Now they need to do a parody of his latest non-apology!

Not one, but TWO nambla references...

styckx: Can someone point me to the origins of this shiat? That link in the link isn't mobile aware and my Google Fu skills are lacking.

hit page down a couple times. 2 threads on fark already dedicated to the epic failure of Paul Christoforno

styckx: Can someone point me to the origins of this shiat? That link in the link isn't mobile aware and my Google Fu skills are lacking.

Have you been away from the internet completely for the last 2 days?

"Because I dunked on him....in heels!"

*hah*

rudemix: "Because I dunked on him....in heels!"

*hah*

Ohh. I thought she said *dumped* on him.

styckx: Can someone point me to the origins of this shiat? That link in the link isn't mobile aware and my Google Fu skills are lacking.

http://penny-arcade.com/2011/12/27

Not the semen week thing...the other thing.

Ocean Strategy: Member of the United Federation of Planets

lulz

BigLuca: Ocean Stratagy: Mmember of the United Federation of Planets

lulz

FTFY

Farkers don't know that he knows influential people, like the guy who runs the door at the convention center in Boston.

We're gonna read about this dude's suicide in a few days you know. But he is the asshole-gift that keeps on giving.

Douche-baggy.

CravenMorehead: We're gonna read about this dude's suicide in a few days you know. But he is the asshole-gift that keeps on giving.

Naw, guys like that don't suicide. They keep on convincing themselves that other people are the problem until somebody kills them in a traffic altercation, a bar fight or a coke deal gone bad.

She threw NAMBLA in there. Comedy Gold!

lolz!!!

Merry Christofomo.

halfof33: Farkers don't know that he knows influential people, like the guy who runs the door at the convention center in Boston.

I totally caught that too. WTF.

CravenMorehead: We're gonna read about this dude's suicide in a few days you know. But he is the asshole-gift that keeps on giving.

doubt it. coke, 'roids, whatever he's still doing, it clearly empowers him.
he was a douche when i knew him 10 years ago, he's a douche now. i can't say i'm not loving this.

That was pretty damn funny.

This whole train wreck has been awesome.

for those using NoScript here's a link to the youtube video.

Pax Attax (new window)

/BEEFALO strangely absent

styckx: Can someone point me to the origins of this shiat? That link in the link isn't mobile aware and my Google Fu skills are lacking.

Scroll down to "Just Wow"

http://penny-arcade.com/2011/12/27

Link (new window)

On Lycos. Gold.

CravenMorehead: We're gonna read about this dude's suicide in a few days you know. But he is the asshole-gift that keeps on giving.

No way he commits suicide. His MSNBC interview showed that he's learned nothing from this, and even seems to be a little proud of the situation.

Remember, it's Ocean Marketting Stratagy.

/based on everything I read on Reddit yesterday, this dude has some serious issues - he's been called a "street thug masquerading as a PR guy"
//still not convinced it isn't a complete marketing stunt.

Snarcoleptic_Hoosier: nrdgrl: "I know the Yellow Power Ranger AND Richard Nixon, so I think I know what I'm talking about."

*snert*

As someone whose dug up and boned the original yellow Power Ranger, I'm highly offended at the insinuation that she would be associated with Richard Nixon. You dolt.

Oh, that's right!! I forgot she was dead!

halfof33: Farkers don't know that he knows influential people, like the guy who runs the door at the convention center in Boston.

By that I think he means the guy who handles the bookings for the center, and not the actual guy opening the door at the convention center.

I think, who knows with this douche.

that was actually pretty funny.

I'm stuck at work right now. When I get home, Imma watch this.
Sounds like it's going to be better than TV.

Lumbar Puncture: By that I think he means the guy who handles the bookings for the center,

Krahulik runs Pax, if he doesn't want you to have a booth, you don't have a booth. So yeah, pissing him off is a bad move.

look him up on lycos....
that cracked me up

As funny as this all is, we're having similar problems with Evil Controllers. The product I ordered in early December for a disabled friend of ours hasn't arrived, and there's been no response to my numerous emails. We never even received a confirmation of our order (though we have a PayPal confirmation of the transaction).

But at least they haven't called me a whiny little baby.

/I'm 44, by the way - I wwebsite as on the internet when they were a sperm in their daddys balls and before it was the internet,

bump: So 2 children write nasty emails to each other... is that the short version of this scenario?

No, a reasonable adult writes an email, doesn't get anything resembling a proper response. He then responds seeking clarification and the person he's emailing responds poorly. Very poorly. And then the head of Penny Arcade, who also happens to run Pax, finds out and things get worse.

Good times on the internet....good times

WhyteRaven74: Lumbar Puncture: By that I think he means the guy who handles the bookings for the center,

Krahulik runs Pax, if he doesn't want you to have a booth, you don't have a booth. So yeah, pissing him off is a bad move.

I understand that, I was responding to the person who was quoting a later interview with Paul where he said he didn't know the mayor of Boston, but did know the guy who runs the doors at the convention center.

If he meant the guy who handles the bookings, then he still wouldn't be able to get a booth at PAX, since the people who book the center have nothing to do with how PAX is managed.

bump: So 2 children write nasty emails to each other... is that the short version of this scenario?

Yes, but the guy being the really epic child is still being comedy gold.

Lumbar Puncture: I was responding to the person who was quoting a later interview with Paul where he said he didn't know the mayor of Boston, but did know the guy who runs the doors at the convention center.

ahhh gotcha

This shiat is really geeey. They both are a bunch of tools. The biz shoulda been less of a 26 min douche given him some cash back and the guy ordering while not in the wrong should just let it slide. IT'S a frickin game controller and this is the internet. I'm a tool on the webs sometimes but not in real life, so are half you farkers.

airsupport: CravenMorehead: We're gonna read about this dude's suicide in a few days you know. But he is the asshole-gift that keeps on giving.

Naw, guys like that don't suicide. They keep on convincing themselves that other people are the problem until somebody kills them in a traffic altercation, a bar fight or a coke deal gone bad.

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^This^

"There are people in this world who go about demanding to be killed. You must have noticed them. They quarrel in gambling games. They jump out of their automobiles in a rage. They humiliate and bully people whose capabilities they do not know. These are people who wander through the world shouting, "kill me". And there's always someone ready to oblige to them."

-- Don Corleone



A few years ago, I ordered some bicycle parts from an on-line seller. I did not receive an order confirmation. After a couple of weeks I sent an email and was told that the part was temporarily out of stock, but would be shipped shortly. After waiting another week, I sent another email inquiring about the parts and was told the same thing. At this point I politely asked to have the order cancelled and for my money to be refunded. I was informed that a refund would take "at least 30 days to process". I sent another email informing them that they already had my money for 3 weeks. They replied that I was "harassing" them and I would get my money when I get it. At that point I posted the entire exchange of email on a large cycling enthusiast forum. The next day the customer service rep from the bike parts seller joined the tread. At first she threatened to file a lawsuit against me. The she got kind of apologizingish and did refund my money, She then proceeded to threaten me with legal action again.

After talking to some people on the cycling forum, I discovered that this was standard operating procedure for the business in question. They are still in business to this day, how I don't know.

bad timing on Oceans part with all the internet has time to do nothing to do but fark with you, a bored nerd is a dangerous nerd.

WhyteRaven74: bump: So 2 children write nasty emails to each other... is that the short version of this scenario?

No, a reasonable adult writes an email, doesn't get anything resembling a proper response. He then responds seeking clarification and the person he's emailing responds poorly. Very poorly. And then the head of Penny Arcade, who also happens to run Pax, finds out and things get worse.

Eh. There are rules of engagement for email-based flame wars (which, lets face it, is what this quickly devolved into). You don't bring in a 3rd party out of the blue unless you want them to get involved and/or throw their weight around, which is precisely what happened when it landed in Mike's inbox.

I'm not saying that this Paul guy is right in any capacity whatsoever, but unleashing the full power of the Internet onto a dude over a farkin' game controller seems like a waste of resources. He's a douche. An epic douche. He may also be a bag of dicks on federal holidays. But he's not worth the time, attention, or free publicity for his demonstrably awful PR outfit. He's just another Internet tough guy who has to be at the gym in 26 minutes and is going to drive his Benz to get there.

Farkers eat bigger jerks for breakfast.