> >In which case, I'd have to compare Gargamel to that slut Ayn Rand. > > gargamel rewls, dude. whether directly or indirectly. papa smurf is > merely a pawn. men do all their strutting and politicking and thinking thats what matter but every saturday night theres a line of smurfs at smurfettes door doing anything she tells them arf meow arf - everything thing i know i learned from the collective unconscience of odd bodkins sacramento - political pigsty of the western world or a babys arm holding an apple
In article <s020p3dnm3108kn7uc226c7kl5nhqhrnt3@4ax.com>, dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 -0500, Wavy G <godsspeciallamb@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: > > > >>On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> > >>wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/index.html > >>> > >>> > >>>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! > >>> > >>>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. > >> > >>blue heathen. > > > >You know what gets me? Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for the > >purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" smurf > >(blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). But when we watch the > >show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and identifiable > >idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the glasses; "Handy" > >has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay flower on his hat; > >"Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. NONE of the Smurfs > >that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. They each have a > >specific look that distinguishes them from the other Smurfs. Papa Smurf > >has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a girl (ostensibly the > >*only* girl, but that's another post); you get the point. > > > >So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no > >distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the > >representatives of the Smurf community? It's like Nazi propaganda: keep > >showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the fact that > >we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe > >dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that > >we--Oh, hey, what the??? > > > >I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. Oh, man. > >I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. That's it. Goodbye > >forever. Last Post Ever. > > > >Love, > >Wavy G > > nobody smurf smurfs up dood arf meow arf - everything thing i know i learned from the collective unconscience of odd bodkins sacramento - political pigsty of the western world or a babys arm holding an apple
On Jan 17, 3:19?am, Wavy G <godsspeciall...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: > > >On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <j...@newtko0ouks.biz> > >wrote: > > >>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/inde... > > >>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! > > >>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. > > >blue heathen. > > You know what gets me? ?Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for the > purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" smurf > (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). ?But when we watch the > show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and identifiable > idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the glasses; "Handy" > has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay flower on his hat; > "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. ?NONE of the Smurfs > that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. ?They each have a > specific look that distinguishes them from the other Smurfs. ?Papa Smurf > has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a girl (ostensibly the > *only* girl, but that's another post); you get the point. ? > > So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no > distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the > representatives of the Smurf community? ?It's like Nazi propaganda: keep > showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the fact that > we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe > dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that > we--Oh, hey, what the??? > > I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. ?Oh, man. > I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. ?That's it. ?Goodbye > forever. ?Last Post Ever. > > Love, > Wavy G RIP Wavy Gravy. You will be missed by some.
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:42:08 -0800 (PST), Slipped Moebius <erroneouscorrection@yahoo.com> wrote: >On Jan 17, 7:40 pm, gregvk <g...@nospam.okthx> wrote: >> dave hillstrom <D...@MeOw.OrG> wrote innews:qq50p35miuaqrcd3a4ltlh252n5n7j4h0p@4ax.com: >> >> >> >> > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:00:16 -0500, dave hillstrom <D...@MeOw.OrG> >> > wrote: >> >> >>On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 -0500, Wavy G <godsspeciall...@gmail.com> >> >>wrote: >> >> >>>Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: >> >> >>>>On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <j...@newtko0ouks.biz> >> >>>>wrote: >> >> >>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/ind >> >>>>>ex.html >> >> >>>>>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! >> >> >>>>>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. >> >> >>>>blue heathen. >> >> >>>You know what gets me? Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for >> >>>the purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" >> >>>smurf (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). But when we >> >>>watch the show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and >> >>>identifiable idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the >> >>>glasses; "Handy" has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay >> >>>flower on his hat; "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. >> >>>NONE of the Smurfs that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. >> >>> They each have a specific look that distinguishes them from the >> >>>other Smurfs. Papa Smurf has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette >> >>>is a girl (ostensibly the *only* girl, but that's another post); you >> >>>get the point. >> >> >>>So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no >> >>>distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently >> >>>the representatives of the Smurf community? It's like Nazi >> >>>propaganda: keep showing the image of a handsome, young blond >> >>>kid--despite the fact that we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, >> >>>hook-nosed, maybe dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey >> >>>the message that we--Oh, hey, what the??? >> >> >>>I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. Oh, >> >>>man. I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. That's it. >> >>>Goodbye forever. Last Post Ever. >> >> >>>Love, >> >>>Wavy G >> >> >>nobody smurf >> >> Dave, posting empty follow-ups to your own posts is a clear sign that you >> need to put the bottle down. > >I was thinking the same thing, to be honest. piss on you both. in only the kindest of ways, of course. -- dave hillstrom mhm15x4 zrbj <This space for rent.>
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:13:31 -0800, mariposas rand mair fheal <mair_fheal@yahoo.com> wrote: >In article <s020p3dnm3108kn7uc226c7kl5nhqhrnt3@4ax.com>, > dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote: > >> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 -0500, Wavy G <godsspeciallamb@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: >> > >> >>On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/index.html >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! >> >>> >> >>>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. >> >> >> >>blue heathen. >> > >> >You know what gets me? Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for the >> >purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" smurf >> >(blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). But when we watch the >> >show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and identifiable >> >idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the glasses; "Handy" >> >has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay flower on his hat; >> >"Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. NONE of the Smurfs >> >that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. They each have a >> >specific look that distinguishes them from the other Smurfs. Papa Smurf >> >has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a girl (ostensibly the >> >*only* girl, but that's another post); you get the point. >> > >> >So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no >> >distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the >> >representatives of the Smurf community? It's like Nazi propaganda: keep >> >showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the fact that >> >we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe >> >dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that >> >we--Oh, hey, what the??? >> > >> >I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. Oh, man. >> >I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. That's it. Goodbye >> >forever. Last Post Ever. >> > >> >Love, >> >Wavy G >> >> nobody smurf > >smurfs up dood Who's on smurf? Jade > >arf meow arf - everything thing i know i learned >from the collective unconscience of odd bodkins >sacramento - political pigsty of the western world >or a babys arm holding an apple
On 18 Jan 2008 03:40:29 GMT, gregvk <greg@nospam.okthx> wrote: >dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote in >news:qq50p35miuaqrcd3a4ltlh252n5n7j4h0p@4ax.com: > >> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:00:16 -0500, dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> >> wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 -0500, Wavy G <godsspeciallamb@gmail.com> >>>wrote: >>> >>>>Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: >>>> >>>>>On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/ind >>>>>>ex.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! >>>>>> >>>>>>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. >>>>> >>>>>blue heathen. >>>> >>>>You know what gets me? Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for >>>>the purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" >>>>smurf (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). But when we >>>>watch the show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and >>>>identifiable idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the >>>>glasses; "Handy" has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay >>>>flower on his hat; "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. >>>>NONE of the Smurfs that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. >>>> They each have a specific look that distinguishes them from the >>>>other Smurfs. Papa Smurf has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette >>>>is a girl (ostensibly the *only* girl, but that's another post); you >>>>get the point. >>>> >>>>So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no >>>>distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently >>>>the representatives of the Smurf community? It's like Nazi >>>>propaganda: keep showing the image of a handsome, young blond >>>>kid--despite the fact that we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, >>>>hook-nosed, maybe dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey >>>>the message that we--Oh, hey, what the??? >>>> >>>>I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. Oh, >>>>man. I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. That's it. >>>>Goodbye forever. Last Post Ever. >>>> >>>>Love, >>>>Wavy G >>> >>>nobody smurf >> > >Dave, posting empty follow-ups to your own posts is a clear sign that you >need to put the bottle down. HIs empty posts are peaceful and I like them. Be well. Jade
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:47:58 -0800 (PST), Garondo Marondo <Classic.Mr.Hole@gmail.com> wrote: >On Jan 17, 3:19?am, Wavy G <godsspeciall...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: >> >> >On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <j...@newtko0ouks.biz> >> >wrote: >> >> >>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/inde... >> >> >>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! >> >> >>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. >> >> >blue heathen. >> >> You know what gets me? ?Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for the >> purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" smurf >> (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). ?But when we watch the >> show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and identifiable >> idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the glasses; "Handy" >> has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay flower on his hat; >> "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. ?NONE of the Smurfs >> that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. ?They each have a >> specific look that distinguishes them from the other Smurfs. ?Papa Smurf >> has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a girl (ostensibly the >> *only* girl, but that's another post); you get the point. ? >> >> So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no >> distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the >> representatives of the Smurf community? ?It's like Nazi propaganda: keep >> showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the fact that >> we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe >> dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that >> we--Oh, hey, what the??? >> >> I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. ?Oh, man. >> I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. ?That's it. ?Goodbye >> forever. ?Last Post Ever. >> >> Love, >> Wavy G > >RIP Wavy Gravy. You will be missed by some. Don't be sad! He is still with us! Be well. Jade
In article <k281p39pidcgdq8b6mlgati4on8oh1g355@4ax.com>, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:13:31 -0800, mariposas rand mair fheal > <mair_fheal@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >In article <s020p3dnm3108kn7uc226c7kl5nhqhrnt3@4ax.com>, > > dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 -0500, Wavy G <godsspeciallamb@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: > >> > > >> >>On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> > >> >>wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/index.h > >> >>>tml > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! > >> >>> > >> >>>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. > >> >> > >> >>blue heathen. > >> > > >> >You know what gets me? Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for the > >> >purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" smurf > >> >(blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). But when we watch the > >> >show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and identifiable > >> >idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the glasses; "Handy" > >> >has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay flower on his hat; > >> >"Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. NONE of the Smurfs > >> >that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. They each have a > >> >specific look that distinguishes them from the other Smurfs. Papa Smurf > >> >has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a girl (ostensibly the > >> >*only* girl, but that's another post); you get the point. > >> > > >> >So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no > >> >distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the > >> >representatives of the Smurf community? It's like Nazi propaganda: keep > >> >showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the fact that > >> >we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe > >> >dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that > >> >we--Oh, hey, what the??? > >> > > >> >I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. Oh, man. > >> >I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. That's it. Goodbye > >> >forever. Last Post Ever. > >> > > >> >Love, > >> >Wavy G > >> > >> nobody smurf > > > >smurfs up dood > > Who's on smurf? whats on second arf meow arf - everything thing i know i learned from the collective unconscience of odd bodkins sacramento - political pigsty of the western world or a babys arm holding an apple
In article <3581p3tre5ebn80lsgfkaffsc36hq7kei9@4ax.com>, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> wrote: > On 18 Jan 2008 03:40:29 GMT, gregvk <greg@nospam.okthx> wrote: > > >dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> wrote in > >news:qq50p35miuaqrcd3a4ltlh252n5n7j4h0p@4ax.com: > > > >> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:00:16 -0500, dave hillstrom <DaVe@MeOw.OrG> > >> wrote: > >> > >>>On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:51 -0500, Wavy G <godsspeciallamb@gmail.com> > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>>>Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: > >>>> > >>>>>On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <jade@newtko0ouks.biz> > >>>>>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/ind > >>>>>>ex.html > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! > >>>>>> > >>>>>>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. > >>>>> > >>>>>blue heathen. > >>>> > >>>>You know what gets me? Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for > >>>>the purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" > >>>>smurf (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). But when we > >>>>watch the show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and > >>>>identifiable idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the > >>>>glasses; "Handy" has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay > >>>>flower on his hat; "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. > >>>>NONE of the Smurfs that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. > >>>> They each have a specific look that distinguishes them from the > >>>>other Smurfs. Papa Smurf has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette > >>>>is a girl (ostensibly the *only* girl, but that's another post); you > >>>>get the point. > >>>> > >>>>So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no > >>>>distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently > >>>>the representatives of the Smurf community? It's like Nazi > >>>>propaganda: keep showing the image of a handsome, young blond > >>>>kid--despite the fact that we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, > >>>>hook-nosed, maybe dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey > >>>>the message that we--Oh, hey, what the??? > >>>> > >>>>I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. Oh, > >>>>man. I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. That's it. > >>>>Goodbye forever. Last Post Ever. > >>>> > >>>>Love, > >>>>Wavy G > >>> > >>>nobody smurf > >> > > > >Dave, posting empty follow-ups to your own posts is a clear sign that you > >need to put the bottle down. > > HIs empty posts are peaceful and I like them. he has acheived satori arf meow arf - everything thing i know i learned from the collective unconscience of odd bodkins sacramento - political pigsty of the western world or a babys arm holding an apple
Don't fight it, Garondo Marondo...Just lie down and try to relax: >On Jan 17, 3:19?am, Wavy G <godsspeciall...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: >> >> >On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <j...@newtko0ouks.biz> >> >wrote: >> >> >>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/inde... >> >> >>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! >> >> >>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. >> >> >blue heathen. >> >> You know what gets me? ?Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for the >> purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" smurf >> (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). ?But when we watch the >> show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and identifiable >> idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the glasses; "Handy" >> has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay flower on his hat; >> "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. ?NONE of the Smurfs >> that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. ?They each have a >> specific look that distinguishes them from the other Smurfs. ?Papa Smurf >> has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a girl (ostensibly the >> *only* girl, but that's another post); you get the point. ? >> >> So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no >> distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the >> representatives of the Smurf community? ?It's like Nazi propaganda: keep >> showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the fact that >> we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe >> dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that >> we--Oh, hey, what the??? >> >> I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. ?Oh, man. >> I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. ?That's it. ?Goodbye >> forever. ?Last Post Ever. >> >> Love, >> Wavy G > >RIP Wavy Gravy. You will be missed by some. Is this the grand "Mr. Hole" comeback we've all been waiting for? -- "Memo to God: Last two things to do: (1) Cancel Wavy. (2) Turn out the lights." --Mimus submits a rewrite for the ending of The Bible. ***************************************** * * * Wavy G * * mail me at: * * godsspeciallamb @ gmail.com * * * * * *****************************************
Wavy G wrote: > Don't fight it, Garondo Marondo...Just lie down and try to relax: > >>On Jan 17, 3:19?am, Wavy G <godsspeciall...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Don't fight it, dave hillstrom...Just lie down and try to relax: >>> >>> >On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:02:35 -0500, Daedalus <j...@newtko0ouks.biz> >>> >wrote: >>> >>> >>http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/14/belgium.smurfsturn50.ap/inde >>> >>... >>> >>> >>Happy birthday Smurfs! I hope you have a smurfy day! >>> >>> >>To smurfs and humans alike - Be well. >>> >>> >blue heathen. >>> >>> You know what gets me? ?Whenever they show a "Smurf"--you know, for >>> the purpose of showcasing the Smurfs--it is always just a "generic" >>> smurf (blue, shirtless, with the floppy white hat). ?But when we watch >>> the show, we see that *each* smurf has a very specific and >>> identifiable idiosyncrasy or visual characteristic: "Brainy" has the >>> glasses; "Handy" has the pencil behind the ear; "Vanity" has the gay >>> flower on his hat; "Greedy" has the chef's hat...you get the point. >>> ?NONE of the Smurfs that we know and love look like a "generic" Smurf. >>> ?They each have a specific look that distinguishes them from the other >>> Smurfs. ?Papa Smurf has the beard and the red suit; Smurfette is a >>> girl (ostensibly the *only* girl, but that's another post); you get >>> the point. ? >>> >>> So what I want to know is: who are all these generic Smurfs with no >>> distinguishing personalities that we never see, but are apparently the >>> representatives of the Smurf community? ?It's like Nazi propaganda: >>> keep showing the image of a handsome, young blond kid--despite the >>> fact that we're mostly dark-haired, overweight, hook-nosed, maybe >>> dark-skinned...you get the point--and you convey the message that >>> we--Oh, hey, what the??? >>> >>> I just incited Godwin's Law in a discussion about the Smurfs. ?Oh, >>> man. I've got to rethink this whole Usenet thing. ?That's it. ?Goodbye >>> forever. ?Last Post Ever. >>> >>> Love, >>> Wavy G >> >>RIP Wavy Gravy. You will be missed by some. > > Is this the grand "Mr. Hole" comeback we've all been waiting for? Seems like a poor attempt to me. There was no servo x-post. -- Tim Weaver "We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile seems so long." -Dabbs Greer as Old Paul Edgecomb from "The Green Mile"