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The Superbowl is nothing more than watching rich people fight over a ball while companies spend obscene amounts of money to blast advertisements at you. (dubvee.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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No offense or judgement meant to anyone if that's your thing (to each their own). That's just how I see pretty much all professional sports - the super bowl is just the poster child for it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dear sir or madam:

Some crackpot has written me an abusive message, and it seems they used your account to send it. I'm replying to you as a courtesy in case you wish to take action against this lunatic.

Cheers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I can't help but notice I have witnessed the most refined troll destruction of all time!

Congratulations, sir, for I'm honestly impressed with your skills.

For the sake of clarity, I am not sarcastic, and I am not the person you respond to.

Happy to have met you,

Allero

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ha, thanks. I so wish I could take credit for it, but it's adapted from something Gyles Brandreth once said. It was, supposedly, his standard response to abusive letters he would receive while he was an MP.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Imagine that. What else haven't you thought of yourself recently?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In addendum to my previous correspondence, I would advise changing your Lemmy password and perhaps even running an antivirus scan; some lunatic seems to be running amok under your credentials.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I bet you think you're really clever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

absolutely basic.