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Obeah: Apr 12, 2013; GO OVER GO OVER GOOVER GOOVER IT'S ALL GOOVY, BABY!

I love how people still give a poo poo about written obits when you have inspirational, kickass dudes like this out there.

NPR posted:

Inspired by a scene from the 2014 film Creep, Byron Davis, currently fighting stage three testicular cancer, is filming his various day-to-day doings for his two year-old son Jayded.

"I just want him to grow up having a sense of what I was like, what brought me joy. I want him to know the kind of man he could grow up to be."

Davis' project covers various family outings and vacations, lessons on etiquette and social responsibility, his work as a marketing consultant for app developers, his taste in films and music, and, consuming about three hours of the currently unedited footage, his love of spicefacing.

"I say this with some irony, yes, but it truly is my legacy. It's a niche interest, but the community - the fans and the other facers - has been so supportive. It's not toxic. There's no envy or hostility with these people. Spiritually, they're [Jayded's] godparents. They make a few dozen thousand feel like billions."

Spicefacing, the act of pretending non-spicy food is especially hot and intense, generally in a restaurant or other public space, is a relatively new and lucrative trend on the popular video platform YouTube.

Davis counts himself as one of this fledgling genre's pioneers. Hosting a YouTube channel that is updated almost daily, he currently has over 37,000 subscribers and counting.

"I'm a patron facer. I'm less interested in my dynamic with the waitstaff and more concerned with the reactions of other customers. I know a server or waiter or whatever has other things they could be doing. It's the young newlyweds at the next booth, the older gentleman reading that day's paper... these are the people who inspire me."

In one of his favorite clips, he's eating alone at a Red Lobster. He takes a zealous bite of their trademark Cheddar Bay Biscuits before growing redfaced, wincing, and loudly sucking in air through his teeth. A man having dinner with what appear to be work associates chuckles before asking, "Fresh out the oven, huh?"

"Nah, it's - it's just got a real kick."

He gulps down water before wondering aloud if he should order "some milk for these bad boys."

Davis hopes that, if the crucial chemotherapy sessions he's currently undergoing fail, moments like these will help his son find the courage to discover his own creative calling or, and he beams with pride at the mere thought, choose to follow in his father's footsteps.

"Maybe if he's feeling rebellious or independent, he'll decide to pretend spicy food is cold. Either way, I have no doubt he'll find his audience and make me proud. When he looks at my urn and gives me that thumbs up... he'll know I'm doing the same."

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# ? May 6, 2024 03:35

Cubone: May 26, 2011; Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.

~here lies cubone~
"loves too r.i.p, in peice"
wtf? 0_o no thx...

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:13

Lowtax: Nov 16, 1999; by Skyl3lazer

Obeah posted:

I love how people still give a poo poo about written obits when you have inspirational, kickass dudes like this out there.

Uhhhhhhhhh

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:14

Yoshi Wins: Jul 14, 2013

Lowtax, I just wanted to let you know that it is not incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition. People who think that are wrong. Preposition the poo poo out of the ends of your sentences.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:21

Lowtax: Nov 16, 1999; by Skyl3lazer

Speaking of owning from beyond the grave: Heath Ledger's Joker is apparently, uh, the inspiration for, umm online trolling.

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/syndicated-columnists/article214861735.html

quote:

Heath Ledger�s Joker was a prescient example of troll culture

At the time, critics and pundits saw it as an allegory for the George W. Bush presidency and a commentary on the war on terror. Heath Ledger�s Joker has since become a meme, as fans online pair his image with harmless �Dark Knight� quotes or Photoshop Joker makeup on political figures. Yet today, the film, and particularly the Joker, typifies something more relevant: a prescient example of modern online troll culture.

...

Trolling has been around for decades. Even in early online forums, some users would bait others with an insincere argument. But the troll didn�t become an online identity until the mid-2000s.

Remember back before 2005, when nobody, not a single person anywhere ever, identified as a troll? Those were the good ol' days. No trolls anywhere.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:31

marathon Stairmaster sesh: Apr 28, 2009; ALL HAIL CEO NUGGET
1988-PRESENT

Are spring loaded coffins illegal? When I die I want to be buried in one. That way when grave robbers dig up my body, they get a heart attack as my corpse flies out upon opening the coffin.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:31

Dang It Bhabhi!: May 27, 2004; ASK ME ABOUT
BEING
ESCULA GRIND'S
#1 SIMP

Stick things up my dead rear end like at GG Allin's wake. Just do what makes you happy. That is my legacy.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:41

Honky Dong Country: Feb 11, 2015

marathon Stairmaster sesh posted:

Are spring loaded coffins illegal? When I die I want to be buried in one. That way when grave robbers dig up my body, they get a heart attack as my corpse flies out upon opening the coffin.

This except instead of my corpse it's a bunch of dildos so when they open it up it's like a ton of those springy snakes in a can things shooting dicks out.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:42

Dang It Bhabhi!: May 27, 2004; ASK ME ABOUT
BEING
ESCULA GRIND'S
#1 SIMP

Nail me to a cross and play You've Got the Touch by Stan Bush as featured in the movie Transformers: The Movie on a boombox at the base of the cross.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:45

Brother Tadger: Feb 15, 2012; I'm accidentally a suicide bomber!

Obeah posted:

I love how people still give a poo poo about written obits when you have inspirational, kickass dudes like this out there.

How is this real? "I'm dying of cancer, better do everything I can while I still have time" *pretends food I eat is spicy*

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:06

Pontificating Ass: Aug 2, 2002; What Doth Life?

Wow that is really touching; I think we could all learn a lot from this child- don't get cancer, suckas!!

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:19

Mega64: May 23, 2008; I took the octopath less travelered,

And it made one-eighth the difference.

This seems oddly relevant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vniPtX1PQ7g

(Full Video)

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:45

Siljmonster: Dec 16, 2005; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

no longer will a child die alone in a village in the middle of nowhere with the power of the internet

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:49

phasmid: Jan 16, 2015; Booty Shaker
SILENT MAJORITY

The best thing about death is that the things that end up eating you have to eat you.
Take that, fuckers.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:51

Zamboni Rodeo: Jul 19, 2007; NEVER play "Lady of Spain" AGAIN!

Obeah posted:

I love how people still give a poo poo about written obits when you have inspirational, kickass dudes like this out there.

That guy named his kid "JAYDED"? :wtc:

dictionary.com posted:

jad�ed
ˈjādəd/
adjective
adjective: jaded

tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.
"meals to tempt the most jaded appetites"

I have a feeling that poor kid is gonna live up to his name.

Lowtax, are you ever gonna get back on the tweeters again?

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:56

Julius CSAR: Oct 3, 2007; by sebmojo

Obeah posted:

I love how people still give a poo poo about written obits when you have inspirational, kickass dudes like this out there.

lol there is nothing inspirational about someone who went to Mizzou

# ? Jul 14, 2018 02:00

Lowtax: Nov 16, 1999; by Skyl3lazer

Zamboni_Rodeo posted:

Lowtax, are you ever gonna get back on the tweeters again?

No, it's clear they do not want me there and no matter what I tweet, I'll get banned for it, so gently caress them.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 02:12

Cubone: May 26, 2011; Because it never leaves its bedroom, no one has ever seen this poster's real face.

@jack got banned for posting fiesta cat in 2004 and is still nursing a grudge

# ? Jul 14, 2018 02:29

Lowtax: Nov 16, 1999; by Skyl3lazer

Cubone posted:

@jack got banned for posting fiesta cat in 2004 and is still nursing a grudge

Oh I have absolutely no doubt in my mind somebody high up on the food chain there did get banned from here at some point in time.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 02:48

ToxicSlurpee: Nov 5, 2003; -=SEND HELP=-; Pillbug

EVERYTHING IS THE MOST HYPERBOLIC poo poo EVER YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT THIS ARTICLE WILL MAKE YOU LITERALLY EXPLODE

# ? Jul 14, 2018 03:35

Salty Josh: Jul 13, 2016; Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in.; Nap Ghost

I live in an area that was hit pretty good by Hurricane Harvey. The dumb rear end mayor issued a warning to all the people staying in the city to "write their names on one arm and social on the other arm"

So I wrote:

"Suck my dick" on one arm and "You gently caress man" on the other

Thought that would be a lovely homage to all my goon brothers and sisters.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 03:37

let it mellow: Jun 1, 2000; Dinosaur Gum

Salty Josh posted:

I live in an area that was hit pretty good by Hurricane Harvey. The dumb rear end mayor issued a warning to all the people staying in the city to "write their names on one arm and social on the other arm"

So I wrote:

"Suck my dick" on one arm and "You gently caress man" on the other

Thought that would be a lovely homage to all my goon brothers and sisters.

but u survived so it was all in vain

# ? Jul 14, 2018 03:40

SIDS Vicious: Jan 1, 1970

Lol spicefacing what the gently caress

# ? Jul 14, 2018 03:55

Stinky_Pete: Aug 16, 2015; Stinkier than your average bear; Lipstick Apathy

Th-this is my content niche!
IT WAS MADE FOR ME!!!

DRR...
EPIC
DRR...

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:06

dads friend steve: Dec 24, 2004

Salty Josh posted:

I live in an area that was hit pretty good by Hurricane Harvey. The dumb rear end mayor issued a warning to all the people staying in the city to "write their names on one arm and social on the other arm"

So I wrote:

"Suck my dick" on one arm and "You gently caress man" on the other

Thought that would be a lovely homage to all my goon brothers and sisters.

Great so now your home is gone AND your identity is stolen :rolleyes:

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:06

Xtra Innings Lovin: Nov 11, 2016

I want my SA profile etched onto my tombstone. And I also want it to say �permanbanned from living by God�

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:37

ScRoTo TuRbOtUrD: Jan 21, 2007

"no scroto, actually anime is good" written in piss on my snow covered grave

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:30

FactsAreUseless: Feb 16, 2011

Lowtax posted:

Oh I have absolutely no doubt in my mind somebody high up on the food chain there did get banned from here at some point in time.

I think it was you who told me about the furry dude who got banned from here circa like 2002. He worked at Google and made sure SA never showed up on the first page for searches of "Something Awful."

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:53