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The following was posted to alt.humor.best-of-usenet:

                      STANDARDIZED BONEHEAD REPLY FORM
                        (original by David Parsons)



I took exception to your recent  _X_ post to __alt.config________.
                                               (newsgroup)
                                 ___ email


It was (check all that apply):


_X_ lame.
___ stupid.
___ much longer than any worthwhile thought of which you may be capable.


Your attention is drawn to the fact that:


___ what you posted/said has been done before.
    (Mark only if above checked)
    ___ Not only that, it was also done better the last time.
___ your post/letter was a pathetic imitation of   _____________________.
                                                      (net.personality)
___ your post/mail originated on Fidonet.
___ your post/mail originated on Delphi.
___ your post/mail originated on AOL.
___ your post referred to the newsgroup as a Board, BBoard, BBS, or
    Notesfile.
___ your post contained commercial advertising.
    THE FINE FOR THIS IS $20. Please remit immediately to:
                    Usenet News
                    Network Security & Standards Patrol
                    3 Cielo Vista Terrace
                    Monterey, CA 93940
    or your posting privileges will be cancelled.
___ your post/letter contained numerous spelling errors.
_X_ your post/letter contained multiple grammatical errors.
___ YOUR POST CONTAINED EXCESSIVE CAPITALIZATION AND/OR PUNCTUATION!!!!!
___ you posted a "newgroup" message without Leader Kibo's permission.
___ you posted a "rmgroup" message without Bruce Becker's permission.
___ your post/letter was an obvious forgery.
    (Mark only if above checked)
    ___ It was done clumsily.
_X_ you have a lame login name.
___ your machine has a stupid name.
___ you quoted an article/letter in followup and added no new text.
_X_ you quoted an article/letter in followup and only added _2_ lines
    of text.
___ you quoted an article in followup and only added the line "Me, too!!!"
___ you predicted the "Imminent Death of the Net[tm]".
___ you asked for replies via email because you "don't read this group".
_X_ you flamed someone who has been around far longer than you.
             (In many of your prior articles)
_X_ you flamed someone who is far more intelligent and witty than you.
___ your lines are 80 columns wide or wider.
             (In many of your prior articles)
___ you failed to check the "Followups-To:" line.
___ your .sig is longer than four lines.
    (Mark only if above checked)
    ___ And your newsreader truncated it.
___ your .sig is ridiculous because (check all that apply):
    ___ you listed ___ snail mail address(es).
        (Mark only if above checked)
        ___ you listed a nine-digit ZIP code.
    ___ you listed ___ phone numbers for people to use in prank calls.
    ___ you included a stupid disclaimer.
        (Mark only if above also)
         ___ your pathetic attempt at being witty in the disclaimer failed.
         (Mark only if above also)
             ___ Miserably.
    ___ you included:
        (Mark all that apply) 
         ___ a stupid self-quote.
         ___ a stupid quote from a net.nobody.
         ___ a Rush Limbaugh quote.
         ___ a Dan Quayle joke.
         ___ a reference to Beavis & Butthead.
         ___ lame ASCII graphic(s) (Choose all that apply):
             ___ USS Enterprise
             ___ Australia
             ___ The Amiga logo
             ___ Company logo
                 (Mark only if above also)
                 ___ and you stated that you don't speak for your employer.
             ___ Bicycle
             ___ Bart Simpson


Furthermore:


_X_ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of __alt.config____________.
                                                        (newsgroup)
_X_ You have greatly misunderstood the purpose of the net.
___ You are a loser.
_X_ You must have spent your entire life in a Skinner box to be this
    clueless.
_X_ *plonk*
_X_ This has been pointed out to you before.
_X_ It is recommended that you:
    (Mark all that apply)
    _X_ stick to Fidonet/Delphi/AOL and come back when you've grown up.
    ___ find a volcano and throw yourself in.
    ___ get a gun and shoot yourself.
    _X_ stop reading Usenet news and get a life.
    ___ stop sending email and get a life.
    ___ consume excrement.
    ___ consume excrement and thus expire.


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