On 3rd March, 1998, I sent my then friend Fitzroy a short e-mail entitled Distant Rumblings in which I provided what was intended to be some constructive criticism concerning a minor defect in his personality.
I was not looking for a response (indeed, I specifically suggested let's just leave it at that, should we?), but touchy knob-head that he is, Fitz failed to take the criticism in the spirit in which it was intended, and immediately fired back a curt, venomous, and obscene reply.
Thus began a vicious flame war, which has rumbled on sporadically to the present day.
I am a strong believer that lessons can be learnt from history. So, for the sake of future generations, I record here for posterity an accurate, blow-by-blow transcript of the war.
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