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rabble rabble
Mar 24, 2015



Nap Ghost
thanjk you random internet person for giving lowtax a truly fittin g tribute with red herring drama that would have immediately infuriated him, closed the thread, banned a bunch of people, and left for another 4 months

good times good times

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Futa Snake
Nov 12, 2021

legal mistress

HonorableTB posted:

And I told you to do it yourself so you apparently did lmao



your story doesn't even fall into the time stamps you loving retard, been here way longer than an hour

Lasca
May 8, 2007

kirbysuperstar posted:

ban this dipshit and gas the thread

CatBlack
Sep 10, 2011

hello world

HonorableTB posted:

And I told you to do it yourself so you apparently did lmao

since you seem to hold great influence over futa snake, can you tell your retard friend to log off?

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006

rabble rabble posted:

thanjk you random internet person for giving lowtax a truly fittin g tribute with red herring drama that would have immediately infuriated him, closed the thread, banned a bunch of people, and left for another 4 months

good times good times

4 months? That's practically the day after tomorrow in lowTime

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006

CatBlack posted:

since you seem to hold great influence over futa snake, can you tell your retard friend to log off?

alas i am but a mere mortal

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
https://twitter.com/johnnyFiveAces1/status/1458973819704524801?t=dMTmJckkUSRepozpjS9Xhw&s=19

Post the whole thread lol

Ganbare Gincun
Jul 24, 2014

CatBlack posted:

Have you considered the possibility that lowtax has brainwashed you to beat his ex wives from beyond the grave?

Oh my god, does this mean Lowtax has become... Poverty Ghost?!?

Hodgepodge
Jan 29, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 215 days!

ZoDiAC_ posted:

I see there's a sticky now up about coping with difficult times.

It'd need to be a gently caress of a good sticky to bring Lowtax back

Ganbare Gincun
Jul 24, 2014

Crosswell posted:

And if an introspective, self-hating, selfish, funny, sarcastic guy who consistently chooses to smash the “piece of poo poo” option when confronted by his bad choices is your hero…

… Congratulations, you’re a hero now too.

from "a hero" to "an hero", you hate to see it, many such cases, etc.

Futa Snake
Nov 12, 2021

legal mistress

okay? context doesn't change that you still weren't the one to suggest i do it myself, because I was already here after i had bought a gift card for black market antibiotics for a friend who couldn't afford to go to the doctor



i got the receipts and you ain't as special as you think you are

spouse
Nov 10, 2008

When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.


Futa Snake posted:

no i told you to be useful which is something you're normally not

asking plebs isn't something I do

:piss:

Teriyaki Hairpiece
Dec 29, 2006

I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.
Here lies Richard

peperony and chease

Trans
Jul 6, 2004
This account was a birthday gift from my buddy Laws.
I haven't been active on the forum in years, and never really was because it just moved too fast for me and I never found my footing here (I was more a fan of the forum's content as filtered through the site), so I guess I missed Lowtax's downfall and further descent, which was probably for the best. As an old SA fan this all just makes me sad. It's also surreal seeing Fragmaster break the news and look and sound normal/somber, but I'm glad to see him looking well given the circumstances. This is strangely significant to me and hits harder than just someone that brought me amusement passing, or a celebrity death, because I never thought of Lowtax as a celebrity but someone I "knew" from the Internet, which is obviously every celebrity online now. So, in addition to making me laugh at and with the Internet, he was ahead of his time and a cultural pioneer in ways he'll probably never really get full credit for outside certain online circles. Plus, people obviously don't want to celebrate someone that was also found to be as abusive in real life as he could be mean-spirited online. But, he definitely helped define and shape the Internet and our perspective of it for better or worse, and ultimately he was right, "The Internet makes you stupid."

Anyway, I'm sorry Lowtax ultimately wasn't above that axiom and turned out this way, that he didn't exorcise his demons but was instead consumed by them. I wish it could have been a happier ending for him and especially the loved ones he hurt. Instead, condolences and sympathy to them, his family, friends, fans, and children. May he now rest in peace and you all have it in your lives.

Thanks to Rich and all of you for somethingawful.com.

Futa Snake
Nov 12, 2021

legal mistress

Crosswell posted:

And if an introspective, self-hating, selfish, funny, sarcastic guy who consistently chooses to smash the “piece of poo poo” option when confronted by his bad choices is your hero…

… Congratulations, you’re a hero now too.

imagine only having one hero

Raged
Jul 21, 2003

A revolution of beats
I joined back during the Sam Jain ad revenue controversy. I think that was 1999-2000. Over the last 21 years, this place has been there for me at the best and worst of times in my life. I thankfully never posted about the rough times here, but just logging in and reading some of the funny, stupid or insightful poo poo would put always put a smile on my face. The thing is Lowtax did not do that. It was everyone who posted here. Sure he built the place and did a few funny things, but when it comes down to it everything SA is famous for was created by the members. Lowtax just got to claim credit for it since it was his site.

It's insane to think about the creative talent that has passed through here over the years.


My only interaction with Lowtax was in a thread he made where everyone was just pathetically kissing his rear end for attention back in 01. I just posted something along the lines of about how creepy it was and he probably found it creepy too. He banned me about 2 mins later.

Kind of sums him up for me.

mith
Sep 30, 2003
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ZoDiAC_ posted:

I see there's a sticky now up about coping with difficult times.

It'd need to be a gently caress of a good sticky to bring Lowtax back

Dealing with not creating.

Ganbare Gincun
Jul 24, 2014
Hey Futa Snake, what is your favorite RiffTrax? I'm curious.

Butane Bob
Apr 14, 2004
OBEY LEMUR
It’s 2021 and I’m lurking on SA again. This is weird.

Good to see this place is chugging along in spite of lowtax. It was funny as poo poo back in the day, even if I felt pretty conflicted about it.

Really wishing the best for his kids and exes. Nobody should have to go through this poo poo.

Junk
Dec 20, 2003

Listen to reason, man. Why make your job difficult?
penis

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006
okay so you decided to post this lowtax dump of poo poo of your own independent volition and im the owned one

pentyne
Nov 7, 2012

Futa Snake posted:

imagine only having one hero

I like the part where he said he couldn't be transphobic because he jerked it constantly to trans porn.

numberoneposter
Feb 19, 2014

How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

lotta new GBS posters and ill remind you that these days you need to post what you ate for lunch before posting in GBS

loopsheloop
Oct 22, 2010

Futa Snake posted:

because I was already here after i had bought a gift card for black market antibiotics for a friend who couldn't afford to go to the doctor

holy gently caress lmao what is going on

CatBlack
Sep 10, 2011

hello world

HonorableTB posted:

okay so you decided to post this lowtax dump of poo poo of your own independent volition and im the owned one

we're all owned

Hodgepodge
Jan 29, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 215 days!
i really can't complain. there had to be someone who refused to dig up. there was no other way for this to be.

HonorableTB
Dec 22, 2006

loopsheloop posted:

holy gently caress lmao what is going on

If you think this is funny you should see the screeds they posted on richs Facebook wall, poo poo is longer than the who is John Galt speech

Commie Lasorda
May 15, 2009

IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!

Uncleanly Cleric
Oct 17, 2005


loopsheloop posted:

holy gently caress lmao what is going on

Right? At first I was all “Wow, this person is really invested in using defense as an attention grab!” Now I’m making popcorn.

Futa Snake
Nov 12, 2021

legal mistress

Ganbare Gincun posted:

Hey Futa Snake, what is your favorite RiffTrax? I'm curious.

honestly didn't watch much beyond mike nelson being on gaming garbage so i guess this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVn-oES5T0

loopsheloop posted:

holy gently caress lmao what is going on

america sucks and medical debt kills people

NFT money = dumb money = i use it to help friends in need

Hodgepodge
Jan 29, 2006
Probation
Can't post for 215 days!

Futa Snake posted:

imagine only having one hero

imagine having "heroes." what a lovely thing to do to someone you like or admire.

Ganbare Gincun
Jul 24, 2014

HonorableTB posted:

If you think this is funny you should see the screeds they posted on richs Facebook wall, poo poo is longer than the who is John Galt speech

What, no screenshots?!?

Cactus Ghost
Dec 20, 2003

you can actually inflate your scrote pretty safely with sterile saline, syringes, needles, and aseptic technique. its a niche kink iirc

the saline just slowly gets absorbed into your blood but in the meantime you got a big round smooth distended nutsack

rabble rabble posted:

thanjk you random internet person for giving lowtax a truly fittin g tribute with red herring drama that would have immediately infuriated him, closed the thread, banned a bunch of people, and left for another 4 months

good times good times

Collapsing Farts
Jun 29, 2018

💀
All yall lurkers coming back

Where ya been? Found other internet homes or did you just give up internetting?

spouse
Nov 10, 2008

When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.


Ganbare Gincun posted:

Hey Futa Snake, what is your favorite RiffTrax? I'm curious.

Crossroads starring Britney Spears remains evergreen for me.

loopsheloop posted:

holy gently caress lmao what is going on

The community is healing, as you can clearly see.

Vincent Van Goatse
Nov 8, 2006

Enjoy every sandwich.

Smellrose

cumshitter
Sep 27, 2005

by Fluffdaddy
ti really feel for all of his kids. i had a parent who had substance abuse issues and it just turned them into a very spiteful person who could only see the world in terms of some grand, conspiratorial game to hurt whoever their current enemy was. every day you hope that maybe they'll turn it around, and the longer it goes on your hopes and expectations diminish. after years of it you know it's probably not going to happen, but you still get surprised by how seeing that little tiny spark of hope get extinguished by their death hurts

i ended up getting some tablet they used to use and i got to read some weird emails from them talking about their eternal grudges and conspiratorial thinking. it was depressing to see what the inner workings of their mind were like when they were at their lowest state. it just really hurt to see the pain they were in even if they didn't realize that id be reading those messages years later.

futa snake, i dont even know why you bothered to come in here and post chat logs in a place where its entirely possible his children will or have already read them. what exactly were you hoping to accomplish? if id had these conversations with richard where he does nothing but bitch about how their mothers brainwashed them i would take that to the grave. were we supposed to think you're a good person for sharing these? were you supposed to look good?

Futa Snake
Nov 12, 2021

legal mistress

Ganbare Gincun posted:

What, no screenshots?!?

i literally posted both of them in here because i knew the doxxers would eventually anyway

cumshitter posted:

ti really feel for all of his kids. i had a parent who had substance abuse issues and it just turned them into a very spiteful person who could only see the world in terms of some grand, conspiratorial game to hurt whoever their current enemy was. every day you hope that maybe they'll turn it around, and the longer it goes on your hopes and expectations diminish. after years of it you know it's probably not going to happen, but you still get surprised by how seeing that little tiny spark of hope get extinguished by their death hurts

i ended up getting some tablet they used to use and i got to read some weird emails from them talking about their eternal grudges and conspiratorial thinking. it was depressing to see what the inner workings of their mind were like when they were at their lowest state. it just really hurt to see the pain they were in even if they didn't realize that id be reading those messages years later.

futa snake, i dont even know why you bothered to come in here and post chat logs in a place where its entirely possible his children will or have already read them. what exactly were you hoping to accomplish? if id had these conversations with richard where he does nothing but bitch about how their mothers brainwashed them i would take that to the grave. were we supposed to think you're a good person for sharing these? were you supposed to look good?


i'm just one of the few real things in a ever growing fake world. his ex wives he hated would give their own reasons for why he killed himself. i wanted his word out over theirs.

it's not hard to understand, i just felt it's fair, and I'm willing to take the heat for doing so because he knew he couldn't speak his mind on his exes without being further seen as abusive.

Futa Snake fucked around with this message at 09:00 on Nov 12, 2021

JimmyBiskit
Nov 15, 2007

rabble rabble posted:

thanjk you random internet person for giving lowtax a truly fittin g tribute with red herring drama that would have immediately infuriated him, closed the thread, banned a bunch of people, and left for another 4 months

good times good times

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pillsburysoldier
Feb 11, 2008

Yo, peep that shit

spouse posted:

The community is healing, as you can clearly see.

Go fund me at about 66K which is nice.

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