Post by: The Big Boo on December 30, 2003, 10:52:44 AM
...So anyway, here's a thread where you can post things that get on your nerves. Try to keep it clean, and don't "bash on" other members of the board. I'll go first.
I don't like:
-Hypocrites
-Cheaters
-When people wink at me
Post by: Jman on December 30, 2003, 11:05:10 AM
Anyone that would go so low as to beat up ladies.
Cheaters (Especially the cheaters in Mario party games.)
Any other character (besides Sonic) that tries to upstage Mario.
Rap music.
Liars
Dispicable perverts
People who proclaim xbox is the greatest system there ever was
Bad-guy wrestlers.
Oven Mitt
There are probably more, but I forgot them.
And now you know, the rest of the story.
Post by: nintendo is sorry on December 30, 2003, 11:57:29 AM
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
People who think Mario and Nintendo is gay
People who COMPLETELY disrespect all that Nintendo has done for 20 YEARS!
Rap, Rock etc. music other than Christian
TXHistory Subject in school[my teacher is the queen of boring]
Most PS2 games
People who completely dispise all GC
People who say Mario is gay but Link isn't
Criminal Violence games
Mature rated games[I'm not a big fan of blood and crap]
etc.
Dallas Cowboys 10-5! They''re in the playoffs!! YEE HAW! Nintendo is the greatest of time thanx to Mario. Remember that!
Post by: nintendofreak on December 30, 2003, 02:09:38 PM
People who say that Luigi is better than Mario
The AI in MK:DD
X-Box Fanboys
PS2 Fanboys
People killing Pokemon
Older smart-***es(well, what other way can I describe it?)
Post by: Dairy King on December 30, 2003, 02:49:33 PM
People who say Mario is better than Luigi (They're equal! Leave it at that!)
Spammers
Sneezes that don't come all the way out
Sega's old campaign slogan:"Sega got what Nintendon't." Heh.. Look at 'em now. Forced to be a third party publisher.
...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
Post by: Screech on December 30, 2003, 02:59:32 PM
The human race has not sunken so low that we only have two words for stuff we don't like. Get a bigger vocabulary.
Political correctness. Real estate people can't even say "master bedroom" because it "reminds people of slavery". This is ludicrous.
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: gunblade88 on December 30, 2003, 03:42:55 PM
People who Despise PS2 and cant admit that Xbox is at least a little good
Pop music
and of course people who dislike all RPGs
and there u have it and noone take offense as it is not direced to anyone on this board
So whats the big deal? Death comes with a territory! I''ll see you at Disney Land!
Edited by - gunblade88 on 12/30/2003 1:51:53 PM
Post by: TEM on December 30, 2003, 03:48:09 PM
Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.
Post by: Markio on December 30, 2003, 04:01:42 PM
1. A LOT of homework
2. People who brag too much
3. Hatred.
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Screech on December 30, 2003, 04:20:03 PM
And I can't tolerate intolerance.
"Walk softly and carry a Super Scope."
Post by: Forest Guy on December 30, 2003, 04:42:52 PM
Rap
Perverts
People who act stupid on purpose
Swearing
Thugs
Dirtbags
Wiggers
Prissy People
The fact that I need sleep
Commercials
I have a bunch of other little annoyances, but I don't wanna write them all...
I despise ignorant people.
Post by: Deezer on December 30, 2003, 05:56:50 PM
When people use rubber bands on short stacks of paper, causing the paper to roll up.
Learn how to use your office supplies, people.
Post by: Insane Steve on December 30, 2003, 08:29:48 PM
~hypocrite minority rights groups. I'm for minority rights 100%, but these people go so far as to contradict their own equality ideals. For example, femiNazis (overzealous women's rights "advocates") who claim that "all men are sexist pigs who should be shot". Wait, isn't that stereotyping people by gender, thus contradicting the basis of your "agenda". I BITE MY THUMB AT YOU ALL
~The insistance that "white" is a perfectly acceptable term, yet "black" is hurtful, insisting that "people from Africa have no heritage". <blunt sarcasm>I demand to be called a "European-American" or I will be severly offended.</bs>
~And that is another thing; I also hate political correctness. It is ridiculous to the point where soon the word "the" will become offensive on the ground that it implies that an object is "the one", henceforth discluding all other equal, yet ignored-by-the-bigot-who-says-it objects.
Oh yes: "politically correct" is not a politically correct term; it offends polititians. I believe you now must say "selective inoffense vocabulary usage" to avoid losing you job and your dignity nowadays.
~Oooh! And another one! Not really society related, but you know; a group of people I call "immature mature gamers". These are the shallow, arrogant rulers of all the land who seem to think that only their selection of games (generally FPSs) should be played, and if you play ANYTHING else, it automatically turns you into a homosexual 8-year old. Like magic! And they aren't afraid to tell you this (and give death threats too!) right to your face. And it apears a good percent of them are focused in northwestern Indiana for some strange reason. I don't get it!
See my signature for a very "inoffensive" example of something this type of person would say. Note how he thinks he can judge your maturity by the titles of the games you play.
~Girls who think they can do whatever they want just because they are girls. Example of these things are cutting in lunch lines, demanding that you purposefully lose to them in billiards, demanding you buy them some 10,000 dollar diamond ring, etc. And there's so much more! I'll leave that to your imagination. And a lot of these congregate in NW Indiana, also.
And I can go on and on and on, but I think there's some sort of character limit for posts here, so I'll skip to the minor annoyances in my life.
~People eating crunchy foods around me.
~Pop, R&B, and Rap. And some people today actually call this "music"?
~Double standards in ANYTHING.
Erm, again, a lot more. Expect edits eventually.
DISCLAIMER: The comments in this post are OPINIONS. If you like these things, so be it. Of course, I don't know why you'd like someone telling you that you are a juvenile homo who should be stabbed in the face because you play Mario games, but whatever.
Actually, the fact that I even NEED a disclaimer is ridiculous. That goes back to the top of the post, though.
~Insane Steve (I hate a lot of things. Ain't life swell?)
Stupid Quotes: (10th Edition)
"Super Mario Sunshine is an overhyped, boring kids` game with a fruity name that got higher ratings than it deserved."
"Aaron S." - with a dishonorable mention to Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine (Issue #165, pg. 24) for printing the opinions of people who don`t deserve to have opinions.
Post by: Trainman on December 30, 2003, 08:45:48 PM
Texas history is quite amusing if you have an amusing teacher. It's not the state; it's the teacher. I have a funny and actually COOL teacher.
My pet peeves are:
-People who are EXTREMELY dogmatic
-People who say the stupid line when talking games, "Well, PS2 and Xbox are better."
-White people who act like they're some kind of punk rapper. (Eminem, or however you spell that rapper with candy as a name)
-Hypocrites
-People who think they can push people around.
-"Perfect," stuck-up people. (Usually preps)
-People who think they're "bad" or say "Oooooooh!" when they "fight" by slapping each other. They consider that fighting.
-The '60s (That's when our society went down the crapper)
-People who think that Texas is all about hicks and "Yeeee-haw!" LEMME TELL YA; IT AIN'T.
-People who consider that "ain't" isn't a word. It is; it is defined as bad grammar. I say it a lot.
-People who diss Texas for no reason.
-People who yell at others for not playing the GTA series.
-People who steal cars, shoot at people, or anything like that taking others' lives away. That's our society today.
-People who act "casual cool" and think they're "all that" and they really aren't.
-People who diss Dave Mirra or BMX
-People that don't like the word PAAA!!!â„¢
-Silly newbies that act the way they act here.
-People who assume that you're something you're not. (Putting words in people's mouth, basically.
-PEOPLE WHO HATE TRAINS.
-Stupid "smart quotes" that screw up your sig when you use an apostrophe like mine. (How do you fix that again?)
-Drunk people that think they're better than you and think that they're smarter than you.(Some people I know [not my age] that do it.)
-People who think WWII was FUNNY. I think not. It was very sad and people lost their lives for you to live free now.
There are so many that I can't think of right now that I must stop the list right there.
"Oh now, don''t talk crazy. They''re not gonna to eat the man." ~Prof. E. Gadd
Edited by - Trainman on 12/30/2003 7:05:29 PM
Post by: Markio on December 30, 2003, 09:21:06 PM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: TEM on December 30, 2003, 09:22:07 PM
Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.
Post by: Trainman on December 30, 2003, 09:39:20 PM
"Oh now, don''t talk crazy. They''re not gonna to eat the man." ~Prof. E. Gadd
Post by: Markio on December 30, 2003, 10:23:45 PM
So?
Actually, you're right, it's not a big deal, going off topic.
I thought you meant...
No, I didn't.
Well, now I'm talking to myself. Hey a nook! Let's go stand there! *Walks off to stand in a nook*
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Forest Guy on December 31, 2003, 02:35:17 AM
-Liberals
-Terrorists
-People who don't like Texas
-Hillary Clinton
-Bill Clinton
-The French
-Seafood
-Fancy Food
-Burnt Food
-People who think the bagpipes were invented in Scotland
-People who speak improper English
-Internet Lingo
-Grand Theft Auto
-Criminal Sympathists
-People who think Arnold Schwarzennegar (Spelling????) is going to be a bad Governor
-People who use the same point in an argument but simply reword it as to make themselves look smart
If any of that offends you, too bad. It's called Freedom of Speech.
I despise ignorant people.
Post by: TEM on December 31, 2003, 11:26:58 AM
Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.
Post by: Markio on December 31, 2003, 01:35:08 PM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Forest Guy on December 31, 2003, 02:09:48 PM
I despise ignorant people.
Post by: TEM on December 31, 2003, 03:14:22 PM
Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.
Post by: The Big Boo on December 31, 2003, 05:21:14 PM
Post by: nintendofreak on December 31, 2003, 06:17:26 PM
Post by: Insane Steve on December 31, 2003, 11:23:12 PM
And to add to this: blind patriotism. I will continue to say "French fries" and threaten to move to Canada if Bush decides to start the draft again. And then there's the American flags made in China. Ugh...
~The commercialization of holidays/our feelings. Take 9/11. Soon, there's the people selling poor-quality I (heart) NY T-shirts that fade and tear after 4 washings for $20! And then they donate .01% of the proceeds to the 9/11 Foundation, just to make you look patriotic for buying their crap! Buttons, pins, commemorative coins, EVERYTHING was exploiting our feelings toward 9/11.
And what about holidays? Easter is a TERRIBLE example of mass commercailization taking over holidays. It WAS, at some point, aa religious holiday. Nice, honorable. Now, it is about a large rabbit hiding eggs and candies all over the place and blowout candy sales! BAH! And Then there's Christmas, not quite as bad, but still. It USED to be about the birth of Christ. Now, it is about some fat guy in a red suit running around with gifts, and bratty 10-years olds insulting their parents because they are stuck up monsters who aren't content with the $1,800 their parents spent on them.
Don't even get me started on "holidays" created by companies to bolster sales. Sweetest Day, Secretaries' Day, you know. These are shameless, and there's nothing you can do about it! If you don't celebrate these mockeries of holidays, you are considered a heartless jerk and are ostracized from society! Although in society's current state, that might not be that bad.
~Paris Hilton. She thinks she is better than EVERYONE, when it is quite the opposite. She is a weak, whiny skilless twit who somehow is going to manage to make more money than the next 100 generations of my family combined. I mean, she can't do ANYTHING!
Oh wait, there is ONE thing. I think you all know what THAT is -- every time you log on the internet, you are reminded of it via pop-ups and junk E-mails!
~The way basketball (And most other sports) are going down the crapper. It used to be a group of people vying for pride and helping their team. Now, the majority of athletes are money-crazed and self centered. What? Only 15 million this year? I'm not playing for that! I have 24 children who may or may not be mine to feed! And Nike is the most despicable. The give 50-90 million in shoe deals. Now, how much will the forced child laborers MAKING the shoes in Indonesia make in their lives? An entire sweatshop MAYBE will make 10% of LeBron James.
And what is this with cell-phone companies and sponsorship? I mean, they've taken over the Winston Cup, at least 3 major league baseball parks (Including the White Sox's park. I REFUSE to call it "U.S. Celluar Field". That is dumped in the same category as "Freedom fries".), and moer to come. Soon, EVERYTHING will be sponsored my cell-phone companies, and althetes will make billions from Nike by overworking children in Indonesia. Pathetic.
And yes, I speak my mind ALL THE TIME. I'm notorious for it at my school. I may actually be one of the few people in our school who can get away with saying I play Mario games on the GameCube and not be branded as an immature homosexual, mainly because if anyone tries it, they're afraid of a nice, long tyrade about how shallow and ignorant they are. Although there are a few people in the school relatively unaffected by my words -- most of them are on the swimming team.
I was, over the summer, typing an essay of EVERY rant I have about anything. It got to be 30 or so pages (10 pt font only!), and was less than 1/3 done, but then my computer got messed up and I lost it all. And I don't feel like re-typing all that.
Yes, I do have a lot to say.
Stupid Quotes: (10th Edition)
"Super Mario Sunshine is an overhyped, boring kids` game with a fruity name that got higher ratings than it deserved."
"Aaron S." - with a dishonorable mention to Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine (Issue #165, pg. 24) for printing the opinions of people who don`t deserve to have opinions.
Post by: Forest Guy on December 31, 2003, 11:42:30 PM
Yes commercialization of holidays is ridiculous.
Another bunch of stuff that I dislike...
-People who use "Gay" as a generic term, stating as in anything can be "Gay" including words, inanimate objects, and anything else.
-Pop music and fans of it. Puh-lease... they think that some dweeb using a voice synthesizer is cool? Get real.
-Smokers. I care not how hard it is to quit. You shouldn't have started in the first place. If you truly had a strong will, you wouldn't have started.
-Anorexic/Bulimic People
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Post by: Markio on December 31, 2003, 11:58:53 PM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Forest Guy on January 01, 2004, 12:24:21 AM
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THis is my signature.
Post by: Markio on January 01, 2004, 01:09:18 AM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on January 01, 2004, 02:24:43 AM
Visit Maddox.xmission.com it''''''''s cool and stuff.
and Remember kids,don''''t call me gringo or f**kin beaner.
Quote of the week:First of all, I don''t even know what this is. If it''s supposed to be a dog, then it''s the sh*ttiest dog I''ve ever seen. F
Post by: Trainman on January 01, 2004, 04:17:03 PM
"-People who don't like Texas"
Amen to that.
"-Hillary Clinton
-Bill Clinton"
Yep. I don't like them either.
"-The French"
Yes, he doesn't hate them. They're kind of bleh... but still all right. The British are the crazy ones.
"-Burnt Food"
Yep.
"-People who speak improper English"
Wait a minute. You tellin' me that I can't speak with my Southern (highly improved) accent? "Y'all" is one of them, heh.
"-Internet Lingo"
Well, I might use "lol" or "brb" sometimes, but I see no harm in using the little word like that sometimes.
"-Grand Theft Auto"
Yes, if you like blood, killing the innocent, women, and doing pointless mission with no overall point in the game but to get a stupid mansion, then something is seriously wrong with you. Yeah, YOU. Play Luigi's Mansion then.
"-People who think Arnold Schwarzennegar (Spelling????) is going to be a bad Governor"
Yeah, just because the guy's an actor, DOESN'T mean he's stupid. If he wasn't smart, he probably wouldn't be running for Governor.
"-People who use the same point in an argument but simply reword it as to make themselves look smart"
Yes, I suppose.
"If any of that offends you, too bad. It's called Freedom of Speech."
Yeah.
"I despise ignorant people."
So do I...
"Meowrik you are a weak-minded idiot. So is anyone else here that is brain-washed to think that hating France and its people is being patriotic."
Now, now, Meowrik is stating his opinion, TEM. He doesn't hate the French; he simply dislikes their acions.
"If everyone has too much irritation, how can we enjoy life?"
You tell me...
"You're being prejudice."
No, again, opinion stater is what Meowrik was doing.
"AAAHHHH! STOP WINKING AT ME!!! *curls into a shivering ball in a corner*"
*Trainman winks at TBB*
"See what politics does to people, everyone?"
Yep.
"Erm, the French helped us about 200 or so years ago. I THINK (May be wrong) it was the War of 1812. Not sure about that, but I DO know the French aided the U.S. in SOME war against Britian."
Yes, Insane Steve, I believe you are correct.
"...Bush decides to start the draft again."
I don't think you'll be going anywhere. If he decide to reinstate it (highly unlikely) you must sign the draft list by law.
"And then there's the American flags made in China. Ugh..."
I see no problem. Look at some of the things you own at your house; MOST everything we own has the little sticker "Made In China" or "Made In Tawiaan." (spelling?)
"~The commercialization of holidays/our feelings. Take 9/11. Soon, there's the people selling poor-quality I (heart) NY T-shirts that fade and tear after 4 washings for $20!"
Yes, I wore one the other day; it is all torn and peeling off. Yes, biggest rip off if I've ever seen one.
"...just to make you look patriotic for buying their crap!"
* Trainman buys no crap.
"Now, it is about some fat guy in a red suit running around with gifts..."
Hey, my dad had to play Santa at my sister's work; she works as a babysitter at a church.
"...bratty 10-years olds insulting their parents because they are stuck up monsters who aren't content with the $1,800 their parents spent on them."
Yes, bratty kids fuel my urge to hit them because they think they're "all that" and grown up.
"I was, over the summer, typing an essay of EVERY rant I have about anything. It got to be 30 or so pages (10 pt font only!), and was less than 1/3 done, but then my computer got messed up and I lost it all. And I don't feel like re-typing all that."
I fell like doing that sometimes...
"Yes, I do have a lot to say."
Good, eat your heart out.
"Keep on keepin' on." ~Ryan Nyquist; pro BMX rider.
"Hmmm... I like the way you think, Insane_Steve."
Me too.
"I think I'll make up an angry list or something."
^See above response^
"-People who use "Gay" as a generic term, stating as in anything can be "Gay" including words, inanimate objects, and anything else."
Yeah.
"-Pop music and fans of it. Puh-lease... they think that some dweeb using a voice synthesizer is cool? Get real."
Michael Jackson; "King of Pop," perfect example. Look, he has triangular nostrils; have you noticed?
"-Smokers. I care not how hard it is to quit. You shouldn't have started in the first place. If you truly had a strong will, you wouldn't have started."
Wait, Meowrik, I;m sorry to say, but my mom smokes. We're trying to get her to stop... but I think the procrastinatio thing has hit; I'm not sure...
"You hate anorexic and bulimic people? That makes me want to cry. Hating someone for having a disorder? That's not right..."
It's a "disorder" that THEY chose to have. What you're saying is that you support people who stick their finger down their throats to make them throw up because they think that that makes them skinnier.
"Anoerxia and Bulimia is often a psychopseumatic disorder, and in most cases can be prevented if the person didn't follow all the thin super women of this moronic age we live in."
Yes we do live in a moronic age. A lady died because she was a mere 93 pounds at the age of 21. You should weigh 93 pounds when you're about in 4-6 grade or so. The cause; the people you seem to support, Markio.
"Oh now, don''t talk crazy. They''re not gonna to eat the man." ~Prof. E. Gadd
Post by: Forest Guy on January 01, 2004, 04:35:48 PM
*Bows down to Trainman*
Oh YES!
-Bratty Little Kids. UGHHHH! I can't stand little brats who think they're grown up and the coolest thing since the Fonze. (Spelling?) THey don't think of their actions and show no appreciation for anything. Parents need to learn how to raise their children correctly, as many people who grew up in the 90's and stuff who now have children are leaving their dispicable imprnits on their kids, and this will only get worse as time rolls on.
-Vegetarians. I think they are hypocrites and they annoy me muchly. I know its their choice, and they can go ahead. I'm not gonna protest them and argue with them. I simply think they are hypocrticical since they feel bad about the animals, but what about plants? They're living things. How much would it hurt to have part of you chopped off? And yeast too. Whenever you eat bread, think of the poor yeast that got burnt to death in the oven! THey need to face it. Eating is murder. Don't call me prejudice either because two of my best friends are vegetarians.
-Fur Coats. Don't call me a hippie or anything, but real Fur coats are pretty pointless. If they can make fake fur that is indistinguishable from real fur, why bother? Don't call me a hypocrite for disliking real fur and vegetarians, because they're two completely different subjects.
-Perfume. I'm allergic to perfume, but even before I had these allergies, I didn't like it. It's so disgusting, really. It's basically scented alcohol with a bunch of other insane chemicals in it. Many people who use perfume or cologne use it simply because they don't shower as often as they should, and want to cover up their odor with it. Perfume-users are pretty ignorant too, because if you shower normally, maintain good hygiene , and use antipersperant regularily, you'll smell fine.
-Celery. DOn't ask me. I don't like it. It smells good, but I don't like its taste.
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Post by: Trainman on January 01, 2004, 04:55:16 PM
I haven't seen Insane Steve in any chemicals lately.
"-Celery. DOn't ask me. I don't like it. It smells good, but I don't like its taste."
Try it with peanut butter, Meowrik!!! It should tatse better that way!
"Oh now, don''t talk crazy. They''re not gonna to eat the man." ~Prof. E. Gadd
Post by: The Big Boo on January 01, 2004, 07:36:05 PM
- People who (like Paris Hilton) think that just for being rich, they are instantly better than others.
- When people talk during movies.
- When people use profanities a lot. I don't know why they feel they need to say so many disrespectful words in one sentence. It's probably just a bad habit, and I hope they eventually come to their senses.
Post by: Markio on January 01, 2004, 07:37:38 PM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Insane Steve on January 01, 2004, 08:37:41 PM
About vegetarians. I have considered that point, how plants are living things and no matter what you eat, it was made by killing SOMETHING. I don't really consider it hypocritical, though, moreso a double standard.
Hypocritical is the person who went out and killed some doctor because the murderer believed abortion was unjustified murder. I hate (Or at the least, severely loathe) that person. I should make a shameful award for hypocrites. I think I'll call it the "Jesse Jackson award for Excellence in the Field of Hypocrisy". Fitting.
About the flags. Not a big deal, just kind of ironic that Americans consider their flag so patriotic, when most of them aren't even made in America. At least it's better than the shoes made in an Indonesian sweatshop.
I don't mind violent video games. You play what you want. I prefer Mario and things like that; you can have your GTA. Just don't threaten my life over video game preferences, ok? (I'm serious here, someone said to me "People who like f[-]t games like Mario should be shot. Got that, [-]?" Pathetic.)
I tend to use profanites more than I should. Not because I think it makes me "cool", but because there isn't a non-profane word that accurately describes the strength of the emotions I feel at the time.
Stupid Quotes: (10th Edition)
"Super Mario Sunshine is an overhyped, boring kids` game with a fruity name that got higher ratings than it deserved."
"Aaron S." - with a dishonorable mention to Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine (Issue #165, pg. 24) for printing the opinions of people who don`t deserve to have opinions.
Post by: Markio on January 01, 2004, 09:00:15 PM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Trainman on January 01, 2004, 09:24:00 PM
Boy, does that bug me,too. Also, when people always ask questions during the movie like "What happens?" or something similar.
"Oh now, don''t talk crazy. They''re not gonna to eat the man." ~Prof. E. Gadd
Post by: Trainman on January 01, 2004, 09:53:01 PM
"I do one sit-up a day. I get up in the morning; that''s half. I lay down at night; that''s the other half. I figured out a long time ago that my body was just for carrying my head from place to place." ~Mark Lowry
Post by: Trainman on January 02, 2004, 12:54:31 AM
Edited by - Trainman on 1/2/2004 12:07:11 AM
Post by: Markio on January 02, 2004, 01:16:25 AM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Forest Guy on January 02, 2004, 02:36:41 AM
OH yeah! Movie talkers stink. I despise them.
-Animal-haters. I am an animal-lover so, do the math. I have yet to meet a person who has a valid reason for disliking all animals in general.
-Processed Chicken. If you don't know what this is, we need to talk so I can tlel you about this rancid stuff.
Oh, and by the by, this isn't a "hate List." It's a Pet Peeves list. I don't hate Anorexic people I just think they're annoying.
Oh and Traino, the "People who don't speak English correctly" is not aimed at people with accents. It's aimed at people like thugs who speak "Blinglish" or illegal aliens who don't take the time to learn English.
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Post by: Markio on January 02, 2004, 02:53:56 AM
I''m the "trick" in "eccentric".
Post by: Dairy King on January 02, 2004, 03:07:16 AM
Mario Haters- Don't get me started! There are so mant people out there who I know dislike Mario very much. Their reason? Search me. I'm an avid artist,(by this, I mean I produce way too many Mario pictures per day.) and people just don't see why I bother with it.
"Mario's gay, y'know that?" You know who says proverbial garbage like this? You guessed it: The popular kids. Luckily, I've learned to tune people out. Completely. Unless they really want to get my attention, they leave me alone. But, some of my friends have trouble communicating with me when I do this. Whatever.
GTA- I could care less about this game. 'Nuff said.
Movie Talkers- What's worse than them just talking out loud is when the idiots leave their cell phones on. You're watchin' a friggin' movie! If you leave it on, you'll miss the plot! This happened to me during a screening of "The Matrix: Reloaded" Some loud mouth trash urchin had left his phone on, and instead of leaving the room, he decides he wants to talk to them there. Ughh.. "Yeah Bob, I'm at the movies. No, the MOVIES. You're, You're breaking up Bob.. BOB! YOU'RE BREAKING UP!" The movie was hard enough to follow. He didn't help. At all.
OOooh... I'd better sit down... Light headed..!
...And my dear sweet mother, she just looked at me like a cow looks at an oncoming train. She leaned right down next to me, and she said,"IT''S GOOD FOR YOU!!!"
Post by: Forest Guy on January 02, 2004, 06:21:24 PM
And the worst part about this, is it robs these musical masterpieces of their value. So many people in this world don't know what the 1812 Overture Finale is, then you let them hear it and they say "Oh! I know that! It's that cell phone ring!" NO IT ISN'T. It was written almost 200 years ago, you dweeb!
To end this angry rant about cell phone rings, I will give you a funny, and irrtating quote...
"...Yeah, I'm playing Mozart Concierto, 3rd Movement for the audition."-Me
"What?"-Someone I'm remotely friendly with, but not necessarily a friend.
"You know, Mozart. (I then hum one of his songs)"-Me
"Ohhhh! I know him! He's that guy that makes those cell phone rings!"-The person
If that doesn't make you want to yell in anger about uneducated, ignorant people, I don't know what will.
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THis is my signature.
Post by: Drunken_Dragon on January 15, 2004, 09:33:22 PM
arrogance.
assumers.
things i consider evil. etc. etc.
Mario''s adventure is over for now, but
Mario''s dream lives forever...
Post by: Popple on January 15, 2004, 10:40:55 PM
Or is it?... *shifts eyes supiciously*
Post by: Lizard Dude on January 16, 2004, 01:46:12 AM
;_;
Come on and stop, please.
my pathetic attempts at humor are fleeting
Post by: WarioLandMan on January 16, 2004, 03:20:10 PM
Flamers
n00bs
Mario always stealing Wario's glory
It''s-a me, Wario. And I''''ve come to take a bite out of Mario''s fame!!!
Post by: Trainman on January 16, 2004, 08:34:43 PM
The "idiot-of-the-month" award, ok. He is bashing him yet he can't even spell Meowrik's name or half the things in his post.
Another pet peeve- People who have the capabability to type nice and neat yet they are too lazy to do so. No, not aiming at a guy, but to everyone.
*Trainman punches someone* ItÂÅ’s your fault. You shouldnÂÅ’t have been sitting there.
Post by: Forest Guy on January 02, 2004, 06:21:24 PM
And the worst part about this, is it robs these musical masterpieces of their value. So many people in this world don't know what the 1812 Overture Finale is, then you let them hear it and they say "Oh! I know that! It's that cell phone ring!" NO IT ISN'T. It was written almost 200 years ago, you dweeb!
To end this angry rant about cell phone rings, I will give you a funny, and irrtating quote...
"...Yeah, I'm playing Mozart Concierto, 3rd Movement for the audition."-Me
"What?"-Someone I'm remotely friendly with, but not necessarily a friend.
"You know, Mozart. (I then hum one of his songs)"-Me
"Ohhhh! I know him! He's that guy that makes those cell phone rings!"-The person
If that doesn't make you want to yell in anger about uneducated, ignorant people, I don't know what will.
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Post by: Trainman on July 17, 2008, 03:44:50 AM
Anyway:
-People who don't like cars
-People who describe something super-literally to talk crap about it: "Cars are just rolling pieces of metal that get you places. What's so special about them?" Yeah, no shizcrap. "Golf is just a game where you hit a little ball into a hole with sticks." No sh-... gah I can't say that on the forums.
-People who base their opinion of someone solely on their attitude/outlook/etc. from months/years past even if they've totally changed since then.
-People who dislike Rocko's Modern Life.
-Greenies.... you know who I'm talking about..... the greenies....
-People who still think Texas is all about YEEHAWIN and HOWDEEY HOW'S EVER-WUN??!?!! AHM FRUM BELTON TAYEXUS!!
-People who try and flame others with the ALMIGHTY POWER OF THE KEYBOARD and their magical ARM CHAIR ABILITIES. If confronted in real life they would probably get their butts whooped by not-fail people on the internet.
-People who cannot pronounce Porsche. It's got two syllables.
-People who cannot pronounce my last name. It is REAGAN, like the former (awesome) president!!!! Not Ray-gon. Not Ray-jin. Not REE-jin.
-People who cannot pronounce my FIRST NAME!!!!!! Patrick!!!! HOW CAN YOU NOT PRONOUNCE THAT, SERIOUSLY??? I've heard people who think my name has TWO SYLLABLES in all seriousness! No joke!!!! Pat. Rick. WOW OMG.
-People who still are like OH U LIEK TRENS because of my user name. Yeah, still do, but I created the name when I was 13 and liked them enough back then to base my username off it.
-People who are in love with Chevy's and think they're better than everything.
-People who are in love with Chevy's 350 (5.7L) and 366 (6.0L), mainly in the trucks. Clappiest, crappy sound an 8-cylinder could possibly have.
-Vehicle most hated by myself: 1988-1998 Chevrolet Silverado and sister GMC Sierra. The most generic, ugliest body style truck produced. It's not just that; it's the cult following of it, and every redneck has to put 33's (tires) in the back and keep the stock wheels up front on two-wheel drive models without recalibrating the speedometer and odometer, and then cut the pipes at the Y so there is about 6 inches of pipe behind the manifolds and then have a clappy sounding motor to annoying everyone in town and go muddin' in.
Post by: Glorb on July 17, 2008, 01:33:56 PM
-People who dislike Rocko's Modern Life.
-People who cannot pronounce Porsche. It's got two syllables.
I know, right?
Well, here we go.
-People who say "literally" for emphasis as opposed to, y'know, being literal
-People who say "random" when they mean "weird" or "stupid"
-People who think Wolfmother sucks because they sound '70s-ish
-People who think Daft Punk sucks for some insane reason I can't comprehend
-The way it only gets hot around here when I'm working outside
-People who are very poor at swearing (saying the f-word every sentence doesn't make you sound older, trust me)
-People who drink energy drinks simply because they think it makes them look older (I know, [wtd]?)
-People (specifically, 10 to 14-year-olds) who go around saying "WOW I AM SO HUNG OVER FROM ALL THE ALCOHOL I DRANK LAST NIGHT AT THE PARTY I HAD AT MY HOUSE WHILE MY PARENTS WERE AWAY" in an attempt to sound older/cooler
-People who wear band shirts but don't listen to that band (AC/DC shirts, especially) and who wear video game shirts but don't play any games (SMB shirts, especially)
-Paul W.S. Anderson
-Anyone and everyone on the internet who has the words "Dark" and/or the name of any anime character in their screen names, and who put "~xXx~_" and the like at the ends of said names
-Naruto fanfiction
Post by: Markio on July 17, 2008, 02:54:36 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 17, 2008, 03:23:13 PM
-Yahoo news and celebrities who grace the front page every single freakin' day.
-People who find a flash or television show funny just because it parodies a video game or another show (Family Guy is the worst offender).
-People who think Texas is either a huge desert, cowboy country or hillbilly land.
-People who criticize you for your political affiliation. I was a liberal for a good long time through fear of rejection.
-Women who are constantly pulling out their cell phone, makeup, or something like that.
-People who look at a point of view, call it stupid or wrong and then don't give a reason.
-People who think Christianity is going to take over the world and/or is brainwashing individuals. I highly doubt nice old man Jim who lives down the lane, has trouble walking and attends the local Church has any plans for world domination. He's probably much happier than the dudes who call his religion stupid and evil anyway.
-People who party nonstop, get drunk and then crash their car into a tree or civilian.
-My Chemical Romance. They aren't cool, never have been cool and never will be cool.
-Anime in general. DBZ is the only exception to this.
-Furries.
Post by: Glorb on July 17, 2008, 04:00:21 PM
I highly doubt nice old man Jim who lives down the lane, has trouble walking and attends the local Church has any plans for world domination.
Have you even seen old man Jim's MySpace? He lists his heroes as Cobra Commander, Hitler, RoboHitler, Doctor Doom, and Stalin, in that order.
Post by: BP on July 17, 2008, 05:16:42 PM
-Women and men who are constantly pulling out their cell phone, makeup, or something like that.
-People who party nonstop, get drunk and then crash their car into a non-tree. Trees don't mind punishing irresponsible kids.
-Anime in general. Speed Racer is the ONLY exception to this.
-Furries.
Now for some that are not alterations of PaperLuigi's.
-The way my mother vacuum-packs EVERYTHING. Good thing that cheese is going to stay good for years and years, because no one's going to bother to open it till then, am I right?
-"Jalapeno" and "habañero."
-This napkin tray. (http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2641/napkinsfz5.jpg)
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 17, 2008, 05:39:50 PM
Post by: BP on July 17, 2008, 05:52:10 PM
Post by: Glorb on July 17, 2008, 07:12:54 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 17, 2008, 08:09:28 PM
Errr... it doesn't destroy napkins, the hideous part of it is movable. I hate it because of what it looks like.
Really now? I have some at home (and there are a few of them at fast food places) and the hideous part is not removable. They rip up my napkins when I take them out.
Post by: Trainman on July 17, 2008, 09:08:29 PM
Post by: PaperMario on July 19, 2008, 07:19:47 PM
-Sonic fanfiction
-People (especially in my class) who love to smoke and go on to offer me and/or my friends to join him. I was surprised to see how many people in my freshman class were active smokers.
-People that bash ToonZone.net for no reason.
-People my age that pretend to care about things like politics when they clearly don't.
That's all for now.
Post by: RaceDrv709 on July 19, 2008, 09:15:57 PM
Fanboys of all kinds. Yeesh, can't we get along without being bashed because of the MP3 player we own, computer or video game console.
Peeps using iPod ad a generic name for MP3 players; well, an iPod is an MP3 player and i will never buy one of those overhyped ugly devices with lower than dirt sound quality.
People calling my Samsung Yepp P2 (avatar) an iPod. it isn't an ipod you people who have no idea what other MP3 players are out there.
Those imbeciles who say that Windows crashes a lot, and tell you to dump it and use Mac or Linux. Windows does crash, but usually it's because of hardware, drivers or a corrupt registry among others. At least you can trace the problem and not have to reinstall Mac because it crashes and you think it's the apocalypse. I'm not sure about Linux because I've never seen it crash. Just shut up about the Windows crap.
Vista doesn't suck if you know how to tweak it and Vista Ultmate CAN run on a 1Ghz processor and 512mb of RAm, so quit the BS.
People who don't know how to behave in an internet forum. I think there is a video about that floating around on YouTube.
Somewhat related to Fanboyism: Nintendo's GameCube and Wii are NOT kiddie consoles. Nintendo brought us out of the video game crash in 1983 and I feel somewhat embarrased telling people I am 17, and own a GameCube and Wii because I fear I will be ostracised and labeled an outcast.
iSheep (stuck-up Apple fanboys who don't give a hoot about Microsoft and mock the 360 because of the red ring of death as if it affects XBOXes like the plague.) It will happen, but the chances of it affecting the 360 are small compared to when it was launched.) They also don't give a hoot to the minority of people like myself who don't own iPods and begin ostracising them because they feel superior to non iPod owners. I own a Samsung Yepp P2 and it's the best MP3 player I've owned so far. All my MP3 players were made by Samsung or any MP3 player manufacturer except Apple. Believe it or not, non-Apple branded MP3 players have been around waaaaay before Apple's iPod.
Gamers who kick newbs out because they never played Call of Duty before and fail to realize they were new to Call of Duty and similar games.
This so called (c)rap and hip pop crap on the radio. Nothing but drugs, sex, violence. What happened to the '70s and '80s where rap and hip hop was poetry and an full of love. Now it's this Eminem, 50 cent, Nelly, Chingy, and other so called rappers no to mention Soulja Boy. I'm sticking to my rock music(Disturbed is about as far as metal rock for me) and Weird Al.
People who think Las Angeles is a Ghetto city and nothing else. The same goes to the people who think Texas is full of hicks, rednecks and ranches and fail to realize that a ranch doesn't need horses and there are great cities like Houston, Austin, Dallas and my hometown, San Antonio.
Mess with Texas and you will mess with me.
Racism, prejudice, and liberals.
teenagers who obsess over their cell phones. I call and text a lot, but we have an unlimited everything with AT&T.
End of rant
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on July 20, 2008, 01:45:00 AM
-People that obsess over things in cartoons like Avatar: The Last Airbender such as who will "get with" who...
This is the reason I don't like getting too involved in certain fandoms. Some people take things way too seriously, to the point where you wonder how they're allowed to walk freely on the streets. It's embarrasing being associated with them. Also the reason I never talk about anime to anyone offline because of how much fail it has attracted in the last few years.
Post by: Glorb on July 20, 2008, 10:09:17 AM
Post by: nensondubois on July 20, 2008, 10:24:09 AM
Sports
Women beaters
Violence in any form
certain words (Yes I hate some words based on many reasons. Is this normal?)
The U.S. government
Unnecessary harmful chemicals in food
Overly harsh justice systems
Intrusive laws
country music
some rap music
an unfair personal problem
When buying a used game people writing on/defacing the labels really ****es me off!
Mods locking/banning anything that conflicts with their personal beliefs
There is a lot of other stuff that bothers me but I'll be considerate and not waste your time.
Post by: RaceDrv709 on July 20, 2008, 02:43:37 PM
Post by: BP on July 20, 2008, 02:53:37 PM
-Mods locking/banning anything that conflicts with their personal beliefsThis is the Internet. The mods and admins can do anything they want with their site. It'd make a few people angry (except TEM is never NOT angry, believe me), but there's no law that says Deezer couldn't ban Lizard Dude right now with no provocation at all.
Furthermore, this is The Mushroom Kingdom, which would make he with the most power, Deezer, a king rather than a president. And his power is absolute, anything he wants to do to the site or the forums, he could do it. I remember a long time back when someone said something about "king Deezer" which was followed by another user's "this is a democracy! We elect our officials." Except uhhhh no, this is a website and nobody votes for staff members, moderators, operators, halfops or voices. They just get liked by the people who have power.
Unlike in real life, this power isn't as corrupting and we have a staff that makes mostly reasonable decisions. Except Chupperson, he's got some flash of evil in his eyes.
Yes I hate some words based on many reasons. Is this normal?Sure. Most words that I hate are hated because they're overused, misused or both.
Post by: Glorb on July 20, 2008, 03:11:58 PM
Post by: BP on July 20, 2008, 03:14:22 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on July 20, 2008, 03:19:21 PM
Post by: Glorb on July 20, 2008, 04:22:14 PM
Eah, fine. Whatever. I just hope this doesn't get out of control.
Post by: The Chef on July 20, 2008, 08:49:09 PM
Post by: Lizard Dude on July 21, 2008, 06:28:06 AM
No discussion of politics.Huh, so that was actually added to the rules. Up until now I thought everyone was joking that it was banned BECAUSE IT'S THAT RETARTED.
Maybe I also didn't believe it because no one ever notified us or explained the rationale besides a random smattering of Angry Chupperson posts.
No questioning or complaining about moderators' actions.Uh oh.
Post by: Lizard Dude on July 21, 2008, 06:39:15 AM
A) Boy it's hard to notice a locked sticky.
B) It just we can't post topics. So just argue in all those generic threads we already conveniently have! Crisis averted.
Post by: MushroomJunkie on July 21, 2008, 06:51:34 AM
-When my dad takes video games from me for a month (thats my worst)
-When people insult me real good and I have nothing as mean to say back to them
-When my friend is not home when I try to call him
-Long lectures with my parents
-When I'm bored
Post by: Turtlekid1 on July 21, 2008, 02:37:07 PM
Sports
Violence in any form
I hope you don't own any video games...
Post by: Glorb on July 21, 2008, 03:38:23 PM
Post by: Insane Steve on July 21, 2008, 04:51:23 PM
Post by: Johnny_Macho on July 21, 2008, 09:24:47 PM
1.The thousands of Taxi drivers that yell at each other outside my apartment.I don't even know If they're arguing or having a conversation from a distance.
2.When Kids have ADD and the parents don't do anything when they scream and run around because 'It's not the kid's fault'. Try hitting them maybe then they'll shut up!!!
3.Bad hair day! Like OMG!
4.The nice couple who live underneath me and yell at each other for about an hour or two, and when they make up(Yes, Like that), I can hear it.
5.Sara Jessica Parker
6.People who make videos about how they hate America, when they should be hating on the people who run it, not the country itself.
7. This kid in my school who always says, 'Hey Johnny Machino? Want a cappuccino?' No! I never did want one! Why must you ask!?
8.NetZero!
9.Flamers
10.People on youtube saying, 'Wanna see me naked? Then go to my page!' Then why aren't they there!? N-not that I look or nothin'....<_< >_>
Post by: Jman on July 21, 2008, 11:44:59 PM
Post by: Glorb on July 22, 2008, 12:18:45 AM
Post by: BP on July 22, 2008, 01:04:20 AM
Personified cars. When I see an image of a car with a face some fire of madness blazes over my mind and an unexplained rage spirit persuades me to do bad things.
Forum signatures that acknowledge that they are forum signatures. "I have no sig ooooooooooooooooops" is not original. Neither is "This space for rent" or "Under construction." If you're going to waste space on my computer screen, waste it with a favorite quote or something.
Annoying computer updates that bother you until you reboot.
Post by: CrossEyed7 on July 22, 2008, 08:30:47 AM
Annoying computer updates that bother you until you reboot.This is the very bane of my existence.
Also, right now, I'm getting very annoyed by people complaining about how much E3 sucked. E3 isn't for us anymore, get over it. The dead tree media would rather hear about blue ocean games coming out in the immediate future than see early screenshots of Galaxy 2, Zelda 15, Pikmin 3, and Kid Icarus with no idea when they're coming out, and therefore have no information to give to their readers about games they're not interested in anyway, and since they're the ones getting into E3, that's what Nintendo's going to show them. If you don't like it, blame the E3 people, but don't blame Nintendo for giving exactly the kind of presentation they should give in this situation. And blame yourself for expecting megatons.
Post by: The Chef on July 22, 2008, 09:01:59 AM
Post by: Glorb on July 22, 2008, 09:49:14 AM
-Whippersnappers
-Kids these days
-Gas prices
-Music volume
Post by: MaxVance on July 22, 2008, 10:06:09 AM
8.NetZero!Oh man, I remember when this was actually free. We used it for quite a while in 1999 and 2000.
Post by: Johnny_Macho on July 22, 2008, 10:16:46 AM
-Young'uns
-Whippersnappers
-Kids these days
Don't forget Scamps, Hooligans, and Scalawags.
Post by: MushroomJunkie on July 22, 2008, 02:14:56 PM
Quote
Sports
I hate sports too. Except the mario sports games like mario golf, mario tennis, mario kart, mario baseball and other mario sports games.
Post by: Glorb on July 22, 2008, 02:27:24 PM
Post by: Johnny_Macho on July 22, 2008, 02:38:16 PM
Post by: CrossEyed7 on July 22, 2008, 03:13:12 PM
8.NetZero!(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Flh3.ggpht.com%2Fadam.menard%2FR9lQsB9112I%2FAAAAAAAAAG4%2Fg49nvP-kaDg%2Fs800%2FNetZero.PNG&hash=05bbc8f8e9baf737e917bb600854430f)
Post by: The Chef on July 22, 2008, 04:38:25 PM
Mario sports games contain little to no actual sports.
Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Soccer and Basketball aren't sports?
Post by: Glorb on July 22, 2008, 05:13:25 PM
Post by: Markio on July 22, 2008, 07:33:07 PM
Post by: The Chef on July 22, 2008, 08:22:15 PM
When super-giant exploding earthquakes, flying koopa shells, chain chomps, magic, ninjas, Final Fantasy characters, warp pipes, and giant versions of characters factor into play, then, eh, no. The Mario Strikers games resemble hockey more than soccer, in fact.
If it involves a ball, it's a sport.
Post by: Glorb on July 22, 2008, 10:02:41 PM
Never mind.
Post by: Trainman on July 23, 2008, 07:59:33 AM
It'd make a few people angry (except TEM is never NOT angry, believe me).............Except Chupperson, he's got some flash of evil in his eyes.
Sure. Most words that I hate are hated because they're overused, misused or both.
"Meowrik you are a weak-minded idiot. So is anyone else here that is brain-washed to think that hating France and its people is being patriotic." -TEM back then. ****ed off since 2003!!! And I agree with the Chupperson statement; glad someone actually noticed.
I like rap... about 98% because of the beat. A lot of songs have a chill beat and it's enjoyable.
RaceDrv709, San Antonio seems to suck. I live about 3 1/2 hours north of you and it's laid back...
Oh wait.... pet peeve/person I dislike: Jack Thompson.
Post by: Turtlekid1 on July 23, 2008, 11:49:36 AM
-People who dislike Naruto
-People who like Sasuke
-Rap
-Every teenage actress under the sun who thinks she can sing.
-Every teenage female singer under the sun who thinks she can act.
Post by: MushroomJunkie on July 23, 2008, 12:24:09 PM
Post by: Glorb on July 23, 2008, 12:37:39 PM
Seriously, if you say you hate rap, then listen to some classic '80s and early '90s rap (Run DMC, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, etc.). Your opinion should change.
Post by: MushroomJunkie on July 23, 2008, 12:46:24 PM
Post by: Glorb on July 23, 2008, 12:54:20 PM
And I don't talk, dress, or walk, any different than I normally would.
Post by: Johnny_Macho on July 23, 2008, 12:55:07 PM
I've heard more than a good amount of rap. I've heard songs made by Snoopy Snoop dog, eminem, belly up, Omarion "O", Petey Pablo, and many other songs by musicians I don't know. I heard this stuff because my friend loves rap and listens to it AALLLLL the time. And I hate it. But it's not just the music, its the way the people who listen to this stuff talk and dress, and walk. When white boys dress and act that way its hilariously stupid and disgusting at the same time!
Actually It's just Snoop Dogg, and Omarion is an R&B singer. Also, my neighborhood is full of gangstas and what not with pants down to their knees lol. Not much white boys though. I just wear alot of baggy clothes, I don't sag or anything.
Post by: Unlimited Lumpia on July 23, 2008, 01:27:01 PM
-Every teenage actress under the sun who thinks she can sing.Amen to that.
-Every teenage female singer under the sun who thinks she can act.
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on July 28, 2008, 08:58:22 PM
Placing a y in someone's name in place of a real vowel. It's like the perfect way of letting someone know how worthless you are.
"Hey my name's Bryan, I like starbucks and U2. In my spare time I write reviews on obscure plays and I always support a cause".
Post by: Lizard Dude on July 28, 2008, 09:11:30 PM
A) You really think a 'Y' in someone's name will change them that much?
B) What's wrong with liking Starbucks?
C) What's wrong with U2?
D) What's wrong with obscure plays?
E) What's wrong with supporting causes?
-Lyzard Dude
Post by: Insane Steve on July 28, 2008, 09:19:32 PM
Post by: Glorb on July 28, 2008, 09:54:15 PM
For that matter, neither does anyone who wears a "More Cowbell" shirt.
Post by: Chupperson Weird on July 28, 2008, 10:33:01 PM
Post by: bobman37 on July 28, 2008, 10:34:56 PM
Telulah Does the Hula
yes that is a real name of a real person. At least it was, a judge in court ordered it to be changed.
Post by: Chupperson Weird on July 28, 2008, 10:38:57 PM
Post by: Markio on July 29, 2008, 02:29:18 PM
Post by: bobman37 on July 29, 2008, 02:30:29 PM
Post by: Insane Steve on July 29, 2008, 11:51:35 PM
if someone has a terrible name, it is NOT THEIR FAULT. IT IS THEIR PARENTS' FAULT.
Caps lock is awesome!
Post by: MaxVance on July 29, 2008, 11:55:09 PM
Post by: Trainman on July 30, 2008, 10:40:21 AM
Anyway, for any of you who know Kimbo Slice (nickname, real name Kevin Ferguson) as that big crazy street fighter dude turned pro that actually has a heart about who he beats the crap out of after a fight, he named his 3 boys and 3 daughters.... generic/weird names:
Kevin Ferguson
Kevin -1st son
Kevin -2nd son
Kevlar -3rd son
Kiara -1st daughter
Kassandra -2nd daughter
Kevina -3rd daughter
Does anyone at all see a pattern here hahahaha
Post by: Glorb on July 30, 2008, 03:28:09 PM
Post by: Turtlekid1 on July 30, 2008, 03:53:38 PM
Post by: Ultima Shadow on July 30, 2008, 04:06:28 PM
Post by: Takeiuchi on August 07, 2008, 08:39:24 PM
I know someone with the last name "Levin".Like the car? I'll agree that Ben 10 sucks, but then, I don't watch very many cartoons nowadays.
I hate fanboys who bash on other consoles, then tout that thiers is the best one.
I hate Pokemon and their followers. I'll admit that I liked Pokemon... When I was 8, and that's the age group for it: little people.
People who hate the N64 and its controller. Why be hatin' yo? :'(
Hip-hop and rap. I don't consider it music. I consider it highly paced strung together on a background of repeating noise.
Post by: Johnny_Macho on August 07, 2008, 09:44:23 PM
Like the car? I'll agree that Ben 10 sucks, but then, I don't watch very many cartoons nowadays.
I hate fanboys who bash on other consoles, then tout that thiers is the best one.
I hate Pokemon and their followers. I'll admit that I liked Pokemon... When I was 8, and that's the age group for it: little people.
People who hate the N64 and its controller. Why be hatin' yo? :'(
Hip-hop and rap. I don't consider it music. I consider it highly paced strung together on a background of repeating noise.
I agree with the fan boys, ben 10 sucking, and Pokemon. I used to watch Pokemon when I was a kid and it had only 150. Now it's stupid, well so are the old ones now, but still. I do disagree with the rap thing, I don't know what kind you're listening to, (Possibly the new crappy guys) but the Older stuff is what rap really is, Rhythm And Poetry, they rap about growing up in the streets and actually have meaning to their lyrics. New rappers, all they talk about is their money, how good life is for them because they have money, and try to invent some stupid new dance so they can bring in more sales and repeat the same freaking thing throughout the whole song.
Post by: Kuromatsu on August 07, 2008, 11:51:46 PM
Pokemon... When I was 8, and that's the age group for it: little people.I know this has been said before but I refuse to believe Pokémon is for children. (The main series anyway.)
Post by: Captain Jim on August 07, 2008, 11:55:44 PM
Post by: Ultima Shadow on August 08, 2008, 12:21:18 AM
Like the car?
I never even knew there was a car called "Levin". You learn something new every day, I guess.
Post by: Turtlekid1 on August 08, 2008, 08:53:22 AM
Ben 10 sucks
What? I think that's actually one of the only decent cartoons on CN right now.
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 08, 2008, 11:07:40 AM
I agree with the fan boys, ben 10 sucking, and Pokemon.
Yeah, I pretty much hate Ben 10 too. Cartoons nowadays are really, really bad and Ben 10 is a prime example of how unfunny they've become. Shows like Flapjack, Chowder and George of the Jungle are the worst offenders.
Post by: Johnny_Macho on August 08, 2008, 12:04:09 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 08, 2008, 12:11:44 PM
George of the Jungle is just terrible. It's poorly animated and the voice acting (especially George's voice) is abysmal.
Post by: Glorb on August 08, 2008, 12:16:09 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 08, 2008, 12:23:36 PM
I also dislike Naruto intensely, and I have a leg to stand on when I say that because I used to follow the show like a religion.
Post by: Turtlekid1 on August 08, 2008, 01:58:02 PM
Cartoons nowadays are really, really bad and Ben 10 is a prime example of how unfunny they've become.
You do realize Ben 10 isn't supposed to be funny, don't you (apart from some small comic relief moments)?
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 08, 2008, 02:28:41 PM
Post by: SolidShroom on August 08, 2008, 02:41:19 PM
"I hear its amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hari Kiri Rock. I need scissors! 61!"
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 08, 2008, 02:47:09 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 08, 2008, 02:55:56 PM
The only think I know about Ben 10 is that every time I see it on, I expect the grandfather to say something like
"I hear its amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hari Kiri Rock. I need scissors! 61!"
My brother and I joke about the grandfather and Campbell every time that show is on. That is Ben 10's only redeeming value; the fact that the voice of Colonel Campbell is also the voice of Grandpa Max makes watching it a little less painful.
I know deep down that Chowder is at least trying to be funny. There are several parts of certain episodes that can really make me laugh. The voice of Master Shake from Aqua Teen voices the elephant dude, so that's definitely a plus. Who knows? In a couple of years, it could be the funniest cartoon on Cartoon Network (then again, it could just get worse).
Post by: GiftedGirl on August 08, 2008, 03:37:55 PM
Other pet peeves I have are...
~ The freecreditreport.com commercials. I mean, who would bother writing a song about their bad credit and the effects thereof? That is, if they didn't actually have something better to do? I guess bad credit means you're legally banned from having anything better to do than make crappy songs.
~ People who try to change your very "self" by using a prestigious position they have to influence your beliefs. I have experienced this first-hand. My biology teacher told me that even though I have incredible artistic talent, I shouldn't "set my hopes too high" and at best settle for being a graphic designer. See?! Trying to crush my hopes and dreams of comic book/cartoon fame!!! In this same manner, I feel very, very sorry for those kids who have been kept from certain kid-friendly videogames because their parents/legal guardians have religious beliefs that contradict with certain aspects of those videogames and are trying to force this onto the kids by reprimanding them for even being somewhat interested in said videogames. THAT'S JUST WRONG.
~ Labels. I mean labels for people, not for products. Labels for products can be very useful, such as "keep out of reach of children" or "caution: product may contain peanuts". Thanks for the warning. I hate peanuts. But I digress. Just because someone acts or looks a certain way or likes a certain thing, that doesn't lump them into one generic category. The only label I will ever have is "Jess" or one of my many online screennames.
~ Religious nutcases. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind people with different beliefs than me. I actually like that people believe in different things. Makes life more interesting, neh? But then there's the complete jerkwads who think that their beliefs are the ultimate truth and poop on anyone who says or even thinks otherwise. See "people changing your 'self'" above.
~ Jerkwads. Need I say more?
~ All the products based on currently popular TV shows/games/movies/books/etc. Example: "OMG WOW! New NATIONAL TREASURE Riley's Cologne! Smell just like Riley Poole from National Treasure! Act now and you can get a copy of the cipher on the back of the Declaration of Independence!" See? Dumbest thing ever. Exceptions to this pet peeve include: Pokemon Pop-Tarts. Pokemon cereal. THOSE WERE SO AWESOME. 8D
~ The Geico caveman commercials. I totally prefer the gecko.
~ Chatspeak. I don't mind people using it, it's just that its liek rly hrd 2 reed omg lol.
And that concludes today's lesson on "How to Totally Tick Jess Off". See you next week! :D
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 08, 2008, 03:57:44 PM
The freecreditreport.com commercials. I mean, who would bother writing a song about their bad credit and the effects thereof? That is, if they didn't actually have something better to do? I guess bad credit means you're legally banned from having anything better to do than make crappy songs.QFT (but, if it's stuck in your head, that's the point)
Post by: goodie on August 08, 2008, 04:13:16 PM
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 08, 2008, 04:20:24 PM
Post by: The Chef on August 08, 2008, 06:50:02 PM
Post by: GiftedGirl on August 08, 2008, 08:56:19 PM
...Did GiftedGirl just post?
Yes, I did. I've finally come out of my hole-in-the-ground! Maybe I won't be such a lurker anymore. Maybe. Possibly.
Post by: SushieBoy on August 08, 2008, 11:36:01 PM
Post by: BP on August 09, 2008, 01:38:37 AM
I will say "wanna" IF I WANT TO.Okay then.
Post by: Glorb on August 09, 2008, 12:15:09 PM
Were have you been all this time?
my hole-in-the-ground!
And thus the mystery of GiftedGirl's disappearance is solved.
Next week's episode: Mothman vs. Jersey Devil cagematch!!!!1
Post by: PaperMario on August 09, 2008, 09:24:20 PM
Maybe Chowder's funny, maybe it isn't. The bizarre art direction, intermittent food-based stop-motion segments, and living fart cloud makes me flip over to Spongebob without fail.
Sometimes I feel that some people are just too blinded by their nostalgia to realize how average the shows they enjoyed really were (not taking a shot at you specifically, it's just that messages such as those are often used to bring down more recent cartoons).
I really like Chowder, Flapjack, and George of the Jungle (though I admit Chowder's pet Kimchi was a pretty cheap idea, but he's seldom used).
I like how George isn't as idiotic as he was in the original cartoon, but the plain character designs (specifically Ape's) bothered me at first since I'm a cartoonist myself and the idea of watching something so unappealing upset me, so I looked at the show in a negative light whenever I watched it. But, watching it now, without thinking about the character designs and having more of an open mind, I can say that I enjoy it. It isn't the best show in the world, but it's made me laugh. It is not as terrible as people are making it out to be (in fact, it isn't terrible at all).
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 10, 2008, 01:03:39 AM
Sometimes I feel that some people are just too blinded by their nostalgia to realize how average the shows they enjoyed really were (not taking a shot at you specifically, it's just that messages such as those are often used to bring down more recent cartoons).
No, it's just that Chowder, Flapjack and George of the Jungle are not funny. I recently watched an old episode of Anamaniacs and compared it with a new episode of George of the Jungle. Guess what? I still laughed at Anamaniacs and groaned at GOTJ's extremely poor attempts at trying to be funny.
I also watched a new episode of Flapjack today at about 7:00 PM or so and the episode was about the blue guy and how his beard is fake (or something like that). I was really disappointed because I saw so many opportunities for the show to really hit home in the funny department, but instead they insisted on cutting to another scene just when things were about to get good. They did this about 5 times or so and I finally realized that the cartoons of today have lots of opportunities, but no one on their writing staff knows how to cash in on them. I'll admit I laughed at the scene where the pirates and their beards all got into a fight, but that was this episode's only saving grace.
Post by: Turtlekid1 on August 10, 2008, 06:04:06 AM
No, it's just that Chowder, Flapjack and George of the Jungle are not funny.
All differences in our opinions about Ben 10 aside, +1.
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 10, 2008, 07:04:53 AM
Post by: Glorb on August 10, 2008, 07:43:56 AM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 10, 2008, 11:35:09 AM
Oddly enough, I find most classically animated full-length Disney movies funnier than almost every cartoon on nowadays. But since I love classic Disney movies to begin with, I'm probably being biased (because not all of the Disney movies are supposed to be funny, especially Fox and the Hound).
Post by: Insane Steve on August 10, 2008, 12:02:50 PM
People using quotation marks in signs "unecessarily" like the "quotes" I am using in this "post". It bothers me more than all the your/you're, their/there/they're, and it's/its errors everywhere put together.
Post by: Turtlekid1 on August 10, 2008, 01:49:29 PM
-Religious people that really do try to force their beliefs on others.
Post by: Glorb on August 10, 2008, 02:00:11 PM
Oh, I just remembered another one:
People using quotation marks in signs "unecessarily" like the "quotes" I am using in this "post". It bothers me more than all the your/you're, their/there/they're, and it's/its errors everywhere put together.
Emphasis quotes enrage me. Seriously, who decided QUOTES should/could be used for emphasis? Whatever happened to italics, underlining, or bold print? Related are sarcasm/contempt quotes. Putting "quotes" around stuff to "indicate" "sarcasm" makes you look like an idiotwad.
And, to get these out of the way:
Nup-tu-al is NOT how you pronounce "nuptial". It's two syllables. Not three.
Bay-jing is not how you pronounce Beijing. It's a zh sound, not a J sound.
Pwned should be pronounced the same as "owned". "Pohned" sounds dumb; don't even get me started on pawned, pwinned, etc.
It's "etcetera" and "escape", not "excetera" and "excape".
Post by: Turtlekid1 on August 10, 2008, 02:04:02 PM
PS: 1000th post :)
Post by: Ultima Shadow on August 10, 2008, 03:21:27 PM
idiotwad
That is the best word I have seen today.
Post by: Insane Steve on August 10, 2008, 06:46:43 PM
Towing companies. They make used car salesmen look like the President of the Better Business Bureau. The Mafia aspire to achieve the level of corruption that towing companies get away with.
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on August 10, 2008, 07:25:57 PM
Sometimes I feel that some people are just too blinded by their nostalgia to realize how average the shows they enjoyed really were (not taking a shot at you specifically, it's just that messages such as those are often used to bring down more recent cartoons).
I really like Chowder, Flapjack, and George of the Jungle (though I admit Chowder's pet Kimchi was a pretty cheap idea, but he's seldom used).
Agree with everything here, other than the love for GOTJ, which I find quite bland. If it's any consolation, Chowder and Flapjack have more originality and appeal than recent offerings like Gym Partner, Lazlo or the once-funny turned autistically-unfunny Fosters.
I recently watched an old episode of Anamaniacs and compared it with a new episode of George of the Jungle. Guess what? I still laughed at Anamaniacs and groaned at GOTJ's extremely poor attempts at trying to be funny.
Terrible comparison. Animaniacs was basically a variety show poking fun at pop culture. GOTJ is an animated fish out of water type show. If you had cited something similar like Family Guy, which shares the same basis and fanbase, that point would be valid.
Post by: PaperMario on August 10, 2008, 07:28:19 PM
No, it's just that Chowder, Flapjack and George of the Jungle are not funny.
Actually, the case here is just you complaining about how you dislike those shows. Look, I like those shows and I find them very funny, but I also have a love for older cartoons like the aforementioned Animaniacs. Comparing shows like Flapjack to Animaniacs really isn't fair at all. I'm not trying to say it's wrong of you to have such a preference for shows from the 90's or anything. In fact, it's good you liked those shows, it was the Silver Age of animation after all. But that time has passed and just because today's shows aren't your cup of tea doesn't mean it's bad, it just means you dislike the show. I think Chowder's great, and I'd say Cartoon Network does too, since they had the creator add 5 extra episodes to the show's first season, and they're giving the show a second season.
To be honest though, I'm really surprised you don't like Chowder much, since it was made by C.H. Greenblatt, and he made some of my favorite Spongebob Squarepants and Billy & Mandy episodes. Oh well, I guess this is a case of different strokes for different folks (in which case I suppose we could agree to disagree), since I noticed you referred to Back at the Barnyard as a clever show, and I just detest it.
Agree with everything here, other than the love for GOTJ, which I find quite bland.
Well, I wouldn't say I have a love for the show. I was more or less trying to say that it's not as terrible as people make it out to be. I can easily sit through a few episodes of it, but it is not something I'd buy on DVD or anything.
or the once-funny turned autistically-unfunny Fosters.
Ouch. =P
If it makes you feel better, Foster's is ending next year. The final episode's title is "Goodbye to Bloo".
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 10, 2008, 08:14:01 PM
Terrible comparison. Animaniacs was basically a variety show poking fun at pop culture. GOTJ is an animated fish out of water type show. If you had cited something similar like Family Guy, which shares the same basis and fanbase, that point would be valid.
Alright then, how about Spongebob? Old Spongebob is much funnier than GOTJ. There, is that better?
To be honest though, I'm really surprised you don't like Chowder much, since it was made by C.H. Greenblatt, and he made some of my favorite Spongebob Squarepants and Billy & Mandy episodes. Oh well, I guess this is a case of different strokes for different folks (in which case I suppose we could agree to disagree), since I noticed you referred to Back at the Barnyard as a clever show, and I just detest it.
Just because he's made some funny Billy and Mandy (which by the way was very funny) and Spongebob episodes doesn't mean he's on the ball all the time. Chowder can be funny at times, but it's nothing compared to old school Spongebob and Billy and Mandy.
I know this is gonna make some people angry, but I don't find Family Guy amusing at all. I totally agreed with Matt Stone and Trey Parker when they had Cartman say "When I make jokes, they are inherent to a story! Deep situational and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a point, not just one random interchangeable joke after another!" To me, random jokes (like the jokes they use in Family Guy) aren't really all that intelligent and are extremely hard to laugh at. At least when Anamaniacs poked fun at something, it wasn't random and had a sense of cleverness about it. Just compare the conjugation joke in Anamaniacs to the horse leg joke in Family Guy and you'll see what I mean. I honestly can't believe Family Guy can make a joke (I hesitate to call it joke) just by having Peter say "Remember that one time..." or something similar to that. It really shows how easy it is to make some people laugh, and it also shows how little work is put into an episode of Family Guy (heck, the animation is actually worse than GOTJ). At least when Trey Parker and Matt Stone make an episode of South Park, they put some effort into creating a situation and making relevant and hilarious jokes that pertain to the plot.
Post by: Johnny_Macho on August 10, 2008, 08:16:54 PM
Post by: NintendoExpert89 on August 11, 2008, 08:24:33 AM
I know this is gonna make some people angry, but I don't find Family Guy amusing at all.I agree where you're coming from. I used to love Family Guy, but when the fourth season appeared, I stopped watching it. Not necessarily because it was random, but because the jokes were becoming too commonplace, too long, and too degrading.
Too Commonplace: Despite the random nature of the jokes, it's easy to see that patterns have shown up, making it as though you're watching the same thing every time. Several times there has been a joke in which one person walks in on another doing something embarrassing, and just stands there saying "Oh...hi... I see you're [doing this]... I'll be going now." Or another in which (pop-culture) characters are doing their normal routine, stop and start bickering and complaining about their lifestyles. There has also been an increase in "Let's crack on Meg Griffin" jokes (Seth MacFarlane states "It's hard to get in a teen girl's head"), which were scarce in earlier seasons and demonstrates the laziness to develop Meg's character or that she is used as an easy joke out if no others can be thought of.
Too Long: Worse than a random, nonsensical joke that doesn't make you laugh is one that goes on for two minutes. A whole tenth of the episode's airtime. An example is when Osama Bin Laden is trying to film a new threat video but keeps screwing up. It was funny for 20 seconds but it quickly lost momentum.
Too degrading: The bulk of Family Guy is shock value, so vulgarity is prominent. In earlier seasons, it was subtle enough to laugh at. Now it's characters cursing at every chance they get (even Lois about her own husband and children), flatulence and bodily fluids spewed everywhere, more violence, more political criticism, and more sexual related jokes. It's almost as if Family Guy is trying to be on the same level of South Park humor, but is failing to see the importance of balance between vulgarity and context. With its political jokes, Family Guy is too one-sided ("wah, we have to go to a Red State, where they're all morons" or "don't give me that Republican crap"). While that I don't have a political standpoint, this shows that Family Guy chooses to lampoon only issues and people in ways that won't offend their target audience. South Park manages to lampoon all sides of a political issue, which I do find to be a good balance. As a side note, Family Guy never really focused on politics to begin with, so it seems (at least to me) out of place with its formula.
Post by: Glorb on August 11, 2008, 10:45:13 AM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 11, 2008, 10:57:09 AM
With its political jokes, Family Guy is too one-sided ("wah, we have to go to a Red State, where they're all morons" or "don't give me that Republican crap"). While that I don't have a political standpoint, this shows that Family Guy chooses to lampoon only issues and people in ways that won't offend their target audience. South Park manages to lampoon all sides of a political issue, which I do find to be a good balance. As a side note, Family Guy never really focused on politics to begin with, so it seems (at least to me) out of place with its formula.
A huge reason why I stopped watching Family Guy. I honestly though that Seth took a neutral stance when it came to politics, but after episodes like "Petarded" and "Boys do cry," it was obvious to me that he was using his cartoon to further his own propaganda. Kind of a cowardly thing to do considering that there are/were Republican and Christian viewers who enjoy/used to enjoy his show.
There has also been an increase in "Let's crack on Meg Griffin" jokes (Seth MacFarlane states "It's hard to get in a teen girl's head"), which were scarce in earlier seasons and demonstrates the laziness to develop Meg's character or that she is used as an easy joke out if no others can be thought of.
Stewie is also a victim of lazy character development. I suppose it was around season 4 when they stopped using him as an evil genius and began using him as a one dimensional gay joke. It shows that there really wasn't much to his character to begin with (either that or Seth was just too lazy to expand his evil genius personality and role as the show's antagonist).
Too Long: Worse than a random, nonsensical joke that doesn't make you laugh is one that goes on for two minutes. A whole tenth of the episode's airtime. An example is when Osama Bin Laden is trying to film a new threat video but keeps screwing up. It was funny for 20 seconds but it quickly lost momentum.
I don't even have to talk about these jokes. They're just plain awful.
EDIT: I elaborated on a few more points made by NintendoExpert.
Post by: NintendoExpert89 on August 11, 2008, 11:34:42 AM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 11, 2008, 11:41:55 AM
Post by: Glorb on August 11, 2008, 11:56:55 AM
Post by: PaperMario on August 11, 2008, 04:17:18 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 11, 2008, 04:48:16 PM
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 11, 2008, 09:19:01 PM
Now, The Simpsons... yes, the show's been up and down lately, but the hardest I've ever laughed consecutively in recent memory was watching The Simpsons Movie for the first time.
Also, on a separate "pet peeve" note: Analysts. Actually, you know what, that's my dream profession: Get paid to have hunches.
Post by: Kuromatsu on August 12, 2008, 11:46:18 AM
Too Commonplace:I always thought that was a nail on the head with most scenes in Family Guy, especially This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjQwLCC9_2w) scene
Too Long:
Too degrading:
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 12, 2008, 01:15:43 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 12, 2008, 02:19:57 PM
Post by: Glorb on August 12, 2008, 03:09:25 PM
BTW, that had better not be the final credits sequence.
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 12, 2008, 06:49:47 PM
It's basically Family Guy with African American characters.That reminds me... not to be racist, or anything, but I'm tired of shows that are somehow supposed to be funnyierbecause the people are black (Tyler Perry's stuff comes to mind).
Faith in humanity -25 (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1043818/Parents-horrified-violent-video-game-launch-family-friendly-Wii.html)
Post by: Turtlekid1 on August 13, 2008, 08:57:09 AM
Post by: Glorb on August 13, 2008, 01:51:00 PM
Speaking of which: Where the fudge is Sadness?
Post by: CrossEyed7 on August 13, 2008, 04:19:27 PM
Post by: Kuromatsu on August 13, 2008, 09:26:05 PM
Watching a movie completely in black, white, red and a few other colors would kill my eyes.
...Oh wait...
Post by: ShadowBrain on August 13, 2008, 10:27:13 PM
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Post by: Boo Dudley on October 08, 2008, 05:35:49 PM
Post by: Turtlekid1 on October 11, 2008, 08:59:02 AM
Post by: ShadowBrain on October 15, 2008, 02:48:31 PM
Holy crap! Instead of, say, "Dragon Shadow", they've mixed it up! *Head explodes*
Post by: Luigalaxy on October 15, 2008, 02:54:13 PM
Post by: Chupperson Weird on October 15, 2008, 04:27:05 PM
Post by: ShadowBrain on October 15, 2008, 05:13:25 PM
Also, what is this nonsense Yahoo! is throwing around about "Wii 2"? I dare not even watch the related video for fear of increasing their hits.
Post by: BP on October 15, 2008, 07:09:01 PM
(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg135.imageshack.us%2Fimg135%2F3589%2Fmother3boxfg0.jpg&hash=840535d65dc0145bbbe8c5032ab82018)
Like this, this game must have had zero effort put into it. Box said so.
Also, what the heck is everyone's problem with Brawl's box? My only problem with it is Pikachu's immense forehead.
Post by: Chupperson Weird on October 15, 2008, 07:11:40 PM
I never thought Brawl's box was bad.
Post by: Lizard Dude on October 15, 2008, 07:21:06 PM
Post by: CrossEyed7 on October 15, 2008, 10:21:55 PM
Post by: MaxVance on October 15, 2008, 11:29:55 PM
/me waits for jokes about how video games aren't books
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on October 16, 2008, 12:13:34 AM
But that sword looks incredibly sexy. Way better than the Melee/Brawl Falchion which is as generic looking as the toy swords I see in swap meets.
Post by: CrossEyed7 on October 16, 2008, 05:24:41 AM
Post by: Mega 2 on October 16, 2008, 11:56:38 PM
(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgonintendo.com%2Fwp-content%2Fphotos%2Fthumb_084_2.jpg&hash=6e75591a3b9cf5dfe74451467f145264)
Matthew Gideon called, he's gonna need you to go ahead and give his show its logo back.
Anyway, my pet peeve is the fact that the "no political discussion on Fungi Forums" rule means there will be no threads relating Mario to another famous (as of last night) plumber. I mean, there's material for humor there... ; )
Post by: MaxVance on October 17, 2008, 05:08:12 AM
Post by: ShadowBrain on October 17, 2008, 06:40:34 AM
Anyway, my pet peeve is the fact that the "no political discussion on Fungi Forums" rule means there will be no threads relating Mario to another famous (as of last night) plumber. I mean, there's material for humor there... ; )Got you covered. (http://themushroomkingdom.net/board/index.php?topic=12060.msg527332#msg527332)
Post by: Luigison on October 18, 2008, 03:11:25 PM
/me winks at The Big Boo and hypocritically asks him to cheat with me.
Post by: The Chef on October 18, 2008, 06:38:54 PM
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Post by: CrossEyed7 on October 23, 2008, 01:54:53 PM
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My Body the Billboard
by
Ian Johnston
[This document is in the public domain, released June 1998]
Okay, here's a scenario. You get a letter from a multimillion dollar multinational retail company selling beer and clothes. They want to use your home and your car to advertise their products by displaying their name, logo, and slogan prominently where people passing by can see them clearly. What would you do? My guess is that you would first ask them how much they were willing to pay. Suppose they replied as follows: "We don't pay for this service. In fact you pay us for the cost of producing the advertising material and a whole lot more." I suspect that you would tell them to get lost and stay away until they were ready to talk about some serious money coming your way.
This behaviour seems entirely appropriate, given the circumstances. Why should you serve the multinational's commercial interests without receiving payment, let alone having to pay handsomely for the service you provide them? Well, if this is the case, then it's all the more curious that so many people are perfectly willing to shell out lots of money to purchase clothes that are little more than large public advertisements for a particular company. Any stroll through a mall or a college campus reveals just how much people think it is cool and stylish to turn themselves into, in effect, posters advertising clothing lines, beer, shoes, resorts, cars, stereos, sports teams, or whatever. And in many cases, there is no particular financial saving to be had for such promotion. In fact, the authentic display clothes are often much more expensive than non-brand-name goods of the same quality. The custom is so common that when I shop at the local Thrift store for my spring wardrobe, I have real trouble finding any tee shirts or sweat shirts that don't carry some commercial label prominently on display.
I know I'm old fashioned, but I find this trend distinctly odd. It's true that people have always liked in their clothing or accessories to declare their connection to something outside themselves. Things like kilts, old school ties, blazers with crests, pullovers with special designs, special pins, rings, hats with badges, and so on have been around for ever. Somewhere in a cupboard I have stowed an old baseball jacket indicating the name of the school team and my participation in the semi-finals of a softball tournament in 1964. And we are all familiar with religious icons, like crucifixes or Stars of David, on a necklace or a lapel. These things announced our connection to something outside ourselves, our sense of a shared community of interest, experience, or belief. We wore them for all sorts of reasons--they declared something we had achieved or something we believed or some institution to which we had given and perhaps still gave a certain allegiance. What did not seem particularly common was to carry such a sign if one was not entitled to it. So the presence of the sign told us something of the person wearing it.
That traditional body signage seems largely to have disappeared. Well, many of the old symbols and names are still around, of course, but they are part of the commercial range of options. Seeing someone in a Harvard or Oxford sweatshirt or a kilt or a military tie now communicates nothing at all significant about that person's life other than the personal choice of a particular consumer. Religious signs are still evocative, to be sure, but are far less common than they used to be. Why should this be? I suspect one reason may be that we have lost a sense of significant connection to the various things indicated by such signs. Proclaiming our high school or university or our athletic team or our community has a much lower priority nowadays, in part because we live such rapidly changing lives in a society marked by constant motion that the stability essential to confer significance on such signs has largely gone.
But we still must attach ourselves to something. Lacking the conviction that the traditional things matter, we turn to the last resort of the modern world: the market. Here there is a vast array of options, all equally meaningless in terms of traditional values, all equally important in identifying the one thing left to us for declaring our identity publicly, our fashion sense and disposable income. The market naturally manipulates the labels, making sure we keep purchasing what will most quickly declare us excellent consumers. If this year a Chicago Bulls jacket or Air Jordan shoes are so popular that we are prepared to spend our way into a trendy identity, then next year there will be something else. People will, of course, want them, because they will be massaged by constant advertising (which accounts for the exorbitant pricing, according to which, for example, Michael Jordan earns more from endorsing Nike than the entire payroll of the factory which makes the shoes which bear his name). Don't resist the urge, now; just do it.
It's a sign of the times, I guess. Lacking a sufficiently vigorous sense of a traditional commitment to faith, community, family, and country, we define ourselves in terms of our allegiance to market labels. Maybe it's a good thing. After all, people used to fight each other over flags and religious symbols. And there are still pitched battles in some places in Europe over soccer colours. Except for exceptionally aggressive school children ready to kill for a new pair of shoes, however, who is going to fight a fellow citizen over a BUM shirt, a tee shirt with a Calvin Klein logo, or a New York Yankees hat? Since the signs indicate nothing personal or passionate, they generate no passionate response.
All that may be true, but there's still something rather sad about it. The choices may be colourful and varied, but the sense that in our public presentation of ourselves to the world our major concern has become the appropriate commercial flavour of the week, that all we can imagine as a communal image of ourselves is what the market makes available at a stiff price, this strikes me as a significant loss. I'd feel a whole lot better if people would opt for original art designs on their clothes or even something funny or marginally interesting. That clearly is too much to hope for.
Maybe the scenario I started with is wrong. Perhaps it is the case that we are being prepared slowly for the day when we will willingly pay to have these labels which now decorate our bodies also cover our homes, cars, baby carriages, and what not. It is a great mistake to underestimate the power of the market. Given that people have already handed so much over to the service of that company which will soon be knocking at the door, it is perhaps rash to predict that people will not be eager to fork over big money to turn their homes and their possessions into what they themselves have already become, commercial billboards.