So what happened to right to freedom of expression???
So what happened to right to freedom of expression???
This was the question posed to the moderator of ufl_2004@yahoogroups.com
ufl_2004 is a group for Indian students who're studying at University of Florida.I guess it has around 350 plus members.
It so happens that this particular group is an extremely boring group. Trust me, some of the people on the list are way too classy...but it's just that there's nothing “fun” ever happening here.
But all that changed last weekend. Usually all the mails on this group are with regards to people selling and buying furniture, bicycles, computers and text books. Once in a while you have an odd spam mail informing you about ways to make fast money….but besides that, nothing ever happens here.
So when I browsed through the daily mails on that weekend I happened to come across a huge mail from this girl named Hemal. Hemal had written about her experience with yoga and how she wanted everyone to try it out. I have to be honest….I don’t know the girl and I don’t exactly have a craze for yoga….so I didn’t even bother reading through it…coz it was a pretty huge mail.
Anyway, a few days pass and out of the blue a wise-ass character named Yogendra replies to Hemal's mail by saying something on the lines of “I'm not interested in your yoga so don't chew my brain". Just one problem…..this guy is really rude to her….I wish people could be more polite.
Hemal’s well wisher, a particular Mr Ritesh Patel is offended big time and replies to Yogendra’s mail by sending a solid huge mail on the group and calls Yogendra a schmuck and demands a public apology.
Yogendra’s ego is hurt, so he replies immediately and calls Ritesh names and concludes that Ritesh is out of his mind and informs Ritesh that an apology is not an option.
To which Ritesh replies with another majorly solid long mail and accuses Yogendra of being a very small person with no principles whatsoever.
Yogendra replies promptly and tells Ritesh to get lost….and I begin to recall my kindergarten days. I use to fight in a similar manner with the girls in my class then….which often resulted in me getting overpowered. (My only defense back then was to kiss the girls coz they hated it. Can u picture a tiny guy getting clobbered by huge girls and during the clobbering session the guy has puckered lips and is trying his best to plant a kiss…..hehehe.) The only other all time pathetic war strategy was when Orlando Bloom decided to take on Menelaus in the battle for Troy in the movie.
As all of this is going on Nidhi, a friend of mine, decides she's had enough and informs everyone concerned that they should take this argument someplace else.
Finally Ms. Hemal comments and informs Yogendra that she found his comments highly derogatory and thanked Ritesh for standing by her side during this phase.
All of these mails are being posted on the group....hehehe....and made for a lot of amusing reading.
Till now a particular Pratap has been a mute spectator to the chaos that’s going on. He feels a burning desire to make a contribution. So he takes the chaos to a new level and initiates a poll on the same yahoo group:
WHO SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO WHOM?
1)Yogendra should apologize to Hemal coz his comments were uncalled for and his behavior was that unbecoming of a Gentleman.
2)Yogendra should apologize to Hemal and Ritesh coz that would be the right thing to do.
3)Ritesh should apologize to Yogendra coz Ritesh’s mails were way too long and forced Yogendra to fall asleep as he read through them which in turn affected his academic performance.
4)Ritesh, Yogendra and Hemal should apologize to Ms Nidhi coz they clogged her 100MB Yahoo Inbox
5)Somebody out here needs to apologize to Everybody coz Nobody out here knows Anybody
It just so happens that the Moderator of the yahoo group was at his all time low on the “Fun Quotient” and couldn’t see the fun side of it.
Result…Pratap gets banned from ufl_2004@yahoogroups.com.
Hahahahaha…it was awesome.
P.S. I wasn't sure how Hemal would take this whole spoof thing coz I've never met her before. Which means, she's not aware of my "wierd ways". So I did get in touch with her in advance and I sought her consent before going ahead with the poll. I wouldn't have gone ahead with it had she been uncomfortable with it :)
This was the question posed to the moderator of ufl_2004@yahoogroups.com
ufl_2004 is a group for Indian students who're studying at University of Florida.I guess it has around 350 plus members.
It so happens that this particular group is an extremely boring group. Trust me, some of the people on the list are way too classy...but it's just that there's nothing “fun” ever happening here.
But all that changed last weekend. Usually all the mails on this group are with regards to people selling and buying furniture, bicycles, computers and text books. Once in a while you have an odd spam mail informing you about ways to make fast money….but besides that, nothing ever happens here.
So when I browsed through the daily mails on that weekend I happened to come across a huge mail from this girl named Hemal. Hemal had written about her experience with yoga and how she wanted everyone to try it out. I have to be honest….I don’t know the girl and I don’t exactly have a craze for yoga….so I didn’t even bother reading through it…coz it was a pretty huge mail.
Anyway, a few days pass and out of the blue a wise-ass character named Yogendra replies to Hemal's mail by saying something on the lines of “I'm not interested in your yoga so don't chew my brain". Just one problem…..this guy is really rude to her….I wish people could be more polite.
Hemal’s well wisher, a particular Mr Ritesh Patel is offended big time and replies to Yogendra’s mail by sending a solid huge mail on the group and calls Yogendra a schmuck and demands a public apology.
Yogendra’s ego is hurt, so he replies immediately and calls Ritesh names and concludes that Ritesh is out of his mind and informs Ritesh that an apology is not an option.
To which Ritesh replies with another majorly solid long mail and accuses Yogendra of being a very small person with no principles whatsoever.
Yogendra replies promptly and tells Ritesh to get lost….and I begin to recall my kindergarten days. I use to fight in a similar manner with the girls in my class then….which often resulted in me getting overpowered. (My only defense back then was to kiss the girls coz they hated it. Can u picture a tiny guy getting clobbered by huge girls and during the clobbering session the guy has puckered lips and is trying his best to plant a kiss…..hehehe.) The only other all time pathetic war strategy was when Orlando Bloom decided to take on Menelaus in the battle for Troy in the movie.
As all of this is going on Nidhi, a friend of mine, decides she's had enough and informs everyone concerned that they should take this argument someplace else.
Finally Ms. Hemal comments and informs Yogendra that she found his comments highly derogatory and thanked Ritesh for standing by her side during this phase.
All of these mails are being posted on the group....hehehe....and made for a lot of amusing reading.
Till now a particular Pratap has been a mute spectator to the chaos that’s going on. He feels a burning desire to make a contribution. So he takes the chaos to a new level and initiates a poll on the same yahoo group:
WHO SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO WHOM?
1)Yogendra should apologize to Hemal coz his comments were uncalled for and his behavior was that unbecoming of a Gentleman.
2)Yogendra should apologize to Hemal and Ritesh coz that would be the right thing to do.
3)Ritesh should apologize to Yogendra coz Ritesh’s mails were way too long and forced Yogendra to fall asleep as he read through them which in turn affected his academic performance.
4)Ritesh, Yogendra and Hemal should apologize to Ms Nidhi coz they clogged her 100MB Yahoo Inbox
5)Somebody out here needs to apologize to Everybody coz Nobody out here knows Anybody
It just so happens that the Moderator of the yahoo group was at his all time low on the “Fun Quotient” and couldn’t see the fun side of it.
Result…Pratap gets banned from ufl_2004@yahoogroups.com.
Hahahahaha…it was awesome.
P.S. I wasn't sure how Hemal would take this whole spoof thing coz I've never met her before. Which means, she's not aware of my "wierd ways". So I did get in touch with her in advance and I sought her consent before going ahead with the poll. I wouldn't have gone ahead with it had she been uncomfortable with it :)
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