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And lo, the wicked progenitors of the Crossposters of Gomorrah joined the
Church of the Subgenius. Bob looked down upon them and called them good. And Crossposters of Gomorrah begat the Discordians, and the Discordians begat the Meowists, and lo, there was sorrow in the land of anarchists, lunatics, and terrorists.

Their home system is known only to a few elite members, as the Crossposters of Gomorrah spread quickly. They devastated once stalwart groups filled with valiant flame-warriors. Like a plague of locusts, or Galactus (who grows stronger with each planet he consumes) by the time they reached alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.bitterness, alt.angst, alt.wesley.die.die.die and a myriad of other groups, they were too strong to defeat.

As Comrade Stalin once pointed out, quantity has a quality all its own. The sheer number of Crossposters of Gomorrah, aided by their super-deity Bob, has proven that a mob of net-kooks is unstoppable on cyberspace.
Should your group come under attack, abandon it. The Crossposters of Gomorrah are opposed to reason, or even communication. As a mob of Evil Clowns, who seem to double as Propeller Heads, nothing can defeat them. Lone Propeller Heads may fight a spirited battle, but they are doomed from the get-go. One can only flee before the static the Crossposters of Gomorrah sew as part of their bizarre religion.

*facepalm*

Huh?
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"It's like watching a bad metaphor projectile vomit. What in the hell are you trying to describe?"

Don't be pissy because you haven't heard of the alt.hierarchy. I'm fishing for those with common cultural context.

And tell me how bad metaphors projectile vomit? You really have an amusing problem with malapropisms and grammar.

... and khakjaan did flap his gums and, yea, though I doth understand every word in the interminable tirade, the meaning itself eludeth me...
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*Last edited by irritus on Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:24 am; edited 1 time in total*

However, I must concede proper grammar is terribly important. Therefor, I shall submit to being more like you.

* And lo, the wicked progenitors of the Crossposters of Gomorrah joined the
Church of the Subgenius.
Using coordinating conjunctions to begin a sentence in formal writing is considered poor form. It pains me to read this.

* And Crossposters of Gomorrah begat the Discordians, and the Discordians begat the Meowists, and lo, there was sorrow in the land of anarchists, lunatics, and terrorists.
Every time you do this, it costs a kitten its life.

* They devastated once stalwart groups filled with valiant flame-warriors.
"Flame Warriors" is a proper noun, not a compound word.

* Like a plague of locusts, or Galactus (who grows stronger with each planet he consumes), by the time they reached alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.bitterness, alt.angst, alt.wesley.die.die.die and a myriad of other groups, they were too strong to defeat.
This extremely long sentence was missing a comma. I feel this crime is so great that no attempt at an insult is needed.

* The sheer number of Crossposters of Gomorrah, aided by their super-deity Bob, has proven that a mob of net-kooks is unstoppable on cyberspace.
I am filled with anguish to see a preposition misused. That word should be "in," not "on".

* Should your group come under attack, abandon it.
You have committed an abrupt change in point of view. This is exactly why your unfinished novel is never going to be published.

* And tell me how bad metaphors projectile vomit?
You're using coordinating conjunctions to begin a sentence again. That's means, so far, your actions have resulted in three kittens being killed. In addition to that, the sentence you're referring to is a simile. Taking it literally shows a major skill gap in your literary training.

* You really have an amusing problem with malapropisms and grammar.
Since you've only found one malapropism, this word should be singular. This is another staggering skill gap; it is a wonder you can tie your shoes.

Now, perhaps that passes for good writing among the stoned and the drunk, but those kind of grammar errors that get people killed. Lunatics swear by the insane concept that writing should be judged on things like content, message, or style. We know better; grammar is the only thing of importance in this or any other world. I'm sure a lot of people see you as an asshole for running around and insulting them at random or nitpicking. It's a shame they don't overlook your smug, hurtful exterior and poor grammar. They might find, under all that, your writing is just as terrible for its content.
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God fucking dammit Irritus, why don't you god damn leave him to do the shit he wants without interfereing with your stupid crap? He just wants to be left alone after making his fucking entry, jesus christ, why don't you go suck a fuck you damn lunatic...
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First Edit Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:40 pm approx - I was being too obscure

I am impressed that you know your grammer, irritus. Suddenly your pen name clicked.

Singeing the wings off a would be Grammarian is good practice.

Sod it - more dead kittens.

irritus, I would also say, odds are, your work does not involve much research.

Yeah, khakjaan was trying to be cute/funny, but some people forget that many havn't ever used a mailing list.

grunter is no longer a member - pity. grunter was, I felt, finally saying something in a meaningful way. I see grunters removal, as just humoring many of those, who could not resist troll bait and endless quoting.

grunter is still going to be reading posts.

grunter, they say a change is as good as a holiday.Just don't wear the new one out this time Wink

ie I know, and I'm not that bright, so assume, everyone else knows.
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irritus wrote:

"Well, the little dumbass picked a fight with me. I have a tremendous amount of free time and delight in tearing apart people who are too full of themselves."

So you constitute identifying malapropisms as fight picking? Boy you really do have a problem with the language. I suspect you're a flunking college student, or a high school student, though I could be wrong. Clearly your self esteem is so low that any negative observation sends you off kilter.

"Since I can't duel with grunter anymore (I liked him, believe it or not), I was worried I wouldn't have anything to kill time with between ideas. Then this schmuck had the decency to say, "Hey, I'm a douchebag. Please rip me to shreds. Here's an excuse!"

Really? Where? You're the 'archivist' after all. Unlike you, I only have enough time to make you look bad.

See ya in the next post!

Love,

Khakjaan

Oh, and if any of you wanted a good example of a Sinister Oracle, khakjaan is being kind enough to demonstrate a less subtle, less skilled one. Smarter ones don't usually make it obvious this early on.
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Oh wow, irritus, you've touched this post once since putting it up. Too much time indeed. Shouldn't you be studying? Anyhow, before I get to your post, I'd like to point out something funny about you.

I can't understand is why you feel antagonized by me, when you admitted:

"However, I must concede proper grammar is terribly important. Therefor, I shall submit to being more like you. "

As one who's concerned with proper grammar, I'm surprised you discard your own spelling as less important than 'ripping [me] to shreds.' Once again, I am puzzled by your alien logic.

Also, I'll note that you used the combo 'terribly important' which is only ever used by kids trying to sound important. My editors would never let me get away with such a cliché purporting gravity.

"* And lo, the wicked progenitors of the Crossposters of Gomorrah joined the
Church of the Subgenius.
Using coordinating conjunctions to begin a sentence in formal writing is considered poor form. It pains me to read this. "

Ah, but this is hardly The New York Times, much less The Exile. However, my style does imitate the King James Bible. When you attack the stylistics of the above sentence, you merely advertise your ignorance of such lofty (though poorly translated) texts. When you leave school and are unburdened by Strunk and White, you'll understand the freedom a mature writer is afforded.

"* And Crossposters of Gomorrah begat the Discordians, and the Discordians begat the Meowists, and lo, there was sorrow in the land of anarchists, lunatics, and terrorists.
Every time you do this, it costs a kitten its life."

Yes, I've seen that sticker too. In fact, you think about it so much, I wonder if you are a compulsive masturbator. Again, you demonstrate your ignorance here as well as your newbie status as web user. Try looking up 'Church of the Subgenius.'

"* They devastated once stalwart groups filled with valiant flame-warriors.
"Flame Warriors" is a proper noun, not a compound word."

'Flame Warriors' is hardly a trademarked phrase. You're really reaching here aren't you? I wrote precisely what I meant. Since you had to go back and edit your initial 'flame' (heh) it may be beyond your ken to comprehend- after all, you need to polish your words against a foe who hasn't even acknowledged your presence (though now I have).

"* Like a plague of locusts, or Galactus (who grows stronger with each planet he consumes), by the time they reached alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.bitterness, alt.angst, alt.wesley.die.die.die and a myriad of other groups, they were too strong to defeat.
This extremely long sentence was missing a comma. I feel this crime is so great that no attempt at an insult is needed. "

I didn't realize people with such professional standards lurked here... oh wait, they don't. And if no attempt at insult was needed, why did you feel the need to comment at all?

"* The sheer number of Crossposters of Gomorrah, aided by their super-deity Bob, has proven that a mob of net-kooks is unstoppable on cyberspace.
I am filled with anguish to see a preposition misused. That word should be "in," not "on". "

Does that mean I can be filled with anguish to see that your correction was mispunctuated? Strunk and White is your friend- the period goes inside the quote, unless one's quoting another's words precisely.

"* Should your group come under attack, abandon it.
You have committed an abrupt change in point of view. This is exactly why your unfinished novel is never going to be published. "

What novel? And POV shifts are utterly acceptable. Maybe not to your English teacher, but I've gotten plenty of articles published using just such a technique.

"* And tell me how bad metaphors projectile vomit?
You're using coordinating conjunctions to begin a sentence again. That's means, so far, your actions have resulted in three kittens being killed. In addition to that, the sentence you're referring to is a simile. Taking it literally shows a major skill gap in your literary training. "

Nope, God kills a kitten every time you masturbate, Original-Boy. Or will you feign ignorance?

Anyhow, you didn't answer my question- you wrote:

"It's like watching a bad metaphor projectile vomit."

I'm still curious how this is done. Perhaps I'm missing the subject and the predicate. "... bad metaphor" as subject, and "projectile vomit" as predicate. Since I have difficulty imagining a bad metaphor doing anything other than be a bad metaphor, I really wonder how you can say one projectile vomits.

Also, you missed a comma after 'metaphor,' but I won't hold it against you.

"* You really have an amusing problem with malapropisms and grammar.
Since you've only found one malapropism, this word should be singular. This is another staggering skill gap; it is a wonder you can tie your shoes."

Actually, I've found many in your posts. Sadly, my clients come first, as they're the ones forking over large chunks of dough. Then my writing come second. Wiping my ass is down on the list. Then comes correcting your shoddy autodidact language.

"Now, perhaps that passes for good writing among the stoned and the drunk, but those kind of grammar errors that get people killed."

This is a gem of a sentence, especially that last clause. I'll rewrite it for you free of charge:

"... but those kinds of grammar errors get people killed."

"Lunatics swear by the insane concept that writing should be judged on things like content, message, or style. We know better; grammar is the only thing of importance in this or any other world. I'm sure a lot of people see you as an asshole for running around and insulting them at random or nitpicking. It's a shame they don't overlook your smug, hurtful exterior and poor grammar. They might find, under all that, your writing is just as terrible for its content. "

Isn't that sweet? And I always thought semantic intention was the more rigid rule. Or haven't you studied Saul Kripke yet?

I find your antagonism bizarre. Your efforts to chastise me for a post written on my day off is amusing. That you still haven't corrected all the errors in your http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/forum/viewtopic.php?t=122 Post: Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:22 am is even more amusing. The types of attacks you levy against me say more about you than you realize.

Eniac sez: This is a young man with low social status. He is still in school. An autodidact, it's likely he suffers from a severe learning disability. His violent obsession with rules suggests Asperger's syndrome. Territorial behavior is common amongst the un-mated (some say virgin) male homo sapiens sapiens. It is likely he has so little going on in the rest of his life, he feels the need to defend his territory (ie the Flame Warriors forum). Classic little dog who thinks he's a big dog behavior.

Play nice kiddo,

Khakjaan

Clueless Newb Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 20

[quote="irritus"]Oh, and if any of you wanted a good example of a [b][url=http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/forum/viewtopic.php?t=109]Sinister Oracle[/url][/b], khakjaan is being kind enough to demonstrate a less subtle, less skilled one. Smarter ones don't usually make it obvious this early on.[/quote]

Don't you have any useful skills, lil' dog? Or are you going to hump my leg all day?

Look at that. Did I strike a nerve? Looks like you've paged ahead in your playbook to attacking my age. Comments about "kids" and "maturity" so soon? I must really grate on your nerves. As I've said earlier I genuinely don't care about grammar and spelling, and only brought them up to bother you. In fact, I explicitly said so before your long-winded reply.

However, I must admit I find it amusing that you put so much importance on grammar but immediately excuse your own by saying:

As promised, here's what I made for you. To anwer your question about how you picked a fight, here's a comprehensive list:

Example 1:

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"Look at that. Did I strike a nerve? Looks like you've paged ahead in your playbook to attacking my age. Comments about "kids" and "maturity" so soon? I must really grate on your nerves. As I've said earlier I genuinely don't care about grammar and spelling, and only brought them up to bother you. In fact, I explicitly said so before your long-winded."

I observe your behavior and your blind impulse to attack. It must burn you to see how obvious you are, despite your best efforts to disguise yourself.

"However, I must admit I find it amusing that you put so much importance on grammar but immediately excuse your own by saying: "

I _never_ stated I place a high value on grammar. You on the other hand said:

"grammar is the only thing of importance in this or any other world."

So quit accusing me of that which you are guilty of comitting.

"No, I was counting on you and other readers to have seen that. Were you not blinded by rage, you would recognise that I was calling your abuse of coordinating conjunctions as self-gratification. Maybe it wasn't rage that blinded you."

Rage? So far you've been attacking blindly.

"khakjaan wrote:
"* They devastated once stalwart groups filled with valiant flame-warriors.
"Flame Warriors" is a proper noun, not a compound word."

'Flame Warriors' is hardly a trademarked phrase. You're really reaching here aren't you?

It's the name of the site, and coined on the site. You've seen the site, haven't you? "

Sure and you know the English language don't you? Compound words and all?

"Considering that you've made repeated claims of reading my other posts, you might notice I edit almost all of them. It's hardly a sign of your importance, but feel free to read into it. "

Details are important. It shows me you read, and reread your post and still didn't catch the very errors you (ha!) harangue me over.

"khakjaan wrote:
I didn't realize people with such professional standards lurked here... oh wait, they don't.

Are you claiming you are not professional, or claiming that it is obvious your insulting criticism of grammar is uncalled for? Perhaps you should think about your comments before you post. You'll contradict your actions less."

I'm not lurking. Again, your reading skills prove inadequete. And let's remind our audience that your rhetorical skills are laughable.

"khakjaan wrote:
Actually, I've found many in your posts. Sadly, my clients come first, as they're the ones forking over large chunks of dough. Then my writing come second. Wiping my ass is down on the list. Then comes correcting your shoddy autodidact language.

Really? Such an important life, yet you have to amuse yourself at the expense of others. "

Yeah, I like sharpening my claws on mice like you.

"khakjaan wrote:
This is a gem of a sentence, especially that last clause. I'll rewrite it for you free of charge:

"... but those kinds of grammar errors get people killed."

Again, I made it clear in the post following that one that I honestly don't care about grammar and spelling? Why would this bother me? "

Liar and a fool. You spend your whole prior post attacking my posts grammatical errors. After all, you did say:

"grammar is the only thing of importance in this or any other world. "

And no, you won't get away with saying it's sarcasm, as your whole tone was one of condescending chastisement... but please, keep replying. If you had any credibility here, you're rapidly losing it (as anybody able to follow a thread will attest).

"khakjaan wrote:
I find your antagonism bizarre. Your efforts to chastise me for a post written on my day off is amusing.

Yes, I didn't think you'd understant. See, I don't mind criticism. I do mind you, though. I did not immediately respond to this because I was constructing something for you. Most people don't spot your kind right away, but I pretty much hate all of you across the board. Sinister Oracles are, quite frankly, among the most smug of the online posers. "

My kind? Oh, now you're just appearing paranoid. Quit it- you've made friends here. Don't alienate them over me.

"khakjaan wrote:
Eniac sez: This is a young man with low social status. He is still in school. An autodidact, it's likely he suffers from a severe learning disability. His violent obsession with rules suggests Asperger's syndrome. Territorial behavior is common amongst the un-mated (some say virgin) male homo sapiens sapiens. It is likely he has so little going on in the rest of his life, he feels the need to defend his territory (ie the Flame Warriors forum). Classic little dog who thinks he's a big dog behavior.

My my, is that the truth about me? I suppose I should fall down crying. I'm only amazed you didn't throw in anything about living in my parent's basement while you were stacking cliches. "

Ah, the truth hurts.

Clueless Newb Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 20

"Right. Yes, you meant no offense when you accused me of putting one in every post."

Of course I meant offense, dullard. And you admitted to it too. And now you've changed your mind. Flip flop much?

Looks like we have our Duelists now. Smile

I'd just like to say that this suggestion sucks completely.

Oh, and the Church of the Subgenius is lame and always has been.
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