ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (02/03/84)
Summary of net.suicide Jan. 1, 1984 - Jan 31, 1984 by Chuck F. After several months of inactivity, net.suicide once again sprang to life as mr. mincemeat made a "bold" bid for control of the newsgroup. Historically, this newsgroup has always benefitted from authoritarian direction; both the quantity and quality of submissions increase discernably. However, experienced readers agree that mr. mincemeat lacks the charisma and steely discipline required for leadership. While comparisons with rabbit!bimmler inevitably surface, it is clear that Ms. Bimmler's ability to command respect (arising equally from admiration and fear) is sadly lacking on both counts in mr. mincemeat's indisputable makeup. In this context, mr. mincemeat's pathetic contributions can be seen as nothing more than, so to speak, misdirected spray, perhaps the result of some tragic physical deformity. Subscribers to the newsgroup trust that next time he will at least raise the lid. Other topics of importance in net.suicide included a few bits of gossippy history from Bob Lied, a request to jj to reactivate Bimmler's account on rabbit, and several exceedingly boring attempts at amateur psychoanalysis. Our close friend, Gene Spafford, submitted a long, impassioned, well-reasoned and cleverly written article that seemed to be about nothing in particular. Many suspect he is in cahoots with mincemeat. Well, that's it until next time. Remember, in net.suicide, no news is good news.
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (03/02/84)
Summary of net.suicide 2/1/84 - 3/1/84 submitted by cbosgd!ccf Activity has been light this month. There was an impassioned and closely reasoned article by nsc!chuqui attempting to show that suicide is not heroic but cowardly, as if these were the choices. (Fundamentally, suicide is a mode of humor, and anyone who fails to grasp that will always fail to analyze it correctly. Perhaps this is why nsc!chuqui makes no progress beyond his premises.) There was a puzzling note from the ubiquitous rabbit!jj wherein he evidently claimed to be me. Those who enjoy reading about adolescence may find it interesting. Finally, there was a poem submitted by stolaf!petersoa, written by a teen-age suicide (poets are so young these days!). Those who enjoy reading about adolescence may find it interesting. I think most will tend to side with the teacher on this one, as far as the situation is explained. There ARE atandards, after all. What if everybody drove on whatever side of the road they liked, with no respect for the feelings of those who follow the rules, or spelled words any old way that seemed convenient, like the British? Looking forward to lighter activity in March, as more of us can get outside. Nothing from mincemeat.
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (03/31/84)
net.suicide Summary March 1 - March 31 by cbosgd!ccf There was quite a bit of discussion so far this month. The romantic nsc!chuqui reaffirmed his belief that suicide must be analyzed along the axis cowardly/heroic, and thoughtfully wished for the swift destruction of those who are so stupid as to disagree with him. Evidently nsc!chuqui has read a lot of dog stories. proper!gam, no fan of dog stories, has consulted his introductory psych text and announced his impatience with any ideas not in line with the excellent psychomedical reductions he found there. (Why, it is depression that causes suicide, of course! When you admit that, you can have your shoelaces back. There aren't many surprises in psychology.) The poet mincemeat, returning from a brief absence, threw nsc!chuqui into snarling confusion by appearing in several places at once (this is why you never want to let a poet use your bathroom), showing that human motivation is not necessarily limited by dog stories. nsc!chuqui withdrew to his cage, sulking. proper!gam is taking the matter under advisement. gatech!spaf, fisher!bae, and shark!hutch expressed pleasure at the quality of the net.suicide reviews. Finally, others too numerous to mention submitted thoughts of no interest to readers of these excellent summaries.