12:06am: Transformers: Scarier than your fandom for over twenty years!
So, this random person posts to Alt.toys.transformers, with a very dramatic 'I'm leaving! You guys suck! Oh, and you, you and you? You ruined my life! I challenge you!...to a White Castle Eat-Off!"
The general opinion seems to be "Huh?" and "Who are you?" But then the story unfolds, revealing harassment of random people on the interstate who look like a female transfan, and a lot of general weirdness. Then members of #wiigi(i) crawl out of the woodwork and slam into the guy. More comments from the OP, even though he claimed the first post was his 'Final Post'.
Feast on the wank, ye mighty, and despair!I've been thinking that transfans as a whole are scarier than HP or such quite a bit over the past few days, but no one really pays attention to them.
*The wank is rather jumbled, as Google Groups beta is rather broken, IMO, but it's still at least marginally comprehensible.
2:48am: It's "Wank! The Musical"!!!
I was waiting for the wank to explode all over the IMDB boards for Phantom of the Opera once it was released. And the fans didn't disappoint.
In a
thread titled "Why the critical disdain?", some fans express concern that the critics have it in for this movie for no reason and fret because its not being nominated for awards (which confuses me, as it was nominated for 3 Golden Globes). Then along comes emma_crawfordgreene (who has ~Universal Studio exectutive in her signature), to tell them all why:
Obviously the critics and the Oscars are smarter. Because the film is a piece of crap. It is a shameful version of ALW's show. emlodik fires back at her:
I'd like to see you do a better job, you retarded booze wench. And don't tell me that the only reason you hated the movie is because your precious Michael Crawford wasn't cast as the Phantom.Several people reassure the starting poster about the critics responses and the awards, and kechelsen responds to emma_crawfordgreene:
As for the comments by Emmacrawfordgreen... My dear, those of us who have been on this board for over a year all know what you think of this film. It's obvious by the review you posted that you went into the movie theatre determined to dislike it. You really need to channel your dislike inot something more positive. It's not healthy to hold onto such hatred. The thread continues on with jabs taken at the actors and their singing abilities, the critics, the costumes and production, and the whole movie being nothing more than "eye candy".
Bonus splooge fest here in this
threadover Gerard Butlers ability (or lack of) to sing the role of the Phantom, with many invokings of Michael Crawfords name and initials.
10:46pm: And We'll All Wank On OK
Most Modest Mouse wank centers around the horror of the band's increased popularity and how much it oppresses old fans. So this is a nice change of pace.
It starts with
a Modest Mouse guitar tribute album, which Jawstone thinks is
GAY.
"GAY.
I just saw a GUITAR tribute to Modest Mouse at Best Buy. WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT ALL ABOUT? I hate those stupid unauthorized tribute albums, and now there is a Modest Mouse one...wonderful."People snark on Jawstone's derogatory use of "gay," but it doesn't seem to be a big deal. Except to Jawstone who, for someone very sensitive about people not getting his jokes, doesn't seem to get anyone else's jokes. He also likes to name drop his gay cousin.
Danfriend:
"Damn gays releasing tribute albums. First this, then what? Marriage?!!?"( Troll Interlude )Jawstone can't let it go."ATTN: oversensitive, 'politically correct' dorks...
I'm pretty sure [the troll's post] was in reference to my post about the Modest Mouse Guitar tribute album. I read (and responded to) all of your snide & sarcastic comments. How about you guys learn to chill the fuck out, and not automatically label people as homophobic? My gay cousin uses the word 'FAG', so I'm sure the majority of you straight (unless Modest Mouse has some huge, unknown homosexual fanbase I don't know about...) people can handle the word GAY as a title to a post. Lighten up...faggots."