@BillLehecka I was actually in San Diego the week before the Con this year (for an industry convention that's also in San Diego every year). It was surreal. I'm not into comics or cos play or any of the other franchises that much (don't hate them, like some, just haven't made the commitment; I'm meh like that), but you could definitely feel the presence, and it's just a very conventiony place.
Really? Only 5 people? You would really turn people down? I don't think you will get that many people volunteering but surprised that 1. You made a limit and 2. It was that low.
@atannir Several airlines have been known to run late winter specials for a low flat fee of $99 or less. I would say keep a eye out for the next few months then at 2 months to go start hunting a deal if no one ran a special.
Let me be the first to say, fuck you, Irk. And while I'm at it, fuck all of the fit or nearly fit people who might actually take you up on this.
Mad respect to anyone who actually gets in shape and wasn't almost there in the first place.
And while I'm at it, fuck all of the fucked up societal pressure to look a certain way in a bathing suit. I'm not going swimming, damnit. Why the fuck do I need to look "good" in a bathing suit?
@joelmw societal pressure to look a certain way in a bathing suit may be a bad thing. But this pressure isn't far from just a societal pressure for someone to stay healthy--which is a good thing. The German's have this societal pressure to be healthy, and in my opinion, it works great. Hopefully we go more in that direction as well as time goes on.
@matthew Well then maybe whoever's idea this was for the irk video needed to get their nose out of playgirl and not be idiots… If you are going to piss out your own window don't be surprised with the outcome.
@matthew I posted that video on facebook when it first came out, and all of my gym rat friends didn't comment on anything of mine for a week. Worth it.
@Kidsandliz Now that I know what you are referring to, I have a ridiculous need to point out that Playgirl is the magazine devoted to showing off males, Playboy is the one that depicts naked ladies. ;)
@Thumperchick Yeah well since I don't look at either and it has been years since my brother was caught red handed with one in the backyard with a bunch of friends… what can I say? At least you knew what I meant. LOL
Seeing as I'm local (And have even gone to the Meh-trodome before for one of their previous gimmicks, er I mean wonderful presentations) can we sign up to go and watch??
Sluts? Seriously? What is the male equivalent of slut anyway as it sure as hell isn't stud as much as some pricks would like to think so - perhaps man-whores? Anyways do you think fat ass man-ho's with sagging boobs and gravity gut don't need to get in shape or wear tighty bathing suits to make them suitable to be sex objects and be ogled at - just fat woman sluts? Really? Next time if you are going to be fucking assholes at least be equal opportunity jerks and insult all your customers rather than just some of them.
@Kidsandliz Relax, jesus. This is what is wrong with the world today. Everyone is offended by everything. Edit- If you paid attention before going on your rant, you would realize the "sluts" is all of us, men included, but don't let that get in your way.
@Thumperchick It sounded like sluts to me which is why I posted what I did. Never heard of the word schlubs… if that is really the case then I retract most of the outrage however the video was still tasteless, rude and well below standards.
@Kidsandliz whoa whoa whoooooooaaaaaaa, it is most definitely schlubs. Schlub is a super common word as far as I know, and usually refers to guys like this: and this: As Urban Dictionary (an extremely credible source) puts it, "Unkempt in appearance, either due to lack of effort or lack of awareness".
@Outofmymind I'll let Stephen Fry handle this one: “It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
@Thumperchick When someone invests a lot of emotion into an argument and then has a fundamental assumption of theirs proven wrong, there is a tendency to try to find ways to shore up and defend their position. It's a form of cognitive dissonance and is especially prevalent among really smart people.
@Kidsandliz "LOOK ALIVE, SLUTS!" hahaha. Why would you ever think Irk would address us in such a manner? It's some kinda meta-humor, I tell ya. Edit: I didn't mean to point a finger at you. I'm sure you're a very nice person sometimes.
@Kidsandliz I still want to know how and why the video was "tasteless and rude" and while I'm assuming an apology from you is forthcoming for calling this company "fucking assholes" even IF they said sluts how and why is that being a "fucking asshole"?
@Bingo I don't think we'll ever get an answer on that. I guess it's hard to come back after you've unloaded on someone for something they didn't do. (I will say that had the video said sluts, I can understand taking offense. Perhaps not to that level of vitriol, but it would have been inappropriate.)
@Thumperchick I listened again. It still sounds like sluts to me. Enough people have said it is something else so as I stated in a message up further I then retract most of what I said if I had misunderstood. Apparently enough people think I did hear it wrong so I guess I must have.
I need to get fit again. Back injury has made this 6'0 guy hit 240. While this video would help with that, the thought of me dancing even fit is horrifying. I'll stick to my Eggnog diet.
I would never, ever do this. But I'll bet there's some kind of fun surprise besides the public humiliation. So I kinda wish I was the kind of person who would do this.
Why not? I only have a few more pounds to go before I hit my goal and I live in the Dallas area. I should be mortified to dance on the internet, but only a few that i know will see it.
Well @matthew you finally got more people to comment on a real video that an accidental something went terribly wrong posting. Happy now? P.S. stop having Irk call people sluts, it's rude ;)
@chellemonkey I think Irk was addressing those zombie sluts, that's why he yelled "Look alive!" That's the most offensive part, really. Why can't a zombie slut look dead? Damn impossible standards of beauty for zombies.
@Kidsandliz This photo was taken I think in June. The gloves my friend is wearing are motorcycle gloves. He rode his Kawasaki to the airport. No, I didn't ride home on the bike in this getup.
I'll play ball, I lack the shame of most individuals.... now to sit on my ass for 5 and a half months, only to receive a message 2 weeks before the shoot happens and be forced to half-ass an attempt at losing 150-200 pounds.
@nadroj S/he said s/he needed to lose the weight in a 2 week period because s/he was planning on procrastinating. Fool the scales with helium balloons - if you only go by the scale then you have "lost" the weight. Right?
@RiotDemon
"For those that would post without checking the thread date, shall suffer the pain of a thousand genital paper cuts while bathing in salt. So say we all."
Why do I want to do this? It sounds horribly humiliating.
@conandlibrarian that's the motivation. weren't you paying att... SQUIRREL!
IN:(
Oh so tempting.
I'd do it, but I can't pay my way to Dallas in June. Besides, I going to San Diego in early July.
@BillLehecka Comic-Con?
@BillLehecka My house? Did I invite you? I don't remember....
@narfcake my 5th consecutive year.
@BillLehecka I was actually in San Diego the week before the Con this year (for an industry convention that's also in San Diego every year). It was surreal. I'm not into comics or cos play or any of the other franchises that much (don't hate them, like some, just haven't made the commitment; I'm meh like that), but you could definitely feel the presence, and it's just a very conventiony place.
@BillLehecka I will see you there! July 8th cannot come quick enough! This is my 5th year going but first preview night.
@ConAndLibrarian @BillLehecka You guys are so lucky! I went 5 or 6 times, but I haven’t been able to get tickets the past several years.
Really? Only 5 people? You would really turn people down? I don't think you will get that many people volunteering but surprised that 1. You made a limit and 2. It was that low.
So, meh will still be around in 6 months? I've always worried this "experiment" could come to an end any day now. Thanks Irk!
@Collin1000 I think there is something much more planned. Hints and words around the net is Meh is almost ready. For something.
@Outofmymind - Link hints, please.
@KDemo They are buried in comments in various Woot threads and Slickdeals and so forth and mention just that. Not yet but soon.
Irk showing off his 3" pythons... :'| For once he's wearing a different shirt, perhaps in honor of that I'll wear a different shirt myself tomorrow.
. . . and the reward is . . . ?
Shape up, sucker!
Sure, why the hell not? I volunteer! It'll help motivate me for the 3 half marathons I've quasi-committed to doing in 2015.
When is best to buy plane tickets? 2 months ahead? 3 weeks ahead? 1 day shoot or a whole weekend? Do I have to style my own hair?
I shouldn't, but... I'm in.
This is likely insane.
@atannir 7 weeks or so tends to be the best time to buy on average, but individual flights vary of course.
@atannir Several airlines have been known to run late winter specials for a low flat fee of $99 or less. I would say keep a eye out for the next few months then at 2 months to go start hunting a deal if no one ran a special.
Let me be the first to say, fuck you, Irk. And while I'm at it, fuck all of the fit or nearly fit people who might actually take you up on this.
Mad respect to anyone who actually gets in shape and wasn't almost there in the first place.
And while I'm at it, fuck all of the fucked up societal pressure to look a certain way in a bathing suit. I'm not going swimming, damnit. Why the fuck do I need to look "good" in a bathing suit?
@joelmw And that my friend is why you'll soon enjoy the glorious badge of the goat. It's going to be a fun month!
@joelmw Bleating already?
@joelmw societal pressure to look a certain way in a bathing suit may be a bad thing. But this pressure isn't far from just a societal pressure for someone to stay healthy--which is a good thing. The German's have this societal pressure to be healthy, and in my opinion, it works great. Hopefully we go more in that direction as well as time goes on.
@cbreeden I actually mostly sort of agree with you.
@joelmw I'll get back to you as soon as I finish my cheese danishes and this here 32 ounce mug of spiked eggnog...
@joelmw tl;dr you don't like being seen partially nude.
Honestly, I agree with you. If you're happy with how you look, who cares what anyone else thinks?
Haha, great motivation!
But yeah, no.
Oh, and
@joelmw #crushinit #crossfit #noonegivesashit
I'm so glad someone finally found a reason to post this video
But a little disappointed it wasn't someplace farther from home
@matthew Well then maybe whoever's idea this was for the irk video needed to get their nose out of playgirl and not be idiots… If you are going to piss out your own window don't be surprised with the outcome.
@matthew I posted that video on facebook when it first came out, and all of my gym rat friends didn't comment on anything of mine for a week. Worth it.
@Kidsandliz Now that I know what you are referring to, I have a ridiculous need to point out that Playgirl is the magazine devoted to showing off males, Playboy is the one that depicts naked ladies. ;)
@Thumperchick Yeah well since I don't look at either and it has been years since my brother was caught red handed with one in the backyard with a bunch of friends… what can I say? At least you knew what I meant. LOL
@matthew @Thumperchick I posted to FB almost immediately as well.
I will save me the cost of a plane ticket and save you the trouble of recording!
@Thumperchick HEY! Quit spying on me! What a person does in their own home is PRIVATE!
What is this I don't even...
Zoidberg! Do people have to send in before pictures for everybody elses enjoyment?
Seeing as I'm local (And have even gone to the Meh-trodome before for one of their previous gimmicks, er I mean wonderful presentations) can we sign up to go and watch??
I'm in got thirty I need to take off. If course I will probably not find the money for a plane ticket by then so who knows
Sluts? Seriously? What is the male equivalent of slut anyway as it sure as hell isn't stud as much as some pricks would like to think so - perhaps man-whores? Anyways do you think fat ass man-ho's with sagging boobs and gravity gut don't need to get in shape or wear tighty bathing suits to make them suitable to be sex objects and be ogled at - just fat woman sluts? Really? Next time if you are going to be fucking assholes at least be equal opportunity jerks and insult all your customers rather than just some of them.
@Kidsandliz Relax, jesus. This is what is wrong with the world today. Everyone is offended by everything. Edit- If you paid attention before going on your rant, you would realize the "sluts" is all of us, men included, but don't let that get in your way.
@Outofmymind There was a way to make that video funny without being an asshole to half the customer base.
@Kidsandliz Read above, the sluts was to EVERYONE. Yes men do call other men that too.
@Kidsandliz He says "Look alive SCHLUBS!" not sluts. Your outrage is misplaced.
@Thumperchick a talentless, unattractive, or boorish person. That makes sense. Sure it'll offend someone still though.
@Outofmymind I think it's more meant as "lazy people, fresh from holiday gorging."
@Thumperchick I went back and it was definitely "Schlubs."
@Thumperchick Makes sense, what I posted was just the goggle meaning. I knew it wasn't targeting just one gender however.
@Thumperchick It sounded like sluts to me which is why I posted what I did. Never heard of the word schlubs… if that is really the case then I retract most of the outrage however the video was still tasteless, rude and well below standards.
@Kidsandliz I don't understand what was tasteless here - what part do you find offensive?
@Kidsandliz whoa whoa whoooooooaaaaaaa, it is most definitely schlubs. Schlub is a super common word as far as I know, and usually refers to guys like this:
As Urban Dictionary (an extremely credible source) puts it, "Unkempt in appearance, either due to lack of effort or lack of awareness".
and this:
@JonT So what your saying is I should be offended instead! Well, I'm not. Take that JonT. Try harder!
@Outofmymind I'll let Stephen Fry handle this one:
“It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
@Thumperchick When someone invests a lot of emotion into an argument and then has a fundamental assumption of theirs proven wrong, there is a tendency to try to find ways to shore up and defend their position. It's a form of cognitive dissonance and is especially prevalent among really smart people.
This line of discussion had me so confused. Yes, Irk definitely addresses this pitch to "schlubs."
@matthew Oh yeah, how would you know?!
@Kidsandliz "LOOK ALIVE, SLUTS!" hahaha. Why would you ever think Irk would address us in such a manner? It's some kinda meta-humor, I tell ya. Edit: I didn't mean to point a finger at you. I'm sure you're a very nice person sometimes.
@Thumperchick Just wondering why anyone expects these videos to BE tasteful?
@AnnaB no idea. I think having expectations is anti-meh.
@Kidsandliz I still want to know how and why the video was "tasteless and rude" and while I'm assuming an apology from you is forthcoming for calling this company "fucking assholes" even IF they said sluts how and why is that being a "fucking asshole"?
@Bingo I don't think we'll ever get an answer on that. I guess it's hard to come back after you've unloaded on someone for something they didn't do. (I will say that had the video said sluts, I can understand taking offense. Perhaps not to that level of vitriol, but it would have been inappropriate.)
@Thumperchick I listened again. It still sounds like sluts to me. Enough people have said it is something else so as I stated in a message up further I then retract most of what I said if I had misunderstood. Apparently enough people think I did hear it wrong so I guess I must have.
@JonT This looks like me if I were in GOOD shape.
This too is illegal in Virginia and the colony of the District of Columbia.
I need to get fit again. Back injury has made this 6'0 guy hit 240. While this video would help with that, the thought of me dancing even fit is horrifying. I'll stick to my Eggnog diet.
I would never, ever do this. But I'll bet there's some kind of fun surprise besides the public humiliation. So I kinda wish I was the kind of person who would do this.
I am this close to volunteering, too. ponders If you threw in free VMP for the 4 months between the holiday free months and June...
Part of me wants to say, sure count me in. I plan on getting in shape anyway, and it's like a 6 hour drive to Dallas.
But then the antisocial part of me says hell no, I don't dance, especially in a bathing suit for the entire internet to see.
This is exactly the sort of thing that would make me cry. A lot.
This is extremely tempting, I don't even need to spend money on a flight and I really do need to lose a few pounds (even more so after the holidays).
And if I fail, everyone likes to laugh at a chubby guy dancing.
Where do I sign up for a good time?
Why not? I only have a few more pounds to go before I hit my goal and I live in the Dallas area. I should be mortified to dance on the internet, but only a few that i know will see it.
Old women dancing in swimwear? Yeah, that's always a big internet hit. Let me check my calendar...
Oh, darn, I'm busy that month. Sorry, guys.
@lisaviolet Since I couldn't find any old women dancing in swimwear I was forced to go with Kate Upton. Guys (and some ladies) can thank me later.
@Cinoclav This lady is older than me! Take that Kate!
@lisaviolet
@rockblossom That's it! Now, put the swimsuit on....
@lisaviolet Hah! Since I am older than you, no friggin' way!
@lisaviolet Except that 'lady' has more testosterone coursing through her body than I do...
@Cinoclav Putting the "meh-n" in meh-nopause?
I. DO. NOT. DANCE.
Well @matthew you finally got more people to comment on a real video that an accidental something went terribly wrong posting. Happy now? P.S. stop having Irk call people sluts, it's rude ;)
@chellemonkey He didn't/wouldn't say that. The word was schlubs.
@andrewpatrick That is why I posted the winky face. I read the previous comments and thought it was funny
@chellemonkey I think Irk was addressing those zombie sluts, that's why he yelled "Look alive!" That's the most offensive part, really. Why can't a zombie slut look dead? Damn impossible standards of beauty for zombies.
SLUT? Sounds like a new and improved BLT.
@nadroj Oooh...a BLAT!
I'm totally in.
http://www.runtheedge.com/2014/12/run-2015-in-2015-challenge/#
After subjecting myself to this photo at the airport, dancing around in a video after I've lost 20 pounds would be easy-peesy…
@bluedog I would love to know the story behind this photo.
@bluedog Hope you did not go outside dressed like that considering the guy has on gloves!!
@Kidsandliz This photo was taken I think in June. The gloves my friend is wearing are motorcycle gloves. He rode his Kawasaki to the airport. No, I didn't ride home on the bike in this getup.
@bluedog Should you or I point to the old thread talking about this?
@dashcloud I don't remember which thread it was in. Go ahead and post it if you have it.
@Thumperchick @bluedog In here is the story of that picture: https://meh.com/forum/topics/the-abnosome-misadventures-of-team-breakfastoctopi
@dashcloud @bluedog - OH GISHWSH! That makes perfect sense.
@bluedog I can't blame you, I'd be embarrassed with that down south mustache too.
I want to do this. I am 215 lbs. I want to be 175 lbs.
Also, please post video with background in focus. Thanks.
@phatmass Go to youtube, enter workouts, aerobics, workout with sluts, whatever... Profit I guess if that is what you want?
@Outofmymind @phatmass
I'm out. Not because I wouldn't be into losing weight ( I would like to shed 10 to 15 pounds) but because I hate pictures/being on camera.
ONE HUNDR1D COMMENST
I'll play ball, I lack the shame of most individuals.... now to sit on my ass for 5 and a half months, only to receive a message 2 weeks before the shoot happens and be forced to half-ass an attempt at losing 150-200 pounds.
@Supertainment At the weigh in attach about 50 helium balloons to your belt
@Kidsandliz weigh in? dance off!
@nadroj S/he said s/he needed to lose the weight in a 2 week period because s/he was planning on procrastinating. Fool the scales with helium balloons - if you only go by the scale then you have "lost" the weight. Right?
@Kidsandliz where did Irk say they were weighing people? (P.S. "the camera adds ten pounds")
I'd rather be a guest cowboy in one of Hyrum's videos
@capguncowboy That would be awesome. Someone make this happen.
@capguncowboy
I volunteer as tribute!
So who are the lucky(?) winners????
My kind of diet food
@Kidsandliz Domino's lava cake!
Man that looks amazing
@hayden0323 Does that skull and crossbones belong to this long-dead thread?
I think that’s an appropriate punctuation mark to signify a necropost. What sayeth the Mehcronomicon?
@mehcronomicon what sayeth yee?
@Carl669
@RiotDemon
"For those that would post without checking the thread date, shall suffer the pain of a thousand genital paper cuts while bathing in salt. So say we all."
@carl669 I’m gonna post here to save @moondrake’s genitals. You’re welcome.