autotroll
When someone starts arguing about something that everyone else knows was clearly meant as a joke and not serious OR a troll (disguised as serious to incite a reaction), effectively trolling themselves by being stupid and overly literal.
Frick: Sarah Palin? Wasn't she one of the Monty Python cast? (heh heh)
Frack: No, you idiot! She used to be governor of Alaska. You're thinking of Michael Palin. Wow, you're dumb.
Frick: Yeah thanks, I was joking, you dipshit. Nice autotroll.
Frack: No, you idiot! She used to be governor of Alaska. You're thinking of Michael Palin. Wow, you're dumb.
Frick: Yeah thanks, I was joking, you dipshit. Nice autotroll.
autotroll
1. Someone who makes deliberately inflammatory or outrageous statements on his own website or other forum in order to attract attention and/or traffic.
2. The act of making such a statement.
2. The act of making such a statement.
Johnathan Alter autotrollis by attacking bloggers in "All Umbrage All the Time" just to get bloggers to talk about his article and link to it.