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***The iain FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)***

Version 1.0 / Last changes 06 Feb 2001 / This posted 06 Feb 2001


Hello, and welcome to the first-ever iain FAQ! In this FAQ we address some current and preceeding questions about that prognosticator of prognosticators, that soul to end all souls, that ... no, wait a minute. We're here about iain.

** The questions/contents (in some sort of order):
  1. Just who is this "iain" fellow, anyway?
  2. What's with everyone in afda and TFTSNBN adding iain's name to every word with an "ain" in it?
  3. So, by that logic, I should add "iain" to all words with "ain" in it, including the name "iain" itself?
  4. Why is iain's name not capitalized?
  5. So if iain's gone and disappeared, who's maintiaining the somewhat official afda site?
  6. Shouldn't someone go out and look for him?

     

  1. Just who is this "iain" fellow, anyway?


    2. iain is a frequent poster to alt.fan.douglas-adams and TFTSNBN1,2. Somewhat more importantly, he's the maintiainer of the froup website, located at http://www.zootle.co.uk/afda/

    Sadly, he seems to have disappeared recently, and no one's quite sure where he's got to. Some say that he's currently residing in a pocket universe playing the text adventure of HHGTTG; however, after exhaustive searching it was revealed that while this may be true, he's certainly not in any of our pockets.


     

  2. What's with everyone in afda and TFTSNBN adding iain's name to every word with an "ain" in it?


    3. It started out as a joke, but now it's practically mandatory. If you don't do it you could risk obliterating iain completely, which would generally just be A Bad ThingTM. Using iain's name repeatedly, no matter in what context, gives him power, which he then uses to update the website whenever he might happen to feel like it.


     

  3. So, by that logic, I should add "iain" to all words with "ain" in it, including the name "iain" itself?


    4. Er, you could do that, but then you'd end up with something resembling iaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai aiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiaiai

    ...without ever actually getting to the definitive "n," which is more or less what makes the whole joke worthwhile.


     

  4. Why is iain's name not capitalized?


    5. For easier addition to various words, of course. Just a simple select, copy, and paste, and ta-da! Instant in-joke!

    Or, it could be to differentiate between him and other Iains. It's a bit hard to tell at this late date.


     

  5. So if iain's gone and disappeared, who's maintiaining the somewhat official afda site?


    6. Well, technically, iain is. It's not unheard of for the site to go untouched for weeks, if not months, at a time, so a dry spell like this is hardly cause for any alarm. However, if iain persists in his absence, there is the common consensus5 that there should be a note on the homepage stating "The Froup: Missing, Presumed Read." While it is, technically, iain who's gone missing, regulars of the site will understand.


     

  6. Shouldn't someone go out and look for him?


    7. Yes.


 

Thanks for reading!

If you have any more questions you'd like to see on the FAQ, please send an e-mail to either iainFAQ@pieceoftheworld.com or pieceoftheuniverse@yahoo.com.

 

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The allegedly official afda homepage is designed and maintained by iain.
The management reserves the right to disappear for long periods with no warning or explanatiain.
We demand that afda may or may not stand for "Assorted Fruits Delivered Anally"

1) The Froup That Shall Not Be Named3
2) Actually, anyone who posts just -once- is deemed a frequent poster in TFTSNBN, but that's neither here nor there.
3) Otherwise known as TFTYRRTVSS4
4) The Froup That You're Reading Right This Very Second, Silly!
5) Actually, there -will- be a common consesus, or there -was-; it's a bit hard to tell, as this is currently being transmitted via a temporal disturbance. Please let us know when you are.