# Rant or Trolling?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-or-trolling/120612>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 24, 2002, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-or-trolling/120612 "2002-07-24T18:00:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-or-trolling/120612/61 "2002-07-25T19:43:42Z")

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No, Jabber, I used the right “shade of blue” (0, 0, 255). But you used the wrong group of letters when referring to my fake links.

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**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-or-trolling/120612/62 "2002-07-25T20:02:58Z")

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:o

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**Author:** ![ObiWan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@ObiWan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ObiWan)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-or-trolling/120612/63 "2002-07-25T22:17:38Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Libertarian \*  
> \*\*  
> Mornington Crescent? Could you give me a brief rundown on the rules? 😉
> 
> * * *
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> ObiWan
> 
> […sirens wailing… …lights flasing…]
> 
> Oh, Obi. […tsk… …tsk…] Now that your Skog has fallen over, you leave me no choice but to play a morgum. And in accordance with the Winsington Principle, I hereby declare you to be whooshed.  
> \*\*

:smack:

D’oh, a perfect example of how one smilie can _completely_ change the meaning of a statement - I just didn’t notice it first time.

Bugger.

**ObiWan** shuffles his feet and skulks off into the corner highly embarrassed…

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-or-trolling/120612/64 "2002-07-26T02:06:05Z")

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I just _love_ it when **Lib** is in his manic phase.

:: kowtows deeply in his general direction ::

But, what does this have to do with free will vs. predetermination?

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