a word on flaming:
In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, with whom he
had a long friendship, McLuhan argued that in the modern electronic
environment, it is inadvisable to be coherent. "Any moment of arrest
or stasis permits the public to shoot you down." McLuhan preferred to
make his rebuttals in the form of a quip. As he explained to Trudeau:
"I have yet to find a situation in which there is not great help in
the phrase: 'You think my fallacy is all wrong?' It is literally
disarming, pulling the ground out from under every situation! It can
be said with a certain amount of poignancy and mock deliberation."
(Wired, Jan. 1996)
also (don't try this at home):
http://www.museotamayo.org/inmerso/infomera/batallas/superbadVSredsmoke.htm
I've always wanted to use this one:
"Your request is not unlike your lower intestine – stinky, and
loaded with danger."
- ace ventura
In the heat of battle, instead of using words, try linking instead.
So for instance, if somebody thrusts: "you wouldn't know your
baudeliare from your rimbaud!" you might parry something like:
http://www.skumpy.com/eha/iron.html
"You misogynistic okz!dental pig!" might warrant:
http://www.neuralust.com/~curt/scott/baio.jpg
don't be afraid to resort to third grade classics like, "I know you
are, but what am I?" "Infinity! Infinity!" and the tried and true
favorite, "Your mother." Millions of petulant six year-olds can't be
wrong!
Finally, whatever you do, NEVER EVER let them have the last word!
Carreer, family, and personal hygeine be damned.
[This message has been brought to you in part by a generous grant
from the Pee Wee Herman vs. Francis Huxtable Foundation. "Shhh, I'm
listening to reason!!!"]
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program…
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Comments
— Curt Cloninger <[email protected]> wrote:
> a word on flaming:
>
> In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Pierre
> Trudeau, with whom he
> had a long friendship, McLuhan argued that in the
> modern electronic
> environment, it is inadvisable to be coherent. "Any
> moment of arrest
> or stasis permits the public to shoot you down."
> McLuhan preferred to
> make his rebuttals in the form of a quip. As he
> explained to Trudeau:
> "I have yet to find a situation in which there is
> not great help in
> the phrase: 'You think my fallacy is all wrong?' It
> is literally
> disarming, pulling the ground out from under every
> situation! It can
> be said with a certain amount of poignancy and mock
> deliberation."
> (Wired, Jan. 1996)
All hail St. McLuhan! why can't people give this
man the credit he deserves for christ sake?
>
> In the heat of battle, instead of using words, try
> linking instead.
> So for instance, if somebody thrusts: "you wouldn't
> know your
> baudeliare from your rimbaud!" you might parry
> something like:
> http://www.skumpy.com/eha/iron.html
the term is LUNGE. ce n'est 'parry', c'est un nome
est 'reposte'. 'Parry' est un defences, le 'reposte'
est un of-fences. Now you know of-fence and de-fence
so now you know fencing! of course there is foil,
epee, and sabre( my weapon of choice ).
>
> "You misogynistic okz!dental pig!" might warrant:
> http://www.neuralust.com/~curt/scott/baio.jpg
>
> don't be afraid to resort to third grade classics
> like, "I know you
> are, but what am I?" "Infinity! Infinity!" and the
> tried and true
> favorite, "Your mother." Millions of petulant six
> year-olds can't be
> wrong!
>
> Finally, whatever you do, NEVER EVER let them have
> the last word!
> Carreer, family, and personal hygeine be damned.
>
> [This message has been brought to you in part by a
> generous grant
> from the Pee Wee Herman vs. Francis Huxtable
> Foundation. "Shhh, I'm
> listening to reason!!!"]
>
> We now return you to your regularly scheduled
> program…
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