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Post by AtomicDog on Aug 17, 2006 14:53:18 GMT -4
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Post by brotherofthemoon on Aug 17, 2006 15:19:27 GMT -4
Am I the only person who just PgDns past HB messages if they're longer than one or two paragraphs? They've just gotten so damned predictable lately. No crackpot theories, just the same old crap.  |
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Post by yodaluver28 on Aug 17, 2006 15:26:46 GMT -4
I'd love to read a new total-crackpot theory for a change. The HBs, as well as the 9/11 obsessives, have gotten so boring with their stock regurgitations of whatever Bill Kaysing, Alex Jones, etc. told them. Plus, with the visionary crackpots, sometimes your lucky enough to get a whole knew set of issues to learn more about yourself when you go to debunk, which can be a lot of fun.
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Post by Bob B. on Aug 17, 2006 16:47:00 GMT -4
Am I the only person who just PgDns past HB messages if they're longer than one or two paragraphs? I've been doing that for quite some time. It seems the long posts are rarely more than a rant that has little to do with the real subject matter (lunatic is a good example). I tend to get the highlights by seeing what points others respond to. |
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Post by nomuse on Aug 17, 2006 16:52:50 GMT -4
The trouble is, brotherofthemoon, the HB's probably page down past OUR long posts as well. From their viewpoint (all science was made up to confuse the less-intelligent) it's all Star Trek-type gibberish anyhow.
I would think that some people would twig, tho, that the thinkers on one side are capable of reasoned, lively posts that are easy on the eyes and fun to read, and the other is all about creative spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and random icons; making for posts that only someone raised on AOL would find easy to read.
But the idea that if you can't make a clear statement about it, you probably aren't thinking clearly about it: this idea is a wee bit in disfavor in many corners.
Reading my above, I have to add this thought. Of course the AOL-type posts are considered superior by many web denizens! Logic, math, and cited references are not something they desire or are comfortable with when encountering. On the gripping hand, icons and ALL CAPS and profanity are the most efficient vehicle to communicate a general emotional slant and a quick re-inforcement of group identity and boundaries.
So while "We" (the AB'ers) are wincing over the creative grammar and trying to find the substance in their posts, "They" (the HB's or CT's) are struggling with paragraph after paragraph of dense, organized text, trying to locate the substance _they_ crave; calls to emotion and personal attacks. It's Jack Sprat and his wife, forum post style.
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Post by Apollo Gnomon on Aug 17, 2006 18:30:20 GMT -4
Contrast this with those of us who read Jason and JayUtah's longwinded religious discussion, not because it fed a sense of moral outrage but because they calmly posted clear and intelligent discussion.
At least I hope I'm not the only one who followed it.
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Post by hplasm on Aug 17, 2006 18:48:40 GMT -4
Am I the only person who just PgDns past HB messages if they're longer than one or two paragraphs? I've been doing that for quite some time. It seems the long posts are rarely more than a rant that has little to do with the real subject matter (lunatic is a good example). I tend to get the highlights by seeing what points others respond to. And then, of course, there's InterDimensionalWarrior... |
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Post by tofu on Aug 18, 2006 9:39:28 GMT -4
Jason and JayUtah's longwinded religious discussion where was that?? |
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Post by Nowhere Man on Aug 18, 2006 13:52:13 GMT -4
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Post by AtomicDog on Aug 20, 2006 16:55:16 GMT -4
Update: moonman just showed up. Hilarity ensues!
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Post by frenat on Aug 20, 2006 16:57:43 GMT -4
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Post by hplasm on Aug 20, 2006 17:20:53 GMT -4
Arrgh! my eyes! It certainly seems to be the same MM- if not, then from the same clutch of eggs.....! ;D |
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Post by frenat on Aug 20, 2006 17:53:22 GMT -4
I know. Scary isn't it?
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Post by hplasm on Aug 20, 2006 18:06:50 GMT -4
yessss... But oddly compelling, like a slow-motion trainwreck  ****NEWS FLASH*** Ha! Now he has linked to the infamous MoonMan tributes- and is proudly proclaiming that he is the one and only... Seriously bonkers  ! |
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Post by LunarOrbit on Aug 20, 2006 18:14:17 GMT -4
I don't think it's the same person... the Moonman that visited here was equally ignorant, but not that hostile or rude.
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