{"id":50,"date":"2008-10-26T01:44:31","date_gmt":"2008-10-25T23:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piil.org\/blog\/?p=11"},"modified":"2008-10-26T01:44:31","modified_gmt":"2008-10-25T23:44:31","slug":"dont-feed-the-trolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piil.org\/kibitzing\/archives\/50-dont-feed-the-trolls.html","title":{"rendered":"Don't feed the trolls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ind imellem dukker der i nyhedsgrupperne<\/a> en troll<\/a> op. Det er – meget kort fortalt – en person der udelukkende poster indl\u00e6g for at provokere. Det bedste middel mod den slags, s\u00e5 jeg f\u00f8rste gang i Image Scandinavias (nu Tiscali) interne nyhedsgrupper, postet af Martin \u00d8sterberg, som altid er god for en sproglig finurlighed.<\/p>\n

Lidt efterforskning har vist at det – vist nok – er en Weasel, der er ophavsmanden til forklaringen. F\u00f8rste gang den optr\u00e6der p\u00e5 usenet er i hvert fald i alt.philosophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Private Jenkins!” yelled the Captain. “Get over here
\nimmediately, there’s something you need to see!”<\/p>\n

“Right away, sir!” Jenkins shouted back, crossing the open area
\nin the center of their camp at a double march.<\/p>\n

“You see these tracks, Jenkins?” the Captain asked, neither
\nrequesting nor expecting a reply. He continued, “And that smell?
\nPrivate Jenkins! Are you paying attention to me!?”<\/p>\n

“Sir, I am positively brimming with attention, I assure you.”<\/p>\n

“Don’t be a smart-ass, Jenkins”<\/p>\n

“I blame my parents, sir.”<\/p>\n

“Don’t we all, Jenkins. Don’t we all.” the Captain sighed. “Tell
\nme, Jenkins, in light of my on-going efforts to provide you with what
\nwe in the army like to call An Edjukayshun, what creature leaves
\ntracks like these, accompanied by such a horrific stench?”<\/p>\n

“A troll, sir?” Jenkins replied cautiously.<\/p>\n

“Bang on, Private Jenkins. Nicely done. A troll. You must be on
\nyour guard at all times. They are Very Very Nasty.” the Captain
\nwarned.<\/p>\n

“But what shall I do if this creature attacks me? Shall I feign
\ndeath? Shall I hurl pomegranates, in the manner so effectively
\ndemonstrated by you last week when we were assaulted by nuns in the
\nmarket?” asked Jenkins, noticably agitated.<\/p>\n

“No no,” the Captain replied, “pomegranates will just make
\nthings worse, and feigning death is a bit extreme under the
\ncircumstances. Mark my words, boy, if you are ever confronted by a
\ntroll, there is only one thing you can do…”<\/p>\n

“Tell me, tell me!” pleaded Jenkins, interrupting.<\/p>\n

“You must ignore him. The troll feeds on attention, Jenkins.
\nIgnore him and he will die. It will not be pleasant. You will be
\ntempted to watch the squirming, the cries of agony will reach deep
\ndown into your underpants and grab you by the … well, you get the
\nidea, Jenkins. Trust me: ignore the troll, be strong, and perhaps you
\nwill live to hurl pomegranates at nuns another day.”<\/p>\n

“Thank you, sir. It is truly an honour to serve with you.”<\/p>\n

“You’re right about that, Private. Dismissed”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ind imellem dukker der i nyhedsgrupperne en troll op. Det er – meget kort fortalt – en person der udelukkende poster indl\u00e6g for at provokere. Det bedste middel mod den slags, s\u00e5 jeg f\u00f8rste gang i Image Scandinavias (nu Tiscali) …<\/p>\n

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