There has been some little discussion on how to handle what are commonly referred to in the blogosphere as "trolls." Do you:
1) engage them, countering them with informed reason and logical argument, believing rational debate is possible, only to discover the tiresome futility of squabbling with a tree stump?
2) ignore them in the hope that their narcissistic need to have their skunking of your garden party constantly affirmed will be met elsewhere?
3) ban them, as some blogs have, in effect, done?
Here we demonstrate an alternative, effective, and most satisfactory way of dealing with trolls.
A) Choose a good location, one with a clear vantage point and plenty of space in which your trolls may anticipate a rally or the burning of a Cross. Mark the rallying point carefully. We have marked our spot “I HATE PTS”, guaranteed to draw attention in Amarillo with or without the offer of free donuts, beer and the burning a liberal in effigy.
B) Having drawn the attention of a troll, expect them to have brought an axe to grind, or in this case a club with which they intend to beat in the heads of innocent, naive liberals like so many cute, cuddly baby seals. Wait for it. Remember, many trolls possess lower than average intelligence and will wonder where the rest of the trolls are. Wait for it. Make sure your troll is in position. Quit waiting for it.
C) Release the piano.
D) The piano accelerates toward Earth and the troll because of Earth's gravity. Earth is 4.5 billion years old, while according to trolls it is 6,000 years old. Gravity is caused by the Earth's mass distorting the local space-time field, while for trolls it is caused by magnetism. Today it is irrelevant what the troll thinks. Wait for it.
E) Unfortunately we must censor this scene. Here at PTS we abhor sax, violins and drunken – sorry – smashed musical instruments. A grand piano is a beautiful thing to waist. (Thanks, AGN.) The piano encounters the troll with, according to physics, F=ma; according to the troll: WHAM!
So if you have a troll problem, turn to ACME Products for your troll elimination needs.
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Euterpe was slain; yet Euterpe lives.
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