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Gokuweed420 posted:Are you kidding? Have you SEEN tcc? have you seen your dumb idiot face?? 
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Loomer posted:Why should the downtrodden be obligated to only create positive messages, rather than writing about their experiences and what they find funny? No reason whatsoever. Being amused by the misery of the downtrodden is not my thing, and frankly probably indicative.
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Loomer posted:Why should the downtrodden be obligated to only create positive messages, rather than writing about their experiences and what they find funny? A hell of a lot of people have a weird attitude of "nobody wants to hear about that poo poo." You can find humor in pretty much anything but way too many people these days want to just bury anything that makes them even the least bit uncomfortable. If you've had struggles with poverty, mental health, addiction, or growing up in a lovely neighborhood it can be tough to talk about on account of a lot of people just not wanting to hear about it at all. It's also frustrating because a lot of people just absolutely don't get it. "Why didn't you just..." is a common refrain, really. This is why MM&O resonates with a ton of people; they know how absurdly difficult it can be to escape that kind of situation even if you want to. What people want to believe is that people living like that are choosing it. While some are a hell of a lot of others don't know what issues like depression and addiction actually do and are actually like. Mostly it isn't something you choose; it's something that kind of creeps up on you. The biggest snag is that there comes a point where it becomes comfortable.
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Beartaco posted:I hadn't heard of MM&O until tonight, I read everything that was on Vice and I really enjoyed it! Thanks goons! I recommend buying Megahex to start with and eventually the other hardcover collections if you find them worth your money.
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Beartaco posted:I hadn't heard of MM&O until tonight, I read everything that was on Vice and I really enjoyed it! Thanks goons! Page 2 of this very thread. 
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Did Dustin ever kill his dad.
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Rust Martialis posted:No reason whatsoever. Being amused by the misery of the downtrodden is not my thing, and frankly probably indicative. You're not this stupid that you think this is what it is, and that hill isn't as glorious to die on as it might seem.
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Gokuweed420 posted:Are you kidding? Have you SEEN tcc? No I am an upstanding SA member and only go on Games, PYF, and SAS.
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Rust Martialis posted:No reason whatsoever. Being amused by the misery of the downtrodden is not my thing, and frankly probably indicative. What is this bullshit, you don't have to like MM&O but don't turn it into this weird pseudo-moralistic thing Do you get your panties in a bunch if someone says they've seen Trainspotting
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Phlegmish posted:Do you get your panties in a bunch if someone says they've seen Trainspotting Did you find the dead baby scene in the movie *particularly* funny and "relatable"?
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Rust Martialis posted:Did you find the dead baby scene in the movie *particularly* funny and "relatable"? Ah, I see what's going on. When someone says they 'enjoy' MM&O, you think that means they enjoy it in the way that one might enjoy a Garfield comic, laughing at the slapstick humor and punchlines. That Owl! When will he catch a break!! 
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Jul 1, 2019 16:52
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I can see why people don't like MM&O since it doesn't really have humor, jokes, punchlines, etc as we expect from a comic or entertainment in general. Achewood is a good substitute with more universal appeal
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Phlegmish posted:When someone says they 'enjoy' MM&O, you think that means they enjoy it in the way that one might enjoy a Garfield comic, laughing at the slapstick humor and punchlines. Well, I was responding earlier to Loomer who said: "Why should the downtrodden be obligated to only create positive messages, rather than writing about their experiences and what they find funny?" Then you brought up Trainspotting in that context, which was mildly puzzling.
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:I can see why people don't like MM&O since it doesn't really have humor, jokes, punchlines, etc as we expect from a comic or entertainment in general. Achewood is a good substitute with more universal appeal IMO Swan Boy sits in the intersection of the two circles, though with far more Achewood in the mix
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:IMO Swan Boy sits in the intersection of the two circles, though with far more Achewood in the mix I like Swan Boy, but dislike both MM&O and Achewood.
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Slimy Hog posted:I like Swan Boy, but dislike both MM&O and Achewood. 
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Stupid sexy snake, living the life I want to. Lying still, eating big things, sleeping...
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I don't know how I feel.about MM&O. I read them and enjoy them but definitely not in the way you do fun media. It's like a Trainwreck I can't look away from.
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By popular demand posted:T'ain't no sin to take off your skin.  around in your bones.
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Len posted:I don't know how I feel.about MM&O. I read them and enjoy them but definitely not in the way you do fun media. It's like a Trainwreck I can't look away from. Some media you enjoy because it makes you good, some bad. It's like enjoying a movie that makes you cry. As long as it's well put together and has some sincerity at its core, and MM&O definitely does, then who's to judge? Fantastical trappings aside, the characters have a realness to them, in the same way Achewood does. What's the feeling MM&O is reaching for? Some kind of grim combination of nostalgia and ennui? I can't place it. 
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Nobody has said what "MM&O" is in like 50 pages and I'm still waiting for a context that never comes
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FactsAreUseless posted:Nobody has said what "MM&O" is in like 50 pages and I'm still waiting for a context that never comes
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The context is, FAU, that you should ban these intellectual perverts for enjoying a bad comic. Just kidding! You should mute them, because muting people always works on the internet!
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Just Offscreen posted:Some media you enjoy because it makes you good, some bad. It's like enjoying a movie that makes you cry. As long as it's well put together and has some sincerity at its core, and MM&O definitely does, then who's to judge? Fantastical trappings aside, the characters have a realness to them, in the same way Achewood does. I'm ordering some Gochujang right now, I've had it dishes served to me but have yet to experiment with it, this salad dressing sounds excellent.
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FactsAreUseless posted:Nobody has said what "MM&O" is in like 50 pages and I'm still waiting for a context that never comes It’s the comic “Massively Multiplayer & Online” which is a 2000’s era comic about two dysfunctional friends who play Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot, etc. and shows what MMO players be like. It was never funny unless you played the games, and then was only somewhat chuckle worthy. It also usually requires a huge write up explaining the joke, and was later revealed to just be the two creator’s fantasized versions of themselves.
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Massively Multiplayer & Online HTH Edit: DAMMIT
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it's the comic Massively Multiplayer & Online e: jesus christ beaten soundly
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HPanda posted:It’s the comic “Massively Multiplayer & Online” which is a 2000’s era comic about two dysfunctional friends who play Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot, etc. and shows what MMO players be like. It was never funny unless you played the games, and then was only somewhat chuckle worthy. It also usually requires a huge write up explaining the joke, and was later revealed to just be the two creator’s fantasized versions of themselves. umalt posted:The context is, FAU, that you should ban these intellectual perverts for enjoying a bad comic.
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yeah if you haven't read it you should totally look it up. The author took the comic down a while back but you should be able to find torrents out there (I hope/think). I'm glad I still have my hard copy of the first 3 volumes
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HPanda posted:It’s the comic “Massively Multiplayer & Online” which is a 2000’s era comic about two dysfunctional friends who play Everquest, Dark Age of Camelot, etc. and shows what MMO players be like. It was never funny unless you played the games, and then was only somewhat chuckle worthy. It also usually requires a huge write up explaining the joke, and was later revealed to just be the two creator’s fantasized versions of themselves. tbh a lot of the magic came from merging this concept with the real reason people liked it, which was the desperate nowhere-ness of the characters' lives, it was super unique in that way
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:tbh a lot of the magic came from merging this concept with the real reason people liked it, which was the desperate nowhere-ness of the characters' lives, it was super unique in that way I always felt like they jumped the shark when they started making comics about the Friends game.
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MM&O was posted in this very thread starting at the top page 2
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Who What Now posted:MM&O was posted in this very thread starting at the top page 2 
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:oh yeah, how could I forget? Jesus christ
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:oh yeah, how could I forget?
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FactsAreUseless posted:And this is something people enjoy? sure, people of a certain...spectrum (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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