How many people know that the term “troll” as applied to the internet derives from a fishing term?
Posted December 16th, 2010 by admin 2 Comments »
Ich hab’ Dich lieb asked:
From “trolling” as in the fishing technique of slowly dragging a lure or baited hook from a moving boat, waiting for fish to strike. I see most people use the term as if it were derived from the hairy under-bridge living creatures from mythology.
From “trolling” as in the fishing technique of slowly dragging a lure or baited hook from a moving boat, waiting for fish to strike. I see most people use the term as if it were derived from the hairy under-bridge living creatures from mythology.