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Hello Meow posted:Since all the episodes are great to me, I have a hard time recommending people a starting point. What are some good episodes to point a new listener toward? Depends on why you might be recommending the show to that particular person, and what kind of weird poo poo they like laughing at. Those are both good starting points for the "dumb people writing dumb things on dumb websites" stuff. If you think they'd be more interested in goddamn crazy people on a mission, then John Kitchin or Dozerfleet are good starts. Or maybe the Monster Girl Quest or Pokegirls episode if they have a morbid curiosity about annoying nerds and their horrifying fetishes. There's some overlap there with the Supernatural Dog Dick Universe episode, too, but it's a different kind of nerd being a different kind of annoying.
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Best starting episode is definitely the goddamn Roy Orbison episode, because you get a good cross section of fanfiction, weird fetishes, and general craziness without it being too gross.
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Jul 1, 2015 02:10
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i-Doser is also a generally good one. It's got idiots who don't understand drugs getting ripped off by people who also don't understand drugs.
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Jul 1, 2015 02:11
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My first episode was Roy Orbison and I was hooked immediately. I then proceeded to listen to every episode in the series.
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Jul 1, 2015 04:06
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Change.org, Debate.org, or WikiHow IV first, then raw food, then Sissy Kiss.
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Jul 1, 2015 07:07
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Early fanfiction stuff works well, everyone loves terrible writing and stories provided by StoryProvider. Ditto the Orbison episode.
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Jul 1, 2015 07:23
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Supernatural  .
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Jul 1, 2015 07:57
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I'd say the musical episode, but then they'd have nowhere to go but down
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Jul 1, 2015 08:34
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RyokoTK posted:Best starting episode is definitely the goddamn Roy Orbison episode, because you get a good cross section of fanfiction, weird fetishes, and general craziness without it being too gross. I never really liked the Roy Orbison episode that much. If I had to start a new person, I'd say maybe the Audiophile episode if you don't want something gross.
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Jul 1, 2015 08:45
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weekly font posted:Jimmyfranks' endless rant about a long blowjob scene in the This Aint XXX episode jumps into my top 3 FPlus moments with a bullet. Holy poo poo. I thought that was Kumquat?
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Jul 1, 2015 11:20
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Which episode has the stinger that's just Kumquat's interjections for a solid minute? I lost my poo poo at that because I remember he was a bit more vocal and excited in that episode. E: thanks! pulp rag fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Jul 1, 2015 |
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Jul 1, 2015 12:07
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The John Kitchin episode. http://thefpl.us/episode/168
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Jul 1, 2015 12:09
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"The Ship Vas Crash Like Boom" is probably a good intro for testing their tolerance for bad accents and hyperliteral readings.
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Jul 1, 2015 12:36
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Pokegirls is a good one too. It's just everyone picking on Portaxx.
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Jul 1, 2015 18:05
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Speaking of which, which episode is it where Portaxx doesn't know what a toilet is?
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Jul 1, 2015 19:10
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TetsuoTW posted:Speaking of which, which episode is it where Portaxx doesn't know what a toilet is? The MRA one.
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Jul 1, 2015 19:12
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Equeen posted:The MRA one.
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Jul 1, 2015 19:40
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Waffleman_ posted:Pokegirls is a good one too. It's just everyone picking on Portaxx. It feels good too, because she gets so drat worked up over dumb internet poo poo.
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Jul 2, 2015 06:01
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RyokoTK posted:It feels good too, because she gets so drat worked up over dumb internet poo poo.
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Jul 2, 2015 07:50
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Well the first webcomic dork in that episode was making $600+/month, and that made everyone mad.
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Jul 2, 2015 15:00
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The first reading in the Butt Ghosts episode always has me cracking up. Beaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Jul 2, 2015 15:24
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So I usually listen to podcasts on shuffle at work, and yesterday one of the AboveTopSecret episodes came on. Someone (I think Portax?) was excited about the dragon thread because she always loves to read about dragons. Next episode was the dragon dildo one.
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Jul 2, 2015 15:33
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Dragons! Rarr rarr rarr! The Bad Dragon episode is one of the best though.
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Jul 2, 2015 15:52
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PUGGERNAUT posted:So I usually listen to podcasts on shuffle at work, and yesterday one of the AboveTopSecret episodes came on. Someone (I think Portax?) was excited about the dragon thread because she always loves to read about dragons. I noticed this kind of thing happened a bunch. I think they made a gamerscore joke in the cosplay or wedding episode, and then very shortly after we were introduced to bboy360. Perhaps coincidence, perhaps when recording it gives them idea on what content to review next, who knows.
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Jul 3, 2015 03:27
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kalensc posted:I noticed this kind of thing happened a bunch. I think they made a gamerscore joke in the cosplay or wedding episode, and then very shortly after we were introduced to bboy360. Perhaps coincidence, perhaps when recording it gives them idea on what content to review next, who knows. The wedding episode has a joke about wedding achievements, with the Epic Kickballer Wedding's merit badges; but the payoff from that comes in the very same episode with Matt and Dean's Classy Gaymer Wedding actually having achievements.
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Jul 3, 2015 05:10
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Sham bam bamina! posted:I feel like the Pokégirls episode is less Portaxx actually being angry (which, of course, she certainly is anyway) and more Portaxx exaggerating her outrage and anguish over cartoon monsters as a gimmick for the other Ridiculists to play off of. If anything, she comes off as less goony for it, and a lot more self-aware, compared to poo poo like THIRTY! loving! DOLLARS! A MONTH?! (oh daaamn, this webcomic dork gets a whole dollar a day? is there no justice?)
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Jul 3, 2015 13:57
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I really wouldn't point fingers solely at Portaxx because they've all had some pretty odd brainfarts along the way
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Jul 3, 2015 14:29
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The Chairman posted:I really wouldn't point fingers solely at Portaxx because they've all had some pretty odd brainfarts along the way Yeah, someone not knowing the shorthand for tablespoon (Tbls). Readers are human, w/e
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Jul 3, 2015 14:47
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The Chairman posted:I really wouldn't point fingers solely at Portaxx because they've all had some pretty odd brainfarts along the way Yeah but Portaxx whines more than Lemon does whenever the podcast starts poking fun at one of her pet issues. The various crowdfunding episodes always trigger some self-righteous rant when a crappy artist is looking for money for his crappy art, as if artists soliciting money for their art isn't as old as money itself. e: ^ The shortening for tablespoon is tbsp, I think.
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Jul 3, 2015 14:48
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I don't really see the issue of Portaxx getting upset over creepy, misogynistic Pokemon fan fiction. But I will admit that she and Lemon were a bit self-righteous in the Patreon episode.
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Jul 3, 2015 15:44
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Endorph posted:Yeah, Portaxx gets mad about some really dumb stuff sometimes. I forget, was it her who acted like Autism Speaks was a pure and noble organization that absolutely no one should ever criticize? Yeah, she has a minor bit about Autism Speaks in one episode. I want to say it's either the fat acceptance or asexuality episode.
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Jul 3, 2015 15:56
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X-Ray Pecs posted:Yeah, she has a minor bit about Autism Speaks in one episode. I want to say it's either the fat acceptance or asexuality episode. Mothering episode, actually. Which means the people bringing up Autism Speaks were anti-vaxxers. Even if Autism Speaks is pretty bad, I think we can give Portaxx a pass for taking their side on THAT one.
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Jul 3, 2015 16:01
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It's also worth remembering that there must be tons of even more infuriating crap they review and either reject outright or record and later edit out, so them losing their minds during the recording could just be the tipping point after content we never got to hear. And it's all worth it for the bit during the Mars episode where they begin joking about what kind of idiocy would prompt their frustrations. "I want to go to Mars and I'm really good at managing virtual machines" Boots: oh goddamnit
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Jul 3, 2015 16:13
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Equeen posted:I don't really see the issue of Portaxx getting upset over creepy, misogynistic Pokemon fan fiction. But I will admit that she and Lemon were a bit self-righteous in the Patreon episode. My thing about the Patreon episode was that, if you can draw, and I assume Portaxx can, why the hell wouldn't you sucker folks out of their money on Patreon? Just come up with some insane fanbait project and go to town. Of course, I have no integrity, if I were looking for money and could draw the first place I'd turn to is horrifying furry porn. That poo poo pays better than most jobs you can get with a degree. My impression with Portaxx's frustration over Autism Speaks is that Tumblr hates it, and sometimes Tumblr's opinion of things is so lovely that you'll disagree with them no matter what.
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Jul 3, 2015 16:40
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Portaxx can draw, she's done a lot of stuff for the website and for, like, Games Done Quick. And I think she's a professional animator or something?
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Jul 3, 2015 17:16
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Bean posted:My thing about the Patreon episode was that, if you can draw, and I assume Portaxx can, why the hell wouldn't you sucker folks out of their money on Patreon? Just come up with some insane fanbait project and go to town. Of course, I have no integrity, if I were looking for money and could draw the first place I'd turn to is horrifying furry porn. That poo poo pays better than most jobs you can get with a degree. You realize there's like, actual debate over AS and when she brought it up she was talking about the assholes doing the whole "Oh my god it talked about how families of severely autistic children have hard times I GUESS THEY WANT AUTISTS IN DEATH CAMPS HUH" right? Also yea she's an animator, and I can kinda understand a professional being annoyed over lovely patreon 'I'm drawing a lovely webcomic I want this to be my sole job please fund that internet' poo poo.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:23
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Tatum Girlparts posted:You realize there's like, actual debate over AS and when she brought it up she was talking about the assholes doing the whole "Oh my god it talked about how families of severely autistic children have hard times I GUESS THEY WANT AUTISTS IN DEATH CAMPS HUH" right? I can also sympathize with artistic endeavors being an incredibly difficult career to gain steady employment/income in, and that seeing hack fraud jokers get hundreds per month for garbage and still asking for more can be infuriating. Whether it's funny to hear or not is personal preference (I get a kick out of the honest rants), but the same passion that encourages them to make all these podcasts is also what leads to the occasional angry tangent and I'm totes fine with that trade-off.
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Jul 3, 2015 21:36
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Tatum Girlparts posted:and I can kinda understand a professional being annoyed over lovely patreon 'I'm drawing a lovely webcomic I want this to be my sole job please fund that internet' poo poo. I guess so, but that's what patronage is. Patreon is by no means a new idea. I can see being annoyed by hacks getting money, but in the sense of the idiot making the medusa comics it's not like he wasn't doing the work and building a fanbase, so I don't know what you can really get righteous about, just kind of disappointed.
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Jul 4, 2015 01:19
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RyokoTK posted:I guess so, but that's what patronage is. Patreon is by no means a new idea. I can see being annoyed by hacks getting money, but in the sense of the idiot making the medusa comics it's not like he wasn't doing the work and building a fanbase, so I don't know what you can really get righteous about, just kind of disappointed. have you ever heard of exaggeration
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Jul 4, 2015 01:33
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Tatum Girlparts posted:You realize...right? You do this every time, man. Make an effort.
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