Open Thread – Troll of the Week!
I’ve got a real treat for you tonight, Mudflatters! It’s time for ”Troll of the Week.” There are all kinds of trolls that pop up in the back room of the Mudflats. I suppose it’s kind of like the “mud room.” They get in there and I can fling them out into the mudflats before they actually enter the living area. Usually I do this unceremoniously, but every once in a while I want to share one of them with you.
We get all kinds – the spam troll, the virulent troll, the hand wringing troll, the concern troll, the mean-spirited humorless troll… but only rarely do we spot my favorite kind of troll. Tonight is our lucky night.
We’ve caught an irony troll! That’s the kind of troll that says things like, “your an idiot.”
Keep in mind, that when someone types in ALL CAPS, you are to assume that they are screaming. With that, may I introduce ediesue:
ALL OF YOU OLD DINGBATS ARE SO JEALOUS YOU ARE SICK,SICK,SICK AND OF COURSE, ALL DEMONCRATS ARE MEAN,SPITEFUL AND CRAZY.
YOU ARE THE PARTY OF HATE.
Awesome.
But wait… there’s more.
Ediesue hails from in or around … wait for it … Pleasant Grove, Alabama.
The comment popped up in the post Joe the Neighbor and as much as I hate to admit that the irony troll is correct – I am jealous. Or should I say, “I AM JEALOUS!”
Yes, I wish I could live next door to Joe McGinniss… sigh. I bet we’d barbeque a lot. And he could say, “AKM, tear down that wall!” And I would happily oblige. It would facilitate games of croquet. That Sarah Palin has all the luck.
the old “you are just jealous” accusation
ah yes we are all just consumed with jealousy.
I have to say….I AM JEALOUS. Because I say about oh….100 stupid things each day and NO ONE, but NO ONE pays ME $12 mil to write a book and a give a speech consisting of those stupid things.
Life is SO unfair.
=p
I, too also am consumed with jealousy!
I’d say TWO HUNDRED stupid things a day for $6 MIL!
We just are not as good at being dumb. It takes brains to be dumb, you know? Wath Palin turn this around and se will have had everyone’s best interest at heart!
I AM jealous of people who make millions just because Americans like a train wreck, people with few accomplishments save being a high-profile idiot. Yes, I would like to run for president because I am a former cold-state beauty queen (Miss Brainerd, MN) and I have experience with ice fishing and snowMOBILES, as we call them in MN.
I am jealous, but only because she need never work again, but I would not want to be the laughingstock of the planet to get that.
Hahahaha. Yeah. WE are the party of hate.
Who can refute a sneer?
You all are doing a service to the State you live in and I read you every morning. Usually don’t say much because you all seem quite witty and are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.
Oh, Edie Sue, you just crack me up.
Mean, Spiteful, Crazy, Hate – those are very strong words.
Don’t you realize that when you point one finger there’s 3 more pointing right back at you?
“Don’t you realize that when you point one finger there’s 3 more pointing right back at you?”
I like that a lot!
oh, wow, here’s some info from wiki
Pleasant Grove is a city of Jefferson County, Alabama. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover Metropolitan Area. Its nickname is “The Good Neighbor City”.
Oh, that’s just perfect!
Irony, how I love thee, it’s like a warm blanket.
OMG, I can’t stop laughing. The whole post is so cool – and now – Pleasant Grove, The Good Neighbor City.
Too perfect. Do you think Edie Sue really exists or it’s just some comedic genius who is doing a send-up of palinbots?
I have to send this to everyone I know. Just too good to be true – though, sadly, I know there are real people who really feel Sarah is a saint and we are all cesspool sinners. Still, I’d prefer to be in the potty with all of you than on that pedestal with Sarah (after all, maybe Todd and friends made it).
Just had to put this out as I came across it and people were talking about the palins saying she did not make decisions the men in the family did.this is their type of church
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_church_rape_case
“DINGBATS”???!!!! It’s good to know Archie Bunker is alive and well in, where else, Pleasant Grove, Alabama. Keep on spewin’ the bilge, Ediesue, it speaks so highly of your intelligence.
Dingbats…aren’t they a bunch of funny symbols that date waaay back to the 80′s as a font I saw on my Lisa 210?
I hadn’t seen “Demoncrats” before. Did Ediesue make that up herself, or is it common? Perhaps it’s unique to the “Good Neighbor City.”
She’d probably been practicing that all day long.
If you will excuse me, I gotta go look up Demoncrats in the Bible……I wonder where it is in there?? Maybe Ediesue has an extra special redneck bible she reads from so tell her who are evil and who are not?
Hint: If you think Palin is unqualified to pick up dog poo, you’re evil!
=)
Bet her husband, Billiebob thought of demoncrats.
I can’t believe it didn’t use “DEMONRATS”.
*whistles innocently*
I’ll confess I was worried about getting the dubious honor ;p
There is always next week!
heehee. yep.
DK, you talk. You consider what is said to you and respond in a way that shows you understand what was said, even if it leaves you ‘un-swayed’.
If you’re a troll, well… you kinda’ suck at it!
Maintaining a contrary opinion (even as tenaciously as you ;>)) is sointanly not trolling.
Never for a minute! I was following the interchange on the issue last night and could not help but feel how proud I am, and we all should be, of Mudflats. Much discussion with considerable information and opinions exchanged, possibly a little lopsided against you in numbers, but many points were given, understood, countered, and discussed. I admire you for standing your ground and the others for the high level with which the discourse was carried on. Any place but Mudflats, I would half expect such a discussion to deteriorate into a petulant fight, if not name-calling. We have quite a worldwide community!
Parenthetically, I do not agree with you either on this issue; but i do admire you. It was a good run and the kind of discussion that only makes us stronger. I prefer a spirited discussion, or even argument, to having everyone agree with me all the time!
Fortunately, that has never been a problem for me!
wonderful! thanks for sharing and giving me a laugh to start the day out right! oh, excuse me, i mean “THANKS FOR THE LAUGH!!!”
Hooray! Finally a wise decision, no drilling this summer in the Artic waters! I heard Begich was not happy about it. Does he need some schooling?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/27/new-arctic-drilling-suspe_n_591379.html
Isn’t that a relief! Let’s hope President Obama makes the ban permanent.
OT,but this is an open thread, so I’ll include it. Some high school girls from Homer won a President’s Environmental Youth Award. Here’s the link:
http://www.buckisgreen.com/2010/05/21/epa-presents-president%e2%80%99s-environmental-youth-awards-winners/10/
I hope that works!
That is wonderful. Homer Alaska should be very proud of those young people! I know I am.
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! Love it.
Party of Hate? Yeah, ok, dip wad – you’re the one typing in all caps.
Old? How can they tell??!! Man, I tell ya these intertubes are something else! You can even tell someone’s age thru the computer screen thingie!
Happy Troll of the Week everyone!
Even though it was my birthday recently, I will not succumb to the term “OLD.” Harrumpff.
I honestly don’t think ediesue is going to last too much longer. I can feel her head about to explode through that rant. Another amazing thing this intertubes do!
I just heard on the news here that they had stopped the oil spill.
I hope it lasts. I have been sick for days worrying that they would never get it stopped.
gawd i hope so. unfortunately the damage has been done, the spill never should have happened, and the gulf is toast for who knows how long. i finally watched the interview on 60 minutes last night and have no interest whatsoever in singing BP’s praises, which is what i’m afraid will happen. they stopped the spew after over a month and untold harm, and they’ll be hailed as heroes. having said that, i am immensely relieved.
Yes, it appears that they have for the moment!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10174861.stm
Right this moment I want to kiss yer head , Irishgirl ! This is the first I’m hearing of the news and I’m not quite sure how to respond. I really do want to be hopeful . I’ve been around long enough to know I shouldn’t celebrate too soon but …… oy ! please let it hold strong !
Irishgirl!! thanks for info. whew. i hope it is a permanent fix.
Demoncrats – gonna have to remember that one for those DINO’s.
Jealous? I think not – more like “shock & awe” to use a Republican phrase.
Am “shocked” the former half term gov. is extremely well paid by companies
and charitable organizations for the lies & hate she spews. Like the oil
spewing from the Gulf floor; the failed VP Candidate fouls our political arena
with (whose ever) opinions she is paid to preach while undermining Civil
Discourse.
At the same time, I am in total “awe” the Queen of Quit has the nerve
to consider herself a good Christian. hat there are so many believers in
America that honestly believe SHE believes in what she says.
The demi-governor is a paid spokesperson. She is not a “believer” and
giving these speeches because it is “good for America”, she does it
because someone is PAYING her to read their script, on stage, in front
of a live audience.
where did that edit button go? THAT there are so many believers…. not hat
I can feel your frustration. I always seem to notice an error just after I hit the submit button, no matter how much I try to proofread before that point. Don’t worry. We know what you meant. BTW, you made some excellent points, and when I read “demi-governor” I misread it as demi-god which made me laugh and nod because it kind of goes along with her self-image.
DEMONCRATS ~ I’m thinking typo.
I do believe she’s jealous of AKM’s wordskillz and having a no good, very bad day trying to deal.
No way ediesue exhibits any flair for originality.
Well I’m glad you said it first.
So I’ll take it a step further.
Dear Joe,
In case it gets a little to crazy living next door to “the fence from nowhere”, I here by extend a open invitation to park your arse on my back 5 acres. It isn’t in the City of Wasilla, but a mere 4.7 miles away from the poluted Lake Lucille.
The accomodations include a simple one room rustic cabin with a 54 foot nature trail to your very own private bath, Loaded with wildflowers, singing birds, ferns, and birch trees, this nature trail does pass a viewing point for the ravens nest. Like the cabin, the private bath includes breathtaking views of Pioner Peak from the numerous windows and of course, the fabulous decks. WiFi is available everywhere on the back 5 acres and all electricty is solar powered.
Come on over to my place for a little slice of real Alaskan hospitality. Where I live, we don’t need no stinkin fences.
Love
tallimat
ooohhh Tallimat. if i were Joe i would take you up on that invitation in a heartbeat. what a lovely thing to do and what a loving pup you are…..hugs and kisses…Bubs
That does sound just like my idea of heaven on this earth. Wow.
Joe – do take Tallimat up on her offer if need be. Back acres in AK w/ WIFI and solar electric by way of a lovely hostess who supports your work. What’s not to love ??
( Bubs – I wanna go ! )
Buffgal….I wanna go too. i have a lovely pup friend in Juneau who has invited me to stay in her guest house whenever i can get there. you and i can put aside a few bucks at a time till we can go. i will email you when i get myself together and we can make a plan.
Me too! I’ll even put up with the outhouse (which I haven’t had the pleasure of using since my daughter was a Girl Scout) if you have WiFi. How perfectly civilized! The only problem might be the industrial tub of mosquito repellant I’d have to bring along. I hear they’re really bad in AK summer’s and I’m pretty allergic. Still sounds like heaven.
PhysicsMom that’s great! we will battle the mosquitoes together. no problem.
Ya all are sweet !
Come on Joe!
I can be reached in the forum.
We are absent landlords, since our main home is off the road system. We use the cabin for when we are in town. We are willing to use the old hippy bus across the field. Which is also a sweet place. The bus has been restored and placed up on a 6′ high deck. It has also got a mini viewing roost up in a huge cottonwood.
The place is wonderful. About a decade ago, I learned how to make a dragonfly pond. Dragonflys eat misquitos (sp? LOL), ya know. So the pond has been home to baby dragonfly for years. It works!
I’m at the cabin right now, getting a huge grocery order ready to ship to the commerical set net site in Bristol Bay. But my main desire it to set up a hummingbird feeding area. Since the row of peony hasn’t bloomed yet, I’ve put out 16 different hummingbird feeders. My oldest daughter has planted flowers to attract hummingbirds. It is going to be a suprise for me, cause I don’t know what kind of flowers.
So Joe, It is nice your researching for the book, but most normal people don’t want to live near the Palins. Waaaaaaaay too much drama presented upon themselves all day long.
Take care ya all.
And remember to love the sun, but some rain helps keep the forest fires at bay.
tallimat
Wow. Would you consider renting a week to, you know, some random mudpuppy?
Make that random mudpuppies,
Make that several random mudpuppies!
Make that a whole bunch of random mudpuppies! It sounds like a slice of heaven – dragonflies to eat the mosquitoes, hummingbirds just to make one smile, and wifi too. What more could a person want?
Poor Buddy Holly, I’m taking his tune in vain:
“If you knew Ediesue,
You’d know just what she thought of you
This Edie, ‘Bama’s Ediesue
A Dixie trollin’ gal, that Ediesue
We read, too, Ediesue, that we’re a MEAN AND SPITEFUL crew,
So types Edie-, that Ediesue,
We’re OLD DINGBATS, and SO JEALOUS too-hoo-hoo
Her CAP LOCK’s always stuck
That’s Ediesue
Ediesue, Ediesue, Edie- Edie- Ediesue
Trollin’ Edie, Mudflats’ Ediesue-ooo-hoo-hoo
Calls us SICK DEMONCRATS
And SPITEFFUL too
We’re THE PARTY OF HATE, types Ediesue…”
Hey there Mrs. Tarquin! Buddy Holly would be pleased i am thinking.
lol that was good
This Ediesue is still in denial. Hopefully she’ll see the light. This site, to me, is like a wake-up call site that wants to keep the nation and world safe, by showing itself approved, studying, keeping check on politicians who are corrupt, lie, cheat, and take whatever they want. History has lots of examples of dictators who abound in underdeveloped countries today.
Party of hate? A seed of hate was sown at the RNC speech by Sarah Palin. It was divisive, hurtful, hateful and cynical. Not the kind of speech that Jesus would have approved of.
Since then, her campaign of jabs, hurts, criticisms, intolerance, and now “celebrity-addiction” have done nothing to better anyone. She just takes and takes and takes.
So, I for one, am thankful to God that there are bloggers and good people out there who see this for what it is, and try to keep the home fries burning, becoming a beacon of truth and light so said politicians will be vetted, and their evil motives exposed. Yes, passions get the better of commenters, but that’s in reaction to the never-ending “Do as I say/not as I do Sarah-Show” that permeates the airwaves every day on our radios and laptops, tv’s.
rebekkah – Well said, well written. I concur. Thank you!
(You might want to check on them “home fries” though – hahaha! )
I read this comic strip regularly, but I just had to post it here, because it relates to our favorite “compassionate conservative” senator: http://comics.com/candorville/2010-05-27/.
Dear Ediesue,
Yes we at Mudflats do hate. we hate ‘hate’.
We wish you well.
We wish all the pleasant people
in Pleasant Grove in the very
pleasant State of Alabama a pleasant day.
now feck off.
You are just so cute, bubbles…!
What bubbles said! I concur. Feck off.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((MonaLisa & Lilady)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Just an FYI
Last night I reviewed the classified in Mat-Su Valley paper (on line version)
There were about 3 homes LISTED to rent – based on the fact he only wanted
to rent for 5 months… meaning property would need to be rented again,
right before winter, would have limited his options.
Perhaps one could say:
God opened a door for him
and he didn’t blink
I’ll admit, I’m bad
I hear-tell that the owner of the property knew about McGinness & his book, and actually sought out the author and offered him the rental. (Seems Palin requested that the owner make some renovations, then reneged on her agreed-upon contribution to the costs.)
Please excuse me while I roll on my floor, laughing my aft-section off.
I’m there with you, laughing at the irony troll, and the karmageddon hitting the liar grifter fraud, who is obviously hiding many, many skeletons. If she didn’t have a problem with the drug addict half way house, all I can do is wonder why. BWAHAHAHA!
Karkageddon…now that’s a new word and i love it!
I think I have to credit lynnrockets for karmageddon, bubbles. I know I got it from someone else, and I think it was http://lynnrockets.wordpress.com/
I saw that too. “Living up to your obligations makes good neighbors”, or something.
LA Times reporting top kill has succeeded in stopping oil flow.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-oil-spill-top-kill-20100528,0,5782115.story
I’m waiting until the cement has set to get excited.
And passes a pressure test.
AKM – Okay, Joe might not be right next door to you but he’s close. Don’t give up on the idea of sharing a few barbeques with him. I will be SO jealous!
Joe needs to be patient… let The Dud finish building the fence and then… put a lock on the outside to keep them in.
Saurkraut!! now that’s a marvelous idea.
I freekin’ HATE it when I get called hateful.
BAHHHHHH WAHHHHHH HAAAAAAAA hehe
Oh this is RICH!!! How Joe became Scarah’s neighbor.
http://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2010/05/aha-now-we-know-how-joe-mcginnis-came.html
AKM on moore up north
Doesn’t appear to have heard Chuck, Jr is saying he “fears for the children”. Hard to keep up with the Palin nuttiness.
sorry typo in the above
Doesn’t appear to have heard Chuck, Jr is saying SHE (Sara Palin) “fears for the children”. Hard to keep up with the Palin nuttiness.
Funny picture of Palin’s view.
http://wonkette.com/415683/the-view-from-her-window
Curiouser: That picture is just too, too funny!! Thanks for the chuckles!! LOL!!
Glad to share funnies!
Not sure if this may have been posted before –
but it may have some possibilities for helping clean up the oil out in the Gulf –
not the stuff that has already hit shore –
Interesting ! How many 1 gal plastic milk containers can we string together —
Shore Line – two holes only for connecting
Middle Line & Outer line – many “wiffle holes” to collect oil via the wave action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CTrlpQFe74
Keith Olberman’s twitter is being spammed by an anti-Democrat hater… and these haters tell us to “get a life.” Guess I have enough of a life to not mindlessly bother people I do not know with nasty words.
Yes I understand trolls and such..but that ..to me..just sounds like a prank..rather than a ..’genuine edisue’. A..genuine ‘edisue’..could not have held their fury in check..someones..jus a funnin’ ya and..all-usns…and there’d be large pink speckles of pepto..around the edges..yeah..poor kid is jus not much force. Try agin honey..try agin..
It isn’t a prank. I have a file stuffed full of messages to me from people like that. I take each one seriously.
TANACROSS, Alaska — More than 100 homes in an eastern Alaska village and nearby subdivision were evacuated as firefighters tried Thursday to slow a fast-moving wildfire.
http://tinyurl.com/39gukwa