ZOT!!! How do we get fed to the kittens?

MSNBC ^ | 01/09/2004 | Martin Wolk

[Teacher317]

Agree

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Good luck in your next incarnation.

[Orangedog]

I love a good zotting as much as the next guy, but I think this one was a little soon too.

[11B3]

This one would have been a perfect example of what you would send to the "Trash Forum" where we could flog the troll for a while.

Seriesly. The traffic there would be hugh.

[wimpycat]

I'm just a fella looking for some answers. Nothing more, nothing less.

There's nothing more annoying than someone with an agenda who pretends to be just some guy who wants "answers" when in reality he's only wanting to persuade people to his point of view. You don't want answers--you want something that you're not going to get; a different president in 2004.

[ladyinred]

What not to do? Be Whatodo

LOL! Gotta love freepers!

[yankeedame]

...It worked great in the late 90's until the stock market bubble collapsed. It seems like that cycle is beginning to repeat itself.
With all due respect, I question this.

-The 90's was, after all, only about 10 years ago and the memory of most investors is not quite that short term-- esp. after getting a financial hosing.

-There are new, younger investors today who were maybe little more than teenagers in the 90's. While these new investors did not actually experience the bubble/burst they do know of it; perhaps even through the stock market troubles of their immediate family.

- The situations -- politically, world, national, social, in business, et. al. is not what it was ten years ago. This too will effect investors.

-And last but not least is that fact that (we) boomers are 10 years closer to retirement than in the 90's. That alone is a mighty darn factor.

...Because when peoples' stock portfolios go up, they feel richer and spend more, which creates more jobs.
Actually, more people "feel richer and spend more" not b/c of their stock porfolio but because of the new-thanks-to-low-interest-rates equity in their houses. They can refinance, pay less every month, and the the "left over" money go out and buy/invest in things.

[Kaslin]

Actually the 90s ended a little over 5 years ago.

[Jim Robinson]

spoonfork2000 (a DU member) aka DUVisitor, FrenchStinkyYuck, TrueAmurican, ProudCon1776, Brainshrub, Masked Conservative, et al, banned (again).

[sweetliberty]

"Brainshrub"

I think he found the one that fits.

[Karyn M. PhD]

I'm relatively new to Free Republic (watched for awhile, got myself a screen name a couple of weeks ago) and haven't yet figured out the whole "zot" thing. Does this mean someone has been banned from posting? And why does this happen?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Yes. It means that their screen names have been banned. It happens because the poster is a troll and is trying to start stuff with FReepers. Admin can probably explain it better than I can. Then he can take a little trip here.;-)

[liberty or death]

Don't have a job? Create one.
We have a number of people in our society that will wait till that last bit of UP is filed for before they will change occupations or get a different job.
The answer is in us and not a political party.

[cyborg]

HEY! I got to page 8 before I figured it out :D

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Now I've got to find a different site. The mods know about this one already.

[Revel]

I find it hard to believe that we are going to produce any real increase in jobs with all them going overseas. On top of that government spending is going hog wild. The dollar is droping and the few jobs that are left are about to be all taken by illegals. Does not look or feel good to me.

[Darksheare]

Wow, a two for one deal in the same thread!
*chuckle*

[BlessedBeGod]

HOLY! DID I JUST SEE A LIVE ZOTTING! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE

I'm jealous. i keep missing them. If only the trolls would ping me. :-(

[wimpycat]

In my experience, Monday mornings, and weekday mornings (Eastern time) are prime opportunities to see a Troll in the wild, before ZOTTING. You have to watch really close, though. They may have changed their habits in the past couple of months, but I've seen quite a few Trolls on weekday mornings, unspoiled, and in their all their glory, before they were mercilessly cut down. I even got to post on a few. In some instances, the Mods were so fast, that I would be in the process of responding to a troll, and by the time I hit the "post" button, the thread was gone.

[wimpycat]

I meant to say Monday mornings especially, and weekday mornings (Eastern time) in general are prime opportunities to see a Troll in the wild.