Containment Random Thoughts & Questions

[Ravenor]

Bob went through a stage where people thought, all things considered, he wasn't too bad of a bloke. He's fairly well-represented on the CWCki.

Will Barb ever be seen similarly? What could she even possibly do to redeem herself as a parent? I like to think, in some small ways, the Chandlers will make improvements before finally crossing the Rubicon.

Doubtful, Barb is way past the point of caring even if she ever did in the first place. Bob at least tried to teach Chris OK he wasn't the best dad ever but he at least tried, Barb has never tried unless it directly affected her in some way and is prity abusive to Chris at the Dawn of the TomGirl saga she shaved off his hair while he might act like a child Chris at least has the right to have any damn hair he wants but Barb was sure downright sure it would boost to new levels peoples already negative image people have of her in the local area if Chris looked like a sissy, add that to her general history of only interacting with Chris only when necessary would not endear her to anyone especially our little community.

 

[Morbid Boredom]

Bob went through a stage where people thought, all things considered, he wasn't too bad of a bloke. He's fairly well-represented on the CWCki.

Will Barb ever be seen similarly? What could she even possibly do to redeem herself as a parent? I like to think, in some small ways, the Chandlers will make improvements before finally crossing the Rubicon.

Doubtful, Barb is way past the point of caring even if she ever did in the first place. Bob at least tried to teach Chris OK he wasn't the best dad ever but he at least tried, Barb has never tried unless it directly affected her in some way and is prity abusive to Chris at the Dawn of the TomGirl saga she shaved off his hair while he might act like a child Chris at least has the right to have any damn hair he wants but Barb was sure downright sure it would boost to new levels peoples already negative image people have of her in the local area, add that to her general history of only interacting with Chris only when necessary would not endear her to anyone especially our little community.

The CWCki is far too kind to Bob. Bob was a poor parent (his other children wanted little to do with him, and it wasn't Chris that drove them away). He only looks good because Barb is even worse.

 

[Puranjin]

The CWCki is far too kind to Bob. Bob was a poor parent (his other children wanted little to do with him, and it wasn't Chris that drove them away). He only looks good because Barb is even worse.

I'm not sure if it's always been there, but the CWCki has a little summary at the end pretty much stripping him of his 'status' given by the community. I assume people cut him some slack because he's produced humorous/memorable nuggets in Christory, and has become somewhat personable through his communication with trolls

 

[Ravenor]

The CWCki is far too kind to Bob. Bob was a poor parent (his other children wanted little to do with him, and it wasn't Chris that drove them away). He only looks good because Barb is even worse.

Oh I am not saying he was even close to being father of the year, but he did make some limited effort with Chris.
Having said that I will go and reread the source material in the wiki again as I am sure there is a lot I have forgotten about him.

 

[The Yawning Squirtle]

Bob went through a stage where people thought, all things considered, he wasn't too bad of a bloke. He's fairly well-represented on the CWCki.

Will Barb ever be seen similarly? What could she even possibly do to redeem herself as a parent? I like to think, in some small ways, the Chandlers will make improvements before finally crossing the Rubicon.

I don't think so dude. She has used Chris as a vehicle in a sick, twisted covert incest pattern.

As evidenced by the whole "Chris spoons Barb" thing the PVCC trolls came to light with.

I think it would be pretty hard to redeem oneself and admit to problems after such behavior. She's pretty broken and sad to witness as a person. Almost as bad as Chris. IIRC I believe it was Bob that told them to knock that sick shit off, but now that he's dead who knows what they get up to. I shudder at the thought.

Anyway, I have my own question, apologies in advance if this has been asked before.

I have not really owned a home so I am very unfamiliar with the house insurance thing, beyond being aware that in the Chandler situation they had to be put up in a rental house of about the equivalent living standards for awhile.

My curiosity is basically what happens after that runs out? I thought Chris had stated the 14Br court place was under repairs, or are they going to have to find a new place to live?

 

[Holdek]

The CWCki is far too kind to Bob. Bob was a poor parent (his other children wanted little to do with him, and it wasn't Chris that drove them away). He only looks good because Barb is even worse.

Well, Bob's article used to have some A-Logging shit on it that was cut down, mostly about his supposed hatred of niggos. But, it could probably stand to be more critical of his parenting skills.

One thing that gets lost in the humor of "That is my house!" is that Bob literally accuses Chris of stabbing his family in the back by uploading the house tour, which is probably indicative of emotional abuse. He flat-out admits that their house should be condemned for health reasons, but rather than solve the actual problem he yells at Chris to get the evidence of the problem off the damn Internet.

So yeah Bob was fucked up in his own ways, but it's just in contrast to Barb and Chris, who are both huge failures at life, that he seems alright. At least he invented the funnel.

 

[Marvin]

Well, Bob's article used to have some A-Logging shit on it that was cut down, mostly about his supposed hatred of niggos. But, it could probably stand to be more critical of his parenting skills.

One thing that gets lost in the humor of "That is my house!" is that Bob literally accuses Chris of stabbing his family in the back by uploading the house tour, which is probably indicative of emotional abuse. He flat-out admits that their house should be condemned for health reasons, but rather than solve the actual problem he yells at Chris to get the evidence of the problem off the damn Internet.

So yeah Bob was fucked up in his own ways, but it's just in contrast to Barb and Chris, who are both huge failures at life, that he seems alright. At least he invented the funnel.

Eh, it's tricky to deal with a hoarder. I don't blame Bob for yielding on the hoarding issue to Barb. The difference between Barb and Bob is that we have proof of Barb's shittiness, and very little direct evidence of Bob's shittiness.

I don't praise Bob and denounce Barb. I just denounce Barb.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

Okay guys, I have a request. I've put it off til the last minute and my own resources that I have access to are finished. The Wayback machine only works so far and now I can only nicely ask for help from the others.

Does anyone have a complete archive of the Asperchu Comic? The website it is known to be hosted on does not work anymore and with the Wayback machine I have only been able to get the first chapter. Nothing else works as the bot didn't record every single page.

I want to have the comic back so badly because I'm going away on Friday and I always enjoy reading Asperchu during my quiet time during my vacations (yeah yeah, its a guilty pleasure I'm asking nicely here). I lost the whole archive I had previously earlier this year when my Hard drive fried up.

If anyone can help… please do.

 

[Zamininc]

The CWCki is far too kind to Bob. Bob was a poor parent (his other children wanted little to do with him, and it wasn't Chris that drove them away). He only looks good because Barb is even worse.

People tend to overly praise Bob not because he was an outstanding parent, but because he was an average parent in a shitty environment with a shitty spouse. He isn't deserving of as much praise as he gets, but he certainly isn't to be condemned either.

 

[Mogambo]

So... there's been a flurry of activity on Chris' part of late. He's come out a a tomgirl, sort of embraced the LGBT movement, went to a pride parade, sold Sonichu medallions on eBay, and even gotten around to starting a Kickstarter campaign. I can't help but wonder how much of this is due to Chris and how much is due to the influence of his new heartsweet. I mean, yes, the wording is all Chris, but... Chris doesn't change, nor does he have anything even resembling initiative. Could it be that his new "girlfriend" is actually a very clever troll who's in it for the long haul, aggressively getting Chris to create new content? It would be pretty damned convenient, given the timing and all.

The CWCki is far too kind to Bob. Bob was a poor parent (his other children wanted little to do with him, and it wasn't Chris that drove them away). He only looks good because Barb is even worse.

I pretty much feel the same way. I don't think Bob was a monster, but I don't think he was a saint either. Just a normal human being, with all the foibles that entails, trapped in a shitty situation. He's probably the most sympathetic of the Chandlers, but then I suppose that's not saying much. But then, he's also dead, and people tend to go lighter on people after they've passed away, out of respect. You know? Whether Bob was or wasn't racist, homophobic or whatever is largely irrelevant. My biggest critique of him is that he tried too little, too late with Chris. Of course, we don't know how much authority he really had in that situation either; for all we know Barb might have overruled every decision Bob made. But overall the Chandlers just weren't great parents, either because of apathy, immaturity, or simply being overwhelmed by having an autistic child.

 

[Marvin]

Okay guys, I have a request. I've put it off til the last minute and my own resources that I have access to are finished. The Wayback machine only works so far and now I can only nicely ask for help from the others.

Does anyone have a complete archive of the Asperchu Comic? The website it is known to be hosted on does not work anymore and with the Wayback machine I have only been able to get the first chapter. Nothing else works as the bot didn't record every single page.

I want to have the comic back so badly because I'm going away on Friday and I always enjoy reading Asperchu during my quiet time during my vacations (yeah yeah, its a guilty pleasure I'm asking nicely here). I lost the whole archive I had previously earlier this year when my Hard drive fried up.

If anyone can help… please do.

Works for me: http://asperchu.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/

So... there's been a flurry of activity on Chris' part of late. He's come out a a tomgirl, sort of embraced the LGBT movement, went to a pride parade, sold Sonichu medallions on eBay, and even gotten around to starting a Kickstarter campaign. I can't help but wonder how much of this is due to Chris and how much is due to the influence of his new heartsweet. I mean, yes, the wording is all Chris, but... Chris doesn't change, nor does he have anything even resembling initiative. Could it be that his new "girlfriend" is actually a very clever troll who's in it for the long haul, aggressively getting Chris to create new content? It would be pretty damned convenient, given the timing and all.

Chris changed.

Well, there's also the profit motive.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

I wonder what the local public thinks of Chris in his "tomgirl" getup? I'd imagine no one really harasses or bullies him about it in person, and most ignore him.

I figure this because Chris probably would've mentioned significant IRL harrassment or bullying about it in public*, and instead he just rants how "selfish" and "snobbish" the locals are around him, lamenting that even at church, only some older people greet him, as far as I know.

*I'm not talking about people who know of his internet reputation taking pictures of him. Although IIRC correctly, I read somewhere that some guy or two called him a "fag" when he was out in public, but that appears to have been an isolated incident. He was also yelled at by a "stereotypical brute male" for going in the women's bathroom once.

 

[Blueberry]

I wonder what the local public thinks of Chris in his "tomgirl" getup? I'd imagine no one really harasses or bullies him about it in person, and most ignore him.

I figure this because Chris probably would've mentioned significant IRL harrassment or bullying about it in public*, and instead he just rants how "selfish" and "snobbish" the locals are around him, lamenting that even at church, only some older people greet him, as far as I know.

*I'm not talking about people who know of his internet reputation taking pictures of him here. Although IIRC correctly, I read somewhere that some guy or two called him a "fag" when he was out in public, but that appears to have been an isolated incident. He was also yelled at by a "stereotypical brute male" for going in the women's bathroom once, but that alone doesn't count as harrassment or bullying.

I am not too sure. Maybe in Charlottesville near the university in a liberal environment he might not really be seen as unusual. Personally I think I have seen more transgendered folk and it is slowly becoming the norm, thankfully. I feel as if society has become more tolerant and comfortable so maybe he might actually feel more at ease with his image now. I think he was more awkward and weird when he was wearing the "want woman" muscle bra and denim vest look at fridays at 5.

 

[Puranjin]

Will there come a time, I wonder, where this all 'comes to light'? Chris, the wiki, the forums, etc.: would something ever cause this to become public interest, lifted from the 'underground'? I'm not really sure myself what could spur this into the limelight, short of Chris doing something catastrophic (which, frankly, seems unlikely).

The whole 'lolcow' culture is where it is at because it's outside of the public view. I can only imagine how it would be treated if it gained notoriety. Would that be enough to disband the followers?

 

[Blueberry]

Will there come a time, I wonder, where this all 'comes to light'? Chris, the wiki, the forums, etc.: would something ever cause this to become public interest, lifted from the 'underground'? I'm not really sure myself what could spur this into the limelight, short of Chris doing something catastrophic (which, frankly, seems unlikely).

The whole 'lolcow' culture is where it is at because it's outside of the public view. I can only imagine how it would be treated if it gained notoriety. Would that be enough to disband the followers?

Oh god...what if SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS catch wind of this forum.

 

[Mogambo]

Chris changed

Aye, but mostly for the worst. Still, I'll happily take him (sort of) accepting the gays. At least that's a step in the right direction on his part.

I wonder what the local public thinks of Chris in his "tomgirl" getup? I'd imagine no one really harasses or bullies him about it in person, and most ignore him.

I figure this because Chris probably would've mentioned significant IRL harrassment or bullying about it in public*, and instead he just rants how "selfish" and "snobbish" the locals are around him, lamenting that even at church, only some older people greet him, as far as I know.

*I'm not talking about people who know of his internet reputation taking pictures of him. Although IIRC correctly, I read somewhere that some guy or two called him a "fag" when he was out in public, but that appears to have been an isolated incident. He was also yelled at by a "stereotypical brute male" for going in the womens' bathroom once.

Well, I think local people take notice of Chris in the same way they take notice of the village idiot. He does enough strange things where people very well might know him by reputation, if not name or background. "That weird Chandler kid. I think he's retarded or something." I'm sure some people DO make fun of the whole tomgirl thing, but Chris is kind of thick, so that very well may go over his head.

I'll put it this way. I've worn a traditional salwar kameez and even lungi before and most of the time I've never had any problem whatsoever. Especially in cities or college towns. However, I have had people heckle me for it too. Oddly enough, mostly in suburban areas if you can figure that one out. So if wearing Asian clothes is enough to make some people uncomfortable, what shot does a fat tranny have? Is that more or less acceptable in Virginia?

Will there come a time, I wonder, where this all 'comes to light'? Chris, the wiki, the forums, etc.:

Actually, I suspect it does come up for Chris more than he'd like. Employers have been known to do Google searches of potential employees and check their Facebooks, for example. Chris wouldn't stand a chance of getting hired if anyone searched for his name, and 3/4s of it would be from shit he himself uploaded. But beyond that? Unlikely. Even on a slow news day, local stations don't care about an autistic manchild who made up a Lego playland for his copyright infringing creations. If he was a little kid it might be cute. In his thirties? Its kind of sad. He ain't too photogenic either!

would something ever cause this to become public interest, lifted from the 'underground'? I'm not really sure myself what could spur this into the limelight, short of Chris doing something catastrophic (which, frankly, seems unlikely).

The only way I could see a scenario like that unfolding is if Chris did something to gain national fame. Like becoming a serial killer or something. And that isn't going to happen.

The whole 'lolcow' culture is where it is at because it's outside of the public view. I can only imagine how it would be treated if it gained notoriety. Would that be enough to disband the followers?

Well, we're all sort of weird to begin with. The general public is only dimly aware of things like Bronies or Wizards.

 

[Puranjin]

Actually, I suspect it does come up for Chris more than he'd like. Employers have been known to do Google searches of potential employees and check their Facebooks, for example. Chris wouldn't stand a chance of getting hired if anyone searched for his name, and 3/4s of it would be from shit he himself uploaded. But beyond that? Unlikely. Even on a slow news day, local stations don't care about an autistic manchild who made up a Lego playland for his copyright infringing creations. If he was a little kid it might be cute. In his thirties? Its kind of sad. He ain't too photogenic either!

The only way I could see a scenario like that unfolding is if Chris did something to gain national fame. Like becoming a serial killer or something. And that isn't going to happen.

Well, we're all sort of weird to begin with. The general public is only dimly aware of things like Bronies or Wizards.

Oh, I definitely don't think he could gain awareness in that manner. More along the lines of Dean Ween's interpretation, what if another community/online group took an interest in Chris and the documenting? The sort of people that would stick up for him, on the grounds of cyberbullying, or somesuch. All I could see it amounting to would be Internet wars.

I personally don't think it's likely to happen, but it's curious to think how things will unfold.

 

[Marvin]

Aye, but mostly for the worst. Still, I'll happily take him (sort of) accepting the gays. At least that's a step in the right direction on his part.

Eh, he's more comfortable with men. He's accepting of gays. The fire has caused him to have to cut back on lego spending. That's made him more vocal. At the same time, he's learned he can make money off of his internet notoriety. (the profit motive.) That also helped make him more vocal.

What I meant to say about Chris changing is: all of these things were a result of Chris, himself, reacting to his environment. Nothing else. The big influences on Chris recently were the fire and Chris.

Actually, I suspect it does come up for Chris more than he'd like. Employers have been known to do Google searches of potential employees and check their Facebooks, for example. Chris wouldn't stand a chance of getting hired if anyone searched for his name, and 3/4s of it would be from shit he himself uploaded.

See, I think that's a lot less important than people think it is. I'm a lot more familiar with technology than your average night manager at Jeff's Pork-a-palooza, and even I don't sift through google results that carefully. I can't imagine Chris' internet infamy being brought up in his face that often, if ever.

If anything relating to that happens, Chris only finds out about it later when someone posts about it on here. And he already thinks Charlottesville is already crawling with trolls.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

Works for me: http://asperchu.thecomicseries.com/comics/first/

It isn't loading up for me at all

 

[drtoboggan]

Been mulling this over for awhile: let's say Mr. T gets a gold Sonichu medallion. Is it awesome by default (because it's Mr. T) or has T jumped the shark?