San Francisco December 2006
Wikipedia definition: In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, with the primary intent of provoking other users into a desired emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion. Responding to a troll’s provocations is commonly known as ‘feeding the troll’ and is generally discouraged, as it can encourage their disruptive behavior.
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Fa-la-la.
Last night I was out with my girlie Jen B from college; I was her beard for a company Christmas party because her fiance was unavailable. The party was funereal, so I grabbed the scotch and self medicated a bit. Much. On the way back to the city, I clowned her the whole time, asserting that it is against God, nature and all that is holy to have sex during pregnancy. Obviously this is having sex much too close to the baby, ick, and can have grave repercussions on the future sexual orientation of the child. Everybody knows this.
This “debate” was so absurd that Jen re-phrased and posted it on Craigslist the next day, positioning it as a legitimate plea for information. She is my favorite troll.
I awoke to this email, and watched it all unfold. (more…)
Housefly 