User callsout another for excessive name-calling

November 21, 2006 5:23 PM

Is it really necessary to call those you disagree with a turd, a douchebag, or a twat every time you make a comment in the same thread?
posted by reformedjerk to Etiquette/Policy at 5:23 PM (7 comments total)

It's not necessary, but it does make it more fun.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 5:25 PM on November 21, 2006 [1 favorite]

No, it's not necessary and not cool. I gave stenseng a day off to cool down and removed the comments.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 5:26 PM on November 21, 2006

Well, according to my Oxford American Dictionary, a turd is someone who's "obnoxious or contemptible", while a douche bag is someone who's "loathsome or contemptible", while a twat is someone who's "stupid or obnoxious". I can't think of a better way to compress these four adjectives into such a delightfully linked set of just three expressions. So in a way, it was necessary.
posted by chrismear at 5:36 PM on November 21, 2006 [1 favorite]

I'm shocked that stenseng would do such a thing.
posted by Kwantsar at 5:37 PM on November 21, 2006

hm, i guess I missed all of that. Who was he talking to?
posted by bob sarabia at 5:54 PM on November 21, 2006

Who was he talking to?

A twat, a douchebag, and a turd, apparently.
posted by cortex at 6:00 PM on November 21, 2006

I'm picking those horses for the trifecta.
posted by horsewithnoname at 6:10 PM on November 21, 2006