Web Amusement Emporium

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Sat 31 Oct 2015 - 9:09

A marathon of Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting, made more special by Twitch chat's commentary on each episode.

Strangely soothing and enthralling.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Mon 30 Nov 2015 - 22:41

Guys, I feel I should be pointing out this website at this time of year - A Cartoon Christmas. Written by former Future US legend and host of LaserTime Chris Antista, it essentially, for 3 or 4 years, covered every animated Christmas special. It's well worth a read; especially the flimsy Super Mario Bros. Super Show entry.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Mon 30 Nov 2015 - 23:17

Oooh, I like that Smile

I love that Rambo had one. Exquisite.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Wed 6 Jan 2016 - 16:18

I've just discovered CEO Kaz Hirai's Twitter account. Brilliant stuff: hate directed equally at all the industry.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Wed 6 Jan 2016 - 22:24

A quality account - I've long been overdue following that one, as Kaz's tweets often pop up on my feed by way of retweets.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Fri 19 Feb 2016 - 12:02

Harsh words directed at our forum there!

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Fri 19 Feb 2016 - 16:34

We are messed up cables not tangled. Razz

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Tue 23 Feb 2016 - 20:51

http://www.dorkly.com/post/75909/pokemon-teams-inspired-by-the-2016-presidential-candidates

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Tue 23 Feb 2016 - 21:31

I love the Bush vanilla line! What would George Bush have been - Quagsire and Magikarp?

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Thu 24 Mar 2016 - 12:43

Presumably you all know about "Boaty McBoatface"? Well, Twitter has taken it one step further.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Sun 17 Apr 2016 - 14:58

I'm going to out here as it's a web thing, EofGiz and his developer partner have just submitted there application fro funding to the government which includes a pitch video of there new game for VR. Gintendo gets a mention right at the start of the video on there facebook page.

I'm hoping to give the game a go at some-point and do what could be the very first let's play of the game and a scoop for Gintendo for a game that hopefully gets funding and comes to Rift & PSVR like planned.

Which at the moment anything for VR is big news.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Thu 18 Aug 2016 - 14:34

Presumably everybody has already seen this, but it's still funny.

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Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Thu 22 Nov 2018 - 19:53

I can see our man in Japan doing this. Not that he'd have to these days.

Where did 'absolute unit' originate from, does anyone know? It feels like a British phrase. I'm not sure it is.

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Thu 22 Nov 2018 - 20:00

Balladeer wrote:: Where did 'absolute unit' originate from, does anyone know? It feels like a British phrase. I'm not sure it is.

It's from The Museum of English Rural Life, originally popularised in a tweet earlier this year:

https://twitter.com/TheMERL/status/983341970318938112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E983341970318938112&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Finews.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk%2Fbig-sheep-absolute-unit-museum%2F

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Thu 22 Nov 2018 - 21:16

Ah, I remember that! Top tweet, and authentically British.

(It did go back a bit further, apparently, but I think the sheep popularised it and it's definitely a better unit than Mr. Suits here.)

Subject: Re: Web Amusement Emporium Thu 22 Nov 2018 - 22:14

Balladeer wrote:: I can see our man in Japan doing this. Not that he'd have to these days.

Where did 'absolute unit' originate from, does anyone know? It feels like a British phrase. I'm not sure it is.

I'm glad that story had a happy ending! I was worried for that big lad there.

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