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« Reply #50 on: October 27, 2009, 06:17:01 PM » |
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Ah, Something Awful. Along with 4chan and the Encyclopedia Dramatica, they comprise the largest anal haberdashery on the planet.
I read ED and Uncyclopedia, and I have to say I don't like ED anything like as much. Uncyclopedia manages to be funny without being obnoxious or cruel. |
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« Reply #51 on: October 27, 2009, 06:23:57 PM » |
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Ya, but you're weird in that adorable, pinch-you-on-the-cheek (until you try to bite my finger) kind of way.  |
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« Reply #52 on: October 27, 2009, 07:01:30 PM » |
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Ah, Something Awful. Along with 4chan and the Encyclopedia Dramatica, they comprise the largest anal haberdashery on the planet.
I read ED and Uncyclopedia, and I have to say I don't like ED anything like as much. Uncyclopedia manages to be funny without being obnoxious or cruel. I'll have you know I'm a proud EDiot. I can't say I find Uncyclopedia very funny. Not enough shadenfreude. |
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« Reply #53 on: October 27, 2009, 10:26:10 PM » |
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Hmmm...well, the simple-minded often make sport of that which they do not understand. I shall step outside my usually polite demeanor here,so stand back and give me some room... I have a message for Mr. Chris Binkley... "Go fornicate with yourself!"Additionally, I invite you come on up here to Barren Springs, where I shall happily tear you a new asshole...then you can be twins!  Quote that, you impotent bastard. ~Thistlewaite *edit : I accessed this thread through the link in Metaphysical, and posted after reading the SA article...I think Brass Goggles and Steampunk in general to be something Fine and Wonderful, and, to say the least, I am not amused by this ass-hat's "comic stylings"...sorry if anyone is offended by my strong, but entirely honest, response. I completely agree! Furthermore, I'd like to add that after reading some of the moronic drivel that the author tries to pass of as "humor" I'm forced to conclude that if I were to compare his website to a filthy cesspool and its denizens (I refuse to use so lofty a term as "people" for these drooling brain donors) to a herd of turd-flinging monkeys and other assorted lower primates, then I'd be gravely insulting honest cesspools everywhere while simultaneously inviting the monkeys and other assorted lower primates to file an injunction against me for slandering their good name. The creator of that steaming pile of tripe obviously has a sub-zero IQ, unless you're referring to Absolute Zero (the level of idiocy at which all synaptic activity ceases), in which case they have come very close to or even achieved that state. In addition, I invite the good Sergeant Major to send Mr. Brinkley up my way after he's done "tearing him a new one" so I can perform some facial and attiude realignment "surgery" on him, if you catch my drift....  |
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"It is by steam alone that I set my contraptions in motion.
It is by combustion of coal and boiling water that the engines acquire speed.
For protection, the eyes acquire goggles,
The goggles become a warning.
It is by steam alone that I set my contraptions in motion."
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« Reply #54 on: October 27, 2009, 10:51:20 PM » |
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Well....... ..............I followed the link. Now I'm thinking of posting it in the 'Trades Description Act'. Surely the site should be more accurately named 'Something mind-meltingly dull'. This person has managed to choose some of the more banal excerpts from the forum (sorry quotees ... not saying you're banal, just that the excerpts were), and append to them comments that function at about the level of 'yeah whatever anyway its all crap innit *sniff and wipe nose on back of sleeve*' Oh the joys of the atrocities we have performed on the internetworking learning device! Ah, Something Awful. Along with 4chan and the Encyclopedia Dramatica, they comprise the largest anal haberdashery on the planet.
Anal haberdashery *snigger* Must steal that one! It also gives me the strangest mental images of milliners measuring people up for their ass-hats. |
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« Reply #55 on: October 27, 2009, 11:03:11 PM » |
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Ya, but you're weird in that adorable, pinch-you-on-the-cheek (until you try to bite my finger) kind of way. *laughing* That's something you would see on a child's t-shirt. And I'm gonna have to steal anal haberdashery as well...I'm sure I can use it for something. |
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Here at last
We shall be free; th' Almighty hath not built
Here for his envy, will not drive us hence:
Here we may reign secure, and in my choice
To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.
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« Reply #56 on: October 27, 2009, 11:03:59 PM » |
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First line of the thing says it all.
I reckon most things confuse him.
Someone used the word satire earlier. That sh*t* isn't satire.
Mind you, full marks for integrity. I'm glad they didn't sell out and plaster the rest of the page with adverts for steampunk stuff.
That would have really knocked them off the cultural high ground.
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« Reply #57 on: October 28, 2009, 12:38:35 AM » |
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I have seen things on SA that made me laugh, and things that ticked me off a bit. This did neither for me. It got the kind of reaction I always had to Adam Sandler: why bother?
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« Reply #58 on: October 28, 2009, 12:42:31 AM » |
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I might point out that they are most likely watching us for reactions of anger so they can continue their chimp-like antics. Don't feed the trolls, even when they're on the other side of the fence...
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« Reply #59 on: October 28, 2009, 04:11:52 PM » |
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I might point out that they are most likely watching us for reactions of anger so they can continue their chimp-like antics. Don't feed the trolls, even when they're on the other side of the fence...
Possibly, but I doubt it... The types that lurk about such places as SomethingAwful, 4chan and similar dank, fetid corners of the æthernet typically have the attention spans (and mental capacity) of hyper-active 3-year old children on a major sugar and caffeine rush..... Most likely they've moved on to the next random group of undeserving victims they've chosen to fling turds at. |
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"It is by steam alone that I set my contraptions in motion.
It is by combustion of coal and boiling water that the engines acquire speed.
For protection, the eyes acquire goggles,
The goggles become a warning.
It is by steam alone that I set my contraptions in motion."
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« Reply #60 on: October 28, 2009, 04:36:48 PM » |
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It depends on how their ADD and OCD balance out. Some will do as you say, and others will be flash-checking 47 sites they've tried to piss off, checking for effect once every 2.7 minutes.
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« Reply #61 on: October 28, 2009, 05:07:57 PM » |
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If he gets enough of a reaction from his target or his readers, he'll do a followup piece. Betcha cash: one or two comments in the same style as Thistlewaite's posts in this thread, plus whatever comes up on a keyword search of the forum for the words "anthro" and "LARP," and it will evolve from a shot in the dark to focused fire.
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« Reply #62 on: October 28, 2009, 05:36:07 PM » |
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Don't feed the trolls, even when they're on the other side of the fence...
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« Reply #63 on: October 28, 2009, 07:35:56 PM » |
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It might be quite fun to have a mass steampunk invasion of SA, so that every thread includes at least ten comments discussing tea, airships, goggles or anything else that can be thought of...
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« Reply #64 on: October 28, 2009, 07:39:00 PM » |
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It might be quite fun to have a mass steampunk invasion of SA, so that every thread includes at least ten comments discussing tea, airships, goggles or anything else that can be thought of...
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See Gentlemen... Without his baseball cap the Chav is completely harmless!
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« Reply #65 on: October 28, 2009, 07:45:42 PM » |
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Don't tempt them. Trust me, we'll get bored with that fight long before they do.
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« Reply #66 on: October 28, 2009, 09:11:50 PM » |
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Hello, steampunks. We (over at SA) have had cross-board discussion with much worse sites (Stormfront comes to mind) from the weekend web, so why not here and now.
I'll let you know right away that we have no intent to invade you (or any other websites for that matter). We've "grown up" from that stage. (We only invade websites if they steal content from us and claim it as their own.) Weekend Web is "giggle at people and move on" and not "MARKED FOR INVASION PREPARE TO DIE". Hell, we'd welcome any attempts to invade SA, just so we could laugh about it and put it into our history books.
As to why you were selected for the Weekend Web, (Some of you have noted that your board was more "tame" than others selected) it stems from two parts:
1) A lot of goons read the front page of this website and enjoy steampunk art.Thus more Weekend Web submitters have seen this forum more than some no-name forum with a much more ridiculous premise
2) As with most roleplaying/lifestyle forums, the majority of members take themselves far too seriously and we find that funny
For those that thought the comments were juvenile, that's, more-or-less, the point. Much of the humor on SA is ironic self-depreciation. Most goons are much more nerdy than the major members of this board. We'll be the first to admit that. (We've got an entire forum dedicated to watching other people play old video games for god's sake)
If you've got any questions, I'll try to answer them.
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« Reply #67 on: October 28, 2009, 09:17:12 PM » |
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Oooh I have a question! The quote of mine you used was quite a funny one about some dodgy old Victorian "vibrator" I bought. Its hideous and terrifying, and my quote reflected that, and yet the poster suggested maybe I should "get 150 year old syphilis" (or whatever I typed). Thats pretty harsh considering you don't know me. Why would you wish that apon me? I am a nice person, I have an interest in burlesque and anything a bit risque, and my Pulsoconn has pride of place on my book shelf as a conversation piece! Maybe I just don't get the humour.... |
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« Reply #68 on: October 28, 2009, 09:27:39 PM » |
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Oooh I have a question! The quote of mine you used was quite a funny one about some dodgy old Victorian "vibrator" I bought. Its hideous and terrifying, and my quote reflected that, and yet the poster suggested maybe I should "get 150 year old syphilis" (or whatever I typed). Thats pretty harsh considering you don't know me. Why would you wish that apon me? I am a nice person, I have an interest in burlesque and anything a bit risque, and my Pulsoconn has pride of place on my book shelf as a conversation piece! Maybe I just don't get the humour.... As I said in my post, it stems from the fact that the comments in Weekend Webs are intentionally juvenile in their humor. Ever watch Mystery Science Theater 3000? Think that, but the commentary is a normal guy pretending to be a douche. |
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« Reply #69 on: October 28, 2009, 09:29:09 PM » |
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 Ok, just not my sense of humour then, but I don't mind being the target, I do love Vaudeville and slapstick afterall. Thanks, they are my favourite band, I have 5 Muse tattoos |
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« Reply #70 on: October 28, 2009, 09:33:51 PM » |
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« Reply #71 on: October 28, 2009, 09:35:49 PM » |
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Well, this might be due to the fact that I've served 6 years in the United States Armed Forces and am currently working FOR the US Armed Forces in a civilian capacity, but I've dealt with/have to deal with on a daily basis more than my fair share of douche-bags with juvenille humor (I mean there's one guy at work who has a picture hanging over his work bench of an Arab riding a camel centered in targeting cross-hairs with the caption "I flew 10,000 miles just to smoke a camel" for pete's sake!), and have grown severely sick and tired of such childishness as a result....
The reason I go to the web and such places as Brass Goggles is to "get away from it all" for a while, and that post on the Weekend Web happened to get on my proverbial "last good nerve"...
...Of course, the fact that I've been sick with the flu for the past 4 days hasn't helped my mood any, either!
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"It is by steam alone that I set my contraptions in motion.
It is by combustion of coal and boiling water that the engines acquire speed.
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« Reply #72 on: October 28, 2009, 09:38:55 PM » |
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It was your own choice to read this topic.
The reason I go to the web and such places as Brass Goggles is to "get away from it all" for a while, and that post on the Weekend Web happened to get on my proverbial "last good nerve"...
I suppose that's what roleplaying is for. It's healthy.
We wouldn't target you for your military service. There's a lot of goons in the military.
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« Reply #73 on: October 28, 2009, 09:58:09 PM » |
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I do not know if I fin it sad or scary, that the only people who were offended by it, were those who were not quoted. Unlike those of us that were. As I said before, I did find it somewhat amusing. Thereby not saying it is anywhere near humor. For the most part, What I found funny, was rereading some of the posts that I found funny when I read them here. I would not exactly call SA's "work" on this topic childish. To me it seemed more like an honest attempt at humor, that went wrong. That happens. I am sure this is not due to "sub zero IQ's" as others have speculated. It is possible to not be funny, have bad grammar and lack the ability to formulate a proper sentence, without being stupid. I'll let you know right away that we have no intent to invade you (or any other websites for that matter). We've "grown up" from that stage. (We only invade websites if they steal content from us and claim it as their own.) Weekend Web is "giggle at people and move on" and not "MARKED FOR INVASION PREPARE TO DIE". Hell, we'd welcome any attempts to invade SA, just so we could laugh about it and put it into our history books.
I am unsure of how you do things in the US, but on this side of the pond, posting such an invitation to a proper nerd can be dangerous. We don't invade. We wipe servers. But we are nice people so we need an extremely good reason to do anything like that. And you have not given such a reason |
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« Reply #74 on: October 28, 2009, 10:18:05 PM » |
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Awe, man. SA's getting all grown up... just look how much better dressed SA is than during those uncomfortable adolescent years. Why, you've shaved, tucked in your shirt, gotten a haircut. Why, I bet you'll be turning in early to wake up in time for work tomorrow! Pretty soon SA'll be setting up the wife and kids in a two-story in suburbia... We should totally carpool. You are right, we do take this crap way too seriously, though in all fairness a lot of it is a put-on. Our faux-seriousness is the other side of the coin from SA's self-depreciation. We know you love us -- way too much of our crap ends up as spare parts on Photoshop Fridays. |
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