# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/41 "2007-03-20T14:34:34Z")
[QUOTE=Aeschines] Now you see the art of it. [/QUOTE] No, I see thru the art. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/42 "2007-03-20T15:27:10Z")
[QUOTE=Will Repair] **Aeschines** , that’s why Andy Kaufman and Ann Coulter were banned. [/QUOTE] Sshhh! \*\*Aeschines \*\* is still sensitive abot how his parents were treated here. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/43 "2007-03-20T16:22:50Z")
What the fuck is an “RO” thread? Really Old? Royally Ordained? (J.) Robert Oppenheimer? ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/44 "2007-03-20T16:42:32Z")
Recreational Outrage, I think. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/45 "2007-03-20T16:51:39Z")
I think in this case it’s **R** ectal **O** rifice. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/46 "2007-03-20T16:52:46Z")
[QUOTE=UncleBeer] What the fuck is an “RO” thread? Really Old? Royally Ordained? (J.) Robert Oppenheimer? [/QUOTE] Thread Title: **This is too disgusting for words!** OP: I cannot believe [this happened](http://www.ohmygodthehumanity.com). :mad: :mad: :mad: What person in his right mind would chop off the noses of children and feed them to his invalid grandmother as a supplement to her catfood? I oppose the death penalty, but I hope they kill this fucker. I am barely consoled by the fact that compared to him, I am a good person. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/47 "2007-03-20T17:09:35Z")
“Recreational Outrage” ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/48 "2007-03-20T17:26:56Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] No, I see thru the art. [/QUOTE] Heh. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/49 "2007-03-20T17:45:24Z")
[QUOTE=EddyTeddyFreddy] Naw, you lost that title a long time ago, when you slipped up and admitted that you’d actually changed your stance on an issue or two after thinking over some of the arguments [/QUOTE] It’s astounding how one simple mistake can ruin a well-crafted reputation. :smack: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/50 "2007-03-20T17:56:10Z")
% Aeschines did you hear about this one? If you believe, they put a man on the moon % ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/51 "2007-03-20T18:37:57Z")
[QUOTE=Waverly] No, I see thru the art. [/QUOTE] Well hit, sir! ---
**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 21, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/52 "2007-03-21T00:12:06Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster] Now he’ll thank you for saying he has talent :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] And you, too! 😛 ---
**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 21, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/53 "2007-03-21T00:14:12Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] Jokes are funny. [/QUOTE] Yes, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/54 "2007-03-21T00:53:46Z")
Bastard. Fucktard. Trollish pissant. You willfully and purposefully toyed with the emotions of The Dope, all for an obscure and poorly crafted dig at RO. “An Indecent Proposal” is satire; “My Rage is Infinite” is shit. Satire requires talent and a visible differentiation between author and target. The only thing you succeeded in doing is spreading confusion and aiding the cause of RO posters. You could have admitted early on that it was a joke, and a chuckle would have been had by all. Instead, you maliciously engaged in unfunny subterfuge with posters in an attempt to inflame emotions. How is this not trolling? The definition of satire and trolling are not mutually exclusive. For the record, I was only briefly fooled by your craptacular joke, but that doesn’t matter. You really bust my buttons. Screw you with a rusty horse-shoe. I hope you get temporary arthritis, so I am temporarily spared from your inane drivel. Asshole. Nothing personal. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/55 "2007-03-21T01:48:49Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] You willfully and purposefully toyed with the emotions of The Dope, all for an obscure and poorly crafted dig at RO. [/QUOTE] Well that’s a bit overly dramatic isn’t it. He didn’t toy with anyone’s emotions. The only reason that he fooled anyone is that this particular fit was indistinguishable from his other fits. That’s just how bad Aeschines is. Turning a news item about a Canadian company and pets dying of kidney failure into a rant about our satanic neighbors up north and exploding kittens fits in well with the rest of his crap. ---
**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 21, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/56 "2007-03-21T02:37:20Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Bastard. Fucktard. Tro [/quote] Yum yum moo moo. > [@](#): > > You willfully and purposefully toyed with the emotions of The Do Yum yum moo moo. > [@](#): > > You really bust my buttons. Screw you with a rus Yum yum moo moo. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/57 "2007-03-21T02:38:33Z")
[QUOTE=Aeschines] Yum yum moo moo.Yum yum moo moo.Yum yum moo moo. [/QUOTE] How did you know I like [Thai Food](http://pad-thai.com/sawadee/Food-Gallery/Food-Gallery-Pages/Image31.html)? ---
**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 21, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/58 "2007-03-21T02:38:43Z")
[QUOTE=Harborwolf] Turning a news item about a Canadian company and pets dying of kidney failure into a rant about our satanic neighbors up north and explo [/QUOTE] Yum yum moo moo. ---
**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 21, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/59 "2007-03-21T02:40:25Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] How did you know I like [Thai Food](http://pad-thai.com/sawadee/Food-Gallery/Food-Gallery-Pages/Image31.html)? [/QUOTE] It’s good shit. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wasnt-trolling-it-was-a-joke-giraffe-duh/396601/60 "2007-03-21T02:40:46Z")
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