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I have an idea - how about I troll around random threads, I don't know- pick a topic - maybe Sarah Palin... doesn't matter... and I just post a random insult regarding Sarah. Particularly one that could be construed as sick, or implying something of a sexual nature, or maybe just insult her fans in general using similar terms. Let me do it regularly - and see how long it takes for a mod to warn me and/or give me the boot.

It is one thing to express an opinion that contributes in some way to the thread in general - comment on Apple's odd fascination with cats even. But just being rude - a sign of bigger problems.

> It is one thing to express an opinion that contributes in some way to the thread in general - comment on Apple's odd fascination with cats even. But just being rude - a sign of bigger problems.

Sure, no argument there.

But I didn't take Petronski's comment personally -- truth to tell, I laughed when I read it. I assumed it was meant lightly, a funny and somewhat ribald comment on Apple fans' well-documented eagerness to grab any clue about up-and-coming products.

It could have been a lot worse -- just wait until the serious Apple-hating trolls show up. And (*sigh*) they probably will...

Now, about those cats... it's like most marketing that Apple does -- get a great idea and ride it until it becomes a trademark. Plain white boxes, that come in plain white packaging, with ads that use plain white backgrounds, for example. Actually an interesting side-thread might be "Why did Microsoft decide in 2006 to call their Small Business Server upgrade 'COUGAR'???" Talk about not having an original marketing idea... ;-)

>how about I troll around random threads, I don't know- pick a topic - maybe Sarah Palin... doesn't matter... and I just post a random insult regarding Sarah

Pick a Palin thread
and just say, "Aw, don't like her"
and you will be flayed,

your ancesters' graves
will get dug up and their bones
ground into powder,

and your dog or cat
will get served at the nearest
Chinese restaurant.

People can have fun
in a Mac thread because now
culture is so nuts

in comparison
that Steven is cuddly and
warm and fun loving!