The Al Realpolitik Institute of Sulfur Mining & Extraction

[Joe Republic]

The official repository for any and all posts that encourage the reader to ask "would you like some ice for that burn?"

yes he was a dictator, but I didn't support him

Didn't you? The situation in Egypt earlier this year was very much an either/or situation; you were opposed to what happened, thus you supported Mubarak. Of course I don't pay much attention to your posts (not only are your opinions typically worth very little, but you're a terrible writer) so perhaps you were trying to have your cake and eat it or something similarly dishonest.

[Joe Republic]

To BRTD, and it doesn't matter what it was in response to; it could apply to anything:

When most people do amazingly stupid things they are embarrassed about them, try to hide them, cover them up.

In my opinion, you need to move back into your assisted living quarters.  The experiment isn't working.

[Joe Republic]

I am curious, however, as to your secrets that allow you to post for 36 straight hours on this forum at one time, and yet provide absolutely nothing of intrinsic value.  Please tell.

"Nothing of intrinsic value". Yes, I do believe that is the standard theory of value economists hold to today. Thanks for reminding me.

But, I dunno. I thought that maybe trying to examine a new style of politics for the Republicans might appeal to your famous pseudo-political independence (not that it's ever been reliable). Or that perhaps asking what I consider to be a probing question of a political perspective rapidly gaining in popular currency might be worth pursuing. Or, maybe, looking at history from another perspective and trying to find something in there.

But no. I'm adding nothing of value. Much better prognostications of hopeless doom-and-gloom - until the Republicans take office! The speed with which the economy will recover then is going to give me rug-burn.

[Joe Republic]

Hmm, I managed to delete that post when I meant to edit it.  Oh well, at least it's preserved now.

[Joe Republic]

1 down 49 to go.

Nobody cares about how many of your cousins had sex with you.

[Joe Republic]

You shouldn't need to guess too hard who this was directed at:

Thanks bro.  Where did you find this info?  I've been looking all over for non-detailed closing bell numbers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and can't seem to find it anywhere except here.

[Joe Republic]

Should phknrocket1k be getting food stamps?

Judging from the photos... no.

[Joe Republic]

Hush, Opebo.  Your cliché is showing.

[Joe Republic]

You know, the 'everything about you' part.  It's tiresome.  Even BRTD hasn't posted anything obsequious in days.

Maybe mix it up a little?  Try another ideological 180 or something.  It got people talking for years after the last time.

[Joe Republic]

Aw, your feigned ignorance is cute, I'll give you that.

But I have no time for you right now, I'm afraid.  I suggest re-reading my post for now.

[Joe Republic]

Obama numbers go down.  Bad

Obama numbers go up.  Good

Remarkable analysis.  I never thought of it like that before.

[Joe Republic]

Not everyone who disagrees with you is trolling.

I suggest you stop being such a massive fanny.

[Joe Republic]

I suggest you stop being such a massive fanny.

(Plus, there is a way to read posts without actually entering the thread it was posted in.)

[Joe Republic]

I personally believe that Buddhism is the only sensible organized religion. Or at least the most sensible.

Good God. You're like Libertas, only incapable of producing anything of value.

[Joe Republic]

Hehe, officepark reported the above post, but not the actual source quote. 

[Joe Republic]

officepark got the post deleted. what a whiny little word that rhymes with runt.

Actually, it appears Giovanni deleted it himself, in favor of a much more effective method of ridiculing our resident Master of Mediocrity.

[Joe Republic]

Apparently 'Master of Mediocrity' is also now report-worthy.

[Joe Republic]

Sometimes the simplest retort can be just perfect:

There is neither troll nor quality poster, neither banned nor unbanned, nor is there red avatar and blue avatar, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Seriously, shut up.

[Joe Republic]

The quality and destructive power of Al's lengthier rebuttal posts is directly proportional to the number of ellipses he prefaces it with.

[Joe Republic]

Just watch the trend; that will decide it.

Really, are you telling me that how support changes from its current levels will dictate the eventual results of the election?  Gasp!

[Joe Republic]

I think he meant to put it in the Deluge.

[Joe Republic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQkbXWwJhQ

How'd I know your clip would be from a movie from 30 years ago. You know, Hollywood is still making films. Would it kill you to see one from time to time?

[Joe Republic]

I am visibly disabled...

What is your disability?

He was hit in the head with a gold brick while on a field trip to the Dow Jones building as a child. 

[Joe Republic]

This is bad and you should feel bad. I recommend you stop this drivel and get a nice stable job as a janitor with no internet access.

[Joe Republic]

I still don't understand how a thread celebrating insults of one poster to another is allowed to exist if people are regularly being infracted for insulting one another.  Seems a bit....counter productive.  Even more so when you look at how many mods are posting and being quoted in it.

It's a celebration of witty retorts (for the most part).  Plain old insults usually don't fall into that category.