:-)
A troll is a little demon who generally lives under bridges (At least from
what I have been told). In internet parlance, when someone posts a
deliberately controversial (sp?) message that is sure to evoke a response
or even a flame, the message would be called a "troll".
-ChUcK W.
On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Alan Simpson wrote:
>
> hello,
>
> I'm sorry about causing a fuss in this mailing list. But I was
> definitely told this and all I wanted to know was whether anyone else
> out there knew anything about it.
>
> In a way, I guess that was stupid because if there were any truth to it,
> then there probably wouldn't be many others out there who do know about
> it, let alone others who knew and were willing to talk about it.
>
> As for some of the other matters, the "around" issue is probably the
> result of Chinese whispers. I can't remember what my friend's precise
> words were. Maybe she said "around", maybe she said something else. At
> the time, I was more interested in her "facts" than her language.
>
> Well, as someone wrote in response, if there is any truth to this, then
> we shall find out within a year or so, at least for the smaller prime.
>
> Can I ask just one more question? What's a troll?
>
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