WHY did I go into GD this late? WHY?

[Bouncy Ball]

Oh the humanity. Oh the insanity.

Oh the wadded up panties.

[donheld]

1. Same reason i did i guess

i saw you fussing with the freepin disrupter. at least he finally got tombstoned.

[Bouncy Ball]

2. Oh I left him long ago.

It was something else.

[Behind the Aegis]

15. That was a mess!

I was 'gone' for a minute (actually to do a search on that name) and when I came back the whole damn thread was gone! It is interesting the tactic that the freepers are using now...not as "upfront" but more stealthy. Granted, they still fuck up eventually, but I will say they are getting better. I am noticing higher post counts (I know we all started out at 0) on some of them. Such is the price of fame! :)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

26. There was nothing stealthy about that shite at all. Troll-o-matic stamped

all over it from post #1, and Bouncy had it completely pegged.


They only come out at night...

[Bouncy Ball]

28. Hey, thanks!

Wouldn't you think they'd realize that about five hundred of them had already tried the same angle before? I mean, we DO recognize the same lame shit when we've seen it more than once. :eyes:

"Oh no, we've got to st-st-st-stop talking about Gannon, guys, it's HURTING us!"

Give me a break.

WHAT is that thing in your sig? LOL!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

32. It's the cover of an old Edgar Winters Group album, titled

"They Only Come Out at Night". When I was thinking about these trolls creeping out of the woodwork I thought of this title and went googling for that album cover.

[HamstersFromHell]

40. Great Album as well!

n/t

[Atlas Mugged]

51. Ah, yes...an albino man with blood red lipstick!

That'll make an enticiing album cover!

[Behind the Aegis]

29. I guess so

I like to give the benefit of the doubt....BUT....a quick "name search" cleared up any doubts! I have found myself doing searches many times recently, even on 1000+ members. I have this sickness...I do like to ferret "them" out. :) It is interesting the tactics they are taking though. I still think more are more stealthy then those of the past. OF course, I have only been here since last June, so I still have much to learn of the trolls. :)

[Bouncy Ball]

31. I am so glad to know other people do that.

I even keep a list of usernames I suspect on a pad next to my monitor. BUT they only get added to the list if an advanced search confirms my suspicions. Then I can look for them in future and kinda keep tabs. But I have a 100% accuracy rate so far because everytime I go to look for them again, they've already been um....gone-ered.

[Behind the Aegis]

35. You sicko!!!

Heehee! I do the same thing!!! LOL! I have even watched some grow in post counts, all the while knowing the 'truth!' Do you also share my 'sickness' of wanting to know what "DELETED MESSAGE" really said? I have no idea why that fascinates me, but I see "deleted post" and I STILL will click on it! I guess I expect it to magically reveal what it really said and who said it...LOL!

[Bouncy Ball]

38. OHMYGOD!! I've done that too!

Maybe we need a 12 step group. I was just talking in PMs with someone else who keeps a list. I think there are a lot of us who do that.

[Behind the Aegis]

41. I am laughing now...

But, I wonder if I should be scared! It just goes to show that no matter how odd you think you might be, there is someone out there like you! I have read many of your posts on a variety of topics and you usually make me laugh or I agree with you...at least so far...heehee.

[Bouncy Ball]

42. Oh yeah?

Well, I disagree.

ROFL!

:hug:

[Misunderestimator]

50. Count me in... It's all I can do not to put them in a spreadsheet

and chart their progress... :) I settle for a simple text file. Saves me a lot of time that I might have spent arguing with someone I've already "spotted" in the past... A lot of them go weeks without posting, then throw a few under the radar stink-bombs for a day then poof... gone again. I couldn't possibly remember all the sockpuppet names, so the list is imperative.

[yvr girl]

3. What is wrong with you?

Late night on a Friday in GD - nothing good can happen there.

p.s. I noticed 'my thread' came back to life. Will that thing never die?

[tuvor]

4. Which thread is that?

I should be going to bed.

[yvr girl]

6. It's on page 2

It's about 261 posts long. I'm the woman who hates motherhood. (NOT)

[enigmatic]

18. I avoided that thread...

because I knew there would be a a couple posters that always seem to be redefining "over the top" in their responses to anything that interferes w/ their cause. I just read it, and sadly, I was right...

I knew what you were trying to say, and I agree w/ you, so don't worry about it.

[tuvor]

23. Oh, boy.

I'll have to check all of those posts tomorrow.

[Bouncy Ball]

14. No, it will never die

because you were evil for bashing us moms, who did nothing to you.

;-)

[yvr girl]

22. I started the damn thing on Tuesday and

it was on the front page again today. Good grief. Surely, there can be nothing new to say.

I wasn't bashing bouncy moms like you. I wouldn't dream of that.

[Bouncy Ball]

24. Girl you better stop

or I'll tell you about all the cute things my daughter said today and I'll take seven epic posts to do it.

But on a serious note, and just because I can't resist, tonight at dinner she did say this: "When I go to college, I want to graduate super cum laude."

AH!

[yvr girl]

27. That's very cute

But you can't get me, cause I know that you can converse on many topics. You can bounce from one to another!

[xmas74]

34. That's cute!

My daughter told me she had a bad dream last night about "President Buche".

[Bouncy Ball]

25. Girl you better stop

or I'll tell you about all the cute things my daughter said today and I'll take seven epic posts to do it.

But on a serious note, and just because I can't resist, tonight at dinner she did say this: "When I go to college, I want to graduate super cum laude."

AH!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

30. I enjoyed that thread.

I've walked in your shoes and that of the mothers. I knew it was going to be a hot topic even if it was a good and honest question.

[yvr girl]

33. I was completely unprepared for the bruhaha

I honestly didn't mean to 'attack' anyone.

[REP]

36. You Dared Attack The Cult

I know what you meant, and I agree.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

37. You didn't attack anyone

It's just one of those topics that people brings out a reactive response. It was still a valid question. I'd like to know the answer myself. :)

[REP]

39. Many Women Are Still Taught

that they only exist in relation to others they serve, so when they have a child, that child and its tending subsumes their existance. Additionally, we live in the time of the Cult of the Baybee, where everything is done - or is said to be "for the children." By immersing herself entirely in the role of Mommy, a woman may find she has additional privileges, or at the least the illusion of some.

Of course, some people are just not that interesting to begin with.

The above are generalizations, and the specific reasons why your formerly bright, outgoing friend can now talk about nothing other than the texture of leavings in her infants diaper may differ.

[Bouncy Ball]

43. Or she could just be REALLY into her kid right now.

That's what happened to me. Then I snapped out of it, gradually, and started expanding my interests again.

No biggie.

[REP]

44. Then The Disclaimer Applies To You

There are some women who don't get over it though, and I believe the two reasons I give (and undoubtedly others but it's late, I'm tired and my hands are crippled) are factors for some of them (again, see the thing about them being generalizations that don't apply to every single human being).

[Lone_Star_Dem]

46. I went through a period of idol worship

She was the most perfect little creature in the world. I was mesmerized by her perfectness. I really miss that.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

45. Some women suffer from conflicted feelings.

Feeling they have to be all things to all people. It's insane and impossible.

The Cult of the Baybee is true and in my opinion is dangerous. It creates a standard that in some cases is impossible to follow, leaving a new mother to feel inadequate or selfish if she can't or won't adhere to it. I've always called it the Stepford Mother Syndrome.

[Jamastiene]

5. Is GD that bad?

I don't understand the difference. Can someone explain?

[Bouncy Ball]

7. It's not necessarily that GD is so bad.

A lot in the lounge claim to not ever leave the lounge, but I don't find GD or GD:Politics (more of a focus on politics and GD is more general in nature) to be THAT bad.

I just got involved in a really hairy thread that pissed me off and it's really unusual for anyone on DU to piss me off.

[Jamastiene]

It happens

to me too on occasion. I haven't noticed any particular forum though. I just notice topics that if I try to post, someone starts by saying something generic as if they know it ALL. Of course, this sets me off and I am sucked in. I reply and that brings on a swarm of stinging hornet like replies. To which, I reply in turn. Repeat process until completely frustrated. I know the feeling. It is especially harsh late at night when people start getting sleepy and needing their nappy poos.

[xmas74]

8. You enjoy punishment.

[Bouncy Ball]

9. Ha! I must!

[Behind the Aegis]

10. You so crazy!

I know what you are talking about! :) But you held your own. I must say, as I was reading as new posts were made, I was really surprised at the number of threads that were deleted for no real reason (at least what I could remember).

[Bouncy Ball]

13. yeah that was a WEIRD one, wasn't it???

[Behind the Aegis]

17. It was odd

I was going to PM you, but then I got distracted (I am like that). I saw some 'hateful' comments and they deserved to get 86'ed, but others were personal observations and I was really surprised they were deleted.

On edit: Crap...I used the wrong number (69 instead of 86)! Oh well. :)

[xmas74]

11. It is time for your spanking now.

Quit being so naughty. Stay here with us.

[Bouncy Ball]

12. Spanking?????

What???? Fully awake now.

Wait, that might get this thread locked! Stop that!

[xmas74]

21. No it won't.

I have a four year old child at home. She has yet to receive a spanking but the threat is always there. It is just a good way to make sure that you do not wander anymore!

[theorist]

16. I hope I didn't contribute, Bouncy.

Same thread I'm thinking of?

[Bouncy Ball]

19. Oh no different one than what you PMed me about.

Totally different.

[HamstersFromHell]

20. Me too....and damn if my goat wasn't gotten in the process.

I usually never post there (usually keep pretty silent overall), but that one I couldn't resist.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

47. I just took a peek at GD, it looks like a mangled car wreck

If I tend to do any serious posts, I'll either go to LBN, UK forum, Canada forum, DU Groups or GD: Politics.

[Misunderestimator]

48. You jerk... :)

I just wasted half an hour on a thread in GD because I got curious... sheesh :eyes: :hi:

[Spider Jerusalem]

49. Yeah, a lot of GD posters seem to have their knickers in a perpetual twist

Maybe that's why I don't spend as much time posting there as I once did.