Trolling techniques

Tony has been trolled in many different ways over the ages. Here is an incomplete list of the ways Tony has been trolled and messed with, along with their effectiveness.

Foul language
Having a filth mouth can trigger Tony, especially if he is being holy and/or mindful of his language. General purpose swearing, such as 'fuck', 'shit,' bitch', etc, might work, but racial slurs are always a hit. A barrage of slurs is a potent poison to behold.

Effectiveness: Low/med. It varies based on how Tony is feeling towards swearing. Friends of Tony, such as DCII, can get away with swearing more than the average caller. As noted, racial slurs always get a pop from Tony.

Songs that remind him of an ex
When Tony breaks up with a sweetheart, the last thing he wants is a reminder of them. Trolls have exploited this weakness by playing an excerpt from a song that sings the ex's name.


 * Gloria - Gloria by Laura_Branigan. Here is an example.


 * Michelle - Michelle by The Beatles. Was only used once.

Effectiveness: Low. Was effective back when the wound in his heart was still fresh, but now he no longer cares. With Michelle he breakup the relationship in anger, so the song didn't phase him.

Loud screeching noises
Tony's ears are sensitive. High-pitched loud tones give him much agida. Tony will usually follow with mention of his physical discomfort, such as eyelids unable to open, numb lips, a migraine, etc. Since these types of calls can and may annoy the listener as well, they should be used sparingly.

Effectiveness: High. This technique will instantly kill Tony's mood. Too many may cause a ragequit.

Echoes
Echoes are essentially a feedback loop in which every sound echoes infinitesimally. The caller would usually make high pitch wacky noises. Tony's words are amusingly echoed as well. These types of calls usually come from (111) and other private numbers.

Effectiveness: Med. These annoy Tony as much as loud screeching noises but won't kill his mood as much. Tolerable but not by much.

Being trolled into thinking he was going to have a good call
Rarely is Tony excited to talk to a caller, so a savvy troll can exploit this. Observe this excerpt where this Suzette call was not to be.

Effectiveness: High. As mentioned, callers Tony likes are few and far between, but execution is key. Warning: playing with his expectations too much may cause a show quit early.

Offensive songs
Tony is a man of music but he does not appreciate stunad songs. Here are some types of offensive songs that trigger Tony:


 * comedy skit songs
 * KKK theme tune
 * parodies of Christmas songs
 * parodies of his own songs
 * song parodies of himself
 * spliced songs of other people
 * spliced songs of himself

Effectiveness: Medium. The more Tony treasures a song, the greater his angst will be once corrupted. Splice songs of himself are especially good.

Disgusting requests
Asking for a disgusting good or service from Tony is bound to upset him. The more gross and deranged the request is, the greater.

Typical requesters include but are not limited to:
 * Request Guy - Tony's bodily fluids to be sent to him
 * Asreli - munging
 * Alfonso - gay sex and cuddling while watching Mamma Mia

Effectiveness: Med/high. The more disgusting the better. If it is too unbelievable Tony might scoff at the request.

Farts
Farts are a trigger as they remind Tony of his Irritable Bowel Syndrome and childhood incidents that led him to being called ' Shitwalker'. As such farts can be effective ammo for a troll's arsenal (pardon the pun).

Examples:
 * Andy & Anus - this is their whole gimmick. Here is a Christmas themed example for variety's sake.
 * Loose bowels
 * more bowel trouble

Effectiveness: High. A single fart can send Tony reaching for the hung-up button. Too many will cause Tony to lose his shit (pardon the pun).

Offensive jokes
Tony likes a good job, unless he is the subject or expense of said joke. An offensive joke will conjure the opposite of delight in Tony.

Examples:
 * Spencer Rice used to tell lots of jokes. Some of them upset Tony, such as the price of the hooker joke and the black Batman joke.
 * Jesco's racist jokes

Effectiveness: Medium. Subverting Tony's expectations tends to get a rise out of him. If the joke is both coherent and offensive, Tony will scream.

Wasting his time
If Tony sets aside time for a segment that is wholly a waste of time, Tony will be furious.

Examples:
 * an interview with Senor Arriaba who refuses to break character
 * the Joshua Higgins emergency show, in which Higgins took advantage of the show to solicit prostitution
 * unnecessary memorial shows, such as for Pastor Ken and presumably BBF.

Effectiveness: Medium. If Tony plans his show around a segment doomed to fail, he will go ballistic. However there is the risk of disappointing the listeners too.

Being accused of indecent things
Tony has been the target of many accusations. Here is a partial list:


 * Joshua Higgins: hitting on Pastor Ken's wife Rosemary
 * Sully Sullivan: banging a cadaver, hitting on an underage girl in a pizza place
 * Alfonso: having sex with him
 * Rico: performing dick-suck on Alfonso

Effectiveness: Medium. Generating heat on Tony can create material for trolls to worth with. Like with lying, the closer the accusation is to the truth as possible is best, though sometimes the biggest lies work as well.

Admitting to doing bad things
At times TonyTalk is an open forum for criminal confessions, much to Tony's dismay.

Examples:
 * cannibalism
 * murder
 * pedophilia

Effectiveness: Medium. The crazier the confession is, the better, so long as it is believable.

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