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Stud2Stud said:
I think the answer to that question is highly dependent on how Chris feels at the time.
If he wants to impress someone (say: Catie), he's had millions of fans. If he wants to earn pity from someone (say: Catie), he's going to be the poor victim of a smear campaign of trolls that posed as fans.

Chris lives in a magical realm where the most convenient lie can be this moments truth.
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He tied together this contradiction (in terms of sweethearts, not fans) with the term "theoretical ex-girlfriends". I think it is actually a reasonably clever way of putting it. He is saying that you shouldn't accuse him of not being able to accuse him of not being able to care about anyone or commit to a relationship, because he has done that with all of them. But at the same time you have to feel sorry for him because of how hard he was trolled. They can serve both purposes at the same time.

The "fans" are a little different. They hover between "fans" and "trolls" in his mind. Which, to be fair, is a somewhat accurate description of them. There are thousands of people who enjoyed reading Sonichu. But they enjoyed it because it was so bad and they liked laughing at it. Could you call them fans? In a way, you could. Were they mocking him? Definitely. So they occupy that middle ground, and can be nudged a little either way depending what argument he is trying to make.

Basically, I am not sure how much of a lie or a contradiction it is. There is a bizarre type of legitimacy to both of his claims.
 
Is Chris really dumb enough to not realize Bob was paying kids to be friends with him, or was he that desperate he was willfully ignorant?
 
Kamen Rider Black RX said:
Is Chris really dumb enough to not realize Bob was paying kids to be friends with him, or was he that desperate he was willfully ignorant?
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He knows it would happen, but he's seen enough TV shows to think that friendships formed under false pretenses usually blossom into actual friendships. Basically he believes that if he found them again and confronted them they'd be like... but not Chris! thats how it started out.... but the friendship did end up being real! and then he'd have is old friends back. When the reality is once they stopped getting paid they never talked to him again.
 
IIRC, Chris has known on some level that there were "negotiations" made before 2013, but I think because of a mix of his autism and naïveté that he couldn't grasp exactly what these "negotiations" would've implied in that context or how it reflected on him.
 
I've held off on mentioning this for some time, as I wanted to be certain it had not been brought up prior. Forgive me if I'm just retreading here.

The Dateline News report, as presented on the DVD, has some additional frames not seen in the 'library version'. The last few frames feature Chris proudly displaying a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 'Thunder Megazord'. [Can't locate disk image, downloading again, will post picture shortly]

I was a spoiled brat growing up, so I have no trouble imagining Chris trying to rationalize the trip in an attempt to squeeze some money out of his parents. "It's the cheapest toy store visit ever", "I need something to play with on the car ride back", or "what if the power goes out, these games are useless" are easy enough to think of, even for a twelve year old Chrissy.

Regardless, this places the shopping spree sometime during 1994. There's no exact date recorded for which Thunder Megazord started stocking, but it was sometime during 1994, prior to July 21st.

Tsukiko said:
R A N D O M T H O U G H T S

EDIT: I just read it, and I can't even figure out what the point is. What I gathered is that you identified some toy that Chris bought on his shopping spree. Well done...?
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KB Toys gave Chris the equivalent of $1000 in Sega games. During the same trip, those 1k of games weren't enough, and his parents bought him a ~$100 Megazord. He wasn't satisfied with bags upon bags of games. That's fucking ridiculous.

It also places the date of his plateau at 1994, instead of the often cited 1993. Regardless of what you think of him being bought a Megazord, it helps to date the event.

My OP is poorly worded and flows poorly, I do admit, but it's still a post with some substance.
 
You know, I'm pretty sure that Watch and Win sweepstakes was an elaborate trolling plot by SEGA to get him hooked on Sonic early, so then years later they can crush his soul by changing his arm color. It's all very obvious.

I'm kidding you guys, really
 
Was it a $1,000 shopping spree for video games ONLY, or was it more or less billed as a "video game spree" because of Sonic and all that but was really $1,000 for Kay Bee Toys in general? Assuming Chris did not already own a Sega Genesis, it was $189 at launch (source). That would bring him down to $810. Let's assume that when you factor in the Sonic's versus the bargain bin games that each title ran an average of $40. That's 20 games he could buy with the remainder of the money. (25 if he already had a Genesis.)

Now, I know "hoarders gonna hoard", but even as a child I'd be hard-pressed to pick out almost two dozen video games at the drop of a hat like that. Hell, I remember chimping out when my parents asked me to pick out 3 NES games I wanted for Christmas. If the prize money was just a general credit I could see Chris not being able to make up his mind and getting big ticket toy items to narrow the gap.
 
Super Collie said:
Was it a $1,000 shopping spree for video games ONLY, or was it more or less billed as a "video game spree" because of Sonic and all that but was really $1,000 for Kay Bee Toys in general? Assuming Chris did not already own a Sega Genesis, it was $189 at launch (source). That would bring him down to $810. Let's assume that when you factor in the Sonic's versus the bargain bin games that each title ran an average of $40. That's 20 games he could buy with the remainder of the money. (25 if he already had a Genesis.)

Now, I know "hoarders gonna hoard", but even as a child I'd be hard-pressed to pick out almost two dozen video games at the drop of a hat like that. Hell, I remember chimping out when my parents asked me to pick out 3 NES games I wanted for Christmas. If the prize money was just a general credit I could see Chris not being able to make up his mind and getting big ticket toy items to narrow the gap.
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It's entirely possible to have been a KB sweepstakes tied into the Sonic cartoon. That certainly sounds like the sort of thing Chris would misremember, and the way in which he would misremember it. As for the large volume of games needed to reach $1000, that's a very good point, but I have a few points of contention regarding it.

- KB employees (and Bob) seemed to be helping him pick out games, and were doing so pretty quickly. It stands to reason he could reach that mark without actually having to think about it.
- One of the last games scanned (subtotal $980.92) was Star Trek, which Chris seems to have little to no interest in.
- The Chandlers appear to be checking out in the electronics section.

There are a few assumptions I feel are safe to make as well.

- Chris prioritized Sega and Sonic over Power Rangers
- Chris was here because of his expressed loyalty to Sonic

It's safe to say he didn't rush the store to grab a Megazord, but toy stores will often display new items in entrance areas. The thing might've distracted him before he could ever make it to Sonic and friends.
 
Citrus said:
KB Toys gave Chris the equivalent of $1000 in Sega games. During the same trip, those 1k of games weren't enough, and his parents bought him a ~$100 Megazord. He wasn't satisfied with bags upon bags of games. That's fucking ridiculous.

It also places the date of his plateau at 1994, instead of the often cited 1993. Regardless of what you think of him being bought a Megazord, it helps to date the event.

My OP is poorly worded and flows poorly, I do admit, but it's still a post with some substance.
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I don't know if they ever specified that Chris has to buy $1000 of Sega games. That seems a bit specific. I think it was just a general KB Toys shopping spree, and Sega just happened to be promoting it and providing the cash.

On that note, I always thought these trolley dash contests with a money limit were weird, especially with a money limit. What happens if the kid has brought more than $1k worth of stuff to the counter by the end? Do they make him put something back? It's not like he'll be keeping track of the math in his head, he's a child.
 
While this particular location looks like it was perfect for the event, I can see why it could be problematic in other stores. I can recall a few of these promotions from when I was younger, and I remember at least one of them allowed the winner to fill up a cart within a time limit.

On a side note, I was mistaken about it being the Thunder Megazord. He just got a boring old Megazord, so fuck my litte date theory.

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Citrus said:
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And that Megazord would go on to witness Chris pooping his pants several times, inflating and boning his blowup dolls, and screaming at his PS3 camera about how his name isn't Ian Brannon Annerson.
 
Weird question but I guess I'll get it out of my system.

What is the typical "accidental A-Log" comment posted on this forum, and could we make a list of the typical statements to avoid in case people aren't perceptive/cooperative enough to watch their egomania?
 
NumberingYourState said:
Weird question but I guess I'll get it out of my system.

What is the typical "accidental A-Log" comment posted on this forum, and could we make a list of the typical statements to avoid in case people aren't perceptive/cooperative enough to watch their egomania?
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- Chris is fat
- Chris is retarded
- Chris is fat and retarded
- I hate Chris
- I want to kill Chris
- Chris is fat and retarded and I hate him and I want to kill him
 
Tsukiko said:
- Chris is fat
- Chris is retarded
- Chris is fat and retarded
- I hate Chris
- I want to kill Chris
- Chris is fat and retarded and I hate him and I want to kill him
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I'm better than Chris.
I also get a tugboat but use it much more sensibly than Chris.
I'm mad that Chris earns money making and shipping medallions/art.
 
NumberingYourState said:
Weird question but I guess I'll get it out of my system.

What is the typical "accidental A-Log" comment posted on this forum, and could we make a list of the typical statements to avoid in case people aren't perceptive/cooperative enough to watch their egomania?
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There's no hard and fast system.

Just when you compose a post that might be excessively critical of Chris, you should step back and ask yourself, "is Chris really the devil or am I just being a little emotional right now?"
 
Kamen Rider Black RX said:
Is Chris really dumb enough to not realize Bob was paying kids to be friends with him, or was he that desperate he was willfully ignorant?
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The best way to answer your question is to let Chris himself answer it in his own words. These emails were sent to me (as Rebeckah) shortly after the big gal pal reveal. I don't remember the exact dates (and I'm too damn tired and lazy right now to look them up).

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Null said:
Friendly reminder that you are not a moderator and that "nb4/the lock" shitposting is heavily frowned upon.
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Also, this thread will never be locked. Its sole purpose is to act as a repository for random stuff that would clutter up other threads and derail them. You don't remove a filter because it gets some crap stuck in it- that's what it is for.
 
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