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Great points in Usenet history

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wasn't-it-cool-when dept.

no_nicks_available writes "An article on The Register points to some of the highlights of Usenet history. " First mention of Microsoft, GNU, Madonna, the Compact Disc, and more. It's worth a look if only to read the first kibo post to alt.religion.kibology.

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  1. early pr0st, niggaz! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    First post to go out to the dead ASCII art! P3N1S P3N1S P3N1S P3N1S

  2. these berries by global_diffusion · · Score: -1, Troll

    taste like burning...

  3. Re:No mention of Meow???? by Mr.+Neutron · · Score: 1, Troll

    I'm starting to think that jumping sides from the Haavaad nosers to the Meowers was a mistake.

    My life would have been oh-so-cheerier for the past six years had I never entered into alt.fan.karl-malden.nose. I certainly wouldn't have gotten on the bad side of campus network security. *sigh*

    I wonder if Matt still gives free blowjobs...

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