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Snake_Storm
Oct 15th, 2010, 11:42 PM
A while back i was in speech therapy for a nasty stutter that thankfully is gone now and left me be. During my time there i got to experience a number of games i NEVER would have gotten to try at home.

One of them, from what i recall, you moved your pieces around a series of bridges in order to reach an idol which i may have imagined was both cursed and golden. you lost if the brindge was destroyed and your character fell into a drwing of molten lava. It was quite fun, and i always wanted to play it.

My enthusiasm for it was dampened however, by the discovery of a then brand new board game: The Omega Virus. I Played it with my speech therapist and it was like a big bag of crack. from the computer's voice to the concept of an alien virus running loose in a space station, i don't think we ever won, the virus having gotten us every time.

Am i the only one to remember this game? Am i the only one that thinks it's totally awesome even as just a concept?

i gave up on board games in my teens but these two always stuck with me. Now if i can only remember that one game's name...

MLE
Oct 15th, 2010, 11:53 PM
Forbidden Temple. I thought you were quitting the boards after your arduous one day stay.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:11 AM
why should i? sure i've been a bit down and something bizarre did happen with my brain last night, But i spend 75% of my day here anyway.

an alchoholic doesn't abandon his bar after one bad drink. This place feels like home now. Rog has been nice, helpful and patient with me so far, and that's far more than i expected of him.

You don't meet many decent human beings online, he simply impressed me. that's all. it ain't much, but i figured i'd stick around and see what happens here. Perhaps i've finally found a forum i can just chill out at. i need that most right now.

and thanks. that titles been driving me nuts for about nine years.

The Leader
Oct 16th, 2010, 10:36 AM
Well, he had a speech therapist so it's not that big of a stretch that he's retarded in some way.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 10:49 AM
Two ways assholes. I have Asperger's syndrome and ADHD. was diagnosed before doctors really even knew what having asperger's syndrome meant.

you see my brain is malfunctioning on two different levels, something i've struggled with since i first became capable of comprehending ANYTHING. The stutter was easy, that was just some symptom in the autistic spectrum. but i am not retarded. several people have made that comment before and not only is it stupid, it's also ignorant. if you wanna rip on me for just being the new guy, for crying out loud, get it right.

The Doctor
Oct 16th, 2010, 11:42 AM
I remember at University during a "special learners" class I thought it was ass-burgers

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:25 PM
me too until i saw how it was spelled. Listen guys, i don't mean to be a killjoy here. i don't mind being the new guy, it's just i'm not retarded. quite honestly i was a straight A student in normal public school.

many people make that assumption and it just irritates me. i may be many things, but i'm not intellectually challenged.

Tadao
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:52 PM
Two ways assholes. I have Asperger's syndrome and ADHD. was diagnosed before doctors really even knew what having asperger's syndrome meant.

you see my brain is malfunctioning on two different levels, something i've struggled with since i first became capable of comprehending ANYTHING. The stutter was easy, that was just some symptom in the autistic spectrum. but i am not retarded. several people have made that comment before and not only is it stupid, it's also ignorant. if you wanna rip on me for just being the new guy, for crying out loud, get it right.

Oh god, another "I have assburgers" cry baby. Just leave now.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:54 PM
never.

Tadao
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:55 PM
I sure Rog is gonna love hearing from you every day. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

The Doctor
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:57 PM
I wonder what an ass burger would have for toppings and condiments?

MLE
Oct 16th, 2010, 12:58 PM
You know, it's easy to be patient with someone when they're only around for one day.

Tadao
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:01 PM
after three or four years of reading every single article on i-mockery i got up the nerve to shoot ROG and email and quite honestly, he was not a big conceited jerk. i can both like and respect that.

Here's what really happened.

Lizard_Drizzle : Hello Mr. Barr, I am writing you in regards to your article which you posted a few days ago. I too have had the same feelings and was surprised to find another like me! Oh by the way, since I have AssBurgers I feel the need to use this as an excuse for all of my behavior.

RoG : Hey dude, thanks for the PM. Glad you like our site. I hope we can keep you entertained forever and ever.

Lizard_Drizzle : OMG! HE LIKES ME!

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:03 PM
subtext like that is lost on me. get a brick and pound it in, if you wouldn't mind explaining.

Tadao
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:04 PM
AKA : Mommy can you do this for me, I'm too tarded.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:11 PM
yeah, whatever. just keep typing away. Not the first time i've been ridiculed. not gonna be the last. I'm all for freedom of speech and the ingnoring of political correctness. i just pity you. You're as ignorant as people were in the fifties.

How would you like being called retarded by everyone you met when you weren't? it gets old. fast.

Thinkwhat you want. i'm not so screwed up i can't rise above it. There's a line between "Comedy" and just being insane.

MLE
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:13 PM
This place isn't called i-comedy, though. That's not quite our goal.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:19 PM
i'm fully aware. most of you folks aren't so bad, but then this nightmare of a train wreck showed up and started acting like a psychotic, antisocial jackass. and i know well of what i speak.

MLE
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:22 PM
No, they're just making fun of you in a fairly normal manner, to be honest.

Tadao
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:25 PM
Hahahahaha I fixed JOAT, I think I need to apply my medicine to this one as well. You can now refer to me as Dr. Tadao.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:28 PM
i suppose. i always was the sensitive type. i just joined the forum because i happen to share a lot of interests that seem to be predominate around here. Sorry about posting so much. i have nothing better to do. i guess i'll just take it all with a grain of salt. i'm here to participate. not defend how i am.

So without further ado, bring it on.

MLE
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:29 PM
More like Shit_Storm.

Tadao
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:30 PM
It's already begun, look at how anxious you are to get it over with, that's the first indication that the technique is working.

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:33 PM
that's it? come on, get your fill.

The Doctor
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:36 PM
The Omega Virus looks pretty neat-o, but still no FireBall Island

Snake_Storm
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:40 PM
it was in a somewhat minimalist way. Too bad there seems to be no such thing as a complete copy anymore. The electronic piece that makes the sounds may be the toughest to come by.

10,000 Volt Ghost
Oct 16th, 2010, 01:58 PM
yeah, whatever. just keep typing away. Not the first time i've been ridiculed. not gonna be the last. I'm all for freedom of speech and the ingnoring of political correctness. i just pity you. You're as ignorant as people were in the fifties.

He was in the fifties.

The Leader
Oct 16th, 2010, 06:00 PM
You're as ignorant as people were in the fifties.
My parents were alive in the fifties you prejudiced cunt.

DXtreme
Oct 18th, 2010, 11:01 PM
ok guys go to hell! thats enough! Tadao u shud b ashames dude!

Tadao
Oct 18th, 2010, 11:55 PM
How fucking lazy are you to not spell the word "be". Your opinion is shit.

kahljorn
Oct 19th, 2010, 01:23 AM
How would you like being called retarded by everyone you met when you weren't? it gets old. fast.


:lol

10,000 Volt Ghost
Oct 19th, 2010, 05:05 PM
Tadao is a rude dude!

shekk
Oct 19th, 2010, 05:21 PM
I wonder what an ass burger would have for toppings and condiments?

preparation H and goldbond

Tadao
Oct 19th, 2010, 05:32 PM
Crybaby wants to join the fun now? NEVER

Dimnos
Oct 20th, 2010, 12:47 PM
The Omega Virus looks pretty neat-o, but still no FireBall Island

Omega Virus was like a million times better than Fireball Island. :rolleyes



And shut the hell up about your ass burgers. Why do all the ass pies feel the need to let everyone know they have a form of retardation. Kids with downs, even though its obvious, have the self respect not to go around telling everyone "Hey! I have downs! I HAVE DOWNS!". Its ass if all all pies are also all emo fucks who want nothing more that for everyone to feel sorry for them they have this mild mental dysfunction that in now way prevents them from leading a normal life.

Dimnos
Oct 20th, 2010, 12:49 PM
That last paragraph wasnt for you Dr. You could probably tell but you do live in Canada and are quite possibly high so...