Also, the form that appears in the article isn't really a joke. A big part of what makes the original funny isn't just the form of the "attack" but the content itself, in particular the contrast between the formality of "disregard that" and the vulgarity of "I suck cocks". If it hadn't been so vulgar, or if it had said "ignore" instead of "disregard", it wouldn't be so funny.
Edit: Also part of what makes it funny how succinct and sudden it is. I think actually it would still be funny with "ignore" instead of "disregard", but it would be lessened a bit.
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The bowdlerisation of today's internet continues to annoy me. To be clear, the joke is traditionally "HAHA DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS".
Also, the form that appears in the article isn't really a joke. A big part of what makes the original funny isn't just the form of the "attack" but the content itself, in particular the contrast between the formality of "disregard that" and the vulgarity of "I suck cocks". If it hadn't been so vulgar, or if it had said "ignore" instead of "disregard", it wouldn't be so funny.
Edit: Also part of what makes it funny how succinct and sudden it is. I think actually it would still be funny with "ignore" instead of "disregard", but it would be lessened a bit.
Canonical source: https://bash-org-archive.com/?5775
But that has bad words in it!
EDIT: https://web.archive.org/web/20080702204110/http://bash.org/?...
I'm always thankful for archive.org, but extremely so for preserving bash.org. Now excuse me while I put on my wizard hat and robe.
My robe and wizard hat!
I'm glad I wasn't alone in finding it ridiculous/annoying. The version in the post isn't even a joke anymore...
The article does at least note that in the 'Other Notes' section at the bottom, and links to the original form: