Watchlords

TemerityB wrote:Know what's true about even diehard WGs? They know it - They know they're being conned, know the quality sucks (right now on that new site, the George Thorogood guy is bitching that the Hydromax bracelet sucks ass and it was misrepresented but never considers not buying Invicta), know the WG owners and MODs were crumbs, all of it. Yet, they hung on, clinging to whatever it is that attracts them to cheese boxes and faux diamonds and "luxury" $75 watches made in China.

I'd have admiration for this guy..but like the rest of the sheeple, he stayed, didn't he.

WatchDorks.Net wrote:It's easy to jump to that conclusion, but playing devil's advocate for just a sec TB, what if someone participated at WG for reasons other than Invicter? ....It's easy to sit back and lump all members there together (I know I certainly do at times) and I think we sometimes assume that everyone at WG loved Invicter.

iwasbanned wrote:I say live and let live.

WatchDorks.Net wrote:TB, yer entitled to yer opinion; just trying to provide an alternate viewpoint.

You might despise all TV brands equally, but some here do still buy and wear Deep Blue, Android, etc.

Also, in my opinion (you obviously feel differently), I think one should separate hatred for Invicter, the WG mods, and some of the sycophants, from the average casual member. I do think there's a difference.

TemerityB wrote:Last night I was having trouble drifting off to sleep, so I decided to really dig into the new site that many former Geeks are using as a substitute. And you know what? Like the Grinch that stole Christmas, my hater heart has started to melt.

These guys knew they were being conned, duped, ripped off, etc. There's post after post of people bitching and complaining about the ban hammer at the old site, IWG's complete lack of CS and QC, and a shocking number of people coming right out and stating that they are done with IWG. Plus, it seems the abrupt closing of WGs has a different breed of Geek so upset that they are boycotting the brand as well.

Yeah, there's still an inordinate amount of people writing posts with one hand as they just can't wait for their Sunday Runs or TTVs; Geekness is a way of life for some. Yet, there's a lot of free speech there and I didn't see anyone's viewpoint getting shot down by a MOD, not even once.

Nobody poked more fun at WGs than I did, and I bet I was too soft on it. The new site? To be fair, it's not the lock-down that WG was, not even close. I can't even make fun of it.

TemerityB wrote:Last night I was having trouble drifting off to sleep, so I decided to really dig into the new site that many former Geeks are using as a substitute. And you know what? Like the Grinch that stole Christmas, my hater heart has started to melt.

These guys knew they were being conned, duped, ripped off, etc. There's post after post of people bitching and complaining about the ban hammer at the old site, IWG's complete lack of CS and QC, and a shocking number of people coming right out and stating that they are done with IWG. Plus, it seems the abrupt closing of WGs has a different breed of Geek so upset that they are boycotting the brand as well.

Yeah, there's still an inordinate amount of people writing posts with one hand as they just can't wait for their Sunday Runs or TTVs; Geekness is a way of life for some. Yet, there's a lot of free speech there and I didn't see anyone's viewpoint getting shot down by a MOD, not even once.

Nobody poked more fun at WGs than I did, and I bet I was too soft on it. The new site? To be fair, it's not the lock-down that WG was, not even close. I can't even make fun of it.

conjurer wrote:Quite so. I was trawling there the other day, looking for forum Nazism, or at least some hilarity, and found neither. Just a bunch of guys--less enlightened than us, but on the right track--talking about their wartches. There was a leering thread about Heather Hall that showed promise, but since I post here about wishing I could watch Susan Boyle and Lidia Bastianich lezzing out and then having anal sex with them, I'm probably not the guy to throw the first stone.

If it ever happens for you, John, please let us know which one has the manliest pudenda...

Boyle----------->
Bastianich----->

I bet Jill "Pads" Somersausage would beat both of them hands down...

buzzard wrote:It was as mysterious in death as it was in life. And like so many things based in the surreal it is perceived and remembered differently by all who encountered it.

To many it was a place to discuss watches. In the beginning it was all watches of many faiths but the Lalo is a jealous Lalo and spoke to Moses Mike from a burning dive box: "Go down among your people and say unto them - there will be no seller before me and keep holy my temple". And, in the fullness of time, the Lalo sent his only begotten sub, Aqua1 to redeem the WIS community knowing it would leak in their hot tubs and upon their sinks and showers.

And the Lalo did raise his grandmother saying: "Arise! your work here is not yet done" and so saying transported her back in time to make watches for the Russian Navy and upon these watches he did place stone of sand or sparkly bits in resin and said "upon this rock I will build my legend". Then the watch with stone of sand was made to harvest fresh water eco-friendly mother of pearl from a superfund site and the pollution of the lake did weakly glow in the dark and he saw that it was good and named it "Tritnite", which is Latin for "not tritium".

And in the East, Habbukuk the Destroyer, brought forth Krystal Kreme donuts and noticed that, if left untouched for two score days, they would harden into substances suitable for road building. The donut glaze thus hardened retained much of its transparency and Habbukuk the Destroyer named it "Krysterna" and it was good. Seeing this the Lalo went into a rage and said to his attendant: "Bring forth Flame Fusion" and it was done and sapphire was banished from the kingdom. And all the temples in all the lands controlled by the Lalo's tribes no temple would share the fusion of flame so the heretic Lior did bring forth upon the forum Sapphitek and would have been stoned but for the first handmaiden Avi of Renato and the fact that the bong water had grown murky and smelled of tritnite. And the heretics spread dissension such that the Lalo had to explain that maybe not everything marked "holy land of contented cows, cheese and paraffin-free chocolate" was, in fact, as marked and some might have found their way through the trade routes established by the explorer Magan of Stuhrling who said "our eastern watches provide income for someone from the holy land and as such they are superior to all other eastern watches" and brains exploded all over the forums.

And the Lalo did look upon his creation and was sad. It was filled with other money changers and his spirits sank to the bottom of his belly and wandered around making grumbly noises. So the Lalo said unto the last of the loyal: "Go forth and snag the design from Plasticase and build a dive box large enough to hold two of every Invicta in creation", then he brought forth the waters and they did cover all land and all life until, on the horizon, the summit of Mount Facesbooks did appear above the water. In this the cycle of flood and rebirth continues.

RIP WG

AJC wrote:
I like this guy...