Comments on: pet toys http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Wed, 23 May 2012 20:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: hugh macleod http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9775 hugh macleod Sat, 11 Feb 2006 15:58:03 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9775 Like the view from the top of a big ol' silo, Ben ;-) Like the view from the top of a big ol’ silo, Ben ;-)

]]> By: Ben Popken http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9774 Ben Popken Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:04:17 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9774 How's the view from the mountain top? How’s the view from the mountain top?

]]> By: John Salisbury http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9773 John Salisbury Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:29:59 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9773 I just clicked on "Sonia Belle," and the sound that came outta me was definitely Pet-Toy-ish I just clicked on “Sonia Belle,” and the sound that came outta me was definitely Pet-Toy-ish

]]> By: Sonia Belle http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9772 Sonia Belle Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:18:06 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9772 I love trolls. They can add spice to a boring thread. And some bloggers who have relatively few comments (like me, for example), would gladly pay professional trolls to comment on their blogs. I also love <a href="http://sonia-belle.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">linkwhores (nsfw)</a>, maybe because I am one myself, but mostly because they help grow the blogosphere. Without them, blogosphere wouldn't double in size every 48 hours (more or less). I love trolls. They can add spice to a boring thread. And some bloggers who have relatively few comments (like me, for example), would gladly pay professional trolls to comment on their blogs. I also love linkwhores (nsfw), maybe because I am one myself, but mostly because they help grow the blogosphere. Without them, blogosphere wouldn’t double in size every 48 hours (more or less).

]]> By: Jordan http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9771 Jordan Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:52:47 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9771 Not sure what classification I'll receive for this, but I'll run the risk. I thought the 'happy trolls' classification was quite valid, and it's helpful to introduce an element of etiquette to blogging, commenting, etc. Where I'm unclear is on the exact definition of a 'pet toy.' I spend a lot of time reading, commenting and discussing my favorite posts, and I'm certainly not alone. Should I feel guilty? Change my habits? Is it acceptable to agree, add one's two cents and flee? Or is that kind of behavior now considered a burden on people with a lot of traffic, etc.? Damn it. I'm squeaking, huh. Not sure what classification I’ll receive for this, but I’ll run the risk.
I thought the ‘happy trolls’ classification was quite valid, and it’s helpful to introduce an element of etiquette to blogging, commenting, etc.
Where I’m unclear is on the exact definition of a ‘pet toy.’ I spend a lot of time reading, commenting and discussing my favorite posts, and I’m certainly not alone. Should I feel guilty? Change my habits? Is it acceptable to agree, add one’s two cents and flee? Or is that kind of behavior now considered a burden on people with a lot of traffic, etc.?
Damn it. I’m squeaking, huh.

]]> By: Face2Face Meetingsnet http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9776 Face2Face Meetingsnet Thu, 09 Feb 2006 22:33:46 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9776 <strong>New name for nuisance people: pet toys</strong> I'm stealing this one from Hugh at Gaping Void, who says pet toys are "Passive-aggressive bloggers and blog commenters who spend a disproportionate amount of time making lots of little sqeaky noises, not dissimilar to those chewy rubber things you find... New name for nuisance people: pet toys

I’m stealing this one from Hugh at Gaping Void, who says pet toys are “Passive-aggressive bloggers and blog commenters who spend a disproportionate amount of time making lots of little sqeaky noises, not dissimilar to those chewy rubber things you find…

]]> By: hugh macleod http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9770 hugh macleod Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:41:20 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9770 Steve, at least a troll knows he's being a troll. A pet toy doesn't know he's being a pet toy ;-) Steve, at least a troll knows he’s being a troll.
A pet toy doesn’t know he’s being a pet toy ;-)

]]> By: Steve Griffiths http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9769 Steve Griffiths Wed, 08 Feb 2006 22:15:48 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9769 I suffer from the conceit that I am both Hugh I suffer from the conceit that I am both Hugh

]]> By: RichW http://gapingvoid.com/2006/02/08/pet-toys/#comment-9768 RichW Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:51:09 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2054#comment-9768 The visual of this is explained perfectly by the latest Fark cliche - "Honk Bag" - which was originally proposed as a new reality show wherein people take out their frustrations by using a sledgehammer to pound on a hefty bag full of squeak toys. Perhaps it's time that the term "Honk Bag" transcend Fark and become the meme for such bloggers/comments. It is a perfect description. The visual of this is explained perfectly by the latest Fark cliche — “Honk Bag” — which was originally proposed as a new reality show wherein people take out their frustrations by using a sledgehammer to pound on a hefty bag full of squeak toys.
Perhaps it’s time that the term “Honk Bag” transcend Fark and become the meme for such bloggers/comments. It is a perfect description.

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