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I Guess Somebody Had To Start It...

Viewing: rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose Newsgroups: rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose, rb.alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk.flonk, rb.alt.lameyslair Started by Tom Mix 3 messages 1 useful 1 vote point Last activity 10 hours ago

I Guess Somebody Had To Start It...

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From: Tom Mix <tommix@mixmin.net>
Newsgroups: rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose, rb.alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk.flonk, rb.alt.lameyslair
Subject: I Guess Somebody Had To Start It...
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:31:51 -0400
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So... here we are.

If you're reading this, you've officially witnessed the rebirth of
rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose.

The original alt.fan.karl-malden.nose began life as one of Usenet's
many wonderfully ridiculous joke groups. It later became unexpectedly
famous after playing a central role in the Meow Wars, one of the
Internet's earliest large-scale trolling events.

This time around, let's try something different.

Post your favorite Karl Malden roles. Talk about that legendary nose.
Share stories about the old days of Usenet. Or just appreciate the fact
that somewhere, somehow, a newsgroup dedicated to Karl Malden's nose is
alive again.

Some traditions are too weird to let disappear.

--
Tom Mix
"Leave the trail better than you found it."
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From: Steve Leyland
Newsgroups: rb.alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk.flonk, rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose, rb.alt.lameyslair
Subject: Re: I Guess Somebody Had To Start It...
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:56:18 -0400
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On behalf of Teh Mighty Empire of Meow I approve of this group.

--
Steve Leyland
mhm32x16 Smeeter#24 WSD#41 Most Hated Usenetizen Of All Time#1
Top Asshole on the Net#4 Usenet Ruiner#11 Lits Slut#1
alt.hackers.malicious awards 2007 Pedo-Baiter
Alcatroll Labs Inc (bongwater maintenance dept)
=^MEOW MEOW ARMY^=
======================================================================
"Oh, and by the by ... although it is not my particular responsibility
to do so, I do nevertheless apologize for Mr. Leyland, who seems
convinced that anyone who might pass by this doorway to our little
gallery is a child rapist. In a sense, he is much like the ratty kitty
he claims to be in his interminable signature line ... he wanders about
and stops occassionally at the stoop here to spray and defecate, then
moves on and is gone for a few days or so ... no doubt spraying,
defecating and retching up hairballs elsewhere ... then returns to mark
his "territory" again. I realise he is little more than a malodorous
nusiance, but a nuisance nevertheless."
HMS Victor Victorian, pedophile, alt.fan.utb.naughty-boy
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"Warning to all:
Steve Leyland is a trolling twat of the highest order. Killfile the
muppet now and move on. Even the briefest of searches on his past
UseNet posts will reveal the truth. You have been warned. *plonk*"
bear, uk.rec.motorcycles
======================================================================
"I didn't delete any part of your meaningless, pointless, worthless
post in order to clearly demonstrate that you are the nemesis of
Usenet: the crossposting, non-editing, diagram-creating worthless,
dickless, brainless, gutless, mindless, ball-less, spineless, flaccid,
obese, fish-belly pale, ugly, VD-ridden, moronic, bald, hunch-backed,
flat-footed, odoriferous, obnoxious, fecal-smelling, buck-toothed,
physically handicapped, fungus-infected, HIV positive, mud-packing,
masturbating, whining, simpering, self-important, arrogant, egomaniacal
POS that takes up more bandwidth than a despicable binary-poster, and
for no apparent reason beyond seeing his own defecatory vomitus
slithering down the screen in vile green rivulets."
Admiral Halsey, alt.sailing.asa
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"I went to the Garden of Love,
And saw what I never had seen;
A Chapel was built in the midst,
Where I used to play on the green.
And the gates of this Chapel were shut
And "Thou shalt not," writ over the door;
So I turned to the Garden of Love
That so many sweet flowers bore.
And I saw it was filled with graves,
And tombstones where flowers should be;
And priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,
And binding with briars my joys and desires."
William Blake.
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right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to
seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and
regardless of frontiers." Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
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people from all races, creeds and colours shall put their faith in
deeds, not words, and make the land green again. They shall be known as
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From: Tom Mix <tommix@mixmin.net>
Newsgroups: rb.alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk.flonk, rb.alt.fan.karl-malden.nose, rb.alt.lameyslair
Subject: Re: I Guess Somebody Had To Start It...
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:42:35 -0400
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On Jul 20, 2026 5:56 AM Steve Leyland dropped this little golden nugget:

On behalf of Teh Mighty Empire of Meow I approve of this group.

ALL HAIL FLUFFY

--
Tom Mix
"Leave the trail better than you found it."