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Oh phew, I almost forgot we had this thing. You guys, I still don’t quite know what happened this weekend–I need a weekend just to recover from my weekend LOL!–and obviously we do not want to nor do we have the have time to turn this website into a navel-gazing examination of what a website even IS, there are more important things to discuss (what a liar she is, right?!). But let’s just take one final moment to remember why we are all here, and then let’s move forward. There are many different reasons to enjoy Videogum (probably?), but none of those reasons is giving each other a hard time. There is a whole world out there to be given a hard time! That is what she said! So relax, you guys. Regroup. Dust yourselves off. And if that doesn’t work, watch this baby lamb jumping through a house. Look at him go! OK, you’re OK. You’re OK. You’re doing great!
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Sometimes, when I see a moving image on the Internet, I find it funny. Sometimes I do not find it funny. It depends on the funniness of the image and the words that accompany the image.
What more is there to it than that?
I Love ALL You Guys!
First! (probably not, I have yet to refresh!)
GIFS TO COME
MORE TEXT THO!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=105547626135055
DS3M (or your ghost), why is it the “Dave” Delahaye Fan Page? Is there a meme I’m missing? Have I been left on the bench again during dodge ball?
I thought he was what Seth Galifinance was to Zach Galifigureskating, you know, a gay brother alter-ego. Mine is Jon Turqouise!
His tumblr –
http://gabrieldelahaye.tumblr.com/
Wow. I’m impressed. You are truly immersed!
I still don’t get it…
“As I’m apt to do” –Gwyneth Paltrow.
Ugh. I’m so apt to punch her right now.
I left on Friday after posting a photo of a raver, and telling Steve Winwood we loved him, then I came in this morning and the Monster’s Ball had 400 comments! Its like I left my teenager home for the weekend and he threw a giant party and now the house is full of beer cans and there’s an overturned PT cruiser in the Lawn. Also, Where’s my Porsche?!?
Anyway, lets just chalk it up to teenage shenanigans and let bygones be bygones. The carpet cleaning is coming out of your allowance, and you’ll have to help me your mother’s rosebush out of the PT Cruiser’s grill, but consider it a lesson learned.
Also, did you read all of them? There was some crazy confession thing happening in there at a certain point on Friday Night. Weird Wild Stuff! I like it!
Yeah, I think we should take this and run with it. I checked the site several times over the weekend and there were just more and more lolz. I usually don’t lol on the weekend, my weekends are devoid of lolz! If monsters want to continue to just go bananas in the comments through out the weekend from now on, please continue to do so.
Yeah, I really enjoyed it too. There was a lot of laughs but a lot of lessons learned too. It was a very special episode of Monster’s Ball.
Listen, I love analingus as much as the next guy, but I think the thread was great for other reasons:
We learned about taxes, Godsauce figured out how to post an image, and people got to air their grievances in an open forum… and now we can move forward.
…or backward? how does a reset button work? Did we reset to the last reset? or before? Are we supposed to be making fun of fat people again? …probably not.
Well, either way, I’m glad it’s done.
Worst of all is…I still don’t know what Nickelback = Pedophile means!!!!!!
Maybe it has something to do with this (yes, I looked that shit up):
http://gendergoggles.com/2009/03/05/i-cant-quite-figure-you-out
Gross. Maybe it is an elaborate ploy to start some weird get “Nickelback” and “pedophile” as a search trending. Which would make the same amount of sense, but would be way funnier.
Anchor Management, I think I love you…just for trying!
I am afraid that the VG crystal egg might be in some way damaged after this weekend. But let us learn from this experience and grow, together. Come on monsters! Lets have a group e-hug!
Oh, good, you found my PT Cruiser!
You guys, Gabe’s right! We should be saving all our hatred and intolerance to gifs for the Ke$has and the Gwyneths of the world (that is what you’re saying right?)! We need to go back to the island… the metaphorical island of unity and love we once had as monsters!
xoxo
GIFsop Girl
Wow, I totally missed everything that went down, and I just have to say, I completely agree. In Videogumland (coming in 2011 from Milton Bradley), we should never hate on each other. We are like the planeteers to Gabe’s Captain Planet. Only by our powers combined can hate on everything else, but if we get bogged down in internal wars, we are letting them win(them being the Gwyneth Paltrow’s and Kirstie Alley’s of the world, not the aliens from V)! Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Heart, Painting, Exercising, and Hating on things we love to hate, or whatever! I think you guys know what I’m saying!
Gwyneth “visited an organic grocery store staffed by “hipsters” ” in Nashville.
It revolutionized her thought that organic grocery stores were staffed by British hipsters, a totally different breed.
Yeah, further proof she’s the worst: I live in East Nashville, home to many of the places she cited (including Ugly Mugs, which she claims she went to “every morning”), and NOT ONE PERSON in this neighborhood ever saw her! Not one! There’s a very active neighborhood listserv here and we all confirm that there were no sightings. Liar!
Oh man. I’m from Nashville as well…It is weird that she said getting into Patterson House “requires some work”–it’s literally first come first served like any other normal place. Wouldn’t be hip enough though if you could just sit down after a short wait like any other dive for plebs. Anyway a lot of what she highlighted that wasn’t deliberately yuppie were tourist spots that natives never go to, at least I don’t. (Only tourists buy cowboy boots on Broadway!)
Why am I getting so upset over this? I don’t even know! Get out of my city, weirdo!
Oh, Carrie, I so agree! Get out of our city! At least stop using it to seem cool. And then our local newspaper had to make her blog post the lead story like some navel-gazing celebrity obsessed gossip mag.
I feel cleansed after this weekend. I took some tips from the GOOP newsletter:
This is what I ate every day:
Let’s all Gwyneth detox!
(What if I was secretly a GOOP advertiser?)
Wow, it’s like getting drunk and accidentally messing around with your female best friend. Can we, just, not talk about this ever again? Yeah, I think acting like it never happened is for the best.
Last night, because I am a huge nerd, I was watching the health care vote while checking Twitter and Facebook. I wrote that to be a legitimate movement, the Tea Party shouldn’t drop the N-bomb on a civil rights icon or the F bomb (no, not that one, the other one) on a gay member of congress. I thought this was sarcastic but true.
However, because people are already so divided on the issue, some people took offense and it became this huge thing where I didn’t respect conservative points of view and I’m an asshole. Others who aligned with me politically were taunting conservatives. Needless to say, I texted Republican friends who I want to keep saying that I respect them and that I meant no offense to them personally although I don’t agree with them. I also ended up with fewer friends than I started out with.
What I’m trying to say (by using Facebook drama, way not to be a tween, Neechevo) is that if Monsters keep dividing themselves so much, then the comments section will develop into a bitter place where we won’t even agree to be civil on benign comments.
With that said, I e-like all of you, and I think this is a special place. And I really think everyone can keep that going.
Sorry to hear about your facespace issues. However, can we not mention a certain conservative “movement” on here? Last thing we need is one of them googling around and finding Videogum. Pretty soon there will be a bunch of assholes with Ayn Rand avatars calling us baby killers. Regular Republicans, conservatives, and independents are cool though.
It will happen too. My band’s name (which in the interest of not seeming like an asshole shamelessly self promoting himself, I will not name in its entirety) contains the phrase “Tea Party” in it. I’ve used the name for years, but now I’m getting all of these emails about organizing and down with the government and where’s his birth certificate, and I’ve been politely responding saying that I disagree with their conclusions, it’s just a coincidence, and we are all supportive of the president and his policies so please take me off your mailing list, but it’s about to drive me batshit crazy. We’ve considered changing the name, but we don’t want to do that because then the terrorists win! I am so lost inside.
Another week, another revolution.
This week i’m crusading against: *Spins wheel*
…
AVATARS WITH OPEN MOUTHS
How can you revolt against Avatars with open mouths when they can be this adorable:
T for Tongue! (Did you see what I did there? An Avatar/Lost?VforVgum reference all in one! I am so smrt)
I’m not sure who finds this kind of mixing metaphors “adorable.” This would be a toddlers + tiaras dq before the swimsuit competition even started.
I’m sorry, but this Na’vi/bear/Dharma Initiative baby thing is not adorable. In fact, it’s kind of a horrifying sci-fi (or is it syfy?) condemnation of at least one parent.
The Internet has told me that is in fact baby Aaron from Lost (I do not watch Lost, please don’t downvote!) and people here know Lost. It’s from this awesome site, from someone who I suspect reads Videogum – he has Avatized the Leprechaun, Roger Ebert, Snooki, Kevin Smith and Tommy Wiseau. Most awesome website ever:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avatized/
Alternatively, I think I just blue myself.
Justin Bieber and I would like to tell all you monsters:
Werttrew: I find that if I “View Full Size Image” and use the “Direct Link for Layouts” (which is a Jpg, what?) it usually works.
Oh, the student becomes the teacher! (I’m just assuming that everyone learned how to post gifs thanks to werttrew)
It’s true! We took a seminar at his university. It was a day of workshops, lectures, and demonstrations.
“Jiffs and their Discontents” followed by “Jiffs: Theory vs. Practice”
I am saving up to go to his advanced Gif making series “So You want to Impress at 100 Frames per Minute”
I think we pick a different file format each week. I vote .tiff files. always thinking theyre so big.
This is a long shot, but please tell me that “brapp” is from the “up my mom’s ass” sketch from Mr. Show. Please.
“You taught me that not everything is stupid, some things are gay.”
Oh, I’m sorry. Did everyone know what we were talking about and was the quote totally useless? My bad, I get excited when we talk about Bob & David.
All this arguing going on over the last week when what we really should be concerned about is Gwyneth’s sensitive digestive tract.
So, if we’re moving on, can I change the subject to The Wire? HBO has it on demand, and I didn’t get a chance to finish season one(and, if I can be honest, I was having a tiny bit of trouble getting into season one), but I just started season two, and man! I missed enough that I don’t really know what’s going on with the Barksdales, but this is really doing it for me, guys. Also, I never thought there could be anything cuter than Amy Ryan in The Office, but Amy Ryan in The Wire is giving her a run for her money.
Regarding Season 1, it takes about half of the season to really get into it, but once you do, you’re hooked! You missed some major action/heartbreak/life lessons, so nextflix it STAT.
I’m slowly working my way through The Wire, starting with Season 1. The first three episodes were so painfully slow I almost bailed on it, but as the season finale approaches it’s picking up speed. I’ve heard it gets better as it goes along, peaking with Season 4.
Yeah, I agree with the others here. You really have to force yourself to get through the first 5 or so episode of season 1, and then you’ll finally understand what’s going on.
Also, you are going to have to go back to Season 1 at some point because they go back to the Barksdales after Season 2.
Phew! I really thought there was something wrong with me when I started watching and didn’t instantly love it. There were some moments that I could see the potential(McNulty and the other detective–I’m really sorry guys, I’ll get these names–figuring out a crime scene while repeating “fuck” for about five minutes), but it wasn’t really dynamic, which is exactly what season two is. This feels like it would be a peak for most shows, but apparently it’s not? Also, Method Man!
I really, really enjoyed season two (It cracks me up that Andy Belleflueur and Frank Sabotka are the same person). I’m 10 episodes into season four, and so far season two is still my favorite. But from what I understand, season four will take its place before all is said and done.
Season 2 is the white people season. Season 2 has a picture of Avon Barksdale in their pocket.
I just watched the entire first season this weekend and I’ll be starting season 2 today. Man I wish I could go back I time and go along with all the forums and recaps as they’re happening instead of now where I’m afraid of spoilers. I will never listen to Farmer in the Dale the same way (duh I put it on every mixtape), and SEASON ONE SPOILER: I realized this morning that Wallace would be in his mid 20′s by now :’(
I haven’t really been commenting all that much over the past few months (college obligations.. boo!) so I kind of missed all the excitement, but I just wanted to say that I think videogum is pretty great and everyone here is pretty great and I’m proud to be a member (a rarely participating member, but nonetheless..) of this community! So let’s just keep being great!
This thread has had a good start: a cute navi baby, but honestly I really really need adorable animals doing adorable things in gif form. Pretty please?
done and done.
This is exactly what my cats do.
Oh, I feel bad for the bear!
My faith in VG is completely restored. What cute little cubs. Thanks so much super!
I think we’ve figured out where Paltrow gets her leg grease, you guys.
Keep hopping, little lamb. You’ll get out of that maze house one day!
Gabe, I just want to let you know to worry not about people getting the Mr. Show references you sometimes utilize, and whether any of us get them.
I get them all and appreciate their inclusion.
And I must say, this past weekend was more confusing than The Story of The Story of The Story of Everest. Pop a wheelie, it’s Bob and David!
So does Gabe have to post this every 108 minutes now?
Dammit, Radzinsky. We could really use your help about now.
Oh man, I do not have the patience to trudge through that Monster’s Ball to find out why the Reset Button needed to be struck again.
Cool it, Monsters!
Love,
Grandpa Phelps
So, wait, does this mean gifs are eligible again? Or are we only resetting the part where the VforVgum thing happened? Gah! Also, if gifs are still not allowed on the MB, does that mean that if the lowest-rated comment is a gif, it doesn’t count?.. I’m confusing myself so much right now.
I vote for a separate highest-rated .gif acknowledgement in the Monster’s Ball.
it’s not even worth worry about. we just need to play nice and have fun!
and see how long that lasts until the next reset.
Let’s not reset the drunken love confessions though. That was my favorite part.
That needs to happen way more often.
I want to hate on Gwyneth so bad, but I was in Atlanta all week basically doing the exact same thing….She shouldn’t suck so bad, but she does! BTW, Atlanta monsters your city is awesome.
I think I have a story you guys might enjoy.
So I (and about ten other people) saw John Kilduff, Mr. Let’s Paint TV, perform live at this artsy Echo Park gallery/show space Saturday night. His performance was a bit too intense for me to get into here (there was much fat male nudity). But I did talk to him after the show.
We chatted for a bit about his philosophy, his touring schedule, etc. Then I finally got to the most important topic. “Have you ever seen the website Videogum?” I asked.
“No, I don’t think so,” he said. “I mean, I probably have. I see most of the sites that post stuff about me. What did you say it was called? Videodumb?”
“No, VideoGUM. Like chewing gum.”
“OH! Yeah, I’ve seen that. They’re the ones who say ‘Let’s paint and exercise’ about everything, right? Like, ‘Let’s pain and exercise and look at squirrels’?”
This made me inordinately happy. So let’s paint and exercise and look at squirrels, shall we, you guys?
This tale made my day. Thanks for sharing.
A greater tale has ne’er been told.
This is seriously the best story. It made me wish I had your life! I am going to go look at squirrels today just to feel like I am part of it all.
This gives me hope that maybe Topher Grace has been on here!
This is excellent news! I hope to someday run into Gwyneth and/or Jay Leno and ask them the same question. Fingers crossed they answer in the affirmative as well!
Crap. Do MSPaint mouths count?
Woooooops. I thought I was replying to Constantinople’s rally cry against open mouthed avatars.
You say “whoops” exactly how my grandmother used to say it, a little drawn-out and dramatic. Thanks for that.
I hate to be a party pooper, but can you please fix VG so it works on FireFox again? I literally open IE just to read VG, and it’s a super big pain in the ass.
Love,
Lara
I use firefox, and I have had zero issues with the new site design. What kind of problems are you having?
Everything that can be said has been said. Keep up the good work, friends.
Wow I have one busy week, ignore the internet and its the Vgum Apocalypse. Or at the very least a Vgum kerfuffle.
wowza! so glad I didn’t have internet access all weekend! things got nastay