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Article #283806Where the word SNETTER really comes from!
From: TankSlappa TiT
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:00
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The Wandy has spoken... So here is his definition of Snetter.... Snetter the noun is an article copied from one group to another, usually where the recipient group has either (a) already seen it or (b) aren't interested anyway. A snetterton is someone who posts snetters. Snetter the verb is the act of doing it. I got accused of being a snetterton myself some while time back when news servers were public and free and I was new to all this. This was about 1990, before some of the TFC regulars could shit unaided. In short it's one of those esoteric hacker terms used by dial-up newbies to make them look |<3wl. -- The name is Slappa, TankSlappa -- Vodka Red Bull Martini.... shaken, not stirred -- *buuuuurp* -- Oh, and a diet coke for B!llynose -- -- This post was brought to you by the letters "AMD" and the word "Athlon" -- No longer crashing at a speed Pentium users can only dream of! -- -- Sponsored by alt.fan.tankslappa
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From: "TankSlappa[TiT]" <Tanks...@here.com> Subject: Where the word SNETTER really comes from! Date: 2000/04/14 Message-ID: <o2aefsobga8d51j118n9j033da9jnuoj8b@4ax.com> X-Deja-AN: 611126905 References: <8d645l$7b489$1@fu-berlin.de> X-Complaints-To: ab...@clara.net X-Trace: nnrp4.clara.net 955722051 195.8.84.207 (Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:20:51 BST) Organization: Not here mate, it's chaos. MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Someo...@gives.a.sh*t NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 15:20:51 BST Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban,alt.folklore.urban.aghltfc,alt.games.half-life,alt.games.half-life.counterstrike,alt.games.half-life.editing,alt.games.half-life.modifications,alt.games.half-life.tfclassic,alt.games.quake2,alt.games.quake3,alt.games.starcraft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit