safe play areas for all sorts of       rageing nutters, social malcontents, controll freaks and malevolent       beings.              You may feel that they should go elsewhere and leave usenet alone.       But where? The asylums are all closed! What would you have of them?       Standing in their back yards at midnight howling to the full moon and       frightining the shit out of the neighbours into the bargain? Have them       running around shafting masons, suspected werewolves, communists,       socialists, conservatives and women with vaginal warts by the dozen?       OR harmlessly making utter cunts of themselves in a uk.local group?       Lets face it what is one other cunt amongst the many in these groups??       I know what I prefer!! The uk.local hierarchy of newsgroups is a       valuable safety valve which helps to keep society a wee bit more safe.       It was also set-up to take the pressure of the real and serious news       groups such as uk.people.disability. Sadly, people whom you would not       be seen in public with have taken over this group and distorted it to       their own ends.              Before busting your solitary neurone working out a reply please       direct all hoslities (restrict your bile etc) to uk.local. groups such       as |
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