Great podcast guys

Ok, please clear something up for me.  I haven't listened to the podcast myself, due to having a shitty connection most of the time.  So my question is this: what is it you enjoy about tearing down people, their characters, and their work?  

I think people misunderstand the sense of humor both Chris and I have as well as how we go at these podcasts.

You need to understand that while we're "ourselves", we both basically act as caricatures of ourselves and tend to exaggerate or be outright dishonest about our true opinions for the sake of amusement. Anyone who knows Chris or I outside of UCI will tell you that we're good people who have absolutely no malicious intentions or desire to hurt anyone's feelings. In fact, if you look back at the WCF podcast you'll notice we would go out of our way to say absolutely nothing about people we had legitimate gripes with. The podcast is not a platform for Chris and I to shit down on everyone beneath us; it's entertainment.

Our sense of humor tends to be rather sharp. If you read any of Chris's RPs or anything I wrote as Jared, you can see that sense of humor reflected. If you were to see the sort of conversations Chris and I have, as well as several others here who tend to be labeled "jerks", you'll see we go at each other as much as anyone. Call it "insult comedy", a "good cop-bad cop" routine, even a farcical take at popular talk radio, but please don't think that we get our kicks by legitimately insulting anyone. Anyone we take jabs at, we take with good humor hoping they'll understand accordingly. I understand that this can feel muddled or that the line between fact and fiction is blurred due to the legitimate commentary we do provide, but I fully attest that all ribbing is meant in a friendly manner.

I've not been called a "jerk" in a while...

"Cunt" seem to be the shining consensus these days >_>

I think it's all about skin-depth and perception. Try to think of Chris as Flash and Michael as Jared. If you haven't really spoken to either OOC or off the boards then it's easy to take things as insults when they're just meant as playful jabs. I've been on one of these in the past and it was good fun, don't think it was ever meant as a direct stab at anybody, the only thing that used to be just flat out mean (all-be-it hilarious) was the let's rip the shit out of a historical sign-up that never posted again. It's like shoot-writing... for your ears. I miss these though, get your asses in gear and get one done.

Also: I'd just like to clear up the fact that being British doesn't make you a bellend, being English makes you a bellend =P

*ducks bricks thrown from Crow and Flash*

Turns out you can be British and still be cool as fuck. They just don't free-folk below the wall.

#selfhighfive

Andre: Gemini made this thread sarcastically.

David can seriously attest here. Without bringing up too much personal history, there was one joke we made that seriously hurt his feelings, and he'll tell you how hard I fought to keep him as a friend. If anyone is ever hurt or upset with anything we say talk to us. We'll cut that shit out; we've never been unreasonable to that request. And above all, we never think our jokes will be taken seriously. We take pains to make sure any legitimate commentary is seriously presented, free of insults, and always constructive.

To Gemini.

It's wierd. When they say nice things it's usually genuine. When they say mean things it's usually not true. When they don't say anything is when you should be worried. It means they don't like it or more likely haven't been paying attention to your character.