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IcrewUH60
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
Winner!
Winner!
oak1971
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GLOCK21GB
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IcrewUH60
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IcrewUH60
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and as always "Have nice day".... +1000
Flipper
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The red ones have already been banned from Planet 10. Where is munchboxables supposed to go? She has no home.
Don't turtles carry salmonella?. Hope the person holding the little feller/gal didn't lick their fingers immediately after.
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M-Taliesin
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Howdy!
I'm still confused. You didn't quote the initial post, so it appears that you did quote another that you didn't have an issue with to make an issue of things? I don't get it. Why would you quote another post that isn't offensive to express your offense about a totally different post? That makes about as much sense as opening a box of eggs with a weed wacker. No names given in the post you quoted but you're offended about a different post that evidently implicated you, but you didn't quote that one. Three card monte, electronic style.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
MilProGuy
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Who hasnt done that? ... :-D
oliverclotheshoff
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Not That it is or is not the Case Here
But this thread inspired me to comment thusly:
Please remember that "troll" and its derivatives has (or at least at one time) had a specific meaning(s). Not every post that prompts an emotional reaction and certainly not every post that a person (or group) disagrees with qualifies. I always think an essential element is the goal of undermining the exchange of ideas or hurting someone. So to be fair, the exact same comment may or may not be trolling depending upon intent. I recall an anecdote from William F. Buckley that said something like "When you compare the man who pushes an old lady into the path of an oncoming bus and the man who pushes an old lady out of the path of an oncoming bus - the fact that both pushed an old lady is not the operative distinction." I have been the recipient of the casually flung troll label on many occasions, even if (1) I take great pains to explain my position and (2) nobody disputes that it is sincerely held. Too many times, expressing a thought that is in opposition, however slightly, with the party line (groupthink) is deemed good and sufficient reason to smear somebody with the trollbrush. The whys and wherefores of this phenomenon would be the stuff of a dissertation but it has much to do with wanting to belong to a group/acceptance. There have been a few times when people have communicated with me privately to say that their public denouncement wasn't their real feeling and/or they agreed with me - but fear ruled the day. Proclaiming Troll! can be no different than calling a person Nazi! or Racist! just because he doesn't support Obamacare or says something complimentary about Michele Bachmann. Often it is merely a tool to stifle legitimate debate. Just something to consider.
But this thread inspired me to comment thusly:
Please remember that "troll" and its derivatives has (or at least at one time) had a specific meaning(s). Not every post that prompts an emotional reaction and certainly not every post that a person (or group) disagrees with qualifies. I always think an essential element is the goal of undermining the exchange of ideas or hurting someone. So to be fair, the exact same comment may or may not be trolling depending upon intent. I recall an anecdote from William F. Buckley that said something like "When you compare the man who pushes an old lady into the path of an oncoming bus and the man who pushes an old lady out of the path of an oncoming bus - the fact that both pushed an old lady is not the operative distinction." I have been the recipient of the casually flung troll label on many occasions, even if (1) I take great pains to explain my position and (2) nobody disputes that it is sincerely held. Too many times, expressing a thought that is in opposition, however slightly, with the party line (groupthink) is deemed good and sufficient reason to smear somebody with the trollbrush. The whys and wherefores of this phenomenon would be the stuff of a dissertation but it has much to do with wanting to belong to a group/acceptance. There have been a few times when people have communicated with me privately to say that their public denouncement wasn't their real feeling and/or they agreed with me - but fear ruled the day. Proclaiming Troll! can be no different than calling a person Nazi! or Racist! just because he doesn't support Obamacare or says something complimentary about Michele Bachmann. Often it is merely a tool to stifle legitimate debate. Just something to consider.
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M-Taliesin
Regular Member
Howdy Amigo!
That's the most lucid and well thought out post I've read all day. The only addition I'd throw in along with calling somebody a Nazi, Racist and similar tripe to stifle legitimate debate is the branding of others as "libtard", "socialist", "Marxist", leftist and similar 'branding'. Some can't disagree without an emotional need to resort to name calling. All intended to stifle legitimate debate. Usually because somebody disagrees with the "party line" or group gestalt! You pointed out something elemental in the character of some folks who resort to that particular tactic when somebody else refused to march in lock-step to their particular paradigm.
Wow, your post blew me away this morning. Well said pardner! Well said!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
M-Taliesin
Regular Member
Howdy Mlutz!
Oh, thanks a bunch. Now I gotta wipe coffee off my monitor!
On the bright side, my nasal passages are nicely cleaned out!
That being said, thanks for the laugh amigo!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
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M-Taliesin
Regular Member
i bit.... and i'm still chewing.
Nice
Howdy Pard!
Well, ya gotta admit... there just ain't hardly any good cowbell solos these days.
It's a dying art form, doncha know. And begs the question:
Where will tomorrow's cowbell soloists come from?
At least the guy in question knew how to rock out on a cowbell!
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
HandyHamlet
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Trip20
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Outdoorsman1
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Brass Magnet
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Just my .02; but one thing is often forgot: You don't have to be a troll to troll. Trolls are labled as such because of continued trolling activities.
Lurchiron
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Allow me to introduce you to the enter key.
Click the picture for more information.
Heh, heh, heh;
and don't forget to indent(3 spaces) the first word in each...
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