Re: Anyone know an Ellen M?

From: Hiram Gonash <okfreddy_at_hotmail.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:14:03 -0000

Hello Ellen,

Welcome to the O.S.O.. As my S.O. Georgie pointed out we're a loosely
knit group of friends, most of whom met in Junior High and have yet to
mature beyond.

Consequently you'll see the same jokes and personal references made
over and over and over. We've built up a tolerance over the past 30
years but to a newcomer the jokes and putdowns may seem stupid and
infantile. They are.

Many have tried to escape the lunacy by physically moving but with the
Net they've been sucked right back in. It's an ego thing. Everyone
wants the last jab.

But Richard was right. Run while you can. Learn from his mistake. He
left the group 14 years ago and apparently had some sort of life. But
then he got "The Call", that little voice in his head that asked
"Whatever happened to that bunch of losers?" He did an Internet
search, found the group (just like you did), and joined. Next thing he
knew, he was invited to an Olive party. Like a fool he accepted and
like a drug addict attempting recovery he fell back into the old ways.

Now he has no life except checking the group postings. He has
Descended!

Other than that, we're a fun group. I'm the unofficial group
treasurer. Feel free to send money or chocolate. No one else ever has
but maybe you'll set a precedent.

--Hiram Gonash

By the way, the key to survival in the Olives is simply to give as
good as you can take. If you can sling the mud and don't mind getting
muddy then you'll have fun.

Tell us about Ann Arbor. What does it have for tourists with rampant
children?
Received on 2004-07-09 08:14:23