Joseph- A very questionable Wizard

[The Wizard Joseph]

I think the problem is when I think I'm being funny.  I get into a slightly good mood and then BAM out comes the stupid shit.

Would it be better if I asked some questions here?

I'm very interested in the concept of IRL trolling.  Don't know much about trolling in general, but I've read a lot of the stuff here and other places once I knew what to look for.

Have any of you done IRL trolling of some sort?

Go be yourself somewhere.

It's excellent troll.

Purpose of troll is to piss people off and make them frustrated.  I think you accomplish that nicely apparently without trying.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  But you already troll quite well without meaning to.

I think the problem is when I think I'm being funny.  I get into a slightly good mood and then BAM out comes the stupid shit.

Would it be better if I asked some questions here?

I'm very interested in the concept of IRL trolling.  Don't know much about trolling in general, but I've read a lot of the stuff here and other places once I knew what to look for.

Have any of you done IRL trolling of some sort?

Go be yourself somewhere.

It's excellent troll.

Purpose of troll is to piss people off and make them frustrated.  I think you accomplish that nicely apparently without trying.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  But you already troll quite well without meaning to.

Right now, I'd say the odds of this being deliberate are about 20%, and lack of interpersonal skills - or even the recognition that other people exist - are at about 80% likely.

I really wasn't joking when I said I'm new to forums and this is my first.  I think that a bigger problem of mine is a simple lack of internet etiquette and understanding of terms and norms.

I'm learning.  I made this thread for interface.  Eventually I'll learn better than to be a jerk, but it's in appletalk for a reason.  For now I'm, um assprone.
did I use that term right?

[Doktor Howl]

I really wasn't joking when I said I'm new to forums and this is my first.  I think that a bigger problem of mine is a simple lack of internet etiquette and understanding of terms and norms.

Wyldkat already did this schtick.

[Adios]

I really wasn't joking when I said I'm new to forums and this is my first.  I think that a bigger problem of mine is a simple lack of internet etiquette and understanding of terms and norms.

Wyldkat already did this schtick.

It didn't work for her either.

[The Wizard Joseph]

I really wasn't joking when I said I'm new to forums and this is my first.  I think that a bigger problem of mine is a simple lack of internet etiquette and understanding of terms and norms.

Wyldkat already did this schtick.

It didn't work for her either.

Not a schtick.  I'll just try to be more sincere and prove myself in this respect over time. 
I'll still occasionally make jokes on this thread though.  I kind of need to vent somewhere.  I'll also try more intentional butthurt, but only upon request.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Sorry Jenne, I'll put my Golden Apple back in my pocket.  I accidentally left it on my desk next to the computer. 

It's a bad habit.



Also who is E.O.T.?  Should I guess from your comparisonilization that you don't like him much?

Seems like everybody you folks compare me to have been villains or dangerous idiots. 

Actually he's my best friend, and he's in my bathroom right now tearing walls out of it. 

[Epimetheus]

I really wasn't joking when I said I'm new to forums and this is my first.  I think that a bigger problem of mine is a simple lack of internet etiquette and understanding of terms and norms.

I'm learning.  I made this thread for interface.  Eventually I'll learn better than to be a jerk, but it's in appletalk for a reason.  For now I'm, um assprone.
did I use that term right?

So, you're great socially, in person? Just not online?
Then just remember that we're all actual people*. Don't play with us like we're programs, just talk like we're other people. Same as real life, almost.


*cept Trip, he's almost definitely a robot.

[The Wizard Joseph]

Tonight I went out and ranted at an Open Mike.

It was the first time in too long that I made no recording and had no topic or format in mind when I went up.

Doktor Howl, I owe you personal and sincere thanks.
For THIS

Of course the biggest part of why I'm in it is the cash and the deluxe seating for viewing said horrible wrecks that makes possible.
When my ride also inevitably tips over the rails it would be nice to feel I made an impression before I made impact.

THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE FUCKING UP (the bolded bit).

You will make an impression WHEN you impact, so why not concentrate on enjoying yourself?  Life is too fucking important to take seriously, and no wannabe hipster guru ever actually had any fun.  QUIT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT "IMPRESSION" OTHER PEOPLE GET FROM YOU.

Rant for the sake of ranting, not for the adoration of trustafarian chicks with poor personal hygiene.  Lose you shit for the sake of losing your shit, not for "doing something about it", as if you somehow knew what's best for other fucking primates.  Be the rage, not the perfectly orchestrated impression of rage.  Or just say "fuck it", get yourself an ironic hat and a tallbike, and join the mob of idiots infesting the streets of Seattle and Portland.

Jesus H Fucking Christ, who the fuck do you think you are?  Let the Goddamn humans make their own mistakes.

You worked good medicine on me Doktor.  I made no recording, but it was a pure rant that made ME feel better and has nothing to do with my pretensions of business or desire for impression.  One day I'll start recording them again, but have decided to REMOVE THEM ENTIRELY from my business model.  For now I will continue to do them and not record.  I know they, like me, are temporary.  This makes them beautiful, and gave it an impact tonight like a golden grenade.
Thank you.                        (I find it interesting that you folks seem to have no emote for sincerity, so fuck it. Thank you twice.)

ATTN WJ: You come across as a bit of a twat. maybe that is or isn't how you are in meatspace. Doesn't matter - all I have is text on a screen. No biggie, lot of people are a bit of a twat IRL or online and I let it go cos, hell, I'm a bit of a twat when it comes right down to it. Problem with you is all we got to go on is twat so far. Need some non-twat to balance it out.

P3nT4gR4m, I already responded to this, but it has stuck.  It is late now and I need to sleep, but because of this I will write up a real introduction of myself and as much of my story as I can without going at length or compromising my identity in the morning.  I am struck (hard) by the foolish way I came on in the intro thread I first posted in.  If I want to receive sincerity I know damn well I need to give it first.  I am a pretentious twat by nature and VAIN about it to boot.  That's just part of my personality, but I've gotten carried away here and apologize to you and others for trying to pass off my third rate bullshit as primo stuff.



You are different from the great man in only one way. The great man was, at one time, a very little man, but he developed one crucial ability.  He learned to see where he was small in his thinking and actions.  Under the pressure of some task that was dear to him he learned, better and better, to sense the threat that came from his smallness and pettiness.  The great man, then, knows when and in what way he is a little man.  The Little Man does not know that he is little, and he is afraid to know it. Wilhelm Reich - Listen, Little Man!

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

tl;dr

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Yeah. I just scan this thread to see what everybody else said.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

The fuck is this, Ben Mack Jr.?

Listen, dipshit, nobody gives a flying fuck about whatever stupid product you're selling. This is not a telemarketing forum, so you can shut up about it.

[Doktor Howl]

The fuck is this, Ben Mack Jr.?

Called that pages ago.   

[The Wizard Joseph]

TLDR:  Joseph talks about who he is, how he got here, and why he's been acting like a fool.


My name is Joseph not Ben Mack.  I never heard of the guy until I came here and I'm not like what I understand of him in most ways.

I'm a young man living in Wisconsin, where I was born.
I am half Italian (mixed Roman/Sicilian) and almost half Irish with a bit of German.
I grew up with the usual in the lower end of middle class, and an unusually intense fundamentalist Christian upbringing from my parents.
My father worked in machine repair (he is extremely good at it) and my mother as a nurse.

My primary occupational skill is in electronic assembly and repair.
I'm very good at it, but lack real engineering knowledge.

I was married for 4 years.  It ended about 6 years ago.

I have been aware of this site for some few years, but chose not to get into or really read the forums because I was busy with my own self interest and goals. 
The BIP I read. 
I loved it and felt that it was a rightful expansion/addition to what I understood of the PD. 
It was my search for the PD that led me here in the first place.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy is where I was first exposed to the idea of the Discordian Society about 11 years ago.

When I began to post here I thought it would be fun to just dive in and start showing the people here what I'm up to.
In hindsight I've come to consider the impulsiveness of the way I went about it to be a stupid mistake.
I very much want to fix this mistake, but realize I may well have burned some bridges before they were even really built.
If this can be fixed I know it will take quite a bit of time.
I've behaved like an asshole thinking it was funny too frequently.  I've also been foolish about it when I get upset. 

I want to participate here.
I haven't earned the right.
I've acted childishly and need to STFU and listen when adults are talking.

[Adios]

You will find us forgiving if you are honest, and without mercy if you are full of shit.

[The Wizard Joseph]

You will find us forgiving if you are honest, and without mercy if you are full of shit.

Yeah I actually like that about this place and the folks I've met.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

You can't be too fucking young if you were married for 4 years and it ended 6 years ago unless you were 14 when you got married.  Maybe this is your problem you see yourself as much younger than you actually are.