Comments on: The demon lord B'harne, servant of the malevolent alien High Magus of Lyra, has commenced his assault on the human race.

The demon lord B'harne, servant of the malevolent alien High Magus of Lyra, has commenced his assault on the human race.

angry modem — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 06:20:18 -0800

The Barney Fun Page was one of the first things I found online, along with The Jihad to Destroy Barney on the Worldwide Web. Back when nobody knew what a jihad was.

By: Evstar

Evstar — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 06:34:58 -0800

Wow, this was one of the first things I ever found myself. The fun page seemed to high-tech in '95.

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 06:49:15 -0800

When you say "found" that implies you were searching for something. So which was it you entered into altavista: 'Barney' or 'Jihad'?

By: bitpart

bitpart — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:18:26 -0800

I remember scouring the web for wavs, and happening upon these kill Barney wavs (they're at the top). I also remember one that had a small clip from "Hotel California" by The Eagles, and I thought that it was hilarious at the time. O Metafilter, you were barely a glimmer in Matt's eye! Remember, on the shoulder of giants you stand.

By: PenDevil

PenDevil — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 07:49:39 -0800

Ahhh this brings back memories of me getting my first taste of the internet in alt.barney.die.die.die

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 08:11:52 -0800

next thing i knew, someone ate my balls.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 10:08:47 -0800

True story: About the time that Barney was ubiquitous, I trained one of my friend's small children to tell her that Barney was the anti-christ because he taught conformity and conformity was evil. (Because I knew it would make my friend laugh.) What I hadn't counted on was the Pavlov-like memory skills children have...especially if they've gotten a positive reaction from doing something. Apparently, the very, very, very Christian woman who ran the boy's day care did not think the anti-christ reference was funny. Oops.

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 10:50:38 -0800

I enjoy teaching my younger relations incorrect animal noises. So then when their mother asks "What noise does a dog make?" they say "Mooo." "What noise does a cat make?" "Ribbit." Always good for a laugh.

By: angry modem

angry modem — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 23:47:20 -0800

I remember replacing the Barons of Hell in Doom with Barney as well.