Slow Season at the Spot

[cman]

Seems to me anyway.

Not too many posting their thoughts.

Even after all these guests we have had checking out GSC.

I wonder what some expect when they post.

To be harrassed or something?

I believe Greasespot has matured past the flaming thing.

What do you folks think?

[pawtucket]

Seems to me anyway.

Not too many posting their thoughts.

Even after all these guests we have had checking out GSC.

I wonder what some expect when they post.

To be harrassed or something?

I believe Greasespot has matured past the flaming thing.

What do you folks think?

It traditionally get slow as people plan for the first holiday of the summer season.

[Sushi]

It traditionally get slow as people plan for the first holiday of the summer season.

Yeah, don't worry Cman, the flamers will be back after Labor Day.

[cman]

Thanks Paw,

Yeah, I have in-laws comin' in for a couple of days.

But I'm internet forum hooked.

Really love Skype lately too.

I reckon this comp stuf is my hobby.

What's a 'flamer' to you Sushi?

[ChasUFarley]

Knowing Sushi, it doesn't mean guys who wear yellow pants and carry a "man bag"....

[dmiller]

What's a 'flamer' to you Sushi?

That question reminded me of a post one of the posters here at GSC,

made on a different board once about *How to Flame Properly*

It's hilarious!!!

The twelve commandments of flaming:

1. Make things up about your opponent:

It's important to make your lies sound true.

Preface your argument with the word "clearly."

"Clearly, poster Q is a liar, and a dirtball to boot."

2. Be an armchair psychologist:

You're a smart person. You've heard of Freud.

You took a psychology course in college.

Clearly, you're qualified to psychoanalyze your opponent.

"xxxxx (by using the word 'zucchini' in her posting), shows she has a bad case of penis envy."

3. Cross-post your flames:

Everyone on the net is just waiting for the next literary masterpiece to leave your terminal.

From xxxxx.com to yyyyy.org , they're all holding their breaths until your next flame.

Therefore, post everywhere.

4. Conspiracies abound:

If everyone's against you, the reason can't possibly be that you're a d!ckhead.

There's obviously a conspiracy against you, and you will be doing the entire net a favor by exposing it.

5. Lawsuit threats:

This is the reverse of Rule #4 (sort of like the Yin & Yang of flaming).

Threatening a lawsuit is always considered to be in good form.

"By saying that I've posted to the wrong group, Poster Z has libeled me,

slandered me, and sodomized me. See you in court, Poster Z!!"

6. Force them to document their claims:

Even if someone states outright that he likes tomato sauce on his pasta, you should demand documentation.

If Newsweek hasn't written an article on their pasta preferences, then they are is obviously lying.

7. Use foreign phrases:

French is good, but Latin is the lingua franca of flaming.

You should use the words "ad hominem" at least three times per article.

Other favorite Latin phrases are "ad nauseum," "vini, vidi, vici," and "fetuccini alfredo."

8. Tell 'em how smart you are:

Why use intelligent arguments to convince them you're smart when all you have to do is tell them?

State that you're a member of Mensa or Mega Dorks of America.

Tell them the scores you received on every exam since high school.

"I got an 800 on my SATs, LSATs, GREs, MCATs, and I can also spell the word 'premeiotic' ."

9. Accuse your opponent of censorship:

It is your right as an American citizen to post whatever the hell you want to the net

(as guaranteed by the 37th Amendment, I think).

Anyone who tries to limit your cross-posting or move a flame war to email,

is either a communist, a fascist, or both.

10. Doubt their existence:

You've never actually seen your opponent, have you?

And whose pics are those, really? And since you're the center of the universe,

you should have seen them by now, shouldn't you?

Therefore, THEY DON'T EXIST! This is the beauty of flamers' logic.

11. Lie, cheat, steal, leave the toilet seat up.

12. When in doubt, insult:

If you forget the other 11 rules, remember this one. At some point during your wonderful career

as a flamer you will undoubtedly end up in a flame war with someone who is better than you.

This person will expose your lies, tear apart your arguments, make you look generally like a bozo.

At this point, there's only one thing to do: insult the dirtbag!!!

"Oh yeah? Well, your mother does strange things with vegetables."

(I took out all the personal names, though I'm sure some of you here have seen this one before.)

:)

[cman]

Ha...very cool and funny dmiller.. :)

[coolchef]

chas

i resemble that when i am on the golf course!

[ChasUFarley]

chas

i resemble that when i am on the golf course!

I hope you don't gold in Ogunquit...

and if you drop your wallet there, kick it into Wells before you bend over to pick it up!

[dmiller]

Ha...very cool and funny dmiller.. :)

Cman -- one of *our own here* (and not I), wrote that.

It was a hugely popular post/ thread on that other site.

:)

[Sushi]

Knowing Sushi, it doesn't mean guys who wear yellow pants and carry a "man bag"....

Well, not in this particular context.