Thread Killer Champions: Franzbear & Moonbear

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The discussion revolves around the humorous concept of "thread killers" on a forum, where participants analyze who tends to end conversations with their posts. The top offenders identified include franznietzsche, Moonbear, and tribdog, with a playful tone suggesting a competition for the title of "thread killer." Participants debate the validity of counting last posts as a measure of thread-killing ability, arguing that it should be adjusted based on the total number of posts each user has made. The conversation shifts into a light-hearted narrative, likening thread-killing to a horror movie scenario, with participants playfully accusing each other of sabotaging discussions and attempting to "steal" the thread. The banter includes references to fictional scenarios involving dramatic rescues and humorous characterizations, maintaining a light and comedic atmosphere throughout.
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Danger, we're on our time off
 
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yomamma said:
Danger, we're on our time off

That's it, everyone take some time off while I finish off the kill here. :biggrin:
 
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Just a minute! I'm taking franzbear back to the beginning of the thread Maybe he'll kill himself[/size]
 
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Or I could just tell him about his parents...
 
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Danger said:
The first time that I ever encountered you in this forum, you were a hate-mongering racist ranting about 'humour'. Considering that it was only 3 months ago, I have no reason to think that anything you say now is innocuous.
I don't think I have ever said anything racist or hate-mongering, at least on these forums, and I know I've never said anything of that sort seriously. Talking seriously about humor as a cultural meme is productive and intelligent and wouldn't disturb you if it didn't contain some truth.

But you did not start spitting venom until much more recently. Your tune has changed. What is it that is getting at you?
 
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Bicycle Tree said:
What's getting at you?

Your annoying posts that you're obviously rying to sound smart in. :biggrin:
 
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BicycleTree said:
I don't think I have ever said anything racist or hate-mongering, at least on these forums, and I know I've never said anything of that sort seriously. Talking seriously about humor as a cultural meme is productive and intelligent and wouldn't disturb you if it didn't contain some truth.

But you did not start spitting venom until much more recently. Your tune has changed. What is it that is getting at you?
I've been ignoring you until now. If I can find it, I'll post a link to that first encounter so you'll see exactly what I'm referring to. Meanwhile, Yomamma and I have recess.
 
  • #6,248
Moonbear! get over here and startt harrassing BT!
 
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I have never said racist things. What you are referring to is some social theories about the origins of humor, that humor may have its beginnings in instinctual racism. Never have I asserted that racism actually is valid, and in fact the tune of my posts then were that humor is not quite the total good that you see it as. Claiming I was racist is blatant misrepresentation of the worst kind, because from your responses at the time I know you understood what I was saying.
 
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Moonbear!
 
  • #6,252
Pretty good, but who is the skeleton guy? The thread ghost?
 
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I never read that humor thread, but I do remember reading BT's posts in a thread about a conflict between soldiers and civilians in the Middle East. He expressed an extreme concern for the welfare of the civilians. A very pacifistic viewpoint. I think he dances on the edge of many ideas. The world is a conceptual place to him. I'd have to read that thread, but I doubt BT is a racist hate mongerer.

He is intelligent, and happens to be annoying because his comments are unappreciated where he chooses to post them. But it doesn't hurt me. I know that I appreciate the freedom to post where I please on this site. So I don't complain too much about it. There are times a little self-moderation would be nice though, but even good guys have bad days.
 
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The skeleton guy is Yomamma. He used it in a previous movie, which I'm sure is buried dozens of pages back.
 
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BicycleTree said:
I have never said racist things. What you are referring to is some social theories about the origins of humor, that humor may have its beginnings in instinctual racism. Never have I asserted that racism actually is valid, and in fact the tune of my posts then were that humor is not quite the total good that you see it as. Claiming I was racist is blatant misrepresentation of the worst kind, because from your responses at the time I know you understood what I was saying.
That is certainly not what I got out of those posts. Why do you think I was so damned furious with you at the time? You cleary stated that racism and hatred of those unlike ourselves is an ingrained feature of human psychology, which you couldn't possibly believe unless you feel it. Were you simply a racist yourself, I could handle that although I wouldn't like it. It was your assertion that I, and everyone else in this site, are likewise was the intolerable premise. I don't even know what race anyone here is, unless they've posted a picture, and even then sometimes it's hard to tell. I couldn't care less.
The only way that I would be able to find those posts is by checking the history of my own, because I know what I said, but I can only go back 20 or so. If you can find them, and show evidence in favour of your argument, I will publicly apologize to you right here for my responses, but I don't think you can do it.
 
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Racism, or its broader cousin, tribalism, is an ingrained feature of human psychology. Otherwise, why would it be so prevalant? And why would consciously open-minded people tend to take as mates those close to them in culture and genes? Why would people form themselves into groups and societies of those like themselves? Why is it that psychology experiments like this one: http://www.newshounds.us/2004/11/19/buried_in_the_sand.php (do a search down for the keyword "prejudice" to find the right spot--I remembered that article from SciAm and that's the only place I found it online) show an instinctual bias against those in other groups?

I'm certainly not suggesting that it cannot be compensated for. Myself, I bear no conscious racism towards anyone. But the instincts are there... you and everyone else has approximately the same genes as any member of the KKK. The seeds of racism are the seeds of communality, and while a civilized person can be more altruistic, always the tendency is latent. It's like sex; healthy people have some desire to copulate with very many of the attractive potential mates they encounter. We don't need to act on this desire, and in many cases doing so would be criminal, but the biology is set up to encourage it.

Now, why you would jump to conclusions to believe that I myself must be racist, consciously so, is beyond me, as I have never said anything of that nature. My best guess is that you felt your ideals were threatened and were subconsciously looking for something to discredit in your mind the person who "threatened" them, so that you could by extension disregard the "threat." Or maybe you were merely unsure of how someone might not connect assertion of an aspect of human nature to action on that aspect. Talk about cynicism.
 
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Huckleberry said:
The skeleton guy is Yomamma. He used it in a previous movie, which I'm sure is buried dozens of pages back.
You guys couldn't tell it was mke from th *slap* part?
 
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To those of you reading this who think, "no, I'm not racist at all, not even subconsciously," you're probably only kidding yourself. It may be that some people are naturally less disposed towards tribalism, but more likely you are just overriding it. And it may be there more than you think... think about who you choose to associate with closely.
 
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And yes, Bicycle Tree does too many silliloquoys
 
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BicycleTree said:
Racism, or its broader cousin, tribalism, is an ingrained feature of human psychology. Otherwise, why would it be so prevalant?
I don't for a second believe that it's natural, because all humans come from the same original gene pool. It's prevailent because it's taught, consciously or not, by people who are insecure in their own existence.

BicycleTree said:
Why is it that psychology experiments like this one: show an instinctual bias against those in other groups?
I'm not all that hot on psychology to start with, and this seems like a particularly lame excuse for an experiment. The participants, just in being segregated by colour in the first place, are indoctrinated with the notion of 'us & them'.

BicycleTree said:
I bear no conscious racism towards anyone. But the instincts are there...
I still don't see how you can believe that the instinct is there unless at some point you've experienced it. I know that it certainly isn't in me. Maybe it's just because of my multi-ethnic background, but I doubt it.

BicycleTree said:
you and everyone else has approximately the same genes as any member of the KKK.
Exactly. Me and everyone else, including Chairman Mao and Martin Luther King Jr.

BicycleTree said:
healthy people have some desire to copulate with very many of the attractive potential mates they encounter.
In my case, all of them, they don't have to be all that attractive, and I couldn't care less what race they are. Naturally, I want my children to be 1/2 like me; what the other half is doesn't matter a bit.

BicycleTree said:
Now, why you would jump to conclusions to believe that I myself must be racist, consciously so, is beyond me, as I have never said anything of that nature.
Covered in 3rd item above.

BicycleTree said:
My best guess is that you felt your ideals were threatened and were subconsciously looking for something to discredit in your mind the person who "threatened" them, so that you could by extension disregard the "threat."
They weren't threatened; they were hugely insulted.

BicycleTree said:
Or maybe you were merely unsure of how someone might not connect assertion of an aspect of human nature to action on that aspect. Talk about cynicism.
Again, see item #3.

Alright... I totally disagree with everything you've put forth regarding that theory of instinctual racism, particularly as it relates to humour, but you've convinced me that you meant no malice. It certainly didn't seem so at the time, because you were very antagonistic in your assertions. You definitely could benefit from some practise of diplomacy. The foregoing post was a fairly good start. If you had acted in this civilized a manner back then, the whole issue probably wouldn't have arisen.
That being said, I'm sorry that there was a misunderstanding. Let's start it over fresh.

Your surrealistic posts are still annoying, though.
:-p
 
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Danger said:
Your surrealistic posts are still annoying, though.
:-p

You give them way too much credit to call them surrealistic. Nonsensical ramblings are more like it.
 
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Moonbear said:
You give them way too much credit to call them surrealistic. Nonsensical ramblings are more like it.
I'm trying to make peace here. Lots of time for sniping later. :biggrin:
 
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Danger said:
I'm trying to make peace here. Lots of time for sniping later. :biggrin:

I dunno, he comes around posting nonsense that he knows is nonsense and then wonders why people are annoyed. :rolleyes: If you are going to post stuff just to be annoying, then don't be surprised when we give you a hard time over it.

I had forgotten about that tribal nonsense. I guess I just assume now that most everything he posts is not to be taken seriously and don't even remember what he's written by the time the thread moves onto the next page.
 
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wow this thread got stuoid :rolleyes:
 
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yomamma said:
wow this thread got stuoid :rolleyes:

Aww, just because franzbear isn't as smart as all the other kids around here, you don't have to call him stupid (at least not to his face). :-p
 
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I don't remember what I've written by the time the thread moves to the next page. :-p

edit- Hey, I remember last page. I put my second movie up and haven't heard all my critical acclaim yet. :biggrin: It was overshadowed by the argument.
 
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Huckleberry said:
I don't remember what I've written by the time the thread moves to the next page. :-p

edit- Hey, I remember last page. I put my second movie up and haven't heard all my critical acclaim yet. :biggrin: It was overshadowed by the argument.

I haven't opened it yet. I'm sitting in the lab at the moment, but am just about to pack up and head home, so I'll take a look at it there.
 
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Moonbear said:
but am just about to pack up and head home, so I'll take a look at it there.
Better hurry before the censors get to it!
 
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Moonbear said:
Aww, just because franzbear isn't as smart as all the other kids around here, you don't have to call him stupid (at least not to his face). :-p
He didn't. He called him stuoid. He obvious suspects that Franzbear is on the thread equivalent of steroids.