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I think there's some understandable confusion here, in view of this post.
OK, so passive-aggressive digs dressed up as detached observation are fine, so I think we can all agree the following is acceptable.
"Zoetstiffie? I think I've established that the root cause of your social handicaps is a profound Napoleon complex caused by an inability to appreciate the true (and limited) extent of your meagre authority. In order to deal with tense interaction you lack the social skills to deal with, you resort to childish and inappropriate banning."
Which is great, but it doesn't help set the boundaries and establish the clarity we badly need in your new reign here on the OT. So is the following OK?
"Zoetstiffie? Sperm off, queerio."
It's more aggressive/aggressive, but nicely balanced by a playfully retro dash of childish irreverence. I think it has promise.
Failing that, how about a more heartfelt invective?
"Zoetstiffie? Who are you? Who the blue blazes are you, Mr 800-posts-in-10-years? What gives you the right to some sort of protection under the rules that's afforded to nobody else here? Are you especially vulnerable, or something? Do you have a note from your mummy explaining that you are a delicate little orchid, and that any muddy-kneed rascals threatening to bruise your fragile petals need to be spanked and sent to the "naughty step"? Is that it? Do you have testicles? Any testicles at all? Do you have the sort of hairy swinging man-balls that allow you to blow off pointless interweb puff with a hearty Errol Flynn of a laugh? Or is that space between your thighs merely inhabited by a gentle scent of jasmine and roses? Put bluntly, are you the sort of person we're going to have to tiptoe around like you're some sort of swooning consumptive heroine from the late Victorian era, or are you a bloke? And if you're the latter, when can we pencil in the date when you'll start acting like one?"
Are we getting close?
Originally posted by Zoetstofzoetje
"Zoetstiffie? I think I've established that the root cause of your social handicaps is a profound Napoleon complex caused by an inability to appreciate the true (and limited) extent of your meagre authority. In order to deal with tense interaction you lack the social skills to deal with, you resort to childish and inappropriate banning."
Which is great, but it doesn't help set the boundaries and establish the clarity we badly need in your new reign here on the OT. So is the following OK?
"Zoetstiffie? Sperm off, queerio."
It's more aggressive/aggressive, but nicely balanced by a playfully retro dash of childish irreverence. I think it has promise.
Failing that, how about a more heartfelt invective?
"Zoetstiffie? Who are you? Who the blue blazes are you, Mr 800-posts-in-10-years? What gives you the right to some sort of protection under the rules that's afforded to nobody else here? Are you especially vulnerable, or something? Do you have a note from your mummy explaining that you are a delicate little orchid, and that any muddy-kneed rascals threatening to bruise your fragile petals need to be spanked and sent to the "naughty step"? Is that it? Do you have testicles? Any testicles at all? Do you have the sort of hairy swinging man-balls that allow you to blow off pointless interweb puff with a hearty Errol Flynn of a laugh? Or is that space between your thighs merely inhabited by a gentle scent of jasmine and roses? Put bluntly, are you the sort of person we're going to have to tiptoe around like you're some sort of swooning consumptive heroine from the late Victorian era, or are you a bloke? And if you're the latter, when can we pencil in the date when you'll start acting like one?"
Are we getting close?
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