I just think it's weird that he keeps mentioning us by name. i always think of us as under the radar.
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Stephanie - Mar 01, 2010 2:27:37 pm PST #12366 of 30001
Trust my rage
§ ita § - Mar 01, 2010 2:27:46 pm PST #12367 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think he is thinking about our reaction at all, he's just a sloppy liar.
Why does he keep bringing us up, dammit?
As long as the tvtropes buffistas.org page says it was a dude named Gus that started tv tropes in his basement. So he should clean that up, or come out of the closet.
Polter-Cow - Mar 01, 2010 2:28:03 pm PST #12368 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So we assume he keeps talking about us just to tweak our collective noses?
Well, he wants to give credit where credit is due.
DavidS - Mar 01, 2010 2:30:03 pm PST #12369 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So we assume he keeps talking about us just to tweak our collective noses?
I don't read it like that. I thought he was trying to give fair credit by noting that TV Tropes developed out of conversations here.
After the pseudicide I suspected Gus had lurked on the board a long time before he first posted and created a persona that would be immediately popular here. It was carefully constructed, and he was very charming. Later his posts were a bit more dogmatic, less Gus-like. I think it was a bit effortful to keep up the charm.
Tom Scola - Mar 01, 2010 2:37:30 pm PST #12370 of 30001
hwæt
Nobody watched the Kung Fu vs Yoga clip? Comedy gold, people!
Stephanie - Mar 01, 2010 2:40:43 pm PST #12371 of 30001
Trust my rage
I don't read it like that. I thought he was trying to give fair credit by noting that TV Tropes developed out of conversations here.
Except that since Fast Eddie never posted here, that makes no sense. (well, I understand what Hec/P-C are saying but it makes no sense to someone who didn't know about Gus's ...oh, I see. I suppose he is talking about "Gus" there. It's hard to keep straight. )
aurelia - Mar 01, 2010 2:41:49 pm PST #12372 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
So we assume he keeps talking about us just to tweak our collective noses?
I don't think any of it has been about us. In terms of "why", I mean.
edited for an attempt at clarity
Stephanie - Mar 01, 2010 2:44:15 pm PST #12373 of 30001
Trust my rage
And now, if Gus is dead, he's gettng even with me because while I was posting, the dogs spilled milk from the table everywhere.
Jesse - Mar 01, 2010 2:44:29 pm PST #12374 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You don't want to mess with a yogi, that's for sure.
Ginger - Mar 01, 2010 2:46:01 pm PST #12375 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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