Objectively the best of these lot = probably the Danish cartoons one. That's the thread, alongside the Michael Jackson and Kraftwerk script ones, that I'd show to someone who's never read ILX to show what it can be capable of.
Yeah, that's what I was gonna say about "So Not Gonna Happen". I think one could conceivably use it as part of missionary outreach efforts to seduce people over to ILX.
Oh, yes, I was reading that Smiths thread the other evening. That is indeed great stuff.
― dell, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah that Smiths one was good. Pinefox, Carmody and Hopkins together on one thread - a golden age.
― Dr.C, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:46 (sixteen years ago) link
That marissa one is painful. I'd denominate it but it's too late I guess.
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:47 (sixteen years ago) link
My life's ambition is to find the thread where CJ gave Mark Sinker advice about exactly how high off the floor his new bed should be, so that he could comfortably read in bed, or something...
I only know that this thread exists because Mark mentioned it in the pub a few weeks ago.
― Dr.C, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:50 (sixteen years ago) link
although I think that's kind of a 'had to be there at the time' kind of thread.
Every. Thread. Ever.
Objectively the best of these lot = probably... (etc)
Do you know what the word "objective" means?
― kenan, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:51 (sixteen years ago) link
The thing is you read that thread and it seems almost unbelievable that these people are just posting on a messageboard. Single posts there have more content than some books that have been written about the band. I remember the first time I came across that thread having to look up so many different names that were just being thrown about. You can see my valiant attempt to revive the thread back in 2005 as well, when you read through a thread like that it's like; "wow i think i arrived at he party a bit late". well, for me it is.
xp
― acrobat, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:51 (sixteen years ago) link
What happened to my David James Fanclub nomination?
― Billy Dods, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Ok I will personally do all the A's.
-- svend (svend), Tuesday, August 2, 2005 12:18 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link
...on the Marissa thread - just made me laugh out loud for the first time to-day. Thank you Svend.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:59 (sixteen years ago) link
that's not on the Mar thread though..?
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:05 (sixteen years ago) link
I was hoping Beryl might get a mention, but I guess she's out of fashion now...
― Dr.C, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Do you know what the word "condescending" means?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:07 (sixteen years ago) link
xxxpost - and all the times I've defended you, too...
yeah ok but no more talk of traps
― Just got offed, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:07 (sixteen years ago) link
When ILE/Moderator board mods get shook, simply for the maracas.jpg punchline.
-- acrobat, Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:59 (Thursday, 13 September 2007 09:59)
It also has Marcello Charles Menenzes, "perhaps it is you that is shook", "What did I miss?", Akon, "Iris", Oswald Mosely... it's kind the pinnacle of the "lol britpop" crew's zing culture.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:09 (sixteen years ago) link
by process of elimination, shortlist:
The Pet Shop Boys' first twenty singles... Photoshop/MS Paint Nike and other evil corporations ruining famous album covers WOMEN: How many bras do you have? so not gonna happen I am a Werewolf what to do when your roommate doesn't realize you're home and thusly is having loud sex in the living room The Missionary Position I don't think we have any discussion about the Danish Muhammad cartoons....
favourites not nominated: tell me about ten year old you apologising for boorish behaviour on ilx trig brother 2003 results/photos (REMIX)
― blueski, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
semi finals: The Pet Shop Boys' first twenty singles... Photoshop/MS Paint Nike and other evil corporations ruining famous album covers so not gonna happen what to do when your roommate doesn't realize you're home and thusly is having loud sex in the living room
final: Photoshop/MS Paint Nike and other evil corporations ruining famous album covers what to do when your roommate doesn't realize you're home and thusly is having loud sex in the living room
winner: in the end the photoshop pen is mightier than the trucker hat guy's sword
― blueski, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:14 (sixteen years ago) link
tell me about ten year old you
Argh! Yes! I wanted to nominate that one but couldn't find it or even properly remember the thread title!
― dell, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:16 (sixteen years ago) link
it's kind the pinnacle of the "lol britpop" crew's zing culture.
Four people voting for themselves, then?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Really? The Photoshop... one? I don't understand all the fuss; I think there are a bunch of other album cover threads that slay that one.
― dell, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:19 (sixteen years ago) link
"lol britpop" crew's zing culture. "lol britpop" crew's zing culture. "lol britpop" crew's zing culture. "lol britpop" crew's zing culture. "lol britpop" crew's zing culture.
rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:19 (sixteen years ago) link
rolling balkanised thread for shut-in aspie rubes is the best thread ever, actually.
― acrobat, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I think... eleven of these threads could be described that way?
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:27 (sixteen years ago) link
My favourite moment on 'When ILE/Moderator board mods get shook' is Curtis' Chariots Of Fire jpg.
I'm going to take a while over deciding where my vote falls. For a start I'm going to have to read quite a few. The bookies' favourite is still "Liverpool Tickets Fiasco", however.
― Just got offed, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:27 (sixteen years ago) link
the hutter one is valuable for an early scenario-writing foray from tv's dog latin.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, why wasn't Dog Latin's sitcom nominated? Other than political correctness gone mad?
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:29 (sixteen years ago) link
no. :(
― kenan, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I think there are a bunch of other album cover threads that slay that one.
like what? the others aren't here so it's a representative thing too i guess
from a personal point of view i would've liked to see the 00-04 albums/singles poll threads here as it was so much fun co-ordinating and revealing the results, and set a precedent for other lists. and the extraordinary punchline of both the 'wrong' album and 'wrong' single winning and ILM realising it had created a 'not as cool as it thinks it is' monster and the monster was it.
whichever thread it was where Ronan ignited the DON'T TRY IT meme should've been here too
― blueski, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:32 (sixteen years ago) link
So many "moments" maybe deserve their own nomination/poll process.
Great threads as a whole are rarer.
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:33 (sixteen years ago) link
uppers. although the thread should have been locked after nickalicious posted this image because it syncs up ridiculuosly well with uppers.wav and hasnt been topped since, imho.
― ☪, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I dance everything
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:36 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Mark G, Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:05 AM (30 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Well it is a Marissa thread in that it was started by her...
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:38 (sixteen years ago) link
mark g otm.
ilx is a living tradition and the best moments come up often enough without the need for polling.
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:39 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost well, it's not on the "Bela Fleck" thread.
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:40 (sixteen years ago) link
True
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:44 (sixteen years ago) link
"DON'T TRY IT STEVEM YOUR FACE WILL BE A MASHUP" = still the funniest line ever posted.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:46 (sixteen years ago) link
So which thread is it on? (sigh)
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:46 (sixteen years ago) link
No, the funniest line on that thread is "The only E you'll be going near is A&E"
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 13 September 2007 10:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Not enough love here for Matos' mother's incredibly stupid ex-husband. My most re-read thread by a long way.
― onimo, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:12 (sixteen years ago) link
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So pointless.
― onimo, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:13 (sixteen years ago) link
it's 2, now
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:14 (sixteen years ago) link
3
-- Mark G, Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:46 AM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Oh, right, sorry! abusive comments
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Re-reading the Jam thread just now wins it my vote. Takes an amazing turn when we all realise it's about rent boys.
― aldo, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Solved: Why White Ppl are Assholes
Wins best opening post ever. The actual thread is kind of disappointing after all that.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:22 (sixteen years ago) link
x-post Yeah I voted for the Jam thread. I would like Paul Weller to read it.
― Dr.C, Thursday, 13 September 2007 11:40 (sixteen years ago) link
i need to read the jam thread. never been aware of it until now.
actually, there's a few of these i'm totally unaware of. jesus. what delights await me?
you can thank me with your votes
you know, you're kinda convincing me, and i might use my OTHER LOGIN to do just that. couch thread, though ... i nearly broke my laptop laughing. (i'm a very puerile man.)
― grimly fiendish, Thursday, 13 September 2007 12:30 (sixteen years ago) link
DOES ANYONE BELIEVE THE COUCH STORY TO BE REAL THO?
― jhøshea, Thursday, 13 September 2007 12:47 (sixteen years ago) link
There are some elements which give me pause.
― dell, Thursday, 13 September 2007 12:51 (sixteen years ago) link
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/2/Posters/PO7017~I-Believe-Posters.jpg
― kv_nol, Thursday, 13 September 2007 12:53 (sixteen years ago) link
who cares?
― grimly fiendish, Thursday, 13 September 2007 12:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Hey Louis, the Bobby Gillespie Bullshit Game thread was nominated twice, butins't in the poll! it has hilarious impressions of Germans in it!
― Neil S, Thursday, 13 September 2007 12:55 (sixteen years ago) link