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Zeeman posted:I'm disappointed no one in the thread commented on the greatness of Munch Squad Jr. could you make a sound effect of you skateboarding up?
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Oct 11, 2018 23:42
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Just listed to the brothers Olympic events they’re registered for and it just. keeps. going. I love it
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Oct 12, 2018 00:19
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Justin continuing to contribute to important literature https://twitter.com/JustinMcElroy/status/1050384006951387141
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George H.W. oval office posted:Just listed to the brothers Olympic events they’re registered for and it just. keeps. going. I love it Some of the best bits are the ones where they just keep going and building on to the bit, like that and Tit Liquid.
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Bard Maddox posted:could you make a sound effect of you skateboarding up? wait no don't skateboard away!
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Oct 12, 2018 03:09
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I’ve always been more of a fan of the bits that went from 0 to nuts right out the gate. I feel like Japanese Dale Earnhardt’s ghost falls into that category but I can’t remember any other specific ones off the top of my head.
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Oct 12, 2018 03:13
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Gnome de plume posted:Justin continuing to contribute to important literature
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dirksteadfast posted:I’ve always been more of a fan of the bits that went from 0 to nuts right out the gate. I feel like Japanese Dale Earnhardt’s ghost falls into that category but I can’t remember any other specific ones off the top of my head.
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Oct 12, 2018 11:41
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I really like the hard enunciation they put on Game Man when they start to realize what it sounds like they're saying.
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Oct 12, 2018 14:07
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dirksteadfast posted:I’ve always been more of a fan of the bits that went from 0 to nuts right out the gate. I feel like Japanese Dale Earnhardt’s ghost falls into that category but I can’t remember any other specific ones off the top of my head. Dr. Strings starts nuts and gets even crazier when he kills that guy's dad
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Oct 12, 2018 18:16
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The recent episodes have been bangers, it's worth the sacrifice of funny polygon vids
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Oct 12, 2018 18:25
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God, the bit where they try to debate about what food is in 412 is all time.
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Oct 13, 2018 05:05
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dirksteadfast posted:I’ve always been more of a fan of the bits that went from 0 to nuts right out the gate. I feel like Japanese Dale Earnhardt’s ghost falls into that category but I can’t remember any other specific ones off the top of my head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dGAwTviSYc&t=182s
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Oct 13, 2018 05:48
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Oh my God, thank you. That was the bit I was actually trying to remember but couldn’t for the life of me narrow down what they were even originally talking about.
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Oct 13, 2018 06:13
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where everybody flies a plane, wings wings wings
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Oct 13, 2018 09:47
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The 7th Guest posted:where everybody flies a plane, wings wings wings This is one of those bits where I can remember exactly where I was when I listened to it - mostly because I looked like a madman laughing to myself while trying to figure out how to get around a big fence that seemed to have been built overnight between me and the store I was trying to get to. Jesus, and that was over three years ago.
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Oct 15, 2018 00:31
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Maaaaaan, I listened to the first episode for the second time. The quality is low but they go through like a dozen questions in less than an hour. These days it's around 4 questions max. Also Griffin shuts down Travis trying to give real advice and I thought it started happening later. Justin makes a homophobic/transphobic joke and it made my skin crawl.
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Oct 15, 2018 02:48
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why would you listen to it one time let alone a second
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Oct 15, 2018 03:15
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weird this thing they told me not to listen to because it's awful and they were worse people turned out to be bad and they were worse people in it! Better give it a second go
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Oct 15, 2018 03:18
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My God, you are really quite the scamp. You seem to think that I just started listening or something. The first time I heard the pilot was 7 years ago.
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Oct 15, 2018 03:41
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I still hate that the very first question they ever answered was "How do I get more Twitter followers"
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Oct 15, 2018 03:44
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I’m listening to all the eps (just got past 150 the other day) and I would earnestly recommend that everyone skip the first 30 or so, just start when they came onto Maxfun. They don’t just get nicer and more thoughtful, they get wayyy funnier. It felt like the bros really upped their game when Maxfun picked them up. I thought they might be exaggerating when they talk about how bad they are in early eps, but nahh they definitely say some pretty bogus stuff, and the jokes are cheaper and less funny.
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Oct 15, 2018 18:16
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The early music was way better though
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Oct 15, 2018 18:21
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I did like it better when Girl Talk was the episode closer
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Oct 15, 2018 19:03
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Just start on Spaghettageddon.
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Oct 15, 2018 19:34
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Justin continuing to demonstrate the psychic connection he and I share by singing the praise of Halo's Needler gun on the most recent MBMBAM
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Oct 16, 2018 04:21
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they should make more monster factory I don't care if it's for polygon or not, they need to play more video games together
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Oct 16, 2018 05:45
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I think they played every video game with a character customizer that's worth a drat.
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Oct 16, 2018 12:50
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Doctor Reynolds posted:I think they played every video game with a character customizer that's worth a drat. Although true, a lot of their funniest moments came from stuff nothing to do with how the dude looked and just classic McElroy Riffing. Because to be honest if I think of Monster Factory the first thing I think of is "DID NOT GOLF. FAILED TO GOLF" swiftly followed by "HI EVERYBODY I THINK DOGS SHOULD VOTE".
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Doctor Reynolds posted:I think they played every video game with a character customizer that's worth a drat. For what it's worth, the new WWE game is out and it has a character randomizer which I bet they could find a fun base to start with before making a monster out of it. I figure they're just too busy these days or maybe don't even get games as much since there's no need to review them. At least we'll get a Besties in a few months?
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Oct 16, 2018 15:46
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This'll be the first Besties without the brothers at Polygon. Kinda weird.
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Oct 16, 2018 16:27
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There's also Soul Calibur 6 coming out, so THE DANG SOUL STILL BURNS
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Morpheus posted:This'll be the first Besties without the brothers at Polygon. Kinda weird. When they left Polygon, they said they still intended to participate in a year end Besties. And Russ still was on the Besties when he took a hiatus from working for Polygon back in the day.
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Oct 16, 2018 17:25
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How's Polygon doing with Griffin and Justin leaving? Just curious because I've definitely stopped watching/reading their stuff and have to imagine a lot of folks have too. Not because I'm anti-polygon or anything. Just a McElroy fan.
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Oct 16, 2018 23:04
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Tom Funk posted:How's Polygon doing with Griffin and Justin leaving? Just curious because I've definitely stopped watching/reading their stuff and have to imagine a lot of folks have too.
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Oct 16, 2018 23:07
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Tom Funk posted:How's Polygon doing with Griffin and Justin leaving? Just curious because I've definitely stopped watching/reading their stuff and have to imagine a lot of folks have too. They had good content for a while that slowly dried up, then abruptly stopped. Whatever metrics they had for the fun silly stuff apparently said "nah, not anymore." Gill and Gilbert got foisted off of youtube because they lost subscribers every time they did it, and then it got effectively put on permanent hiatus because even the VODs they posted lost them subs. They've switched over to more video essay-ish things instead of the games-adjacent wackiness, which is a pity. I wouldn't be surprised if folks start leaking away from there in the coming year.
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Oct 16, 2018 23:08
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I stopped a few months after when I realized I just automatically started watching anything with McElroy in the name and nothing else. I tried a few series but was unimpressed with McElroy humor and inclusivity without the McElroys. It's rare that anything is as good as the original inspiration for it. I do like the History of Fun podcast though. Not sure what they're up to, I thought their break was until October.
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Oct 16, 2018 23:10
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The last silly video they did, to my knowledge, was BDG fitting every piece of Zelda media into the timeline. https://youtu.be/Q-25c8Rsobw They seem to be taking a more serious tone otherwise. They're becoming a regular old game site, I guess, because of metrics.
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Both their podcasts are pretty good for an occasional listen. Tara Long confirmed last week that the humor videos are done and not coming back, which was annoying because every Polygon person has been saying "just wait, folks, the content will be back soon" for months. With the new direction, it makes me wonder if Griffin and Justin would even bother to do a new Monster Factory if they found the time, since it doesn't fit the site anymore.
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