The Ballad of Shame and Wasted Lives

Hello and welcome to the Ballad of Shame and Wasted Lives, the regular hangout for the Best-Looking Bunch of Geeks on the InternetTM. This board has never had a set topic. Frequent subjects of discussion include video games (both PC and console), movies, video games, fanfiction, video game fanfiction, television shows, video games, funny websites, video games, original fiction, the WWWF Grudge Match, improvisational fanfiction, your mom, pro wrestling, politics, music, hockey, current events, video games about your mom, and so very much more.

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The rules here are simple, yet profound:

• attn: new users. We have been taught by long and bitter experience to distrust those who are unfamiliar to us. Please routinely use a single handle, and make a calm, relatively rational introductory post telling us who you are. Otherwise, you run the risk of being repeatedly subjected to the Traditional Newbie Question*.
  
• this board is unmoderated and uncensored. Please don't do anything that would make us change that policy.
  
• please take all commentary on the bizarre and insular Mystery Octagon Theater MiSTing group to the other Ballad.
  
• we tend to converse here in casual, unmodified English with occasional forays into volleys of inventive profanity. Deliberate misuse of the English language, unironic l33tspeak, or morons who can't be bothered to look at what they're typing will be, at best, mocked. As a general rule, if what you've just written would result in your death at the hands of your high school English teacher, it is unacceptable here.
  
• one online quiz per person per week. Please. If the only reason you come here is to post quizzes, then get a Livejournal.
  
• get off Kenma's damn grass.
  
• evil twins, sibling masquerades, and multiple personalities are strictly forbidden.
  
• almost against our better judgement, we maintain an IRC channel. Connect to irc.esper.net and join #octagonrumble.

That's about it. Enjoy.

chibi-gief has a posse

ADMINS: Wanderer, Nere, Racewing, Arlieth, AoD, Mysterious Stealth Admin X WELCOME WAGON: Racewing SODOMITE: Darkheart HERO OF THE PEOPLE: Nere AMERICA'S FAVORITE LESBIAN: Nash Official Ballad Poll Results: Available now! *"Who the fuck are you?"

• Hey, uh, Racewing..... on Jan 16, 2005
• Yeah, so I hear. (change of email inside). Racewing on Jan 17, 2005

• Roleplaying nonsense. on Jan 14, 2005
• DooM?. A.o.D. on Jan 15, 2005
• Sort of.... JMalone on Jan 15, 2005
• So... A.o.D. on Jan 15, 2005
• good, because otherwise.... Emerald on Jan 15, 2005
• Actually.... JMalone on Jan 15, 2005
• I'd like to watch, at least.. on Jan 15, 2005
• Will we get an ending this time?. TMP on Jan 24, 2005
• I'll try.. JMalone on Jan 24, 2005
• I dunno.... TMP on Jan 25, 2005
• I meant just the character creation part, not the concepts part.... JMalone on Jan 25, 2005
• You are huge! That means you have huge guts! [nt]. Nash, running away again on Jan 18, 2005

• 2. Do not eat iPod shuffle. Nere on Jan 11, 2005
• Yeah. That's clearly a suppository. (nt). on Jan 11, 2005
• Holy shit that thing looks delicious. [nt]. Schwere Viper on Jan 13, 2005

• Wow, it's been a while... O_o;;;;. on Jan 11, 2005

• WoW Stuff. Fluff on Jan 10, 2005

• Military Matters. on Jan 10, 2005
• Some of my own. on Jan 10, 2005
• Huah.. A.o.D. on Jan 10, 2005
• I've got you and the others in my prayers!:) n/t. SI on Jan 14, 2005
• ...it's gotta take you like two hours to pray. [nt]. Wanderer on Jan 16, 2005

• Twenty-three bells will chime.... Jumpy on Jan 10, 2005
• Happy birthday, Jumpy! ^_^(nt). Mark Poa on Jan 10, 2005
• Happy birthday. [nt]. Spectrum on Jan 10, 2005
• Happy Birthday, Jumpy! (nt). on Jan 10, 2005
• I hate you you son of a bitch!. david black on Jan 10, 2005

• Otakon sound-off. Emerald on Jan 9, 2005
• Sorry. Not me.. on Jan 10, 2005
• Not this time.. K on Jan 10, 2005
• Yo!. on Jan 10, 2005
• Probably.. Wildfire on Jan 10, 2005
• Yeah, convention thingies..... on Jan 10, 2005
• Ah, Tekkoshocon.... Wildfire on Jan 10, 2005
• Almost definitely no.. on Jan 10, 2005
• I do live only 30 miles away.... BYC on Jan 11, 2005

• Mini-review: Kung Fu Hustle. Mark Poa on Jan 8, 2005

• Just out of boredom.... JMalone on Jan 7, 2005
• That sure is a nice song. Burghy on Jan 7, 2005
• You've a long way to catch up to Tom Lehrer, grasshopper. (nt). on Jan 7, 2005

• Mystery Movies: The Aviator. TMP on Jan 5, 2005

• The Ballad: 2004 in review.. on Dec 31, 2004
• Fucking Oregon. >:(. on Dec 31, 2004
• You write CD reviews? Where? Can we read 'em online? [nt]. Thomas Wilde, admittedly tipsy on Dec 31, 2004
• I might have mentioned this before, but hey -- bears repeating!. Ghost of MMK Past on Dec 31, 2004
• Noob Saibot and Sub-Zero are brothers and I helped make it so! Whoo!. Gavok on Jan 1, 2005
• I refuse to bow to the clockocentric timearchy. (n/t).. david black on Jan 1, 2005
• You sure about that? I mean, you get a free watch. [nt]. Schwere Viper on Jan 1, 2005
• I think I've finally found dub a friend.... TMP on Jan 1, 2005
• That guy is a nut. david black on Jan 1, 2005
• Yeah, he's really crazy.... TMP on Jan 2, 2005
• And you people missed my fuckin' Birthday AGAIN!. on Jan 1, 2005
• Screw resolutions.. on Jan 1, 2005
• But, but... SPAM is making a comeback! (nt). Mark Poa on Jan 1, 2005

• Planetside Free Trial (Guerilla Marketing). eDAN on Dec 30, 2004
• Addendum. K on Dec 30, 2004

• Random fanfictioney blurb thingie. on Dec 28, 2004

• ...damn. Um.... on Dec 26, 2004
• Hi!. on Dec 27, 2004
• YAY I'M A NINJA [nt]. Schwere Viper on Dec 27, 2004
• Shame on you!. on Dec 27, 2004
• You did? Great!. on Dec 27, 2004
• I saw this and thought of you.. on Dec 27, 2004
• Awww, thanks. :). on Dec 27, 2004
• Galaxy Angel. on Dec 28, 2004

• Dragon's Gate is officially the COOLEST WRESTLING FED EVAR.. Emerald on Dec 26, 2004
• You can never convince me to download something called "AnimeDG.wav" you sick pervert (nt). Gavok on Dec 27, 2004
• fine, but you're missing out on the coolest thing EVAR. =P NT. Emerald on Dec 28, 2004

• Happy Present Day! [nt]. Santa Wandy on Dec 24, 2004
• Mmm.... A.o.D. on Dec 24, 2004
• Merry Christmas, Wandy Brown!. on Dec 25, 2004
• Merry X-Mas, all. [nt]. on Dec 25, 2004
• I got a boring present. Burghy on Dec 25, 2004
• ...and now, it's time for an annual Ballad tradition.. Santa Wandy on Dec 25, 2004
• Re: Swag. Metaljedd on Dec 25, 2004
• Loot.. A.o.D. on Dec 25, 2004
• Bounty. SI on Dec 26, 2004
• Not too much. Spectrum on Dec 26, 2004
• Well..... on Dec 26, 2004
• Addendum:. on Dec 26, 2004
• Good year for swag. Gavok on Dec 26, 2004
• Lots of stuff.. on Dec 26, 2004
• The year of practicality.. on Dec 29, 2004
• Well, I did alright.. on Dec 26, 2004
• I like swords.. on Dec 26, 2004
• I think that made egg nog come out of my nose. ^___^ [nt]. on Dec 26, 2004
• Not much.. Pei on Dec 26, 2004
• swag-o-rama. Emerald on Dec 26, 2004
• Mystery Swag.... TMP on Dec 26, 2004
• nothing huge. h` on Dec 27, 2004
• You all are lucky bastards.... JMalone on Dec 28, 2004
• Belated, but still.... Dr. SilverRose on Dec 29, 2004
• Well, the loot wasn't that bad this year. Little Mac on Dec 29, 2004
• Hey, I got an iPod too! What a coincidence!. Schwere Viper on Dec 30, 2004
• I got a stick.. eD on Dec 30, 2004

• [blackhub] A favor, if you will.. david black on Dec 24, 2004

• Just so I don't forget before I come back here.... on Dec 23, 2004

• Happy holidays to all of you!. SI on Dec 23, 2004
• Serendipidous Solstice... A.o.D. on Dec 23, 2004
• Happy Birthday Billy Kane, Eiji Kisaragi, Robert Garcia, Axl Low and Dizzy! (nt). Gavok on Dec 24, 2004
• Have a festive Non-Denominational Snowflake Day! (nt). on Dec 24, 2004
• Merry Christmas all. Little Mac on Dec 25, 2004