Festivus 2011: All disappointing things... [locked]

Yep.

I'm the only one who really cares so I'm starting this and I'm totally copying 95% of this opening post from the Festivus 2010 thread because fuck you.

It's that time of the year again! So, everyone, HAPPY FESTIVUS!

I'm new or a forgetful moron! What's Festivus?
Festivus is an alternative holiday to Christmas, traditionally celebrated on December 23rd. As opposed to Christmas, there's no hassle. No lights, no tinsel, no gifts, no happiness, and no tree. Fox only, Final Destination. Oh wait, wrong game. The only Festivus decoration is an undecorated metal pole. The m2k2 Festivus pole is the Eiffel Tower, procured for us by Saber in 2005, as chronicled here:

So how do you celebrate it?
There's three parts to Festivus: The Festivus dinner, the Airing of Grievances and the Feats of Strength. The Festivus dinner is exactly what it sounds like. The Airing of Grievances is where you go around the table, expressing how the other family members have disappointed you during the previous year. The Feats of Strength is the final thing to be done on Festivus - the holiday only ends when a chosen family member has defeated the head of the household.

And this applies to us how?
Well, the Festivus dinner will be done on an individual basis, so as long as you eat dinner sometime in December, preferably on the 23rd, we got that covered. While nate is definitely the head of the household, we still haven't figured out how to pull the Feats of Strength off, so unless we figure something out (if nate is at AGDQ 2012, let's have someone wrestle him, and we'll keep Festivus running until then) we'll probably skip it this year too. Which leaves us with the forum tradition of the Airing of Grievances, where we explain how other forum members have disappointed us during the past year. Traditionally, in days of yore (pre-Taiga), disappointments were to be directed solely at the poster above you. We're not quite doing that anymore - you can be disappointed in any forum member that has disappointed you!

Sounds great! Let's do it!
Not so fast, bucko - there are rules. Breaking any of these rules will result in your post being replaced by a picture of socks, to follow up on the success of the pants in 2010, the shoes in 2009 and the hats in 2008.

Rule 1: No being disappointed in the socks.
Rule 2: Don't make stupid bullshit posts that ruin Festivus for everyone, which we've seen far too much of in previous years. Simply don't be an idiot, and you'll avoid the socks.
Rule 3: You are not allowed to express disappointment at the fact that someone expressed disappointment in you, or give a reply/explanation to what someone was disappointed in you for.
Rule 4: Don't chat in this thread. Ever.
Rule 5: No being disappointed in that someone posted while you were typing (just to be sure, here - I think you're actually smart enough to realize this, but past Festivuses (Festivii?) has proven that assuming that people can play nicely and don't be idiots is a Bad Idea™).
Rule 6: Only one grievance per post.
Rule 7: No double posting. This does not mean that it's fine for two people to post one after another in rapid succession. Festivus shalt not be a rushjob. Think through your grievances before you air them!

If you don't understand any part of this, just sit this one out, 'kay?

And as per time-honoured tradition, the topic creator shall air the first grievance, directed at nate.

nate, you have disappointed me by not giving me enough incentive to actually browse around the forum, meaning I've spent 90% of my time here in the pony thread, so I have no fucking idea if you've done anything bad enough for me to be disappointed in this year. Which makes me disappointed in you, so I think this grievance all worked out in the end anyway.

Thread title:

Yep.

I'm the only one who really cares so I'm starting this and I'm totally copying 95% of this opening post from the Festivus 2010 thread because fuck you.

It's that time of the year again! So, everyone, HAPPY FESTIVUS!

[b]I'm new or a forgetful moron! What's Festivus?[/b]
Festivus is an alternative holiday to Christmas, traditionally celebrated on December 23rd. As opposed to Christmas, there's no hassle. No lights, no tinsel, no gifts, no happiness, and no tree. Fox only, Final Destination. Oh wait, wrong game. The only Festivus decoration is an undecorated metal pole. The m2k2 Festivus pole is the Eiffel Tower, procured for us by Saber in 2005, as chronicled here:

[img]http://paragonsigma.com/images/paintness/THE_QUEST_FOR_THE_M2K2_FESTIVUS_POLE.JPG[/img]

[b]So how do you celebrate it?[/b]
There's three parts to Festivus: The Festivus dinner, the Airing of Grievances and the Feats of Strength. The Festivus dinner is exactly what it sounds like. The Airing of Grievances is where you go around the table, expressing how the other family members have disappointed you during the previous year. The Feats of Strength is the final thing to be done on Festivus - the holiday only ends when a chosen family member has defeated the head of the household.

[b]And this applies to us how?[/b]
Well, the Festivus dinner will be done on an individual basis, so as long as you eat dinner sometime in December, preferably on the 23rd, we got that covered. While nate is definitely the head of the household, we [i]still[/i] haven't figured out how to pull the Feats of Strength off, so unless we figure something out (if nate is at AGDQ 2012, let's have someone wrestle him, and we'll keep Festivus running until then) we'll probably skip it this year too. Which leaves us with the forum tradition of the Airing of Grievances, where we explain how other forum members have disappointed us during the past year. Traditionally, in days of yore (pre-Taiga), disappointments were to be directed solely at the poster above you. We're not quite doing that anymore - you can be disappointed in any forum member that has disappointed you!

[b]Sounds great! Let's do it![/b]
Not so fast, bucko - there are rules. Breaking any of these rules will result in your post being replaced by a picture of socks, to follow up on the success of the pants in 2010, the shoes in 2009 and the hats in 2008.

[b]Rule 1:[/b] [i]No being disappointed in the socks.[/i]
[b]Rule 2:[/b] Don't make stupid bullshit posts that ruin Festivus for everyone, which we've seen far too much of in previous years. Simply don't be an idiot, and you'll avoid the socks.
[b]Rule 3:[/b] You are [i]not[/i] allowed to express disappointment at the fact that someone expressed disappointment in you, or give a reply/explanation to what someone was disappointed in you for.
[b]Rule 4:[/b] Don't chat in this thread. Ever.
[b]Rule 5:[/b] [i]No[/i] being disappointed in that someone posted while you were typing (just to be sure, here - I think you're actually smart enough to realize this, but past Festivuses (Festivii?) has proven that assuming that people can play nicely and don't be idiots is a Bad Idea™).
[b]Rule 6:[/b] Only one grievance per post.
[b]Rule 7:[/b] No double posting. This does not mean that it's fine for two people to post one after another in rapid succession. Festivus shalt not be a rushjob. Think through your grievances before you air them!

If you don't understand any part of this, just sit this one out, 'kay?

And as per time-honoured tradition, the topic creator shall air the first grievance, directed at nate.

nate, you have disappointed me by not giving me enough incentive to actually browse around the forum, meaning I've spent 90% of my time here in the pony thread, so I have no fucking idea if you've done anything bad enough for me to be disappointed in this year. Which makes me disappointed in you, so I think this grievance all worked out in the end anyway.

Cpadolf

2011-12-01 10:12:44 am

Almost happy

Opium, I understood your ridiculous holier-than-thou position on alcohol just as well the first time you posted about it as the twelfth. No need to bring it up again every single time it's mentioned in passing. Just let it go.

BioSpark

2011-12-01 01:55:40 pm

i'm disappointed in ark for not letting me fuck him in the ass enough

ryu

2011-12-01 02:13:58 pm

i'm disappointed in kenny for not posting more (outside the pony thread!)

ING-X

2011-12-01 03:20:22 pm

yeah

I'm disappointed in Cpadolf for having an utterly unpronounceable name and the most disturbing avatar I've ever seen in my life

KennyMan666

2011-12-01 03:25:34 pm

Viking

Precursor

I'm disappointed in Saber for spending all his time drawing Pokémon fanfiction instead of making sure I get that Dazzle sent to me.

Idkbutlike2

2011-12-01 04:55:26 pm

I'm disappointed in Poision, Kenny, and tbob for bringing one of the lamest internet fads in a long time to this forum. Stop obsessing over a fucking little girl's cartoon about ponies and magic and get a Goddamn life.

TheGreenManalishi

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2011-12-01 05:00:05 pm

I'm sick of everyone bringing MLP up to moan about it when it rarely spills out of the designated thread. I don't get it either, but as long as it's not all over the place, get over it and shut up.

tomatobob

2011-12-01 05:22:40 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Yo Saber, hows that Paragon Project going? What's that it's Pokemon now?

Free Relay you fucker!

ING-X

2011-12-01 06:48:25 pm

yeah

I'm disappointed in this topic for turning into pony discussion after only six posts.

Cpadolf

2011-12-01 07:44:41 pm

Almost happy

What the hell ING-X. You have 0 posts all year and then you come out to shit on everybody once Festivus rolls around. The fuck is that about?

Poision Envy

2011-12-01 11:26:08 pm

Club 27 Goals

So are we not just posting about the person directly above us this year?

Anyhow, disappointed in bios for never posting about anything other than ark's ass and/or various mothers.

Soaprman

2011-12-02 12:25:01 am

shrimp

and white wine

I'm disappointed in Saber for spending all his time drawing Pokémon fanfiction instead of making sure Kenny gets that Dazzle sent to him.

BioSpark

2011-12-02 01:39:11 pm

i'm disappointed in soaprman for not posting funny shit here anymore

ING-X

2011-12-02 10:30:30 pm

yeah

I'm disappointed in BioSpark for having Japanese personal text >:|

ryu

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ryu: 2011-12-03 12:23:02 pm

2011-12-03 03:32:44 am

i'm disappointed in bio for having a shit-post ratio of about 99%

ING-X

2011-12-04 09:30:45 pm

yeah

I'm disappointed in ryu because what the fuck is your avatar supposed to be.

mangadood

2011-12-05 03:02:13 pm

Too many fangirls to count

I'm disappointed in ING-X for having a hard to read avatar.

arkarian

2011-12-05 03:26:51 pm

red chamber dream

i'm disappointed in mangadood for disappearing for two years! how ya been

Opium

2011-12-05 03:51:35 pm

I'm disappointed in how the discussion on this forum has gone away from speed runs and rom hacks to urmom and My Little fucking Pony.

Quietus

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2011-12-05 03:54:39 pm

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

I'm disappointed that you forgot to include "Ark's ass", and the fucking of said ass in that statement.

Opium

2011-12-05 04:33:21 pm

I'm disappointed in nate for not saying he was disappointed that I said 'rom hacks'.

tomatobob

2011-12-05 05:35:58 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Well fuck you, Opium, for mentioning rom hacks as legit discussion. You've been an enabler for those little weirdos for too long. Stop it. Don't even look at those boards anymore.

P.JMan

2011-12-06 01:11:21 pm

I like Big Butts and I can not lie

I'm still disappointed in nate for removing the terrible censors

ING-X

2011-12-06 05:38:58 pm

yeah

I'm disappointed in P.JMan for neglecting to put a dot after the J in his name