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January 6, 2005 6:06 PM

Some computer peripherals are better then others.
posted by Vaska (35 comments total)

The "gamers pad" is definitely lacking a tilde!!1~!~
posted by diftb at 6:08 PM on January 6, 2005

Ok. And the homophobic "gamer's" pad is funny, why?
posted by miss lynnster at 6:14 PM on January 6, 2005

Because gamers overuse the word "fag" to a spectacular degree.
posted by Four Flavors at 6:16 PM on January 6, 2005

(not that that makes it funny)
posted by Four Flavors at 6:16 PM on January 6, 2005

It is funny. Yes, the minor league homophobia is wrong -- but given what it's spoofing, that's exactly correct.
posted by eriko at 6:20 PM on January 6, 2005

Ok. And the homophobic "gamer's" pad is funny, why?

Visit the gamespot/gamefaqs boards, play some eq/wow/coh/daoc. (If you need to ask what the last set of acronyms are, you shouldn't have asked the question in the first place LOLZERZEZ!)
posted by eyeballkid at 6:23 PM on January 6, 2005

*slams WTF key repeatedly*
posted by cosmonik at 6:27 PM on January 6, 2005

Yeah, miss lynnster, the product is making fun of the homophobia that is the current trend in online gaming.

No "omg hax" button?
posted by whoshotwho at 6:30 PM on January 6, 2005

If I remember correctly from my CS days, whoshotwho, it's actually "wtf h4x".
posted by diftb at 6:32 PM on January 6, 2005

Sorry, that was incredibly snippy of me. For the second time today, I refer to Penny Arcade to explain something for me.
posted by eyeballkid at 6:33 PM on January 6, 2005

(Gets out label maker, makes himself a NO! key)
posted by logovisual at 6:34 PM on January 6, 2005

And clicking leads to picking flowers.

?

(.)
posted by snsranch at 6:40 PM on January 6, 2005

LOLOCAUST
posted by cinderful at 6:43 PM on January 6, 2005

This post was to make you feel superior in your hardware, Miss L.
worked for me.
posted by Busithoth at 6:43 PM on January 6, 2005

Can I get a Dvorak layout?
posted by freethought at 6:46 PM on January 6, 2005

lmao ... where's the :P key

also, why bother with optional caps lock

EVERYTHING SHOULD ALWAYS BE CAPPED

~ generic aol chatter
posted by wbm$tr at 6:50 PM on January 6, 2005

What, no "hey kool-aid" key? No "pizza man" key? No
"NRAILA.ORG" panic button? Toss this one in the pile.
posted by buzzman at 6:57 PM on January 6, 2005

#I AM SINGING NOT YELLING!!
posted by sdrawkcab at 7:21 PM on January 6, 2005

Colon Capital D.
posted by Colloquial Collision at 7:39 PM on January 6, 2005

The more exclamation points one uses, the more exciting a thing becomes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by interrobang at 7:51 PM on January 6, 2005

^ . ^
posted by The God Complex at 7:52 PM on January 6, 2005

That dealy with the octothorpe symbol prefacing might be handy to comment shell scripts!
posted by shepd at 7:59 PM on January 6, 2005

Did I see something wrong?

What's OWG?

Oh, Why God?
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 8:01 PM on January 6, 2005

This is great, I just wish it had an interrobang key.
posted by buriednexttoyou at 8:18 PM on January 6, 2005

ROFLcopter anyone?
posted by blindsam at 8:56 PM on January 6, 2005

Bah, check the copyright. That's so 2004.

Oh, and the backspace key should read simply: "MY BAD". Lousy inferior English design.

(Sorry, listening to the Cranberries gets my Irish up).
posted by Eideteker at 9:14 PM on January 6, 2005

snsranch, did you mean vonnegut's asshole?
(*)

yours looks like a boob.
posted by zombiejesus at 9:20 PM on January 6, 2005

This is great, I just wish it had an interrobang key.

Don't we all!?
posted by interrobang at 9:32 PM on January 6, 2005

Miss Lynnster : Uh, it's clearly a spoof of the often idiotic dialogue present in most online game chat and message boards. I think it's funny, and I'm a certified cock-sucker.
posted by Vaska at 9:35 PM on January 6, 2005

In this thread we make fun of internet trends.
posted by basicchannel at 9:45 PM on January 6, 2005

and besides, he's gay. we can safely laugh now.
posted by poopy at 10:27 PM on January 6, 2005

interrobang wins simply through his existence

*modifies keyboard*
posted by bdave at 10:48 PM on January 6, 2005

Meh. It still sucks, 'cause all the buttons on the numberpad are too small.
A smart person also has to figure out how to work this into footpads without making things too complicated. I mean, as long as you're using a game controller for killshots, you're not really going to use a keyboard for anything, really. Except maybe for hitting, or talking about stuff. But I'm still sure you could use your feet for that. You don't have to see my living room carpet to know what I'm talking about.
posted by Smart Dalek at 11:09 PM on January 6, 2005

.....so I'm not the only one who 'breaks' and 'tippytoes' and kicks things with my feet while I'm playing then?
posted by dabitch at 4:07 AM on January 7, 2005

I like this notice at the bottom of the page:

"Note I left the @ key out of the design meaning that these fuckers can never e-mail me ever again."
posted by Bugbread at 5:24 AM on January 7, 2005