Funny 8-bit video explains how to behave on an internet forum

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, February 20, 2008 7:55 AM | permalink

Here's a funny little 8-bit animation explaining how to deal with the typical kinds of things that happen in an online forum. Link

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#1 posted by remmelt

, February 20, 2008 8:40 AM

- British accent? check
- Simple animations? check
- Using British slang and semi-cursewords? check
- Using heavy emphasis on last word in sentence? check
- Speaking really quickly? check

Yahtzee is funnier.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation

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#2 posted by License Farm

, February 20, 2008 8:46 AM

How about just that it's funny? Yahtzee reviews specific games; these seem just to be PSAs.

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#3 posted by David Carroll , February 20, 2008 9:12 AM

I took a quick took at the picture and thought "My goodness they've spun-off an animated version of the IT crowd!"

To my disappointment it was yet another reminder (albeit funny) on how not to be a dork online.

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#4 posted by Jeff , February 20, 2008 9:54 AM

WHAT IN THE HELL? LOL. Oh, gosh, didn't anyone see Last weeks episode of Lost? I hope I post more than I did yesterday! AH, IF I ONLY HAD A LIFE! I'm TOO lazy to find a link to some porn!

It all seemed to make good sense to me. I think you can be a contrarian without being a troll. And besides, argument is how we go dogma hunting.

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#5 posted by darren , February 20, 2008 9:58 AM

I'd say that's closer to 16-bit graphics than 8-bit.

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#6 posted by xadrian

, February 20, 2008 12:16 PM

Everything's funnier when said with a British accent.

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#7 posted by franko , February 20, 2008 12:26 PM

shades of monty python (if the pythons were around today). awesome. ZOMG this vid FTW!!!1

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#8 posted by HarshLanguage , February 20, 2008 9:57 PM

The extra bits from 16- and 32-bit graphics never get the credit they deserve! They make visible pixels too! Those first 8 bits hog the spotlight and the headlines every time.