xp shame ta fuck on ya for equating that shit to the great tradition of blather, constituent item #1 of which is that it knows it is of no consequence and all characteristics of which flow from this bedrock
― gneb farts (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 08:39 (six years ago) link
guff
yeah its guff youre maybe thinking of
― gneb farts (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 08:50 (six years ago) link
maybe a cross-channel difference of use idk, should we have a thread to argue about whether blather or guff are selfconscious? could stick it in ilm and nobody would bat an eyelid.
― hepatitis groan (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 08:54 (six years ago) link
any discussion on blather has only one rightful home, flann o'brien thread
we have a thread on guff obv
― gneb farts (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 08:55 (six years ago) link
a whole board on it sez he
working up to something that includes guff, hot takes, what cultural artefacts mean and the ubiquity of customer fucken surveys at the moment
― hepatitis groan (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 09:03 (six years ago) link
im here for it
― gneb farts (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 10:54 (six years ago) link
ex-wives of uber rich dudes who write tell alls about how surprise the guy was an asshole
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:16 (six years ago) link
when did not-caring become so aggressive
― brimstead, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
what the Fuck is the "intellectual dark web"
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
trump thread
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:27 (six years ago) link
(answering flappy's question, not submitting an entry)
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
i can't read the politics thread it moves too fast / also paying attention to & posting about trump every day is exhausting & i don't know how people do it
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
they recycle
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:31 (six years ago) link
it's just a sandbox for funny guys
― brimstead, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:33 (six years ago) link
that's a sandbox i stopped playing in bc there's a very cliquey group of deadpan comedians in there
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 17:39 (six years ago) link
Cliquey in what way? As a regular poster there, I hadn't noticed, but maybe I'm part of the problem.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
Yeah me too I guess. I've found the thread to be a useful digest of the whole shit show. I don't have the constitution right now to subject myself to the dozens of daily disasters via primary sources. It's been comforting at times, too, so thank you funny guys.
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:28 (six years ago) link
good mourning!
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
mourning wood truancy
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
xp i don’t know about deadpan but there is a fair amount of gross out posting on the pitics thread that keeps me off of it
― the late great, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
politics thread
ha Alfred
― DACA Flocka Flame (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
only when certain people share their Trump-inspired sexxytime. The Dem thread is grosser.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
well tbh i'm not sure if it is deadpan but i like to think it is bc these dudes can't be serious srsly
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:40 (six years ago) link
there's def a lot of Trump shit I don't care about, like Stormy Daniels and "OMG Paul Manafort just said that Johnny Poppadopalous took a Black Sea cruise with Paul Blart and PUTIN CRONY Evgeny Barishnakov in 2013, just as Trump was getting to build a new trump tower in Malaysia. A month later, Poppadopalous had lunch with a lobbyist for a Malaysian mining company."
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
said in the voice of Robert Stack
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
i really appreciate the politics thread, the wit on display keeps me marginally sane
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:49 (six years ago) link
the trump/politics threads could be a LOT worse. i mean, you guys have seen this place, right? there is remarkably little fighting/rooster crowing on them. plus, Nedlinks.
but it is a total info dump. which i imagine might make some people's eyes go blurry.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:53 (six years ago) link
man alive is wise.
I do sometimes get caught up in it as a way to pass the time, but yeah - I only really care about that stuff to the extent that it harms and hinders the wicked. Harming the wicked is not the same as helping the downtrodden but it may be a necessary first step.
― let's not talk about the gincident (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:54 (six years ago) link
my feeling is this: I doubt the russia investigation is going to take down Trump. If it does, great, but there's nothing I can do to help it along, and getting caught up in every twist and turn just leads to agita (although occasionally also comic relief). Meanwhile, there's lots of actual political/policy stuff going on that is important and dangerous, and at least by talking about and caring about that I spread the word about something that might actually impact midterm elections.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 19:58 (six years ago) link
Not to get too deep into a topic that people just don't care about ITT, but there's a fair argument to be made that the Russia investigation and various related clusterfucks will have a far greater impact on midterm elections than any policy details.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 20:06 (six years ago) link
that thread is complete trumpsterbation and nothing is ever funny in it it is like ilx snl
― gneb farts (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
great so let's turn this thread into another Trump thread
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
Any point someone is about to make if they preface it by bringing up that they are a veteran or a military spouse.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
man alive otm, and
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 21:07 (six years ago) link
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 12:49 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
flappy bird deems and infinity offtm which is i guess par for the course
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
shakey, tombot, old lunch, ymp and alfred are specifically the posters that make me laugh/keep me sane
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 21:12 (six years ago) link
my feeling is this: concern trolls still suck
― brimstead, Tuesday, 8 May 2018 21:57 (six years ago) link
what abt concern trolling in bad faith
brad u wound me ;_;
― gneb farts (darraghmac), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:40 (six years ago) link
Face it dmacYou’re one of usIt’s not so bad friendly
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 8 May 2018 23:41 (six years ago) link
whether I ever find out what "the Childish Gambino video" is
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 04:33 (six years ago) link
Finding out what pretty much anything is
― valorous wokelord (silby), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 04:35 (six years ago) link
here's a fun one because sometimes i'm sad i don't care so much about it: making something of myself
― you bet, nancy (map), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 04:54 (six years ago) link
Morbs, it would take about a 4 minute investment to watch the damn thing (it's good)
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 05:02 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYEuJ5u1K0
the politics thread is basically this
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 11:15 (six years ago) link
lolhttps://youtu.be/mUsWxOZolVQ
― Hunt3r, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 11:54 (six years ago) link
the politics thread is fucking awful. i understand why people do it, it's a coping strategy, but i can't cope with that sort of sustained car crash staring. i have to go to a lot of trouble to actively avoid anything that resembles "news". i turned off data on my phone yesterday because google keeps trying to keep me "informed".
― Arch Bacon (rushomancy), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 12:40 (six years ago) link
You impute psychological terms ("coping strategy") to what's merely entertainment – for me anyway. It sits in the background on my work computer.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 9 May 2018 12:42 (six years ago) link