mekkab's Journal: Poor Impulse Control

A previous fan has turned into a freak, though I can't say I blame him.

Infact, the only thing I can say in my defense, is that when you say Please don't make offensive jokes, and then you lob the slowest, FATTEST, softball I have ever seen in my life.... I know exactly what kind of hot water I'm gonna get into. And all I can do is say "last one in is a rotten egg!"

I guess I sum it up by saying yr damned if you do, damned if you don't, so I'd rather be damned for doing.

Now, the rational amongst you may say "But Mekka, was saying something dumb like 'YU0=TEH SUCK' worth alienating a friend?!"

Yes. YES YES YES, YES.

Why? Irreverance, my dear watson. Call it a self-system/coping mechanism. Call it a lack of maturity. I call it a humbling that every one needs (yes, myself included). I call it breaking your balls. Given the impermanence of life and the almost capricious nature of fate, there is very little reason to take much of anything seriously. Additionally, levity towards the human condition is just downright healthy.

So if you can't hang, then I'd rather not hang. I'm sure you're nice, but I've got somewhere else to be.

POSTSCRIPT: as a result of this, I have removed the individual from my friends list. Why? Well as a foe, I can't post in his journals. And frankly, if I can't post in 'em, I just don't want to read 'em! (okay, maybe I shouldn't rule out the immaturity argument. On with the bathroom humor! ;)

P.P.S.- in terms of what "the softball" is, just read his JE, and not the comments. If it doesn't jump out at you, than my JE should be insight in to the mind of the married dork. IF it does jump out at you, than you should be ashamed of yourself.

slashdot is about trolling

[subgeek]

this is why i'm so unsuccessful on slashdot. 44 messages and not one of them a reply. as much as i like the personalities on my friends list, a lot of what they do is troll. they ask questions just to start conversations. they soapbox. (they ignore my comments. well, most of the time anyway.) but it's all in good fun. it isn't to ruin anybodies journal. it isn't to kill the signal to noise ratio. but people post things on the internet to get it out and because there is a chance someone will read it.

in the middle of all of that, somebody has to take the time to make jokes. someone needs to remind people that it shouldn't be taken too seriously. hopefully more than one person will step up to this duty.

and now off subject...

man, i haven't listened to this cd forever and i forgot how much i dig it. it's the seduction of claude debussy from art of noise. john hurt really adds a nice touch to it. no one is in the room to tell, so it gets appended to this comment.

Re:slashdot is about trolling

[mekkab]

Your second part first: maybe I'll send out my internet minions to find me some tracks from "tsocd"...

and your first part second:
I think part of it is the "immediate" nature of internet-based communications- its so easy to hit reply, tap a few keys, and then hit submit- so easy that /. imposes minimum time limits!
Its the same reason why flame wars exist- its so easy to fire off an ill-conceived message, complete with bad grammar and poor spelling (I originally typed "spekking"- ha!).

Now I realize that just because its habit doesn't mean you should do it! Maybe I should attempt to improve the quality of what I write- everything from spelling, grammar, to content and flow. But that's on the same list that has "oh yeah, I need to get organized at work" and "yeah, I'm gonna apply the principles of the Personal Software Process to my own coding and start keeping track of my own metrics!"- the never-neverland list!

But I think its more than habit- there will always be a time when I need to bust out a fart joke... or something equally crude. It's just how I'm wired and I don't feel ready to change that. I will leave it up to those who keep my company to find their own excuses for my poor behaviour. Either that, or stop hanging out.

Sound crazy? Good!

Re:slashdot is about trolling

[subgeek]

the flip side of being careful with posting and habits of replying... people should lighten up. it's the internet. people place too much value on it. even i do sometimes. it can have value, but too often it turns into yet another ego thing. like i used to care about karma. that was a waste of caring that could have been applied to something useful.

good spekking is totally overrated. when people fuss about it, it just means they want to fuss and can't think of a better target.

yeah, go. i don't really know what i'm talking about anyway. but out of habit i'm going to hit "Submit."

Re:slashdot is about trolling

[mekkab]

I fully support your right to hit submit!

Heh, your all weird

[Com2Kid]

Nobody around here has spent enough time in alt.tasteless. . . .

See, what ya do, is you tie the motherfucker down with some straps, make a small incision in the scrotum, and PULL the damn balls out.

Fry'em up and put some sweet breading on them.

Feed it to your kids. Tell'em all about the miracle of life, then fuck them in the ass and shoot them. --fin

(non ya'all can be offensive in the least, so go squick off! I even found a way to work Pyronecrophilia into my lit classes's discussion today!)

Re:Heh, your all weird

[mekkab]

non ya'all can be offensive in the least, so go squick off!

are you KIDDING?! I am regularly offended by the frequent religious and political fluff that is bandied about as "topical discussion!" Egads! I'd rather get a trephaning!

(squick, eh? It's been a LONG time since I heard that one... mostly on purpose, too! (shudder...))