We all knew it was bound to happen eventually, and the fact that it came from an AOLer didn't surprise us in the least. What we weren't expecting was that we would be flamed by a Communist. Needless to say, we laughed quite heartily.
Return-Path: <Lenin49@aol.com>
From: Lenin49@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 19:15:43 EDT
To: bdillon@mindspring.com
Subject: So you want to take over the world?
This little idea of your's is not very well
thought out. Yes I to believe in an oligarchy, but
what's with the classes haven't you ever read marx or
Adam Smith for that matter. You've obviously read John
Locke which I've concluded after reading your (write a
lot down, but say nothing substantial) constitution.
Have you ever studied anything even related to political
science or economics. I believe in world domination by
marxism.....ever heard of it? Or how 'bout reading some
Leon Trotsky. And another thing what is this religion
about? Don't you know that "religion is the opiate the
masses" and it divides the proletariat disabling chances
for emancipation from the bourgeoisie. What type of
system (economics) do you advocate? From your hiring
Jackie Chan comment I would be led to believe capitalism.
...and if that's the case I got a lot more to say to
you!!! If you haven't already, why don't you check
out The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith or the
Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels.
And please get back to me on this subject.
Let the counterflaming begin! Round One: Brendan vs. Lenin49.
Return-Path: <bdillon@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:54:50 -0400 To: Lenin49@aol.com From: "Brendan Dillon" <bdillon@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: So you want to take over the world? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That was great. You made my day. It's been a while since I last laughed so heartily. At 07:15 PM 7/29/98 EDT, you wrote: > This little idea of your's is not very well >thought out. Damn! Next time I'll try to remember that inside jokes, random thoughts, and conspiracy theories are not good things to base a global government on. > Yes I to >believe in an oligarchy, but what's with the classes >haven't you ever read marx or Adam Smith for that >matter. You've obviously read John Locke which I've >concluded after reading your (write a lot down, but say >nothing substantial) constitution. "We run things whether you like it or not. Get used to it.... or else." -The Oligarchy Constitution, Article V That pretty much sums up the letter and spirit of the entire document, and is the sole purpose of the Constitution's very existence. For a while I wasn't sure if a Constitution was even necessary, but Co-Ruler Plain & Simple Cronan convinced me. We don't need to say much, just a confirmation that A) we have the power and B) no one else does unless we say so. > Have you ever studied anything even related to >political science or economics. Nope. What's your point? > I believe in world domination by >marxism.....ever heard of it? Yeah. It's that system that doesn't work. > Or how 'bout reading some Leon Trotsky. And >another thing what is this religion about? Don't you >know that "religion is the opiate the masses" and it >divides the proletariat disabling chances for >emancipation from the bourgeoisie. Who says we're planning to emancipate anyone? Then we wouldn't have complete power. D-uhh. > What type of system (economics) do you >advocate? From your hiring Jackie Chan comment I would >be led to believe capitalism.... We're hiring him to guest-star on Star Trek. That doesn't say much about our economics. As a matter of fact, we are primarily capitalist, but we plan to destroy several evil companies, such as Microsoft (run by Snowball the Hamster), America Online (so much for you), and Disney (they are out to take over Star Trek, plus Michael Eisner tried to kill me once). >and if that's the case I got a lot more to say to you!!! > If you haven't already, why don't you check out The >Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith or the Communist >Manifesto by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels. I was supposed to read that in 10th grade, it was pretty boring. Oh well. > And >please get back to me on this subject. Consider yourself duly counterflamed. > Post Script:please also spread this around >among your so called leaders I would Like to get there >opinion to. write back Lenin49@aol.com Of course. Ever been flamed by a member of the Kamikaze Peep Squad? If Cronan decides to waste his time on you, boy oh boy, are you going to get an experience.
Round Two: Junior Prophet Robin Kalat vs. Lenin49. A literary criticism.
> This little idea of your's is not very well >thought out. Yes I to Beginning a sentence (especially a paragraph) is ill advised. Fortunately, you saved yourself from the demon of English by adding a noun, but belittling the noun with your choice of adjective did not save you from the wrath of hysteria. The phrase "thought out" looks funny. Substituting the word "planned" would avoid any need for staring at the sentence cross-eyed to fix it. I'm not sure if a comma after "Yes" is necessary (or even if the word "yes" is is necessary....or even this whole letter) but I would recommend commas too in case the misspelled "to." In this sense, you should use "too," as in also. >believe in an oligarchy, but what's with the classes >haven't you ever read Too much information for one sentence. When you finish one idea, stop it with our sacred punctuation before you begin your next idea. Here, you need a question mark after asking "what's with the classes." Can you say "question mark"? No, not "question marx" -- MARK. Then capitalize your "H" in "haven't" -- no, that's not capitalism, that's distinguishing between who is educated and who is ignorant. You'd be surprised how much education influences class. If nothing else, education (or the lack thereof) earns a certain reputation -- even more so than any birth right. So go back to school before you try to conquer the world. >marx or Adam Smith for that matter. You've obviously >read John Locke which I believe you will want to capitalize "marx" since it is a proper noun -- a higher class than other nouns. Once again you need to separate one idea, your main question, from the subordinate, lesser, clause, "for that matter." >I've concluded after reading your (write a lot down, >but say nothing Congratulations! Here is a line on which I have no further comment. >substantial) constitution. Have you ever studied >anything even related to Wow! Another line passes with out earning hatred from the language fairy. The lack of pleasure in the opinion fairy leaves much to be desired, however. >political science or economics. I believe in world >domination by For our next exercise (or exorcise, if you prefer), let's practice tone. You seem to have a lot of tension. Is there a lot of stress in your home life? No? Well, try to calm yourself anyways. Try taking long walks in the forest to communicate with nature and your inner soul. Or maybe try those long walks on short piers. You'll certainly get in touch with your inner soul and you might even learn how to play the harp! Yet, somehow I think you'll end up with an accordion. Until then, learn how to keep your anger away from your writing. Otherwise you'll only transfer that negative energy to the reader, who in turn writes nasty replies like this. >marxism.....ever heard of it? Or how 'bout reading >some Leon Trotsky. And Oh no! A big no-no! After forgetting again to capitalize "marxism", you begin two (as in number) sentences with... ...I can't even say it......CONJUNCTIONS!!!! Then to top it all off with (gasp) SLANG???? What horrible thing is this "marxism" that resorts to...such bad, bad things! >another thing what is this religion about? Don't you know that "religion is My hand cringes to retype this next phrase. "And another thing" (there I have done that hideous deed) should be followed with a comma. Hopefully you would understand what this religion is about before you try to challenge it. However, since you are still not too sure, just skip the "about" part. You do not need it and it just looks tacky to end a sentence with a preposition. >the opiate the masses" and it divides the proletariat >disabling chances for You'll hear this a lot in High School: DOCUMENT YOUR QUOTES!!! >emancipation from the bourgeoisie. What type of system >(economics) do you Huh? I'm glad you know these words but don't forget to make sense. >advocate? From your hiring Jackie Chan comment I would >be led to believe Jackie Chan could kick your butt. He also does his own dubbing! >capitalism....and if that's the case I got a lot more >to say to you!!! If Correction: "I have got a lot more to say to you"....and it is true. Even if actions sound louder than words, written words last forever....or at least until you hit the delete button. >you haven't already, why don't you check out The Wealth >of Nations by Adam I'm glad to see you are learning. Titles of books must be honored. I know you can't very well underline them online, but try quotation marks...or something! >Smith or the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and >Fredrich Engels. And Oops! Did your fingers slip and go "boom"? No? Well, separate Smith from Marx (they weren't Siamese twins, were they?) with our old friend, comma. And don't begin your sentences with "and". >please get back to me on this subject. Thank you kindly for the polite "please" > Post Script:please also spread this around >among your so called leaders I would Like to get there >opinion to. write back Lenin49@aol.com Like is not capitalized...and neither are you. "Please" is. Here you want to use the word "their", meaning belonging to they. "There" means over there, not here. You also want to use "too" as in also, not the preposition. I would have thought that a commie bastard like you would love all things equally, and not praise one sentence above another. So please don't forget the little sentences. "Write" has wanted all of its life to be capitalized and "back" wishes to be married with a period (it can certainly take all of mine.) If you don't watch out, all of your words will run away to elope and you will have nothing left to say. So if you do have something to say, say it well! CLASS OF "99!!!!!!!!!!!