Hi all,
I am a fairly new user on A.net and scrolling through all the threads in Non-Av, it was really funny seeing how different people were on non-av vs the other forums.
From the thread titled All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net, I got a ton of laughs from stories like the FLAIRPORT fiasco, the public apology, Shinkai, and the plane take-off from a conveyor belt. That thread is more than 9 years old now.
Link https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1214933
I was wondering if there were any more recent stories similar to the ones I mentioned above, so I decided to make a continuation to the thread.
Some of those stories got me a bit jealous that I was a little kid when many of those stories happened, especially the snowglobe thread and the Shinkai thread...
Moderators: richierich, ua900, PanAm_DC10, hOMSaR
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
-
- Grizzly410
- Posts: 565
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Sokes wrote:
OMG the Turkey one....
-
- Boeing757100
- Posts: 977
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Grizzly410 wrote:Sokes wrote:
OMG the Turkey one....
Seems like it could've been made by Shinkai
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Grizzly410 wrote:Sokes wrote:
OMG the Turkey one....
Interestingly, you could still reply to that thread!
-
- Boeing757100
- Posts: 977
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
ltbewr wrote:Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
But what I don't understand is how the USA based company that owns Airliners.net is so worried about its reputation when it won't even do simple site-related requests for us? For example liking and polls.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
ltbewr wrote:Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
Are you referring to, among others, the "Would You Hit It" threads? Haven't seen one in a few years, so wondering if what you say is why
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Boeing757100 wrote:
From the thread titled All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net, I got a ton of laughs from stories...
For me, the links in the old thread don’t work. I always get to the main page.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Come on the Flairport one is still epic
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
NIKV69 wrote:Come on the Flairport one is still epic
Not sure what you refer to. I found this:
viewtopic.php?t=1115675
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
scbriml wrote:Grizzly410 wrote:Sokes wrote:
OMG the Turkey one....
Interestingly, you could still reply to that thread!
It was locked a while ago
-
- Boeing757100
- Posts: 977
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Sokes wrote:NIKV69 wrote:Come on the Flairport one is still epic
Not sure what you refer to. I found this:
viewtopic.php?t=1115675
viewtopic.php?t=1113829
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Boeing757100 wrote:ltbewr wrote:Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
But what I don't understand is how the USA based company that owns Airliners.net is so worried about its reputation when it won't even do simple site-related requests for us? For example liking and polls.
Airliners.net is no longer owned by an American company. Demand Media sold it to VerticalScope/Torstar a Canadian media conglomerate in early 2017.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Anything started by the pink boy...
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Boeing757100 wrote:Sokes wrote:NIKV69 wrote:Come on the Flairport one is still epic
Not sure what you refer to. I found this:
viewtopic.php?t=1115675
viewtopic.php?t=1113829
That one is indeed interesting. I fluctuated between laughs and feeling sorry. What happened to that guy?
Why would a moderator lock such a topic? Many people enjoyed it.
Somewhere I read that falling in love has similar brain activity like having a compulsion. But then there are many with compulsions. They don't become stalkers.
"Intimate partner stalkers are the most dangerous type.[1] In the UK, for example, most stalkers are former partners and evidence indicates that mental illness-facilitated stalking propagated in the media accounts for only a minority of cases of alleged stalking."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalking
Interesting in the link is also how many different kind of stalkers exist.
Somebody advises that one should approach many women and don't mind rejections. Psychopaths do that. Most people feel rejected if a woman isn't interested. A psychopath says it's her problem, not his problem. Psychopaths have good chances with women.
About Albert Ellis, the famous psychologist:
"Ellis had exaggerated fears of speaking in public and during his adolescence, he was extremely shy around women. At age 19, already showing signs of thinking like a cognitive-behavioral therapist, he forced himself to talk to 100 women in the Bronx Botanical Gardens over a period of a month. Even though he did not get a date, he reported that he desensitized himself to his fear of rejection by women.[10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ellis
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
ltbewr wrote:Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
Do a search under my profile name. Putting it mildly, I feel I can claim the title "The Eddie Haskell of A-Net." And some of my epic fail threads were in multiple installments.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
There is that guy who’s obsessed with things that happened in, I believe it was 1989. Really weird stuff.
-
- petertenthije
- Posts: 4495
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
SL1200MK2 wrote:There is that guy who’s obsessed with things that happened in, I believe it was 1989. Really weird stuff.
Yeah, username 1989worstyear
search.php?author_id=708905&sr=posts
He suddenly stopped posting in march. I can’t help but wonder if he has been taken into medical care, or if he might have committed suicide or something. Odd dude, I do hope he’s doing ok.
-
- TheFlyingDisk
- Posts: 2493
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
petertenthije wrote:SL1200MK2 wrote:There is that guy who’s obsessed with things that happened in, I believe it was 1989. Really weird stuff.
Yeah, username 1989worstyear
search.php?author_id=708905&sr=posts
He suddenly stopped posting in march. I can’t help but wonder if he has been taken into medical care, or if he might have committed suicide or something. Odd dude, I do hope he’s doing ok.
Or maybe he realized that 1989 is no longer the worst year - 2020 is.
Speaking of which, I wonder if old Michael Shrimpton thinks Covid is a DVD operation?
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
TheFlyingDisk wrote:
Speaking of which, I wonder if old Michael Shrimpton thinks Covid is a DVD operation?
As luck would have it, he's quite active on Twitter. In fact he just recently wrote the following:
"Sky News has suppressed the awful truth about #Covid19 being a Chinese bio-weapon, developed with assistance from the evil Obama Administration, no offence intended, from the very beginning"
Yes, the old disbarred, conspiracy-filled pedophile is still hard at work. I was genuinely shocked to see that the DVD didn't start all this
-
- petertenthije
- Posts: 4495
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
FGITD wrote:I was genuinely shocked to see that the DVD didn't start all this
Maybe last last nazi finally died and Obama took over the organization? It would “explain” why Obama is behind it.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
ltbewr wrote:Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
A year or so ago, I started a Meme thread to be a place where Memes could be posted about anything, from the Left or the Right, or in between. It got responses from both left and right... and then the thread was Locked ---- Well, not actually Locked, the tread was scrubbed from the site, as if it had never happened. Seems that pictures worth more than a thousand words, were just too "wordy" I guess.
-
- Thunderboltdrgn
- Posts: 2409
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
scbriml wrote:Boeing757100 wrote:ltbewr wrote:Some of the more entertaining and silly threads here are in a distant past, no longer allowed or discouraged as sexist, possibly racist, offensive to GLTBQ's, various ethnic groups or as time went on, were just got too controversial, especially as ownership of the site went to a USA based company. which like social medial sites had to tone them down. Some people left the site, including some volunteer moderators due to harassment or flaming of them further limiting some threads.
But what I don't understand is how the USA based company that owns Airliners.net is so worried about its reputation when it won't even do simple site-related requests for us? For example liking and polls.
Airliners.net is no longer owned by an American company. Demand Media sold it to VerticalScope/Torstar a Canadian media conglomerate in early 2017.
Oh? So did Canada jump the ship and moved to Europe? Because as far as I know Canada is in America?
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
That thread where the bloke was writing to his congressperson to stop DL buying Airbuses. I think he might have threatened legal action against DL also?
-
- Virtual737
- Posts: 1434
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
I'm currently 1/3 of the way through the FLAIRPORT thread. Does anyone know if the movie rights were ever up for grabs?
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Virtual737 wrote:I'm currently 1/3 of the way through the FLAIRPORT thread. Does anyone know if the movie rights were ever up for grabs?
Nah, but they did end up getting married
15 years ago, non-av was the place to be, it was a real community back in Johan's day, now it's just a soulless page of digital boredom. The meet-ups were great even if they weren't aviation oriented, lots of friendships over the years. Just like the planes 15 years ago, the site was way cooler back then. And the Chat Room, that was a total blast.
Then, the "Great Purge" happened, bunch of accounts got deleted and others quite and started their own page. When Paulo (RIP) took over, he was a real good guy, he really tried to keep the community alive after Johan sold it to DM, he'd PM members asking for advice. I do miss him.
As far as the "Would You Hit It" threads, yeah 15 years later, I'd still hit it:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Thunderboltdrgn wrote:scbriml wrote:Boeing757100 wrote:
But what I don't understand is how the USA based company that owns Airliners.net is so worried about its reputation when it won't even do simple site-related requests for us? For example liking and polls.
Airliners.net is no longer owned by an American company. Demand Media sold it to VerticalScope/Torstar a Canadian media conglomerate in early 2017.
Oh? So did Canada jump the ship and moved to Europe? Because as far as I know Canada is in America?
Well, they may wish they could move further away from the USA for a while, but yes of course Canada is part of the Americas.
-
- cledaybuck
- Posts: 2031
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
scbriml wrote:Thunderboltdrgn wrote:scbriml wrote:
Airliners.net is no longer owned by an American company. Demand Media sold it to VerticalScope/Torstar a Canadian media conglomerate in early 2017.
Oh? So did Canada jump the ship and moved to Europe? Because as far as I know Canada is in America?
Well, they may wish they could move further away from the USA for a while, but yes of course Canada is part of the Americas.
That doesn't make them an American company though.
-
- Thunderboltdrgn
- Posts: 2409
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
cledaybuck wrote:That doesn't make them an American company though.
Actually it does. Since Canada is an American country VerticalScope is an American company.
Continental America stretches from Murchison Promontory, Nunavut, Canada 71°58′N 94°57′W in the north to Cape Froward, Magallanes, Chile 53°56′S 71°20′W in the south,
to Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba, Brazil 7°8′55″S 34°47′49″W in the east to Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States 65°35′47″N 168°5′5″W in the west.
Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States 65°35′47″N 168°5′5″W
USA is part of America but America does not solely consist of the USA.
-
- cledaybuck
- Posts: 2031
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Thunderboltdrgn wrote:cledaybuck wrote:That doesn't make them an American company though.
Actually it does. Since Canada is an American country VerticalScope is an American company.
Continental America stretches from Murchison Promontory, Nunavut, Canada 71°58′N 94°57′W in the north to Cape Froward, Magallanes, Chile 53°56′S 71°20′W in the south,
to Ponta do Seixas, Paraíba, Brazil 7°8′55″S 34°47′49″W in the east to Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States 65°35′47″N 168°5′5″W in the west.
Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, United States 65°35′47″N 168°5′5″W
USA is part of America but America does not solely consist of the USA.
No it doesn't. When people refer to ugly Americans, they aren't talking about Brazilians, Mexicans, or Canadians and when people talk about an American company they aren't referring to one located in Chile, Honduras, or Belize. They are referring to people and companies from the United States of America. All you are doing is being pedantic and trying to show how smart you are by mangling the commonly understood meaning of a word.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
ACDC8 wrote:Virtual737 wrote:I'm currently 1/3 of the way through the FLAIRPORT thread. Does anyone know if the movie rights were ever up for grabs?
Nah, but they did end up getting married
Is this Flairport‘s object of desire?
-
- Boeing757100
- Posts: 977
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
N14AZ wrote:ACDC8 wrote:Virtual737 wrote:I'm currently 1/3 of the way through the FLAIRPORT thread. Does anyone know if the movie rights were ever up for grabs?
Nah, but they did end up getting married
Is this Flairport‘s object of desire?
No, a snow globe is his object of desire...
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
N14AZ wrote:Is this Flairport‘s object of desire?
Boeing757100 wrote:Nah, but they did end up getting married
This is hilarious. The FLAIRPORT advice thread lives on!! (For the uninitiated, it is one of the greatest/worst NonAv threads in A.net, originally begun in CivAv but quickly-moved to Non-Av as it evolved/devolved, here it is: viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1113829 ) It starts out slow, but gets particularly funny deeper into it.
The photo above is of French singer Alizee, who was the subject of a different Non-Av thread. So not FLAIRPORT's then-obsession.
However, I did a little research based on our then-young-and-smitten friend's later identification of her as having been hired as a dancer in the infamous Old Navy Bermuda Shorts commercial, and describing her role.
Here's the commercial: https://youtu.be/pPBfNkdP5u4
She's not the principal dancer but she's certainly featured, in a piece choreographed by a guy who was a dancer in "Fame".
She's in the pink shorts and fuchsia top under an ivory shirt. He calls it red, but it's not really red. Best shot of her is holding a pose at the end of the video. She's on the far right. Wasn't able to figure out more than that. But since we likely don't care who she is as much as what he was looking at... I say, "meh". Hope he found someone nicer and better. Fascinating how in the tiny, insular world of a particular Florida high school, that was considered by our young friend to be the pinnacle of females, to the point of obsession and self-humiliation. Would love to know that he turned out okay.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Flairport will live forever.
Well, its over. Didn't end the way I wanted it to...she told me not to talk to her anymore.
So..lessons learned:
1) keep your thoughts private
2) don't track girls flights
3) be kind
4) don't do anything that would make it appear that you are stalking...I never did actually stalk...
but #1) Keep your thoughts private...if I had abided by that, I would have never had to worry about 2-4!
oh and I also learned that AirTran is the root of all evil when it comes to girls! I'll take Delta thank you!
I'll revisit the situation in a few weeks and if I haven't moved on, I'll talk to her again.
Well, its over. Didn't end the way I wanted it to...she told me not to talk to her anymore.
So..lessons learned:
1) keep your thoughts private
2) don't track girls flights
3) be kind
4) don't do anything that would make it appear that you are stalking...I never did actually stalk...
but #1) Keep your thoughts private...if I had abided by that, I would have never had to worry about 2-4!
oh and I also learned that AirTran is the root of all evil when it comes to girls! I'll take Delta thank you!
I'll revisit the situation in a few weeks and if I haven't moved on, I'll talk to her again.
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
NIKV69 wrote:Flairport will live forever.
Well, its over. Didn't end the way I wanted it to...she told me not to talk to her anymore.
So..lessons learned:
1) keep your thoughts private
2) don't track girls flights
3) be kind
4) don't do anything that would make it appear that you are stalking...I never did actually stalk...
but #1) Keep your thoughts private...if I had abided by that, I would have never had to worry about 2-4!
oh and I also learned that AirTran is the root of all evil when it comes to girls! I'll take Delta thank you!
I'll revisit the situation in a few weeks and if I haven't moved on, I'll talk to her again.
He certainly had a flair for the overdramatic
-
- Boeing757100
- Posts: 977
- Joined:
Re: All-time Epic Fail Threads Of A.net CONTINUED
Anyone remember "Shinkai" AKA the re-born FLAIRPORT?
viewtopic.php?t=1163615
And how come no one mentioned how that bump to the FLAIRPORT thread back in 2016, 11 years after it closed, was PURE EPIC?
viewtopic.php?t=1163615
And how come no one mentioned how that bump to the FLAIRPORT thread back in 2016, 11 years after it closed, was PURE EPIC?
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: cpd, flyingclrs727, MohawkWeekend, Newark727, RyanairGuru, ThePointblank, wingman and 29 guests