From: jester [filks@jester.nu] 		
Subject: Re: [I] A filk inspired by the idea of an afp-RHPS 		
Date: 27 January 1999 19:06 		

OK, I'm not usually any good at lyrics, but I think wprk must have
affected my brain. Either that, or there's something about a song 
which some people at my Am Dram group refer to as my song. 		

It was more fun than working anyway 8-) 		

It's astounding, politeness fleeting, 			
Bad manners take their toll 			
I'll keep my temper 			
Not for very much longer 			
I'm about to lose control 			

I remember a friendly newsgroup 			
Talking of drinking and bread, and then 			
That all changed when somebody decided 			
Let's have a flamewar again 			
Let's have a flamewar again 			

It's just a shot from the left 			
And then a shot from the right 			
just ignore the facts 			
And close your mind up tight 			
It's the personal attacks 			
That make you look insane 			
Let's have a flamewar again 			
Let's have a flamewar again 			

It's so easy, making people feel queasy 			
and pointing out where they're braindead 			
When I'm lurking, and I ought to be working 			
Maybe there's things better left unsaid 			

If people are seeing red, turn it into a cheese thread 			
Or start geeking about PCs 			
What caused the frustration? Here's an explanation 			
Let's have a flamewar again 			
Let's have a flamewar again 			

* (chorus)* 			

There's religion, feminism and there's politics 			
And several other subjects making people sick 			
So take a break and have a think 			
Go for a walk or even have a drink 			
And if you post, engage your brain 			
Maybe then, there won't be a flame. 			

* (chorus) * 			

Andy Brown