Posted by anthonyberet on 10/22/05 13:14

Hammerer wrote:
> "Perseus" <ComHost-h0001.erase@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
> news:hxxZQ3fOXTIdE5gQCb8206wFJS7W@4ax.com...
>
>>On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:02:33 +0100, "Hammerer"
>><hammerer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Nice one, Pers. Yet another sober, sensible, level-headed response
>>>from your good self. I've been watching you. I like to imagine that
>
> beneath
>
>>>the rather dry, slightly pedantic (if extremely helpful) exterior lurks
>
> a raging
>
>>>beast that will one day burst forth and cause havoc.
>>>Anyway, here's my take on the subject of "trolls", if you're interested.
>>>It's *my* belief that EVERYONE is a troll. There are no innocents here,
>>>Pers. Except for me. Who'd have thought it, eh?
>>>
>>
>>Hammerer,
>>Thanks! You're too kind!
>>
>
> I know. It's a personality fault.
>
>>You say you've been watching me, is that something I
>>should be worried about?
>>
>
> Not really, Pers. Just make sure that your webcam is pointing *away* from
> you while you're online. You can't be too sure, nowadays.
>
>>On the raging beast remark: who knows, maybe I *will* loose it
>>one day and blow this whole NG to smithereens or something similar,
>>but don't you think that many of us are prone to such outbursts, given
>>the right circumstances?
>>
>
> It's the circumstances that I'm concerned about, Pers. One day you're giving
> out the same helpful advice to some evil troll that you gave ANOTHER evil
> troll only minutes before, and the next day - faced with the same thing -
> you finally "loose" it and start issuing death threats, or something. This
> has been known to happen. Be careful.
>
>>I mean I'm trying hard to keep a cool head, in all
>>that's taking place in the world in general and in here specifically,
>>but sometimes it's really hard to keep it together, so yeah, perhaps
>>that letting it all out like you described, would in fact be beneficial
>>to me, health wise that is. Let's see, maybe I could give it a try
>>right now and say something nice to you, like this for instance:
>>What possessed you to think that you were capable of being entertaining
>>or interesting to read? If you called the Suicide Hotline, they'd say:
>>"Go ahead. Do it!" Maybe you wouldn't be such a Jerk-In-The-Box if you
>>weren't so dumb that even blondes tell jokes about you; if your weren't
>>so fat that all the restaurants in town have signs that say: "Maximum
>>Occupancy: 80 Patrons OR You.", or if you didn't have a face that
>>people shove in dough to make monster cookies. No, come to think of it,
>>you would.
>>Oh yes, that feels a lot better ;-)
>>
>
> Cathartic, isn't it?! The icing on the cake is when the recipient gets
> upset. Heaven and Bliss!
>
>>And as far as your take on the "trolls" phenomenon goes, well,
>>maybe yeah, we *are* all trolls in one way or another, but hey,
>>that's way too philosophical for me dude... What did you say?
>>
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> I said "except for me".
>
>>Except for you?
>>
>
> Yeah!
>
>>Answering that would not just be unnecessary, it would
>>probably make me look foolish as well, I think.
>>
>
> Correct answer, Pers! You see, you've grasped this whole thing perfectly!
> Yes!
>
>>Isn't it a good thing we are so dissimilar, Hammerer?! ;-)
>>
>
> Sure is, Pers! But if you finally "loose" it . . . . wow!!!
>
>
Come back Motown! ...all is forgiven ;-)

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