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To: longshadow

Ah, the fascinating evolution of language in action! Remember, a troll such as gore3000 is not a creature who lives under a bridge.

Okay; then what exactly is that thing under the North end of the Aurora bridge?

If that's NOT a troll eating a fahrvfignewton, I've never seen one!

Oh, that's a troll all right. But it's a different kind of troll from the troller what trolls for fish. (Convergent evolution, so to speak.) But now you're using one definition of "troll" when the other one should apply. If this incorrect definition of "Internet troll" sticks and takes over the meme pool, will it be an example of meme transfer, meme duplication, or a memetically modified organism (an MMO, or "frankenphrase") taking over the native stock? Hmmm...

859 posted on 04/02/2002 10:28:59 AM PST by jennyp
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To: jennyp
Oh, that's a troll all right. [snip]

Your point is well taken.

I was merely trying to communicate the "word," though in a different incarnation, as the one in which you are using it apparently offended the delicate sensibilities of someone in charge of such matters...

And thanks for the pic.... it's been a few years since I'd seen the beast.

860 posted on 04/02/2002 11:48:06 AM PST by longshadow
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