Just Katie Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 russETHOUSE..... You sound like my father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 More to the point - I sound like MY father.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opas Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 [quote user="Katie KopyKat"]SB good idea. "Tramping" is good for the liver and your wellbeing. I think (and this is only my opinion before you all slaughter me again) there are loads of members here who need to loosen up a bit! Who knows may be just the remedy!![/quote]Tramping.......Mr O used to do this a lot, It is something truckers do when working away all week, I can assure you it is not good for the wellbeing of anyone.Mrs O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 [quote user="viva"][quote user="jond"] I'm having trouble getting the vision of trampolining goats out of my mind. Very Terry Gilliam. . [/quote]There you go Jond , this should stay with you a while! [/quote]Viva - Thank you. I think. As you are clearly a lady of exquisite anddiscerning tastes you may find the following link of interest, if youhave not already seen it:http://www.ebaumsworld.com/faintinggoats.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Brilliant!I had to check it wasn't 1st April! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btuckey Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I'm on my way over! [;)] Do you give TVA receipts for expenses? [6]Brian 11500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 There is a lot of technical language on this thread that I have not understood. What exactly is a 'troll' in LF forum speak? And 'glove puppet'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 [quote user="Renaud"]There is a lot of technical language on this thread that I have not understood. What exactly is a 'troll' in LF forum speak? And 'glove puppet'?[/quote]http://members.aol.com/intwg/trolls.htmAn Internet "troll" is a person who delights in sowing discord on the Internet. He (and it is usually he) tries to start arguments and upset people.Trolls see Internet communications services as convenient venues for their bizarre game. For some reason, they don't "get" that they are hurting real people. To them, other Internet users are not quite human but are a kind of digital abstraction. As a result, they feel no sorrow whatsoever for the pain they inflict. Indeed, the greater the suffering they cause, the greater their 'achievement' (as they see it). At the moment, the relative anonymity of the net allows trolls to flourish.Trolls are utterly impervious to criticism (constructive or otherwise). You cannot negotiate with them; you cannot cause them to feel shame or compassion; you cannot reason with them. They cannot be made to feel remorse. For some reason, trolls do not feel they are bound by the rules of courtesy or social responsibility.Perhaps this sounds inconceivable. You may think, "Surely there is something I can write that will change them." But a true troll can not be changed by mere words. There is more on this.But I think some posters think 'trolls' are an endangered species and want to protect them!I think but I'm not sure that a sock puppet is another persona of the same troll; so they can talk, argue or just contradict themselves.Great subject for a Psychiatrist I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Thanks Viva.My favorite New Yorker cartoon is of a cheerful dog sitting at a computer, paw on keyboard. He is turning to another dog and saying "The great thing about the internet is that nobody knows that you are a dog". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 "...they feel no sorrow whatsoever for the pain they inflict. Trolls are utterly impervious to criticism (constructive or otherwise). You cannot negotiate with them; you cannot cause them to feel shame or compassion; you cannot reason with them. They cannot be made to feel remorse. For some reason, trolls do not feel they are bound by the rules of courtesy or social responsibility. "Surely there is something I can write that will change them." But a true troll can not be changed by mere words"Very disturbing what you wrote Viva, it resembles the description of psychopaths... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 [quote user="Renaud"]Thanks Viva.My favorite New Yorker cartoon is of a cheerful dog sitting at a computer, paw on keyboard. He is turning to another dog and saying "The great thing about the internet is that nobody knows that you are a dog".[/quote]That sounds like a Larson cartoon, I love his sense of humour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Christine Animal I totally agree!! And she had the cheek to call me one![:|] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 [quote user="Christine Animal"] "...they feel no sorrow whatsoever for the pain they inflict. Trolls are utterly impervious to criticism (constructive or otherwise). You cannot negotiate with them; you cannot cause them to feel shame or compassion; you cannot reason with them. They cannot be made to feel remorse. For some reason, trolls do not feel they are bound by the rules of courtesy or social responsibility. "Surely there is something I can write that will change them." But a true troll can not be changed by mere words"Very disturbing what you wrote Viva, it resembles the description of psychopaths... [/quote]I can't take the credit for this description, just stumbled accross it on google. Internet trolls even get a mention on wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yes, that's what I thought Viva, that it was something you had quoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I've been in enough trouble today [:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Hi it's Twinkle again,I've just logged on and I can't believe what's been going on since I posted my message on Saturday! I've been called a lot of things in my life but "sock puppet's" a first....Anyway after living in the South West of France for 17 years I can honestly say that unless you are very clever or have a lot of money already then it really is very hard to earn a living here (especially in the rural areas) so think very carefully before moving here for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted March 13, 2006 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Twinkle please go away...... they all think you are me and I am you and we are friends and siamese twins..... I'm a troll and we're both sock puppets (me being the pompous one). And we've both been around the maypole together. It's a lunatic asylum!!! Get out while you can!!! [:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I can be pompous too! I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Oh my God , they're at it again !Twinkle and KKKEven their own mother can't tell them apart [:)] ( This means I am joking folks!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Now THAT is funny!!! It's all been funny really. I don't know how I missed this thread for so long. We need a 'hilarity alert' function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Now this is what I call a sock puppet [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btuckey Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 [quote user="Russethouse"]Now this is what I call a sock puppet [:)][/quote]No.......It's called a Moderator! [;)]Brian 11500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 No - moderators are no where near as sweet and cuddly [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Come now Gay, look how cute Quillan turned out. [6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwinsj Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 This is bizarre - look at you all! Aren't we all in enough trouble already, struggling to pay our cotisations & facing losing all our savings, marginalised and isolated often enough without descending to this sort of drivel?There are a lot of mornings I wake up worrying how I am going to pay the one of the kid's extortionate lunch bills - surely we ought to try & be supportive of each other rather than trying to humiliate & denigrate people all the time. [&] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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