X-Message-Number: 15381 Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:26:43 -0800 From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: trolling Driven FromThePack <> writes: > A troll comes onto a list and makes comments like this: > "Cryonicists suck! You're all gonna die! You are just > afraid of death." For those who thought it was just a noun, the verb "troll": troll (v.) 1. To fish by trailing a baited line behind a slowly moving boat... -- (n.) 1. The act of trolling for fish. Thence arise references to "trolls" and "trolling" that include concepts like "I'll bite" or "taking the bait". While I feel for Bob, I find it amusing that referring to him as a "warty little troll" is in itself a troll. For the record, a person performing such acts is more correctly called a "troller" -- but who's counting? :-) . Live long and prosper, Kennita "Language Maven" Watson -- Kennita Watson | I vote Libertarian. | Find out why. http://www.kennita.com | http://www.lp.org/intro Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15381