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Deny and Shred

(1,061 posts)
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:59 PM Feb 2016

I was walking my dog, and then it hit me.

There are a startling amount of posts that make wild assertions. These posts are then conclusively debunked, but the one who made the assertion hardly responds or never responds in that thread. You just see that name doing similar disservice to other threads. It is the internet, so I guess we shouldn't expect accountability, nor respect.

It seems to me they are like my Spaniel - they like to Drop a Turd and Walk Away.

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I was walking my dog, and then it hit me. (Original Post) Deny and Shred Feb 2016 OP
They're trolls. nt valerief Feb 2016 #1
Why would your dog hit you? arcane1 Feb 2016 #2
Ba dum *chh* Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #3
Well done. Pardon my imprecise syntax. (nt) Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #4
Sorry for mocking what was an astute observation of yours. arcane1 Feb 2016 #5
No no. I appreciate the laugh. Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #6
I was thinking that too and also hoping "it" wasn't a car. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #21
  RandiFan1290 Feb 2016 #7
I'd get a new dog Tab Feb 2016 #8
A Spaniel - a Clumber to be exact. Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #9
Well, since he hit you, I was guessing a boxer Tab Feb 2016 #11
it's prety hard keep track of such things hfojvt Feb 2016 #10
We pay your dog to plant those thoughts pintobean Feb 2016 #12
I think it's called hit and run angstlessk Feb 2016 #13
Me too. It doesn't even have to be controversial. Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #14
LOL...drop and run! angstlessk Feb 2016 #18
I always scoop up that 'word' in a bag Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #19
If the sentiment is popular here, it doesn't matter if it's true or not Bonx Feb 2016 #15
But when it is responded to and debunked Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #16
Oh, you're right. Bonx Feb 2016 #17
You must have ventured into the gun control/rkba forum. beevul Feb 2016 #20

Deny and Shred

(1,061 posts)
6. No no. I appreciate the laugh.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 03:23 PM
Feb 2016

I need to be kept on my toes when my writing is unclear.

We must point out the Spaniels when they reveal themselves.

Peace A1

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
21. I was thinking that too and also hoping "it" wasn't a car.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 08:33 PM
Feb 2016

Talking about walking around and something hitting you, the first thing I think of is a car.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
10. it's prety hard keep track of such things
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 03:33 PM
Feb 2016

I mean there were people who swore Bush was gonna invade Iran. Who swore he was gonna arrest protesters. Who swore that the economy was gonna collapse.

Who can keep track of those people or the people who follow along and KNR these predictions of the future.

A lot of what we talk about is "worry" about things that might happen. Things that we are afraid are gonna happen. Many of those things never do happen, and sometimes worse things happen that most of us did not see coming. If only those time travelers would send us more information about the future.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
13. I think it's called hit and run
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 03:51 PM
Feb 2016

When I see some controversial OP I always scroll down to see if the OP responds to other posts..

Deny and Shred

(1,061 posts)
14. Me too. It doesn't even have to be controversial.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:02 PM
Feb 2016

It bugs me when there are 50 responses, yet none from the writer of the OP.

You can call it Hit & Run, I'm now calling them Spaniels.

Deny and Shred

(1,061 posts)
16. But when it is responded to and debunked
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 04:14 PM
Feb 2016

one ought to be able to at least type 'your're right, my bad'

Otherwise, its just trolling, am I wrong?

 

beevul

(12,194 posts)
20. You must have ventured into the gun control/rkba forum.
Wed Feb 10, 2016, 06:01 PM
Feb 2016
You just see that name doing similar disservice to other threads.


Yep. On a daily basis.
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