Comments on: A new Home for Shame

A new Home for Shame

Dagobert — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:32:13 -0800

Pathetic Geek Stories have moved onto their own place. No longer a sub category of The Onion, or more correctly, The A.V Club, PGS is a collection of humiliating points in adolescence, some that bring tears of laughter and others that make you cringe. As a long time fan, I love to go through the archives and relive my junior high pain. Navigation is simple and they load quickly for me (T1). Enjoy!

By: MiguelCardoso

MiguelCardoso — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 03:28:17 -0800

Great stuff, Dagobert - thanks. Only mere cable here but it loads quickly too . Also, thanks for reminding me how funny The Onion can still be: witness "$11000 A Year Doesn't Go As Far As You Probably Think".

By: jalexei

jalexei — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:21:11 -0800

I've seen my own life reflected in PGS far too many times - I'm glad it has its own home. I also have great respect for (and jealousy toward) artists who figure out a gig where their readers contribute all the content. As to the oft-heralded "decline" of the Onion, I don't really buy it - perhaps we've become overly familiar with the method of delivery, but I'll still laugh out loud from time to time, and that's not something I do very often...

By: wsg

wsg — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 07:07:44 -0800

Who's talking bad about The Onion?! That is still the most consistently funny website I know of. There have been times when I thought about sending in a personal pathetic geek story of my own, but I have so many I wouldn't know where to start picking one.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 07:54:31 -0800

Wow, you people are a buch of geeks. *beats everyone up, takes lunches*

By: jalexei

jalexei — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 08:02:43 -0800

Ouch! (mumbles under breath as jonmc walks away) Someday I'll be cool, and you'll be putting gas in my car... Did I drop my 20-sided die?

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 08:07:20 -0800

Actually, from 5th to 8th grade, I was a major-league dork myself. But then in high school, I discovered booze, dope and heavy metal (sadly not sex, though) and began hanging around with a rougher crowd. We were far from popular, but we weren't messed with as much. I never did convert to being a bully though. When I see a bunch of people of any persuasion (and all persuasions do it when they're in groups of like minded people) it gets me on edge.

By: lotsofno

lotsofno — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 09:41:57 -0800

High-larious! i have always been a dork...

By: tommasz

tommasz — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 16:03:33 -0800

I laughed, I cried, I saw myself in way too many situations.

By: firestorm

firestorm — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:23:11 -0800

I am a geek who was popular and who could catch a ball. I was a bully but also have a good heart. I'd rather be evil.