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And now for something completely different. (Else, why you shouldn't write wank reports at 1:47 am)
The theater of war: Slashdot a veritable breeding ground for spitting hate, pseudo-intellectual discussion, and whining about how generally, things suck.

Cue a post about the Washington State Linux User Group's little idea of a Nerd Auction, a certainly lovely idea, and apparently one that was come up with in the shower by the group leader: Ben.

All is fine and well, until anonymous shows up.

Apparently for somebody out there, the accusations of the anonymous, (and possibly the not so anonymous burntpenguin) hit a bit close to home, and are srs buisness.

And then for bonus points, the ex-fiancee of Ben the leader shows up.

No godwin's law invoked yet though. I'm pretty sure it's there somewhere.

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	quartz 2007-09-28 07:08 am UTC (link)
	There's people at WSU who's idea of rebellion is to draw graffiti on the sand dunes along highway 26. They use a stick and comfort themselves with the knowledge that one good wind will erase all evidence of their wrong doing. is so very glad she went to CWU instead (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

frequentmouse
2007-09-28 04:43 pm UTC (link)

I was, long ago, called into the office of some bureaucrat to be raked over the coals for smoking a bidi (which in their Pullmanness they thought was a joint) while depositing the Anthropology Club's box-office for a showing of "Casablanca." Part of the surreal conversation included the phrase "WSU exists to provide a safe place for conservative parents on the coast to send their children away from the bad influences present at the University of Washington."

I see little has changed.

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	rimrunner 2007-09-29 07:24 am UTC (link)
	Mind you, when I worked for the University Bookstore, a customer complained because not only were we selling Cougar gear, but it was NEXT TO THE HUSKIES CROSS-CONTAMINATION ZOMG. I spent a few minutes attempting to contemplate a life so devoid of meaning that this was srs bzns, but it made my brain hurt too much. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	frequentmouse 2007-09-29 07:59 am UTC (link)
	Well, it took UW to turn me into a drop-out, so I'm biased, but in truth I was a Husky fan through BAs from Evergreen and Wazzoo, and it took less than a quarter at UW to sour me on the place (except for the Medicinal Plant Garden). It was trying to deal with the histrionic narcissism of Robert C. Dunnell that spoiled the place for me. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mochibuni 2007-10-07 09:31 am UTC (link)
	...and now I'm somewhat glad that I decided not to work there. (Reply to this)(Parent)

mochibuni
2007-10-07 09:29 am UTC (link)

I think they may have graduated passed that. My friends who go there decided that a great way to spend a Saturday night was to purchase a giant sling shot and fire giant globs of shaving cream around campus, on very cowboyish vehicles, and vehicles currently being occupied by more than one person.

Highly immature, of course, but then again I want to go visit them and stamp out little crude crop circles in the seas of wheat. It might be our small town mentality that has cultivated our vivid imaginations since there's virtually nothing exciting to do in small Eastern towns, that mindset certainly isn't shared by my UW friends who grew up around the Seattle area. Ehe.

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