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cwaddell · Joined: 23 Jan 2006

I sometimes check this board for anything interesting, and always see people being accused of being a "Troll". So what's that all about then? Give me some examples. I can't keep up with half these internet terms.

canuckistan · Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: What's a Troll?

bluelake · Joined: 01 Dec 2005

Well, if you're from Michigan, it's anyone who lives in the Lower Peninsula (below the Mackinac Bridge) Laughing

However, in the case of discussion boards, it refers to someone who brings up a subject they figure will get a (frequently heated) discussion going. Usually, the subject is not brought up sincerely, but only to create discord. You can think of it like trolling for fish, but in this case it's trolling for reaction.

flotsam · Joined: 28 Mar 2006

The two previous posters are lying through their teeth.

A "troll" is a Muslim-hating Canadian who regularly enjoys bosintang, or dog meat soup, with his friends at dinner parties where they all talk about how fat white women are. (But he also doesn't know what to do if a Korean girl touches him "down there").

They usually have blogs.

Barking Mad Lord Snapcase · Joined: 04 Nov 2003

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=61666

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

If you look around on the "Internets" a bit, you might be able to find a definition.

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

A troll for every occasion.

Cute little trolls...........

Big, dumb trolls.........

Angry, fighting trolls..............

Ugly, but nice-hearted trolls............

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

Very cute Demophobe Smile

periwinkle · Joined: 08 Feb 2003

I heard they can be found under bridges. Wait. Isn't that where babies come from?

cwemory · Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Location: Gunpo, Korea

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

alabamaman · Joined: 25 Apr 2006

I was going to say cubanlord but he is cool guy Very Happy

cubanlord · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!

cubanlord · Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Location: In Japan!

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I know people define troll in relation to dropping a baited hook off the back of a boat to see what they can catch... But I still think the best analogy is the monster under the bridge, waiting for the unsuspecting billy goat to wander by so he can pounce. I think the reason I prefer the latter is that (fishing) trollers are kind of passive.

Reflections · Joined: 04 Jan 2005