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by edraferi 3011 days ago
What did I just read. It’s like trying to understand satire from a hundred years ago.

I was convinced it was hopelessly corrupted by the archiving process, but some of the ASCII art still works (mostly).

2 comments

It's concentrated 90's memes, straight from the Gen X tap. Can be hazardous in large doses.
It's a usenet signature that grew longer and more ridiculous over time, with the changelog slapped on top.

It really is archaic; we don't use signatures for anything anymore (email, barely).