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Twooffour said:

For the record, I never thought you were under the impression the prequels were released before the OT.

Well you should've been, if reading what I said at face value correctly.

So let me get this straight, first you fail by taking an obvious lame joke at face value, and then you manage to even misread THAT?
I had warned you to just let this day go; this is why.

Why would I have taken the meaning of what you were saying at face value if I thought you were misusing the word predecessor? Predecessors would refer to works that came before, prequels refer to works that were made after but take place before. I really do get it, your joke was intended to imply that the prequels were not really prequels, but were really the first movies made, riffing on stupid fanboys. The reason why I missed the joke is because I sincerely thought you misused predecessor.

And I know you were replying to greenpenguino, but in your reply to him you suggested that someone who didn't get the joke (me) would have to have a very tiny brain. Throwing around unnecessary insults like that isn't really appreciated around here, hence my "what the fuck is your problem?" (which is a question, not an insult).

 

 

twooffour said:



You obviously don't realize the way you come off in the eyes of your peers.

As a... condescending dumbass?

Oh. Sorry. I stand corrected. I guess you do know.

;)

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CP3S said:

timdiggerm said: 

and (as you'll see) I don't care.

Probably best not to waste your time summarizing things you don't care about, Tim.

Why would I pretend not to get his joke? His first post mentioned a 4th movie in a series that was "the bomb", his next post just said "others" then listed two other fourth parts. In the context of his first post, I assumed those were also meant to be fourth parts that he thought were good, reenforced by the fact that I like both those films. If I missed any joke there, it was that he intended to call Episode IV a bad movie; silly me. The only thing I had to say about that was that even though it was the fourth film in a series, I didn't think it should be allowed to count as such since it was the first one made. No attack or insult here.

Then he said it was a lot better than the prequels, but he called them "predecessors" which prompted me to mention I felt he was using the word wrong, which caused him to start tossing unnecessary insults. But then things got really amusing, and I think it is safe to say some of us are kind of loving it. Twooffour is very entertaining. I think he has run out of steam for the day, but I expect good things in the future. 

Nah, had an annoying exam in the morning, and just getting started.
It's pretty safe to say, though, that today you haven't had any steam to begin with :D

It's certainly entertaining how you manage to pile up more and more FAILS with each new line, but probably not in an intentional way.

Why would I pretend not to get his joke?

:D ^^


If I missed any joke there, it was that he intended to call Episode IV a bad movie;
No... it was listing it as a 4th part.
The obvious joke lies in: ODD MAN OUT.

In your scenario, I would've listed a bunch of good movies I liked, and then adding another movie which I know EVERYONE HERE FINDS GREAT, yet expecting them to laugh at the obvious irony of calling ANH a bad movie... obvious because it's listed among the other good movies?
Now THAT would be a fucking Aspie.

silly me.
Yes.

The only thing I had to say about that was that even though it was the fourth film in a series, I didn't think it should be allowed to count as such since it was the first one made.






which caused him to start tossing unnecessary insults.

No, I said you needed a humor transplant.

Get a skin, too, as it appears you have none at all.



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CP3S said:

twooffour said:



You obviously don't realize the way you come off in the eyes of your peers.

As a... condescending dumbass?

Oh. Sorry. I stand corrected. I guess you do know.

That would've made more sense, had you said "you apparently mean that ironically", instead of "you seem to take pride in that", because then following it up with "but this is what your peers actually think of you" would've actually made some sense :D

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Hmmm, still nothin'. :(

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Twooffour said:

For the record, I never thought you were under the impression the prequels were released before the OT.

Well you should've been, if reading what I said at face value correctly.

So let me get this straight, first you fail by taking an obvious lame joke at face value, and then you manage to even misread THAT?
I had warned you to just let this day go; this is why.

Why would I have taken the meaning of what you were saying at face value if I thought you were misusing the word predecessor? Predecessors would refer to works that came before, prequels refer to works that were made after but take place before. I really do get it, your joke was intended to imply that the prequels were not really prequels, but were really the first movies made, riffing on stupid fanboys. The reason why I missed the joke is because I sincerely thought you misused predecessor.

And I know you were replying to greenpenguino, but in your reply to him you suggested that someone who didn't get the joke (me) would have to have a very tiny brain. Throwing around unnecessary insults like that isn't really appreciated around here, hence my "what the fuck is your problem?" (which is a question, not an insult).

 

Why would I have taken the meaning of what you were saying at face value if I thought you were misusing the word predecessor?

Because that's what "taking it at face value" means... believing that I hadn't meant "predecessor" as a joke.

JESUS, CP, why are you keep doing this to yourself?!



The reason why I missed the joke is because I sincerely thought you misused predecessor.

So why did you think I misused predecessor, but didn't think I was counting EpIV as one of the "4th parts"? The other examples were all released after the previous ones.

To make it worse, I didn't mention the word "predecessor" until greenpenguino said something along the lines of "how do you... dare...", which I took as him playing along, so I added that the "predecessors" were hardly worse than the "4th part".



And I know you were replying to greenpenguino, but in your reply to him you suggested that someone who didn't get the joke (me) would have to have a very tiny brain.

Not really, he jabbed me by implying that my gag had been so unfunny, you'd need an archaeologist to find the "humor".
I couldn't think of a witty retort, so instead I used a lame one: that you'd need an X-Ray to find his brain.

So ok, you still felt addressed by that. Can't really blame you, I really like using stealth jabs.
But, here's the thing about the brain - YOU DON'T SEE IT BEHIND THE SKULL. An MRI is the only way to see ANY brain, INDEPENDENT OF THE SIZE.

So basically I'm trying to tell him (or you) that your brain is so tiny, you couldn't see it without a scan, but then, OH SNAP.

How you could ever take it as ANYTHING approaching a "serious insult" is truly beyond me, but after being told 5 times now that IT WAS A STUPID JOKE, you still insisting that it was an insult, is just pure trolling.

I'm done with you.

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Yet more disappointments... :(

You can do better than that. Come on! I've just been reading through the discussion about remakes, so many great quotes!

 

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CP3S said:

Hmmm, still nothin'. :(

So I take that's a meta joke, eh?

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I dunno. You're the humor expert. You tell me, I'll probably just be wrong anyway.  ;)

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CP3S said:

Yet more disappointments... :(

 

Hehe, meta meta. :D
Oh wait, you're not capable of intentional irony... :O


Here's the thing, CP, I really hate, hate, breaking down and analyzing my own stupid, lame little gags, that should at best make someone on the far end chuckle, and be forgotten about the next second.

I'd say the fact that you just made me do that more than once, and apparently still can't get over the fact that I "insulted" your brain, isn't particularly a reason for you to get all that cocky ;)

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Oooh, getting there! I liked the line about getting cocky, but can't really make it work in the list of quotes, unfortunately. Give it a few more tries perhaps?

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CP3S said:

I dunno. You're the humor expert. You tell me, I'll probably just be wrong anyway.  ;)

Considering that, just one post ago, you still sincerely thought that I had "insulted" you, I'd say it's either "wrong anyway", or a last minute attempt at damage control, after

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CP3S said:

Oooh, getting there! I liked the line about getting cocky, but can't really make it work in the list of quotes, unfortunately. Give it a few more tries perhaps?

Maybe because including it would show to what exactly I was reacting this way?

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NO, WONG.

 

Hehehe.

No, it just wasn't quite funny enough to be worthy of the list of Twofortwo quotes, IMHO.

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CP3S said:

NO, WONG.

 

Hehehe.

No, it just wasn't quite funny enough to be worthy of the list of Twofortwo quotes, IMHO.

So I take it the more a quote appears like some expression of fantastical arrogance and megalomania when stripped out of its context, the "funnier" it is. And the better it fits into your silly "list".

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twooffour said:

So I take it the more a quote appears like some expression of fantastical arrogance and megalomania when stripped out of its context, the "funnier" it is. And the better it fits into your silly "list".

The great thing about these quotes is they are actually far more humorous displays of arrogance and megalomania when taken in context. Taking them out of context was simply for the sake of convenience in creating an amusing concise list. Fortunately, Fink figured out a way to provide a concise list of your megalomaniacal goodness that can be browsed at a glance, while also providing links to view the quotes in full context. It is pretty brilliant!

Keep up the good work twooffour! Off Topic hasn't been this much fun in a really long time.

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CP3S said:

twooffour said:

So I take it the more a quote appears like some expression of fantastical arrogance and megalomania when stripped out of its context, the "funnier" it is. And the better it fits into your silly "list".

The great thing about these quotes is they are actually far more humorous displays of arrogance and megalomania when taken in context. Taking them out of context was simply for the sake of convenience in creating an amusing concise list. Fortunately, Fink figured out a way to provide a concise list of your megalomaniacal goodness that can be browsed at a glance, while also providing links to view the quotes in full context. It is pretty brilliant!

Keep up the good work twooffour! Off Topic hasn't been this much fun in a really long time.

THIS.  Every last word of it.

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CP3S said:

twooffour said:

So I take it the more a quote appears like some expression of fantastical arrogance and megalomania when stripped out of its context, the "funnier" it is. And the better it fits into your silly "list".

The great thing about these quotes is they are actually far more humorous displays of arrogance and megalomania when taken in context. Taking them out of context was simply for the sake of convenience in creating an amusing concise list. Fortunately, Fink figured out a way to provide a concise list of your megalomaniacal goodness that can be browsed at a glance, while also providing links to view the quotes in full context. It is pretty brilliant!


far more humorous displays of arrogance and megalomania when taken in context
It's interesting you said "humorous", because now I'm gonna ask: humorous how? Intentionally or not?
The very last quote (the one where I boldly alter my own quotation and then reply as if Frink had missed it; and he knows that) was just a gag, and so were a few others (the "brain insult" comes to mind).

More than a half isn't meant particularly seriously, either - I may be thinking that I've got the better overview at the moment, but I'm surely playing up the "condescension" bit just because it's fun (and gets people all butthurt, like "you shouldn't be talking like that to other people! see, now I've done this to you, how you feel now? see, shouldn't be talking like this.").

So it sure IS a "humorous" display of arrogance, with the accent on "display".



Other than that, being blunt in some individual situations where you happen to have the high ground (almost always about some trivial issues a highschooler could be talking about), doesn't mean one has this same attitude about everything else.
So a quote that appears so incredibly douchey in isolation, might look completely different in contrast to the garbage it was in response to.

Take the first example, Frink basically refused to read a post based on its main conclusion, and I just said if he can't be bothered, he has nothing to contribute.
That was sure very arrogant. Of me, I mean.

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Shit, could you keep your ridonkulous quotes a little more concise, please?  Have some respect for your thread.

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If you mean this thread, I mainly started it because I was bored, and apparently couldn't say I liked SM4 on the "triquels" thread (which is all your fault, by the way).
No respect at all :)

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Wrong thread.  Obviously.  You must not have read my post.  Or only read half my post.  Or failed to comprehend the obviousness of my post.  Go hold some water for a while, then come back and see if the obviousness of your wrongness has penetrated your brain.

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You're doing it wrong.

And I have no respect for my other thread, either :P
I say my thread, although as soon as you started posting for me, it really became your thread, which is, of course, what this is all about.


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TV's Frink said:

Wrong thread.  Obviously.  You must not have read my post.  Or only read half my post.  Or failed to comprehend the obviousness of my post.  Go hold some water for a while, then come back and see if the obviousness of your wrongness has penetrated your brain.

Okay.  Yes.  This.  Funniest thing I've read all day.  Just felt compelled to pop in here and say that.  And now I'll pop back out.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.