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From: Dr Colin D Reed
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Subject: RE: the meaning of GoAT
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Laura wrote:
>Ok, ok, I can see it's not as common a term among Vocalisters as among
>some of my other groups. :)
>GoAT is an acronym for Go Away, Troll! "troll" refers to the act of trolling
a >newsgroup or list by posting
>something sure to generate angry, shocked, or just plain disgusted
>responses- just to get the rise out of people. GoAT saves on keystrokes and
>still tells the troll (and anyone else) that
>they're a troll and won't get any fun here.
>Sorry guys, I didn't mean to be cryptic- that's not the strong suit in my
>Fach! :)
>- --
>Laura McBurnie, Soprano (of the soubrettish variety) BMus Vocal Performance
>Student, Dalhousie University
>Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 902-496-0360 ICQ#1871734
>http://is2.dal.ca/~lmcburni/lhome.html lmcburni-at-is2.dal.ca
>Song in my head right now: "Tarzan Boy" -Baltimora (not my choice, but it
>was on my brother's radio and got stuck in my head)


I was miles away. I thought that this was some cryptic reference to the
"Billy Goats Gruff" meeting the troll on the wooden bridge. At least I
realised that it had somethings to do with trolls :-) I did wonder about the
strange capitalisation!

PS song in my head right now. "It's not easy being green" - Kermit

Colin Reed, Tenor
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