Thread: Quiet before storm?

Mike Tommasi <[email protected]> writes:

> Why do I get the feeling, from a couple of recent bland and
> appropriately unanswered threads from previously unknown posters, that
> we are about to experience a major troll attack?

You mean because we aren't responding with gratitude to hints about
how to fine our 2-liter bottles of plonk at home with egg whites?

And here I was about to share my recipe for the most sublime drinking
experience: DRC mixed with equal parts peach schnapps and Coca-C

Doug Anderson wrote:
> Mike Tommasi <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Why do I get the feeling, from a couple of recent bland and
>> appropriately unanswered threads from previously unknown posters, that
>> we are about to experience a major troll attack?
>
> You mean because we aren't responding with gratitude to hints about
> how to fine our 2-liter bottles of plonk at home with egg whites?
>
> And here I was about to share my recipe for the most sublime drinking
> experience: DRC mixed with equal parts peach schnapps and Coca-C

Isn't that how they make Porto Cruz?

--
Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail

"Mike Tommasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Why do I get the feeling, from a couple of recent bland and appropriately
> unanswered threads from previously unknown posters, that we are about to
> experience a major troll attack?


Mike, I was thinking that too. I think they went unanswered might be the
best prevention for that happening.

I was tempted to tell the guy with warmth in his trunk area to move his
trunk away from where he stores his red wine.

Jon

Zeppo wrote:
> "Mike Tommasi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]..
>
>>Why do I get the feeling, from a couple of recent bland and appropriately
>>unanswered threads from previously unknown posters, that we are about to
>>experience a major troll attack?
>
>
>
> Mike, I was thinking that too. I think they went unanswered might be the
> best prevention for that happening.
>
> I was tempted to tell the guy with warmth in his trunk area to move his
> trunk away from where he stores his red wine.

He I've encountered before in the ba.food newsgroup. Despite all
appearances, he seems to be not a troll per se. YMMV of course.

Mark Lipton
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alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

On May 23, 10:32*am, Mike Tommasi <nob...@tommasi.org> wrote:
> Why do I get the feeling, from a couple of recent bland and
> appropriately unanswered threads from previously unknown posters, that
> we are about to experience a major troll attack?
>
> --
> Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
> email linkhttp://www.tommasi.org/mymail

Several technical groups that I visit, with more traffic than this
group, have had a very large number of sales spam posts in the last
few days, and a few of them have appeared here also. Many mail
services will rapidly filter them out, but of course many may come
back soon under other names, domains, and other service providers. Old
fashioned trolls seem to come and go in waves. In these times of
economic tightness, I wonder if some of the trolls have not decided to
make better use of their time with sales spam rather than getting only
some personal gratification from trolling a group or individual. To be
an effective troll takes much time, a knowledge of how to greatly
annoy people, and some skill in writing.

So, here's the plan - you try to restrain <***> from punching the troll, and
I try to calm down <***>, and we will just hope that I don't break down and
create a scene ...

Cheers

Nils