From: "David Chapman" Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett Subject: [I] Filk Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:34:28 +0100 To the tune of "The Gasman Cometh". 'Twas on the Monday morning, the newbie came to call He asked for help with homework and he didn't tag at all But long before most AFPers could register his name He disappeared forever in a searing gout of flame. Oh, it wastes bandwidth when downloading AFP! Da da, da-da-da da, da, da! 'Tis on the Tuesday morning, the motherFAQers post And sharpen up their knives to carve another newbie roast No need to read their followups, you know what each one says "Read the f**kin' FAQ", a dozen different ways. Oh, it wastes bandwidth when downloading AFP! Da da, da-da-da da, da da! Then on the Wednesday morning, Peter Ellis wrote That there's no need for everyone to twist a newbie's scrote Proceeded he to rant at length, and rave and yell and moan At all the AFPers with excess Cluestosterone. Oh, it wastes bandwidth when downloading AFP! Da da, da-da-da da, da da! But come the Thursday morning, those AFPers state "Now there's no welcome message we are in an awful state, "The newbies drive us up the wall, they won't get in the groove" But claiming AFPers are *sane* is not the brightest move. Oh, it wastes bandwidth when downloading AFP! Da da, da-da-da da, da da! So on the Friday morning, remember, everyone That newbies aren't about to learn when you leave them well done Clue posts require insertion of some brain-to-keyboard lag So we don't put off newbies when the twits forget to tag! Oh, it wastes bandwidth when downloading AFP! Da da, da-da-da da, da da! The traffic's down at weekend, AFPers post from work... So they'll have to wait till Monday if they want to flame a berk! -- Cut off an arm - it shall sprout anew! Cut off a leg - TEN shall grow in its' place!