From: [g--df--b] at [ocf.berkeley.edu] (David Goldfarb)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Galloway, Drew, Smith, and Cowling (was Re: Squiddy Administrator: eliminated categories)
Date: 24 Dec 1995 08:00:22 GMT

I just checked, and no, it wasn't.  It was tyg, following up
a comment of yours.  I chopped the headers when I saved the post, alas,
so I don't know what the date on it was.  Anyway, everything from here
on is Tom's.

In article <[1993 Apr 15 223415 18924] at [sol.UVic.CA]> [j--wl--g] at [ophelia.UVic.CA] (Scowling Jim Cowling) writes:
>was with Jim Drew.  Now there's a guy who can defend his opinions.  99.9% of
>the yahoos who I banter with are but a pale shadow of the argumentative
>talents of such as him, or tyg, or Lance, etc etc.

"We'll be back with more of The Adventures of Superman on Nickelodeon
after these messages"

"Have you been injured in a flame war? Do you think that just because
99.9% of the net thinks you were the instigator you can't receive
compensation?" 

"Well, we here at the flame offices of Galloway, Drew, Smith, and Cowling
are here to help you. Just mail [1 800] at [gdsc.com] for a free consultation.
And listen to what these satisfied clients have to say..."

"I was incredibly jealous of all the attention Jayembee was getting.
The flame offices of Galloway, Drew, Smith, and Cowling not only
reduced his comics buying to three issue a month, but even forced DEC
to make layoffs. Now I get written up in letter columns as the other
identity of Suicide Squid! --David Goldfarb, Berkeley, CA"

"Despite months of hints, I couldn't get put in a Star Trek novel.
After just one call by Galloway, Drew, Smith, and Cowling, Peter
David not only put me in a TNG novel, but also a DS9 novel.  --Roger
Tang, Seattle, WA"

"I couldn't get women to notice me. But after one email to the offices of
Galloway, Drew, Smith, and Cowling, they persuaded DC's merchandising
department to send me a special edition of the Desire prototype t-shirt. Now I
can't keep them off of me! I was particulary impressed with their attention to
detail in camoflauging it as a Death t-shirt. And the fee was much lower than
I expected!  --David Henry, North Dakota"

"Yes, if you've been in a flame war and want to rend the other's
net.reputation to shreds, or just improve your own via the use of our
Famous Flamer School graduate talents, the address to mail to is
[1 800] at [gdsc.com.] Operators are standing by."

"Gosh Mr. Kent, how did you figure *that* out?"

"(Could we start a new group that is a "flame weather map" showing where
flames are starting and to which newsgroups they are travelling?  "An
anti-StarTrek flame war has ignited in r.a.c, and is expected to reach r.a.sf
by midnight.  Any of you with valuable conversations in these groups should be
advised to take them to shelter."  --Kieran Mullen
tyg   [t--g] at [hq.ileaf.com] [side note: The Famous Flamer School ad was a classic
post circa 1983. One of these days I'll have to dig it out of the paper
archives]



   David Goldfarb       <*>|"I'm the one who caused Jerry to drop his buying
[g--df--b] at [ocf.berkeley.edu]  | to three books a month and then caused DEC to
[g--df--b] at [UCBOCF.BITNET]     | do layoffs."
[g--df--b] at [csua.berkeley.edu] |                 -- Tom Galloway