Posted by Gremlin on 08 January 2000 at 16:05:34:

In Reply to: Perhaps you have. . . posted by The Host on 07 January 2000 at 23:28:18:

I don't think I've ever once claimed to be at all pacifistic. Pacifism is diametric to intelligence; it may be globally related to wisdom, but mostly by dumb people.

Moreover, intelligence is a measurable trait, unlike the aesthetic opinions of looks and comparisons regarding weight. If you really wanna insult someone, begin ny asserting that you're smarter than they are; if that doesn't work: prove it. That's what we're up to with this little geek--proving again and again the postulate that he's likely the dumbest known bastard on the entire 'net--possibly worldwide, though we have yet to test a few of the more aboriginal atavisms in the jungles. Still, they've never come to this board to claim pseudosanctimonious superiority, which lends them a modicum of credit, I think.

Regardless his actual intelligence, and regardless our ability to circumvent his predictable little traps, he's still the prototype for the twenty-first century freakshow: look at the idiot; see what he does.

Insulting him is technically superfluous. He'll look that dumb to everyone but him either way. Still, it's become a sort of entertaining interactive game online. The hypertext version of dwarftossing, or something.

It's still immaterial, in any case.

--Gremlin

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