"Val" wrote in message
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The other thing that always leaves me amazed (but no longer surprised) are
the many simply common and/or commonly simple questions asked of this
group that can be answered by a 2 minute or less search on the internet
or, heaven forbid, a trip to the public library. How in the world do these
people manage to find and post to a newsgroup but can't figure out how to
use a search engine?


My favorite, a real classic from rec.food.cooking:

"Can I make my own lasagne at home? How?"

That's it - the entire message. No hint as to whether the person was asking
about how to make the noodles from scratch, or the dish. The OP never
returned to clarify this, probably because he/she/it came under heavy (and
justly deserved) artillery fire within minutes of the message being posted.
The assumption was that even though every lasagna noodle package in the
universe contains a recipe, the person hadn't bothered to look, or do a web
search, or (heaven forbid) hire a private detective for assistance in
locating the nearest library.