Geeeeek...

So I read Fark.com. The headlines often amuse me; some of the news is interesting. I don't read the comments regularly, but I get sucked in sometimes. It doesn't take too long to learn the typical rhythms of the comments sections, either.

Today sported the headline:
"Deliberately inflammatory headline regarding political issue distorts actual content of article with intent to provoke irrational conflicts among debaters. Sarcastic request for members of opposing ideology to inhale sharply" with a link to this Google Image Search for "politics troll.".

You see, Fark.com gets a lot of headlines of the form parodied by the headline.

But even more amusing to me were the comments for this thread. Some of the references will surely make no sense if you are not a forum-goer there, but there's enough that's generic to any Internet BBS that it might be worth a look.

Resolutions, revisited

Baby Resolution: Well, car seat and stroller both got resolved pretty quickly, so it's more than time to move to the next item. Cribs, I think. Possibly including bassinets.

Bardic Resolution: Definitely on-target to have the riddle performable by the end of the month. Next... hm.

SCA "pop" music tends to be naughty, bloody, weepy, or funny. The riddle is way naughty. I live in a barony with a strong fighting tradition, so maybe something bloody? I'm not aware of too many surviving war songs.

There is always "Agincourt Carol," I suppose. Perhaps I'll learn the tune and write a... wotzit? Contrafacta? Period term for "filk." This page has some other songs I've never heard of under the theme of "war." I have one or two Crusader songs somewhere at home, which might be other resources. Have to do some research on poetics at the time "Agincourt Carol" was current to get the new words about right.