Mr. Smart is the Best Forum Poster [INTERNET HISTORY ITT]

[tgr]

I'm not sure what kind of amuse bouche you're talking about, but reading his writings blew my mind. I had no idea someone could be just that horrible at writing text. At least the good Doctor's writings makes sense, instead of just giving you a brainfuck.

[Sjofn]

Ever has my volume of spam only been in reply to others who solicited it.  However, as it seems my presence offends with it’s inconvenient, hard-to-swallow truths, I’ll attempt to resist the impulse.  This is humankind we’re talking about here.  People who behave such as I have today tend to get nailed to wood.

Seriously, that is just precious.

[Bzalthek]

Ever has my volume of spam only been in reply to others who solicited it.  However, as it seems my presence offends with it’s inconvenient, hard-to-swallow truths, I’ll attempt to resist the impulse.  This is humankind we’re talking about here.  People who behave such as I have today tend to get nailed to wood.

Seriously, that is just precious.

Good lord, there are just no words.  Though I would gladly prove him correct, but I don't have nearly enough nails. 

[Count Nerfedalot]

I counter with Occam's razor in that entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity and posit in its place lead paint chips.

How old is GY anyway? 13?  Maybe he is the spawn of Mr. Dmart and Ms. Neva.  It would explain a lot.

[Lantyssa]

Refer to my previous post for the answer to that question.  As I said, I wasn't kidding about any of it.

[Sheepherder]

How old is GY anyway? 13?  Maybe he is the spawn of Mr. Dmart and Ms. Neva.  It would explain a lot.

Except one or both would have to be willing, and that's not something I want to think about.

[Malakili]

Ever has my volume of spam only been in reply to others who solicited it.  However, as it seems my presence offends with it’s inconvenient, hard-to-swallow truths, I’ll attempt to resist the impulse.  This is humankind we’re talking about here.  People who behave such as I have today tend to get nailed to wood.

Seriously, that is just precious.

[Soln]

Ever has my volume of spam only been in reply to others who solicited it.  However, as it seems my presence offends with it’s inconvenient, hard-to-swallow truths, I’ll attempt to resist the impulse.  This is humankind we’re talking about here.  People who behave such as I have today tend to get nailed to wood.

Seriously, that is just precious.

I'll say it -- he's comparing himself to Jesus Christ.  Unfuckingbelievable. 


Just out of curiousity, is there some Net term for when a poster ends up comparing themselves to Jesus or a game to RoboJesus or when things in general lead a thread to ending on comparing everything to Jesus?  Kind of like a Godwin?  If not, we should put it on urbanidictionary or somewhere as a "Geldon".

[Modern Angel]

Which one was Geldon? I'm inexplicably getting him mixed up with HRose for some reason.

[Ironwood]

That's really unfair.

[Typhon]

Wait, why is it unfair?  I think hrose was just OCD about games and game design, to an unbalanced-stalkerish extent, but other than that, not SO crazy.  Geldon... well, he's Jesus isn't he?  You we just can't understand.

[Stabs]

Just out of curiousity, is there some Net term for when a poster ends up comparing themselves to Jesus

Don't know of a net term but the casual use of the term martyr is people doing pretty much what Geldon is doing here. People describe themselves as martyrs because they gave up their Saturday afternoon etc.

[Lantyssa]

There is a difference between acting the martyr, even pathologically, and saying oneself is akin to Jesus.

[Pennilenko]

That dude needs to be locked up he compares himself to fictional characters.

[Stabs]

There is a difference between acting the martyr, even pathologically, and saying oneself is akin to Jesus.

No, not really:

A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem  μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution  and death for refusing to renounce a belief, usually religious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr

[Furiously]

You ever been thrown off a train?

[Sheepherder]

I don't know about you guys, but I died a little when Geldon posted that.

[tgr]

I died multiple times while reading everything he wrote on that page.

This was spot on, however:

Believe me, you'd remember it as the time you sat staring at the computer screen with the words "Is this fucking guy serious?" on your lips and a gobsmacked look on your face.

I was switching between (when I tried to understand what he was getting at, because his writing style was so weird and pompous) and (when I actually kind of understood what he was getting at). It wasn't fun.

[Ollie]

You actually read his whole diatribe? All of it? That's... weirdly impressive. I couldn't get past the first couple of posts before his massive sense of entitlement and disturbingly fascist undertones wore me down. The guy should drop all pretence and start referring to himself in the third person, he's that far gone.

[Merusk]

I counter with Occam's razor in that entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity and posit in its place lead paint chips.

How old is GY anyway? 13?  Maybe he is the spawn of Mr. Dmart and Ms. Neva.  It would explain a lot.

He's in his 30's. At the very least he's in his late 20's.  He's been around since Lum had his first site, which was 12 years ago.

[Lantyssa]

No, not really:

Yes, really.  One is for your beliefs.  This was comparing himself to the Son of God.  Y'know, one of a handful of the most important religious figures in existance, one which influences the thoughts and beliefs of billions.  Had it been Joan d'Arc, so historically important but not to this extent, or some random crucified Christian you might have a point, but the symbolism is meant to invoke a specific figure.  It's meant to be well beyond simple martyrdom.

It's meant to say he's special.  Like the guy who thinks he's Napolean.

[schild]

Napoleon had syphilis, I'd say it's impossible for him to have it unless his parents passed it on. Which would explain his state of mind. Third stage, imo.

[Sjofn]

Wait, why is it unfair?  I think hrose was just OCD about games and game design, to an unbalanced-stalkerish extent, but other than that, not SO crazy.  Geldon... well, he's Jesus isn't he?  You we just can't understand.

I sort of took that to mean it was unfair to HRose.

[Soln]

me too 

[Ratman_tf]

Napoleon had syphilis, I'd say it's impossible for him to have it unless his parents passed it on. Which would explain his state of mind. Third stage, imo.

He had a kewl hat too. Probably didn't get that from his parents. But maybe! 

[Azazel]

Good lord, there are just no words.  Though I would gladly prove him correct, but I don't have nearly enough nails. 

Not sure if I do, either. Well, I have plenty, just not sure if they'd be long enough. I am, however, willing to "give it a go".

Seriously, though. His writing does make me think of Autism. It's the combination of self-centredness, delusional and not-quite-making-sense. I guess there are lots of mental illnesses out there that he could have, though.

[Trippy]

Geldon writes that way intentionally. He thinks it makes him sound more learned.

[tgr]

I just thought "dear god what a pompous ass". Along with "what the fuck is he really trying to say?"

Kind of like a real life version of Erasmus Montanus/Rasmus Berg.

[Ironwood]

Wait, why is it unfair?  I think hrose was just OCD about games and game design, to an unbalanced-stalkerish extent, but other than that, not SO crazy.  Geldon... well, he's Jesus isn't he?  You we just can't understand.

I sort of took that to mean it was unfair to HRose.

Me too.

[Sheepherder]

HRose needed to chillax before he was accused of having angry non-consensual sex with Mark Jacobs.

Geldon is like HRose without reading comprehension or articulation, and reverts to passive-aggressive or evasive dialogue when challenged so frequently that even Jesus would shank him in the face if he had to spend fifteen minutes alone with him.

[Modern Angel]

Just saying. I glances at the Geldon website and it was vaguely reminiscent of HRose's so they bled together in my mind since they were both bugfuck lunatics.

[Murgos]

HRose went from writing completely unintelligible gibberish to writing perfectly legible, well crafted gibberish.  He's miles ahead in terms of self-improvement and growth.

[Stabs]

No, not really:

Yes, really. 

No, not really.

He said "nailed up". He didn't say "I'm Jesus". "Nailed up", as in crucified as in martyred.

[Murgos]

No, not really.

He said "nailed up". He didn't say "I'm Jesus". "Nailed up", as in crucified as in martyred.

Quick! Name someone who was literally 'nailed up'?  99/100 respondents probably said Jesus.

[Modern Angel]

I really doubt he thinks he's Jesus. You've never heard someone say "Get off that cross" to someone acting like a martyr? When Trent Reznor/Johnny Cash sang, "I wear this crown of thorns" in "Hurt" do you think they really thought they were Jesus? It's just a turn of phrase.