TSM Poster Tournament 2007

[Guest Queen Leelee]

I think we all can at least agree that Black is the best Nebraskan poster!

[Ted the Poster 0]

Czech: Yep.

 

Al: Great poster, and sort of like our new Dr. Tom. I get that vibe.

 

On the subject: Here's a Black Lushus post for those who haven't voted yet.

 

Observation!! Boy, that sure happened!

 

There. That's it. All of them. You can search previous posts if you want, but I just spared you a lot of trouble.

Oh come on, man. Lushus is the consummate nice guy, and a good poster. Better than Al? That's purely subjective. There's no reason to insult the guy just because he's winning a stupid website tournament.

[Guest Eagle Man]

Nobody's insulting him, Meatwad. I agree that Lushus is a nice guy, but--and I don't know why everyone is ridiculing Kotz and Slayer for saying it, because they're dead on--he's not really in that top tier of guys whose contributions you really look forward to, insofar as one can breathlessly anticipate a message board post. For me, there are maybe six or seven of those guys here. I figured that since VX has worked pretty hard at running this whole thing (he's even writing stuff down on paper, ferchrissakes!), the least I can do is play it straight. I'd vote for Al over myself in the final if that's what it came down to.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Nobody's insulting him, Meatwad. I agree that Lushus is a nice guy, but--and I don't know why everyone is ridiculing Kotz and Slayer for saying it, because they're dead on--he's not really in that top tier of guys whose contributions you really look forward to, insofar as one can breathlessly anticipate a message board post. For me, there are maybe six or seven of those guys here. I figured that since VX has worked pretty hard at running this whole thing (he's even writing stuff down on paper, ferchrissakes!), the least I can do is play it straight. I'd vote for Al over myself in the final if that's what it came down to.

No one - and I mean no one - should fit that description. If you're breathlessly anticipating someone's post on a message board, it's time to re-evaluate things.

 

And just because Lushus doesn't leave you breathless, Czech, doesn't mean that he doesn't have that effect on anyone. Maybe your favorite 6 or 7 are just 'meh' to other people. Different strokes, different folks, as they say.

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I'd really like to reach the point where I can take Czech's breath away with my posts.

 

As for BL, I think people are voting for him because's they think he's black and they don't want TSM to get the label that it only panders to affluent white males.

[CheesalaIsGood 0]

I'd really like to reach the point where I can take Czech's breath away with my posts.

um, really?

[Cheech Tremendous 0]

I'd really like to reach the point where I can take Czech's breath away with my posts.

um, really?

 

Sarcasm.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

I breathlessly anticipate the next Clique A post. With Clique A, you're guaranteed 100% quality.

[Special K 0]

Then she said "My baby I'm so speechless"

Then I said "My baby you gon be breathless"

 

Everyone remember, sarcasm really doesn't translate on the written page. Pretty, prettyyyyy prattayyyy, sure Czech was being sarcastic.

[Guest Eagle Man]

Well, more hyperbole than sarcasm, to be precise, but yeah, close enough. Still enough for the vultures to start circling, I guess. "Insofar" is a cool word.

 

I think people are voting for him because's they think he's black and they don't want TSM to get the label that it only panders to affluent white males.

This was funny.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

I can breathe again.

[nl5xsk1 0]

Well, more hyperbole than sarcasm, to be precise, but yeah, close enough. Still enough for the vultures to start circling, I guess. "Insofar" is a cool word.

 

We agree on the coolness of "insofar", Czech. That is a very underused word. I consider it comparable to "aforementioned". Both are words that I really like, but use much more frequently in the written form than I do conversationally.

 

Regardless, and taking your usage of breathless with a grain of salt, I stand by what I said. Just because you're fired up to see a post by _______ doesn't mean that every one else is, and just because you're relatively apathetic about a post by _____ doesn't mean that everyone else is.

 

"Vultures" made me laugh.

[justsoyouknow 0]

Curious.

[Guest Eagle Man]

Aforementioned is tougher to incorporate into conversation, but I can usually get "insofar as" and its cousin "inasmuch as" in there.

[Guest Queen Leelee]

Delivered again.

 

How forums.thesmartmarks.com brightens my day.

[Art Sandusky 0]

I really don't give a shit who wins. It was just something that came to me, like Lovecraft not existing without something to reference or latch onto here.

[Guest]

What is that in nl5's avatar.

[nl5xsk1 0]

That is a picture by famed Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra. If my memory serves, it's of an Israeli soldier, but don't quote me on that part ... my memory's not all that great.

[Zack Malibu 0]

Doc V and Lushus.

[k thx 0]

As for BL vs Al, I never venture into the sports folder and I can't remember ever seeing him post. Although from what I've heard he's cool and all that, almost anybody who posts regularly in here would win over him by default.

[Slayer 0]

I like when Lushus asks Corey Lazarus for his opinion on Tool. Comedy always follows.

I find Laz's opinions on Dragonforce much more comical

[Slayer 0]

There's no reason to insult the guy just because he's winning a stupid website tournament.

If it wasn't him, it'd be someone else

[Guest Vitamin X]

Well, while vote tallying doesn't exactly quite matter perfectly, I think we all know what our championship round is going to consist of. I say this because I lost count a couple pages ago and I don't feel like recounting it, because we all know that it's going to be Czech-Lushus in the finals, like I predicted way back in the 2nd or 3rd round.

 

So, without further ado, let's begin the bitching in another thread, please. I believe these were the final scores, although my Vote Czecher has to see if I'm wrong here.

 

Czech d. DrVenkman 41-15

Black Lushus d. alkeiper 35-22

 

That actually sounds about right, since there was one abstained vote in Czech-Venkman (lol UTSU).

[Big Ol' Smitty 0]

I think we all can at least agree that Black is the best Nebraskan poster!

 

Isn't Slayer from Nebraska?

[Slayer 0]

I hate you

[Guest Vitamin X]

Hahahahahaha

[Special K 0]

If my memory serves,

 

/Bites bell pepper with gusto.

[Guest Vitamin X]

If my memory serves,

 

/Bites bell pepper with gusto.

 

[Carnival 0]

I think we all can at least agree that Black is the best Nebraskan poster!

 

Isn't Slayer from Nebraska?

he wishes

 

oh and leena...har har har