Atari Jaguar - Anyone else sick of it!!!

sonofsam

Atari Jaguar

Sarky wrote:

tbh.

This is getting stupid to be honest.

Mr Magnolia

sonofsam wrote:

This is getting stupid to be honest.

no, not yet, give it time though

and while I'm at it


Atari Jaguar

quazzy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aEsvcQSjlI&mode=related&search=

FTW

Q

oRlyYaRly

Lil Kitten wrote:

I saw some mod has "atari jaguar" in her profile. She's 15 like! Born in the fekn 90's how does she even know what one is?

Leave Piste alone!

Exit

seamus wrote:

Poll corrected.

This is the only time I've ever found Atari Jaguar to be funny.

bugler

This thread certainly illustrates how boards.ie has changed this millennium.

TerrorFirmer

Atari Jaguar

Also, those Gathering cards are equally as stupid in my opinion, like the Atari Jaguar thing they just aren't funny.

Nalz

Atari Jaguar

cornflakes yet again

The Sweeper

I have a feeling that people who dislike 'Atari Jaguar' in polls have missed the point. When I started this reply, I thought I'd try and shed some light on its use by comparing it to Betamax, but the fact is if you don't remember what an Atari Jaguar is, you won't remember Betamax.

Those of you who do recall the Atari Jaguar will understand that the option represents the following opinion:

"Don't know. Or at least I could know but I don't care. This whole poll is just a runner up really, isn't it? I do kind of have an opinion, but you haven't given me the option to express it in your poll and I'm too lazy to start ranting on this thread about how you should make your poll more comprehensive. Suffice to say that I think your topic is a naff non-runner and the only reason I'm posting on it at all is that I'm bored at work."

Using Atari Jaguar is just far more succinct. As a poll option, it would be interchangeable with Betamax, Wranglers, the second littlest hobo, Pepsi, Euro Disney, the Milennium Dome, Naomi Cambell's book 'Swan' and very possibly the Nintendo Game Cube.

...see the point yet?

TerrorFirmer

Atari Jaguar

I hardly think the large issue with Atari Jaguar is that 'nobody gets it'. We do, at least, most of us do generally speaking, and it still isn't funny.

You don't need to 'remember' Betamax or Atari Jaguar to understand what they are...

I would prefer a 'Don't know/care' option in a poll rather then Atari Jaguar, and what's worse, is that people, particular on AH, start polls with the AJ option just to follow the trend already set by this - what is, in my opinion - s stupid reference completely devoid of humour at this stage.

Fine, it can be funny the very odd time. But every second thread and every poll marked by 'Atari Jaguar' and 'Jaguar FTW!!1' is just....

Mr Magnolia

HavoK wrote:

I hardly think the large issue with Atari Jaguar is that 'nobody gets it'. We do, at least, most of us do generally speaking, and it still isn't funny.......

......in my opinion - s stupid reference completely devoid of humour at this stage.

Fine, it can be funny the very odd time. But every second thread and every poll marked by 'Atari Jaguar' and 'Jaguar FTW!!1' is just....

Again, IMHO it's not meant to be funny, at least I hope not. More of a 'I'm after opening this thread and I'm going to vote even though I don't give a fiddlers'

#3rd post:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=52672051&postcount=3

Can't see the fuss TBH.

TerrorFirmer

Atari Jaguar

See that's the problem right there, most people who use it do think it's funny, as is actually indicated by the increasingly amount of relatively new usrs coining the phrase in both threads and polls generally speaking. Otherwise, why would they use it? If they genuinely don't care, why not just include a 'I don't care option'?

How did it come about, anyway? Did somebody mention it a few years ago and everyone sat around in their Star Trek t-shirts, laughing and trying to outdo each other with 'funny' Jaguar placements? Or what? You don't see users in other forums using options like 'pentium 4 lol' or 'mega cd' or whatever the hell you want. It's gotten just too old at this stage and in my opinion it makes any user who types the words 'Atari Jaguar ftw' an idiot in my eyes, somebody who amuses themselves but noone else.

User45701

I dont bother to include it in my polls
you need it on some sites/forums that do not allow you to see the results until after you vote but since you can click "see poll results" it makes it more for nastalga sakes

DaBreno

Minesajackdaniels wrote:

the second littlest hobo

More nostalgia tears wiped from eye. I loved that Dog!

MrJoeSoap

Trilla wrote:

To be honest Im not a fan of anything really geeky n nerdy like that. Don get me wrong, boards can be great most of the time... but things like Atari Jaguar, or FTW, or trolling, or especially threads like "what hand do you scratch your arse with" kinda does my head in. Abbreviations are good (like Ott, tbh, etc) but nerd talk is a little too much

Then...

Trilla wrote:

cornflakes yet again

Confusion reigns.

sonofsam

Atari Jaguar

HavoK wrote:

See that's the problem right there, most people who use it do think it's funny, as is actually indicated by the increasingly amount of relatively new usrs coining the phrase in both threads and polls generally speaking. Otherwise, why would they use it? If they genuinely don't care, why not just include a 'I don't care option'?

How did it come about, anyway? Did somebody mention it a few years ago and everyone sat around in their Star Trek t-shirts, laughing and trying to outdo each other with 'funny' Jaguar placements? Or what? You don't see users in other forums using options like 'pentium 4 lol' or 'mega cd' or whatever the hell you want. It's gotten just too old at this stage and in my opinion it makes any user who types the words 'Atari Jaguar ftw' an idiot in my eyes, somebody who amuses themselves but noone else.

Loving your work havok

bugler

Philistines.

frobisher

It might not be as funny after the first 50 times, but...... it's ours.

faceman

Atari Jaguar - long dead and buried, just like the joke.

Mossy Monk

there is a joke attached to it?

Crucifix

Atari Jaguar

It's an in-joke. It's not supposed to be funny after the first time you hear it, but it's a community thing now, like slagging netwhizkid or saying "Hello Bubbles" when someone is trolling.

SirLemonhead

Crucifix wrote:

It's an in-joke. It's not supposed to be funny after the first time you hear it, but it's a community thing now, like slagging netwhizkid or saying "Hello Bubbles" when someone is trolling.

Good old WetPissKid

amp

The coolest thing about this thread is that even without it being rigged, Atari Jaguar still wins by a mile. It takes me back to the day I installed Opera for one reason and that was because it was the only browser that could post polls on boards.

And that poll was on the Games forum where I asked which of the new generation of consoles would win. Atari Jaguar was the last option and was the first ever use of it on boards.ie. As the years passed and Atari Jaguar fell into common usage I bought one from a boards.ie member for 40 euro. To this day I have never used it, as I have no games for it. It merely sits on a shelf, it's logo emblazened on it under Jaguar eyes.

Oh and I started the Hello Bubbles thing too.

I wub boards.

de5p0i1er

It's part of boards life at this stage. We've all seen it so many times it dosen't bother alot of us.

InFront

No

amp wrote:

And that poll was on the Games forum where I asked which of the new generation of consoles would win. Atari Jaguar was the last option and was the first ever use of it on boards.ie. As the years passed and Atari Jaguar fell into common usage I bought one from a boards.ie member for 40 euro. To this day I have never used it, as I have no games for it. It merely sits on a shelf, it's logo emblazened on it under Jaguar eyes.

Was just about to ask where the thing came from. And now that you've told us it's still... weird.

BlitzKrieg

Its interesting that the ones who say its stale and old and has outgrown its welcome are the ones who havnt been here that long. While those who have been here since before time began accept it for what it is (a ever standing *this poll is stupid/pointless/has no relevence to me* statement).

The Sweeper

HavoK wrote:

How did it come about, anyway? Did somebody mention it a few years ago and everyone sat around in their Star Trek t-shirts, laughing and trying to outdo each other with 'funny' Jaguar placements? Or what? You don't see users in other forums using options like 'pentium 4 lol' or 'mega cd' or whatever the hell you want. It's gotten just too old at this stage and in my opinion it makes any user who types the words 'Atari Jaguar ftw' an idiot in my eyes, somebody who amuses themselves but noone else.

I can barely move for the irony of the man with over 10,000 posts ranting about how nerdy the bulletin board is. Burn your star-trek t-shirt on the first of Jan did you?

TerrorFirmer

Atari Jaguar

Minesajackdaniels wrote:

I can barely move for the irony of the man with over 10,000 posts ranting about how nerdy the bulletin board is. Burn your star-trek t-shirt on the first of Jan did you?

How is that ironic? I was tying those attributes to what I clearly stated was my opinion of people who think using Atari Jaguar is funny, not even funny, but just people in general who go around posting 'Atari FTW' and all that. I didn't say anywhere about boards being a bastion of nerds, why, is that what you think?

It's a pretty strong affiliation, Star Trek, with the stereotypical image of a 'nerd' alongside other things, hence why I used it.

And if I've ever burned any Star Trek t-shirts, they sure as hell weren't mine...

Catari Jaguar

No

HavoK wrote:

How did it come about, anyway? Did somebody mention it a few years ago and everyone sat around in their Star Trek t-shirts, laughing and trying to outdo each other with 'funny' Jaguar placements? Or what? You don't see users in other forums using options like 'pentium 4 lol' or 'mega cd' or whatever the hell you want. It's gotten just too old at this stage and in my opinion it makes any user who types the words 'Atari Jaguar ftw' an idiot in my eyes, somebody who amuses themselves but noone else.

Zing!

Mossy Monk

who thinks Atari Jaguar is funny?

faceman

Mossy Monk wrote:

who thinks Atari Jaguar is funny?

Atari Jaguar

OfflerCrocGod

gucci wrote:

the barcode batteler was way better anyways....think it deserves its place among polls

Awesome. Totally awesome.

randylonghorn

BlitzKrieg wrote:

Its interesting that the ones who say its stale and old and has outgrown its welcome are the ones who havnt been here that long. While those who have been here since before time began accept it for what it is (a ever standing *this poll is stupid/pointless/has no relevence to me* statement).

I think a lot of the newer people get it as well, tbh.

On another board a couple of years back it would have been normal to use WGAF? (Who gives a f***?) ... same difference, really, but to someone seeing it for the first time, WGAF? probably didn't make much more sense.

BlitzKrieg

HavoK wrote:

How is that ironic? I was tying those attributes to what I clearly stated was my opinion of people who think using Atari Jaguar is funny, not even funny, but just people in general who go around posting 'Atari FTW' and all that. I didn't say anywhere about boards being a bastion of nerds, why, is that what you think?

It's a pretty strong affiliation, Star Trek, with the stereotypical image of a 'nerd' alongside other things, hence why I used it.

And if I've ever burned any Star Trek t-shirts, they sure as hell weren't mine...

holy sh*t you got very defensive there...Feeling a tad insecure about yourself?

I think a lot of the newer people get it as well, tbh.

I have no doubt people get it. What I am questioning is that the people who are making a big deal about it being *old* have not been around very long.

InFront

No

Old in that context just means your sick of seeing it.

For example bebo can be "old" if you've only been using it for six months and have grown tired of it. Someone who was using it from the start might still love it, they might not see it as 'old' at all, but it doesn't invalidate any other opinions.

BlitzKrieg

Old in that context just means your sick of seeing it.

For example bebo can be "old" if you've only been using it for six months and have grown tired of it. Someone who was using it from the start might still love it, they might not see it as 'old' at all, but it doesn't invalidate any other opinions.

true...

I guess I cant see how it's so intrusive that it has gotten old to new users so quickly.


actually now that I think about it, last I can remember polls were banned from After Hours...shows how much I pay attention to these things.

unreggd

300, 000+ votes? jaysis?

ATARI FXCKIN JAGUAR!!!!!!!

fozzle

It worries me that someone with a joined date of October 2005 could have been bored of something on the boards a year ago, three months of seeing something is not that long.

*edit* Atari Jaguar ftw *edit*

GLaDOS

Yes-15
No-31
Atari Jaguar-300130

LMFAO! Atari jaguar ftw!!

baztard

Atari Jaguar

ScienceNerd wrote:

LMFAO! Atari jaguar ftw!!

What language are you even speaking?

Mossy Monk

is it not obvious to you what he said

po0k

Sarn

It's not a matter of being amused or not, it's all about tradition (cue Fiddler on the Roof music).

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Atari Jaguar

Don't you hate pants?

randylonghorn

Ikky Poo2 wrote:

Don't you hate pants?

Pffft! Atari jaguar, personally ...