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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:30:08 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:


So why didn't you snip all the stuff off the bottom of the post?

Ah, this is the usual indolence of top-posters: out of sight, out of mind.

A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet?

Somebody on another group recently made a comment along the lines that
scum prefers to float on the top. :-)

Too easily countered with cream.

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