Bearcat-Doug

2 hours ago, fcgamer said:

Is it a taco or fried rice? 

A taco with fried rice in it does sound good.

1 hour ago, fcgamer said:

Nah, I think in the club we're on tacos. I might try to make some tomorrow, but getting the ingredients here is quite difficult and expensive.

You could always make fried rice tacos!

16 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

As it is, I give it a solid 8.  Throw a bug fix patch on it and it's at least a 9, if not a 10.  Broken spells hurt it a bit IMO, but I had a ton of fun renting it back in the day.

I forgot about the broken spells, but from what I remember, they weren't ones I picked up anyway.

7 hours ago, skinnygrinny said:

My sister gifted me a handmade sign of my username “docile tapeworm” to use for the contest photos. But I tell you what during the off season I’ll go back to “skinnygrinny”

And just like that, all was right again in the world.

Just now, docile tapeworm said:

I appreciate where your coming from but the respect is that they still call me “skinny” it’s a bit of an inside thing but these guys know me very well and I’ll always be “skinnygrinny” no matter what the username might change to.

I think you should bring it back in honor of your ten year anniversary!

3 minutes ago, BlackVega said:

I think I know for sure who "skinny" is now but don't you think everyone should have enough respect to anyone to call them by the name they chose?

He was skinnygrinny for years so most of us still calm him that. He's also legitimately skinny, so it fits.

2 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said:

Holy mackerel! Dang my life has changed alot and multiple times in those years. Wow. Remembering where I was when I first joined. Living in the mangroves

You did calm down a lot in your old age. 

13 minutes ago, RH said:

A little late, but Happy 10th Anniversary as part of the community, Skinny ( @docile tapeworm)!

I checked my join date and it was 12/04/12 so I just hit 11 years. We're all old. 

2112

I'm not really a fan of RPGs, but this is one of my favorite NES games. 9/10.

1 hour ago, BlackVega said:

I went through the verification process with the contest organizers and I was confirmed and accepted

That's good to hear. Hopefully things do calm down now. Congrats on the win.

1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said:

That has to be one of the greatest moments in history.

also the fact you guys had the thought to document with screen shots warms my heart and is another greatest moment in history!

username was “edited byNintendoAge Moderator”

That was pretty wild. 

4 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

 

I’ve only ever done as well in the tournament as I did my first year

crazy thing is I’ve definitely gotten better every year. Circumstances/new players/ tetris damn you!

You still keep winning those shooter championships though!

1 hour ago, NESfiend said:

There has been a lot of talk about making you a mod next year. Not playing that much, but still active and loved by all. Its a solid fit. May want to see if glovesie can up your inbox storage space

@Gloves needs to make skinny a site moderator!

6 hours ago, mbd39 said:

Besides, it wasn't 2016. 2016 was my first contest year and we sure didn't play Stinger.

It was 2015. Skinny is getting forgetful in his old age.

1 hour ago, BlackVega said:

Thanks for your kind words but nah I'm not upset at this point and it doesn't put me off from playing in the future. I'm laughing right now because this thread turned into the most clownish shitshow of the year

5 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

@BlackVega I understand. I’d like to see you not so upset. It’s tough to take a little hit to your character I understand that. But do it for me little buddy. Don’t rant and rave and get all bent. Oblige to any request and stick around and continue to play with us.

When I was asked I was steaming inside and wanted to say “fuck that keep your stupid contest. I’ll never participate again”. But who would it have hurt the most? Not me. Not my accuser. My buddy’s in here. To deprive them of skinnygrinny in the contest would be a worse act than any. 
 

come on. “Spar with me again” 

Depriving skinny is just wrong. Bonus points for the Hoy Quarlow reference.

4 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

This is like the great stinger debacle of 2016

Not really, but I got screwed that year so I take it personally. Nobody cheated, they just exploited the infinite shield power up. 

1 hour ago, BlackVega said:

How the fuck do you even used this place then, smartp oh sorry...... dumbphone?? I can't even imagine how much unergonomic hell that would be and how many times I misclick on stuff.......

My phone has a decent sized screen, but I guess I'm just used to it.

6 hours ago, G-type said:

They're definitely fun to watch, but I would be opposed to making over the shoulder videos a requirement. I don't have an equipment set up to even do it, but the amount of effort is so daunting that just thinking about it is making me tired. Even having to take a photo with my name on a piece of paper is pushing the upper limits of my commitment tolerance (I'm more of a screenshot guy).

I agree. I'm not a tech guy at all and don't even own a computer, so the idea of trying to figure out how to take a decent video with my phone and upload it on here is literally beyond my skill level. These contests are supposed to be fun (It's not like we're playing for large cash prizes) so there's no reason for anyone to cheat since basically every player that posted suspicious scores in the past didn't stick around long anyway.

On 12/11/2023 at 10:10 PM, FireHazard51 said:

 

I'm surprised that nobody on ESPN has tried to make the argument that Burrow is a system QB after these last two games. 

6 hours ago, guillavoie said:

Okay guys, let's all calm down now, please Basil and Richard, no more bickery over this.

It is true that in the past, we always asked players to inform us in pm about suspicions of cheating and calls over other players etiquette etc., and we all have an example of why we were asking this in the first place. It usually ends up like this.

I will also mention that Bea and I (and let's add Bimmy here for the sake of history), as organizers of the contest (which would never exist in the first place without the players, let's not forget) have always had at heart to monitor the legitimacy of the competition, while trying to maintain an easy going, relaxed and friendly environment based around the honor system. This smooth ruling sometimes comes with a price here and there, as reasonable doubts and valid questioning come to the surface. I assure you that we will try to appease the mind of everyone after reviewing the situation regarding this tournament. Please give us the time to sort things out and everybody should be happy in the end.

As though this looks a bit extraordinary, I can say for myself, as I been involved in this contest for over 15 years now, that we've moderated a LOT of this kind of situations in the past, mostly off the board, and that there is nothing new under the sun and it is business as usual. We'll get through this and everyone will want to play in 2024.

Peace!

Well said!

"Canadian Jesus" @Gloves after reading this thread

8 minutes ago, SuperJimtendo said:

Is this worth anything?

Just now, Richardhead said:

Doug!!!! Grown-ups on redd… I mean the VGS are talking. 
You need to calm down.

It's not my fault. I can't sleep.