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If Oscar Wilde had lived in our time, he would be a /b/tard.
Actually, scratch that. He does, and goes by Jethro Q Walrustitty.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Nov 11th 2022 at 8:59:26 AM
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Agreed.
edited 19th Oct '14 1:58:57 PM by Aespai
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IJ: I have no idea what X-factor is.
'80s TV Action Hero
Lucky bastard.
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
IJ: Is it one of those American Gladiator rip offs with the obstacle course?
edited 19th Oct '14 2:01:10 PM by SilentlyHonest
'80s TV Action Hero
No, it's a really crappy and obviously-rigged singing competition. Despite the fact that it's clearly all a fix and the generally poor quality of the acts, it still seems to be quite popular.
edited 19th Oct '14 2:03:48 PM by InverurieJones
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According to Wkpda, it's a music competition challenge created by Simon Cowell. Was deeply involved with a lawsuit via Fox Broadcasting Company in 2011.
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Why would you name a singing competition X-factor though?
That sounds like it belongs in the same genre as Ninja Gladiator show or legends of the hidden temple.
edited 19th Oct '14 2:08:03 PM by SilentlyHonest
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Pop Idol was already taken and Syco (which, with X-Factor and the companies name sounding like psycho, brings silly images to ones head) wanted to make a more intense sounding name to attract more attention to it.
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Hey there! Having fun?
Those kinds of shows change judges so often that I can't keep track of them anymore. Not that I find them even remotely interesting, anyway.
Dancing with the Stars is on, what, its 87th season right now? It feels like they have a Grand Finals every other week.
"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
So I take it that it's not doing well ratings wise?
edited 19th Oct '14 2:08:59 PM by SilentlyHonest
"Just as planned."
SH - Strictly Come Dancing got around 9.3 million in the UK last night, The X-Factor around 7.5 million.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
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Ratings-wise for competition shows, it gets really low, but Simon Cowell and his legal team tend to fix that.
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Oh okay then.
I still don't care about it
They are calling you a shitty person for "showing off". It's not a compliment.
'80s TV Action Hero
Well, as with nearly all verbal communication, it depends on the tone of voice it's delivered in.
edited 19th Oct '14 2:16:38 PM by InverurieJones
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
The quickest way to absolutely ruin what others view as a positive quality of yourself is to brag about it.
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Real? Fake? Probably the latter.
But wow, this is creepy.
edited 19th Oct '14 2:19:39 PM by dRoy
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
'80s TV Action Hero
Probably fake, though reports of weird shit of that sort (shadow people, stickmen, etc.) long pre-date the whole 'Slenderman' thing.
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
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"I am a highly renowned self-saboteur. You must have heard of me, correct?"
Wish it was real.
edited 19th Oct '14 2:25:09 PM by Aespai
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Hey there! Having fun?
Fuck, I'm depressed right now... Even actually taking my full prescribed dosage of antidepressants instead of skimping it out of fear of losing my true personality like I usually do isn't helping.
"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
"Just as planned."
Antidepressents don't have an instant effect. They can take two weeks minimum to start.
Hey there! Having fun?
Well, I've been taking a 75% dosage for months now. Something should have come up.
"It's liberating, realizing you never need to be competent." — Ultimatepheer
It usually takes longer, actually. What sort?
Maybe it has to do with you taking less then the prescribed dosage? I mean maybe you have a doctor who cares about your mental well being and prescribed you the minimal functional dosage, and you decided that you don't trust them and are now taking what now equates to a placebo because you've been skimping on the the dosage?
Even if it includes the X-Factor?
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'