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comment by Wintermute

"Trolling is a fishing-derived term that basically means browsing/searching in common English. After thinking about it for a moment, I'm not sure whether the internet-common term derives from a verbification of the noun "troll", a copting of the fishing term, or a combination of the two.





user-inactivated  ·  2682 days ago  ·  link  ·  

elizabeth  ·  2683 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh. Today I learned!

Funny how it was the opposite way of what I was thinking. Not them mis-using internet words (which does happens in corporate settings) but us internetters hijacking a perfectly established word.

kleinbl00  ·  2682 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Trolling is an awesome way to fish. It involves beer, boats, and naps.