Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:23 pm
The Maleficent
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Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:37 pm
The Maleficent
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm Posts: 13551 Location: is a jerk in wyoming Gender: Female
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Monetizing Mommy
is there a "the most thodoks post of all time thread"?
I suggest a "most RM posts of all time" thread
Multiple Personalities–Not a Disorder but the Norm = most of GD Can Growing a Moustache Change the World? = where’s argo? How to Be Strategically Unlikeable Online = malice Dreams of Your Life: A Darkly Playful Experience = lowercasers Help, My Avatar Is Sick = Harmless Being Considered Obsolete Is Awesome = where’s Pearl Jam? The Science of Good Design: A Dangerous Idea = I’m pretty sure there is no god Credits Coins Cash: Social Currency & Finance 2.0 = dougrr, given2trade/thodoks as runner-up Free Coffee, Bad Apples & the Future of Currency= alex,t2b, and thodoks Food and Debate thread Demographics Are Dead: Unlocking Flock Behavior = timecube Everyone Is Gay: Social Media As Social Action = dime, beef, everyone Media Measurement: Science, Art or a Load of Crap = pls move to the A&E forum Please Touch Me! Enterprise Delight via Multitouch= where’s crepdogg77? Eat, S**t, Sleep: Enlightenment Through Unemployment - lenny Avoiding Bulls**t Personas: A Case Study = pls see pearljam.com/forums Invention & Inspiration: Building a Better World = withoutrings's good, bad, and missed connections Create a Common Enemy = where’s B? The Systematic Undoing of Copyright Trolls = where’s nah? Rise of the Social Spammers = RM Newsjacking: How to Inject Your Ideas = N&D thread exclusively for LW Online Personality Disorder: Resumes & Profiles = haha everything Death of Digital Downloads: MP3s the New 8-track? = what your kids will think of you Why Women Fail to Rule the Social Networks = sausages everywhere :/
Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:07 pm
Supersonic
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:10 am Posts: 10993 Gender: Male
malice wrote:
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
Monetizing Mommy
is there a "the most thodoks post of all time thread"?
I suggest a "most RM posts of all time" thread
Multiple Personalities–Not a Disorder but the Norm = most of GD Can Growing a Moustache Change the World? = where’s argo? How to Be Strategically Unlikeable Online = malice Dreams of Your Life: A Darkly Playful Experience = lowercasers Help, My Avatar Is Sick = Harmless Being Considered Obsolete Is Awesome = where’s Pearl Jam? The Science of Good Design: A Dangerous Idea = I’m pretty sure there is no god Credits Coins Cash: Social Currency & Finance 2.0 = dougrr, given2trade/thodoks as runner-up Free Coffee, Bad Apples & the Future of Currency= alex,t2b, and thodoks Food and Debate thread Demographics Are Dead: Unlocking Flock Behavior = timecube Everyone Is Gay: Social Media As Social Action = dime, beef, everyone Media Measurement: Science, Art or a Load of Crap = pls move to the A&E forum Please Touch Me! Enterprise Delight via Multitouch= where’s crepdogg77? Eat, S**t, Sleep: Enlightenment Through Unemployment - lenny Avoiding Bulls**t Personas: A Case Study = pls see pearljam.com/forums Invention & Inspiration: Building a Better World = withoutrings's good, bad, and missed connections Create a Common Enemy = where’s B? The Systematic Undoing of Copyright Trolls = where’s nah? Rise of the Social Spammers = RM Newsjacking: How to Inject Your Ideas = N&D thread exclusively for LW Online Personality Disorder: Resumes & Profiles = haha everything Death of Digital Downloads: MP3s the New 8-track? = what your kids will think of you Why Women Fail to Rule the Social Networks = sausages everywhere :/
Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:13 pm
The Maleficent
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm Posts: 13551 Location: is a jerk in wyoming Gender: Female
there's some definite ironic overtones to the concept of spamming a spam thread and receiving praise in the form of a classic RM jpeg meme as well as acknowledgement from the master of meta
Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:18 pm
Supersonic
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:10 am Posts: 10993 Gender: Male
malice wrote:
there's some definite ironic overtones to the concept of spamming a spam thread and receiving praise in the form of a classic RM jpeg meme as well as acknowledgement from the master of meta
Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:22 pm
The Maleficent
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:17 pm Posts: 13551 Location: is a jerk in wyoming Gender: Female
Alex wrote:
malice wrote:
there's some definite ironic overtones to the concept of spamming a spam thread and receiving praise in the form of a classic RM jpeg meme as well as acknowledgement from the master of meta
Post subject: Re: Prevalent nfl jerseys are cat-and-mouse for you-httpwww.thej
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:49 pm
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malice wrote:
there's some definite ironic overtones to the concept of spamming a spam thread and receiving praise in the form of a classic RM jpeg meme as well as acknowledgement from the master of meta
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