From:	David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject:	[OT] Bad Taste Is Better Than No Taste At All
Date:	Fri, 4 Apr 1997 15:02:27 -0700

Hey guys (and gals),

I just had to forward this one to the list, courtesy of Steve Jackson.
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Bad Taste Is Better Than No Taste At All

One of our local TV stations interviewed me yesterday about the California
"cult suicide." The very earnest reporter seemed concerned that, because
these people worked on the Web, this might "prove" that the Internet was
dangerous. I didn't laugh on camera, not once. And I have no idea whether
they really used the footage.

But on the way home, I realized that at a time like this, when some of our
brightest minds destroy themselves for no reason we can understand, it's
very important to be the first on the net with a Top Ten list about it. So
without further ado:

Top Ten Explanations for 39 Crashed Web Designers

10. Some people take a bad review in SUCK way too seriously.
9. They were working on this killer app . . .
8. They uploaded their minds and they're living on the Web.
7. They saw the future and it was Microsoft.
6. You know how web designers are. One of them did it and the other 38
jumped on the bandwagon.
5. One word: www.miskatonic.edu. Or is that three words? Whatever.
4. There's nothing to be afraid of. All browsers are fully tested before
release. Just don't use the Web for ANYTHING until the new patch for
Explorer comes out, okay?
3. In a world where a million people call the Psychic Friends Hotline every
day, killing yourself so you can hitch a ride on a flying saucer is
comparatively sane.
2. Wouldn't *you* die to be the lead story on CNN?

And the number one explanation for this senseless tragedy:

1. They starved to death waiting for their pages to load on AOL.

-- Steve Jackson

-David
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"Spare the duct tape, spoil the job."