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lady_ganesh ([info]lady_ganesh) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2009-08-24 14:02:00


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No one wanks as hard as knitters do. Except maybe spinners.
Blogger Sharon Pelletier writes a satirical post about a local spinning event at her library.

Not everyone is impressed.

At this point, I don't feel that you are a decent person because you failed in being mature enough to go outside your comfort zone, and instead chose to call names.

Though there is still some disagreement in the ranks:

Knitting "networking" sites like Ravelry have congealed knitters into a writhing, slimy glob of Bitch that ooze across the internet wielding knitting needles and a smug sense of superiority.

76 mostly angry comments later, she posts a follow-up explaining that no, she was trying to be funny, she does not think PETA needed to be informed, and she really does not think spinners are witches, either.

Reaction so far is mostly positive, though you never know with knitters, spinners and even those rebellious crocheters.

ETA a verb. Verbs are important.


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[info]phosfate
2009-08-24 07:20 pm UTC (link)
she was trying to be funny

Sadly, she came off as kinda dopey.

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[info]lady_ganesh
2009-08-24 07:23 pm UTC (link)
This is one of those rare and glorious wanks where pretty much everyone's mock-worthy.

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[info]bienegold
2009-08-24 07:24 pm UTC (link)
You fail at angora, lady.

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[info]negativecosine
2009-08-24 07:26 pm UTC (link)
Angora is easy to fail at. :(

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[info]jkefka
2009-08-24 07:25 pm UTC (link)
OK, the event she describes is definitively...odd. My brain kind of stopped somewhere around the rabbit. It's a rabbit. In a library. Buh?

Anyways, the knitters in the OP are awfully knee-jerk defensive and the OP seems...well, kind of bitchy, really. I do so love it when both sides of an argument are deserving of mockery. Silly knitters, spinnners, and crochet people. Needlepoint is where it's at.

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(no subject) - [info]waitwut, 2009-08-24 08:36 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-24 08:48 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:03 am UTC
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[info]the__ivorytower
2009-08-24 07:48 pm UTC (link)
Spinning is hard. :(

No, really, controlling your speed is a pain, and making sure you don't get really uneven thread is a bitch. I was never all that good at it.

/nerd

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(no subject) - [info]bienegold, 2009-08-24 08:26 pm UTC
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[info]julian_black
2009-08-24 07:54 pm UTC (link)
I love wank where all the parties involved behave in a mockworthy fashion. Needlessly nasty and profoundly unfunny blogger meets LOL defensive spinners? I approve of this wank.

And now I shall return to my embroidery...

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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-24 08:32 pm UTC

[info]kalakagatha
2009-08-24 08:49 pm UTC (link)
Heh. As I like to tell my students: if you have to keep saying "I'm just kidding!" UR DOIN IT RONG!

Okay, so I don't actually use the LOLcat speech. Usually.

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[info]scifantasy
2009-08-24 09:08 pm UTC (link)
those rebellious crocheters.

Yeah, I hear they can get cranky. Or grouchy. Or even cro(t)chety.

*rimshot*

(5 points to the first person who knows who I'm quoting. 10 points to the first to give the specific title of the source.)

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(no subject) - [info]terrylj, 2009-08-24 09:37 pm UTC
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[info]onyxnoir
2009-08-24 10:02 pm UTC (link)
I know it's supposed to be funny, but the spinner in me wants to introduce her to business end of a drop spindle now.

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[info]worstangel
2009-08-24 10:12 pm UTC (link)
This wank reminded me that I need to pick up my knitting needles when I visit home this week. =D

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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:04 am UTC

[info]magnolia_mama
2009-08-24 10:25 pm UTC (link)
What is it about Ravelry? "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" did one of their best-of shows this weekend, and the segment I heard involved Ravelry-ites ganging up on Mo Rocca for saying that handmade sweaters are itchy. I mean, c'mon, Mo Rocca? He's like low-fat half-caf Stephen Colbert. Is Ravelry some swirling vortex of fury waiting to be unleashed on the unsuspecting?

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(no subject) - [info]queencallipygos, 2009-08-24 11:21 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]miss_padfoot, 2009-08-25 06:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]seasleepy, 2009-08-25 06:48 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2009-08-28 12:00 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:07 am UTC
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[info]poisonyoulove
2009-08-24 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Don't you realise who knits and spins nowadays? That's right - the cool kids!

I'M BETTER THAN YOU! HOW DARE YOU MAKE LIGHT MOCKERY OF ME!

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[info]brennalarose
2009-08-24 10:48 pm UTC (link)
LOL knitting wank. *settles back with rum*

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[info]sneer
2009-08-24 10:55 pm UTC (link)
This wank needs moar anecdata regarding spinning of God's Magical Pubic Hairs.

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(no subject) - [info]poisonyoulove, 2009-08-24 10:57 pm UTC
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[info]poisonyoulove
2009-08-24 10:56 pm UTC (link)
You think you're funny? Well, here's news for you: mean isn't funny.

LOL, WUT? Who made that rule?

For the record, I'm in my 30s, ugly, and knit/crochet. Not only do I not spin, but I use acrylic fibers! Which pretty much makes me the Antichrist . . . hmm, maybe that's why I find mean to be funny.

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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:06 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:29 am UTC

[info]serai
2009-08-25 12:22 am UTC (link)
Whoa. Thar's some butthurt goin' on thar!

I've never gotten the knitting thing, myself. My grandma tried to teach me, but I couldn't get interested. I thought the original blog post was funny. I guess sarcasm and parody are hard from some people to grasp, especially when there's no voice to give it a tone.

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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:28 am UTC
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[info]singe
2009-08-25 12:23 am UTC (link)
I always feel so inadequate when craft wank shows up. I TRIED to crochet!

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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 12:29 am UTC
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(no subject) - [info]mochibuni, 2009-08-29 09:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-29 06:25 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mcity, 2009-08-25 03:43 am UTC
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[info]negativecosine
2009-08-25 01:49 am UTC (link)
The 57648 comments of "I tried to crochet and cannnn't" are driving me crazy because I teach crochet at my local yarn store and my response to this in real life is "Come to my class! It's free! I will be patient and encouraging and sneakily show you where we keep the yarn that's NOT made of god's magic pubic hairs!" And I really want to now, but I can't, and wah. I love bonding with people while we're all totally ruining yarn together. :(


...But the wank is, you know, adorable in the way that only fiberwank can be. I just want to pinch everyone's little cheeks and remind them that you can't knit/crochet/spin while you type, and that's why we need to do this kind of thing in person.

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(no subject) - [info]lady_ganesh, 2009-08-25 01:52 am UTC
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[info]sevendeadlyfun
2009-08-25 02:09 am UTC (link)
That's a lot of pearl clutching in one place and I'm only disappointed that no one actually did a whole "I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR" flounce. That would have been the icing frosting sugary topping on this passive-aggressive wankery.

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(no subject) - [info]purple_smurf, 2009-08-25 02:45 am UTC
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[info]mcity
2009-08-25 03:42 am UTC (link)
>those rebellious crocheters.

La revolución no purled!

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(no subject) - [info]brennalarose, 2009-08-25 04:45 pm UTC

[info]sunhawk
2009-08-25 07:27 am UTC (link)
Again, I am truly sorry that you were insulted and offended. It truly grieves me that so many people were hurt by my words.

Protip: No passive voice when apologizing sincerely!

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[info]wtf
2009-08-25 03:07 pm UTC (link)
I have nothing of substance to add to this post, except that I was knitting as I read it and I find that to be hee-larious.

Hey, is there a knitting comm on JF?

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[info]inalasahl
2009-08-25 07:34 pm UTC (link)
So, is it really *that* unusual to fail at knitting and totally hate it, but be an avid crocheter?

Also, I would dearly love to have a spinning wheel some day. All I have is a lousy drop spindle.

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(no subject) - [info]sizer, 2009-08-26 05:28 am UTC
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[info]dragonfangirl
2009-08-28 12:02 am UTC (link)
You think you're funny? Well, here's news for you: mean isn't funny.

Oh, really?

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(no subject) - [info]edana_ni_emer, 2009-08-30 07:22 am UTC

 
   
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