Need a Gimmick

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08-02-2009, 07:13 AM
FFIX Choco Boy

Need a Gimmick

Ok, so I've noticed that most people around here have a gig, a THING that really gets people to say, WOW! I know EXACTLY who did that. For Monda it's strawberries, for The Space Pope it's the creepy 3rd person I've-had-too-much-cocaine-today thing, and for NeoTifa it's random sexual innuendo. Now, I've been here a while and I seem to be one of the only old schoolers without a gig. I need you guys to help me think of one. So post your ideas here of what you'd like me to try to do from now on. Here's a chance to embarrass a fellow EoFFer(Yet again). I'll just pick my favorite one of them all.
08-02-2009, 07:16 AM
leader of mortals

You're an old schooler?

And do a thing where you act like everyone else, doing a little of everyone else's "gigs", rolled into 1.
08-02-2009, 07:17 AM
Freya

Talk about how you'd rape chocobos all the time. That's something starling. :D?

"That's awesome, almost as awesome as raping a chocobo."
08-02-2009, 07:18 AM
rubah

I don't have a gig.
08-02-2009, 07:19 AM
Freya

Allie you have your dragons :D
08-02-2009, 07:29 AM
The Space Pope

I wasn't aware that I had a gig

I do own a gig bag, however. It' says "Rok Sak" on it which I find hilarious because I have the mind of a three year old crack addicted chimp.

Your gig should be that you're the only one without a gig...creates a paradox of sorts, dun'it?
08-02-2009, 07:30 AM
leader of mortals

Do I have a gig?
08-02-2009, 07:31 AM
eestlinc

only musicians have gigs. well, the employed ones, at least.
08-02-2009, 07:32 AM
Madonna

Add "fight-oh!" to the end of all your posts! I am sure it would be a quick fix to earning a "gig"! Now go off an experiment; I wish you all the best!
08-02-2009, 07:36 AM
Bunny

Every post of yours needs to be a haiku.
08-02-2009, 07:37 AM
eestlinc

THE JACKAL
08-02-2009, 08:09 AM
Denmark

You're not an old-schooler. So no worries.

I'm an old-schooler without a "gig". Prove me wrong.
08-02-2009, 08:13 AM
Darkswordofchaos

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunny

Every post of yours needs to be a haiku.

Smart man here
08-02-2009, 08:22 AM
Kirobaito

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denmark

You're not an old-schooler. So no worries.

I'm an old-schooler without a "gig". Prove me wrong.

Penguins.
08-02-2009, 08:40 AM
Denmark

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirobaito

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denmark

You're not an old-schooler. So no worries.

I'm an old-schooler without a "gig". Prove me wrong.

Penguins.

Not anymore. HA.
08-02-2009, 08:42 AM
blackmage_nuke

Every post you make should be constructed by rhyming Iambic Pentameters.
08-02-2009, 04:13 PM
Crimson

I used to have gigs in the old band I played guitar in.

Honestly havent a clue what you guys are talking about.

=|
08-02-2009, 04:25 PM
Psychotic

Well you could always do what this guy did.
08-02-2009, 05:03 PM
Rye

Psydekick. I want a Ryedekick. xD

You should post ^.^ at least 3 times per post. Do it. Make me proud.
08-02-2009, 05:05 PM
rubah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lekana

Allie you have your dragons :D

*throws self off a bridge*
08-02-2009, 05:14 PM
The Jamie Star Scenario

You:)could:)use:)smilies:)instead:)of:)spaces.
08-02-2009, 06:08 PM
FFIX Choco Boy

Heh, good thoughts so far. Not really sure which one I want yet, though. I'm thinking the Haiku one at the moment... Oh, and idk, I may not be an old schooler but I've been here for 3 and a half years. >.<
08-02-2009, 06:28 PM
krissy

write in haikus, yeah
it is not too difficult
and will gain you props
08-02-2009, 06:30 PM
Jojee

You already have a gig, krissy. It's not being able to spell. :3

Mine's being pure awesome. ^_^ Prove me wrong. Actually, don't. :mog:
08-02-2009, 06:34 PM
krissy

your full of leis
08-02-2009, 06:35 PM
The Space Pope

haikus, pretty gay
their authors are dumb virgins
dammit! self owned, ugh
08-02-2009, 06:36 PM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jojee

You already have a gig, krissy. It's not being able to spell. :3

That, and never being here.

(SPOILER)lolz
08-02-2009, 07:05 PM
Blue Harvest

Everyone knows what my gig is, even though I've toned it down as of late.
08-02-2009, 07:13 PM
Rase

You should only get a gig to get chicks.

Or just don't care. Not everyone needs a snappy little possibly annoying thing they do.
08-02-2009, 08:23 PM
Old Manus

Talk in the third person, make tons of threads about your made-up sexual conquests, and pretend to be 8 years older than you actually are.

It's a sure fire way to popularity.
08-02-2009, 09:30 PM
leader of mortals

Oh, and choco boy, in order to be an old schooler, you have to be here at least 5 years.

And I've been here longer than you, and I don't have a gig. Except maybe being very annoying and stupid...
08-02-2009, 10:03 PM
The Space Pope

Quote:

Oh, and choco boy, in order to be an old schooler, you have to be here at least 5 years.

ugh who cares about join dates

arbitrary and a way for two retards to whip out their minuscule e-peens and swordfight
08-02-2009, 10:14 PM
rubah

people start caring about join dates when 75% of the current population has one later than theirs.

(obv I don't care yet)
08-02-2009, 10:24 PM
The Space Pope

ugh that's like patting yourself on a back for watching paint dry longer than anyone else.

So If I made an account back in 2002 or so and didn't post until today would I be cool too? I sure hope so, golly gee whiz.
08-02-2009, 10:49 PM
Jessweeee♪

No, don't get a gig :(

If you were to do something like, say, center a lot of your posts around an odd obsession with blueberries, and it turned into a big thing, then people will feel like they can't talk about blueberries anymore without being accused of hopping on the blueberry bandwagon. You'll have a bunch of people going "Blueberries are the cutest fruit ever." and a bunch of people going "The blueberry trend is the worst thing to happen here at EoFF." and a bunch of people going "WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT THE smurf UP ABOUT THE 'BLUEBERRY BANDWAGON' IT IS A NICE FRUIT AND I HAPPEN TO LIKE IT."
08-02-2009, 10:53 PM
The Space Pope

type without ever using the letter e
08-02-2009, 11:28 PM
rubah

not as hard to do as you might think.
08-02-2009, 11:48 PM
The Space Pope

I know that, doodlebop

:moomba:
08-03-2009, 12:12 AM
rubah

you had that symbol in your post, but I didn't.
08-03-2009, 12:32 AM
The Space Pope

that's why I am amazing and you cannot climb to my holy unicorn status
08-03-2009, 12:32 AM
Madonna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪

No, don't get a gig :(

If you were to do something like, say, center a lot of your posts around an odd obsession with blueberries, and it turned into a big thing, then people will feel like they can't talk about blueberries anymore without being accused of hopping on the blueberry bandwagon. You'll have a bunch of people going "Blueberries are the cutest fruit ever." and a bunch of people going "The blueberry trend is the worst thing to happen here at EoFF." and a bunch of people going "WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT THE smurf UP ABOUT THE 'BLUEBERRY BANDWAGON' IT IS A NICE FRUIT AND I HAPPEN TO LIKE IT."

You mean like Jiaoberry liked strawberries and now hates to admit it?! I am sure there are others in this dire strait as well!

Anyways, what we are talking about is a gimmick; this "gig" dreck has got to go!
08-03-2009, 01:11 AM
Momiji

I didn't know that people actually needed a gimmick to make themselves known. :-/
08-03-2009, 01:34 AM
rubah

Speak for yourself, emo poet lolilover ;)

LYnxie, who is "Jiaoberry"? Do you mean Strawbee?
08-03-2009, 09:15 AM
Jiro

Gimmicks will end up being the catalyst of your eventual downfall.
08-03-2009, 09:22 AM
Freya

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

Speak for yourself, emo poet I cried aloud with mirth and merrimentilover ;)

LYnxie, who is "Jiaoberry"? Do you mean Strawbee?

Yeah he goes by her name and berry xD
08-03-2009, 04:00 PM
Marshall Banana

Quote:

Originally Posted by By Murder I Will Be Rydia

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪

No, don't get a gig :(

If you were to do something like, say, center a lot of your posts around an odd obsession with blueberries, and it turned into a big thing, then people will feel like they can't talk about blueberries anymore without being accused of hopping on the blueberry bandwagon. You'll have a bunch of people going "Blueberries are the cutest fruit ever." and a bunch of people going "The blueberry trend is the worst thing to happen here at EoFF." and a bunch of people going "WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT THE smurf UP ABOUT THE 'BLUEBERRY BANDWAGON' IT IS A NICE FRUIT AND I HAPPEN TO LIKE IT."

You mean like Jiaoberry liked strawberries and now hates to admit it?! I am sure there are others in this dire strait as well!

:kaolaugh:

I regularly search "strawberry" and "strawberries," and I'm really excited when I read strawberry posts by other people!
08-03-2009, 04:03 PM
Raistlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

LYnxie, who is "Jiaoberry"? Do you mean Strawbee?

Yuejiao (Jojo) + Strawberry (Strawbee) = Jiaoberry. It is actually an amazing nickname and better than the twerp deserves.
08-03-2009, 04:07 PM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

people start caring about join dates when 75% of the current population has one later than theirs.

(obv I don't care yet)

I started caring when I joined, when I realized the party had been going for the better part of a whole year before I showed up. I can't even imagine what it's like for you newbies.
08-03-2009, 04:15 PM
qwertysaur

I have no idea what you should do.

Wait, here is an idea, type in another font.

Or pretend you have multiple personality disorder. Whichever works out best for you :p
08-03-2009, 04:20 PM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwertysaur

Or pretend you have multiple personality disorder.

chaos: Thanks to Psychotic's game for making me remember this guy's bit.

Trowa: *sits and stares and sits and stares*
08-03-2009, 05:04 PM
rubah

Albedo: *laughs maniacally*

Yes, I realize that jiaoberry is a clever portmanteau, but I was referencing strawbee in response to comment she made about how strawbee wasn't her thing anymore and that she was slightly embarassed by it? I don't remember.
08-03-2009, 05:05 PM
arcanedude34

My gimmick is to keep saying I'm awesome and popular until it just kinda happens.

It's going well. :D
08-03-2009, 05:13 PM
Raistlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

Yes, I realize that jiaoberry is a clever portmanteau, but I was referencing strawbee in response to comment she made about how strawbee wasn't her thing anymore and that she was slightly embarassed by it? I don't remember.

Well, she definitely should be embarrassed, but she's still using that stupid name at Neskaya.
08-03-2009, 05:18 PM
SomethingBig

You could go with something simple and obvious, which is go, "KWEH!" or "KWARL!" after every sentence. :choc: Kinda like how moogles say, "Kupo!" after everything they say.
08-03-2009, 11:05 PM
Evastio

Quote:

Originally Posted by Momiji

I didn't know that people actually needed a gimmick to make themselves known. :-/

Everyone at least has something that separates them from most people. Like your obsession with anime, anime girls, and shmups.

For me, it'd definitely be my secrecy. After being here for 3 years, the majority of EoFF still doesn't even know my real name, where I live, or what my face looks like (those Internet Safety pamphlets are to blame for that, even though I'm too old to be reading those).
08-03-2009, 11:43 PM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

That sure is mysterious!

Wow. Three years.
08-03-2009, 11:43 PM
Freya

Yeah no, I don't think of that when I think of you Evastio. Roffle
08-04-2009, 12:55 AM
The Space Pope

pudding
08-04-2009, 01:41 AM
Lawr

LET'S DO ANNOYING THINGS SO PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE

Hey man, if you try too hard to force yourself to have a gimmick, it's definitely going to start getting annoying! Just go with the flow, homeskillet!

:monster:
08-04-2009, 02:04 AM
Shoeberto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagensyg

Hey man, if you try too hard to force yourself to have a gimmick, it's definitely going to start getting annoying! Just go with the flow, homeskillet!

:monster:

Yeah dawg like that :bou::bou::bou::bou: be whickety whickety whack. Go to the 'hood and yo bitch ass'd get popped, BLAOW BLAOW, kna'm sayin'?

I see right through your games, Lawrence.
08-04-2009, 02:54 AM
Lawr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoeberto

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagensyg

Hey man, if you try too hard to force yourself to have a gimmick, it's definitely going to start getting annoying! Just go with the flow, homeskillet!

:monster:

Yeah dawg like that :bou::bou::bou::bou: be whickety whickety whack. Go to the 'hood and yo bitch ass'd get popped, BLAOW BLAOW, kna'm sayin'?

I see right through your games, Lawrence.

:shifty:

I mean...what? xD
08-04-2009, 02:54 AM
Dignified Pauper

I have a gig, or eight. They are easy to make.

Fails to exit stage left.
08-04-2009, 03:02 AM
Kirobaito

I suppose me putting "Yo yo gangster flow" in every newbie thread, back when I actually cared about the welfare or existence of new members, is probably the closest I came to a gig.
08-04-2009, 03:03 AM
rubah

You're still pretty reknown for that whole john denver thing.

(I have thread proof)
08-04-2009, 03:05 AM
Kirobaito

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

You're still pretty reknown for that whole john denver thing.

(I have thread proof)

I was always more of a Grace Jones fan, though.
08-04-2009, 03:08 AM
rubah

Not like Chris was...
08-04-2009, 03:13 AM
Marshall Banana

The more you post, the more recognizable your personality becomes. That's all!
08-04-2009, 03:39 AM
Darkswordofchaos

Like MB, she dosent try and have a strawberry fetish, she just does
08-04-2009, 09:48 AM
Jiro

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirobaito

I suppose me putting "Yo yo gangster flow" in every newbie thread, back when I actually cared about the welfare or existence of new members, is probably the closest I came to a gig.

I wondered who was responsible for that little saying. Occasionally I use that, so I'd better give credit to you.

If you really want a gimmick, act like you have memory loss and be a newbie every day. You'll get banned quick smart, but at least you had a gimmick :roll2
08-04-2009, 10:17 AM
blackmage_nuke

If you really had memory loss you would make a new account every day
08-04-2009, 11:10 AM
Old Manus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

Not like Chris was...

rip :cry:
08-04-2009, 01:12 PM
Rodarian

Your gig should be asking chocobo questions at the end of each postings...

I have no gig...Except STYLE:strut:
08-04-2009, 02:14 PM
Raistlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

Not like Chris was...

I'm not sure anyone in the history of the universe was the Grace Jones fan Chris was.
08-04-2009, 10:49 PM
Dignified Pauper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Alliekin

Not like Chris was...

I'm not sure anyone in the history of the universe was the Grace Jones fan Chris was.

Androgeny is attractive to some. Look at David Bowie!

fails to exit stage left.
08-05-2009, 12:09 AM
Croyles

How about thinking of a 'gig' to have in real life?
08-05-2009, 12:09 AM
Markus. D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marshall Banana

The more you post, the more recognizable your personality becomes. That's all!

I am proof that's not how it works.
I've grown up on EoFF and am still very very obscure D;
08-05-2009, 12:16 AM
Shoeberto

Well, you did lose a lot of ground changing your name ;D Bad Tsu!
08-05-2009, 12:20 AM
Marshall Banana

You're pretty distinct, Tsukasa.
08-05-2009, 12:46 AM
rubah

distinct enough that I was mad you changed your name!

if anyone wants a gig, they can always be mysteryous http://www.snowy-day.net/stuff/art/p...erymachine.png http://www.snowy-day.net/stuff/art/p...erymachine.png http://www.snowy-day.net/stuff/art/p...erymachine.png http://www.snowy-day.net/stuff/art/p...erymachine.png
08-05-2009, 12:47 AM
Bunny

I thought you were just some reasonably intelligent newbie. Shame on me for thinking those exist though.
08-05-2009, 12:50 AM
Raistlin

Haha, yeah, same. I figured he was some year-old newbie that started posting around when he got his custom title.
08-05-2009, 03:18 AM
Jiro

Markus is pretty distinct imo. Nobody has that creepy awesome vibe he has. And he pulls it off with style.
08-05-2009, 05:53 AM
Jessweeee♪

You changed your name :(
08-05-2009, 07:28 AM
Dolentrean

Oh, did I mention I don't have a lame gimmick?

:shifty:
08-05-2009, 09:01 PM
Shauna

Pfft. Who needs a gimmick.
08-05-2009, 09:04 PM
drotato

I don't have one, I don't think.

Oh wait... nevermind... it's the damn underwear thing that I'll never live down now. /:
08-05-2009, 09:35 PM
Momiji

But I had forgotten about that, Nikki! Thanks for the reminder. ;)
08-05-2009, 09:43 PM
Shauna

Underwear thing? :o
08-05-2009, 09:50 PM
oddler

I stole quotes from Shiny and Wolf Kanno's brains.

I want to be just like Psychotic so I can be a moderator so all I have to do is PM him everyday and it'll happen because that's the way forums work plus he taught me how to make run-on sentences.

It worked for Rantzien. :choc2:
08-05-2009, 09:50 PM
Agent Proto

OH that's right! :D

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