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Hmm. 250 people read it. Any idea how many people took a glance at it and thought, "lame" and bypassed it? Of course not. So considering the thousands of visitors that carouse these forums and the only 250 that actually read the post in that half hour, perhaps I am not in the minority...

Actually, its 650+ now. I have about as much experience in thread volume as anybody on FR. Maybe the most. This definitely qualifies as a high-volume thread. Yours is the only complaint. Therefore, you are DEFINITELY in the minority and your comment becomes more asinine by the minute.

As for the 'waiting a week before signing up', I've been doing the FREE REPUBLIC thing for many years now. Not my fault sensitive people like you read them and cry and try and get me blocked.

The only thing I can see is that you signed up last week. Should I take your word for it that you've been around for years? You sure don't act like it. Most people here grow up real fast. BTW, I have not "tried to get you blocked," though if others have in the past I can't say that surprises me.

Then again, a sense of humor probably wouldn't appeal to such an 'intellectual' like you. He can post this stuff all he wants, I could care less. In fact, I urge more posts like this. Please post more stuff from newscientist.com and slashdot.org. Perhaps I'll start a post of my own on 'UNIX Firewalls' and 'Scientists isolating the genome responsible for lamers like you'. Get a life.

Most people here will tell you that I have a fantastic sense of humor. That's not the problem. The problem is that you are not nearly as witty as you believe you are. You are not really even annoying. Your comment is just lame. It probably comes from hanging out at U Cal Berkely for so long.

I'm doing you a favor here. Take a break, and give it a rest until you get a better feel for what passes for etiquette here.

When did I claim I was 'witty'? I login to freerepublic and typically look for conservative rants about politics and current events. I came across yours, shrugged, and felt like being random and left a stupid comment. Nothing more, nothing less. You then take that comment and make broad implications from it. Ok, people have now 'accepted' your posting and it is very popular. Bravo! I rescind my comment about it being 'uninteresting' to the average freeper. Happy now? As far as caring about getting a 'better feel for what passes for etiquette here', give me a break. I don't live my life to gain a acceptance from forums. I could just as easily changed my name, made a comment like, "Great find! blah blah blah" and you'd be kissing my ass right now. I speak out and call your topic lame, you call me lame, oh well. If you start a hot topic that sparks interest I'll give props, but I'm sorry Presidio, I just wasn't feeling this post. Perhaps your 'fantastic sense of humor' can accommodate that. After all, what is a community of conservatives good for if we can't 'bust each other's ball's' once in a while.