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\nFrom: jrwaters@eos.ncsu.edu (JACK ROGERS WATERS)
\nSubject: Re: What does DoD mean?
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\nDate: Mon, 22 Feb 1993 05:14:25 GMT
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\n~ Make no Mistake, I am the Red Fishnet. ~
\n~ DoD#1919 ~
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This is a periodic posting intended to answer the Frequently Asked
\nQuestion: What is the DoD? It is posted the first of each month, with
\nan expiration time of over a month. Thus, unless your site’s news
\nsoftware is ill-mannered, this posting should always be available.
\nThis WitDoDFAQ is crossposted to all four rec.motorcycles groups in an
\nattempt to catch most new users, and followups are directed to
\nrec.motorcycles.<\/p>\n
Last changed 3-Nov-92 to add a section containing updates to some stats
\nand the List Of Rides, credit to creators of various DoD trinkets, and
\nsome minor formatting changes. Also the first attempt at automating the
\nposting of this FAQ. A version number has also been added. Since all
\nprevious version were before recorded history, I declare this to be:<\/p>\n
\t\t\tVERSION 1.00<\/p>\n
This collection was originally assembled by Lissa Shoun, from the
\noriginal postings. With Lissa’s permission, I have usurped the title of
\nKotWitDoDFAQ. Any corrections, additions, bribes, etc. should be aimed at
\nblgardne@javelin.sim.es.com.<\/p>\n
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Contents:
\nHow do I get a DoD number?\tby Blaine Gardner\tDoD #46
\nDoD “Road Rider” article\tby Bruce Tanner\t\tDoD #161
\nWhat is the DoD?\t\tby John Sloan\t\tDoD #11
\nThe DoD Logo\t\t\tby Chuck Rogers\t\tDoD #3
\nThe DoD (this started it all)\tby The Denizen of Doom\tDoD #1
\nThe DoD Anthem\t\t\tby Jonathan Quist\tDoD #94
\nWhy you have to be killed\tby Blaine Gardner\tDoD #46
\nThe rec.moto.photo.archive\tcourtesy of Bruce Tanner DoD #161
\nPatches? What patches?\t\tby Blaine Gardner\tDoD #46
\nLetter from the AMA museum by Jim Rogers, Director DoD #395
\nThe DoD Rules\t\t\tby consensus
\nOther rec.moto resources\tby various Keepers\tDoD #misc
\nThe rec.moto.reviews.archive\tcourtesy of Loki Jorgenson DoD #1210
\nUpdated stats & rides info\tby Ed Green (DoD #111) and others<\/p>\n
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If the most Frequently Asked Question in rec.motorcycles is “What is the
\nDoD?”, then the second most Frequently Asked Question must be “How do I
\nget a DoD number?” That is as simple as asking the Keeper of the List
\n(KotL, accept no substitue Keepers) for a number. If you’re feeling
\ncreative, and your favorite number hasn’t been taken already, you can
\nmake a request, subject to KotL approval. (Warning, non-numeric, non-
\nbase-10 number requests are likely to earn a flame from the KotL. Not
\nthat you won’t get it, but you will pay for it.)<\/p>\n
By now you’re probably asking “So who’s the KotL already?”. Well, as
\nJohn Sloan notes below, that’s about the only real “secret” left around
\nhere, but a few (un)subtle hints can be divulged. First, it is not myself,
\nnor anyone mentioned by name in this posting (maybe :-), though John was
\nthe original KotL. Second, in keeping with the true spirit of Unix, the
\nKotL’s first name is only two letters long, and can be spelled entirely
\nwith hexadecimal characters. (2.5, the KotL shares his name with a line-
\noriented text utility.) Third, he has occasionally been seen posting
\nmessages bestowing new DoD numbers (mostly to boneheads with bad e-mail
\naddresses). Fourth, there is reason to suspect the KotL of being a
\nDead-Head.<\/p>\n
(PS: While John mentions below that net access and a bike are the only
\nrequirements for DoD membership, that’s not strictly true these days, as
\nthere are a number of Denizens who lack one or both.)<\/p>\n
Blaine (Dances With Bikers) Gardner blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com<\/p>\n
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“Denizens of Doom”, by Bruce Tanner (DoD 0161)<\/p>\n
[Road Rider, August 1991, reprinted with Bruce’s permission]<\/p>\n
There is a group of motorcyclists that gets together and does all the normal
\nthings that a bunch of bikers do. They discuss motorcycles and
\nmotorcycling, beverages, cleaning fluids, baklavah, balaclava, caltrops,
\nhelmets, anti-fog shields, spine protectors, aerodynamics, three-angle valve
\nseats, bird hits, deer whistles, good restaurants, racing philosophy,
\ntraffic laws, tickets, corrosion control, personalities, puns, double
\nentendres, culture, absence of culture, first rides and friendship. They
\nargue with each other and plan rides together.<\/p>\n
The difference between this group and your local motorcycle club is that,
\nalthough they get together just about everyday, most have never seen each
\nother face to face. The members of this group live all over the known world
\nand communicate with each other electronically via computer.<\/p>\n
The computers range from laptops to multi-million dollar computer centers;
\nthe people range from college and university students to high-tech industry
\nprofessionals to public-access electronic bulletin-board users. Currently,
\nrec.motorcycles (pronounced “wreck-dot-motorcycles,” it’s the file name for
\nthe group’s primary on-line “meeting place”) carries about 2250 articles per
\nmonth; it is read by an estimated 29,000 people. Most of the frequent
\nposters belong to a motorcycle club, the Denizens of Doom, usually referred
\nto as the DoD.<\/p>\n
The DoD started when motorcyclist John R. Nickerson wrote a couple of
\nparodies designed to poke fun at motorcycle stereotypes. Fellow computer
\nenthusiast Bruce Robinson posted these articles under the pen name, “Denizen
\nof Doom.” A while later Chuck Rogers signed off as DoD nr. 0003 Keeper of
\nthe Flame. Bruce was then designated DoD nr. 0002, retroactively and, of
\ncourse, Nickerson, the originator of the parodies, was given DoD nr. 0001.<\/p>\n
The idea of a motorcycle club with no organization, no meetings and no rules
\nappealed to many, so John Sloan — DoD nr. 0011 — became Keeper of the
\nList, issuing DoD numbers to anyone who wanted one. To date there have been
\nalmost 400 memberships issued to people all over the United States and
\nCanada, as well as Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France,
\nGermany, Norway and Finland.<\/p>\n
Keeper of the List Sloan eventually designed a club patch. The initial run
\nof 300 patches sold out immediately. The profits from this went to the
\nAmerican Motorcycle Heritage Foundation. Another AMHF fund raiser —
\nselling Denizens of Doom pins to members — was started by Arnie Skurow a
\nfew months later. Again, the project was successful and the profits were
\ndonated to the foundation. So far, the Denizens have contributed over $1500
\nto the AMA museum. A plaque in the name of the Denizens of Doom now hangs
\nin the Motorcycle Heritage Museum.<\/p>\n
As often as possible, the DoD’ers crawl out from behind their CRTs and go
\nriding together. It turns out that the two largest concentrations of
\nDoD’ers are centered near Denver\/Boulder, Colorado, and in California’s
\n“Silicon Valley.” Consequently, two major events are the annual Assault on
\nRollins Pass in Colorado, and the Northern versus Southern California
\n“Joust.”<\/p>\n
The Ride-and-Feed is a bike trip over Rollins Pass, followed by a big
\nbarbecue dinner. The concept for the Joust is to have riders from Northern
\nCalifornia ride south; riders from Southern California to ride north,
\nmeeting at a predesignated site somewhere in the middle. An additional plan
\nfor 1991 is to hold an official Denizens of Doom homecoming in conjunction
\nwith the AMA heritage homecoming in Columbus, Ohio, in July.<\/p>\n
Though it’s a safe bet the the Denizens of Doom and their collective
\ncommunications hub, rec.motorcycles, will not replace the more traditional
\nmotorcycle organizations, for those who prowl the electronic pathways in
\nsearch of two-wheeled camaraderie, it’s a great way for kindred spirits to
\nget together. Long may they flame.<\/p>\n
“Live to Flame — Flame to Live”\t[centerbar]<\/p>\n
This official motto of the Denizens of Doom refers to the ease with which
\nyou can gratuitously insult someone electronically, when you would not do
\nanything like that face to face. These insults are known as “flames”;
\nissuing them is called “flaming.” Flames often start when a member
\ndisagrees with something another member has posted over the network. A
\ntypical, sophisticated, intelligent form of calm, reasoned rebuttal would be
\nsomething like: “What an incredibly stupid statement, you Spandex-clad
\nposeur!” This will guarantee that five other people will reply in defense
\nof the original poster, describing just what they think of you, your riding
\nability and your cat.<\/p>\n
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_The Denizens of Doom: The Saga Unfolds_<\/p>\n
by John Sloan DoD #0011<\/p>\n
Periodically the question “What is DoD?” is raised. This is one of
\nthose questions in the same class as “Why is the sky blue?”, “If there
\nis a God, why is there so much suffering in the world?” and “Why do
\nwomen inevitably tell you that you’re such a nice guy just before they
\ndump you?”, the kinds of questions steeped in mysticism, tradition,
\nand philosophy, questions that have inspired research and discussion
\nby philosophers in locker rooms, motorcycle service bays, and in the
\nhalls of academe for generations. <\/p>\n
A long, long time ago (in computer time, where anything over a few
\nminutes is an eternity and the halting problem really is a problem) on
\na computer far, far away on the net (topologically speaking; two
\nmachines in the same room in Atlanta might route mail to one another
\nvia a system in Chicago), a chap who wished to remain anonymous (but
\nwho was eventually assigned the DoD membership #1) wrote a satire of
\nthe various personalities and flame wars of rec.motorcycles, and
\nsigned it “The Denizen of Doom”. Not wishing to identify himself, he
\nasked that stalwart individual who would in the fullness of time
\nbecome DoD #2 to post it for him. DoD #2, not really giving a whit
\nabout what other people thought and generally being a right thinking
\nindividual, did so. Flaming and other amusements followed. <\/p>\n
He who would become the holder of DoD membership #3 thought this was
\nthe funniest thing he’d seen in a while (being the sort that is pretty
\neasily amused), so he claimed membership in the Denizens of Doom
\nMotorcycle Club, and started signing his postings with his membership
\nnumber. <\/p>\n
Perhaps readers of rec.motorcycles were struck with the vision of a
\nmotorcycle club with no dues, no rules, no restrictions as to brand or
\nmake or model or national origin of motorcycle, a club organized
\nelectronically. It may well be that readers were yearning to become a
\npart of something that would provide them with a greater identity, a
\ngestalt personality, something in which the whole was greater than the
\nsum of its parts. It could also be that we’re all computer nerds who
\nwear black socks and sneakers and pocket protectors, who just happen
\nto also love taking risks on machines with awesome power to weight
\nratios, social outcasts who saw a clique that would finally be open
\nminded enough to accept us as members. <\/p>\n
In a clear case of self fulfilling prophesy, The Denizens of Doom
\nMotorcycle Club was born. A club in which the majority of members have
\nnever met one another face to face (and perhaps like it that way), yet
\nfeel that they know one another pretty well (or well enough given some
\nof the electronic personalities in the newsgroup). A club organized
\nand run (in the loosest sense of the word) by volunteers through the
\nnetwork via electronic news and mail, with a membership\/mailing list
\n(often used to organize group rides amongst members who live in the
\nsame region), a motto, a logo, a series of photo albums circulating
\naround the country (organized by DoD #9), club patches (organized by
\n#11), and even an MTV-style music video (produced by #47 and
\ndistributed on VHS by #18)! <\/p>\n
Where will it end? Who knows? Will the DoD start sanctioning races,
\nplacing limits on the memory and clock rate of the on-board engine
\nmanagement computers? Will the DoD organize poker runs where each
\nparticipant collects a hand of hardware and software reference cards?
\nWill the DoD have a rally in which the attendees demand a terminal
\nroom and at least a 386-sized UNIX system? Only time will tell. <\/p>\n
The DoD has no dues, no rules, and no requirements other than net
\naccess and a love for motorcycles. To become a member, one need only
\nask (although we will admit that who you must ask is one of the few
\nreally good club secrets). New members will receive via email a
\nmembership number and the latest copy of the membership list, which
\nincludes name, state, and email address. <\/p>\n
The Denizens of Doom Motorcycle Club will live forever (or at least
\nuntil next year when we may decided to change the name). <\/p>\n
Live to Flame – Flame to Live<\/p>\n
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The DoD daemon as seen on the patches, pins, etc. by<\/p>\n
\tChuck Rogers, car377@druhi.att.com, DoD #0003<\/p>\n
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The DoD<\/p>\n
by the Denizen of Doom DoD #1<\/p>\n
Welcome one and all to the flamingest, most wonderfullest newsgroup of
\nall time: wreck.mudder-disciples or is it reak.mudder-disciples? The
\nNames have been changes to protect the Guilty (riders) and Innocent
\n(the bikes) alike. If you think you recognize a contorted version of
\nyour name, you don’t. It’s just your guilt complex working against
\nyou. Read ’em and weep. <\/p>\n
We tune in on a conversation between some of our heros. Terrible
\nBarbarian is extolling the virtues of his Hopalonga Puff-a-cane to
\nReverend Muck Mudgers and Stompin Fueling-Injection: <\/p>\n
Terrible: This Hopalonga is the greatest… Beats BMWs dead!! <\/p>\n
Muck: I don’t mean to preach, Terrible, but lighten up on the BMW
\n crowd eh? I mean like I like riding my Yuka-yuka Fudgeo-Jammer
\n 11 but what the heck. <\/p>\n
Stompin: No way, the BMW is it, complete, that’s all man.<\/p>\n
Terrible: Nahhhh, you’re sounding like Heritick Ratatnack! Hey, at
\n least he is selling his BMW and uses a Hopalonga Intercorruptor!
\n Not as good as a Puff-a-cane, should have been called a
\n Woosh-a-stream.<\/p>\n
Stompin: You mean Wee-Stream.<\/p>\n
Terrible: Waddya going to do? Call in reinforcements???<\/p>\n
Stompin: Yehh man. Here comes Arlow Scarecrow and High Tech. Let’s see
\n what they say, eh? <\/p>\n
Muck: Now men, let’s try to be civil about this.<\/p>\n
High Tech: Hi, I’m a 9 and the BMW is the greatest.<\/p>\n
Arlow: Other than my B.T. I love my BMW!<\/p>\n
Terrible: B.T.???<\/p>\n
Arlow: Burley Thumpison, the greatest all American ride you can own.<\/p>\n
Muck: Ahhh, look, you’re making Terrible gag.<\/p>\n
Terrible: What does BMW stand for anyway??? <\/p>\n
Muck, Arlow, High: Beats Me, Wilhelm.<\/p>\n
Terrible: Actually, my name is Terrible. Hmmm, I don’t know either.<\/p>\n
Muck: Say, here comes Chunky Bear.<\/p>\n
Chunky: Hey, Hey, Hey! Smarter than your average bear!<\/p>\n
Terrible: Hey, didn’t you drop your BMW???<\/p>\n
Chunky: All right eh, a little BooBoo, but I left him behind. I mean
\n even Villy Ogle flamed me for that! <\/p>\n
Muck: It’s okay, we all makes mistakes.<\/p>\n
Out of the blue the West coasters arrive, led by Tread Orange with
\nDill Snorkssy, Heritick Ratatnack, Buck Garnish, Snob Rasseller and
\nthe perenial favorite: Hooter Boobin Brush! <\/p>\n
Heritick: Heya Terrible, how’s yer front to back bias?<\/p>\n
Terrible: Not bad, sold yer BMW?<\/p>\n
Heritick: Nahhh.<\/p>\n
Hooter: Hoot, Hoot.<\/p>\n
Buck: Nice tree Hooter, how’d ya get up there?<\/p>\n
Hooter: Carbujectors from Hell!!!<\/p>\n
Muck: What’s a carbujector?<\/p>\n
Hooter: Well, it ain’t made of alumican!!! Made by Tilloslert!!<\/p>\n
Muck: Ahh, come on down, we aren’t going to flame ya, honest!!<\/p>\n
Dill: Well, where do we race?<\/p>\n
Snob: You know, Chunky, we know about about your drop and well, don’t
\n ride! <\/p>\n
Muck: No! No! Quiet!<\/p>\n
Tread: BMW’s are the greatest in my supreme level headed opinion.
\n They even have luggage made by Sourkraut!<\/p>\n
High: My 9 too!<\/p>\n
Terrible, Heritick, Dill, Buck: Nahhhhh!!!<\/p>\n
Stompin, Tread, High, Chunky, Snob: Yesss Yessssss!!!<\/p>\n
Before this issue could be resolved the Hopalonga crew called up more
\ncohorts from the local area including Polyanna Stirrup and the
\ninfamous Booster Robiksen on his Cavortin! <\/p>\n
Polyanna: Well, men, the real bikers use stirrups on their bikes like
\n I use on my Hopalonga Evening-Bird Special. Helpful for getting
\n it up on the ole ventral stand! <\/p>\n
Terrible: Hopalonga’s are great like Polyanna says and Yuka-Yuka’s and
\n Sumarikis and Kersnapis are good too! <\/p>\n
Booster: I hate Cavortin.<\/p>\n
All: WE KNOW, WE KNOW.<\/p>\n
Booster: I love Cavortin.<\/p>\n
All: WE KNOW WE KNOW.<\/p>\n
Muck: Well, what about Mucho Guzlers and Lepurras?<\/p>\n
Snob, Tread: Nawwwwww.<\/p>\n
Muck: What about a Tridump?<\/p>\n
Terrible: Isn’t that a chewing gum?<\/p>\n
Muck: Auggggg, Waddda about a Pluck-a-kity?<\/p>\n
Heritick: Heyya Muck, you tryin’ to call up the demon rider himself?<\/p>\n
Muck: No, no. There is more to Mudder-Disciples than arguing about make.<\/p>\n
Two more riders zoom in, in the form of Pill Turret and Phalanx Lifter.
\nPill: Out with dorsal stands and ventral stands forever.<\/p>\n
Phalanx: Hey, I don’t know about that.<\/p>\n
And Now even more west coasters pour in.
\nRoad O’Noblin: Hopalonga’s are the greatest!<\/p>\n
Maulled Beerstein: May you sit on a bikejector!<\/p>\n
Suddenly more people arrived from the great dark nurth:
\nKite Lanolin: Hey, BMW’s are great, men.<\/p>\n
Robo-Nickie: I prefer motorcycle to robot transformers, personally.<\/p>\n
More riders from the west coast come into the discussion:
\nAviator Sourgas: Get a Burley-Thumpison with a belted-rigged frame.<\/p>\n
Guess Gasket: Go with a BMW or Burley-Thumpison.<\/p>\n
With a roar and a screech the latest mudder-disciple thundered in. It
\nwas none other that Clean Bikata on her Hopalonga CaBammerXorn.
\nClean: Like look, Hopalonga are it but only CaBammerXorns. <\/p>\n
Muck: Why??<\/p>\n
Clean: Well, like it’s gotta be a 6-banger or nothin.<\/p>\n
Muck: But I only have a 4-banger.<\/p>\n
Clean: No GOOD!<\/p>\n
Chunky: Sob, some of us only have 2-bangers!<\/p>\n
Clean: Inferior!<\/p>\n
Stompin: Hey, look, here’s proof BMW’s are better. The Bimmer-Boys
\nburst into song: (singing) Beemer Babe, Beemer Babe give me a
\nthrill… <\/p>\n
Road, Terrible, Polyanna, Maulled, Dill etc.: Wadddoes BMW stand for? <\/p>\n
Heritick, Stompin, Snob, Chunky, Tread, Kite, High, Arlow: BEAT’S ME,
\n WILHEM! <\/p>\n
Road, Terrible, Polyanna, Maulled, Dill etc.: Oh, don’t you mean BMW? <\/p>\n
And so the ensuing argument goes until the skies clouded over and the
\nthunder roared and the Greatest Mudder-Disciple (G.M.D.) of them all
\nboomed out.
\nG.M.D.: Enough of your bickering! You are doomed to riding
\n Bigot & Suction powered mini-trikes for your childish actions. <\/p>\n
All: no, No, NO!!! Puhlease.<\/p>\n
Does this mean that all of the wreck.mudder-disciples will be riding
\nmini-trikes? Are our arguing heros doomed? Tune in next week for the
\nnext gut wretching episode of “The Yearning and Riderless” with its
\never increasing cast of characters. Where all technical problems will
\nbe flamed over until well done. Next week’s episode will answer the
\nquestion of: “To Helmet or Not to Helmet” will be aired, this is heady
\nmaterial and viewer discretion is advised. <\/p>\n
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Script for the Denizens of Doom Anthem Video<\/p>\n
by Jonathan E. Quist DoD #94<\/p>\n
[Scene: A sterile engineering office. A lone figure, whom we’ll call
\nChuck, stands by a printer output bin, wearing a white CDC lab coat,
\nwith 5 mechanical pencils in a pocket protector.] <\/p>\n
(editor’s note: For some reason a great deal of amusement was had at
\nthe First Annual DoD Uni-Coastal Ironhorse Ride & Joust by denizens
\nreferring to each other as “Chuck”. I guess you had to be there. I
\nwasn’t.) <\/p>\n
Chuck: I didn’t want to be a Software Systems Analyst,
\n cow-towing to the whims of a machine, and saying yessir, nosir,
\n may-I-have-another-sir. My mother made me do it. I wanted
\n to live a man’s life,
\n[Music slowly builds in background]
\n riding Nortons and Triumphs through the highest mountain passes
\n and the deepest valleys,
\n living the life of a Motorcyclist;
\n doing donuts and evading the police;
\n terrorizing old ladies and raping small children;
\n eating small dogs for tea (and large dogs for dinner). In short,<\/p>\n
\tI Want to be A Denizen!<\/p>\n
[Chuck rips off his lab coat, revealing black leather jacket (with
\nfringe), boots, and cap. Scene simultaneously changes to the top of
\nan obviously assaulted Rollins Pass. A small throng of Hell’s Angels
\nsit on their Harleys in the near background, gunning their engines,
\nshowering lookers-on with nails as they turn donuts, and leaking oil
\non the tarmac. Chuck is standing in front of a heavily chromed Fat
\nBoy.] <\/p>\n
Chuck [Sings to the tune of “The Lumberjack Song”]:<\/p>\n
I’m a Denizen and I’m okay,
\nI flame all night and I ride all day.<\/p>\n
[Hell’s Angels Echo Chorus, surprisingly heavy on tenors]:
\nHe’s a Denizen and he’s okay,
\nHe flames all night and he rides all day.<\/p>\n
I ride my bike;
\nI eat my lunch;
\nI go to the lavat’ry.
\nOn Wednesdays I ride Skyline,
\nRunning children down with glee.<\/p>\n
[Chorus]:
\nHe rides his bike;
\nHe eats his lunch;
\nHe goes to the lavat’ry.
\nOn Wednesdays he rides Skyline,
\nRunning children down with glee.<\/p>\n
[Chorus refrain]:
\n‘Cause He’s a Denizen…<\/p>\n
I ride real fast,
\nMy name is Chuck,
\nIt somehow seems to fit.
\nI over-rate the worst bad f*ck,
\nBut like a real good sh*t.<\/p>\n
Oh, I’m a Denizen and I’m okay!
\nI flame all night and I ride all day.<\/p>\n
[Chorus refrain]:
\nOh, He’s a Denizen…<\/p>\n
I wear high heels
\nAnd bright pink shorts,
\n full leathers and a bra.
\nI wish I rode a Harley,
\n just like my dear mama.<\/p>\n
[Chorus refrain]<\/p>\n
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Why you have to be killed.<\/p>\n
Well, the first thing you have to understand (just in case you managed
\nto read this far, and still not figure it out) is that the DoD started
\nas a joke. And in the words of one Denizen, it intends to remain one.<\/p>\n
Sometime in the far distant past, a hapless newbie asked: “What does DoD
\nstand for? It’s not the Department of Defense is it?” Naturally, a
\nDenizen who had watched the movie “Top Gun” a few times too many rose
\nto the occasion and replied:<\/p>\n
“That’s classified, we could tell you, but then we’d have to kill you.”<\/p>\n
And the rest is history.<\/p>\n
A variation on the “security” theme is to supply disinformation about
\nwhat DoD stands for. Notable contributions (and contributers, where
\nknown) include:<\/p>\n
Daughters of Democracy (DoD 23)\t\tDoers of Donuts
\nDancers of Despair (DoD 9)\t\tDebasers of Daughters
\nDickweeds of Denver\t\t\tDriveway of Death
\nDebauchers of Donuts\t\t\tDumpers of Dirtbikes<\/p>\n
Note that this is not a comprehensive list, as variations appear to be
\nlimited only by the contents of one’s imagination or dictionary file.<\/p>\n
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The rec.moto.photo archive<\/p>\n
First a bit of history, this all started with Ilana Stern and Chuck
\nRogers organizing a rec.motorcycles photo album. Many copies were made,
\nand several sets were sent on tours around the world, only to vanish in
\nunknown locations. Then Bruce Tanner decided that it would be appropriate
\nfor an electronic medium to have an electronic photo album. Bruce has not
\nonly provided the disk space and ftp & e-mail access, but he has taken
\nthe time to scan most of the photos that are available from the archive.<\/p>\n
Not only can you see what all these folks look like, you can also gawk
\nat their motorcycles. A few non-photo files are available from the
\nserver too, they include the DoD membership list, the DoD Yellow Pages,
\nthe general rec.motorcycles FAQ, and this FAQ posting.<\/p>\n
Here are a couple of excerpts from from messages Bruce posted about how
\nto use the archive.<\/p>\n
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Via ftp:<\/p>\n
cerritos.edu [130.150.200.21]<\/p>\n
Via e-mail:<\/p>\n
The address is server@cerritos.edu. The commands are given in the body of the
\nmessage. The current commands are DIR and SEND, given one per line. The
\narguments to the commands are VMS style file specifications. For
\nrec.moto.photo the file spec is [DOD]file. For example, you can send:<\/p>\n
dir [dod]
\nsend [dod]bruce_tanner.gif
\nsend [dod]dodframe.ps<\/p>\n
and you’ll get back 5 mail messages; a directory listing, 3 uuencoded parts
\nof bruce_tanner.gif, and the dodframe.ps file in ASCII.<\/p>\n
Oh, wildcards (*) are allowed, but a maximum of 20 mail messages (rounded up to
\nthe next whole file) are send. A ‘send [dod]*.gif’ would send 150 files of
\n50K each; not a good idea.
\n—
\nBruce Tanner (213) 860-2451 x 596 Tanner@Cerritos.EDU
\nCerritos College Norwalk, CA cerritos!tanner<\/p>\n
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A couple of comments: Bruce has put quite a bit of effort into this, so
\nwhy not drop him a note if you find the rec.moto.photo archive useful?
\nSecond, since Bruce has provided the server as a favor, it would be kind
\nof you to access it after normal working hours. <\/p>\n
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Patches? What patches?<\/p>\n
You may have heard mention of various DoD trinkets such as patches &
\npins. And your reaction was probably: “I want!”, or “That’s sick!”, or
\nperhaps “That’s sick! I want!”<\/p>\n
Well, there’s some good news and some bad news. The good news is that
\nthere’s been an amazing variety of DoD-labeled widgets created. The bad
\nnews is that there isn’t anywhere you can buy any of them. This isn’t
\nbecause of any “exclusivity” attempt, but simply because there is no
\n“DoD store” that keeps a stock. All of the creations have been done by
\nindividual Denizens out of their own pockets. The typical procedure is
\nsomeone says “I’m thinking of having a DoD frammitz made, they’ll cost
\n$xx.xx, with $xx.xx going to the AMA museum. Anyone want one?” Then
\norders are taken, and a batch of frammitzes large enough to cover the
\npre-paid orders is produced (and quickly consumed). So if you want a
\nDoD doodad, act quickly the next time somebody decides to do one. Or
\nproduce one yourself if you see a void that needs filling, after all
\nthis is anarchy in action.<\/p>\n
Here’s a possibly incomplete list of known DoD merchandise (and
\nperpetrators). Patches (DoD#11), pins (DoD#99), stickers (DoD#99),
\nmotorcycle license plate frames (DoD#216), t-shirts (DoD#99), polo shirts
\n(DoD#122), Zippo lighters (DoD#99) [LtF FtL], belt buckles (DoD#99), and
\npatches (DoD#99) [a second batch was done (and rapidly consumed) by
\npopular demand].<\/p>\n
All “profits” have been donated to the American Motorcyclist Association
\nMotorcycle Heritage Museum. As of June 1992, over $5500 dollars has been
\ncontributed to the museum fund by the DoD. If you visit the museum,
\nyou’ll see a large plaque on the Founders’ Wall in the name of “Denizens
\nof Doom, USENET, The World”, complete with a DoD pin.<\/p>\n
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Here’s a letter from the AMA to the DoD regarding our contributions.<\/p>\n
~Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
\n~From: Arnie Skurow
\n~Subject: A letter from the Motorcycle Heritage Museum
\n~Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 11:04:58 GMT<\/p>\n
I received the following letter from Jim Rogers, director of the Museum,
\nthe other day.<\/p>\n
“Dear Arnie and all members of the Denizens of Doom:<\/p>\n
Congratulations and expressions of gratitude are in order for you and the
\nDenizens of Doom! With your recent donation, the total amount donated is
\nnow $5,500. On behalf of the AMHF, please extend my heartfeld gratitude
\nto all the membership of the Denizens. The club’s new plaque is presently
\nbeing prepared. Of course, everyone is invited to come to the museum to
\nsee the plaque that will be installed in our Founders Foyer. By the way,
\nI will personally mount a Denizens club pin on the plaque. Again, thank
\nyou for all your support, which means so much to the foundation, the
\nmuseum, and the fulfillment of its goals.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n
Jim Rogers, D.O.D. #0395
\n Director<\/p>\n
P.S. Please post on your computer bulletin board.”<\/p>\n
As you all know, even though the letter was addressed to me personally,
\nit was meant for all of you who purchased DoD goodies that made this
\namount possible.<\/p>\n
Arnie<\/p>\n
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The Rules, Regulations, & Bylaws of the Denizens of Doom Motorcycle Club<\/p>\n
From time to time there is some mention, discussion, or flame about the
\nrules of the DoD. In order to fan the flames, here is the complete text
\nof the rules governing the DoD.<\/p>\n
\t\t\tRule #1. There are no rules.
\n\t\t\tRule #0. Go ride.<\/p>\n
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\t\tOther rec.motorcycles information resources.<\/p>\n
There are several general rec.motorcycles resources that may or may not
\nhave anything to do with the DoD. Most are posted on a regular basis,
\nbut they can also be obtained from the cerritos ftp\/e-mail server (see
\nthe info on the photo archive above).<\/p>\n
A general rec.motorcycles FAQ is maintained by Dave Williams.
\nCerritos filenames are FAQn.TXT, where n is currently 1-5.<\/p>\n
The DoD Yellow Pages, a listing of motorcycle industry vendor phone
\nnumbers & addresses, is maintained by bob pakser.
\nCerritos filename is YELLOW_PAGES_Vnn, where n is the rev. number.<\/p>\n
The List of the DoD membership is maintained by The Keeper of the List.
\nCerritos filename is DOD.LIST.<\/p>\n
This WitDoD FAQ (surprise, surprise!) is maintained by yours truly.
\nCerritos filename is DOD_FAQ.TXT.<\/p>\n
Additions, corrections, etc. for any of the above should be aimed at
\nthe keepers of the respective texts.<\/p>\n
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(Loki Jorgenson loki@Physics.McGill.CA) has provided an archive site
\nfor motorcycle and accessory reviews, here’s an excerpt from his
\nperiodic announcement.<\/p>\n
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\tThe Rec.Motorcycles.Reviews Archives (and World Famous Llama
\n Emporium) contains a Veritable Plethora ™ of bike (and accessories)
\n reviews, written by rec.moto readers based on their own experiences.
\n These invaluable gems of opinion (highly valued for their potential to
\n reduce noise on the list) can be accessed via anonymous FTP, Email
\n server or by personal request:<\/p>\n
Anonymous FTP:\t\tftp.physics.mcgill.ca (132.206.9.13)
\n\t\t\t\t\tunder ~ftp\/pub\/DoD
\n Email archive server:\t\trm-reviews@ftp.physics.mcgill.ca
\n Review submissions\/questions:\trm-reviews@physics.mcgill.ca<\/p>\n
NOTE: There is a difference in the addresses for review submission
\n and using the Email archive server (ie. an “ftp.”).<\/p>\n
To get started with the Email server, send an Email message with a line
\n containing only “send help”. <\/p>\n
NOTE: If your return address appears like
\n\tdomain!subdomain!host!username
\n in your mail header, include a line like (or something similar)
\n\tpath username@host.subdomain.domain <\/p>\n
\tIf you are interested in submitting a review of a bike that you
\n already own(ed), PLEASE DO! There is a template of the format that the
\n reviews are kept in (more or less) available at the archive site .
\n For those who have Internet access but are unsure of how anonymous
\n FTP works, an example script is available on request.<\/p>\n
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Reviews of any motorcycle related accessory or widget are welcome too.<\/p>\n
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Updated stats & rec.motorcycles rides info<\/p>\n
Some of the info cited above in various places tends to be a moving
\ntarget. Rather than trying to catch every occurence, I’m just sticking
\nthe latest info down here.<\/p>\n
Estimated rec.motorcycles readership: 35K [news.groups]<\/p>\n
Approximate DoD Membership: 975 [KotL]<\/p>\n
DoD contributions to the American Motorcyclist Association Motorcycle
\nHeritage Museum. Over $5500 [Arnie]<\/p>\n
Organized (?) Rides:<\/p>\n
Summer 1992 saw more organized rides, with the Joust in its third
\nyear, and the Ride & Feed going strong, but without the Rollins Pass
\ntrip due to the collapse of a tunnel. The East Coast Denizens got
\ntogether for the Right Coast Ride (RCR), with bikers from as far north
\nas NH, and as far south as FL meeting in the Blueridge Mountains of
\nNorth Carolina. The Pacific Northwest crew organized the first Great
\nPacific Northwest Dryside Gather (GPNDG), another successful excuse for
\nriding motorcycles, and seeing the faces behind the names we all have
\ncome to know so well. [Thanks to Ed Green for the above addition.]<\/p>\n
Also worth mentioning are: The first rec.moto.dirt ride, held in the
\nMoab\/Canyonlands area of southern Utah. Riders from 5 states showed up,
\nriding everything from monster BMWs to itty-bitty XRs to almost-legal
\n2-strokes. And though it’s not an “official” (as if anything could be
\nofficial with this crowd) rec.moto event, the vintage motorcycle races
\nin Steamboat Springs, Colorado always provides a good excuse for netters
\nto gather. There’s also been the occasional Labor Day gather in Utah.
\nEuropean Denizens have staged some gathers too. (Your ad here,
\nreasonable rates!)
\n————————————————————————
\n—
\nBlaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com BIX:blaine_g
\n580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Favorite road signs:
\nDumper of Dirtbikes #46 FJ1200 Winding Road Next 77 Miles
\nMy other motorcycle is a Quadracer Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked
\n—
\nBlaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com BIX:blaine_g
\n580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 Favorite road signs:
\nDumper of Dirtbikes #46 FJ1200 Winding Road Next 77 Miles
\nMy other motorcycle is a Quadracer Caution: Passing Areas Not Marked<\/p>\n
