ONE WEEK IN AFD (to the tune of Barenaked Ladies - "One Week")
A song parody by Baxil, 9-14-2K

(NOTE:  "AFD" is the newsgroup alt.fan.dragons.)


It's been one week since his post appeared
All the dragons were saying, "Welcome to Here"
Five days since he made his lair
We all commented on his decorating flair
Three days since his party thread
Where six more names for AFD were first said
Yesterday, he finally talked to me
Well, I hope I can help him understand draconity


Open Agent(*), watch the spam flow
To the recycle bin they go
'cause I don't waste my time on lamers
Cruise the posts on my hosts
Yeah, I know that Deja's toast
Ignoring trolls
'cause I don't wanna be a flamer

Helping the newbies, cut 'em some slack
Where's that newsgroup FAQ
Go check the Web at Dragonfire
Draconic's got the IRC scene
Draconian's keen
But set your browser sights higher

Go gauge this page, it's all the rage,
Well yeah it shows its growin' age,
But it's still telling, it's for dragons who are really real
Read and think, it makes you blink,
So take a drink from Bax's sink(**)
No, it's not "Back-sill," say it with me, buddy, "Bakh-heel"

How do we talk down people shouting that we're crazy?
Gotta tell them that their intellects are lazy
We're the kind of folks who talk about identity
Know that our lives aren't the way that they're meant to be
We have a tendency to feel wings on our backs
We have a history of wandering alone


It's been one week since the test post ran
Got so many replies, I thought it was spam
Five days since the food fight thread
I'm still cleaning custard and cream from my head
It's been three days since the big debate
About whether theropods classified as chordate
Yesterday, some newbies said to me
That they'd still kind of like to understand draconity


More conversation, the small talk beckons
Thread is a wreck, but it's good, I reckon
Gotta destress and blow steam somewhere
Bask in the hot air
Tell in-jokes, watch the newbies all stare

But once in a while a question comes up
That kinda sums up
All of the reasons that we gather
Like "Why believe that you are devils?"
Well we're not devils
That's fundamentalist blather

My Christian friends dislike this trend
'cause they can blend their dragons in
With other people, cause we all are Christian soldiers
Don't rate or hate us on those grounds
Don't carry prejudice around -- well at least
That's what the FAQ list could have told ya

How do we talk down people shouting that we're crazy?
Gotta tell them that their intellects are lazy
We're the kind of folks who talk about identity
Know that our lives aren't the way that they're meant to be
We have a tendency to feel wings on our backs
We have a history of wandering alone


It's been one week since that trolling clown
Said we don't exist and got shouted down
Five days since we were called geeks
I swear I haven't laughed that hard in weeks
Three days since we're told we role-play
The AWFR still has nothing to say
Lately, I've loved AFD
But I still wish the world would understand draconity

Still wish the world would understand draconity
Still wish the world would understand draconity
(... Check out the FAQ with all due velocity)



   For those whose interest has been piqued by the song, the FAQ
referred to (the "Draconity FAQ", which is entirely separate from the
alt.fan.dragons FAQ), is at http://www.ecis.com/~ddragon/faq/

(*) [or "Netscape," "Outlook," or any 2-syllable newsreader]
(**) Line shamelessly stolen from the Dream Warriors.