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In article <6o3qpm$qt6$1@camel0.mindspring.com>, bishp@mindspring.com (
Pitchman) wrote:

> thened@notmail.com (Ned Watson) wrote:
> >Hey old man, have you ever noticed that people with the .com domain like
> >to use the 'S' word? 
> 
> So? What's your point? 
Oh, its just that people in the .com domain like to use foul language. It
is a fact I pulled out of my ass. You should try it sometime. Perhaps you
already have?
> >It is such a shame too, since they are paying so
> >little for the priviledge to use things like the usenet, which was created
> >by people with .edu addresses. 
> 
> Sorry Bright Boy, no cigar. The taxpayers paid plenty for the
> development of usenet. Who do you think supported the high living EDU
> folks in their fat  lifestyles so that they would have the time to
> fiddle around with usenet?
Anyway, here is your basic history of the Usenet.
This was taken from
http://www.vrx.net/usenet/essays/Amateur_Computerist_fall_1992.html
It was initiated in 1979 by Tom Truscott and James Ellis, graduate
students at Duke University, and Steve Bellovin, a graduate student at the
neighboring University of North Carolina. According to accounts of the
early days that have been circulated on the Net (as UsenetNews is
sometimes called), Truscott and Ellis thought of hooking remote computers
together, using homebrew autodial 300 baud modems connected to telephones.
They envisioned creating a poorman's ARPANET.
There is more, but I assume you have already stopped reading this. Read
the rest of the article from the web page. We don't need to waste
bandwidth now do we?
No where does it mention a fat lifestyle or the use of taxpayer money.
Believe it or not, most students are struggling. I must admit though,
taxpayers have allowed my father to live an enjoyable, fat lifestyle. He
isn't even an American either. What a country we live in! Yes, being a
taxpayer is one of those unavoidable things. Being a sour old man, well,
we can do better, can't we?
> Grow up, son. And learn to spell, for chrissakes.
Yes Sir! Being able to spell = Intelligence! But if we are really making
demands here, admit you know not what you are talking about, and leave the
discussion.
Cheers,
Ned

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