I don't think Stephenson's a troll. He clearly has a thin skin. He comes across as kind of dick (Exhibit A: Needlessly bragging about his space-age, only-one-of-three-in-existence melted Lazy-Boy). Nevertheless, he was the victim of some bonafide hatin' in that thread. It wasn't just constructive criticism. Even the…

Hah. I was going to read a just few pages, but when the haters appeared, and I got sucked in. I've reached page 48 and intend to continue to the end. It's like a black hole. (Actually, a more likely explanation is that I have nothing better to do with my time).

Impressive? I think not. With perhaps the exception of the fourth guy in the first row, all I see is a thousand shit bows. No bows would have been better.

I've gotta a bolt for her to wrench.

Global Warming In Westeros.

These sets of tweets and retweets look as though they form three splats of red and blue birdshit. Somehow this seems appropriate.

*SPOILER ALERT*

The purpose of the memo was to warn the President that an Bin Laden was determined to attack the United States and that operatives were present in the United States planning for future attacks. It specifically mentions that there was activity consistent with the preparations for hijackings. You dismiss these warnings…

The entire memo:

Where is the scan of your "file original" birth certificate? Commenters have repeatedly requested a scan of this document in order to allay some of the doubts we have of your legal residency. Yet, you steadfastly refuse to comply. It begs the question, Thomas_IL: What are you trying to hide?

Sorry. She has two uterii, two cervices and two vaginal canals, separated by a thin septum. Both sets are smaller than normal and one is considerably smaller than the other. Together they'd look like one odd double-barrel shotgun.

Hint: Watch the video.

Kelly TwoTwats® doesn't come across as the sharing type.

That was a compliment. Who doesn't appreciate compliments?

Hahaha. You're so funny, Tommy. The owl with the mortarboard! Such a clever analogy! Hahaha! Brilliant! Your comments are always the best.

Not sure how this is relevant. Doesn't having one's skull fractured rise above the level of being bullied?

FYI: Pointing out the tragedy of one beating does not in any way minimize the tragedy of all other beatings. You're logic is faulty.

I don't think I equated NPR with the CPB, but point taken anyway. I support CPB and believe its purpose justifies the relative pittance it receives in public funds.