# Confessions of a troll **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 1999, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711 "1999-11-01T19:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bug\_Vomit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Bug\_Vomit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bug_Vomit)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/21 "1999-11-02T03:43:00Z")
Who knows, ding, you might find it handy down the road. ---
**Author:** ![Cornholio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@Cornholio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornholio)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/22 "1999-11-02T04:32:00Z")
Fake names are stupid. Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/23 "1999-11-02T04:41:00Z")
Dingus… I just wanted to let you know that some of us thought the Assboink thread was great. Yeah, it was obvious it was a troll, but you guys say that like it is a BAD thing. Sometimes trolling is just plain good-natured fun. Who doesn’t have a group of close friends that don’t have some inside jokes that they all laugh about. And as far as meeting fellow dopers IRL… that kind of scares me… have you read some of the confessions in MPSIMS? Here I think someone is a cross between Cindy Crawford and Albert Einstein, and then they post something along the lines of “some of you know that I’ve had a major fungus problem for several years.” Or the “I have 23 pet rats, and now my friends are starting to avoid me just because I haven’t left my room in six months… 'cause I know you are stalking me… you know who you are!!!” Not that there is anything wrong with mental illness or the fungusly disadvantaged. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/24 "1999-11-02T05:02:00Z")
**Bug Vomit** : > [@](#): > > Who knows, ding, you might find it handy down the road. So **Bug** , you’re saying that **Dingus** is really **handy**? ---
**Author:** ![Fantastic\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Fantastic\_User](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantastic_User)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/25 "1999-11-02T05:09:00Z")
Spud said: > [@](#): > > And as far as meeting fellow dopers IRL… that kind of scares me… I know what you mean Spud. Check out this Homer guy in MPSIMS who denigrates an entire culture and vows to commit murder over a stolen car stereo: [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/002227.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/002227.html) Geesh! Kinda gives me the willies! ---
**Author:** ![1stRunner-Up](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/7ba0ec/32.png) [@1stRunner-Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1stRunner-Up)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/26 "1999-11-02T05:51:00Z")
**Dingest** , I thought the Assboink, Idaho thread was cute. for e1skeptic, Fretful, and tomndebb: Sometimes the most obvious choice isn’t the wisest. —_Anonymous_ ---
**Author:** ![1stRunner-Up](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/7ba0ec/32.png) [@1stRunner-Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1stRunner-Up)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/27 "1999-11-02T05:52:00Z")
forgive my spelling **Dingus** , I was _never_ here! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/28 "1999-11-02T05:55:00Z")
I don’t think Dingy’s gonna tell us, folks. Anyway, I am quite content to let the rest of you remain words on a screen (and occasionally, pictures). Partially because I like what we have going here, and I’m afraid that if I met any of you, it would be ruined, but mostly because I have no social skills whatsoever! * * * Modest? You bet I’m modest! I am the queen of modesty! ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/29 "1999-11-02T06:27:00Z")
So, does this mean that there \*\* is \*\* going to be a party after all? ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/30 "1999-11-02T14:46:00Z")
I don’t normally get into this stuff, but I’m really surprised that “Dingus” is a regular poster. If that’s true, he/she is a real coward- he/she said some really rude shit in the Assboink thread (after it got going) to people he/she knew. What a jackass. Grow up and get a hobby if you’re that bored. (see the comments he/she made about ChrisCTP- one of the nicest people on here) Jackass. * * * A friend is someone who likes you even though you’re as ugly as a hat full of assholes. [Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/31 "1999-11-02T15:11:00Z")
Dang, and I have already used my Delta freguent flyer miles to schedule a flight to the Assboink International Airport. I may not be able to refund those, but I should be able to get my money back from the local Assboink Hertz. Maybe I’ll just use it as a connecting flight to Middle-of-Nowhere, Montana. * * * Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling. ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/32 "1999-11-02T15:17:00Z")
identity crisis post! what matters is what is said, not who said it. bj0rn ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/33 "1999-11-02T15:28:00Z")
Bj(zero)rn! A coherent post! Congrats! * * * **Dopeler effect:** The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/34 "1999-11-02T15:57:00Z")
Well, UncleBeer, although the statement is this time COHERENT, it is still very stupid. Apparently, bj0rn thinks flaming under a different name is perfectly OK. ## bj0rn, since you’re condoning alter egos for flaming and the like, is it unsafe to assume that you would also have / plan to have an alter ego to post SANE and INTELLIGENT postings ? Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/35 "1999-11-02T16:13:00Z")
Oh, no. It sounds like Dingus is loverock relived. Wait a second, Dingus can write in complete sentences. But he is still an alternate identity to another doper. Oh well. HUGS! 😉 Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![Dingle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@Dingle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingle)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/36 "1999-11-02T17:26:00Z")
::sneaks in:: Ehem, excuse me, but I’m Dingle and it sounds like I don’t want to be mistaken for this doofus, Dingus. So I hope you guys can make the distinction. Nor am I Dingus’ alter ego. Just a similar name–that is all. ::sneaks out:: ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 1999, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/37 "1999-11-03T06:50:00Z")
Seems to me like the real losers are the ones too afraid to meet unusual people in real life. * * * Back off, man. I’m a scientist. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/38 "1999-11-02T20:08:00Z")
Were we really _that_ unusual? 😉 * * * Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![\_00\_The\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ed655f/32.png) [@\_00\_The\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_00_The_Fool)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/39 "1999-11-02T20:12:00Z")
I like the idea of having an alter ego in MB World. Sometimes you just feel like saying something mischevious just to shake things up, ya know, just to see what will happen. But you don’t want to damage your established MB reputation. Enter the phantom posters: THE FUCKING HORNN DOGG, loverock, Cornhoolio ( sp? ), etc. Alter egos exist as a kind of release valve for pent up frustrations and/or frivolity. I think that they are a lot of fun, and ultimately a good thing for the MB as a whole. No, I’m not Dingus. I don’t have an alter ego. Yet. * * * “Oh we were brought up on the Space-Race, now they expect us to clean toilets. When you have seen how big the world is how can you make do with this?” Pulp, “Glory Days” ---
**Author:** ![bj0rn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@bj0rn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bj0rn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711/40 "1999-11-02T21:51:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Apparently, bj0rn thinks flaming under a different name is perfectly OK. (lots of stuff snipped because it was the wrong time at the wrong place…and people say i go off topic!) i never said flaming under a different name is perfectly ok. how the bloody well did you manage to cook that idea up? one thing i can say, im not going to blame you for being unimaginative. and without repeating what i said earlier(its still there) ill tell you that it still stands as true. if for some reason people choose to come in under a different name and post something its non of your bloody bussiness. you are just the reader, not the composer. ## bj0rn not a case-sensitive person! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions-of-a-troll/2711.md?page=3)