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Bbrules4ever

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i've heard him call gerry a "dam troll" numerous times when talking to danielle......what is a "troll"?? or am i just dense?? :P

Woofy

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
trolls are nasty-looking, older, creepy li'l guys who live under bridges .... in other words, Marcie doesn't like what Gerry looks like, acts like, or anybody (probably) in Gerry's age-range.

Zachsmom

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I thought trolls were those cute little dolls that you put on the end of your pencil?!

Oregonfire

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Trolls live under the bridge and make you play the toll and say things like "Answer me these riddles three" and the like. But Woofy nailed it--trolls are ugly little creatures, like ogres but not as big. (Read a lot of fantasy books in my youth.)

Woofy

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
<-- Troll

Boberry

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
it means Marcellas needs to grow up in a big way... I'm not holding my breath.

Egbok

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm thinking like you Zacksmom.

Troll dolls...they have the thick, spikey hair colors like bright green, hot pink, brigt blue, purple, etc.

Gerry's face reminds me of a Troll doll minus any bright colored spikey hair - LOL!
BTW, I like Gerry so this is a compliment.

Hillbilly

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
...can it be that today's generations jest aren't familiar with the old Grimm's fairy tales that we grew up on?!!!!.....how can that be...they are classics...

Crazydog

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
In fantasy worlds, trolls are not necessarily little. In Dungeons and Dragon, trolls are slimy, thin green looking things. But in Harry Potter, the troll that almost got Hermione in the bathroom was enormous.

In the most general terms, I believe a "troll" is simply someone who is ugly.

What555456

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I had this posted on another thread before this one was started.

Troll has a very specific meaning in the gay world -- especially with younger gay men who consider themselves good looking and, because of their perceptions of their bodies, therefore see themselves as highly desireable human beings. The thing I have found is that those young guys who judge people in this way are often the most lonely ones out there because they are so shallow.

Anyway, here is what I posted on the other thread:

"Just so that you all know, in gay parlance, a troll is an old gay man who because of his age and what age does to the body is no longer attractive enough to find a partner. THAT is what Marcellus was calling him.

No, it was not funny."

Fanny

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Showing my age, but when I was a kid trolls were dolls. They had pretty, long hair in wild colors that you could comb and make cool hairdos with. Doesn't exactly fit Gerry but Marc is too young to even know about those troll dolls.

Egbok

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, that's awful to call Gerry a "troll" then!!
Bad Marcie, bad!!

Draheid

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmm...and I always thought they were the little statues you kidnapped (statue-napped?) from the neighbors yard, took on vacation with you, got pictures of it in front of strange locals, then returned it with the pictures ...oh well, shows what I know!

Woofy

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Uh, folks ... how could any of you assumed that calling Gerry was a "good thing?"

sheesh!

Thank God my lover and I have been together for 33 years ... if I was out in the single-population dating again, I'm sure I would be called a troll by a great many, ignorant children.

Deaffy

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Trolls are mean, angry gnomes.

Zachsmom

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Congratulations Woofy..33 years is a long time by todays standards!! WAY TO GO!!! I love hearing about people staying together for a long time..just the big sap I am..:)

Crazydog

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Fanny, Marc is 34. I'm 30 and I know what those dolls are. Someone correct me but I think those things made a comeback in the early 90s.

What555, thanks for the info. That's not a particularly nice thing for Marc to say. Now that I think about it, I have heard the phrase "trolling".

Crazydog

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid, those are gnomes. They had that gnome-napping stunt in the movie Amelie.

Woofy

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks, Zachsmom! He's a saint for having put up with me all this time :)

Earthmother

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If Gerry is a troll like Marc keeps saying he is then perhaps he could do us a favor and the next time Marc tries to walk over his bridge he could eat him.

Espen

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Since I come from the "Land of Trolls" (specifically Norway) I can say that real trolls come in many sizes, though most are larger than humans.. some significantly larger.. They are usually ugly and vicious, preferring to gnaw on bones (before or after the owners have passed away).. There are several known species: Long Nosed Trolls (known for getting its nose stuck where it shouldn't); Mountain Trolls (very rare, and the size of a mountain, very impressive), Cave trolls (somewhat smaller, live inside mountains, usually have monarchies consisting of a King and his subjects); River Trolls (live in water, preferrably under bridges where they can prey on people or animals crossing); Water Trolls (live in lakes, a hazard for boaters and swimmers). Almost all of these trolls do have a weakness, in that they turn to stone if exposed to sunlight. The Trolls found in America, also known as "Norfin Trolls", are really not trolls at all, but in fact small toys made of plastic. Real trolls would never be considered "cute", and would not allow pencils be inserted in them.

That said, I am not sure what Marcellus meant by calling Gerry a Troll, as he does not look anything like the above mentioned sub-species.. I think What5x's description is probably correct, in which case we are again referring to a faux "Gay Troll", which is really just a type of human being.. Hope this helps.....

Bernie

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I kept wondering myself about the troll remarks, because Gerry's a tall guy and I thought that Marcellas was mixing up ogres and trolls, ogres being the bigger menaces in fairy tales and legends, LOL!
What, thanks for the info - this board teaches me something new every day! ;-)

Bernie

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, and thanks to Espen, too! :-D

Realfan

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I was a MAJOR troll doll collector as a kid. I still love them. I have a unique one that's 1-1/2-feet tall! The best ones were made in Denmark, BTW.

Trolls are actually a Scandinavian mythological creature that typically dwelled in the mountains and pounded on their forges (in the hall of the mountain king, for instance.)

But my answer to the above question is, "It means Marcellus is JUVENILE."

Bernie

Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ROTFLMAO!