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It gets even more pathetic when you take into account that this guy's "expertise" came from having sex a handful of times, was bi or semi-closeted gay (either way he preferred dicks to vaginas), and known to kinda/pretty dumb (as this demonstrates). Versus me, who is a chick and was known for being smart (because I read books for fun and studied for class and no my classmates didn't think either one was a good thing).What.
This is the same guy I'm talking about so I thought I'd carry on from here...This guy is somebody from DeviantArt that I've known for a while. He's not too bad but sometimes his attitude can be intolerable.
The main thing being that he whines. About everything. He whines that he doesn't have enough time to draw, but he has plenty of time to do his 'Friday Night Rituals' which consist of stuffing his face with food, watching Star Trek and music videos and recording this said ritual and uploading them onto the internet.
Then he whines that people don't pay enough attention to his art. He draws at least once every six months and it's almost always the same characters. In the same pose. Sometimes in a different outfit, but they're mostly standing and grinning inanely. And he tends to shoehorn them into every conversation with little to no provocation and expects everyone to know them inside out and gush about them as often as he does. He's also a comment beggar. He goes around begging for comments on his art and videos when he hardly ever leaves any himself unless the piece contains his characters in them.
There's a "Whose Line is it Anyway?" art jam I've participated in and he whined about that too. About how he desperately wanted to join in but he couldn't because he "couldn't think of a joke" and that the jam was "too hard" for him to do. First off, if you watch Whose Line, then it's pretty easy to make a simple situation funny with just a few phrases and your imagination. Secondly, he's not even a fan of Whose Line is it Anyway. That's like complaining that the line to go on the roller-coaster is too long, but you don't even like roller-coasters. The mind boggles.
This one incident really made me feel that I was being taken for granted by him. A few days before my birthday he showed me a sketch of my characters he did as a surprise. He said he probably wouldn't have it done on time for my birthday, but he said he'd finish it as soon as he could. I thought it was nice of him to tell me in advance, so I thanked him and let him know I was grateful. Around 3 months after my birthday I was hosting a Livestream and he piped up to ask me if I was going to finish a bunch of sketches I did for him. It took me a while to remember what he was talking about, but then I realised he was talking about some sketch requests I did almost a year ago which I had lost due to my computer crashing. He then berated me on how I should always keep my promises and finish things off when I said I would. I then remembered the birthday picture, so I asked him if he had finished it yet. He then got all defensive and listed off a mile of excuses on how he "didn't feel inspired enough" and that he had "very little creative mojo". After the stream he sent me the progress of the picture. In the span of three months he had inked one of the two characters and that's all. So he pretty much told me he didn't finish it because he couldn't be bothered. And then he has the gall to complain when people don't draw him a picture for his birthday.
Can I have a link to that "technology"?I have a few IRL ones, but online I rather enjoy messing with the people the Church of Scientology assigns to deal with negative publicity. One of their beliefs is that they have this super-powerful technology for dealing with "Suppressives" (i.e. anyone who criticises the Church).In practice, this "tech" mostly consists of trying to make you lose your temper so they can report you. Unfortunately, when the tech doesn't work, they themselves tend to get rather worked up, and will become more and more aggressive. When they reach the peak of their rage, I like to say, "Whatever, man, you obviously care a lot about this, but it's not really that important to me. I'll let you get on with it."
This is the same guy I'm talking about so I thought I'd carry on from here...
This guy also has a pie-in-the-face fetish. Now that would be weird in itself but the thing is, he won't admit it's his fetish. Almost every single drawing he's ever done includes someone with a pie in their face and the way he describes these drawings is borderline sexual but he gets really angry if you even allude to the fact that some people consider it their fetish. He also tries to insert pies into every conversation he has and when you tell him to reel it in a bit, he gets all moody and defensive and complains about the fact he can't talk about his favourite subject anymore. I think if he just came out of his transparent closet, he'd be a lot happier.
so a long time ago the first stage of colgate's evolution into clusterfuck began.
begin 2011, where b/w tensions were running higher than stoners at the time, but he still had his head stuck up the ass of pokemon generation three. i knew early on, by counting our oc/canon pairings which somehow always became that, as the guy at the time had few ocs that caught my interest (in his defense he's gotten a LOT better at writing, to a level i couldn't possibly achieve myself) but unfortunately that DANG DIRTY FOOT FETISH always kicked in at bad times. whenever we rp'd smut, it ended up having feet involved. he especially enjoyed the smell. i had a groudon gijinka girl ( i still have her) who trekked about barefoot. that development was a desperate method of gaining an rp, as i had few partners. i know to not stoop that low, it's no longer worth it.
then the drama happened.
i was a stupid ass teenager with my meloetta giinka sue who somehow ended up in a relationship with ghetsis. nobody knows how, but without delving into detail, i became the lolcow for a while. this destroyed whatever friendship we had until 2012, when i discovered the guy was a huge furry and had a boner for reshiram. much like justinrpg i think??? but he wasnt as bad.
however, this is only the first part of my marvelous journey
also yeah im still friends with him. aside from his fetish he's actually one of my best friends and has been really supportive of almost everything i do. he may be my personal lolcow, but he is one of the best people i know
I probably have brought this up before, but Eric Crooks also makes me chuckle/cringe with sympathy. He thinks his "subversive, satirical show" that was briefly on public access has legion of fans. He thinks he's the next Jim Henson. He is obsessed with Bob Procter, being an ENPF, and puts up attraction signs for a business partner/life partner (who must be a butch lesbian, because he identifies as a woman.)
I knew him in high school, and always thought he was a nice kid, if a little gawky and weird and obsessive. He disappeared for a while, and reappeared with an insane ego.
He sees himself as sharp and edgy, but his satire involves stating the obvious, ala A-Log.
2008 article concerning the military ban on his business, which is now called the He & She Barbershop.Moved to Beaufort and one of the first places I noticed was "Big Al's" barber shop. Right outside the Parris Island gate. First day off work, I went and got me a HAIRCUT. You know...the kind where they shave the back of your neck with a straight razor. OH YEAH! A HAIRCUT!!!
But one of the strange things that hit me right off was I was alone in the shop. No other customers. Didn't think a lot about it...just a quick mental flash.
Then I noticed all the freakin' Elvis memorabilia in the place. And the Elvis sideburns on the barber. And it occurred to me that the guy had not muttered a word. I walked in and he just pointed to the chair, in which I promptly took a seat. Ya know, normally, barbers are kinda talkative. Not THIS guy. Only sound that came from him was "Mmmm" when I got up and paid him the very reasonable $8.
Three weeks pass and I need another cut. I go back to Al's with a plan to strike up a conversation...you know...to make friends. After all, he was quiet but gave a decent haircut. And the lotion stung my neck after the pass by the razor. (Yeah! A real HAIRCUT, by golly!)
So I walk in. "How's it goin'?" says I. "Mmh," says Big Al. I thought, "This should prove interesting."
What with all the Elvis memorabilia around and the fact I had seen Elvis live twice in Vegas during the early '70's during his prime, maybe Big Al and I can become friends. Lo and behold. Al responded with 21st century American English...BUT...a very strange conversation took place. This was it:
Me: Elvis fan, are you?
BA: No.
(VERY pregnant silence at this point, my eyes darting from Elvis statue to Elvis picture to Elvis jukebox, etc.)
Me: Really? Ever see him live in concert?
BA: Almost.
(Another pregnant silence. Was he just trying to get ne to shut up? YOU guys who spend any time in ARP know that ain't hap'nin'.)
Me: Almost? What do you mean?
BA: (The longest stretch of words I ever heard come from Al followed.) Had 2 tickets to see him in Charleston. Took my girlfriend up there to see him. Got outside the coliseum and thought I better not go in.
(More silence. Then...)
Me: (Something told me I should not ask that little 3 letter question.) Why?
Al: I thought he might sing better'n me and I'd have ta kill 'im.
It immediately occurred to me that Big Al was just about to shave my neck with that razor. I didn't open my mouth again and probably turned the color of the purest snow you have ever seen. Al finished the haircut, I paid him and whimpered "Umm" and backed out of the shop.
Local news article concerning the ban, dated 2008.A self-styled "military barber shop" in the Shell Point area was placed off-limits to area Marines and sailors in 2006 after its owner threatened a Marine Lieutenant Colonel with a handgun, according to documents released this week by the Staff Judge Advocate at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.
The Gazette filed a Freedom of Information Act request last month with the depot, asking for details on how Al's Military Barber Shop came to be the only Beaufort-area business that Marines and sailors aren't allowed to patronize. The Gazette received 16 pages of documents related to Al's off-limits status on Thursday.
A letter from the Carolina Lowcountry Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board -- a body comprising representatives from Parris Island, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort and Naval Hospital Beaufort --to the shop's owner, Al Marchant, said the panel decided to ban Beaufort-based Marines and sailors from the barbershop after Marchant "made a threatening gesture of brandishing a weapon in the presence of a military customer..." earlier that month.
The incident in question occurred on Aug. 6, 2006 when a Marine Lieutenant Colonel took his son to the barbershop to get his hair trimmed, according to an incident report from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
The man said that despite telling Marchant what he wanted, Marchant proceeded to give the child a "Marine" haircut. When the man objected, an argument ensued which ended when Marchant told the man to leave his business, according to the incident report.
The man returned shortly thereafter and another argument ensued, during which Marchant allegedly picked up a silver handgun.
According to the report, Marchant held the gun by his side and said, "Give me a reason to spend the next 20 years in prison."
Marchant denied picking up the gun, but did tell a Beaufort County Sheriff's deputy that he pointed to it on the cash register and told the man that if he "wanted to come back at high noon he would make him look like a strainer," according to the incident report.
According to a two-page, hand-written statement by a witness, Marchant did pick up the handgun and when the Lieutenant Colonel asked if Marchant planned to shoot him, Marchant said, "When I'm ready to serve 20 years in prison, I'll let you know."
The name of the witness and the Lieutenant Colonel were redacted from the documents because releasing them would cause "an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy," wrote Col. W.A. Stafford, the depot's Staff Judge Advocate.
Marchant was never arrested on charges of pointing and presenting a firearm, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Repeated attempts to contact Marchant for this article and previous articles have been unsuccessful.
Al's Military Barbershop is off limits to Marines and sailors in the Tri-Command. The Armed Forces Discriminatory Control Board, made up of representatives from Beaufort's Bases, put that ban in place after a complaint.
The Marine Corps isn't commenting on the specific allegation, but says they've given the owner of the barbershop, Al Marchant, several opportunities to state his case and he's never responded.
"Al's Military Barbershop is placed off-limits due to allegations of discriminatory practices against service members as well as in some of those instances as they unfolded, presented themselves to be an unsafe environment for service members to be at," said Parris Island public affairs officer, MSgt Mark Oliva.
We contacted Marchant and he had no comment.
While the Marine Corps isn't giving any details on the allegation, we did find out that police have been called to his barbershop several times.
In one police report, the victim states Marchant threatened them with a gun after they complained about the way he cut their hair. In other police reports, victims claim Marchant threatened them and showed off the gun, but did not point it at them.
According to Port Royal Police, Marchant was arrested in March for aggravated assault. They say Marchant followed a woman into the Bi-Lo Parking lot after an issue on the roadway, pointed a gun at her and threatened her.
Al's OLD. He's got spots all over him, and he may have had a stroke.Does he have a YouTube channel? Post some of his gaming videos.
I have a few IRL ones, but online I rather enjoy messing with the people the Church of Scientology assigns to deal with negative publicity. One of their beliefs is that they have this super-powerful technology for dealing with "Suppressives" (i.e. anyone who criticises the Church).In practice, this "tech" mostly consists of trying to make you lose your temper so they can report you. Unfortunately, when the tech doesn't work, they themselves tend to get rather worked up, and will become more and more aggressive. When they reach the peak of their rage, I like to say, "Whatever, man, you obviously care a lot about this, but it's not really that important to me. I'll let you get on with it."
What kind of technology do they have?