inthelab
Where beloved molecules abide
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« on: July 08, 2009, 01:40:46 PM » |
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Anyone else have troll radar on high alert? After Ivy_ivan, I am seeing warts all over the place.
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inthelab, I love you for that.
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bacardiandlime
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That makes me more gangster than you
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2009, 01:45:15 PM » |
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oh, there's something in the water. Ever since the mods told us about the beta-tested new site....
When all you have is a mackerel, everything looks like a troll.
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« Last Edit: July 08, 2009, 01:46:42 PM by bacardiandlime »
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YOU ARE NASTY
Go jump in lake!
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spectacle
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2009, 02:02:28 PM » |
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When all you have is a mackerel, everything looks like a troll.
I kind of want to make this my new signature line, if you have no objections. |
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I think this thread is going well. Don't you think this thread is going well?
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bacardiandlime
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That makes me more gangster than you
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2009, 02:03:33 PM » |
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When all you have is a mackerel, everything looks like a troll.
I kind of want to make this my new signature line, if you have no objections. be my guest. --bacardi, stuntwriter to the stars |
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YOU ARE NASTY
Go jump in lake!
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sciencephd
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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2009, 02:06:43 PM » |
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I see idiots.
It hardly matters whether or not these are technically 'trolls'.
Troll is just one subset of idiot.
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I just hate it that I constantly have to like everyone and everything. -- moonstone
O, what a hateful feminist concoction!
Jews, communists, "lesbians", feminists and marihuana addicts --Pyshnov
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bread_pirate_naan
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softwears
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2009, 02:08:20 PM » |
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Not really.
The world is full of people who think they are funny or clever. During the summer they cannot inflict themselves on students and colleagues with ease. We all know people like this in real life. Unlike the darker forms of stress-related trolling and puppetry that are in season late in the semester, the outlet provided by summer trolling seems flaccid and boring, rather than urgent or turgid.
On preview, too much like frogfactory's sig
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In unrelated news, I'd like a slice of cake. --corny / It will go great. --jackalope
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spectacle
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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2009, 02:10:01 PM » |
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When all you have is a mackerel, everything looks like a troll.
I kind of want to make this my new signature line, if you have no objections. be my guest. --bacardi, stuntwriter to the stars Ooooh! It's so shiny. I love it, thanks. :D |
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I think this thread is going well. Don't you think this thread is going well?
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mountainguy
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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 02:56:47 PM » |
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I have a confession to make--I'm not really Mountainguy. I just play him on television.
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larryc
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Eschew the hu.
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2009, 03:17:16 PM » |
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Confirmation bias.
If you think you see a troll it is usually best to STFU and see what happens. If you absolutely must show off to the rest of the troll posse do so in the "Smug Offs" thread.
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sciencephd
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2009, 03:25:39 PM » |
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Or just post an aggressive snark, letting everyone know very clearly that you think they are a troll, but don't state it directly. Then complain on other threads about the "troll posse".
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I just hate it that I constantly have to like everyone and everything. -- moonstone
O, what a hateful feminist concoction!
Jews, communists, "lesbians", feminists and marihuana addicts --Pyshnov
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ivy_ivan
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« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2009, 03:42:11 PM » |
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Or just post an aggressive snark, letting everyone know very clearly that you think they are a troll, but don't state it directly. Then complain on other threads about the "troll posse".
HAHAHAHA |
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daniel_von_flanagan
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Works all day. Posts all night. Needs sleep.
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« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2009, 03:53:44 PM » |
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If you think you see a troll it is usually best to STFU and see what happens. Online convention is to simply post "DNFTT". That way, someone who might have been about to craft a lengthy post might be prodded to at least consider the possibility that it might be a waste of their time. If a friend or relative emails you some probable internet fake (eg, "Send you bottle tops to Larry C, so he can buy a heart-lung machine for his ailing gerbil"), the equivalent to "STFU" is to simply delete the message, while the equivalent to "DNFTT" is to reply with a link to Snopes.com. Surely the latter is more responsible. - DvF |
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The U.S. Education Department is establishing a new national research center to study colleges' ability to successfully educate the country's growing numbers of academically underprepared administrators.
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dr_evil
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« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2009, 04:02:17 PM » |
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Or just post an aggressive snark, letting everyone know very clearly that you think they are a troll, but don't state it directly. Then complain on other threads about the "troll posse".
HAHAHAHA Where's the mackerel? I feel the need for some smacking. |
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Drinking a lot always helps.
Wheeeeee! You go, oh evilicious one.
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mountainguy
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« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2009, 04:05:16 PM » |
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Where's the mackerel? I feel the need for some smacking.
I don't know, but I'll go look for it. While we're at it, maybe we can convince Alan to bring the clue bat over from the venting thread for a few minutes. |
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geonerd
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Do not take the bait
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« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2009, 04:11:46 PM » |
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Or just post an aggressive snark, letting everyone know very clearly that you think they are a troll, but don't state it directly. Then complain on other threads about the "troll posse".
HAHAHAHA Where's the mackerel? I feel the need for some smacking. Vox had it yesterday. |
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"Is this the water?"
"Yes."
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