Nerd of Redhead’s monotonous drivel even starts to irritate his fellow zealots:
Beatrice (looking for a happy thought)
26 March 2013 at 1:29 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Confession:
Nerd’s “who cares about your OPINION†“that is just your opinion *floosh*†and all the varieties are kinda annoying.
Sorry, Nerd of Redhead!
(I’m skimming the Ars Techinca thread, and I noticed I’ve started skipping Nerd’s comments since they are same old same old anyway. Sorry, Nerd!)
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... ent-589257
Since this is a regular, Nerd can’t very well respond by *flooshing* this OPINION down the sewer. So he writes as follows:
Beatrice, The guy was a serial poster essentially not reading or comprehending the arguments against him. He thought by being extra slippery and extra stubborn he would win the argument. So, I just made sure anybody reading the thread would understand he wasn’t saying anything backed up by facts, just throwing out shit and arguments at random to keep talking, hoping something would stick. The fact that I kept dismissing what he said was a big insult. His poor ego deflates when he isn’t taken seriously.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... ent-589361
Not a convincing defence, as the Nerd always treats both serial and non-serial posters in his
inimitable stereotypical fashion (He is anything but inimitable, in fact. If he wanted to take a break, any number of people could replace him and nobody would be able to tell the difference).
Another critic:
Azkyroth Drinked the Grammar Too :)
29 March 2013 at 9:43 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thoughtcrime, I see what you’re saying. Please understand that people here have dealt with a LOT of the “no true _â€/â€it’s not ALL bad†stuff, and also a lot of the “I’m not a _ but…†stuff. Also, Nerd, despite other good traits, has this weird fetish for selectively and summarily dismissing certain statements as “OPINION†and therefore worthless because…well, just because. I guess it’s his opinion. Don’t read too much into it.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... ent-593039
Apart from one commenter weakly defending NoR by pointing out that his adversary was being repetitive too, nobody rushes in to offer safe hugs to the Nerd for being so painfully stabbed in the back. Nobody likes the guy, but he is part of the furniture. He's like a hideous, cracked leather sofa that is too big to be easily disposed of.
This concludes my fieldwork in Pharyngula territory for today. It always feels like visiting a parallel universe, but to me that is part of the fascination of it. Apart from the lulz, of course.