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Mr. Mallory posted:
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May 11, 2013 03:06
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What makes it is the A or B choice between: A) A little kid recognized a sound effect from a 20 year old show. B) His ringtone is from a more recent Power Rangers series.
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May 11, 2013 05:20
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John Murdoch posted:What makes it is the A or B choice between: They remastered the original series a few years ago, so it's actually fairly credible that a little kid would know it. It's also on Netflix, so I could see parents using that when their kids want a Power Rangers fix. I don't know how popular the original series is after that, though, so who knows if it's still likely but it is possible.
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May 11, 2013 05:23
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There's a guy in Power Rangers named Zack. Maybe the actor wrote that? Or was that posted by a goon's Facebook friend?
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May 11, 2013 05:37
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quote:There's a guy in Power Rangers named Zack. Maybe the actor wrote that? Or was that posted by a goon's Facebook friend? There's a lamebook watermark and there is no reason for whoever the actor is that played Zack on Power Rangers to make up a bullshit story about shopping at the mall with his mom and refer to himself by a misspelling of his character's name
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May 11, 2013 06:17
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[Quote= Edgar Death" post="415341172"] There's a lamebook watermark and there is no reason for whoever the actor is that played Zack on Power Rangers to make up a bullshit story about shopping at the mall with his mom and refer to himself by a misspelling of his character's name [/quote] Alright, alright, settle down tough guy. Here, have some STDH: quote:This troper had great fun exploiting her boarding school's loopholes. Before her exploits, there were no rules against electing pet rocks as dorm proctors, sitting on dorm rooftops, climbing in the space above the ceiling tiles, storing candy, balloons, confetti, etc in the space above the ceiling tiles, serving 'breakfast in bed' to the entire dorm at 5 AM, faking a murder scene with the drama teacher;s borrowed fake blood, using Magic Markers to decorate the ceilings (walls were forbidden), covering one's entire dorm room in wrapping-paper-as-wallpaper, tying crepe paper and/or ribbons to fans, spiking the decaf coffee with caffeine shots, temporarily altering a lock so keys are ineffectual (it was temporary, jeesh!), or using fencing foils outside of the gym. I can't help but chuckle at the thought of someone opening a ceiling tile and having this dips hit fall out screaming.
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May 11, 2013 06:46
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Sawboss Jones posted:Here, have some STDH: I've never seen anyone try so hard to (pretend to) be a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
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May 11, 2013 07:38
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Sawboss Jones posted:Here, have some STDH: I'm guessing that at least a few of those happened, just heavily embellished or twisted to sound more interesting than they actually were. For example "temporarily altering a lock so keys are ineffectual" wouldn't sound as cool if they had just written "I stuck some gum in a lock once". Is that giant file with all the Troper Tales still around somewhere? I thought someone (Namtab?) made a file (possibly actually named shitthatdidnthappen.txt?) before they were all taken down, and it should be an absolute goldmine.
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May 11, 2013 07:55
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Sawboss Jones posted:Alright, alright, settle down tough guy. There are no rules against not having common loving sense, so that means I should go hog wild!
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May 11, 2013 08:04
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Fuego Fish posted:I've never seen anyone try so hard to (pretend to) be a Manic Pixie Dream Girl. You don't live on campus. There's a girl on one of my classes who wears cat ears and a tail every day. I actually believe a lot of those stories. Or, rather, I believe a lot of those were attempted, but either everyone got mad or they were ignored outside of like her friends.
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May 11, 2013 08:27
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Yeah, college freshmen do some dumb things to try and be "zany." But what I don't understand is that, as over the top and fake as that story is, if it were true, wouldn't that be the most insufferable person alive? What's the benefit of spreading insane stories that make you look like an rear end in a top hat? "Sorry you guys have to study for finals so I'm waking you all up for breakfast at 5 in the morning! And then I'm going to tie poo poo to the ceiling fans!"
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May 11, 2013 09:18
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It gets worse. Troper Tales are an untapped goldmine for this thread, with stories that put most STDH already posted here to shame. It's the only place you can get stuff like "That kid... is inhuman!" and that guy that claimed he found out a bunch of bullies' greatest fears, locked them in a school room and scared them so badly they pissed themselves. I'd post more, but I'm posting from a phone.
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May 11, 2013 09:33
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Mister Roboto posted:You don't live on campus. Oh God, university. That brings back unpleasant memories. (I'm old  )
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May 11, 2013 09:56
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Here you go.quote:This troper has one of these in the form of fighting. See, my brother and I got into a fight with a few toughs from our school that we had liberally cheesed off. I'm fairly sure it was from a tekken game or something, but when one of them tried to punch me, I used one hand to direct his hand harmlessly over my head, then used my other hand to hit him just below the shoulder, and another blow a little higher beside the shoulder. I found out later that I had cracked his collarbone (one of the single worst injuries a person can get. ugh.) and my brother, who went to a martial arts school at night while I elected to stay home, was genuinely impressed by the move. I totally learned martial arts from Tekken, you guys!
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May 11, 2013 10:25
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crowfeathers posted:Yeah, college freshmen do some dumb things to try and be "zany." But what I don't understand is that, as over the top and fake as that story is, if it were true, wouldn't that be the most insufferable person alive? What's the benefit of spreading insane stories that make you look like an rear end in a top hat? Watch a few videos/pictures of goonmeets. They're the most embarassingly un-selfaware things possible. Awkward "funny" sexual posing, awkward conversations about operating systems in real life, awkward 1 girl to 10 guy ratios, etc. Goons do all of that insufferable garbage too. Didn't some goons try and humiliate the band SmashMouth with some eggs and ended up looking ridiculous? 
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May 11, 2013 10:34
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Mister Roboto posted:Watch a few videos/pictures of goonmeets. They're the most embarassingly un-selfaware things possible. Awkward "funny" sexual posing, awkward conversations about operating systems in real life, awkward 1 girl to 10 guy ratios, etc. I think everyone came out looking ridiculous in that particular saga. Although it was all for charity and they did succeed in getting Smash Mouth to sort of do what they wanted, the whole thing sounds like kind of a clusterfuck.
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May 11, 2013 11:26
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Sawboss Jones posted:that guy that claimed he found out a bunch of bullies' greatest fears, locked them in a school room and scared them so badly they pissed themselves. Go on...
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May 11, 2013 11:51
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Sawboss Jones posted:Alright, alright, settle down tough guy. Those pranks are so weak, it's embarrassing to see someone bother to lie about pulling them off (except the one where she stages a murder scene, maybe). "Hey, guys, guess what, I put caffeine shots in all the decaf coffee! Tee hee!" "Yeah, hilarious, Troper, you subjected everyone to slightly higher levels of artificial stimulant than normal. You're truly the loving Queen of Zany and you live life on the edge." Mister Roboto posted:Goonmeets The only truly awkward thing about the ones I've attended is being the oldest there by about 10 years. 
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May 11, 2013 15:07
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General Panic posted:Those pranks are so weak, it's embarrassing to see someone bother to lie about pulling them off (except the one where she stages a murder scene, maybe). This one made me grumpy because it could have had some consequences. What if someone who wasn't supposed to have caffeine drank it and had a bad reaction? (Cue ten goons telling me I'm an idiot because they found some article somewhere that says caffeine consumption has no negative consequences for anyone anywhere ever  .)NotAlwaysRomantic posted:(I am a regular in my favorite store for comics, books and board-games. The owner is a big fan of one of the big labels, while I prefer the other. We’re talking about new comics, when a young woman enters the store. She starts talking to the owner.) "I'm the hottest person in here, you can't make me leave!" I JUST tried to use this on my husband so that I could finish putting on my makeup in the bathroom in peace. It didn't work. He knew I was lying
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May 11, 2013 17:55
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bringmyfishback posted:"I'm the hottest person in here, you can't make me leave!" I've heard that I think twice but only in night clubs.
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May 11, 2013 18:26
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Why do none of these stories end like "we went out for about two weeks before she realised I was a pathological liar"?
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May 11, 2013 19:16
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You know, I find myself able able to empathize with that story! I too am a big fan of comics by [big label]. My favorite is the one where [man with super powers] fights [evil criminal] in order to save [love interest] from [perilous situation]!
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May 11, 2013 19:38
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sharktamer posted:Why do none of these stories end like "we went out for about two weeks before she realised I was a pathological liar"? Think you just answered your own question.
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May 11, 2013 19:50
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bringmyfishback posted:Overdressed Girl: “Are you f****** stupid? Those stories are s***, and they’re for little children. Read [other label of comics which is written mainly for children]; they are for cool people.”  In the land of poo poo that didn't happen, continuity is as rare and valuable a commodity as gold.
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May 11, 2013 19:50
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bringmyfishback posted:"I'm the hottest person in here, you can't make me leave!" I've always wondered what would happened if a person's only experience with human interaction came from anime. Now I know.
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May 11, 2013 21:26
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bringmyfishback posted:Overdressed Girl There's a dress code for comic shops? Have they been laughing at me all along because I'm not wearing jorts and a t-shirt with 'gently caress One More Day? 
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May 11, 2013 21:58
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I think I'm only posting this here because I hope it belongs.
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May 11, 2013 22:50
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jalopybrown posted:There's a dress code for comic shops? Have they been laughing at me all along because I'm not wearing jorts and a t-shirt with 'gently caress One More Day?
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May 12, 2013 00:06
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Haskell9 posted:I think I'm only posting this here because I hope it belongs. Jesus Christ, that's one of the saddest things I've ever read.
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May 12, 2013 01:06
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dead in real life posted:Jesus Christ, that's one of the saddest things I've ever read. Rest assured, it is probably fake.
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May 12, 2013 01:30
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"bringmyfishback" posted:This one made me grumpy because it could have had some consequences. What if someone who wasn't supposed to have caffeine drank it and had a bad reaction? (Cue ten goons telling me I'm an idiot because they found some article somewhere that says caffeine consumption has no negative consequences for anyone anywhere ever) No, I felt the same way because a friend of mine always has to have caffeine-free soda because of some heart condition. Well, I guess she could just not drink soda, too. Either way, yeah, putting caffeine shots into decaf anything is not cool. It's probably one of the only things that was actually done by that person because it takes such little effort.
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May 12, 2013 14:57
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movax posted:Rest assured, it is probably fake.
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May 12, 2013 16:34
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GWBBQ posted:It still worries me a little that there are people who think that coming up with this kind of stuff and pass it off as real to impress other people.
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May 12, 2013 18:28
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jodai posted:No, I felt the same way because a friend of mine always has to have caffeine-free soda because of some heart condition. Well, I guess she could just not drink soda, too. Either way, yeah, putting caffeine shots into decaf anything is not cool. It's probably one of the only things that was actually done by that person because it takes such little effort. Agreed. I can't have caffeine because it interferes with the medication I'm on, but I still drink decaf coffee. Accidentally getting some real coffee (which, unfortunately, does happen from time to time, thank you careless food service workers) might not kill me, but it will lead to an afternoon of being nauseous, shaky, panicky, weepy, and then usually doping myself up to keep myself from screaming at everyone and being quasi-stoned and groggy on top of all the aforementioned. One of my coworkers used to joke about slipping me caffeine because he wanted to see me bounce off the walls, but he dropped that pretty quickly when I explained that it wasn't going to work like that. RoboRodent has a new favorite as of 18:39 on May 12, 2013 |
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May 12, 2013 18:34
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Someone posted this on my facebook. "To the straight guy at the party last night:"quote:This is awesome. Craigslist posting "to the straight guy at the party last night" Kinda plausible up until number 5, loses credibility at number 8, stdh.txt by number 10
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May 12, 2013 20:24
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Here's some STDH, courtesy of the spergy confessions thread. quote:Bar near campus used to do speed dating, what I would do is show up iwth 2 premade magic decks. I'd be all "if you have more life than me when time runs out then you can have my number ." Now what I would do is one deck would be a real fast red deck and the other a slow white/black, given the speed dating lasts ~3 minutes per person the red deck is gonna win. So if I was feeling a girl I'd use NLP to get her to take the red deck, she fires off a couple lightning bolts or whatever and she wins. I believe he showed up with the magic decks, but the STDH is that any woman even touched them, or him ever, unless it was their job to. It takes more than 3 minutes to explain the game, let alone play at all. I do believe he's tried Pick Up Artist poo poo before.
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May 13, 2013 00:11
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kizudarake posted:Here's some STDH, courtesy of the spergy confessions thread. I don't know poo poo about magic the gathering, how would you ensure the decks stayed in the pre-rigged order?
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May 13, 2013 00:19
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St Evan Echoes posted:Greentext stories are the internet forum equivalent of a stand-up comedy "bit". They're not supposed to be taken as true. What are you talking about? Of course they're all true. Greentext stories are a bastion of truth in the sea of irony that is 4chan.   Boing posted:To the straight guy at the party last night I had trouble believing it past the guy knocking over poo poo like he's Scooby Doo trying to get away from a gay ghost. kizudarake posted:MTG PUA e: no, gently caress that, I just want to see a girl who wants to use the white deck and he throws a fit because that messes up his system Djeser has a new favorite as of 00:52 on May 13, 2013 |
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May 13, 2013 00:22
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jalopybrown posted:I don't know poo poo about magic the gathering, how would you ensure the decks stayed in the pre-rigged order? You don't need to. One deck is just full of direct damage spells that can be played very early in the game, and the other is full of slow control cards that take a long time to deal any damage. The decks themselves don't need to be stacked, they're just built to be fast/slow. More interesting is that he gets them to choose the fast deck through NLP, which google tells me stands for "Neurolinguistic programming", which translates to English as "Pick-up artist bullshit".
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May 13, 2013 00:25
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"Here, you take this red deck, I'll play the white" "Uhm, sure."  Heh, my neurolinguistic genius gets them every time.
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