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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 28, 2007 23:27:28 GMT -5
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Post by radicalbuttercup on Nov 28, 2007 23:41:46 GMT -5
That is SO stupid that I can't help but laugh. So I guess it's stupid in a good way. ;D
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2007 23:46:03 GMT -5
Okay, new rule: That was funny, but anyone who laughed, including me, cannot bitch about Hornswoggle.
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Post by radicalbuttercup on Nov 28, 2007 23:47:07 GMT -5
Okay, new rule: That was funny, but anyone who laughed, including me, cannot bitch about Hornswoggle. Chuck Taylor > Hornswoggle. Rule....voided.
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Post by YouStayClassy on Nov 28, 2007 23:50:05 GMT -5
It's Chuck Taylor's world and we're lucky to be allowed to live in it.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2007 23:51:00 GMT -5
Okay, new rule: That was funny, but anyone who laughed, including me, cannot bitch about Hornswoggle. Chuck Taylor > Hornswoggle. Rule....voided. You missed the point. If you can buy the logic, even once.... the precedent has been set. There's no going back.
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Post by radicalbuttercup on Nov 28, 2007 23:54:21 GMT -5
Chuck Taylor > Hornswoggle. Rule....voided. You missed the point. If you can buy the logic, even once.... the precedent has been set. There's no going back. Nooo.. Chuck Taylor pretended to have a invisible grenade for like twenty seconds in a tiiiiiiiiiiiiiny, goofy indy fed where such buffoonery is common place. And encouraged. Hornswoggle is like on RAW and Smackdown every week, in the biggest promotion around, just being annoying and lame.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 28, 2007 23:57:06 GMT -5
You missed the point. If you can buy the logic, even once.... the precedent has been set. There's no going back. Nooo.. Chuck Taylor pretended to have a invisible grenade for like twenty seconds in a tiiiiiiiiiiiiiny, goofy indy fed where such buffoonery is common place. And encouraged. Hornswoggle is like on RAW and Smackdown every week, in the biggest promotion around, just being annoying and lame. I was referring to the specific incident where Hornswoggle used a door he painted on the wall. Otherwise, sure, I can see yoru point.
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 29, 2007 0:02:45 GMT -5
The real lesson is:
Do something stupid in front of 20 people in an indy fed that people like = brilliant
Do something stupid in front of millions on a worldwide stage and get paid several times more = worst thing ever
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Post by YouStayClassy on Nov 29, 2007 0:02:52 GMT -5
Okay, new rule: That was funny, but anyone who laughed, including me, cannot bitch about Hornswoggle. I was ready to start forming a mob to storm Connecticut until Simmons came on. The absolute look of bewilderment and astonishment on his face as he examined the painted door is probably my favorite comedy bit of 2007.
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Post by poi zen rana on Nov 29, 2007 0:03:10 GMT -5
Nooo.. Chuck Taylor pretended to have a invisible grenade for like twenty seconds in a tiiiiiiiiiiiiiny, goofy indy fed where such buffoonery is common place. And encouraged. Hornswoggle is like on RAW and Smackdown every week, in the biggest promotion around, just being annoying and lame. I was referring to the specific incident where Hornswoggle used a door he painted on the wall. Otherwise, sure, I can see yoru point. i see where you are coming from as both are cartoony. the difference is hornswoggle was cartoony in a cliched way. something we have seen many times before and we all knew how it would end before they were half way done. this video shows something cartoony as well, but it is in a new way and it is their own. it isn't reenacting 40% of a specific cartoon. so i think it is wrong to enjoy this and not enjoy hornswoggle simply because you consider swoggle cartoonish. it is however completely logical that you could find one funnier than the other.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 29, 2007 0:05:55 GMT -5
The real lesson is: Do something stupid in front of 20 people in an indy fed that people like = brilliant Do something stupid in front of millions on a worldwide stage and get paid several times more = worst thing ever Yep, because god knows no one in WWE has ever oversold and had everyone love it. (Here's looking right at RVD)
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 29, 2007 0:07:26 GMT -5
The real lesson is: Do something stupid in front of 20 people in an indy fed that people like = brilliant Do something stupid in front of millions on a worldwide stage and get paid several times more = worst thing ever Yep, because god knows no one in WWE has ever oversold and had everyone love it. (Here's looking right at RVD) what does overselling have to do with an "invisible hand grenade" exactly? not even close.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 29, 2007 0:09:43 GMT -5
Yep, because god knows no one in WWE has ever oversold and had everyone love it. (Here's looking right at RVD) what does overselling have to do with an "invisible hand grenade" exactly? not even close. Well, he actually usually tosses the invisible hand grenade at the closest child in the crowd, not unlike how the Rock would set up the People's Elbow by throwing his elbowpad into the crowd. So basically it's a regular taunt. This was an isolated incident where they decided to play around with the idea. And it resulted in what? An oversold atomic drop. Nothing too horrible or cartoony, considering it only happened once, and is by no means some grand "indy double standard".
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 29, 2007 0:10:44 GMT -5
what does overselling have to do with an "invisible hand grenade" exactly? not even close. Well, he actually usually tosses the invisible hand grenade at the closest child in the crowd, not unlike how the Rock would set up the People's Elbow by throwing his elbowpad into the crowd. So basically it's a regular taunt. This was an isolated incident where they decided to play around with the idea. And it resulted in what? An oversold atomic drop. Nothing to horrible or cartoony, considering it only happened once, and is by no means some grand "indy double standard". Then explain why everyone goes crazy over the fact that you can "pause" one dude by pressing a button on his tights?
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 29, 2007 0:12:55 GMT -5
Well, he actually usually tosses the invisible hand grenade at the closest child in the crowd, not unlike how the Rock would set up the People's Elbow by throwing his elbowpad into the crowd. So basically it's a regular taunt. This was an isolated incident where they decided to play around with the idea. And it resulted in what? An oversold atomic drop. Nothing to horrible or cartoony, considering it only happened once, and is by no means some grand "indy double standard". Then explain why everyone goes crazy over the fact that you can "pause" one dude by pressing a button on his tights? Because....it's a funny gimmick that usually adds a fun dynamic to the match(especially in six man and up matches), and is usually just good for a couple of comedy spots in what is otherwise basically a wrestling match. And I thought this was about Chuck Taylor and his hand grenades? Why the switch up?
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Post by poi zen rana on Nov 29, 2007 0:16:46 GMT -5
seriously just because i don't like hornswoggle's comedy doesn't mean i am guilty of a double standard for liking this type of comedy. it is not as though i dislike the hornswoggle segments because they are comedy. i just don't find them as funny to my sense of humor.
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Post by lildude8218 on Nov 29, 2007 0:17:43 GMT -5
Then explain why everyone goes crazy over the fact that you can "pause" one dude by pressing a button on his tights? Because....it's a funny gimmick that usually adds a fun dynamic to the match(especially in six man and up matches), and is usually just good for a couple of comedy spots in what is otherwise basically a wrestling match. And I thought this was about Chuck Taylor and his hand grenades? Why the switch up? No, it's about the double standard, always was. But there's no point in me pointing it out because everyone loves their wacky indy stuff that is cartoonish and will always find a way to justify the hypocrisy around here. So I'm done.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 29, 2007 0:17:45 GMT -5
seriously just because i don't like hornswoggle's comedy doesn't mean i am guilty of a double standard for liking this type of comedy. it is not as though i dislike the hornswoggle segments because they are comedy. i just don't find them as funny to my sense of humor. Exactly. Honestly, some people can't wrap their brains around that concept. Apparently, if I find one goofy thing funny, all of it has to be funny, or I'm a complete hypocrite.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 29, 2007 0:21:44 GMT -5
Because....it's a funny gimmick that usually adds a fun dynamic to the match(especially in six man and up matches), and is usually just good for a couple of comedy spots in what is otherwise basically a wrestling match. And I thought this was about Chuck Taylor and his hand grenades? Why the switch up? No, it's about the double standard, always was. But there's no point in me pointing it out because everyone loves their wacky indy stuff that is cartoonish and will always find a way to justify the hypocrisy around here. So I'm done. So because I find A funny, but don't find B funny, I'm a hypocrite? What if B just doesn't appeal to me, while A does? When did opinion and personal tastes morph into hypocrisy? I didn't get that memo.
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