In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
> >
> > You know, today just really bugged me. Someone asked a legitimate
> > question and was given the third degree! When I started posting here, I
> > thought I would fit in ok because I love food and cooking - wrong. I
> > have on occasion asked a question or posted info that was totally
> > ignored so I figured why bother. I know some of the regs have me
> > kfilled. That was rather apparent in my very early posting days when
> > the so called queen of jamming won't or can't be bothered to answer my
> > questions and it is quite apparent she is still above replying to any of
> > my posts. So I just did the same and figured oh well. But I don't care
> > how you slice this ng it is cliquish. Period. And that is not
> > flattering. Someone comes here and asks for advice then the clique
> > kicks in and all hell breaks out and they don't like it when anyone says
> > anything about it. If they don't want newbies or even semi newbies or
> > even people like me, why don't they just move to a closed monitored ng?
>
> Yes, that's right. We are the conspiracy.
> It is the same conspiracy to get you to eat
> white sugar, white bread, white flour, and
> yet (paradoxically) artificially colored
> food. We make you pay to eat our toxins,
> and then we make the big bucks selling you
> drugs to cure the cancers we cause.
>
> With hundreds of billions of dollars at
> our disposal, do you think we would ignore
> the Internet? Hardly. We all got the
> same memo: ~patches~ must be driven off
> the Internet. It's nothing personal, but
> when the powers-that-be target you (and they
> are big powers, way beyond your understanding),
> you will lose.
>
> It is a wise decision for you to accept
> this fate. We will be monitoring your
> phone and e-mail for several months to
> make sure you no longer pose a threat
> to our vast toxin-producing empire.
>
> If necessary, we will suggest thoughts
> to you through our network of mind-control
> satellites -- thoughts that will seem
> just like your own thoughts. Thoughts
> so real that if we suggest you walk
> in front of a speeding car, you will
> do so. Hope this helps! :-)

Google for "tinfoil hat".

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