Does FR need a ZOT category? (Vanity)

Free Republic ^ | 7-16-2009 | Danae

[Danae]

I have a wee tiny suggestion for Free Republic.

Is it at all possible to have a ZOT category, just as for General chat, or smokey back room?

It would be genuinely nice to have a place where the shame of so many trolls could be put on public display!

Thanks Mods!

[Tax-chick]

And here's your kitteh:

[NicknamedBob]

"I am sure I have tempted the Mods.....

Though I don’t know... they are curiously silent..."

Actually, while your idea has merit; after all, "One big pile is better than two little piles."; I think the mods have realized that keeping Zot threads in a separate enclosure simply elevates them to a special status, more or less equivalent to breaking news or the smoky back room.

I don't think they want that. Zotworthy threads should die an ignominious and lonely death as they are studiously ignored after the initial furor. Too many fame-seeking trolls would go after the status of being immortalized in such a Zot museum.

However, let it be noted that the Undead Thread does actually constitute such a memorial to Zot, having incorporated many troll-initiated threads into its festering, zombie-like putrescent flesh. Trolls are welcome to roll in the odor, like dogs that have found something truly dreadful to mask or enhance their scent.

Present thread company excluded, of course. We like to select spicy threads of all flavors, like Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans (Check the Ms!). Let's just say we have eclectic tastes.

[Tax-chick]

The C’s are pretty icky, too. Of course, I’m not fond of candy, anyway.

[NicknamedBob]

"The C’s are pretty icky, too"

Agreed, although it can be quite a challenge to distinguish between Centipede and Caterpillar.

[Monkey Face]

I want all those kittehs!!

[NicknamedBob]

"I want all those kittehs!!"

Let Sionnsar know. He could pipe them right over.

[Monkey Face]

Sure!
He has to let the kittehs out of the bag before he can pipe them over.

[Albion Wilde]

We already have a Hall of Shame of Zots.... Its called “Congress”.

LOL!!

[Tax-chick]

“One useless man is called a disgrace; two are a law firm; while three or more must be a Congress!” (John Adams)

I thought it was fun when the Russians went after their legislature with tanks, back in the 1980s.

[sionnsar]

This is the first time I’ve seen a ZOT in the title of a thread without the poster getting zotted. This might be a thread that makes it into Freeper lore.

It has happened before and was characteristic of one of the Undead Thread's earlier homes, I believe.

[sionnsar]

"I want all those kittehs!!"
Let Sionnsar know. He could pipe them right over.

But it will cost you a few whiskies up front -- after all, it requires a pied piper!

[sionnsar]

You mean we have a precedent?

I mean, I've thanked lawmakers often enough, but I've never tanked one.

[Tax-chick]

Don’t you remember? I was in college, so it must have been 87, 88. OldTax-lady was so excited that she called me at school to cheer!

[Tax-chick]

It’s kind of sad, really. It looks like the litter of kittens was born there and is living in the drainpipe.

[sionnsar]

Being serious, yes I do.

[sionnsar]

To my eye the photo screams “staged.” But it’s funny.

[Tax-chick]

To my eye the photo screams “staged.”

Good point - and you are a photographer and all.

That makes me feel better ;-). They are awfully clean kittehs to be living wild.

[sionnsar]

Bingo! Every element of the photo says "clean."

Well done though, and cute.

[sionnsar]

Good night all.

See you in the 200s tomorrow

[ThomasThomas]

Is it tomorrow yet?