One of the great things about maintaining a weblog is that over time you tend to collect trolls. This would be a problem- if I actually cared about what the knuckledraggers think of me. The beauty of it all is that I don’t, but I can hold the maroons up for public ridicule when they deserve it. I’d bestow a DUMB@$$ AWARD on this maroon, but I don’t think he deserves that much publicity.
The latest missive comes from a troll who shall (deservedly) remain nameless. Suffice it to say that the following will not be submitted to the Pulitzer Prize committee:
To: yuppieskum@yahoo.com
Subject: Die, you gravy-sucking pig…
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:09:23 -0500
So, have you read any of the 89,000 sites listed on Google referring to Michael Moore’s lies in Farenheit 911 or do you still have your head stuck in the sand of that beautiful beach pictured on your website. You don’t want the truth, you want talking points, just like Kerry with his Social Security privatization and draft lies.
Hmm…outside of the improper punctuation, poor grammar, and run-on sentences…well, it still sucks. And the point of this screed would be…? I’m supposed to be convinced/converted/intimidated? You know, if you want to make a point, organize your argument and present it in a coherent fashion (using proper grammar and punctuation wouldn’t hurt, either). If you want to intimdate me, give it up. That would presume that I actually care about your opinion of me. If you simply want me to consider an alternate viewpoint, ask nicely and I may just take it under advisement. Starting from a position of assumed moral and intellectual superiority is a good way to get your @$$ handed to you. Or to simply be ignored, which, frankly, is a more appealing option. Why waste energy on someone with the intellectuality agility of melba toast?
Take it somewhere else if you don’t like my point of view. Pee in my sandbox, and you’ll just end up getting wet and smelling badly…not to mention that you’ll be cleaning sand out of your shorts for weeks….
