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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Aug 17, 2013 17:49:30 GMT -5
Man, Tamina got friend-zoned pretty damn hard on Twitter. Yeoouch.
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Post by JTG Fan on Aug 17, 2013 17:53:10 GMT -5
Man, Tamina got friend-zoned pretty damn hard on Twitter. Yeoouch. nodaysoff DYoung If I could just lay this rumor to rest & simply say @taminasnuka is like a sister 2 me & we have never dated. Sorry Tamina.
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Post by Cry Baby on Aug 17, 2013 18:00:58 GMT -5
Man, Tamina got friend-zoned pretty damn hard on Twitter. Yeoouch. nodaysoff DYoung If I could just lay this rumor to rest & simply say @taminasnuka is like a sister 2 me & we have never dated. Sorry Tamina. Ouch. But hey. She's in Hercules, and his name has been revealed to the masses as Fred (Seriously? Fred? I did not have him pegged as a Fred). So I guess she's feeling pretty okay right about now.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Aug 17, 2013 18:04:38 GMT -5
Oh, look, it's the "I don't have a problem with <marginalized minority group>, I just bitch about anything positive and non-derogatory being said about <marginalized minority group> because that's POLITICAL CORRECTNESS" routine. With a dosage of "Why are people making a fuss about a wrestler with NO WORKRATE???" smarkiness. Good ol' wrestling fandom, living down to all the cliches.
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Post by edgestar on Aug 17, 2013 18:07:01 GMT -5
This is the top story on E News. I'm happy he was able to be the one to announce his sexual preference, and not have some tabloid out him without his permission.
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Post by PTBartman on Aug 17, 2013 18:08:34 GMT -5
Yeah, the Fred thing rocked my perception of reality too. I think the only way I would have been more surprised would be if it had been Moishe, Yakov, or Sven.
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Post by kamero00 on Aug 17, 2013 18:34:17 GMT -5
I like how we live in a time where being gay is acceptable, but being named "Fred" is not.
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Post by BigBadZ on Aug 17, 2013 18:44:32 GMT -5
Whoa whoa whoa whoa!! A guy named Fred has shocked the world and he didn't fall face-first into the ground?? I guess there has been enough time since, and they are trying it again. If they go to a state that allows it, Ole Anderson better read Darren's vows or I will riot.
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Post by ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul on Aug 17, 2013 18:53:52 GMT -5
So I understand how big this is... and that's it.
I don't feel strongly one way or another over this. If I was going to congratulate him, I'd rather do it in person, otherwise it's like driving a Prius: no sense in doing good deeds unless other people can see them.
Largely he still is the same person he was the day before this happened, if just because I never really pondered his, or anyone else's, sexual identity. And more importantly, I don't know him personally, so I have no real investment on him other than the glorious Meme-tastic nature of his team with Titus. And if he says he is happy, isn't that enough?
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Post by Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks on Aug 17, 2013 19:03:42 GMT -5
That bit of "comedy" from Wrestlecrap is eyeroll-worthy. Too heavy on snide commentary and too light on actual humor, but more than that, its premise starts off shaky and falls apart at "none of us particularly gave a damn about him". The PTP have always been pretty popular on the forums I visit, and I'd certainly hold up my own pre-August-15th post history to bolster that particular fact.
Satire needs to be rooted in truth because it typically employs hyperbole to draw critical attention to the subject. If the subject is already exaggerated in your head before you satirize it, the end result isn't clever or witty, it's the literary equivalent of Tony Schiavone commentating his own masturbation sessions.
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Post by Lancers on Aug 17, 2013 19:31:07 GMT -5
it's the literary equivalent of Tony Schiavone commentating his own masturbation sessions. Schiavone: "Uhhhh...uhhhhh....I wanna be your number one fan......uhhhhhhhh.....oh man that's good......uhhhhhh....oh god.....here comes the sledgehammer.....uh..uh..uh..uh....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. *pulls off sock* That was the greatest bishop flog in the history of masturbation." *puts away photograph of Kathy Bates*
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 20:10:03 GMT -5
I was not so shocked to learn that Darren Young is gay. However, I was rather shocked to learn that is his real name is Fred. If I was him, I would have wanted to keep that under wraps. Wrestlers real names always surprise me like that for some reason, like how Punks real name is "Phil"
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 17, 2013 20:16:42 GMT -5
That bit of "comedy" from Wrestlecrap is eyeroll-worthy. Too heavy on snide commentary and too light on actual humor, but more than that, its premise starts off shaky and falls apart at "none of us particularly gave a damn about him". The PTP have always been pretty popular on the forums I visit, and I'd certainly hold up my own pre-August-15th post history to bolster that particular fact. Satire needs to be rooted in truth because it typically employs hyperbole to draw critical attention to the subject. If the subject is already exaggerated in your head before you satirize it, the end result isn't clever or witty, it's the literary equivalent of Tony Schiavone commentating his own masturbation sessions. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, I'm assuming he's trying for a sort of The Onion feel; it just doesn't really work.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 17, 2013 20:17:59 GMT -5
it's the literary equivalent of Tony Schiavone commentating his own masturbation sessions. Schiavone: "Uhhhh...uhhhhh....I wanna be your number one fan......uhhhhhhhh.....oh man that's good......uhhhhhh....oh god.....here comes the sledgehammer.....uh..uh..uh..uh....uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. *pulls off sock* That was the greatest bishop flog in the history of masturbation." *puts away photograph of Kathy Bates*If his wife came home early: "We're outta time fans!"
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Post by Lancers on Aug 17, 2013 20:26:29 GMT -5
If his wife came home early: "We're outta time fans!" If his wife kicks him out of house due to the fourth time she caught him watching 'Misery' on DVD: Tony: "Alright, we've seen the end of our marriage. I don't know....I'm Tony Schiavone....honey, you can go to hell....I'm outta here...straight to hell."
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 17, 2013 20:34:05 GMT -5
If his wife came home early: "We're outta time fans!" If his wife kicks him out of house due to the fourth time she caught him watching 'Misery' on DVD: Tony: "Alright, we've seen the end of our marriage. I don't know....I'm Tony Schiavone....honey, you can go to hell....I'm outta here...straight to hell." The preview of his Misery dvd features a trailer for Die Hard "Bruce Willis, the guy who was on a tv show called Moonlighting in the past, is heading an action movie. No Cybil Shephard to be found? That'll put butts in the seats."
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Post by Kash Flagg on Aug 17, 2013 20:35:24 GMT -5
If his wife came home early: "We're outta time fans!" If his wife kicks him out of house due to the fourth time she caught him watching 'Misery' on DVD: Tony: "Alright, we've seen the end of our marriage. I don't know....I'm Tony Schiavone....honey, you can go to hell....I'm outta here...straight to hell." Tony to his wife: Tony: "To hear you come on and bash my masturbation skills? Come on. I've had to do a lot of crazy things in my life, Mrs. Schivone, including putting your ass over in bed!"
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Post by Lancers on Aug 17, 2013 20:42:37 GMT -5
Tony: "To hear you come on and bash my masturbation skills? Come on. I've had to do a lot of crazy things in my life, Mrs. Schivone, including putting your ass over in bed!" Tony: "Honey. Take a good look at what your missing out. This will be the last time you ever get to experience Thunder in Paradise." *Tony does Rick Rude taunt*
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Post by ThereIsNoAbsurdistOnlyZuul on Aug 17, 2013 20:44:14 GMT -5
Tony: "To hear you come on and bash my masturbation skills? Come on. I've had to do a lot of crazy things in my life, Mrs. Schivone, including putting your ass over in bed!" Tony: "Honey. Take a good look at what your missing out. This will be the last time you ever get to experience Thunder in Paradise." *Tony does Rick Rude taunt*Welp, I am not gonna be able to eat cottage cheese for a month.
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Post by cahuette on Aug 17, 2013 20:52:15 GMT -5
I still think he's a bad wrestler. I still can right?
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