What are you a fanboy of?

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Rogue Jedi
Finally, a thread for us to admit what we are fanboys of. Movies, books, video games, you name it.

If you are a fanboy of something or someone, declare it here, and say why.

Q'Anilia
Star Wars! big grin

Rogue Jedi
thumb up Me too. OT over the PT. Big fan of the EU, especially NJO Luke and Galen Marek.

Bardock42
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
thumb up Me too. OT over the PT. Big fan of the EU, especially NJO Luke and Galen Marek.

Don't lie, you are a Potter Fanboy now...

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Bardock42
Don't lie, you are a Potter Fanboy now... Not really, coupla characters, yes. Bellatrix and Snape, yeah, big time fanboys of them.

Bardock42
Sell out

Rogue Jedi
Nah. Also a fanboy of: Xena, Riddick, any character played by Bruce Campbell.

Q'Anilia
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
thumb up Me too. OT over the PT. Big fan of the EU, especially NJO Luke and Galen Marek. Biased old republic fan over here smile OT over PT if not for a fanboy reaction triggered by Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson.

Impediment
Video games, comic books, action figures, dvds, Star Wars, cartoons, porn...........


I'm 31 and I act like I'm 13.

YoungGunna
NBA or basketball in general

Kharhmah
Hentai. yes

Rogue Jedi
And as any MVFer knows, Hit Girl and Bob Lee Swagger.

Dave_97
im a fanboy of bardock.


fanboy is a better term than stalker, i think.

BruceSkywalker
batman, john preston, everything star wars..

any samurai or ninja novel ..

YoungGunna
Jordan anything really

Rogue Jedi
Obviously The Misfits.

Digi
Fanboy in what sense? A forum usage would mean something akin to "showing excessive bias" which I believe I'm largely removed of. Being a fan, imo, means admitting a character's limits and faults, not just the good things.

Or fanboy in a media sense, which would be more akin to "dedicated fan." Then there's a bit too many to list. Doctor Who, Spider-Man, various other comic characters, aspects of the Star Wars U, hunters in World of Warcraft, Nightwish, The Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, The Beastie Boys, a few others bands, my favorite web comics, Groundhog Day, beer or specific beers, novels and novelists (Joseph Campbell, Jorge Luis Borges, Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, others) etc. etc. etc.

dadudemon
Afro Samurai, John Preston, Violet from Ultraviolet, Star Wars in general, hawt wemonz, etc.


Originally posted by Kharhmah
Hentai. yes

Really? What kind? (I'm not making jokes, for a change.)

Rogue Jedi
VIOLET droolio

That ACDC Chick
im a fangirl of various different animes and mangas plus Harry Potter, The Bartimaeus Trilogy, the Max Ride Series and the Artemis Fowl Series as well as the Penguins and AC/DC, Cage the Elephant, Pirates of the Caribbean and of course SSoHPKC

BruceSkywalker
also a fanboy of star trek, love sports too

Rogue Jedi
The idea of Violet and RE Alice raping me.

Astner
A song of ice and fire comes to mind, I'm up to date and anxiously awaiting the 5th novel and I've sent just over a dozen mails to the author George R.R. Martin regarding my own fictional work. I also somewhat enjoy the TV series adaption of the first novel on HBO.

Other than that, there's not much to be honest. Sure I read a lot, both novels and manga and I watch a lot of anime, but that's about it.

Bardock42
I wouldn't say I'm a fanboy of anything really. I'm a fan of certain things, but there's nothing really I'd define myself over.

Astner
Double post*

Astner
Originally posted by Bardock42
I wouldn't say I'm a fanboy of anything really. I'm a fan of certain things, but there's nothing really I'd define myself over.
I doubt that anyone would refer to themselves as fanboys. It's a derogatory term after all.

Bardock42
I think it is a sort of "reclaiming the term" or "wearing the label proudly". But yeah, you are right. I still don't feel like I have any traditional interest that one would be called a fanboy for.

Astner
Originally posted by Bardock42
I think it is a sort of "reclaiming the term" or "wearing the label proudly". But yeah, you are right. I still don't feel like I have any traditional interest that one would be called a fanboy for.
Do you know that Bardock is the name of a Dragon Ball character? roll eyes (sarcastic)

Slay
Bardock's mom.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Astner
Do you know that Bardock is the name of a Dragon Ball character? roll eyes (sarcastic)

Which is where he got the "name" from. It's an amalgamation of two items from Dragonball and Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy: two items that Bardock42 rather enjoyed at the creation of his KMC account.

Astner
Originally posted by dadudemon
Which is where he got the "name" from. It's an amalgamation of two items from Dragonball and Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy: two items that Bardock42 rather enjoyed at the creation of his KMC account.
Oh yeah 42 was the meaning of life, how could've I missed it?

Bardock42
Originally posted by Astner
Do you know that Bardock is the name of a Dragon Ball character? roll eyes (sarcastic)

I do, yes, I'm a fan of Dragonball, I used to be more of a fan of Dragonball, but even then it didn't really grow to fanboyish levels. Like I said, I'm a fan of a lot of things (The Smiths, The Magnetic Fields, Breaking Bad, Firefly, Star Wars, Hellblazer, Dragonball, Gothic, etc.). Originally posted by dadudemon
Which is where he got the "name" from. It's an amalgamation of two items from Dragonball and Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy: two items that Bardock42 rather enjoyed at the creation of his KMC account.

That is correct.

dadudemon
I would say that you are a low-level fanboy of Firefly, Bardock. To the point of saying things like, "It's one of the greatest modern shows out there" or something like that. It was "meh" when I watched it. You talked it up but it wasn't really that great.

Therefore, you could be considered a Firefly fanboy. Since you only brought it up when we talked about stuff I should watch over the summer or shows you enjoyed, you can't be considered a "rabid fanboy".


The end.




Poop.

AbnormalButSane
You thought Firefly was meh?! oh

Bardock42
Originally posted by AbnormalButSane
You thought Firefly was meh?! oh

He doesn't have good taste, it's not his fault!!!

Though either way, I wouldn't really argue about it, if you don't like it that's fair enough to me, people have different tastes, and it is one of my favourite shows. I don't think the definition of fanboy is "liking a show a lot that someone else doesn't like". Though I guess if you could prove that it is not "one of the great modern shows" and that I stated that as an absolute rather than my opinion, you may have a point.

Dave_97
firefly was not meh.

ive got a tattoo of vera on my right arm, and do you know why? because, she is my very favorite gun. you sick son of a *****.

Impediment
I'm a fanboy of German accents. awermm

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
He doesn't have good taste, it's not his fault!!!

Though either way, I wouldn't really argue about it, if you don't like it that's fair enough to me, people have different tastes, and it is one of my favourite shows. I don't think the definition of fanboy is "liking a show a lot that someone else doesn't like". Though I guess if you could prove that it is not "one of the great modern shows" and that I stated that as an absolute rather than my opinion, you may have a point.

That's what I would like to call a strawman and a dodge.

Firefly has a cult following. It wasn't overly successful because it didn't have a mass appeal. Sure, it has it's "niche", but it doesn't have a mass appeal.

You think it's the bees knees. I do not. I fall in line with the populace. Fanboys can only be considered fanboys by a simple reality of not falling under "argumentum ad populum" because that's how all "fringe" pursuers are relegated. You like it much more than the populace to the point of making it a near absolute "favorite". What items am I like that with? I really don't think anything. I still call myself a fanboy of something.

I'm sure you could admit that Firefly is definitely boring for some people, lacks the action of other Sci-Fi programs, and lacks set creativity of some of your other favorite Sci-Fi shows. That would make you not a fanboy. But this thread is not really about nitpicking every last detail just to avoid the label of fanboy. This is about you admitting things you like things to such a significant extent that it puts you well outside the range of the general population.

Do you have a high level of opinion towards the "brand" quality compared to the population when it comes to Firefly? I think so. Is it considered "geeky" or part of a fun cult group to like Firefly? I think so. (I don't consider "cult" to be a bad term, btw.) Do you compare other low-budget sci-fi television series to Firefly? Yes. Are you a fanboy by many definitions towards Firefly? Yes. Does it REALLY make you some sort of idiot? No.

Also, it's quite funny that ABS is in shock that I thought Firefly was "meh." That's, though she's just joking, a form of fan elitism (meaning, she cannot believe I didn't like it) and makes her a fangirl.

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Bardock42
But that's a ridiculous definition of the word fanboy. I'm a fan, so yes, I have a higher opinion that average of the show. If that alone was enough to make someone a fanboy the term would be completely useless as it would be fully equivalent to fan. I'm a fan of the Magnetic Fields does that put me well outside the range of the general population? Yes, cause hardly anyone else has heard of them. Does that mean I'm a fanboy of them? No, because that is not a feasible definition of the word.

Taking urban dictionary:

fanboy 1552 up, 265 down
September 19, 2006 Urban Word of the Day
A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy

That is the most popular definition. I don't think I nowadays fall under this in any of the things I am passionate about. I have in the past, most often in jest, perhaps at times in seriousness, exaggerated my likes of something to a degree that I pretended anyone who disagrees with it is wrong. I do not think however that I have done so in the last 2+ years really. Like you said, we had a conversation about what shows I would suggest to you, I brought up Firefly because it is one of my favourite shows and I would like if you got the same enjoyment out of it I did. You did not, and I can live with that, it is different in many ways, lacking some things that other sci fi shows have, but also having some that others don't, and for me it was a great mix, that I enjoyed a lot, as much as most any other TV Shows.


Quick addendum about your mass appeal point. Is it your claim that a show with mass appeal then can not have fanboys?

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
But that's a ridiculous definition of the word fanboy. I'm a fan, so yes, I have a higher opinion that average of the show. If that alone was enough to make someone a fanboy the term would be completely useless as it would be fully equivalent to fan. I'm a fan of the Magnetic Fields does that put me well outside the range of the general population? Yes, cause hardly anyone else has heard of them. Does that mean I'm a fanboy of them? No, because that is not a feasible definition of the word.

Taking urban dictionary:

fanboy 1552 up, 265 down
September 19, 2006 Urban Word of the Day
A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fanboy

That is the most popular definition. I don't think I nowadays fall under this in any of the things I am passionate about. I have in the past, most often in jest, perhaps at times in seriousness, exaggerated my likes of something to a degree that I pretended anyone who disagrees with it is wrong. I do not think however that I have done so in the last 2+ years really. Like you said, we had a conversation about what shows I would suggest to you, I brought up Firefly because it is one of my favourite shows and I would like if you got the same enjoyment out of it I did. You did not, and I can live with that, it is different in many ways, lacking some things that other sci fi shows have, but also having some that others don't, and for me it was a great mix, that I enjoyed a lot, as much as most any other TV Shows.


Quick addendum about your mass appeal point. Is it your claim that a show with mass appeal then can not have fanboys?

Again, more dodging and a strawman, on your part. You did not even properly represent what I stated.

Everything else you stated is illogical because it uses a false premise to support itself.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Quick addendum about your mass appeal point. Is it your claim that a show with mass appeal then can not have fanboys?

If this were the only point I brought up and was the very crux of everthing I've stating, you may have a leg to stand on.

Again, it's a question designed specifically to be answered in a way that makes the reader think, "Aha, he got him."

That's not the case. Part of the requirement is liking something greater than the masses. Contrast this with liking something that the masses like.

Do you know how is that different?


Edit -

Just so you don't think I'm stretching or trying to dodge:

Originally posted by dadudemon
You like it much more than the populace to the point of making it a near absolute "favorite".

The populace, on average, would rate it, what...a six out of 10? You would rate it an 8 or a 9 out of ten.

Check this out:

It's Sci-Fi.

You like it tons more than the population.

It's considered a geeky pursuit to like the show (yes, specifically firefly. It shows up on geeky blogs run by Gawker (Gizmodo) because it's considered Geeky to be a big fan of Firefly. All of those are nice traits (which I've pointed out, already) for being a fanboy...especially when you put it on a higher level than other Sci-Fi shows with bigger budgets (something fanboys do all the time. That's not to say that something that costs more is automatically better, but fanboys just LOVE to use that angle because it's a geeky thing to do).

In other words, you've been pwned, you don't want to fess up to being a fanboy of something, and you think you've ruined your calm and almost apathetic personality by having your pursuits shown to be "fanboyish." It's okay, dude: you're life will not end because you're a fanboy of Firefly.

Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
Again, more dodging and a strawman, on your part. You did not even properly represent what I stated.

Everything else you stated is illogical because it uses a false premise to support itself.

No

YoungGunna
I'm somewhat of a PS3 fanboy

Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
If this were the only point I brought up and was the very crux of everthing I've stating, you may have a leg to stand on.

Again, it's a question designed specifically to be answered in a way that makes the reader think, "Aha, he got him."

It is not the only point I replied to. It is what I felt might be implied by what you have been saying if that's not the case fair enough. If you think the phrasing is too limited to explain your POV, fair enough, too. Could you elaborate on it then?

Originally posted by dadudemon
That's not the case. Part of the requirement is liking something greater than the masses. Contrast this with liking something that the masses like.

Do you know how is that different?

You restated here what gave me the feeling that you might think that something popular with the masses can not have fanboys. Is that incorrect? And what do you define as what the masses like. I mean no regular running TV Show in existence ever got a liking from more than 50% of the TV Viewing Audience, so what would you consider what the masses like? One example I can think of is American Idol, that is one of the most popular TV shows ever, so if anything on TV could have the title of being liked by the general masses it would be American Idol, yet I would feel like there could be someone that would fall under the "fanboy" definition of one of the further definitions on urban dictionary. Or consider The Dark Knight, one of the most popular movies ever (financially and also highly regarded by critics), yet I would also feel like there can be rabid "The Dark Knight" fanboys, would you disagree with that or what is your feeling on the whole issue?


Originally posted by dadudemon
Edit -

Just so you don't think I'm stretching or trying to dodge:



The populace, on average, would rate it, what...a six out of 10? You would rate it an 8 or a 9 out of ten.

Check this out:

It's Sci-Fi.

You like it tons more than the population.

It's considered a geeky pursuit to like the show (yes, specifically firefly. It shows up on geeky blogs run by Gawker (Gizmodo) because it's considered Geeky to be a big fan of Firefly. All of those are nice traits (which I've pointed out, already) for being a fanboy...especially when you put it on a higher level than other Sci-Fi shows with bigger budgets (something fanboys do all the time. That's not to say that something that costs more is automatically better, but fanboys just LOVE to use that angle because it's a geeky thing to do).

Again, my point is that that's the definition of "fan". Fanboy generally always includes some sort of undesirable trait like "defending it against reason", "insulting people for not liking it" or another sort of breach of social graces in defense or the name of the thing one is a fanboy of. Is that not the definition you apply? Because I agree with your points, I am a fan of Firefly, I may rate it higher than the general population (who have seen or heard of it, it is a show liked by geeks, but I don't feel like that is enough to use the term "fanboy". It is what I would call being a fan of a (perhaps faux) geeky show.


Originally posted by dadudemon
In other words, you've been pwned, you don't want to fess up to being a fanboy of something, and you think you've ruined your calm and almost apathetic personality by having your pursuits shown to be "fanboyish." It's okay, dude: you're life will not end because you're a fanboy of Firefly.

You may be right that I would not like if I was a fanboy of a show as I find it a negative trait. But I don't think you have proven in any way that the label "fanboy" that I defined through urban dictionary would apply to me, at least not in the case of Firefly.

I do not mind the term fanboy as defined by you in this post though, that is accurate and does describe me in regards to Firefly, I just feel like it is a redundant term as it is equivalent to "fan" (which incidentally comes from "fanatic" which I find kinda funny in light of this argument).


I do not want to "get you", btw, if you feel I misrepresent your point or am dishonest I'd be glad if you point it out to me and explain to me what your point was and how I got it wrong.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
No

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Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
Best rebuttal I've ever seen. no expression

Thanks stick out tongue

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
It is not the only point I replied to. It is what I felt might be implied by what you have been saying if that's not the case fair enough. If you think the phrasing is too limited to explain your POV, fair enough, too. Could you elaborate on it then?

Did, so now what?



Originally posted by Bardock42
You restated here what gave me the feeling that you might think that something popular with the masses can not have fanboys. Is that incorrect? And what do you define as what the masses like. I mean no regular running TV Show in existence ever got a liking from more than 50% of the TV Viewing Audience, so what would you consider what the masses like? One example I can think of is American Idol, that is one of the most popular TV shows ever, so if anything on TV could have the title of being liked by the general masses it would be American Idol, yet I would feel like there could be someone that would fall under the "fanboy" definition of one of the further definitions on urban dictionary. Or consider The Dark Knight, one of the most popular movies ever (financially and also highly regarded by critics), yet I would also feel like there can be rabid "The Dark Knight" fanboys, would you disagree with that or what is your feeling on the whole issue?


You just don't get it.

I've explained it quite clearly and you still don't get it. I even used numbers to show you what I meant. It's hopeless to discuss this point, further. You're a fanboy, deal with it.


In the example of the things you've presented, it's only upping the ante. If the masses give it a 9, you'd have to pretty much give it a 10.

If they masses purchased at least one item of merchandise from the series (on average using a nearest whole number ceiling function), then in order to qualify as a fanboy for that same media, a person would have to purchase multiple items of merchandise to "out-geek" the masses in order to be elevated to fanboy-dom IN ADDITION TO liking the media better than just about any other.

The requirement gets steeper and steeper the more popular the item because it becomes more difficult to be a fringe-upper-tier fan.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Again, my point is that that's the definition of "fan". Fanboy generally always includes some sort of undesirable trait like "defending it against reason", "insulting people for not liking it" or another sort of breach of social graces in defense or the name of the thing one is a fanboy of. Is that not the definition you apply? Because I agree with your points, I am a fan of Firefly, I may rate it higher than the general population (who have seen or heard of it, it is a show liked by geeks, but I don't feel like that is enough to use the term "fanboy". It is what I would call being a fan of a (perhaps faux) geeky show.


It's quite clear that you only want to use a narrow definition of fanboy when, quite clearly, a fan can definitely be a fanboy.

All fanboys are fans. Not all fans are fanboys.

What is the requirement? Generally, it has to be something geeky and/or they have to have a superiority complex (such as "Batman beats all skyfathers with 5 mins of prep).

In fact, you can be a much more rabid fan of something than a definitive fanboy, but still not be a fanboy. How and why? A sports fan can never be a fanboy as it's too jocky to be fanboyish. smile

And, no, because it is a geeky persuit, has a cult following, like it very far above the population average, and even have called it one of your favorite shows, those items automatically make it impossible to avoid the geeky label of "Firefly Fanboy."



Originally posted by Bardock42
You may be right that I would not like if I was a fanboy of a show as I find it a negative trait. But I don't think you have proven in any way that the label "fanboy" that I defined through urban dictionary would apply to me, at least not in the case of Firefly.

Again, you're selective and narrow definition because you are picking and choosing what items apply to you in that very definition.

Originally posted by Bardock42
I do not mind the term fanboy as defined by you in this post though, that is accurate and does describe me in regards to Firefly, I just feel like it is a redundant term as it is equivalent to "fan" (which incidentally comes from "fanatic" which I find kinda funny in light of this argument).

Again, you've confused that there is a huge difference between how much a fan or a fanboy can like something. It's more defined in what they like than how hard they like it (pun intended.)


Originally posted by Bardock42
I do not want to "get you", btw, if you feel I misrepresent your point or am dishonest I'd be glad if you point it out to me and explain to me what your point was and how I got it wrong.

You do: you want to "get me" so that you don't have to run around knowing that you would be considered a "Firefly Fanboy." It offends you when most fanboys in this thread revel in their fandom.

Will anyone think any less of you for being a fanboy of Firefly? No. Will they think less of you because you seem to have a disgust for being labeled as one? Possibly. Be honest with yourself and don't be so quick to label yourself as an virtual apathetic.

Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
Did, so now what?

Well like you say in your next part "I don't get it". I do not understand how your point works as opposed to what I said it is to make it a strawman in your opinion. I'm not saying it's your fault, I'm just asking whether you could try to rephrase it to make me understand it.


Originally posted by dadudemon
You just don't get it.

I've explained it quite clearly and you still don't get it. I even used numbers to show you what I meant. It's hopeless to discuss this point, further. You're a fanboy, deal with it.

I understand that you think so. And I would agree if my definition of a fanboy was solely the points you brought up (i.e. Sci-Fi, Geeky, Liking it more than general population). All of that is correct, and I accept your label of fanboy. It just is not the one that I was using when I made my initial post, which you replied to.


Originally posted by dadudemon
In the example of the things you've presented, it's only upping the ante. If the masses give it a 9, you'd have to pretty much give it a 10.

If they masses purchased at least one item of merchandise from the series (on average using a nearest whole number ceiling function), then in order to qualify as a fanboy for that same media, a person would have to purchase multiple items of merchandise to "out-geek" the masses in order to be elevated to fanboy-dom IN ADDITION TO liking the media better than just about any other.


Originally posted by dadudemon
The requirement gets steeper and steeper the more popular the item because it becomes more difficult to be a fringe-upper-tier fan.


Hmm, I think I see now more what your point is. I don't agree with it, I believe that the level of a fanboy is the same for Star Trek, Star Wars and Firefly. The popularity to me just usually means that there are more fanboys that cross the line from ordinary fan.



Originally posted by dadudemon
It's quite clear that you only want to use a narrow definition of fanboy when, quite clearly, a fan can definitely be a fanboy.

I disagree, I feel like I am using a definition that is generally applied for the "word" fanboy that separates it from the word "fan". I feel like your definition does not have any sufficient part to separate it from an ordinary fan.

Originally posted by dadudemon
All fanboys are fans. Not all fans are fanboys.

I agree with that, yes.

Originally posted by dadudemon
What is the requirement? Generally, it has to be something geeky and/or they have to have a superiority complex (such as "Batman beats all skyfathers with 5 mins of prep).

I agree with the latter, the former I disagree with. Not everyone liking something geeky is a fanboy in my mind. They again have to cross a certain line, like you said towards a superiority complex.

Originally posted by dadudemon
In fact, you can be a much more rabid fan of something than a definitive fanboy, but still not be a fanboy. How and why? A sports fan can never be a fanboy as it's too jocky to be fanboyish. smile

I suppose I would agree about the sports thing, yes. But geeky subject is a necessary condition, not a sufficient one for being a fanboy (which is what I think you claim when you said "it has to be something geeky " as a sufficient requirement (since you separated it with "or"wink)

Originally posted by dadudemon
And, no, because it is a geeky persuit, has a cult following, like it very far above the population average, and even have called it one of your favorite shows, those items automatically make it impossible to avoid the geeky label of "Firefly Fanboy."


I disagree. I think that in general usage the label would not apply. In your usage it does, and I am fine with that. I can freely state that "I am a Firefly fanboy, with the word fanboy defines as dadudemon defined it."



Originally posted by dadudemon
Again, you're selective and narrow definition because you are picking and choosing what items apply to you in that very definition.

Disagree.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Again, you've confused that there is a huge difference between how much a fan or a fanboy can like something. It's more defined in what they like than how hard they like it (pun intended.)

Disagree. In my opinion it is mainly defined through how they behave, rather than how much they like something.


Originally posted by dadudemon
You do: you want to "get me" so that you don't have to run around knowing that you would be considered a "Firefly Fanboy." It offends you when most fanboys in this thread revel in their fandom.

It does not offend me. I understand that RJ is basically "reclaiming" the word, he has been called fanboy a lot and now comes out with "Yeah? So what". I understand that and I don't find it offensive at all. I just don't think he's using it in the original meaning which is derogatory (ergo "reclaiming"wink. The one he uses I believe has more to do with "obsession", which too, again, is fair enough, I just don't think I am obsessed with any series to a degree to apply this, again different, label.


Originally posted by dadudemon
Will anyone think any less of you for being a fanboy of Firefly? No. Will they think less of you because you seem to have a disgust for being labeled as one? Possibly. Be honest with yourself and don't be so quick to label yourself as an virtual apathetic.

I don't think what you are implying about me is accurate.

steverules_2
I'm a fanboy of bewbs

Bardock42
I think dadudemon and I may be fanboys of debates at times.

Impediment
Originally posted by Impediment
I'm a fanboy of German accents. awermm

Bardock42
Originally posted by Impediment


vhy, is zat so, ja?

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Bardock42
He doesn't have good taste, it's not his fault!!!

He doesn't like the Lebowski.

BruceSkywalker
I am a fanboy of british, italian and japanese accents

Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes

Digi
Originally posted by Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes

Rogue Jedi
Russian accent>>>>>>Brit accent.

BruceSkywalker
Originally posted by Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes


I agree

Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Russian accent>>>>>>Brit accent.


agree to a point, both are splendidly sexy

~Bun Bun~
Harry Potter.
Charmed.
Vampires.

These things right there... my opinion has never wavered. In my head they pwn everything and everyone in their path, which makes me a true fangirl.

biggrin

Rogue Jedi
In that order?

~Bun Bun~
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
In that order?

Yessir

Rogue Jedi
Go girl.

Slay
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
He doesn't like the Lebowski.
My. God.

Rogue Jedi
Calm down, dude.

Slay
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Calm down, dude.
I am calm. Calmer than a body-builder on speed.

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Slay
I am calm. Calmer than a body-builder on speed. I mean come on, man, it's Lebowski.

Slay
I mean come awnnn.

Rogue Jedi
Yeah sewiously.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
Well like you say in your next part "I don't get it". I do not understand how your point works as opposed to what I said it is to make it a strawman in your opinion. I'm not saying it's your fault, I'm just asking whether you could try to rephrase it to make me understand it.

I can't mostly because I don't want to and partly because you really do get it but hope to play a word game with it which is pretty much your debating style.




Originally posted by Bardock42
I understand that you think so. And I would agree if my definition of a fanboy was solely the points you brought up (i.e. Sci-Fi, Geeky, Liking it more than general population). All of that is correct, and I accept your label of fanboy. It just is not the one that I was using when I made my initial post, which you replied to.

Cool. So we agree that you are a fanboy because you:

"A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces."

Because you'd rather deny the label, maintain your love of Firefly, and argue about it for several pages. smile



Originally posted by Bardock42
Hmm, I think I see now more what your point is. I don't agree with it, I believe that the level of a fanboy is the same for Star Trek, Star Wars and Firefly. The popularity to me just usually means that there are more fanboys that cross the line from ordinary fan.

I disagree as some Star Wars fanboys that I know personally had never heard of Firefly.

They are definitely not the same. Firefly is much more niche sci-fi, which makes it much easier to become a fanboy of.






Originally posted by Bardock42
I disagree, I feel like I am using a definition that is generally applied for the "word" fanboy that separates it from the word "fan". I feel like your definition does not have any sufficient part to separate it from an ordinary fan.

Incorect: you are using parts of the definitions of fanboy and not applying all elements to yourself.

"A passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Magic: the Gathering, etc.), but who lets his passion override social graces."

"1. A person who is completely loyal to a game or company reguardless of if they suck or not. "

That definition, alone, should make you a fanboy as it is one of the most popular on UD. By some definitions, Firefly "sucked" because it didn't do well enough to stay on air.

Basically, you either like the show a lot or you don't like it. It appears that you are either a fanboy of the show or do not like the show with very little inbetween. It garnered lots of DVD sales and has a very strong "cultish" following to it. Simply having a strong like for the show automatically makes you a low-level fanboy of it. Considering it one of the greatest modern shows makes you, quite easily, a fanboy.

To continue:

"2. A pathetic insult often used by fanboys themselves to try and put down people who don't like whatever it is they like."

By that definition, I could almost be a fanboy because I'm calling you a fanboy for liking the show so much. smile I don't hate the show and I don't even dislike it...it just wasn't that great.

"Someone far beyond a simple fan."

"A person who loves something without question."




Originally posted by Bardock42
I agree with that, yes.

You had better or I would punch you in your Firefly DVD collection.



Originally posted by Bardock42
I agree with the latter, the former I disagree with. Not everyone liking something geeky is a fanboy in my mind. They again have to cross a certain line, like you said towards a superiority complex.

So you agree with latter because I did clarify what I meant by that. smile



Originally posted by Bardock42
I suppose I would agree about the sports thing, yes. But geeky subject is a necessary condition, not a sufficient one for being a fanboy (which is what I think you claim when you said "it has to be something geeky " as a sufficient requirement (since you separated it with "or"wink)

Yes, you agree with me and the Urban Dictionary consensus. smile



Originally posted by Bardock42
I disagree. I think that in general usage the label would not apply. In your usage it does, and I am fine with that. I can freely state that "I am a Firefly fanboy, with the word fanboy defines as dadudemon defined it."

I disagree. Because you have tried so hard to deny your fanboy status of the show, you also have created another element that counts towards you being a fanboy.

The general usage label applies to you much more readily than the other labels, of course.






Originally posted by Bardock42
Disagree.

Incorrect. You want some of the definitions to apply to both of our use and only want one version to apply to my usage. You can't have your cake and eat it, too. If one definition fits, then you are a fanboy by that definition. You've admitted to that point, already, so I don't see why you continue to disagree.




Originally posted by Bardock42
Disagree. In my opinion it is mainly defined through how they behave, rather than how much they like something.

I disagree: it's both how they behave, how much they like something, or one or the other.

Meaning, it can be A, B, or A and B to make you a fanboy.


If you step into someone's house and they have a wall full of Star Wars figurines (true story of someone I know really well), they are a fanboy. They do not have to argue about it, they do not have to talk about it: their obsession already has given them away as a fanboy. Also, there are different degrees of obsession from zealous pursuit to unhealthy preoccupation.




Originally posted by Bardock42
It does not offend me. I understand that RJ is basically "reclaiming" the word, he has been called fanboy a lot and now comes out with "Yeah? So what". I understand that and I don't find it offensive at all. I just don't think he's using it in the original meaning which is derogatory (ergo "reclaiming"wink. The one he uses I believe has more to do with "obsession", which too, again, is fair enough, I just don't think I am obsessed with any series to a degree to apply this, again different, label.


If it doesn't offend you, why do you defend yourself so hardcore? (That's a rhetorical question of which we both know the answer which is multiple in nature.)







Originally posted by Bardock42
I don't think what you are implying about me is accurate.

Of course because you view those labels as unfavorable when you've already indirectly implied them which is a contradiction and makes you fickle. smile

dadudemon
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
I mean come on, man, it's Lebowski.

Lewbowski fanboys are funnier (laughing at them, not with them) than the almost bland humor from Lebowski.

Rogue Jedi
Trinity droolio

Bardock42
I'll just give you the last word, dadudemon.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
I'll just give you the last word, dadudemon.

Okay, thanks.


(Note: I just got the last word by replying to your "I'm giving you the last word" post. I win the argument and I got the last word. I have double pwn.)




And, nah: you already gave me the last word by saying that at least some of the definitions flying around would make you a fanboy. In other words, you admitted to being a fanboy without having to state that you were a rabid fanboy.

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Bardock42
I'll just give you the last word, dadudemon. O.C.D.

Bardock42
Fair enough.

I'd like to submit that if I qualify as a fanboy of Firefly there are more things I'd qualify for in the same definition, much more. Star Wars for one I own much more merchandise of star wars (addmitedly there is much more merchandise), I only own two Firefly comics. I'm also more of a fanboy of The Smiths (if that counts, they are not that niche, but I was very obsessed with them). I'd also say "Gothic" cause like no one has heard of it, and I think it's the greatest game ever created. Probably more can't think of any right now.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
Fair enough.

I'd like to submit that if I qualify as a fanboy of Firefly there are more things I'd qualify for in the same definition, much more. Star Wars for one I own much more merchandise of star wars (addmitedly there is much more merchandise), I only own two Firefly comics. I'm also more of a fanboy of The Smiths (if that counts, they are not that niche, but I was very obsessed with them). I'd also say "Gothic" cause like no one has heard of it, and I think it's the greatest game ever created. Probably more can't think of any right now.

Holy shit, yes you're a fanboy of that stuff.



I don't own any merchandise (which is the same with the vast majority of the population) for any media. To clarify, I barely own any DVDs or Blu-Rays, as it is because I can't watch something more than once.


When I got the "special collectors edition" of Tron Legacy, I gave my son the high-quality metal Bike that came with it. I bought the special edition because it was the same price as the regular Blu-Ray edition. So I figured, why not buy the special edition blu-ray and give my son the toy WHILE getting some more bonus features for free?

But, that's the closest I've ever come to perusing something geeky into a fanboy level.



Also, your taste in games is not that bad.


So I may have to check out this game you praise so much.

Rogue Jedi
Bewbz.

Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
Holy shit, yes you're a fanboy of that stuff.



I don't own any merchandise (which is the same with the vast majority of the population) for any media. To clarify, I barely own any DVDs or Blu-Rays, as it is because I can't watch something more than once.


When I got the "special collectors edition" of Tron Legacy, I gave my son the high-quality metal Bike that came with it. I bought the special edition because it was the same price as the regular Blu-Ray edition. So I figured, why not buy the special edition blu-ray and give my son the toy WHILE getting some more bonus features for free?

But, that's the closest I've ever come to perusing something geeky into a fanboy level.



Also, your taste in games is not that bad.


So I may have to check out this game you praise so much.

I don't own many DVDs, if I own merchandise of something it is usually comics, because I enjoy comics a lot (I could accept the label for comics) and it is an extension of the storyline. When I was younger I'd buy action figures sometimes.


Oh I'm also more of a "fanboy" by your definition of Batman, Lucifer, Sandman, The Books of Magic and Hellblazer than Firefly, odd I'd forget those things.

And thank you on the compliment of my taste in video games. I don't think you will enjoy Gothic though, it's not without faults and it is 10 years old (you seem to be very much into high end graphics (at least in movies stick out tongue)) and the localization for the US is supposedly mediocre.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
Oh I'm also more of a "fanboy" by your definition of Batman, Lucifer, Sandman, The Books of Magic and Hellblazer than Firefly, odd I'd forget those things.

Yeah, dude, some of those items were the very ones listed on UD. laughing



Originally posted by Bardock42
And thank you on the compliment of my taste in video games. I don't think you will enjoy Gothic though, it's not without faults and it is 10 years old (you seem to be very much into high end graphics (at least in movies stick out tongue)) and the localization for the US is supposedly mediocre.

You have pegged me, correctly.

I like "pretty" games that are nice all around.


However, there are some retro games that are so badass that they are still awesome even today.


I definitely will take a look at Gothic.

Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
Yeah, dude, some of those items were the very ones listed on UD. laughing
Of course people can be fanboys of those, Batman in particular has a very, very rabid loyal following. I'm just saying I am not a fan of any of those to a degree to be labeled a "fanboy" by the general definition of the word as applied on this forum, in particular the vs. forums.

Bardock42
And I hope you enjoy it. It was really great for the time, and I still enjoy it now. Especially in German the voice acting is magnificent and the whole story is well done. There's very little grind in it, imo, and the quests are varied. It does have a relative good replay value, too.

Sancty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(person)#Fanboy.2Ffangirl


Fanboy is a term used to describe a male who is highly devoted and biased in opinion towards a single subject or hobby within a given field. Fanboy-ism is often prevalent in a field of products, brands or universe of characters where very few competitors (or enemies in fiction, such as comics) exist.

The term fangirl can be used to describe a female member of a fandom community (counterpart to the masculine "fanboy"wink. Fangirls may be more devoted to emotional and romantic aspects of their fandom, especially (relation-)shipping. However, it is commonly used in a derogatory sense to describe a girl's obsession with something, most commonly a male teen idol or an aspect of Japanese pop culture. Fangirl behavior can vary in intensity. On one end of the scale are those that, while harboring a crush on a particular actor or character, are perfectly capable of understanding that the fulfilment of the crush is never going to happen. On the other end are the girls who are said to be obsessive in their claims on a fictional character, even fighting with other fangirls over who 'owns' the character in question.


What the f**k?

dadudemon
I watched some gameplay of Gothic.


The dude was killing these ostrich type creatures near a river and they would make a very load chicken clucking sound (the one that is constantly made in Foghorn Leghorn WB cartoons from way back when) and it was hilarious.


It looks like a combination of KOTOR and Fable. It can't possibly be a bad game if it is like that, right? laughing

Bardock42
Originally posted by dadudemon
I watched some gameplay of Gothic.


The dude was killing these ostrich type creatures near a river and they would make a very load chicken clucking sound (the one that is constantly made in Foghorn Leghorn WB cartoons from way back when) and it was hilarious.


It looks like a combination of KOTOR and Fable. It can't possibly be a bad game if it is like that, right? laughing

That's what I've been telling people. It's like mix of Kotor and Fable, just with a cool storyline...


(so yeah, possibly a fanboy)

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
That's what I've been telling people. It's like mix of Kotor and Fable, just with a cool storyline...


(so yeah, possibly a fanboy)

Well...if I assessed it that way from only one minute of gameplay and you say that's what it is...then it probably is a good assessment.



I'm really interested in it, now.



About how many hours to get through the game while also solving 80% of the side quests?


I could special order it from Amazon, I'm sure. Summer school is going to have only 2 classes...so I'll have LOTS of time at work.

Bardock42
Hmm that's hard to say really, been a long time I last played it through. (and I am so bad at estimating play time). If you are like me you'll probably want to replay at least parts of it though cause they have this great class system...

Mindship
I'm a lonely fanboy of my own written/drawn characters.

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Bardock42
Hmm that's hard to say really, been a long time I last played it through. (and I am so bad at estimating play time). If you are like me you'll probably want to replay at least parts of it though cause they have this great class system... Tekken 3.

Lord Shadow Z
Yu-Gi-Oh, Batman, Preacher, Simon R. Green's 'Deathstalker' books, Stephen Hunter's 'Swagger' books, John Connolly's 'Charlie Parker' books, Tenacious D, Gordon Liu (love his kung-fu movies) and thats all I can think of in one go.

Thoren
I'm a fanboy of a lot of older cartoons.
He-Man
Transformers
Looney Toons
Flintstones
Voltron
TMNT
Power Rangers


And a fb of Bleach.

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Lord Shadow Z
Stephen Hunter's 'Swagger' books



****IN EH!!!!! thumb up

BruceSkywalker
Originally posted by Lord Shadow Z
Yu-Gi-Oh, Batman, Preacher, Simon R. Green's 'Deathstalker' books, Stephen Hunter's 'Swagger' books, John Connolly's 'Charlie Parker' books, Tenacious D, Gordon Liu (love his kung-fu movies) and thats all I can think of in one go.


thumb up


Originally posted by Thoren
I'm a fanboy of a lot of older cartoons.
He-Man
Transformers
Looney Toons
Flintstones
Voltron
TMNT
Power Rangers


And a fb of Bleach.


Voltron rocked..

mikeydude
Originally posted by Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes
thumb up

Astner
Originally posted by Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes
Too me British sounds plain stupid. Words are meant to be pronounced as they're spelled, and not every r is suppose to be silent.

Kharhmah
Originally posted by Astner
Too me British sounds plain stupid. Words are meant to be pronounced as they're spelled, and not every r is suppose to be silent.
I've never actually heard of anyone making their r's silent... bermm

Besides, what most people call "British" is, more often than not, the accent they hear in films & such.
We dont all talk like they do in Bridget Jones..

Astner
Originally posted by Kharhmah
I've never actually heard of anyone making their r's silent... bermm

Besides, what most people call "British" is, more often than not, the accent they hear in films & such.
We dont all talk like they do in Bridget Jones..
Let me rephrase myself then, if you're pronouncing "are", "aa" then you sound stupid to me.

Kharhmah
Originally posted by Astner
Let me rephrase myself then, if you're pronouncing "are", "aa" then you sound stupid to me.
I pronounce it "are"... Like everyone else does..

What some people dont understand, is that "ah" sound on the end of words like "car", isn't because they're not saying the word correctly, it's actually how some people in Britain pronounce their r's.
It's all due to accents, and there are many different accents in Britain..


It'd be like me saying all Americans sound ridiculous because they drop their t's, for example..
But I know that's just how some people talk. Lots of people pronounce words completely differently to others, doesn't mean I can go round saying they sound stupid just because they dont talk the same as I do..

Astner
Originally posted by Kharhmah
What some people dont understand, is that "ah" sound on the end of words like "car", isn't because they're not saying the word correctly, it's actually how some people in Britain pronounce their r's.
A, B, C, D, ..., Q, AH, S,...

There's a reason car is spelled "car" and not "cah". If you're pronouncing it "cah" you're pronouncing it wrong and for the purpose of this thread your voice and pronunciation is about as attractive as a redneck's.

Bardock42
Originally posted by Astner
A, B, C, D, ..., Q, AH, S,...

There's a reason car is spelled "car" and not "cah". If you're pronouncing it "cah" you're pronouncing it wrong and for the purpose of this thread your voice and pronunciation is about as attractive as a redneck's.

That's not correct though. The symbols of the alphabet do not have an absolutely defined sound. They are not phonemes. So there is no right or wrong way to pronounce it, especially in English where only the practice of the language defines its standards.

Kharhmah
What he said. ^^^^

Originally posted by Astner
A, B, C, D, ..., Q, AH, S,...

There's a reason car is spelled "car" and not "cah". If you're pronouncing it "cah" you're pronouncing it wrong and for the purpose of this thread your voice and pronunciation is about as attractive as a redneck's.
No, I'm not.
But I'll let you keep thinking what you like. happy


I am of course assuming you pronounce everything correctly 100% of the time & enunciate every single letter in every single word perfectly...

BruceSkywalker
Originally posted by Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes


a pretty woman with both a russian and british accent is even better

Rogue Jedi
Robtard.

Sancty
Originally posted by Impediment
Nothing sexier than a pretty woman with a British accent. yes
There isn't a "British accent" rlly. Britain = England, Wales, Scotland and they have v different accents. Though I'm guessing you mean the stereotypical English accent that you almost never hear in England mmm
Originally posted by Kharhmah
I've never actually heard of anyone making their r's silent... bermm

Besides, what most people call "British" is, more often than not, the accent they hear in films & such.
We dont all talk like they do in Bridget Jones..
this mmm

Rogue Jedi
Southern accents are a turn off.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Sancty
There isn't a "British accent" rlly. Britain = England, Wales, Scotland and they have v different accents. Though I'm guessing you mean the stereotypical English accent that you almost never hear in England mmm

this mmm

Conversations had with Imp. in other threads indicate, directly, that he was already aware of that.

It is possible that he was referring to the 20+ accents, excluding Irish and Scottish accents, that can be heard in the UK.



When someone says that they speak with an American accent, I don't automatically assume that they are not aware of the dozens (or even well over 100) of accents present in America. Seen here:
http://web.ku.edu/~idea/northamerica/usa/usa.htm



Why is that? Because I know what they mean. When someone says they like British accents, I know exactly what they mean while at the same time reconciling the problem of there actually being many "British" accents. How is it possible that I can do this? no expression

Bardock42
It would still be interesting to know which British accent is the one he thinks is particularly sexy, or if he thinks they all are, which would be weird seeing how completely different and varied they are so they would have to be liked for different reasons

Scythe
Ummmmm, transformers. Halo Reach.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Bardock42
It would still be interesting to know which British accent is the one he thinks is particularly sexy, or if he thinks they all are, which would be weird seeing how completely different and varied they are so they would have to be liked for different reasons

The varience is quite large...even more so than the "accents" in the US.


He probably just likes the smell of fish and chips mixed with a nice ale. smile

Sancty
Originally posted by dadudemon
Conversations had with Imp. in other threads indicate, directly, that he was already aware of that.

It is possible that he was referring to the 20+ accents, excluding Irish and Scottish accents, that can be heard in the UK.



When someone says that they speak with an American accent, I don't automatically assume that they are not aware of the dozens (or even well over 100) of accents present in America. Seen here:
http://web.ku.edu/~idea/northamerica/usa/usa.htm



Why is that? Because I know what they mean. When someone says they like British accents, I know exactly what they mean while at the same time reconciling the problem of there actually being many "British" accents. How is it possible that I can do this? no expression
Well, I see many people online who think "Britain" just means England ja. It would be kinda strange if he was referring to all the accents of Britain, though I did think that could be teh case slide

Lord Shadow Z
If I ever meet an American it would be tempting to speak with a upper crust English accent just to toy with them...

evil face

AbnormalButSane
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Southern accents are a turn off.

Your mama is a turn off.

dadudemon
Originally posted by Sancty
Well, I see many people online who think "Britain" just means England ja. It would be kinda strange if he was referring to all the accents of Britain, though I did think that could be teh case slide


Great Britain, right? Yeah, he very well could have meant all of the accents from there...but most people mean the various accents from all over the isles and even South Africa.



When someone says, "I like a Southern Accent" from the US South, that's literally 30+ accents. Yet, we still know what they mean.

mikeydude
Originally posted by Thoren
I'm a fanboy of a lot of older cartoons.
He-Man
Transformers
Looney Toons
Flintstones
Voltron
TMNT
Power Rangers


And a fb of Bleach.
My mom bought me a Thundercats shirt. It brings back all sorts of memories.

Ax3l
I'm a Nicolas Cage fanboy!

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by AbnormalButSane
Your mama is a turn off. I don't mean slight ones like you or I might have, I mean the Beverly Hillbillies sounding ones.

AbnormalButSane
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
I don't mean slight ones like you or I might have, I mean the Beverly Hillbillies sounding ones.

That's what my family sounds like. mhm

Robtard
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
Robtard.

Yes?

Utsukushii
Originally posted by Kharhmah
Hentai. yes

yes

Rogue Jedi
Originally posted by Robtard
Yes? sup.


Originally posted by AbnormalButSane
That's what my family sounds like. mhm K.

StarCraft2
mma. dante sparda. solid snake. kickboxing. and vagina

Rogue Jedi
thumb up on Dante Sparda. And vaginas.

Slay
Originally posted by Sancty
Well, I see many people online who think "Britain" just means England ja. It would be kinda strange if he was referring to all the accents of Britain, though I did think that could be teh case slide
Honestly though, I mean , ****, I mean, Jesus, you live in Germany now, for like, I mean how long?!?!?!?!?

I mean, like, there are like dozens of like different accents per country I mean, you'd still say Marius speaks with a German accent right? RIGHT?

Like, I'm with dadudemon on this one.

Bardock42
Originally posted by Slay
Honestly though, I mean , ****, I mean, Jesus, you live in Germany now, for like, I mean how long?!?!?!?!?

I mean, like, there are like dozens of like different accents per country I mean, you'd still say Marius speaks with a German accent right? RIGHT?

Like, I'm with dadudemon on this one.

That is different though. A foreign accent tends to come about by certain, usually common, traits that foreign language has, which carry over into the language in question. For example the lack of "w" or "th" sounds in German. Which makes a foreign accent often very similar, so that you can almost say there is only one German accent for English (not quite if you want to be extremely technical of course, but most people don't hear differences in pronunciation that clearly anyways). Naturally occurring dialects and accents within a language on the other hand develop over long periods of time and diverge from each other a lot.

Mairuzu
Dick

Bardock42
Originally posted by Mairuzu
Dick

Is that cause

Originally posted by Mairuzu
imgay

Robtard
Ever since "Goddess Kali" aka "Latino Stallion" left the boards, KMC has lacked an overly flamboyant gay Latino; it's about time someone filled the role.

Mairuzu
Originally posted by Bardock42
Is that cause
You're catching on quick, boy

Slay
Originally posted by Bardock42
That is different though. A foreign accent tends to come about by certain, usually common, traits that foreign language has, which carry over into the language in question. For example the lack of "w" or "th" sounds in German. Which makes a foreign accent often very similar, so that you can almost say there is only one German accent for English (not quite if you want to be extremely technical of course, but most people don't hear differences in pronunciation that clearly anyways). Naturally occurring dialects and accents within a language on the other hand develop over long periods of time and diverge from each other a lot.
Well, of course I was being 'extremely' technical but then, nothing in your post really detracts from the point I was trying to make.

Edit: Re-read the discussion, I understand where you're coming from as there is clearly a difference between, say, a Scottish or an English accent. It makes no sense expecting people from the US to know the difference between a Kentish accent or an Oxford one.

Bardock42
Originally posted by Slay
Well, of course I was being 'extremely' technical but then, nothing in your post really detracts from the point I was trying to make.

Edit: Re-read the discussion, I understand where you're coming from as there is clearly a difference between, say, a Scottish or an English accent. It makes no sense expecting people from the US to know the difference between a Kentish accent or an Oxford one.

It does when they claim that they find a British accent sexy, cause that doesn't make sense without clarification.

StarCraft2
i am a fan boy of.. listed below...

http://cagefail.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mma_fail.gif

http://www.foroswebgratis.com/fotos/7/3/7/1/7//416712DMC3SuperDante.gif

http://crimsonsguns.tripod.com/old_snake_gun_2.JPG

http://i39.tinypic.com/30jtlxv.jpg

http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/2008/12/01-07/vagina.jpg

Insomniatric
Absolutely nothing.


http://edtech.mcc.edu/~mdavid1/comw100/project1/files/animations/silva%20v%20franklin%20dance.gif

http://tkohub.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/silva-griffin.gif

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9lFnD6GVl4I/TVA1Rc1RajI/AAAAAAAAADg/tjgBN3bnfFg/s1600/Silva+belfort+2.gif

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