The Other Worlds Shrine

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  • The Shrine turns 20

  • Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
Somehow, we still tolerate each other. Eventually this will be the only forum left.
 #169913  by Julius Seeker
 Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:07 am
Tomorrow marks the birthday of this place. I think the majority of us came here during that year. The year of Wild Arms and Final Fantasy 7.
 #169914  by ManaMan
 Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:09 am
Holy fuck. We're old.

Can we expect a post from SineSwiper?????

Maybe Crono, Kupek, Esque, Garford, Tessian, Deritian, etc. will grace us with a visit. Lol, I'm sure they've been keeping it on their calendars.
 #169917  by Shrinweck
 Fri Mar 31, 2017 4:10 pm
Tessian still has his young daughter superseding any mind space tOWS took up - I'll drop him a reminder when he pops up on Steam next though lol
 #169918  by SineSwiper
 Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:10 pm
ManaMan wrote:Holy fuck. We're old.

Can we expect a post from SineSwiper?????

Maybe Crono, Kupek, Esque, Garford, Tessian, Deritian, etc. will grace us with a visit. Lol, I'm sure they've been keeping it on their calendars.
Sure, why not?
 #169921  by Tessian
 Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:48 pm
I still have some "mind space" to remember this place... good lord it's like stepping out of a time machine.

Wouldn't be here if Shrin hadn't mentioned this to me, figured I'd say hi. Nice to see you guys missed me :)
 #169931  by Lox
 Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:51 am
Happy birthday, Shrine!
 #169933  by ManaMan
 Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:08 pm
Sine, Tess, & Lox posting? It's like I'm looking at the Shrine circa ten years ago. Good to see you guys.
 #169935  by Oracle
 Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:22 pm
Yes indeed, we are old as fuck.

But not as old as Zeus :D
 #169941  by Lox
 Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:55 pm
I couldn't pass up this momentous occasion. :) I still lurk from time to time, so I'm less disconnected than it'd seem.
 #169974  by Julius Seeker
 Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:44 pm
When people disappear, the general assumption is that they're locked up in Ishamael's basement. That also explains his own absence given he is likely quite busy these days.

Anyway, do we have that old Schala picture anywhere?
 #169983  by kali o.
 Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:27 pm
20 years ago, Bill Nye was explaining chromosomes / gender to me. Now, Bill Nye is hosting some sort of pedophilic Netflix kids show explaining how buttstew is cool and gender is arbitrary.

The world is getting pretty fucked up....at least this place stays the same.

 #169984  by ManaMan
 Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:24 am
What the literal fuck did I just watch? I mean the song was kind of funny in a Bloodhound Gang kind of way. Is that intended for kids?
 #169988  by kali o.
 Wed Apr 26, 2017 5:27 pm
ManaMan wrote:What the literal fuck did I just watch? I mean the song was kind of funny in a Bloodhound Gang kind of way. Is that intended for kids?
You watched what qualifies for "Science" for progressives in 2017. March for science, bro/broette/xe/zu.

I watched a few episodes - it covers "science" at a very grade school level, so I think it for kids/teens (Nye often refers to the audience as kids -- "Up next kids..."). Whatever your political leanings, have some sympathy for the half of the country that voted Trump because they see stuff like this and think..."WTF is going on with this country and fact-free progressivism?!".

Anyway, to cleanse my palate, I started watching the new Cosmos again last night.
 #169991  by ManaMan
 Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:38 am
Just think, most of the kids born the year the Shrine was started graduated high school a year or two ago.

Next year, most of them will be old enough to drink (in the US at least). Next year the Shrine will be old enough to drink. Speaking of Schala, she's going to get wasted with the two planets on her 21st.
 #169992  by Julius Seeker
 Thu Apr 27, 2017 4:06 pm
The Canadian wing of the Shrine has been drinking for two years :P

Kali, watching Cosmos? Don't let your alt-fact friends find out, they'll burn you at the stake.
 #169993  by kali o.
 Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:44 pm
Julius Seeker wrote:The Canadian wing of the Shrine has been drinking for two years :P

Kali, watching Cosmos? Don't let your alt-fact friends find out, they'll burn you at the stake.
Wait what?!? I have friends?! Let me know what alt-facts they are believing and I'll set those suckers straight! Is it that their "sex-junk is so much more than either or-or-or"?

PS - 18 should be the universal age for everything -- sex, voting, drinking, renting cars, contracts, prison etc.
 #169994  by Eric
 Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:12 pm
kali o. wrote:
Julius Seeker wrote:The Canadian wing of the Shrine has been drinking for two years :P

Kali, watching Cosmos? Don't let your alt-fact friends find out, they'll burn you at the stake.
Wait what?!? I have friends?! Let me know what alt-facts they are believing and I'll set those suckers straight! Is it that their "sex-junk is so much more than either or-or-or"?

PS - 18 should be the universal age for everything -- sex, voting, drinking, renting cars, contracts, prison etc.
sex at 18? :( 16 year old me and 17 year old girlfriend me had would have been upset at this.
 #169995  by kali o.
 Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:27 pm
Pfft...you know what I meant. Age of consent and all that. Underage kids can diddle each other all they want - I would never want to rob kids of awkward first times on school camping trips or whatever.

...if only I was taught about Lube as a kid....my first time would have been much less cringe.
 #169996  by Shrinweck
 Fri Apr 28, 2017 9:31 am
ManaMan wrote:What the literal fuck did I just watch? I mean the song was kind of funny in a Bloodhound Gang kind of way. Is that intended for kids?
She's a comedic performer so it's not really supposed to be taken as seriously as some people are, but her show has comedic musical routines where she sings about things like period sex, so, yeah I like her but that was hard to watch. Nye's show's clearly just a left wing platform and it's really not any worse than the nonstop cavalcade of bullshit kids are exposed to when parents let Youtube be their main source of passing time.

Based on what I've seen even the left/moderates aren't really fans of his show. The most rational thing I've seen is "I guess it isn't for us?" meaning not for 25+ year old people who grew up with him, but I certainly wouldn't suggest my possible future kid watch this show lol
 #169997  by kali o.
 Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:31 pm
Shrinweck wrote:She's a comedic performer so it's not really supposed to be taken as seriously as some people are...
See, I take issue with this...you are making excuses.

1. Her "skit" was on a supposed science show. Dont pretend it wasN'T intended to be taken seriously on message.

2. Listen to Nye after. Something like "that is exactly the right message".

Actually, what I like best is Nyes treating the sexes different after...the awkward handshake to the guy. Filthy Misogynist Lol.
 #170000  by Shrinweck
 Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:24 am
She's a comedian - there's a fairly obvious tongue-in-cheek nature to the song even if the message is meant to be positive and real. It's entertainment not a documentary. If he wanted to send a 100% serious message with a song that wasn't filled with jokes he could have chosen from any number of actual musical performers.

He's billed as the "science guy" and "entertainer." The message is supposed to be pointed but it isn't meant to be a 100% information based show. I mean... the message can be positive, but people still generally seem to hate the show no matter what their position is. So I'm not really interested in defending it further - getting context by watching the actual show and developing actual opinions based on something real is something I'm doubting either of us want to do when it comes to watching this. It's just more outrage culture bullshit just on the other side of the fence.
 #170002  by kali o.
 Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:17 am
My side of the fence is decidely less cringey and insane. That video is only funny if it were a parody of progressive nonsense. It isnt. And you shouldnt have to make excuses or pretend it is something it is not.

My side of the fence also has less mexicans and rapists.

...err, what?
 #170033  by Zeus
 Wed May 10, 2017 2:22 pm
Oracle wrote:Yes indeed, we are old as fuck.

But not as old as Zeus :D
Hey, now. I ain't that old >:( XD
 #170049  by ManaMan
 Mon May 22, 2017 11:52 am
Blotus wrote:Celebratory bans for all!
Would anyone notice anymore? :)
 #170055  by kali o.
 Tue May 23, 2017 6:18 pm
ManaMan wrote:
Blotus wrote:Celebratory bans for all!
Would anyone notice anymore? :)
I would -- this place is an awesome repository and snap shot of the internet over 20 years.
 #170057  by ManaMan
 Sun May 28, 2017 10:45 am
kali o. wrote:I would -- this place is an awesome repository and snap shot of the internet over 20 years.
Obviously, I was just joking.
 #170060  by kali o.
 Sun May 28, 2017 9:26 pm
ManaMan wrote:
kali o. wrote:I would -- this place is an awesome repository and snap shot of the internet over 20 years.
Obviously, I was just joking.
Sorry, I couldn't think of a funny reply but replied anyway. This back and forth sucks.

Umm...
 #170071  by M'k'n'zy
 Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:48 am
I'm still here as well, though I pretty much usually only lurk on the gaming side of things. Crazy how long this community has lasted.
 #170477  by kali o.
 Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:32 am
I randomly stumbled across and recognized Barret/imakeholesinu on reddit. He was bashing Trump on that shithole r/politics -- freaking out about Russians or something. I told him to stop by.

It was almost as odd as when I stumbled across Gman.
 #170524  by SnoopyJoe
 Tue May 08, 2018 2:10 pm
You know...I've been trying to log in here for the last two years? I had an account Joe which I tried to log into and have the password reset but that wasn't working.

Anyway.....GmanJoe here.

I have evolved from conservative firebrand to liberal....well, more like Left of Center. I'm still not that PC like my old self when I posted here 20 years ago. I hate Trump with a passion.

Fuck I'm old. You know how far back I have to scroll when I have to register my age? Fuck you Zeus. I look younger than you at least.
 #170527  by SnoopyJoe
 Tue May 08, 2018 2:20 pm
Hey Seeker. Good to see you still active.

Sorry for being a jerk towards you back in the day. It was all in fun. But that was still douchey of me.
 #170538  by Julius Seeker
 Wed May 09, 2018 2:01 pm
SnoopyJoe wrote:Hey Seeker. Good to see you still active.

Sorry for being a jerk towards you back in the day. It was all in fun. But that was still douchey of me.
Haha, you have no need to apologize. It's the Internet! =)
I'd be a hypocrite if I pretended I wasn't an absolute giant douche/asshole as well.

To put it in simple terms: Internet = unrealistic passion on opinions + Jerkiness + no social consequences = fun for most people.

But I think the trolling era at the Shrine has been done for years now. Other than the thing between Kali and Mental a few years back, we've been largely civil human beings to one another. The side-effect is we post about 20% as much as we used to, and activity seems to come and go in waves, we'll have 2 active months, then 4 inactive months.

Good to see you back!
 #170540  by kali o.
 Wed May 09, 2018 7:06 pm
SnoopyJoe wrote:I have evolved from conservative firebrand to liberal....well, more like Left of Center. I'm still not that PC like my old self when I posted here 20 years ago. I hate Trump with a passion.
Awww... That makes me sad -- I could've used a fellow Trump supporter to spur some political discussion here.

How does that happen anyway? You are supposed to get more Right as you get older; not the other way around.

Trump Tax cuts, Obamacare gutting, looming peace in NK, balancing the supreme court...if he just got that wall built, 2020 is a lock. Meanwhile the left is led by a porn star, a few inarticulate Parkland highschoolers, BLM and an old lady that pretended to be Indian for benefits. :thumbup:
Julius Seeker wrote: But I think the trolling era at the Shrine has been done for years now. Other than the thing between Kali and Mental a few years back
Hey now, I actually liked Mental and advocated against banning him! Sure, I called him out on his racism, conspiracy theories and hatred of all of us...but I'm not sure that's "trolling"...is it?
 #170692  by Replay
 Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:54 pm
The Shrine is 21, folks. It launched on April 1, 1997.

Hey now, I actually liked Mental and advocated against banning him! Sure, I called him out on his racism, conspiracy theories and hatred of all of us...but I'm not sure that's "trolling"...is it?
*pats Kali on his head gently*