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Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation...

From	candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject	Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation...
Date	2026-04-21 19:20 +0000
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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 23:02 this Monday (GMT):
> On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:56:52 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 
>
>>
>>So, I'm hesitant to post the following link, but I'm doing it anyway.
>>Once you learn what it's about, you'll understand why I'm so chary of
>>doing so.
>>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW70hfHonLg
>>
>>So what IS it about? Well, it is a video history of a rather infamous
>>poster whose rants in the c.s.i.p.games.* hierarchy are a thing of
>>legend... and who, upon the merest mention of his name, was known to
>>appear suddenly and aggressively defend his products and reputation.
>>So much so I am hesitant to even mention the name of the person the
>>video is all about.
>>
> I watched the whole thing. My family was like "Is that an AI voice?" and
> I said, "No. He just has a weird accent." They asked, "Why are you
> watching it?" and I said, "Sometimes watching a train wreck is fun!"

That's most of my youtube watch history :P

> God damn that guy was/is a dumpster fire. I can't believe for how long he
> continued with it. I thought he faded into the woodwork around the early
> aughties.
>
> But more than that, I can't believe someone compiled a 2 hour video on
> him. It was like watching a Ken Burns documentary, but a wasted effort
> that it wasn't about the Iraq war or something actually important.


IDK, I think it's kinda admirable someone is able to talk about
something they're passionate about for so long.
-- 
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

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Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-11 19:56 -0400
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Rin Stowleigh <nospam@nothanks.com> - 2026-04-11 21:09 -0400
    Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-04-21 19:10 +0000
      Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Rin Stowleigh <nospam@nothanks.com> - 2026-04-21 20:26 -0400
        Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-04-24 04:30 +0000
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-04-12 09:18 -0700
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2026-04-12 13:47 -0400
    Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-12 22:08 -0400
      Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> - 2026-04-13 14:11 -0400
        Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-13 15:03 -0400
        Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-04-14 06:24 -0700
          Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-14 11:29 -0400
            Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2026-04-14 17:11 -0700
              Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 11:58 -0400
                Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... phoenix <j63840576@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 10:29 -0600
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> - 2026-04-12 21:59 -0600
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2026-04-13 11:54 +0100
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> - 2026-04-13 08:17 -0700
    Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2026-04-13 11:40 -0400
  Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2026-04-13 18:02 -0500
    Re: Posting with the greatest of trepidation... candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2026-04-21 19:20 +0000

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