the end of the affair

[dragonladyflame]

Me and SomethingAwful: A Love Story involving piranha, limericks about my breakup, etc.

Ever since I discovered SomethingAwful, I've had a strange affection for it (who couldn't love a site whose tagline is, "The Internet makes you stupid"?). Housemate Brett recently characterized me as loving SA "to a fault". I can't actually remember what I

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[myonlyanodyne]

As someone rounding up to 8 years spent (read: wasted) on SomethingAwful, I can honestly say you're not really missing anything. The SA forums were something to behold back in the day (2000-2001), but now, it's a few generations diluted and altogether boring.

[dragonladyflame]

Eh, I think they're pretty funny, but I also don't really need an account to read them.

[myonlyanodyne]

I'm accepting of the fact that I am something of a codger when it comes to SA. Some really funny stuff is still going on there, I will definitely concede. It's really a fascinating place from a psychological standpoint.

How's Chicago treating you? I'm visiting there this summer, in August for my cousin's wedding. Anything I shouldn't miss out on?

[dragonladyflame]

Chicago's treating me well. If you'll be here in August and your visit doesn't overlap with one of my vacations, then we should totally hang out.

I also appreciate SA psychologically. I always have the feeling that I'm surreptitiously hanging out in a men's locker room, but with more bizarreness.

[heliograph]

If you can't get a Slate article out of this, you aren't trying hard enough.

[dragonladyflame]

Ick, a Slate article? I'm not that bitter.

well well...

[anonymous]

my my lydia... you're as fun as ever :)

this is peter (bansuki on aim). we should catch up some time. i miss chicago terribly.

hope you're doing well. /lick

- bansuki

[dragonladyflame]

Well hello. Why didn't you comment with your livejournal account?

[bansuki]

i actually forgot about my lj account. btw, my AIM is bansuki so if you see me on, we should do some catching up.

[dragonladyflame]

I almost never use AIM ... but if I spot you, I'll IM.

[padraicjburns]

This was all under my radar. We must be out of touch.

Seeing as I usually get on SA daily.

[dragonladyflame]

I should've posted it in FYAD, clearly.

You didn't mention

[badspeller005]

that you were banned as a result of this little experiment. The limericks are pretty great, though I think the ones by xthnru were by far the best; well-constructed and mean. If I'd know about the contest I could have gotten in on the action. I used to spend hours writing limericks in high school with my friend, Maddy. We were um cool.

[dragonladyflame]

I did not know you had LiveJournal! Whoa.

Yeah, the banning is one of the most amazing parts of the story. It's funny, because stupid shit is posted all the time and people aren't usually banned for it, but I had neglected to think that I was an unattainable nerd woman posting a complaint about how I dumped my nerd boyfriend ... sort of a punch in the weak spot for the SA userbase (which is almost all male nerds).

I really like xthnru's, too. I have a whole file full of other good ones if you want more; unfortunately the mean ones were mostly shit like DIE BITCH -- most of them weren't especially clever. If you Google my thread title you'll probably find the thread itself, too.

LJ

[badspeller005]

I mostly have a livejournal to keep up with my SF friends who have them, but I should really start using it. I have much to say, after all and lots of time at work...now that I've found yours perhaps I will have some entertainment today.