genuine question chaps, i've heard the expression but don't know what it means, ...i've always assumed it meant looking for something ?
what does trolling mean ?
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heyup mate,...
i think it means causing bother,...
some people make a hobby out of joining a forum and just mixin it up,..
well,..i think thats what it is,,...
i reckon the fact we dont really know proves what fine upstanding gents we are,...wot wot,...
i think it means causing bother,...
some people make a hobby out of joining a forum and just mixin it up,..
well,..i think thats what it is,,...
i reckon the fact we dont really know proves what fine upstanding gents we are,...wot wot,...
That's my take on it. As in "trolling through the post". Always thought it was a derivation of trawling (the fishing method) but could easily be wrong.
Aha ! gotcha !
all is clear now, thank you.
( as a fisherman i did wonder if there was a connection )
all is clear now, thank you.
( as a fisherman i did wonder if there was a connection )
All this time I thought it referred to the unfriendly "shizzle stirrer" under the bridge. The Troll.
Same same
Gordy
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Gordy
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A troll is a pot stirrer. Generally of two types imo. One type is someone who does it intentionally because they get off on that kind of thing. Typical pathetic nut job who leads a pretty meaningless existence. The other is the self-righteous type who thinks their crap is odor free and they are entitled to say whatever they want. They like to get into other people's faces because after all, they are just being honest, but they have zero tolerance for such "honesty" from others. Or, as the old saying goes, they like to dish it out but they can't take it. When confronted, they like to pretend they are innocent babes in the woods. Typically have huge egos.
This is great, a bushcraft forum and its like csi with a break down of someones psychological profile, its amazing what you can learn at 2am..time for bed i think...
Sorry, i've just thought does this statement mean im a troll who's a trolling, best find myself a bridge to live under!!!!!!!!!!!
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Trolling also means to walk about, to stroll, as in "I was trolling through the woods one day". Older readers will remember the word used in this sense in Round the Horne.
Yes it was used in Round the Horne, however I believe it has another meaning in "Polari" the gay language used until recently (almost extinct) but frequently used by Kenneth Williams, Huw Paddick etc. on Round the Horne...
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What is the "other" meaning? I am aware of Polari and Flash as languages but not comes across Trolling in eother of them.........
Having been at quite a few of the recordings of Round the Horne as a lad , dad worked for the BBC & I got lots of tickets for recordings.
At that time these "polari" words went over my head.
As I grew older & more worldly wise with friends of various beliefs & persuasions I was given to understand that in "polari" "trolling" could mean walking around looking for "company" I think a look at the included "Polari" slang will be of interest to some...
http://chris-d.net/polari/
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