From: "SteveD" Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett Subject: [I] Annual delurk - another filk Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 07:45:26 GMT [spoken] Is she really reading AFP? Well, there's her post. Let's ask her. Newbie, are those standard tags you're posting? (Guess so) Gee, it's so great seeing someone clued Did you get a newbie pack too? (Uh-huh) By the way, how'd you find us? I met him at an online forum He was courteous, and kinda sweet You get the picture? (JPG? right here) That's when I fell for (the Reader of the FAQ) Trolls and flamers always putting him down Yet he always had a smile, not a frown (watcha mean when ya say that he never had a frown) They shouted and tore up the screen Yet his posts were always serene That's why I fell for (the Reader of the FAQ) One day his ISP, sad to tell Was muscled out by AOL (watcha mean when ya say it was muscled out by AOL?) He said he'd find another way To get connected, but until that day Whenever I was online, I'd be (Reader of the FAQ) [spoken] His last email spoke of AFP Before he had to go I replied as fast as I could But the connection was fading and slow And whether he got it, I'll never know Connect! Connect! Connect! Connect! Where could I start, what could I do? I pulled out the logs where we'd spoken of Clue Called up the links both baroque and austere Read through the lot with meticulous care 'Cause now it's up to me, as (Reader of the FAQ) Reader of the FAQ - now he's gone Reader of the FAQ - up to me to carry on Reader of the FAQ - I can do it, and here's a clue Reader of the FAQ - it's not that hard, you can read it too That's why they're welcomed, the Readers of the FAQ! -- SteveD in .au Ever get the feeling you've just won Lotto? Neither have I. "Assume a spherical lotto ticket."