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Philippe C. Martin
philippe at philippecmartin.com
Sat Jun 25 16:14:55 EDT 2005
Woof!
And I thought my english was improving !
I'm laughing very hard right now, thanks !
Philippe
Skip Montanaro wrote:
>
> Philippe> Not being from anglo-saxon heritage, I keep wondering why
> Philippe> spammers always (or very often) get called 'trolls' ?
>
> Fishing from a boat that is moving slowly is called "trolling". You're
> slowly dragging bait or a lure through the water to entice a fish to bite
> your hook. Similarly, when someone posts a provocative message to a
> mailing list or Usenet newsgroup (or other discussion forum, I suppose)
> they are often trying to get someone else to "take their bait".
>
> See also: http://www.answers.com/troll
>
> Skip
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