Freeper threads: How in the hell do you read them?

[boolean]

I really don't get it. At all. I know the replies don't tab in to each other, so you can't see who is replying to what, but there seems to be something more to it that I must be missing.

How do the topics even organize? I'm totally confused here. I go to "Religion Forum", for example, and I see a bunch of "topics", I guess. But on the top there are also a bunch of other things like "Homosexual Agenda", etc...WTF?

It's almost as if they're all just running their mouths off and there is no real DISCUSSION happening...................

[hatrack]

1. Taking along a Moron-English dictionary helps

:evilgrin:

[warrens]

2. Just scroll up 128 posts

Then scroll back down and read the next reply and tab up 57 posts to see what the original said, then scroll back down, and then...

It's truly awful software.

[usaftmo]

15. That's the funniest thing...

I've heard in a long time! :applause: :yourock:

Since their numbers are a lot higher than ours combined with the fact their site has been running much longer, their site should be a piece of cake to navigate.

"We can support the troops without supporting the President"
Trent "helmet-head" Lott

Can you believe there's already an airport down here named after him! :crazy:

[unpossibles]

3. it's kind of Zen. You just have to let go...

...of all attempts at logic, sense, intelligence, or rational discourse.

Or just read it for the hilarity. In that case, every statement is a little snowflake.

[chat_noir]

4. you gotta laugh when they "bump" a thread

[ganeshji]

5. Pour a glass of wine,

twist one up, and remember that only every 764th word is an actual word.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. You don't. You FEEL their truthiness in your gut.

:evilgrin:

[BlueJazz]

7. I swear, I think better Web Software came Free with Windows 95.

I don't think I've Ever seen such a shitty Web Front tied with a major Site.

If I were a Repug, I'd wonder where in the hell my donations are going...

[Crunchy Frog]

8. Their skill in running a web site

seems to be about on par with their skills in English spelling and grammar. I don't know how they stand it frankly, though I understand that they have a fondness for porta-potties for which FR is sort of the internet equivalent.:shrug:

[hvn_nbr_2]

9. So it's not just me?

I've only been there a few times, following links from here. I wondered, "how the heck can anyone follow a conversation there?"

[leftofthedial]

10. with gloves and hip waders on

[DawgHouse]

11. It's like Charlie Brown's teacher over there....

wah wah wah wah wah...

[11 Bravo]

12. I like to move my lips as I follow along. It helps me to feel in sync with the author.

[geniph]

13. You skim, very quickly

looking for gems such as "we are screwn."

[BrotherBuzz]

14. It's like a box of chocolates

you never know what you're going to get. ...

Nevertheless, there is an odd attraction to babel. :shrug:

[EvolveOrConvolve]

16. It is by far the shittiest message board software on the internet

Some threads will have 500+ posts, but you have to read them in 50 post pages. If a post on page 8 refers to a post on page 2, you're pretty much fucked. Jim Robinson takes donations and spends the money on himself rather than some decent software for his freeper-bots.

Apparently, he "wrote" the software itself, and is damn proud of it. What an idiot.