"katy" wrote in message
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Maxprop wrote:
Capt. Neal Warren,

The handwriting is on the wall. I'm surprised you have failed to
recognize the symptoms of ASA's rapidly approaching demise. Continue the
path you've chosen, and you will be here alone, save for perhaps a few
flonkers and a sock puppet or two (if lucky).

When you posted as Neal Warren, lambasting just about everyone, spouting
John Birch rhetoric, lauding that piece of **** yellow Coronado, claiming
great oceanic conquests, playing hide-the-sausage with LP (and a
disgusting mental image that conjures, I must say), screaming homophobic
accusations at a few chosen targets, etc., this newsgroup flourished.
You were the whipping boy everyone loved to berate, except perhaps
Gilligan, who fanned the flames a bit by praising you. Your influence
here bordered upon greatness.

Recently, however, you've chosen to appear as poorly-designed and
shoddily-executed sock puppets--the lame and completely inconsistent
Ellen Macarthur, and now as the miscreant, misanthropic old fart,
Hubbard, given to rancor, obtuse verbiage, and attacks with no particular
plan or pattern. Masquerading as less-than-interesting personages, you've
failed to stimulate the sanguine juices that course the vasculature of
this NG. You've been transparent. You've left no lasting impression
beyond mediocrity. In other words, you currently suck.

Unveil yourself, old man. Once again bring forth the character that
fueled the flames of passion of ASA for so long and so deeply. Return to
us as the venerable Capt. Neal, navigator- and sailor-legend in his own
mind. If you truly care about this NG, if you don't want Katy, Jon,
Scotty, Joe, BB, Mundo, Mooron, Bubbles, Doug, Jeff, Marty, Thom, Mr.
Milstead, Ozzy, Navigator, and myriad others to disappear, never to
return, bring back--(drumroll, please)--Capt. Neal Warren.

It's up to you. Jax, Bubbles, and the few other truly talented
instigators have departed and left the NG in a shambles. Only you can
save it.

Will you rise to the call of your country . . . er, newsgroup and do your
duty?? Can you not hear the bugle-call to service, summoning your
deepest depravity to the fore?

Be a man. Step up. Return Capt. Neal to ASA. (You'll be glad ya did.)

Max
What the hell were you drinking this weekend?

Dammit, Katy, it took me five minutes to type that. Is that the best
response you could compile?

Max