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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Owen, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I think this is a wonderful example of the coming together of two meanings. The idea of dangling some bait for some high=minded poor fool to bite, and the idea of lurking in a cave while doing it. Language is less like a genealogy and more like the threads of a delta, where rivulets divide and reconverge. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Nick <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Nicholas S. Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Clark University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/">http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Friam [mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Owen Densmore<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 26, 2018 11:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Pondering the slang Adulting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I'm catching up on old email. Trolling is lovely although a horrid but sometimes worthy pursuit.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I like this:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>troll</span><sup><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>1</span></sup><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-lrdctph><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>/trōl/</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAQAAADYBBcfAAABN0lEQVR4AZ3UT4vNYRwF8M+dieS3uNtb7r1lKZPNTNlMWY13gDeBrih7L2A2yka2ItlZYWGrjBJF+VdYjEJTFsI1x9qTX/Ptfp716dmc71m2tzfGPvmibAaI+OOmiZLTdgERETtO2dMJPwVwzHVzEbsu64cVOyIAWPNCRJzVa+yjNEGGHoj4bd1/DT2XNgg6WyJeO6Blv0fSE2Tqu4iZxsBtaYPuOQTgkogPlgGATWmDiG1HAZ1vIjZI/wNEvNMBronYXFJz2HnAQ3C8+mM8BUxEbA9EvwEI+OEg2OcX5ksWVA++AozA13rwDmANvK0G37sK2ACPawX4bKUpwMlK5e4aAbjYVG6xktfP6klzVqVD7twXMbdenw5WPRMR5+pjtepG/1jV5vGMkgv/DPItU3XgpSuOaPwFsUTQA47vSZQAAAAASUVORK5CYII="><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>noun</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>noun: <b>troll</b>; plural noun: <b>trolls</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>a mythical, cave-dwelling being depicted in folklore as either a giant or a dwarf, typically having a very ugly appearance.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 2.25pt 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='color:#878787'>synonyms:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>goblin</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>hobgoblin</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>gnome</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>halfling</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>demon</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>monster</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>bugaboo</span></span><span style='color:#878787'>, </span><span class=gmail-sdzsvb><span style='color:#1A0DAB'>ogre</span></span><span style='color:#878787'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#878787'>"the storybook trolls who live under the bridge"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style='margin-top:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>Origin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><img border=0 width=272 height=210 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01D49D1A.F73B0DA0" alt=image.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>early 17th century: from Old Norse and Swedish <i>troll</i>, Danish <i>trold</i> . The first English use is from Shetland; the term was adopted more widely into English in the mid 19th century.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>troll</span><sup><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>2</span></sup><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-lrdctph><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>/trōl/</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1027" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABwAAAAcCAQAAADYBBcfAAABN0lEQVR4AZ3UT4vNYRwF8M+dieS3uNtb7r1lKZPNTNlMWY13gDeBrih7L2A2yka2ItlZYWGrjBJF+VdYjEJTFsI1x9qTX/Ptfp716dmc71m2tzfGPvmibAaI+OOmiZLTdgERETtO2dMJPwVwzHVzEbsu64cVOyIAWPNCRJzVa+yjNEGGHoj4bd1/DT2XNgg6WyJeO6Blv0fSE2Tqu4iZxsBtaYPuOQTgkogPlgGATWmDiG1HAZ1vIjZI/wNEvNMBronYXFJz2HnAQ3C8+mM8BUxEbA9EvwEI+OEg2OcX5ksWVA++AozA13rwDmANvK0G37sK2ACPawX4bKUpwMlK5e4aAbjYVG6xktfP6klzVqVD7twXMbdenw5WPRMR5+pjtepG/1jV5vGMkgv/DPItU3XgpSuOaPwFsUTQA47vSZQAAAAASUVORK5CYII="><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>noun</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>noun: <b>troll</b>; plural noun: <b>trolls</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>1.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-left:18.75pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class=gmail-lrdctlblblk><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-transform:uppercase;background:#EEEEEE'>INFORMAL</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>2.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>a line or bait used in trolling for fish.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>verb</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>verb: <b>troll</b>; 3rd person present: <b>trolls</b>; past tense: <b>trolled</b>; past participle: <b>trolled</b>; gerund or present participle: <b>trolling</b><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>1.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-lrdctlblblk><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-transform:uppercase;background:#EEEEEE'>INFORMAL</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>"if people are obviously trolling then I'll delete your posts and do my best to ban you"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>2.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>"we <b>trolled for</b> mackerel"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-left:18.75pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>carefully and systematically search an area for something.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>"a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>3.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>sing (something) in a happy and carefree way.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>"troll the ancient Yuletide carol"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>4.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-lrdctlblblk><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-transform:uppercase;background:#EEEEEE'>BRITISH</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>walk; stroll.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>"we all trolled into town"<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style='margin-top:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#878787'>Origin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>late Middle English (in the sense ‘stroll, roll’): origin uncertain; compare with Old French <i>troller</i> ‘wander here and there (in search of game)’ and Middle High German <i>trollen</i> ‘stroll.’<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>