Do y'all remember when I told you about two young girls entering our chat? We've covered one, now here's the other.
QUEEN PRAKESHA.
14. Ke (Orange)
Ke, remember when i wrote a celebratory speech about you for my Speech class? (You probably don't, but ...) I never told you why, but you were the only person I could think of that existed in solely positive terms. I'm sure most of the posters you've come into contact with feel the same way.
Ke, you're like a ray of sunshine - but you've refused just to be seen in that light. You've stood up for what you've believed in, made many people laugh, and enriched us all. All of that, and you're a great avatar maker? Satelites, post a teary Beyonce gif.
Or Robbert, if you prefer. Kworb, I think you'd admit that you're the very definition of the word "hermit," right? Kworb arrived in 2003 an almost otherworldly figure. I don't think anyone of us had ever encountered someone like him. He was fully self-possesed, and didn't really care if you agreed with him - or if he offended you. (More on that later ...) He was a Dutch man who was obsessed with a little known band called Nightwish, loved big voiced divas like Mariah and (never made it in the U.S. waive) Anastacia, and didn't like to go outside or interact with the world. I think he threw all of us off, but that was part of his allure.
He was sarcastic - sometimes bitterly so - and everyone quickly took to him. He became a chat fixture, his personal countdown almost automatically became one of the most popular here.
But then a funny thing happened - all of the quirks that we loved about him began to have the opposite effect. Kworb's absolutism - once charming - became infuriating, and he revealed a shockingly racist, paternalistic, almost jingoistic part of his personality that is ... disturbing would be a kind way of pretty way of phrasing it, non?
But because of the precedent Kworb had set, it was easy just to see him as your drunk uncle ranting about dirty immigrants after too many Coronas at a family picnic. And he has a whole bunch of newbies who look upon him with nothing but reverence in their eyes.
Best Moment: We used to have ATRL TV, where we would come up with our own TV shows. Some were so bad they were genius (hello Celo!) but Kworb really was the best of the bunch. Especially his take on Battle Royale.
Holy crap, Kworb not being top ten is, BY FAR, the most shocking placement on this list. He's probably done more for this forum (literally) than anyone other than Watson, regardless of some of his beliefs.
I will not let you come for my number one boo like that!
15. Gerry (gerald/gerard/geraldo)[Zephyr]
How can I describe a flower as sweet as Gerry? Two words: Undercover Bitch. And damn I like it!
Gerry is, simply put, boneshakingly funny when he wants to be. He's sweet as lemonade - but as sour as a bag of lemons too. He has an incredibly diverse music taste (he, and not anyone else, was the first reason ATRL had ever heard of UTADA.) He can be campy, sarcastic, flippant, genuine and empathetic - all at once. You hating bitches could never.
Where would I be without you?
Ed is obviously Vita.
Best Moment: DUFFUSION. You know you still remember it!
Holy crap, Kworb not being top ten is, BY FAR, the most shocking placement on this list. He's probably done more for this forum (literally) than anyone other than Watson, regardless of some of his beliefs.
RyRy, I had to make room for quite possibly the most bipolar poster we have ever had (and, by me saying this you should know exactly who I'm talking about) ...
RyRy, I had to make room for quite possibly the most bipolar poster we have ever had (and, by me saying this you should know exactly who I'm talking about) ...
and luizing!
Well, OF COURSE.
(Then again, we've had so many bipolar posters that I've honestly lost count...nah, I know who it is. )
Or Robbert, if you prefer. Kworb, I think you'd admit that you're the very definition of the word "hermit," right? Kworb arrived in 2003 an almost otherworldly figure. I don't think anyone of us had ever encountered someone like him. He was fully self-possesed, and didn't really care if you agreed with him - or if he offended you. (More on that later ...) He was a Dutch man who was obsessed with a little known band called Nightwish, loved big voiced divas like Mariah and (never made it in the U.S. waive) Anastacia, and didn't like to go outside or interact with the world. I think he threw all of us off, but that was part of his allure.
He was sarcastic - sometimes bitterly so - and everyone quickly took to him. He became a chat fixture, his personal countdown almost automatically became one of the most popular here.
But then a funny thing happened - all of the quirks that we loved about him began to have the opposite effect. Kworb's absolutism - once charming - became infuriating, and he revealed a shockingly racist, paternalistic, almost jingoistic part of his personality that is ... disturbing would be a kind way of pretty way of phrasing it, non?
But because of the precedent Kworb had set, it was easy just to see him as your drunk uncle ranting about dirty immigrants after too many Coronas at a family picnic. And he has a whole bunch of newbies who look upon him with nothing but reverence in their eyes.
Best Moment: We used to have ATRL TV, where we would come up with our own TV shows. Some were so bad they were genius (hello Celo!) but Kworb really was the best of the bunch. Especially his take on Battle Royale.
Okay, another one of my bff Jill's. The first thing I remember about Kworb was, is this dude a stalker? I had never seen him post anywhere and out of nowhere, he was replying to my countdown everyday. I was like, WTF? Who the hell is this dude? Then time passed and I got to know this Dutch dude. We had a similar taste in music (for the most part). I don't know if it was the him stalking me that made him such a good pal of mine or what. Then we invited him to our little sheltered world and then he let us into his. ANYBODY CARE FOR A GAME OF WITTICISMS? (TC, Ryan, Lucy, Nick, Ke and many others knows what that means.) Then as time passed, Kworb went from AIM to MSN or whatever the hell it's called now. Kworb and me now talk about other things, mainly women's tennis (which he got me into). This is an example of me and Kworb would say to each other, "FORZA PENNETTA", "****ING IVANOBITCH" "Here goes Elena with her DF parade" "Caro is pushing herself to another victory". In all honesty, Kworb and me have a lot in common, but we also have a lot of fun.
RyRy, I had to make room for quite possibly the most bipolar poster we have ever had (and, by me saying this you should know exactly who I'm talking about) ...
so I guess we're even
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