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78. I think there are a sufficient number of free trolls in the tubes

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 01:24 PM

Feb 2015

that paying them is a foolish business expense.

Now, paying to have Wikipeidia edited to whitewash a business, that appears to be a valid business expense.

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Would a paid troll be likely to have more hearts or fewer hearts? [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 OP

Since there aren't any paid trolls, it's academic... brooklynite Feb 2015 #1

That's just what a paid troll would say to cover their tracks! Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #2

They would have 3 hearts with a cat pic in their post. benz380 Feb 2015 #132

Riiiiiight.... JaneyVee Feb 2015 #12

Gee. Propaganda used to be against the law, what the government is doing. Octafish Feb 2015 #17

You've no doubt posted the same thing... FBaggins Feb 2015 #21

No, because Robert Parry is a journalist. Octafish Feb 2015 #23

A real journalst wouldn't make the same error that you're making here FBaggins Feb 2015 #45

What error? Octafish Feb 2015 #47

The one found in the very next sentence? FBaggins Feb 2015 #58

Your writing is a sign of what kind of mind you have, FBaggins. Octafish Feb 2015 #65

no propaganda with a 'free press in a market economy'? how do you figure? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #178

I didn't say that FBaggins Feb 2015 #185

Is it the state-owned thing that bothers you? like the BBC? Or you just have a problem with the ND-Dem Feb 2015 #188

That isn't what I said either. FBaggins Feb 2015 #193

Heheh... SidDithers Feb 2015 #27

You never answer when I ask you why you've followed me around for years, SidDithers of DU. Octafish Feb 2015 #42

Lol... assumes facts not in evidence. FBaggins Feb 2015 #49

Here you go. Octafish Feb 2015 #57

Lol! FBaggins Feb 2015 #61

Laugh all you want. Octafish Feb 2015 #63

Nope, but I am ...... and I agree with everything you've said. polly7 Feb 2015 #84

Thank you, polly7. I live north of you in Detroit. Octafish Feb 2015 #98

That's cool that you actually live north of me ..... and I agree 100%. (Again). nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #102

what is it with the canadians, anyway? ND-Dem Feb 2015 #179

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how a UFO thread... SidDithers Feb 2015 #71

Whose reputation needs help, SidDithers of DU? Octafish Feb 2015 #76

You know the way you say "X of DU" when responding to someone is extremely immature, right? nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #79

If you say so, stevenleser. Octafish Feb 2015 #81

I've had a kid so yeah, I know immature when I see it. nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #85

And you don't consider replies consisting of nothing but polly7 Feb 2015 #86

Not necessarily, no. If someone says something laughable, isn't a laughing emoticon honest and fair? stevenleser Feb 2015 #87

Over and over and over and over? No, I think posters here are capable of more than that. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #90

Not to mature individuals. And if that is the way to respond to laughable posts, the majority of sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #115

+1. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #131

That depends on what it replies to... now doesn't it? FBaggins Feb 2015 #93

Oh, give me a break. polly7 Feb 2015 #95

Let's use a downthread exchange as an example. The poster posted the same thing to Sid over and over stevenleser Feb 2015 #97

Everything is laughable .... even someone who's been hurt leaving DU. polly7 Feb 2015 #100

Can you give some examples? FBaggins Feb 2015 #104

Not you. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #106

Beautiful Long Drive Feb 2015 #183

Making a baby doesn't make anyone mature. Octafish Feb 2015 #91

I didn't say it did. I said I know immature when I see it. nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #96

Did I write you did? Octafish Feb 2015 #99

Either you were implying it or your reply was a non-sequitur. Your choice. Both indicate a flawed stevenleser Feb 2015 #107

But do you know immature when you be it? Karmadillo Feb 2015 #136

oh so funny grasswire Feb 2015 #121

DU's tin-foilers are pretty hilarious... SidDithers Feb 2015 #59

Because fascism is so funny. Octafish Feb 2015 #64

oh god!!! Sheepshank Feb 2015 #66

Yeah, really. Octafish Feb 2015 #80

And you have appointed yourself DU's thin piscine line against Fascism? Only you can detect and stevenleser Feb 2015 #108

"DU's thin piscine line against Fascism" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #118

you're just bragging.... grasswire Feb 2015 #122

That's not really fair pintobean Feb 2015 #123

Yep Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #125

it doesn't make any difference why he goes there, since the hosts there just use democrats ND-Dem Feb 2015 #181

Is that right? pintobean Feb 2015 #186

in the episode i saw, the woman wouldn't let him get a word in edgewise. his function seemed to ND-Dem Feb 2015 #189

Steve and Cavuto have respectful pintobean Feb 2015 #192

Typical Fox News style smear of stevenlesser. It is slimy and you are better than that. emulatorloo Feb 2015 #154

I fail to see how...... grasswire Feb 2015 #167

You imply stevenlesser = Hannity emulatorloo Feb 2015 #171

where did I say anything about Hannity? grasswire Feb 2015 #172

Wow. RiverLover Feb 2015 #187

I was hoping, rather than mocking me, you'd join me. Octafish Feb 2015 #128

I wish I knew 1/10th of what Octafish does about creeping fascism. polly7 Feb 2015 #130

+100000 Arguing here about the *existence* of woo me with science Feb 2015 #166

I think you make up a lot of shit just so you can name-call and post polly7 Feb 2015 #127

I doubt anyone would have to pay Sid Dithers Jamastiene Feb 2015 #114

Paid or Volunteer? Octafish Feb 2015 #51

... SidDithers Feb 2015 #54

Paid or Volunteer? Octafish Feb 2015 #62

... SidDithers Feb 2015 #72

Paid or Volunteer? Octafish Feb 2015 #74

... SidDithers Feb 2015 #75

'Trolling is a art.' - siddithers to zappaman. Octafish Feb 2015 #89

Too fucking funny... SidDithers Feb 2015 #92

Paid or Volunteer? Octafish Feb 2015 #101

... SidDithers Feb 2015 #103

The answer matters? FBaggins Feb 2015 #105

More smears from you, Octafish of DU? zappaman Feb 2015 #113

It made me mad when you and a few other DUers denigrated RFK, Jr. Octafish Feb 2015 #124

Do you agree with RFK Jr that vaccines cause autism? zappaman Feb 2015 #126

RFK jr is a piece of shit anti-vaxxer nut Godhumor Feb 2015 #145

Yup... SidDithers Feb 2015 #170

"journalist" betsy lewis doesn't even know enough to know it's "hear, hear!" not "here, here!" ND-Dem Feb 2015 #182

You miss my point... brooklynite Feb 2015 #48

Right. The GOP is going to spend way over a billion of private money on this election and applegrove Feb 2015 #111

I'm not sure about paid, Control-Z Feb 2015 #3

God these threads are stupid. polly7 Feb 2015 #4

I'm just having fun. I don't really think there are paid trolls. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #15

No idea. nt. polly7 Feb 2015 #18

Imo - there are a few paid trolls. 840high Feb 2015 #34

You can give hearts to yourself cwydro Feb 2015 #56

Hehehe stevenleser Feb 2015 #5

I see you got a lot of stars there, fella. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #16

Someone up thread has a lot more! I think they are, ya know... stevenleser Feb 2015 #25

Yes. Well, we all know about THAT guy. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #37

And he accuses others of being paid to post a lot. Are they attempting to deflect attention because stevenleser Feb 2015 #46

Now you're just fishing, Steve. /nt pintobean Feb 2015 #40

It's a joke. I don't really believe any DUers are paid shills. nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #43

I should have indicated that I was joking. pintobean Feb 2015 #52

People will obsess about anything, even little pictures of hearts on an LCD screen. bemildred Feb 2015 #6

both - one kind of troll wants to minimize suspicion so they instruct their sycophants not to send Douglas Carpenter Feb 2015 #7

I think this is the best! LiberalElite Feb 2015 #168

Sounds like a research project is needed FBaggins Feb 2015 #8

... WhiteTara Feb 2015 #29

Don't Worry, "Detective Mouser" is on the job. BlueJazz Feb 2015 #9

...than...? Iggo Feb 2015 #10

I thought Niceguy1 Feb 2015 #11

They would have four pintobean Feb 2015 #13

Damn it! Now you've gone and exposed us! 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #14

Whew! No troll here WhiteTara Feb 2015 #30

Well, not paid anyway pintobean Feb 2015 #33

If you give me hearts, WhiteTara Feb 2015 #142

We could throw everybody off pintobean Feb 2015 #35

Would we have to pay royalties to trumad? 11 Bravo Feb 2015 #36

Lol pintobean Feb 2015 #38

Fixed that for ya' nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #39

Someone loves me...that's all that matters. ileus Feb 2015 #19

Heartless trolls... GliderGuider Feb 2015 #20

To any paid trolls out there... FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #22

Yes, I am also most favorably disposed to this work if it is available! stevenleser Feb 2015 #24

Koch Bros have got to be hiring, they have money to burn. Wonder how to apply? emulatorloo Feb 2015 #155

I wish someone would pay me to post. n/t. hrmjustin Feb 2015 #26

+$ In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #134

Dick Cheney = Paid Troll; Dick Cheney has no heart; Therefore, paid trolls gots fewer hearts. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2015 #28

Actually, he pays the trolls WhiteTara Feb 2015 #31

More of course Fumesucker Feb 2015 #32

I gave you a heart for that! nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #41

Thank-you and Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #44

Nice cover avatar...your next OP should be about what avatar msanthrope Feb 2015 #50

"Be careful about these joke threads" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #69

Why wouldn't those of us who've been called trolls over and over, some polly7 Feb 2015 #77

I feel what you're saying, having been on the receiving end myself. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #82

That's true, I'll remember it the next time I'm 'called it'. polly7 Feb 2015 #88

"sorry for the disruption." Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #94

My joke 50 shades thread caused a shitstorm in the Host forum...and I even got a hide for mentioning msanthrope Feb 2015 #117

Ridiculous. zappaman Feb 2015 #119

Why yes....part of the shitstorm developed over that very fact. msanthrope Feb 2015 #120

Somebody sure does. bravenak Feb 2015 #138

Whoopsie! zappaman Feb 2015 #139

It was a pleasure. bravenak Feb 2015 #140

Well done..how authoritarian that we cannot question the Hosts. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #146

I was very suspicious of that idea. Such a weird alert. Seemed dishonest. bravenak Feb 2015 #147

Well.....let's put it this way..... msanthrope Feb 2015 #148

The secrecy is really, strange. bravenak Feb 2015 #150

Well-- I get the secrecy. I've done my turn on MIRT, and in GD Hosting. But what I don't msanthrope Feb 2015 #151

Coming!!! bravenak Feb 2015 #152

I'm told there's no full frontal for the male lead. Jeebus, then....why would anyone go? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #153

I won't bother. bravenak Feb 2015 #158

I might take one for the team and go to one of the special "mommy" screenings. msanthrope Feb 2015 #159

Is The Fall out on blu ray? bravenak Feb 2015 #160

I have no idea about blu ray....but netflix is worth the cash if you like movies...more than HULU msanthrope Feb 2015 #161

Allll riiight. I still need shelves for thses dvds anyway. Better not buy more. bravenak Feb 2015 #162

THE FALL is on my list, but have you seen BROADCHURCH? zappaman Feb 2015 #163

both versions..surprisingly I find msanthrope Feb 2015 #164

Wait...what? zappaman Feb 2015 #165

To Broadchurch...yes. On Fox, first season this past fall. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #177

So totally bizarre. Please give me the deets in PM. nt stevenleser Feb 2015 #156

Of course....nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #157

Wow. I didn't see that hide. polly7 Feb 2015 #129

Authoritarians stifle dissent. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #149

Utterly stupid. joshcryer Feb 2015 #175

Oh...I have a whole PM thread from that HOF regular. I'll forward it to you. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #176

Thanks, I'd appreciate it. joshcryer Feb 2015 #180

What?? You are intimating HoF had something to do with this? boston bean Feb 2015 #194

Yes still_one Feb 2015 #53

I'm either a hero or a zero whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #55

That cat looks like our Yen-Yen. BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #60

Probably just three hearts. Rex Feb 2015 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Sheepshank Feb 2015 #68

Someone gave me a heart, perhaps it was a troll! I hope I am not turned into a newt next! ChosenUnWisely Feb 2015 #70

Yes. Obviously, the hearts were paid for by the Kremlin, or Beijing or Havana. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #73

I think there are a sufficient number of free trolls in the tubes Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #78

You won't be able to tell by counting hearts Stellar Feb 2015 #83

I hate vaccines and worry about chemtrails and JFK all day! (hoping this will magically bettyellen Feb 2015 #109

If a paid troll has a heart they should find it and QUIT trolling for $$$ /nt think Feb 2015 #110

They can buy them for themselves. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #112

5 hearts is the perfect number. zappaman Feb 2015 #116

Your safe then. William769 Feb 2015 #133

Doh! zappaman Feb 2015 #137

I've never been any good at popularity contests Aerows Feb 2015 #135

Some of the folks Jamaal510 Feb 2015 #184

I don't know but... steve2470 Feb 2015 #141

Since I have none I would say more libtodeath Feb 2015 #143

They may have hearts, but not many brains. betsuni Feb 2015 #144

This thread is all kinds of awesome...nt SidDithers Feb 2015 #169

Just another reason why Texasgal Feb 2015 #173

Suspicious Cat! calimary Feb 2015 #174

Fewer. bluedigger Feb 2015 #190

Made me laugh! ..nt TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #191