Why are people such dicks? What did Raph do to deserve those nasty comments?

"hangus77" (hangus77)
10/29/2013 at 23:29 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (37)

YSI-what can brown do for you > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:34

I responded. I feel good.

Somethingwittyer likes noisy > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:34

Your boy, BJR > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:36

Fuck. I replied to them. Shouldn't have fed the trolls. Did feed the trolls. FUCK. Might as well crack open another beer and see where it leads me.

NoahthePorscheGuy > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:37

Yeah when I responded with my story for becoming a car enthusiast even though I couldn't drive at the time he was like. BITCH MY FRIEND HAS A COBRA AND A GT40

hangus77 > Your boy, BJR
10/29/2013 at 23:38

Challenge accepted.

hangus77 > NoahthePorscheGuy
10/29/2013 at 23:38

I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:39

Dude. You're response was solid. And as I'm finishing my 3rd Martini before going to sleep I'm letting my own response marinade. These people never understand how damn stupid they sound, it is amazing.

Turner950s > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/29/2013 at 23:39

seconded

offroadkarter > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:40

Yeah I was asking the same thing reading those posts, I'm not sure what he did to deserve those kinds of replies.

Your boy, BJR > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:44

I also replied to the "HERP DERP BAJABUG AIN'T NO DREAM CAR" guy.

gmctavish needs more space > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:45

Yeah I fed the trolls too but I was incredulous at his use of the word noob. Still am. In something masquerading as a real point....I'm sad now.

scoob > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:45

There's a simple explanation, really.

Kinja'd!!!

hangus77 > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ
10/29/2013 at 23:46

I know man. I just get so disgusted by people that think that they are the best fucking thing and they will ALWAYS know more about some thing than anyone else. I usually don't respond to shit like that as I am a fan of laughter and positivity (i'm a huge fan of poop jokes). But I really felt like that shit from both those assholes was totally unwarranted. Who the fuck are they to judge someone's desire and infatuation with cars? Fucking hate people.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:47

Wow, that escalated quickly. I actually got angry after reading all his mouth diarrhea and responded in turn.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:47

He can enjoy a Three's Company gif. He deserves it.

hangus77 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/29/2013 at 23:50

fucking love three's company.

Leadbull > offroadkarter
10/29/2013 at 23:50

He did nothing. Those guys suck.

hangus77 > Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ
10/29/2013 at 23:54

No shit, right? I just wonder what kind of depressed, self-loathing, insecure bully that guy really is in real life. Ah, the internet. A place where everyone is faceless, infallible, and bigger than you.

hangus77 > Your boy, BJR
10/29/2013 at 23:54

I'm pretty sure that Raph drives a lambo, dude.

Your boy, BJR > hangus77
10/29/2013 at 23:55

Sometimes you just need to drop your pants, aim for penetrate, and show him who's really the bigger man.

twinturbobmw > scoob
10/30/2013 at 00:05

This is why I rarely ever go there. Let alone comment.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > NoahthePorscheGuy
10/30/2013 at 00:05

Yeah, and he meant it as if that made him the Shit when it comes to cars.

Actually, it's just bullshit.

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/30/2013 at 00:07

thirded

GRIVLET - Proud of Cobalt > hangus77
10/30/2013 at 00:09

Commented. Ya know - we need to keep this guy around, its fun to talk shit on someone that is so universally hated.

Raphael Orlove > hangus77
10/30/2013 at 00:15

I mean, dude has a point that I'm not experienced. I know and meet tons of mechanics and older gearheads who have so many more stories than I do or may ever have.

I just want to tell their stories, and tell mine too.

hangus77 > Raphael Orlove
10/30/2013 at 00:23

I understand that positive criticism is very important in the professional world. I wouldn't be where I am without it. It helps me learn where I am fucking up and how to fix it. This is not the case here. I have been reading your posts since you started here and I honestly have never EVER have felt like you, or any of the other writers deserve those comments. It's just angry and non-productive. But, such is life on the internets... I know you don't need me or anyone else to tell you, but keep doing your thing just like you have been. Also, I have always wanted a Baja Bug too. Look forward to more crazy antics with it!

Peace out brah.

aquila121 > Your boy, BJR
10/30/2013 at 00:24

Goddammit, I did the same knee-jerk reply to the assholes.

Manuél Ferrari > hangus77
10/30/2013 at 00:25

My Mom says that I was emotionally distraught as a child when Three's Company aired its last episode. It was the only show that didn't involve a cool car that made me sad when it ended. I bawled when Herbie, the Love Bug ended after just one season and when the Dukes of Hazzard ended. Three's Company must have done something right if I got into it without a single car chase scene...

aquila121 > Raphael Orlove
10/30/2013 at 00:28

Inexperience, I have no problem with. Elitism and telling people who they are, that can go eat a bag of dicks. Sorry I'm not being my most eloquent—intolerance makes me delve into my rage-vocabulary.

Your boy, BJR > aquila121
10/30/2013 at 00:28

Kinja'd!!!

Manuél Ferrari > Raphael Orlove
10/30/2013 at 00:29

Keep on telling your stories. Ignore the trolls, as trolls will be trolls. They will say anything for the high they get from trolling. They're addicts, plain and simple. When a top White House national security aide can't help himself from trolling in secret you know it's a real medical problem!

aquila121 > Your boy, BJR
10/30/2013 at 00:30

Fuck yes, Eastbound & Down! "Work, drugs." [dances; collapses on floor]

aquila121 > YSI-what can brown do for you
10/30/2013 at 00:37

We are collectively all over this like Australians at a burnout contest.

pdthedeuce > Raphael Orlove
10/30/2013 at 00:39

I found your restraint impressive .

McMike > hangus77
10/30/2013 at 05:45

I hope you don't mind, but I quoted you in my reply.

OMG, I went back to find my post, and it seems that there are quite a few replies to the nasty comment.

hangus77 > McMike
10/30/2013 at 10:47

Lol, of course I don't mind!

King Ginger, not writing for Business Insider > Raphael Orlove
10/30/2013 at 12:04

The point for most of us is that it is YOUR experience, no matter how large or small (and when you have been a car person for a while, reading about the next Lamborghini is nowhere near as exciting as reading about a road trip in a beater), and it is something of interest because of its similarities, the way you tell the story, and the fact that it is personal. People who have connection like personal sharing (just not too much).

The idea of this side of Jalopnik (the Oppo community, the real Jalop culture) is that we are a tribe where everyones' stories have value...you bring us information in exchange for money, yes, but as the writing staff you are also intimately connected to the jist of our tribe and you guide (via the FP) the way our community looks. If the option was to have a shared experience with someone "new" to cars vs. having a boring recitation of facts about a new beige from an established writer at one the paper pushers, we'll probably pick you.

I would like to think that that is why we will vehemently support you all against the burners-who-troll.