Comments on: The Modem Man Rap http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1319 Jason Scott's Weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:59:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Murple http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1319/comment-page-1#comment-4988 Murple Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:09:40 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1319#comment-4988 I contributed the MP3 and know the people who made and who were mentioned in the song. There is no "woot" in this, the person typing the lyrics heard Zarniwoop (a guy's k-kool hacker alias), and though he corrected it in the lyrics I guess he left it in the commentary. The weird voice in the second half is because Style was a guy from Wisconsin and spoke in a hilarious Wisconsin accent like that. Also, Phreaky Phone was one of the notorious 312 area code voice mail boxen of 1987 and Modem Man used it as a kodez hotline where you could call and listen to him give you kodez, diverters, bridges, and all that fun stuff. Magnus was Magnus Adept, who aside from an interest in phreaking was also obsessed with the occult and was always going off about crystal balls and tarot and shit. This was recorded no later than June 1987. I contributed the MP3 and know the people who made and who were mentioned in the song. There is no “woot” in this, the person typing the lyrics heard Zarniwoop (a guy’s k-kool hacker alias), and though he corrected it in the lyrics I guess he left it in the commentary.

The weird voice in the second half is because Style was a guy from Wisconsin and spoke in a hilarious Wisconsin accent like that.

Also, Phreaky Phone was one of the notorious 312 area code voice mail boxen of 1987 and Modem Man used it as a kodez hotline where you could call and listen to him give you kodez, diverters, bridges, and all that fun stuff.

Magnus was Magnus Adept, who aside from an interest in phreaking was also obsessed with the occult and was always going off about crystal balls and tarot and shit.

This was recorded no later than June 1987.

]]> By: Robert Paloutzian http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1319/comment-page-1#comment-4987 Robert Paloutzian Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:47:29 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1319#comment-4987 Actually I still use "gotta jam" in that way. Guess I'm out of the loop. Actually I still use “gotta jam” in that way. Guess I’m out of the loop.

]]> By: Grant Barrett http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1319/comment-page-1#comment-4986 Grant Barrett Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:36:02 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1319#comment-4986 Jason, how good is the date on that file? Are there any corroborating circumstances that will help fix the date precisely? Because from here it looks like a good candidate for an antedating that will help rewrite the history of the term. Jason, how good is the date on that file? Are there any corroborating circumstances that will help fix the date precisely? Because from here it looks like a good candidate for an antedating that will help rewrite the history of the term.

]]> By: Chris H. http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1319/comment-page-1#comment-4985 Chris H. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:53:20 +0000 http://ascii.textfiles.com/?p=1319#comment-4985 Take this with a grain of salt / file it under madness; I just wanted to get the discussion going on the blog you referred to, might as well put it here too, just for laughs. -- Damn, you guys are blasted.. The sound "w00t!" represents the goddamn steam-flutes /horns on a goddamn ship; - the ones depicted in cartoons as stone-faced breathing mouths, (you know..) - goddamn steamboat "horns". So, in the context of 'expression,' "w00t!!!111" adds on to it like a "breakpoint"/"milestone" pointifier; - simply like an "Eureka!!![111]", or whatever you wish to compare it with; - a goddamn expression, in any case.. *sigh* - the art of complicating things with nonesense.. ;) -- /eo* Take this with a grain of salt / file it under madness; I just wanted to get the discussion going on the blog you referred to, might as well put it here too, just for laughs.

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Damn, you guys are blasted..

The sound “w00t!” represents the goddamn steam-flutes /horns on a goddamn ship; – the ones depicted in cartoons as stone-faced breathing mouths, (you know..) – goddamn steamboat “horns”.

So, in the context of ‘expression,’ “w00t!!!111″ adds on to it like a “breakpoint”/”milestone” pointifier; – simply like an “Eureka!!![111]“, or whatever you wish to compare it with; – a goddamn expression, in any case..

*sigh* – the art of complicating things with nonesense.. ;)

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/eo*

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