# Marylnshephards, want to congratulate you on great trolling. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 14, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226 "2015-09-14T18:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/1 "2015-09-14T18:04:42Z")
See, I don’t believe it’s possible for a female to pass puberty and not realize that guys chase tail for pleasure, not commitments. I find your pseudo-naivety unique among trolling efforts. Other than that, I don’t believe what you’re posting. I don’t believe it because no one would appear on an anonymous message board seeking advice with respect to some douche in a Cobalt, and thereafter string along the board with the “shall I fuck him or not” shtick. Then adding the “he me to take it in the ass” when we first meet. There are lots of other reasons, but all in all, good job trolling. I’m posting this just so you don’t think you totally got away with it. If anyone hasn’t seen a good trainwreck lately, it’s [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=767217) Warning, boots suggested. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/2 "2015-09-14T18:06:24Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > S > If anyone hasn’t seen a good trainwreck lately, it’s [here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=767217) > Warning, boots suggested. Hipwaders. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/3 "2015-09-14T18:44:05Z")
That thread is a bit like mud wrestling a pig. However, in this case, both the pig and I are enjoying it. So I guess I should stick up for the poor trainwreck, and come to its defense. I probably won’t respect myself in the morning, though. ---
**Author:** ![Stoneburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/4 "2015-09-14T18:54:24Z")
Yeah I don’t see what the problem is really. It’s a semi-fun thread. I actually think the whiners and thread shitters are the ones that are making it boring. If it’s a troll, why feed it? If you don’t enjoy it, why read it? Hey… that rhymes… Anyway, take a chill pill man. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/5 "2015-09-14T18:56:59Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > … If it’s a troll… “If”, lol. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/6 "2015-09-14T19:00:49Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > Yeah I don’t see what the problem is really. It’s a semi-fun thread. The “f” and the “u,” for sure. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/7 "2015-09-14T19:08:44Z")
I know I’ve asterisked it for my reading pleasure. The “wants to know if I take it up the @ss” text msg subplot _was_ a bit over the top, but I’ve seen much more ridiculous developments on the Telly. I await the outcum with baited breath. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/8 "2015-09-14T19:09:31Z")
Besides, right now that thread is in a reasonably good place, emotionally. I’m certainly not feeling the raging frustration, the vague desire to shoot myself, or the hatred of humanity that I usually do when I wade into one of those muck puddles. Neither do I really feel that the thread’s OP is a banning waiting to happen with the countdown already started, the way I have about some other posters. As of right now, we’re all singing Kumbaya together in the sauna. Although I guess that could be subject to change. As for the veracity of the story, I’m a bit beyond caring one way or the other. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/9 "2015-09-14T19:13:05Z")
If only they knew that MaryInshepards is really Ernie the fat, sweaty, cigar chompin’ cabbie in New York getting cheap yuks at their expense. I imagine Ernie will tire of it soon, though. I loved fishing when I was a kid, but damn, even I got bored when it was too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/10 "2015-09-14T19:45:24Z")
People are still participating in the endless stream of “Hi, I’m brand new, and here’s an incredibly bizarre relationship situation I’ve gotten myself into” posts? ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/11 "2015-09-14T19:52:04Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > People are still participating in the endless stream of “Hi, I’m brand new, and here’s an incredibly bizarre relationship situation I’ve gotten myself into” posts? Seriously. I read the first 4 sentences, saw the join date and never looked back. I’m shocked! to hear it might have been a troll. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/12 "2015-09-14T19:56:30Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > Yeah I don’t see what the problem is really. It’s a semi-fun thread. I actually think the whiners and thread shitters are the ones that are making it boring. If it’s a troll, why feed it? If you don’t enjoy it, why read it? I think it’s a troll, but it’s a fun read. I pointed it out in the thread because I’m trying to gently guide the troll back on track, let it know where it went over the top so it can dial back on the unbelievable stuff. I don’t want it to flame out too quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/13 "2015-09-14T20:15:52Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I think it’s a troll, but it’s a fun read. I pointed it out in the thread because I’m trying to gently guide the troll back on track, let it know where it went over the top so it can dial back on the unbelievable stuff. I don’t want it to flame out too quickly. Your Delta Tau Chi name is TroutMan TrollHerder. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/14 "2015-09-14T20:16:32Z")
> [@Esox\_Lucius](#): > > If only they knew that MaryInshepards is really Ernie the fat, sweaty, cigar chompin’ cabbie in New York getting cheap yuks at their expense. Cheap yuks, definitely. Fat and sweaty, all signs point to yes. Cigar chompin’? Maybe, but store-brand cheese puffs—or whatever mommy keeps stocked—is a far safer bet. But _cabbie_? If you think these trolls have actual jobs, you’re out of your gourd. I’m guessing “Mary’s” only income is a disability check for ADHD, Chronic Persistent Basement Syndrome, Adult Onset Employment-Responsibility Anxiety, or the like. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/15 "2015-09-14T20:34:16Z")
I’m also grateful to that thread for giving me a chance to use the phrase “steaming first date of lube-aided freaky anal” in a reasonably serious posts. That happens way too rarely in, say, GQ. ---
**Author:** ![Stoneburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/16 "2015-09-14T20:44:23Z")
Huh. I just don’t see it. Not saying that the poster is NOT a cigar chomping whatever, I just don’t think the scenario in the thread is unlikely. In fact I think it is pretty mundane. Someone got a phone number and is now thinking about whether to go on a date, and for some reason wants to talk about it on the internet. Big deal. Isn’t that pretty much a basic function of the internet, to talk about boring stuff in your life with random strangers? 😉 The only things that confuses me is the amount of vitriol coming his/her way. The way I see it there are two options. #1 She is who she says she is, and in that case a lot of people are being complete cunts to a random person. That’s not very cool. #2 She’s a troll, and in that case people seem to be totally over reacting to what seems to be a pretty benign and semi-entertaining thread. What’s the upside of being an asshole or starting a Pit Thread? ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/17 "2015-09-14T20:45:43Z")
Somehow I have missed the thread being pitted, but now I have an almost uncontrollable urge to look at it. Thanks a lot fuckers. It’s one thing to feed a troll, it’s quite another to advertise for them. Dumbass ---
**Author:** ![desertmonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/18 "2015-09-14T20:47:02Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > Huh. I just don’t see it. Not saying that the poster is NOT a cigar chomping whatever, I just don’t think the scenario in the thread is unlikely. In fact I think it is pretty mundane. Someone got a phone number and is now thinking about whether to go on a date, and for some reason wants to talk about it on the internet. Big deal. Isn’t that pretty much a basic function of the internet, to talk about boring stuff in your life with random strangers? 😉 > > The only things that confuses me is the amount of vitriol coming his/her way. The way I see it there are two options. > > #1 She is who she says she is, and in that case a lot of people are being complete cunts to a random person. That’s not very cool. > > #2 She’s a troll, and in that case people seem to be totally over reacting to what seems to be a pretty benign and semi-entertaining thread. > > What’s the upside of being an asshole or starting a Pit Thread? You don’t think your summary is leaving out a few key parts of the story? ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/19 "2015-09-14T20:49:10Z")
I checked the last page, it looked like a joke thread. So I told my fish joke ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226/20 "2015-09-14T20:50:37Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > Huh. I just don’t see it. Not saying that the poster is NOT a cigar chomping whatever, I just don’t think the scenario in the thread is unlikely. In fact I think it is pretty mundane. Someone got a phone number and is now thinking about whether to go on a date, and for some reason wants to talk about it on the internet. Big deal. Isn’t that pretty much a basic function of the internet, to talk about boring stuff in your life with random strangers? 😉 > > The only things that confuses me is the amount of vitriol coming his/her way. The way I see it there are two options. > > #1 She is who she says she is, and in that case a lot of people are being complete cunts to a random person. That’s not very cool. > > #2 She’s a troll, and in that case people seem to be totally over reacting to what seems to be a pretty benign and semi-entertaining thread. > > What’s the upside of being an asshole or starting a Pit Thread? Like I said, she’s a great troll. She caught a few from the bottom of the barrel. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylnshephards-want-to-congratulate-you-on-great-trolling/731226.md?page=2)