The DUzy Awards for Friday, May 18th, 2012 - Part 1

[The DUzy Awards]

Last edited Sun May 20, 2012, 04:35 PM - Edit history (1)

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[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by Are_grits_groceries
[big] One of our esteemed SC state senators may be removed from office. Can you guess why?[/big]
I use the word esteemed very loosely.
Senator Jake Knotts:

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Just when it seemed S.C. Sen. Jakie Knotts (RINO-Lexington) had successfully schemed his way into another four-year term as State Senator, along comes a lawsuit that could derail his large-sized ambitions.
According to multiple sources familiar with the situation, Knotts is about to be sued over a December 2010 incident in which he challenged former South Carolina Republican Party official Patrick Haddon to a duel.
If found guilty, Knotts could wind up being removed not only from the ballot … but from his office as well. How come? Because believe it or not, there’s a constitutional prohibition against dueling in the Palmetto State.
According to the South Carolina Constitution (Article XVII Section 1B), “any person who shall fight a duel or send or accept a challenge for that purpose, or be an aider or abettor in fighting a duel, shall be deprived of holding any office of honor or trust in this State, and shall be otherwise punished as the law shall prescribe.”
Sources tell FITS that Katrina Shealy – a Lexington County Republican activist who was until recently campaigning against Knotts for S.C. Senate District 23 – has incorporated this “duel” issue to a formal ballot protest filed with the SCGOP.
http://www.fitsnews.com/2012/05/14/jakie-knotts-to-face-duel-lawsuit/

A duel.
We don't impeach lawmakers. We wait for illegal duels.
I have no idea where this will end up, but I wish they would legalize one duel and make that fat ass try it.

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] GoCubsGo [/font]
[big] 5. Who knew the Staypuft Marshmallow Man could shoot? [/big]


Oy. The republicans in my state are batshit crazy. Yes, indeed.


I wonder is Katrina Shealy is related to the Shealys of Shealy Barbecue. Good stuff.

GD, 14 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002685528


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]Original post by [font color=#800080] Segami [/font]
[big] If We Must FIGHT, Let it Be NOW[/big]


The neo-rightwing wackjobs are stirring up hate mobs against Obama. What will happen when their plan to defeat Obama bursts? How will these sickos react when they finally realize that Obama will be THEIR President for another 4 YEAR TERM?



" Tentherism’s threats, hints of secession http://www.politicususa.com/texas-arizona-federal.html and even armed insurrection http://www.politicususa.com/rick-perry-president-of-texas.html - “Second Amendment remedies” as they are euphemistically called (now broadened to include OWS) – are nothing new, sad to say. Just the other day Rand Paul endorsed an ad that not only lied about an imaginary “million rifle ban” but portrayed one of those rifles pointed at President Obama’s head. But the outright call for “armed revolution” in the event of an Obama victory in November from the Greene County, Virginia Republican Committee is more the stuff of a crazed right-wing militia than a major political party – or so you would think.



In the committee’s newsletter, “The Constitutional Conservatives” editor Ponch McPhee wrote the following in the “White House Watchdog”:

We have before us a challenge to remove an ideologue unlike anything world history has ever witnessed or recognized.

An individual who has come to power within a Nation which yields it’s strength over the entire world.

An elected leader who shuns biblical praise, handicaps economic ability, disrespects the honor of earned military might.

In the coming days and weeks ~ we the people must come to grasp as a common force, our very soul’s, that our future as a sovereign nation is indeed at risk.

If every single individual that you know, would contact 25 other individuals ~ we can make a difference that will be heard across the Commonwealth and in Washington.

The ultimate task for the people is to remain vigilant and aware ~ that the government, their government is out of control, and this moment, this opportunity, must not be forsaken, must not escape us, for we shall not have any coarse but armed revolution should we fail with the power of the vote in November ~ This Republic cannot survive for 4 more years underneath this political socialist ideologue. "

Some of us understand that there is a very real danger of armed insurrection (you can’t actually call it a revolution when its purpose is to reassert the conservative status quo – it’s more of a counter-revolution if the word is to be used at all) in the event of an Obama victory in 2012. The Homeland Security warning so unwisely rescinded was accurate. These people are well-armed and none too sane, as their behavior demonstrates.






cont'


http://www.politicususa.com/if-we-must-fight-let-it-be-now.html

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] Warren DeMontague [/font]
[big] 9. "we shall not have any coarse"? [/big]
Well that's just fine, isn't it.

GD, 12 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002678071


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]Original post by [font color=#800080] struggle4progress [/font]
[big] Why are that you is votering against Mitt? [/big]
29 votes, 6 passes | Time left: Time expired
Cuz him Muslin
1 (3%)
Cuz him daddy wuz from Mexico
0 (0%)
Cuz him lived in Massachusett
1 (3%)
Cuz him grampdaddy not believe one-man-one-woman Marriage
1 (3%)
Cuz Mitt Mean Mofo
26 (90%)
6 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.

[font color=#FF0000]If you drink enough, the grammar makes perfect sense![/font]

Politics 2012, 11 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/125136929


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by maddezmom
[big] Is it okay to post about dogs and food in here?[/big]
Or is this more of a Pets group topic? Anyway here goes:

I'm was in the middle of grilling salmon and had put a avocado on the counter to slice and add to my salad. When, I walked outside to get my fish, tripped over my half gnawed avocado. When I yelled out an expeletive Copper ran right to it and began burying it in the shrubs.

Good thing I have another.


Seriously, this dog loves anything green...avocados, beans, granny smiths, pears, aspargus, etc . I can leave most anything on the counter and he won't touch it but if it's green he wants it. He's even eaten raw brussel sprouts before. What is up with that?

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] zbdent [/font]
[big] 1. Probably ... as long as its not about dogs AS food ... [/big]

Cooking & Baking, 12 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11579984


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by n2doc
[big] Man Pulled Over by Cops for Being Too Radioactive[/big]
If you're ever driving around after taking a nuclear stress test, like one man in Connecticut was, you better hope your doctor gave you a note, otherwise you're gonna have a hard time explaining to cops why you set off their nuclear detectors. Oh, and did I mention cops have nuclear detectors???

From the Connecticut Post:

State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance confirmed that many of the state police cars have the radioactivity detectors. "It's part of our homeland security operations here," Vance said. "It's just another layer of public safety that we have in this state."

Though the goal of the detectors is to alert police to motorists who might be carrying hazardous materials, cases like Apatow's happen from time to time.

"They're very sensitive," Vance said of the detectors.

The Connecticut post says that the small amount of radioactive material injected into firefighter Mike Apatow was enough to set off the geiger counter in the car of a state trooper, who immediately flagged Apatow down and demanded some answers. Luckily, Apatow's note from the doctor was enough.

http://gizmodo.com/5909616/man-pulled-over-by-cops-for-being-too-radioactive

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] ThoughtCriminal [/font]
[big] 12. Sir... [/big]
Do you know how fast you were decaying?

[font color=#FF0000]Roving license-plate cameras, and now this… what is the uninsured radioactive to do???[/font]

GD, 12 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002680799


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by madamesilverspurs
[big] Spooky odd...[/big]
Is it just me, or does Mitt's brother, Scott, bear a bit of resemblance to Rick Santorum?



[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] aint_no_life_nowhere [/font]
[big] 9. The Santorum model was an older generation of android before the Mitt [/big]
and prone to glitches like feedback loops where it couldn't stop talking about men having sex with dogs. Not all of them have been retired from service yet.

GD, 15 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002680899


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by WCGreen
[big] So a lot of people say that Jesus will be coming soon....[/big]
I have heard that for decades now.

I bet it has been going on for centuries.

So my question is why doesn't he get Cinemax or On Demand to help him get to, you know, that there promised land....

Oh I am so going to hell....

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF] alphafemale
[big] 3. Yeah. He sucks at the masturbation thing. [/big]
It's been ages.

[font color=#FF0000]If your erections lasts more than 4 millennia, consult your Divine Doctor immediately[/font]

The Lounge, 13 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018114552


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by babylonsister
[big] George Lucas disses neighbors by doing something awesome[/big]
http://now.msn.com/entertainment/0512-lucas-neighbors.aspx#scptm2

George Lucas disses neighbors by doing something awesome


​George Lucas has long wanted to build a massive studio complex on his posh property near San Francisco, but has been foiled by his Marin County neighbors for 25 years, even as subdivisions have gone up around him. Now he's fighting fire with fire, giving up on his dream and instead building low-income housing on the property. We know -- it's pretty sweet. In the exquisitely titled article, "George Lucas Does Something Likeable For a Change," Peter Hall nails it: "If there's one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard, it's poor people moving in." That the second Star Wars trilogy, or ... you get the point, but bully for Lucas here.


http://www.movies.com/movie-news/george-lucas-grady-ranch/7883
George Lucas Does Something Likeable For a Change: Revenge on Rich Neighbors

snip//

So what is George Lucas going to do with his property now that he's tired of his rich neighbors putting up a not-in-my-backyard stink? He wants to transform the property into low-income housing, naturally, ending their official statement with this zinger, "If everyone feels that housing is less impactful on the land, then we are hoping that people who need it the most will benefit."

He's working with the Marin Community Foundation to instead construct affordable housing for either low-income families or seniors living on small, fixed incomes. In order to smooth along the development, he's already given them all of the pricey technical studies and land surveys Lucasfilm spent years conducting. And we think that's just great. Because if there's one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard, it's poor people moving in.

Mr. Lucas, we may hate you for turning your back on the original trilogy, but our hat is off to you on this one. Well played.

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF] brewens
[big] 8. I can remember Paul Harvey a few years back during a spike in unemployment, [/big]
talking about the help wanted adds in his Arizona paper. He went on about all the adds for domestic help offering the princely sum of $10 per hour! As if this proved that people just weren't willing to take good paying jobs.

Not only was that not very good money, you likely had a pretty good commute to your job. Affluent areas, as far as I know, aren't known for having reasonable housing for anyone willing to take a job like that.

There might be some benefit in it for Lucas' neighbors
[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF]MessiahRp
[big] 16. Paul Harvey was a douchebag. [/big]
My Republican Social Studies teacher used to bring in excerpts from his show for us to listen to and it always sounded like total bullshit for old people to me.
[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] Son of Gob [/font]
[big] 35. and now you know the rest of the story. [/big]

GD, 13 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002682091


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by Texasgal
[big] Nasty...Nasty.[/big]
I wish that jurors wouldn't use their duty to call out and make nasty comments towards other members.

It's cowardly and really nasty.

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF] UnrepentantLiberal
[big] 45. The DUzy Awards are controlled by the patriarchy? [/big]
[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] Warren DeMontague [/font]
[big] 59. Come ON. Have you seen that statue? [/big]


It's got a helpless icon of sexualized, objectified, male gaze phallopressed femininity, sexualized curves and all, and on the ground is a laughing pac-MAN (MAN!!!! ) who is quite probably looking up her skirt at the sacred Dworkin of her victimized maidenhood. Or, the round laughing head may symbolize the fragmented, damaged moon goddess, still traumatized by the brutal cosmic sexual assault by the brutes at NASA and their space phallus.

Patriarchy, INDEED.

H&M-D, 14 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/124091753


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by sufrommich
[big] Prom Chaperones Sprayed Lysol On Dirty Dancers[/big]
Two parent chaperones at a Colorado high school prom sprayed Lysol on students engaged in “dirty dancing” and called several teenage girls “sluts and whores” for making it appear “they were advertising butt sex,” according to cops......

Officer Scott Stone, who was working a security detail at the prom, told investigators that he had spoken with Farmer and Rockey after arriving at the dance around 8 PM. He recalled that the chaperones--who were dressed in combat boots, military fatigues, and military undershirt--noted that “some of the kids were becoming disruptive and were being explicit while dancing.”


As detailed by police, several teenagers told officers that the chaperones subsequently deployed the Lysol, which got into the eyes and mouths of some dancers (some of whom had to leave the prom). A female student reported the spraying to police, saying that Farmer and Rockey said that some dancers “were advertising butt sex.” The chaperones, the girl told cops, referred to her and her friends as “sluts and whores” and “dirty.”


As for the spraying, the teenager reported that “Hannah Rockey then proceeded to spray Lysol at them, which got on their clothing, mouth, and eyes. The spray caused the students to cough and leave the area.” After hearing the girl’s account, a cop “obtained several witness statements” supporting the allegations against Farmer and Rockey.



http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/lysoled-at-high-school-prom-658923



I hope these women get some jail time for this. Could you imagine being the children of these two cretins?

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] Capt. Obvious [/font]
[big] 3. No one sprays baby in the corner [/big]

GD, 15 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002689009


[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]In an original post by romantico
[big] They Are Actually Making a Second ATLAS SHRUGGED Film[/big]
WTF?! Usually when a film bombs like the first film did they scrap plans for sequels.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/caption-contest-grover-norquist-plays-homeless-extra-in-the-new-atlas-shrugged-film-2/

[div class=excerpt style=background:#FFFFFF][font color=#800080] Brickbat [/font]
[big] 5. Apparently they liked that feeling of the free hand of the market slapping them on the ass. [/big]


GD, 15 May 2012
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002689590






Thanks to: Eferrari, eridani, coalition_unwilling, bluedigger, Bolo Boffin, Scuba, hootinholler, Vanje, NoPasaran, and Enrique!!!

Sorry for the two-parter… it’s been a hell of a weekend and it’s not over yet! I’ll hammer out the second half ASAP.

With exhausted regards,
Krispos42

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Yay for Part One!

[seabeyond]

2. thank you so much for using duzy to call me out as a bitch, again. nt

[Pithlet]

7. I'm sorry, Sea

This place is really becoming a dump. I've tried to come back and give it a chance, but I think I'm about done.

[boston bean]

9. yeah, this is ridiculous.

really just mean spirited bullshit.

sorry sea.

[demmiblue]

8. Wow... I can't imagine how this is the least bit acceptable.

I am sorry that this is happening to you.

Shame on Krispos for making light of this situation.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

10. I think it is absolutely vile

Apparently it's ok to call a woman a bitch and then mock her if she complains about it.

I've been on this website for 8 years and I've never seen anything like this.

[boston bean]

12. vile, good choice of words.

yep, I don't think I've seen anything like it myself.

Krispos, I've lost all respect for you. You don't have to include every submission you get from the obviously comedic deficient, do you?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

11. Yeah, bad choice, krispos.

But I bet somebody's having fun,
and that's what counts.

[yewberry]

18. I alerted on it.

Jury voted 4-2 to keep it.

Sorry. This is pretty disgraceful.

[Kaleva]

19. I alerted on it to but a jury had already voted to leave it alone.

[boston bean]

23. can we see the alert and the results, please?

[Kaleva]

26. I just got a message saying a jury had already voted 4-2 to leave it alone.

[boston bean]

28. Thanks. If someone has the results, please post them.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

32. Here it is...

I should say that I was Juror #2.

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

Shitty thing to to do Seabeyond

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun May 20, 2012, 05:51 PM, and the Jury voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: i don't know what you're talking about. not a clue. understand that not all DUers get involved in this infighting bullshit. many of us care about what's happening in this country, and in this world.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: I'm not sure that a ridiculing of another poster is an appropriate entry for a DUzy. I don't think it is fitting for a progressive messageboard. We can disagree without resorting to rudeness and ridicule. The post does not fit the Community Standards. Voted to Hide It.
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Oh come on! People will alert anything these days.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[boston bean]

35. Thanks Anarcho....

[MerryBlooms]

36. wow. :-(

[Kaleva]

37. Well, kudos to Juror #1 to admitting not having a clue.

As for Juror #3, infractions such as this were routinely alerted to the mods in DU2.

[iverglas]

57. unfortunately, if alerters aren't going to put a bit of effort

into explaining what the reason for an alert is, not all jurors are going to have a clue what they're talking about.

The post alerted on is enormous. Yeah, it would have been easy to do a find for "seabeyond", but basically a jury was being presented with several monitors' length worth of text and a cryptic comment about a shitty thing being done to seabeyond.

Who knows what that juror would have done if the alert had said something like:

The DUzy awards typically feature witty put-downs of right-wingers in the news, or a bit of snappy repartee between DUers.
This one just insults seabeyond and only amuses people ... well, it doesn't really amuse anybody, does it?
Exploiting the DUzy awards to continue a campaign of very ugly mockery of another DUer is plain unpleasant.

? Maybe nothing different, but a bit of explanation is often appreciated by jurors.



edited - also best not to leave out words, so what you're saying actually makes sense.

[boston bean]

59. I agree. It could have been written more effectively .

But that's not an excuse really for the post.

I think sometimes people send through inoculation alerts. Also, I think people just want to get the alert in and in their haste don't wite a good summary.

[Kaleva]

64. Here is my write up

"The Duzy award once again makes reference to fellow member seabeyond being called a "bitchy snot rocket". It'd be fine if seabeyond had a sense of humor about it and thought it was funny but she doesn't and is insulted by it and has made that known. To bring it up again in the Duzy is, I believe, over the top, and I ask the jury to hide and have the Duzy make a do-over. Post like these is allowing the often juvinile fighting going on in H&M to spill over to GD."

[iverglas]

58. anybody got the jury results for post 31?

Sight unseen, I'm willing to nominate the alerter's comments on that one for the next DUzies.

[boston bean]

21. I alerted and TOS as well. Saw it was left... real big sigh!

I don't know if it deserves a TOS, but I think the admins need to see this.

Also, I am not sure if they read this before Krispos putting this up, cause it's on the front page. But maybe he has the privileges to upload this trash himself.

[TNLib]

27. I know I read that and was like WTF!

It's bad enough that we have to put up with this kind bullshit every day of our lives. But now we get to be ridiculed and demeaned on a progressive forum. Also I alerted this post if your offended by it alert.

[MerryBlooms]

34. I'm sorry to see the DUzy awards used to bully you or anyone else. ((hug))

[Tuesday Afternoon]

41. ~

[laconicsax]

50. C'mon, seabeyond. You're just too sensitive to being dehumanized.

[iverglas]

53. as I understand it, we know who awards the awards

and I have to tell you that you being my sock-puppet's sock-puppet just isn't likely doing you any good in this.

Do we ever get DUzy awards from the gungeon, I wonder?

It just seems so ripe for the picking ... but then I guess somebody has to do the nominating, and few there would be amused by the ridicule so much of what so many say there deserves and gets ...

[The DUzy Awards]

60. I've removed it.

My apologies. I was including the related threads that lead to the DUzy nomination, as I typically do. I went too fast on the copy-and-paste and too slow on the good-taste mental processes.

1,000 apologies!

[maddezmom]

62. Thank you!!!

[yewberry]

66. Thanks for removing it.

Much appreciated.

[demmiblue]

68. Personally, I think the whole excerpt should be removed.

IMO, it is still in bad taste.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

72. This part holds true:

"I wish that jurors wouldn't use their duty to call out and make nasty comments towards other members. It's cowardly and really nasty."

[boston bean]

77. I agree.

the response it was too, just takes all the funny right out of it, doesn't it?

[Zorra]

101. I agree. nt

[Spazito]

69. Thank you...

Last edited Sun May 20, 2012, 05:25 PM - Edit history (1)

it is appreciated.

It is unfortunate this is not the first time the insulting reference has been included in the DUzies, I hope it will be the last.

[seabeyond]

75. your reasoning for first duzy you posted when the juror called me a bitch? still an ooops?.nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

79. Wait a minute.

The original insult was included as a DUzy?

[seabeyond]

80. i believe it was two duzys ago, it made it on. yes, the original insult. added link

a thread was started in meta for all to laugh about.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1240&pid=72231

[A-Schwarzenegger]

82. Puts this "mistake" in a different light.

[seabeyond]

84. yes. thank you. nt

[boston bean]

86. can you link to the duzy thread? nt

[seabeyond]

87. link to first duzy award

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=527272

[boston bean]

88. just as I remembered.

He linked over to the post, where is it clear a Duer, you, was called a "bitchy snot rocket".

And what was so funny about a juror result who calls an alerter that?

That makes any response to it definitely un-funny, imho.

[Kaleva]

81. Yes. This is the second time it's been on the DUzy.

[MerryBlooms]

78. Thank you.

[scarletwoman]

89. Thank you for removing it. It's a shame that it was ever included in the first place. (nt)

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Well done, as always.

[ellisonz]

4. K & R

[bluedigger]

5. Happy to help!

I thought it was important for Cooking & Baking to represent!

[eridani]

94. Yep. Although we haven't yet surpassed that "true homemade lasagna" thread

--over at DU2.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

6. Now ya done it!

[Vanje]

13. My second favorite DU feature!

Now I'm off to find me some Sunday LOLcats!

[Spazito]

14. I guess it's all in how one finds their humor but....

including the "bitchy snot rocket" stuff is not funny, not funny to me at least, it was, originally, in a cowardly anonymous jury comment that had it been posted as a comment in a thread it would have been hidden as a personal attack.

To see it show up in a DUzy is, imo, just another way to attack the person it was originally about and that is wrong.

I would respectfully ask that you delete or, if you can't or won't do that edit it out at least.

[Kaleva]

15. I agree. That part needs to be editied out.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

16. Thirded. Get rid of it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

42. Fourth. wonder who keeps nominating that crap.

[boston bean]

46. I am truly hoping that people who rec'd this mean spirited BS

just didn't read the entire post, or missed something here.

I just have to believe that.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

48. yes, I like to give people the benenfit of doubt, too.

Mercy and Forgiveness go far.

[Kaleva]

51. One poster took back her rec after reading.

I think many rec the DUzy sort of automatically.

[boston bean]

55. Yes, that was nice to see, for sure. nt

[maddezmom]

47. I rec'd this before reading the entire post. Usually do that with DU'zys and SEC's

LOLcats, so their in my rec list and I can go back and read them when I have the time.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

49. is OK, I understand how that happens but, honestly this action is just going

way past a word and is truly looking mean spirited.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

110. actually, I was wondering who keeps sending it to Krispos as being worthy of a DUzy.

Last edited Tue May 22, 2012, 05:49 PM - Edit history (1)

[maddezmom]

20. agree, I sent Krispos a PM n/t

[The Magistrate]

24. I Would Second That, Ma'am

Something that makes a butt of a DU member in good standing is really not appropriate for the DUzies: I expect even people who might think it top-drawer snark would agree with that on reflection.

[boston bean]

44. I guess to no avail,

unless he/she is furiously typing out the next round of the seriously not funny DUZY's. Can't wait to read them.....

Really, thanks to him/her for ruining a fun, bring together kind of thing to DU.

No one is that tone deaf....

[The DUzy Awards]

63. To delayed avail...

... yardwork and housecleaning today. It's my grandmother's 85th birthday and a bunch of family is coming over, so I got drafted into that stuff. Plus doing some drafting for the makeup boss.

I'm just glad I checked DU before I hopped into the shower!

[boston bean]

74. and???

[scarletwoman]

25. I totally agree. That piece needs to be edited out. I always automatically rec the DUzys when they

first go up, but now that I've read the whole thing, I'm going to undo my rec.

[boston bean]

30. I don't know if an edit is good enough.

I think it needs to be deleted and then reposted.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

29. I agree as well.

Time for all concerned to let this whole thing go and move on. I plan to not even mention it in H&M anymore.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

43. good on you, UL

well done.

[boston bean]

45. I'm glad to see this too.

i guess something went too far, even for you. I wasn't to sure after reading the meta thread you wrote.

But either way, good on you for speaking out.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

67. Even for me.

Adults acting like children can be fun, and sometimes hilariously funny, but yes, enough is enough. Now it's mostly angry and disturbing.

I think I'll take an extended break from Help & Meta and just post in the GD threads I can stand. It would be a hard habit to break because it can be funny and entertaining at times so I think I'll just go cold turkey and not even read H&M for a long while. Maybe I'll PM people for the lurid details every now and then.

[boston bean]

17. Quick question, Krispos, cause I need some clarification

did one of the admins put this on the front page for you? Or are you able to do that yourself?

[The DUzy Awards]

65. At some point they notice I've posted it...

...and they pin it to the front page. Usually within a couple of hours, but I think they forget last week.

[lonestarnot]

22. WTF! DUZY gets shot in the ass!

[MerryBlooms]

33. So disappointing

I certainly hope you follow the advice of others in this thread to edit out the disgusting mocking/bullying portion of your post. Really, the bullying allowed and being condoned, promoted, rec'd and cheered, is disgusting.

[a2liberal]

38. Wow, way to pile on krispos

for including a funny commentary (whether you agree with the point or not) on the tendency of some to blame everything on the nebulous "patriarchy", and then including context for it. I don't see how this inclusion could possibly be read as a personal attack on seabeyond. I suspect that most of those offended are actually offended by the excellent biting satire of the "blame the patriarchy" crowd and are using the included context just as an excuse to justify their offendedness.

I guess in that respect krispos did make a mistake in including the context and giving people something to latch on to as an excuse for the complaints.

[yewberry]

39. I think you misunderstand.

As I understand it, someone in a jury called seabeyond a "bitchy snotrocket." That comment made it into a thread in H&M, and seabeyond clearly had hurt feelings. Then the insult made it into the Duzies. Now the hurt feelings are included in the Duzies.

This was a personal insult.

Funny now?

[boston bean]

40. He/She gets it.

Who couldn't?

[a2liberal]

91. Oh, I understand perfectly

People are using the inclusion of seabeyond's complaint comment (AS CONTEXT, it's not the purple duzy post) as an excuse when they're actually pissed about the inclusion of the satire about the duzy logo (which is the duzy post). That's why so many are still annoyed after he removed that part (though I'll acknowledge from the replies that at least some people do seem to have only been mad about that).

[Kaleva]

92. I don't agree.

The controversy died down soon after the remarks about seabeyond were taken out.

[iverglas]

52. all I can say is ... there's a need for write-ins

Wowsers, has DU got unfunny. Pretty much all of them are serious stretches.

And then there are the ones that aren't funny, just somebody's idea of how to keep a game going that was ignorant and puerile in the first place. What, were there no fart jokes to submit?

I'll have to pay more attention. I should have nominated this one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1114&pid=844

Response to Warren DeMontague (Reply #11)
Fri May 18, 2012, 03:09 PM
ZombieHorde

12. Your readers.

You are in the Mens Group.

Yes, but you probably still have readers, and some of them may like evidence for claims. I know I do.

I just have to wonder whether the sociopolitical leanings of the DUzy Awards account are influencing the awards at all ... nah, that couldn't be the case ...

[krispos42]

71. Ah, iverglas...

...seeking to spread in the DUzies what you've done in the Gungeon?

FYI everything that gets nominated gets posted UNLESS I can't find the original or it's a duplicate of another nomination. Occasionally I can't figure out what the nominator was trying to nominate, but that's rare. Maybe once every couple of months that happens.

However, since you brought it up, I'd LOVE to hear how your perception of my sociopolitical leanings influences the awards because I'm sure everybody would be fascinated by what you think I'm not posting.

[boston bean]

73. you posted this mean spirtited BS twice now.

What are you going to do about it now?

[iverglas]

90. well, I guess that isn't an answer

Twice you've posted the shit in question, and I think it isn't unreasonable to wonder or even surmise why. I wouldn't have done it. You did. And I didn't say anything about you *not* posting anything.

...seeking to spread in the DUzies what you've done in the Gungeon?

What, object to crap?

Happy to oblige.

[Warren DeMontague]

99. This one, I admit, I don't get.

Maybe it's post-modern humor?

[zappaman]

100. You have to admit....

no one knows funny like she does!
I would be more than happy if she, and only she, picked the DUZYs every week.
Funniest poster on DU by far!

[krispos42]

106. Typical iverglas answer

You accuse my of socio-poliitical viewpoints of affecting the DUzies. Since I post things verbatim and in context (just click the link, after all) , the only way these viewpoints can affect the DUzies is if I am selective in what I post!

But OF COURSE, you didn't say ANYTHING about me not posting anything, right? Right? I mean, you accuse me of bias in what I choose to post, but you don't accuse me of not posting anything.


And you theory collapses into dust, because I post every DUzy nomination I get, ergo, my socio-political viewpoints are irrelevent. But you can't admit that your accusation was wrong, that your accusation of censorship was wrong. So you contort yourself into a pretzel to say you NEVER accused me of censorship.

Your accusation was baseless, and you a) refuse to apologize and b) refuse to admit your accusation was baseless. Nice.



And by the way, how many DUzy nominations have you made? As I recall.... ZERO.


How many DUzy nominations have you won? As I recall... ZERO.


So if DU isn't funny enough for you, let's not forget that you certainly aren't being part of the solution.

[zappaman]

95. You left out H & M

A good serial disruptor never just disrupts one forum!

[Warren DeMontague]

98. I'm the butt of that joke, and I agree that it was funny.

Not, like, roll on the floor wet myself funny, but pretty funny.

[iverglas]

102. and that's what makes it a real joke

Everybody laughs!

[Warren DeMontague]

104. Oooh---

Snap!

[noamnety]

54. Please edit out the one piece.

It's out of line, the initial comment that led to the discussion was a personal and sexist attack, and I'm disgusted to see it dredged up yet again. I don't care if you thought a follow-on comment was amusing. It's the continuation of really unnecessary nastiness and the ugliness overshadows what should have been a light-hearted fun thread.

[Phentex]

56. Unacceptable IMO...

and I'm disappointed it would even be considered funny.

[sufrommich]

83. Well, this is a new low for DU.

Publicly pointing and laughing at DUers now.

[boston bean]

85. this is the 2nd time. nt

[William769]

93. Recommended.

[one_voice]

96. K&R

Thanks for removing the one comment.

Hope your grandmother had a great birthday!

[Son of Gob]

103. I would like to thank all the little people who helped me get to this point

Warwick Davis, the Roloffs and Billy Barty.

Thanks DUzys!!

[Warren DeMontague]

105. I just realized, I got two. Right ON!

I seriously thought that thing about fine/coarse went completely unnoticed.

[pinboy3niner]

107. We can always count on you

I, for one, look forward to your quips.

But when you slip up-or even just give us a setup--you know we'll be comin' for ya.

[Warren DeMontague]

109. I would expect no less.

[pinboy3niner]

108. So when do we get Part 2?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[petronius]

111. That's what I was just wondering - I'm sure Krispos is quintuple-checking

for inappropriate content and hovering nervously over that 'Post' button, but it's time to bite the bullet and throw some more beads to the frenzied crowd...

[a2liberal]

112. Hard to blame him...

After what happened here, I wouldn't be surprised if he was working on getting permission from everyone quoted. After all, different people think differently and someone might be offended by something another person thinks is completely innocuous. I personally would never have imagined that someone would have taken offense to having their complaint, that they shared in public, shared with a larger audience. But that happened twice and the person was obviously legitimately offended (I don't know why, especially the first time, but I'm not her). I know I would be extremely rattled after that and paranoid/second-guessing myself, at least for a while, for fear of offending somebody without even realizing it.