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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on November 11, 2010, 04:22:27 AM
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In preparation for nominations for the TOP DUmmies OF 2010, which begin exactly two weeks from today, Thanksgiving Day, it's a good time to briefly have a question and answer thread about the DUmpster (not about Skins's island, but about the DUmpster), given that there's so many new members (about twice as many as there were this time last year) who might find the DUmpster somewhat, uh, confusing.
And hence this temporary "Ask the Moderators" thread, with our thanks to my fellow alum Skins for the inspiration.
The moderators of the DUmpster are Flame, TVDOC, TxRadioguy, and franksolich.
There's no such thing as a stupid question, so ask away.
However, despite the fact that there's no such thing as a stupid question, if one is shy about it, a personal message to a moderator asking the question will suffice, the identity of the questioner kept confidential.
The most frequently-asked question I've had over the year--in fact, all the years the DUmpster has been in exitence--involves the treatment of mentally-incompetent primitives in the DUmpster, as if we might be going "too far" in making fun of sick people.
This issue was addressed in February, during a poll here, "are we too mean to the primitives on Skins's island?"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,40292.0.html
Decent and civilized people have boundaries, limits, and those boundaries seem to have been scrupulously observed in the DUmpster since its inception; no primitive who is mentally ill, or otherwise ill, but making an honest effort to improve his life, has ever been mocked in the DUmpster. Never.
Decent and civilized people have judgement, and use it, easily discerning the difference between primitives actually trying to improve their condition, and primitives looking for a ride on the social security disability gravy-train.
It might seem to a newcomer that we mock, for example, the subway cat (the "undergroundpanther" primitive) rather much, but it was long ago determined the subway cat is a fake, a fraud, even well into middle age (and overweight besides) not the least bit interested in turning her life around. She just wants the free drugs, the free money, nothing more than that.
And so the DUmpster mocks away, at this parasite on the society human.
In things other than mental illness, but serious personal problems anyway, the DUmpster has actually proven itself effective in turning primitives' lives around, the stellar example being the gigantic primitive (the "Systematic Chaos" primitive).
It's a long story, but for the longest time, the gigantic primitive was mired in circa 500 pounds--a quarter of a ton--of fat, and the primitives on Skins's island weren't helping him any. The gigantic primitive then moved on to another message-board (a dietary one), but for many months his non-progress continued.
The DUmpster after a while discovered the gigantic primitive in his new digs, and once his campfires from there were brought here, much helpful advice and illumination was given the gigantic primitive. The gigantic primitive indicated he didn't much care for us--he even came to the DUmpster to say as much--but our enlightenment sunk into him, and as we all know now, the gigantic primitive has wrestled himself down to circa 400 pounds since his plight was first broadcast here.
Our enlightenment was of greater assistance to the gigantic primitive, than Skins's island or the dietary message-board.
And thus civilization advances.
However, the new lithe gigantic primitive still hasn't gone out to find a job, finding those social security disability checks and computer games more to his liking, and so our work is but half done; we need to light a fire under the Las Vegas fat boy so he becomes a contributing member of society.
I'm afraid, personally, that once the slenderized gigantic primitive realizes he's going to be kicked off the gravy-train, he's going to start chowing down again on bushels of Big Macs. So it's important that the DUmpster relentlessly keeps up its good work, so as to prevent a relapse.
We all do good work here, in keeping the truly sad and tragic cases separated from the clowns, the frauds, the shams, the rectal apertures, who choose to wallow rather than walk. The former, we leave alone; the latter have provided fertile territory for utterly appropriate amusement.
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What happened to Pam? I know that she did have a sock puppet that was discovered, but then she dropped out of the picture it seems. I would be shocked if she went away altogether as she was far too needy for attention, as she posted thread after thread of personal details of her life (mostly fabricated of course).
Has anyone come across her again?
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What happened to Pam? I know that she did have a sock puppet that was discovered, but then she dropped out of the picture it seems. I would be shocked if she went away altogether as she was far too needy for attention, as she posted thread after thread of personal details of her life (mostly fabricated of course).
Has anyone come across her again?
I believe that she has resurfaced as "demtenjeep" or something along those lines. She hasn't shown her mug often, though.
C'mon, Pammy, show us some . . . "love?" :puke:
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I believe that she has resurfaced as "demtenjeep" or something along those lines. She hasn't shown her mug often, though.
C'mon, Pammy, show us some . . . "love?" :puke:
She still can't resist posting all her cruise info!
LINK (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9523338&mesg_id=9523469)
demtenjeep (1000+ posts) Tue Nov-09-10 07:06 PM
Response to Reply #2
10. it is the only vacation I take
Cruises are wonderful and equalizing... no one knows how much money anyone else has...everyone is treated great. (Ill bet you tell them though, don't you Pammy?)
Cruises are also quite inexpensive. 300-1500 a person depending on where you choose to sleep. (I wonder if you get a discount if you pick up one of the ship's nightclub singers or whoever that guy was she had a thing for?)
We have roomed on several decks and no matter where you sleep, the entire cruise is fantastic
If she REALLY wanted to "equalize" things as she claims, she should take Bobo the Hobo with her on her next trip.
demtenjeep (1000+ posts) Tue Nov-09-10 07:10 PM
Response to Reply #13
15. we have been on 8
1 Carnival
7 Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean is by far the better cruise line.
One time, our local airport canceled our first flight to the connecting flight...
put us on a Greyhound which broke down numerous times
Bottom line, we missed the boat
RCL put us up in Miami for 2 days and flew us to Jamaica and then charted taxis to catch the boat THEN they refunded half our cruise price for all 4 of us that went. It wasn't even RCL's fault but they took care of us.
Wow, 8 cruises????? And you didn't invite Bobo even once???? That's just too cruel for words . . . what kind of caring, empathetic person does that?? :lmao:
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I will agree with her assessment of Royal Carribean. They are a great cruise line. Though, we haven't gone on one since 2003 . . . and with The Heiress now in the picture, we'd probably take the next one on Disney.
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I have something I'm curious about . . . has CC (or CU, FR, etc) been responsible for any successful 'conversions' of DUmmies from a slacker/on-the-dole/negative individual to a productive, working & contributing member of society? Just wondering if we've had any sledgehammer to the head, shock-n-awe positive effect on them?
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I have something I'm curious about . . . has CC (or CU, FR, etc) been responsible for any successful 'conversions' of DUmmies from a slacker/on-the-dole/negative individual to a productive, working & contributing member of society? Just wondering if we've had any sledgehammer to the head, shock-n-awe positive effect on them?
Probably not.
I used to hope this would be the case, but the primitives are irredeemable, their cerebral-cells fossilized.
It was about three years ago I finally got around to adopting the British colonial policies of the 1800s--beat a few selected primitives because it might half-civilize them. Beat the rest of the primitives simply because they're brutal coarse uncouth savages.
It's about the best one can do.
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Now to be fair Frank we have civilized a few enough to function in polite society. They still hold their beliefs but they aren't a part of the rabid, slobbering, poo-flinging mob over there anymore. O-)
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Now to be fair Frank we have civilized a few enough to function in polite society. They still hold their beliefs but they aren't a part of the rabid, slobbering, poo-flinging mob over there anymore. O-)
Another one of our accomplishments--I forget our perceptive colleague who pointed this out--was that the poetess CalPig primitive laid off on the "poetry" after reading our helpful critiques on how to improve it.
She hasn't posted any poems lately, but that's probably because she's working over some pieces, a copy of our useful suggestions at hand for consultation.
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How about we start profiling DUmmies like we profile criminals.
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How about we start profiling DUmmies like we profile criminals.
We already do that.
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Another one of our accomplishments--I forget our perceptive colleague who pointed this out--was that the poetess CalPig primitive laid off on the "poetry" after reading our helpful critiques on how to improve it.
You weave words as subtly as the Norns weave the fates of Men.
:cheersmate:
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Frank, with so many people being pizza'd at DU this year, are they still in consideration for Top Primitive?
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Frank, with so many people being pizza'd at DU this year, are they still in consideration for Top Primitive?
Yes.
As long as the primitive still existed as of 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2010, the primitive is eligible, even if mausoleumed at 12:02 a.m. January 1, 2010.
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demtenjeep (1000+ posts) Tue Nov-09-10 07:10 PM
Response to Reply #13
15. we have been on 8
Wow. Eight cruises, huh?! It wasn't through capitalism that you got your money was it?! You know, that evil, dirty word among the stupids at the DUmp and with the libtards. Now that would be bad, wouldn't it be DUmmie?!
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Wow. Eight cruises, huh?!
And her sainted husband, who she alternately can't stand and loves dearly, hasn't thrown her overboard yet. Shocking. :banghead: