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| Below the line with darquelourd: 'Sardonic rapier-like wit' | Below the line with darquelourd: 'Sardonic rapier-like wit' |
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| BTL (below the line) is a weekly profile of a particularly delightful, prolific or controversial member of the Guardian comment community. Nominate yourself or someone else. | BTL (below the line) is a weekly profile of a particularly delightful, prolific or controversial member of the Guardian comment community. Nominate yourself or someone else. |
| Need to know: darquelourd | Need to know: darquelourd |
Comments to date: 2,399 Abuse reports: 103 | Joined: 4 June 2008 Comments to date: 2,399 Abuse reports: 103 |
| What about a story makes you want to comment? Or what kinds of stories do you most often comment on? | What about a story makes you want to comment? Or what kinds of stories do you most often comment on? |
| Headlines often trigger a sort of Cif PTSD in me. Often my comments are simply what I regard as "witty" replies to your delightful headlines. | Headlines often trigger a sort of Cif PTSD in me. Often my comments are simply what I regard as "witty" replies to your delightful headlines. |
Sardonic rapier-like wit. | Describe your comment persona in three words Sardonic rapier-like wit. |
| What's your commenting theme song? | |
| Oh Lord, I have only one theme song for my entire life and that is Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. I believe it was also used in a Rocky film. | |
| Tell us something about who you are offline | |
| I'm a mild mannered, bookish weirdo with a number of tattoos. Often described, in a friendly way, as "surly". Rather salty use of language, but really fairly decent. Have been known to rescue small kittens and puppies from imminent death by walking into traffic forcing cars to stop or kill him (aka me) as well as the animal. Certainly not afraid of much or many. Places a high value on "truth" and authenticity. | |
| Share a comment (either yours or someone else's) that you think is particularly fantastic: | Share a comment (either yours or someone else's) that you think is particularly fantastic: |
| Sorry, can't remember verbatim but I most enjoyed engaging in a little punnery or word play with others in the commentary on an Anthony Weiner article. Lots of sexual innuendo. Fabulous abuse of the English language for "play". Loved it! | Sorry, can't remember verbatim but I most enjoyed engaging in a little punnery or word play with others in the commentary on an Anthony Weiner article. Lots of sexual innuendo. Fabulous abuse of the English language for "play". Loved it! |
| What's one thing that people ATL should know about what goes on BTL? | What's one thing that people ATL should know about what goes on BTL? |
| It's an issue of personal taste, but I wish authors would refrain from entering the world BTL. You get to write what is ATL. I think what is BTL should be left to the readers. | It's an issue of personal taste, but I wish authors would refrain from entering the world BTL. You get to write what is ATL. I think what is BTL should be left to the readers. |
| Nothing personal to any of the writers. Many of them can add "value" in terms of facts and context BTL, but I don't believe that is what BTL is all about at all. | Nothing personal to any of the writers. Many of them can add "value" in terms of facts and context BTL, but I don't believe that is what BTL is all about at all. |
| BTL is the faceless public's place to let off a little steam or add a bit of knowledge or experience. | BTL is the faceless public's place to let off a little steam or add a bit of knowledge or experience. |
| Tell us a secret: | |
| Sorry, I don't really have any secrets I can think of. I stopped living in that sort of world decades ago. | |
| Do you have a crush on a Guardian journalist? Who? | Do you have a crush on a Guardian journalist? Who? |
| Ana Marie Cox, smart and attractive. So is Sadhbh Walshe, unpronounceable name but a great passion for social justice. Jill Filipovic has also been knocking them out of the ballpark lately really stepping forward to define a new feminist ethos. But it's the power of their words and thoughts which makes me swoon for them. | Ana Marie Cox, smart and attractive. So is Sadhbh Walshe, unpronounceable name but a great passion for social justice. Jill Filipovic has also been knocking them out of the ballpark lately really stepping forward to define a new feminist ethos. But it's the power of their words and thoughts which makes me swoon for them. |
| Tell us about your username. Where did it come from? What, if anything, does it mean? | Tell us about your username. Where did it come from? What, if anything, does it mean? |
| Somewhat based on a sci-fi serial that made millions. Also reflects the "dark" nature of my personality. "Dark" being a word used to give a negative connotation to people with critical thinking skills. | Somewhat based on a sci-fi serial that made millions. Also reflects the "dark" nature of my personality. "Dark" being a word used to give a negative connotation to people with critical thinking skills. |
| Have you learned anything (about yourself or the world) since you started commenting on the Guardian? | |
| Things I tell myself: just calm down. Don't get personal. Try to be polite. | Things I tell myself: just calm down. Don't get personal. Try to be polite. |
| Fear and anger are cues. They are used by surveillance and monitoring systems around the world, including Homeland Security at our airports to target individuals as "troublemakers". Try not to ever show fear or anger. Even online. | Fear and anger are cues. They are used by surveillance and monitoring systems around the world, including Homeland Security at our airports to target individuals as "troublemakers". Try not to ever show fear or anger. Even online. |
| Tell us about a commenter you admire: | Tell us about a commenter you admire: |
| Oh gosh, there are a number of awesome commenters. So many are so better than I am with the facts and stats. Others obviously have a background knowledge of what they are writing about. Cif has some commenters who seem very up on economics and I learn something from them all the time. | Oh gosh, there are a number of awesome commenters. So many are so better than I am with the facts and stats. Others obviously have a background knowledge of what they are writing about. Cif has some commenters who seem very up on economics and I learn something from them all the time. |
| Shout out to MikeDow though. He almost always has something worthwhile to say. Seems a great guy too. | Shout out to MikeDow though. He almost always has something worthwhile to say. Seems a great guy too. |