What is rhod?
RHOD is an acronym for rec.humor.oracle.d. It’s another newsgroup. It’s funny but far from newbie-friendly, so don’t go there unless you know what you’re doing. That group is supposedly to discuss the Internet Oracle, but it’s a rarity that the Oracle is ever actually discussed, and the group makes it a habit to be off-topic. The denizens of rhod are often referred to as rhodites, or occasionally rhodents. The group is rife with long-term in-jokes. Since many kindly rhodites have come over to the pub, sometimes these in-jokes come appear in the pub, and it might be hard to figure out what they mean. Rhodites are kindly asked to please either refrain from using in-jokes, or be willing to explain them if you do use them. Some injokes that have been explained… KEYBOARD! Sometimes someone will shout keyboard after someone else has said something funny. This came out of the notion that posting funny stuff causes people who are foolishly drinking as they read to spew out their beverage all
