Outing the in-jokes: a thread about Something Awful smilies. :confuoot:

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Rhizoid: May 8, 2003; Takifugu!

UZworm posted:

It's a fish that is cool

A coolacanth, if you will.

# ? Jul 7, 2012 19:11

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# ? Jul 8, 2025 07:04

Suspicious Dish: Sep 24, 2011; 2020 is the year of linux on the desktop, bro; Fun Shoe

The forum tags seem to have this icon that's a circle with a dot cut out of it:

Was this an old forum logo or something?

# ? Jul 8, 2012 08:21

Sinestro: Oct 31, 2010; The perfect day needs the perfect set of wheels.

What the gently caress does :ccb:

mean?

# ? Jul 8, 2012 10:20

SneezeOfTheDecade: Feb 6, 2011; gettin' covid all
over your posts

Sinestro posted:

What the gently caress does mean?

From a couple pages ago:

Apology posted:

I know I'm late, but I bought that one during the mid- to late-BYOB era, and I basically bought it to piss people off.

BYOB posters had a bad habit of begging for thing like emoticons and new avatars. There was either already a "Let's buy an emoticon!" thread, or I might have posted a new one, I can't remember. Anyway, I posted "I'm thinking of buying an emoticon." I got a (totally typical) flood of "Ooo Ooo buy this emoticon (that I made)" or "Buy my vanity emoticon!" (those things always irritated the hell out of me), or even "Don't buy an emoticon, buy me a new avatar/plat/archives". While they were still arguing over how I should spend my money, I quietly bought . I can't remember what they decided I should buy, but as soon as they did decide I told everyone that I'd bought ccb already.

CCB doesn't really mean anything; it's a cock and a clown balloon put together. Someone in FYAD made it (I can't remember who). Anyway, I told everyone that it signified what terrible trolls people in BYOB were, because they had absolutely no sublety about trolling. They sucked at it and were probated/banned within just a couple of posts (which was true). I just made the symbolism part up though, the same way I made up critiques for terrible artwork when I was in art school.

That's a really long explanation for a really stupid emoticon, but there it is. I wouldn't care if it got deleted now that Radium's gone. None of the people who were pissed about are around any more, so it's outlived its purpose. Most of the people who had BYOB vanity emoticons don't post here any more either. The new programmer could trim a lot of lovely emoticons now and I don't think there is anyone left to care.

# ? Jul 8, 2012 13:49

Benny the Snake: Apr 11, 2012; GUM CHEWING INTENSIFIES

Would somebody explain "Gimme dem pizza pies" to me? I've found it on the ADTRW wiki and somebody's avatar.

# ? Jul 11, 2012 17:53

SplitSoul: Dec 31, 2000

A few emoticons I have saved that sadly never caught on.

# ? Jul 12, 2012 20:51

Hemingway To Go!: Nov 10, 2008; im stupider then dog shit, i dont give a shit, and i dont give a fuck, and i will never shut the fuck up, and i'll always Respect my enemys.
- ernest hemingway

Do you have the takes on :glomp:

where the guy getting hugged throws up or teleports away, those were funny.

# ? Jul 12, 2012 20:55

the2ndgenesis: Mar 18, 2009; You, McNulty, are a gaping asshole. We both know this.

Not a smiley per se, but I'm curious about this Spiderman avatar I've been noticing lately:

What's this about? Something from the comics board, I imagine?

# ? Jul 12, 2012 21:16

scamtank: Feb 24, 2011; my desire to just be a FUCKING IDIOT all day long is rapidly overtaking my ability to FUNCTION

i suspect that means i'm MENTALLY ILL

the2ndgenesis posted:

Not a smiley per se, but I'm curious about this Spiderman avatar I've been noticing lately:

What's this about? Something from the comics board, I imagine?

It's a favorite of some drive-by avatarers, but it references the newspaper Spider-Man's tendency to be foiled by bricks to the head.

# ? Jul 12, 2012 21:34

m2pt5: May 18, 2005; THAT GOD DAMN MOSQUITO JUST KEEPS COMING BACK

SplitSoul posted:

I could have sworn that :aaatoothaw: was bought at one point. Even though it doesn't have a ton of usage capability, it's a well-done hybrid.

# ? Jul 12, 2012 21:36

SplitSoul: Dec 31, 2000

Yonic Symbolism posted:

Do you have the takes on where the guy getting hugged throws up or teleports away, those were funny.

Nope, but I have this:

# ? Jul 12, 2012 21:38

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

the2ndgenesis posted:

Not a smiley per se, but I'm curious about this Spiderman avatar I've been noticing lately:

What's this about? Something from the comics board, I imagine?

It was bought by some anonymous person a while back for a whole lot of people who posted in BSS. Everyone got the hardhat picture except the goon named SpiderHyphenMan, who got a picture of spider-man getting hit in the head with a brick (and this picture sadly isn't coming up on that avatar history tool).

# ? Jul 12, 2012 21:40

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

scamtank posted:

It's a favorite of some drive-by avatarers, but it references the newspaper Spider-Man's tendency to be foiled by bricks to the head.

Half that, and half because Marvel Adventures Spider-Man was awesome.

TwoPair posted:

Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man is a great book, and almost every other page could fit in this thread, but the fight shifts from "Spider-Man is a hero who quips" to "Spider-Man as played by Bugs Bunny"

_{(Source is Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #17)}

# ? Jul 12, 2012 21:40

fork bomb: Apr 26, 2010

gooby on rails posted:

It was bought by some anonymous person a while back for a whole lot of people who posted in BSS. Everyone got the hardhat picture except the goon named SpiderHyphenMan, who got a picture of spider-man getting hit in the head with a brick (and this picture sadly isn't coming up on that avatar history tool).

Is this it?

# ? Jul 13, 2012 02:44

Dans Macabre: Apr 24, 2004

fork bomb posted:

Is this it?

Wasn't it a smaller version of this:

# ? Jul 13, 2012 02:49

Qtotonibudinibudet: Nov 7, 2011; Omich poluyobok, skazhi ty narkoman? ya prosto tozhe gde to tam zhivu, mogli by vmeste uyobyvat' narkotiki

Why is

what it is?

# ? Jul 13, 2012 05:08

RagnarokAngel: Oct 5, 2006; Black Magic Extraordinaire

fivre posted:

Why is what it is?

We'll tell you when you're older.

# ? Jul 13, 2012 20:14

Len: Jan 21, 2008

Why is there a banner ad for a camgirl?

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:16

KnifeWrench: May 25, 2007; Practical and safe.; Bleak Gremlin

Len posted:

Why is there a banner ad for a camgirl?

Same reason there're banner ads for other products/services?

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:22

Len: Jan 21, 2008

KnifeWrench posted:

Same reason there're banner ads for other products/services?

Those ones usually give some sort of context about what you're clicking on. This one doesn't it confused me.

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:25

nigga crab pollock: Mar 26, 2010; by Lowtax

Len posted:

Why is there a banner ad for a camgirl?

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:28

nigga crab pollock: Mar 26, 2010; by Lowtax

Len posted:

Those ones usually give some sort of context about what you're clicking on. This one doesn't it confused me.

her breast so big when she nudes?

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:28

Oppenheimer: Dec 26, 2011; by Smythe

Isn't that camgirl a goon as well? I saw someone with an avatar of her and a title that linked to her site.

I guess it could be a big fan.

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:30

Len: Jan 21, 2008

So it's just a thing some goon thought was a good thing to spend money on. Gotcha. Though the "WTF DON'T CLICK" test is effective.

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:31

KnifeWrench: May 25, 2007; Practical and safe.; Bleak Gremlin

Oppenheimer posted:

Isn't that camgirl a goon as well? I saw someone with an avatar of her and a title that linked to her site.

I guess it could be a big fan.

Yeah, I think so. Capt. Morgan if memory serves.

# ? Jul 13, 2012 21:42

Oppenheimer: Dec 26, 2011; by Smythe

She wont get full goon support until.she has the frogout plushie in a shoot. :colbert:

# ? Jul 13, 2012 23:57

asecondduck: Feb 18, 2011; by Nyc_Tattoo

fork bomb posted:

Is this it?

Yep, with the caption of "And yet I of all people go unhardhatted".

I remember it because it was one of my favorite username/avatar/caption combos on the board.

# ? Jul 14, 2012 02:15

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; It's not about the specific content of Arf's posts. It's about the fact that he won't stop.

I always thought that the joke was about how "Spider-Man" was hyphenated while "Hard Hat" wasn't, and how at least one Goon was unreasonably angry about that.

# ? Jul 14, 2012 04:42

Nuclear Pogostick: Apr 9, 2007; Bouncing towards victory

Suspicious Dish posted:

The forum tags seem to have this icon that's a circle with a dot cut out of it:

Was this an old forum logo or something?

Nope. Originally the bands of color were just straight across the center, they just made them arcs when they updated the icons, it seems. v :v:

# ? Jul 14, 2012 07:43

DONT TOUCH THE PC: Jul 15, 2001; You should try it, it's a real buzz.

the2ndgenesis posted:

Not a smiley per se, but I'm curious about this Spiderman avatar I've been noticing lately:

What's this about? Something from the comics board, I imagine?

I've made that one in response to the already posted comic. 'Cause i figured there would be a request for it, then someone with money bought it for half of bss.

# ? Jul 14, 2012 07:55

Nuclear Pogostick: Apr 9, 2007; Bouncing towards victory

prefect posted:

Wow.

(mouseover: "gently caress that butt real good")

This used to be an animated emote of some emote dude thrusting, if memory serves. They changed it like they changed :awesome:

.

(it's been 5 years since awesome was regularly abused. I wish they'd change it back. At least there's :razz:

# ? Jul 14, 2012 08:01

Pierzak: Oct 30, 2010

Nuclear Pogostick posted:

Speaking of, why is it constantly changing? I remember it as :iamafag: and something else I think.

ed: Ah, nvm :shobon:

Pierzak fucked around with this message at 09:24 on Jul 14, 2012

# ? Jul 14, 2012 09:14

GAINING WEIGHT...: Mar 26, 2007; See? Science proves the ~~Jews~~Muslims are inferior and must be purged! I'm not a racist, honest!

the2ndgenesis posted:

Not a smiley per se, but I'm curious about this Spiderman avatar I've been noticing lately:

What's this about? Something from the comics board, I imagine?

As one of the recipients, I made a SAclopedia entry about it while it was happening: http://forums.somethingawful.com/dictionary.php?act=3&topicid=2359

# ? Jul 14, 2012 17:26

Segmentation Fault: Jun 7, 2012

Oppenheimer posted:

She wont get full goon support until.she has the frogout plushie in a shoot.

Speaking of, has anyone found a place where you can buy a frogout plush?

# ? Jul 15, 2012 21:51

No Hephaestus: Aug 7, 2010; im fucking furious.

Segmentation Fault posted:

Speaking of, has anyone found a place where you can buy a frogout plush?

Why the gently caress would you want one?

# ? Jul 16, 2012 00:43

ThatPazuzu: Sep 8, 2011; I'm so depressed, I can't even blink.

License to Rape posted:

Why the gently caress would you want one?

Hey, who wouldn't? It's funny to goons and inconspicuous to non-goons. I bet they're soft too. I guess what I'm saying is: :frogout:

# ? Jul 16, 2012 00:53

Segmentation Fault: Jun 7, 2012

ThatPazuzu posted:

Hey, who wouldn't? It's funny to goons and inconspicuous to non-goons. I bet they're soft too. I guess what I'm saying is:

That implies that it's only funny to goons. The entire reason why :frogout:

became a thing was because people thought the plush was really goofy looking. That's why I want one, because it's funny.

# ? Jul 16, 2012 00:58

Mr. Pumroy: May 20, 2001

I want one because the moment anyone sees it the first thing they will want to do is :frogout:

# ? Jul 16, 2012 01:00

SplitSoul: Dec 31, 2000

IIRC, one or two people finally found the thing at a yard sale or something and sold them on SA-Mart for a lot of money. I think someone started producing them, too. It's FiestaCat all over again.

# ? Jul 16, 2012 01:16

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# ? Jul 8, 2025 07:04

hyperhazard: Dec 4, 2011; I am the one lascivious
With magic potion niveous

SplitSoul posted:

I think someone started producing them, too. It's FiestaCat all over again.

Unfortunately, she quit a while ago because the demand was too high.

One of the Etsy goons might take a commission, Segmentation, but I don't know how much they'd charge. Might be a little pricey.

# ? Jul 16, 2012 01:23

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