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When Letterman Ruled The Airwaves
From: lazlo@triton.unm.edu (Lazlo Nibble)
Subject: Re: RESULT: rec.music.light-rock fails 79: 49
Date: 13 May 1993 19:58:40 GMT
Newsgroups: news.groups,rec.music.misc
Organization: Vroom Socko International Fear Club
Top Ten Reasons Why I Voted "No" To rec.music.light-rock:
10) Group name too vague to clearly delineate intended topic.
9) Read proposed name as rec.music.matlock; thought group belonged in
rec.arts.tv hierarchy.
8) Flamewars between "hardcore" '70s light-rock fans and '90s light-rock
"poseurs" already threaten to overwhelm available Usenet bandwidth.
7) Erland said to; unable to resist sinister Swedish mind-control technique.
6) "Light Rock FAQ" sounds too much like perky radio-station slogan.
5) Charter fails to specifically allow anonymous posting despite fact
that no sane person would post to group under real name.
4) No mention of "Air Supply" in Holy Qur'an.
3) Pictured Jay Maynard's head exploding; figured it was worth a shot.
2) There's always room for Jello! (Sorry, that one leaked over from the
"Ten Ten Reasons Why I Voted 'Yes' To rec.music.dead-kennedies.")
And the number-one reason why I voted "no" to rec.music.light-rock:
1) "Toto" and "Rush" both have four letters in name -- enough said.
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