Happy Jack Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 As a fully paid-up Member of the British Association of Self-centred Sociopaths I don't give a monkey's what other people think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 So, i was wearing my BassChat top proudly a while back, not realising my bag strap was covering the 'B'. yes I have fallen foul of being caught out my a sharp witted person in a crowded place. He noticed and everyone else laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1338555057' post='1676279'] As a fully paid-up Member of the British Association of Self-centred Sociopaths I don't give a monkey's what other people think. [/quote] as opposed to those peksy alturistic sociopaths ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben604 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 My trouble usually starts when we're having a practice and discussing equipment or something else and I say "...the guys on Basschat reckon....". Queue groans and moans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1338555057' post='1676279'] As a fully paid-up Member of the British Association of Self-centred Sociopaths I don't give a monkey's what other people think. [/quote] I saw what you did there. [quote name='ben604' timestamp='1338555283' post='1676285'] I say "...the guys on Basschat reckon....". Queue groans and moans...[/quote] f*** 'em. They're just jealous. I mean what have they got? General guitar forums are mostly pants, so they have to traipse off to sites like MyLesPaul where they can argue about bumblebee caps and long-tongue neck joints. Just as 'geeky' as here, if not moreso. But do they lend each other gear? Do they look out for someone if they haven't posted for a while? Do they get together off-site for organised beers and bashes? Do they bollocks. And I stand by my earlier post. If someone takes the piss out of someone else for what they like, they're in line for a (metaphorical) fat lip, afaic. Edited June 1, 2012 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Firefly Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Not as funny as model train collector's forums or great british bus spotters.. its all a bit Simon Quinlank... etc etc etc.....I've always been a bass nerd, F*** 'em !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskimoBassist Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Yeahhh my bandmates have held this as a permanent source of amusement, as have past partners when they have found out. Doesn't bother me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben604 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Oh, it's water off a ducks back, to me. I love this place, the depth of knowledge is outstanding and I'll use and contribute to it as much as possible. The rest of them know full well, because I tell them, that this place has benefited the band financially and operationally on more than one occasion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 If you can hear them laughing you're not playing loud enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I've always referred to this website in real life as a "geeky bass guitar forum". It's nothing personal you understand, it does get quite geeky round here. No one I can recall has ever stifled a snigger at it's mention, though sometimes I overhear the peels of laughter when I've left the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysh Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1338555919' post='1676300'] ... But do they lend each other gear? Do they look out for someone if they haven't posted for a while? Do they get together off-site for organised beers and bashes?... [/quote] cool, this is what happens on my favourite german bassplayers board, too. there must be something special about bassplayers worldwide... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Ive always thought the names summed up the cultural differences very well.......... TALKbass - Ok guys lets talk some serious bass. BassCHAT - Lets have a nice little chat about basses shall we if that ok with you? And I agree with Skankdelvar. Definatly a sign of those who have little to give themselves. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1338554753' post='1676270'] I've always thought that those who snigger at other peoples' specialist interests or hobbies - trams, philately, house bricks, whatever - are entirely deficient in the virtues of empathy, wisdom and politeness. That they freely articulate such views in the belief that they are demonstrating their innate superiority speaks volumes about their witlessness. It's rather like the person who says "You read [i]books[/i]? God, how [i]boring[/i]" and howls with idiot laughter. You don't know whether to pity them or lure them to a subterranean cavern and butcher them in the interests of the wider public good. [/quote] No comment. It just deserved to be held up and repeated. Tx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1338554753' post='1676270'] I've always thought that those who snigger at other peoples' specialist interests or hobbies - trams, philately, house bricks, whatever - are entirely deficient in the virtues of empathy, wisdom and politeness. That they freely articulate such views in the belief that they are demonstrating their innate superiority speaks volumes about their witlessness. It's rather like the person who says "You read [i]books[/i]? God, how [i]boring[/i]" and howls with idiot laughter. You don't know whether to pity them or lure them to a subterranean cavern and butcher them in the interests of the wider public good. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote]Nicely put. Mrs Ez occasionally bemoans the amount of time I spend here, but she also realises the huge support network we have here too, and not just bass related either. I only got into musical forums as my drummer used to mention the drum forum quite often and I thought I'd find out if one existed for bass. Started on TB as that was the first thing Google found, but once I found BC the difference was obvious and here I am, yea posts later. Yah boo sucks to the nay sayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I refer to our beloved forum as Bassw@nkers..... My wife posts on a wedding forum (hitched) which she calls Weddingw@nkers. All in the best humour pf course. Bassworld was a cooler name though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I got fed up with Blueschat. Every time I replied or even quoted on a thread they'd tell me it wasn't as good as the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 i registered on Jazzscat too. Couldn't make head nor tail of it. All the posts were like "scree diddly doobop wee yeahhhh" I think they might all be foreign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1338556563' post='1676314'] If you can hear them laughing you're not playing loud enough [/quote] He he, well said :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 These philistines are simply mocking what they ain't got. They simply aren't organised or nice enough to have such a bountiful wealth of knowledge, friendship and arguments as what you find on this 'ere small corner of the internet. I think Skank summed it up perfectly..."f*** 'em" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird13 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Anytime I mention Basschat I'm met with pretty much the same response as when I tell people I play bass - a slightly puzzled look followed by "why" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1338554753' post='1676270'] I've always thought that those who snigger at other peoples' specialist interests or hobbies - trams, philately, house bricks, whatever - are entirely deficient in the virtues of empathy, wisdom and politeness. That they freely articulate such views in the belief that they are demonstrating their innate superiority speaks volumes about their witlessness. It's rather like the person who says "You read [i]books[/i]? God, how [i]boring[/i]" and howls with idiot laughter. You don't know whether to pity them or lure them to a subterranean cavern and butcher them in the interests of the wider public good. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote] Hear hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1338567548' post='1676569'] These philistines are simply mocking what they ain't got. They simply aren't organised or nice enough to have such a bountiful wealth of knowledge, friendship and arguments as what you find on this 'ere small corner of the internet. I think Skank summed it up perfectly..."f*** 'em" [/quote] Or alternatively they are and by pouring scorn and derision on you it deflects attention from them and the possibility of you finding out about their Extreme Knitting forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1338551581' post='1676178'] An otherwise entirely pleasant chap of my acqaintance always sniggers when I mention our mighty forum by name. Better name than some websites, though. Twee, for me, would be something like - I dunno - PurplePineapple or WhizMonkey. Sappy f***ing names thought up by earnest 'net-savvy' little Hoxton Twats riding round their offices on tricycles. Basschat is a solid, manly sort of name and as British as a cup of hot, strong tea. [color=#ffffff].[/color] [/quote] you had a nathan barley overdose there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1338565611' post='1676509'] I got fed up with Blueschat. Every time I replied or even quoted on a thread they'd tell me it wasn't as good as the OP [/quote] Did every thread start of with "I woke up this morning..........." ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 [quote name='apa' timestamp='1338559580' post='1676366'] Ive always thought the names summed up the cultural differences very well.......... TALKbass - Ok guys lets talk some serious bass. BassCHAT - Lets have a nice little chat about basses shall we if that ok with you? And I agree with Skankdelvar. Definatly a sign of those who have little to give themselves. A [/quote] I'd like to use that as a quote at some point in some promotional material, if thats ok with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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