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Since Monsters’ Ball is kind of where we take care of in-house business, let’s take care of some in-house business, right? Basically, it is time to be honest with ourselves and with each other about the fact that Videogum is a blog in an Internet of blogs, and that the Internet of blogs runs on an open-circuit system of interconnected tools for disseminating information. I guess what I’m trying to say is how do we get more Twitter followers? And what should we do to improve Videogum’s “Facebook experience”? Let’s pretend that there was a Videogum application for your telephone. What would that application do? You get the idea. These could be perceived as embarrassing questions, because aren’t we all supposed to not care about that stuff and isn’t life just about letting the events of the world wash over you, dude? NO! No shame. It’s a new semester (LOL) and it is time for us to start thinking about how to make what we all spend way too much of our time doing even bigger and better, right? Right. So: please help. Consider it extra credit, and other jokes about school. Thank you in advance for your help, guys. Check plus plus. Two gold stars. Recess.
After the jump, the five Highest Rated comments, the Lowest Rated comment, the winner of this week’s Sad Don Draper Caption Contest, and the Editor’s Choice:
This Week’s Highest Rated Comments
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Ginger Ball Z | Sep 8th | Score:78 |
| Posted in: Cruise Ship On Rough Seas Or Visual Metaphor For Life? | |||
| #4 | Bucky ‘Alex’ Arbuckle | Sep 9th | Score:82 | |
| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Sad Don Draper Meme | |||
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fozzy the chair | Sep 9th | Score:105 |
| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Sad Don Draper Meme | |||
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Capu Flapu And The Spasmatic Pentagrams | Sep 9th | Score:114 |
| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Sad Don Draper Meme | |||
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Jeff | Sep 9th | Score:131 |
| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Sad Don Draper Meme | |||
[Ed. note: HI GUYS! So, I suppose we all need to clear the air a little bit? Just in time for the weekend! I bet if we didn't clear the air right now, people wouldn't even sleep at all, they'd just spend the whole weekend on the bathroom floor. Anyway, I'm not going to defend or explain posting that photo. SORRY. You're all going to have to dealwithit.gif. Although, I certainly understand anyone being bothered by it, or at least not finding it funny. I would like to clarify to anyone who is confused that I did not actually MAKE that picture, but I did post it. I definitely posted it, that is very true. Everyone had some very serious and very intense things to say about how the whole thing made them felt, and as always, I enjoy and respect the commentary and criticism. So good work everyone. Everyone continues to do the difficult work of trying to figure out what it all MEANS, and that's great. At the end of the day, of course, I don't really think that Internet memes and the human cost of wars have anything to do with each other, even when they overlap somehow. Because the truth is they do not overlap. (I also like rape jokes and 9/11 jokes sometimes, even though I hate rape and 9/11 always. But now I am getting into the "explaining and defending" territory that I wanted to avoid.) In closing, though, I would just like to say that because we are not going to solve the impossible tragedy of what it means to live in a violent and absurd world, and because we are also not going to be put in charge of how the Internet works, I hope that we can at least all move forward together. Let's keep going, you guys. Also, I made this for all of you.]
This Week’s Lowest Rated Comments
| #1 |  |
Mr. Hausfrau | Sep 3rd | Score:-88 |
| I am just one Lowest Voted Comment away from a TRUE Egot and I’ve tried EVERYTHING!! >>>>>>>>>>>FROWN<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< What’s a jerk have to do? Insult Werttrew? Gabe? Correct your Grammar? |
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| Posted in: Monsters’ Ball: The Week’s Best Comments | |||
[Ed. note: Congratulations, Mr. Hausfrau. You earned it!]
This Week’s Editor’s Choice
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KajusX & Chainsaws | Sep 9th | Score:56 | |
| Posted in: The Videogum Why Don’t YOU Caption It? Contest: Sad Don Draper Meme | |||
[Ed. note: Please see above.]
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Thanks for clearing the air there, Gabe. I think we can all go into the weekend feeling better. I, for one, am feeling pretty
(That’d be my face, ladies.)
Huckabeast, I want to sit on your face.
#TWIS
I like your new haircut!
Thanks, friend!
I scroll down, but then I have to scroll back up to look at this picture.
Mmmmmmm I bet his stubbly beard feels so nice #socreepygum #imsosorrygum
I just want to tie him up and make him celebrate my birthday with me…is that so wrong?
Is it your bday? Happy birthday!!!
Actually, no, not until January. I guess he’ll just have to stay with me until then!
Thanks to everyone who supported and/or tolerated my week of Keenan faces. It was fun and now I’m finished. Have a nice weekend, guys!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Right as they started to grow on me…
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Dude…
Here’s to the good times, friend.
Another Keenan?!
I really wish I didn’t love this so much.
Funtastik, you are awesome, so don’t feel that you have to retire Keenan so quickly!
This was going to be my original entry, but I was too sad to finish it.
“Don Draper looks oh so sad
Even though most late 90s music sucks so bad
I wish Betty Draper knew how to act
This weather makes my hair hella flat
I remember Cronin and his highlights
I once bought drugs from a guy named Dwight
Bad dance moves make me weepy
Nyquil makes me really sleepy
But cancer is awful and we should look for a cure
I wish Blake Lively would wear something more demure
I’ll miss L.F.O. and all of their rap rock ballads
He used to make more duck face than a bunch of mallards
Tweeting to all the monsters about who’s dead
I can’t believe they gave a movie deal to that kid Fred
No one knows who I’m talking about not even a little bit
We once had a vice president with the name of Dick
When no one says who it was I say “That guy Rich”
He wrote that song that referenced Abercrombie and Fitch.”
INCREDIBLE & DEEPLY AFFECTING. I just pre-ordered your album on Amazon.
Does Videogum need an “improved Facebook experience”? Or a Twitter following? I find that if I want to enjoy Videogum I normally go to http://www.videogum.com and that serves me perfectly well. Facebook is good for organising events, but we have a very active comment function and a chatroom. I’m sure that’s good enough for most people.
In other news, I’m only a 4th and a 5th away from a Standard EGOT (I think). Yay!
I, for one, agree. Granted, I’m probably older than Gabe (j/k, you guys! Gabe is a million years old! #videogumrunningjoke) but I think the website is plenty. On a somewhat related note, since I started posting on this site about 6 months ago, I really do not visit any other sites. So, in other words, I’m all in. You had me at Jeremy London.
I would really enjoy an iPhone app, so that I might better obsessively check my upvotes “on-the-go”.
Here’s another upvote for you, sister!
AND COMMENT ON THE GO! YAHOOO!
and a blackberry app, please and thank you.
yeah i dont think facebook actually adds functionality to this website. but i do think a fun one off phone app could work. lets brainstorm:
what’s up with topher grace: a magic 8 ball type app that lets you know what he is up to
its friday im out of ideas.
ok how about videogum gif bomb: an app for animated gifs of birdie and mad men
ok how about an app where max silvestri tell you that you are pretty. too niche?
i would download that.
If I had an iPhone app with gifs of Birdie I would just stare at it all day, and then nothing would ever get done.
Don’t forget about the VG song contest guyz. Let’s take the music world to Monster island! http://werttrew.tumblr.com/
I agree that I don’t think that a better Facebook or Twitter is necessary. Just because they are there, doesn’t mean you have to do it (also good sex advice).
If any time, thought and money are going to be expended, I would suggest spending it on the site. I still can’t get it to keep me logged in. Every time I come I have to login again (also good sex advice).
There is only one Gabe and the more places that you try to put him, the thinner he gets. Let’s keep him here, and thick (God, what am I talking about.)
That reminds me. I saw a “That’s What She Said” The Office brand bumper sticker today in the students’ parking lot at school.
Which isn’t to say that VG shouldn’t expand its media empire. I want VG to be the largest and most powerful blog on the internet.
If I know how to promote a blog, everyone would read mine: cavecitysink.tumblr.com.
I think the events are a good idea, but they are so local–perhaps VG needs a tour. Bands and comics across the country.
i follow your blog!
but i never read it.
This is the slogan for it now.
you should! it’s good!
This coming from a guy called “the wurst”
I agree with Mans, I still cannot get the site to keep me logged in which is admittedly a minor pain but it would be nice not to have to log in every single time I visit the site (which, given I am snowed under with lots of important assignments at the moment, is a lot)
also, I know this is very ‘I have an iPhone’ but it would be nice if there was mobile version of the site that was formatted to work on iphones/ipods/whatever… currently if i try to visit the site on my phone it takes forever to load a page and eventually safari just crashes out
Agreed. As far as presentation/organization of posts is concerned, the Huff Post app is good, although the way it presents comment threads is not, which would be critical for a VGum IPhone app.
Mans, I think I’m in love with you. And sometimes I just hate you…
I hate that I LOVE YOU so much!
I also can’t seem to stay logged in, so I think a change/fix for that issue would be the only thing I’d really like to see different.
It doesn’t bother me one way or other in any real or tangible sense, but, Videogum, for me, was like my favorite little record store that no knew about, and when I’d tell friends, “Hey, I’m going to Videogum” they’d go, “huh?” With the facebook, digg, tie-in, it kind of feels like sure, the record store is the same, but it has a back door connected to a Best Buy. But again, it’s still really all the same to me, have a jolly weekend!
I am actually not facebook attached to facebookgum, so I have no comments there. I should join, but no one will know it is me, as my name is not actually lilbobbytables (SHOCKER!!!!!)
As for twitter, I say we all add @videogum and @justinbieber to all of our tweets and watch the word spread. That, or we make katydid crash presidential events, become a reality tv personality, and have her namecheck videogum on Bravo TV, but that might not help with short term goals.
Okay I’m on it!!! But, wait, what should I do with this?
I’m sorry…. it’s a flying black dildo with Videogum inscribed on the side of it. What CAN’T you do with it?
I’m going to go lay down now…..
On a bright note, did anybody see the President lay the smack-down on the “burning Qur’an party/ISLAMIC COMMUNITY CENTER OF DEEEEAAAAAAAATH” issues? Because he was sort of like this…
…and it was pleasing.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_09/025614.php
Oh, man, I remember back when I thought once Barack was president I could start being really proud of my country all the time. Misty, watercolor memories.
Hey, FoxNews…
and with that Gabe joins the rest of the monsters in a better place where we can all live together in harmony…
C:\Documents and Settings\eric\Desktop\100524-lost-finale-churchjpg-77751fa729953676_large.jpg
damn….
The picture itself actually bothered me less than your glib (initial) response to our comments. We all have lapses in taste or whatever, but I feel like it’s a little passive-aggressive to post something that seems obviously calculated to get a response and then tell us to “relax” when we actually respond to it.
Relax.
Even when Gabe is wrong (rare) I can’t downvote Coach Taylor. Well played, sir.
Seriously. Everyone does need to relax! You can air your grievances on the thread concerned. We are all here to have a good time and forget about it. Please?
Motherfuckers, stop telling me to RELAX, I’M RELAXED. Okay, I said my piece. Go on with your bad brainstorming selves.
Well you don’t sound very relaxed…
calmer than you are…
I really enjoyed this little exchange here… It sounds like a true family.
Gabe reminds me of a running joke I have with my friends where we recently discussed the use of “rape” as a slang verb, as in, “I totally got raped by Ticketmaster.”
All of us concluded (except for one disgusted dissenter) that “rape” is fun (!), and that “rape-rape” would definitely not be fun.
#thingsthatareinterestingtodickheads
sometimes i read comments on here and am like, “[insert name here], is that you?”
i, too, had a discussion of rape jokes and if they’re okay in relation to ticketmaster with a friend.
I think rape jokes, like any offensive jokes, rely on the teller and audience having a certain amount of intelligence, social awareness, and general good intentions. (Which is why, while I didn’t find the picture Gabe posted funny, it didn’t make me angry–just uncomfortable. Sometimes the line is very, very thin, but I think we understand Gabe’s intentions at this point.) Context and timing are most important, and the context was obviously off in this situation. But I’m one of those people that thinks just about anything can be funny under certain circumstances and in the right hands.
This is a weird parallel, but I occasionally use the c-word (we’re all grown ups here–mostly), but if a man calls me the c-word out of malice, it’s going to piss me off. It doesn’t mean I’m not going to use the word, and it doesn’t mean I’m going to police every use of the word. And I tell rape jokes (often ones that are way too close to home and would probably offend out of context) with friends with similar senses of humor. But I am the first to call out an offensive rape joke that falls flat (like that one episode of The Office where Kelly blurts out that she was raped. And that’s the joke).
What? No one cares? I agree. Anyway, I hate when I get raped by Ticketmaster.
Unlike other terrible jokes about things like AIDS and murder, which I’m sorry, can be funny, deal with it, I just never like rape jokes, or the use of the word in a casual manner, i.e. I just got raped by Ticketmaster. Enjoying the joke involves a certain amount of separation from the terrible reality, and I can’t do it.
So basically with my friends it’s like
“My inbox was just raped by spam.”
“Hi, count yourself lucky that you’ve never experienced the actual violation of rape, unlike 1 in 6 other women in this country and more throughout the world.”
BECAUSE I AM PROFESSOR BUZZKILL
All this negativity is rough, you guys. I just got raped by controversygum. I still love you all, and I’m sorry I made a rape (not rape-rape) joke.
“I SAD” — Don Draper
Monsters! I love guys. Please, don’t hate me. I LOVE OU MONSTERS.d
I wouldn’t be that bummed out… I thought the statistic was 1 in 3 women, so from my understanding things are looking up.
Oh wow that must be such a lift off your shoulders!
So glad it’s only 1/6. I mean, it could always be worse. Take South Africa for ex-
You know what? No. It’s Friday night, I am not going to lecture about rape statistics. There is a time and a place for everything, and right now it is the time and the place for loud music that my mom hates and slurping Orangina through a straw.
I get what you’re saying. And personally, I don’t make jokes just using the word “rape” because it sounds funny–in the context of my diatribe, it amused me to do so but my joke wasn’t about just saying “rape.” My point was–if I’m making a joke about rape, I’m assuming my friends know I’m pretty up on my rape statistics. (By the way, it is more like 1 in 3, based on both anecdotal and statistical research, which is depressing as FUCK.) Believe me, I don’t take the issue lightly and I don’t go around shouting “rape” for funsies. If someone does make an ignorant comment, or uses rape as a cheap buzz word, I’m going to call them out like you did. But I’m just not the type of person to make a blanket statement like “I never like rape jokes.” Maybe it’s because I’m one of those statistics or maybe it’s because some people require dark humor to get through tough situations (or maybe it’s because I’m oversharing on a website on a Friday night), but I think some of the saddest, grimmest parts of life can make for some great and much-needed humor. But I’m also known for constant dead mom jokes, so I am definitely the wrong person to preach about this subject. Making other people uncomfortable with taboo topics is occasionally just what the doctor ordered (what? I’m not even drunk).
(As an aside, I think you’re extremely smart and wish you had been my teenaged pal so we could have had discussions about these things when I was driving around town with nothing to do but hate suburbia. Keep on fighting the good fight, my friend. Because some people do need reminding.)
Fanks, d00d
PS Are you serious it’s 1 in 3, that’s it I am going to blow up the ocean.
Yes, it is 1 in 3 and God, I wish I didn’t know that information for very personal reasons.
I’ve been pretty inactive here lately, looking for jobs and stuff, so I totally missed this latest controversy…
But I wanted to add that Monday I was waiting for the Mad Men recap post (being unemployed makes you lose track of holidays) because I felt like sharing my thoughts on the episode. I forgot what I was going to post, but I was going to share that Don’s reaction to Anna dying of cancer made me bawl, because it made me think so much of when my dad died of cancer.
That night I couldn’t sleep so I watched a random documentary on Netflix… Dear Zachary…. OHMIGOD that as a huge mistake! More bawling! It was well done, but incredibly heart wrenching! Anyway, just felt the need to share.
/\ SPOILER ALERT
dear zachary would turn wayne coyne into elliott smith. SO sad.
Dear Zachary destroyed me. It ground me into a fine paste of dust and tears. I can’t believe you did that. Only rainbows and unicorns for you from now on!
So sorry about your dad…
It’s okay, it’s been a lot of years, but that’s what I loved about that episode… It was incredibly real and poignant and I was sad I missed a chance to dig in with the monsters. Thanks.
Stuff White People Like #101: Being Offended.
Then despite appearances, I think Steve Winwood is white. (see below)
Why is everyone looking at me to determine Steve Winwood’s race?
Yeah, people be pissed ALL the time. I just wish we could only be pissed part of the time.
I think what was so offensive about Gabe’s use of that photo of the burning Vietnamese kid was just how hypocritical it is. Gabe doesnt hesitate to throw jeff dunham, family guy and other crap under the bus for being offensive and politically incorrect. Remember how offended and uptight he got over that poster for the remake of that I Spit on your Grave gang rape movie? I first noticed Gabe’s hypocrisy when he trashed that Benjamin Button movie while endorsing LOST despite the fact that they’re both terrible and have a lot in common. In conclusion: Gabe = Huge hypocrite and the Videogum reader community = “DON’T HYPOCRITAZE ME, BRO!” (remember when that was popular?)
“DON’T HYPOCRITAZE ME, BRO!” (remember when that was popular?)
Sometimes it seems like you have the attention span of glazed donut, Steve.
???????????????????????????????????
I don’t even know. I think I’m just really hungry and can’t stop thinking about donuts.
I JUST watched Benjamin BUTTON last night, AND I WENT back and READ THAT WMOAT entry AND I STILL don’t understand THE LOST/BUTTON parallels, other THAN THE endings included WAY TOO many unintentional LOL’S.
I think its fairly obvious when looking at the critique that Gabe wrote of Benjamin Button (which I havent seen yet), he could have written something similar about LOST (I’ve seen a lot of it but not all of it), the same lameness and cheesy manipulations and such. What he criticizes in one he praises in the other. Gabe = hypocrite.
Exactly, if hollywood did something like this he would go off on them. Remember when he said that the poster for Will Work for Shoes “makes a mockery of the very real problem of poverty”? You can’t expect people to live up videogum’s standards for political correctness all the time, since they are exaggerated standards used for comic effect, but if you are the one who sets the standard you should probably understand/anticipate the reaction and perhaps be a little more apologetic.
Well, actually (diving in…) – Jeff Dunham is a racist, sexist nightmare because his humor (such as it is) is based on offensively generalizing about a group of people (who are pointedly not his audience) and trading on fear and ignorance for humor (allegedly). And the I Spit on Your Grave poster was offensive because it was exploitative of women/rape/whatever the fuck people watch those movies for.
You could certainly make an argument that posting the photo was in poor taste (and frankly I’d agree with you), but that doesn’t make the site/Gabe a hypocrite for calling out the former while doing the latter, because they’re not related.
Also – Benjamin Button = Lost is a stretch, even more so if you haven’t seen it.
It’s 2010 and I am no longer going to elaborate on the comparisons and contrasts between LOST and Benjamin Button the Movie. That ship has sailed, bro.
Happy weekend, everyone! Let’s paint, exercise and not be made uncomfortable by photoshopped images of suffering children. This guy know what I’m talking about:
Let’s spin this weekend around, guys!
PS: Shouldn’t you be on a honeymoon, That One? And congrats on the recent nuptials!
Thanks, werttrew! No honeymoon for right now… a weekend at a mountain cabin with my wife (!) and dog will be more than enough.
Seriously, how do people plan a freaking honeymoon on top of a wedding?! I feel like my head would burst!
Oh hey, I’ve been so absent from here lately that I forgot to wish you a happy nuptials.
SO HAPPY NUPTIALS, YOU GRIM REAPER YOU!
Congrats, That One! Enjoy your new married life!
Wow! Long time commenter, first time baller (no homo).
I owe a debt of gratitude to chinpokomon, whose completely innocent and totally understandable typo gave me the chance to post the funny pictures.
It was kismet.
I saw that picture and was like “Nope. Next!” and moved on with my life. I’m not sure why everyone take Videogum so seriously — it’s just a website.
As for my suggestions, it would be great if there was a way to be notified when someone has replied to your comment like on the old site. That is all.
Oye, I meant “takes.” Good-night!
YES. THIS. Shoogyboom 4 VIDEOGUM tools ADVISOR!
Seriously! But on the other hand, people rarely reply to my comments (although I DO get upvotes and occasionally downvotes, so no whining here), so I’m not certain how much I would need this. But it does sound like a very useful thing.
YES. otherwise i have to obsessively check and get disappointed every time.
Now I have to reply just so you have a nice surprise waiting.
later next tuesday…”someone replied!”
Same here. Never even read the thread due to finding the lead pic in poor taste.
…and yes on Facebook-style “notifications” when someone replies to one of your posts. HUGE time saver. I could get another job or have another kid with that kind of time…
Okay, so on Sunday I said if there wasn’t a Mad Men recap that I would offer my thoughts. So here goes nothing:
“Endorsements are lazy.”—Don
Well, Don, it’s no “laying-on-your-back-and-letting-your-hooker-do-all-the-work”, but you know. On the bright side, at least the hooker got to slap him.
When is Peggy going to get with Joey?
Duck seems a little overly interested in Tampax.
“C’mon ride that train/ And ride it”—Duck “It’s a choo choo train” Phillips
Ms. Blankenship gets her racist of the year award!
If Don wants something funny, he should get Ms. Blankenship working on the Samsonite account. Also: don’t talk about Don’s toilet time. That’s private.
On second thought, Joey’s little shrug to Joan makes me want to step on him.
If only I could look so casually cool pulling on gloves and talking about my father’s lust for blood; there’s a lot to be jealous of in Alison Brie.
“You’re going to hear a lot of words you don’t like, Sweetheart”—um, is “Sweetheart” the first one?
Sterling’s Gold—more like comedy gold.
It’s not that Peggy isn’t attractive to Don—it’s that she’s too smart for him. He’s intimidated by her. #deepthoughts
Duck farting into Roger’s chair: portrait of dignity. And then making sexual overtures to Peggy immediately afterward? Sold!
“I killed seventeen men in Okinawa”—also, you let a dog out into the streets of Manhattan. So: advantage Don.
To borrow from Michelle Collins:
I love when Don said to Peggy that she should wake up every morning and thank him and Jesus Christ. That was the best.
thanks for the recaplet. kept coming back here to decompress (here, this recording, basket of kisses, imdb, but you get the idea) and ended up with only tangential entries. you summed it up nicely.
Aw, thanks!
So with the technology thing. I have a Twitter account, but I don’t really use it, because I am more of Facebook kind of broad. So I would enjoy more VG status updates via facebook. Also, I would totes love a VG app for my iPhone so that I could VG everywhere, and I could comment from anywhere. Ok, that’s all.
I wish there was more magic involved in my Videogum Facebook Experience.
Yay! My first appearance on Monsters’ Ball! I’m still so new around here that I feel genuinely excited for being singled out for my awful photoshop skills. You guys are the best. I’VE CHECKED MY FIRST BOX ON MY TRUE EGOT CHECKLIST!!!
On an unrelated note, is my genuine excitement over this sad?
Nah. Sad is when you complete your Full EGOT and realize that your life is just as empty as before.
Godsauce, have you forgotten about the possibility of a “Whoa! Double EGOT All the Way?”
I’m sorry G-money, but you and Haus have not gotten a real EGOT in my opinion. Both of your lowest comments were acquired by asking for down votes to get the lowest comment. Only Winwood and West are true EGOT winners. I think you are not feeling the life changing effects of the EGOT because there should be an asterisk next to your LV. But, look in the bright side; you are too loved to get real downvotes.
Also Mans pointed out that last week’s Monster’s Ball was Gabe telling us how much he loves the VG community and this week’s MB is all about how the Monsters are mad at Gabe about his post. To be fair that shit don’t faze me, I did the same as Shoogyboom and moved on. Howevermuch, I think that the monsters are the nicest commentators in blogland, and from what i hear they truly love this Gabe character, but if they just love everything that Gabe does without questioning it, then the commenting would be insincere and pointless.
Exactly, Chris. I’ve been trying for the past couple of days to find a way to say it in my flu induced haze and you did you for me! Thanks, my Vgum brother!
Fuck you, Chris Trash! Your face needs an asterisk next to it for being such an asshole of a face!
I’m so glad its I am worn out from this week, I can barely keep my head up!
…and also I keep forgetting the word Friday! Very sleepy, classic Notsewfast.
Millions of upvotes!!!
I think the problem is that you aren’t wearing your headphones. A little music should wake you up:
After finally receiving my EGOT I can now retire from Videogum. I know some of you guys will be upset, but I feel I’ve had a good run and have gone as far as I can in the world of commenting on a blog about trampoline accidents and other memes. Thanks for the love, the laughs and the in jokes. You all have a special place in my heart. *hugs*
(See you next week!)
No, don’t retire! Americagum needs you!
THERE’S AN AMERICAGUM?!?
Hey AnAmPat, quick question:
Are you going to be posting that (un)official MONSTER READING LIST soon?
The last post on Bookgum mentioned you would be posting it soon (as of August 31) but no list yet. (or am I just completely overlooking the link on the site?)
NO, IT was kind OF LONG and involved so I MISSED THE deadline, I’m going TO GET IT up though, DON’T YOU fret. The First 6 Books WILL BE up Monday, though. VOTING ENDS TONIGHT!
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YOU USE viagra, Winwood?
No but if you need to borrow some I have some emails I get that I could forward to you, friend
I can’t be the only one who LOL’d full belly laughs at AnAmPat’s comment. I really can’t.
clever psyche
LOL I thought you were serious at first, Mr. Hausfrau, and my heart nearly stopped. I should really downvote you for that…..
These balls never have enough dancing grandmas. Why would I go to a ball with no dancing grandmas.
It’s because Social Security checks get distributed on Wednesdays, not Fridays.
What would improve my Videogum experience is not having to re-log in so often, and also an easier and faster way to determine whether I have any comment replies. Yeah, I know the question was about adjunct apps, not the site itself, but I have always marched to the beat of a different poor reading comprehension.
The “picture” while not funny/in bad taste/etc … was relevant in one way. That picture would seem to e the “end” of the meme. There were some photoshops afterwards, but it was basically the one picture too far that took the fun out of the meme for a lot of people. So, as a post declaring the meme already over, the picture fits contextually as the photo that probably had something to do with the meme showing up in a parade to Rick Roll in person.
Hey monsters! Time for my monthly reminder on ways to connect with and learn about the Videogum community. Because any comment with more than two links will get caught in needing-moderator-approval limbo, I’ve included all links in one post: http://werttrew.tumblr.com/post/777769812/index-of-videogum-links
On there I have links for: the monster Twitter list (free for any to join!), the chatroom, the Inside Jokes list, the Monster Tumblrs/Blogs list, the Complete Monsters Ball stats list, the Worst Movie of All Time list, the Last FM group, and the Delahaye fanclub Facebook page (where to go if you want to meet monsters in real life), and lots of other stuff!
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Strictly business: I think that the chat feature could be AMPED UP, because I didn’t even know there was a chat until Gabe posted a replacement chat one day. I also agree about the not keeping me logged in issue (being white is hard – the blog I read makes me log in every time I use it). I also agree that facebook and twitter are LAME (just kidding, but really, no). And I also agree that an iPhone app for vgum would be fantastic because I could comment so much more, and I know that is what everyone here wants. Everyone here loves me.
On a related note, just today I was thinking to myself “Why don’t everyone I know and everyone I don’t know read videogum? Why aren’t everyone I know and don’t know obsessed with it, also?” And then I realized it’s because no one really knows about it. If I ever mention it to someone (this is something I do often, I love videogum and I shout it from the rooftops), they always say “BUT ANNIE, WHAT IS VIDEOGUM????” Riveting story. What I’m saying is, bring back the WMOAT because I think it brought a lot of readers here, and I think that the facebook and the twitter are more important for people who are already here but what is most important is that everyone has heard of videogum. Because everyone will love videogum, once they hear of it. You guys know everyone, right? He’s awesome.
“I care a lot about this” – Me.
god damn it. i am up far too early on a weekend and ACCIDENTALLY DOWN VOTED YOU. I MEANT TO UP VOTE YOU.
however – my thoughts about this are: the site & a future iphone app should allow you to follow commenters in your profile. again, im new to the “commenting” party so has this ever been done/thought of before? there’s a ton of comments sometimes, dudes. and sometimes (at work) i’m happy to read through all of them – but sometimes i need a readers digest and if you could follow your favorite people it would be nice and probably encourage you to go back & read through some stuff.
omg or what if someone posted a readers digest of the comment thread a few days after the original post? a monster could do this. for example, my readers digest of the sad don draper would be like “a bunch of people got all worked up and tried to figure out what it all meant while a bunch of other people decided to just keep being stupid/awesome”. just a thought.
as for twitter – i think you do a pretty good job already. i like how sometimes you post things/links that aren’t on the blog – you should keep doing that. it’s like a surprise bonus that requires very little effort from you and anything that requires little effort is awesome.
facebook – get your RSS feed on there and give people the ability to share everything you post on this blog via facebook. the people that would be annoyed by the feed can ignore videogum from their news feed, but i really think that you would gain followers & readers from putting every post on facebook.
also – everyone should punish my mistaken down vote of loudashope by totally downvoting this. i mean if you want. it’s entirely up to you.
WOW! Thanks for the EC nod again, Gabe!
I tried to wait out the Sad Don in Vietnam controversy by making more inane and increasingly abstract sad Dons, but once it became obvious that the debate was raging, I had to try and fix it the only way I know how- By photoshopping Michael Cera into the problem.
I really enjoyed your abstract Dons. I hope to see more in the future, preferably on Mad Men itself.
I liked your Michael Cera insertion (?). I don’t know why it made it better, but it did for some reason.
lebron james.
“WHERE?!?”
-ESPN
As much as Jeff’s comment deserved to win, I really wish the #2 comment had come out on top — if only to see a Kim Pine-related winner for the first, and likely only time.
We all want to be super honorable and chocked full of integrity, but no one is capable of living up to the standards we impose on ourselves and others. Haven’t you ever been like, “Wal-Mart is destroying locally owned businesses and I am totally against that,” but then you are all like, “I just need to slip in and pick up the Fullscreen HDVD of Avatar real quick and maybe I will buy an apple pie from the fully ensconced McDonald’s while I’m here.” Then later your Dickhead friends say, “I’ll never shop at a Wal-Mart,” and you’re like “Yeah, let’s ban Wal-Mart!”?
This was intended to be a reply to Steve Winwood on the whole hypocrisy issue, but that’s okay because nobody will read this.
Why hold a caption contest with a picture that isn’t gonna generate any funny material? If it was for pure shock value, thumbs down. If it was a lapse of judgement, attribute it to drunk posting… free pass.
I’m with you Bein, Gabe said it was a mistake. Time to move on and Deal-ahaye with it.
This is the greatest thing ever.
(I also like rape jokes and 9/11 jokes sometimes, even though I hate rape and 9/11 always. But now I am getting into the “explaining and defending” territory that I wanted to avoid.) –gabe
i can’t fathom liking rape jokes, so i have to ask, what jokes and why? i guess if i agreed with you, the “why” would be self-evident, but the “what” isn’t going anywhere.
Check freaking plus. I was trying to come up with an example for this and drawing a blank.
Anyone want to join a poorly run Fantasy Football league? I’ve never been on one so I’m sure if you join you can kick my ass. http://vgmonsters.league.fantasy.nfl.com draft September-16 nfl.com ID: 294045 Pw: anampat
hey monsters, I know I’m going to get called all kind of internet names, but seriously how do you post photos in the comments? Much like Gabe, I’m a 96 year old man and just want to share hilarious gifs, but I find technology cold and alienating. Please help! God bless.