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Angel Bob said:
I never really got why Bob's been given a pass. He chose to marry Barb. He chose to stay with her. His other kids wouldn't even talk to him when he was dying (that can't be entirely Barb's fault). It was his idea to sue the school. He believed and invented conspiracy theories along with Charb. Despite his accomplishments and whatever else endeared him to Christorians, he had plenty of issues and was just as responsible for the way Chris turned out as Barb.
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Chris' primary fault is his personality. Chris' personality is what turns him from an otherwise average autistic nerd into a completely socially broken person. He got that from Barb.
 
LollysStokeWorth said:
I was just watching "THAT IS MY HOUSE!" and was somewhat surprised at how harsh and bitter Bob was to Chris. While I get not wanting your messy house shown on the internet, you'd think the natural response would be "time to get some help cleaning this out!"
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Bob was from a different generation that largely didn't believe in coddling their children. If you screwed up, you got chewed out (or worse).
 
While cleaning up an old laptop, I stumbled upon these (unfinished) lyrics that I wrote way back in 2009.

To the tune of "In the Navy" by the Village People:

When I need some pleasure
There is a last measure
'cause my life is Girlfriend-free
When my duck starts throbbing
There's no need for sobbing
'cause there's a way to relieve me

Some say that GodJesus
Hates it when he sees us
Mass debating every night
But I found a way
So I can stroke and play
Without wasting my Christian plight

Drink your navy
You can just pour it in a cup
Drink your navy
Add some Fanta and drink it up
Drink your navy
That way no seamen go to waste
Drink your navy
You will enjoy the salty taste
Drink your navy
Think of the Sweetheart that you craved
Drink your navy
Because comeuppance should be saved
Drink your navy
And God will see you're well behaved
Drink your navy, drink your navy, drink your navy (Drink your navy)

Sonichu, Sonichu
Sonichu and Chris-chan approve

If you find a sweet girl
That makes your pickle curl
And you need to get relief
Don't you hesitate
Just start to mass debate
This way complies with God's belief



(Original video for convenience/added effect)
 
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Angel Bob said:
I never really got why Bob's been given a pass. He chose to marry Barb. He chose to stay with her. His other kids wouldn't even talk to him when he was dying (that can't be entirely Barb's fault). It was his idea to sue the school. He believed and invented conspiracy theories along with Charb. Despite his accomplishments and whatever else endeared him to Christorians, he had plenty of issues and was just as responsible for the way Chris turned out as Barb.
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A lot of Big Bob's appeal was how Chris resented everything he made him do, Barb probably coddled Chris far more than Bob ever did. The chances were that it was primarily Bob who made Chris go to college, as well as the limited employment stints he had. It's not so much that Bob lacked negative qualities, but Barb's absence of positive contributions in Chris' life makes him look far more favourable.
 
Master Miller said:
A lot of Big Bob's appeal was how Chris resented everything he made him do, Barb probably coddled Chris far more than Bob ever did. The chances were that it was primarily Bob who made Chris go to college, as well as the limited employment stints he had. It's not so much that Bob lacked negative qualities, but Barb's absence of positive contributions in Chris' life makes him look far more favourable.
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The biggest reason I "respect" Bob is him living with Chris in Richmond for high school. I know that mainstreaming Chris may, in hindsight, have been a mistake. But Bob clearly thought it was best for him and was willing to move across the state, be a single father, and pay for a second apartment, to give Chris what he thought was a better education and a better shot at life. I respect that.

Although maybe he just saw it as a way of getting out of the hoard for a few years of peace.
 
CWC Tok said:
To the extent Bob's parenting has been better received here, I think we can look to two big factors: (1) Bob seems to have tried to push Chris more into becoming a responsible adult, and (2) we know enough about Bob (his career, the record collection, some oddball quotes, etc.) to appreciate and/or project a likable personality, whereas Barb, as a person, is more of a cypher. ("Speak no ill of the dead" may be factor 3, but as I recall 1/2 were well in effect before his passing.)

This is not to say that Bob was perfect (although I am not personally troubled by the examples you listed, for the reasons others have stated). But with an extremely challenging parenting situation and scant information, Bob can get a lot of mileage out of only a few big parenting moves.
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I definitely think 3 is a thing. Not only because of respect for the dead, but because his absence magnified Barb's flaws. If the situation was different, had Barb gone first, Bob's flaws - namely his negligence and emotional distance - would stand out all the more. Not to mention the increasing senility.
 
timtommy said:
The biggest reason I "respect" Bob is him living with Chris in Richmond for high school. I know that mainstreaming Chris may, in hindsight, have been a mistake. But Bob clearly thought it was best for him and was willing to move across the state, be a single father, and pay for a second apartment, to give Chris what he thought was a better education and a better shot at life. I respect that.
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It's hard to portray that as being purely selfish, unlike pretty much everything Barb has done in relation to Chris.
 
I think these guys are more successful at being CWC than CWC himself.

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Tomgirl done right:
Yet not all tortoise beetle males are like the others. Some fellas are shaped more like females, and Chaboo reckons these guys are sneakers. So instead of competing with larger rivals, as the big sluggers battle the sneakers slip past them and mate with the ladies undetected. (This brilliant little evolutionary trick actually happens elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Some smaller male cuttlefish, for instance, will change their color and posturing to mimic females, then sneak right under big males guarding a harem and have a romp.)
 
lipitor said:
The fact that the Chandlers never revoked his internet privileges astounded me. I know Chris was an adult and would have thrown a shitfit, but fuckdamn that was the obvious solution. They just seemed to think ignoring his problems all throughout life would work out.
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It's not entirely fair to blame Bob and Barb for that. They were put in an incredibly bizarre situation that couldn't even have existed until the last few years. Their life became The Truman Show, only without the money or respect or the sweet relief or their retarded son crossing the Fake Pacific. I'm sure the technology of the future will continue to find new ways for people to humiliate themselves we 2010'ers can't even imagine. I only hope I'm not the one who knocks up the 2050s Barbara Weston Chandler when that time comes.

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Now for my question: How exactly was Chris discovered? And did it happen all at once, or was it more gradual?

I've seen people say it was ED, but I could've sworn I saw a Something Awful thread that dated back even earlier. It's hard to fact check, though. Something Awful has both a paywall and a shit navigation system.
 
I was wondering... Do the trolls have unreleased material (photos, videos, audios and whatnot) even at this point? And, if they have, why they didn't showed it before?
 
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Donatien Argez said:
I was wondering... Do the trolls have unreleased material (photos, videos, audios and whatnot) even at this point? If they have, why they didn't showed it before?
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They do. Various reasons. Some trolls got butthurt and took their cocks and went home. Some stuff got lost when old websites went down. Other material is still being sat on by people who want to time the release to make themselves look as good as possible. Then there's stuff that relates to ongoing trolling. Some things are held back to protect trolls who have now been doxxed like Liquid & Kacey or Emily. Finally, there's a small amount of content that is unreleased out of respect for Chris (the black tape being an example).
 
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Donatien Argez said:
I was wondering... Do the trolls have unreleased material (photos, videos, audios and whatnot) even at this point? If they have, why they didn't showed it before?
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I believe there's material from after Bob's death, however, I'm under the impression it was deemed too cruel to release it. My understanding is that Chris was far more upset than he let on.
 
Absinthe said:
They do. Various reasons. Some trolls got butthurt and took their cocks and went home. Some stuff got lost when old websites went down. Other material is still being sat on by people who want to time the release to make themselves look as good as possible. Then there's stuff that relates to ongoing trolling (*sigh*). Some things are held back to protect trolls who have now been doxxed like Liquid & Kacey or Emily. Finally, there's a small amount of content that is unreleased out of respect for Chris (the black tape being an example).
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Shit, it hurts to know that there are material that is lost for good... :heart-empty:

Master Miller said:
I believe there's material from after Bob's death, however, I'm under the impression it was deemed too cruel to release it. My understanding is that Chris was far more upset than he let on.
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Right. Perhaps it shows a version of Chris so pitiful, he would regain a good number of points for the Scale of Respect.

Now, would you enlighten me about that "black tape"?
 
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