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Subject: BS: A short way with trolls From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 30 Sep 06 - 08:02 PM I was looking at the FAQ page on the Daily Kos, which I sometimes visit, and warmly recommend, and came across this passage about how they deal with trolls: Trolling is a sad reality of internet life. Most trolls tend to be blatant, posting comments or diaries that are clearly intended to provoke an angry response. ... Instead of writing detailed rebuttals of whatever claims or argument the troll is making, the standard response to a troll diary is to post comments containing recipes for tasty dishes. Plenty of examples can be found in the Troll Diary tag. An entire cookbook of recipes has been collected and is being sold as a fundraiser. I like that. Perhaps we could try something like that. It'd at least mean that trolls could serve a useful function gastronomically, and even financially. (Rather disappointingly the link to the Kos cookbook included in that FAQ didn't work.) |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Little Hawk Date: 30 Sep 06 - 08:11 PM Or...one could post the lyrics to a Dylan song as a standard response. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Emma B Date: 30 Sep 06 - 08:22 PM as an enthusiastic cook I like the idea of posting recipes - so next time - Trolls stand by your ovens! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST Date: 30 Sep 06 - 08:54 PM Kill, pluck and gut a chicken. Stuff the body cavities with garlic. Pour a cup of stout over the bird which should then go into a pre-heated oven and roast for about 25 minutes a pound at about 350 degrees. Baste often. When the bird is cooked, remove it from the oven and let it 'set' for about a half hour. Then cut it and serve. Oh, yeah, make other stuff with it. Serve that, too. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Emma B Date: 30 Sep 06 - 08:58 PM Guest - first catch your Troll! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST Date: 30 Sep 06 - 09:10 PM OH. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST Date: 30 Sep 06 - 09:37 PM Sign of the times. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: ragdall Date: 30 Sep 06 - 11:22 PM If trolls are that cute, I think we should keep them. ;) |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST,Billy Goat #3 Date: 01 Oct 06 - 12:29 AM Trolls are mean and ugly. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 01 Oct 06 - 01:22 AM McGrath of Harlow - excellent advice.
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Geoff the Duck Date: 01 Oct 06 - 09:05 AM If we post recipes, will we not just be FEEDING the trolls? Quack! GtD. Having trouble getting this posting to stick (503 - error) |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 01 Oct 06 - 09:40 AM Jellied Moose Nose 1 Upper jawbone of a moose 1 Onion; sliced 1 Garlic clove 1 tb Mixed pickling spice 1 ts Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 1/4 c Vinegar 1. Cut the upper jaw bone of the moose just below the eyes. 2. Place in a large kettle of scalding water and boil for 45 minutes. 3. Remove and chill in cold water. 4. Pull out all the hairs - these will have been loosened by the boiling and should come out easily ( like plucking a duck). 5. Wash thoroughly until no hairs remain. 6. Place the nose in a kettle and cover with fresh water. 7. Add onion, garlic, spices and vinegar 8. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the meat is tender. Let cool overnight in the liquid. 9. When cool, take the meat out of the broth, and remove and discard the bones and the cartilage. You will have two kinds of meat, white meat from the bulb of the nose, and thin strips of dark meat from along the bones and jowls. 10. Slice the meat thinly and alternate layers of white and dark meat in a loaf pan. 11. Reheat the broth to boiling, then pour the broth over the meat in the loaf pan. 12. Let cool until jelly has set. Slice and serve cold. (From the "Northern Cookbook" from the Ministry of Indian Affairs, and Northern Development,Ottawa, Canada, 1977) |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 01 Oct 06 - 11:21 AM I think this recipe could readily be adjusted to make jellied troll nose. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST Date: 01 Oct 06 - 11:31 AM "Anyone who doubts the power of advertising should remember that 23 million Americans are convinced that yogurt tastes good." |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 01 Oct 06 - 11:40 AM Yogurt does taste good. That may not apply to the stuff sold under that name in certain parts of the world. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST Date: 01 Oct 06 - 11:48 AM 22,999,999 to go. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Emma B Date: 01 Oct 06 - 12:41 PM A recipe to use the left-over moose from the Jellied Nose Moose dish above Feeds one (small) Troll http://bertc.com/bbq_moose.htm |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Mr Red Date: 01 Oct 06 - 12:50 PM GARLIC? Huh! Trolls serve no useful function or useful food................ |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Don Firth Date: 01 Oct 06 - 02:20 PM The last time I went trolling, I dragged this piece of bait around the water for a couple of hours and all I caught was 84 pounds of kelp. Don Firth |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Emma B Date: 01 Oct 06 - 02:27 PM A rich, sweet and nourishing broth 1, 5"-6" piece of Kelp 1 medium onion, chopped 1 medium winter squash, cubed (about 1 quart) 1/3 cup parsley, chopped Miso to taste Lightly rinse Kelp, check for tiny shells. In a soup pot, cover kelp with water and simmer 10 minutes. Remove, cut into small pieces. Return to pot with the onion and squash, add water to cover. 5. Simmer until squash is soft, 20 -30 minutes, or pressure cook 5-10 minutes. Puree miso with broth, add to pot. Garnish with parsley. Suggestion: Omit parsley, add broccoli flowers and /or kale, cook until bright green. Option: If, for appearance sake, you wish to have no Kelp pieces in the finished soup, do not return the cooked kelp to the pot. Most of the nutrition will remain in the stock |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Bert Date: 01 Oct 06 - 03:08 PM How could you be so cruel? Don't you realise that the usual suspects would starve if they couldn't have their feeding frenzy every couple of days? *HEE HEE* |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST Date: 01 Oct 06 - 04:50 PM The thing is, many the trolls on Mudcat are members with names. The fact that they post under a name doesn't change that, Bert. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Emma B Date: 01 Oct 06 - 05:01 PM recipe for catching those pesky guests? "Grab Your Wife's.... Pantyhose! I go fishing rain or shine. So I was thinking to myself what stinks real bad (catfish are attracted to smell) so cat poo is really smelly (we all know that) and you take cat poo and mix it with a can of tuna put a little cheese in and put it all in a food processor (make sure you don't use the one you prepare food in) and you mix it all up. Add garlic if necessary and put outside for 2 to 3 hours. Grab some pantyhose out of your wife's drawer and put the mixture in it and cast out in deep water. Once they smell it you better watch out - I caught a 43 pounder so try it!" |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: frogprince Date: 01 Oct 06 - 05:38 PM ONE DAY ON THE TROLLWAY |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: The Shambles Date: 02 Oct 06 - 04:31 AM The only way is of course for posters to be encouraged by example - to simply ignore them. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 02 Oct 06 - 06:43 AM |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: skipy Date: 02 Oct 06 - 06:57 AM Chuckle! Skipy |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Rapparee Date: 02 Oct 06 - 08:22 AM Nonsense! Take old cheese (preferably Limburger or some other stinky type), the older the better, and thoroughly squeeze it into and through raw liver (beef, pork, sheep, whatever -- it doesn't matter as long as it's fairly fresh and nicely bloody). When you've worked the cheese it, add a bit of flour to firm it all up somewhat and put it somewhere to age (the best place is under your brother's bed). When the odor is such that your mother opens all the windows and complains about your dead socks, the catfish bait is ready. Mix in a little more flour if you must, and mold treble hoooks into the middle of it. Fish it on the bottom. Guarenteed to take Big Blues and Muds. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: gnu Date: 02 Oct 06 - 02:22 PM EB! Love that moose recipe! Might have to alter it a slight bit for the one my buddy got Saturday.... 1200#, 58 inch boards. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Tootler Date: 02 Oct 06 - 06:02 PM Easy way to deal with trolls. Hire the three Billy Goats Gruff! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST,irritated Date: 03 Oct 06 - 12:09 AM You guys writing recipes all over mudcat are acting like a bunch of self indulgent wankers with over inflated egos.. it dont stop trolls and it aint funny or entertaining for other members here either. Please stop wasting mudcat bandwidth with all this crap you are congesting threads with. At the moment you are more sad and irritating than any trolls. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: The Fooles Troupe Date: 03 Oct 06 - 12:18 AM Soooooo... an irritated anonymous wanker complains about anti-troll tactics on a thread specifically dedicated to pissing off trolls... .... he MUST be a TROLL! :-) "and it aint funny or entertaining for other members here either." Oh, but it is... |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST,neither troll nor immature old bloke Date: 03 Oct 06 - 12:29 AM no.. it realy aint.. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: JennyO Date: 03 Oct 06 - 03:57 AM Speak for yourself GUEST(S?) I find it very funny and entertaining myself. Irritated trolls are funny too. Here's one I prepared earlier: SPIDER SALAD Steam your spiders live, as this is a safe method of both asphyxiating them and keeping them crisp and fresh. You'll want to chop the legs off the larger spiders and quarter them. Prepare a bed of romaine lettuce, parsley, Portobello mushrooms in season (chopped), radishes, and scallions. Toss in approximately 1 cup chopped spiders, much as you would in a seafood salad, then a generous amount of olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, and fresh ground pepper. Bon appetit! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: The Shambles Date: 03 Oct 06 - 05:32 AM Experts may be able to fight real fires with fire. It has been clearly shown that no matter how much fun it may seem - fighting online rubbish with rubbish - only buries us all under more rubbish. There remains only one way - but then you can't be seen to be making any judgements and it just isn't anywhere near so much fun. The very best judgement is to be seen to completely ignore anything you may judge as attempts to intentionally disrupt, divert and prevent discussion. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: The Shambles Date: 03 Oct 06 - 05:35 AM Jolly good recipes |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: JennyO Date: 03 Oct 06 - 06:00 AM But Roger, you aren't gonna find these recipes over on that thread. They may be jolly good, but where else on Mudcat will you find a recipe for these? Frog Croquettes A whole mess of frogs 1 package of stuffing mix Several cups of bread crumbs Slit frogs from butt to chin and remove entrails; wash and pat dry. Mix stuffing mix and bread crumbs with water; stuff frog cavities. Place on platter under broiler for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve on bed of lily pads. Should be eaten like hors d'oeuvres. A Chablis is most appropriate. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: The Shambles Date: 03 Oct 06 - 06:11 AM Well should anyone be looking for such recipes - they are most unlikely to look for them on a thread with this title. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Geoff the Duck Date: 03 Oct 06 - 07:32 AM Years back there was a bloke lived somewhere near Sheffield, England, known as Brian "the Potty Poet". He self published small booklets which he sold for the price of a pint and gave any profits to charity, sending disabled children on trips to Lourdes. One of Brian's books contained recipes which JennyO would probably approve of. The only recipe I can recall (as I cannot locate my copy) was for "Chuck Berry Pie". The recipe went something like- Make a pie. Chuck berries in it. Bake it... Quack! GtD. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: JennyO Date: 03 Oct 06 - 10:20 AM Well should anyone be looking for such recipes - they are most unlikely to look for them on a thread with this title. Ah but Roger, as you know, these little excursions into the unexpected are part of the charm of Mudcat. As you yourself said here: "Subject: RE: BS: Thread race! From: The Shambles - PM Date: 24 Sep 06 - 09:35 PM I would argue that irrelevant cybermadness with no redeeming social value is not the purpose of the Cat. You may argue this - but others may argue that such arguments are not the purpose of the Cat. They may well be right too: THE POINT OF THIS WEB SITE IS HAPPINESS." or here: "Subject: RE: BS: Closed threads & deleted posts. From: The Shambles - PM Date: 02 Oct 06 - 12:53 PM Our forum remains a very pleasant place to hang-out and it is pretty obviously still a place to goof off or have a good discussion." Anyway, if you read the first post to this thread, I think you will find I am right on topic. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: GUEST,irritated Date: 03 Oct 06 - 10:38 AM But its still irritating for mudcat members who dont share your little circle of friends 'recipe' for selfishly indulging in your food based sense of humour in other threads; which although possibly authored initially by trolls, do have potential to be developed into interesting deabates for regular mudcat members. At worst this particular self-appointed anti-troll campaign is embarassing lame humour being perpertrated by embarassing lame 'humourists'. And anyway, it appears to be an idea that you've all just copied from another forum. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Tannywheeler Date: 03 Oct 06 - 10:47 AM Emma B, I went to the clicky place you gave for the barbq moose recipe & now you need to answer a question. The recipe specifies "3 two-fours of fine Canadian beer". What's a "two-four"??? As the purpose of the beer is for the nourishment of the one supervising the 9-day(!!!?) cooking of the critter, is it, like,um, a double truckload? Or what? Have met some fine Canadian persons, but this is not a phrase I've heard uttered or explained. Yet. Tw |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: bobad Date: 03 Oct 06 - 10:58 AM A two-four is a case of 24 brews eh! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: JennyO Date: 03 Oct 06 - 11:14 AM I see - so that is what is known down-under as a "slab". Do you think a slab of Coopers Sparkling Ale would do at a pinch? I might need several slabs if I decide to try this one for my next dinner party - takes 6 weeks all up: Elephant Stew 1 Elephant 200 c Water 700 ts Salt Pepper, to taste 650 (10 oz.) cans brown gravy 2 Rabbits (optional) Remove tusks; wash well; cut into chunks - takes about 2 weeks. Place meat in large kettles; season with salt and pepper. Cover with water and gravy. Cook over kerosene fire at 455 degrees for about 4 weeks, or until tender. This amount should serve 3,800 people; however, if more guests are expected, you may add 2 rabbits the last hour of cooking, but do so only if necessary because most people do not like to find hare in their stew. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: bobad Date: 03 Oct 06 - 11:22 AM The definition of planning ahead for a Canuck is buying 2 two-fours. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: McGrath of Harlow Date: 03 Oct 06 - 01:02 PM Just try the recipe technique. It actually seems to work sometimes. (As for harvesting recipes scattered in this way, the search engine provides exellent ways of doing that. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: The Shambles Date: 04 Oct 06 - 12:38 PM Hot snot and bogey pie All mixed-up with a dead dog's eye Lay it on a bit o bread, nice and thick And wash it down with a cup of cold sick. |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Amos Date: 09 Jan 09 - 11:11 AM How to Deal With Tricky Posts, by the US Air Force |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: Bill D Date: 09 Jan 09 - 11:29 AM Oh, wonderful! Bureaucratic instructions for coping with trolls. Maybe the idea is that, after you have analyzed all the relevant options and worked out the proper tone, you will have forgotten why you wanted to reply! |
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Subject: RE: BS: A short way with trolls From: PoppaGator Date: 09 Jan 09 - 12:53 PM The recipe provided so very long ago for "Jellied Moose Nose" seems not to include any gelatin or pectin, etc. I sat and wondered: How can this be? The Shambles' post just above (which effectively killed this thread for a couple of years) may have provided the answer in its first line, "Hot snot and bogey pir..." I suppose you just need to make sure that the moose-nose comes with its own built-in supply of moose-snot. That'll make the final product "set"! By the way, back in 2006 all this talk of cooking moose would not have inspired any thoughts of a certain Alaskan governor. Not so today! |
