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Post by TV Eye on Jan 4, 2008 20:09:39 GMT -5
I wish my friends would blurt out various food products. |
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Post by Spud on Jan 4, 2008 20:25:18 GMT -5
Hire that dude for the next DDR&Halo Voiceover Guy. |
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Post by mrmolecule on Jan 4, 2008 21:01:15 GMT -5
Mr. Molecule! Now you've got me intrigued! ...or maybe I shouldn't be...I'll keep my mouth shut... This quote is from the Sonic fan thread, and it was my mini-obsession. OK. See, what I was referring to was the Dead Mall Phenomonon and Retail and Architecture. In the 1970s, thousands upon thousands of indoor shopping malls popped up across America. These all had distinct character and stores, and many had more character and store variety than the super-regional beasts today. I had always taked a liking to whatever mall I stepped in and often got mall directories for each one. But in the 1990s, the retail world changed and many malls...and their anchor stores...imploded. Catalog showroom Service Merchandise, Montgomery Ward, and Northeastern US discounter Ames all shut doors nearing the 21st century. In 2000 or 2001, two young adults living in New York realized that many malls were "dying"...stores lost to a variety of factors whether it be competition or crime. Most had distinct architecture from the 70s or 80s. And then many were demolished...for big box centers, strip malls, or a cookie-cutter type of development called a "lifestyle center" which is essentially a beautified strip mall. Those that weren't closed were renovated, which usually involved whitewashing the distinct browns or whatnot these malls held. The two documented their findings in their website, DeadMalls.com. And then a whole group of other websites grew around this. Some of these websites focused on malls as a part of Americana, some focused on the distinct architecture, whether it be globe lighting straight out of the 1980s or malls that had warehouse-type ceilings (as in, exposed HVAC). Some websites focused on the malls of the past, while some just wanted to get every mall before demolition or remodel, such as Labelscar, which is so named because a "labelscar" is a mark left when a tenant leaves a building, leaving an often-readable "scar" behind. I just can't stop making "histories" for malls (for one thing, I really love lists and histories, that's always been a favorite of mine) that don't exist. As for a true obsession, previously I was bent on making my own computer or amassing the world's greatest list of McDonald's menu items (with ingredients...the Wikipedia article doesn't do justice). Unlike the Sonic fan(s), I often change my "obsessions" regularly (trust me, this one is nowhere NEAR as bad as my 1999-2002 Pokemon obsession) and keep a definite lid on it. No, I hate shopping and I almost never buy things in a mall. I would take pictures though and enjoy the mall even if there's no stores. And that's the subject for tonight. Also, I am slowly moving off this subject and back to my Wii (and SimCity....not Societies though!) |
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Post by Spud on Jan 4, 2008 21:44:18 GMT -5
Mr. Molecule! Now you've got me intrigued! ...or maybe I shouldn't be...I'll keep my mouth shut... This quote is from the Sonic fan thread, and it was my mini-obsession. OK. See, what I was referring to was the Dead Mall Phenomonon and Retail and Architecture. In the 1970s, thousands upon thousands of indoor shopping malls popped up across America. These all had distinct character and stores, and many had more character and store variety than the super-regional beasts today. I had always taked a liking to whatever mall I stepped in and often got mall directories for each one. But in the 1990s, the retail world changed and many malls...and their anchor stores...imploded. Catalog showroom Service Merchandise, Montgomery Ward, and Northeastern US discounter Ames all shut doors nearing the 21st century. In 2000 or 2001, two young adults living in New York realized that many malls were "dying"...stores lost to a variety of factors whether it be competition or crime. Most had distinct architecture from the 70s or 80s. And then many were demolished...for big box centers, strip malls, or a cookie-cutter type of development called a "lifestyle center" which is essentially a beautified strip mall. Those that weren't closed were renovated, which usually involved whitewashing the distinct browns or whatnot these malls held. The two documented their findings in their website, DeadMalls.com. And then a whole group of other websites grew around this. Some of these websites focused on malls as a part of Americana, some focused on the distinct architecture, whether it be globe lighting straight out of the 1980s or malls that had warehouse-type ceilings (as in, exposed HVAC). Some websites focused on the malls of the past, while some just wanted to get every mall before demolition or remodel, such as Labelscar, which is so named because a "labelscar" is a mark left when a tenant leaves a building, leaving an often-readable "scar" behind. I just can't stop making "histories" for malls (for one thing, I really love lists and histories, that's always been a favorite of mine) that don't exist. As for a true obsession, previously I was bent on making my own computer or amassing the world's greatest list of McDonald's menu items (with ingredients...the Wikipedia article doesn't do justice). Unlike the Sonic fan(s), I often change my "obsessions" regularly (trust me, this one is nowhere NEAR as bad as my 1999-2002 Pokemon obsession) and keep a definite lid on it. No, I hate shopping and I almost never buy things in a mall. I would take pictures though and enjoy the mall even if there's no stores. And that's the subject for tonight. Also, I am slowly moving off this subject and back to my Wii (and SimCity....not Societies though!) I was so ready to call this. It's way too obvious. But it's a very cool thing. oh and this |
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Post by Spud on Jan 9, 2008 22:26:27 GMT -5
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Post by Nester the Lark on Jan 10, 2008 12:14:53 GMT -5
I think that's the coolest thing I'm going to see all day, and that includes Snake's Final Smash. Anyway, I'll throw this in here because it's better in Japanese with anime voices and sound effects.  |
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Post by TV Eye on Jan 20, 2008 16:13:14 GMT -5
Doggy hump!Seriously, this video is hilarious (though very disturbing).
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Post by The Qu on Jan 20, 2008 17:27:12 GMT -5
Doggy hump!Seriously, this video is hilarious (though very disturbing). Wow... I had the Disco Pikachu vid in another tab, and about halfway through, right when the dog starts gettin' freaky,"Stayin' Alive" kicked in. Gold.  |
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Post by Da Robot on Jan 29, 2008 19:25:59 GMT -5
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Post by TV Eye on Feb 22, 2008 23:48:23 GMT -5
Bambee. It's...effin'...HILARIOUS!
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Post by The Qu on Feb 23, 2008 0:40:38 GMT -5
Bambee. It's...effin'...HILARIOUS! Bwahaha! Thats is funny. Its like Jon Krifcalusi re imagined Bambi. Funny stuff. ;D |
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Post by TV Eye on Feb 23, 2008 1:01:20 GMT -5
Bambee. It's...effin'...HILARIOUS! Bwahaha! Thats is funny. Its like Jon Krifcalusi re imagined Bambi. Funny stuff. ;D That's exactly what I thought ;D I've watched this like 30 times so far. BIRD! Also, I just noticed what Da Robot posted. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, man! I needed that |
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Post by Da Robot on Feb 23, 2008 2:52:32 GMT -5
I saw that Bambee video on Newgrounds and thought it was quite funny how Bambee was made so stupid. @ TV Eye. I happy someone watched it. I was beginning to think no one was going to watch them and boy are they one heck of a trip back into the past. Now here's some more stuff from the 90's that I hope everyone here remembers. Beakman's World YouTube clips! Link, link, link (pliot episode footage), link, link, link, link, link, link, link, link, and link. Also here are title sequences of three more cartoons that should have appeared in 90's title sequences video. Captain Planet, Beast Wars and (my personal favourite) ReBoot. |
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Post by Smashchu on Feb 23, 2008 9:53:17 GMT -5
Sorry to talk about Team Fortress 2 so much, but I thought I'd share these (I believe this is the right topic) SwordvanLove |
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Post by Spud on Feb 23, 2008 13:43:33 GMT -5
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