Motivators and Lolerfs (image-heavy)

[SteveMB]

One for which I was able to create a quick-and-dirty version, but will want to revisit if and when this panel is added to the blowups page (I recall it being on the request list).



Edit: New image from blowup (thanks, Rob!).

[SteveMB]

I can see it fine. Wierd.

I see it too, beneath the image.

I can see it fine on my home machine. I was at the office taking a break earlier. Perhaps it's a browser issue (IE 5 at the office, Firefox at home).

Edit: I just remembered that pre-IE7 versions of Internet Explorer bollix up the rendering of PNG images with an alpha channel (to set pixel transparency along a continuum from "transparent" to "opaque") -- the parts that should be partially or completely transparent get rendered as some solid color instead. That could be it.

Anyhoo, coming up with "motivationals" is turning out to be addictive.


Edit: Just in case somebody else still can't see it, the caption is "Gwiffon: The Other Gummy Meat".

[I moved the Money demotivator to preserve teh silly]

Hmmm... my first two sort of straddle the line between silly and sarcastic. (The last one I think leans more toward straight "silly".) Any thoughts on whether they should be moved to the other thread? (I honestly don't know, so I'll take opinions.)

[Scientivore]

Hmmm... my first two sort of straddle the line between silly and sarcastic. (The last one I think leans more toward straight "silly".) Any thoughts on whether they should be moved to the other thread? (I honestly don't know, so I'll take opinions.)

Confidence is the only one that I might consider a demotivator.

(Edit: umm...something about that sounds wrong... )

[ryos]

I don't know, Steve. Looking at it, my only "motivator" is a little caustic, but also a little silly. I think it belongs here.

What do others think?

[Freerefill]

Ok, one that's actually possibly motivational:

[Scientivore]

I think it belongs here.

Then it does. I didn't mean to cause second-guessing, that's a mood killer too. Mine were blatant. Go with your gut.

Also, love your lolerfs! They brought me some much-needed lols.

[Mr. Dragon]

Seriously, I managed not to register an account on this forum for almost an year, and then some(genius)one comes up with a thread like this? You have forced me into this! Forced, I say!

[Freerefill]

Once you pop the fun don't stop...







Ok, I don't want to spam this thread too much so I'll stop here until I have something good.

I like the Arkenhammer one...

BTW, all of these were done in MS Paint. You could probably tell.

[SteveMB]

Confidence is the only one that I might consider a demotivator.

(Edit: umm...something about that sounds wrong... )

On rereading, perhaps "straight silly" wasn't the most apt word for "Discretion".

I'll leave all of mine here, since none of them seem to have shifted the general mood, and revisit the issue when I come up with more ideas.

[Strengfellow]

Just a quick thank you to all you tech savvy people who keep me amused whilst I await the next update.

What with your Fanmixes, Lolerfs, not to mention the reams of speculation wherein the minutiae of both script and image are prodded, poked, dissected and finally digested, I can safely say that you always keep me thinking and giggling.

Love the discretion one going to send that to my cousin and her GF.

[SteveMB]

Love the discretion one going to send that to my cousin and her GF.

Thanks. It took a bit of fiddly clonebrush work and line extrapolation where the text boxes were, but once I had the inspiration it simply had to be done.

Edit: I uploaded a slight tweak (after realizing that "...in the road..." is a better parallel to the original quote*) and added a credit to the image margin. The earlier image may show up for a while until the change propagates through the Photobucket servers and your local cache.

*"Does it really matter what these affectionate people do, so long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses?" --Mrs. Patrick Campbell

[Mr. Dragon]

What can I say? I am a sucker for the Walrus' saga.

[TigerHunter]

What can I say? I am a sucker for the Walrus' saga.

What is this word 'bucket'? It seems similar to 'bukket'...

[SteveMB]

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[TigerHunter]

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[Gez]

What is this word 'bucket'? It seems similar to 'bukket'...

It's neither bukket nor bukkit on the original picture.

[Freerefill]

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Hahahahahalolhahaha, that's sweet dude. Well done.

[Mr. Dragon]

What is this word 'bucket'? It seems similar to 'bukket'...

Well, for some reason I did not feel like putting a word like "muster" and a misspelling in the very same picture

It's neither bukket nor bukkit on the original picture.

Moreover, ^ is how it all started I am an orthodoxian Walrus-fan.

[Scientivore]

The plot thickens!



I know, the speech bubble is totally unnecessary. It was purely automatic out of habit.

[Dhavaer]

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[SteveMB]

Thanks for the comments. I'll try not to use up too much of the internet, gift certificate or no.

[SteveMB]

Panel 5 from Page 32:

"U CAN'T HAS BUKKIT OR CHSBGR!"

Like so?

[SteveMB]

There are many more things that could be done with this one - it's a veritable gold mine of lolerf silliness.

Indeed:



(I especially liked the "HALP" one from your set -- it sums the situation up so nicely. )

[zillion ninjas]

Well, I finally found a reason to register on the forums - to share my cheesy image-editing goodness with the world. (w00t!!11!! first post! *cough* *cough*)

Without further ado:

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So, too much? Call it a companion piece for "Discretion", perhaps.

Scientivore: First of all, great thread idea!

However, I don't really recognize a difference between "motivators" and "demotivators". I mean, I get the idea but I don't think that a sufficiently funny demotivator brings down the "energy level" or whatever you want to call it. Humor and pain are just opposite sides of the same coin - a banana peel isn't funny until someone slips on it.

[Scientivore]

Welcome to the forum zillion ninjas and thnx* for bringing the funny with you!

I totally agree about the banana peels. At the same time, humor is subjective. It appeared from comments that from a certain perspective, my dark ones had crossed the line from "not funny" to "downright depressing". I considered the possibility that I was overreacting and decided that it was impossible for me to determine. I balanced the potential clutter cost of having a similar (but distinguishable) thread against the possibility of killing the mood and made a judgement call. *shrug*

* It's a lolthread. I can chatspk if I want to and no one can judge me. Hahaha! THE POWER!

[Mr. Dragon]

I blame the comic's delay for these
ktnxbai

[SteveMB]

I blame the comic's delay for these

"Mmmmm.... bat."

Well, I finally found a reason to register on the forums - to share my cheesy image-editing goodness with the world. (w00t!!11!! first post! *cough* *cough*)

So, too much? Call it a companion piece for "Discretion", perhaps.

Heh. A nice comment on the ambiguity of it all.

(There was an Erfworld thread on the RPG.net forum where somebody asked, "Why do people keep saying [she's brainwashed]? Zamussels ain't brainwashed; she's in love." I half-expected the obvious cynical response, but nobody chimed in with it. )

[zillion ninjas]

It appeared from comments that from a certain perspective, my dark ones had crossed the line from "not funny" to "downright depressing".

Hmm. Well, FWIW* I thought "Drudgery", "Money", "Distraction", and SteveMB's "Persuasion" were some of the funniest in both threads combined. But then, I do enjoy a piping-hot cup of bitter irony myself. It's an acquired taste, but well worth cultivating. Like iocane powder.

* It's a lolthread. I can chatspk if I want to and no one can judge me. Hahaha! THE POWER!

* Yes, ROFL! ROFL for the chatspk! Huzzah! Oh, wait...

Heh. A nice comment on the ambiguity of it all.

Thanks. I considered using "...between love and torture" instead. It fit the image, but it just seemed a bit too dark, even for my tastes. Just consider the text without the JillianXWanda context...

Anyhow, there will be more [de]motivators on the way, as soon as my numerous ninja army has some move available to make them. (You wouldn't believe the upkeep costs.)

[Pelf]

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I hope the spoiler tag works, lol. Also I wasn't sure offhand if it's 'bukkit' or 'bukket'.

Also:

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Mine aren't great, but I thought they'd be funny.

[Freerefill]

It had to happen eventually..

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