Hey, some of you, cut it out!--God damn it, please

[Origenes at aol.com]

In a message dated 97-05-14 11:53:57 EDT, you write:

<< 
 >Set your e-mail programs _not_ to quote the messages you reply to, please.
 >It's getting boring, and it's driving me up the wall.  We don't need 
 >to read the whole post again, much less the nested series of exchanges 
 >we've just finished reading anyway.  Even attaching the message you're 
 >replying to to the end of your reply is silly.  Especially in the digest,
 >the real messages get pretty hard to find sometimes.  Have some mercy,
 >please, and mind the entropy.  
 >
 >And please begin by resisting any smartassed impulse to quote this message
in
 >reply.
 > >>

All I can say is, "huh?"