How Being an Idiot Can Sometimes, But Not Always, Be a Bad Thing
We get a lot of mileage out of being a loud-mouthed, sarcastic, incoherent hipster-doofus. We write, we have fun, we give some opinions and facts, and then we go off the deep-end, writing just for entertainment. And usually it works out really well.
One of the most prolific bloggers in this genre is John P., the Big Bear Butt. He and we both write for WoW Insider. We trade jokes and barbs frequently. We’ve had the Foshizzle Lawsuit, and that was a blast. The entire druid community rallied against the BRK Worldwide Amalgamated empire, and we loved it.
Basically, we thought we had made our admiration of him quite plain and obvious.
So today we read his blogpost about his hunter. The BRK-brain decided to write a nonsensical diatribe about bloggers stepping out of their traditional roles, and the raspberry-post was the result. Obviously, something went wrong between our brain and our hands, for our post did quite the opposite of “entertain”.
We want to apology to B^4 for everything. We are sorry if we overstepped the bounds of proper blogging deportment. We are sorry if he inferred a personal attack on him or his writing. Frankly, he is one of the best things about WoW-blogging, and easily one of the people we most look forward to reading every day.
We most certainly do aspire to completely improper, and provide sometimes libelous personal commentary. But we do not aspire to be mean.
John, I’m very sorry.
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No! Do not give those drood folk any more ground! We can chat when they become tamable haha.
I read your post as it was intended BRK a light hearted jibe between 2 bloggers who have a history of a funny well written back and forth on their respective blogs, with no vindictiveness intended.
But way to man up and apologise to 4B
I’d say you’re track record of nice guy-ness will help clear this up faster than cower turns itself back on in my pet’s spellbook. Also,should I patent the term “Wrath of the Nerf King”? lol have fun all.
I thought I respected you before. I did.
But I respect you more now.
Well played sir.
Wow, he’s an idiot.
Respectfully, Chesko, he isn’t. B^4 is prolific, covering a multitudes of topics in a single day. As such, he has frequently been chided about picking a blog-topic and sticking to it. It is a reasonably justified “sore spot” with him, which we intentionally poked, because we do that sort of thing.
And you, sir, allowed me to use your post, spoken in fun, to address a growing number of flat-out asshats who have increasingly begun to annoy me when I stray from Feral Drood posts on my blog.
What these folks don’t realize, is you and I were joking back and forth via email half this morning. So I knew you were having fun… pretty clearly.
Had to comment on the movie making though.
If you notice, 90% of the post wasn’t directly against BRK, but rather against the elitist people who try and control what I say, and how I say it, and act as though what they think of what I say when they tell me how much they disapprove of me or how childish I am, matters to me in the slightest.
Just read the comments that are on that post right now. Half of the folks, that love you and visit me sometimes as well, got it.
Some of ‘em took it serious, and think maybe we were serious. But they got where I was coming from, about having the freedom to write what I want, just as BRK does, without care or concern for what some asshat has to say in opposition or condemnation.
I note that there are a lot of folks taht clearly don’t get that they are the very ones I’m talking about, as they tell me in the comments how lame I am.
As one said…
WHOOSH ===>
Head
“Respectfully, Chesko, he isn’t. B^4 is prolific, covering a multitudes of topics in a single day. As such, he has frequently been chided about picking a blog-topic and sticking to it. It is a reasonably justified “sore spot” with him, which we intentionally poked, because we do that sort of thing.”
Foshizzle!
[...] And go tell BRK we still love him. [...]
You guys are awesome
<3
I’m new to the whole blogging culture around here, and I’ve only just started reading BRK and only 3 days ago got to reading BBB.
It’s good to see you guys weren’t serious! Whoa freaked. =P
But hey, whats a noob to do?
You guys keep writing. You do an amazing job between BRK’s videos and BBB’s professions post, all the way to a promised Bacon post (there better be one… >=D)
Oh man.
I’m getting teary.
So much love.
^_^
I read both BRK’s Donut poast, and B^4’s poast about BRK’s poast, and could tell immediately that B^4 was just using BRK’s poast as a catapult to address a topic that he’s wanted to for a while, and that it wasn’t really an attack.
I’m glad everything is cleared up now though.
I can’t believe ANYONE took that stuff seriously. *WHOOSH* is right.
Bear told me to tell you that we still love you.
/druidhug
So, either of you two have any opinions on the state of Holy Paladins and their Mana deficiency in the 1800-1810 Arena Brackets, more specifically against RMP, and WRD combos?
Haha..
this:
I HATE IT WHEN MOMMY AND DADDY FIGHT IT’S ALL MY FAULT WAAAAAAAAAH
That is all.
Less blogging, more spirit beast waiting!
I got it all in fun. I mean, taking BRK seriously? Seriously! Have you READ his posts before?
I just want to make clear…
I’m the daddy.
Klinderas — you need a post about bacon? Maybe this will tide you over.
Er. No links. Try googling for:
scalzi bacon cat
Having been the target of many a bear sitting on my poor hunter’s when I died (/shakes fist @ Alm) this is even more funny. And now that my druid is 70 as well – I can return the favor!
I thought the whole thing was hilarious! Kudos to B^4 as well. You guys are both a class act. We’re not sure what class yet, but definitely classy…
I took it totally tongue-in-cheek, and as a WoW player that has both a 70 hunter and a 70 feral drood I was kinda looking forward to the rivalry heating back up.
/casts hotbutterypopcorn
Y’all crack me up, keep me edjumacated, and I look forward to both blogs everyday.
Keep up the good work.
Cya
This is why the WoW community is so great. Guys like BRK and 4B take what is after all, a game, and make it so much more.
/illdrinktothat
I love you both, the only reason I dont read b^4 as much as I do BRK is two fold:
1. B^4 is blocked at work
2. My drood is a baby lvl 30
Hurray for asshats and the interwebs
WHOOSH ===>
Head
Well said… pretty much sums it up.
My two mains are a BM hunter and a Boomkin.
B^4 and BRK are my favourite blogs by miles.
Glad to see you guys working in harmony
Well lets all hold hands and sing …… koombyya lol
I still want to be able to tame a durud for a minute or so while they are in animal form………
Can’t we all just get along?
I rate this drama 8/10. Made my morning, thanks guys.
fwiw, I believe drama (especially blog drama) is better played through in email or /whisper.
The whole thing is a startling display of how internet fame isn’t worth the hassle. If the whole thing was a private conversation between the two of you there wouldn’t of been a problem, it’s when others do a hop, skip and a jump onto the bandwagon internet violence ensues.
Too many people have the means to air their opinion these days and too few have an opinion worth listening to.
Nice try John.
We knew you were pissed for real, you know you overreacted, BRK has shown what a classy guy he is by offering a heartfelt apology, and you failed to respond in kind by pretending it was all in jest.
Too bad.
How thick would one have to be to think BRK was seriously dissing B^4? I mean, I’ve only known about BRK’s blog and ‘cast for a month or so, and even I know he’s not mean-spirited.
Who makes all those asshats people are wearing? We need to shut them down! Maybe they can go back to making buggy whips.
Once again BRK, you shine though as the Hero Hunter that you are…
/swoon
/coo
You’d think you two were married or something. It’s almost cute…. almost. I don’t care what either of you write about so long as you keep writing so I can keep putting off doing my projects for these incredibly expensive college courses.
And perhaps…. just perhaps, BRK should widen his horizons a little bit and roll a warlock or something. Who knows, you just might /love it.
Imo BRK isn’t afraid to tell something that might be inconvenient or a bit hard.
But always in a respectful way imo. Sometimes you need to be a bit provocative to get a discussion going perhaps ? Makes you see things in a different manner and get you out of singleminded thinking or have a good laugh alltogether when it backfires.
Still, I think that Blogs should represent the persons feelings and you should be allowed to state what you think is wrong in the (warcraft) world.
It’s hard enough to be honest or provocative in a good way on official wow forums without being trolled or flamed or reprimanded by a moderator or even banned when all you said is taken too serious or taken into the wrong direction and the discussion ends up in apologizing or explaining why you don’t mean it that way, etc, etc..
You guys should just touch dinks and be done with it.
Back to BRK movies and stories about Neil Armstrong!
Shu
Good move. That previous post made you sound like a bit of a jerk. Silly bloggers.
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