It's about time ZnorXman was banned for persistantly using a a capital 'K' when it's quite blatantly clear than my username has a lower case 'k'...
Why? Weren't capital letters invented when you were named? Or can't you afford a keyboard with a SHIFT key, on your pension?
It's terrible how badly karingal is treated by the government. He fought in the war you know (Hastings, 1066), and he only gets a pittance of a pension :(.
What is worse, I met a Gay person wth Assbergers once..in a transvestite bar as it happens.
A gay group C64 group..remarkable. Can't see a connection between the two myself, so either the story is true, or certain speccy members have been on the chat channel acting like gossipy girls again...a bit gay in other words.
What is worse, I met a Gay person wth Assbergers once..in a transvestite bar as it happens.
A gay group C64 group..remarkable. Can't see a connection between the two myself, so either the story is true, or certain speccy members have been on the chat channel acting like gossipy girls again...a bit gay in other words.
ummmm....
The OP isn't in the chat channel, and as far as I know, doesn't know the password.
Other than that, it's been mentioned once - as are many other threads.
It's no worse than the stereo type of the british straight male who drinks larger and likes football.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with being British ;-)
Seriously for a mo, I just wondered why there needed to be a homosexual Commodore group (let's get our definitions correct here), surely anyone can participate in any number of Commodore forums out there regardless as long as they've [within reason here] learn to reed, speel, uss a camputer and and tipe on it, innit?
Dunno maybe since the majority of Commodians are Americans, maybe certain gay Commodians have been subject to crazy American god boy abuse. Lots of Americans like to turn up at gay events and venues waving signs saying things like "Die fag Die", and "God hates you faggot!".
Maybe they've genuinely felt like they've had to break away from the main crowd in order to not be verbally abused, and talk Commode instead of having to defend themselves from a barrage of prejudice?
Sounds silly, but it's always possible?
But probably isn't the case, just throwing an idea out there? :D
Dunno maybe since the majority of Commodians are Americans, maybe certain gay Commodians have been subject to crazy American god boy abuse. Lots of Americans like to turn up at gay events and venues waving signs saying things like "Die fag Die", and "God hates you faggot!".
Maybe they've genuinely felt like they've had to break away from the main crowd in order to not be verbally abused, and talk Commode instead of having to defend themselves from a barrage of prejudice?
Sounds silly, but it's always possible?
But probably isn't the case, just throwing an idea out there? :D
Sounds feasible. I know someone who's very open about their sexuality and no one has a problem with it - the fact that s/he allegedly owns an Am***** C** though - now that's frowned upon ;-)
Dunno maybe since the majority of Commodians are Americans,
nah, not really... a LOT of euro's use it.. where to the majority of some the best games come out of ? ...england.. I could provide a long list , but won't as they are titles you all know.
I would say the c64 scene died out quicker in the US simply because of people buying amiga's earlier.
Scottie - you'd have had a fit if you'd seen the strobe light I got you for xmas
Nah, stobe lights never did it for me. Somthing that made a reperative sound may have done though. It was a real downer being an epilepctic teen who liked Acid House and House music.
nah, not really... a LOT of euro's use it.. where to the majority of some the best games come out of ? ...england.. I could provide a long list , but won't as they are titles you all know.
I would say the c64 scene died out quicker in the US simply because of people buying amiga's earlier.
Not true: American's continued to use their Commodore until the late 1990s which is why CMD (an American-based company) launched a 20Mhz accelerator for it. The main-stay for these users was GEOS, whereas the C64/128 probably died out as a games machine, it maintained itself as a poor-man's business machine, also thanks to the many established user groups across North America.
I also don't recall the Amiga being popular outside of Germany or the UK, not in the way you're suggesting.
It's definitely better known here in the Midwest USA and Canada rather than many other of its contemporaries.
That might be the case but Commodore marketting messed up by launching the 128 (expandable to 512K) at the same time as the Amiga. With the CP/M, 80-columns screen, supposed faster processing and so on that the 128 had, as well as backwards compatibility, many more people upgraded to this rather than choose the Amiga.
I'm not saying no one had a Miggy, but it was certainly did better in the UK and Germany than elsewhere in the world. I think Commodore sold 11,000,000 C64s in North America against many times less Amigas, with the North American market making some 50% of the C64 users world-wide.
The use of WTF in the thread title and Shaun's original post seem to suggest he has a problem with the group existing... to me, anyway. And I'm not gay, but I hate how the thread has been used to insinuate that Commodore users are gay.
So you feel being gay is a negative???
There is a world of difference between using it as friendly banter/amusement, and then suggesting by implication being called 'gay' is a bad/negative thing....be ashamed..it's 2010 for gods sake!
A mate of mine is gay and in the 80's he had a Spectrum AND a C64 at the same time..............just something to stir-fry in the mind-wok...........
Funnily enough - the same person - if he drops something, loses a sitting-duck life in a game or says something stupid etc. also describes it as "gay" - so the new use of the word(which is prob south park inspired) might not be as offensive as I've worried about in the past.....even so - I'm trying to stop it being my default phrase when I/something fails.....
"I should use simulator loosely 'cos I don't think it's quite like this on the beach with helicopters and fires and the jumping beach buggy" - paulisthebest3uk 2020.
Gay has gone from happy, to homosexual, to meaning 'crap'....maybe it will come full circle and mean happy again one day...that'd be gay.
Used to be a popular name girls name too. I had to laugh when I was looking at tut waaiif's baby name book. Gaylord was listed as one of the posibilities. :lol:. Now given that the book was published in the late 90's I think that was a little niave.
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Why? Weren't capital letters invented when you were named? Or can't you afford a keyboard with a SHIFT key, on your pension?
It's terrible how badly karingal is treated by the government. He fought in the war you know (Hastings, 1066), and he only gets a pittance of a pension :(.
A gay group C64 group..remarkable. Can't see a connection between the two myself, so either the story is true, or certain speccy members have been on the chat channel acting like gossipy girls again...a bit gay in other words.
Buttberger ... *hurhurhur*
ummmm....
The OP isn't in the chat channel, and as far as I know, doesn't know the password.
Other than that, it's been mentioned once - as are many other threads.
I don't get the connection?
Seriously for a mo, I just wondered why there needed to be a homosexual Commodore group (let's get our definitions correct here), surely anyone can participate in any number of Commodore forums out there regardless as long as they've [within reason here] learn to reed, speel, uss a camputer and and tipe on it, innit?
Regards,
Shaun.
Maybe they've genuinely felt like they've had to break away from the main crowd in order to not be verbally abused, and talk Commode instead of having to defend themselves from a barrage of prejudice?
Sounds silly, but it's always possible?
But probably isn't the case, just throwing an idea out there? :D
Regards,
Shaun.
Regards,
Shaun.
Thanks I choked on my Snikers bar whilst reading that. Arse-burgers :lol:
Please people don't take this the wrong way, its just funny. I even laugh at epileptic jokes and I used to be one.
Regards,
Shaun.
There are too many to mention.
nah, not really... a LOT of euro's use it.. where to the majority of some the best games come out of ? ...england.. I could provide a long list , but won't as they are titles you all know.
I would say the c64 scene died out quicker in the US simply because of people buying amiga's earlier.
Nah, stobe lights never did it for me. Somthing that made a reperative sound may have done though. It was a real downer being an epilepctic teen who liked Acid House and House music.
Like a faulty flourescent tube light? Or one of those blue things on the wall in Chinese Take-aways that zap the flies?
No somthing more like Stakker's Huminoid. :-)
I guess Perpetual Dawn by The Orb isn't a favourite tune of yours then ;)
J'accuse, E.
I also don't recall the Amiga being popular outside of Germany or the UK, not in the way you're suggesting.
Regards,
Shaun.
Shakin Stevens, Jitter Bug, and Elvis's leg. Yeah go on I've herd them all. :lol:
It's definitely better known here in the Midwest USA and Canada rather than many other of its contemporaries.
I'm not saying no one had a Miggy, but it was certainly did better in the UK and Germany than elsewhere in the world. I think Commodore sold 11,000,000 C64s in North America against many times less Amigas, with the North American market making some 50% of the C64 users world-wide.
Regards,
Shaun.
So you feel being gay is a negative???
There is a world of difference between using it as friendly banter/amusement, and then suggesting by implication being called 'gay' is a bad/negative thing....be ashamed..it's 2010 for gods sake!
/stir. :)
Funnily enough - the same person - if he drops something, loses a sitting-duck life in a game or says something stupid etc. also describes it as "gay" - so the new use of the word(which is prob south park inspired) might not be as offensive as I've worried about in the past.....even so - I'm trying to stop it being my default phrase when I/something fails.....
Gay has gone from happy, to homosexual, to meaning 'crap'....maybe it will come full circle and mean happy again one day...that'd be gay.
Used to be a popular name girls name too. I had to laugh when I was looking at tut waaiif's baby name book. Gaylord was listed as one of the posibilities. :lol:. Now given that the book was published in the late 90's I think that was a little niave.