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Endless Trash: Aug 12, 2007

I was flabbergasted by how not-horrible and I'd even say funny and enjoyable the Goosebumps movie was.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 15:56

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# ? May 25, 2024 21:27

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

Petition to Hollywood to pull a George Lucas and once there's a new version of a film the old one is destroyed.

Crush the nerds.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 16:12

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

Maybe Bashir Al Assad could launch some sarin gas at Comic Con

# ? Jul 25, 2017 16:19

vermin: Feb 28, 2017; Help, I've turned into a manifestation of mental disorders as viewed through an early 20th century lens sparked by the disparity between man and modern society and I can't get up

I strapped into my Ecto 2, a car that was modeled after the Ecto 1 from the hit 1984 movie Ghostbusters. I took a swig of Ecto Cooler from my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vintage sippy cup and cranked the soundtrack to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom to 11 (that's one more than 10, like from Spinal Tap). We had a long road ahead of us.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 16:25

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

https://twitter.com/Hatalie/status/889557578769997825

# ? Jul 25, 2017 16:30

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

I took my Jurassic Park jeep, replicated from the movie Jurassic Park (not to be confused with Replicants from Blade Runner) and put a lovely tarp with metal hooks (lol Captain Hook)on it on my Jurassic Park jeep (Jurassic Park) even though the tarp wasn't rated for travel and loaded it onto a vehicle trailer (not a movie trailer, like what movies have. Movies like Ghostbusters.)

When the TellTale Games video games company received my Jurassic Park jeep (based on the Spielberg film Jurassic Park) they had rented for the weekend it was scratched all to hell from the (80's animated rock opera adventure film Heavy) metal bits flapping in the wind on the back of that trailer.

Because the video game company wouldn't pay for damages that I caused by being retarded, I knew what I had to. I bazinga'd my way to reddit like Jack Burton from Big Trouble In Little China and convinced yon heroic internet knights to take up arms and doxx a former employee of video game company and send her rape threats even though she retired before all of this happened because she was dying of cancer and was spending her final months running a charity for orphans (like Batman).

Freddy Krueger.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 16:41

King Vidiot: Feb 17, 2007; You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!

If The Big Bang Theory is nerd blackface, then Ready Player One is nerd Birth of a Nation.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 17:18

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

WampaLord posted:

https://twitter.com/Hatalie/status/889557578769997825

Pokeymans aren't girl culture. Please, do not appropriate.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 17:22

vermin: Feb 28, 2017; Help, I've turned into a manifestation of mental disorders as viewed through an early 20th century lens sparked by the disparity between man and modern society and I can't get up

Ready Player One confirmed as shadow-sequel to Pixels.

Hollywood will make a third nostalgia grab movie to turn it into a horrible merchandising trilogy cause these things always come in threes.

The entrails also talk of a dead eyed Mike Stoklasa and vomit

# ? Jul 25, 2017 17:25

Groovelord Neato: Dec 6, 2014

A GLISTENING HODOR posted:

I took my Jurassic Park jeep, replicated from the movie Jurassic Park (not to be confused with Replicants from Blade Runner) and put a lovely tarp with metal hooks (lol Captain Hook)on it on my Jurassic Park jeep (Jurassic Park) even though the tarp wasn't rated for travel and loaded it onto a vehicle trailer (not a movie trailer, like what movies have. Movies like Ghostbusters.)

When the TellTale Games video games company received my Jurassic Park jeep (based on the Spielberg film Jurassic Park) they had rented for the weekend it was scratched all to hell from the (80's animated rock opera adventure film Heavy) metal bits flapping in the wind on the back of that trailer.

Because the video game company wouldn't pay for damages that I caused by being retarded, I knew what I had to. I bazinga'd my way to reddit like Jack Burton from Big Trouble In Little China and convinced yon heroic internet knights to take up arms and doxx a former employee of video game company and send her rape threats even though she retired before all of this happened because she was dying of cancer and was spending her final months running a charity for orphans (like Batman).

Freddy Krueger.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 17:25

JB50: Feb 13, 2008

A GLISTENING HODOR posted:

I took my Jurassic Park jeep, replicated from the movie Jurassic Park (not to be confused with Replicants from Blade Runner) and put a lovely tarp with metal hooks (lol Captain Hook)on it on my Jurassic Park jeep (Jurassic Park) even though the tarp wasn't rated for travel and loaded it onto a vehicle trailer (not a movie trailer, like what movies have. Movies like Ghostbusters.)

When the TellTale Games video games company received my Jurassic Park jeep (based on the Spielberg film Jurassic Park) they had rented for the weekend it was scratched all to hell from the (80's animated rock opera adventure film Heavy) metal bits flapping in the wind on the back of that trailer.

Because the video game company wouldn't pay for damages that I caused by being retarded, I knew what I had to. I bazinga'd my way to reddit like Jack Burton from Big Trouble In Little China and convinced yon heroic internet knights to take up arms and doxx a former employee of video game company and send her rape threats even though she retired before all of this happened because she was dying of cancer and was spending her final months running a charity for orphans (like Batman).

Freddy Krueger.

I was wondering when someone would reference Boomerjinks.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 17:58

General Dog: Apr 26, 2008; Everybody's working for the weekend

WampaLord posted:

The Jack Black market didn't collapse, he's still in stuff, he's in the upcoming Jumanji remake.

Yeah he's still working and I still enjoy him most of the time, but he's not first billed in anything any more. Not after the back to back of Year One and Gulliver's Travels.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 17:59

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

https://twitter.com/hct_ibarra/status/889902993906122753

# ? Jul 25, 2017 18:55

Castor Poe: Jul 19, 2010; Jar Jar is the key to all of this.

joedevola posted:

I can't believe I've never heard of how terrible that Ready Player One book is until now. I was looking through the selected quotes on goodreads and my nose started bleeding.

Oh god, it sounds like every character in the book is Kevin Smith.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 18:58

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

A GLISTENING HODOR posted:

https://twitter.com/hct_ibarra/status/889902993906122753

lmao

# ? Jul 25, 2017 19:05

khwarezm: Oct 26, 2010; Deal with it.

How do you think Steven Spielberg feels about directing a movie where his previous work has been re appropriated into soulless name drops?

# ? Jul 25, 2017 19:22

King Vidiot: Feb 17, 2007; You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!

khwarezm posted:

How do you think Steven Spielberg feels about directing a movie where his previous work has been re appropriated into soulless name drops?

I think he's fine with it...

PART time.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 19:24

a bone to pick: Sep 14, 2011; by FactsAreUseless

A GLISTENING HODOR posted:

https://twitter.com/hct_ibarra/status/889902993906122753

Please rename Best of the Worst to Dirty Bearded Men in a Room.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 19:25

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

JB50 posted:

I was wondering when someone would reference Boomerjinks.

Is that dude still around? His whole deal was his Jeep and that Dodge Magnum Ecto-1. Like, that's all he posted about.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:00

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

Did that actually happen?

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:02

SpacePig: Apr 4, 2007; Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.

Jose Oquendo posted:

Did that actually happen?

Yes, and it's in the Goldmine.
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2624060
e:Scratch that, this is just the thread where he posted the originals. let me see if I can find the saga.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:04

vermin: Feb 28, 2017; Help, I've turned into a manifestation of mental disorders as viewed through an early 20th century lens sparked by the disparity between man and modern society and I can't get up

King Vidiot posted:

I think he's fine with it...

PART time.

Grampa just wants to hang out with you kids. You remember E.T.? Grampa directed that. Put down your phone, I said Grampa made a movie.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:06

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

SpacePig posted:

Yes, and it's in the Goldmine.
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2624060
e:Scratch that, this is just the thread where he posted the originals. let me see if I can find the saga.

I knew about the cars he made and stuff. I was asking more about the second half of the story with the car being damaged and doxxing someone like a psycho.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:10

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Jose Oquendo posted:

I knew about the cars he made and stuff. I was asking more about the second half of the story with the car being damaged and doxxing someone like a psycho.

Don't remember the details of the doxxing thing but it does sound familiar. I do remember the deal with him shipping the Jeep and it getting damaged. He busted on the forums to go "WOW THEY DAMAGED IT L@@K" but instead people went 'why in the gently caress did you put a cover on it you idiot you transport vehicles in the open like that without a cover' and he proceeded to meltdown.

EDIT
Oh looks like he still posts on the forums. You'll never guess in what threads :v:

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:14

Dmitri-9: Nov 30, 2004; There's something really sexy about Scrooge McDuck. I love Uncle Scrooge.

Jose Oquendo posted:

I knew about the cars he made and stuff. I was asking more about the second half of the story with the car being damaged and doxxing someone like a psycho.

He did give out contact information for a woman at the video game company and that woman did get rape threats.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:29

SpacePig: Apr 4, 2007; Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.

Jose Oquendo posted:

I knew about the cars he made and stuff. I was asking more about the second half of the story with the car being damaged and doxxing someone like a psycho.

OK, did a bit of digging and managed to find most of the pieces. Boomerjinx makes the following post on SA and his own website:

Boomerjinks posted:

FUN STORY!

Earlier this summer TellTale Games was all like, "Hey we want to use your jeep to promote this Jurassic Park video game at PAX in Seattle."

Last year they used a friends DeLorean at PAX, covering all costs and in addition to paying an amount that I won't disclose here. So I was all like "That sounds terrific! If you provide enclosed, insured shipping both ways, airfare, badges for the con, hotel, and per diem then you've got yourself a deal!"

So they booked transport for my Jeep and we were on our way.

The morning of the pickup I walked aaaaaaall the way around my Jeep and took quite a few picturesof the condition I gave it to them in. Like these:

Then I was off to meet the enclosed transport! Except the transport showed up and was not enclosed! I could have been a dick and said, "No dice, friends" and not given them the Jeep. But unfortunately I'm not a dick.

The Jeep goes on it's way and I fly out a week later. The Jeep was delivered that morning and signed for by one TellTale's employees, a self-professed "person who doesn't know anything about cars and in fact does not even own a car!"

Here's what I saw during my walkaround.

After the walkaround, and before the convention, I talk to the guys at TellTale. I tell them, "Look I could be "that guy" and throw a fit, threatening to take my Jeep out of here tonight unless you cut me a check right now, but I know this is a huge loving weekend for you guys, that you need to promote your game and you've gone a ton of poo poo to worry about. So, we can but this on a back burner until the expo is over, but I'd like your word that you'll take care of this immediately afterwards." They were pretty appreciative, and even though I received no per diem or additional badges, I decided to not be a dick about things.

Then the Jeep came home, I didn't hear from TellTale. A week later I reached out to them, and it was a few more days before they got back to me, telling me that I'd have to file a claim with the auto transport company (Advance Car Carrier Corp.). I told them that I did not arrange for the transportation, and that I should not have to be the middleman. They insist that they are not responsible for the damage in any way, and that only the car owner can file a claim.

So I send all my claim information (scanned receipts and delivery invoices, before and after photos) to the car carrier, and they reply with:

Advance Car Carrier Corp. posted:
We have completed our assessment of the above loss and have determined that this is not car carrier damage. After carefully reviewing the damage pictures that you have sent to us, we found that all the damages was noted on the Bill of Lading before transporting your vehicle. Also please note that vehicle was inspected in rain and possible that not all the damages were visible. For that reason the box, where it says that vehicle going ASIS was marked.

Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Bill of Lading signed by "Serge" on August 30, 2011 in where was noted that vehicle had pre-existing damages before transporting from WA to CO.

Now, the damage was done on the way TO Seattle, not FROM. And here's a photo of it "raining" while they loaded up my Jeep. Boy it sure is hard to see stuff with all that rain!

So TellTale hired the sketchiest-possible carrier company, and then one of TellTale's employees(who admitted she doesn't know the first thing about cars) signed the bill of lading upon delivery without inspecting the Jeep for damage, thereby releasing the car carrier from responsibility.

I'm disputing their decision, but I have the sinking feeling that I am going to be one of those cases that is just ignored until I go away. Bullshit man.

I guess my lesson is "next time get stuff in writing and be a big dick."

He makes a similar post on Reddit, and starts getting the whole internet behind him to try to get his damages paid for as quickly as possible. Somewhere during that, he posts the event coordinator's name in a now-deleted Reddit post. She had even left Telltale since this all started. Reddit, of course, starts calling her, threatening her, etc..., leading to her posting this:

Today I received non-stop phone calls and emails from an internet pitchfork mob that started in r/gaming. posted:

Let me start out by saying that I've been a member of reddit for over three years. During that time I've tried to be a positive member of the community. I organized the San Francisco Bay Area meetup group and have held other meetups in Boston, Kansas City and Seattle. Whenever I'm free on weekend nights I try to sit in r/suicidewatch and r/depression and help posters. Last year I hosted an "Orphan Thanksgiving" and invited all local redditors who needed a place to have dinner into my home. I've met all of my close friends through this community, including my boyfriend. I even adopted my dog through r/bayarea. I've seen some of the previous reddit outrages and generally wonder in, tell people to calm down and then downvote the thread. Obviously I'm not always perfect, I sometimes argue with people over silly things and later regret it. But for the most part I love this site and try to make everyones experience as positive as mine has been.

But today I received a call where all I could hear was "Kevin" and "Jeep" before the caller hung up. Then my phone rang again, and again and again. This started in the airport when I was trying to get on a flight after a SF redditors trip to Las Vegas. I had no idea what was going on. Some of the calls were threatening- one caller even asked me if I wanted to know what it was like to be raped. I know that most internet bullies are harmless offline, but the panic created by receiving multiple threatening calls and emails is uncontrollable. As soon as I could check my email (while in line to go through security) I found multiple emails from friends linking me to the offending thread.

Up until a few weeks ago I worked for Telltale Games, I was the event coordinator and the person responsible for getting the Jeep in the previously linked thread to Seattle. Boomer decided to name me directly as the person responsible in a comment that was later deleted by the admins.

Because I host so many meetups all of my information was readily available by Googling my name and many redditors decided to do just that. I've always wondered how many people see low ranked comments. Although I still don't have a good answer I know that this comment only had about 20 upvotes before it was deleted and was halfway down the page when sorted by top. From it I received 83 phone calls (according to Google voice), 41 Facebook messages, and 19 emails. I was lucky enough to put most of my online accounts on the most secure privacy setting while this was happening so I don't know if it could have been worse. I was also able to contact some admins directly so the comment was deleted quickly.

If you, for someone reason, feel like one sided stories with zero proof are a reason to harass someone let me explain exactly how this affected me. I was in Las Vegas for my birthday. When I turned on my phone I was trying to return my parents call to me for my birthday, I never got to talk to them. I know this sounds very /firstworldproblems but both of my parents are sick and older. I don't know how many more times I'll get birthday calls from them. That was also my first real vacation, I'm 28 now.

Like I said above, I'm online more than I'm off and I know how brave people can get behind a phone or computer. But the fear and panic that sets in is horrifying. I knew that something was going on but I didn't know exactly what or how bad it was. I've never once gotten sick from fear but some of the initial calls were so bad that I became physically sick. I started to worry about everything from my job to my home to my parents. Many hours of crying followed. Even ten hours later I am afraid to turn on my phone. Beyond that it makes me think again about my involvement in any community. My information was only posted because I tried to do something positive on this site.

Further more, Boomer was lying about almost everything. I feel like an awful person for posting these but maybe it will make people stop and think twice when it comes to participating in these mobs. Here are screenshots from a few emails that disprove his major points. Here and here. ( I removed the images before posting, I can't do that, but they have been sent to boomer via a reply to his threatening emails to me even after he knew I left Telltale) The dates in the top right are the from the first time he started a fake smear campaign and I had to compile emails so our lawyer could help him file claims. Even though at that point he was obviously scamming us we still tried to help him. I won't post anything else but I have hundreds of emails concerning this. Even before the event he kept demanding that we change the terms. It got so bad that I refused to talk to him and asked him to email me so there was a record. As soon as I met him at PAX I knew something was off, he started claiming damage before he got there and saw the jeep. Even now his massive exaggerations are showing through. What he calls a "joyride" was the thirty feet we had to take the car to be inspected and the gas removed. The only reason I wasn't driving it was because my license was expired by a few days and we wanted everything to be 100% legit. I know there is more than one PAX enforcer here that can confirm the distance.

I won't lie, that thread crushed me in multiple ways. The only reason I took a job at Telltale was because I loved their games and they had recently acquired the rights to two of my favorite movies- Jurassic Park and BttF. I was paid just above the area minimum wage, worked around 50-60 hours a week and had a three to six hour daily commute. I was just happy to be involved in those games in any possible way. But above all I was very proud of the PAX booth and it stings to hear these things as he keeps posting them online over and over again, making me out to be an even bigger bad guy every time.

*TLDR: Please don't get involved in these mobs. Activism comes in many forms but harassing a single person isn't one of them. *

Also of note is that, somewhere in this mess, the CEO of Telltale sent the guy a personal check to deal with the damages so that the noise would calm down in time for the game's release.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:41

a star war betamax: Sep 17, 2011; by Lowtax; Gary’s Answer

Getting a bunch of "threatening" phonecards from Internet teens actually sound hilarious and I would be smiling all day, putting the phone on speaker and everything.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:51

a bone to pick: Sep 14, 2011; by FactsAreUseless

Imagine how much rape-mail the rlm crew gets every day

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:52

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

SpacePig posted:

OK, did a bit of digging and managed to find most of the pieces.

Bless you for this, it was a fun read.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:52

vermin: Feb 28, 2017; Help, I've turned into a manifestation of mental disorders as viewed through an early 20th century lens sparked by the disparity between man and modern society and I can't get up

His spirit is inextricably linked to that Jeep. It's become a mirror to his soul like the Picture of Dorian Gray.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:54

KakerMix: Apr 8, 2004; 8.2 M.P.G.

Proof that someone who immerses themselves in so much pop-culture that it defines them as a person is as terrible as you expect them to be.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:54

Blue Star: Feb 18, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

nerds suck and so does "nerd culture" and "geek culture". Star wars, star treks, marvel, dc, mighty morphin power rangers, transformers, he-man, thundercats, teenage ninaj turtles, aliens, predators, robocops, terminators, matrix, babylon 5, x-files, ghostbusters, indiana jones, all of it can gently caress off.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 20:58

The Anime Liker: Aug 8, 2009; by VideoGames

Yes that was all real. I remember that thread incredibly fondly.

That and FYAD Zipline and Groverhaus are burned into my brain.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:02

General Dog: Apr 26, 2008; Everybody's working for the weekend

khwarezm posted:

How do you think Steven Spielberg feels about directing a movie where his previous work has been re appropriated into soulless name drops?

The snake is eating its poo poo

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:03

Relin: Oct 6, 2002; You have been a most worthy adversary, but in every game, there are winners and there are losers. And as you know, in this game, losers get robotizicized!

this is he said she said right? sucks that woman was harassed i guess, but i'd believe an individual before a company about the damages

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:12

WampaLord: Jan 14, 2010

Relin posted:

this is he said she said right? sucks that woman was harassed i guess, but i'd believe an individual before a company about the damages

No, he was stupid enough to put a cover on his Jeep when he shouldn't have. If he had left it uncovered, there would be no damage.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:13

vermin: Feb 28, 2017; Help, I've turned into a manifestation of mental disorders as viewed through an early 20th century lens sparked by the disparity between man and modern society and I can't get up

Blue Star posted:

teenage ninaj turtles

Oh man, Nicki Minaj dressed as a ninja turtle...

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:13

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

Breaks my heart that Spielberg has gone from Bridge of Spies to the uberflop of BFG and now this piece of poo poo

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:35

Arc Hammer: Mar 4, 2013; Got any deathsticks?

Dunkirk was the best movie ever made by a robot. The parts where human empathy were needed were the cheesiest bits, but drat does he know how to make poo poo frightening.

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# ? May 25, 2024 21:27

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

Arcsquad12 posted:

Dunkirk was the best movie ever made by a robot. The parts where human empathy were needed were the cheesiest bits, but drat does he know how to make poo poo frightening.

Yo this is it. Nolan literally can't do human emotions. The dogfight scenes were insanely cool. That sound design was off the charts.

# ? Jul 25, 2017 21:55

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