Let's Improve The Dialogue
by memitim on May 23, 2011 6:56 PM EDT
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If any of you have spent time on different MMA sites you know that the discourse here at BE is light years better than most sites. It is a relatively troll free environment with some incredibly knowledgeable posters. I learn something new here all the time and I always have a laugh too. I also love how BE self corrects bad trends. RIP sarcasm font. I want to keep that going and have some simple ideas on how to improve the dialogue overall. Let me stress, these are just my opinions. But, as you know, I'm pretty set in my opinions. Here we go.
- LOL!!!!!!- Ok, when I pick up my pre-teen daughter's iPod, and see her text messages it is filled with LOL's and exclamation points, I think it's cute in a teeny bop, Hello Kitty kind of way. Great for a 10 year old. Annoying as hell among adults. If you have something to say that requires a half dozen exclamation points think about what you are trying to say and if it is worth it in the first place.
- FAP!- Can we eliminate this from our vocabulary? I didn't know what it meant till I recently googled it and all I can say is, gross. I read visually. Often times an amazing match gets announced and someone types FAP. Sometimes repeatedly. The last image I want in my head is someone masturbating over a fight announcement.
- While we are on the subject of unnecessary genitalia references can we drop the term "nuthugger" for good? It's not only another nasty visual reference, but it is juvenile, obnoxious, insulting and way overused in the MMA community. It's the kind of word that stereotypes the MMA fan as a knuckle dragging, open mouth breathing cretin. I think we can evolve and move on from this term. It would be great if BE was one MMA site where this insult was banned.
- Can we retire .gifs like this and other too often used images. I like the Simpson's and South Park but...
- This is just a technical thing, if you are going to write a fan post that is either lengthy or .gif heavy please put a jump in. It makes scrolling thru so much easier for mobile readers.
I love the banter here. I know that I can be a rather stubborn, opinionated individual, but that's part of the fun, as is any of it that gets dished back at me. Bring it. I'm invested in BE as a fan and a regular reader. I want to see it continue to grow. These are just a few things I thought could help elevate the discourse. Share any ideas you might have as well about our conversations so we can continue to make BE the best site for talking about MMA, period.
The FanPosts are solely the subjective opinions of Bloody Elbow readers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Bloody Elbow editors or staff.
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Man...
Some of the .gifs make me laugh pretty hard when used in a good situation. I don’t post any personally(I don’t even know how.), but there are some funny-ass usages on here.
"I am going to punch faces." --Wanderlei Silva
War Miller Bros.
Oh, absolutely. I’m not saying eliminate all gifs. I’m saying when we have seen one played a couple of dozen times, like the one above, it loses it’s impact. Find some other way to say what you want to say.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
"Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes" Groucho Marx
by KimboLeopoldo on May 25, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Agreed.
If you’re gonna post a gif/ picturea, try to at least be original.
As for “nuthugger,” “fap,” and “lol”, they’re just part of the internet vocabulary. I agree that they’re generally dumb, but SOMETIMES… just sometimes, they can actually be right on the mark.
But let’s not take ourselves too seriously Mem. We all go here to discuss MMA because it’s fun for us. Let’s keep it light and relaxed.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 23, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I am. I’m just trying to elevate things a bit. New readers come thru every day and some check out the comments, some don’t. Things like fap or nuthugger would steer me away from certain sites. That’s why I posted it. I don’t expect anyone to listen to me and actually adhere to it. But, maybe they will think about it a bit.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
Still sorry about the FAP thing...
I know there are some things you just can’t “unread”…on the other hand, I thought I was the very last person to google and figure out what it meant…
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Death before dishonor, drinks before lunch.
by The American Ronin on May 24, 2011 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you really think there’s something gross about masturbation? I personally can’t understand that at all.
“Nuthugger” should be used, but only ironically.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
Of course I don’t think there is anything gross about masturbation. I’m a fan. It is when I read someone else writing FAP!, the onomatopoeia of them masturbating, sometimes repeatedly, I get a little grossed out. I read quite visually.
Initiative comes to thems that wait.
Much like the word Butthurt. I think nuthugger and butthurt are just words that people use too often, especially when they can’t seem to find a reasonable counterargument.
by Thomas Benjamin on May 25, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
trying to get people to be politer online?
http://mixedmartialartsblogger.wordpress.com/
by Cory Braiterman on May 23, 2011 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 24 recs
Nuthugger has to go
It’s a stupid, immature phrase that dumbs down the level of discourse.
Everything else though? Nah. I like the gifs, LOL is standard lingo and FAP is fine by me.
I like gifs too. Anton is the mad bomber and I love when he rains down his special gifts on the BE community. It is just one has been used countless times it loses its fun. It’s like the Charlie Sheen jokes. Once, great. The 1,000th one, shoot me. LOL, I get but it is so goofy to me. That’s just a personal thing. FAP is just plain stupid and immature.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
You're thinking of Deo Wade,
He’s the undisputed p4p gif champ.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 23, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes! Thank you.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 23, 2011 8:36 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
To be fair...
Anton makes the badass posters for all of the events.
Fitch is awesome, I don't care what you think...
Bones Jones, future greatest MMAist ever.
He does indeed.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I think LOL is incredibly goofy as well, but at the same time it’s undeniable that it is indeed part of the internet jargon. People will keep on using it. Personally I think it makes people sound insecure…..like people who laugh nervously after everything they say.
by Thomas Benjamin on May 25, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree ;)
Meet me on Monsta Island. Where the girls look good and the MC's be Wildin'.
Also, follow me on Twitter @DeoWade
by Damon O. on May 23, 2011 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
Your gifs are always welcomed!
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 23, 2011 8:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I hate cats
but this shit is cuter than a mug
"You can not petition the Lord with prayer" - Jim Morrison
by LRaunThaDamaja on May 23, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate cats
You must be pure evil.
Boys becoming men...Men becoming wolves
by spectaa on May 25, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cats are so easy.
Just feed ‘em once in a while and forget about ’em.
THEY BURY THEIR OWN POO’ fer cripes sake.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 25, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
THEY BURY THEIR OWN POO’ fer cripes sake.
I laughed my ass off when I read that.
by Brennan Linn on May 27, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Says the Einemo nuthugger who faps to his Roger Gracie win.
LOL!!!
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on May 23, 2011 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 15 recs
Well done.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 23, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Eliminate gifs?
"Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth."
Chris McCandless A.K.A. Alexander Supertramp
1968-1992
by T.C. Engel on May 23, 2011 10:54 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
That’s a funny gif but that’s not what I said.
Oh, absolutely. I’m not saying eliminate all gifs. I’m saying when we have seen one played a couple of dozen times, like the one above, it loses it’s impact.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
I know, I just mostly wanted to post it:) I know what you’re saying, the like.. Boo this man .gif and things like that?
"Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth."
Chris McCandless A.K.A. Alexander Supertramp
1968-1992
That’s what I figured, it was too good to keep in the holster.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
Oh McNulty.
You were doing so good……….what happened?
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes yes yes yes
More Wire gifs plz
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Editor, HeadKickLegend.com
Still Subo at Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on May 24, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
In-Deed
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
greatest TV show
i am on board.
I dunno what the pogues is though
Sonny Chiba always gets a rec
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin
The rec forgives all.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 1:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can squirrels be considered "nuthuggers"?
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
Squirrels aren’t nuthuggers, they are nuthoarders. It’s a new show on TLC.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 1:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
please don't give TLC more ideas for stupid shows
Say it ain't Cho
by Sean in Vancouver on May 25, 2011 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
"Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes" Groucho Marx
by KimboLeopoldo on May 26, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Only if you buy me dinner first
Never approach a vast undertaking with a half-vast plan.
by szquirrel on May 24, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
We got to have our faults, in order to make it fair to the other sites
Junkie has more ! Than posters and then ignorant posters on top of that
Mania has every type of god awful comment you want (yea dude thanks for posting pictures of your gf naked in the fan posts, I think youre so cool now)
Middle easy is pure boo boo
Sherdog is a prime example of a good site that gets brought down a lot by its numerous trolls
Here is really the only place with an intelligent and devoted staff plus members. Props to the creators and props to us for being elitist
Follow me: @IISMASHII
"Looks like I just picked a whole bouquet of oopsie-daisies"
by II SMASH II on May 24, 2011 1:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree. Like I said, these are just my opinions, things that have been ruminating around in head and found its way to page on a slow news day. I’m a BE loyalist, faps and all.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 1:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I have no problem with pornographic fanposts, but that's just me.
Fitch is awesome, I don't care what you think...
Bones Jones, future greatest MMAist ever.
No thanks...
I appreciate what you’re trying to accomplish, but no.
This is like TUF circa Junie Browning, Jizz Sushi and so on. we complain about it, we don’t like it, but now that they are gone, nobody watches.
Now we don’t need to be Sherdog or even Junkie, but it takes a few off the hinge peeps to keep it interesting. Every movie, TV show, etc… has a certain amount of…let’s call it garbage. You need the few controversial, argumentative, ban worthy people to spice things up a bit.
I would say BE is just right, not to hot, not to cold. We do a good job of policing it ourselves and when we can’t talk them off the ledge, out comes the hammer.
by BJJDenver on May 24, 2011 1:25 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Sexyasstrishmmafan
We want you back! We need more diatribes about how attractive Jake Shields is!
Btw Denver- did you watch the Carwin training camp special? Isn’t Amal Easton your coach?
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
haven’t watched it yet. Amal was my Professor when I started and up to getting my purple belt, but I have since left to train with my friend and former Easton Denver head, Mario Correa at Busy BJJ.
Atta boy.
You close to that brown yet my man? haha
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
AND!!!...
Could you imagine a world where we are deprived of amazing posts like Sexasstrishmmafan’s?
now THAT was epic!
seriously, we have some amazing posts that get lauded by all of us, but it is the terrible ones that help make them great and give us hours of good, clean fun.
You need a cloudy day
to appreciate a sunny one. "Wow! My thoughts on what Jake Shields said about Frank the Legend Shamrock! " happens to be a combination of the two.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
that will NEVER get old.
if only we could gif that.
by Anton Tabuena on May 24, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Best I can come up with.
http://memegenerator.net/instance/7952355
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Whatever happened to that Urijah Bieber guy and SC? And Sheeple when he’s in a bad mood?
by Thomas Benjamin on May 25, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
UB's still around,
he’s gotta be going for an all- time ban record though.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 25, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
That record is safe. Nobody can surpass subo.
Sometimes I ban him just because I’m bored.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 25, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
how is this not green?
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
I'll help
If only to set the bar so high that no one will ever dream of reaching it.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Editor, HeadKickLegend.com
Still Subo at Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on May 25, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That is a noble goal, sir
Conducting an experiment on knocking people out in particular ways would be unethical.
I have absolute, undying faith that you will die with that belt firmly strapped around your waist.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 25, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
What are the actual grounds for being banned?
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
Jizz Sushi has nothing to do with why TUF sucks and is down in viewers. The fighters are below average, the coaches are dull, and the format is style. Jizz Sushi would just be a desperate attempt at this point.
MMA is growing up and the discourse should follow. There are still going to be wild differences in opinion and they will provide plenty of fireworks. We don’t need juvenile faps and nuthugger references to provide that. We can rise above that and still have colorful characters in the community without the rest of the flotsam and jetsom. I think we owe it to ourselves. I went thru Junior High, I don’t need to relive it discussing a sport I love.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 2:00 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL!!! TUF haters gonna hate.
Stop being so butthurt, bro.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on May 24, 2011 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think haters gonna hate and butthurt have had their time in the Junior High sun.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I've always enjoyed a well timed Haters Gonna Hate.
Sometimes, it is all that is need to be said..
I'm perfectly willing to insult you in person if you prefer - Luke effin Thomas
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Activating cognitive dissonance in 3... 2... 1...
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on May 24, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I love having an intelligent conversation about MMA as much as the next guy, but I don’t want us sitting around a room full of rich mahogany and leather bound books, in our smoking jackets, sipping scotch.
I think we need to have a full menu of commentators, moderators and contributors. Can’t we all just get along?
As for Jizz sushi, it is a perfect example of the type of behavior that was condoned in the house. Now we don’t see that, or even much in the way of fighter’s personalities and the ratings are down. I’m not saying if a fighter ejaculates in food, the ratings will soar, but rather that the loose behavior is exactly WHY a certain percentage of viewers kept returning.
Perhaps you should start your own blog and ban everyone who “colors outside the lines” and see how your numbers are.
While I personally don’t care for a lot of sophomoric behavior/commentary, I do enjoy the “ball busting” that goes on in our community. I do enjoy the joking and GIF usage, especially if it is well timed despite the repetition. I do enjoy the occasional heated debate, even if it gets a little ugly and someone needs to step in. Now, I wouldn’t want these things all the time, or I would frequent Sherdog.
Like I said, I think the moderators here do an excellent job of keeping things appropriate without going overboard. They give us freedom to have fun and discuss MMA, but mostly keep the “problem” people out.
If it isn’t broke…
by BJJDenver on May 24, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I have no interest in starting my own blog. I love the ball busting, love the heated debates, love original gif’s and pictures. These were just some things that I felt could turn away fans as opposed to draw them in. That’s all.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
my initial reaction is yeah! That would be great! But then you think about how vanilla it could become and I think I would rather suffer through some things, for entertainments sake.
I’ll give ya one. The lol thing is I guess useful in some instances, but now that people are actually speaking it?? C’mon! O-M-G!
You’d be surprised. There are a lot of sports sites that are as colorful and vibrant as can be but avoid the juvenile stuff. And you’re right, when someone starts speaking lol and omg’s there is an automatic tune out button that goes on.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
I'd just like to see adults stop using lol
"The only freakshow's the one in my pants"
-James Toney
by chasethegoose on May 26, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
can we add using the right version of "too" to the list?
Matt Janecek
MBA Candidate, 2011
An MBA on MMA: mixed martial arts thru the lens of business
mba-mma.blogspot.com
by mjanecek on May 25, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dominant vs "dominate"
I rarely tweet
I less-rarely write
"I ain't having it" - Buster Posey, hosing folks down
by woomikee on May 25, 2011 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Whoosh.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 27, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
And “he should of”…please.
Boys becoming men...Men becoming wolves
by spectaa on May 25, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Cant be perfect
And I read this site alot, never seen FAP on here before
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
Maurice Smith
Rich Franklin
Matt Serra
Forrest Griffin
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
yeah, thats all
Really? I see it quite often. Maybe it is like cheap tequila, once you get sick on it once just the smell gives nausea.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 2:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lol my friend
theres nothing wrong with typing lol in response to a joke u actually thought was funny. would u rather see haha’
Gifs are funny, when you dont see over ten on one thread. They are used a wee bit.too much
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
Maurice Smith
Rich Franklin
Matt Serra
Forrest Griffin
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
yeah, thats all
Yea it's when someone LOL
"You can not petition the Lord with prayer" - Jim Morrison
by LRaunThaDamaja on May 24, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's try this again...
Yea it’s when someone LOL’s their own comment that the cringe’s start forming
"You can not petition the Lord with prayer" - Jim Morrison
by LRaunThaDamaja on May 24, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
You’ll usually see “fap” on threads about this guy:
I be tossin' and flossin', my style is awesome
Causin' more family feuds than Richard Dawson.
oh teh Sexy
I was carried to Ohio in a swarm of bees, I'll never marry but Ohio don't remember me.
by Anthony Pace on May 25, 2011 3:26 AM EDT up reply actions
"Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes" Groucho Marx
by KimboLeopoldo on May 26, 2011 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
No matter how many times I see the Nate Marquart Tekken combo gif. I never get tired of it.
Kimbo wants to take your caterpiller and do bad things to it.
FAP worthy might be the best two word phrase
ive learned here on BE.
I'm perfectly willing to insult you in person if you prefer - Luke effin Thomas
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
by vivero on May 24, 2011 3:50 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
fap worthy definitely has a smooth sound to it
Sounds like Springfield's got a discipline problem.
- Maybe that's why we beat them at football nearly half the time.
Fap worthy is greater than the word epic.
I'm perfectly willing to insult you in person if you prefer - Luke effin Thomas
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Epic is just overused,
and I myself am guilty of that. Epic should only be used on truly epic things, like the stars, the ocean, Homeric poems.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 6:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Kid Nate said it best.
This is epic.
This is fap worthy.
I'm perfectly willing to insult you in person if you prefer - Luke effin Thomas
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
by vivero on May 24, 2011 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like the cut of your gibb
Has a sig bet with Californication for Wiman/Siver at UFC 132
Further more, I have a sig bet with Chronogata on Lesnar over JDS
by doonerthesooner on May 24, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
This is nuthugging.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I thought that was just a horrible photoshop
When I'm on the mic it goes down, CINTRON
-Joell Ortiz
by The Lethal Haze on May 24, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope it's 1000% real
real uncomfortable.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Riiiight
Obvious shop is obvious
Meet me on Monsta Island. Where the girls look good and the MC's be Wildin'.
Also, follow me on Twitter @DeoWade
by Damon O. on May 24, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Look at GSpah's fingers.
It’s legit y’all…….
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Richard Simmons?
GSP must be cross training in jazzercise these days.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 24, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
GSP was just following in his idol's footsteps.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
If you are posting a gif just put a subject line in.
That way people who have some kind of issue can just click the subject and minimize the message. Problem solved.
by who me on May 24, 2011 8:43 AM EDT reply actions 10 recs
He really got hurt
that’s funny. :)
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by RolloTomasi on May 25, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can we also ban “+1” . There’s nothing that grinds my gears more than me being bored at 5:00pm and seeing 1 new comment only to scroll down and see +1 or “This”. Thats what the fucking rec’s are for.
If you can't wow them with brilliance, then baffle them with bullshit.
this
http://tini.cc - Simple & Fast URL Shortener
http://www.mmalegions.com/ - MMA Betting
by zzwab on May 24, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
I refuse to be 1up'd
Meet me on Monsta Island. Where the girls look good and the MC's be Wildin'.
Also, follow me on Twitter @DeoWade
by Damon O. on May 25, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Too bad.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on May 26, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ippon
Meet me on Monsta Island. Where the girls look good and the MC's be Wildin'.
Also, follow me on Twitter @DeoWade
by Damon O. on May 26, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
WTF? hahahhaha
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 26, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously
You are just unreal with your selections.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a .gif is worth… more?
The well time .gif has the ability to do so much, and I would hate it if BE stopped using them, especially our gif overlord Damon O
by hardlyworking on May 26, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought
they were from mobile users who can’t rec…
'if you don't have humility as a fighter, fighting will bring humility to you...'
Who cares honestly?
If you can’t rec due to mobile just leave it alone, or actually comment on something.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
I agree on all points but gifs
Gifs are funny and usually very entertaining. lol gets old, people calling people nuthuggers gets old…I prefer to use the term fanboys or bandwagoners. And yeah, the word ‘fap’ is never funny when it’s used about fight announcements or fighters or moves.
But when describing images of gorgeous octagon girls, it can at least be funny.
June 18th, 2011:
Fabricio Werdoomsday
Game Overeem
I will NEVER doubt the greatness of GSP again
Start becoming interested in this movie right NOW!http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_tree_of_life_2011/
Unnecessary pin-up pics.
Nothing wrong with skin, but that’s not why I come here. Sure, if a ring girl or fighter poses for some magazine, then I guess it’s relevant, but randomly posting some cheesecake pics just clogs up the comments. The worst is when WMMA news happens, and people repost every single picture of the fighters baring as much for the camera as possible. Yes, many of them are attractive, but is it too much to ask that we respect them as athletes as well?
Besides, if you’re wanting to see T&A on BE, you’re already on the internet.
@scb0212
The Machiavellian.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on May 24, 2011 12:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think I agree???
we DO need the “necessary” pin-up pics, right? Right?
by BJJDenver on May 24, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So you're saying....
…post all the pin-ups? Shit, I’m confused now.
by The Burning Scheyer Jersey on May 29, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL!!!
"Osama is dead.... Amazing what Americans can do when the PlayStation network is down..."
by Hendo_One-Shot on May 24, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
Basically you want the internet to stop being the internet.
Not happening, lol
Also, I don't see anyone using the nuthugger term here much.
This isn’t Sherdog.
Nuthugger seems to be used most often for GSP fans. I rarely see it about any other fighter. Maybe BJ
I rarely tweet
I less-rarely write
"I ain't having it" - Buster Posey, hosing folks down
There’s that lol to one’s own comment. No, I don’t want the internet to stop being the internet. And I don’t want BE to stop being BE. Like I said in the post, I’m a loyalist. I just think there might be opportunities to elevate things a bit. There is a Yankee blog I follow pretty regularly, and the discussions are always incredibly knowledgeable, like BE. But no one calls Jeter apologists nut huggers, no one says FAP when Granderson hits a home run, rarely do people lol at their own comment. The debates get heated but never flame out of control, which is similar to BE. And I think the reason is there are quite a few ladies who are in the discussions any given time and they even have female writers. If I could ever give BE a tip it would be to get a woman on staff asap. I think it would be incredibly helpful for the growth of the site.
I’m a Yankee fan and most Yankee fans drive me nuts, but at that site they are pretty cool, just like here for MMA fans. The reason why I bring them up is because their growth has been amazing over the course of a just a couple of years above all other Yankee sites. As has BE.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
lol
Got the Summer hatin on me cus I'm hotter than the sun. Got the Spring hatin on me cus I ain't never sprung. Winter hatin on me cus I'm colder than ya'll; and I will never I will never I will never Fall.
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
by Patrick Tenney on May 24, 2011 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Cool post, brah.
Good luck on your crusade.
Lyoto Machida will literally kick your teeth out.
by tito (eight and oh) on May 24, 2011 1:44 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
A lot of this is more procedural, though I agree with most of the points.
That said, can the Bloody Elbow community please stop acting like 13-year-old boys whenever female fighter or ring girl pictures pop up? It’s depressing to see things like:
“UNDERBOOBS! NOMNOMNOM!!!” and
“Would hit.” and
“Good job I’m SCUBA certified because I wouldn’t want to come up for air.” and
“I’ll be back, need five minutes alone.” and
“I’d pee in her butt.”
(Actual comments from the Hutcherson post.)
These women are hot, I get that. And I’m not above similar comments to my guy friends away from the Internet. But this is a community with a female contingent. Could we please try to make it a little more welcoming and comfortable for them, gentleman?
Twitter: @Mike_Fagan_13
by Mike Fagan on May 24, 2011 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 12 recs
You want the titty pictures to be more welcoming for the ladies? I can get behind that.
YAMATO DAMASHII
itsfightingstupid.blogspot.net
follow me on twitter. http://twitter.com/RileyfromCanada
by R.T. on May 24, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
I like these posts because they make me feel intelligent
"The men who get on best with women are those that get on best without them" Lee Christmas
by StevenGiles on May 24, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hmm
If stuff like the latest photoshoot of random ringgirl x gets posted you can expect comments like that, i mean it’s what the pictures are made for. What do you expect? Something like this?
“Hmm i quite like the lighting and composition in the third picture but it it were done in a more low-key manner – chiaroscuro if you will – i would have appreciated it more. Also the rendering in the last picture is not quite up to par!”
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on May 24, 2011 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 20 recs
No, but you can talk about how you like the pictures without being completely distasteful or disgusting.
Still a Beer Monster.
http://www.instrength.com
Exactly. Feel free to be complimentary without discussing what you'd like to do to the woman featured.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 24, 2011 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Aww skeet skeet skeet!
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by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Haha
The photo’s and video’s are pretty distasteful to begin with.
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on May 25, 2011 9:22 AM EDT up reply actions
You dutch?
Because that was eerily reminiscent to a commercial for the LOI in Holland….
by Thomas Benjamin on May 25, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know about visual arts,
but in singing Chiaro- Scuro is the balance between dark and bright resonance.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 27, 2011 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely. I think every sport grows even more once it grabs hold of a strong female contingent
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
and they aren’t going to come over in droves unless they feel at least a modicum of respect.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
We're all trying our hardest.
For instance, I was able to overcome the urge to make jokes such as “I’ve never had any issues with grabbing hold of strong female contingents” accompanied with a picture like this one.
by Balrog on May 24, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
It's the internet I think the ladies can take care of themselves.
You should hear the raunchy stuff that get’s said over at GalsGuide.
Women can talk dirty with the best of ’em.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
If you don’t those want those types of comments, I’d suggest you don’t put the pictures in an article on the front page to begin with. I don’t mind at all but when you have those types of posts on the site, that’s the type of responses you’re going to get. I’d probably also suggest to any female readers to not check out the comments of said articles, because again, you know what you’re going to get. That’s the way she goes..
Actually though, I wouldn’t be opposed to BE cutting that stuff altogether, if you see it as a problem. There’s always going to be Mania and a whole lot of other sites to check them out anyways, but I hold BE to a higher standard in general.
by Horselover Fat on May 24, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
There are lots of ladies who enjoy and contribute off color comments and commentary (a gals guide to mma) for instance, So as long as the one liners are with in the community rules I say bombs away.
YAMATO DAMASHII
itsfightingstupid.blogspot.net
follow me on twitter. http://twitter.com/RileyfromCanada
What can you possibly expect on the internet with pictures like that? A lot of guys are going to be immature (myself included) and still find humor in shit like that. With all the crap people say and discuss on this website those things are rather trivial. And I get what your saying about the female readers but again what can they expect when the come to a website about a sport that has a largely male fan base? A simple lesson I’ve learned is don’t get offended by anything on the internet.
I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!
Or Bouncing Tits?
Good luck with the Rapture tomorrow!
by Wrestling Uber Alles on May 26, 2011 9:03 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
This might be one of the dumbest things I've read.
The writers at BE throw a fish into a pool of sharks and then say, “Hmmm, those sharks ate that fish.” BE posts front page articles of barely clad models — you tacitly condone the action.
Proud member of the Sports Injury Industrial Complex: We feel your pain and it feels good.
How does putting up pictures of women condone acting like prepubescent children exactly?
Twitter: @Mike_Fagan_13
by Mike Fagan on May 27, 2011 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It doesn't condone it,
however it reinforces that behavior. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/5/23/2185842/miss-strikeforce-2011-kelli-hutchersons-maxim-photo-shoot-and-videos By allowing a post like that to be a story on the main page it conflates the demographics of Maxim magazine and BE. I’m not defending what is said in the comments by any means, but continuing to post pictures like that of ring girls or fighters will only contribute to chauvinism. There are at least two feasible ways to deter inappropriate comments: deleting the comments/banning the people who make them, and also by not allowing fan posts that are objectifying and misogynist in the first place.
www.instrength.com Pretty decent MMA forum.
by Super Dingus on May 28, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
So what do we replace nuthugger with?
Fanboy and bandwagoner are too friendly and not really insulting
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
Maurice Smith
Rich Franklin
Matt Serra
Forrest Griffin
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
yeah, thats all
Fanboy and bandwagoner are too friendly and not really insulting
Why would you want to insult someone? It’s one thing to argue with someone over their opinion, but that doesn’t mean you have to try to belittle them as a person.
"All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him." - Jack Dempsey
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by Drunken cutman on May 24, 2011 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, not only to insult someone else
Its a word that sounds bad enough that a person would not want to be considered one. For example, I was rooting for Shields in his last fight. He lost, but I was still happy with his ability to hurt GSP. Then all kinds of evidence came out that showed Jake repeatedly attempting to poke GSP’s eyes, then I knew i would be a nut hugger and very un-realistic to think the many pokes weren’t intentional. Whether you find the term insulting or not, it was true and ‘fanboy’ just doesnt fit for that fan who ignores the obvious facts in order to remain loyal. But thats just my opinion
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
Maurice Smith
Rich Franklin
Matt Serra
Forrest Griffin
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
yeah, thats all
Why would you want to insult someone?
To let someone know I’m better then they are.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 24, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
If we wanted to improve dialogue
I’d say this attitude should be the first thing to go. Its easily more damaging than anything else that goes on around here.
What the NFL labor dispute needs is a modern-day Robin Hood
by big matt on May 25, 2011 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Humor
you have little.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 25, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well I do get paid to make people laugh
Or to make them boo me, if that is their preference.
But yeah, clearly I’ve got nuthin’ on you. I just don’t get it, right? I’m sure if I was a little smarter I would’ve thought you calling someone “fucking retarded” was hilarious.
What the NFL labor dispute needs is a modern-day Robin Hood
I'm laughing at your inabilty to laugh
Its the internet…not the Stuffy butt puppet convention (had to get in butt puppet now that i know memitim reads visually)
by MemphisMike on May 27, 2011 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ventriliquist IMO
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 28, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hmm... Guess I won't be seeing you on Comedy Central any time soon.
Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Free Ai Weiwei
by RolloTomasi on May 28, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
ironic rec
"The only freakshow's the one in my pants"
-James Toney
by chasethegoose on May 26, 2011 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Smh
Your sarcasm detector need calibration bro?
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 28, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
falacehugger?
I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!
Ballwaxer?
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
'Maurice Smith
'Rich Franklin
'Matt Serra
'Forrest Griffin
yeah, thats all
All i want.
Is people to stop using “epic” every goddamn comment.
Educate yourselves: http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=epic
Fighter, lover and all around awesome.
by Sebastiaan Tauran on May 24, 2011 3:39 PM EDT reply actions
Used to go to Junkie
everyday but got really tired of all the childish behavior.Most of the people on here are at least knowledgeable about MMA.Once I found BE I haven’t been back to junkie.Thanks BE and all the people who post comments here.
"Don't be Scared ,Homie!!!"-Nick Diaz
by diazfan on May 24, 2011 5:02 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Me too. I rarely visit the other sites, aside from mmafighting for Ariel’s interviews and don’t engage in comments at all on any other site. BE is to MMA for me what a site like HuffPo is for news.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
HuffPo posts tons of stuff about who is posing for playboy, whose nipple popped out, etc…., etc…
Their comments are as bad or worse than anything on BE.
I guess there is just a demand for places where people feel the need to do these things whether it is MMA or Washington DC.
HuffPo is moderated by hawks. They do let insults fly more than this site but their main news stories will have 1,000’s of comments. Hell, I remember a story about In n Out Burger vs Five Guys that had 1,000s of comments.
Actually, MMAFIGHTING is now essentially part of the HuffPo family now since the buyout.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 7:49 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Come on dude
huffpo is like scraping the bottom of the barrel.Last thing I want is to visit a site that try’s(tries?) to tell me I’m stupid.
"Don't be Scared ,Homie!!!"-Nick Diaz
I don’t get that at all. It’s a place where you can pick up news from newspapers all over the world that no one else is talking about. They were the only news source that was effectively covering the Iranian Revolution when the rest of the world was engrossed in Michael Jackson. They definitely lean to the left but bottom of the barrel, nah.
Initiative comes to thems that wait.
by memitim on May 25, 2011 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
True true
I guess it’s just everytime I hear Huffpro I associate that with her boyfriend Bill Mahrer.So you would be right….Sorry
"Don't be Scared ,Homie!!!"-Nick Diaz
No worries..
And we know there is one thing Bill and Nick would have in common.
Initiative comes to thems that wait.
Bill Maher is awesome
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
by SSreporters on May 26, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
The worst is that comment sections were recently added to the bottom of stories and articles on Sherdog. Now I feel like I can’t read the site without being surrounded by the idiots from the forum. I know I can just ignore the comments but it still turns me away.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
Same for me. junkie was the first MMA site I started checking out daily. Sometime later I found BE and I never looked back.
by Horselover Fat on May 28, 2011 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions
i think we should retired the term "nuthugger"
when people stop hugging nuts.
and not before.
seriously, when i read posts about how how the beating silva took from sonnen, or lesnar from carwin, were impressive because they showed “killer instinct”, i just want to give up.
Those pale in comparison
To the GSP fans who claim his fight against Shields was a thrilling victory because he was half blind.
Lyoto Machida will literally kick your teeth out.
by tito (eight and oh) on May 24, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well
i actually have more sympathy for GSP in the Shields fight than I did in the Hardy/Koscheck fights. not being able to see out of your eye would be extremely scary and would make fighting difficult.
having said that – you’re right – it’s all in the same category. it’s like people can’t be a fan and think at the same time. i love GSP but i freely admit i was yelling at my TV the three last times i watched him fight (and felt slightly bad about it the last time, when i turned on my computer and saw gifs of shields poking him in the eye like fifty times).
I'm all for retiring over-used gifs
as long as the Just Bleed Guy gif isn’t one of those. I rec that gif everytime I see it and the day I don’t laugh at that is the day I no longer want to be alive.
I be tossin' and flossin', my style is awesome
Causin' more family feuds than Richard Dawson.
Here here enough with overused gifs
"Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes" Groucho Marx
by KimboLeopoldo on May 26, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
It's "hear, hear." Think "hear him, hear him."
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 26, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I know,I was paying attention to the gifs
"Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes" Groucho Marx
by KimboLeopoldo on May 26, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
None of the things you listed will ever stop
unless the mods ban it. Its the internet and people are going to do what they are going to do. There is really no use in complaining about it because your wasting your time.
I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!
you're**
I had to correct it because I know somebody would have pointed it out.
I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!
.....lol
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
Maurice Smith
Rich Franklin
Matt Serra
Forrest Griffin
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
yeah, thats all
Not to be an ass but.....
American born UFC champs who didn’t wrestle high school or college:
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
BJ Penn wrestled at West Valley college in California after winning the mundials.
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
Didnt know that
I just assumed he didnt, and he was actually the best champ on the list.
ppreciate it
American born UFC champs who didn't wrestle high school or college:
Maurice Smith
Rich Franklin
Matt Serra
Forrest Griffin
& the Prodigy BJ Penn
yeah, thats all
Just found that out myself.
He said he went to college, didn’t really care for the academics but loved the wrestling.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 29, 2011 7:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I was going to hide your comment and warn you for it.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 24, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
ROFL, IPOD'S CANT TXT THAT'S AN IPHONE!
Ok, when I pick up my pre-teen daughter’s iPod, and see her text messages it is filled with LOL’s and exclamation points, I think it’s cute in a teeny bop, Hello Kitty kind of way.
ur old, LOL!!!
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on May 24, 2011 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 10 recs
Wallow in your own fail.
Oh, you poor, poor pdl. The iPod touch is wifi enabled and can send and receive texts.
Ugarte: You despise me, don't you?
Rick: If I gave you any thought I probably would.
by memitim on May 24, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
Ok
That’s a clear win for you.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Editor, HeadKickLegend.com
Still Subo at Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on May 25, 2011 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions
It's his second of this comment section.
That’s just a troll in troll’s clothing. Like I said, BE is a relatively troll free environment but like any site there are a few creeping around. Some are not too far on this thread even as we speak.
He says trolls are not too far away. Shortly after, subo pops in. Nostradumus is up in here. I am done doubting Mr. memitim.
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
That's a dominating performance by memitim.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 25, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
just cause it's a theme song, don't make it not true.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin
Why click on a fanpost
and bother to comment on it if you didn’t read it? That makes absolutely no sense.
When I'm on the mic it goes down, CINTRON
-Joell Ortiz
by The Lethal Haze on May 24, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not the most experienced poster
so what’s tl;dr?
"I knew I hurt him cause when I throw the elbow he went ugghh" - GSP
"too long; didn't read"
I rarely tweet
I less-rarely write
"I ain't having it" - Buster Posey, hosing folks down
So that’s how you use a semicolon!
Learn JiuJitsu, it's fun.
by RolloTomasi on May 25, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is really aggrevating to see someone post tl;dr. I almost did it once when some guy introduced himself to BE in a +5000000 words fanpost. But I gritted through the entire essay and felt proud of myself afterwards.
by Thomas Benjamin on May 25, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
If you manage to change any entrenched internet behavior with this post, I’m gonna be pissed that you’re not in a lab working on cancer, or in the Middle East, or inventing a time machine and becoming an executive for M-1/Global in 2007 and ’09.
by John Danaher's Hair on May 25, 2011 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
Don't lie, you want that man working on Male Pattern Baldness, period-point-blank
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin
C'mon son....
if you were to work on solving my namesake, you’d have to start researching God Pattern Baldness.
by John Danaher's Hair on May 27, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
We both know the master's tonsure was due to the follicles stepping aside to allow his brain to be that much closer to the heavens.
the current bald head is just the rest of the hair finally following suit.
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin
New style
Meet me on Monsta Island. Where the girls look good and the MC's be Wildin'.
Also, follow me on Twitter @DeoWade
by Damon O. on May 25, 2011 1:14 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
dammit memitim BE is fine the way it is.
If it ain’t broke…
by Rob Young on May 25, 2011 4:21 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i feel like ive been preached at.
and i dont care for it.
Jonny Bench called.
by Sterling Archer on May 25, 2011 9:00 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
um... no
thats precisely the point. im not the one telling people to change their rhetoric on the internet. you deal with it. FAPFAPFAPFAPFAP
Jonny Bench called.
by Sterling Archer on May 27, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I agreealmost entirely with the FanPost.
Though I do like “nuthugger”. That’s a clever little word.
The SBN site for the Seattle Mariners – Lookout Landing – actually has rules much like what you’ve described, and repeated violations result in a ban. They require proper capitalisation and punctuation. They require a subject line on every comment (to make moderation easier). They have a maximum image size. And it’s a terrific site with high-quality discussions.
I approve of your ideas.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
They require proper capitalisation and punctuation. They require a subject line on every comment (to make moderation easier).
i dont post here to write a fucking english essay
fuck all that, going over to that site now to get banned and prove a point
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by milk72 on May 25, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
Provide link plz
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
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-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 25, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/
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by RolloTomasi on May 25, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah,
I meant provide link to the banning.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 25, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lookout Landing is a fantastic blog.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 25, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Field Gulls is the same way
But I have no problem with it.
I hate unreadable comments.
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by SSreporters on May 26, 2011 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Mmm…I can’t help but have a strange feeling of déjà-vu when I read this fanpost. It’s not gonna work you know that right?
Even if we all agreed to live the memitim way, this community is always growing, and I don’t see myself telling a new guy “sorry, you can’t lol in this place”.
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by spectaa on May 25, 2011 6:14 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Speaking of perfect punctuation,
HOLY ACCENT MARKS BATMAN
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 25, 2011 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It looks like the word has eyebrows.
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by pdl on May 25, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No idea if it's been covered
but “Haters Gonna Hate” is an asinine argument made by teenagers and/or people who have no substantial argument for their viewpoint.
Usually it is made in reference to defending something shitty. Like Katy Perry.
…
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or GSP performances
BOOSH
Paint me a Katy Perry nutthugger!
I love watching her music videos
on mute
FAP!
ect.
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they make the best .gifs though
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by chasethegoose on May 26, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
No more exclamation marks?
Does that mean no more BROCKLESNARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
Also, don’t mean to sound like a slang novice here but the first time I heard nuthugging, I didn’t read it as nut-hugging. I thought it was the emergence of some musical genre.
So I read it as nu-thugging or nu-thug. I thought it was rap’s answer to nu-metal or something. Honestly.
by Konartist on May 25, 2011 8:20 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Okay. This thread is predictably brilliant.
But not fapworthy if you ask me.
"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles
If any of you have spent time on different MMA sites you know that the discourse here at BE is light years better than most sites.
You guys all say that all the time. I’m curious how you quantify that. What is “better?”
The discourse on BE is certainly more self congratulatory and pretentious, with each poster doing his best Jordan Breen/Luke Thomas impression, using multi-syllabic words and claiming in-depth knowledge of in-ring techniques and a razor-sharp insight into and out-of-ring, behind-the-scenes business dealings.
But would we call that better?
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on May 26, 2011 1:03 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Multi-syllabic words
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and Antidisestablishmentarianism
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Dude, please...the preferred nomenclature is poly-syllabic, or dime words.
Are we gonna split hairs here dude?
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The Chinaman is not the issue.
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on May 26, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Shut the FUCK UP Donney!
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by RolloTomasi on May 27, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
It's "Donny."
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 27, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm more of a disestablishmentarianist myself.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 29, 2011 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions
eat a dick
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by Chris Barton on May 26, 2011 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 19 recs
Comment of the Week.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 26, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
way to be all multi-syllabic
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Did someone say “Dick”
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by KimboLeopoldo on May 28, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree with the self-congratulatory part
There are quite a lot of posts that go like this: “after a long search, I found BE, and you guys are awesomely well-educated unlike everyone else.”. Public Reaction: Rec + “You’re totally right”. Conclusion: “we’re awesome because everyone around me confirms it..”
Personally I enjoy BE more than any other site. Not such a big fan of all the self-boasting.
And congratulations to you, sir!
Initiative comes to thems that wait.
by memitim on May 26, 2011 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I prefer my self congratulations with a healthy side of self loathing
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
George Carlin
Well,
I must say that there is a quite of dick- touching here that I think we could do without [ although it is understandable, considering the idiocy that takes place in forums like Sherdog, the UG, Junkie, etc- all places I have posted at and can attest to the face that it’s next to impossible to have any kind of meaningful dialogue ].
That said, your point about everyone doing their best Jordan Breen impression and using multi- syllabic words is fucking retarded. You’re saying it’s a BAD thing for us to be knowledgable about the sport and have a good vocabulary?
That’s horse shit.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 26, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That said, your point about everyone doing their best Jordan Breen impression and using multi- syllabic words is fucking retarded. You’re saying it’s a BAD thing for us to be knowledgable about the sport and have a good vocabulary?
That’s horse shit.
Vigorous writing is concise. Omit needless words.
by The Ghost of Spike Owen on May 26, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
A word in season is most precious.
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 27, 2011 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Well hello to you too...
Do I know you?
Xtreme Couture- The best never rest! The girl in my av is Kari Sweets (you're welcome).
"I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler."
-Socrates
by ElliotMatheny on May 27, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
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DIA2ill.com coming soon....
Very good, but i feel as i’ve seen this one here before.
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by KimboLeopoldo on May 27, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
memi likes the repetitive gifs.
Bolts from the Blue // "I eat cereal out of a giant novelty wine glass because it makes me feel fancy." - Britney Wade
Bloody Elbow // "Everybody underestimates the kick in the groin." - Bas Rutten
by Richard Wade on May 27, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
This comment section is awesome.
One I thought of last night, that should seriously be banned, is “no homo”. That shit is just asinine.
GSP - A machine designed specifically to stop Jon Fitch from ever becoming champion.
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