Nehmo
10 kW
A long time ago, when the web was less evolved, and I wrote a younger man’s words, a particular Kansas City forum, the only Kansas City forum, was quite popular (now gone). Forums were only on the Usenet before then, and some people were trying software that made websites something like Usenet newsgroups. This was before forums figured out how to recruit free moderators as they do today, and this forum had only one Administrator, a fat young boy.
After posting for a while in the forum, I got into an intense and continual argument with this one character, and I, consequently, developed a low opinion of him. I don’t remember what we had a difference on, but he had some stupid views and argued stupidly. He had a little pic of himself, but I couldn’t tell much from it.
Anyway, during this period, my wife and I picked up lots of stray and abandoned dogs. One day, she came home talking about a pretty, white female who was being neglected by her masters. The dog was never freed from its short chain, for example. For the next three days, my wife was actually the one who brought the dog water. On the fourth day, Susan, without the permission of the dog's owners, brought the dog home.
As usual, I took a pic of the dog (with a 1.2 megapixel digital camera, something very few people had back then), and placed an ad on my own webpage offering to give the dog away. For more exposure, I posted a brief description and plea about the dog in the forum. I had not done this before. It was an experiment.
Then, via the forum, someone answered the ad and agreed to come over to see Cloud. Susan had named the small white fluffy young dog “Cloud”. While we were waiting for the party to come over, I started playing with his e-address. Lo and behold, this was my enemy form the forum. I paused. Should I cancel?... No. I decided to do nothing and allow him to come over. I would reserve my opinion until then. But if I thought this was going to be a bad placement for Cloud, there was no question, I would veto.
The guy arrived. He was gay and had his partner with him. When my wife introduced them to Cloud, all my doubts disappeared. Cloud instantly took to them. They were pleasantly shocked by how affectionate Cloud was. It was a perfect match.
We all talked for a short time. They were talking about what they needed to buy to accommodate their new companion. They didn’t have much time, and they left in their car with Cloud.
The next car to arrive at our house was one containing Cloud’s former owners coming to reclaim their dog. They were two black women, one very fat and the other cute but loud. With the help of snitches, they figured out where Susan lived, and they had figured out she had taken Cloud. Their issue was really the breach in their sphere of possessions – not the loss of a beloved pet. I was able to honestly tell them we had already given Cloud away. We exchanged threats for a while, and I chased them off.
And what about the guy who got Cloud? I noticed he stopped posting in the forum for a while. We never had another meeting there. And, as I said, the forum later went down. I heard from him one more time. He sent me an email thanking me very seriously, saying he could never be good enough with words to express their appreciation. Cloud was their baby. They had decided to keep the name Cloud.
After posting for a while in the forum, I got into an intense and continual argument with this one character, and I, consequently, developed a low opinion of him. I don’t remember what we had a difference on, but he had some stupid views and argued stupidly. He had a little pic of himself, but I couldn’t tell much from it.
Anyway, during this period, my wife and I picked up lots of stray and abandoned dogs. One day, she came home talking about a pretty, white female who was being neglected by her masters. The dog was never freed from its short chain, for example. For the next three days, my wife was actually the one who brought the dog water. On the fourth day, Susan, without the permission of the dog's owners, brought the dog home.
As usual, I took a pic of the dog (with a 1.2 megapixel digital camera, something very few people had back then), and placed an ad on my own webpage offering to give the dog away. For more exposure, I posted a brief description and plea about the dog in the forum. I had not done this before. It was an experiment.
Then, via the forum, someone answered the ad and agreed to come over to see Cloud. Susan had named the small white fluffy young dog “Cloud”. While we were waiting for the party to come over, I started playing with his e-address. Lo and behold, this was my enemy form the forum. I paused. Should I cancel?... No. I decided to do nothing and allow him to come over. I would reserve my opinion until then. But if I thought this was going to be a bad placement for Cloud, there was no question, I would veto.
The guy arrived. He was gay and had his partner with him. When my wife introduced them to Cloud, all my doubts disappeared. Cloud instantly took to them. They were pleasantly shocked by how affectionate Cloud was. It was a perfect match.
We all talked for a short time. They were talking about what they needed to buy to accommodate their new companion. They didn’t have much time, and they left in their car with Cloud.
The next car to arrive at our house was one containing Cloud’s former owners coming to reclaim their dog. They were two black women, one very fat and the other cute but loud. With the help of snitches, they figured out where Susan lived, and they had figured out she had taken Cloud. Their issue was really the breach in their sphere of possessions – not the loss of a beloved pet. I was able to honestly tell them we had already given Cloud away. We exchanged threats for a while, and I chased them off.
And what about the guy who got Cloud? I noticed he stopped posting in the forum for a while. We never had another meeting there. And, as I said, the forum later went down. I heard from him one more time. He sent me an email thanking me very seriously, saying he could never be good enough with words to express their appreciation. Cloud was their baby. They had decided to keep the name Cloud.
