What has Escapist given you?

[CommanderL]

a great big headache and a king size ego

Lord vault do you want anything for that headache thatwasajoke.com It gave me joy and funy gif's

 

[Evil Smurf]

friends, laughs and game news. I love this place.

 

[BabyRaptor]

I started watching Pony because I saw so many people here into it.

I've made some amazing friends.

Oh, and I found the most amazing guy.

 

[Vault101]

Not a damn thing. The same is true of all of us.

We have countless ads we are forced to watch in order to do anything on this site. Those ads provide revenue for The Escapist. The Escapist gives us nothing- it's a commercial arrangement through and through.

diddums

a great big headache and a king size ego

Lord vault do you want anything for that headache thatwasajoke.com It gave me joy and funy gif's

I'll have a virgins skull dissolved in sulfuric acid and coke....step to it

 

[New Frontiersman]

Herpes. the Escapist gave me herpes.

...Okay not really.
On a serious note though, I met a nice friend on here that I enjoy talking to. That's about it really. I suppose the news articles gave me some information.

 

[Phlakes]

A lot.

Back in September 2010 Greg Tito posted a news story about an chiptune remix of Cee Lo Green's Fuck You. It's a long story, so basically, after a long series of luck and coincidences I ended up learning what I want to do with my life, pulled myself out of depression, and now have a relatively steady career path and much more (see: more than zero) confidence.

I'm trying to connect Chiptune Cee Lo Green to "I Fix'd My Life", but my brain is failing me. Explain? (Only if you want to.)

It's a very, very indirect connection. I've written about it a few times, I'll see if I can find one of those.

 

[lacktheknack]

Not a damn thing. The same is true of all of us.

We have countless ads we are forced to watch in order to do anything on this site. Those ads provide revenue for The Escapist. The Escapist gives us nothing- it's a commercial arrangement through and through.

Speak for yourself. I haven't seen an ad in over a year, and I give credit to the site for connecting me to so many interesting people, videos and articles.

If the site truly isn't giving you at least enjoyment, then why on God's green Earth are you here?

 

[Guffe]

Laughter from all the posts on the site, there are really clever people here who know how to bend words to their will to make me smile
Also insight to how people and what people think of different things depending for example on where their from
AAAAAAAnnd of course games, news and infomration about games I didn't know about

 

[Grottnikk]

Dysentery

Zero Punctuation

Funny captchas, like this one: pie are squared. Yes it are, captcha, yes it are .

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

That false sense of validation when someone you'll never meet agrees with you about something. Something to do when there's downtime throughout the day. Yahtzee and Jim, of course.

 

[bigfatcarp93]

Plenty of helpful tips and hints with unhelpful games and services. Also Miracle of Sound.

 

[Arakasi]

A few laughs, more than a few arguments, and a hatred for a certain breed of liberals.

 

[bluerocker]

Avatar Adventures, a wonderful RP where I gained several wonderful and caring friends! That alone is enough for me! Oh wait, you want more?
Zero Punctuation
Moviebob
MANY book/movie/game suggestions from said friends
A place where I really feel like I belong
A cool gif/avatar from the kind CaramelFrappe

So yeah... Thanks for existing, Escapist.

 

[Eleuthera]

Spoiler: $500, no really

Hi Jorg,

I wanted to let you know that you were chosen as one of the winners of the SciFiGenre $500.00 gift certificates! Please verify you are human and that this is your valid address, along with adding your phone number.

User: Eleuthera
Date Entered: 13 Jul 2009 9:43 am
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Country: the Netherlands

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You have 48 hours to respond or we have to give the prize to someone else.

And a good time, some friends, and a place to spend a lot of time I should be working...

 

[Ambitiousmould]

Somewhere to get pleasant and useful advice, somewhere I fit in well, many, many laughs. And sometimes a place to talk absolute bollocks for a while.

Also an internet haven where punctuation, grammar, spelling, and correct use of 'their', 'there', and 'they're' actually, you know, exist

 

[guybrush122]

Amazing, thoughtful, and even profound game and movie criticism. Keeps me coming back every day.

 

[Psycomantis777]

A deeper understanding of the self-destructive nature of the human condition.

On some of the more ridiculous forum posts, a headache...

Plenty of cool videos and columns that are fun.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I get to talk about videogames, something which I am lacking in my day-to-day life.

 

[Sassafrass]

Lets see...

Many new games I'd never try otherwise, a place to post my thoughts on games in review form, a giant palm print on my face, a face shaped hole in my desk, new friends, really close friends and possibly genital warts.

But yeah, it's been fun overall.

 

[Little Woodsman]

Hmmm....
Many hours of entertainment.
Some friends.
A desire to try Irn Bru, which I cannot find at any stores around here, even the so-called international ones.
Many laughs.
Some very interesting/insightful perspectives.
A chance to sound off about anime that I like and why.
Chances to show off my mighty geek knowledge of old Dr. Who.
Just last night introduced me to the wonderful music of Celtic Woman.
A chance to use my mighty bonemerang attack! (To preserve peace, of course).

And the biiiig one.....
got me to try MLP:FIM, which my daughter & I now absolutely *LOVE*!