Don't we need a Chunk Hunter for this echo to exist?   
      
   MEMORIES!   
      
      
   Here's some history of the "jesusonacid" moniker.   
   (I'm Steve Kemp, BTW)   
      
   FIDONET News 13 Dec 1999   
   Charles Hunter Goes Insane on FidoNet's ABORTION Echo   
      
   by STEVE KEMP   
      
   Check this bit of "Christian Love" out.   
      
   A certain Christian on the Fidonet ABORTION echo took offense to my having my   
   "blasphemous" E-mail address of jesusonacid@yahoo.com being on my rubber stamp   
   a while back and his continuous complaints about it, against warnings, got him   
   booted from the echo. And this is what I, and the current moderator and the   
   former moderator, got:   
      
   N O T I C E   
      
   TO: GENE THORNTON, STEVE KEMP AND DOUG GLEASON   
      
   TAKE NOTICE THAT IT IS MY INTENTION TO INSTITUTE SUIT AGAINST YOU PURSUANT TO   
   THE LONG ARM STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND/OR ANOTHER COURT   
   HAVING JURISDICTION OVER YOU. FURTHERMORE, BE ADVISED THAT UNLESS YOU PROVIDE   
   ME WITH A VALID ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF ALL PAPERS, I WILL ACCOMPLISH SERVICE   
   UPON YOU BY "PUBLICATION". IN THE EVENT YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO ANY SUCH   
   SERVICE BY PUBLICATION, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU BY THE   
   COURT FOR THE REQUESTED RELIEF AND ANY MONEY DAMAGES AND COSTS REQUESTED.   
   - Charles Hunter   
      
   You see, he had stated previously that my E-mail address was a religious   
   harassment of him and his religion which is outside of any free speech   
   argument that I could possibly make. Go figure.   
      
   By the way, I dropped the addy from my rubber stamp because the moderator   
   asked me to...well, actually, he more than asked me. But that was the former   
   moderator. But I did so for the good of the echo as well as knowing full well   
   what the beast that is FIDO is.   
      
   -snipped for brevity-   
      
   ............   
      
   Well, there's one example of why I still use the name from time to time. To   
   piss Chunky Hunter off! And I was the first person you use it, starting around   
   1989! But if you do a web search you'll get thousands of hits nowadays. I   
   think there is even a band named Jesusonacid. And a few gamers use it. It used   
   to be just me you'd find when doing a search.   
      
   It's nice to be a legend. ;)   
      
   Here is the REAL origin story!   
      
   I was on vacaton with a friend and his family years ago (like 1973, or so) and   
   I had a HUGE afro (the point will become clear soon). Well, my friend and I   
   thought it would be fun to drop some acid for the trip because, after all, we   
   would be in the nice big camper cabin in the back of the truck for hours.   
   Unplanned, the parents decided to stop by Eureka on the way to Eagle Lake to   
   see my friends Grams at an old folks home. "SHIT!" we thought! Tripping at an   
   old folks home! Anyways, while the family was meeting up with Grams I was   
   walking around the reception area tripping my fucking ass off and this old   
   lady sitting in her wheel chair slowly raised her head and looked up at me.   
   And she smiled broadly and softly exclaimed "Jesus!" and tears began to run   
   down her cheeks. I suspected that the light caught me from behind, or   
   something, thus making my giant 'fro a halo. Well, I didn't wanna hurt the old   
   girl by walking away so I knelt down on one knee and cupped the back of her   
   hand and responded "Yes, Sweetheart". And she was transfixed. I talked with   
   her about anything I could think about, all the while looking straight into   
   her beautiful blue eyes. The day nurse finally came for her saying "Oh, there   
   you are!" and carted her off. She looked back at me and smiled and said "I   
   love you Jesus!" and I responded that I loved her too. Then I started crying.   
   The patterns and colors in the tears in my eyes helping me along for a good   
   half hour at least. It was great.   
      
   Well, I told my tale to my friend. And I told it at many pot and acid parties,   
   as well. Always with the punchline of myself being called Jesus while on acid.   
   UNTIL some people started calling me Jesus at school. That wasn't cool. So I   
   stopped telling the story. Shit, they didn't even know me or my real name!   
      
   Many years later I was signing onto Yahoo (this is some 20 years ago, I'm   
   sure), and no matter what handle I offered, someone had it already so I tried   
   weird word combos and even a couple of them failed...then "jesusonacid" popped   
   into my head. And it worked. And SERIOUSLY no offense was intended! (even   
   though I was a stong atheist by this time) Then, years later, I found out   
   about FIDOnet, and loving debate, I flagged several echoes. One being the   
   ABORTION echo (myself being pro-choice). Well, of course, the guy that   
   threatened the lawsuit was a "pro-life" mutha-fucker. And having no valid   
   arguments for enslaving women he attacked my email address of "j   
   susonacid@yahoo.com". And being "a friend of the word" (a writer), I offered   
   him an off the top of my fucking head LIE of an explanation of the handles'   
   origin. That being:   
      
   I was walking in my rose garden sipping absinth one day and I witnessed one of   
   my many yard boys, Jesus, staring intently at one of my prize American Beauty   
   roses. And he had tears in his eyes. I asked Jesus "What's the matter?" and he   
   exclaimed "Ezz bootifool!" and I responded "Yes it is, Jesus, yes it is."   
      
   Suffice it to say...I like to write. ;)   
      
      
      
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   Yep, I'm the Atheist. I'm chock full of Ath!   
      
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