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A Spider Covets: May 4, 2009

That's not the best post in that thread though:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3610831&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=4#post426377069

Tiggs posted:

Wotjek posted:

Bonus - last week at the lake:

Bonus - this week at the lake:

# ? Aug 10, 2018 02:26

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 16:02

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

im reluctant to post in a wow thread because i dont know anything about that but someone tear that poo poo up for me because that makes me legit sad.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 02:47

Brute Squad: Dec 20, 2006; Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human race

I miss XyloJW. He was a good mod/admin.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 02:47

Nuebot: Feb 18, 2013; The developer of Brigador is a secret chud, don't give him money

corn in the bible posted:

this is ableism

e: why didn't that maremma guy just buy a non-purebred dog? hybrids are often healthier anyway and it wouldn't be insane

Because she loved rare dogs and wanted a fancy dog she could brag about.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:03

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Fleta Mcgurn posted:

1. Noooo
2. NOOOOOOO
3. 120 sq m

...but my neighborhood is loud as gently caress and I don't think a rabbit would do well in that environment. I will have to wait.

How loud is it in your place? You can't be keeping them outdoors anyway.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:12

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Leavemywife posted:

What makes a Belgian Hare require specialized knowledge? Are they particular about their diet or more prone to disease? Are they just foul tempered and bitey?

They need a ton of space, they're really fragile, they're super high-strung, a lot of health issues.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:13

Nuebot: Feb 18, 2013; The developer of Brigador is a secret chud, don't give him money

FactsAreUseless posted:

How loud is it in your place? You can't be keeping them outdoors anyway.

Incidentally my sister had a rabbit once and left it outside during a rain storm which meant it got sick and died. I suspect its slug heavy diet probably wasn't good either. I stopped by her place one day and opened the freezer and there was just a dead, frozen bunny in there. "The soil's frozen and we can't bury him" was the excuse. :stare:

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:18

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

was it in a bag at least?

:drat:

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:24

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Nuebot posted:

Incidentally my sister had a rabbit once and left it outside during a rain storm which meant it got sick and died. I suspect its slug heavy diet probably wasn't good either. I stopped by her place one day and opened the freezer and there was just a dead, frozen bunny in there. "The soil's frozen and we can't bury him" was the excuse.

Yeah that's a fast way to kill a rabbit.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:29

Nuebot: Feb 18, 2013; The developer of Brigador is a secret chud, don't give him money

FactsAreUseless posted:

Yeah that's a fast way to kill a rabbit.

The slugs or the freezing cold Canadian storm?

sneakyfrog posted:

was it in a bag at least?

Partially. I never knew rabbits could look so accusatory.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:41

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

thats dreadful. and i eat them.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:43

Absurd Alhazred: Mar 27, 2010; by Athanatos

sneakyfrog posted:

thats dreadful. and i eat them.

Rabbits or slugs?

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:44

TehRedWheelbarrow: Mar 16, 2011; Fan of Britches

Absurd Alhazred posted:

Rabbits or slugs?

ill eat snails never tried slugs but rabbits yes

# ? Aug 10, 2018 03:46

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

FactsAreUseless posted:

They have fantastic personalities. Flemish Giants have bad hearts and Checkered Giants almost universally develop megacolon, but if you do some breed research you'll be fine. I think French Lops, English Lops, New Zealands, and some of the other 10-12 lb breeds are supposed to be pretty healthy.

One nice thing about rabbits is that they tend to be less inbred than dogs, and their behavior is influenced by their breed rather than determined.

The only rabbit breed I will warn people off getting entirely is the Belgian Hare, which require some very specialized knowledge.

I�m in awe.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 04:15

Solice Kirsk: Jun 1, 2004; .

FactsAreUseless posted:

They need a ton of space, they're really fragile, they're super high-strung, a lot of health issues.

So rabbits are basically little horses?

# ? Aug 10, 2018 04:19

B33rChiller: Aug 18, 2011

Couple of tangential items to add:
FAU, you have a lot more patience than I do, and should be commended on not immediately banning mr. "Tell me what I want to hear", trying very hard to get through to him.

Secondly, for a further glimpse into his derangement, have a little perusal of his rap sheet. There's a frighteningly creepy e/n thread that would have been long forgotten if he didn't attempt to close it.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 04:19

GWBBQ: Jan 2, 2005

Krispy Wafer posted:

Does anyone remember or have a link to the DPPH thread searching for some model I think was named Stephanie? This might have leaked over into GBS and it wasn�t actual porn (she was fully clothed) otherwise I wouldn�t ask it here.

She was a men�s magazine model and she had an absolutely jaw dropping photo, but it was a magazine scan and no one knew who she was or where any other pictures were. Commence a multi year effort to find her and when they finally did she turned out to be, well...eh. Everyone had gone gaga over the one good photo of her.

It harkened back to a simpler time.

Here's the second picture since it's not live in any of the SAclopedia links. Bikini pic so linking instead of embedding.
https://i.imgur.com/1BFaDz3.jpg

kjetting posted:

You mean Tindeck? Tineye is an image search service. Tindeck is a sound hosting service.

Not for much longer, they're shutting down.

Ghost Leviathan posted:

On another note, not sure if it's a saga, but the funny forums quotes thread can't stop talking about various combinations of anime, junk food, math and gay sex.

SA's Greatest Sagas: various combinations of anime, junk food, math and gay sex

# ? Aug 10, 2018 04:24

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Solice Kirsk posted:

So rabbits are basically little horses?

That breed, yes

# ? Aug 10, 2018 04:36

LITERALLY A BIRD: Sep 27, 2008; I knew you were trouble
when you flew in

GWBBQ posted:

SA's Greatest Sagas: various combinations of anime, junk food, math and gay sex

drat, I liked the Asperger's joke but this is much too on the nose to ignore

# ? Aug 10, 2018 04:36

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

LITERALLY A BIRD posted:

drat, I liked the Asperger's joke but this is much too on the nose to ignore

Is good

# ? Aug 10, 2018 05:00

Ghost Leviathan: Mar 2, 2017; Exploration is ill-advised.

I must admit I was going for low hanging fruit on that one, but it pretty much covers everything.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 05:01

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

A Spider Covets posted:

That's not the best post in that thread though:

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3610831&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=4#post426377069

# ? Aug 10, 2018 06:17

Elfgames: Sep 11, 2011; Fun Shoe

LITERALLY A BIRD posted:

drat, I liked the Asperger's joke but this is much too on the nose to ignore

honestly it should be the subtitle for the whole subforum.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 08:46

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

FactsAreUseless posted:

How loud is it in your place? You can't be keeping them outdoors anyway.

My place isn't THAT loud, but at least 5 times a day, there's a horrible buzzsaw noise or massive banging. Everything in my neighborhood is under construction, all the drat time, all year long.

I'm guessing this is the Yossarian-22 thread people were talking about earlier? Holy poo poo, there's a lot of creepiness in there.

Histrionic Rabbit Murderer posted:

Frankly, almost everything I've done with respect to this girl has been a huge mistake. Before any of you note that I done hosed up and that I might be a bad person, I know.

Technically, this girl isn't an ex, but I slept with her on the first date and I thought that something was going to become of it. We went on a date afterwards where I foolishly got zero hours of sleep, and she sat down with me in a park to ask me how I felt about her. We discussed it, decided that we would date "casually" and not define anything, and things seemed to be headed in the right direction. Then I hosed up horribly by kissing her, because I was dumb and tired enough to think it would make her feel better (as though to reassure her that I wasn't using her for sex or something). She moved her head away so as to prevent the kiss, and then I foolishly tried kissing her again a bit later, which had the same outcome.

As I walked her to the bus stop, I could tell that all of the enthusiasm she had for me was gone. We texted a few days after that, however, and things seemed to be going well again. I even let her plan our next date, and frankly she proposed an awesome idea for a date. But then when I met up with her 20 minutes late a few days later, she broke up with me. It came out of nowhere, and her reason didn't make sense either as she said she "didn't want a serious relationship," which contradicted the fact that we agreed to date casually. I was so confused and angry that I just immediately left the scene after more or less saying, "Okay bye," which I later regretted.

Ever since that day, I obsessed over the details of our dates and felt both confused and troubled by her sudden decision. I obsessed over the moment where I stupidly tried to kiss her twice (which undoubtedly came off as needy) and over being 20 minutes late. It made me feel emasculated and powerless that I met a girl who seemed really cool, and that the outcome of that could be determined by one or two errors in judgement. I THOUGHT MY HEART HURT BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY MY PENIS ALL ALONG I also heard from a source (who's honestly not very reliable) that they saw her with somebody else shortly before we broke up They went on ONE date, which added to my confusion. However, since she was 18 at the time (I'm 23) and inexperienced, I thought that I could still get her back.

I made a habit in the months after that of texting her every once in awhile, to which she would reply really warmly and seem receptive to hanging out again. Of course, she would always have a new reason for not being able to do so, and it got to the point where I realized that she was just trying to let me off easy. I became really frustrated with myself for texting in an insincere way to make it look like my life was awesome, and I was pretty upset with her for being really insincere about wanting to hang out too.

My therapist thinks I have some form of OCD and I told her of these nagging obsessions and thoughts, and how I felt like I couldn't resolve them without being straight with her. She agreed that it was a good idea to talk to her, so I texted her and asked her if we could talk. She agreed to meet me later that day, but called me instead, which more or less evoked my memories of having been invited on a romantic date only to get dumped, which made me more emotional over the phone. I told her about my OCD, my obsessive thoughts, my regrets, my reasons for resenting her, and that I regretted being so insincere in text in order to get her back. And neediest of all, I told her that having not seen her made her feel like a "ghost" to me. I had to raise my voice over the phone because I could barely talk through my cold at the time, and this probably added to the whole scaring her away thing. I asked her at the end of the conversation if I could see her again, to which she replied that she wasn't sure, and then she said bye and hung up.

A few days later, I realized that I had shot myself in the foot. I resolved to fix things by reassuring her that she didn't need to worry about me, that I wouldn't rely on her for emotional support, that I didn't want her to become my friend out of pity, that having obsessive thoughts isn't the same as being in love, etc. With determination to do just that, I texted her asking her if we could talk, and she basically gave me a cold "No, we can't be friends." She proceeded to delete me from facebook, and I proceeded to throw a fit over text and facebook by telling her that she was going to hell and a bunch of other things. I apologized the next day, and then she told me never to contact her again, and basically blocked me from everything.

I try to get her out of my mind, but I can't. When I think about how inconsiderate for my feelings she's been, and how she rarely matches her words up with her actions, I don't even know why I care about somebody who might not be very emotionally mature (as is the case with me, apparently). Hmmm, so YOU can set boundaries, but when she does, she's an immature, inconsiderate bitch. Rightio. And yet I obsessively think about how the situation feels unresolved. I still have means of contacting her, as I found her email on the university database awhile back and we have mutual friends on facebook who would probably forward some letter of apology for me, but I'm thinking I should just get her out of my mind. The problem is that we go to the same college and I see her from time to time, which causes us both to promptly look away.

I'm graduating soon and I'm worried about joining the real world. I'm worried that I won't retain many of my friends from college. I keep thinking that in an alternate universe, me and this girl could have been friends if I had opted not to date, have sex, or otherwise completely alienate her in the stupidest most terrible ways possible. She's one of the few people I've met in college who I felt I could relate to, discuss classic literature with, etc. Not classical literature, mind you. Ugh, everyone ELSE at college is a DUMMY. (Honestly, this also ties in with my problems making and retaining friends.) I feel like a creep and I'm not even sure if she believes I'm being sincere about my mental health issues. I constantly imagine her telling these stories to her friends and family, and even wonder if she's afraid of me.

On top of obsessive thinking, I have generalized anxiety and low self-esteem. I've completely destroyed my ego in the process of this nonsense and I've become less confident around women. I try to shut her out of my mind, but I keep coming up with things to say in a hypothetical word document or letter that I would write to her. I try to tell myself that I'm not a needy piece of poo poo and I try to forget that all of this ever happened, but it doesn't work. I might continue this approach, or in a few months, I might defy her "never contact me" demand and write some long word document or letter of apology, where I explain away the reasons for my stupid actions, but more coherently and less emotionally than I did over the phone.

I don't have strong feelings for her anymore; it's only occasionally that I think of her as "the girl who got away." Above all else, I'm upset with how things panned out and that it didn't feel like proper resolution, on top of how much my ego and self-esteem have been destroyed by this. I haven't been enjoying life's pleasures as much either, and have just been generally unhappy on top of doing worse in my classes.

Either way, I need to stop obsessing. This situation began in July and I've let it affect me to this day, so poo poo's getting ridiculous. I'm so embarrassed for myself that I haven't discussed this with anybody (my therapist's been out of town) until now, on these forums. Any suggestions more substantial than "get over it" or "move on" would be awesome.

My theory is that he brainwashed this girl, tricked her into actually being his girlfriend, and is now trying to exact revenge by bringing in a dog to eat her after he murders her. The rabbits are just so they become accustomed to eating living, bleeding flesh.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 10:06

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

hoo boy that sure is something :sweatdrop:

# ? Aug 10, 2018 10:44

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

SA's Greatest Sagas: Ugh, everyone ELSE at college is a DUMMY.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 13:29

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

not CLASSICAL literature, that's for IDIOTS, not like ME, the guy who STALKED A WOMAN

# ? Aug 10, 2018 13:42

Syd Midnight: Sep 23, 2005

Krispy Wafer posted:

Today�s the 14 year anniversary of the Dave Mathews Band dumping 800 pounds of sewage from their tour bus onto a passing sightseeing boat. I could have sworn that story first broke on SA by someone who was on or involved with the boat company.

The tour bus driver insisted it wasn�t him and I think police were threatening to run DNA tests on the fecal matter to definitely isolate DMB as the owners.

Anyone recall that? Was that an old SA thread?

I mentioned it in some thread about flags after noticing how many hits Google Images found for combinations of keywords like "Dave Matthews Band sewage dump bus DMB septic urine bridge Chicago tourist boat poopgate" and noticed the homemade memorial

Syd Midnight posted:

a saga from back when the forums were so big that it seemed like every news story directly or tangentially involved a goon somehow.

In 2004, as the Dave Matthews Band tour bus was crossing a bridge into Chicago, the roadie driving it dumped the septic tank thinking it would just fall into the river. Instead he scored a direct hit on a crowded sightseeing ferry passing underneath, showering tourists with 800 pounds of human waste like a napalm strike.

[the doomed vessel]

[artists impression of the attack]

The tour guides worked to keep the passengers calm as the ferry crew tried to hose the sewage off of everyone and everything. One of the guides, a goon whose name I forget, noticed that the flag on the ships stern had been hit. The US has a bunch of rules about disrespecting its flag, and not wanting some elderly veteran to notice and have a heart attack over it or something he gingerly folded the poo poo-stained ensign and put it a plastic bag for later disposal.

[brave goon preserves national dignity]

He got home and was reporting in to the forums right before the story hit the news wire. There was some initial skepticism, but as interviews with victims trickled in it turns out a bunch of old codgers had indeed noticed and they told a story of the hero tour guide they had witnessed displaying great patriotism by lowering and folding the disgraced flag with utmost respect. He got interviews on tv news and the local papers.

The DMB closed ranks and denied everything, but an investigation established incontrovertible proof of guilt. The driver got fines and probation.

[forensic evidence]

[excerpt from the Attorney General's complaint]

[memorial]

# ? Aug 10, 2018 13:50

A Spider Covets: May 4, 2009

Fleta Mcgurn posted:

I'm guessing this is the Yossarian-22 thread people were talking about earlier? Holy poo poo, there's a lot of creepiness in there.

My theory is that he brainwashed this girl, tricked her into actually being his girlfriend, and is now trying to exact revenge by bringing in a dog to eat her after he murders her. The rabbits are just so they become accustomed to eating living, bleeding flesh.

I could feel my eyes slowly widening to saucers the further through this terrible novel I got. :gonk:

Dude just completely missed that part of growing up where you learn to cope with rejection, huh.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 15:08

Ichabod Tane: Oct 30, 2005; A most notable
coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.

https://youtu.be/_Ojd0BdtMBY?t=4

Fleta Mcgurn posted:

My place isn't THAT loud, but at least 5 times a day, there's a horrible buzzsaw noise or massive banging. Everything in my neighborhood is under construction, all the drat time, all year long.

I'm guessing this is the Yossarian-22 thread people were talking about earlier? Holy poo poo, there's a lot of creepiness in there.

My theory is that he brainwashed this girl, tricked her into actually being his girlfriend, and is now trying to exact revenge by bringing in a dog to eat her after he murders her. The rabbits are just so they become accustomed to eating living, bleeding flesh.

loving YIKES. Nice find.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 16:29

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

Glenn Quebec posted:

loving YIKES. Nice find.

Someone mentioned something funky in his rap sheet a few posts ago, but I forget who.

I have to say, I like that he keeps calling her inexperienced while also thinking that doing one sex = instant girlfriend.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 17:18

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

Fleta Mcgurn posted:

I have to say, I like that he keeps calling her inexperienced while also thinking that going on 1 date and flubbing it disastrously = instant girlfriend.

ftfy

# ? Aug 10, 2018 17:22

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

Snow Cone Capone posted:

ftfy

I hesitate to believe that they actually went on a DATE date, at least from her perspective, but either way, let's preemptively call the police on Granos.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 17:28

Krispy Wafer: Jul 26, 2002; I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat; Grimey Drawer

Syd Midnight posted:

I mentioned it in some thread about flags after noticing how many hits Google Images found for combinations of keywords like "Dave Matthews Band sewage dump bus DMB septic urine bridge Chicago tourist boat poopgate" and noticed the homemade memorial

Wait, so Chicago bridges are porous?

I always wondered how the poo got to the river so effectively. I didn't know if it ejected out the side or not. But no, if just dumped straight down huh.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 17:34

Burt Sexual: Jan 26, 2006; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS; Switchblade Switcharoo

Krispy Wafer posted:

Wait, so Chicago bridges are porous?

I always wondered how the poo got to the river so effectively. I didn't know if it ejected out the side or not. But no, if just dumped straight down huh.

They�re draw bridges.

# ? Aug 10, 2018 17:41