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#101
Originally Posted by directore View Post
Man, I knew the post would be responded to but to this degree? So much vitriol for a little well-intentioned criticism? Get a life please, there are more important things in life than Nokia or Apple!
Today's nominee for Most Unintended Irony.
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#102
Originally Posted by directore View Post
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Hoo boy! Have we got a good troll on our hands!

Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
Today's nominee for Most Unintended Irony.
Second!
 
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#103
I'm trying to decide between two responses, so I'll post them both:
Please relax a bit while the soft, gentlemanly horse **cks you.

Kicks, of course; what did you think the horse was trying to do?
So this will never be as polished as Apple products as disappointing as that is.
Precisely as disappointing as that is. But it may be approximated as negative infinity with little loss of accuracy.
Oh, and Texrat? What do you mean, 'Unintended'?
 

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#104
Originally Posted by Benson View Post
Oh, and Texrat? What do you mean, 'Unintended'?
I mean I really don't think he meant to be so extravagantly ironic.
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From Wikipedia:

The term troll is highly subjective. Some readers may characterize a post as trolling, while others may regard the same post as a legitimate contribution to the discussion, even if controversial. The term is often erroneously used to discredit an opposing position, or its proponent, by argument fallacy ad hominem.
Often, calling someone a troll makes assumptions about a writer's motives. Regardless of the circumstances, controversial posts may attract a particularly strong response from those unfamiliar with the robust dialogue found in some online, rather than physical, communities.
Experienced participants in online forums know that the most effective way to discourage a troll is usually to ignore him or her, because responding encourages a true troll to continue disruptive posts — hence the often-seen warning "Please do not feed the troll".[citation needed]
Frequently, someone who has been labelled a troll by a group may seek to redeem their reputation by discrediting their opponents, for example by claiming that other members of the group are closed-minded, conspirators, or trolls themselves.

Chew on it. Also, I do not intend to clutter this forum with redundant or irrelevant post so no point in trying to get me to respond. This is my 3d and the last post in this thread. Don't despair though I post in other places.
 
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Reminds me of that guy who was here on itt long time ago when i think he predicted the date of the os update. He was real funny. I miss him
 
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Originally Posted by directore View Post
Also, I do not intend to clutter this forum with redundant or irrelevant post so no point in trying to get me to respond. This is my 3d and the last post in this thread. Don't despair though I post in other places.
Still think unintended, Tex?
 
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Class, here we have a prime example of what's known as the self-aware troll. This rare variant is one notch above the typical troll (see: Grimm's Fairy Tales) in manners, initiative and appearance. Although the troll lacks higher abilities such as abstract thinking, it can pass the Turing artificial intelligence test if motivated enough by a hard whip and the promise of pickled kittens.

Although often confused with the GED-passing ogre, the self-aware troll however has no true credentials and thus seeks self-validation through invoking the ire of others. It thrives on outraged feedback generated by its wanton tossing of stinkbombs into crowded theaters, carefully crafting each load of crap so that it looks sincere and well-constructed. However, true troll-watchers recognize this useless offal for what it truly is and will often purposefully act to draw fire from the troll, creating an additional theater of ironic humor which the troll cannot process. This often leads to recursive cycles of bait-and-flame which provide much merriment for seasoned observers.

The least common of these creatures are those who begin a flamewar, later proclaim innocence and good intentions, then honor their promise to no longer foster further boosting of their fragile egos at the expense of forum decorum. These variants are so extremely rare that they have only occasionally been spotted on the fringes of the internet. More commonly, said trolls return to the scene of the crime to get one last word in or haunt the thread to see what nasty things are said about them.

Regardless, a merry time is had by most, and isn't that what life is all about?
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This thread has gone far enough.

Let's move on.
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