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Blinky the Shark Blinky the Shark is offline
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l, not -l wrote:

> On 21-Jan-2008, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
>
>> Actually, fishing for the gullible (or at least those with their guard
>> down) by saying that "gullible" isn't in the dictionary has been a
>> Usenet staple for decades. Perhaps you haven't been around Usenet very
>> long, if this is the first time you've observed it -- which would seem
>> to be the case.

>
> It is either the first time I've observed it, or other times were simply
> not memorable. The first post of mine that Google Groups found was Dec.
> 1995 and was to this group; though I'm sure I posted for quite a while
> before that. So, yes, not around newsgroups too long - 12 or so years is
> all.
>
> Perhaps the reason I haven't seen it (or don't recall seeing it) is, I
> simply read message from a better class of NNTP users over the years -
> those with constructive things to contribute. NO, wait, that can't be it
> - I just read the first post Google has for me. It was in a thread whose
> subject was Sky King and was a discussion of old TV shows - there was just
> as much off-topic discussion then as now; probably not as mean though.


So I take it you're *offended* by this kind of horseplay?


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