From: Elise Matthesen Newsgroups: alt.polyamory Subject: Re: another newbie for ye Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:48:59 -0600 Spotazhazer wrote: › › hey all › i'm kinda new to posts › (reverance to all the hosts) › but not really so new to poly › (all the hbbs whisper "golly") › - but strangely celibate of late › (rhyme for that, nah, don't wait) › n not of my own accord however › i'm agoraphobic, hermit by nature › - thus i'm kinda out of any loops › with no access to any groups › n so i thought i'd look online › for somewhat like minds › hey ? Goodness! I'd say "Welcome to alt.polyamory!" -- and I will -- but such an introduction kinda cries out for... for.... for a more, um, poetical-type response. ‹sits down and thinks real hard for a minnit› Good martian newbie, hail, well met! (Has Aahz posted a welcome yet? If not, he will in just a minute.) This place is glad to have you in it, So do come in, sit down, relax, And help yourself to all the snacks. (You may have seen us act like dorks, And quibble over spoons and forks, But mostly we are pretty harmless, if now and then a little charmless.) Your poem is lovely, and well packed With hints of many an arcane fact -- If you're a hermit, please don't fret. There's herd of them 'round here. We get All sorts of folks, some new to poly, And some old hands. (I own, it's jolly Hearing from one not so new, Though I've learned much from neos, too.) Your tagline indicates that you Might well enjoy this crazy zoo. By that I mean that "intellectual" Is quite a common preference (sexual, I mean) round here. Oh, I don't mean To make you blush, or cause a scene, But you should know: a brainy martian May have to fend off acts of darshan. And writing songs can be quite risky -- we've got Marines, guitars, and whiskey! But fear us not. We shan't be churls. We'll be real nice, us *and* our squirrels. There's just one thing - your introduction Moves me to make a strange deduction and wonder if you're lycanthropic? (No really, honest, it's on-topic!) You say "musician," and "songwriter" But if the moon is shining brighter Are you the kind that turns to poet? Some folkies shapeshift. (Don't I know it?!) Hey, can we watch when you rehearse, to see you go from bard to verse? Well, I sure hope you come back after reading this silly post.... ‹grin› Elise, happy to greet a new person P.S. Welcome to alt.polyamory!
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Elise Matthesen