On necroposting, new threads, and the nature of a forum

Aglifter · Post by **Aglifter** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:06 am

*sigh*. Yogi, that's just pointless blather, devoid of even an attempt to communicate anything remotely pertinent or useful...

free_me · Post by **free_me** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:12 am

Aglifter wrote:*sigh*. Yogi, that's just pointless blather, devoid of even an attempt to communicate anything remotely pertinent or useful...

I hope you're joking! From what I've seen so far, Yogimus is someone I could get along with; irreverent and succinct.

Yogimus · Post by **Yogimus** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:16 am

All the best pieces of timeless humor require explanation. Alas, I am not immune to this curse.

You stated: "the mods have been doing a heck of a job untangling the messes we make..." implying that our sidetracking of threads make referencing useless. I raised that to a level of absurdity, by referencing rome, circa 200 BC. This absurdity, being in context with your implication of inevitable absurdity, reinforces your statement. Ergo, funny. However, if you prefer, here is a picture of a kitty.

Yogimus · Post by **Yogimus** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:17 am

My apologies, that kitty is much too large for this discussion.

Aglifter · Post by **Aglifter** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:31 am

A good hijack is entertaining, rational, and bears some relation, however tangential, to the initial subject.

Random kitty photos, or irrational comments about Rome, don't work.

Now, if you had referred to a sea change in public opinion starting from an address by Cicero, that would be different - there may be some form of logic in such a statement.

Nor do reasonable, well-behaved adults deliberately hijack threads. A certain level of laxity functions around here because, to an astounding extent, everyone here is a well-mannered, intelligent, adult.

I admit, I think you've been shown too much indulgence, while waiting for you to mature, but it wasn't my call to make.

Yogimus · Post by **Yogimus** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:32 am

Aglifter wrote:A good hijack is entertaining, rational, and bears some relation, however tangential, to the initial subject.

Random kitty photos, or irrational comments about Rome, don't work.

Now, if you had referred to a sea change in public opinion starting from an address by Cicero, that would be different - there may be some form of logic in such a statement.

You sonofabitch... you DID get it.

Post by **Denis** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:48 am

Yogimus wrote:My apologies, that kitty is much too large for this discussion.

Your kitty's problem is not size, it is just not a proper gun-forum kitty.

kalashnikittymain2.jpg

Netpackrat · Post by **Netpackrat** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:14 am

Denis wrote:Your kitty's problem is not size, it is just not a proper gun-forum kitty.

This one's maybe a little more appropriate for this place:

ed: huge animated cat gif removed

Post by **Denis** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:11 am

Netpackrat wrote:This one's maybe a little more appropriate for this place...

I take my hat off to you, Sir!

Netpackrat · Post by **Netpackrat** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:25 am

Thanks. I'm pretty sure Chris is going to yank it when he sees it due to the animation, but hopefully he'll at least crack a smile as he does it.

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