For comparison

[Brett g Porter]

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> From: Henry M <gravity at nicom.com>
> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject: For comparison
> Date: Wednesday, 19 February, 1997 3:43 PM
> 
> What do we make of this, and why?:
> 
> The Encino, California School Board has declared Jewish English, or
> "Hebonics," a second language.
<<potential hate speech snipped...>>

...or this?

// Who said that Ebonics is the only kind of nonstandard English schools
// need to know about? School boards in Silicon Valley have already adopted
// a course for the pocket protector set without telling anyone. There's
// only one way to find out if your kids are learning this stuff, moms and
// dads. Watch for these telltale signs your children are studying
// Dweebonics:
// 
// 10. They tilt their head sideways to smile.
// 9.  When you ground them, they say, "Your UI could really use some
work."
// 8.  They say, "My dad can beat your dad at Quake."
// 7.  Instead of laughing, they say, "LOL."
// 6.  They insult kids by saying, "And you've got limited bandwidth!"
// 5.  They change the answering machine message to "BRB, leave your URL,
and
//     we'll TTYL."
// 4.  This is how they ask someone out on a date: "Umm, uh, well...see
ya!"
// 3.  Calling from camp, your homesick child says, "I'm roaming outside my
//     service area!"
// 2.  When you ask if they've finished their book report, they say, "It's
in
//     beta, but it'll ship in time."
// 1.  You're telling them something they don't want to hear.  They're
saying,
//     "NAK, NAK, NAK" the whole time.

As Suck.com said in one of their predictions for 1997:
"You will receive a piece of e-mail about Bill Gates buying something he
really did not buy. You will receive this e-mail many times."

or is it more than that?
BgP

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