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[Mike Meyer]

"Philippe C. Martin" <philippe at philippecmartin.com> writes:

> Woof!
>
> And I thought my english was improving !
>
> I'm laughing very hard right now, thanks !
>
> Philippe

You might note that a fisherman who is trolling is *not* called a
troll. In that context, the "troll" is the lure/line that is being
used to troll.

And to think people wanted to *program* in this language!

       <mike

> 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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