The maddest, wierdest website in the world......ever!

cranium · 08-06-2003, 12:31

this is really mad stuff, my mate sent me the link just thought id share it with you lot. a bit twisted, and definitely some odd fetish thing going on, but strangely hilarious at the same time.

WARNING! it contains nudity

www.ratemygasmask.com

Fluxx · 08-06-2003, 22:09

Strange,strange people

Warspite · 09-06-2003, 17:28

Oh mygod - it's all fixed! I can reply without having to scroll all the way out of the Western Hemisphere!!

Just the smilies to do and its back to normal - after only - 7 months! Not bad, not bad at all!

BTW, not going to look at gas mask gimps whilst at work, and I dont want their filthy cookies stored on MY computers - you'll have to draw us some pictures, for those in a work environment

Understudy · 09-06-2003, 18:14

Thats not fixed!

Where are all our favourite smilies????????

Fascists!

[apologies to tenebra for using the 'F-word'!

]

Minos · 10-06-2003, 01:57

I know we shouldn't complain too much given it's a free service, but nevertheless...

Why can't the 'anaemic' smilies be replaced by the more expressive coloured ones altogether? Presumably it is just a matter of linking to a different image. If they want the images, they can be found here:

http://mysite.freeserve.com/infogrames/index.html

I know the ones I did weren't exactly of professional standard, but I found the 'blush' one particularly useful...

It would also be nice if the smilies would appear at the cursor (insertion point) wherever it is in the message, rather than appearing at the end, to be cut and pasted back to the place you want it.

Oh, and by the way – there's no 'thread closed' button image (or the link to it is broken).

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 09:53

My favourite was always the one with the bulging eye - I dont know exactly what it is supposed to mean, but I feel an affinity with its weirdness(insert bulgy eyed smiley here)

tenebra_uk · 10-06-2003, 10:39

Look, we've got the crying one back!

Is it a subliminal message??

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 11:29

Jesus Christ, there's an Admin online!

tenebra_uk · 10-06-2003, 11:49

eekblue the smilies are back! I can be my evil self again dark

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 13:08

:

PS I had no idea J.H. Christ was an admin at Atari - how weird is that?

:

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 13:35

Quote:

Originally posted by tenebra
eekblue the smilies are back! I can be my evil self again dark

I dont think that quite worked.

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 13:36

Tell Jesus!!:

:D

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 13:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Warspite
: : : : : :
PS I had no idea J.H. Christ was an admin at Atari - how weird is that?
:

What does the 'H' stand for?

tenebra_uk · 10-06-2003, 13:39

Quote:

Originally posted by 2potscreama
I dont think that quite worked.

It did...originally

Understudy · 10-06-2003, 13:40

Holy?:biggringr

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 13:40

Herbert

or Hippo
:

tenebra_uk · 10-06-2003, 14:35

I thought it was Harold :

Minos · 10-06-2003, 15:39

A miracle! Thank you, whoever you are... though it would be nice if they were all simply replaced – I find those pale yellow ones slightly lacking in je ne sais quoi... :

BTW Warspite, back on the North American forum, when it was still Infogrames, they called the big-eyed one 'stoned' :

, which I thought summed it up rather better than the newer term 'bulb' or '

'. Still, can't argue with political correctness, can we now? :

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 15:42

Funnily enough, that's exactly what Cranium looks like when he's stoned.

Not that any of us do drugs or anything. :

Minos · 10-06-2003, 16:18

Of course not! No one would dream of suggesting such a thing! :

As to the origin of Jesus H Christ, the urban folklore archives suggest that it originated with the Greek epigram IHC or IHS (for Jesus). The second form is still commonly seen on things like altar cloths; the first is a bit more obscure.

There are several explanations for this; a common one (probably incorrect) is that it stands for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator (the English J sound instead of the I is relatively modern). A more likely explanation is that Jesus would have been written in Greek in the New Testament, and the approximations of the letters would look like IHCOYC or IHSOYS in Roman characters, which were more widely known by the clergy. The C and S appear to have been interchangeable in Greek at that time. It became contracted to IHC or IHS. It would be a little like saying the first three letters of Jesus' name (the H being not the Roman H but the Greek capital eta, pronounced 'ee').

Source

Any other suggestions are welcome, but I've found the various urban legends sites tend to be pretty reliable at this sort of thing... :

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 16:24

Dude, it was TOTALLY Mark Twain!

He got fired from a typesetting job at a printers, so in revenge, he inserted an "H" into Jesus Christ for the next edition of the bible they were printing! I hope thats true, because it is just ******* brilliant!!!!:

:

Minos · 10-06-2003, 16:40

Just goes to show how these things get around! Mark Twain may or may not have done that (nice story whatever), but he didn't invent the expression. He commented on it himself – see

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jes1.htm

tenebra_uk · 10-06-2003, 17:02

Quote:

Originally posted by 2potscreama
Funnily enough, that's exactly what Cranium looks like when he's stoned.

Not that any of us do drugs or anything. :

Obviously. You simply meant "When people throw stones at him" :biggringr May I try? :

:

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 17:16

Brieze blocks are my stone of choice

Do we have to wait for the rabbi to blow the whistle?:

Minos, I thought the mark Twain thing may be an urban myth or whatever, but I WANT it to be true!!!!

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 17:17

Well I have no objections. Cranium may do though.

Warspite · 10-06-2003, 17:51

That would set a precedent wouldn't it?

"Look here, I'm awfully sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to smash your head in - would you mind?"

"Err - oh go on, Buffy's finished anyway":

tenebra_uk · 10-06-2003, 18:31

Hey, I'm very polite by nature...I always smile and say "may I" before using my sledgy :biggringr

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 18:59

Quote:

Originally posted by Warspite

"Look here, I'm awfully sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to smash your head in - would you mind?"

You know who that reminds me of?

Terry Thomas. If he were one of the Pythons.

cranium · 10-06-2003, 20:02

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! bring on the smilies! :biggringr :biggringr :biggringr :biggringr :

yeah i get stones thrown at me all the time. normally breezeblocks with barb-wire wrapped around them. terrible really, these kids on the council estates are getting worse by the day.

:

:

eh? why is this called

????

it looks nothing like one! the madness.

anyway, im rambling... sorry, just havent been on here for a few days and the smileys have made me all exci...... ok, ill shut it.

2potscreama · 10-06-2003, 20:18

Now if only we could get lasses to throw themselves at Cranium...

08-06-2003, 12:31	#1
cranium Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,815	The maddest, wierdest website in the world......ever! this is really mad stuff, my mate sent me the link just thought id share it with you lot. a bit twisted, and definitely some odd fetish thing going on, but strangely hilarious at the same time. WARNING! it contains nudity www.ratemygasmask.com

08-06-2003, 22:09	#2
Fluxx The Odd Mod Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,501	Strange,strange people __________________ Ohh, there must be some easier way for me to get my wings. http://img201.exs.cx/img201/3699/newbanner7nw.jpg

09-06-2003, 17:28	#3
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	Oh mygod - it's all fixed! I can reply without having to scroll all the way out of the Western Hemisphere!! Just the smilies to do and its back to normal - after only - 7 months! Not bad, not bad at all! BTW, not going to look at gas mask gimps whilst at work, and I dont want their filthy cookies stored on MY computers - you'll have to draw us some pictures, for those in a work environment __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 09:53	#6
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	My favourite was always the one with the bulging eye - I dont know exactly what it is supposed to mean, but I feel an affinity with its weirdness(insert bulgy eyed smiley here) __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 13:08	#10
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	: : : : : : PS I had no idea J.H. Christ was an admin at Atari - how weird is that? : __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 01:57	#5
Minos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,717	I know we shouldn't complain too much given it's a free service, but nevertheless... Why can't the 'anaemic' smilies be replaced by the more expressive coloured ones altogether? Presumably it is just a matter of linking to a different image. If they want the images, they can be found here: http://mysite.freeserve.com/infogrames/index.html I know the ones I did weren't exactly of professional standard, but I found the 'blush' one particularly useful... It would also be nice if the smilies would appear at the cursor (insertion point) wherever it is in the message, rather than appearing at the end, to be cut and pasted back to the place you want it. Oh, and by the way – there's no 'thread closed' button image (or the link to it is broken).

10-06-2003, 10:39	#7
tenebra_uk Decadent User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,262	Look, we've got the crying one back! Is it a subliminal message??

10-06-2003, 11:29	#8
2potscreama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,698	Jesus Christ, there's an Admin online!

10-06-2003, 11:49	#9
tenebra_uk Decadent User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,262	eekblue the smilies are back! I can be my evil self again dark

10-06-2003, 13:36	#12
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	Tell Jesus!!: :D __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 13:40	#16
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	Herbert or Hippo : __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 14:35	#17
tenebra_uk Decadent User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,262	I thought it was Harold :

10-06-2003, 15:39	#18
Minos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,717	A miracle! Thank you, whoever you are... though it would be nice if they were all simply replaced – I find those pale yellow ones slightly lacking in je ne sais quoi... : BTW Warspite, back on the North American forum, when it was still Infogrames, they called the big-eyed one 'stoned' : , which I thought summed it up rather better than the newer term 'bulb' or ''. Still, can't argue with political correctness, can we now? :

10-06-2003, 15:42	#19
2potscreama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,698	Funnily enough, that's exactly what Cranium looks like when he's stoned. Not that any of us do drugs or anything. :

10-06-2003, 16:18	#20
Minos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,717	Of course not! No one would dream of suggesting such a thing! : As to the origin of Jesus H Christ, the urban folklore archives suggest that it originated with the Greek epigram IHC or IHS (for Jesus). The second form is still commonly seen on things like altar cloths; the first is a bit more obscure. There are several explanations for this; a common one (probably incorrect) is that it stands for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator (the English J sound instead of the I is relatively modern). A more likely explanation is that Jesus would have been written in Greek in the New Testament, and the approximations of the letters would look like IHCOYC or IHSOYS in Roman characters, which were more widely known by the clergy. The C and S appear to have been interchangeable in Greek at that time. It became contracted to IHC or IHS. It would be a little like saying the first three letters of Jesus' name (the H being not the Roman H but the Greek capital eta, pronounced 'ee'). Source Any other suggestions are welcome, but I've found the various urban legends sites tend to be pretty reliable at this sort of thing... :

10-06-2003, 16:24	#21
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	Dude, it was TOTALLY Mark Twain! He got fired from a typesetting job at a printers, so in revenge, he inserted an "H" into Jesus Christ for the next edition of the bible they were printing! I hope thats true, because it is just ******* brilliant!!!!: : __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 16:40	#22
Minos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,717	Just goes to show how these things get around! Mark Twain may or may not have done that (nice story whatever), but he didn't invent the expression. He commented on it himself – see http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jes1.htm

10-06-2003, 17:16	#24
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	Brieze blocks are my stone of choice Do we have to wait for the rabbi to blow the whistle?: Minos, I thought the mark Twain thing may be an urban myth or whatever, but I WANT it to be true!!!! __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 17:17	#25
2potscreama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,698	Well I have no objections. Cranium may do though.

10-06-2003, 17:51	#26
Warspite Heavy Metal Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,335	That would set a precedent wouldn't it? "Look here, I'm awfully sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to smash your head in - would you mind?" "Err - oh go on, Buffy's finished anyway": __________________ In space, no-one can hear you shout "CHARGE!!!!"

10-06-2003, 18:31	#27
tenebra_uk Decadent User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,262	Hey, I'm very polite by nature...I always smile and say "may I" before using my sledgy :biggringr

10-06-2003, 20:02	#29
cranium Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,815	YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!! bring on the smilies! :biggringr :biggringr :biggringr :biggringr : yeah i get stones thrown at me all the time. normally breezeblocks with barb-wire wrapped around them. terrible really, these kids on the council estates are getting worse by the day. : : eh? why is this called ???? it looks nothing like one! the madness. anyway, im rambling... sorry, just havent been on here for a few days and the smileys have made me all exci...... ok, ill shut it.

10-06-2003, 20:18	#30
2potscreama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,698	Now if only we could get lasses to throw themselves at Cranium...

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