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Fresh Prince · « **Reply #10080 on:** June 06, 2010, 12:37:58 AM »

being rational > being angry > being a pussy obviously

Boogie · « **Reply #10081 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:19:35 AM »

Dear GAF:

I'm tired of your shit. I might post in your "girl/dating" thread out of frustration once in a blue moon. And maybe still your MMA threads.

Otherwise, fuck you. Not going to put up with forty thousand teenagers posting from their mothers' basements, when I'd rather hope in vain to talk with Phoenix, Guileless, Deku, Loki, Mandark, et al.

Not that this place is any better for any semblance of serious discussion.

Guess I'll probably just give up on legit talk on the internet altogether, and keep up with this place for random bullshit.

Kinda depressing, actually.

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #10082 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:25:11 AM »

I found Justin Bieber fanart today. One of them is my new avatar.

http://www.sadanduseless.com/image.php?n=630

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #10083 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:47:14 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:19:35 AM

And maybe still your MMA threads.

Nah, don't bother. These days the MMA discussion on GAF is comparable to the garbage on Sherdog.

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:19:35 AM

Not that this place is any better for any semblance of serious discussion.

Guess I'll probably just give up on legit talk on the internet altogether, and keep up with this place for random bullshit.

Calling bullshit on this. Prole? Eel? Frag? Genghis? Stoney? Willco? Mandark? Malek? etc. I think this forum strikes a pretty good balance between random lulzy water cooler talk and that SUPER SERIOUS discussion that you so desperately crave. Just because EB isn't highbrow dick-waving 100% of the time doesn't mean that we're incapable of talking about serious shit in earnest

Boogie · « **Reply #10084 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:50:29 AM »

Quote from: OptimoPeach on June 06, 2010, 01:47:14 AM

Calling bullshit on this. Prole? Eel? Frag? Genghis? Stoney? Willco? Mandark? Malek? etc. I think this forum strikes a pretty good balance between random lulzy water cooler talk and that SUPER SERIOUS discussion that you so desperately crave. Just because EB isn't highbrow dick-waving 100% of the time doesn't mean that we're incapable of talking about serious shit in earnest

No, you're right. I guess I just miss the others who are missing from both GAF and EB. Loki, Guileless, Phoenix, even FFF and Refugee.

Nonetheless, here's my completely lameass drunken GAF swansong. Not sure I have the discipline to stay away, but I'm very tempted to pull a MAF and just say "fuck 'em all", but keeping up with things here.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=21656899&postcount=115

Himu · « **Reply #10085 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:54:12 AM »

Dayyum boogie. You really went all out, mate.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10086 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:54:49 AM »

LOL @ visiting gaming forums for intellectual discussions.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10087 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:55:49 AM »

I posted over on GAF twice recently for the first time this year.

One time to get some Blur players on my friends list. One time to get some advice because I was having some internet problems. I think GAF is really good for stuff like that. But for actual discussion forgot about it. Not only that but I find myself overly tempted to argue with idiots which in turn makes me an idiot.

I'm not going to pretend over here is the height of intellectualism but at least nobody overly takes it too seriously. Which is a good thing.

Himu · « **Reply #10088 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:56:51 AM »

I love you, Stoney. Stick around. <3

ManaByte · « **Reply #10089 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:57:05 AM »

Only time I visit GAF anymore is when someone posts a link here or someone IMs me one. There's just too much shit to sift through there.

Boogie · « **Reply #10090 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 06, 2010, 01:54:12 AM

Dayyum boogie. You really went all out, mate.

naw, that didn't feel like "all out". Feel like I half-assed it, honestly.

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 06, 2010, 01:54:49 AM

LOL @ visiting gaming forums for intellectual discussions.

chuckle all you want, but in the past, I was always impressed by the likes of jinx, Loki, Mandark, Guileless, Hito, iapetus, and countless others. Hell, the mega-GAF Iraq invasion thread was an incredible source of info. It's no exaggerration to say that, in some ways, GAF helped shape my worldview, along with my university studies.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #10091 on:** June 06, 2010, 01:59:35 AM »

Yeah I know where you're coming from.

Mandark and Loki still pop in here occasionally, but I do wish they were more active. And TVC needs to come back :'(

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10092 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:01:09 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM

chuckle all you want, but in the past, I was always impressed by the likes of jinx, Loki, Mandark, Guileless, Hito, iapetus, and countless others. It's no exaggerration to say that, in some ways, GAF helped shape my worldview, along with my university studies.

There definitely were and still are some smart people on GAF. That part of the equation has always been alright for me. It's the bad poster quotient that has skyrocketed which is the problem. 25 dumb people can destroy and derail any thread. Which happens all the time.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #10093 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:02:47 AM »

I think it's been about a month or so since I've posted on GAF, and those posts then were only a couple of anime and writing threads. Most days I don't even visit the forum at all. There's just little reason to, as anything important gaming-wise will make its way here eventually and with much less distinguished mentally-challenged.

Ichirou · « **Reply #10094 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:05:46 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM

GAF helped shape my worldview

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM

GAF helped shape my worldview

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM

GAF helped shape my worldview

Boogie · « **Reply #10095 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:06:31 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 06, 2010, 02:01:09 AM

There definitely were and still are some smart people on GAF. That part of the equation has always been alright for me. It's the bad poster quotient that has skyrocketed which is the problem. 25 dumb people can destroy and derail any thread. Which happens all the time.

For sure.

I remember my personal "golden age". Unsurprisingly, it coincided with my undergrad tenure in college, but I loved the pure intellectual tussle with posters both at my level, and above it, on the forum. Now, any time I want to post on a serious topic, I am deluged with, I assume, fucking teenagers who don't even have the good sense to comprehend what I type.

And as awesome as this place is, it seems more like a country club for retirees, where we'll occassionally venture out from our rooms to flog JayDubya or his ilk for a day, before retreating back into our suites and bitching about them damn kids walking on our lawns.

Himu · « **Reply #10096 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:09:21 AM »

GAF is good for some discussion, but I guess it wholly depends on what it is. I think the more tight knit "communities" formed around certain topics are pretty fun, like manga gaf -- where we pick apart, suggest, discuss, and mock a bunch of stupid comic books -- and certain games certainly have great discussion, usually low-key, niche releases; or film-gaf, so long as Gary Whitta isn't involved. As I've said for years, it depends on the topic, which is why I really only post in threads I'm interested in.

But for the rest of the threads, I read them and shake my head. Like I remember reading a thread earlier tonight and the first half of the first page consisted of a bunch of cock monglers trying to find the right puns and shit or not even remotely discussing the subject in the first post. I know it's EB tradition to get every thread off-topic just for the fun of it, but we don't use the same shtick every damn time.

This is partly why I trolled the fuck out of that FF13 Versus 360 thread that ended up getting me banned for a month. The FF13 fans were posting ridiculous shit, the 360 fanboys were posting ridiculous shit, as were the ps3 fanboys. There's never, ever middle ground and when it's obvious you're fucking joking, people riot.

Boogie · « **Reply #10097 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:09:56 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on June 06, 2010, 02:05:46 AM

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
GAF helped shape my worldview

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
GAF helped shape my worldview

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
GAF helped shape my worldview

Listen, you vacuous douchebag, I'm honest enough to admit my influences.

I joined GAF in 2001, when I was but a lad of 18 or so, and fairly "stock conservative". I attended the University of Toronto two years later, which was concurrent with lively debates on GAF.

Now, if you knew the first fucking thing about contributing and challenging yourself to such discussions, you wouldn't be rolling your fucking eyes.

But, since you are more content to make maximum use of animated gifs than any sort of intelligent discussion, of course you would just scoff at such frank admissions.

Since I didn't hold stubbornly to my preconceptions, and I allowed myself to be shaped by the likes of Stephen Walt, Ronald Deibert, Janice Stein, countless contributers to Russian, and American Foreign Policy, especially such figures as AJP Taylor, historians of Intelligence such as JC Mastermann, Christopher Andrew, Richard B. Frank, Thomas Homer Dixon, Jared Diamond and thirty other authors that I didn't just sit on in smug superiority, but engaged in debate online, yes, you are damn right I allowed some of the members I respected on GAF to shape my worldview.

What, exactly, shaped your worldview, other than film directors and animu?

Ichirou · « **Reply #10098 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:11:19 AM »

I can't stop laughing.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #10099 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:12:41 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 02:06:31 AM

And as awesome as this place is, it seems more like a country club for retirees, where we'll occassionally venture out from our rooms to flog JayDubya or his ilk for a day, before retreating back into our suites and bitching about them damn kids walking on our lawns.

True and very apt description. Honestly I try to avoid conflict here for the most part and I've retired mostly from "serious" internet discussion. Mainly because I respect most of the people here and I honestly don't feel like spending my time arguing with people.

Himu · « **Reply #10100 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:14:19 AM »

Then again, there are a share of "taking it too seriously" or "can't take a fucking joke" types at EB, but it's certainly not the majority. When we play around at EB, usually you can deduce when you're being fucked around with. But sometimes that is also EB's curse; we never let anything go. Every time Costanza posts, someone rides his nuts; every time Boogie posts, Ichi has to ride his nuts. But I just take it all in and accept it: it's just the fucking internet.

Ichirou · « **Reply #10101 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:15:13 AM »

Himuro

Himu · « **Reply #10102 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:16:37 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 02:09:56 AM

Quote from: Ichirou on June 06, 2010, 02:05:46 AM
Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
GAF helped shape my worldview

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
GAF helped shape my worldview

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 01:57:08 AM
GAF helped shape my worldview

Listen, you vacuous douchebag, I'm honest enough to admit my influence.

I joined GAF in 2001, when I was but a lad of 18 or so, and fairly "stock conservative". I attended the University of Toronto two years later, which was concurrent with lively debates on GAF.

Now, if you knew the first fucking thing about contributing and challenging yourself to such discussions, you wouldn't be rolling your fucking eyes.

But, since you are more content to make maximum use of animated gifs than any sort of intelligent discussion, of course you would just scoff at such frank admissions.

Since I didn't hold stubbornly to my preconceptions, and I allowed myself to be shaped by the likes of Stephen Walt, Ronald Deibert, Janice Stein, countless contributers to Russian, and American Foreign Policy, especially such figures as AJP Taylor, historians of Intelligence such as JC Mastermann, Christopher Andrew, and thirty other authors that I didn't just sit on in smug superiority, but engaged in debate online, yes, you are damn right I allowed some of the members I respected on GAF to shape my worldview.

What, exactly, shaped your worldview, other than film directors and animu?

I can see where you're coming from and I'm in a very similar boat.

Heck, Wrath told me before that he was homophobic before posting on gaf. I'm not ashamed to say that some people I've met on the internet have influenced me.

cue himuro existential joke lololol

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #10103 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:18:10 AM »

Hey look, Ichirou is being a stupid cunt and starting shit with someone over absolutely nothing

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #10104 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:19:31 AM »

I blame the democratisation of the internet. First academics used it, then rich smart people, then smart people now everybody uses it, smh. Smart people have moved on.

'retiree home' is a very apt description of this place

Boogie · « **Reply #10105 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:19:39 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 06, 2010, 02:14:19 AM

Then again, there are a share of "taking it too seriously" or "can't take a fucking joke" types at EB, but it's certainly not the majority. When we play around at EB, usually you can deduce when you're being fucked around with. But sometimes that is also EB's curse; we never let anything go. Every time Costanza posts, someone rides his nuts; every time Boogie posts, Ichi has to ride his nuts. But I just take it all in and accept it: it's just the fucking internet.

Quite true. You start to take shit a little *too* seriously here, and someone will bust your balls about it, mostly in a humourous way.

Boogie · « **Reply #10106 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:20:17 AM »

Quote from: Fresh Prince on June 06, 2010, 02:19:31 AM

I blame the democratisation of the internet. First academics used it, then rich smart people, then smart people now everybody uses it, smh. Smart people have moved on.

'retiree home' is a very apt description of this place

yo, I was on facebook before it was open to the public. I'm all elite and shit.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10107 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:21:30 AM »

TBH, internet legends like Drinky Crow, Dcharlie, Mina, Hans, St. Corny , Futami helped shape me into the person I am today.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10108 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:21:56 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 02:20:17 AM

Quote from: Fresh Prince on June 06, 2010, 02:19:31 AM
I blame the democratisation of the internet. First academics used it, then rich smart people, then smart people now everybody uses it, smh. Smart people have moved on.

'retiree home' is a very apt description of this place

yo, I was on facebook before it was open to the public. I'm all elite and shit.

I was on Facebook before you and probably deleted my first account before you even had one.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #10109 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:22:40 AM »

Wow, this thread is totally

right now

Himu · « **Reply #10110 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:22:46 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 06, 2010, 02:21:30 AM

TBH, internet legends like Drinky Crow, Dcharlie, Mina, Hans, St. Corny , Futami helped shape me into the person I am today.

What about sfags?

Boogie · « **Reply #10111 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:24:23 AM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 06, 2010, 02:21:56 AM

I was on Facebook before you and probably deleted my first account before you even had one.

Bullshit you were!

wanna fight about it?

Ichirou · « **Reply #10112 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:25:43 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 06, 2010, 02:21:30 AM

TBH, internet legends like Drinky Crow, Dcharlie, Mina, Hans, St. Corny , Futami helped shape me into the person I am today.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10113 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:27:06 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on June 06, 2010, 02:24:23 AM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on June 06, 2010, 02:21:56 AM

I was on Facebook before you and probably deleted my first account before you even had one.

Bullshit you were!

wanna fight about it?

HELL YEAH I KNOW I'M RIGHT

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no face shots plz

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Himu · « **Reply #10114 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:27:42 AM »

Hey, Ichi.

Queen > the Beatles

Suck it.

Boogie · « **Reply #10115 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:28:18 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 06, 2010, 02:27:42 AM

Hey, Ichi.

Queen > the Beatles

Suck it.

demi · « **Reply #10116 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:28:50 AM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on June 06, 2010, 02:22:40 AM

Wow, this thread is totally right now

I did a skim and all I see is typical Boogie whinging (yes, with a g)

I think the tipping point was the Willco date post. He was like this on GAF along with demon

Ichirou · « **Reply #10117 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:30:40 AM »

Quote from: Himuro on June 06, 2010, 02:27:42 AM

Hey, Ichi.

Queen > the Beatles

Suck it.

I have an idea, Himu-chan. Let's go to the wax museum in Russia and take our picture with Freddie!

:tbslol

Skidmark · « **Reply #10118 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:31:36 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on June 06, 2010, 02:11:19 AM

I can't stop laughing.

You are a douchebag.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10119 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:31:58 AM »

Foo Fighters > Queen

Himu · « **Reply #10120 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:32:48 AM »

Radiohead > Soundgarden

Ichirou · « **Reply #10121 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:32:56 AM »

Quote from: Skidmark on June 06, 2010, 02:31:36 AM

Quote from: Ichirou on June 06, 2010, 02:11:19 AM
I can't stop laughing.
You are a douchebag.

Did GAF shape your worldview too?

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #10122 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:33:20 AM »

boogie needs to get laid
himu needs to find meaning in his life
wrath needs to escape mustachioed man
ichi needs conflict to function
fresh prince needs to feel young again

Himu · « **Reply #10123 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:35:27 AM »

People like the Foo because of The Colour and the Shape, which owns. That's about it.

Himu · « **Reply #10124 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:36:06 AM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on June 06, 2010, 02:35:06 AM

OK Himu thats just wrong.

Outside of a few bands, I don't "get" grunge.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10125 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:36:09 AM »

Self-titled > Colour and the Shape

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10126 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:36:58 AM »

I was just trollin'. Foo is alright but most of their stuff are pretty shallow like pretty much every alternative band.

Himu · « **Reply #10127 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:37:07 AM »

Cajole, Colour and the Shape has February Stars. I think it wins.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10128 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:38:12 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Himu · « **Reply #10129 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:39:22 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on June 06, 2010, 02:36:58 AM

I was just trollin'. Foo is alright but most of their stuff are pretty shallow like pretty much every alternative band.

I know you were trollin'. See, this is the difference between EB and GAF. On GAF, some idiot would take the post seriously and try to fight it. On EB, we fight hyperbolic trolling with even further hyperbolic trolling.

Ichirou · « **Reply #10130 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:40:43 AM »

Pearl Jam > The Beatles > Queen > Himu's penis > Foo Fighters

Fresh Prince · « **Reply #10131 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:41:07 AM »

I don't know ichi is pretty good at trolling.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #10132 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:41:13 AM »

Pearl Jam

Himu · « **Reply #10133 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:42:07 AM »

Quote from: Wrath2X on June 06, 2010, 02:38:24 AM

Quote from: Himuro on June 06, 2010, 02:36:06 AM
Quote from: Wrath2X on June 06, 2010, 02:35:06 AM
OK Himu thats just wrong.

Outside of a few bands, I don't "get" grunge.
And what are those few bands?

This.

[youtube=560,345]4z_ipRtcnqM[/youtube]

Fact: Sonic Youth is the best grunge band.

Ichirou · « **Reply #10134 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:42:40 AM »

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10135 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:42:49 AM »

This is now the 90s alternative rock thread

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Ichirou · « **Reply #10136 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:43:28 AM »

Jeremy spokaaaane claaasss tuuudddaaaay

Himu · « **Reply #10137 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:43:37 AM »

Quote from: Ichirou on June 06, 2010, 02:40:43 AM

Pearl Jam > The Beatles > Queen > Himu's penis > Foo Fighters

Haha, you got Pearl Jam into this? What's next Audioslave > Chumbawumba?

Ichirou · « **Reply #10138 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:44:21 AM »

[youtube=560,345]a1bxH4O0g4Q[/youtube]

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #10139 on:** June 06, 2010, 02:44:55 AM »

I remember I made one girl mad at school cause' I said Soundgarden <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Pearl Jam and I was all "I don't menstruate so I don't see the appeal, I guess"

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