:fool file, the: [USENET] n. A notional repository of all the most
dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances ever. An entire
subgenre of {sig block}s consists of the header "From the fool
file:" followed by some quote the poster wishes to represent as an
immortal gem of dimwittery; for this usage to be really effective,
the quote has to be so obviously wrong as to be laughable. More
than one USENETter has achieved an unwanted notoriety by being
quoted in this way.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances ever. An entire
subgenre of {sig block}s consists of the header "From the fool
file:" followed by some quote the poster wishes to represent as an
immortal gem of dimwittery; for this usage to be really effective,
the quote has to be so obviously wrong as to be laughable. More
than one USENETter has achieved an unwanted notoriety by being
quoted in this way.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- fool file n.
[Usenet] A notional repository of all the
most dramatically and abysmally stupid utterances ever.
An entire subgenre of sig blocks consists of the... - sig block: /sig blok/ [UNIX; often written `.sig' there] n.
Short for `signature', used specifically to refer to... - sig block /sig blok/ n.
[Unix; often written `.sig'
there] Short for `signature',
used specifically to refer to the electronic signature... - include: vt. [USENET] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of
another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a
reply or followup,
for clarifying the context of one's response. See... - sig quote: /sig kwoht/ [USENET] n. A maxim, quote, proverb,
joke, or slogan embedded in one's {sig block} and... - kill file: [USENET] n. (alt. `KILL file') Per-user file(s) used
by some {USENET} reading programs (originally Larry Wall's
`rn(1)') to discard summarily (without presenting for reading)
articles matching some particularly uninteresting (or unwanted)
patterns of subject,
author, or other header lines. Thus to add a person... - idempotent: [from mathematical techspeak] adj. Acting as if used
only once,
even if used multiple times. This term is often used... - sig virus: n. A parasitic {meme} embedded in a {sig block}.
There was a {meme plague} or fad for these on USENET... - Quote #85
While clearing out my file cabinet, I uncovered the following,
which struck me as relevant to a lot of what goes on...
