Can someone explain to me why there are so many threads that begin with

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

"Can someone explain to me..." lately on DU?

[Duer 157099]

1. Yes

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

2. Thank you for the considered and informative replay. Hehe.

[Duer 157099]

4. Not a problem

:-)

[WorseBeforeBetter]

3. Beats me, unless it's someone very, very new...

looking to antagonize. Like this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x124364

I could be wrong, but my gut is telling me that someone with 13 posts and an eagle avatar asking a question about guns is looking to stir up shit.

(I'm closing in on 1,000 posts, so I'm not exactly "old" yet!)

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

12. The one you link to does appear to be a "ringer" while others

may not.

[heartofthesiskiyou]

16. checked that link I think you nailed it

[Sinti]

5. People have questions, the answer is usually no. n/t

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

13. Shouldn't that be

people's right to keep and arm Bears???

Probably the answer is NO.

:shrug:

[Warren Stupidity]

6. It is similar to the 'a freeper friend of mine' archetype thread.

It is a way of introducing a position on a topic without having to reveal oneself as actually holding that position. Of course it can also be exactly what it appears to be on the surface, just like the 'a freeper friend of mine' thread.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

9. Some of them do seem to be for real questions while others

raise my suspicion sensors.

;)

[glarius]

7. Inexplicably it's unexplainabe!

:hi:

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

10. And inextricably it is undifferentiable. I think.

:hi:

[rzemanfl]

8. Some people are uncomfortable with saying "Why the fuck?" -

Not me.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

11. You may have something there.

:wtf:

14. invasion from another planet

they are trying to learn our ways.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

15. You know, I bet you are right. If you check the IP addresses

for the originating posts, I suspect you'll find they're all located somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle.


Ooooo.