Fraggle

A 'Fraggle', in British slang, is a person who displays some sort of bizzare behaviour pattern, a nutjob or a lunatic.

The name derives from the title and characters of Jim Henson TV puppet show 'Fraggle Rock', and, for some reason, stuck (in Britain, at least) as a new nickname for someone who is crazy. Interestingly, a number of mental institutions in different parts of the UK almost overnight all became known as 'Fraggle Rock' to the locals, without any sort of prompting.

A Fraggle is not to be confused with a Muppet (just an idiot) or a Hoob (just strange..).

Internet Fraggle

Internet Fraggle of Note

As a Fraggle in IRL is a lunatic of a sort, they're maybe the sort of person you'd normally avoid. Thanks to the internet however, you can have the pleasure of actually safely experiencing the basketful of craziness that is their lives in the comfort of your own basement.

It is quite easy to spot something which looks like an Internet Fraggle, pick any subject, and there's usually at least one of them out there posting their thoughts on it. The more typical Internet Fraggle tends however, like a moth to the flame, to be attracted to the rather more 'outré' subjects (and the more bizzare the subject, the more Fraggles).

Typical Internet subject areas with fairly/very high quotas of Fraggles include;

• UFOs
• Alternative Eneregy
• Global Warming
• Politics
• Conspiracy Theories

(though they can be found lurking almost anywhere)

As the typical interests for Fraggles are somewhat bizzare in the first instance, it may be a while before you spot the true Fraggle rather than the more common Muppets or just plain dilettantes, the Fraggles are the ONES WHO USE CAPS ALL THE FUCKING TIME and who tend to rant, and rant, then rant some more...

However, like their muppet namesakes below, Internet Fraggles come in a wide variety of shapes and colours, and, until recently, trying to categorise and definitively mark out the true Fraggle (Muppetus rocksintheirheadii ssp. fraggelli ) from the lesser muppet species (Muppetus hoobii et al.) that infest the internet has been a daunting task.

Thanks to pioneering work carried out by the team of Ze Prof and Dr. Tesla, we now have a means of classifying these individuals, and assign them a value on the Massa Scale. (Think: Richter scale for lolcows etc..) Those at the Insignificant end of the scale tend to be good only for maybe one laugh, those at the Extraordinary end tend to be living in a different universe and each visit to their pages guarantees fresh lulz.

The Massa Scale

Insignificant

Tend to only maybe do one thing/make one post which makes you go WTF? Typical Internet Example

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Low

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Minor

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Moderate

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Intermediate

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Noteworthy

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High

This category, while usually very productive in terms of volume of material, tends to be more fixated on a couple of specific topics and has a tendency to repeat itself. Still capable of producing quality lulz and drama, it may become boring with exposure/repetition.

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Randomlaughingman

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Clara Massa

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Far-Reaching

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Outstanding

This is reserved for those who maybe do not post/generate quite the same volume of material as the others, but their output, when they do so honour us with it, is of such high lulz value, they merit a bit more recognition. Typical Internet Example

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Extraordinary

Reserved for those few who cannot open their mouths, touch their keyboards, even go for a piss without causing some sort of lulz for the rest of us, the sort of peraon who may be able to write 5,000 words on the occult significance of the placement of the lettering on the querty keyboard (and how Aleister Crowley was behind it)..

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David_Icke

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David Icke (so good, I name him twice..)

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TV/Media Fraggle

As the fields of Television, Radio and the Movies do not tend to attract normal, sane people, these fields are Fraggle rich. Care must be taken, however, to distinguish between the true media Fraggle (Muppetus rocksintheirheadii ssp. charliesheenii) from the pale imitators who are just trying to fit it.

Typical TV/Media Fraggles again, due to the nature of the beast, are many and varied. The best way to spot one is to watch them when they're not being paid to look pretty and read from the idiot board speak their lines, they tend to then exhibit their true fraggle nature.

The following is a small list of confirmed TV/media fraggles

• The True Fraggle: muppet characters from a Jim Henson TV show, noted mainly for its rather communist message.

TV Fraggle: Henson Variety

• Charlie Sheen (Fraggle or Troll?, you decide)
• Ainsley Harriot: TV Chef
• Tom Cruise (really, Scientology, a fucking Fraggle magnet if there ever was one)

TV Fraggle: Chef Variety