Credits to Mark Knopfler and Sting for this excellent song, 25 years and still going strong(er).

Everyone that has debated online has come across them: the trolls... the Phelps of forum debate... those that are living breathing proof of the Dunning-Kruger effect. And when it comes to haters of nuclear power, there certainy is alot of them!

They normally piss me off something immensely. But in two particular instances, I was inspired. I noticed that the trolls in question had lots of ads on their blogs where they did their inflammatory postings. And with that, a riff got stuck in my head.

So the next time you find yourself deadlocked against some troll that seems more impervious to logic, reasoning and science based fact than a vogon is to water, just hum this to yourself.

Enjoy.

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Money For Trolling (And The Clicks For Free)

Music and original lyrics: Money for Nothing - Mark Knopfler, Sting, 1984
Parody lyrics: Michael Karnerfors, 2010
License for music and original lyrics: Commercial - Vertigo Records (UK), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (US)
License for parody lyrics: Creative Commons 3.0 - Attribution, Share-Alike

I want my revenue...

Now look at them bloggers. That's the way you do it.
You post some nonsense on the web with glee.
That ain't working. That's the way you do it.
Money for trolling and the clicks for free.

Now that ain't working. That's the way you do it.
Let me tell you. Them trolls ain't dumb.
Maybe get a blister on your mousing finger.
Maybe get a blister on your thumb.

We got to post and do some more flaming.
Get TradeDoubler and some Google ads.
We got to click these ads and banners.
We got some mighty big trolls to feed.

That little spammer with the adverts for Viagra.
Yeah buddy that's his own site.
That little spammer got his own web startup.
That little spammer he's a millionaire.

We got to post and do some more flaming.
Get TradeDoubler and some Google ads.
We got to click these ads and banners.
We got some mighty big trolls to feed.

Ooh I click my...

Got to post and do some more flaming.
Get TradeDoubler and some Google ads.
We got to click these ads and banners.
Got some mighty big trolls to feed.

Look at him, look at...

I should've learned to post on WordPress.
I should've learned Blogspot too.
Look at that mama. She's got it stickin' in the webcam.
Man, we can have some.

And he's up there. What's that? A shocker website.
He's banging some gorilla while he's in a tree.
Oh that ain't working. That's the way you do it.
Get your money for trolling and the clicks for free.

We got to post and do some more flaming.
Get TradeDoubler and some Google ads.
We got to click these ads and banners.
We got some mighty big trolls to feed.

Listen here. Now...

That ain't workin'. That's the way you do it.
You post some nonsense on the web with glee.
That ain't workin'. That's the way you do it.
Money for trolling and the clicks for free.

Money for trolling
and the clicks for free.

Get your money for trolling
and the clicks for free.

Look at that, look at that.

I want my...
I want my...
I want my revenue.

I want my...
I want my...
I want my revenue.