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post #51 of 75
9/26/05 at 10:04am
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Originally Posted by BobClark
The Guzzlefish thing is completely beyond me. Why take the time to make a public list of the movies you own? Who actually reads that stuff and why?
Less time you need to spend casing the joint.
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post #52 of 75
9/26/05 at 10:05am
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Originally Posted by tcjsavannah
The K.I.T.T. argument in the vehicle one effectively killed the draft lists. Bastards!
Was that the "you cant use a sentient vehicle" argument? I kinda agreed with that, as you could just spend all day listing transformers. Dispite that the drafts were fun and should be resurected.
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post #53 of 75
9/26/05 at 10:10am
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Originally Posted by Ken Savage
Was that the "you cant use a sentient vehicle" argument? I kinda agreed with that, as you could just spend all day listing transformers. Dispite that the drafts were fun and should be resurected.
KITT was an acceptable choice because it was decided that his PRIMARY function was to transport Michael from place to place (Same with Benny the Cab, even though he was a talking cartoon taxi, his primary function was as a vehicle). A Transformer's primary function is to beat up robots and sell toys.
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post #54 of 75
9/26/05 at 10:32am
And it takes us all of under sixty posts for the discussion to turn to Knight Rider.
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post #55 of 75
9/26/05 at 10:39am
Let's list our favorite Knight Rider episodes.
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post #56 of 75
9/26/05 at 10:54am
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post #57 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:06am
I want to be democratic about this and say that I figured the "Recent Scuffles" addition really increased traffic to some of the boards people usually didn't visit. So, things are going well in my view, as I can usually find some decent debate around here. Though no one visited my TIME OF THE WOLF thread, as I was hoping for some juicy debate there.

And CRADLE WILL ROCK blows.
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post #58 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:10am
Acutally Bob I think that picture is from an eppisode of Different Strokes *and i can't belive i know that.*
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post #59 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:11am
It's funny; this thread, along with the brilliant Nintendogs thread in the video games forum, illustrates how much Devin and Slater hate themselves.
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post #60 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:15am
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Originally Posted by fabfunk
And CRADLE WILL ROCK blows.
Seriously, I titled the thread "Explain the hate..." I'M BEGGING, YOU TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU DON'T LIKE IT!
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post #61 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:16am
The best is watching Devin and Slater fight each other. It's like a page right out of Dorkin's Eltingville Club.
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post #62 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:29am
Thread Starter 
Who is Neal?
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post #63 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:49am
Time to lay down the crack pipe.

Seriously.
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post #64 of 75
9/26/05 at 11:52am
Heh, the caps there weren't for frantic emphasis, as much as they were to point out to people, in a big way, that there's already a thread that they're ignoring if they want to debate that movie.
But yes, crack pipe will be put to rest...for now...
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post #65 of 75
9/26/05 at 1:28pm
"why Are We Still Fighting!"
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post #66 of 75
9/26/05 at 5:51pm
I love Chewer feuds.

But would the "Favorite Chewer Feuds" thread go on the "Lists" or "Catch-All" board?

Anyway, my vote goes to Slater-Diva.
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post #67 of 75
9/26/05 at 5:53pm
Question now is, "Why are threads regarding 'Why are list threads so popular?' so popular"?
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post #68 of 75
9/27/05 at 2:32am
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Originally Posted by BobClark
The Guzzlefish thing is completely beyond me. Why take the time to make a public list of the movies you own? Who actually reads that stuff and why?
Renter's insurance. I found it useful for insuring my posessions. I punch in the cd/dvd, and guzzlefish or aficionado gives me the it's current worth. but yeah, part of it was the "oooh, my list is so fucking HOT."
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post #69 of 75
9/30/05 at 9:21am
My favourite is Slater vs Ella Enchanted.

Anyone who can't see the difference between listing a bunch of films with little to no context and a 4 part, multi-thousand word, co-written article, albeit in list form, is frankly nuts. Or a bit thick.
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post #70 of 75
9/30/05 at 10:31am
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Originally Posted by BobClark
I've posted in plenty of list threads, but I usually try to provide some reasoning or insight. I don't understand why people post or read title lists with no context.
I try to do the same thing. Whether I succeed is another thing altogether.
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The Guzzlefish thing is completely beyond me. Why take the time to make a public list of the movies you own? Who actually reads that stuff and why?
I have a link to my DVD Aficionado list, and I'll admit I can not see the problem. I have almost 400 DVDs and this is a way to keep track of them. I love my DVD collection and people around here sometimes start "What DVDs do you own?"-threads. I can then point to the link.
If you don't want to know then don't click it. I read and update my own list, but I'm not really interested in knowing what other people own. Sure, it's a symptom of my collector's mania, but that doesn't mean I plan on taking any shit for it. Ever.
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post #71 of 75
9/30/05 at 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by Lee Harvey Cobblepot

I have a link to my DVD Aficionado list, and I'll admit I can not see the problem. I have almost 400 DVDs and this is a way to keep track of them. I love my DVD collection and people around here sometimes start "What DVDs do you own?"-threads. I can then point to the link.
If you don't want to know then don't click it. I read and update my own list, but I'm not really interested in knowing what other people own. Sure, it's a symptom of my collector's mania, but that doesn't mean I plan on taking any shit for it. Ever.
Chill, tough guy.
I don't have a problem with it, I just don't understand it.
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post #72 of 75
9/30/05 at 12:33pm
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Originally Posted by BobClark
Chill, tough guy.
I don't have a problem with it, I just don't understand it.
I didn't mean for it to be taken as a challenge, I'm not really into that kind of posturing. I read some snark into your post, and that was my bad. I don't really know how to explain the whole DVD Aficionado thing to someone who doesn't care about that stuff as I do.
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post #73 of 75
10/1/05 at 10:43pm
I've been for all intents and purposes away for a minute, but this is just retarded. Why does Devin get so huffy over message board topics, anyway? And what is this internet mentality shit that just because Devin posts his opinion, however valid or amusing I usually find it, that if anyone disagrees, three hundred of you come to his defense and tear down the attacker? What kind of pecking order bullshit is this? Does it make you feel that much more special to align with the popular kid? Do you feel that much closer to the secret club? Attacking Moltilsanti? Do any of you ever read his posts? He knows his shit, and he's funny to boot.
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post #74 of 75
10/2/05 at 10:34am
This thread is the messageboard equivalent of the Roddy Piper/Keith David fistfight from "They Live".
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post #75 of 75
10/3/05 at 3:56am
With the exception of a few posts, it's more like the Timmy/Jimmy version of that fight.
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