{ "export": { "source": "https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/3483", "note": "Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright in each message remains with the person who wrote it. Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "urth", "thread": { "id": 3483, "subject": "Terry Scoggin, Texas deadbeat", "messages": 3, "voices": 3, "first": "2002-10-12T04:25:39+00:00", "last": "2002-10-13T17:09:16+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Michael Andre-Driussi", "address": "mantis at siriusfiction.com" }, "date": "2002-10-12T04:25:39+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Terry Scoggin, Texas deadbeat", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Ladies and Gentlemen,\n\nWe have a John Crowley fan, name of Terry D. Scroggin, who lives in Valley\nView, Republic of Texas. Email tjscoggin at ntin.net\n\nHe ordered a chapbook and I sent him one. Then his check bounced. I\ncontacted him by email two weeks ago and asked him to send a money order or\ncash to cover the amount plus the bank charge, a total of $12.\n\nHe responded quickly:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Well, I did in fact close that account, but only last week. According to\nthe bank (on this end), the check was paid, but then they screwed me out of\nover $250, and that after only a year of service. I don't know where it\nwent, and they say they don't either. Do whatever you have to do." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "It is that \"Do whatever you have to do\" part that continues to bug me.\nMaybe it means something different in Texan, but it sure sounds to me like\n\"Hey, it isn't my problem (and you aren't likely to come all the way out to\nTexas for $12, but if you do, you can try and squeeze blood from my\nturnip).\"\n\nWell now we are up to $20. I'd like to publically shame and humiliate Mr.\nScroggin into paying the $20 right now before it goes up again.\n\nTo this end I'd like people to tell him not to be a jerk and to send the\nmoney order right away.\n\nAny help in this would be greatly appreciated!\n\n=mantis=" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Josh Geller", "address": "dclxvi at dclxvi.best.vwh.net" }, "date": "2002-10-12T04:52:59+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Terry Scoggin, Texas deadbeat", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Michael Andre-Driussi wrote:\nLadies and Gentlemen," }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "We have a John Crowley fan, name of Terry D. Scroggin, who lives in Valley\nView, Republic of Texas. Email tjscoggin at ntin.net" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "He ordered a chapbook and I sent him one. Then his check bounced. I\ncontacted him by email two weeks ago and asked him to send a money order or\ncash to cover the amount plus the bank charge, a total of $12." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "He responded quickly:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "Well, I did in fact close that account, but only last week. According\nto the bank (on this end), the check was paid, but then they screwed me\nout of over $250, and that after only a year of service. I don't know\nwhere it went, and they say they don't either. Do whatever you have to\ndo." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "It is that \"Do whatever you have to do\" part that continues to bug me.\nMaybe it means something different in Texan, but it sure sounds to me like\n\"Hey, it isn't my problem (and you aren't likely to come all the way out to\nTexas for $12, but if you do, you can try and squeeze blood from my\nturnip).\"" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I think it means you're out $12.00" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Well now we are up to $20. I'd like to publically shame and humiliate Mr.\nScroggin into paying the $20 right now before it goes up again." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Excuse me: it looks like you're out $20.\n\nI'll be sure not to sell Scroggin anything." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "To this end I'd like people to tell him not to be a jerk and to send the\nmoney order right away." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Any help in this would be greatly appreciated!" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I'd say publicize the facts and write it off. I think that blackening Mr.\nScroggin's reputation is probably a fine and a worthwhile thing to do.\n\nBut I feel you have small chance of seeing any money.\n\nGood luck!\n\nJ.\n\nPS I've Cc:'ed Mr. Scoggin. It's way to late in my life to start talking\n about people behind their backs." } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Jeff Wilson", "address": "jwilson at io.com" }, "date": "2002-10-13T17:09:16+00:00", "subject": "Re: (urth) Terry Scoggin, Texas deadbeat", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "It is that \"Do whatever you have to do\" part that continues to bug me.\nMaybe it means something different in Texan, but it sure sounds to me like\n\"Hey, it isn't my problem (and you aren't likely to come all the way out to\nTexas for $12, but if you do, you can try and squeeze blood from my\nturnip).\"\n " }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "That's an accurate translation. Our glorious republic was settled and \nfounded by people who owed money to numerous other people in distant \nparts, after all." }, { "kind": "sig", "depth": 0, "text": "Jeff Wilson\nHow Am I Posting? 1-800-555-6789\n\"If your SecOp can see you, so can the enemy.\" -Cpt Law\n\n\n\n-- " } ] } ] }