Your typical callout

December 26, 2005 9:36 PM

like the piece of shit, worthless fucking nobody you are. aw, somebody got a lump of coal in his stocking.
posted by quonsar to Etiquette/Policy at 9:36 PM (26 comments total)

Heh, serves either one of 'em right for even stepping into that post.
posted by furtive at 10:39 PM on December 26, 2005

I'm glad some people still take the time to craft a proper insult. Mr. Chyme's post clearly says, "fuck you HTuttle", whereas a pooping elephant could be intended for anyone. Such precision shows courtesy to the other posters, don't you think?
posted by ryanrs at 10:42 PM on December 26, 2005

Apparently one of my old comments is a Googlewhack (remember those?) for 'micturating pachyderm' (although once this thread gets indexed, no more).

I am so proud.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 10:47 PM on December 26, 2005

Doesn't count if it's enclosed in quotation marks, stav. No googlewhack for you!
posted by kenko at 10:49 PM on December 26, 2005

Hi. I'm naked.

What do you mean this isn't a clothing optional thread?
posted by loquacious at 10:51 PM on December 26, 2005

*cries*
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:02 PM on December 26, 2005

fucking nobody you are.

What Yoda said when he caught Luke playing with the ol' light saber, if you know what I mean.
posted by George_Spiggott at 11:12 PM on December 26, 2005

Somebody call a lawyer.
posted by Joeforking at 11:23 PM on December 26, 2005

Clicking your link shows me SweetJesus saying, "Uh huh..." This browser formatting irregularity is pretty well-documented on MeTa. One of these days, y'all are going to realize your clever URL designations don't work when they don't return the right comment.
posted by cribcage at 11:26 PM on December 26, 2005

Great, just when I thought I couldn't damage my psyche any more George_Spiggot comes along and drops off that dynamited dead beached whale of a comment.

Use the force, Luke.
posted by loquacious at 11:32 PM on December 26, 2005

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posted by wakko at 11:38 PM on December 26, 2005

*dodges falling, burning whale blubber*
posted by loquacious at 11:40 PM on December 26, 2005

Who cares?
posted by delmoi at 3:42 AM on December 27, 2005

By the way, that pooping elephant picture seriously disturbed me. I don't know why. I've seen goatse, I've seen tubgirl, I've seen lemonparty... but that pissing elephant pic really messed with my head.

I don't even get what's so bad about lemonparty. Old people still like to fuck! What's wrong with that!?
posted by delmoi at 3:44 AM on December 27, 2005

This browser formatting irregularity is pretty well-documented on MeTa.

named anchors are pretty well-documented in the HTML spec.

One of these days, y'all are going to realize your clever URL designations don't work

one of these days, y'all are gonna get a real browser.
posted by quonsar at 7:16 AM on December 27, 2005

*cough*
posted by scarabic at 8:21 AM on December 27, 2005

It's sad that the JonBenet tragedy is tearing us all apart. When will the healing begin?
posted by bardic at 9:45 AM on December 27, 2005

Such comments should be deleted and are par for the course with Optimus Chyme.
posted by dios at 9:53 AM on December 27, 2005

Yeah. Matt's far too lenient when it comes to giving time-outs.
posted by bardic at 9:58 AM on December 27, 2005

you know what's great about that virulent explosion of anger? that it was in response to such a forgettable and dismissable comment. I mean, it's not like htuttle was scandalizing the ramseys across the nation, or anything. it was just some dumb comment. but then chyme gets all in a huff, and suddenly it's comedy gold.
posted by shmegegge at 11:52 AM on December 27, 2005

Optimus has been on a timeout since last night.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:13 PM on December 27, 2005

Though in fairness, HTuttle's comments are often kind of, well, you know, needlessly abrasive, and perhaps, maybe, not entirely sincere in a way that some people -not necessarily everyone or even me really- might take umbrage with. Perhaps.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 2:01 PM on December 27, 2005

I guess Optimus went a little overboard, but I still look forward to his return. He may be a wolverine, but he's our wolverine, dammit.
posted by languagehat at 3:30 PM on December 27, 2005

Ditto languagehat.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:41 PM on December 27, 2005

I don't spend much time on the blue, and admittedly I don't pay much attention to usernames; but on AskMe, the answers I've noticed from Optimus Chyme lately have been lucid, insightful, and constructive, even if I don't always agree.

If I were going to "timeout" anyone today, I might aim the rifle at self-entitled pirates or any of the half-dozen who are spending their Christmas vacation making ignorant yet absolute proclamations about the law. Threads like those make experts cringe and move on. If LegalAskMe becomes a soapbox for dropouts to brandish their ninth-grade educations like J.D.'s, it's going to hurt everyone. Ideally, threads asking for legal or medical advice would have fewer replies than any other -- because only the experts would weigh in.

I'd also like a tree that grows golden apples. And a tour of the Wonka Factory, circa 1971. (Screw Tim Burton.)
posted by cribcage at 7:17 PM on December 27, 2005

I had not seen lemonparty until now.

Party's over boys.
posted by furtive at 5:45 AM on December 28, 2005