Further to this article, time to share another tickle-the-funnybone item from back in the days when the internet wasn't even yet the "information superhighway", the early 1990s to be specific.

I was but a humble (?) university student, but already fond of the peculiar electronic communication starting to be built out. These are the days of Usenet and email. Like now, people tried to be funny. Like now, crowdsourcing resulted in pretty-good quality stuff. Put humour and crowdsourcing together, and you get ... The Usenet Oracle, now in its 24th year of service. Participants email or submit questions to the oracle system, the computer selects a random participant, he/she tries to produce a response (along with a statement of an expected payment - the funnier the better), finally the computer anonymizes, relays the answer and publishes it in a digest. Giggles frequently ensue.

You might take a few minutes scrolling through their "best of" collection (as voted upon by readers). But I will share with you my personal favorite. I have a vivid memory, "I have that memory which is seared -- seared -- in me", of seeing this one go out live:

Date: Fri, 5 Oct 90 09:34:38 -0500
[...]
202-06    (00035 dist, 4.6 mean)
Selected-By: Steve Kinzler 

The Usenet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was:

> Hey Oracle! You gave me a shitty answer! Take This!
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And in response, thus spake the Oracle:

} Thank you for your prompt payment.
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