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Re: Apologies.....




On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:27:28 -0700 Iain Mannix <mannix@privateI.com>
writes:
>At 11:45 PM -0600 11/25/97, Shannon Fenton wrote:
>>Ian
>>while I realize that what you have is a valid complaint for which I
>>apologize I think you you could have gone about expressing it in a 
>much less
>>asshole-like way.
>
>YES!  I was so disappointed that no one flamed me.  Thanks!
>
>
>
>>>That's great, Shannon.  My bitch of the hour is this - _WHY_ do so 
>many
>>of you...
>
>>"you"  Is referring to all of "us" right?
>
>No, "so many," or "some," IE, "not all but a portion" if I remember 
>correctly.
>
>>National League of Idiots whose
>>sole purpose is to piss you off as you would have it seem.
>
>Heh, I did'nt know there was a League of idiots whose responsibility 
>it was
>to irritate me - I just thought it was me overreacting to everything 
>and
>being generally oversensitive.  Glad there's someone to blame....
>
>
> clever types will now start replying to messages which have a
>>>nondescript subject, like "16v Performance," and delete 
>_everything_,
>>>except their message, as often found in the newsgroup, something
>>like....
>>>
>>>
>>>"I did the same thing to my Rocco, too, man.  It worked great."
>>>
>>>
>>>Lata,
>>>
>>>(insert some dumb netname here, like H20Dude or something)
>>>
>>>then the email...."my16vkix5.0ass@shitforbrains.com"
>>>
>>>maybe a url that does'nt
>>>work...."http://www.aol.com/members/users/suckers/morons/~16vh20
>>>
>>>Then the list of cars owned, past, present and nocturnal...
>>>
>>>87 16v(sometimes with really stupid accessory highlighted here)
>>>blah
>>>blah
>>>blah
>>>Getting down to the Bugs....
>>>
>>>etc.
>>
>>
>>I think this is totally uncalled for and absolutely ridiculous for 
>you to
>>complain about.
>
>What?  I did'nt pick on anyone - this is a hypothetical Captain 
>Clever.
>
>
>Modifying our cars "sometimes with really stupid
>>accessory highlighted" is what makes them our cars. I could really 
>care less
>
>(editor's note - if you "could care less," that means that you care to 
>some
>degree, as that means that you are caring _some_, necessary to care 
>_less_.
>I think you meant "I could'nt care less," or, "I could not care less." 
> For
>future, less friendly flame reference)
>
>what
>>you deem as a "stupid accessory" .
>
>_That's_ why I did not specify what is stupid.  We can all guess what 
>I
>think is stupid, but in an effort to be nice, I did not pick on anyone 
>in
>particular - I could have mentioned Zender bodykits, something "Euro" 
>or
>something "DTM," but I chose not to.  I am fully aware that people 
>have
>different ideas of "stupid," and the intent was not to make fun of 
>_you_(I
>don't know you well enough for that, but I'll try if you want!  I 
>could
>make fun of lotsa people here, like that Meze character, or maybe 
>Ryan, or
>Jason....but I don't want to).  We share enough in common that I 
>ignore the
>differences in taste, and contribute to discussions which I feel are
>interesting & that I can share useful insights.  No, I don't give a 
>damn
>about Sciroccos in movies, could'nt care less about Matchbox 
>Sciroccos.  I
>don't run around saying "thatsdumbthatsdumb" every time I see 
>something I
>think to be a bit odd.....
>
>How about these.
>
>87 16v(with coilovers and caster plates)
>87 16v(with tinted windows, a bodykit and DTM tips)
>87 16v(restored to showroom condition)
>87 16v(with Euro headlights)
>
>I could go on.  Had I included those, I'd have been picking on 
>someone.  If
>you, or anyone else, put a "mod" in your .sig, _someone_ is going to 
>think
>it stupid.  Is that wrong?  NO.  Is it wrong to tell that person in 
>public
>that the car/modification is stupid?  Yes, unless asked.  Annoying, 
>anyhow.
>
>
>My little mock Usenet posting from H20Dude@aol.com is a joke.  It is
>supposed to be funny.  Read rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, you'll 
>see the
>humor - that kind of post happens a LOT, and it is almost funny.  Lots 
>of
>clowns there.  Now, if you said I was making fun of the newsgroup, 
>then,
>well, yeah, I was.  I do make fun of the newsgroup - but I still read 
>it,
>and most of the time, I stay quiet - just like here, I don't share the 
>same
>enthusiasm for a lot of the postings, but I respect those of you that 
>have
>eurobumpers(oh, it is bumPers with a "P," not "bumBers,"  ahh, if I 
>could
>remember who spelled it wrong, I'd make fun of him right 
>now....){jokes,
>people, bygones, etc....I'd use Eurobumpers if they were legal in DSP 
>for
>the weight savings, but they're not....}  Ok, where was I.  Forgot.  
>Next!
>
>
>
> Come on take a pill and relax if I or
>>someone else want to list what cars we own it may save you or them 
>the
>>trouble of asking when said person gives you a hand on something and 
>you
>>would like to know where their expertise is or what they are 
>referring to.
>
>Uhhh, ok.....no wait, no pills for Iain....umm, yeah, feel free to 
>list
>cars...the point is not the .sig, the point is that people delete
>_everything_, then reply to something some may have forgotten.  The 
>irony
>of the .sig is that he feels it necessary(he being H20Dude@aol.com) to 
>tell
>us what kind of cars he's had, but can't include a little quoted text 
>for
>context.
>
>I
>>had a question about Beetles and guess who I sent it to and who 
>replied
>>those with their bugs listed.
>
>This is good......I send my questions to those who I feel can answer 
>them,
>too, whether I get this impression from a .sig or previous postings.
>
>Not to mention I do not see myself as or anyone
>>else on this list as a "sucker", "moron","shitforbrains",
>
>Nononono...those are the AOL people....duh!
>
>
> or for that
>>matter "my16Vkix5.0ass".
>
>Heh, they're here.  Yup, listening to Winger, rocking out, whole nine
>yards, cruising the malls, getting in stoplight wars with Rustang 2.8s
>sporting 5.0 badges, oh yes, the jokers abound.
>
>(now, re-read that, I was not making fun of you, or YOU, nope, not YOU
>either.  Making fun of a stereotype, if this hits too close to home, 
>sorry!
>Get a haircut, throw out the Kix and Trixter CDs and take the garter 
>belt
>off the rearview - JOKE people.....heh, one of our local competitors
>produced a Winger album, I know someone who has met Winger!  Rock on!  
>Heh
>heh heh, Stuart likes Winger...Stuart sucks.....)
>
>(ok, if your name is Stuart, put the letterbomb away, watch Beavis and
>Butthead, Stuart wears a Winger t-shirt, trying to be "cool" like B&B 
>with
>their AC/DC and Metallica shirts, who in turn are trying to emulate 
>Todd,
>the motorhead, because Todd gets chicks.  Todd kicks ass.  Todd has a
>garter belt on the rearview mirror....small world).
>
>
>>>So, Captain Clever
>>
>>"Thou hast no fury...."
>
>You're right, but I'd prefer a Charger over a Fury(we're still talking
>about cars, right?)
>
>
>>Not all of us do,  and maybe we should talk to Kevin about a welcome
>>letter so that when someone new subscribes they have all the 
>etiquette and
>>such related topics while welcoming them to the list.
>
>Maybe someone here would like to write one up?  Kevin can approve it, 
>we'll
>all be happy (and I'll still be a moron!).  Kevin?  (hey, didja know 
>that
>Kevin has Hella "Euro" lights on his car?  Maybe I'm making fun of 
>him,
>too.  Oh wait, I've got Euro lights, also.....)
>
>
> There for eliminating
>>the need for this to come up in the future and stepping on peoples 
>pet
>>peeves.
>
>Some chucklehead like me will take care of that, and it has been long 
>ago
>proven that no one reads much less keeps those letters.  I have a 
>small
>mailing list of my own which deals with local Solo issues - I get 
>constant
>mail from people who can't figure out how to get off the list.  Sigh.  
>Turn
>off the internet, dumbass!
>
>
>>Something is only as good as the sum of its parts and I seem to think
>>that all the discussions and posts are of great merit to all those 
>reading
>>them, if you're not interested don't read them.
>
>No, I'd already read the message - your message was interesting, but 
>did it
>need 6k of other stuff tacked on the end?  No.  I've not even got onto 
>the
>"save bandwidth" thing - but if you think about it, I send a message 
>to the
>list, let's say a 10k message.  It gets sent to 100 people.  10 people
>reply, to the list and the poster, it goes out 100 more times, it just
>sorta grows and grows and grows - sending an extra(IE, not important 
>to the
>discussion) 5k of stuff is not insignificant on the overall scheme of
>things.
>
>
>I don't believe a list of
>>this size can cater to everbodys needs no matter how we adjust. I 
>think you
>>have to take the good with the bad as its what makes us individuals 
>and
>>the list helpful.
>
>I do - but an effort should be made to save as much "space" as 
>possible -
>if you have something short to say, chop out the stuff that does not 
>affect
>what you are saying, leave enough for context, send smaller messages, 
>the
>world will be a better place.  Oh no.
>
>
>
>>Ill definitely make a note of it.
>
>
>OK!  Thanks for flaming, it was fun!  TTFN......
>
>
>
>I.Mannix
>
>
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Yeah. i agree with that. me too.




              Shawn Meze
 82' Scirocco GTi

Neuspeed Race Springs
Neuspeed Swaybars 22mm/F and 28mm/R
Neuspeed Upper and Lower Stress Bars
Eurosport Rear Upper Stressbar
Upper Rear Polyurethane Bushing Set
European Bumpers  Front/Rear
European Turn Signals <Amber>
Autopower Roll Bar
ABD 3 Position Shortshift Kit
ABD Weighted Shift Rod.(AKA Corndog)
Stainless Steel braided Brake Lines
9.4" Vented Rotors
Ferodo brake pads (3466)
Castrol GTLMA Brake Fluid
Thermostated 10 Row Oil Cooler
Swiss Cheezed Air Box
3" Intake Tube (Custom Made)
Custom Air Scoop (Ram Air Effect)
K&N Air Filter
86' GTi Throttle Body
86' GTi Knock Sensor
Techtonics 2" Stainless Cat Back System
Stock Intake Manifold (Port Matched)
Diesel Exhaust Manifold (Port Matched)
Custom Dual Downpipe with the OX Mount
SACHS 2.0L Clutch<li>Velocity Stage 2 Diff Kit
SCHROTH Rallye 4 Harness Belts x 2
NOLOGY Coil Amp
NOLOGY Wires
Silverstone Spark Plugs
Seats from Corrado
Rear Leather Seats
"LONZA" Pedal Covers
120 MPH Spedo from an 84 Scirocco
VDO Oil Pressure Gauge
VDO Fahrenheit Oil Temp Gauge 
VDO Fahrenheit Water Temp Gauge
VDO Volt Meter (next to cig lighter)
SCHROTH Rallye 4 Harness Belts x 2
Street Wheels 15X7 TSW Evo Wheels
Dunlop cheapies 195/50R15
Race Wheels are 13X6 "Laguna's"
BFG R1 195/50SR13's
16V Rear Antenna (FUBA)
16V Tail Lights
Tinted Windows
84' Scirocco Rear Spoiller
Newer Fuel Distributor (80mm)
Kenwood CD Player
Kenwood 4X6 speakers X4
Leather Steering Wheel
Leather Shift Knob
G-Meter Pro Equipped
Corrado "Jesus" Handle
Factory Jetta Cup Holder 
SCIROCCO GTi Badge
Blood
Sweat
Tears


Get it?? ITS A JOKE!!!!
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