[This comes from an unknown source. Several of the lines, particularly in the first stanza, strongly resemble things I saw posted on r.a.sf.w.r-j over a year ago. --BG.] Daughter of the Net, she surfs again. The ancient flamewar, she yet fights. A new browser she seeks, that can serve her and crash, yet serve still. What can stand against her hacking? The firewall shall kneel. Lag calls lag. Lag feeds lag. Lag is, and lag was, and lag shall ever be. The man who e-mails stands alone. He gives his passwords for sacrifice. Two links before him, one to accurate information, the other to the Great Hoax. Which shall he choose? Which shall he choose? What page speaks truth? What page lies? Lag calls lag. Lag feeds lag. Lag is, and lag was, and lag shall ever be. "Luc" posted in the Jordan newsgroup. "Isam" lurked in the World-Wide Ways. The debate is now begun. The Texas Darkfriends rage and flame. One did crash and one did not, but both post. _A Crown of Swords_ has come. Lag calls lag. Lag feeds lag. Lag is, and lag was, and lag shall ever be. The Wizards wait on AngrealMOO. The e-mail virus rends the ancient web. Delays shall sow, and posters flame, before the next book comes. Delays shall reap, and fandom wane, before the next book comes. Again the FAQs get answers wrong, before the next book comes. System failure imminient! {In the original, these lines flashed.} System failure imminient! Lag calls lag. Lag feeds lag. Lag is, and lag was, and lag shall ever be. System failure immi> *&^(*&%%^&%&*$%^#$%#%$$(&)^&)^&(%^%^&$%^$^*%)(*&)}{[][":^^*&^%^&%#$##^$$& Your system has been infected by the Great_Lord_of_the_Dark computer virus. All applications have been tainted. All data files will be corrupted. Have a nice day!