Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Off topic threads

[JAshburne (JAshburne]

And here I was thinking that "off topic threads" was about clothing that  
doesn't have Ferrari logos on it!
 
;-)
 
John
 
 
In a message dated 9/12/2007 2:17:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
l02turner [at] comcast.net writes:

Love  that post!!  Yep, yep, yep.. Them was the days..
;-)

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----- Original Message  ----- 
From: "Dennis Liu" <bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com>
To: "Larry  Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList"  <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:38  AM
Subject: [Ferrari] Off topic threads


>I see it's time to  refresh the collective memory of the list on Off-Topic
>  posts.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>  From: Dennis Liu
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:47 AM
>  To: 'Dick Petrick'
> Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> Subject: RE:  [Ferrari] Ferrari List Threads
>
> Dick  wrote:
>
>>I am not particularly interested in watches, I do  like guns, and I don't
> care about Talladega.
>>I do love  Ferrari's, so my question is:
>>What do the threads related to  watches, guns, and Talladega have to do 
>>with
>  Ferrari's????
>
> ===============
>
> You're  absolutely right, Dick.  This is an ongoing problem with the 
>  Ferrari
> List.  For better or worse, this list is a  "community".  One that is often
> times dominated by a few  individuals.  Again, for better and for worse.
>
> I've been  a member for some time, longer than most, but shorter than some.
> It's  actually quite amusing to see how some trends work  out.
>
>
>
> There will be a lull in posts, and  someone will lament the dearth of 
> posts.
>
> Then  someone, quite possibly Jenkins, will say, jokingly, "hey, we need a
>  watch/gun/gasoline price/dead cats" thread.
>
> Which will cause  someone else to jump in and actually post one, just to 
> stir
>  things up.  Say, "hey, what do you guys think about the new Panerai  
> Ferrari
> watch", or "Don't you think that .40S&W is the  commonly accepted carry 
> round
> today?" or "Those ba$t [at] rd oil  companies are screwing the common man by
> conspiring to keep gas prices  high."
>
> Which invites a round of comments from the usual  suspects (me included, 
> all
> too often).
>
> Willi  will make an allusion to Hitler and/or Nazi Germany.
>
> Doug will  respond with a very funny anecdote involving Willi and SoCal car
>  history and someone being stripped naked.
>
> Larry T will join in  with a "yeah, that's great, boy those sure were the
>  days!"
>
> Dr Ken will have a hilarious but totally OT post about  how the liberals
> ruined said  watch/gun/cat-killing-mechanism.
>
> Brian will agree with the  point about the watch/gun, but insist that high
> prices for said  watch/gun are perfectly reflective of fair market value.
>
> clyDe  will point out that Brian's notions of FMV are always insanely too
>  high.
>
> Jim will agree with clyDe.
>
> Willi will  jump back and make a totally gratuitous tear at clyDe.
>
> clyDe  will laugh it off.
>
> Larry B will make a sensible response to  the topic, then fade away for
> another month.
>
> Charles  will make another sensible response, and mock Dennis while he's at
>  it.
>
> Lashdeep will jump in and make another point about said  watch/gun, but 
> toss
> in a comment about an American Muscle Car  too.
>
> Tom Reynolds will respond, "but it REALLY IS a  conspiracy!"
>
> Dennis will take the time to write an incredibly  long-winded, detailed,
> footnoted 17 page dissertation, demonstratively  showing how
> Tom/Lashdeep/Paul/Mark/Brian much, categorically,  absolutely, papally must
> be wrong about the conspiracy, but no one  reads it because it's much too
> boring.
>
> Handa, who  actually does read it, goads Dennis on.
>
> Dr. Steve writes an  even longer, more right-wing response, bringing up 
> some
>  aspect of warfare, policing, self-defense or explosives.
>
> Cap.  Robert agrees with Dr. Steve, and goads him on.
>
> Paul will try  to move the topic back to Ferrari-dom by asking how to fix a
>  particular 308 problem with the dead cat.
>
> Michel will join in,  and say that he suffers from the same problem.
>
> Michael tries  to answer Paul's technical question, ignoring for the most
> part  everything else.
>
> Dave tries to help too, but also makes a  point about the gun/watch.
>
> Ditto for George P.
>
>  Rick laughs it all off, and tries to point it back towards  Ferrari.
>
> Michel will ask, does anyone have the answer to my  question, not realizing
> that Michael, Dave and George all gave him the  answer.
>
> Erik make a very funny but vaguely obscure reference,  usually from the 
> other
> side of the world.
>
>  Britt laughs in amazement at all of this, and asks a pointed Ferrari  tech
> question.
>
> Jeff tries to help Britt and Paul, then  retreats like Larry B for another
> month.
>
> AJ responds a  bit late to the watch/gun thread, from wherever he's
>  stationed.
>
> Which in turn prompts Crawford to do the same,  while simultaneously making
> another post, but completely about  Ferraris this time.
>
> Matt responds, desperately trying to get  it back on-topic.
>
> John A responds, refusing to let the watch  topic die, as he has a 
> practical
> watch  question.
>
> ***  THEN Some poor person who signed up for  the _FERRARILIST_ asks a
> question, "hey, what does all of this have to  do with Ferraris?"
>
> Jenkins then usually ends it with a "cookoo  for coca puffs, Porsches sux
> Ferrari rules" comment.
>
>  THEN THE CYCLE STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN.
>
>
> [There, is there  anyone I haven't gravely insulted?]
>
> Much love and  grins,
>
> --Dennis
>
>
>
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