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2007-03-26 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-26 11:39|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 women's sanitary product.
I'm think it was more of a douche-bag, as that's the only one I've seen used to refer to a person.

(C.F. Lord and Lady D, Saturday Night Live skit from the early 80s, IIRC.)

Posted by eLarson 2007-03-26 13:10|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-03-26 13:10|| Front Page Top

#2 In that case, I take it all back. He is a douchebag.

Posted by Fred 2007-03-26 14:00|| 2007-03-26 14:00|| Front Page Top

#3 CB died when the anonymity of it all brought out the foul-mouthed and abusive, who proceded to poop in the common punch bowl.

Same thing happened to newsgroups, where I think the people who are fouling up blogs learned their trade. And their spelling.

Posted by Steve 2007-03-26 14:49|| 2007-03-26 14:49|| Front Page Top

#4 newsgroups
Oh yeah. Remember alt.syntax.tactical?

Posted by eLarson 2007-03-26 16:14|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-03-26 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 newsgroups

Naggum on comp.lang.lisp ("Crap, did he really say that? Now, where's that screen cleaner?")

Usenet was/is an interesting sociological exercise in controlling a discussion by sheer force of intellect. Nice idea, but it doesn't work if there's no intellect. A race to the bottom follows shortly.

I've got to congratulate Fred on striking a successful balance. Rantburg works, and his previous experience shows through.

HP, LGF, and WaPo are years behind. I hope they all read Fred's comments / instruction manual.

Posted by KBK 2007-03-26 22:22|| 2007-03-26 22:22|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree KBK. Sinktrap is a totally efficacious solution. Great job with the in-line comments as well Fred - informative, humorous and chock full o' common sense.

Posted by ryuge 2007-03-26 23:44|| 2007-03-26 23:44|| Front Page Top

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