+1 to both of these. BPC thinks his passion and conviction make any tactic acceptable. I used to run into people like that back in college. Back then I took it as a sign of immaturity and lack of life experience. I still do.
eta: This has nothing to do with what I think of the posts or poster in question. I would have been fine with a straightforward challenge, but this fake concern, in a pit thread no less, is demeaning to the OP.
Frankly, I read this as little more than a play on words, in response to the immediately preceding post, and inferred nothing more.
And thus, I found it amusing.
That really is the most interesting way to read it. Otherwise you’d have to conclude there is more than one disingenuous jackass in this thread. And what are the chances of that?
I’m just surprised that Magiver didn’t suggest we drop paratroopers into Alabama to double monkey punch the hurricane into submission.
CMC fnord!
In these stochastic Days of Trump, I will take amusing where I can find it. Disingenuous jackasses are thick on the ground these days. They even have their own cable “news” channel.
Did anyone explain to The Devine Mister M that it’s illegal to alter a weather map?
If the President does it…
From that linked thread (which went on for hundreds of posts, most of them Magiver vs Everyone Else) :
Trump was probably just pitching a hissy because the hurricane is named Dorian instead of Donald.
Alabama governor: [SIZE=“6”]We will rebuild! [/SIZE]
Wait, so both of you think that offending or demeaning someone in the Pit is bad form? Even when they so clearly deserve it?
wolfpup: Offend or demean someone all you want. And also feel free to differ in opinion, including holding the opinion that someone else’s opinion came out of their ass.
Do not, however, attempt to discredit someone else’s perspective by pretending to care that they’re exhibiting signs of brain malfunction. If you do it jokingly, and it’s obvious that you do it jokingly, I’m not offended personally, but if I were moderator (and moderating according to my above-described moratorium) I’d consider it a slope too slippery to monitor. I’d totally zero-tolerance policy your ass.
If you do it intending to be taken seriously, you’re way the fuck out of line.
You want a moderator to jump into a Pit thread if someone says “You must be crazy!” to another poster? Or “There’s clearly something wrong with your head if you think that”?
For reference, here’s BPC’s apology:
Wait…are you using a clever pun (so clever it stands on its own) as ALSO a metaphor to say “Dude. Looking in the mirror may say you’re ok…but somewhere upstairs is something going horribly wrong”?
Ok maybe not but still…even accidntally thats well done.
Ummmm…sure-that is exactly what I meant!
I’d let those go as colloquialisms.
Asking “did you forget to take your meds?” or “Hey everybody I think we need to worry about Poster X, I think she’s decompensating” or “please make an appointment with your therapist” — anything invoking medical conditions of a psychiatric or neurological variety — are not colloquialisms.
Well, I hope that doesn’t happen (in the Pit anyway). But thanks for answering.
You know what? You’re right, this is unfair to the mentally ill and probably below the belt. Magiver isn’t crazy. He’s just an asshole. I’m sorry I went there when far more fitting insults almost certainly existed that wouldn’t throw people with dementia under the bus.
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