Columbo
Never again
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Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
Fair question. In here they are often used for the passive aggressive middle to signal fellow moderates that they have a 'live one' and are squarely in condescending, indulging mode.
I've been accused of harassment and of false accusations, which are both false accusations themselves.
Best I leave so I don't get more false accusations thrown at me.
Columbo
Never again
I sometimes use them tho...
Columbo
Never again
See you soon.
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
You use them because you think Kingston makes them look learned and fancy. I used them to denote that I was giving a clue...
Columbo
Never again
No. That isn't the reason.
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
You don't use them for passive aggressive purposes, but some do. 'Right...' and 'OK...' are great examples of using the ellipsis to sarcastically denote you are in no way associated with stupid.
Columbo
Never again
Who here uses them for passive aggressive purposes?
i thought i locked in that honour 9 years ago. there are a few others that could possibly lay claim. but a couple of nine-era noobs? not a chance.
Columbo
Never again
I've worked very hard to be the most hated here. Posters here curse my name. The skies seem to darken into grey clouds when I start to post. Dogs whimper under the beds and trees suddenly have no leaves.
Mooseface
Little known member
Hmmm.....
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
The common thread seems to be people who have indulged your whimsy but do not want to have their clique hierarchy affected. They signal back to the herd "we're still cool".
Mooseface
Little known member
Oooh. What's the clique hierarchy? Do I need to get more informed about this??
Witty Banter
I see brinkpeople.
Passive aggression is essentially the art of indirection. The ellipsis can used for et cetera and tailing off, but when used for indirection, it's passive aggressive.
Columbo
Never again
Can't you name names?
Mooseface
Little known member
Did anyone watch Penn and Teller last night? (... speaking of misdirection)
Columbo
Never again
No. I was watching youtube videos of musicals.
Ummmmm, I mean I was probably doing something to be hated like stealing all the cheese on the moon.