ONE WEEK IN AFD (to the tune of Barenaked Ladies - "One Week") A song parody by Baxil, 9-14-2K (NOTE: "AFD" is the newsgroup alt.fan.dragons.) It's been one week since his post appeared All the dragons were saying, "Welcome to Here" Five days since he made his lair We all commented on his decorating flair Three days since his party thread Where six more names for AFD were first said Yesterday, he finally talked to me Well, I hope I can help him understand draconity Open Agent(*), watch the spam flow To the recycle bin they go 'cause I don't waste my time on lamers Cruise the posts on my hosts Yeah, I know that Deja's toast Ignoring trolls 'cause I don't wanna be a flamer Helping the newbies, cut 'em some slack Where's that newsgroup FAQ Go check the Web at Dragonfire Draconic's got the IRC scene Draconian's keen But set your browser sights higher Go gauge this page, it's all the rage, Well yeah it shows its growin' age, But it's still telling, it's for dragons who are really real Read and think, it makes you blink, So take a drink from Bax's sink(**) No, it's not "Back-sill," say it with me, buddy, "Bakh-heel" How do we talk down people shouting that we're crazy? Gotta tell them that their intellects are lazy We're the kind of folks who talk about identity Know that our lives aren't the way that they're meant to be We have a tendency to feel wings on our backs We have a history of wandering alone It's been one week since the test post ran Got so many replies, I thought it was spam Five days since the food fight thread I'm still cleaning custard and cream from my head It's been three days since the big debate About whether theropods classified as chordate Yesterday, some newbies said to me That they'd still kind of like to understand draconity More conversation, the small talk beckons Thread is a wreck, but it's good, I reckon Gotta destress and blow steam somewhere Bask in the hot air Tell in-jokes, watch the newbies all stare But once in a while a question comes up That kinda sums up All of the reasons that we gather Like "Why believe that you are devils?" Well we're not devils That's fundamentalist blather My Christian friends dislike this trend 'cause they can blend their dragons in With other people, cause we all are Christian soldiers Don't rate or hate us on those grounds Don't carry prejudice around -- well at least That's what the FAQ list could have told ya How do we talk down people shouting that we're crazy? Gotta tell them that their intellects are lazy We're the kind of folks who talk about identity Know that our lives aren't the way that they're meant to be We have a tendency to feel wings on our backs We have a history of wandering alone It's been one week since that trolling clown Said we don't exist and got shouted down Five days since we were called geeks I swear I haven't laughed that hard in weeks Three days since we're told we role-play The AWFR still has nothing to say Lately, I've loved AFD But I still wish the world would understand draconity Still wish the world would understand draconity Still wish the world would understand draconity (... Check out the FAQ with all due velocity) For those whose interest has been piqued by the song, the FAQ referred to (the "Draconity FAQ", which is entirely separate from the alt.fan.dragons FAQ), is at http://www.ecis.com/~ddragon/faq/ (*) [or "Netscape," "Outlook," or any 2-syllable newsreader] (**) Line shamelessly stolen from the Dream Warriors.