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The problem with memes is that they don't stop being funny at the same time for people.

Even worse, often they don't start being funny at the same time for people either :)

Having said that, community memes are a good thing. Usually they do start in chat, too, but right now I can't seem to get in. Is chat down?
 
Rumor is, chat is down.
I grew up with Letterman, whose main shtick is to tell the joke well after it stops being funny.
Then, just the fact that the joke lives becomes the funny part. YMMV.
 
I think that it has more to do with a separation in the community. Those who chat, and those who don't. Anytime a non-chatter asks "what is Barlow" an answer is not given. It is an inside joke that only the "chatters" are in on. Then many comments are made about said joke which serve to further alienate the one who asked as well as anyone that is not in the know. Bladite said something like "what happens in chat should stay in chat" and I agree.
If the joke were ever made known on the forum then it would be a different story. These antics remind me of high school.
 
slapper said:
I think that it has more to do with a separation in the community. Those who chat, and those who don't. Anytime a non-chatter asks "what is Barlow" an answer is not given. It is an inside joke that only the "chatters" are in on. Then many comments are made about said joke which serve to further alienate the one who asked as well as anyone that is not in the know. Bladite said something like "what happens in chat should stay in chat" and I agree.
If the joke were ever made known on the forum then it would be a different story. These antics remind me of high school.
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Good point Slap. That said, some don't start in chat, but here or in other parts of the forums, it just carries over.

Moose
 
slapper said:
Anytime a non-chatter asks "what is Barlow" an answer is not given. It is an inside joke that only the "chatters" are in on.
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But half the folks joking about "Barlow" had no idea where it came from. :D

I think folks can be a little sensitive as far as being on the "outs."
Case in point. Until about fifteen minutes ago, I had no clue who Wayne Whittaker is.
Moose had to baby step me through it.

Did that stop me from carrying on about Wayne? Not one bit.
As my grandfather used to say, it's good to be able to "pass and repass."
In other words, bantering is simply a valuable social skill.
 
Guyon said:
But half the folks joking about "Barlow" had no idea where it came from. :D

I think folks can be a little sensitive as far as being on the "outs."
Case in point. Until about fifteen minutes ago, I had no clue who Wayne Whittaker is.
Moose had to baby step me through it.

Did that stop me from carrying on about Wayne? Not one bit.
As my grandfather used to say, it's good to be able to "pass and repass."
In other words, bantering is simply a valuable social skill.
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Your grandfather obviously taught you well as your ability to banter is almost without equal. Wayne should have us on his payroll, SERIOUSLY, FOR BARLOW!
 
But if I only have one Schrade Imperial Barlow?
where will I find the other 3?
 
I would consider myself someone who chats quite frequently, but I still don't know what this Barlow thing is about. Nobody tells me.
 
maethor said:
I would consider myself someone who chats quite frequently, but I still don't know what this Barlow thing is about. Nobody tells me.
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Everyone curious about barlow, read Derek's Signature, and Tradewaters location, sheesh. :D

Moose
 
You want stuff to go over your head?
Try posting in Kershaw. Those guys speak Klingon.
It's worth it for the freebies though. :D
 
Alright people. Since this seems to be the biggest mystery of the year, let's go ahead and answer this question one more time. (Yes, one more time, because believe it or not we have answered it several times already.)

The old man (Tradewater) is from Barlow. One night, Guyon stated the whole "For Sparta!" thing, and the old man changed it and said "For Barlow!" After that point, that was it. It was a catchy line, and goofy as heck because Barlow Kentucky is, well, really, really tiny. The population doubled when the old man moved there.

Then, one day in chat, Maethor asked what Barlow was. The old man (Tradewater) stated it was "A warrior city. Like Sparta."

And that is it. That is the entire story behind the mystery. And believe it or not, this has been covered, in depth, several times, to several people, and explained about as thoroughly as possible. If you missed it, sorry, but that is the nature of the beast. People are going to miss stuff on the internet. We have a group of people that post quite regularly, so threads are constantly in flux around here. If it gets lost in the shuffle, again, sorry, but I can't help that. If people didn't post so often in here, it wouldn't be as great as it is. We keep saying the For Barlow! thing because it is fun and goofy and not as played out as the For Sparta! thing, so if it seems like high school antics, maybe it is, but it is all in good fun, and if you decided to check your sense of whimsy and humor at the door, well, I suggest you go back and get it.

As far as not bringing chat stuff here, well, there are a huge number of some of the most successful threads that got their start in chat. There are a huge number of giveaways that happened because they were suggested in chat. There was far too much good content that started there that made it's way over here. So if you are really intent on us keeping the chat stuff out of here, sorry, it isn't going to happen. We have too much fun and far too many good ideas to simply ignore them here.
 
DerekH said:
Alright people. Since this seems to be the biggest mystery of the year, let's go ahead and answer this question one more time. (Yes, one more time, because believe it or not we have answered it several times already.)

The old man (Tradewater) is from Barlow. One night, Guyon stated the whole "For Sparta!" thing, and the old man changed it and said "For Barlow!" After that point, that was it. It was a catchy line, and goofy as heck because Barlow Kentucky is, well, really, really tiny. The population doubled when the old man moved there.

Then, one day in chat, Maethor asked what Barlow was. The old man (Tradewater) stated it was "A warrior city. Like Sparta."

And that is it. That is the entire story behind the mystery. And believe it or not, this has been covered, in depth, several times, to several people, and explained about as thoroughly as possible. If you missed it, sorry, but that is the nature of the beast. People are going to miss stuff on the internet. We have a group of people that post quite regularly, so threads are constantly in flux around here. If it gets lost in the shuffle, again, sorry, but I can't help that. If people didn't post so often in here, it wouldn't be as great as it is. We keep saying the For Barlow! thing because it is fun and goofy and not as played out as the For Sparta! thing, so if it seems like high school antics, maybe it is, but it is all in good fun, and if you decided to check your sense of whimsy and humor at the door, well, I suggest you go back and get it.

As far as not bringing chat stuff here, well, there are a huge number of some of the most successful threads that got their start in chat. There are a huge number of giveaways that happened because they were suggested in chat. There was far too much good content that started there that made it's way over here. So if you are really intent on us keeping the chat stuff out of here, sorry, it isn't going to happen. We have too much fun and far too many good ideas to simply ignore them here.
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Ur ghey.

Just sayin'.

:D

Moose
 
DerekH said:
Alright people. Since this seems to be the biggest mystery of the year, let's go ahead and answer this question one more time. (Yes, one more time, because believe it or not we have answered it several times already.)

The old man (Tradewater) is from Barlow. One night, Guyon stated the whole "For Sparta!" thing, and the old man changed it and said "For Barlow!" After that point, that was it. It was a catchy line, and goofy as heck because Barlow Kentucky is, well, really, really tiny. The population doubled when the old man moved there.

Then, one day in chat, Maethor asked what Barlow was. The old man (Tradewater) stated it was "A warrior city. Like Sparta."

And that is it. That is the entire story behind the mystery. And believe it or not, this has been covered, in depth, several times, to several people, and explained about as thoroughly as possible. If you missed it, sorry, but that is the nature of the beast. People are going to miss stuff on the internet. We have a group of people that post quite regularly, so threads are constantly in flux around here. If it gets lost in the shuffle, again, sorry, but I can't help that. If people didn't post so often in here, it wouldn't be as great as it is. We keep saying the For Barlow! thing because it is fun and goofy and not as played out as the For Sparta! thing, so if it seems like high school antics, maybe it is, but it is all in good fun, and if you decided to check your sense of whimsy and humor at the door, well, I suggest you go back and get it.

As far as not bringing chat stuff here, well, there are a huge number of some of the most successful threads that got their start in chat. There are a huge number of giveaways that happened because they were suggested in chat. There was far too much good content that started there that made it's way over here. So if you are really intent on us keeping the chat stuff out of here, sorry, it isn't going to happen. We have too much fun and far too many good ideas to simply ignore them here.
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tl;dr

:D

If anyone had ever told me that tradewater lives in Barlow, goddammit!
 
I just got a couple boxes from the man in the brown truck. Kydex baby!! :D


FOR BARLOW!!!
 
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For BUTTHOLE
 
For the love of God, no pics of that please. :eek:
 
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