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Posted by: Bex
« on: July 06, 2005, 07:45:30 PM »

Also, when I saw the initial post about the "Bad Kelsey" fanfiction challenge, my first thought was that people were being challenged to come up with the worst fanfiction they could imagine.

So there's more than one way of interpreting the challenge.
Posted by: The_Swordalizer
« on: July 06, 2005, 11:34:17 AM »

As someone who has not been around these forums for that long, and had no previous knowledge of "Alassa" or Corvis' personality, I found the aforementioned Ends funny on my first read through. I thought it was fairly obvious that Corvis was parodying (at the very least) the "OMFG QUAKE 3 ROX!!!11!1" posting style and most probably a personality that he had built up through his posts on this forum. I also caught on pretty quickly (2nd line?) to the fact Alassafan was a parody of someone who thought that NPC was TEH ROXOR!!1!1.

The content of the posts was funny once you caught onto the generics of the parody, you didn't need to know the exact history of Corvis' posts to realise "O NO WHAT HAVE I DONE" said KESLEY then RAN OVER MORENA in his SUPER RAD DUNE BUGGY" might be a piss-take...
Posted by: SimDing0™
« on: July 06, 2005, 10:14:22 AM »

The fact that posters here are given good critiques - all nicey, kittens and cupcakes comments - seems a bit off-putting.
Right, well, yeh. People are more than welcome to come along and say to me "hey, your Alassafic contribution would have been more funny if you'd done this!" But on the whole, it's tricky and moderately pointless to provide negative comments to somebody who's obviously just being silly, so the inclination is generally to play along with the joke (if you're aware of it). Okay, fine, you can all post "NOT FUNNY!" in response to my comedy if you like and I'll probably be so upset that I go and mod properly instead, but really... :)
Posted by: Bex
« on: July 02, 2005, 07:40:08 PM »

... Oh, come on. You can't just leave us hanging, here.

All I really recall is attempting get Kelsey-ish individual to stop hitting on me. "But we're BOTH supposed to be happily married...." whilst attempting to physically extract self.

Then the alarm went off. And I woke up thinking "BAD Kelsey."
Posted by: Ghreyfain
« on: July 02, 2005, 03:40:18 PM »

I suppose zombies could be sort of an in-joke, in that Corvis is quite fond of zombies.  I still think it's funny in a non-in-joke way, though.
Posted by: CORVIS TERRIBLE MOUNTAIN GOD
« on: July 02, 2005, 03:03:39 PM »

I've enjoyed reading all the endings of Bad Kelsey posted here, although I do blame them for a rather strange dream I had last week.

... Oh, come on. You can't just leave us hanging, here.
Posted by: Bex
« on: July 02, 2005, 12:37:43 PM »

In-jokes aren't necessarily designed to uphold cliques or to push people out - they're just around because for those in on the joke:
i) Absence of in-joke = general life enjoyment
ii) Presence of in-joke = general life enjoyment + one extra laugh

Aye. If I posted "PANDA DO IT HIMSELF" here, nobody would get it, but if I do so at my usual online hangout, it's funny (even to Panda).

It's a bit like trying to explain an improv scene to someone. You can get across some of the humour, but you also kinda had to be there for the full impact.

I dunno. If you don't "get" it, it's probably best to just back away slowly. It's not really fair to deny others the expression of their shared history just because someone who wasn't there might be confused or annoyed. (Name-calling isn't cool either.)

I've enjoyed reading all the endings of Bad Kelsey posted here, although I do blame them for a rather strange dream I had last week. Cheers!
Posted by: Bons
« on: July 01, 2005, 11:14:06 PM »

From the moderator's point of view, let me state I don't champion calling anyone retarded, nor am I pro-sexist-drunken-ass-who-wouldn't-give-a-flying-fuck-for-someone-handing-him-a-bottle-of-Jack sentiments.

Otherwise, everyone have a nice Saturday. Peace out.
Posted by: CORVIS TERRIBLE MOUNTAIN GOD
« on: July 01, 2005, 08:19:48 PM »

There were no in-jokes involved-- it was all 100% fresh material.

Kuemper is just retarded for taking it seriously.
Posted by: Xiao
« on: July 01, 2005, 07:55:06 PM »

People who've been together for a while tend to develop jokes.  If you were to visit a message board that I hang out on, one centered around people who used to play EQ together and play various other games now, you'd be puzzled at comments about one woman killing her old husbands, or badger porn, or one guy's frequency of dying and "suave" skills with women by bragging about his claymore.  It's not exclusionary, it's just the past being referred to.  Hang around for a while and you'll learn more.
Posted by: cliffette
« on: July 01, 2005, 07:03:10 PM »

Some stories are only made hideously bad by intention and Corvis' is one of them. :)

In-jokes aren't necessarily designed to uphold cliques or to push people out - they're just around because for those in on the joke:
i) Absence of in-joke = general life enjoyment
ii) Presence of in-joke = general life enjoyment + one extra laugh

If you don't get it, you can always do what my cousin does, which is to laugh with everybody else, then say "I don't get it."  ;D


Disclaimer: These comments should not be taken as the opinion of PPG or its members, bar me. Note that I don't usually get the in-jokes either, but I remain very quiet and nod sagely in the hope that I give a false impression of noble, quietly suffering wisdom. I might need some more sleep.
Posted by: Kuemper
« on: July 01, 2005, 06:56:18 PM »

Being forced to stumble through someone's horrible spelling and grammar tends to create a break in whatever ambiance the author is cooking.

Funny to hear you say that. After all, you don't have to read what other people write or at least that's what you said here yourself.

And if you read another answer of mine - How do I know if I find something interesting if I don't read it? I don't know anyone here from Adam/Eve and I won't *get* to know anyone by ignoring posts. I read this story *once*, Evaine, not repeatedly. Corvis posts so little that it's difficult to form an opinion of him? other than being a sexist, drunken ass who wouldn't give a flying fuck for someone handing him a bottle of Jack.

As for this whole commenting/story being a joke with PPG mods involved, bully for you. Thank you for letting me in on the gag. Or, for at least telling me my comments and/or presence is not needed and/or wanted.

As a druid once said, "You will find yourself...unwelcome here."
Posted by: Evaine Dian
« on: July 01, 2005, 03:12:30 PM »

Being forced to stumble through someone's horrible spelling and grammar tends to create a break in whatever ambiance the author is cooking.

Funny to hear you say that. After all, you don't have to read what other people write or at least that's what you said here yourself.


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The only things I'm missing here, Jason, are good spelling, decent grammar and THIS CRAP OF WRITING WITH THE CAPSLOCK KEY ENGAGED. If *any* of this is funny (Corvis and alasafan), I don't see it at all.

Spelling, grammar and CAPS are part of the whole joke. They are used to portray the personality of the lyrical I / the 'author' behind the story. One could say that it's a stylistic device.


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The truly sad part IMO is that this bit of fluff would've gotten a high grade in school, a B+ at the very least.  >:(

Clearly not.

Posted by: jcompton
« on: July 01, 2005, 02:32:14 PM »

Ah, so there is a 'clique', as I don't know anyone here well enough to realize what is your 'style' and what is a 'joke style'. It has nothing to do with me 'missing' anything. The fact that posters here are given good critiques - all nicey, kittens and cupcakes comments - seems a bit off-putting.

It's off-putting if you miss that the commenters, too, are participating in the joke.

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No one here writes *that* good that it can't be improved upon.

I don't think that was ever in question.

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The only things I'm missing here, Jason, are good spelling, decent grammar and THIS CRAP OF WRITING WITH THE CAPSLOCK KEY ENGAGED. If *any* of this is funny (Corvis and alasafan), I don't see it at all.

That is certainly your right.
Posted by: Kuemper
« on: July 01, 2005, 02:18:05 PM »

One: Is there a 'clique' here that new readers/posters should be aware of?


As with alasafan, you seem to be missing that this is not the "good faith best effort" of the authors. At least, not the best effort to create something good.

Ah, so there is a 'clique', as I don't know anyone here well enough to realize what is your 'style' and what is a 'joke style'. It has nothing to do with me 'missing' anything. The fact that posters here are given good critiques - all nicey, kittens and cupcakes comments - seems a bit off-putting.

No one here writes *that* good that it can't be improved upon.

The only things I'm missing here, Jason, are good spelling, decent grammar and THIS CRAP OF WRITING WITH THE CAPSLOCK KEY ENGAGED. If *any* of this is funny (Corvis and alasafan), I don't see it at all. Being forced to stumble through someone's horrible spelling and grammar tends to create a break in whatever ambiance the author is cooking. When I can't comprehend WTF is being written and conveyed, I lose interest and am unable to find any hint of 'story'. This is jarring for a reader who is 'into' the plot.

The truly sad part IMO is that this bit of fluff would've gotten a high grade in school, a B+ at the very least.  >:( It makes me want to copy the style and see if I can't get better recognition as a professional writer.

Almost.