RE: Will the *real* dork please stand up?

["Forward, Jonathan" <JForward@SITGBSD1.TELECOM.com.au>]

Date: Friday, 9 September 1994 8:00PM
Vickie wrote:

]Ok, wanna talk about *real* dorks now...

]> From: an126084@anon.penet.fi
]> Organization: Anonymous contact service

]This hasn't been flamed yet, and I'm very proud that no one has
]risen to his flame bait.  I don't have anything to say about
]his obvious dickheadedness, but I do want to say one thing.

]This creep used a decent, reliable, anonymous service to hide
]behind, and I protest.  This is happening all over the net,
]where cowards are using anon.penet.fi to post inflammatory
]flamage, and it's unfortunately giving the anon service a
]bad name.  I'm putting out a plea for anyone who might, to not
]blame the anon service for the pea-brains of the world.

 I think you all may be interested to see this from soc.culture.british:

In article <CvMLH0.Eu@exnet.com> s0lg@exnet.com (L Godfrey) writes:
>From: s0lg@exnet.com (L Godfrey)
>Subject: Re:      Re: Larry's Legal Problems
>Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 22:07:44 GMT

>an126108@anon.penet.fi writes:
>>
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>>Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
>>Date: Sun, 4 Sep 1994 15:25:41 EDT
>>From: Bosch <3ARB@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
>>Message-ID: <94247.1525413ARB@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
>>Newsgroups:
>>Subject: Re: Larry's Legal Problems
>>References: <074314Z04091994@anon.penet.fi> <CvMBE8.1BL@exnet.com>
>>
>>In article <CvMBE8.1BL@exnet.com>, s0lg@exnet.com (L Godfrey) says:
>>>
>>>an126108@anon.penet.fi writes:
>>>> In article <CvK6qq.1xt@exnet.com>, s0lg@exnet.com (L Godfrey) says:
>>>>>
>>>>>I can confirm that there was an action against me in the British High
>>>>>Court by certain Canadian universities.  The very nature of the action
>>>>>prevents me from giving the details of the cause of action.  As a 
result
>>>>>of a recent successful application by me, the action has now been moved 
to
>>>>>a lower court, despite opposition from the Plaintiffs.  I cannot give
>>>>>a more complete answer for the reason given above.
>>>>>
>>>>>Laurence
>>>>
>>>> Why does the expression "the chickens have come home to roost," 
suddenly spring
>>>> to mind?
>>>
>>>It is you, not I, who has legal problems!
>>>
>>>Laurence
>>
>> Really Larry, threatening the anonymous; have you no shame!:)The parking
>> ticket (my only legal problem of late) was paid months ago! In any case,
>> since when is using idiom a crime?

>Thanks, that enables me to tie up a few more anonymous postings.

>Laurence

 Looks like the good old anon service just reached its use-by date.
 Our good friend Laurence Godfrey has apparently got his hands on something
 which can provide details of the sender's account and organisation.
 I must say I'd like to know who's behind the an126084 mask.
 Just a friendly warning for any other dickheads out there.

"The Listener"

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