# Possible troll spotting?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [October 26, 2000, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430 "2000-10-26T15:28:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/1 "2000-10-26T15:28:31Z")
I might be wrong, but in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=43701) **Ogre** claims to be a “'bama boy,” i.e., from Alabama - didn’t **TheFadingOgreUrge** also say he was from Alabama?
If it’s the same guy, I’m disappointed - not a very original new name. Kind of a give-away, if I’m right.
Then again, I could be wrong. Just wondering if anyone else saw it…
Esprix
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### Author:  [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/2 "2000-10-26T15:30:05Z")
I think you’re wrong here, Exprix. From what I’ve seen from Ogre, he seems like a perfectly normal poster. The name is just a coincidence, I suppose.
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/3 "2000-10-26T16:08:15Z")
Ya know Esprix, the best way to handle this would have been to notify a moderator or administrator. They’d have told you we were already aware of the name Ogre and there’s absolutely no indications that it belongs to the banned OgreFade. All you are going to accomplish with a thread like this is generate ill will. Next time please exercise your judgement.
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/4 "2000-10-26T16:11:17Z")
Hmmm. Esprix, I can honestly say that I am not this previous troll about whom you are concerned. I have never heard of this person, either. If you will check my postings, you will see that (to the best of my knowledge) I have never behaved in a trollish manner, nor do I intend to. I like this message board qiute a bit, as it is the playground for some very intelligent, funny, and even kind people.
I have no intention of behaving in any manner that would brand me “troll.” If I take exception and post a flame, you may rest assured that it is for a good reason. I was present for the infamous British Invasion, and I also watched the slow, Springeresque train wreck involving wardensu, idnew, and rosiewolf. I despise trolls.
I’m good people. I promise.
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### Author:  [@Biffer\_Spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/5 "2000-10-26T16:13:19Z")
infamous, huh? Was that the one I was accused of being in?
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### Author:  [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/6 "2000-10-26T16:13:28Z")
Alabama had a population of 4.3 million people (1995) and “bama boy” seems to a term in common use.
What are the odds that two people from Alabama might use “Ogre” in their user-name?
I did a quick search on “bama boy” and they seem to be everywhere.
What stunned me is that people actually emigrate into Alabama…
Just kidding on the emigration thang…
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/7 "2000-10-26T16:14:13Z")
Umm, imagine that there is a correctly spelled “quite” in place of an ugly, misspelled abortion of a word in my previous post.
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### Author:  [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/8 "2000-10-26T16:18:37Z")
> [@](#):
>
> _Originally posted by **UncleBeer** _
>
> Ya know Esprix, the best way to handle this would have been to notify a moderator or administrator. They’d have told you we were already aware of the name Ogre and there’s absolutely no indications that it belongs to the banned OgreFade. All you are going to accomplish with a thread like this is generate ill will. Next time please exercise your judgement.
Ooo, now that we’re a Moderator we’re all uppity, ain’t we? Puh-lease - take a chill. Troll-spotting is as fun a pasttime as any 'round these parts, and I made it clear I could be wrong, which I obviously am.
**Public Announcement** : **Ogre** is not a troll, nor is he the latest reincarnation of any past trolls. Any implications on my part are invalid and hereby withdrawn.
After seeing your post in **SqrlCub** ’s “Interesting Things About Your Username” thread, **Ogre** , I quickly realized my mistake, 'natch. 🙂 Good show.
Never mind. If a Pit mod would be kind enough to close this thread, thank you…
Esprix
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/9 "2000-10-26T16:18:43Z")
Yes, Biffer, that was the one you were accused, unjustly, of being in.
There were some pretty ugly posts on that thread. I noticed that you kept a level head, however.
Feynn, the correct word is **immigrate** into…
Sorry. 🙂 No offense, I just couldn’t resist. It does bother me when people act superior toward us dumb Southerners, though. Pax.
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/10 "2000-10-26T16:19:47Z")
No problem, Esprix. Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Biffer\_Spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/11 "2000-10-26T16:22:57Z")
Cheers Ogre! 🙂
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/12 "2000-10-26T16:30:39Z")
> [@](#):
>
> Ooo, now that we’re a Moderator we’re all uppity, ain’t we? Puh-lease - take a chill.
Yep, that’s me. I’m an uppity bitch. And don’t you forget it.
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### Author:  [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/13 "2000-10-26T16:33:20Z")
Ogre…
em·i·grate (m-grt)
v. intr. em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing, em·i·grates.
```
To leave one country or region to settle in another.
```
im·mi·grate (m-grt)
v. im·mi·grat·ed, im·mi·grat·ing, im·mi·grates.
v. intr.
```
To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native.
```
Either word is correct you dumb ass pretentious southern “bama boy”.
Welcome to the Pit.
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/14 "2000-10-26T16:33:40Z")
Ain’t no thang, **Biffer**!
🙂
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### Author:  [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/15 "2000-10-26T16:40:24Z")
Feynn, I do think Ogre is right on this one.
“To immigrate into Alabama”
“To emigrate from California to Alabama”
I think those are the correct uses of the verbs. But hey, I’m a furrener. I could be wrong.
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/16 "2000-10-26T16:41:50Z")
**Feynn**
Good point, you arrogant, self-serving, holier-than thou bottom feeder.
I concede your contention gracefully, you hammerheaded, worthless cretin.
Your exemplary exposition of the differences between **emigrate** and **immigrate** quite leaves me in awe. This doesn’t change for a second, however, the fact that if you were any dumber, I’d have to plant you and water you twice daily.
I believe we can now get started on a productive, civilized relationship based on logical discourse, you clammy, slime-filled sack of maggot-infested organic matter.
Glad to be here, in other words, and happy to meetcha.
🙂
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### Author:  [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/17 "2000-10-26T16:43:33Z")
Actually, depending on the point of view, I think Feynn is technically correct. It would be less awkward to just pair the word “immigrate” with the preposition “into,” in this case.
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### Author:  [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/18 "2000-10-26T16:48:26Z")
At the request of the OP, I’m going to close this thread.
However, I’m going to make a few words at the eulogy for this thread.
1.) Ogre, is, at this point, a fine member of this board and we see little connection between him and the former troll that went by OgreFade or whatnot.
2.) I wish to go on record stating that I’d prefer all suspicions regarding possible trolls and returned posters to be kept to e-mails to the moderators. Less ill-will all around, and besides, if the person you suspect _is_ actually a returned troll, do you _really_ want him to show up here with all of his sock puppets trying to defend himself? Didn’t think so.
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### Author:  [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2000, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-troll-spotting/38430/19 "2000-10-26T18:05:09Z")
For your information:
1. Ogre is NOT “OgreFade.” Unless there’s been some incredibly big changes and I don’t see that going on.
2. We need to give people the benefit of the doubt around here unless/until it is obvious that they’re up to no good. It’s a big ol’ world and there’s lots of folks in it, and duplications of screen names is not unusual.
3. If you have suspicions one of our former problem children has returned in a new guise, all you have to do is send us email and we’ll investigate it. In fact, just found one today that would have escaped us for a little longer except we were tipped by a member of the Teeming Millions.
your humble TubaDiva
Administrator