What Kind Of Person Deadpools?

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

Huh? Yeah, answer me that one.

 

So what's the unifying theme among everyone here, everyone on the DDP, and every other schmuck out there going "well... yeah OK, he won a gold medal for rowing in 1972 but does that mean he'll get an obituary?"

 

In one of the other threads I suggested that maybe deadpoolers have a weird mix of tweeness and morbidity about them, I think that holds true. There's something very.... people who could name entire 70s sitcom casts about deadpoolers, but there's also something very "people who know the difference between HH Holmes and Albert Grey" about us. Deadpoolers always struck me as people who went through a period of their life subscribing to the "Fortean Times". The kinds of people who always hold the pen during the pub quiz.

 

I mean if I picture a typical deadpooler I'm imagining guys who look like Viz's "Real Ale Twats" to be honest. I'm clean-shaven and only drink beer if it's cold, fizzy and foreign, so I can't claim any allegiance there, but....

 

I dunno, loose thread but nobody big is dying and it beats another generic general around here. I'm nearly on the front page for "most posts", I'm allowed to treat this joint as my playground now. You wait until I start an Alexander Imich thread.

[time 8,618]

There's no single unifying theme.

 

A lot of deadpoolers are twats but I'm not one of them. (except maybe of the Real Ale kind)

[charon 4,943]

 

 

I always enjoyed biographies, especially after the person retired/dead, ie you got the whole of their lives.

 

Obituaries are similar , and tis a short step to pooling.

 

Though I do admit to a kick when someone you dislike is about to peg it.

 

For the record , I have downy free cheeks even at my age, and real ale is for geography teachers with leather elbow patches on their corduroy jaikets.

[the_engineer 1,415]

I think one unifying theme among everyone here I have found is people beat to their own drum no one seems afraid to write something that might touch a nerve. People here seem to have strong opinions on things too more so than alot of other forums i post on.

 

The closest forum i would say that is like this is something awful forums ( talking about humour and the type of people that post) but British are the minority on that site and its more centered around America and i stopped posting on their awhile ago as you need a subscription. This site (I maybe wrong) i think the majority are British (quite alot of Scottish ) so kind of enjoy the site alot more no offence to any american's haha . i like the fact this site has a UK feel to it and very uk centric there aren't many websites like that really to be honest.

 

 

Alot of people might find deadpooling in bad taste but i think the people that post here can look past that and say there are worse things in life and we are not hurting anyone really.

[Lard Bazaar 3,799]

I like beer, I'm certainly a twat, and as I am a very overweight woman rapidly approaching 40 I probably have a hairy face as well.

 

Now if we're comparing to Viz characters, I am the Fat Slags, Johnny Fartpants and Up The Arse Corner all rolled into one. I'm not as funny as I used to be, and I've never kissed that bird on the arse. Do I win £5?

 

Apologies to those who don't read Viz, as this post will make absolutely no sense to you whatsoever.

[charon 4,943]

 

 

Viz was funny 20 years ago right ? Is it still on the go ?

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Going by the complete lack of empathy for the dead and those close to them, a general fondness for lists and some of the neat and ordered member signatures, detailing every deadpool ever played, complete with team line up, who died and finishing position, I'd say we boast a greater proportion of those on the autistic end of the spectrum than your average family forum.

[Handrejka 1,904]

Going by the complete lack of empathy for the dead and those close to them, a general fondness for lists and some of the neat and ordered member signatures, detailing every deadpool ever played, complete with team line up, who died and finishing position, I'd say we boast a greater proportion of those on the autistic end of the spectrum than your average family forum.

 

Do you think we do lack empathy? I think perhaps the concept of deadpooling does, but don't think the individuals involved do.

As for Spade's opening post, yes to Fortean Times(Dr. Karl Shuker is one of my Facebook friends), yes to the mix of tweeness and morbidity, but I don't really like pub quizzes and the only beer I drink is ginger beer.

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Apologies to those who don't read Viz, as this post will make absolutely no sense to you whatsoever.

 

Last things first: I have no idea what Viz is; a periodical, I presume. Your post makes absolutely no sense to me. Apology accepted, though. This forum has a good tradition of tolerance of provincialism.

 

I like beer, I'm certainly a twat, and as I am a very overweight woman rapidly approaching 40 I probably have a hairy face as well.

 

Two out of three ain't bad...

 

I think one unifying theme among everyone here I have found is people beat to their own drum no one seems afraid to write something that might touch a nerve. People here seem to have strong opinions on things too more so than alot of other forums i post on.

 

One of the reasons I've stayed around as long as I have is that this forums is one of the few I know where strong opitions are exchanged without deteriorating in ugly name calling. Well, not often, anyway. We don't agree much on death related things, and not at all on things life related.

 

regards,

Hein

[themaninblack 2,112]

I'm a Guinness man myself...

The irony I find with deadpooling is that in a strange way, we're respecting the dead by taking notice of them. I've written 400+ obits mostly on people I've never heard of, yet they get their place in the sun, as of course they do in the papers but that's as much a "business" (not in the pure capitalist sense of course) as ours...

I once won a pitcher of lager for correctly predicting the number of episodes of The Goon Show don't you know! 1999 that was...

[charon 4,943]

 

 

Tmib..... by far the best app on Android is tunein radio. Found an Aussie station that plays the goon show 24 hours a day.

 

Things like that probably made me a pooler.

[Sean 6,332]

I think all deadpoolers have a morbid streak- but so does everyone as no one lives forever and everyone can name someone they know who has died in the last few months.It is a natural part of life.I think deadpools open up our inquisitive side to acknowledge people we have never heard of and marking someones death is an honour-it shows they have achieved something in life - I mean many people say how would you like it if it was someone in your family but I wouldn`t mind as it shows they are being thought of and that someone cares enough to acknowledge their existence ! As for the Viz reference I think most people assume deadpoolers are sad single people who live in a darkened room but I think most are just gamblers who like reading up on things-most seem to be drinkers too including myself ha !

[CaptainChorizo 1,983]

I believe one common trait of people on this board is we are more at peace with the demise we all will eventually have. Most people it is outta sight outta mind and they pretty much don't want to think about it let it alone try and figure which celebs will die within the next year. I also think although it wouldn't describe everyone at the board or even the majority there is probably a higher percentage then in the general population of people like myself who's vice is largely gambling and or a bit of obsessive competitive gene. As far as like a pen holder at a pub quiz I think for myself anyway I would be the exact opposite if pub quizzes were popular in the Us. Outside of a few subjects of interest to me, my knowledge base in certain things like history,literature and politics is pretty low. A pub quiz would expose what I am able to fake conversations with people about.

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

Going by the complete lack of empathy for the dead and those close to them, a general fondness for lists and some of the neat and ordered member signatures, detailing every deadpool ever played, complete with team line up, who died and finishing position, I'd say we boast a greater proportion of those on the autistic end of the spectrum than your average family forum.

 

I'd guess we may actually have a higher proportion of ADHD sufferers than the average website tbh, a weird mix of hyperfocus and the ability for the mind to store the fact that Kim Fowley has cancer but not the date of your mother's birthday.

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

I'm a Guinness man myself...

The irony I find with deadpooling is that in a strange way, we're respecting the dead by taking notice of them. I've written 400+ obits mostly on people I've never heard of, yet they get their place in the sun, as of course they do in the papers but that's as much a "business" (not in the pure capitalist sense of course) as ours...

I once won a pitcher of lager for correctly predicting the number of episodes of The Goon Show don't you know! 1999 that was...

 

Won the jackpot (£55) for our team at the last pub quiz I did by being able to name the year Christina Ricci was born without thinking about it.

[themaninblack 2,112]

I'm a Guinness man myself...

The irony I find with deadpooling is that in a strange way, we're respecting the dead by taking notice of them. I've written 400+ obits mostly on people I've never heard of, yet they get their place in the sun, as of course they do in the papers but that's as much a "business" (not in the pure capitalist sense of course) as ours...

I once won a pitcher of lager for correctly predicting the number of episodes of The Goon Show don't you know! 1999 that was...

 

Won the jackpot (£55) for our team at the last pub quiz I did by being able to name the year Christina Ricci was born without thinking about it.

 

1980?

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

Yep. In fairness I'm a 1982 babby, so it's probably more impressive for you to guess that, insofar as she's always been legal for me.

[themaninblack 2,112]

Your version of Drew Barrymore I suppose...

[Bibliogryphon 9,588]

This is a fascinating thread.

 

I agree about the weird respect issue, we acknowledge the passing of people everyone else has forgotten and when people like Herbert Lom, Patrick Moore and Clive Dunn died there was a lot of positive appreciation of their work. OK we will make the black jokes but my Father in Law did a bit of work driving for a funeral directors and when the boss was looking to rename the business he suggested The Body Shop. Black Humour is a way of dealing with death.

 

When I go to funerals I am a wreck it really gets to me which probably comes from losing my mother when I was nine years old.

 

However the factor that does hit close to home is the list obsessive slightly autistic tendancies. I work in an scientific establishment and my Deadpool game has almost 20% of staff playing.

 

Where better to hide a tree than in a forest.

 

I am a teetotal vegetarian.

[maryportfuncity 10,654]

Those of us who stick around aren't morbid, on the basis of the bodies encountered at DLCons I'd say we're fairly well adjusted - ability to form relationships, hold down jobs, raise kids is fairly well established - so the common denomenators probably include some combination of intuition and intelligence (good for predicting deaths) and also the willingness to laugh at life's blackest moments. For me that grim humour has always been there; all the stronger from spending a lot of working time giving out (i.e. helping) others. Such friends as I've had in the medical professional etc often find the same things funny, and they're all the better at their jobs for being able to laugh at this stuff.

 

Oh yeah, and I like the jokes and the people I've bantered with hereabouts.

[Rotten Ali 600]

Like father, like son...

 

Just now, my lad of eight years has said he wants to enter a team for next year. Without pront he has picked the Queen's husband, the oldest most famous person still alive to suffer a heart attack (Maureen O'Hara), Nelson Mandela, Count Duku (Christopher Lee), the oldest Dr Who (Tom Baker), the old James Bond (Sean Connery) and the oldest world racing champion (Jack Brabham).

 

Not bad for starters. He is working on what to call his team. No doubt it will be something on a different level.

 

School Year Deadpool = 1/7

[themaninblack 2,112]

There's an age limit for choices but as far as I understand not for participants and kids are the sickest bastards of the lot!

[Godot 149]

Like father, like son...

 

Just now, my lad of eight years has said he wants to enter a team for next year. Without pront he has picked the Queen's husband, the oldest most famous person still alive to suffer a heart attack, Nelson Mandela, Count Duku (Christopher Lee), the oldest Dr Who, the old James Bond and the oldest world racing champion.

 

Not bad for starters. He is working on what to call his team. No doubt it will be something on a different level.

 

Let me tell you RA it happens to a lot of us at that age .

[Spade_Cooley 9,538]

Like father, like son...

 

Just now, my lad of eight years has said he wants to enter a team for next year. Without pront he has picked the Queen's husband, the oldest most famous person still alive to suffer a heart attack, Nelson Mandela, Count Duku (Christopher Lee), the oldest Dr Who, the old James Bond and the oldest world racing champion.

 

Not bad for starters. He is working on what to call his team. No doubt it will be something on a different level.

 

How... how did this topic come up with your son?

[Rotten Ali 600]

Just family talk... I tend to be a bit over protective, telling him not to do crazy stuff and he works out the risk consequences of obvious short comings and problems.

Guess he has seen too many James Bond/ Star Wars/ and such like films and so he may be a tad more world wise than most. Loved the Lone Ranger film the other week and that's a 12.

 

Kids these days pick-up too much. He watches too many YouTube walk throughs and the amount of bad swearing is such that we had to revoke the whole app' from his iPad.