The most famous {pseudo}, and the prototypical {newbie}. Articles
from B1FF feature all uppercase letters sprinkled liberally with
bangs, typos, `cute' misspellings (EVRY BUDY LUVS GOOD OLD BIFF CUZ
KØØL DOOD AN HE RITES REEL AWESUM THINGZ IN CAPITULL LETTRS LIKE
THIS!!!), use (and often misuse) of fragments of {talk mode}
abbreviations, a long {sig block} (sometimes even a {doubled sig}),
and unbounded naivete. B1FF posts articles using his elder brother's
VIC-20. B1FF's location is a mystery, as his articles appear to come
from a variety of sites. However, BITNET seems to be the most
frequent origin. The theory that B1FF is a denizen of BITNET is
supported by B1FF's (unfortunately invalid) electronic mail address:
[email protected].
[1993: Now It Can Be Told! My spies inform me that B1FF was
originally created by Joe Talmadge <[email protected]>, also the author
of the infamous and much-plagiarized "Flamer's Bible". The BIFF
filter he wrote was later passed to Richard Sexton, who posted
BIFFisms much more widely. Versions have since been posted for the
amusement of the net at large. See also {Jeff K.} --ESR]
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