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That Old Tree
Jun 24, 2012

nah


Sometimes the bumpers were loving hilarious (I <3 "From Dusk 'Til Dog"), but for the most part I think they rarely justified the extra time they clearly took. They existed in a weird scripted/unscripted middle-ground that made them harder to do well than just jumping in like they do now. I also agree that "What Did We Learn?" is a great way to wrap up the episodes, even if it's five or so people breaking down into undisguised bafflement.

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dijon du jour
Mar 27, 2013

I'm shy
"I put on a crepe..."

Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE
I don't know if this is :can: but I would love to hear an Fplus or Lou Reads episode about Gamergate supporters at some point. I know, I know, it's better to just leave those assholes alone but I would love to hear some of the real crazy read.

sub supau
Aug 28, 2007

They already said they're not doing any more MRA stuff though.

Gestalt Illusion
May 28, 2013

There was a race for that joke and I lost.

That Old Tree
Jun 24, 2012

nah


Gestalt Illusion posted:

There was a race for that joke and I lost.

I'd go 50/50 on whether or not it's even a joke.

Cleretic
Feb 3, 2010


Ignore my posts!
I'm aggressively wrong about everything!
In seriousness, a Gamergate episode would run into exactly the same problems as MRA episodes, regardless of whether or not they are. Most of the content wouldn't be 'funny' so much as 'infuriating', so at best you'd be left with a collection of especially strange statements with ethics in video game journalism being the only thing that connects them, and even then only vaguely.

dijon du jour
Mar 27, 2013

I'm shy
Really the only funny things I saw from gamergate were the massive conspiracy webs they created trying to prove people called bomb threats on themselves, and that's really more of a visual thing not suited for a podcast.

sub supau
Aug 28, 2007

Plague of Hats posted:

I'd go 50/50 on whether or not it's even a joke.
The best comedy is grounded in truth.

sexpig by night
Sep 8, 2011

by Azathoth
Yea even the actual funny poo poo like that legit crazy guy who thought Wu put a hit on him or something gets sad when he does poo poo like, ya know, crash his car on the way to her place with a trunk full of guns.

There's just not a ton of funny in 'oh these guys legitimately are hateful, bitter, people who, if they weren't so helpless and stunted, would probably actually hurt someone'..

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

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They've done legit crazies like the gangstalked folks, or that one dude who filed all the harassment lawsuits, but that stuff becomes a LOT more ethically gray, and less funny, when they actually try to murder someone.

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

The funny stuff about Gamergate is few and far between, but what is there is admittedly great, like the guy who made a Twitter account solely dedicated to debating and "spanking" feminists and ended up debating a Markov chain bot for THREE HOURS a couple days ago.

Gibfender
Apr 15, 2007

Electricity In Our Homes

Waffleman_ posted:

The funny stuff about Gamergate is few and far between, but what is there is admittedly great, like the guy who made a Twitter account solely dedicated to debating and "spanking" feminists and ended up debating a Markov chain bot for THREE HOURS a couple days ago.

You can't say that poo poo without linking for those who haven't been following!

Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

Here it is.

"It's as if you're generating random phrases or something."

Echo Cian
Jun 16, 2011

I want more bad fiction (not erotica) and a look at what other dumb things Kickstarter has failed to come up with. Maybe with a side of bizarre conspiracy theories.

Nuffkins
Apr 20, 2014

He won that argument. Good day.

Gimnbo
Feb 13, 2012

e m b r a c e
t r a n q u i l i t y



I'm not convinced without the appropriate Digimon vs Pokemon battle.

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

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Gimnbo posted:

I'm not convinced without the appropriate Digimon vs Pokemon battle.

That's one of my favorite readings ever. Bozarth's complete confusion with Digimon names and STOG's breakdown are perfect.

"Come on STOG, why aren't you reading?"
"I'M TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY COMPOSURE!"

Champeenship
Oct 9, 2012
The mpreg episode is here.

http://thefpl.us/episode/164

Midnight Voyager
Jul 2, 2008

Lipstick Apathy

Though it's only showing as 18 minutes for me for some weird reason on the site. At least downloading it works fine.

Looks like whatever happened stopped happening. Huzzah! Totally lost my poo poo at "I clicked that."

Midnight Voyager fucked around with this message at 09:18 on Feb 3, 2015

Wrestlepig
Feb 25, 2011

my mum says im cool

Toilet Rascal

Waffleman_ posted:

Here it is.

"It's as if you're generating random phrases or something."

@FeministSpanker

dijon du jour
Mar 27, 2013

I'm shy

Why isn't "Fetish Buffet" a tag yet on the site?

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

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I LOVE ANIME. THIS IS GREAT.

RyokoTK
Feb 12, 2012

I am cool.
I thought that episode was going to be harder to get through than it actually was. It turns out mpreg is just too silly to get grossed out over. FPlus Live 3 was a much more unpleasant experience (especially in person).

Sham bam bamina!
Nov 6, 2012

ƨtupid cat
I love the twist ending in the final minute. "Holy gently caress, why didn't we guess that?! MAN that makes sense!"

Gimnbo
Feb 13, 2012

e m b r a c e
t r a n q u i l i t y



RyokoTK posted:

I thought that episode was going to be harder to get through than it actually was. It turns out mpreg is just too silly to get grossed out over. FPlus Live 3 was a much more unpleasant experience (especially in person).

It sounds like most of the grossness was from the visuals in the forums, which we are mercifully spared. In this episode, too much of my brainpower was used up trying to make sense of the descriptions and I didn't have the mental energy to actually get grossed out.

dijon du jour
Mar 27, 2013

I'm shy

Gimnbo posted:

It sounds like most of the grossness was from the visuals in the forums, which we are mercifully spared. In this episode, too much of my brainpower was used up trying to make sense of the descriptions and I didn't have the mental energy to actually get grossed out.

I got kind of grossed out at the tentacle story but that's just because based on the description I thought he had been transported into a womb.

Djeser
Mar 22, 2013


it's crow time again

I had one tentacle in my rear end, and one tentacle in my pussy, and one tentacle in my mouth cock

RyokoTK
Feb 12, 2012

I am cool.

Djeser posted:

I had one tentacle in my rear end, and one tentacle in my pussy, and one tentacle in my mouth cock

The anal baby came first, as I expected him to.

PUGGERNAUT
Nov 14, 2013

I AM INCREDIBLY BORING AND SHOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT FOOD IN THE POLITICS THREAD
Goddamn that was a creepy episode. There was this real undercurrent of non-consent/forced pregnancy to all of the stories, which was really disturbing. Also the genital-based body horror. Whoever made the Cronenberg comment was 100% on the money.

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

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I'm re-listening to the debate episode, which I've determined is the episode with the best usernames, if only for AbortionIsIllegal123 and Darknonymous.

Lotus Aura
Aug 16, 2009

KNEEL BEFORE THE WICKED KING!
Sorry, the Is It Normal? episode wins for best usernames. I can never forget the bit with GargleMySac and SmegmaEater.

kalensc
Sep 10, 2003

Only Trust Your Respirator, kupo!
Art/Quote by: Rubby
My username is Aaaaaa Aaaaaaa

Wanted to be first in the phone book

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

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Dragonatrix posted:

Sorry, the Is It Normal? episode wins for best usernames. I can never forget the bit with GargleMySac and SmegmaEater.

Bang Bang Coconut :colbert:

Champeenship
Oct 9, 2012
Relistening to the new episode, the best bit is definitely when Boots clicks the link to the mpreg porn website.

"I clicked that. Don't click that."

Sexual Aluminum
Jun 21, 2003

is made of candy
Soiled Meat
Best username is HorsesForever, since it has appeared in two separate episodes.

X-Ray Pecs
May 11, 2008

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Sexual Aluminum posted:

Best username is HorsesForever, since it has appeared in two separate episodes.

They're both Wikihow episodes, right? The second (I think) Wikihow episode also has the amazing Freeballer11

watho
Aug 2, 2013


The real world will, again tomorrow, function and run without me.

X-Ray Pecs posted:

They're both Wikihow episodes, right? The second (I think) Wikihow episode also has the amazing Freeballer11

I don't know if the courtesy pee or the freeballing wikihow page is the best one.

Wandering Knitter
Feb 5, 2006

Meow
Forever Jung :colbert:

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PUGGERNAUT
Nov 14, 2013

I AM INCREDIBLY BORING AND SHOULD STOP TALKING ABOUT FOOD IN THE POLITICS THREAD
Pixie "Cuntcake" Pickles

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