What is the point with crawling bug gifs in so many sig lines?

[ohnoyoudidnt]

Do people just think it's cool, or is there some meaning behind them?

[cantbeserious]

1. Solidarity For Fallen DU Members At The Hands Of Disruptors

eom

[ohnoyoudidnt]

3. Thank you.

[Scuba]

2. It gives certain members a bad case of the creepy-crawlys.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

5. It's slightly distracting when reading, but given the reason stated above I get and support it.

I'm mostly a lurker, but I understand we have lost some good members due to foul play on part to a certain website. Hopefully, methods can be modified to prevent things like that in the future.

[LiberalElite]

4. Some here, in celebration

of said member being removed, now have fly swatters squashing the bug, which is just nasty.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

6. Nasty, but it is also a quick way to identify certain kinds of people. nt

[LiberalElite]

7. Yes and for that I'm grateful

[magical thyme]

10. it's like they're proud

to wear their badge of dishonor. But it does make them stand out for the rest of us.

[valerief]

8. It's IN the computer? Oh, great. Now I can stop whacking my monitor.

[astral]

9. Its the movement that I cant stand

I have a very low tolerance for websites that have moving things on them, and if I cant push them out of my way I leave the website, hence my leaving javascript off until I need it.

I find the bug thing kind a cute, though, it used to fool me for a second or two.

[Kali]

11. it is the result of a long-time DUer being banned

he had that in his sig line many have it now to protest the ban/show support for him. the ones with fly swatters/spray cans and the like are celebrating the ban.

it mostly boils down to the Hillary-Bernie GDP sewer that many "normal" people have trashed, or at least try to avoid if at all possible.

if I want to fling shit over political candidates, I go to DI where the proper recipients (repukes/cons) can read. I will be voting for the Democratic nominee in the general election.