From: Supermouse  		
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett 		
Subject: [I] Hotel AFP (was: Apologies for Test postings) 		
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 05:11:15 +0100 		

Andy Fawcett wrote: [snip] 	
* Eeeek, first real post to AFP in ages,and I'm already back
in full waffle mode. I suppose it says something about me.
You can stop posting to AFP, but you can never really escape.

The Usenet equivalent to 'Hotel California', I 	guess. 

I bought into Usenet 			
My software was free 			
I got a free CD from AOL 			
They're so good to me 			
I looked for a fan group 			
Took me less than a day. 			
I said hi to this busy place 			
And I watched them say: 			
> 			
> Welcome to the newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett 			
> Such a lovely post 			
> (such a lovely post) 			
> From our very own ghost... 			
You'll need manners to post to alt.fan.pratchett 			
But if you do 			
We'll reply to you... 			
They told me my posting 			
Did not fit in well 			
The waffled on about tags and rotes 			
I thought I was in hell 			
Then a welcome message 			
Winged its way here to me 			
It told me about a pretty, pretty site 			
That I should see. 			
Lspace is the site for fans of Pratchett 			
You should go and see 			
(you should go and see) 			
If you're going to post to this group alt.fan.pratchett 			
All you need is there 			
Read and post with care... 			
I looked into L-space 			
I was there all night 			
clicking links 'til the software crashed 			
round from site to site 			
I worked out the group rules 			
and the whole newsgroup creed 			
I went back with an eager mind 			
and I began to read. 			
> 			
> Plenty of waffle in the newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett 			
> Any time of year 			
> (any time of year) 			
> Threading bread and beer 			
They're living it up in the newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett 			
You can stay and read 			
But you'll never leave... 		_ 		

Will that do? It's the best I could manage with a fogged mind. 		
Cordially, 		
Supermouse