As far as I can tell, there's no level of satire so heavy-handed and unsubtle that it won't get a reply taking it seriously. If anything, the more obviously ridiculous your suggestion, the more urgently HNers want to disagree.
Things are different when you actually know people but we killed that when we killed forums.
Friday night I'm going to help move equipment for my good friends in Benign Pestilence.
They're opening for Barnyard Inoculations at the newly remodeled Allergen Aerator.
And the big headliner of the night is of course, Miasma.
Just back from the world tour.
It's going to be a deathly Metal night !