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I love giving troll gifts and fooling my two younger brothers when it comes time to open presents, regardless of the occasion. It's all in good fun, and they always are eager to see what I can come up with next.
For Christmas, here's what I've set up so far:
For one of my brothers (he's 19), instead of buying him a "Merry Christmas" card, I bought him a random "Congratulations on your adoption!" card, and taped this picture on the inside:
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Yes, his favorite SC2 player is Sheth 
I then bought him a ridiculous variety pack of condoms and some other cheap NSFW products, put them in a box, put that box in a box, put that box in a box, and put that box in a box. Four boxes total, each one individually wrapped in wrapping paper. On the outside of the smallest box, I taped two giant trollfaces.
For the youngest brother (he's 17), I bought him a "Congratulations, you're 3!" Disney princess birthday card, and the new TL Zerg shirt he asked me for. However, I'm going to remove the TL shirt and throw in an undershirt instead (dirty? ketchup-stained? haven't figured it out completely yet). Then afterwards I'll probably hand him the Zerg shirt 
Man, I love the holidays ♥
EDIT: Almost at 10K posts- no idea if I should do anything special for that o.o
 
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i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling
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On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling
Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling.
Nice blog.
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On December 25 2011 05:19 Troublesome wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling. Nice blog.
it's not, it's called joking around
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
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How the hell do you have so many posts?
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On December 25 2011 05:26 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:19 Troublesome wrote:On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling. Nice blog. it's not, it's called joking around http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions and harassment outside of an online context.
anyway, nice gifts haha. Sounds fun :D
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On December 25 2011 05:26 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:19 Troublesome wrote:On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling. Nice blog. it's not, it's called joking around http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
Taken from your exact source:
"In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted"."
The gifts I give my brothers are absolutely extraneous (extra boxes?), provocative (random condoms?), and off-topic (the wrong shirt?), and they certainly intend to provoke an emotional response, all the while I'm pretending to be serious as they open it. Trolling certainly doesn't apply to just online rhetoric.
But for what it's worth, I would definitely say that the term "trolling" has definitely become a colloquialism that is synonymous with "joking"... and so if you don't like my use of the word "troll", that's okay
On December 25 2011 05:33 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
How the hell do you have so many posts?
::shrugs:: I enjoy reading TL and engaging in discussions on the threads. I've never really not done something because I didn't have the time (even though I generally have a busy schedule). I just... make time and fit all my stuff in.
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On December 25 2011 05:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:33 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
How the hell do you have so many posts? ::shrugs:: I enjoy reading TL and engaging in discussions on the threads. I've never really not done something because I didn't have the time (even though I generally have a busy schedule). I just... make time and fit all my stuff in.
He has more posts than you :D
Merry Trollmas!
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On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling
i don't think you know what trolling means
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Make sure to write ZERG with a sharpie on the dirty shirt so he knows what it's supposed to be.
edit: also I would call this a prank as trolling pertains to the internet.
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On December 25 2011 05:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:33 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
How the hell do you have so many posts? ::shrugs:: I enjoy reading TL and engaging in discussions on the threads. I've never really not done something because I didn't have the time (even though I generally have a busy schedule). I just... make time and fit all my stuff in.
People call me a spammer and you have more posts in a year than I have in almost 5..jeeesus.
edit: Not that I'm calling you a spammer, just think I have to step my game up.
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On December 25 2011 05:43 zOula... wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:26 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:On December 25 2011 05:19 Troublesome wrote:On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling. Nice blog. it's not, it's called joking around http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) While the word troll and its associated verb trolling are associated with Internet discourse, media attention in recent years has made such labels subjective, with trolling describing intentionally provocative actions and harassment outside of an online context. anyway, nice gifts haha. Sounds fun :D
Thank you I strongly recommend doing something like this for everyone- just to keep things interesting ^^
On December 25 2011 05:57 duk3 wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On December 25 2011 05:33 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
How the hell do you have so many posts? ::shrugs:: I enjoy reading TL and engaging in discussions on the threads. I've never really not done something because I didn't have the time (even though I generally have a busy schedule). I just... make time and fit all my stuff in. He has more posts than you :D Merry Trollmas!
Haha well to be fair, he's been posting on TL for far longer than I have, so I see his point ^^
Merry Trollmas to you too
LOL well played, well played
On December 25 2011 06:06 Anon06 wrote:
Make sure to write ZERG with a sharpie on the dirty shirt so he knows what it's supposed to be.
edit: also I would call this a prank as trolling pertains to the internet.
That's actually a really good idea! I think I'll do a terrible, half-assed Zerg icon drawing in black sharpie, and scribble something silly like "Zerg" above it and "For the Sworm [sic]" below it :D Mwahahaha!!!
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too many people new to the game.. you don't get it :\
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Once for my friends birthday, we all pitched in and bought him garden hoe, a checkered piggy bank, a gamecube without a controller and some lube. Best present ever.
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Not trolling but I got my friend a poem book by Sylvia Plath but there is nothing he thinks is more stupid than poetry. My other friend I gave her a picture of some puppies and a 5 thousand word letter explaining why the picture is actually an insult to her dignity. Other friend is getting some new age hippie religion holy book when he is a heavy christian.
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A few years ago, I recall somebody I know unwrapping a Wii box from his parents only to find it full of napkins from Subway. They ended up giving him the Wii that as inside the box a few hours later.
A reverse troll of sorts, I opened unwrapped a box of fruit when I was in fourth grade. Inside was a Gamecube with SSBM and Pikmin.
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We clubbed together (only in carrying, not financially) to buy my friend ~40L of mineral water for his 18th birthday.
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celebrating new years eve in paris with a couple of friends of mine plus some of their friends im not acquainted with yet...
well be exchanging random gifts and arbitrarily assign each person one of them. i opted for a photograph of myself on the beach, lifting my brother-in-law while he flexes his muscles. put it in a frame, wrapped it up, et voila here goes awkwardness! so hoping for a person that doesnt know me to pick that gift!
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On December 25 2011 05:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:26 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:On December 25 2011 05:19 Troublesome wrote:On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling. Nice blog. it's not, it's called joking around http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) Taken from your exact source: "In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted"." The gifts I give my brothers are absolutely extraneous (extra boxes?), provocative (random condoms?), and off-topic (the wrong shirt?), and they certainly intend to provoke an emotional response, all the while I'm pretending to be serious as they open it. Trolling certainly doesn't apply to just online rhetoric. But for what it's worth, I would definitely say that the term "trolling" has definitely become a colloquialism that is synonymous with "joking"... and so if you don't like my use of the word "troll", that's okay Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:33 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
How the hell do you have so many posts? ::shrugs:: I enjoy reading TL and engaging in discussions on the threads. I've never really not done something because I didn't have the time (even though I generally have a busy schedule). I just... make time and fit all my stuff in.
If your intention is to get him to hit you and break up family relationships, yes you would be trolling. This is joking, and not intended like a troll.
This is why I hate the 2010's internet. Everything is labelled trolling, especially rational disagreements. harden the fuck up, internet.
On a side note, I bought a friend of mine a david hasslehoff swimsuit calendar for christmas, cause we make gay jokes like that, and his wife's reaction will be priceless.
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On December 25 2011 08:13 Humanfails wrote:Show nested quote +On December 25 2011 05:51 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On December 25 2011 05:26 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:On December 25 2011 05:19 Troublesome wrote:On December 25 2011 05:16 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote:
i totally appreciate being an asshole with presents, as i love doing that myself
but that isn't trolling Eh, I'm pretty sure a congratulations on your adoption card is trolling. Nice blog. it's not, it's called joking around http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) Taken from your exact source: "In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted"." The gifts I give my brothers are absolutely extraneous (extra boxes?), provocative (random condoms?), and off-topic (the wrong shirt?), and they certainly intend to provoke an emotional response, all the while I'm pretending to be serious as they open it. Trolling certainly doesn't apply to just online rhetoric. But for what it's worth, I would definitely say that the term "trolling" has definitely become a colloquialism that is synonymous with "joking"... and so if you don't like my use of the word "troll", that's okay On December 25 2011 05:33 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
How the hell do you have so many posts? ::shrugs:: I enjoy reading TL and engaging in discussions on the threads. I've never really not done something because I didn't have the time (even though I generally have a busy schedule). I just... make time and fit all my stuff in. If your intention is to get him to hit you and break up family relationships, yes you would be trolling. This is joking, and not intended like a troll. This is why I hate the 2010's internet. Everything is labelled trolling, especially rational disagreements. harden the fuck up, internet. On a side note, I bought a friend of mine a david hasslehoff swimsuit calendar for christmas, cause we make gay jokes like that, and his wife's reaction will be priceless.
where've you been all my life?
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