WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS???

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I HAVE BEEN STUDYING Y2K NOW FOR THE LAST MONTH AND LIKE MOST OF YOU HERE I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SCARES ME THE MOST IS THE FACT THAT A LOT OF OUR CRIME TODAY HAS TO DO WITH DRUGS..FOLLOWING ME...SO, PEOPLE STEEL, LIE, CHEAT, EVEN MURDER FOR DRUGS. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO ADDICTED TO THEM THAT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING FOR THEM.

OK THEN...ITS 1-1-00 AND PEOPLE HAVE JUST FINISHED THE BBIIGGGGEESSTT PARTY OF THEIR LIVES. HOWEVER, WE NO LONGER HAVE POWERE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WATER, LET ALONE TRANSPORTATION. NOW....HOW WILL ALL THE ADDICTS RESPOND TO NOT HAVING WHAT THEY NEED TO KEEP THEMSELVES GOING......THIS COULD GET EXTREMELY UGLY.

THIS IS TRUTHFULLY SOMETHING WORTH THINKING ABOUT BECAUSE DRUG ADDICTS ARE EVERYWHERE FROM THE LARGE CITIES TO THE MOST RURAL PLACES!!

JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MY POINT OF VIEW!

I HOPE I AM WRONG BUT WITH TODAYS ADDICTS I THINK I MIGHT NOT BE!

-- SCAREY (colorful@cococo.org), February 16, 1999

Answers

What do I think?

I think you need to use more capital letters and exclamation points to make sure everyone pays attention.

Hint: turning up the repeat speed on your keyboard helps generate a lot of !!!!!s and OOOOOOs quickly. Highly recommended.

-- Declan McCullagh (declan@y2kculture.com), February 16, 1999.


And declan wants to be considered a respected journalist...

Scarey, this is one of the many aspects of the "social problem" that people are concerned about. For me personally, it's waaaaaay down at the bottom of the list. There are other threads on this forum where people discuss this issue. I'm most worried about coffee. COFFEE!!!!!!!

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), February 16, 1999.


Scarey,

When someone approaches the Bear den they had best do it with a clear showing of frendliness or al least non agression. I am not particularly concerned with the personal problems of someone who does not approach properly.

Yes, you are probably right that there are a lot of druggies out there who will become desperate. There are a lot of many "types" out there who will become (or are already) desperate enough to wish harm to others. I honestly look at the druggies as less of a problem. I don't imagine their aim will be quite as good nor will they be thinking quite as clearly.

Greybear has delt with addicts as a cop. Greybear will deal with addicts as a free citizen. One way may be easier than the other.

-- Greybear

- Got Binoculars?

ps, THEY GET REAL SNIPPY AROUND HERE ABOUT ALL CAPS, DON'T THEY. (The norm is to use caps for emphasis only. Some consider caps as YELLING. Hense the snips.)

-- Greybear (greybera@home.com), February 16, 1999.


I am more concerned about those who profit from the drug trade than those who are addicted to the stuff. Besides... if transportation goes down it might be a little tougher to move the stuff and that means prices will go up even more and the fight for territory will become more dangerous. Supply and demand!!! <<< note the 3 !!!'s!!! opps, I did it again!!! dag nabbit!!! this is becoming a habit!!!

argh!!!

NEVERMIND!!!

MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), February 16, 1999.


Consider that alot of drugs are carries across the border on foot. If anything it might be easier to bring them in. Law enforcement will be concerned with more pressing issues. A disruption in the normal flow of drugs could actually worsen a bank crisis since many of the largest banks are addicted to laundered drug money.

-- Joe O (ozarkjoe@yahoo.com), February 16, 1999.


Hey, now here's a preparedness indicator I hadn't thought of. People (congressmen, hollywood types, corp. execs) no doubt will attempt to stockpile later this year, setting the illicits industry up for a "classic inventory recession".... and messing up the cash flow for everyone, from manufacturer to retailer to banker.

-Got coke?

-- Lisa (lisa@work.com), February 16, 1999.


Pshannon, coffee and pepsi were included in drugs on another thread and so would anything containing caffiene (tea, chocolate, etc) but luckily nobody will kill for them (I hope!)

Maybe , we'll get lucky and all the hard drug sellers and users will just kill each other off and save everybody else the trouble.

Got No-Doz? (full of caffiene)

-- Sue (deco100@aol.com), February 16, 1999.


There will be more going cold turkey than just the drug addicts come 1/1/00.

-- Nathan (nospam@all.com), February 16, 1999.

What doI ThinK of THIS???? I THINK YOU HAVE not learned your LESSONS YOU LOSER FOOLISH WOMAN BOY!!! Why do they hunt??? Why do they steel??? BEcaquse OF PEOPLE who are like you, Who insult them!!!!IF I LIVED WITH YOU I WOULD want lots and LOTS of HEROIN!!! IF I could not get HEroin I would want to BE FILLED WITH TRANQUILIZERS:: FILLER UP SAMMY Boy - AND I AM CALLED NUTSO???You are so insane as to make me DANCE and TOUCH the MONKEY!!!!WHY Are you worried about SUCH FOOLISH NONSENSE?????? I SPIT ON Your self!!! THEY Are hurting people!!!and you are not nice to THEM???WHY???HAVE YOU NO HEART???

I HATE YOU!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 16, 1999.


Yes, deiter, you're nutso...

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), February 16, 1999.


OH now I se the serpent raise its HEAD!!! I, ALONE, UNDERSTAND the fragile human psyche??? I, ALONE, Understand the holy word???? Why are you special???? WHY DOES YOU KNOW INSANITY??? Are you sane, or do you just PERCIEVE IT THAT WAY???? HAVE you smokes THE Weed OF THE LORD??? HAS HE NOT SAID THAT ALL SEED BEARING HERBS ARE GIVEN UNTO YOU???????? DID Not this great land give rise TO CAPONE IN its FOOLISHNESS??? DID WE not see this all BEFORE???? HAve you seen the tommy gun run its COURSE??? WHy is thus different FROM WHAT THE Drugusers AREDOING NOW???? IS ME MAKING SENSE_e_MILLIA????

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 16, 1999.

Hey Deiter,

Touch my monkey, shprockets-boy! Really, how do you get that psycho look in your posts? Does it take you a long time to get just the right effect? Have you been working for the gov a long time. That would make me nuts, too. Have a nice day.

-- Bob (bob@bob.com), February 16, 1999.


OOOOOOOH, now YOU plAY WITH FIRE???? SILENCE INFIDEL!!!! WHo are you to Question HE WHO is asking of QUESTIONS???????????

SILENCE NOW ThanK YOU!!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 16, 1999.


No Caffee Latte?

OH NO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!!!!!!!!!!!

*Big Sigh* Big headache.

Not crazy, just anticipating a whopper of a caffeine withdrawal migraine.

C'est la vie.

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), February 16, 1999.


Hey, DIETER, man, sounds like you got some GOOD STUFF!!! . Hope you're like, SAVING THE seeds, DUDE! I hope everybody's saving their seeds !!!!

-- Hemp for Victory ! (stoned@home.org), February 16, 1999.


Dieter, that routine is just as tired now as it was 10 years ago when it played the first time on SNL. Freshen up the act Monkeyboy or do Wayne's World instead. It's a more recognizable premise.

MoVe Immediate

-- MVI (vtoc@aol.com), February 16, 1999.


I am not THAT ONE!!! Yes we are CHURMANZ anso SHARE WITTLYness and Sensibleities. BUT THAT IS ALL, FOOLS FOOLS FOOLS who answer Dieter The ASKER of quESTIONs!! YES ??? NO??? I shall keep this ALL AND MORE to myself now FOR YOU AND YOU ALONE!!

UNT, Wayne ist nicht gut!!! DIETER IST SER GUT!!!!! WHY do you Pick ON Me WHOO IS A FRIEND OF YOU ALL??? WHO is ASking the real HARD QUESTIONS THAT need to Be askED????? I haf noTICED THE DECLINE IN your resolve, I have seem for myseLF THE CHILDISHNESS!!! THE silly fdebates of whoIS RIGHT!!! WHY DO YOU QUESTION ME?????

I HATE YOU!!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 16, 1999.


Dieter is God. I am your humble servent. How can I serve you Lord?

-- Babu (servent@useful.net), February 16, 1999.

Dieter,

Better give up the diet before you have a seizure or something!

-- (@@@.@), February 16, 1999.


ITWAS because fo the food THAt you mention that I HAVE BECOME SANE AGAIN!!!!! Now is the timew to ask the HARD questions, is it not??? This place is rampant with PARANOIA, IS IT NOT???? The posters HEAR Are now SCARY< ARE they NOT???? The rise of foolishness is shOCKING, IS IT NOT???? ONly children bicker over foolishness and silly reasons for them, am I NOT RIGHT??? OK yesw already!

I AM DIETER, HERE I ROAR!!!!!!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 16, 1999.


Maybe if you ate some real food, rather than dieting all the time.....

-- Robert A. Cook, P.E. (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), February 16, 1999.

TOO good Robert. You get the Gold Star today

-- Greybear (greybear@home.com), February 16, 1999.

Try warm milk - it's supposed to help calm down babies like you.

-- (@@@.@), February 16, 1999.

YOU 2 Are the Lesser OF THE fools, so i will LEAVE YOU FOR NOW TO CONTEmplate the hole in your gut, THAT WHICH IS CALLed THe navel!!!

By your LEAVE M'LORD, I retire till THE MORROw!

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 16, 1999.


CONCERNING "DIETER'", We are sorry for letting them out,and apologize for any bad words or spelling. Our understanding of abductees is within a learning stage now but this outburst of "Dieters" is not good for future abductees. Again, please accept our concerns We will keep this one in our dimension not yours.

EBE

-- EBE (roswell47@majestik.com), February 16, 1999.


Okay folks, what kind of sick-twisted plot point do we want Dieter to find himself in post-Y2K in the Bagga Saga Episode IV: A New Idiot??

Hanging by scrotum in freezing barn's been done. Any other choice suggestions for a soft weasel moron finding his way blindly into a Texas Survivalist Compound?

Mind you, he has no more manners then than he posseses now.

What becomes of his monkey??

Be creative. Your suggestions might be published.

-- INVAR (gundark@aol.com), February 16, 1999.


Warm milk? Surely you jest. Had I been consulted, I'd have prescribed 500 mg. of thorazine. It is quite effective in most cases.

-- Doctor Dolittle (Doc@pushmipullyu.com), February 16, 1999.

Episode IV ?? What happened to III ? Link please to the Doughnut continuation.
xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

-- Leska (allaha@earthlink.net), February 16, 1999.

With all the morons and idiot trolls running amuck as of late Leska, the revisions to Episode III have been almost daily. I've decided to expand the chapter into another Episode, and create the first Forum Mini-Series Special Event. In other words, a Very Special- A Stash, A Rifle, A Bible and a Bagga Doughnuts.

This will at least get Episode III in the can. Don't worry - you haven't missed anything!!!

-- INVAR (gundark@aol.com), February 16, 1999.


Hhmm, in the can, that'll be more contained than the latest bursting bout of troll purge.a.story. The trolls will have to pull latrine duty, building composting outhouses, in the chain gang. Can-can. They have to sing hagh-rah ditties to keep their energy up. Surely some of our more talented limerick-haiku posters can think up fetching jangles for the moo-crew. Whew, phew, glad haven't missed any, gotta get some relief from the Y2K news lately. Invar, your quill has been still tooooo long.

xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxx

-- Leska (allaha@earthlink.net), February 16, 1999.


Invar HAS SPOKE THus as will FOLLOW!!!!

With all the morons and idiot trolls running amuck as of late Leska, the revisions to Episode III have been almost daily.

WHY OH WHY??? CAN You not include YOURSlf AS the KING OF FOOLS??? HOW can YOU INSUlT OTHERS??? HOW cAN YOU IGnore the brain DRIPPINGS THAT LEAK FROM YOUR EARS??? INFIDEL!!! FOOLISHNES will be EXPOPSED when VIEWED by Dieter, WHy do you not stOP NOW???

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 17, 1999.


Really miss the Sagga, waiting eagerly for new episodes; in the mean mean mean time, Dieter is providing comic relief-o-meter. Plow on.

-- Leska (allaha@earthlink.net), February 17, 1999.

Is this Dieter dude for real or just somebody's idea of a joke? If he is real, it would be nice if he would crawl back under his rock and try to keep quiet till he grows up a bit. If he is someone's idea of a joke, it has become a bit overdone. Doesn't add anything to the T-2000 bit, wastes space on the forum, and frankly, it gets boring. I have learned a lot from some of you good folks. Most of you have info of value to contribute. This guy sounds about 10 or 12 years old. I do see the value of comic relief, but how much do we need?? Kentucky Bill.

-- Kentucky Bill (gberge@kih.net), February 18, 1999.

THANK YOU MAN OF sanity!!! You are wise and NOT A FOOL!!! Dieter is the exposer of FOOLISHNESS and is MAD AT FOOLS!!! IF FOOLISHNESS IS CRUSHED DIETER IS gone!!!! GO and multiply YOUR WISDOM!!!! CAN THIs MaN HAVE OnE CIGAR PLEASE?????

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 18, 1999.

Have we tried that "decoding" analysis they used on the Hebrew bible text - may this random pattern of capitals and lowercase means something. Is is MOrse CoDeD? Or just miscoded?

-- Robert A. Cook, P.E. (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), February 18, 1999.

You sir are AmonG THE WISEST OF THE WISE!!!!! But in thiS CASE Your hYpothEsis IS FOOLISH!!! Dietr Speaks AS A FOOL IN ORDER TO EXPOSE FOOLS, To exposeFOOLISHNESS REqUIRES a BIT OF DieterfoolerY IS this not so????

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 18, 1999.

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