Any underwater basket-weaving enthusiasts?

On November 28 2004 20:43 Demi wrote:
Violence, you're fucking stupid ok? kashyap is gonna lose against chao this time, but one-young-son senior has a chance at defeating the chao. have you ever fucking seen the technique that O.Y.S. sr uses? kashyap's kreeshanu style is of no match against OYS's formiddable omniweaver 5.5

and for all you stupid idiots out there, 5.5" ALWAYS beats 5.0" ok? dont even ffucking argue with me about it, cuz in the UBWT, we'll see who's champion. just stfu if you think 5.0 stands a chance.

On November 28 2004 20:58 Demi wrote:
ok back to pacifists's questions...

a good weave order is not neccesary if you've got the right style. for newbs, i recommend going for cao 280 witth the four incher, but it depends on how you're going to design the interior. another form of weaving is the renowned VA-H vol. style. although it is a more of a lazier approach to ultimately succeeding, it can have its benefits (for some people) as proven in my this afternoon's session of UBW.

On November 28 2004 20:57 Ack1027 wrote:
Why am I forced to think this is all set up and none of these people know wtf they are talking about?

On November 28 2004 21:06 ieatkids5 wrote:
Wait, these guys weave baskets underwater?

On November 28 2004 21:06 ieatkids5 wrote:
Wait, these guys weave baskets underwater?

On November 28 2004 20:57 Ack1027 wrote:
Why am I forced to think this is all set up and none of these people know wtf they are talking about?

On November 28 2004 21:07 Pacifist wrote:


yeah dude, havent u heard of the UWBW (under water basket weaving) league?

On November 28 2004 21:14 ieatkids5 wrote:

Heh, I've never heard of such a league.

On November 28 2004 20:21 Pacifist wrote:
no dude, Les got it this week, i dont think Wilson can defend her title for another year
dude wtf are u smoking? the guy in red (forgot his name) took a BIG BREATH before submerging underwater, i dont think he had any problems there. i seriously think he shouldve used a 5" needle instead of a 4.5 tho, and maybe .1" thicker, cuz it seemed his needle wasnt able to hold up and it caused several rashes on his hands which led to him slowing down

On November 28 2004 21:14 Pacifist wrote:


O M G where have u been all this time, under a rock?

On November 28 2004 21:31 PanoRaMa wrote:


google search shows nothing on it

On November 28 2004 21:54 ssidengi wrote:
I'm getting pissed off by this topic for some unknown reasons -_-

On November 28 2004 21:58 PanoRaMa wrote:
violence: i am not criticizing your league. i was just saying googling it searches nothing -_- you have a temper problem kk..your link tells me nothing about such a league either. uninstall your internet browser because you don't understand the concept of the quote function. obviously i know a sport like this exists because of all the links i've seen through this thread, but nowhere do i see an official site. your google link is a search for the actual sport, not the league, when i was referring to a google search showing nothing about an actual league. please grow up --;;

the link pacifist gives me shows nothing. first result is a blogger site.. i was actually looking for maybe something like UWBW.org. All the sites are not official sites..mostly like forums and stuff. if i wanted information from sites like these i would just keep refreshing this thread.

On November 28 2004 20:09 Pacifist wrote:
This is not really a "sport" or a "game" and i duno where to put it so ima stick it under general.

On November 28 2004 21:54 ssidengi wrote:
I'm getting pissed off by this topic for some unknown reasons -_-

On November 28 2004 22:04 Demi wrote:


Panorama, its a freaking hobby. Most of the tournaments exist in madagascar, where computers doubtfully exist.

http://opsandfulfillment.com/mag/fulfillment_underwater_basket_weaving/

On November 28 2004 22:43 ReBanned wrote:
Underwater Marble Stacking is extremely more challenging than basic weaving, thats why jensen left the UWBW after his first title win.

On November 29 2004 14:27 X)Benny wrote:
Excuse my poor English, but what is basket-weaving?
Is there any picture or video of this "game"?

On November 29 2004 16:50 Carnac wrote:
what the fucking christ is this all about? i don't understand shit :/

On November 29 2004 18:05 Ack1027 wrote:
All this is fucking bullshit.

You guys can keep laughing your asses off behind your monitors trying to ' Trick ' us all into believing there is a actual league.

These are the facts: THERE IS NO OFFICIAL LEAGUE, MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE NAMES DO NOT EXIST ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET AS FAMOUS BASKET WEAVERS, AND YOU ARE ALL GIVING LINKS TO SITES YOU CAN CUSTOM CREATE.

Now please shut the fuck up. I mean don't you all notice it's all under 500 post newbies who are doing this shit?

On November 29 2004 18:07 VdP]EpiphaNy wrote:


fuck me sherlock, did you figure this out all by yourself? pretty impressive

this thread is hilarious:}

On November 29 2004 08:54 exalted wrote:
*site distorting spam*

On November 29 2004 18:13 Ack1027 wrote:
My guess is that all these low post newbs PM'd each other or communicated in some other fashion and devised quite possibly the gayest way possible to gain a large amount of posts under the cloak of hilarity.

On November 29 2004 18:13 Chogs_User wrote:
Ack1027, my state university has a course in it as well. Some of the better weavers of the last decade have come out of the UAUWBWP. Are you honestly telling me you've never heard of HaM, Spanky Anne O'Reiley, or Nester Johns? Haha, watch espn once in a while man...they cover UWBW once in a while, though they don't really give it enough respect/time on the air. Kinda like how they treat ping pong, darts, pool, etc.

http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/91/64/08_1_m.html

On November 29 2004 18:18 FrozenArbiter wrote:

If that is so, I forgive them :D I haven't had a smile on my face this big in months :D

On November 29 2004 18:13 Ack1027 wrote:
My guess is that all these low post newbs PM'd each other or communicated in some other fashion and devised quite possibly the gayest way possible to gain a large amount of posts under the cloak of hilarity.

On November 29 2004 18:19 Ack1027 wrote:


That site is a fucking article and it's all written in future tense, while writing about the experiences in past tense. Therefore it doesn't exist. Please, YOU need to watch ESPN, I don't think they could show pool anymore, with trick shot pool, 9ball, 8ball. And no I don't know any fucking people who spell their name with alternating capital and lowercase letters like ' HaM '

On November 29 2004 18:13 Ack1027 wrote:
My guess is that all these low post newbs PM'd each other or communicated in some other fashion and devised quite possibly the gayest way possible to gain a large amount of posts under the cloak of hilarity.

On November 29 2004 18:22 Chogs_User wrote:

........[ReD]NaDa? Does anyone actually think Lee Yoon Yeol's REAL name is NaDa? Of course not! It's a nickname, I just can't believe you actually thought his birth name was HaM.

On November 29 2004 18:23 mindspike wrote:


instead of doing random guessing maybe you should go study the art of parody
the man with the most posts on TL.net just said this was the best thread ever
who is the low post newb now?

On November 29 2004 18:30 Ack1027 wrote:
Um, no it's you who doesn't make any sense. Nobody who knows about starcraft decides to say Park Jung Suk, Seo Jihoon, and then decide to randomly stick ' Yellow ' in there. It's common etiquette. I'm sorry if they don't have this in Africa and Antarctica.

On November 29 2004 18:33 Chogs_User wrote:

I don't mean to turn this into a notyoucantyesyoucan, but myself and friends, as well as many other people have specifically mixed nicknamed with real names. Perhaps you and your friends have strict rules regarding a no nicknames mixing with birth names policy?

I would greatly appreciate it if you stopped showing disrespect to one of my greatest hobbies. As you can see, several other people here also have the same interest in the game as I do. Thanks.

On November 29 2004 18:53 Chogs_User wrote:
There is absolutely no way I'm about to pay ~250 USD for a small digital video camera.

Edit: How lame I am expected to PROVE my hobby to you.

On November 29 2004 18:46 Hot_Bid wrote:
i was just WAITING for someone like Ack to jump on this thread... now it's entertaining as ever

On November 29 2004 18:53 Chogs_User wrote:
There is absolutely no way I'm about to pay ~250 USD for a small digital video camera.

Edit: How lame I am expected to PROVE my hobby to you.

On November 29 2004 19:00 Chogs_User wrote:
You're really crossing the line now Ack1027. That is really offensive talk against something that I feel very passionately about and compete competitively in. I'm not one to get too upset, but some other people who compete would be likely to really get derogatory at that kind of a comment against such a peaceful and harmless game.

On November 29 2004 19:00 Chogs_User wrote:
You're really crossing the line now Ack1027. That is really offensive talk against something that I feel very passionately about and compete competitively in. I'm not one to get too upset, but some other people who compete would be likely to really get derogatory at that kind of a comment against such a peaceful and harmless game.

On November 29 2004 19:00 Chogs_User wrote:
You're really crossing the line now Ack1027. That is really offensive talk against something that I feel very passionately about and compete competitively in. I'm not one to get too upset, but some other people who compete would be likely to really get derogatory at that kind of a comment against such a peaceful and harmless game.

On November 29 2004 19:03 Ack1027 wrote:


Look buddy, I will kiss-ass all over you if you can prove this game exists on my terms which is not asking too much, I mean no one else is petitioning against it.

And please~

What are you gonna do, take me underwater and create a basket around my head with your mad weaving skills?

On November 29 2004 19:08 Chogs_User wrote:

Prove that you play star. I want a video of you IN ACTION and don't try to fake me out! And if you don't own a digital video camera, buy one right now! What ya going to do? Click a mouse around and around my head while hitting 1a2a3a4a5a6a???

Think before you post

On November 29 2004 19:08 Chogs_User wrote:

Prove that you play star. I want a video of you IN ACTION and don't try to fake me out! And if you don't own a digital video camera, buy one right now! What ya going to do? Click a mouse around and around my head while hitting 1a2a3a4a5a6a???

Think before you post

On November 29 2004 19:41 IntoTheWow wrote:
ack1027 you pic is sooo going to get photoshopped.

On November 29 2004 19:50 Ack1027 wrote:


Why because they run out of arguments so they turn to petty insults?

I'm sure the admins will know what to do then. And I trust them. So I will leave my picture up. It's not like I'm not contributing anything with those pictures, they are there to prove a point. I'm sure if Emlary or some other important member of TL posted a picture of themselves and it got photoshopped, admins would be all over that.

And last time I checked I haven't pissed off any admins.

On November 29 2004 19:59 ScoliosiS wrote:
damn are japanese hella ugly looking. no more plz ack.

On November 29 2004 19:59 Chogs_User wrote:
Your words from earlier in the thread:
If you really want to shut me up and kiss your feet, then get someone to film you doing this activity. Not necessarily going underwater with you but filming you jumping in there and then coming out with a fully woven basket, hell even partially woven. And for extra proof, I want you to have a sign that says ' For TeamLiquid ' or for ' Ack1027 ' on a piece of paper or whatever.

I'm not going to believe you unless you do that. And don't bs me that you don't have the time nor resources. You have a computer, I know you can afford a camera. *end*

This completely disagrees with your most recent suggestion of how to prove it. So, which is it? Or is there a third option now?

On November 29 2004 20:03 Demi wrote:
Ack1027, why would you take so much time to develop such shitty pictures of disgusting quality? Anyways, you are a newb.

On November 29 2004 20:12 SickofLife wrote:
Seems like this thread will result in at least one ban.

By the way, I did several searches for underwater basket weaving, and none of them turned up any sort of competition. There were a few making jokes about it, and about how unreal it was. If it were a real sport, it'd be, at the very least, searchable by google.

On November 29 2004 20:13 Chogs_User wrote:
I twisted no words. I just showed that you clearly gave me two completely different sets of instructin on how to prove my sport. Now that you've selected one of the two methods for me to follow, it won't be a problem to get you proof as soon as I can.

On November 29 2004 20:22 dronebabo wrote:

Fuck off, you already proved yourself of being a dumbfuck that tries to insult people by saying they are in front of the computer all day long. Wow genius! Stand-up comedy for you ?

GJ Ack
Nice thread btw

On November 29 2004 20:18 Pumpkin wrote:
what country's participate in this sport ? I've never heard of it

EDIT: JUST read thru the whole thread, obviously some joke.

oh, and rekrul, ban demi please.

p.s ack owned you UWBW guys

On November 29 2004 20:33 dronebabo wrote:

i challenge you 1on1 on swimming pool. bring it noobie

On November 29 2004 20:37 DarkGhost wrote:
I'm very disgusted in the level this site (or hopefully just this thread) has sunk to. First an idiot makes a stupid thread. Than random idiots support him. Than a whole other set of people choose to argue this is not a sport, which it obviously fucking isn't, and do not possess the power to just let it be. People with "alllah akbar" as there quotes and Mfghanistan as their country prace around. And now this seemingly perfect thread has evolved into the stupidest argument I have ever read online. Thanks TL.Net!

On November 29 2004 20:35 dronebabo wrote:
when did i say swimming?
swimming pool sir, as in, a location!

On November 29 2004 20:35 SickofLife wrote:
Swimming is a sport, and I can find videos to prove it is a sport. Not to mention it's in the Olympics, which proves it's real.

All anyone has been able to do is give out a bunch of names, which could easily be made up, and give unsubstantial evidence in links. Then, when someone else has googled it, not a whole lot has turned up showing proof.

On November 29 2004 20:48 dronebabo wrote:

i'm allergic to the alantic

On November 30 2004 04:07 SoMuchBetter wrote:
UWBW?

On November 30 2004 04:14 baal wrote:


i know... could a sport be any more sad?

On November 30 2004 04:18 SoMuchBetter wrote:

ever heard of curling?

On November 29 2004 20:47 Violence wrote:


again. i am faced with the futile task of silencing you newbs witth your petty comments questioning the validity of UWBW. Like Pac stated int he first post, this is NOT A HIGHLY PUBLICIZED SPORT. Since it is played in poorer countries like madagascar, THERE IS NATURALLY FEW INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET regarding the UWBW leagues because those countries lack internet connections. Stop bitching about not being able to find any websites on the league. Google is not the answer to everything. I am only trying to find some fellow enthusiasts for some hearty discussion, but instead i am met with your extreme gayness. Why must you go out of your way to try to prove us wrong. If you do not believe us then please go tak a hike instead of flaming the sport
. Thanx

On November 30 2004 16:02 FrozenArbiter wrote:
http://www.marketexpo.com/prod_42.htm
Hello? Less obvious fakes plz ><

On November 28 2004 20:57 Ack1027 wrote:
Why am I forced to think this is all set up and none of these people know wtf they are talking about?

On December 01 2004 00:12 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:


uh actually its real

kashyap's design has been on the market for like 3 months now its somewhat of a trademark

On December 01 2004 06:54 aseq wrote:
the worst things about poker is that while the betting takes some skill, the cards are very random. And while there is this whole list of combi's you can get (straight flush, flush, carre, three of a kind, full house, flush, straight, toilet flush, double pair, pair), the chances you will get anything higher than 3 of a kind in a whole night of playing are very slim, making all those kinda irrelevant.

On December 02 2004 06:08 Zorglub1 wrote:
I just heard Kashyap got a 500.000$ sponser deal with Heinz, really cool for the sport!

On July 21 2005 10:42 Ack1027 wrote:
Are you fucking kidding me

On July 21 2005 12:53 LetMeBeWithYou wrote:
Ban

On November 29 2007 18:17 halflinggenius wrote:
whoa there. those college websites are pretty substantial evidence in my opinion.
also
there are also people out in the world who do not recognize the existence of starcraft. *shrug*

On July 21 2005 14:07 Programmer wrote:

Underwater basket-weaving is a synonym for "Undecided" or "Really Easy" as a College or University major. Also a humorously generic answer to questions about a college degree. E.G.: "What kind of degree do I need to get this job?" "You can have a degree in Underwater left-handed basket weaving as long as you have your piece of paper."

This generic term for an undecided major first arose during the Vietnam war era to describe the sorts of majors that many young men, who would otherwise not have entered college, undertook to escape the draft.

Some kinds of basket-weaving are done with the canes submerged to preserve suppleness, and there are both right-handed and left-handed patterns. So underwater basket weaving does exist, but definitely not as a sport Those guys just took it out of proportion.

On July 21 2005 10:41 mf.dink wrote:
sup

On July 21 2005 15:26 Pyrefly wrote:
? What end?

On July 21 2005 19:27 camooT wrote:
omfg ack, you played this thread out nice.

On July 21 2005 19:53 Ack1027 wrote:


What can I say man? I try, I try.

On July 21 2005 19:53 Ack1027 wrote:


What can I say man? I try, I try.

On July 21 2005 22:05 Ack1027 wrote:
Lmao are you kidding me?

I don't think you read it too well. The whole time I ' KNEW ' it wasn't a real thing [ explaining why I asked for explanations and making fun of it all the time sarcastically ]

I think I put so much effort into it because it was during the school year and like I said in the thread I had latin hw or something lawl.

On July 31 2005 22:58 mf.dink wrote:
i concur

On July 21 2005 23:05 Ack1027 wrote:
Rofl want to go round 2 bitch?

On August 02 2005 14:47 camooT wrote:

gogo

want some anyone?

On November 29 2004 19:22 Ack1027 wrote:
In reponse to this:



I say this:

This is me next to my computer so you are assured that I do indeed have a computer if posting this is not enough evidence.


This is me proving to you this is not some random picture I got:


Yes I wrote that so it's me.

This is me in game saying hi to you:


Again this is another shot of me saying hi to you:


Therefore I have proven to you that Starcraft is a real game and I play it. And I proved it to you without video.

Now you do the same

By the way, my zeal for Starcraft is far greater than your passion for underwater basket fucking so don't even try to outdo me.

On September 16 2011 01:56 KorvspaD wrote:
So has anyone seen Kashyap's latest work?
+ Show Spoiler +

On August 02 2005 15:06 Refrain[FriZ] wrote:
yeah this thread owns