I’ve been enjoying Stallion Cornell’s recent blog series, recounting his decade-long online brawl with Languatron, both of whom are WAY too into Battlestar Galactica for my tastes.
The internet is a great place to pick a fight for nerds like me. (I would say us, but I didn’t want to speak for you, Stallion) I’ve been pretty good with words for most of my life, but never very good at fighting in real life. In real fighting, I usually let my temper get the best of me and I end up making a fool out of myself, which tends to end up in just laughter. Online fighting, however, favors those who can carefully (and quickly) type a few words or phrases that pack a nice zing.
However, I must be careful to use my powers for good and not evil… (right, wifey?)