| From time to time,
somebody posts weird things or behaves in a manner that strikes other users as peculiar.
There are many members who have fit this profile in the past.
Waspfro: Lithium (the
dreaded L-word) arose from this ex-Crunchlander's obsession with bipolar disorder and its
treatment. After posting to dialup Crunchland about nothing else for months,
he became upset that nobody wanted to discuss his pet topic any more. He was eventually
banished, after which he threatened to sue Crunchland for discrimination under the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
Hamhead: Youngster
who logged onto Crunchland before the days of Kiddy Crunchland.
Jesus: A user named Jesus was thrown off the
board for being annoying. Later, any bad luck was blamed on the fact that we were
the BBS that canned a religious icon.
Jim Vance: There
was a time when "Jim Vance" signed on, said he was the same one of Newscaster
fame (newscaster on Washington DC's local NBC affiliate), and described what he'd be wearing later on TV that night. The fact he was correct
brought much excitement and debate whether it was really Jim or one of his interns.
Later, Captain Crunch exposed the sign-on of Mr. Vance as a practical joke based on an
experiment of backdating messages. Punk
Walrus - A long time user,
Punk Walrus (aka "Punkie") claimed he'd received several
threatening, anonymous emails. He presumed, based on the message
content, that they originated from someone linked with Crunchland.
Unfortunately, he was never able to produce proof of these messages, so the
culprit (or culprits) were never tracked down. Punkie left the community
voluntarily, since several people questioned the veracity of his claims. In
fact, an amateur writer, Punkie was always known to be capable of
spinning many tall tales. He was last sighted elsewhere on the net, spreading
stories about how mean Crunchland people supposedly are. We wish Punkie all
the best, wherever he is. Let's
not forget TUFF (or maybe we should). The guy would camp out
in LORD for all his waking hours waiting to pick up any female who entered, and when his real girlfriend wanted to log on, he gave her the
handle "Stinky". Some say he was banished, others say he left of his own
volition. Putumayo remembers him being tossed off the board, after a few women complained
to the Captain about his behavior. |
Zahra the Seductress was a former Crunchland regular. Her handle was
tongue-in-cheek, but led to some confusion nevertheless. If she'd been around for
LORD, she probably would've scored the second-highest romantic ranking (behind
Nympho, of
course).
Other wacko users:
Acid Rainbow: An apparent victim of
multiple-personality disorder, Acid Rainbow found a temporary home on
Crunchland. Remembered for his lament about no one knowing the trials and
tribulations of being a member of MENSA. He was last sighted on LAMBDAmoo,
relishing in the ability to be any sort of person he desired.
Katana: A
user attracted to the old dial-up BBS because of the game L.O.R.D., Katana
would spend many hours online, waiting for people to show up.
Crom: This
user had the ability to leave very long-winded and rambling messages on
any and all topics.
Emma Peel:
Feminist and outspoken lesbian who used to launch virtual missiles at those who made chauvinist comments.
Captain Crunch:
the founder and original sysop of the Crunchland BBS. He's gone now. His original moniker
was taken from the alias of a guy who used a plastic whistle from a box of Captain Crunch
cereal to get free phone calls from Ma Bell.
The oldest continuous
member of Crunchland is Phaedrus, connecting to the BBS within a week or two of its
inception.
DSF:
Current sysop of Crunchland, he took over the operation of the BBS in 1995, and
was responsible for moving it onto the world-wide web. Paul
Styrene: "Uncle Paul" is a permanent fixture of the
Crunchland community. A friend to all.
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