t h e w e d n e s d a y c o d e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A (Awareness) This section is roughly akin to the Geek Trade section in the Geek Code, and explains how you became aware of Wednesday. Append the code to the A, e.g. AARK. ARK - alt.religion.kibology AM* - the alt.magick.* hierarchy ASAR - alt.sexual.abuse.recovery AAT - alt.abuse.transcendence RMC - rec.music.christian IRC - Internet Relay Chat MU* - Multi-User Interactive Environments BOB - BOB(c)NET or Club BOB(c) WWW - World Wide Web RAP - rec.arts.poems AFW - alt.fan.*.wednesday AFTB - alt.fan.the-bob ACGX - alt.culture.generation-x AC - alt.config IRL - the real world (applies only to those who met Wednesday originally offline, with no online involvement) TEZ - tezcat.* local groups CHI - chi.* local groups MCS - mcs.* local groups AD - alt.discordia ASB - alt.sex.bondage * U (USENET) You upgrade one level if you post from tezcat.com, cmu.edu, or lorien.micros.com -and/or- you subscribe to alt.fan.wednesday. You downgrade one level if you are Andrew Bulhak, Mortal Enemy Of Wednesday, Current Incarnation Of Nyarlthotep. Indicate with parentheses. U* does not need to upgrade. U++++ I am on-topic for alt.fan.wednesday. What more do you want? U+++ I grep my news spool just to read her articles. U++ I autoselect for her on some of the groups I read. U+ Well, I'm subscribed to alt.abuse.transcendence. U I see her name just about everywhere I read. U- Wednesday. That's Tina Sikorski, right? U-- Argh. I killfile her. U--- She's not Christina Ricci and I wish she'd get the hell off of alt.fan.[addams.]wednesday! U---- I KNOW SHE'S REALLY THE BOB(c)!!! I KNOW IT! U* We post jointly. !U Christina Ricci has an AOL account? U^ Hell, I read alt.fan.wednesday, AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE USENET!! BWAA HAA HAAAA! s p (w e d n e s d a y s p a c i n g) s p # (your licence #) -- if you have a licence ! s p -- if you don't. * W (World Wide Web) W++++ SHE LINKED ME TO HER WEB PAGE. *scamper of joy* W+++ I check her pages regularly, have reread the essays and poetry several times, and made a point of linking her to my pages at least once. W++ I've checked in when she's made announced updates. W+ I've gone in once or twice, and it's pretty cool. W I could only see it on Lynx, so I didn't get the full impact. W- Been there. Seen it. S'ok. W-- It's a little self-serving, and I do wish she'd get rid of that damned huge bio. It's really unnecessary. W--- She has no HTML skill whatsoever. What are you talking about?! W---- I asked her to take me OFF her hotlist. Ecch. W* We maintain joint pages of some form or another. !W Geez, I don't even have a BROWSER. * M (Meeting Wednesday) M++++ I see Wednesday on a fairly regular basis and am familiar enough with her diet that I can predict her orders at restaurants. M+++ I hang out with Wednesday when she makes her semi- regular roadtrips around different places in the US, she may have crashed at my place, and I wish I saw her more often. M++ I've done coffee with Wednesday, probably while passing through Chicago. M+ I've met Wednesday at a Net-related gathering (e.g. a.s.a.r.picnic, Peevefest, a.r.k. picnic, tezcat.gather, Nutmeg festival, a.s.b. party). M I have never met Wednesday. M- I just missed meeting Wednesday. M-- I'm really not interested in meeting Wednesday. M--- You couldn't pay me to meet Wednesday. M---- Oh, -puh-leeeeeeeze-. M* Oh, come on, I -live with- Wednesday. !M Who? * C (Computers) C++++ Wednesday has an account on my system. C+++ Wednesday frequently checks mail and news from my system. C++ Wednesday has telnettted to her account through mine at least once, or dialed into her system through mine at least once. C+ Wednesday has used my computer. C Wednesday knows I have a computer. C- Well, I gave her advice on how to use her system once... C-- Wednesday doesn't know I have a computer. C--- You kidding? I have a .edu account that I use from the LABS AT MY SCHOOL. How on earth do you think she could use my computer? C* I loaned Wednesday the system that she is currently using. !C I am Karl Denninger, and I wouldn't want Wednesday back on my system if she paid me -business rates-. * D (Dating Wednesday) THIS SECTION IS OPTIONAL. Wednesday notes that she prefers to have discreet relationships. NOTE: net.involvements DO IN FACT COUNT. If any of these qualify in a past tense with no "idiot ex-" status, use parentheses. D++++ I am or have been pleasantly involved in a relationship with Wednesday and have no regrets about this. D+++ We have or have had a close friendship with sexual or BDSM-related overtones. D++ We've gone out and/or scened once or twice. D+ It's never really come up. D WE'RE JUST FRIENDS. STOP ASKING. D- I have no interest in being involved romantically or sexually with Wednesday, but I still like her. D-- She's a bit of a turn-off. D--- Oh, yuck. D* It's really none of your business what kind of relationship I have, have had, or would like to have with Wednesday. !D I qualify under the "idiot ex-boyfriends" clause on alt.fan.wednesday. * CD (Music) CD++++ We have amazingly similar taste in music, and could quite easily share the same CD collection with very little clash. CD+++ She made me a tape/I made her a tape that she/I really enjoyed. CD++ We can usually agree on something in common to listen to, but I don't like most of what she listens to. CD+ I got her to listen to __________, at least. CD I'm sure we could agree on something if we talked about it. CD- Most of the stuff she listens to is really annoying. CD-- Who the HELL listens to ________ anymore?! CD* We are Of The Brain. Therefore, We Agree. !CD Music never comes up between us. * N (The Legal Name) N++++ If I called Wednesday by her legal name, I would live to tell the tale. N+++ If I called Wednesday by her legal name, she would look at me strangely, and probably bitch me out. N++ I keep trying to call her Wednesday. I forget sometimes. N+ I call her by her legal name sometimes to annoy her. N I know her legal name, but I don't use it. N- I always wondered what her legal name was. N-- It's Leigha Holzman-Simons, right? N--- Uhhh.... something Sikorski... N---- You mean it's not Wednesday?! N* I've known Wednesday since before she was called Wednesday, so she lets me call her by her legal name. !N "Wednesday." It's not her real name. Geez. You'd THINK some people would KNOW how names work. * F (Food) F++++ I know her diet inside out and upside down; she will eat my cooking, and we can usually agree on a restaurant. F+++ I know she eats a lot of meat. That's all she seems to order at restaurants anyway. F++ I think she's a carnivore. F+ I think she eats? F Does she eat? F- Oh, come on. She's online all day. She doesn't eat. F* Heck, I've even bought her lunch/dinner/breakfast. !F It's never been discussed. I (IRC) I++++ I can name all of the channels that Wednesday usually hangs out on, and can usually find her without doing a /whois. I+++ I usually see her on the same channel, and she talks to me regularly. I++ If I /msg her, she'll actually respond. I+ I know she has a process running, but I can't always get her attention. I I might have seen her there once. I- I didn't know she did IRC. I-- Oh, sheesh, she does IRC?! I--- I kickban her!! I---- I kickban ALL bots!! I* Heck, she idles on my system. !I I've never even been on IRC. What are you talking about? E (Email) E++++ Wednesday answers my email as soon as she gets it, for the most part. E+++ Wednesday answers my mail within a day or two, but I understand she has a backlog and expect a slow return. E++ Wednesday tries to answer my mail, but I don't think she gets all of it sometimes... E+ Well, I've heard back from Wednesday, but it takes a good long while. E I've gotten email from Wednesday once or twice. E- I've sent her mail, but she hasn't replied. E-- I have had to use bloodhounds to find replies from Wednesday. E--- Why doesn't she just get an autoresponder like Kibo? E---- I have better luck getting a REAL NOTE from Kibo!! E* Sheesh, she saves everything I write her. Blackmail. !E Wednesday and I have never corresponded. Ps (Pseudonyms/Chosen Names) Ps++++ I am familiar with Wednesday's chosen names from the Cassandra Carlisle days up through and including the latest edition of Schrodinger's Cat. Ps+++ I am familiar with most of the names Wednesday has used on the Internet since 1992. Ps++ I am familiar with the various collective names Wednesday has used (Gryphon Circle etc.) and most of the names she receives postal mail under. Ps+ I am familiar with some of the last names Wednesday has used since 1993. Ps I am aware that Wednesday uses more than one name online. Ps- Wait, I thought we covered this in Legal Name... Ps-- I know Wednesday's not her real name, but huh?! Ps---- She has names OTHER THAN wednesday@tezcat.com?!! Ps* I've figured out that you can call her by just about any female name and she'll eventually answer to it. !Ps I don't accept any name but Wednesday as truly being hers. Cr (Crises) Cr++++ I have seen Wednesday through at least one life- or health- threatening crisis in person. Cr+++ I have seen Wednesday through at least one life- or health-related crisis via Internet or telephone. Cr++ I have offered my support to Wednesday in a crisis, but she has never needed to take me up on it. Cr+ I am sympathetic to the notion that Wednesday has had some emotional problems. Cr I guess she's had a pretty rough life. Cr- Yeah,. but my mommy used to hit me harder. Cr-- My parents used to hit me when I was a kid, and I'm looking forward to beating up my kids, aren't you? Cr--- I don't see why she has to whine all the time. Sometimes I wish she would STOP whining! Cr---- She can just curl up in a ball and die for all I care. Cr* I have had the exact same crisis as Wednesday at overlapping times. !Cr I thought she was happy....? Dk (Dicksizing) Dk++++ But MY crises were more important than that OD at the theme park!! Dk* What are you whining about? !Dk Ha. I win. R (Religion) R++++ Wednesday is a Christian in orientation who maintains a ritual form and outlook based on a history of Pagan, Chaotic, and otherwise eclectic study. R+++ Wednesday is one of those Christopagan types. R++ Wednesday's a Pagan, but she read the Bible. R+ I don't think Wednesday has a real religion per se. R I am not aware of Wednesday's religious orientation. R- She's too wimpy to be a real Christian. R-- She's too wimpy to be a real Witch. R--- SHE HAS BETRAYED THE ONE TRUE FAITH OF THE GODDESS!!! R---- SHE IS A REINCARNATION OF ONE OF THE WITCHBURNERS!!! R* Heck, I've prayed with/participated in ritual with/ gone to church with Wednesday; it doesn't have a name that doesn't have the baggage of something altogether wrong. !R Isn't she Buddhist? Wh (Whips) A combination Wh+- score is possible. Wh+ I have been whipped by Wednesday. Wh- I have whipped Wednesday. Wh* I can pick up Wednesday's whips and whip myself just out of the blue. !Wh Pain? Yeesh. ST (Steve Taylor) ST++++ Steve Taylor is, was and will be. Same for Chagall Guevara. ST+++ Chagall Guevara is really cool. ST++ I like Steve, but he doesn't really grab me. ST+ "I Want To Be A Clone" was OK. ST I know who he is. ST- Steve Taylor is anti-Christian. ST-- Steve Taylor is a secularized sellout. ST--- Steve Taylor is a secularized sellout anti-Christian with bad hair and a big nose. ST---- Terry Taylor?! ST* I'm gonna talk to you about humility, cause I've GOT IT! !ST Doesn't Wednesday prefer Queensryche? Q (Queensryche) Q++++ Can't spit the memory from my mind, I can't cry anymore... Q+++ Even in death, she still looks sad. Q++ She doesn't believe in love. Q+ It suddenly hit her like a two-ton heavy thing. Q She's smiling next to me in silent lucidity. Q- Domo Arigato Mr. Robato Q-- Poseurs. Nehi grape soda. Q--- What an atrocious .plan file. Q---- Her name was Lola, she was a dancer... Q* I've always known that the mirror never lies. !Q SomeDAAAAAAAAY my PRINCE will COME... Ka (Discordianism) Ka++++ Never mind the bollocks, here's the kallisti. Ka+++ Nightshift is dangerously attractive. Ka++ Get out of that mind meld! Ka+ Hail Eris. Ka I've heard of the Principia Discordia. Ka- I crossposted to alt.discordia once. Ka-- Damned anarchists. Ka--- INWO is a cool card game. Ka---- Damned Satanists. Ka* I'm...oh, never mind. !Ka Never mind the kallisti; I'm Bollocks.