Posted on 06/27/2002 12:35:51 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
Weenie is a very sensitive guy, and it angers him that everyone isn't as sensitive as he. A soi-disant male feminist, he not only cares deeply about women's issues, he's concerned about poverty, people of color, gay rights and sea turtles. Weenie strives to be politically correct at all times and is ever vigilant against anti progressive attitudes. Weenie is always solicitous towards the oppressed classes, but will lash out viciously at retrograde brutes such as Deacon and Troglodyte.
Netiquette Nazi is in control and she does not tolerate backtalk. The guidelines for every discussion forum are clearly posted and she demands obedience. If any of you sniveling dogs break the rules or deviate from strict observance of netiquette you WILL be punished
When I was reading these, I couldn't help but laugh at all the threads I lurk on. You can see all these different Flame Warriors.
Here is the link: Flame Warriors
Propeller Head knows just about everything there is to know about computers and the internet, and is indignant that you don't. Often an inarticulate and clumsy fighter he is still much to be feared because with a few deft keystrokes he can reduce your computer to a smoking heap of ruined metal - or at least he SAYS he can...
Jerk is sarcastic, mean, unforgiving and never misses an opportunity to make a cutting remark. Jerk's repulsive personality quickly alienates other Warriors, and after some initial skirmishing he is usually ostracized. Still, Jerk is very happy to participate in electronic forums because in cyberspace he is free to be himself...without the risk of getting a real-time punch in the mouth.
I was invited to and attended the National Prayer Luncheon the day before the presidential inauguration last year. What a thrill it was to be there! Many prominent people were in attendance (I even spoke with John Ashcroft briefly) and it was a very memorable event.
But what was even more memorable for me was my visit to Arlington National Cemetery. I had been to Washington DC before, but had not had the opportunity to visit Arlington before. I was in DC with a fellow professor who is a physician and is originally from Bangladesh. He had fought in the war with Pakistan, became a POW, and had almost been executed. All of his fellow soldiers were shot en masse, but he had not been hit. He was lying in a pit, listening as the enemy walked up and down, firing into the bodies to make sure they were dead. It started raining and the soldiers left to get out of the rain before they got to him. He was able to escape after that (and was the only one to do so). The Cemetery had meaning for him as well, even though he was not a US veteran.
After president Bush was sworn in, we had just a few hours before our flight home. It was raining and threatening to snow, but we negotiated the subway system and soon found our way out to the Cemetery. My primary goal was to view the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns. We were cutting it very close to make our flight, but we waited for the next change anyway. It was bitterly cold and windy. It started snowing. Then the ceremony began. It was extremely solemn. It was also one of the most moving moments of my life.
As tears formed in our eyes, I felt the full impact of the sacrifice so many have made for this country. Because of the values that have been instilled in me for both God and Country, I can honestly say that I understand why so many risked their lives and I know that I could also do so without hesitation. You just know.
Hurriedly, we caught the shuttle and then the subway to the airport, both better for the experience we had just had. We made our flight home to join the living, but will never forget the dead.
Steve Martin, PA-C
Palooka will battle anyone, anytime, anywhere - he seems to love it, even though he always takes a beating. After a terrific pounding at the hands of, for example, Kung-Fu Master, he'll just struggle to his feet and wobble back into the ring. His astonishing ability to absorb punishment leads one to suspect that during his long Warrior career Palooka has taken a few too many punches. Often, as an act of mercy, Nanny will step in to stop the fight
Android doesn't anger, nor does he engage in actual combat, rather he will merely point out the logical inconsistencies of other Warriors. Irony and sarcasm are completely lost on Android, and being impossible to insult or injure in any way, he is invulnerable to conventional attack. If, for example, someone were to call him a pinhead, he would get out a tape measure and after finding that his cranium falls within normal size specifications Android would dismiss the comment as erroneous. Android's circuits are not equipped to process ambiguous or aesthetic input, consequently any extensive discussion involving personal feelings, intuition, art and metaphorical allusions will quickly drive Android from the field of battle.
WARNING!!! YOU MUST READ THIS!!! Klaxon, the internet Chicken Little, raises the alarm for each and every paranoid conspiracy theory, Federal Big-Brother scheme, internet hoax, and latest computer virus. No black helicopter alert is so ludicrous, no urban legend so implausible, that he will not pass it along as accepted fact (in ALL CAPS with multiple exclamation marks). Congratulations, you are recipient 16,747 of today's Urban Myth. CAUTION: Often Klaxon knowingly posts false alarms to foment mischief.
That's all for now. Gotta go get my rabbit.
Hmmm, what do you think? ;-)
Over 1,200 posts, huh? Wow, I guess it was a great thread.
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