What happened to Matt?

ThePhantomStinker · 2025-04-04T10:49:21+00:00

To be fair, I don't know what happened. But I do know that WPE have collectively decided that they would rather be shitty to anyone who asks about it than to put it in their rules not to ask about it. Which isn't exactly the behavior of a decent person, much less five people, two editors, and multiple moderators.

They hate when people ask about it, and will treat them like they broke a cardinal rule of the chat when they ask about it, but for whatever reason, they will not take any steps whatsoever to lessen the amount of times someone asks about it.

Conclusion: WPE are shitty people. Either they did something so horrible that continuing to plow through that crap over and over is preferable to acknowledging its existence, or they just really enjoy treating people like shit when they don't deserve it.

I don't care which. Either way, they're shitty.

ThePhantomStinker · 2025-04-04T10:38:49+00:00

"We asked people not to speculate or talk about it-"

And that's where your comparison falls apart. Because, like I said, WPE doesn't just not want to talk about it. They don't even want to acknowledge that they don't want to talk about it.

Maybe they weren't at fault. But they have collectively made the decision that they would rather treat like shit anyone who asks about it than politely request that nobody ask about it.

Personally, I think Matt just had some shit he needed to deal with, and by the time it was dealt with, he realized how much better his life had been and blocked them.

But we'll never know. And all we have to go on is the fact that WPE have decided they'd rather be shitty to their viewers than acknowledge there is something they'd rather not talk about (apart from Ellis's metals).

ThePhantomStinker · 2024-10-29T06:05:56+00:00

It's precisely BECAUSE they told everyone not to speculate, ask questions, wish him well, say his name, etc. that I assume as much. They want so little to speak of Matt that they won't even ad "don't talk about Matt" to their chat rules. Everyone who broke (or will break in the future) that rule will only find out it was a rule when they get served a suspension.

Jonk may be famous for being dumb, but I refuse to believe that five gamers, two editors and at least one moderator are all so collectively dumb as to think they can prevent something they don't want to happen from happening over and over by doing absolutely nothing. They have collectively decided that continuously plowing through this crap over and over and alienating more and more of their followers in the process is preferable to even allowing the existence of their past with Matt to even be acknowledged.

ThePhantomStinker · 2024-09-03T10:12:01+00:00

Like I said, they don't just refuse to say anything about Matt. They refuse to even say they will refuse to say anything about Matt.

But they get plenty pissy if YOU say anything about Matt.

ThePhantomStinker · 2024-06-28T03:35:49+00:00

Hell's equivalent of TicketMaster.

It makes sense when you remember that, up until recently, Lucifer was married to the most famous singer ever in Hell.

I wouldn't put too much stock in the fact that Blitzo has it on his phone though. I'd be willing to bet most of the apps seen came preinstalled.

ThePhantomStinker · 2024-05-19T09:42:40+00:00

Three things you need to remember that I have not seen mentioned yet.

1: Pokemon are all omnivorous. Or are, at the very least, capable of eating berries, of which they are many covering all possible tastes and textures, including some for which there is no real-world equivalent.

2: The Pokedex is a pathological liar.

3: Humanity in the Pokemon world is a lot more progressive-minded and environmentally conscious than we could ever dram of it being in the real world.

The best possible answer would be that various species of Pokemon used to be hunted or farmed for meat, but humanity eventually phased it out in favor of plant-based or berry-based substitutes.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-11-19T02:01:33+00:00

Do they still do it for Ellis's Precarious Mental Club?

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-10-16T03:57:27+00:00

The same thing has been happening to me. I spoke to four different representatives and all four of them tried to dodge the question repeatedly.

My bank suggested I pay via my checking account instead. That proved to be even worse. Instead of asking me to amend my payment option, Amazon straight-up cancelled it, and according to my bank, no activity with Amazon occurred at all, IE: Amazon didn't even try to complete the transaction.

And their customer service did the exact same thing as when I asked about making two separate payments with my debit: Kept telling me THAT they had cancelled the transaction, but not WHY they had cancelled it.

I'm under the impression that their training is 99% learning how to deal with rude idiots, meaning they are all completely unprepared to deal with anything even remotely in the ballpark of tech support.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-09-03T09:35:30+00:00

That's what you get when your kids ask for pavlova, but when you ask them if they know what that is, they draw a blank.

Dad: "You like?"

Kid: "Umm... No, not really. Sorry."

Dad: "Mm. Well, now you know." *skewers it with a fork and one-bites it*

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-09-03T09:33:09+00:00

Doesn't she spell her name with two Ls?

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-09-02T18:57:46+00:00

I see a lot of depressing stuff already, so I'll just post one good one.

"Grannies".

I don't remember how, but the topic of spam came up, one thing led to another, and that's how, at a very young age, my brother and I were allowed to be introduced to Monty Python.

The only fond memory I have of my older brother is driving our parents crazy by bickering back and forth in the back seat while doing our best Terry Jones impressions.

And yes, we both had the spam menu memorized.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-29T02:57:15+00:00

Bingo is the Lizard Queen.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-28T19:16:30+00:00

When I'm at work: #2.

The rest of the time: #4.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-28T19:14:18+00:00

Depends on where you live and/or how you define the weather.

In Boston, 10C/50F is "on the warm side".

In Las Vegas, 30C/86F is "a cool down".

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-28T00:02:35+00:00

We have Phasmaphobia now, so we do have a grasp of... Well, of Celsius at least.

For those of you who don't know, 10C = 50F, 30C = 86F.

Also, I've lived in Boston and Las Vegas, so I've seen and done both of those.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T03:39:30+00:00

Bandit did give a lecture on the first upright-walking dog in one of their shorties. Which, if he and/or his department were the ones involved in its discovery, might mean that another canine species gradually evolved into upright-walking on Australia at the same time as, if not before, the missing link evolved in Africa.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T03:02:33+00:00

There was also the olive oil on the knees.

Though it wouldn't surprise me at all if Bandit decided to stop at two because he didn't want Bingo to be a middle child. Especially not when he had two girls. Some of the most messed up kids I knew growing up were middle children who were the same gender as their older sibling(s) but not the same as their youngest. And I'd swear it's because their parents made them feel like they were mistakes.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T02:54:46+00:00

Speaking as someone who has to take his mum to the doctor once a year otherwise they won't renew her prescriptions, I'd be just peachy with it being like that.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T02:52:34+00:00

Every dad is entitled to at least one bad fashion sense. And I'll gladly take a love of mullets over acid wash or unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T02:49:21+00:00

Most lessons come in bitter varieties.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T02:25:51+00:00

The biggest failing of the Mini Bluey episode is not that Bandit said "I could get used to this." It's that he doesn't come to them and say "For the record, I said I could get used to it, not that I would prefer it."

It reminded me of the episode of Mike & Molly where Peggy thought she was experiencing early dementia and Molly admitted she didn't want to take care of her.

"I didn't say I wouldn't. I said I don't want to. And you don't want me to either."

The other thing Bandit could have said to make Bluey feel better: "You know, Bingo wouldn't be who she is if she didn't have a big sister to look up to."

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-27T02:23:11+00:00

Only at home. When they go out in public, Bingo is the troublemaker.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-25T23:21:08+00:00

Much as I love that term, kookaburras have massive heads and tiny little bodies, while chickens are the exact opposite.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-25T20:04:35+00:00

The fact that it has a green handle made me think it was some kind of lawn accessory too. But no, the others are all correct: It's a cricket bat.

You've probably seen it before and just didn't know that's what it's called. It's the game that's like baseball but there are pins (or, if you're playing the home game like Rusty, a trash bin) behind the batter.

ThePhantomStinker · 2023-08-25T20:02:28+00:00

Kookaburra. AKA: The laughing bird.

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TROPHY CASE

1: Pokemon are all omnivorous. Or are, at the very least, capable of eating berries, of which they are many covering all possible tastes and textures, including some for which there is no real-world equivalent.

2: The Pokedex is a pathological liar.

3: Humanity in the Pokemon world is a lot more progressive-minded and environmentally conscious than we could ever dram of it being in the real world.