Troll email: "why are you stupid?"
My response was "You raise an interesting point. One must question the causation of intelligence. Under most circumstances, I would quote the standard debate between nature and nurture, but I can tell that is not what you mean. Another consideration is the type of intelligence that a person is contemplating. Really, there are numerous kinds of intelligence. Emotional intelligence is often considered to be one of the most important. Again, there are many others that may or may not be relevant to the situation. Notwithstanding the types of intelligence and the debate between nature and nurture, the real question is whether or not someone has the emotional intelligence to rationalize their actions. Is there a reason someone would feel it necessary to lash out at someone because of their auction? Do they have the emotional intelligence to see the rationale behind the decision. I can only assume that there are other issues behind the decision. Only the person knows the answer. Thank you for the food for thought."
His response was priceless, and really indicative of his understanding of my email:
"No need to write a bunch of crap to try to sound smart. You're stupid for trying to charge $1000 dollars for a piece of aluminum foil. Even if it's meant as a joke. Still stupid. And I'm not lashing out you fuc*ing fuc*tard!"
Now, I should explain that although I am very proud of my answer and how I turned the response around to allow him to take ownership of his own feelings; I should also note that I did include a little bit of a hidden message in my response. If you look at the first letter of each sentence, you will see that they spell out a special message for this gentleman. In the end, I don't think he understood any of it at all. Kind of sad.
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