Feb 25 2009
Comment Trolls…
I don’t know how many of you write on the Internet, but if you do, I’m sure that at some time you have met this fabulous creature, the Internet troll.
They live only to add their words of endless wisdom to the comment section. The comment section allows anyone that can type to be published on the Internet….
Some of the prerequisites for being a troll are:
A full and thorough knowledge of profanity and no fear of using it.
A third grade education. However this is debatable as some seem to be unable to spell at that level and may not have aimed high enough with their education.
The social demeanor of an alligator.
The rules of grammar and punctuation were meant to be broken, and this above all else MUST be adhered to.
Have an opinion! Preferably an opinion contrary to all other life forms in our galaxy….
The ability to repeatedly hit enter when posting. No few are at the Olympic level in this competition. There are a few inventive people trying hard to stop this orgy of “entering”, may the force be with them.
And if all other attempts to aggravate and intimidate fail; you MUST be thoroughly versed in name calling tactics 101. Few things are as effective as a well placed slanderous remark about parentage or sexual preference!
Anyone wishing to join these valorous ranks can get “special” training available in every city, town, or roadside community. Primary schools (k-5) are a public entity dedicated to higher education. Routinely groups are formed by students to instruct others on these finer points in human behavior.
The current organization: Trolls Offering Social Slander, or TOSS, is founded by its current chairman Hugh R. Dumas. The organization is recruiting for apprentice Trolls to fill badly needed positions, since many members are getting older and leaving the organization for other career choices upon graduation to the higher education establishment of middle school.
Trolling, it’s not just for fisherman anymore!
Thomas H. Forthe
