Don't laugh too much. About a month or so ago I made a remark about Christian fundamentalist on a local mailing list and the response wasn't pleasant. This pattern of thought is everywhere, at least in this part of the world.
Regards, Dustin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Randy le Jeune > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [brluglist] BSD Joke > > > Well, it was funny after the fact . . . I doubt if Ms. Branagan thought of > it that way though. Hell, I even run BSD at home! Ooops, I said "Hell". ;) > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] BSD Joke > > > Funny! Good thing she didn't mention curses... :) > > You know, now that I think about it, it really isn't > funny. In fact, it's kinda scary, in a Neo-Luddite > Fundamentalist kinda way. > > Possible scenerio - tele-evangelist preacher, in a > foam-mouthed rant: "These criminal HACKERS say there > are DAEMONS in their COMPUTERS!!! We must cast these > DAEMONS out!!!" > > John Hebert > > --- Randy le Jeune <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I got this from the website of an east-coast LUG and > > thought it was funny at > > the time. Anyway, here goes: > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > > Linda Branagan is an expert on daemons. She has a > > T-shirt that sports the > > daemon in tennis shoes that appears on the cover of > > the 4.3BSD manuals and > > _The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX > > Operating System_ by S. > > Leffler, M. McKusick, M. Karels, J. Quarterman, > > Addison-Wesley Publishing > > Company, Reading, MA 1989. > > > > She tells the following story about wearing the > > 4.3BSD daemon T-shirt: > > > > Last week I walked into a local "home style cookin' > > restaurant/watering > > hole" in Texas to pick up a take-out order. I spoke > > briefly to the waitress > > behind the counter, who told me my order would be > > done in a few minutes. So, > > while I was busy gazing at the farm implements > > hanging on the walls, I was > > approached by two ``natives.'' These guys might just > > be the original Texas > > rednecks. > > > > ``Pardon us, ma'am. Mind if we ask you a question?'' > > Well, people keep telling me that Texans are real > > friendly, so I nodded. > > ``Are you a Satanist?'' > > Well, at least they didn't ask me if I liked to > > party. > > ``Uh, no, I can't say that I am.'' > > ``Gee, ma'am. Are you sure about that?'' they asked. > > I put on my biggest, brightest Dallas Cowboys > > cheerleader smile and said, > > ``No, I'm positive. The closest I've ever come to > > Satanism is watching > > Geraldo.'' > > ``Hmmm. Interesting. See, we was just wondering why > > it is you have the lord > > of darkness on your chest there.'' > > I was this close to slapping one of them and causing > > a scene -- then I > > stopped and noticed the shirt I happened to be > > wearing that day. Sure > > enough, it had a picture of a small, > > devilish-looking creature that has for > > some time now been associated with a certain > > operating system. In this > > particular representation, the creature was wearing > > sneakers. > > They continued: ``See, ma'am, we don't exactly > > appreciate it when people > > show off pictures of the devil. Especially when he's > > lookin' so friendly.'' > > These idiots sounded terrifyingly serious. > > Me: ``Oh, well, see, this isn't really the devil, > > it's just, well, it's sort > > of a mascot. > > Native: ``And what kind of football team has the > > devil as a mascot?'' > > Me: ``Oh, it's not a team. It's an operating -- uh, > > a kind of > > computer.'' > > I figured that an ATM machine was about as much > > technology as these guys > > could handle, and I knew that if I so much as > > uttered the word ``UNIX'' I > > would only make things worse. > > Native: ``Where does this satanical computer come > > from?'' > > Me: ``California. And there's nothing satanical > > about it really.'' > > Somewhere along the line here, the waitress noticed > > my predicament -- but > > these guys probably outweighed her by 600 pounds, so > > all she did was look at > > me sympathetically and run off into the kitchen. > > Native: ``Ma'am, I think you're lying. And we'd > > appreciate it if you'd leave > > the premises now.'' > > Fortunately, the waitress returned that very instant > > with my order, and they > > agreed that it would be okay for me to actually pay > > for my food before I > > left. While I was at the cash register, they amused > > themselves by talking to > > each other. > > Native #1: ``Do you think the police know about > > these devil computers?'' > > Native #2: ``If they come from California, then the > > FBI oughta know about > > 'em.'' > > They escorted me to the door. I tried one last time: > > ``You're really blowing > > this all out of proportion. A lot of people use this > > `kind of computers.' > > Universities, researchers, businesses. They're > > actually very useful.'' > > Big, big, BIG mistake. I should have guessed at what > > came next. > > Native: ``Does the government use these devil > > computers?'' > > Me: ``Yes.'' > > Another BIG boo-boo. > > Native: ``And does the government pay for 'em? With > > our tax dollars?'' > > I decided that it was time to jump ship. > > Me: ``No. Nope. Not at all. Your tax dollars never > > entered the > > picture at all. I promise. No sir, not a penny. Our > > good Christian > > congressmen would never let something like that > > happen. Nope. Never. Bye.'' > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 10:30 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Actual Resignation Letter > > from a System > > Administrator > > > > > > What is this! Where did you get this one from? :) I > > busted out when I read > > the ketchup bit. > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find a job, post your resume. > http://careers.yahoo.com > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. 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