I would love to see a metafilter composed of the readers of this
blog all posting stuff. Say, 10-15 core readers/submitters. All you'd have to do is look through the archived postings to see who submits the best stuff and invite them to a group blog and see
what happens. Although i really like cory's postings, and xeni's as well, and although both of them get obsessive at times with
Disney and Sars, they would cease to be interesting if they
didn't have those obsessions. Go read Hawthorne's "The
Birthmark." If you remove the obsessive stuff, BB will fade
away.

Also, C. mentioned that he was sick with a fever during all this, so perhaps that played a factor. I would like to see a public
discussion as well.


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On 19 Sep 2003, QT - Xeni wrote:

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Cory doesn't have a fever all the time, but he acts like a dick when crossed all the time. Do an archive crawl for many many examples of a grown man throwing all his toys out of the pram, taking critisism personally and generally crying like a baby.

This is the most active discussion BB has had in months. I'm amazed that the editors ignore the community going on here, and that they throw away the kind of lively talk that most blogs would pay for.

Mark Crane, please spare us from your bloated posts.

I have to agree with Andromedon, every time Cory feels threatened or "violated" he starts fussing like he needs a nap. That is understandable if it happens infrequently but his consistent bitchy patterns are more regular than period. Cory, are you stuck in permanent PMS? Stuff a rag in it and stop fucking with the discussions.

Ok, it has been established that Cory is a bitch and Zeni is a mediawhore.

Edited by author 09-19-2003 06:12 PM
Doesn't anyone else find these discussions great? I just wish they had left the other discussion topics open, even if you couldn't post to them. I could read them again right now and would still laugh so hard I would cry. Seriously, I really don't have much going for me in my life right now but this. If anyone is willing to meet discreatly for a mutual rimjob exchange, I live in LA. Also, you have to be accepting of me as I am and not have high physical expectations. Although I have lost 35 pounds, I still weigh 345. I have a big heart and it isn't all from the fluid building up around it. Be my love god.

On the actual topic of this thread: I don't see many bbses from back in the 80's for central CA (209 area code). I wish I had my old bbs lists from then, as I'd add them. (Also lost in the mists of time are my hardcopy transcripts from when I bbs'd from a daisy-wheel teletype in my bedroom, which my mom HATED. 11 cps clatter going all night drove her insane :-)

I think I do however have some old printouts from the early 90s of the nixpub and pubnet lists, which have some bbs's on them. I'll be sure to add them if I can dig them out of the archives. (Interested in old Internet Services Lists from before the web? I know I've got hardcopy of at least one of Yanoff's List from 92-93 era).

Veering back to the boingboing discuss discussion:
You CAN get to old bb quicktopics, at least ones you've read in the past, by clicking on "My Topics" while signed into quicktopic.

Oh and if bb was run on the slashcode, users certainly could customize the front page to exclude topics or posters they didn't care for. In a fit of geek overkill, when I moved my personal blog off of blogspot, I installed the slashcode on a colo server an old friend is letting me use, so I've got current experience with it. You just need to make sure you've added ALL of the categories and topics you're gonna post (which you CAN of course add to, but it's a pain).

I am not one of those stupid moron who don't know what I am doing. I know about FDA. FDA raids hundreds of small businesses every year that deal with alternative medicine or therapy. They take away your computer, seize your $200,000 inventory, and drive your company totally out of business in no time if they ever approach you. My prices are very low and reasonable. One phone call to the FDA by an unsatisfied customer then I'm in BIG trouble. The reason why I insist on publicizing the Eternal Life Device is because this really works!! This is the most incredible medicine in the world! I have to publicize it just for the sake of it! I have no choice but be brave and face the danger and laughter! So please don't email me insults. If I don't deserve your belief, at least I deserve your respect. If you are not satisfied with the products, you have 90 days to refund them. I believe that I can earn more money by selling "How to make one million dollars in one month" report. Why should I sell a device which is believed to allow eternal life? This is a very risky business, and most people don't believe me. There is a good reason why I am doing all this. BECAUSE IT WORKS!!! Isn't that cool? I'm selling eternal life right off of internet. If you want it, get it now! If you don't, its cool too! If you think I'm crazy, email rave@feist.com, orMichael RAZOR@msn.com, or Dorothy dorothy@jps.net. They are users of my devices, and they will tell you the truth!

Edited by author 09-19-2003 09:42 PM
Things have really hit an all time high here. I am starting to get the feeling that none of you appreciate the work Cory and I have put into this site. Do you think I like plugging this site and my work on it, when you trolls fill the discussion boards with rubbish threads? I think I understand now why Cory tried to kill himself last weekend. It is asking too much for him to keep calm while he witness' all his hard work go up in flames, because of fucking trolls.

Raid: Solid Gold Pet Foods - Sep., 1989

Address: 1483 N. Cuyamaca, El Cajon, CA 92020

Phone: (619) 465-9507 (Sissy Harrington McGill, Owner)

Reason: FDA had been harassing McGill over labels on her holistic pet food products. In March 1990, an FDA agent seized products from her store without a search warrant and shut down her store. On July 12, 1990, after being indicted, she chose a jury trial. Upon appearing for her trial, she was clapped into leg irons, put into a Maximum Security Federal Prison for 179 days, and fined $10,000. While incarcerated she suffered a near fatal stroke.

Outcome: McGill sued the Department of Justice and won a victory on Feb. 20, 1992. She expects to file a $25,000,000 lawsuit against the FDA.

Dear 'Xeni'-

If you're terribly concerned about trolls, then maybe, just maybe, the very juvenile Macki was a poor choice of guestblogger?

Would seem to me to be you were conciously FARMING for them.

If it's not on the BBS-thread, please go here for the "generic" BB discussion.

Dear DjMaryPat,

Nice screen name. Is that a real performance name? Do you spin Barney records for a preschool? How about you and the rest of homosexual complainers go read another blog and leave us alone.

It can't be stressed enough how important it is to have the shiny side pointing out. This is needed because the shiny side is most reflective to psychotronic radiation, while the dull side can actually, in certain environmental conditions, absorb it. However, as is illustrated in the instructions above, it is also wise to complement this with a layer of foil pointing shiny side in. This will keep your brain waves, which are also reflected by the shiny side, from being picked up by mind-reading equipment. There is a small number of aluminum foil researchers who believe that this may cause an alpha-wave harmonic to build up in the skull resulting in memory loss or pseudo-religious visions, but their findings have never been replicated by the aluminum foil research community at large. Even if their findings are validated, the risk involved is small compared to the potential of mind-intrusion.

/m54 I thought that seemed familiar. I am so embarrassed it took so long--and I'm in the testimonials, too! (well, my Frankenstein puppet it) [oooh, shame! self-promotion on BoingBoing!!!!!]

Real Performance Artists wear an Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie: the best way to ward off trolls.....