January 23, 2003

Takin' Retards to the Internet Café

The mentally challenged are out in force tonight, so guess what kiddies, it's time for a brand new Banned List! Tonight's special comes from the British Isles, and the offerings are as limp and stale as English railway cuisiine. Here they are -- the IPs with their "noms de stupidité" next to them:

81.132.97.38 -- Yoda, Gerty Nonads, Rolf Harris, Arnie, Reg Teh Veg, Britney

195.92.168.165 -- King Dong

80.1.7.204 -- Sir Sand Goblin, gonads, joingle, James, YARBLES, urm, oil, Basil Brush

62.254.0.6 -- sack

81.130.223.25 -- Bob, cheesemonger,

81.132.109.202 -- happy

213.106.100.253 -- President Bush, sherz

81.132.115.147 -- (too chicken, or braindead, to leave a name)

I'm sure these are just for starters. What, has a curfew been enacted in England or something? Anyway, it looks as if these gents and/or gentesses took umbrage to this little post of mine. Who would have known a dried-up old monkey like Harold Pinter to have so many fans? Personally I think these are all just rent-boys he hired, but then I've been accused of being cynical.

Posted by Andrea Harris at January 23, 2003 11:07 PM
Comments

You know, I notice Pinter never has a problem accepting all those American dollars for one of his plays. If this whacked-out wannabe Percy Blythe Shelley believed his own drivel, he would recognize that's very hypocritical. After all, wouldn't accepting 'Blood For Oil' money make hi an accomplice to these imaginary crimes?

Posted by: Kevin Parrott at January 24, 2003 at 12:08 AM

Where's my durn blog trolls? Nobody ever gets mad about pecan harvests...

Posted by: Scott Chaffin at January 24, 2003 at 01:01 AM

I dunno, someone let the baboons loose tonight. Say something uncomplimentary about some icon of the left, I'm sure they'll be over to your place in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 24, 2003 at 01:54 AM

Oh it's Yankee this
and Yankee that
and Yankee go away
But it's "Thank you brave Americans"
when the guns begin to play
oh it's "Thank you brave Americans"
when the guns begin to play

(with apologies to Rudyard Kipling)

Posted by: RHJunior at January 24, 2003 at 02:21 AM

I disagree with RH Jr. Nobody says thank you anymore. And don't expect the peaceniks to admit they were wrong when Saddam is dead, Iraqis are dancing in the streets of Baghdad and Iraqi scientists are digging up the canisters they've got buried in their backyards.

Posted by: Joanne Jacobs at January 24, 2003 at 04:40 AM

That's right - have a comments option but if someone flames America or an American the way YOU flame the British or someone from Britian put them on a banned list? Isn't America all about freedom of speech? I find the hypocrisy distasteful.

Posted by: Reality hurts at January 24, 2003 at 08:04 AM

Uh, is 'ooh ah ooh o u eh' a comment?
Is it speech? Perhaps it's French.
Perhaps she just didn't recognize it. In America, these are sounds baboons make, forgive the confusion.

Posted by: Jeff at January 24, 2003 at 08:27 AM

Now, now, there you go suppressing dissent again.

If we were even half as bad as these twits think we are, Iraq would be a parking lot now.

Posted by: Jack at January 24, 2003 at 08:53 AM

This is what happens when you mix a bunch of Pinter wannabes with warm beer –

But what can you expect from the fans of a writer who says:

"There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false." – Harold Pinter

Those dingleberries of wisdom came from Pinter’s mouth. Why would anyone care about what this washed-up fool has to say about politics?

Like their mentor, these trolls have nothing intelligent to say. Many wise men have said before, ‘Don’t Feed the Trolls.’ And if it’s necessary, ban ‘em

Posted by: mary at January 24, 2003 at 09:35 AM

For what it's worth, I'm all for the British -- they at least have been allies when it counts. However, if a fool happens to be British, he's as fair game as a fool of any other nationality. And no, Mr. "reality hurts," my website is not a place where you can take advantage of free speech rights. If you have something brilliant to say, get your own blog. Oh, but then someone might criticize your opinions, and you couldn't stand that, you pathetic little coward.

Posted by: Andrea Harris at January 24, 2003 at 10:10 AM

These aren't the real British. These are slum-dwelling soccer hooligans who dropped by the internet cafe to spend their dole checks on beer instead of soap and baby food.

By the way, RH, nice work.

Posted by: Steve H. at January 24, 2003 at 10:52 AM

Wow! Was that load of crap comments "New Labour English"? Pity the Queen!

Posted by: ellie at January 24, 2003 at 12:12 PM

Hey, "Reality hurts," how's this for reality: the First Amendment protects speech from government, not from other private actors. Andrea banning someone from her blog is her EXERCISING free speech, just as would be a media outlet refusing someone airtime. Free speech does not equal the right to an audience.

Posted by: David Jaroslav at January 24, 2003 at 02:37 PM

"Reality hurts" would be better employed in working for "freedom of speech" in his native land. What's that quote about denouncing the mote in your neighbors' eye and ignoring the beam in your own?

Posted by: Frank C at January 26, 2003 at 01:04 AM

It was an anti-Shostakovich post that got me most of my troll mail.

I got no response to my anti-Vonnegut post though. I should probably go after him again, it's getting close to Valentine's Day and I need the attention.

Posted by: David Ross at January 26, 2003 at 11:21 PM