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Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« on: January 23, 2011, 07:38:16 PM »
I'm going to be gone for about three days--maybe, possibly, if by random chance and accident the weather gets stable here--checking in for a few seconds at a time, as with the past three weeks.

Anyway.

I'm really curious about something.

Other than their lack of rabid fanatical 0bamism, do the Pitcairn Islanders strike anyone as being much different from the primitives on Skins's island?

(For the uninitiated, "Pitcairn Island" is the oldelmtree message-board, to which many primitives have swum from Skins's island, seeking refuge from rabid fanatical 0bamism.)

As most here know, I myself don't pay much attention to Pitcairn Island, because it seems an inevitable unfortunate consequence of my paying attention to something, all sorts of mischief breaks out--and I surely have nothing against Pitcairn Island.

But there's plenty of members here, who row over to Pitcairn Island as much as, if not more than, they go sight-seeing on Skins's island.

With the exception of rabid fanatical 0bamism, though, are the Pitcairn Islanders just like the primitives on Skins's island?  The same?  More reasonable?  Less reasonable?

I've only ever superficially examined Pitcairn Island, but one thing does seem to stick out.

Whereas one can depend upon the primitives to betray a surprising range of characters and interests, contrasting personalities and values, all the Pitcairn Islanders seem to be cut from one mold (or cookie-cutter).

That might be an unfair assessment; remember, I've only ever superficially examined Pitcairn Island.

Whereas the primitives, besides being political junkies, tend to be junkies of other sorts too--cooking and baking, drugs, welfare, communing with nature, &c., &c., &c.--Pitcairn Islanders seem to be purely political junkies, and nothing more.

If one stuck a pin into their finger, they probably wouldn't bleed anything but politics.

Going out on a date with a Pitcairn Islander must be a real trip; they don't appear to cook and bake, to read, to indulge in sports, to collect stamps or coins, to listen to fine music, to have a cat or dog, to carouse, to paint or sculpt, to have fantasies or dreams, to try something new and different, to have a life outside of politics.

They seem just 100% pure politics, nothing more.

Again, that could be an unfair judgement.

Those of you who know Pitcairn Island and the Pitcairn Islanders better than I do, what do you think?  Are they equal to the primitives on Skins's island?  Less entertaining?  More entertaining?  Are they "in to" anything other than politics?
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2011, 07:54:54 PM »
My impression is that the OET DUmmies are far, far less entertaining than Skimmer's zoo. The DUmp is filled with ignorant savages of every stripe. When they're on their game, you can never predict what the next absurdity will be, and that's entertaining. They put a unique brand of eclectic stupidity on display every single day. In contrast, the OET DUmmies are much more uniformly Stalinist, with strong Keefish overtones. That is, they exude smug snottiness to go along with their stupidity. The best DUmpmonkeys are far more frantic in their whiny hatred of everything American or Republican, but with the notable exception of the Know-It-All DUmmy nadinbrzhzceszshski, they just don't do smugness very well. It's as if, unlike the OET idiots, they realize, deep down, that they're mentally defective and just can't get enthusiastic about being smug. Some of them, though, are really accomplished at snottiness, like our reigning DOY.

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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2011, 08:09:17 PM »
That is, the OET DUmmies exude smug snottiness to go along with their stupidity.

The best DUmpmonkeys are far more frantic in their whiny hatred of everything American or Republican, but they just don't do smugness very well. It's as if, unlike the OET idiots, they realize, deep down, that they're mentally defective and just can't get enthusiastic about being smug.

Some of them, though, are really accomplished at snottiness, like our reigning DOY.

That seems an undeniable and perceptive difference, sir, and I thank you.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2011, 09:01:02 PM »
They seem more extreme politically, basically the types that moderate Democrats cringe at, they kind of remind me of Ivy League eggheads that have no common sense at all and are basically a very small minority in the US, and kind of boring.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2011, 09:49:18 PM »
.....and kind of boring.

That seems a fair and reasonable judgement, madam, at least from the little I've seen.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2011, 02:39:03 AM »
I find OET members to be boring as hell. I enjoyed reading the Crisis for their spin on why a DUmmie was Tombstoned, or who had partaken of too much Obama kool-aid. I think after the information leaked regarding their private forum, they've started hiding more. They've disparaged CCers in a few open threads,  but the efforts seem to be minimal in terms of insults, and strikes me as thread generating.

I used to look at their island as somewhat benign, but then the crazy started pouring out of the woodwork surrounding the AZ shooting. In their minds, conservatives of every stripe were guilty of the shooting, and in no uncertain terms our voices should be SILENCED :tampon: (hilarious smiley, btw.  I think it reflects their moody groupthink quite nicely).  ATJ and one or two other comrades thought they were was making a big mistake in co-opting the horrible event and using it politically.  All the others were solidly on board with using it as a springboard to limit speech.

I would not characterize the Pitcairn Islanders as highly intelligent or well schooled. Their posts mainly prove that intellect is not their strong suit. With their full on leftist slant, I doubt they value higher education.  I don't think proles require an Ivy League diploma, and lord knows they aren't smart enough to be part of the ruling elite.  That's the sad thing about their belief system. They think they are downtrodden under our system now? Imagine what they would do if the politburo deemed them unnecessary to the future of the state.

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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2011, 04:50:47 AM »
Old Elmtree's subjects are boring and uniform to an extreme that makes most DU members blush (DU is factionalized. BOG, generic idiots, a few troofers, etc)
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2011, 05:55:27 AM »
Instead of just one private forum Pitcairn is now establishing another.  Goodness knows how many layers of security they'll establish, complete with loyalty oaths and confidentially agreements, in order to bitch and moan about Skin's Island and gossip about their own members.  They are hands down more paranoid than DUmmies.

DUmmies always talk about their superior intelligence; Pitcairners are convinced of theirs and constantly attempt to convince one another.  Wading through some of their Writers forums will display massive self absorption and delusion.

As for entertainment value Skin's Island walks away with that category.  The Original Island is a  laugh factory.  Pitcairn can cure insomnia.

As an aside, in this Pitcairn thread  http://tinyurl.com/4ub9szc  Short Al publicly and myseriously vows not to take part in Pitcairns secret forums. 

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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2011, 07:54:52 AM »
Instead of just one private forum Pitcairn is now establishing another.  Goodness knows how many layers of security they'll establish, complete with loyalty oaths and confidentially agreements, in order to bitch and moan about Skin's Island and gossip about their own members.  They are hands down more paranoid than DUmmies.

DUmmies always talk about their superior intelligence; Pitcairners are convinced of theirs and constantly attempt to convince one another.  Wading through some of their Writers forums will display massive self absorption and delusion.

As for entertainment value Skin's Island walks away with that category.  The Original Island is a  laugh factory.  Pitcairn can cure insomnia.

As an aside, in this Pitcairn thread  http://tinyurl.com/4ub9szc  Short Al publicly and myseriously vows not to take part in Pitcairns secret forums.

That's what happens when there are secret forums, they always prove to be a disaster because it turns into a gossipfest.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2011, 12:01:41 PM »
I go over and read their forum maybe once every 2 months since the topics and comments are essentially the same.  Like most lib sites, they're vainly seaching for ways to be relevant.  Basically they're harmless, just like the primitives who are all talk and no action.  They do seem to be all politics all the time, though, but that's in keeping with their viewpoint of themselves as being the real intellectual side of liberal ideology (as if it exists at all).

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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2011, 01:05:27 PM »
Old Elmtree's subjects are boring and uniform to an extreme that makes most DU members blush (DU is factionalized. BOG, generic idiots, a few troofers, etc)

That's my take too! Ya read one, ya read 'em all! Seems pattin' each other on the back is the "special of the day", every day, day in and day out! Very few exceptions, which pretty much makes it a waste of mytime to even row over. I gave up on 'em after "the jerk" came here lookin' to impress his fellow termites.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2011, 03:27:56 PM »
I tried them, but they bored me to tears.  One forum section was nothing more than a single guy copy/pasting other peoples' articles, each as an OP.  There were very few replies.  Such intellectual giants. 

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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2011, 09:24:38 AM »
If one stuck a pin into their finger, they probably wouldn't bleed anything but politics.

I think the only way to be sure is to start severing much larger vessels.

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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2011, 10:44:56 PM »
OET kinda reminds me of Liberal Underground.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2011, 11:18:30 PM »
OET kinda reminds me of Liberal Underground.

Is that place still around? I thought it went the way of the DODO!
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2011, 07:53:46 AM »
Is that place still around? I thought it went the way of the DODO!

No, the rabbi, liberalguy, shut down his yeshiva, liberalunderground, some years ago.

The rabbi's now on Skins's island, but I've never been sure if it was the buzzy primitive, "BuzzClik" or not.

So don't take my word on that, the latter part.
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Re: Skins's island or Pitcairn Island?
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2011, 10:20:02 PM »
No, the rabbi, liberalguy, shut down his yeshiva, liberalunderground, some years ago.

The rabbi's now on Skins's island, but I've never been sure if it was the buzzy primitive, "BuzzClik" or not.

So don't take my word on that, the latter part.

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