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Pure self-indulgence

by DougJ|  June 5, 201210:24 pm| 50 Comments

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I’d like to think this email, sent by me, is why I got that Moore Award earlier today:

From: Douglas Jones <**********@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 12:01 PM
Subject: Moore Award nominee
To: [email protected]

Dear Andrew and Co.,

Long time reader, first-time writer in. Love your blog, it’s about
the only place a Burkean centrist can get a fair look at things these
days.

I have a possible Moore Award nominee — the vile gang at
Balloon-Juice comparing Romney to Hitler

The Reichstag fire next time

Keep up the good work!

I know, I know, it’s only a nomination.

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50Comments

  1. 1.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    June 5, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    I knew it. I’m still very happy for you and will vote early and often.

  2. 2.

    jrg

    June 5, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    “I’d like to this email”. Nice. For great justice!

  3. 3.

    Baud

    June 5, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    A little sunshine on an otherwise sad day. Thanks, M. Black Abe.

  4. 4.

    Comrade Jake

    June 5, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Effing brilliant. Well playedJ.

  5. 5.

    Valdivia

    June 5, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    No worries we will make sure you win it at the end of the year!

  6. 6.

    BGinCHI

    June 5, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Way to pole the electorate.

  7. 7.

    Evolving Deep Southerner

    June 5, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    I’d like to this email, sent by me, is why I got that Moore Award earlier today:

    You’d like to … what?

    Put down that keyboard and go to bed, son. I may drunk-post here from time to time, but I’m not a front-pager. There’s a difference.

  8. 8.

    jl

    June 5, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    See, I told you people.

    BiJocular Cranky TrollJ himself was behind the whole thing.

  9. 9.

    Donut

    June 5, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    Doug, when you’re good, you’re REALLY good. Well played.

    Did you send the interns a link to this post yet?

  10. 10.

    Violet

    June 5, 2012 at 10:42 pm

    You’ve got all my votes when it’s time to pick the winner. I’m good at poll spamming.

  11. 11.

    Metrosexual Black AbeJ

    June 5, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    @Evolving Deep Southerner:

    Site is slow for me, had trouble editing.

  12. 12.

    Soonergrunt

    June 5, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    I humbly bow before the master. Truly, I am not worthy.

  13. 13.

    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    June 5, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    :-)

    Well done.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  14. 14.

    Pavlov's Dog

    June 5, 2012 at 10:58 pm

    Haha…well played.

  15. 15.

    freelancer

    June 5, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    This is the funniest thing I’ve seen today.

  16. 16.

    Jamie

    June 5, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    This makes me feel better about being unemployed, having my girl have to go back to the other coast, and the world going to hell and all that.

    Doug wins the inter tubes!

  17. 17.

    Bnut

    June 5, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    Meta-trolling taken to a new level. If only you blogged at a right wing site under another fake name, we could get you another nomination.

  18. 18.

    Arrik

    June 5, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    DougJ wins the internets today

  19. 19.

    fuckwit

    June 5, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    Awesome.

    Also, that nick

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/opinion/blow-metrosexual-black-abe-lincoln.html

  20. 20.

    Comrade Javamanphil

    June 5, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    If Andy Kaufman were a blogger…so much win.

  21. 21.

    Jay in Oregon

    June 5, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    No, no, no, no.

    I refuse to believe that you got away with sending an email about your own BJ post under the name “Douglas Jones”.

  22. 22.

    jl

    June 5, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    @Bnut:

    ” If only you blogged at a right wing site under another fake name, we could get you another nomination. ”

    That is a great idea, and I am sure MBAJ can pull it off. Then a commneter submits a new troll feat of strength.

    This could be a new feature on this full service blog:

    The Pseudonymous Name of the DayJay spoof troll challenge.

  23. 23.

    Paul at Predictable Funk

    June 5, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    This is ten flavors of awesome covered in awesomesauce.

  24. 24.

    Mark S.

    June 5, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    @Jay in Oregon:

    That is hard to believe. Also hard to believe: “it’s about
    the only place a Burkean centrist can get a fair look at things these days.” Come on, who could read that and not have their Burkean bells go off?

  25. 25.

    Upper West

    June 6, 2012 at 12:15 am

    Let me echo those above, Doug, and add,

    12 dimensional chess

    Supreme Kabuki Ninja maneuvering

    Reverse phylogenetic tactics

    In short, mockery within passion within mockery.

    We are not worthy,

  26. 26.

    Dee Loralei

    June 6, 2012 at 12:29 am

    This is the reason we love you DougJ. Kudos to you sir!

  27. 27.

    Judas Escargot, Your Postmodern Neighbor

    June 6, 2012 at 12:33 am

    This post is very uncivil.
    It deserves a Moore Award.

  28. 28.

    slag

    June 6, 2012 at 12:55 am

    the only place a Burkean centrist can get a fair look at things these
    days.

    Jesus Christ how do these people manage to take themselves seriously? And did you really send this from your own email account?

    I’d love to praise your genius on this, DougJ, but it’s hard to when these people are so incredibly absurd in and of themselves. Kudos to you, though, for putting in the effort to take advantage of their pathetically transparent conceits.

  29. 29.

    taylormattd

    June 6, 2012 at 1:07 am

    OMG, lol!

    You’ve finally done it. Should this be considered some kind of Grand Unification Theory of trolling?

  30. 30.

    wetcasements

    June 6, 2012 at 1:18 am

    What are the odds that ol Sully, seeing Mitt surging in the polls, goes 180 and starts writing Oakshottian paens to Mittens? Because it’s all about being on the right side of public opinion for him.

    I’m thinking it’s 50-50 right now.

    Anyways, well played sir. Andrew’s little blog monkeys are dumber than we thought (which isn’t saying much).

  31. 31.

    YellowJournalism

    June 6, 2012 at 1:26 am

    @Jay in Oregon: “No, no, no, no.

    I refuse to believe that you got away with sending an email about your own BJ post under the name “Douglas Jones”.”

    That’s the best part!

  32. 32.

    Jewish Steel

    June 6, 2012 at 2:16 am

    If I could play the guitar the way you play these saps? Sheeeit.

  33. 33.

    asiangrrlMN

    June 6, 2012 at 4:04 am

    Dude. You so fucking rock and roll. This made me bust out in a hearty gut-laugh. Kudos, Metrosexual Black AbeJ! Fucking brilliant.

  34. 34.

    SectarianSofa

    June 6, 2012 at 4:11 am

    Fucking hilarious. Nice work, Mr. AbeJ Doug Metrosexual Lincoln.

  35. 35.

    worn

    June 6, 2012 at 4:17 am

    Good Lord, Doug, this cracks me up. And to think I wrote you earlier today with “You may already be aware, but if not…”

  36. 36.

    SectarianSofa

    June 6, 2012 at 4:19 am

    Hmm. My computer and/or wordpress, etc.. are doing weird things with my attempted edit. (Whee — my post briefly appeared as from “undefined”. I apologize in advance for any triple-posted half-chewed-up words.
    Suffice it to say, Alan Sokal, you’re no AbeJ.

  37. 37.

    Rafer Janders

    June 6, 2012 at 7:02 am

    I think it was the use of the word “vile” that got to Sully. He just can’t resist it, it’s catnip to him..

  38. 38.

    Svensker

    June 6, 2012 at 8:52 am

    Oh my. Ha ha ha. You’ve made my day. Burkean centrist? Hoot!

  39. 39.

    kc

    June 6, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Hahaha!

  40. 40.

    SFAW

    June 6, 2012 at 9:30 am

    You’ve finally done it. Should this be considered some kind of Grand Unification Theory of trolling?

    More like the Klein Bottle of trolling. Or the Ouroboros. Or something.

  41. 41.

    Epicurus

    June 6, 2012 at 10:15 am

    Claim your prize now! If it’s good enough for Jonah Effing Goldberg, it’s surely good enough for you.

  42. 42.

    The Fat Kate Middleton

    June 6, 2012 at 10:16 am

    @SFAW: And the Ouroborus made me laugh out loud, too.

  43. 43.

    Grumpy Code Monkey

    June 6, 2012 at 10:19 am

    Is it remotely possible that Sully knows DougJ is playing with him, and is playing along just for kicks? Or is he really that blinkered?

    Fun either way, though.

  44. 44.

    SFAW

    June 6, 2012 at 10:45 am

    Is it remotely possible that Sully knows DougJ is playing with him, and is playing along just for kicks?

    Yes. It’s also remotely possible that the hair which formerly occupied the top of my head will grow back tomorrow. (Just to be clear: it’s disappearance is not due to cutting or shaving.)

    It’s also remotely possible that Mitch McTurtle will make a public pronouncement that, yes indeedy, the Senate Rethugs have been actively trying to destroy the economy, in the hope that it takes down Obama as well, but he now realizes that it’s wrong to do so.

    It’s also remotely possible that Nobel Peace Prize for Hack Writing nominee Jonah Goldberg will write something intelligent. (Nah, never mind, that’s too ridiculous to contemplate.)

    I hope this helps.

  45. 45.

    J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford

    June 6, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Did you ever know that you’re my hero? You’re everything a blog troll should be…

  46. 46.

    EconWatcher

    June 6, 2012 at 11:12 am

    This is like the Mona Lisa of trolling.

  47. 47.

    pragmatism

    June 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Master troll is masterful

  48. 48.

    SectarianSofa

    June 6, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    So, now Balloon-juice is “the Moore award winning Balloon-juice,” featuring J.C. and Metrosexual Black AbeJ.

  49. 49.

    ns

    June 6, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Troll Pride 2012!! When’s the march?

  50. 50.

    mclaren

    June 6, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    They didn’t nominate me personally? Man, that’s a bummer.

    The guy who made that nomination is definitely the Julius Streicher of the 2010s. But at least he’s offering a Final Solution to the “liberal problem.”

    There. Maybe that’ll do it.

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