HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.flame,alt.fan.kevin-darcy
Subject: Re: The Kevin Darcy Contract: Short Form
Date: 26 Aug 92 00:38:00 GMT
Followup-To: alt.flame,alt.fan.archive-meister
Organization: TSAKC-TC

I just came across <21186@goofy.Apple.COM> of 6 March 1992, by
lefty@apple.com.  It is a nice article.  The text goes thus--
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Here follows the standard form for a "Kevin Darcy" contract:

Kevin Darcy, (hereinafter known as "the fuckwit", "the buffoon", or
"the net.idiot") proposes to enter into a contract with the party of
the second part (hereinafter known as "anyone I believe I can take
advantage of", or "the victim").  The terms of this contract shall be
as follows:

This contract shall be for the delivery of an unspecified service at
an unspecified cost.  Descriptions of the service to be provided to
the victim shall be given at the fuckwit's discretion; this contract
neither specifies nor implies that any single, accurate, or
definitive description will necessarily be given.

The cost of the unspecified service shall be established solely at
the discretion of the buffoon.  A specification of the cost need not
be given to the victim.

This contract will be accepted by performance of unspecified actions
during an unspecified period of time.  At the discretion of the
net.idiot, random actions on the part of the victim may be taken to
construe acceptance of this contract.  In particular, attempts to
reject this contract shall be taken as acceptance of the contract.

--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
Xref: sparky alt.flame:12426 alt.fan.kevin-darcy:358
From: rissa@world.std.com (Patricia O Tuama)
Newsgroups: alt.flame,alt.fan.kevin-darcy
Subject: Re: Wow (was Re: The world according to propeller-boy - part 1)
Date: 30 Aug 92 04:36:29 GMT
Followup-To: news.net-cops.kevin-darcy
Distribution: na
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die

In article <1992Aug24.022216.7732@rotag.mi.org> kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
>Ho hum. When you've heard this "you're not worth the trouble" schtick as
>many times as I have, it really starts to get tiresome.

Hey, it's your own fault if you can't keep your audience, hon.
Given that you often write silly, nonsensical tripe, it's not
surprising that so many people simply decide you aren't worth
the effort of a reply.  After all, it's not as though failing
to respond to your prattle is going to diminish one's net.repu-
tation or anything.

>	 Thing is, Dear Mr.
>Miller, that virtually all of the folks who have at one time or another
>claimed I've been "not worth the trouble" have either shortly thereafter
>disappeared from the face of the Net

Like who for instance?

>inept net.posturing. Rissa has fallen between this mortar and pestle. 

Mortar and pestle?  What -are- you babbling about now, dear?

>her deep wounds. Numerous newbies have come and gone. My altar is soaked with 
>blood. 

So put a tourniquet on whatever part of you is bleeding and quit
whining about it, Kebbin.  It's your own fault you post such re-
markably stupid material.

The rest of this silliness deleted.  Honestly, child, you need to 
get out more often, especially now that it's summer.  You know, go 
to the movies once in awhile, do the laundry, pick up the mail.


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Actually kevin is not so dumb: he can tell that 'penultimate' is a
bigger word than 'ultimate,' so it must be better.
					Joel Levin
					<7112@archive.BBN.COM>
From: msmiller@Rational.COM (Mark Miller)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: A Warning From Darcy (was The world according to)
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:43:05 GMT
Organization: Rational

In article <1992Sep4.033509.6048@rotag.mi.org>, kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
|> In article <BtMBBC.6pJ@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM> jfw@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (John F. Woods) writes:
|> >In <2a9a7689.crud@crud.mn.org> trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz) writes:
|> >>In article <1992Aug15.160012.7813@rotag.mi.org>
|> >>        kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) tells John Woods:
|> >>]Bumper stickers are typically printed in bulk, not just singly, so there is a
|> >>]presumption that anything seen on a bumper sticker is some sort of political
|> >>]or social statement, rather than a personal revelation. Your analogy sucks.
|> >>
|> >>Notice how Kebbie argues on the basis of postulates that he accepts on
|> >>faith (and expects us to accept), 
|> 
|> Not faith, Barely, EXPERIENCE. I worked in the graphical arts for quite a
|> few years, remember? The cost and lead time of printing up bumper stickers
|> makes it an almost impossible medium for expressing transient thoughts or
|> emotions.

How then do you explain the following bumper sticker:

	"Perot For President"

|> >>then proceeds by inference to a conclusion.
|> 
|> Just because you don't comprehend logical inference is no reason to criticize
|> it, Barely.

So many big words.

|> >And maintaining his high quality standards, even his inference is bogus.
|> 
|> According to your blatant assertion?!?! Let's hear a refutation before you
|> start declaring things "bogus", hmmm?

There's that ole double-standard again.
 
Yawn.

	-MSM
________________________________________________________________________
Mark S. Miller                                     msmiller@Rational.COM
"Life is a 4-letter word."                        msmiller@world.std.com
[ insert tedious disclaimer drivel here ]                           IV-Q
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Hey, Kebbie just became an "orthodox moralist"! (was Re: STEVE FRANKLIN STRIKES OUT!)
Date: 19 Aug 92 00:40:00 GMT
Organization: TSAKC-TC

In article <BsxDHp.KI@cs.dal.ca>
        franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca (<<<***Steve Franklin***>>>) writes:

]   Darcy and I have a few things in common however....
]The ability to continue posting in defense of orthodox morals when the
]liberal tides of Usenet are against us.

Hey, Kebbie, when did you become a reactionary kook?  As you become
more reactionary, will you add more liberals to your killfile?



--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
Newsgroups: alt.flame
From: andsol@owlnet.rice.edu (Andrew J. Solberg)
Subject: I Badly Need Your Advice
Organization: Rice University
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 04:30:05 GMT

Oh, Golly!  Now what do I do?

I took a shower (tee-hee!) without wearing my frilly bathing cap, and
now my pointy little head is all wrinkly and prunelike!  Help me, Oh
net.weasels, for I am in a DREADFUL bind!

Also: Can anybody tell me where I can post some good jokes?  Like, how
about this one:  

Q: What did the sheep say to the alt.flame crew?
A: Die, Rat BAAAAAAAAAstard!

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HAW HAW HAW HAW <snort>.........
-- 
Andrew Solberg          |"If I were your wife I'd poison your tea!" 
Undying University Mooch|              Anon. Outraged British Woman
andsol@owlnet.rice.edu  |"And if I were your husband I'd drink it!"
Phone:713-529-8627      |              Winston Churchill

			
Xref: sparky alt.flame:12539 talk.abortion:34922
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.flame,talk.abortion
Subject: Re: A Warning From Darcy (was The world according to)
Date: 4 Sep 92 00:46:00 GMT
Organization: TSAKC-TC

In article <1992Aug31.054737.14512@watson.ibm.com>
        margoli@watson.ibm.com (Larry Margolis) tells Kebbin Darcy:

]Your responding to everything a week later
]is also contributing to this being dragged out.

Now, now, Larry.  You wouldn't be accusing Kebbin of dredging up
ancient net.history, would you?


--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
Xref: sparky alt.flame:12381 talk.abortion:33782
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.flame,talk.abortion
Subject: Re: A Warning From Darcy (was The world according to)
Date: 27 Aug 92 20:21:00 GMT
Followup-To: alt.flame
Organization: TSAKC-TC

In article <1992Aug23.020706.5531@rotag.mi.org>
        kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:

]Self-righteousness is very easy,
]and therefore very cheap, in hindsight, when one has ALL the facts at one's
]disposal.

You might even say it was "easy virtue".

]Doing the correct thing given incomplete or misleading information.
]I did what I thought was right at the time. If Don really WAS an abuser 
]publically bragging about his exploits, I would have been remiss to DELAY 
]flaming him.

Yeah, Kebbin, it's important to act quickly against those evil strawmen.


--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: STEVE FRANKLIN STRIKES BACK!
Date: 21 Aug 92 23:36:00 GMT
Organization: TSAKC-TC

In article <Bsxz95.5D9@cs.dal.ca>
        franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca (<<<***Steve Franklin***>>>) writes:

[Concerning Joseph Conrad, the writer--]
]Since there was an
]almost 50 year gap between him and I, there is little possibility
]that we have met. Nice try though. It COULD have been funny...

He would have had a good laugh.



--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
Xref: sparky alt.flame:12549 alt.fan.kevin-darcy:372
From: msmiller@Rational.COM (Mark Miller)
Newsgroups: alt.flame,alt.fan.kevin-darcy
Subject: Re: Wow (was Re: The world according to propeller-boy - part 1)
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:10:50 GMT
Followup-To: alt.flame
Organization: Rational

In article <2aa65900.crud@crud.mn.org>, trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz) writes:
|> In article <Bts4st.HGx@world.std.com>
|>         rissa@world.std.com (Patricia O Tuama) writes:
|> 
|> ]>	 Thing is, Dear Mr.
|> ]>Miller, that virtually all of the folks who have at one time or another
|> ]>claimed I've been "not worth the trouble" have either shortly thereafter
|> ]>disappeared from the face of the Net
|> ]
|> ]Like who for instance?
|> 
|> I suppose he means T*d.  T*d said that once or twice, after Kebbin
|> had supposedly destroyed him.

Hell, I remember when T*ddles was claiming he was going to move to LA.

Imagine my surprise (NOT!) when, yaers later, he's still in NJ.

|> 
|> ]>inept net.posturing. Rissa has fallen between this mortar and pestle. 
|> ]
|> ]Mortar and pestle?  What -are- you babbling about now, dear?
|> 
|> It must have something to do with crushed peppercorns.

Nah. That's just Kev's version of an erotic fantasy.

	-MSM
________________________________________________________________________
Mark S. Miller                                     msmiller@Rational.COM
"Life is a 4-letter word."                        msmiller@world.std.com
[ insert tedious disclaimer drivel here ]                           IV-Q
From: msmiller@Rational.COM (Mark Miller)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Kebbin begs for attention
Date: 31 Aug 92 19:15:48 GMT
Organization: Rational

In article <1992Aug30.203835.22280@rotag.mi.org>, kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
|>
|> [...] Or is it your contention that O'Tuama's list somehow special and 
|> priveleged in some inscrutable way?

Gee whiz, Kevs, you haven't been paying attention, have you?

________________________________________________________________________
Mark S. Miller                                     msmiller@Rational.COM
"Life is a 4-letter word."                        msmiller@world.std.com
[ insert tedious disclaimer drivel here ]                           IV-Q
From: jfw@jfwhome.FUNHOUSE.COM (John F. Woods)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: STEVE FRANKLIN STRIKES BACK! (moderately funny for me anyways)
Date: 23 Aug 92 21:59:45 GMT
Organization: Misanthropes-R-Us

]In article <BsuHnn.582@cs.dal.ca> franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca (<<<***Steve Franklin***>>>) writes:
]>In article <lefty-110892103039@lefty.apple.com> lefty@apple.com (Lefty) writes:
]>>In article <BsoEBo.DFI@cs.dal.ca>, franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca (<<<***Steve
]>>Franklin***>>>) wrote:

]Well, outgrowing USENET is one thing: I use it as training.

Curious, most people finish their toilet training when they're around 2.
And they don't use USENET for it.

]That and I pick up fellow pro-lifers here.

Try the combat zone in Houston (though it's now too late).
Newsgroups: alt.flame
From: kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy)
Subject: Re: Wow (was Re: The world according to propeller-boy - part 1)
Keywords: From: decay@
Organization: Who, me???
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 02:22:16 GMT

In article <5578@igor.Rational.COM> msmiller@Rational.COM (Mark Miller) writes:
>In article <1992Aug9.003038.8410@rotag.mi.org>, kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:
>|> In article <5573@igor.Rational.COM> msmiller@Rational.COM (Mark Miller) writes:
>|> >
>|> >Wow.
>|> >
>|> >Someone threatens to kick the shit out of Kebbin and he twists that
>|> >into contributing to child abuse.
>|> >
>|> >That has to be one of the most purely stoopid things I've ever seen
>|> >in 10+ years on InterNet.
>|> 
>|> Well, given that the alternative consists of denying any link between
>|> violence and child abuse,
>
>No. The alternative would have been to not make such a twisted, moronic,
>flatulent jump of logic. 

Wriggle. Slither. Backpedal.

Answer the damn question, willya? Is there, or is there not, a link between
violence and child abuse? Please at least _try_ to answer directly and 
forthrightly this time. If I wanted evasion and obfuscation, I would have
asked Keegan instead...

>Kev-babes, you are such a total lightweight that an argument with you
>wouldn't even be a good distraction. Your tactics are predictable, your
>presentation is boring, and you lack any semblance of creativity. Other
>than that you're - well - a joke.

Ho hum. When you've heard this "you're not worth the trouble" schtick as
many times as I have, it really starts to get tiresome. Thing is, Dear Mr.
Miller, that virtually all of the folks who have at one time or another
claimed I've been "not worth the trouble" have either shortly thereafter
disappeared from the face of the Net, or at some subsequent point in time 
become so utterly incensed with something I've said, that they can do nothing 
but hurl insults uncontrollably. My conclusion? Either THEY weren't worth MY 
trouble in the first place, or their "not worth the trouble" schtick is just 
inept net.posturing. Rissa has fallen between this mortar and pestle. Keegan 
has fallen so far that he CAN'T get up, and is very loud about his 
predicament, and a pathetic sight to behold. Lefty has fallen. Garvin fell 
far, but is now apparently seeking sanctuary in a killfile entry, and licking 
her deep wounds. Numerous newbies have come and gone. My altar is soaked with 
blood. 

I wonder, Mr. Miller, are you in the "wither up and blow away" category (you 
claim to have "10+ years" on the Net, so possibly not, although, as previously
noted, longevity is a guarantee of neither credibility NOR invulnerability), or 
the "timebomb" category, or, possibly, improbably, one of those select few 
clueful enough to avoid self-sacrifice on the Kebbin Altar? Only time will 
tell...

								- Kevin
From: trashman@crud.mn.org (Barry Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Tales From the Crypt (was:Re: Homina Homina!)
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:58:00 GMT
Followup-To: alt.falme
Organization: TSAKC-TC

In article <Btr767.yz@cs.dal.ca>
        franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca (Steve Franklin) writes:

](come on Lefty - post something stupid again... Actually, just post 
]anything, because it's a given it will be poorly written)

Oh, the old "rubber, glue" thing.  Nice one.

]steve 
]-- 
]aasdSteveFranklin-Subliminal Psychology Major.ks;dlasBlueJaysRULEkasdfeahsdbfl
]sdViveQuebec!;woq[eBuyMeAQuadra!!!mNdfsba;KdSPAMiuroqiyetIBMSuJeMeSouviens';mn
]qpuepriuNewDemocraticPartyOneqtuj;,n.,xnc,kjasFlameMeNot!;lj;j;askElvisLivesru
]zx.cfranklin@ug.cs.dal.ca,sk;t;lrut[Superboy@ac.dal.cav.zx,Physics!eq3rwkh;oHA

--
Barry Schwartz        trashman@crud.mn.org
From: exuptr@exu.ericsson.se (exuptr@exu.ericsson.se)
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Wow (was Re: The world according to propeller-boy - part 1)
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:38:46 GMT
Organization: Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Aug24.022216.7732@rotag.mi.org>
        kevin@rotag.mi.org (Kevin Darcy) writes:

>Rissa has fallen between this mortar and pestle. Keegan 
>has fallen so far that he CAN'T get up, and is very loud about his 
>predicament, and a pathetic sight to behold. Lefty has fallen. Garvin fell 
>far, but is now apparently seeking sanctuary in a killfile entry, and 
>licking
>her deep wounds. Numerous newbies have come and gone. My altar is soaked 
>with
>blood. 

This is pretty deep shit.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    "This must be Thursday.  I never could get the hang of Thursdays"
                                                       - D Adams
  - Patrick Taylor
    Ericsson Network Systems
    exuptr@exu.ericsson.se                       "Don't let the .se fool you"
    alternately, exuptr@ZGNews.Lonestar.Org
Newsgroups: alt.flame
From: rissa@world.std.com (Patricia O Tuama)
Subject: Why, look what showed up in my mailbox!
Followup-To: news.net-cops.steve-franklin
Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 18:09:35 GMT

One of the Conquering Hero's little net.pals sent this to me so
I thought I'd post it for the enjoyment of all the other kevin-
darcy.fans out there.  

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Subject: Will you just stop posting for chrissakes?
From: Steve Franklin <franklin@ug.cs.dal.ca>
To: rissa@world.std.com
Date: 	Sun, 30 Aug 1992 12:02:51 -0300
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]
Message-Id: <92Aug30.120302adt.4524@ug.cs.dal.ca>

After reading some ridiculous post of yours in alt.fan.kevin-darcy,
I can't help but be nauseated by your redundant and mundane approach
to flaming. Not only are you just joining the bandwagon that has been
formed against Kevin, but you do it POORLY. Listen, you childish 
idiot (no savante), I would like to point out that your efforts are
fruitless.... such comments as :
> You shouldn't be doing it at all, fuckhead.
   are useless - go away you two bit programmer geek
-- 
aasdSteveFranklin-Subliminal Psychology Major.ks;dlasBlueJaysRULEkasdfeahsdbfl
sd;lfaswoq[eBuyMeAQuadra!!!mbnZMXCNdfsba;KdSPAMiuroqiyetIBMSuxiweuryth'ewr;mxn
qpuepriuPartyOneqtuj;,n.,xnc,kjasFlameMeNot!;lkj;lkgkjd;askElvisLivesjhfquweru
zx.cfranklin@ug.cs.dal.ca,sk;t;lrut[Superboy@ac.dal.cav.zx,Physics!eq3rwkh;oHA
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By the way, what evidence have you provided, Steve, that you 
didn't forge a sendsys from Dac?


					at that point trish, very amused
Newsgroups: alt.flame
From: robinson@psyvax.psy.utexas.edu (John G. Robinson)
Subject: Re: Tales From the Crypt
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin
Followup-To: alt.flame
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:09:14 GMT
X-Posted-From: psy7.psy.utexas.edu
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <1992Sep1.034119.16367@crd.ge.com>, keegan@pan.crd.ge.com (James
G Keegan Jr) writes:
> 
> robinson@psyvax.psy.utexas.edu (John G. Robinson)
> writes to trish:
> [nothing of interest, except perhaps......]
> -> AAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!
> 
> wouldn't it have been simpler for you to have openly
> begged for a little attention?
> 
> 
> -- 
> ----
> charter member   ...   T.S.A.K.C.

While "openly begging for attention" would have been _extremely_ relevant
to the tone of Ms. Tuama's post, what I was actually going for was sarcasm.

For the educationally challenged:

"sarcasm n. A keenly ironical or scornful utterance; contemptuous and
taunting language."

Can you deal with it?

So, tell me, how long have you had these knight-in-shining-armor delusions?
 Would you have been so quick to come to the rescue, in a thread that you
have heretofore had nothing to do with, if my target had been, say, Mr.
Solberg?

Think about it.

**********
John G. Robinson
robinson@psyvax.psy.utexas.edu