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True dat MMD.

You said SNARKY. Dude...you're so gay! haha

I only make fun because I secretly hate myself because of childhood issues. So it's cool, or so my shrink says. I think the poster intended it fairly in jest. Who knows. Other than their non-gay qualifier I found it fairly amusing on a purely normal level. Only making fun based on that comment and the burbs location, which I live pretty darn near myself. It was others and posters bringing the other factors into play. We here at the Austinist are not making fun, only bringing amusing posts to light in a benign and snarky manner.

This was a light-hearted set of jabs, Sam. No one knows what "Lonely" is trying to do here, and that's where the fun comes in. The weaving of a purely speculative story (or several) around a posting on good ol' CL's anonynets intertronsite is hardly personal in any way.

And yes, "making fun of [whatever]" is inherently stupid. And that's because no matter what/who is currently the subject of a taunt/joke, it's always some variety of reflection on the tosser of taunts that's getting highlighted. In many ways, that's what MAKES it funny.

And in that same vein of thought, my question to you would be: is making fun of the cool skinny girl at school somehow LESS shitty than your example? (your answer is obviously yes) Why is that?

Sam...the same could be said for ANYTHING worthy of poking fun at. If we all looked deep down and thought everything through completely we would talk ourselves out of making fun of anything/anyone. Luckily, most of us aren't as caring and kind natured as you. Besides, I'm sure I get made fun of too. I mean there have got to be savage groups of people out there who make fun of ridiculously good looking and smart people. If they want to make fun of me...so be it. I can take it(no pun intended) just as well as I can dish it out.

Sorry Aaron, but this is kinda shitty, like making fun of a dorky fat girl at school.

Even if "Lonely in Scofield" has sexual identity issues, is it really worth posting a blog about so that others publicly ridicule him for it, come on.

Are you making fun of *** to illustrate that making fun of *** is stupid or just to make fun of ***?

I know you are just trying to be funny, but its a sad situation that their are people out there who are lonely enough they have to post ads to make friends and sadder still to make fun of those people for the situation they are in.

- Sam

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Box seats might just be worth a few blow jobs, is what I see between the lines. Superbowl tickets probably gets a whole night of "experimentation".

I did find the "non-gay, strictly friends" double-qualifier to be a bit odd (and perhaps telling). As if there was the possibility of a "non-gay, friends with benefits" relationship between this dude and his new dude neighborfriend, but that THIS time, he'd prefer not to compleximicate it like that.

I did find the "non-gay, strictly friends" double-qualifier to be a bit odd (and perhaps telling). As if there was the possibility of a "non-gay, friends with benefits" relationship between this dude and his new dude neighborfriend, but that THIS time, he'd prefer not to compleximicate it like that.

So, what's the deal. Are you gay or not?

truecraig, I wish I knew how to quit you.

damn, I'm just chock-full of suburbanite buddies. Maybe there could be some sort of buddy-swap at which I could acquire an urbanite-buddy or three. Must be willing to ride the bus around and look at buildings being built without sneering at how the condos are all just for rich yuppies.

Milkman, you are beyond wit-awesome!

I was thoroughly creeped out by the last part...

"I will attend your kids birthday parties, too."