XPost: alt.fan.tom-servo, alt.obituaries, alt.religion.kibology   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: bbshot42removethis@cox.net   
      
   "jdn"  wrote in message   
   news:g-ydnWairNcahTzfRVn-vw@speakeasy.net...   
   >   
   > "Tara K."  wrote in message   
   > news:429fea93_2@x-privat.org...   
   > > alt.fan.tom-servo passed away today at 1pm, EST.   
   > >   
   > > He fought a brave battle, but in the end the fight was too much. After a   
   > > bad   
   > > dose of Scuzz, which affected his heart, followed closely by a nasty   
   dose   
   > > of   
   > > the Real World virus (Wavy G. strain), which affected his brane, he   
   > > finally   
   > > lost his battle to live from a bad case of Election Fever (which also   
   > > affected many other froups - the final death toll is yet to be   
   > > calculated).   
   > >   
   > > From his earliest days, birthed from the chaos of the babylon 5 flame   
   > > wars,   
   > > it was obvious he was going to be something special. He soon grew to be   
   a   
   > > vigorous young newsgroup, attracting many of the finest minds of this   
   > > usenet   
   > > generation with his unique combination of intelligence, wit, and whimsy.   
   > > He   
   > > will be long remembered as the originator of the "peep!"   
   > >   
   > > He will also be remembered by many as a happy-go-lucky jokester who was   
   > > not   
   > > afraid to poke fun at the high and mighty. His practical jokes will be   
   > > vividly recalled (either positively or negatively) by those who were   
   > > around   
   > > to see them come to complete fruition. But he had a serious side as   
   well.   
   > > Many are the writers who cut their teeth at his feet, guided by his   
   > > practical lessons and feedback.   
   > >   
   > > He could be patient, funny, grumpy, loyal, disloyal, OT and loving by   
   > > turns.   
   > > Whimsical, self-involved, angry . . .  and yet also kind, compassionate,   
   > > and   
   > > supportive of his friends. He was a brief,bright shining moment in   
   usenet   
   > > history, the like of which we may never see again.   
   > >   
   > > He is survived by close cousins alt.religion.kibology and   
   rec.arts.sf.tv.   
   > > Rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated was unable to be reached for comment,   
   > > although a stifled yell of "YAY! WHOOPEE! WOO-HOO!" was heard to come   
   from   
   > > the vicinity of his residence.   
   > >   
   > > TK   
   > >   
   > > PS Well, *someone* had to write it!   
   > >   
   >   
   > Oh, fucking whatever.  Dumbasses who think afts was so great in the past   
   and   
   > mourn the current state haven't a clue.  It's like listening to people who   
   > 'mourn' the fact that popular music was better in the 70s or 80s or even   
   90s   
   > than it is today.  LAME.   
   >   
   > Instead of asking for an obituary, just fucking leave, and stop   
   > pretending it is more than that.   
      
   Can you feel the luuuuuuuv?   
      
   Dear JDN.  YHBT.   
      
   --   
   TheWitch   
      
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