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|    HarryLime to W.Dockery    |
|    Re: Usenet newsgroups 2025 (2/2)    |
|    29 Jan 25 18:54:24    |
      [continued from previous message]              >>>>>> Unfortunately, the toxicity here only worsened, to the point at which it       >>>>>> sank into an all-out state of no-hold-barred warfare.       >>>>>       >>>>> That was by your choice, Pendragon.       >>>>       >>>> It was a last ditch attempt to bring you to the table, Donkey.       >>>>       >>>> When it was just you annoying everyone, we had nothing to bargain with.       >>>>       >>>> Once you were starting to get attacked in return, we had something to       >>>> bargain with.       >>>>       >>>>       >>>>>> When Google Groups pulled the plug, it seemed like the perfect       >>>>>> opportunity to create a group       >>>>>       >>>>> Sure, if you can't take Usenet then it's probably a good idea to go       >>>>> elsewhere, yes.       >>>>       >>>> We could take Usenet, Donkey. It's you that none of us could stand.       >>>>       >>>>       >>>>>> You drove Robert away       >>>>>       >>>>> Absolutely untrue.       >>>>>       >>>>> The archives show this, and Robert Burrows himself can verify this essay       >>>>> true.       >>>>       >>>> Is Robert here? No.       >>>>       >>>> Is Jim here? No.       >>>>       >>>> Is NancyGene here? No.       >>>>       >>>> Is anyone here? No.       >>>>       >>>> Only a Donkey and his socks.       >>>>       >>>>>> And AAPC is once again a wasteland.       >>>>>       >>>>> Rather than the battleground you turned it into, Pendragon.       >>>>       >>>> It takes two to have a battle, Mr. Dum.       >>>>       >>>>       >>>>>> It's just you here       >>>>>       >>>>> There's also George Dance, Zod, Jordy and Rachel, to name a few.       >>>>       >>>> Zod and Jordy are your socks. Rachel drops by occasionally. It's       >>>> basically you and George Dance -- just like it was the last time you       >>>> drove everyone away in 2010.       >>>>       >>>>       >>>>> 2025 will be a year of rebuilding Usenet after you and your gang of       >>>>> troll thug wannabe tried to destroy it, Pendragon.       >>>>>       >>>>> And so it goes.       >>>>       >>>> Riiiiiight.       >>>>       >>>>       >>>>> More on this later, time to walk my dog.       >>>>       >>>> I hadn't seen any posts from Stinky George lately. Glad to hear he's       >>>> doing okay.       >>>>       >>>> --       >>>       >>> I was also glad to see J. Corey Connor is alive and apparently well.       >>>       >>> We were concerned that his years spent at that toxic Marine camp in       >>> North Carolina had caused him to become ill.       >>>       >>> Thank God that be seems fine.       >>>       >>> 🙏       >>       >> WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!       >>       >> As per usual.       >>       >> --       >       > No, not really.       >       > 😏              Whatever. Just be sure you bring along your poop scooper and doggie doo       bag.              --              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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