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In the Playpen: Syncosised.
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05-04-2010 10:00am#1Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, sockymonsters and Deise_girls... Please welcome to the playpen a man who needs no introduction.
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Well actually that's a total lie. He really does need an introduction, otherwise he would've just opened this damn thread himself, and not kept on at me to do it for him. Perhaps he thinks I can add some sort of credibility to his 2 star account. Actually, no that's doubtful too. For you see, Syncosised does not need any added credibility. I can count him among one of my 4 bestest friends (a group of nerds) and in that group, it is in fact he who gives us some credibility. He is the "straight" character, or as normal as one can be in the company of 4 other weirdos. He had a girlfriend for a long period of time, teh wimminz seem to find him endearing (no idea why) and he goes out to social events on many occasions.
Syncosised, or Gearóid as some other, less interesting people call him, was on the interwebs long before me. And most certainly long before some of you young'ins! He used to use my n00biness against me, in unimaginable, horrible ways (events which are now sworn to secrecy). But if you ask him nicely enough maybe I'll let him tell you some of them.
So here you go! The first play-pen entrant you don't already know everything about! By the time this week is over, ye should all know him at least as well as I do. So BEGIN!
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D4RK ONION wrote: »He used to use my n00biness against me, in unimaginable, horrible ways (events which are now sworn to secrecy). But if you ask him nicely enough maybe I'll let him tell you some of them.
My question is this, rephrased into the form of a question.0 -
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What's the best piece of advice you were ever given?
Favourite website (apart from Boards,of course)?
Best compliment you've ever received?
5 things you like about yourself?
Languages you'd love to learn to speak?
Any fears/phobias?
Any interest in politics?
Are you ticklish?
What do you do when you need cheering up?
Favourite girls name/girls names you like?
Favourite boys name/boys names you like?
Pet peeves?
Guilty pleasures?
Bottled water,yay or nay?
Proudest achievements?
Best "mistake" you've ever made? 0 -
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I never did tell anyone those names and I never will!
Keeping it moving ...D4RK ONION wrote: »Do you, or do you not fully support the G4E campaign?
How grimly predictable! I knew you would ask this, and this topic is long dead!
What is your favourite Fake Dog Film and why?
I would have to say Streets of Rage because it was the first Fake Dog Film I was ever a part of. I spent my first few nights in Galway during the filming of that too. All around, it was really good fun to film, and the spirit was tremendous.
If you could add one aspect of boards.ie to the FDF boards of rage, what would that be?
I like the idea of Thanks, but I think it leads people to not reply to a post even if they had a good response to it
phpBB or VBulletin?
phpBB all the way. I'll always choose the free, open source option. Though in this case, I do actually prefer phpBB.soccymonster wrote: »Me or deise?
It's not a popularity contest, I think you're all just great.
John or Edward?
Like love and marriage, you can't have one without the other. But in this case, neither, thanks!
What would you order in a chinese?
Vegetable satay with fried rice, delicious!
Whats your fave typa cheeeeesee!?:D
A tough choice between some extra mature cheddar or delicious St Tola's organic goat's cheese, lovely stuff.
GAA, yay or nay?
Yay! I like watching hurling, though I used to prefer playing gaelic football.0 -
As I'm being hassled over on IRC, here's some more!Agnostic Mantis wrote: »Is your illustrious goal-keeping career over? (Take that, 'no in-jokes' Paul)
Well if my "career" was considered illustrious, then I'd hate to ruin its memory by returning and playing terribly, so yes! Though probably not really.
Why do you hate Wind Waker?
Slight spoilers here for anyone who's not played it ... but seriously repetitive at the end when you've to just keep collecting rupees for that flipping Tingle. I wasn't really sold on the cel-shaded style either. In any case, no Zelda game could ever be like Ocarina of Time, so it always had that against it.
What happened to the big palm tree thing outside your house?
I don't even know! I came home from college from weekend and it was gone. I can only suspect that you, Mr Mantis, stole the top half of it, and are now asking this question in a vain attempt to cover up your theft. Well you won't fool me!
Favourite video-game?
Has to be Ocarina of Time. That game has no equal, it was just so amazing and so brilliant and excellent and really, really good.A Neurotic wrote: »What are you doing with your life?
Studying Electronic and Computer Engineering in NUI Galway. I'm starting placement tomorrow, up here in Galway. It's for 5 months, and I'm hoping it'll be challenging and interesting. I don't have any plans beyond college yet, though I'd love to move to London for a year some time. I've always wanted to have a season ticket for Tottenham.Arcade Panda wrote: »what pizza toppings do you like?
Pretty much any vegetable you can think of - peppers, onions, mushrooms (probably my favourite), tomatoes, olives, pineapple, jalapenos, and various types of cheeses.
are you a good dancer?
I'm going to go and say no!
what's your all time favourite band?
That's a tough one. I suppose one band I keep coming back to are Supergrass, their new stuff is really good. It was brave of them to try a whole new style of music and I think it really works.0 -
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These tales are taking a long time!What first brought you to boards?
Looking back, it would appear that 7 years ago I was looking for advice on where to import games from. I recall also poting about the Gizmondo soon after. My more recent arrival was last Christmas, around the time of my exams. Onion had been going on about it constantly, and once I saw that Insect Overlord was also on here, I figured I'd give it a go. I don't really post anywhere but C&H though!
How'd you meet D4RK ONION?
Sit down, young Craguls, and let me tell you a tale! It all began in the year of 2004, as I finished my Junior Cert with flying colours. Perhaps not flying quite so high, and muted colours ... various types of floating greys, I would say. I felt that, being younger than most of my classmates, a year between these results and the beginning of my Leaving Cert years would be beneficial - a year to help me transition from Junior to Leaving Cert; a "transition year", if you will. Well it just so happened that my school had been toying with this idea, and offered this year of certificate transition for just the second time in its history. As I began this year, I noticed a shy boy in the corner. He kept to himself and no-one really talked to him. Well, behind him was a fair-haired boy in coversation with another young gentleman. This young boy was nicknamed "Fish", for reasons that never, ever became apparent to me. Many transition year bonding sessions, such as a stormy trip to the Burren, hilarious first aid classes, an epic trip to Delphi, people locking themelves in cupboards, jumping out of windows and skipping class to play football led me to become friends with this "Fish" character, who later turned out to have a decidedly less exciting name, Paul. From there on, zany Irish college adventures and unforgettable Leaving Cert classes meant that we formed a friendship that lets me tell lots of embarrassing stories about him on the internet.0 -
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Whoops, perhaps I shouldn't have said that! :ODid you ever rick-roll D4RK ONION? If so, was it really funny?
Many's the time I have rickrolled poor Onion. Unfortunately no single occasion sticks out in my mind, though Onion may be able to name one!
Favourite video game console?
Nintendo 64, as I'm sure you're expecting me to say. Fantastic controller with the analogue stick and Z-trigger, as well as the rumble pack. Great games, such as Ocarina of Time (of course :P), Goldeneye, Mario 64, Mario Kart and more. No console has matched it in my mind.
Seems like an appropriate place to answer your other question ...
Now, back to the others ...
How much programming/scripting experience do you have?
I've studied Java and C in college, as well as some Assembly for the 8051. I know some PHP and JavaScript too and know quite a bit of HTML and CSS, I design websites for money sometimes.
Best branch of mathematics?
Calculus, definitely. I find it's the most useful and physically applicable of the lot, especially when it comes to my course.
Where'd the username come from? Have you ever looked up synco on Urban Dictionary?
I don't even remember anymore, something to do with a cross between synchronised and something ending in -sised, maybe synthesised. And no, or at least not until just now. But that sounds spot on!0 -
Keep the questions coming!KnifeWRENCH wrote: »Does subtle product placement annoy you?
Not at all!
If you have 5 Pepsis and you drink 3, how much more refreshed are you?
I believe it's three and one, but regardless, the answer is Pepsi! Do I get partial credit?What's your favourite part of Galway?
That's a tough one. Do you mean for going out or in general? For the latter I would say The Salt House, really nice pub with loads of interesting imported beers, and they have Scrabble, Timberrrrr (i.e. cheap Jenga) and chess. I love the Eye Cinema too, fantastic place, it's a pity more cinemas can't be like that. In general, I'd say I like the outskirts of the city, I go cycling around a lot and it's really beautiful in some places.
What's the last song that gave you goose bumps?
I know this will come across as a shamless plug, but not many songs have given me goosebumps. Anyway, it's Distance by Vancougar. We made the video for it, and even then I find it quite emotional.
What's the best dream you've ever had?
Nothing immediately springs to mind, but any of those ones where I dream I'm having an exam and it's all really terrible. Then I wake up and I realise I've finished those exams and it's the summer. Then I go back to sleep and have lovely dreams.0 -
syncosised wrote: »Nothing immediately springs to mind, but any of those ones where I dream I'm having an exam and it's all really terrible. Then I wake up and I realise I've finished those exams and it's the summer. Then I go back to sleep and have lovely dreams.
God damn I hate those dreams. One morning I woke up dreading Geography Paper II!
Q) Best James Bond film, and why?
Best and worst Inis Oirr memory (2006 or otherwise)?0 -
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