I found the following post and reply on the home repair newsgroup. Is the
wreck gaining notoriety for troll abuse? Or is it just a random reference
to wood?
-JBB
On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 00:30:35 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
>I need to unplug my door, but I am not sure how. There seems to be
>natural gas leaking from the doorknob keyhole and when I touch the
>wood I get a shock. I also noticed that the door faucets are leaking
>paint and paint brushes. The top of the door has a marble countertop
>and there is a scratch in the wheel.
>
>I cant find a breaker or fuse. What can I do?
Try rec.woodworking.
They'll know what to do.
>I need to unplug my door, but I am not sure how. There seems to be
>natural gas leaking from the doorknob keyhole and when I touch the
>wood I get a shock. I also noticed that the door faucets are leaking
>paint and paint brushes. The top of the door has a marble countertop
>and there is a scratch in the wheel.
It doesn't quite pass the Turing Test...
It reminds me of Mark V Shaney. Do a web search for previous
examples and the history behind it.
For example:
http://danny.oz.au/danny/humour/shaney2
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?MarkvShaney
http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_V_Shaney
http://www.anu.edu.au/mail-archives/link/link9711/0237.html
http://pennandteller.com/sincity/penn-n-teller/pcc/shaney.html
Google Groups has his first Usenet posting from 1984:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=2980%40alice.UUCP