Sound familiar?

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Rachel-(unverified)
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Sound familiar?

This from today's Guardian:

Internet chatroom users can be so aggressive that a sociologist studying them has labelled some online communities "electronic fight clubs".
According to the new research, even the most laid-back people can erupt into furious rants when debating online, and it's all part of an effort to distinguish themselves from the next user. Some even take on multiple personalities in a bid to outsmart their online acquaintances, while others adopt menacing usernames.

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andrew pack
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I'm favouring the 'no shirts, no shoes' rule of Fight Club being adopted here... but then I am naturally smutty.
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rachel
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OK Andrew, fancy a grapple in the sawdust?
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s.d
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what dya mean ???
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Tony Cook
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Roll up, roll up - tickets on sale here. Just hit the donate to ABCtales button , send in all of your cash and you will be guaranteed a ringside seat. I shall change my username to ' Very big and fierce' now.
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rachel
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If anyone donates over £100 fish and I will mud e-wrestle in the buff (for £150 I will do Liana)
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andrew pack
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God-damn Rachel, am now ringing sawdust suppliers... And remember, "If it's your first night at Fight Club, you MUST fight"
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s.d
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You after me by any chance Mr Cook..
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Liana
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why am i £50 more??
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FlashyPinocchio
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Heavyweights cost bigger fees.........well they do in Boxing. I thought this mud wrestling thing was a taboo subject.........hatchets and kitchen thingies were thrown at me last time.
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rachel
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she is not heavy. She is just taller that's all.
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Emma
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Get some stilts then Rachel.
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rachel
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mud wrestling on stilts? Flash will have a coronary.
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FlashyPinocchio
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I've already had one...........this event is it for charity?
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justyn_thyme
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Rachel says "for £150 I will do Liana." I'm not sure where to go with that one..... (coughs)..... ermmm....
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fish
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i am not cheaper than liana ...
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Liana
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and i am not bigger than fish...
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Flash
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and i am not wearing leggings
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justyn_thyme
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koo koo ka chooo
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Vicky
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The first rule of electronic fight club is....
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Grrrr
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....... adopt a menacing user name
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