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cruel shoes, genderblah, godwin's, jokes that don't go over well, parents taking shit too seriously, sexism, shoes for industry!, tags are serious business, think of the children, whining in comments

Wank? In my snark comm?
It's more likely than you think.

So, over at ugly_crap on LJ, the comm members amuse themselves by doing the equivalent of telling ghost stories: finding the ugliest/most tasteless products possible and snarking them. Most of the time, things are pretty quiet there - it's quite rare that commenters disagree with the OP's judgement, and when it happens, it's usually pretty civil.

But when moira_aoibheane posts these high heels for babies, things get a little messy.

We have accusations that commenters have no sense of humour, cries of misogyny, and your standard "This isn't funny!" "That's because you have no sense of humour!" "ZOMG U JUST INSULTED MY SENSE OF HUMOUR U H00R!".

And, because no wank would be complete without it: invocation of Godwin's Law for absolutely no reason at all!

Small, but tasty.

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	tofuknight 2008-06-19 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	Parents love that game! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

evilsqueakers
2008-06-19 08:59 pm UTC (link)

Well, of course they do! Especially when you're bendable enough to get out of the stroller and they're so damned tired of playing "chase the kid." I'll finish the story as my godmom would: "when we got back to the Holiday Inn, she ran into the bar, hopped up on the barstool, and announced 'This is my mama, her name is Babah, and boy does she need a drink." The kicker being the bartender agreed. I was prone to playing it at least once a day.

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	brennalarose 2008-06-19 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	AW! I never did it in an amusement park. I did sulk because I didn't get to ride the pink Dumbo. But I was four and had missed my nap. At least you saw to it your mother got a drink afterwards! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	evilsqueakers 2008-06-20 12:30 am UTC (link)
	I went to DW like 4 times a year before starting school. They all knew me well. Especially that Holiday Inn. It was the one with the clown. I never sulked over a ride since I usually got my way. Probably why she did need a drink. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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