# I wasn't trolling; it was a joke, Giraffe. Duh. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 19, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601 "2007-03-19T18:08:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/1 "2007-03-19T18:08:24Z")
Link: > **[My rage is infinite! (pet deaths)](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412902)** > > Link. So, you think that Iams is the Saab or Volvo of pet foods, hmm? Nice quality and nutrition and safety? How about so high-quality, nutritious, and safe that your pooch or kitty keels over stone dead! I’ve had dogs in the past that died of... It was meant as an outrageous sendup of RO threads. That’s why it was in MPSIMS (no joke threads in Pit, right?) I didn’t think people would be so tardly as not to get it. I deny the accusation of trolling. If that’s trolling then the SDMB has a ban on satire, irony, you name it. Why not just rename the site the Anti-Onion? I’m disgusted, and that’s no joke. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/2 "2007-03-19T18:11:14Z")
It appears that you were attempting a parody thread, not a joke thread. Parody threads \*\*are \*\* allowed (with link to threads being parodied) in the Pit. however, couldn’t this have been dealt w/ via email or the newly enabled private messaging? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/3 "2007-03-19T18:12:41Z")
Satire doesn’t really work when it’s indistinguishable from your normal posting habits. I’m sure more people would have got the joke if “stupid and crazy” wasn’t your standard MO. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/4 "2007-03-19T18:21:31Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] Satire doesn’t really work when it’s indistinguishable from your normal posting habits. I’m sure more people would have got the joke if “stupid and crazy” wasn’t your standard MO. [/QUOTE] Crazy like a fox, bro. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/5 "2007-03-19T18:27:40Z")
[QUOTE=Aeschines] I deny the accusation of trolling. If that’s trolling then the SDMB has a ban on satire, irony, you name it. Why not just rename the site the Anti-Onion? I’m disgusted, and that’s no joke. [/QUOTE] The problem with you doing satire is that you suck at it. Satire is not just posting a bunch of idiotic fake opinions in response to posts about your initial idiotic fake OP. If you think it is, well, that’s probably why you suck at it. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/6 "2007-03-19T18:30:33Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] The problem with you doing satire is that you suck at it. Satire is not just posting a bunch of idiotic fake opinions in response to posts about your initial idiotic fake OP. If you think it is, well, that’s probably why you suck at it. [/QUOTE] You suck at moderation, but that doesn’t stop you. Live and let live. I’m glad you recognize that it was just sucky satire and not trolling. Settled like gentlemen! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/7 "2007-03-19T18:31:36Z")
Well, I was going to say that there is a way to do joke threads that doesn’t get you a troll strike on your record, but I see **Giraffe** has covered it succinctly. You’re just lucky Canadians have such a good sense of humour, **Aeschines**. We know where you live. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/8 "2007-03-19T18:33:20Z")
I agree with Miller that you trying to parody recreational outrage is like Tom Waits trying to parody gravelly-voiced singers. This one was indistinguishable from some of your previous spittle-flecked offerings, such as [this anti-Bush screed](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407535) and [this rant about people trying to sell cars.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=382884). Your inability to accept reasonable moderation is in perfect harmony with your previous reactions as well. I hope you enjoy your last few weeks on SDMB. It all ends on [April 13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7296944&postcount=15) , right? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/9 "2007-03-19T18:34:59Z")
Part of the problem is you picked a topic that is of legitimate concern, that already had two threads on the first page of the forum, to attempt to parody something else, entirely unrelated to the topic you used for your attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/10 "2007-03-19T18:35:12Z")
[QUOTE=Aeschines] You suck at moderation, but that doesn’t stop you. Live and let live. I’m glad you recognize that it was just sucky satire and not trolling. Settled like gentlemen! [/QUOTE] :dubious: The warning stands. Posts that are indistinguishable from trolling are against the rules, even in the poster’s later claimed intent was something else, such as humor/satire, sociological experimentation, or making an important point that could only be done through bizarre message board posts. If you don’t want warnings for trolling, don’t post like a troll. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/11 "2007-03-19T18:39:59Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] :dubious: The warning stands. Posts that are indistinguishable from trolling are against the rules, even in the poster’s later claimed intent was something else, such as humor/satire, sociological experimentation, or making an important point that could only be done through bizarre message board posts. If you don’t want warnings for trolling, don’t post like a troll. [/QUOTE] OK, I accept my chastisement with head bowed. Redemptive snuggle? Please? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/12 "2007-03-19T18:41:09Z")
[QUOTE=Aeschines] Redemptive snuggle? Please? [/QUOTE] Only if I get to be the outer spoon. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/13 "2007-03-19T18:44:57Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Only if I get to be the outer spoon. [/QUOTE] Alright, my modly friend, spoon away! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/14 "2007-03-19T18:46:15Z")
:brainscrub: ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/15 "2007-03-19T18:54:20Z")
Nobody should have had to read that. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/16 "2007-03-19T18:59:49Z")
Gross. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/17 "2007-03-19T19:05:29Z")
**Aeschines,** when I read your threads, I can never decide if I wish they had whatever you’re smoking when I was young. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/18 "2007-03-19T19:09:44Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > I’m disgusted, and that’s no joke. Oh I believe you. Here’s an idea, start a Conspiracy Theory Blog. How 'bout this for a first entry: **Ben and Jerry’s Issues Allergy Alert for [Undeclared Wheat](http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/benjerry03_07.html)** and **Pet Food Maker Expands Recall Push** “Menu said the complaints coincided with the [introduction of wheat gluten](http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/news/companies/petfood/index.htm?section=money_latest) from a new supplier.” They’re connected, can’t you see it’s the insanity of the GMO and the FDA oozing through our high-speed Internet lines. Colonics for everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/19 "2007-03-19T19:17:27Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] **Aeschines,** when I read your threads, I can never decide if I wish they had whatever you’re smoking when I was young. [/QUOTE] They didn’t have Draino when you were a kid? ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/20 "2007-03-19T19:24:51Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] They didn’t have Draino when you were a kid? [/QUOTE] C’mon, that’s a drink, not a smoke. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601.md?page=2)