What's the point of subscribing to a public news group???

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_.-In alt.os.linux.slackware, Scott Norris wrote the following -._
> What?, you didn't get your official membership card?

I got mine renewed just recently:

      ________________________________________
     |:---------------.----------------------:|
     |:     ._-_.     | MEMBER=Faux_Pseudo   :|
     |:    //// _\    | GROUP=A.O.L.Slackware:|
     |:   ///   .'.   | RANK=BOZO, etc.      :|
     |:   /|(    _\   | SINCE=2000           :|
     |:   \\|   _|    | Posts=3000+          :|
     |:   //\\  _/    | Newsreader=slrn      :|
     |:   /.-'==='-.  |                      :|
     |:  /'         '\| Non-transferable     :|
     |: /  /|:F_P:|\  | No cash value        :|
     |:_______________|______________________:|
     `----------------------------------------'

And on the back you will find the rules:
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     |                                        |
     | Rules of membership:                   |
     | I.   Thou shalt not top post.          | <- note how you
     | II.  Thou shalt not feed trolls        |    broke that one
     | III. Only one ticket for a lap-dance   |
     |      per year per member               | <- see below
     | IV.  No posting allowed after having   | <- note that I
     |      had 175 ml (undiluted) of booze.  |    have broke that
     | V.   Thou shalt teach people to fish   |    one.
     |      and not give it to them without   |
     |      getting fair value in trade.      |
     `----------------------------------------'

            .-----------.
            |    LAP    |
             )  DANCE  (
            |   :F_P:   |
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######################################Wed Feb 9 2005#################

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        ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._))        | - Andrew Jackson
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