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When adding comments to a thread lounge, is it really so wrong to throw a bit of gasoline onto the fire; or lit matches into the gasoline?
I mean, if the day's going slow on the real-world side of the screen, why not liven things up on the other side?
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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But, as you may notice from the next reply following yours.
Trolling is trolling is certainly true - but is it trolling?
From a troll's point of view, isn't complaining about their trolling trolling?
(oh my - an opportunity for recursion - must resist. must resist)
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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You need a pretty strict definition for it, though, or just about any contribution to a discussion that prolongs or extends it could be termed trolling.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: You need a pretty strict definition for it, though, or just about any contribution to a discussion that prolongs or extends it could be termed trolling.
Jeeze, that's trolling, if I ever saw it!
Demanding strict definitions or strict adherence to definitions is a typical troll tactic!
Where's the "Abuse" button?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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W∴ Balboos wrote: When adding comments to a thread lounge, is it really so wrong to throw a bit of gasoline onto the fire; or lit matches into the gasoline?
Nope: it is not only acceptable but expected. No fun in bland.
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If you need to ask the question: "is it wrong for me, or, is it wrong for us ?" you are lost.
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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BillWoodruff wrote: you are lost.
Yeah. I can go with that.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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I blame Obama and his communist buddies in Europe. (1)
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1: Stand back and let the master show you how it's done.
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Why don't you take your homophobic, woman hating, environment destroying rants elsewhere?
If we'd just ban VB6 developers this forum wouldn't suck so bad.
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I smell blood . . .
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Nice recovery at the end, there. If you read some of MehGerbil's other posts I think you'll see the joke was nearly on you. 
BDF
The internet makes dumb people dumber and clever people cleverer.
-- PaulowniaK
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Pond-scum is good ... for a pond.
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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MehGerbil wrote: If we'd just ban VB6 developers this forum wouldn't suck so bad
Hey, now.
Stay on topic. Everyone with the slightest thread of moral decency (and a disdain for the coding equivalent of pedophilia) is in perfect agreement with that statement.
If I were you, I would not so much as dignify the thread with a self-flagellating rant.
Being contrary to being contrary may still be contrary, but not if I wish it to be otherwise.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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MacSpudster wrote: moral relativism
Now I'm expected to have moral relatives?
Gimme a break.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: Now I'm expected to have moral relatives?
Yes, they are called in-laws. However, most people don't have in-laws, they have out-laws.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: is it really so wrong
It's all relative. If it is cold outside, a little fire would warm things up.
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I hate missing a good flame war when I'm on the other side of the planet. McSpudster, you are and a***hole, how dare you remove bits of the most interesting thread I have seen so far this morning.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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W∴ Balboos wrote: is it really so wrong to throw a bit of gasoline onto the fire; or lit matches into the gasoline?
Absolutely not! Stirring the pot is a long standing tradition here, among us original members, especially on weekends when things get a bit slow. If any of the newbies think it trolling, screw 'em. Let them find their own site and leave us to have a nice time.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Got this offline, complete plagiarism, I know, but I thought it fitting for the day. 
Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates.
Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club.
Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves.
Canadians: Believe that it's the government's job.
Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer.
Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthen.
Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness.
Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them.
Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box.
Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels.
Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch only four channels.
Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain - where everybody loves them.
Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball.
Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby.
Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball.
Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport they play them in.
Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.
Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island.
Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country.
Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country.
Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer.
Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer.
Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss.
Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it.
Americans: Seem to think that poverty & failure are morally suspect.
Canadians: Seem to believe that wealth and success are morally suspect.
Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited things.
Aussies: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers.
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