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the trout thing #73535 03/03/04 11:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2 here and there D doud OP Bowl of petunias
OP doud Bowl of petunias D Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2 here and there	hi folks & gals a question has risen : what are the origins of the trout slapping ? aka :"slaps DouD around a bit with a large trout" where does it come from, who used it in the first place ? cheers, DouD

Re: the trout thing #73536 04/03/04 01:08 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,812 Raccoon Hoopy frood
Raccoon Hoopy frood Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,812	See this post. It is a passage that used to exist in the help file, and should explain your question while offering some insite about the author. - Raccoon Well. At least I won lunch. Good philosophy, see good in bad, I like!

Re: the trout thing #73537 04/03/04 10:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 428 Cyberia P PastMaster Fjord artisan
PastMaster Fjord artisan P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 428 Cyberia	Trout slapping was already a common convention before mIRC existed - I remember it from the very first time I used IRC, waaaaaaay back in 1992, when it was used to explain to the newbie (me!) what /me was for... PM IRCnet & DALnet @#travelersinn :-: IRC for fun and relaxation :-:

Re: the trout thing #73538 04/03/04 05:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2 here and there D doud OP Bowl of petunias
OP doud Bowl of petunias D Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2 here and there	okay, thanks guys !

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