[TriLUG] an increasingly annoying trend at trilug meetings

[rpjday]

  i figure that, given my typical lack of political correctness
and diplomacy, i might as well be the one to gripe about what
is becoming increasingly annoying at trilug meetings, and that is
the tendency to draaaaaaag out any public discussion with way too
many people trying to add comedic asides and comments.

  last night's meeting was pretty much par for the course, with
what should have taken i estimate 15-20 minutes discussing the state 
of the LUG, dragging on for i would guess close to an hour as every 
single useful and informative comment seemed to be followed by several 
impromptu, humorous followups by various audience members.

  comedy is a wonderful thing, but frankly, it gets tiring reaaaaally
quickly watching a bunch of geeks trying to one-up one another.
let's face it -- there's only so much humor you can drag out of
yet more vi-versus-emacs potshots, and the like.  (and, if i 
really want to antagonize people, i could always point out how
i cringe at the thought of inviting, say, a highly-placed and
potentially influential corporate executive to a trilug meeting,
just so he/she can hear several variations on sending a female
up a phone pole, or whatever it was).

  in my opinion, it's time to take trilug meetings by the scruff
of the neck and drag them to some semblance of organization and
professionalism.  there should be a agenda and, more to the point,
it should be followed.  keep the distractions and interruptions to
a minimum, and let's get on with business.

  ok, so is there anyone i *haven't* irritated by now?  i'd hate
to feel like i was leaving anyone out. :-)

rday