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Eloquent Eloquence | June 4, 2009 | Comments (58)


The start of a new era!

As any good manager during these trying times, Dustin has decided that outsourcing to a Third-World country is the way to go. Unlike your average Mr. Joe American, this Honduran textile-factory worker will do the same amount of work for half the salary*, take no breaks** and work through the holidays***. Latin power forever!

Hi. I am your new Overlord, Figgy. I come in peace. Unless you bastards step out of line. I’ve seen what you did to Prisco, and it wasn’t pretty. I won’t stand for it and you shall be most righteously beaten down. So bring it, bitches.

*That’s a lie. My greatness don’t come cheap.
**Another lie. I took a 2 hour break between sentences to play Baldur’s Gate 2 because I am a giant nerd.
***American holidays. I reserve the right to take Honduran Children’s Day off.

Here are the basics, for veterans and newbies alike:

1) We’re starting over from scratch. So whether you’re a past EE winner, have made multiple appearances on the board or have never tasted the glory of getting your comment validated by the Overlord, you’re now all at the same level.

2) All comments made between Thursday morning and, say, 9pm Wednesday will be valid for consideration. Except this first week, which I arbitrarily decided to start with the MTV Awards Open Thread. No reason other than that’s where the page cut off when I started looking.

3) The top prize will be a DVD of our choosing. This could have something to do with the top comment or just be completely random. Adds to the excitement of the thing.

4) This is for fun, people. Don’t freak out by my choices or take anything too seriously. I’ll go with whatever makes me laugh the hardest. The good news for you is that I have a very low threshold. And am easily bribable. Send chocolate, plane tickets or shirtless photos of hot men.

5) Really, just bring the funny. And don’t feed the regulars. They bite.

That’s enough from me. I’ll sit here and marvel at my awesomeness and wit, and wait for the slaughter. Please be nice to me, I’m new at this. Here’s this week’s craziest:


10. Totally gotta go with Tracer here. Why not just pick up a nice Japanese lady. After all, from what I’ve learned from the internet, they have all been taught, since birth, how to please a man with ancient Japanese sexual techniques and LOOOOOOVE dressing like slutty schoolgirls.

I dunno what those techniques are exactly, but since they’re ancient they probably have something to do with a torch made from Yak fat oil and some sort of polished rock. CAN’T WAIT!!!! —Pissboy

9. I can’t wait for the Choose Your Own Adventure: The Movie! Or Hi-Ho Cherry-O: The Movie! Or Tampon Machine in the Public Restroom: The Movie! Yay Hollywood! THANK GOD THE WRITER’S STRIKE ENDED! Now, where did I put that bottle of Xanax…. — Pinky McLadybits

[The Tampon movie is going into production this instant. It’ll star Nic Cage and his lack of sideburns.]

8. The Usual Suspects: Usual-er and More Suspicious -Jerce

[Short and sweet.]


7.Doran! What is best in life? To crush the producers, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their studio executives. —admin

[That is good! That is good…True fact: Conan is my dad’s favorite movie of all time.]

6. I’m sorry, did you just say Milli Vanilli biopic? WHY, HOLLYWOOD, WHY???????

Blame it on the rain. -jM

[And now that song is in your head. Am passing on the pain. Blame jM. And the rain]

5. And according to Wikipedia, there was a Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia. Never heard of it. I think it had something to do with fleeing from an American Idol winner.

Personally, I’m waiting for The Neverending Story : In My Pants. — BWeaves

[I laughed, and then I was sad that I know who Fantasia is.]

4. For those of you who’ve always wondered if a movie can be so bad that its trailer alone causes penile shrinkage and anal leakage, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

Damn you, GI Joe… -David


3. The one exception is Skitz, who should receive a lifetime achievement award. Posted by: jimbob at June 3, 2009 12:24 PM

He has. Do NOT believe him when he tries to tell you he hasn’t.

Also, do NOT believe him when he says he’ll “pay you right back”. Do NOT believe him when he says “that’s not an STD, it’s the early part of an elaborate tattoo I’m having done on my junk”. Do NOT believe him when he says “there’s a male birth control pill and I’m totally on it and besides, I’m pretty sure I had a vasectomy”. Do NOT believe him when he says, “running out for smokes. Be right back!” And most importantly, do NOT believe him when he says, “Wendel won’t even touch you. He’ll probably be passed out anyway”. *shivers* —Lainey

[I was going to make this next one number one, but I couldn’t decide if it was serious or not. But it just killed me. If it’s a joke, I praise you. Not only does it take monumental effort to type like that, but coupled with the screename…just beautiful..]


2. OMG SPEIDI IS SO GR8 IDK WHY U PPLR SUCH H8TERS. YOU PPL NEED TO GET A LIFE AND LEAVE SPEIDI ALONE. THEY R CELEBRITIES AND U PPL R JUST JEALOUSE. THATS Y U PPL R SO H8FUL BECAUSE U CAN NEVER BE AS GR8 AND CHRISTIAN LIKE SPEIDI. THEY ARE CHRISTIAN AND MOST OF U PPL R ATHEIEST AND AGNOGSTIC. U PPL NEED TO GROW UP —Flesh colored

[And our glorious #1]

1. My mother’s absolute favorite story of me as a child involves me singing and dancing to the Heathcliff song. This was special because my speech impediment was so bad that it sounded like “eep clip eep clip, oh one ood a-o-ize da eighbohoo.” If this movie ever see the light of day, I will be forced to hear my family sing the damn song for the next ten years.

For the love of God,I don’t think that I can deal with that. I wonder if the studio could be held responsible for the multiple murders that I’ll be forced to commit just to make the singing stop. — Ashleigh


——

Ha-ha, childhood speech impediment!

I love heartwarming stories of childhood mockery that result in epic revenge.

Congratulations, ashleigh! Not only do you win the first ever Revamped EE, but you get your very own DVD! I was going to pick two seasons of the Heathcliff cartoon show, but I figured you had suffered enough. Then I almost went with “Garfield,” but I don’t want you to hate me. And it IS a reward. So you get what is (to me) the best talking-animals movie of all time: Babe. Enjoy!

Send your address and other pertinent information to dustin at pajiba dot com.

See you next week. All you people going to Pajibacon this weekend: I hate you all. Commence shunning!


Eloquent Eloquence is dedicated to the memory of AlabamaPink


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Comments

*begins slow clap*

Posted by: Snath at June 4, 2009 2:05 PM

*Joins in, louder*

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at June 4, 2009 2:08 PM

Congrats, Ashleigh!!!

And great opening salvo, Figgy - EE is clearly in capable hands.

(That's known colloquially as kissing up)

Posted by: malikvlc at June 4, 2009 2:11 PM

And I really miss AlabamaPink...

Posted by: malikvlc at June 4, 2009 2:12 PM

Bravo, Figgy, bravo.
As much as I laud your first effort, it will be interesting for all to watch as you transform slowly into a haggard, bitter wretch who despises vile complainers and humorless comments that numb your soul and destroy your will to live.

Have fun!

Posted by: Spender at June 4, 2009 2:12 PM

Oopsie, Fig!
I left out the "slowly descending into madness" part.
Sorry!

Posted by: Spender at June 4, 2009 2:16 PM

*Chuckle* I need to go and Google the Heathcliff theme song. Congrats to Ashleigh and her adorable speech-impediment! And also to Figs on her first official day as EE Overlord!

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at June 4, 2009 2:16 PM

Congrats Figgy-EE is in good hands. Baldur's Gate 2 though? Does this mean when Diablo III comes out, EE will take a few weeks off?

Posted by: Mrcreosote at June 4, 2009 2:17 PM

Nicely done Queen Figgy! I always knew you were the greatest. (psst! everybody else talks behind your back)

And congrats to Ashleigh, familial homicide is always golden.

Posted by: admin at June 4, 2009 2:18 PM

Whoo-Hooooooo! I'm Number 5! I'm Number 5!

Thank you, your Figgyness. You made my day.

Posted by: BWeaves at June 4, 2009 2:20 PM

Well done aaaannnd sing-a-long **Bring us some Figgy pudding, now bring us some Figgy pudding....**

I love beer.

Posted by: amanda47 at June 4, 2009 2:35 PM

Wow...just wow.

I mean I thought EE was dead. We all did. We moved on with our lives, and went on to bigger things. Skitz opened up a beetfarm outside of Ohio. Conrad (last name withheld) got a job at Fox, and leaked the workpring of Wolverine because he thought it was "super sweet". And the SpamBots even halted their conquest of the human race, or at the very least they became craftier with their advances.

So now in this time of post-epilogue peace, you ask us to go back to the levels of insanity, depravity, and oneupmanship that this crowd has been known for, instead of merely debating the legality of Seth Rogen drunkenly hooking up with Anna Farris? If this is what you're expecting of us, I just have one question?

WHAT THE FUCK TOOK YOU SO GODDAMN LONG?!

Congrats Figgy. You have the bridge.

Posted by: Doctor Controversy at June 4, 2009 2:38 PM

First the Supreme Court, now EE. What happened to the days when the swarthy browns were content to work as dishwashers, landscapers and drug mules?

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at June 4, 2009 2:38 PM

Nice job, Miss Figgy! I'm happy the EE's are back because I don't get to spend nearly enough time dicking around on here anymore (dammit, why do you insist that I WORK while I'm at work, Work?) & I miss lots and lots of good stuff.

I'll join you in the shunning this weekend. I was unbelievably tempted to go, but $325 just for airfare to get to a state rightfuckingnextdoor was too much even for me to justify. And I'm SUPER good at justifiying spending money on stupid crap. Hmm, I just don't hope everyone doesn't not have fun. (BOOM - Grammar that, bitches!)

PS: Thanks for adding one of my silly comments to your first EE!

Posted by: Lainey at June 4, 2009 2:41 PM

Congrats, Ashleigh! I missed that one the first time around. Another reason why I love the EE, Figgy does the work so I don't have to - I'm so lazy!

And that header pic - are those stuffed tampon dolls? Seriously?

Posted by: Melissa at June 4, 2009 2:44 PM

[The Tampon movie is going into production this instant. It’ll star Nic Cage and his lack of sideburns.]

His wife shaved them off to use as tampons

Posted by: L.O.V.E. at June 4, 2009 2:44 PM

figgy, if you want pictures of naked men just go to Jeremy's site.

Posted by: L.O.V.E. at June 4, 2009 2:47 PM

Thanks for the plug, DocCon!

Anyone interested in buying some beets? They're chock full of beta-carotene, vitamin C, iron and calcium! C'mon, give them a taste! Anyone? RUBY INTENSITY! BEETS! They're not just for Russians anymore! Borscht is fucking INSANE! Hello? I sold everything I had to get this beet farm started, people - it's the only thing I have left! Wendel loves 'em! Please? Buy my beets?

Nice job, Missus Fig...

Now buy some goddam beets...

Posted by: Skitz at June 4, 2009 2:54 PM

Hey Skitz: Beet it.

Posted by: BWeaves at June 4, 2009 2:59 PM

Someone call my name?

Posted by: I Love Beets at June 4, 2009 3:01 PM

Skitz: Who will buy this wonderful morning? I'm so high I swear I could fly...Who will buy *pause* my beets?

Maybe some crazed Kiwi- New Zealand puts beets in every-damn-thing including sandwiches.

Posted by: amanda47 at June 4, 2009 3:04 PM

Awesome job, figgy. I look forward to many attempts at bribing you. I'll start saving for that plane ticket...!

Posted by: lizzieborden at June 4, 2009 3:06 PM

Yay! The return of Eloquent Eloquence!
Figgy - fabulous job. Your intro had me laughing from the get-go.

Posted by: tamatha at June 4, 2009 3:07 PM

Aw, thanks guys. I really was kind of nervous to post this. But I'm glad to see that everyone's already being funnier--makes my job easier. I am sure my heart will shrivel up pretty soon. So enjoy my niceness while you can.

And really, do you think that Speidi comment was for real? Or will someone claim it as their own? I HAVE TO KNOW!

Tracer: We are slowly but surely taking over the world. Be very afraid.

L.O.V.E: Done and DONE.

Posted by: figgy at June 4, 2009 3:10 PM

I can't even think of anything to say but thanks, Figgy! I'm so glad the EE is back and that I don't have to pick 'em. Now excuse me while I dance around the living room in joy and roll my ankle again.

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at June 4, 2009 3:16 PM

All hail, Miss Figgy! C'mon. Who doesn't love a random muppet reference? Besides, how long did we put up with Oscar Prisco the Grouch?

Posted by: Che Grovera at June 4, 2009 3:25 PM

Thanks Figgy! It's so great to have the Eloquence back in my life. And if I may I say, it does feel a fitting tribute to AlabamaPink, to have "comment wit" find a home again. All too often it gets orphaned in the cold darkness of the Interweb. And it's nice to see it in such capable, sexy, smart, funny hands. (/suckup)

Although, with my dyslexia I misread "Not only does it take monumental effort to type like that" as a "mouthful of effort". Great mental picture. I do amuse myself....

Posted by: Odnon at June 4, 2009 3:37 PM

Fine, figgy. I'll learn the meringue and the bossa nova, but as God is my witness, I have taken a solemn vow to never again do the cha cha and as God is my witness, I never shall. Not after . . . not after my Jaguarita.

/fights back tears.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at June 4, 2009 3:40 PM

atta girl, fig.

Posted by: naivehelga at June 4, 2009 3:42 PM

Thank you Figgy. Lucky for me Japanese women dripping hot Yak oil on eachother and banging themselves with polished Jade hoohoodiddlers is your type of humor.

Posted by: PissBoy at June 4, 2009 3:53 PM

Jesus H. Christ!!! Am I the only one to think that that was the most boring EE top ten to date?

Posted by: Guess Who! at June 4, 2009 4:01 PM

Oh good, the potty mouths are back.

Posted by: annoyingmouse at June 4, 2009 4:06 PM

I'll give you a mouthful of effort, Odnon. BAM!

Way to go, figsterini! And it really is nice to see EE back, no matter what the h8ers say.

Also, Che, it's nice to see *you* back too! And if I had Prisco in my cell, his name would totally be getting changed to Prisco the Grouch. Tee hee!

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at June 4, 2009 4:06 PM

For a while there I was all "yay the EEs are back, way to go figmeister!" but then I read this:

And it IS a reward. So you get what is (to me) the best talking-animals movie of all time: Babe. Enjoy!

You're a sad, sick, cruel, twisted, bitter little pervert, aren't you? *sniff* I'm so proud, Dustin, you couldn't have picked better!

Posted by: lordhelmet at June 4, 2009 4:27 PM

But...but I really do love Babe! For reals! And it was on theme...sort of. What, I wasn't gonna give her "Garfield"...

Posted by: figgy at June 4, 2009 4:51 PM

And if I had Prisco in my cell, his name would totally be getting changed to Prisco the Grouch. Tee hee!
Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at June 4, 2009 4:06 PM
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If I had Prisco in MY cell, his name would totally be getting changed to "SweetCheeks", right after I gave him a tattoo.

Posted by: Spender at June 4, 2009 5:14 PM

Figgy: I will out-nerd you into oblivion. Why? Because I'm a giver, that's why. Did you know that there is an elaborate Baldur's Gate 2 plugin that allows you to run an install of Baldur's Gate 1 and Tales of the Sword Coast through the BG2 engine? It makes both games and all the expansion packs one enormous super game. They even added a set of cut scenes to bridge the ending cinematic of BG1 and the opening capture in BG2, which actually ties together the plots of the two more solidly.

It's called Baldur's Gate Trilogy, you can find it here: Spellhold Studios.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to load up my dual long sword wielding kensai and kill a fucking dragon.

Posted by: Steven Lloyd Wilson at June 4, 2009 5:21 PM

If I had Prisco in my cell, we'd probably have to do a two-out-of-three
Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who'd be designated "bottom" first...

Prison changes a man... It's a lonely place.

Posted by: Skitz at June 4, 2009 5:23 PM

Anna, from you? Anytime!
And it wouldn't be an effort. /innuendo....

Posted by: Odnon at June 4, 2009 5:54 PM

Figgy, I will admit you did a great job with your first EE. But my dear you comment to much, when that fat hump Prisco did his EE he wrote it and left the scene, he knew better than to say around and answer every snide remark directed at him. Now with that being said the less of you we hear from the better, girl you need to get all hidden and shit.

P.S. As the saying goes, less is more, except when pussy is involved.

Posted by: Guess Who! at June 4, 2009 6:15 PM

Nicely done, figgy!

It makes both games and all the expansion packs one enormous super game.

Only really worth it if you want to get all three pairs of pantaloons (gold, silver, bronze) and have them forged together. That's geekdom. Boom.

Posted by: branded at June 4, 2009 6:16 PM

branded: Another reason it is cool is that you get to make the skills/stats choices for Imoen, Minsc and Jahiera throughout BG1 and have those transition with you to BG2. Otherwise you're stuck with the horrible default choices they give those characters when you start BG2 (even though you can transition your character over between the two).

Posted by: Steven Lloyd Wilson at June 4, 2009 6:20 PM

Yes.... I probably should have specified my cell phone.

You guys are sick. *tear* I heart you .

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at June 4, 2009 6:22 PM

Holy godtopus, Steven. I don't know whether I want to ask you to marry me or hate you for making my addiction even worse.

And I love that I am in the company of such outstanding BG geeks. It makes me feel less guilty about spending hours and hours playing.

Posted by: figgy at June 4, 2009 6:53 PM

Figs, like the Lainster, I don't have enough time for playing on here at work - YES, I WILL FIND OUT WHY YOUR CLAIMS AREN'T BEING PAID! DAMMIT! (Sorry, we're bitter that we had to sign blood oaths on the new work interwebs policy.) But I must tell you, chica, Bra-fucking-va. I wipe a proud tear from my eye. You are going to rock this gig.

Posted by: Nicole at June 4, 2009 8:01 PM

if *I* had prisco on my cell, i'd be texting him right now, instead of hanging out with YOU LOSERS, except ashleigh who's the only winner here! congrats!

and don't let the haters derail you, fig! reading all these threads is mind-numbing even when you aren't judging them for a prize.

Posted by: gp at June 4, 2009 8:07 PM

I will eat my fucking hat if the Speidi comment is serious. And the hat I wear for fucking is GIGANTIC.

Posted by: SaBrina at June 4, 2009 8:22 PM

I would bet anything that the Speidi (what a ridiculous name--worse than Brangelina, if that's possible) comment was someone doing it for shits and giggles. I mean, texters don't use all caps and frequent this site...do they???

Posted by: bonnie at June 4, 2009 8:39 PM

I will eat my fucking hat if the Speidi comment is serious. And the hat I wear for fucking is GIGANTIC.

SaBrina, I bow before thee. That made my day!

Posted by: Lauren at June 4, 2009 8:54 PM

Figgy: We could never marry. I could not in good conscious cheat on Viconia.

Once whilst unemployed just after graduating from college, my sleep schedule spun around the clock because of BG2. 20 hrs playing, 10 hrs sleeping, for about 2 weeks straight.

Have you played the other Infinity Engine games as well? The two Icewind Dales were fun dungeon crawls, but Planescape blows away most books for quality of story and sheer surreality. I read somewhere that all of the description and dialogue in the game adds up to over 200,000 words.

Posted by: Steven Lloyd Wilson at June 4, 2009 11:01 PM

Nice job, figs, but ... let's face it, you got off easy this week. A lot of us clearly had put our "A" list material into remission weeks ago and were quite out of practice when we were caught off guard by ZombiEE's return from the dead.

You'll have your work cut out for you next week just trying to whittle it down to 10 in the crossover thread alone.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at June 5, 2009 12:08 AM

Steven, if marriage is out of the question maybe you, Viconia, Anomen and I could go on a group date. Anomen talks a lot of nonsense, but he's cute and has a mighty big sword. How about it? Turkey legs and ale for everybody! Rangers and hamsters everywhere, rejoice!

Oh, god. See what you make me do?

But I confess it's the first time I'm playing the game. I've tried before but kept getting slaughtered, so I'm taking it slowly and am just doing chapter 3 atm. But oh man it's so addictive.

buc: I know. I already have a bunch saved up just from today...this won't be fun.

Posted by: figgy at June 5, 2009 12:32 AM

And I'm not going to make it any easier for you. I'm using the crossover thread to whip myself back into shape for the quest for the Holy DVD. I have 1 2 3 locked up already, if I do say so myself.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at June 5, 2009 12:44 AM

1 2 3 4

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at June 5, 2009 1:02 AM

Figgy, I think you have the makings of an awesome overlord (overlady?) EE is in very good hands.

Posted by: Girl With Curious Hair at June 5, 2009 2:16 AM

ZombiEE! I love it. That should be the new title.

Also, I need to know where I might purchase a fucking hat. I think that's what's been missing from my sex life, and I'd like to get one. Especially if it's gigantic.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at June 5, 2009 9:04 AM

AvB, have you been to the fucking millinery? The selection of fucking hats may surprise you. Your fucking partner may get bored by how much time you spend with the merchandise and how long it takes you to consummate the transaction (a lot of guys prefer to just get in, get out and be done with it), but finding the perfect fucking accessories is crucial to your satisfaction -- right, ladies? But bigger isn't always better; it's really about style...

Posted by: Che Grovera at June 5, 2009 9:46 AM

^^ I totally agree. And I may be pointing out the obvious but fucking hats go great with fuck-me shoes.

Posted by: villain's minion at June 5, 2009 8:19 PM