random guy

But seriously, it looks pretty cool, you just need to move it one of this board's art forums so you get people more used to commenting on these things!

What are you talking about? We've got heaps of art forums!

Yeah you guys are right, i'm over it. but I just wanna post this last email he sent me, partly because I said I would but mainly because I'm hoping someone can translate it for me . What? Did he finally admit to being racist, instead of just spouting racist comments then saying 'i'm not racist'?

I'm sure we've all wondered in the back of our minds why multiple-posts or bulk emails are called "spam". How did a term for a brand of processed meat turn into a term for internet abuse? Well, that question popped into the front of my mind a few minutes ago so I went to find out. I found this page here; The Origin of Spam. It's actually quite interesting. If you're too busy to read this site and are still curious; the term apparently came from a Monty Python sketch: you've probably heard it, you know the one at a cafe which serves spam in every dish. So the waiter starts saying things like, "We've got spam, spam, spam, spam, tomatoes and spam." Eventually some vikings (don't ask) start chanting "spam spam spam spam" until everyone tells them to shut up. Long story short, from that sketch, the term became known as a way of describing a message or messages repeated so often as to become irritating; ie junk e-mail.

He he, now this was what I was talking about when I made this thread: classic diversions like this one which you'd never get if you had to rigidly stick to the topic. Although i suppose this is the only thread where going off-topic is somehow...on topic

Yeah, I thought you may say that gamecop, but I was expecting this thread to get deleted by a mood as soon as they saw that. I know I should just ignore this guy, but to me that'd be like endorsing the KKK. There's no place for racism in today's society, and there's DEFINitely no place for racism on the internet. I don't think you were being hypocritical, because while you've posted people's personal information, it was if they hacked your site or such-like. LIke I said, I expected this to get deleted. But at the same time, I didn't post anything jenny3 didn't voluntarily send to me, you know like I didn't try to find his phone number or anything, and this chap's AIM address is permanantly saved on this forum anyway - he posted it here in that locked thread - so its not like I was exposing personal details, just his e-mail adress. Also I wasn't going to post this, until he started calling me a "dirty black fag" just because I called him racist and a homophobe. I dunno, maybe I shouldn't have posted this, you can delete it if you want. I myself can't stand any form of prejudice based on ethnicity, race or sexual preference, but that doesn't mean i should get others involved in my war. Okay, everyone use that little "men in black" mind wiping thingy on yourselves, and we'll pretend this never happened! Edit: I removed the email adress from the front page

Yeah but I don't know about this new naming thing...I mean I'm sure Athlon processors are supposedly faster than non-athlon processors, but would a 3400 actually run as fast as a 3.4 gig machine? Probably not, and yet they still call it a 3400, obviously because they're trying to trick people into thinking their processors are faster than they are.

Sorry Fatal, that's it so far, but if this thread hasn't been deleted by the time I get the next reply, I'll stick it in!

Oh and then there's this one: What started the whole thing is that Burdes had sent me an email basically just telling me to f*ck off, and so I sent a message back saying "I told you you'd get banned"; and then he sent this message, which I've already sent to a few people as per the instructions in the email. See, I'm just doing what Burdes wanted by posting all his messages here, he told me to do it : Edit: geez, the easiest way to insult this person is just to repeat what he said! MUA HA HA. Edit 2: Yeah, I could do that, or I could just block him altogether, but where's the fun in that?

Alright, here's another one (these are all in reverse chronological order) So, we all must be GameCop's cousins otherwise we'd all be banned

Okay, Fatal I'll put up another email: here's some more words of divine wisdom from our dear friend: please note that this was the message to which he was responding. In the interest of fairness, I've put my e-mail adress up here as well (hell, I get enough as it is.

Okay I wasn't going to do this, but this has just pissed me off too far. Remember that Jennyjennyjenny? Well, he's started e-mailing me (he got my email adress through this board, presumably before he was banned. Well it turns out his real name is BURDES ARLUBES, and he just because I told him off for spouting racist and homophobic comments, he seems to have become convinced that i'm a black homosexual. So why am I posting this now? Well, because I've been calling him a racist homophobic for a while and then he came up with this email(proving my point to a Tee!): Well, boy, I'd be rather upset (if I happened to be black or gay ) And the reason I'm calling him a transexual is because he's still insisting he's a woman, even though his name is "Burdes" so jennyjennyjenny must be his comfort role - I personally think female impersonators on the internet are wrong (only because dating's hard enough in this new internet-ready world, and so people posing as women to get men to fall in love with them are being dishonest) Feel free to email this moron, and if you need more convincing, I have a stack of saved emails from him in which he's repeatedly insulted this site and anyone in it. REVENGE!!!! / his email adress: SORRY YOU MISSED OUT, Gamecop told me off and I felt guilty

you know what, you're right, bomba ole mate, I haven't rhymed since highschool -but wait! I've forgotten what I learned about rhythm and timing, And yet still I can write verse that is rhyming.

There've been some good tries, but not quite all rhyme A poem which scans takes quite a long time To create, and its even harder to make Poems which make any sense, for god's sake!

Oh Yeah! by Yello. - you gotta love that 80's synth!

That game's looking funky. I hope it comes out on the ps2.

Wow, if she/he thinks these forums are bad, try Tagmonkey's. I swear they biatch just because they can. I usually don't pay attention to the "ignorant morons" that come through here. Was I around for this or was it during 2002? No, this just happened a few days ago - it was in the 'sega genesis emulation' section. Just a massive flame-war because the dude was a jerk who insulted everybody who he came into contact with.

Muahaha, "jennyjennyjenny" (not his real name) has started e-mailing me now, attacking me more. Here was his most recent post: Isn't this a charming individual we're dealing with. I'm not sure if im allowed to post his real name and e-mail address here but pm me if anyone wants it, and I'll give it to you.

Oh god, it looks like Bush and his family are now trying to make the rest of America as stoopid as he is!

Damn, I've got no chance of running it then.

[Chuck Shepherd's News of the Weird (http://www.newsoftheweird.com/archive/index.html) / Monterey Herald-Knight Ridder, 3-24-04] HOLY CRAP! There are vampires among us! Well, not really, but there is vampire killing!

that's the best argument I've hard for why it was a baaaad idea to put a cartridge system on the n64.

get a ps2 so you're not lining Gates' pockets (only... some rich executive... over at Sony . d'oh) But seriously though, alot of the big-name games are coming out on both systems now, and I prefer the ps2-only titles over the x-box only titles, so i'd get a ps2 if I was in your shoes. Admittedly, though, the x-box is more powerful, and the ps2 nearer the end of its life. Also, I just found out yesterday that if you mod your x-box up properly you can run pc games on it. Plus I think there are more emulators for the x-box than for the ps2. Hmmm...maybe I would have got a ps2 over an x-box a year ago, but its starting to seem like the x-box is the way to go! Maybe this gave you something to think about.

seriously though, cartridges suck compared to the CDs, that's why I never wanted a N64 over a PSX (except for goldeneye and perfect dark) even though it was technically the better system. I don't remember having to do anything but blow into the cartridge for my SNES, but i never had a nintendo.

hmmm....I'm sorry to say this, but maybe you got ripped off and the mega CD part of the system doesn't work My condolences.