I subscribed to comp.lang.c for a few months about two years ago when I was taking a course on C. Like a lot of older or more high-volume lists, the regulars are complete characters. Small battles over minor points of style go from 0 to A.E. Housman in no time at all. (If the Housman reference is too odd, substitute Erik Naggum.)

I eventually quit the list because it was too much of a time suck, but it's well worth a half a day swimming through the archives. Heathfield's posts are almost always worth a look.