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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:21:16
March 05 2007 23:19 GMT
#1
Wrote this a long time ago:


HTBAWYA Lesson 1
This is the first entry in my "How to Be Annoying When You Argue" series. This is a guide on how to win any argument. Many of you may be wondering "what if you succeed in being annoying yet still lose the argument?" Well if you believe that to be true maybe you shouldn't be reading this.

You must have this mentality: you are the hero and master of all that is argument, and anyone in your way is simply a hapless victim. If you do not have this mindset when entering an argument you cannot win.

So that brings us to the first and arguably most important lesson:

1. Starting an Argument
In your travels you may encounter people that do not wish to argue. This is okay--in fact, sometimes these people are the most fun to argue with. It's easy to be offensive, but you want to start an argument, not a fight. Here is an example of simply being offensive:

Victim: Hi John, what's up?
Hero: Bitch.

Why don't random insults work? Well they do, but not to start (we'll cover this later). To begin an argument you have to pick a contradiction with the victim and stick with it. However, your rhetoric within the contradiction-initiation step is vital. See the following example:

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No it's not.

While this approach may turn out fine if it's actually raining (thus leading to an argument), there are several negative responses to this type of contradiction-initiation. The victim may actually capitulate (especially if it's not raining) or the victim may simply not care enough to pursue arguing. I suggest the following more reliable contradiction:

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No you don't.

As you can see, by stealing their opinion you have infringed upon the basic core of their rights as a human being. They may stammer and become flustered. This is normal and a good sign. Opinion-stealing will inevitably escalate into a full argument, and then you can bring all your HTBAWYA skills into play.

2. The Moral Advantage

During arguments there exists a morality quotient (MQ) for each participant. The higher your MQ is relative to your victim the stronger attacks he or she will accept without resorting to violence. This invisible line is called the violence threshold (VT). If crossed, the situation is no longer an argument--it is a fight. Therefore, at all times it is optimal to maintain or increase your own MQ while decreasing (or containing) your victim's. This can be accomplished by following two simple rules:

(a) Turn everything into a personal attack.
(b) Take as much offense as possible.

Rule (a) is very easy to follow, and is usually executed immediately after the contradiction-initiation:

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No you don't.
Victim: Uh... yes I do.
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?

This is also a good demonstration of what's called insult reinforcement. If you catch your victim in an obvious personal attack (as the Hero did in the above example), it is best to make your victim repeat it so you can extract maximum offense. Oftentimes your victim will deny ever insulting you. They are lying. Simply continue reinforcement.

(continued)
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?
Victim: What?
Hero: Why are you called me a liar?
Victim: When did I call you a liar?
Hero: Many times, but I forgave you. Why are you calling me a liar today?
Victim: I didn't! I've never called you a liar!
Hero: You just did, are you calling me a liar about that too?
Victim: No!
Hero: I can't believe you called me liar. Is that what you really think?
Victim: I don't think you're a liar! I never said you were!
Hero: I can't believe this. Is that all I am to you? A big liar?

etc.

As you can see, the Hero's MQ has almost reached critical mass. At that point the victim is trapped and can do nothing to extricate himself/herself from the situation. Whether its raining outside is now irrelevant. The only course of action for him to take is to apologize and thus concede the argument.

Lastly, you must remember to trivialize your victim's claims of being offended. He or she is not really offended. It is just a ploy to gain MQ. The following two rules always hold true:

(1) He/she is overreacting.
(2) You have had worse.

Victim: I can't believe he called me ugly.
Hero: Everyone gets called ugly. I get called ugly ten times a day.
Victim: He said it while I was in the room!
Hero: Just yesterday we were in the same room, and someone called me ugly. In fact, that someone was you.
Victim: What?
Hero: Why did you call me ugly yesterday?
Victim: I never said you were ugly...
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?

In this example, the Hero did not even have to use a contradition-initiation. Instead, he ingeniously combined all four rules and started an argument at the same time. Creativity and efficiency are just two of the many traits you must develop.

Also, for fun:
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[During 2v2 Proleague]

Ally Chat KTF:
Yellow: they are massing in the midd--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: go go counter at 6 o'clo--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: help they comi--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: he--
Reach: REACH!
Yellow: i--
Reach: REACH!

Ally Chat SKT1:
Boxer: interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terran's variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes
Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.
Boxer: please time your build order to coincide with mine.
Iloveoov: macro?
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KizZBG
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
u gotta skate8152 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:21:23
March 05 2007 23:20 GMT
#2
LOLZ!

(time to read now :DDD)
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Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:20:42
March 05 2007 23:20 GMT
#3
did the quotes in the last spoiler really happen? T_T
Nobody ever reads signatures of people like me, do they?
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
March 05 2007 23:21 GMT
#4
On March 06 2007 08:20 Cpt Obvious wrote:
did the quotes in the last spoiler really happen? T_T


Stfu.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 05 2007 23:22 GMT
#5
On March 06 2007 08:20 Cpt Obvious wrote:
did the quotes in the last spoiler really happen? T_T

of course they really happened. are you calling me a liar?
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jkillashark
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States5262 Posts
March 05 2007 23:23 GMT
#6
ROFLcopter
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SainT
Profile Joined February 2005
Chile1067 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:27:21
March 05 2007 23:23 GMT
#7
GREAT THREAD !
Lol he might answer Bitch you know

" As you can see, the Hero's MQ has almost reached critical mass "
ROFL
Well i'm a lucky man...
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:30:16
March 05 2007 23:25 GMT
#8
oh dammit, i lost.

g-_-G

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Nobody ever reads signatures of people like me, do they?
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
March 05 2007 23:25 GMT
#9
Cpt. Oblivious strikes again.
Nyovne
Profile Joined March 2006
Netherlands19135 Posts
March 05 2007 23:26 GMT
#10
On March 06 2007 08:25 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
Cpt. Oblivious strikes again.
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ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:27:18
March 05 2007 23:27 GMT
#11
Hot_Bid's still got it. ~_~

*Foresees an argument:

ilovezil: Hot_Bid's still got it
Hot_Bid: Got what? Herpes? Why do you accuse me of having herpes?
ilovezil: I never accused you of having herpes...
Hot_Bid: You calling me a liar now?
ilovezil: No..wtf? I never called you a li-
Hot_Bid: LIAR! YOU CALLED ME A LIAR!
ilovezil :No I di-
Hot_Bid: LIAR!
ilovezil: ...
ilovezil: You win.
.kaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
1963 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:29:08
March 05 2007 23:28 GMT
#12
On March 06 2007 08:22 Hot_Bid wrote:
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On March 06 2007 08:20 Cpt Obvious wrote:
did the quotes in the last spoiler really happen? T_T

of course they really happened. are you calling me a liar?

Its only lying if someone knows you are lying.. but then the gig is up so it doesn't matter if you are lying or not, it only matters how you present your apology, so you should write another page about how to be a dick while apologizing and actuallying making them apologize to you
Pressure - "rock is the defender of justice" 이병민 / 박영민 Hwaiting~
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 05 2007 23:28 GMT
#13
LOLOL this is so funny =D, nice !
L O V E Y O U
PhilGood2DaY
Profile Joined September 2005
Germany7424 Posts
March 05 2007 23:30 GMT
#14
hmm kinda funny .. but honestly i would just say stfu to this guy and leave the channel or run away ( T___T )

hatred outlives the hateful
GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
March 05 2007 23:30 GMT
#15
Understanding motives is important too.

Hot_Bid, I bet you wrote this because subconsciously you feel insecure and angry at the world. You are upset that you are not nearly as sexy as I am, and you feel the need to respond by making topics like these. I see right through you. I know what I'm talking about My psych textbook taught me everything I need to know about the world. I know stuff none of you know because you're too stupid, not having gone through the advanced rigorous training that is General Psych 101.
What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 05 2007 23:31 GMT
#16
GI came over to watch the OSL Final and fell asleep during game 1.

Argument OVER.
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Dustin
Profile Joined February 2007
United States225 Posts
March 05 2007 23:32 GMT
#17
you give oov banana.oov macro...oov win...lmao
.kaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
1963 Posts
March 05 2007 23:32 GMT
#18
On March 06 2007 08:30 GrandInquisitor wrote:
Understanding motives is important too.

Hot_Bid, I bet you wrote this because subconsciously you feel insecure and angry at the world. You are upset that you are not nearly as sexy as I am, and you feel the need to respond by making topics like these. I see right through you. I know what I'm talking about My psych textbook taught me everything I need to know about the world. I know stuff none of you know because you're too stupid, not having gone through the advanced rigorous training that is General Psych 101.


I went through the General Psych 101.
Pressure - "rock is the defender of justice" 이병민 / 박영민 Hwaiting~
IdiotWind
Profile Joined February 2007
Canada321 Posts
March 05 2007 23:37 GMT
#19
LOLOLOLLO(LOOLOLOL

The argument was ok, but that KTF chat was GOLD MAN.
http://thelastgosu.blogspot.com/
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-05 23:42:26
March 05 2007 23:42 GMT
#20
Btw, weren't you the creator of the top quotes by tl thread, Hot_Bid? I think you should revive / update it more often.
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 05 2007 23:43 GMT
#21
we'll see
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.kaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
1963 Posts
March 05 2007 23:44 GMT
#22
On March 06 2007 08:43 Hot_Bid wrote:
we'll see

Liar.
Pressure - "rock is the defender of justice" 이병민 / 박영민 Hwaiting~
Carnac
Profile Blog Joined December 2003
Germany / USA16648 Posts
March 05 2007 23:47 GMT
#23
i seem to recall this from sometime earlier, was this already posted in the past?
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funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9374 Posts
March 05 2007 23:47 GMT
#24
Hero: Why are you called me a liar?


typo or is it right o.o;
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 05 2007 23:52 GMT
#25
its more definitive than the correct grammar, its as if the actual "calling" definitely happened and is already in the past and thus validated

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typo
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
March 05 2007 23:57 GMT
#26
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?
Artanis[Xp]
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Netherlands12968 Posts
March 05 2007 23:58 GMT
#27
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?

Are you saying you doubt this?
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 05 2007 23:59 GMT
#28
of course, ask haji or intrigue or the legendary geromino hidalgo
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Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
March 05 2007 23:59 GMT
#29
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.
.kaz
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
1963 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 00:01:26
March 06 2007 00:00 GMT
#30
Of course I am this funny in real life, you may ask Haji, Intrigue, or the legendary Geromino Hidalgo. *
Pressure - "rock is the defender of justice" 이병민 / 박영민 Hwaiting~
DarkYoDA
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States1347 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 00:35:23
March 06 2007 00:28 GMT
#31
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
Wrote this a long time ago:

HTBAWYA Lesson 1
This is the first entry in my "How to Be Annoying When You Argue" series. This is a guide on how to win any argument. Many of you may be wondering "what if you succeed in being annoying yet still lose the argument?" Well if you believe that to be true maybe you shouldn't be reading this.

You must have this mentality: you are the hero and master of all that is argument, and anyone in your way is simply a hapless victim. If you do not have this mindset when entering an argument you cannot win.

edit: Help to save space for y'all


You should patent your jokes... They are LOL
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DarkSlayerX
Profile Joined February 2007
Canada16 Posts
March 06 2007 00:38 GMT
#32
Part 2 of this could be "Going on tangents" because each tangent starts a new argument,
effectively resetting the Violence Threshold while maintaining the Morality quotient of each participant.

Since each tangent holds its own VT, the argument can theoretically lengthen infinitely without fear of reaching the VT.
The stubborn who are right have the right to be stubborn.
[r]h_probe
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States188 Posts
March 06 2007 00:44 GMT
#33
And Mr. Hot Bid what would you do if this happens:

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No you don't.
Victim: Uh... yes I do.
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?
Victim: Yes, I am.
Sadir
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Vatican City State1176 Posts
March 06 2007 00:45 GMT
#34
haha if this shit works, you must be argueing with pussies
xM(Z
Profile Joined November 2006
Romania5281 Posts
March 06 2007 00:48 GMT
#35
if your victim has an IQ of 50 it's all useless
it's like you fuck a 60 y old hag and...
she goes : Are you fucking me?
and you go : Are you calling me a liar?
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kawoq
Profile Joined November 2005
Guatemala357 Posts
March 06 2007 01:30 GMT
#36
this is really interesting... but what if

Victim: I think is raining outside
Hero: no you don't
Victim: are you calling me a liar?

then what????..... HELP!!!!

pd: never try this with your older and bigger brother.....
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Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 06 2007 01:59 GMT
#37
On March 06 2007 09:44 [r]h_probe wrote:
And Mr. Hot Bid what would you do if this happens:

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No you don't.
Victim: Uh... yes I do.
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?
Victim: Yes, I am.


Yeah HotBid, what would you do? ;]
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Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
March 06 2007 02:04 GMT
#38
Remember the part with "Take it as a personal attack"

You imagine the rest.
ATeddyBear
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Canada2843 Posts
March 06 2007 02:09 GMT
#39
lmao oov
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Ryp
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31 Posts
March 06 2007 02:10 GMT
#40
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to miss the mark
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Bosnia-Herzegovina1381 Posts
March 06 2007 02:11 GMT
#41
Hot_Bid seeks redeption for the general forum.

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oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
March 06 2007 02:13 GMT
#42
well this is frivolous argument, which the victim may not care that much about. the only reason he continued with this is to follow some conventional behavior, had he said, wtf are you smoking dude, you would be destroyed.

now, not that i am anything but a novice in this art, but to be really annoying in an argument, takes some more effort and awareness.

now, it is fair that not everyone would necessarily pursue an argument on a particular topic with insistence, but it would be fair to say that most people have some topics that they will argue about for hours. so basically, the most annoying argument needs to be on a topic that the victim has confidence and conviction in, so any challenge to the topic needs to be against his conviction.

now, one could potentially choose a topic based on the victim's interests, but it is best to focus on a specific question that you are in a position to accept or deny based on your personal feelings. the victim should seek to convince you of his convictions, and what you do is to maximize the points of argument that you can choose to accept or not accept. accept some of them to keep the victim interested, and you seem reasonable, but never let go of some fundamental rejection of his conclusions or opportunities to generate new accept or not accept positions.

What to accept in the argument. reduce your opponent's arguments, to a set of predicates. say a b c d. now, imagine two lines of reasonableness. the higher line marks positions that if you do not accept makes you look stupid, and achieve no effect in frustrating the opponent. say for example 1+1=2. These you cannot deny. The lower line marks the position that if you challenge, the opponent will be crushed, and realize the unreasonableness of his own beliefs. But remember, you are not trying to win the argument, but to be annoying, so do not challenge these, and make a good showing in either covering them up or even accepting them. Some work can be done with arguments that assume these unreasonable positions, but never ever challenge the positions themselves, or you have won the argument and failed at being annoying, unless the victim has a religious attachment to the conclusion. It is with those that fall in the middle that you do work. See next section on how to do work with these positions.

use variations of 'that's what you say' against strong personal convictions and things believed yet treated like fact. (in layman's definition this covers anything that is not physics, math or holocaust) Since citing the fact that the victim is only speaking his own opinions implies a relativist challenge yet does not explicitly state the challenge, the victim will be forced to provide an absolute account or at any rate an account that you can choose to accept or not accept. This step will be highly frustrating for the victim to take, since it involves not assuming his strong conviction and trying to establish some sort of proof, which may or may not be there depending on whether the conviction is reducible or not. If the conviction really is irreducible, congratulations, you've found a damn annoying question. The question can never be answered but by a circular (which you can quickly point out to the embarrassment of your victim, see next section) and is constantly annoying when the victim thinks about it. If the position is reducible, then help him reduce it, and isolate the positions that are closer to the type you seek, an irreducible personal conviction.

Now, really, when you find even one of these, it is a never ending source of irritation as long as the opponent is trying to 'prove' it to you. he will think of relations that are reasonable assuming his conviction, and parade them out to you, each of which you can destroy by either repeating the 'that's what you say' and force the opponent to prove it is a circular himself, or, if you are really in grasp of the argument, lucidly point out the circular to him and set him back to square one.

Another strategy is to never do work (or, to never bring out 'that's what you say' to the position explicitly) on the personal conviction itself, rather do work on the circulars erected in defense of it. Pick positions that are fairly built up conclusions, and force your opponent to reduce them, and hope they make a mistake and reduce hte argument to a circular, and never arrive at the basic assumptions. Deny every unsuccessful reduction with a more advanced reduction followed by a 'that's what you say.'

The above strategies do not work equally well on every argument, so it takes some awareness to pick which one to use in what situation, but the general rules and goals still stand, make your opponent prove his basic convictions to you.

Of course one cannot expect accurate and insightful evaluation of every one of your opponent's positions, so it is helpful to remember some good ones. this is accumulated by experience.

some more thing to remember, never explicitly deny a position or at any rate become vulnerable to a reversal. you must remain the buyer, and he the seller. refute all attempts at reversing the relationship.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
March 06 2007 02:14 GMT
#43
On March 06 2007 10:30 kawoq wrote:
this is really interesting... but what if

Victim: I think is raining outside
Hero: no you don't
Victim: are you calling me a liar?

then what????..... HELP!!!!

pd: never try this with your older and bigger brother.....
hahahha
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 02:29:03
March 06 2007 02:28 GMT
#44
On March 06 2007 11:10 Ryp wrote:
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LOL, nah man this thread's so fun =D.

Just enjoy it =]
L O V E Y O U
A3iL3r0n
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States2196 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 02:59:31
March 06 2007 02:57 GMT
#45
Another strategy to employ which is much more subtle and aggravating is to aggressively agree with people in words only, and to say those words with a very slight hint of condescension. Therein lays the tricky part, it must be slight enough so that it is not easily detectable, but present enough that when the person does the mental double-take on what your tone was, it is present. This leaves you in the all powerful position of being able to be condescending while simultaneously being able to deny it. Let's put this spin on the original example:

Victim: Oh god, it's raining outside.
Hero: Sure it is.
Victim: *pauses*
Victim: You don't realize it's raining outside?
Hero: No, I'm sure it is if you say it is.
Victim: What the fuck is your problem man?
Hero: What do you mean?
Victim: You're being an asshole.
Hero: How so?
Victim: I don't know--
Hero: (interrupting) Explain it to me.
Victim: I don't know you're just being an asshole.
Hero: Okay, this is what I'm hearing from you. You're upset, because I'm putting my total faith in your ability to observe the obvious. I already agreed with you, what? twice? And then you get upset. I'm not sure I'm the one being the asshole here. (pause here, and then change tone to complete friendliness) Hey man, if you say it's raining outside then I'd say it's raining. Don't get so worked up, sheesh.
My psychiatrist says I have deep-seated Ragneuroses :(
Servolisk
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
United States5241 Posts
March 06 2007 03:29 GMT
#46
wtf was that signature
Sadir
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
Vatican City State1176 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 03:40:39
March 06 2007 03:32 GMT
#47
On March 06 2007 11:10 Ryp wrote:
[image loading]


lol, this thread is gosu, not full of shit


nice video Servolisk
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 03:42:22
March 06 2007 03:41 GMT
#48
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
Ally Chat KTF:
Yellow: they are massing in the midd--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: go go counter at 6 o'clo--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: help they comi--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: he--
Reach: REACH!
Yellow: i--
Reach: REACH!

Ally Chat SKT1:
Boxer: interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terran's variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes
Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.
Boxer: please time your build order to coincide with mine.
Iloveoov: macro?


:D hilarious!
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
March 06 2007 03:43 GMT
#49
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar
poilord
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Germany3252 Posts
March 06 2007 03:48 GMT
#50
On March 06 2007 12:43 il0seonpurpose wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar


Did you call Slayer91 a liar?
~OpZ~
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States3652 Posts
March 06 2007 04:03 GMT
#51
Lol....Next rules!

and...LiquiScoop!
Maybe I could teach Osama that using a plane as a wraith or dropship would be 10x better than using it as a scourge..... ^^; -Flex
zobz
Profile Joined November 2005
Canada2175 Posts
March 06 2007 04:23 GMT
#52
On March 06 2007 11:57 A3iL3r0n wrote:
Victim: Oh god, it's raining outside.
Hero: Sure it is.
Victim: *pauses*
Victim: You don't realize it's raining outside?
Hero: No, I'm sure it is if you say it is.
Victim: What the fuck is your problem man?
Hero: What do you mean?
Victim: You're being an asshole.
Hero: How so?
Victim: I don't know--
Hero: (interrupting) Explain it to me.
Victim: I don't know you're just being an asshole.
Hero: Okay, this is what I'm hearing from you. You're upset, because I'm putting my total faith in your ability to observe the obvious. I already agreed with you, what? twice? And then you get upset. I'm not sure I'm the one being the asshole here. (pause here, and then change tone to complete friendliness) Hey man, if you say it's raining outside then I'd say it's raining. Don't get so worked up, sheesh.

indeed
"That's not gonna be good for business." "That's not gonna be good for anybody."
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
March 06 2007 04:27 GMT
#53
On March 06 2007 12:48 poilord wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 12:43 il0seonpurpose wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar


Did you call Slayer91 a liar?

liar
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
March 06 2007 04:31 GMT
#54
On March 06 2007 13:27 DeadVessel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 12:48 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:43 il0seonpurpose wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar


Did you call Slayer91 a liar?

liar

You don't think tha someone who defended me a liar, bitch, do you?
urban_attack
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Poland88 Posts
March 06 2007 04:32 GMT
#55
On March 06 2007 09:44 [r]h_probe wrote:
And Mr. Hot Bid what would you do if this happens:

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No you don't.
Victim: Uh... yes I do.
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?
Victim: Yes, I am.


WWHBD?
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
March 06 2007 04:41 GMT
#56
On March 06 2007 13:31 Slayer91 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 13:27 DeadVessel wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:48 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:43 il0seonpurpose wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar


Did you call Slayer91 a liar?

liar

You don't think tha someone who defended me a liar, bitch, do you?


C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!

Meh...it's not that funny second time around, is it?
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 06 2007 04:42 GMT
#57
Lol ilovezil, YEAH IT IS!!!!!!!! !
L O V E Y O U
CloseandBan
Profile Joined March 2007
Korea (South)100 Posts
March 06 2007 04:44 GMT
#58
Hot bid, im calling you a liar
20 year old virgin
bsmd
Profile Joined November 2006
Peru186 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 04:58:06
March 06 2007 04:50 GMT
#59
I decided to test this experiment and it didnt work as expected

Victim: I think it's raining outside.
Hero: No you don't.
Victim: Uh... yes I do.
Hero: Are you calling me a liar?
Victim: rofl no
Hero: lol
Victim has left the channel
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 04:52:17
March 06 2007 04:51 GMT
#60
On March 06 2007 13:31 Slayer91 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 13:27 DeadVessel wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:48 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:43 il0seonpurpose wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar


Did you call Slayer91 a liar?

liar

You don't think tha someone who defended me a liar, bitch, do you?

liar


Edit:


Edit x2: Good thread Hot_Bid.


Edit x3:
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
March 06 2007 04:58 GMT
#61
hahaha this made my day =D
Official Entusman #21
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27146 Posts
March 06 2007 05:31 GMT
#62
Ive read it a hundred times and laugh every time.
ModeratorGodfather
j0ehoe
Profile Joined September 2006
United States2705 Posts
March 06 2007 05:34 GMT
#63
On March 06 2007 12:41 poilord wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
Ally Chat KTF:
Yellow: they are massing in the midd--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: go go counter at 6 o'clo--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: help they comi--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: he--
Reach: REACH!
Yellow: i--
Reach: REACH!

Ally Chat SKT1:
Boxer: interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terran's variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes
Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.
Boxer: please time your build order to coincide with mine.
Iloveoov: macro?


:D hilarious!


ahhahah wtf could someone explain this joke to me?
Only communists disconnect.
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
March 06 2007 05:34 GMT
#64
hahaha thats so awesome

awesome post
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
March 06 2007 05:38 GMT
#65
On March 06 2007 14:34 j0ehoe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 12:41 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
Ally Chat KTF:
Yellow: they are massing in the midd--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: go go counter at 6 o'clo--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: help they comi--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: he--
Reach: REACH!
Yellow: i--
Reach: REACH!

Ally Chat SKT1:
Boxer: interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terran's variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes
Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.
Boxer: please time your build order to coincide with mine.
Iloveoov: macro?


:D hilarious!


ahhahah wtf could someone explain this joke to me?

Reach is a manly man and is expressing his manliness by roaring his name, oov is a simpleton compared to boxer (demonstrated by his fixation with the banana (oov is also called the gorilla/ape for his size))
Phantom
Profile Joined September 2004
Canada2151 Posts
March 06 2007 05:40 GMT
#66
lol!
http://www.gosugamers.net/starcraft2/members/Phantom
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
March 06 2007 06:27 GMT
#67
rofl,

Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.

-my favorite line. i lol
Flaccid
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
8835 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 08:30:24
March 06 2007 08:29 GMT
#68
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
2. The Moral Advantage

During arguments there exists a morality quotient (MQ) for each participant. The higher your MQ is relative to your victim the stronger attacks he or she will accept without resorting to violence. This invisible line is called the violence threshold (VT). If crossed, the situation is no longer an argument--it is a fight. Therefore, at all times it is optimal to maintain or increase your own MQ while decreasing (or containing) your victim's. This can be accomplished by following two simple rules:

(a) Turn everything into a personal attack.
(b) Take as much offense as possible.


Awesome

Awesome

Awesome

Awesome post Hot_bid. But I was curious if you've ever used the off-shot of Moral Advantage: Assumed Moral Highground.

Without getting too much into it, all it involves is cutting the guy off at the peak of his argument and injecting with some nonsense about how 'it's not worth getting worked up over'. It's CRUCIAL you inject this exactly at the moment you begin to lose the argument. I only have two fingers and typing is hard so I'll cut right to the example:

(after 20 minutes of heated argument)
Hero: Soccer really does require the best physical fitness out of any mainstream team sport
Victim: Give me a break, have you ever played hockey? played American football? You have no idea what you're talking about.
Hero: Well, that's my opinion but it's not really worth getting worked up over
Victim: Are you FUCKING KIDDING ME? We've been arguing this for almost half an hour?
Hero: Hey man, we've got more important things to worry about, this isn't a big deal. Can't you just let it go??
Victim: LET IT GO??? You brought it up, you cunt.
Hero: Come on, let's just forget about it. Life's too short to argue over stuff like this. Stop being stubborn and let it go.
Victim: FUCK YOU!

Really though, nothing pisses a fellow arguer off like completely side stepping things with an approach of indifference and snobbery when things turn out of your favor. But as stated, it's essential you do this at the breaking point of the argument, when emotions are running high, you're both firmly entrenched, and, well, you're starting to lose. Essentially you derail the debate into an accusation.

Blow it off like it aint no thaaang.

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States42573 Posts
March 06 2007 08:38 GMT
#69
Awesome. I've been following these for years but never seen them so codified.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
aseq
Profile Joined January 2003
Netherlands3977 Posts
March 06 2007 08:46 GMT
#70
The beginning is rather funny (no you're not), the liar part is just lame and childish.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States42573 Posts
March 06 2007 08:53 GMT
#71
On March 06 2007 14:34 j0ehoe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 12:41 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
Ally Chat KTF:
Yellow: they are massing in the midd--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: go go counter at 6 o'clo--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: help they comi--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: he--
Reach: REACH!
Yellow: i--
Reach: REACH!

Ally Chat SKT1:
Boxer: interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terran's variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes
Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.
Boxer: please time your build order to coincide with mine.
Iloveoov: macro?


:D hilarious!


ahhahah wtf could someone explain this joke to me?


Reach is the mantoss and Yellow is everybodys bitch (see Boxers scv rush, 3x bunker rush, anytimes dark rush). Therefore Reach shouts down Yellow whenever he tries to say anything constructive simply by declaring himself to be Reach. In a somewhat proud and very stupid way.

The other one is just a joke on oov only being able to macro and indeed, it being the only word he knows. Boxer is there to say something obscenely complicated to which the Gorilla terran answers with macro?

There was a similar post made a while back in a thread discussing micro.
iloveoov: Oov like banana. You give oov banana, oov macro, oov win.
evanthebouncy: Dance your melee units.
iloveoov: Macro?
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
March 06 2007 09:09 GMT
#72
LOL =o funniest thing I've read in awhile ;o
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
March 06 2007 09:13 GMT
#73
On March 06 2007 17:53 Kwark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 14:34 j0ehoe wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:41 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:19 Hot_Bid wrote:
Ally Chat KTF:
Yellow: they are massing in the midd--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: go go counter at 6 o'clo--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: help they comi--
Reach: I AM REACH!
Yellow: he--
Reach: REACH!
Yellow: i--
Reach: REACH!

Ally Chat SKT1:
Boxer: interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terran's variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes
Iloveoov: oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win.
Boxer: please time your build order to coincide with mine.
Iloveoov: macro?


:D hilarious!


ahhahah wtf could someone explain this joke to me?


Reach is the mantoss and Yellow is everybodys bitch (see Boxers scv rush, 3x bunker rush, anytimes dark rush). Therefore Reach shouts down Yellow whenever he tries to say anything constructive simply by declaring himself to be Reach. In a somewhat proud and very stupid way.

The other one is just a joke on oov only being able to macro and indeed, it being the only word he knows. Boxer is there to say something obscenely complicated to which the Gorilla terran answers with macro?

There was a similar post made a while back in a thread discussing micro.
iloveoov: Oov like banana. You give oov banana, oov macro, oov win.
evanthebouncy: Dance your melee units.
iloveoov: Macro?

I still say it's Reach's manliness.
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
March 06 2007 09:15 GMT
#74
way to breed douchebags.
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
March 06 2007 09:17 GMT
#75
well i didn't like the oov joke because oov knows way more than 'just macro.' But the reach one is pure gold.
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
March 06 2007 09:21 GMT
#76
lol im lovin this.
"We have unfinished business, I and he."
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
March 06 2007 09:21 GMT
#77
On March 06 2007 18:15 evanthebouncy~ wrote:
way to breed douchebags.

angry evan!? wth!?
tKd_
Profile Joined February 2005
United States2916 Posts
March 06 2007 09:27 GMT
#78
On March 06 2007 08:27 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid's still got it. ~_~

*Foresees an argument:

ilovezil: Hot_Bid's still got it
Hot_Bid: Got what? Herpes? Why do you accuse me of having herpes?
ilovezil: I never accused you of having herpes...
Hot_Bid: You calling me a liar now?
ilovezil: No..wtf? I never called you a li-
Hot_Bid: LIAR! YOU CALLED ME A LIAR!
ilovezil :No I di-
Hot_Bid: LIAR!
ilovezil: ...
ilovezil: You win.


ahaa that was good
evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
March 06 2007 09:33 GMT
#79
On March 06 2007 18:21 DeadVessel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 18:15 evanthebouncy~ wrote:
way to breed douchebags.

angry evan!? wth!?

haha iono... this sort of argument doesn't really promote the well-being of mankind so I don't really like it. ~_~
Unless you can point out in which way this argument can benefit/increase human's efficiency in this world then I'll love it.
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
GuYuTe-
Profile Joined February 2005
United States550 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-06 09:38:22
March 06 2007 09:34 GMT
#80
Hilarious. And how ironic is it that the guy who asked if the Progamer's chat was real is named "Cpt Obvious?"
Aphelion
Profile Blog Joined December 2005
United States2720 Posts
March 06 2007 10:56 GMT
#81
Yea, I always love how hard Cpt Obvious tries to fit in ;p.
But Garimto was always more than just a Protoss...
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
March 06 2007 11:01 GMT
#82
On March 06 2007 18:33 evanthebouncy~ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 18:21 DeadVessel wrote:
On March 06 2007 18:15 evanthebouncy~ wrote:
way to breed douchebags.

angry evan!? wth!?

haha iono... this sort of argument doesn't really promote the well-being of mankind so I don't really like it. ~_~
Unless you can point out in which way this argument can benefit/increase human's efficiency in this world then I'll love it.

It won't help human kind as a whole but it sure feels good .
davidgurt
Profile Joined September 2006
United States1355 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-07 06:37:47
March 07 2007 06:37 GMT
#83
Cultural Learnings of Hot_Bid for Make Benefit Glorious Person of davidgurt:

davidgurt: FORBIDDEN
davidgurt: it's like an oreo
EmeraldSquall: go find urself a korean girl
EmeraldSquall: how is that an oreo?!?!
EmeraldSquall: u eat brown oreos?!
davidgurt: ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR?
EmeraldSquall: not really, but if u want me to i will
davidgurt: oh i see how it is
davidgurt: do you call me a liar behind my back everyday?
EmeraldSquall: no i never call u a liar unless u want me to
davidgurt: why'd you call me a liar?
EmeraldSquall: i never did
davidgurt: yes you did
davidgurt: are you calling me a liar about that too?
EmeraldSquall: when did i call u a liar?
davidgurt: many times, but i forgave you
davidgurt: why are you calling me a liar today?
EmeraldSquall: i'm sorry i somehow stopped listening to you lol
EmeraldSquall: wut r u saying? lol
davidgurt: sorry, i don't talk to liars

Sexy time.
There's crashing?
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
March 07 2007 06:45 GMT
#84
Pfft...boring~

That guy was clearly n00b. Try testing yourself vs gosus and post a worthy rep.
StarN
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States2587 Posts
March 07 2007 06:48 GMT
#85
Hot_Bid I'm using your advice


My story:

Me vs My friend

Prey: slavery sucked
Hero: i disagree
Hero: it helped the southern economy a lot
Prey: fraud helped the ceo of enron quite a bit
Prey: fraud still sucks
Hero: i disagree
Hero: fraud is great
Prey: you're begging the question
Prey: sine quo pro the true answer can be found, relatively speaking, within the confines of the defined parameters allowed by the global system of dualities
Hero: cosine tangant writ of habeus corpus the lie in your statement can be seen, alternately saying, beyond the shield of the Death Star the Force is strong within you young Jedi
Prey: at least the things i said loosely fit within a sentance
Hero: no
Prey: you're starting to sound like hitler
Hero: are you calling me a liar?
Retired BW Noob
Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 07 2007 06:50 GMT
#86
Hot_Bid: knock knock... brian, knock knock
Brian: a knock knock joke?
Hot_Bid: yeah cmon man, lets do it
Brian: okay fine
Hot_Bid: knock knock
Brian: who's there?
Hot_Bid: i've been kinda thinking about killing myself
Brian: what?
Hot_Bid: i said... i've been kinda thinking about killing myself
Brian: are you serious??
Hot_Bid: whats your problem man, you're supposed to say "ive been kinda thinking about killing myself who?"
Brian: Wait, are you telling me a joke or telling me that you're thinking about killing yourself?
Hot_Bid: are you calling me a liar?
@Hot_Bid on Twitter - ESPORTS life since 2010 - http://i.imgur.com/U2psw.png
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 06:52 GMT
#87
ROFL you guys are having this line "are you calling me a liar?" at a random moment, it's SO funny lolol.
L O V E Y O U
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-07 06:55:34
March 07 2007 06:54 GMT
#88
On March 07 2007 15:48 StarN wrote:
Hot_Bid I'm using your advice


My story:

Me vs My friend

Prey: slavery sucked
Hero: i disagree
Hero: it helped the southern economy a lot
Prey: fraud helped the ceo of enron quite a bit
Prey: fraud still sucks
Hero: i disagree
Hero: fraud is great
Prey: you're begging the question
Prey: sine quo pro the true answer can be found, relatively speaking, within the confines of the defined parameters allowed by the global system of dualities
Hero: cosine tangant writ of habeus corpus the lie in your statement can be seen, alternately saying, beyond the shield of the Death Star the Force is strong within you young Jedi
Prey: at least the things i said loosely fit within a sentance
Hero: no
Prey: you're starting to sound like hitler
Hero: are you calling me a liar?


See Davidgurt, this is a clear example of vs gosu. This is a worthy replay.




NOT! ZoMfG!!~! Hahahaha! I got you, StarN I got you good! ROFL!
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I'm having too much fun with this rofl gif ^___^

EDIT: Ok, Hot_Bid's latest argument was just FUCKING GOLD!
Guybrush
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Spain4744 Posts
March 07 2007 07:03 GMT
#89
Hehe funny stuff, the KTF chat is gold
Live2Win is awesome. Happy new year scarabi!
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 07:09 GMT
#90
On March 07 2007 15:50 Hot_Bid wrote:
Hot_Bid: knock knock... brian, knock knock
Brian: a knock knock joke?
Hot_Bid: yeah cmon man, lets do it
Brian: okay fine
Hot_Bid: knock knock
Brian: who's there?
Hot_Bid: i've been kinda thinking about killing myself
Brian: what?
Hot_Bid: i said... i've been kinda thinking about killing myself
Brian: are you serious??
Hot_Bid: whats your problem man, you're supposed to say "ive been kinda thinking about killing myself who?"
Brian: Wait, are you telling me a joke or telling me that you're thinking about killing yourself?
Hot_Bid: are you calling me a liar?


LOL this "are you calling me a liar" was so well placed lmfao!
L O V E Y O U
plsdontbanme
Profile Joined March 2007
14 Posts
March 07 2007 07:21 GMT
#91
why you end with "are you call me a liar?"
that's not funny at all and not a real arguement.
maybe you should end with "fxxk ye, dumbass, i knew you never gonna understand"
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
March 07 2007 07:58 GMT
#92
[image loading]

[image loading]
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
March 07 2007 08:05 GMT
#93
haha i remember reading this a while back
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 08:12 GMT
#94
On March 07 2007 16:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
[image loading]

[image loading]


Nice one =].
L O V E Y O U
Vin{MBL}
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
5185 Posts
March 07 2007 08:13 GMT
#95
hehehe this thread is gold
boghat
Profile Joined January 2007
United States2109 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-07 08:17:28
March 07 2007 08:16 GMT
#96
This is what would happen if you tried that shit on me:

Me: I think it's raining outside.
You: No you don't.
Me: Okay.
You. Are you calling me a liar?!
Me: *sigh and walk away*
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 08:18 GMT
#97
On March 07 2007 17:16 boghat wrote:
This is what would happen if you tried that shit on me:

Me: I think it's raining outside.
You: No you don't.
Me: Okay.
You. Are you calling me a liar?!
Me: *sigh and walk away*


Then the guy won =] GG
L O V E Y O U
Million
Profile Joined April 2004
United States559 Posts
March 07 2007 08:21 GMT
#98
Hot_Bid your my hero!
Vin{MBL}
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
5185 Posts
March 07 2007 08:22 GMT
#99
On March 07 2007 17:21 Million wrote:
Hot_Bid you're my hero!


fixed
man i hate it when people put your when they mean you're
yubee
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States3826 Posts
March 07 2007 08:30 GMT
#100
On March 07 2007 17:22 Vin[MBL] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2007 17:21 Million wrote:
Hot_Bid you're my hero!


fixed
man i hate it when people put your when they mean you're

no you don't
Cpt Obvious
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Germany3073 Posts
March 07 2007 08:36 GMT
#101
On March 06 2007 19:56 Aphelion02 wrote:
Yea, I always love how hard Cpt Obvious tries to fit in ;p.


are you calling me an attention whore?
Nobody ever reads signatures of people like me, do they?
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
March 07 2007 08:48 GMT
#102
JLIG
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
Smokin_Squirrel
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Korea (South)674 Posts
March 07 2007 09:11 GMT
#103
On March 06 2007 13:31 Slayer91 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2007 13:27 DeadVessel wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:48 poilord wrote:
On March 06 2007 12:43 il0seonpurpose wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:59 Slayer91 wrote:
On March 06 2007 08:57 ilovezil wrote:
Hot_Bid, are you this funny in real life?


No.


liar


Did you call Slayer91 a liar?

liar

You don't think tha someone who defended me a liar, bitch, do you?

liar
Running is the essence of battle
gO)Qoo
Profile Joined December 2006
Canada21 Posts
March 07 2007 09:15 GMT
#104
LOL NICE NOW WE CAN ALL BE ANNOYING
QuietIdiot
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
7004 Posts
Last Edited: 2007-03-07 09:20:33
March 07 2007 09:18 GMT
#105
KoveN-
Profile Joined October 2004
Australia503 Posts
March 07 2007 09:24 GMT
#106
Exactly what TL.net needs, more anoying people
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 10:08 GMT
#107
On March 07 2007 18:15 gO)Qoo wrote:
LOL NICE NOW WE CAN ALL BE ANNOYING


Yep man, isn't it awesome?
L O V E Y O U
lololol
Profile Joined February 2006
5198 Posts
March 07 2007 10:12 GMT
#108
Usually they ask me if I'm calling them a liar and my answer "yes" just wins it for me So you got an easy counter to your strat.
I'll call Nada.
~OpZ~
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
United States3652 Posts
March 07 2007 10:32 GMT
#109
On March 07 2007 19:08 Tarte wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2007 18:15 gO)Qoo wrote:
LOL NICE NOW WE CAN ALL BE ANNOYING


Yep man, isn't it awesome?

No its not.
Maybe I could teach Osama that using a plane as a wraith or dropship would be 10x better than using it as a scourge..... ^^; -Flex
Pseudo_Utopia
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Canada827 Posts
March 07 2007 11:06 GMT
#110
On March 07 2007 16:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
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Ok man seriously if I see someone do that to me I'm just gonna walk away thinking that the guy is a complete moron and thinks he's really really funny just because he says "no you don't" when I say something. I mean come on, it's like if you go
A:I'm tired.
B:No you're not *big grin*
in the middle of a conversation. That's not really annoying, it's more like you're trying to be funny and unexpected and you're failing miserably.
Retired SchiSm[LighT]
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 11:11 GMT
#111
On March 07 2007 20:06 Pseudo_Utopia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2007 16:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
[image loading]

[image loading]


Ok man seriously if I see someone do that to me I'm just gonna walk away thinking that the guy is a complete moron and thinks he's really really funny just because he says "no you don't" when I say something. I mean come on, it's like if you go
A:I'm tired.
B:No you're not *big grin*
in the middle of a conversation. That's not really annoying, it's more like you're trying to be funny and unexpected and you're failing miserably.


I think it's about damn time for you to start enjoying and taking life a bit easier, heh? -_-.
we're here to have fun.
L O V E Y O U
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
March 07 2007 12:11 GMT
#112
[QUOTE]On March 07 2007 20:06 Pseudo_Utopia wrote:
[QUOTE]On March 07 2007 16:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:

Ok man seriously if I see someone do that to me I'm just gonna walk ...[/QUOTE]

No, you won't.

ok nvm that sucked
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
DeadVessel
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States6269 Posts
March 07 2007 12:16 GMT
#113
Liars, you're all liars.
Tarte
Profile Joined October 2006
Canada933 Posts
March 07 2007 12:20 GMT
#114
On March 07 2007 21:16 DeadVessel wrote:
Liars, you're all liars.


Really!?
L O V E Y O U
Corinthos *
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada1842 Posts
March 07 2007 12:31 GMT
#115
On March 07 2007 21:20 Tarte wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2007 21:16 DeadVessel wrote:
Liars, you're all liars.


Really!?

Partially.
ManaBlue
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Canada10458 Posts
March 07 2007 12:46 GMT
#116
Haha, always liked this one. You are a comedian among comedians hotbid. Well done.
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Pseudo_Utopia
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Canada827 Posts
March 07 2007 13:22 GMT
#117
On March 07 2007 20:11 Tarte wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2007 20:06 Pseudo_Utopia wrote:
On March 07 2007 16:58 CharlieMurphy wrote:
[image loading]

[image loading]


Ok man seriously if I see someone do that to me I'm just gonna walk away thinking that the guy is a complete moron and thinks he's really really funny just because he says "no you don't" when I say something. I mean come on, it's like if you go
A:I'm tired.
B:No you're not *big grin*
in the middle of a conversation. That's not really annoying, it's more like you're trying to be funny and unexpected and you're failing miserably.


I think it's about damn time for you to start enjoying and taking life a bit easier, heh? -_-.
we're here to have fun.


Sorry but if that happened to me, I couldn't help but to be sorry for the guy's bad joke. It's like if I say knock knock, who's there, police, police who, police let me in cause it's cold out here; just that out of nowhere in a conversation. I'm not going against this whole thread, I happen to think a lot of this stuff is funny (especially the Monty Python video Servolisk put up). But sometimes the intention is not all that counts. I would have to try very hard for it to be that way, and I still don't think I could see it that way.
Retired SchiSm[LighT]
Fobbish
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Korea (South)1071 Posts
March 07 2007 14:25 GMT
#118
On March 07 2007 18:15 gO)Qoo wrote:
LOL NICE NOW WE CAN ALL BE ANNOYING



off topic: does it matter if word "be" and "all" exchange in their places?


it seems both works to me
강함은 타고나는 것이 아니라 만들어 지는 것이다! - 외인구단
ChApFoU
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
France2982 Posts
March 07 2007 15:07 GMT
#119
" oov like banana. you give oov banana. oov macro. oov win " <---- quote of the month XD

"I honestly think that whoever invented toilet paper in a genius" Kang Min
One Page Memory
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Bulgaria2145 Posts
March 07 2007 17:05 GMT
#120
There is a quote:
"If you argue with idiot, probably he's doing the same thing right now"
GG
Jin Youngsoo before game with Savior: But, I demanded myself (of composure) by saying: Same old, same old - only a Zerg, only a Zerg
vhallee
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
899 Posts
March 07 2007 18:27 GMT
#121
the progamer chat is simply priceless... what? its not? are you calling me a liar? bitch!
Marijuana causes amnesia and other things I don't remember.
pyrogenetix
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
China5094 Posts
March 07 2007 20:49 GMT
#122
On March 07 2007 17:30 yubee wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2007 17:22 Vin[MBL] wrote:
On March 07 2007 17:21 Million wrote:
Hot_Bid you're my hero!


fixed
man i hate it when people put your when they mean you're

no you don't

eye smells teh gramar pohlees
Yea that looks just like Kang Min... amazing game sense... and uses mind games well, but has the micro of a washed up progamer.
Scorpion
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1974 Posts
March 08 2007 07:36 GMT
#123
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
nooooooooob
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
Option 2?
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
option
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
1
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
D;
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
>> wtf
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
it says what the writer thinks of humanity
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
So....
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
so that's what he thinks of humanity
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
What?
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
That religion is the cause of social dilapidation
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
No it isn't.
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
pobresito
-Fonze/Scorpion: Contents under pressure says:
Are you calling me a liar?
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
no
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
I'm calling you pobresito
theskyisblueandsoistheocean@hotmail.com says:
;D


I didn't know how to reply after that. For those who are not bilinguals, pobresito = poor (little) you
Mango @ U.S.East!
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
March 08 2007 07:57 GMT
#124
the best technique to use whenever they are trying to reply to your accusations:

"why are you getting so defensive?"
"i'm not getting de-"
"see, look, you're getting defensive again"
ModeratorResident K-POP Elitist
Patriot.dlk
Profile Blog Joined October 2004
Sweden5462 Posts
March 12 2007 08:07 GMT
#125
On March 06 2007 11:10 Ryp wrote:
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