Sockpuppetry

[Board Game Geek]

DiscoStu posted : Bob Shawadiwadi's a perfect example. He hardly posts, so nobody ever gets sick of him, and his posts are always good for a giggle.

The problem with Sockies are that it's a lot like Wrestling.

I.e., it's all make-believe, bluff and bluster, but entertains some people anyhow.

I used to have massive rows with my Dad and Gran when I was in my teens, when they used to watch the Wrestling on ITV, at about 5pm on a Saturday.

There were these fellas, all brawn and muscle (or usually chips and pie bellied), throwing themselves and each other around the ring, whilst Dad and Gran used to watch, on the edge of their seats.

I'd be screaming blue murder : "Noooo, it's all a play act, how can you watch this knowing that it's completely false ? Are you retards ?"

But watch it they did.

Looking back, I guess they just wanted to be "entertained", and realism was not important.

 

[Pogle]

While I'll concede that some of the sockies are dull and tedious, others are very funny.

Bob Shawadiwadi's a perfect example. He hardly posts, so nobody ever gets sick of him, and his posts are always good for a giggle

Yeah , if you live in the 1970's and think 'Love thy neighbor' is the cutting edge of comedy.

 

[Drewster]

Yeah , if you live in the 1970's and think 'Love thy neighbor' is the cutting edge of comedy.

WOT!! You mean it isn't???? Just You Shut up Honky!!!

 

[BrilloPad]

Yeah , if you live in the 1970's and think 'Love thy neighbor' is the cutting edge of comedy.

Saw a program recently with actors from the series. They were cringing at the awfulness of it.....

 

[singhr]

Hello, "Oracle or Delphi".

How the hell did you know that was me?

(possible triple bluff.)

actually my life is too complicated already without duplicating myself. I am going to leave the sockpuppet idea now - the IPA has worn off

 

[RichardCranium]

How the hell did you know that was me?

1 4m 2 l33t 4 u. 1 pwn3d U.

 

[madman]

Just got back from a team lunch and am feeling no pain. Just checked out CUK to see what is going on and find it's the usual mix of sockpuppets posting troll style and the other seamingly non-sockpuppets accusing the others of being sockpuppets. As a non-sockpuppet and thanks to a few pints of IPA I start to wonder at what point do non-sockpuppets decide to go in for a bit of sockpuppetry? am I making any sense (hic)? what are the deciding factors in choosing to stray to the dark side?

Maybe you are a Sockpuppet?