Just Crouton Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I step to the stand with my duel disk on my wrist. I load my deck and draw my hand. My opponent played his cards with smarts, summoning Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus and putting Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle into his Spell & Trap Zone, but I had a plan. I draw. I played Qliphort Tool in my Pendulum Zone. "You're a netdecker!" He said as he took his deck and left. I wonder if I'll ever see that guy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I like this more than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I like this more than the original. What's the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 This is actually pretty clever I thought. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 What's the original? It's in Creative Writing, with a very similar name to this. It's...not good. This is parodying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Oh my god, I just read the original. I would rep this twice more, if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 How is this funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 How is this funny? It's mocking about 80% of players while making a jab at a piece of s*** story in creative commons and perhaps even alluding to the guy who was on this forum that ranted about how great Crystal Beasts were. But really, it's also funny because >"you're a netdecker" and >Crystal Beasts. How do you not see how it's funny, though(even without context)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeriberii Haan Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 How is this funny? Check Creative Writing recent threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 It's mocking about 80% of players while making a jab at a piece of s*** story in creative commons and perhaps even alluding to the guy who was on this forum that ranted about how great Crystal Beasts were. But really, it's also funny because >"you're a netdecker" and >Crystal Beasts. How do you not see how it's funny, though(even without context)? It just sounds like an average story on Dueling Network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 It just sounds like an average story on Dueling Network. Which is why it's funny, in part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Which is why it's funny, in part. Why? This is nothing new. It doesn't do anything creative with the reality that there are tons of noobish hypocrites on DN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Since when did something have to be unique and groundbreaking to be funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Since when did something have to be unique and groundbreaking to be funny? No, but it doesn't really go anywhere. The original, at least, had a semi-coherent narrative. This just doesn't come off as funny. It's too short to have any impact. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the joke has been done repeatedly on this site, that I don't feel it's funny anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 No, but it doesn't really go anywhere. It has an ending, and a point. The original, at least, had a semi-coherent narrative. Really? This seems very easy to follow and tells a short, but complete story. There's a beginning middle and end clearly. This just doesn't come off as funny. Well, opinions. It's too short to have any impact. Poetry can have impact and it's generally short. There are many impactiful quotes that are just one line. And there are many joke comics that are much shorter. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the joke has been done repeatedly on this site, that I don't feel it's funny anymore. Again, opinions. You asked why people thought it was funny and they said why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premier Alexander Romanov Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 No, but it doesn't really go anywhere. It has an ending, and a point. The original, at least, had a semi-coherent narrative. Really? This seems very easy to follow and tells a short, but complete story. There's a beginning middle and end clearly. This just doesn't come off as funny. Well, opinions. It's too short to have any impact. Poetry can have impact and it's generally short. There are many impactiful quotes that are just one line. And there are many joke comics that are much shorter. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the joke has been done repeatedly on this site, that I don't feel it's funny anymore. Again, opinions. You asked why people thought it was funny and they said why. I think I'm just not in the mindset to find this funny. I'm sorry for being bothersome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrus Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I felt that this was a rather amusing joke. What about the obligatory Summoner's Art though :v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I felt that this was a rather amusing joke. What about the obligatory Summoner's Art though :v Yeah! He has to play 2 Scouts in his Pendulum Zones to be a netdecker! xP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 I think I'm just not in the mindset to find this funny. I'm sorry for being bothersome. No need to apologize, understandable. Didn't really do anything wrong. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 The humor of the OP lies in the fact it's mocking a shitty fic that tried too hard to sound cool. The punch-line being the "I wonder if I will ever see that guy again", since the fic in question had the mary-sue TC use a bunch of banned cards, in addition to using stronger cards, so it just came off as being even worse to the point of it being outright laughable. Following it up with a smug-as-fuck line like "DURRRR I WUNDR IF I CAN SEE HIM AGAIN", with a notion like he really values the game, after leading with "LEL UR NOT GUN BEET ME IN FIEV TORNS".etcetcThis OP mocks it quite effectively, hence, why it's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Maybe it's more amusing to me because I used to write a lot. The original story was very poorly written. While it wasn't so bad as to deserve hate comments or anything, it wasn't good. Part of what made this funny for me is I had read the original, so seeing this meant I already knew what it was referencing, and the reference is actually pretty solid, by repeating the original's opening, including the ridiculous "played his cards with smarts" (the original had the opponent set 2 cards), followed by "I had a plan". The humor comes from the anti-climax of the opponent immediately scooping when he saw that the narrator had a legitimately threatening, meta-level Deck. Not only is this a jab at players who hate facing meta Decks, but also that Qlips are so threatening that the matchup is ridiculously unfair. For me, it's an improvement over the original, where strange, self-flattering commentary was done towards the strangest things, that the narrator immediately established himself as unlikeable by predicting the turns to his opponent's loss (and then being right), and the fact the story was written with such bias that the narrator countered almost anything the opponent did, was never remotely threatened by his opponent's plays, and was using a lot of removal effects that the opponent never even tried to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warden Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 You also forgot how the protagonist was immune to his own Royal Decree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rooster Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I really just didn't like the original. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it at all... but then you guys actually told me the contents of the story. Now it's bullshit. BTW this was a little too meh for it to produce laughs, but hey that is just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilfusion Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 It does fall into the territory where it's funny once and then never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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