News For Turds's Journal: Superbowl Picks?

Ok, so now that we're down to just four teams, who are your superbowl picks? I think we'll have a Gruden Grudge Bowl. Tampa Bay over the Raiders, 24-17. I don't think the old guys can pull it off.

Bad troll rising

[martinmcc]

'm just wasting some time trawling the site when I came across your mussings, and I feel compelled to comment.

I have a hard time understanding why you do it (the trolling that is). Don't get me wrong, I enjoy giving people a good wind up as much as the next guy, and am well known to nit-pick/disagree/talk bollocks etc. simply to get a rise out of someone at the local bar, but for heavens sake, giving yourself a tacky name and club title and making a past time out of it, is that not a little O.T.T.?

There is a thin line between making a few while timed witty remarks to set someone off, and just being an annoying idiot, and from what I can tell you fall into the latter. I like to think that I indulge in an art form - I particularly enjoy what I call 'polarizing' - I will agree with someone for a while, then suddenly start disagreeing with them (but keeping tone and body language the same) and see how long it is until they realise. Then, just as they do realise, change back to agreeing with them. When practiced well this can be done for quite a long time, and really throws your victim off.

Anyone can wind up someone else, it isn't hard - throw a brick at them, run up and shout in there ear until they loss it, tell them their god/parents/hero is a cunt etc. There is no art or intelligence in that, it is just a childish act to get some attention/infamy.

You seem to justify yourself by rubbishing the 'atypical linux geek', and I agree with you, the 'M$ is shite, Linux is great' mantra is tedious and irritating, but personally I just ignore it, such an obviously open to attack target is far to easy a victim, and any retort would bounce of unthought about, making them feel more justified.

So, to conclude, what I am saying is to please reavaluate wasting your time with with silly overused one liners. Certainly don't change from being disagreable, it's what makes life more interesting and witout it new ideas would never come about, but put a bit of thought into it. If conflict is to be your past time, do it with flair, not flatulence.

Re:You are so fucking gay

[martinmcc]

Still trying for the cheap rises? You, I'm sorry to say, seem destined to remain a rank amateur. Really now - 'Ass fucking sheep', do you really believe that such an obviously pugnacious retort would make me feel humbled, or annoyed? It's very reminiscent of a childish tandram, when they don't get their sweeties.

Your non-troll account? Why have two accounts, are you ashamed of yourself? Do you only conduct yourself in this Mr Hyde manner under the cloak of a feigned identity? You seem to wish to label all that you encounter, yet you do not have the courage to stand up and say 'this is who I am'. Again I ask, don't limit yourself to this futile and deconstructive past time - learn to better yourself.