The OAO TSM "Happy Birthday, you!" Thread

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

There's a vicious rumour going around that it's National Alfdogg Week. It's also his birthday today. What a patriotic son of a gum.

[Dandy 0]

Happy birthday to alfdogg, one of my favorite posters.

[At Home 0]

Happy birthday, Amerikkka

[Dandy 0]

 

I can't see this avatar without thinking of the immortal Takedown, one of the early TSM's most noteworthy unheralded geniuses. Most of us remember his contributions to threads such as "Is It Possible to Drive my Car Without Keys?" and "I Can't Stop Staring at my Dog's Anus," but I'll always cherish his groundbreaking work in the "I Hope My State Has Lenient Statuatory Rape Laws" thread, which laid a lot of the groundwork for today's more celebrated self-consciously offensive posters. So happy 23rd, Takedown. Long may you run.

 

I knew a guy in high school that drove his vehicle without keys. He lost his keys, rigged a door so that it could not be locked, and somehow figured a way to start his car without the keys. He would just turn the ignition without the keys in it and it would start.

[Kinetic 0]

 

It was on this day a few thousand years ago that Abraham Lincoln and Jesus signed the Constitution, a sacred document that singlehandedly crushed Hitler's British forces and made it possible for future generations to enjoy fireworks displays and alcohol-saturated watermelon. So happy birthday, America. You're simply the best.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Kinetic made me laugh pretty hard there.

 

Oh, happy birthday alfdogg.

[Kinetic 0]

Happy 26th birthday, that1870sguy! Originally a high-concept gimmick poster (see his thread "Women Voters? Not in This Man's Utah Territory!"), that1870sguy eventually graduated to posting puzzling and widely ridiculed fiction in the No Holds Barred area of the board. This phase culminated in his epic, typo-riddled "Longdong" thread trilogy, featuring "The Adventures of Longdong in Outer Space," "Longdong vs. Strongdong," and "The Lonesome Death of Longdong." His tenure at TSM met a bitter end when he was banned for claiming that his "Longdong vs. Strongdong: Resurrection" mini-sequel had been the inspiration for the movie "Ray."

[Dandy 0]

I remember that guy. I enjoyed his early work.

 

Edit---Just checked out his posts. Might I stress "early" work.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

Happy Birthday to my 24/7 on Cogeco brother in arms, 10 Pounds of Gold!

 

Also, I've heard of both LME and AntiLeaf, so best birthday wishes to them.

[Obi Chris Kenobi 0]

Happy 26th birthday, that1870sguy! Originally a high-concept gimmick poster (see his thread "Women Voters? Not in This Man's Utah Territory!"), that1870sguy eventually graduated to posting puzzling and widely ridiculed fiction in the No Holds Barred area of the board. This phase culminated in his epic, typo-riddled "Longdong" thread trilogy, featuring "The Adventures of Longdong in Outer Space," "Longdong vs. Strongdong," and "The Lonesome Death of Longdong." His tenure at TSM met a bitter end when he was banned for claiming that his "Longdong vs. Strongdong: Resurrection" mini-sequel had been the inspiration for the movie "Ray."

 

lmao! Before my time but that sounds funny as hell! You don't get many gimmick posters around these parts anymore?

[BX 0]

Happy 26th birthday, that1870sguy! Originally a high-concept gimmick poster (see his thread "Women Voters? Not in This Man's Utah Territory!"), that1870sguy eventually graduated to posting puzzling and widely ridiculed fiction in the No Holds Barred area of the board. This phase culminated in his epic, typo-riddled "Longdong" thread trilogy, featuring "The Adventures of Longdong in Outer Space," "Longdong vs. Strongdong," and "The Lonesome Death of Longdong." His tenure at TSM met a bitter end when he was banned for claiming that his "Longdong vs. Strongdong: Resurrection" mini-sequel had been the inspiration for the movie "Ray."

 

lmao! Before my time but that sounds funny as hell! You don't get many gimmick posters around these parts anymore?

 

No, and it's a goddamned shame.

[Dandy 0]

LME is a good poster that posts twice a year whether it's needed or not.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

Sometimes I misread LME as LIM.

[Slayer 0]

As Inc said some time ago, we've become too self-aware for gimmicks to work any more. An obvious gimmick account will show up and people will just say "Hi gimmick poster! You're a big fucking gimmick poster aren't you!" and the gimmick withers to dust in a day

 

So, really, the only way to be a "successful" gimmick poster nowadays is start off as a normal poster and then gradually adopt an exaggerated personality until... oh wait, nevermind

[BX 0]

Remember posters like Maurizio C? Undertaker68? They were legit posters, but they were treated like gimmick posters, because of their terrible grasp of english. We need more 12-year old Italian posters.

[Kinetic 0]

Happy 28th birthday to TheAntipop!

 

Originally coming to us on behalf of a small group devoted to educating the public on the potential health risks associated with drinking soda, TheAntipop eventually became a valued board contributer. Longtime board heads will recall her campaign to recruit respected board members to her Antipop League of Cautionary Tales, which could briefly claim the likes of "Jittery" JaxlMorrison, "Toothless" Tim Moysey, and "Kidneyless" KingPK. This phase culminated in the rightly reviled "Cola Wars" thread, in which the anti-cola cabal did battle with a pro-cola group led by Marvinisalunatic, who at the time was championing a number of the more exotic Mountain Dew varieties. Sadly, Antipop left the internet several years ago due to a series of unwanted and exceedingly creepy sexual advances from Jingus.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Banders was a great gimmick though.

[WCS 0]

Happy Birthday to my 24/7 on Cogeco brother in arms, 10 Pounds of Gold!

 

Also, I've heard of both LME and AntiLeaf, so best birthday wishes to them.

Danke schön.

 

LME is a good poster that posts twice a year whether it's needed or not.

Actually, I've increased my posting rate to four times a year. I really need to cut back, I need more time to pretend I have an actual real life.

[Kinetic 0]

Happy 25th birthday, Jack Tunney!

 

Jack Tunney was known worldwide for his appearances on WWF television as the promotion's figurehead promoter, suspending wrestlers, stripping them of titles and ordering matches, all a part of the peaking days of Hulkamania.

 

But the Irishman, born John Tunney, was actually from a long line of promoters in Toronto. His father, John Tunney, and his uncle Frank Tunney were promoters in Toronto of wrestling, with John being the head promoter until his sudden death. Frank Tunney was an incredibly well-known and liked promoter, both in the city and around the NWA, in which he had great sway.

 

As a young man, Tunney entered into employment in the Queensbury Athletic Club -- the proper name for the Toronto Wrestling promotion for many years -- and worked alongside his uncle, Frank, announcer Norm Kimber, Frank Ayerst, Ed Noonan and wrestlers Whipper Watson and Pat Flanagan. The offices were across the street from the famed Maple Leaf Gardens. Later, Tunney ran his operation out of the Gardens itself.

 

The Tunneys promoted all over southern Ontario, and what they didn't promote, they still had control over, allowing small promoters to run small towns where it suited them.

 

When Frank Tunney died in May 1983, Jack Tunney and his cousin Eddy Tunney (Frank's son) took control of the Queensbury Athletic Club. With the years of experience under his belt, Jack moved into the spotlight his uncle loved, and Eddy was a silent partner.

 

In July 1984, Jack Tunney switched allegiances from the NWA and aligned himself his Vince McMahon's WWF. It was a brilliant business move, signing up just as the WWF was about to hit it big. He had positioned himself as Canada's WWF promoter, leading McMahon's army as they destroyed promotion after promotion. Soon, wrestling promotions across Canada fell on hard times as Tunney helped McMahon take over their territories. All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver expired. The AWA stopped coming into Manitoba. Stu Hart's Stampede promotion began eroding until he too was forced to sell to McMahon (and later starting up again for a few years). Grand Prix out of Montreal fought Tunney, but also eventually succumbed. Dave McKigney's Big Time Wrestling couldn't make a go of it due to Tunney's pressuring of Ontario's Boxing & Wrestling Commission to make insurance too expensive for the little guys.

 

Jack lived life large, and was a big man himself. He dressed well, usually in dark business suits, rode around in a Cadillac and carried himself with a regal air. Jack Tunney was no big fan of the wrestling fans. "Jack is known to be unfriendly to the fans," wrote Jim Friedman in Drawing Heat. He was known to enjoy a drink and cigar until swearing off both in the early 1980s.

 

"He was a very kind and gracious man who did a lot for charities, too," said Toronto Sun writer Frank Zicarelli, who reported regularly on wrestling for almost a decade and often had Tunney handicap the annual Wrestlemania.

 

He met his wife Ann in Grade 4 at St. Bridget's Separate School in Toronto's east end. They married and had two daughters. She died in 1991.

[At Home 0]

Happy birthday, Ravenbomb! Woo.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

Happy birthday to Ravenbomb and spman.

 

spman is currently expecting a "birthday surprise" from his girlfriend from work who he has an "inappropriate workplace relationship" with (which I think is bullshit in this day and age but whatever).

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

Banders was a great gimmick though.

 

Banders Kennany was the perfect storm. I miss subliminal_animal like a dead relative.

[Obi Chris Kenobi 0]

Remember posters like Maurizio C? Undertaker68? They were legit posters, but they were treated like gimmick posters, because of their terrible grasp of english. We need more 12-year old Italian posters.

 

We need that TNA fan back too, he was fun and actually made traffic in the TNA folder, outside of Luke-O.

[King Kamala 0]

Jearan? They banned him because he revealed the painful truth that deep down we're all stupid goths who hate everything except ROH.

[Obi Chris Kenobi 0]

haha yeah, he was class, unban him, send him an email invite him back and lock him in the TNA folder only. He was awesome!

[Nighthawk 0]

I knew a guy in high school that drove his vehicle without keys. He lost his keys, rigged a door so that it could not be locked, and somehow figured a way to start his car without the keys. He would just turn the ignition without the keys in it and it would start.

 

Well this is a delayed reaction but I did this with my car before the one I just lost for driving it drunk. It was a Honda Civic, not one of the cool ones, a mid 80s hatchback. It had been stolen in excess of five times, and the ignition was so stripped you could jam anything in there and turn it and start it. I used a comb. It got to the point (I was living in a trailer at the time, with the car parked behind it), that it would get "stolen" like twice a week and I'd find it up the street, like some kid just got tired of walking and drove it home. Lucky for him I never found out who, because he had no idea he was borrowing the car of an alcoholic, unstable misanthrope, and I probably would have beaten him to death on general principle if I ever caught him, even if he was 14 years old.

[At Home 0]

Happy 24th, wwefan4ever_brethartrulz_18.

[luke-o 0]

Remember posters like Maurizio C? Undertaker68? They were legit posters, but they were treated like gimmick posters, because of their terrible grasp of english. We need more 12-year old Italian posters.

 

We need that TNA fan back too, he was fun and actually made traffic in the TNA folder, outside of Luke-O.

 

I do what I can.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Happy birthday Steviekick.

 

 

[Gary Floyd 0]

K.O.A.Birthday