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Podtoid 51: Thanks for nothing
Reverend Anthony
\\ 05.01.2008
40 comments

eere

There's a story behind Colin's Bear Animation, of course, but it's just as hilarious without context. Whether you watch the original video, or the nine minute loop, or any of the myriad homages, Colin's Bear Animation remains the greatest thing to ever grace the Internet -- short of this week's Podtoid, that is.

See that segue? See how smooth that was? Yeeuh.

Check the new show out HERE. This week, the regular Podtoid cast talked about random news stories from the past few months. Topics of discussion included:

- A sonnet and a new contest

- Differing opinions on GTA IV

- Grand Theft Childhood would depress my Ethics professor

- Edible videogame heroes 

- Gentleman Dinosaur

- achievement_unlock_all

So, yeah -- there's a new contest this week, in addition to the regular $25 award for the best comment (which, this week, goes to Phoenix Gamma -- put yer email in the comments); hit the jump for the details on the contest, future sonnets, and stuff about Gentleman Dinosaur.

The contest is as follows: make a cblog titled "Podtoid MGS," then record yourself saying some variant of the phrase, "shut the fuck up, Chad," as any Metal Gear Solid character(s) you choose.

Don't be any meaner to Chad than "shut the fuck up," though -- this is meant to be good-natured ribbing with a grin and a hug, not balls-out maliciousness. Whoever does the best/most creative impression will get Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection.

DEADLINE IS NEXT WEEK. 

As far as sonnets are concerned: from now on I'm going to put potential sonnet themes in the pre-show posts, so if you feel like writing one then we'll read it on air. As it stands, the next three weeks will be full of Brilliam's wonderful poems about the Podtoid members -- after that, pretty much anything based on our show theme will be up for grabs.

Dinosaur Gentleman: If anyone actually makes a game fitting some or all of the provisions Jim and Aaron describe in the latter half of the podcast, we'll do something for you. I dunno what, yet, but it'll be something cool. Maybe you can ask us to do something and we'll do it, maybe. I dunno. I just want a "shit in a bowler hat then put it on a dinosaur's head" game mechanic.



40 COMMENTS, LATEST BY Aaron Linde
Kapkomi, are you kidding? Those are some of my favorites. -    view discussion




There are 40 comments about this post:
Wexx's Avatar
LAME.

Also, thanks for nothing, you money-sucking pigs.
jpitner's Avatar
also: it's achievement_unlock_all not achievements_unlock_all

/wink
Reverend Anthony's Avatar
Wexx:

?
Remo's Avatar
So... is the podcast going up or what?
PaperBowser0's Avatar
Yeah seriously Wexx.......wtf?
Tamz's Avatar
Is it just me or is there no download link?
Sirapak's Avatar
I r sad DO NOT WANT confusion!
Remo's Avatar
oh it is up.
you may want to link to the podcast.
Andrex's Avatar
http://www.podtoid.com/podtoid-51-thanks-for-nothing

Use this Link
Sirapak's Avatar
http://japanator.com/~japanatordump/podtoid51final.mp3

here it is, for some reason only on podtoid.com does it have the dl link.
Reverend Anthony's Avatar
There's never been a DL link on the Dtoid homepage, only a link to Podtoid.com. I think I just phrased the text-link poorly this time.
CountingConflict's Avatar
Ewww.... I feel like such a funky monkey
PaperBowser0's Avatar
Oh...so "This Week" is the podtoid link. Damn, I thought that this whole post was going to explode with confusion.
Reaprar's Avatar
I really wanna hear this, but I don't want to ruin GTAIV for me, it's a shame.
Reverend Anthony's Avatar
There aren't any spoilers or anything, we just sort of express totally opposite opinions about the game's quality before deciding that it's actually beginning to grow on all of us.
entrager's Avatar
You didn't provide a deadline for the MGS contest. I assume it's by the time you next record Podtoid? In other words, next week?
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
I don't know if I like this contest ... :)
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar
Oh tits! I won?! But last question I posted, you made fun of my on my birthday on Retroforce! :<

Anyways, my email is PheonixGamma@gmail.com. Yes my email is misspelled. I'm an idiot.


Downloading the podcast now. Penny Arcade's show is wrapping up, so I'll get on this ASAP. Rawk on DToid.
coffeesash's Avatar
Who is it that keeps getting messages on Skype in these podcasts and hasn't turned off the sound? I keep hearing the *chwoip* sound throughout the podcast.
king3vbo's Avatar
OMG TITS
entrager's Avatar
I played the shit out of Manhole as a kid.
Tiff's Avatar
See. I told you guys SOMEONE in our community played it other than me!
JTHomeslice's Avatar
Thanks for saying my name right, Rev.
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar
FF7's designer is Tetsuya Nomura, btw.
Dexter345's Avatar
I started downloading this, but then remembered that I never finished listening to last week's. I'm on it.
tehdopefish's Avatar
Community member Mack goes to school with the Colin of Colin's Bear Animation fame.
Tubatic's Avatar
Clerks cartoon under-text ftw :D
Wedge's Avatar
I heard the chick who wrote Grand Theft Childhood on NPR today, during an hour discussion on Video Games and GTA IV. She was pretty cool, as was the hour in general.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
This was probably the favorite Podtoid I've been involved with.
Reverend Anthony's Avatar
entrager:
Oh, yeah. I'll post about that in the cblogs now.

Tiff:
I refuse to acknowledge it.
Reverend Anthony's Avatar
Or not, because the cblogs aren't working for me. Either way, I've edited the post.
Dead Movie Star's Avatar
I CALL GENTLEMEN DINOSAUR TEXT BASED ADVENTURE!!!!

The game is on.
Dead Movie Star's Avatar
If that last statement made any sense...
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
Oh in the question of "Who is the douchebag who ruined Square and now Square-Enix" the correct answer is Tetsuya Nomura.

Protip: He started as far back as FFIV but was one of the secondary character designers.

If you play Chrono Trigger and get the programmer's ending, he's the douchebag that "fake" resets your game in one of the rooms.

Fucking douche.
Wedge's Avatar
I have no idea what the contest is about, coz' I won't hear the podcast till tomorrow. I'm still entering anyways.
wardrox's Avatar
I tried the mothers-bones time machine, didn't work, and now my mum is dead T_T
brainderailment's Avatar
Yeah! Money sucking pigs!
Guagloves's Avatar
I remember playing Manhole in 2nd or 3rd grade. It was pretty awesome at the time.
Kapkomi's Avatar
@Aaron
at least you didn't shit on the Oracle Zeldas =P
Aaron Linde's Avatar
Kapkomi, are you kidding? Those are some of my favorites.

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