***** Catchy mildly inflamatory statement! Rhetorical question?

[Indenturedebtor]

Statement of "everyman" bona fides. Humble self deprecation. Assertion of expertise.

Invitation to share in derision of "others". Mildly amusing turn of phrase. Reference to questionable website.

Rhetorical question? Rhetorical question?!?!?!

Angry response to rhetorical question.

Insult to anyone who disagrees.

Invitation to agree with post.

[Vickers]

1. Profanity-laden agreement.

Overused smilie.

[Indenturedebtor]

12. Sycophantic statement of agreement. Hyper-polarised affirmation

:hug:

[Vickers]

19. Over-the-top acceptance of new-found internet friendship.

Assorted "buddy" smilies, including some from off-site.

Possible sports references.

[Indenturedebtor]

23. Over-the-top praising of your DU-Journal

Stalker-esque precise quoting of something you wrote two years ago. Smarmy comment about how I don't follow sports because I don't own a TV... which makes me impervious to corporate manipulations.

[TorchTheWitch]

55. Off-topic praising of your sig/avatar

Interminable tedious oration of the history, importance, artistic merit of the aforementioned off-topic reference for the purpose of proving how incredibly smart I am with the assumption that you were unaware of the aforesaid information regarding the referenced sig/avatar thereby attempting to further subtly demonstrate how much smarter I am than you.

Something about cats.

[TxRider]

65. Complete thread hijack

[TxRider]

66. Godwin's law invoked..

[TorchTheWitch]

86. More about cats complete with photos

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

116. Link to anti-cute sites like FU, Penguin

Erroneous assumption that you were posting ironically, oblivious to the fact that you love kittehs.

[lapfog_1]

2. You forgot

Overwrought personalization of argument... "Well, this happened to ME and therefore..."

[Indenturedebtor]

13. Trumping of personal allegory with completely exagerated personal allegory

Assertion that we share a common superiority based on our similar suffering.

[Hekate]

27. Grammar nazi observation that "anecdote" is no doubt the word you meant instead of "allegory"

Rolly-eyes smilie

edited to correct grammar nazi's own syntax

[Indenturedebtor]

31. Grasping and frantic explanation of why "Allegory" was the correct word

Link to back-alley dictionary site which translates Fijian to Japanese to English, and in so doing changes the meaning of Allegory to be remotely appropriate to my previous use of the word.

Mildly smug response (don't want to be too harsh, or you might poke holes in my ruse).

[TransitJohn]

3. Snarky derision.

Fake conciliatory finding of common ground. Contemptuous dismissal.

[The Magistrate]

4. Mild Inquiry, Sir, Whether You Are Really Serious About That....

[Indenturedebtor]

14. Angry question regarding your ability to see anything

Claim that you have suffered less than the rest of us. Restatement of "everyman" bona fides. Assertion regarding the thoughts and feelings of the entire DU community.

Claim that you are a winger. Sarcastic question.

Offering of consumable item composed of: flour, water, yeast, corn meal, tomato sauce, pork byproduct, and reconstituted hormone-laden bovine excrete.

[The Magistrate]

18. Quiet Glee At The Nibble, Sir

A few strops of the razor's edge....

[Hekate]

40. Complete agreement with your perspicasity without evidence of understanding what you actually said

[The Magistrate]

51. Expression of Happiness, Ma'am, To See You Are Still Active Here

[cliffordu]

5. Annoying rash from too long in the basement.

[Indenturedebtor]

20. Suggestion that everyone with said rash should insert a 5kilo crystal

into his/her dorsal orifice and say "Rama Rama Rama" three times.

Personal allegory involving similar experience with satisfactory result from said treatment.

Conspiracy theory that encompasses all of science, medicine, and the pharmaceutical industry.

[Hekate]

33. Assertion that "Rama lama dingdong" is the more appropriate chant for alternate therapy of this sort

Yet awestruck that a 5 kilo crystal is even available on the open market.

Enters into lengthy OT post regarding type of lubricant needed and how best to cleanse both one's personal aura and the aura of the crystal.

Moved to write poem rhyming "assertion" and "insertion"

[Indenturedebtor]

37. Question as to why "you people" always have to bring up ding-dong?!?!

Grudging praise of poem :D

[moriah]

58. Obligatory lecture for -ist use of "you people".

Cynical observation regarding tastes in literature. Pretentious recommendation of overrated written works.

[Fozzledick]

38. Claim of superior understanding of teachings of Tibetan Guru Lama Rama Dhing-Dong.

Assertion of his influence on early development of rock'n'roll.

[Indenturedebtor]

41. Quick wiki search - unskillful backpeddle - subject change n/t

[Hekate]

42. Inquiry into his personal use of crystals? Medicine Buddha influence on rock'n'roll?

Awestruck smiley

Further disquisition on role of Medicine Buddha in alternate healing therapies--singing bowls, gongs, etc.

Soulmate?

[Fozzledick]

46. Smug dismissal of attachment to name and form

Self-righteous advocacy of abiding in the void.

[Hekate]

47. Suggestion you have void between ears. Huffy response indicative of hurt feelings.

[Fozzledick]

50. Condescending suggestion of lessons to be learned.

Gratuitous flaunting of personal koan: "Ashes on Buddha, what can you do?"

http://koans.tribe.net/thread/45cf09d2-6a13-42ac-9601-7a6c0c4316e8

[Hekate]

52. Declaration of intention to leave DU once and for all. Grossly misunderstood.

Hollow assertion that self really does have a life and that DU will miss the poster when she's gone.

[cliffordu]

59. Reminded of early Huffy bicycle, then enraged at story about a "Huffy toss"

at a bike race, lashes out indiscriminately.

Confused, takes a haldol and a nap.

[flvegan]

6. Deleted message.

[flvegan]

7. Deleted message.

[flvegan]

8. Deleted subthread.

[Indenturedebtor]

11. Statement of disbelief that "they" deleted "this" and not "that"

*shakes fist at the man*

[flvegan]

21. Suggestion that you "get with the program"

and hate the moderation like the rest of us.

[Indenturedebtor]

25. Rant against facism in all of it's forms

Statement of keyboard warrior bona fides.

Comparison to "lock step" republicans. *angry smilee*

[The Magistrate]

29. Observation, Sir, Description Of Fascism Provided Bears No Relation To Any Actual Fascist Movement

Brief description of Italian political scene, circa 1920....

[flvegan]

30. *pointing and laughing* post about The Magistrate setting YOU straight.

:rofl:

After the fact.

[Indenturedebtor]

32. Realising that I mispelled Fascism - launch into misguided temper tantrum re: Spelling Nazis

Statement that "you know what I meant".

[flvegan]

44. Post pointing out the FAIL and how we don't care.

We might have known, but we don't have to care.

[kenny blankenship]

49. Impromptu administration of Loyalty Oath

Race card for the win.

[Raineyb]

61. Annoyance at the dismissive use of the phrase "race card" as though

race is some game to be played rather than something that is literally a matter of life and death for some in this country.

[kenny blankenship]

62. Insincere interrogatory condolences for missing miniature equine

Abrupt request poster engage in spontaneous self-overcoming.

[kenny blankenship]

9. Request you re-address comments to the victims. Reminder that you can't. Since they're dead.

Parting declaration of insensitive prickhood.

[Indenturedebtor]

28. *beaten silence*

[kenny blankenship]

34. Impassioned proofs of exquisite moral sensitivity.

Sorrowful acknowledgement of minority status with consequent interlocutory deficiency. Torrential but anonymous denuciations of prior disputants. Seething nastygram for opponent "clique". Requiem for the Party? Requiem for the Motherland? Valedictory invitation to self-coitus addressed to all registered posters. Request for granite oreo.

[Indenturedebtor]

36. Complete incomprehension of prior post evidenced by fixation on "self-coitus"

Seizure inducting collection of smilees.

[notesdev]

10. Indignant rebuttal

generic comment questioning your parentage

mumbled statement disparaging your masculinity

[Fozzledick]

15. Snarky wisecrack regarding your intelligence.

Obscure reference to nerdy in-joke.

Self-effacing smiley.

[Indenturedebtor]

17. Complete reversal of "everyman" bona fides:

Statement of high professional and academic achievement.

Unsupported attack on your grammar, after failing to find spelling error.

[Vickers]

16. Locking.

Smug reason.

[moriah]

22. Superfluous notice of unrecommend, dubious reasoning given.

Failure to put n/t at end of no-text message. Edit for not significant typo.

[NBachers]

24. Highjack and divert thread with some tangental inflammatory comment

Going-for-the-bait indignant response to inflammatory comment

Setting the hook with personal affront toward indignant responder

Indignant responder strikes back

3rd and 4th Party Show of support for indignant responder; criticizing strike-back of thread-highjacker

Highjacker makes strong, outlandish statement that MUST be responded to; mission complete

[Indenturedebtor]

26. 6 year old cobbled together post recycled from "special topic" DU Forum

[Adsos Letter]

35. I flame thee.

[Indenturedebtor]

39. 10 word post that flames you for flaming me and condemns all flame throwers n/t

[Hekate]

43. Poutrageous statement due to taking it personally. How dare you call me out?

[notesdev]

60. Annoying nitpick that points out you used 15 words and a n/t

[flvegan]

45. Injection of something about both PETA and Code Pink.

[Mind_your_head]

48. Are you referring to the people of walmart?

they are humble self-depreciation in ACTION (or inaction)....depends on your hyphenation there....

www. peopleofwalmart.com

-------

just to be clear....I love the people cited here. I WISH they could understand the whole "what's wrong with shopping at Walmart thing".....and that's a herculean task! I'm only mind-your-head ~ not a herculean teacher.....I don't have the 'reach' the where-with-all.

[lapfog_1]

53. Why is my particularly observant and pithy post being IGNORED??? Rant continues. -n/t

[lapfog_1]

54. Duplicate argument posted downstream because I can't be bothered to read all posts in thread,

mild apology follows.

[TorchTheWitch]

97. Indignant admonishment for your inability to "READ!!!!11!!"

Insertion of three dozen eye rolling smilies.

[Voice for Peace]

56. Off topic appreciation of DU, OP & warped humor in general nt

[Viking12]

57. Donation appeal from grovelbot.

[Morning Dew]

63. Reminder Of DU Rules And Notification Of Alert To Mods.

[Hekate]

64. Hours-later return to thread. Hoping others won't notice earlier GCW

I cain't quit yew, DU

[trackfan]

67. Non sequitur fault finding of some non germane part of original post.

[Silent3]

68. FAIL!

Dramatic affectation of being SO BORED with your tired rhetoric. Sneering "loser!"

[Viking12]

79. Suggestion that your posts are better sutied for the site that shall not be named

[Adsos Letter]

69. Sarcastic reminder that OP was orignially a Hillary supporter.

Thinly veiled personal attack follows.

[Posteritatis]

76. Deleted sub-thread

[lapislzi]

70. Petulant gripe that my particular sub-group is being thrown under the bus AGAIN

Bitter jeremiad and assertion that my group suffers more than any other.

[Hekate]

91. Brutal dismissal of the importance of your subgroup to ending war

[readmoreoften]

103. Centrist vacillation on whether or not the above mentioned war has its merits.

And reiteration that the above poster's subgroup is irrelevant.

[Hekate]

71. Hand-wringing concern that DU is no longer the haven of quiet discourse it once was

[The Magistrate]

72. Brief Recounting, Ma'am, of Just How Bitter It Used to Get....

Quote of old war-cry, now long lapsed from use:

"My god, man, slap yourself and think!"

[Kaleko]

98. Abbreviation for laughing out loud.

[Melissa G]

73. Annoying, topic stalker academic finding small, insignificant point

and expounding on it for 8 nit picking paragraphs and asking poster to defend against said point which is totally irrelevant in the first place. Several subsequent baiting posts with cheerleader friend talking about their further elucidated superiority. Sleep inducing fatigue as one ponders why one is reading anything of stalker pair in the first place.

[azmouse]

74. Post wondering what has become of the DU I used to know.

Derisive remark followed by an eyeroll.

[boppers]

75. Attempts to reconcile all perspectives in this post.

Sunshine and rainbows being gently puffed up the posterior.

[uppityperson]

77. inaccurate accusation of strawman

[The Magistrate]

78. Extremely Exasperated Remark, Ma'am, Given Real edge By Running out Of Cigarettes Half an Hour Ago

Link to worst findable version of 'Kumbaya' on youtube....

Quote expressing preference for the company of snakes to that of people..

[uppityperson]

82. threat to link to gummy bears song to stop cigarette addiction

[The Magistrate]

84. Good Nature Restored By a Quick Trip out To the Corner Store, Ma'am....

You know, even my doctor has given up on the subject....

"I will get to Hell in my own way, Sir!"

[TorchTheWitch]

87. Thread hijack condeming smokers as evil

and something about cats.

[The Magistrate]

88. Declaration, Ma'am, That If You want To See Evil, See Me after Three Days Without Nicotine

"Happiness can be cured! Contact me for details."

[TorchTheWitch]

89. Outraged comment that you are personally responsible for polluting my air space

Irrelevant insulting remarks concerning your geographical location, your ancestry and the likelihood of the foulness of your bowel movements.

[The Magistrate]

90. Reminder, Ma'am, That Unless You Are In My Kitchen Just Now, That Is Physically Impossible

Suggestion you cannot conceive the full squalor of my ancestry, and would likely injure yourself trying.

[boppers]

117. Totally off-topic mention of pharmaceutical product.

Wishes for coverage of said product as a public healthcare item.

[azmouse]

80. Mildly confused remark

showing I really don't understand a word you wrote. :smilieiconhere: to try to appease

[Lagomorph]

81. Utterly irrelevant thread hijack.

[Kali]

83. ellipsis

3 rolling-on-the-floor-laughing smileys, one each applause and thumbs up

[Hekate]

85. asterisks interspersed with tildes

shrug smilie

[Morning Dew]

92. Misplaced reply inadvertently becomes OP

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6529448

[Hekate]

106. Desire to Rec your post expressed--frustrated that it can't. nt

[Vickers]

93. Faux scratching of head.

Real scratching of nuts.

[Hekate]

94. Fluffy bunnies and LOLcats inserted here

Why can't we all get along?

[TorchTheWitch]

118. Snarky observation of your ability to use the hide function, et al.

Insertion of three dozen eye rolling smilies.

[ZombieHorde]

95. Gloved hand injects an unknown substance into someone's nose, includes illustration.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

96. (I just have to say

this is the funniest, wittiest, most original damn thing I've seen in a long, long time. Bless you all.)

[1Hippiechick]

99. Ditto.

Several faves on here, but new one that I will never forget: "self-coitus" LOL
Darn! Missed the 24-hour deadline to recommend!

[Adsos Letter]

100. Blatant accusation of troll status; witty refernces to pizza toppings.

[Adsos Letter]

101. Impatient query regarding where the mods are.

[The Magistrate]

104. Reminder, Sir, They Do Occasionally Eat, Sleep, Or Even Converse With Loved Ones And Neighbors....

"Look, Bundy, I held up my end; I side-swiped a hearse to get this pizza here in twenty minutes."

[azmouse]

105. References Mods constant hot tub parties

laughter smilie followed by thumbs up
Includes pic of complete strangers whooping it up in generic hot tub

[The Magistrate]

107. Comment That Those Are a Little Over-Rated, Ma'am

Hint at budgetary constraints, and generic booze, carefully evading the letter of confidentiality restrictions.....

[readmoreoften]

102. Mathematical symbol followed by a number.

With smilie inserted here.

[omega minimo]

108. Outraged shock at casual acceptance of misogynist ignorance

[The Magistrate]

109. Mild Note, Ma'am, Of Androcentric Under-Pinnings Of That Proclaimed Shock

Outrageous quote from Mr. Mencken on relations between the sexes.....

[omega minimo]

110. Objection to patronizing use of "Ma'am" on those whose preferences are known by perpetrator

[The Magistrate]

111. Congratulations, Ma'am, On Sharp Display Of Instinct For the Capillary

Request the point be engaged, without expectation that will ever be done.

Favorite citation of Mr. Wilde....

[omega minimo]

112. Lack of interest inspired by poster's lack of integrity.

[The Magistrate]

113. Restatement Of Unanswered Point, Ma'am, Conveying Degree Of Importance Assigned Complaint

"Silence is the perfect expression of scorn."

[Nikki Stone1]

114. An attempt to really discuss the underlying issues which gets drowned out.

:sigh:

[The Magistrate]

115. Happily Joining In, Ma'am, With The Project You have Set

Comments closing with observation persons without enemies generally do not have friends either....

[TorchTheWitch]

119. Frustrated and unhappy agreement

Lament that DU didn't used to be this way. Complaining inference that the place is full of trolls and mods are passive/negligent.