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Okay, one thing i've noticed recently here in General. Take a thread, any thread. Debate moving along nicely, 2 pages of interesting replies and comments. But then, ignorant to the downward spiral they're about to create, some poor uwitting sap will inevitably post a joke reply. Yeah, alright, no problem. At least it's relevant. But THEN you get someone replying to the JOKE. What the hell. Who does this? And then someone replies to that with yet another joke, and this gets replied to with another joke, and while people are actually debating, you have this background radiation of mutual masturbation (hey that rhymes) permeating the whole damn thing, with the constant risk that it will rise up and consume the whole thread.

Example: A thread about God.
Someone posts the Verganza link saying something like "noodly appendages blah blah blah etc Ramen."
Then someone will reply with "he's so much tastier than god"
Then someone else will barge in with "I'M so much tastier than god"
Then "I thought you were god :D"
and so on and so on and so on, with each joke reply getting exponentially less funny until the whole thread collapses under its own weight like some kind of bloated, unfunny star.

Now, I know it's unbelievably petty and lame to get annoyed by something as inconsequental as this, but goddamm I just feel like venting. Really, I'm sick to death of all these terrible puns and Hitchhiker's Guide references that just seem to pop out of the most inoccuous threads. As awful as this post is, I harbour some small hope that it means I won't have to plow through quite so many tedious inside jokes when trying to follow an argument. If I made just one other person think twice before posting "Yeah, you wish :P", then the ten minutes it took me to type this out wasn't a total waste of time.

It annoys me when we take the time to derail a perfectly horrid god/gay/evolution/politics debate with witty banter and it's subverted by some prat who takes everything seriously.

In soviet Russia, Things that bug me bug YOU!!!

In other news, get used to it. I don't think anyone here takes our debates too seriously after a couple pages. At some point you reach the wall of impassible difference of opinion. At that point, it's more productive to pull out our Noodly Lord than to keep the silly debate going.

Aww, someone lost their sense of humour. Can the rest of us help them find it?:D

It annoys me when we take the time to derail a perfectly horrid god/gay/evolution/politics debate with witty banter and it's subverted by some prat who takes everything seriously.


god forbid someone on NS general has a sense of humor.....:rolleyes:

In soviet Russia, Things that bug me bug YOU!!!

In other news, get used to it. I don't think anyone here takes our debates too seriously after a couple pages. At some point you reach the wall of impassible difference of opinion. At that point, it's more productive to pull out our Noodly Lord than to keep the silly debate going.
Wouldn't that be in Soviet Russia me bug things? Which would make you basically a KGB agent who talks like Sesame Street's cookie monster.

Aww, someone lost their sense of humour. Can the rest of us help them find it?:D

It's because I've GOT a sense of humour that i'm so, so sick of the same jokes every single thread. You know, if you MUST derail a thread, if there is literally no other choice, put a little thought into it. That's all I ask. Is that so much? I'm not some unwashed troglodyte with Asperger's in someone's basement somewhere shouting: "FOOLS!" at the top of my voice and reading dictionaries in my spare time. I'm just so tired of the same old jokes.

It's because I've GOT a sense of humour that i'm so, so sick of the same jokes every single thread. You know, if you MUST derail a thread, if there is literally no other choice, put a little thought into it. That's all I ask. Is that so much? I'm not some unwashed troglodyte with Asperger's in someone's basement somewhere shouting: "FOOLS!" at the top of my voice and reading dictionaries in my spare time. I'm just so tired of the same old jokes.

Fair enough.

So this termite walks into a bar and asks "is the bartender here?"

BooYah!

It's because I've GOT a sense of humour that i'm so, so sick of the same jokes every single thread. You know, if you MUST derail a thread, if there is literally no other choice, put a little thought into it. That's all I ask. Is that so much? I'm not some unwashed troglodyte with Asperger's in someone's basement somewhere shouting: "FOOLS!" at the top of my voice and reading dictionaries in my spare time. I'm just so tired of the same old jokes.


if you dont like the jokes, simply ignore them. its one of the simple pleasures of life.

Anyone heard any good Chuck Norris jokes?

Anyone heard any good Chuck Norris jokes?

I heard he kicked himself once for laughing. He didn't think laughing was manly enough.

Fair enough.

So this termite walks into a bar and asks "is the bartender here?"

BooYah!

Haha, you see, that's a great joke! You see how much better it is when it isn't completely redundant?

Okay, one thing i've noticed recently here in General. Take a thread, any thread. Debate moving along nicely, 2 pages of interesting replies and comments. But then, ignorant to the downward spiral they're about to create, some poor uwitting sap will inevitably post a joke reply. Yeah, alright, no problem. At least it's relevant. But THEN you get someone replying to the JOKE. What the hell. Who does this? And then someone replies to that with yet another joke, and this gets replied to with another joke, and while people are actually debating, you have this background radiation of mutual masturbation (hey that rhymes) permeating the whole damn thing, with the constant risk that it will rise up and consume the whole thread.

Example: A thread about God.
Someone posts the Verganza link saying something like "noodly appendages blah blah blah etc Ramen."
Then someone will reply with "he's so much tastier than god"
Then someone else will barge in with "I'M so much tastier than god"
Then "I thought you were god :D"
and so on and so on and so on, with each joke reply getting exponentially less funny until the whole thread collapses under its own weight like some kind of bloated, unfunny star.

Now, I know it's unbelievably petty and lame to get annoyed by something as inconsequental as this, but goddamm I just feel like venting. Really, I'm sick to death of all these terrible puns and Hitchhiker's Guide references that just seem to pop out of the most inoccuous threads. As awful as this post is, I harbour some small hope that it means I won't have to plow through quite so many tedious inside jokes when trying to follow an argument. If I made just one other person think twice before posting "Yeah, you wish :P", then the ten minutes it took me to type this out wasn't a total waste of time.


Well it is a public forum. Random things are bound to be posted. It can be annoying but at the end of the day NS is all just a bit of fun and a nice way to remove boredom.

Haha, you see, that's a great joke! You see how much better it is when it isn't completely redundant?

I'm glad you approve.

Whats the last thing to go through a bugs mind when he hits your windshield?

His asshole

Oops

Aww, someone lost their sense of humour. Can the rest of us help them find it?:D

i'll get a map and a compass

oh wait.. i think THIS is what they're on about

... if you take debate THAT seriously, join a bonified debate team

Wouldn't that be in Soviet Russia me bug things? Which would make you basically a KGB agent who talks like Sesame Street's cookie monster.
Talking like the Cookie Monster would be an improvement for KSp.:p :D :p :D :p :D :p :D :p :D

i'll get a map and a compass

oh wait.. i think THIS is what they're on about

... if you take debate THAT seriously, join a bonified debate team

I could say something about two hands and a flashlight and what you find with them, but I will restrain myself.:D

I could say something about two hands and a flashlight and what you find with them, but I will restrain myself.:D

sweetheart if I need both hands AND A flashlight, I take it I wont be THAT impressed :)

and you're taking me off topic!

sweetheart if I need both hands AND A flashlight, I take it I wont be THAT impressed :)

and you're taking me off topic!

OK sorry.

Back on topic: The only thing that bugs me about NSG is it's lack of humour. I've alwasy said not to take it too seriously its a game.

Ant NS general jokers? Is their any other kind of generalite?:D

I'm glad you approve.

Whats the last thing to go through a bugs mind when he hits your windshield?

His asshole

Oops

A hamburger walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, we don't serve food here."

The inflatable boy is in front of the inflatable headmaster of the inflatable school after being caught playing with a safety pin:
"Not only have you let yourself down, but you have let me down and the whole school down"


Yeah!

Wouldn't that be in Soviet Russia me bug things? Which would make you basically a KGB agent who talks like Sesame Street's cookie monster.
In Soviet Russia Lauging Elmo pushes your tummy to make you giggle.

Talking like the Cookie Monster would be an improvement for KSp.:p :D :p :D :p :D :p :D :p


http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/3980/cookiemv1.jpg
"In Soviet Russia, cookie eats you!"

Okay, one thing i've noticed recently here in General. Take a thread, any thread. Debate moving along nicely, 2 pages of interesting replies and comments. But then, ignorant to the downward spiral they're about to create, some poor uwitting sap will inevitably post a joke reply. Yeah, alright, no problem. At least it's relevant. But THEN you get someone replying to the JOKE. What the hell. Who does this? And then someone replies to that with yet another joke, and this gets replied to with another joke, and while people are actually debating, you have this background radiation of mutual masturbation (hey that rhymes) permeating the whole damn thing, with the constant risk that it will rise up and consume the whole thread.

Example: A thread about God.
Someone posts the Verganza link saying something like "noodly appendages blah blah blah etc Ramen."
Then someone will reply with "he's so much tastier than god"
Then someone else will barge in with "I'M so much tastier than god"
Then "I thought you were god :D"
and so on and so on and so on, with each joke reply getting exponentially less funny until the whole thread collapses under its own weight like some kind of bloated, unfunny star.

Now, I know it's unbelievably petty and lame to get annoyed by something as inconsequental as this, but goddamm I just feel like venting. Really, I'm sick to death of all these terrible puns and Hitchhiker's Guide references that just seem to pop out of the most inoccuous threads. As awful as this post is, I harbour some small hope that it means I won't have to plow through quite so many tedious inside jokes when trying to follow an argument. If I made just one other person think twice before posting "Yeah, you wish :P", then the ten minutes it took me to type this out wasn't a total waste of time.

I've seen 42 threads like that in just the last week. Coincidence?

http://www.johnnygoodtimes.com/archives/cookie%20(Custom).jpg
"In Soviet Russia, cookie eats you!"


i see a nice red x. disappointing....

i see a nice red x. disappointing....

Fixing now...

Better? :p

I dont believe in jokes or sarcasm. The world has no place for such tomfoolery.

I've seen 42 threads like that in just the last week. Coincidence?

I will answer that question after some deep thought. Be right back.

I dont believe in jokes or sarcasm. The world has no place for such tomfoolery.


except when i do it of course :D

I dont believe in jokes or sarcasm. The world has no place for such tomfoolery.

Thats OK, jokes and sarcasm believe in you.

Fixing now...

Better? :p


oh cookie monster, took such a turn for the worse.

but he didnt fall off the deep end as much as bert though.....

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/rhy1013/osama20bin20laden20bert20is20evil_j.jpg

except when i do it of course :D

Nope- I've given up all joking and sarcastic replies. This poster has shown me the light. I will now begin my journey here as a dull drone.

Nope- I've given up all joking and sarcastic replies. This poster has shown me the light. I will now begin my journey here as a dull drone.


what if i dance around you in my boxers? will that bring you back?

oh cookie monster, took such a turn for the worse.

but he didnt fall off the deep end as much as bert though.....

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c306/rhy1013/osama20bin20laden20bert20is20evil_j.jpg

Bert and Saddam! I've found the link!

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/images2/saddambert1.jpg

Bert is Evil lives! :eek:

what if i dance around you in my boxers? will that bring you back?

hmm...

*tries to resist*

Nope, not a chance. I would rather be.......

Oh ok. But you have to wear a funny hat too.

Bert and Saddam! I've found the link!

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/images2/saddambert1.jpg


:eek: that explains ernies disappearance. he knew too much.

hmm...

*tries to resist*

Nope, not a chance. I would rather be.......

Oh ok. But you have to wear a funny hat too.


i have a leperchaun hat.

*continues dancing*

Nope- I've given up all joking and sarcastic replies. This poster has shown me the light. I will now begin my journey here as a dull drone.

Hey, sarcasm's good. Who said anything about sarcasm? Sarcasm's alright. Leave sarcasm alone! All I ask is.. keep it funny, and know when to stop. Don't kill it. Don't drag it out. Just let it go. It's not so hard.

Example: A thread about God.
Someone posts the Verganza link saying something like "noodly appendages blah blah blah etc Ramen."
Then someone will reply with "he's so much tastier than god"
Then someone else will barge in with "I'M so much tastier than god"
Then "I thought you were god :D"
and so on and so on and so on, with each joke reply getting exponentially less funny until the whole thread collapses under its own weight like some kind of bloated, unfunny star.

Yeah, that kind of thing annoys me too. It seems to be a universal thing regarding online cultures and tends to be participated in by those who are considered "regulars," often to the exclusion of those who are not. It's a social bonding thing that is similar to gang members wearing the same colours. It's a way of self expressing a sense of identification with community.

Yeah, that kind of thing annoys me too. It seems to be a universal thing regarding online cultures and tends to be participated in by those who are considered "regulars," often to the exclusion of those who are not. It's a social bonding thing that is similar to gang members wearing the same colours. It's a way of self expressing a sense of identification with community.

Hey, now we're a gang! When to I get my gat and crack franchise?:D

Hey, sarcasm's good. Who said anything about sarcasm? Sarcasm's alright. Leave sarcasm alone! All I ask is.. keep it funny, and know when to stop. Don't kill it. Don't drag it out. Just let it go. It's not so hard.


Oh trust me....I will obey your commands. With a name like Massmurder....I'd be a fool not too. :eek: :p

Oh trust me....I will obey your commands. With a name like Massmurder....I'd be a fool not too. :eek: :p

Yeh this ones deadly when it come to religious ceremonies.:D

Yeah, that kind of thing annoys me too. It seems to be a universal thing regarding online cultures and tends to be participated in by those who are considered "regulars," often to the exclusion of those who are not. It's a social bonding thing that is similar to gang members wearing the same colours. It's a way of self expressing a sense of identification with community.

Yes, it's us acting like gang members. Or maybe, just maybe, people like to have fun, whether online or in real life. Nah, forget I said that. People don't like to have fun. It's must be a gang mentality. Yeah, that makes MUCH more sense.

Yes, it's us acting like gang members.

I don't think you even bothered to read what I wrote.

Or maybe, just maybe, people like to have fun, whether online or in real life.

And one of the ways people like to have fun is by identifying themselves with other members of the community by engaging in similar behaviour - i.e, wearing the same clothes, or in this case doing this sorta unfunny quasi-flirting with other "regulars" (and of course ignoring it if a 'non-regular', i.e not 'initiated' member of the community tries to do it with them).

Note also that having fun is not necessarily the same thing as being funny, which is a key element of the kind of lame humor that the OP cited as example.


Nah, forget I said that. People don't like to have fun. It's must be a gang mentality. Yeah, that makes MUCH more sense.

You've presented a false dichotomy - either people like to have fun (duh of course) or it's a "gang mentality." Remember, only Sith deal in absolutes. ;)

Yes, it's us acting like gang members. Or maybe, just maybe, people like to have fun, whether online or in real life. Nah, forget I said that. People don't like to have fun. It's must be a gang mentality. Yeah, that makes MUCH more sense.

Well can you have fun in a less annoying manner? Go to the beach or something, I don't know. I mean, there must be something more fun than the ability to memorise and regurgitate dialogue from old sci-fi films on command.

Remember, only Sith deal in absolutes. ;)

AAAH NO YOU'RE ONE OF THEM

Well can you have fun in a less annoying manner? Go to the beach or something, I don't know. I mean, there must be something more fun than the ability to memorise and regurgitate dialogue from old sci-fi films on command.


there is but sometimes people just dont feel like doing the more fun thing.


having sex is more fun than coming to work, but i still come to work. (on days like today though i wonder why i do) :p

I don't think you even bothered to read what I wrote.



And one of the ways people like to have fun is by identifying themselves with other members of the community by engaging in similar behaviour - i.e, wearing the same clothes, or in this case doing this sorta unfunny quasi-flirting with other "regulars" (and of course ignoring it if a 'non-regular', i.e not 'initiated' member of the community tries to do it with them).

Note also that having fun is not necessarily the same thing as being funny, which is a key element of the kind of lame humor that the OP cited as example.



You've presented a false dichotomy - either people like to have fun (duh of course) or it's a "gang mentality." Remember, only Sith deal in absolutes. ;)

The dichotomy is whether this is evidence that people like to have fun or evidence of a gang mentality. It's much more likely evidence that people like to have fun. You presented it as evidence of the gang mentality, and now you do it again. And still there is a more likely explanation. It doesn't mean no gang mentality exists. It means this isn't evidence of it unless one tries to ignore all other more likely explanations. Something you've clearly done, apparently to justify your annoyance.

"Gah, I'm not part of the group and they're engaging in comraderie. Those bastards. Oh, I know, I'll associate them with criminals. Yeah, that'll learn those punks."

AAAH NO YOU'RE ONE OF THEM

Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side.

http://www.conspiracyinc.com/StarWars/ssw0004-sm.jpg

LOL @ that pic

Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side.

Yes, so far we have a comparison to gang members and Sith. I love it when people have no argument so instead they try to associate you with universally reviled groups. I guess I'll be a Nazi next or perhaps compared to Stalin or something.

Yes, so far we have a comparison to gang members and Sith. I love it when people have no argument so instead they try to associate you with universally reviled groups. I guess I'll be a Nazi next or perhaps compared to Stalin or something.



i was thinking more along the lines of gary coleman.

Yes, so far we have a comparison to gang members and Sith. I love it when people have no argument so instead they try to associate you with universally reviled groups. I guess I'll be a Nazi next or perhaps compared to Stalin or something.

Gangster or Sith, Hitler or Stalin. Next thing you know they'll be comparing us to devil worshippers. Me, if I'm gonna be compared to a universally evil icon I would chose Jim Jones. Mainly because I'm too lazy to learn to respond to a new name.

The dichotomy is whether this is evidence that people like to have fun or evidence of a gang mentality.

It's you who's seized onto the term "gang mentality," whereas the gang colours thing is just one example of something quite common and accepted in social sciences. People tend to gather into groups and then reinforce those groups by certain behaviours, behaviours among individuals of the group which serve to set them apart from being members of other groups.

It's much more likely evidence that people like to have fun. You presented it as evidence of the gang mentality, and now you do it again. And still there is a more likely explanation. It doesn't mean no gang mentality exists. It means this isn't evidence of it unless one tries to ignore all other more likely explanations. Something you've clearly done, apparently to justify your annoyance.

Again with the "gang mentality." Apparently, you think the core of my argument was that NS 'regulars' are all gangsta thugs.

"Gah, I'm not part of the group and they're engaging in comraderie. Those bastards. Oh, I know, I'll associate them with criminals. Yeah, that'll learn those punks."

Ah, so of course my only reasons are to "justify" my annoyance and because "I'm not part of the group." :rolleyes: Now isn't there a children's rhyme to sum up your little taunting here?

Yes, so far we have a comparison to gang members and Sith. I love it when people have no argument so instead they try to associate you with universally reviled groups. I guess I'll be a Nazi next or perhaps compared to Stalin or something.

I was being more or less facetious - i.e having fun - when I quoted from fucking Star Wars.

But apparently you have a huge, rusty, spiked iron pipe shoved up your rectum today.

Yes, so far we have a comparison to gang members and Sith. I love it when people have no argument so instead they try to associate you with universally reviled groups. I guess I'll be a Nazi next or perhaps compared to Stalin or something.

But you're the best Nazi of all -- Baby Hitler!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/squorn/givemepoland.jpg

But you're the best Nazi of all -- Baby Hitler!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/squorn/givemepoland.jpg


damn you beat me to posting that pic!

*shakes fist*

damn you beat me to posting that pic!

*shakes fist*

You know you can't beat Darth Image-Spam! :D

You know you can't beat Darth Image-Spam! :D


i can sure make you vomit in your mouth though.

i can sure make you vomit in your mouth though.

True, you do have a knack for that. :p

Wouldn't that be in Soviet Russia me bug things? Which would make you basically a KGB agent who talks like Sesame Street's cookie monster.

The rules of Russian Reversals state that there has to be a YOU!!! at the end of the reversal.

As to my position in the KGB... Well... How do you feel about attending camps?

The rules of Russian Reversals state that there has to be a YOU!!! at the end of the reversal.

As to my position in the KGB... Well... How do you feel about attending camps?

In Soviet Russia, camps attend you. :p

Nope- I've given up all joking and sarcastic replies. This poster has shown me the light. I will now begin my journey here as a dull drone.

You couldnt if you had to. Youve got a spark that prevents it.

Sorry, you'll need a different plan. Maybe you can inject your keyboard with botox and lose all apopearance of humor?

It's you who's seized onto the term "gang mentality," whereas the gang colours thing is just one example of something quite common and accepted in social sciences. People tend to gather into groups and then reinforce those groups by certain behaviours, behaviours among individuals of the group which serve to set them apart from being members of other groups.

Yet, so far the two groups you've mentioned are universally reviled. I'm certain that was an accident.


Again with the "gang mentality." Apparently, you think the core of my argument was that NS 'regulars' are all gangsta thugs.

No, some of us are Sith, apparently.

The crux of your argument was that we are all engaging in a mob action rather than individually enjoying playing around. Meanwhile, you chose to compare us to murderous criminals.


Ah, so of course my only reasons are to "justify" my annoyance and because "I'm not part of the group." :rolleyes: Now isn't there a children's rhyme to sum up your little taunting here?

Hey, you can play it down all you like, but it sounds very much like sour grapes to me.

Hey, you can play it down all you like, but it sounds very much like sour grapes to me.

Hey now, you can't deny that it really is like a Good Ol' Boy network in this place. How come it's always the same ones partaking in this backslapping witless banter?

True, you do have a knack for that. :p

what can i say? i stick to what im good at.

Yet, so far the two groups you've mentioned are universally reviled. I'm certain that was an accident.

Which two groups, gangs and sith? Come on, the Sith are the only cool force-users in all Star Wars. Millions of Star Warsies would disagree with you. And frankly, me quoting that movie is not "comparing you to Sith." Frankly, the quote is itself not an argument of any real merit either, since it is itself an absolute statement (ONLY Sith deal in absolutes), thus self-referencing and... argh, you know what? Forget it. You're Darth Vader, and Stalin too. Happy? ;)


The crux of your argument was that we are all engaging in a mob action rather than individually enjoying playing around. Meanwhile, you chose to compare us to murderous criminals.

Only a percentage of gang members are convicted or even charged with murder, my friend. Don't be libellous here.

The crux of my argument IS that people are engaging in 'mob action' if by 'mob action' you mean 'human behaviour.' Unless you really want to argue that humans arent' social animals, don't form groups and don't identify themselves with those groups?


Hey, you can play it down all you like, but it sounds very much like sour grapes to me.

Yeah, to be honest I've noticed I get a lot more shit here in NS General now that I'm posting with Trostia, which has a much lower post count (or name brand recognition if you will) than Santa Barbara. Coincidence? Perhaps. Maybe I'm just more aggressive these days because of increased solar radiation. But I rather think my comments were just a bit insightful. Probably too much for this thread, in fact.

what can i say? i stick to what im good at.

You see? What's funny about that? I know you're trying to be ironic, and you would be, except MOST OF THESE KINDS OF POSTS ARE EXACTLY AS FUNNY AS THIS ONE ANYWAY.

Hey now, you can't deny that it really is like a Good Ol' Boy network in this place. How come it's always the same ones partaking in this backslapping witless banter?

Because when you've discussed the same things over and over and over again and people show up making the exact same tired argument claiming they've finally nailed it, it's hard to take it seriously. So in addition to addressing the fallacies, and they are addressed, people amuse themselves to keep the whole thing interesting.

OK the OP does have a point and I am very guilty of what he describes. I usually try to find a less deadly serious thread to toss a joke into but I haven't always. For my part I will at least try to be aware of my posts that are too light for a given thread's tone at a given time. If I slip up and post humor at the wrong moment in a debate I shall endeavor to at least feel somewhat guilty about it.

Which two groups, gangs and sith? Come on, the Sith are the only cool force-users in all Star Wars. Millions of Star Warsies would disagree with you. And frankly, me quoting that movie is not "comparing you to Sith." Frankly, the quote is itself not an argument of any real merit either, since it is itself an absolute statement (ONLY Sith deal in absolutes), thus self-referencing and... argh, you know what? Forget it. You're Darth Vader, and Stalin too. Happy? ;)




Only a percentage of gang members are convicted or even charged with murder, my friend. Don't be libellous here



The crux of my argument IS that people are engaging in 'mob action' if by 'mob action' you mean 'human behaviour.' Unless you really want to argue that humans arent' social animals, don't form groups and don't identify themselves with those groups?



Yeah, to be honest I've noticed I get a lot more shit here in NS General now that I'm posting with Trostia, which has a much lower post count (or name brand recognition if you will) than Santa Barbara. Coincidence? Perhaps. Maybe I'm just more aggressive these days because of increased solar radiation. But I rather think my comments were just a bit insightful. Probably too much for this thread, in fact.

Amusing. I love flawed logic. Please post more of it.

You see? What's funny about that? I know you're trying to be ironic, and you would be, except MOST OF THESE KINDS OF POSTS ARE EXACTLY AS FUNNY AS THIS ONE ANYWAY.


I think we're analyzing this situation too much. What you and I should do, since we're the unpopular outcasts, is form our own counter-culture group! And only similar-minded individuals can be allowed, i.e we will never :fluffle: anyone else and if someone outside our group-clique-gang-tribe-whatever tries that odd sort of cyber-flirting with us, instead of giving what we take, we call the cyber-cops and complain of cyber-sexual harassment. AMIRITE?

Okay, one thing i've noticed recently here in General. Take a thread, any thread. Debate moving along nicely, 2 pages of interesting replies and comments. But then, ignorant to the downward spiral they're about to create, some poor uwitting sap will inevitably post a joke reply. Yeah, alright, no problem. At least it's relevant. But THEN you get someone replying to the JOKE. What the hell. Who does this? And then someone replies to that with yet another joke, and this gets replied to with another joke, and while people are actually debating, you have this background radiation of mutual masturbation (hey that rhymes) permeating the whole damn thing, with the constant risk that it will rise up and consume the whole thread.

Example: A thread about God.
Someone posts the Verganza link saying something like "noodly appendages blah blah blah etc Ramen."
Then someone will reply with "he's so much tastier than god"
Then someone else will barge in with "I'M so much tastier than god"
Then "I thought you were god :D"
and so on and so on and so on, with each joke reply getting exponentially less funny until the whole thread collapses under its own weight like some kind of bloated, unfunny star.

Now, I know it's unbelievably petty and lame to get annoyed by something as inconsequental as this, but goddamm I just feel like venting. Really, I'm sick to death of all these terrible puns and Hitchhiker's Guide references that just seem to pop out of the most inoccuous threads. As awful as this post is, I harbour some small hope that it means I won't have to plow through quite so many tedious inside jokes when trying to follow an argument. If I made just one other person think twice before posting "Yeah, you wish :P", then the ten minutes it took me to type this out wasn't a total waste of time.

Dances merrily into the thread: So what's the topic today boys and gir...


...oh.

Yeah.

http://www.abestweb.com/smilies/blush.gif

Well, let me see if I can at least explain where I'm coming from on this:

I'm not here to debate. Oh, I'm willing to share my serious opinion on serious issues. I'll even try to help straighten out opinions that are obviously warped. But I'm not here to change peoples' minds. I'm not even here to try.

So when I see the 250th thread about christianity, I tend to default to why I AM here; I'm here to act like a complete nut. It entertains me, and it entertains most of you most of the time. That is my purpose here; To be silly.

I'm sorry if it bothers you. If it makes you feel better, sometimes things here annoy me too. Do what I do; Have a taco. :)

Hey, you can play it down all you like, but it sounds very much like sour grapes to me.


They sound crunchier like apples not sqiushy like meatballs.

OK Im trying to feel guilty.

*tenses up noticably to bring visible guilt to the surface*

Because when you've discussed the same things over and over and over again and people show up making the exact same tired argument claiming they've finally nailed it, it's hard to take it seriously. So in addition to addressing the fallacies, and they are addressed, people amuse themselves to keep the whole thing interesting.

I can see where you're coming from, but you don't have to mess up a whole thread. Just stop posting in it. Make a new thread that can be filled with this kind of stuff to your heart's content (sort of like this one). It's not like i'm one of those weird malcontents who have some inexplicable grudge against some forum or other, I just had to vent over the sheer volume of threads I'm involved in that get end up getting hijacked because some numbskull can't keep his fluffle smilies to himself.

OK the OP does have a point and I am very guilty of what he describes. I usually try to find a less deadly serious thread to toss a joke into but I haven't always. For my part I will at least try to be aware of my posts that are too light for a given thread's tone at a given time. If I slip up and post humor at the wrong moment in a debate I shall endeavor to at least feel somewhat guilty about it.

Yes thankyou thankyou thankyou. A little thought, that's all I ask.

You see? What's funny about that? I know you're trying to be ironic, and you would be, except MOST OF THESE KINDS OF POSTS ARE EXACTLY AS FUNNY AS THIS ONE ANYWAY.


um what you said would have made a perfect example, but theres only one problem. that sentence wasnt a joke. :rolleyes:

You see? What's funny about that? I know you're trying to be ironic, and you would be, except MOST OF THESE KINDS OF POSTS ARE EXACTLY AS FUNNY AS THIS ONE ANYWAY.

You don't understand the context. Therein lies your problem. Oh, that and you're being a bloody whinger.

You don't understand the context. Therein lies your problem. Oh, that and you're being a bloody whinger.


with bullocks the size of chick peas.....

Amusing. I love flawed logic. Please post more of it.

Okay, I take it back. Humans are not social beings. There is no such thing as social behaviour. Certainly not on an online forum. People do not live or interact with each other in any sort of groups; these groups do not exist, and when someone who labels himself as a 'conservative' makes a joke about 'liberals' and another someone who labels himself a 'conservative' gives the equivalent of a high-five, this is just people having fun individually and any coincidental relationship to 'conservative' or 'liberal' political/social groups is just that - coincidence. ;)

with bullocks the size of chick peas.....

Methinks you're being too generous, mate. ;)

um what you said would have made a perfect example, but theres only one problem. that sentence wasnt a joke. :rolleyes:

then what the hell was it? No, i'm really curious. "I stick to what I'm good at".. Which is making people vomit? That's not very informative. It's not very relevant. Non-sequiter? Usually for comedic effect... but this wasn't a joke. Seriously, my head is spinning.

I can see where you're coming from, but you don't have to mess up a whole thread. Just stop posting in it. Make a new thread that can be filled with this kind of stuff to your heart's content (sort of like this one). It's not like i'm one of those weird malcontents who have some inexplicable grudge against some forum or other, I just had to vent over the sheer volume of threads I'm involved in that get end up getting hijacked because some numbskull can't keep his fluffle smilies to himself.

One, you're not talking about me. I rarely if ever do that. I put my jokes in my arguments and usually I'm the only one laughing.

Two, they are engaging and usually it's precisely what makes threads popular. People check out the threads that have posters in them that they know. A thread with some of the long-time posters in it has more staying power. I like when they show up in my threads.

Methinks you're being too generous, mate. ;)

hey i was just trying to use bullocks in a sentence......


a first for me

Methinks you're being too generous, mate. ;)

what makes you think i have bullocks anyway? Or bollocks, which is what I suspect was meant.

then what the hell was it? No, i'm really curious. "I stick to what I'm good at".. Which is making people vomit? That's not very informative. It's not very relevant. Non-sequiter? Usually for comedic effect... but this wasn't a joke. Seriously, my head is spinning.


well if you stopped over analyzing everything and also stop thinking every comment in this thread is directed towards you, you might actually get somewhere.

what makes you think i have bullocks anyway? Or bollocks, which is what I suspect was meant.

He's not British. Cut him some slack. At least he tried. Besides, before you go about correcting other people's spelling, you might want to work on that whole capitalisation thing. :rolleyes:

One, you're not talking about me. I rarely if ever do that. I put my jokes in my arguments and usually I'm the only one laughing.

Two, they are engaging and usually it's precisely what makes threads popular. People check out the threads that have posters in them that they know. A thread with some of the long-time posters in it has more staying power. I like when they show up in my threads.

No, I wasn't talking about you in particualr, it was aimed at whoever does do this kind of stuff - I don't know if you personally do or not, i don't keep track of that kind of thing.

And it would be fine if they engaged with the THREAD and not just eachother in a completely self-contained environment - which just happens to be a thread I'm engaged in. If their antics were remotely entertaining, yeah fine, but they're not so I want to whine about it.

when no matter how feeling of someone elses opinion you are, theres always one who HAS to be right, and prove that you HAVE to b wrong!

He's not British. Cut him some slack. At least he tried. Besides, before you go about correcting other people's spelling, you might want to work on that whole capitalisation thing. :rolleyes:

Capitals schmapitals, you know what i mean. Bullocks though? For all I know he could actually be talking about the relative size of my livestock. Which is a bit below the belt, to be fair.

He's not British. Cut him some slack. At least he tried. Besides, before you go about correcting other people's spelling, you might want to work on that whole capitalisation thing. :rolleyes:


thats right im not british im a soul sucking american.

Okay, one thing i've noticed recently here in General. Take a thread, any thread. Debate moving along nicely, 2 pages of interesting replies and comments. But then, ignorant to the downward spiral they're about to create, some poor uwitting sap will inevitably post a joke reply. Yeah, alright, no problem. At least it's relevant. But THEN you get someone replying to the JOKE. What the hell. Who does this? And then someone replies to that with yet another joke, and this gets replied to with another joke, and while people are actually debating, you have this background radiation of mutual masturbation (hey that rhymes) permeating the whole damn thing, with the constant risk that it will rise up and consume the whole thread.

Example: A thread about God.
Someone posts the Verganza link saying something like "noodly appendages blah blah blah etc Ramen."
Then someone will reply with "he's so much tastier than god"
Then someone else will barge in with "I'M so much tastier than god"
Then "I thought you were god :D"
and so on and so on and so on, with each joke reply getting exponentially less funny until the whole thread collapses under its own weight like some kind of bloated, unfunny star.

Now, I know it's unbelievably petty and lame to get annoyed by something as inconsequental as this, but goddamm I just feel like venting. Really, I'm sick to death of all these terrible puns and Hitchhiker's Guide references that just seem to pop out of the most inoccuous threads. As awful as this post is, I harbour some small hope that it means I won't have to plow through quite so many tedious inside jokes when trying to follow an argument. If I made just one other person think twice before posting "Yeah, you wish :P", then the ten minutes it took me to type this out wasn't a total waste of time.
I gotta agree with you there. Jokes are fine, but I've seen threads where they take up whole pages of posts and sidetrack the main point of debate. That's when they get to be too much.

thats right im not british im a soul sucking american.

Yeah, evil bastards that we are... :p

Yeah, evil bastards that we are... :p


well i mean what the hell do people want from us? we stopped devouring babies a year ago and still people complain...

when no matter how feeling of someone elses opinion you are, theres always one who HAS to be right, and prove that you HAVE to b wrong!

I don't think anyone's right or wrong here. I'm just venting aimlessly, I mean it's not like I'm going to do anything about it. THIS THREAD is the absolute limit of what I intend to do over such a petty grievance, and it's hardly been a qualified success.

I don't think anyone's right or wrong here. I'm just venting aimlessly, I mean it's not like I'm going to do anything about it. THIS THREAD is the absolute limit of what I intend to do over such a petty grievance, and it's hardly been a qualified success.


that is so emo.

It's you who's seized onto the term "gang mentality," whereas the gang colours thing is just one example of something quite common and accepted in social sciences. People tend to gather into groups and then reinforce those groups by certain behaviours, behaviours among individuals of the group which serve to set them apart from being members of other groups.



Again with the "gang mentality." Apparently, you think the core of my argument was that NS 'regulars' are all gangsta thugs.



Ah, so of course my only reasons are to "justify" my annoyance and because "I'm not part of the group." :rolleyes: Now isn't there a children's rhyme to sum up your little taunting here?

Ooh! Ooh! I know!

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater... no, that's not it!

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep.

And doesn't know where to find them.

Well that's reasonable isn't it? I think it's pretty reasonable to assume that if Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, then she doesn't know where to find them. It's in the book.

well i mean what the hell do people want from us? we stopped devouring babies a year ago and still people complain...

I have to admit, I slipped up a little and had some roasted baby last week... :(

I have to admit, I slipped up a little and had some roasted baby last week... :(


with the rosemary and BBQ sauce? wait cant think about it my USBDA sponsor would be so pissed.

Ooh! Ooh! I know!

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater... no, that's not it!

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep.

And doesn't know where to find them.

Well that's reasonable isn't it? I think it's pretty reasonable to assume that if Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep, then she doesn't know where to find them. It's in the book.

Not only that but my name IS Bo. But I'm Big, not Little, and I haven't Peeped in several hours at least.

with the rosemary and BBQ sauce? wait cant think about it my USBDA sponsor would be so pissed.

Two words: pan gravy. Mmmmm...

that is so emo.

No way. You take that back. I didn't even threaten to leave, for god's sake.

No way. You take that back. I didn't even threaten to leave, for god's sake.


im sorry but that quote was emo.

Not only that but my name IS Bo. But I'm Big, not Little, and I haven't Peeped in several hours at least.

Yeah, well, you're little in the same way that Little John is, m'kay.

Leave them alone.

Now that's what really gets me. After we've covered that Little Bo Peep has lost (his?) sheep, and doesn't know where to find them, he has the audacity, the very audacity to tell me to leave them alone. What else was I going to do? It's in the book.

No way. You take that back. I didn't even threaten to leave, for god's sake.

We can still hope, though, can't we? :p

We can still hope, though, can't we? :p

Hey. No taunting. If you're going to insult someone, just come right out and smack them about with a mackeral.

(Unless of course they're a vegan, in which case, slap them about a very large slice of lettuce. Or just a live mackeral)

Hey. No taunting. If you're going to insult someone, just come right out and smack them about with a mackeral.

(Unless of course they're a vegan, in which case, slap them about a very large slice of lettuce. Or just a live mackeral)

But I'm not a violent person. :p

Hey. No taunting. If you're going to insult someone, just come right out and smack them about with a mackeral.

(Unless of course they're a vegan, in which case, slap them about a very large slice of lettuce. Or just a live mackeral)

*shoots the fish*

:eek:

Holy Mackerel!

But I'm not a violent person. :p

Well, you obviously need to return to fish slapping school until you can learn how to beat someone with a mackeral in a none violent way.

Well, you obviously need to return to fish slapping school until you can learn how to beat someone with a mackeral in a none violent way.
How do you beat someone in a non-violent way?

How do you beat someone in a non-violent way?

By using soft and very fluffy gloves and hitting them very gently?

How do you beat someone in a non-violent way?

Simple. You stick the mackeral inside a pillow.

How do you beat someone in a non-violent way?


with excessive nagging. trust me it works.

with excessive nagging. trust me it works.

I prefer using sarcasm and silliness. ;)

I prefer using sarcasm and silliness. ;)

i use sarcasm and silliness myself. i get the excessive nagging. mainly from siblings and family members.

i use sarcasm and silliness myself. i get the excessive nagging. mainly from siblings and family members.

How about combining the best of all three worlds? Use an excessively sarcastically and sillily (that's got to be a word, right?) nagging mackeral.

How about combining the best of all three worlds? Use an excessively sarcastically and sillily (that's got to be a word, right?) nagging mackeral.


the perfect assassain

It's because I've GOT a sense of humour that i'm so, so sick of the same jokes every single thread. You know, if you MUST derail a thread, if there is literally no other choice, put a little thought into it. That's all I ask. Is that so much? I'm not some unwashed troglodyte with Asperger's in someone's basement somewhere shouting: "FOOLS!" at the top of my voice and reading dictionaries in my spare time. I'm just so tired of the same old jokes.
You fool, Chuck Norris would so pwn.

You make baby Jesus cry.

Yeah, or no.

In Soviet Russia..

Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norri
Chuck Nor
Chuck N
Chuck

Chuck Norris pwns~!!!!!~!~!@!@$#Q$#@%$TESDRWQ$E@@11111

ruffy you do never cease to amaze...

ruffy you do never cease to frighten...

Fixed for accuracy. ;)

Fixed for accuracy. ;)


i really think the water in pottsville is finally getting to him.
(or should i say the beer since thats all there is there)

ruffy you do never cease to amaze...
Is it surprising that I'm having a conversation on my cellphone about an old guy in a spedo?

i really think the water in pottsville is finally getting to him.
(or should i say the beer since thats all there is there)
It's the coal polution. :)

The beer makes it worse though!

Is it surprising that I'm having a conversation on my cellphone about an old guy in a spedo?


sure its not guys?

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/images/santa_run_3.JPG

It's the coal polution. :)

The beer makes it worse though!


i bet it does, yuengling and black lung do not sound like a positive combination.

sure its not guys?

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/images/santa_run_3.JPG

:eek: there should be at least a warning at the top of the page of what was going to follow :eek:

sure its not guys?

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/images/santa_run_3.JPG
Annnnd The View just came on.

And no, more like:
http://www.billmon.org/archives/santa%20hat%20arnold.gif

i bet it does, yuengling and black lung do not sound like a positive combination.
Yeah, but it's tradition.

Yeah, but it's tradition.

tradition causes cancer :D

tradition causes cancer :D
Yay!

sure its not guys?

http://direland.typepad.com/direland/images/santa_run_3.JPG

http://www.p0stwh0res.com/images/poohwtf.jpg

whats even stranger was that is was teh first pic to pop up in a google image search under old+speedo

whats even stranger was that is was teh first pic to pop up in a google image search under old+speedo

ew

ew


so after i threw up in my mouth i decided why not let others on NS do the same as well?

so after i threw up in my mouth i decided why not let others on NS do the same as well?

You threw up in your mouth! Welcome to the club! :D

You threw up in your mouth! Welcome to the club! :D

I'm not just president im also a client.

so after i threw up in my mouth i decided why not let others on NS do the same as well?
It turned me on..

I'm not just president im also a client.

Puke-in-the-Mouth Club for Men? :p

It turned me on..

another reason why i posted the picture, i know ruffy bats from both sides of the plate :p

another reason why i posted the picture, i know ruffy bats from both sides of the plate :p
Tradition!

Hey, I was outside and then I went into the garage! Beer!

I have beer!

Tradition!

Hey, I was outside and then I went into the garage! Beer!

I have beer!


well of course you have beer you're in pottsville......

well of course you have beer you're in pottsville......
It's Coors.

I feel.. like.. an overcooked omlet that has killed a puppy.

:(

It's Coors.

I feel.. like.. an overcooked omlet that has killed a puppy.

:(


you live in pottsville and have no yuengling? that would be like living in latrobe and not having rolling rock...

you live in pottsville and have no yuengling? that would be like living in latrobe and not having rolling rock...
Well.. near Pottsville.. but deffintly should have Lager.

I blame father. I can't understand why the hell he doesn't buy any Lager..

Heh. I think we know Dick Yuengling.. insulting!

Well.. near Pottsville.. but deffintly should have Lager.
near is still close enough


I blame father. I can't understand why the hell he doesn't buy any Lager..


do it the old fashioned way, get someone else to get it for you if all places card.


Heh. I think we know Dick Yuengling.. insulting!
you know mr yuengling and you buy coors!?!?!?!?! blasphemous!:eek:

near is still close enough
Agreed.
do it the old fashioned way, get someone else to get it for you if all places card.
I just need transportation.. damn middle of nowhere. If only grammy would sell me beer.. damn law abiding bar owner.
you know mr yuengling and you buy coors!?!?!?!?! blasphemous!:eek:
I feel bad because he's really nice, and here we are, buying from the competition. :(

I just need transportation.. damn middle of nowhere. If only grammy would sell me beer.. damn law abiding bar owner.


how far of a walk is it?


I feel bad because he's really nice, and here we are, buying from the competition. :(

how do you sleep at night?

how far of a walk is it?
To the closest distributor? Few miles.
how do you sleep at night?
Lots of drugs.

To the closest distributor? Few miles.


thats it? get an empty schoolbag, and a good friend and start walkin you lazy bastard! i used to talk at least a few miles to get to the nearest distributor in philly that didnt card (they all used to not card back in the day but rendell changed a lot of that)


Lots of drugs.

i hear ya

thats it? get an empty schoolbag, and a good friend and start walkin you lazy bastard! i used to talk at least a few miles to get to the nearest distributor in philly that didnt card (they all used to not card back in the day but rendell changed a lot of that)
Well Philly is flat, and they have sidewalks.. Philly is hella easy to walk. I've walked from Washinton Square down to the Reading Market and then from there down to the Betsy Ross house, then back to the market, then back to Washington Square area. (PA Hospital)
i hear ya
;)

Well Philly is flat, and they have sidewalks.. Philly is hella easy to walk. I've walked from Washinton Square down to the Reading Market and then from there down to the Betsy Ross house, then back to the market, then back to Washington Square area. (PA Hospital)

;)


dont matter if the roads are fat or hilly my love of beer conquers mountians.

dont matter if the roads are fat or hilly my love of beer conquers mountians.
I admire you.

But I'm a fatass.

I admire you.

But I'm a fatass.


think of it as exercise and you can drink on the walk back.


worse comes to worse grab a bicycle.

think of it as exercise and you can drink on the walk back.


worse comes to worse grab a bicycle.
*gets bike out of garage*

*gets bike out of garage*

Where are you riding to Ruffers? I'm too lazy to read back right now.

Where are you riding to Ruffers? I'm too lazy to read back right now.

hes going on a beer run my peech

Where are you riding to Ruffers? I'm too lazy to read back right now.
Off to buy Lager!

Things that bug me #281402: NS general jokers
I suspect you'll discover that many of those who make jokes during "serious" threads are older posters who have grown weary of hearing the same bullshit over and over and over. The jokes relieve the tedium. Get over it. :p

Am I the only one who thinks the OP should be a comedian, i found that post extremely funny.

I agree with the OP.
There are some legitimately funny posters, yes, but most of you just say the same crap over and over again, and sorry, but spam is never funny.
Topical, well-timed humor, now that’s the ticket.
Believe it or not, it isn’t hard to be random.

I suspect you'll discover that many of those who make jokes during "serious" threads are older posters who have grown weary of hearing the same bullshit over and over and over. The jokes relieve the tedium. Get over it. :p


seriously if i want to have a long winded, meaningless arguement with someone i dont need to do it here i can just call my mother.

I suspect you'll discover that many of those who make jokes during "serious" threads are older posters who have grown weary of hearing the same bullshit over and over and over. The jokes relieve the tedium. Get over it. :p

Yo if you don't want to read a thread about abortion or whatever 'cos you've heard it all before then don't click that link. I don't want to enter a thread about abortion only to find two pages of legitimate comments and the odd funny joke, followed by a further eleven pages of people clumsilly flirting with eachother. You don't have to hijack the whole thread just cause you're bored.

Imagine a thread you're in, and a bunch of new members pop up going "HI IM NEW" and just get in the way annoying everybody. How would you like that? Huh? You're a Reverse Noob. A Roob.