On 18 Jun 1996 10:28:00 Est, 
fanfic@fanfic.com  <fanfic@fanfic.com> wrote:

I kept quiet during the first go-round of these things, and was glad to 
see them end.  Now, though, they seem to be starting up again.

What's happening is:

1)  Someone puts up a riddle we've all heard before.
2)  Twenty people answer it.
3)  One of those twenty people posts an old riddle they've heard.
4)  Go to 2)

These posts contribute nothing to the ML, and are annoying to boot.

I don't want to sound like an old sourpuss (obligatory Robotech 
allusion), but could we stop doing this?  Please?

I couldn't agree more. These "posts" are getting to be really old, 
and they aren't really that interesting or funny.