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Postings from February 2000
>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Christiansen <tchrist@chthon.perl.com> >>>>> wrote the following on Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:20:44 -0700 Tom> Oh good. It's "attack Tom" day. I had written a long and rambling rant about the overcommercialization of Attack Tom Day, and how the true meaning had been lost. Just last night, I watched the NBC Attack Tom Day Holiday Extraviganza (starring Gary Coleman and Gary Busey, with a guest musical performance by Britney Spears) and the only sketch had anything to do with Attack Tom Day was a 30 second monologue by Gary Coleman. "What you talkin' 'bout, Mr. Christiansen," said Gary. The rest of the show was a thinly veiled commercial for this season's hottest Attack Tom Day Toys. But after writing my rant, I realized that I too had lost the spirit of the holiday. Sure, I was attacking someone, and I was certainly spewing rage in a public forum, but I was attacking the wrong people--I should have been attacking Tom. Look, during this hectic holiday, everybody is busy, and priorities can get a bit skewed. But I hope that everyone can try to learn the lesson I learned--remember to make this day about attacking Tom, and you'll be much happier. Mike