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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 11, 2015 21:49:48 GMT
Well, here it is. The time of year where everybody thinks they need a katana for Christmas/whatever-you-may-celebrate and we get an insane influx of new members who post 4 or 5 times asking if "X" sword is any good, we tell them no, and then they buy it anyway. And then complain about how bad the sword is after a few days of use even though we told them that in the first place.
The season of seeing anywhere between 10 and 15 threads entitled "Anyone heard of Ryanswords?" and as soon as one of them gets off of the first page, somebody else makes a new one. And the flame wars begin between the seasoned sword vets and the new kid that thinks he got something good because he ordered a banana flavored blade and got what he wanted. And the fighting goes on, and on, and on, and on, until the thread gets locked. Then *poof* there's another one with an almost identical title.
Then, shortly after, the unlimited amount of posts of angry children from the "give me what I want right now" generation that do no research, buy a sword from China, then can't figure out why it's not at their doorstep two hours later. And we have to go on and on about how it's the Chinese New Year and everything just kind of shuts down. But they don't care. They wanna cry and whine and say it's bad business because China likes to have time off.
Oh, boy. I just can't wait!
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 11, 2015 21:57:26 GMT
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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 11, 2015 22:24:03 GMT
It's funny 'cause it's true.
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Nov 11, 2015 22:39:36 GMT
Human nature, it is was it is
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Post by Gunnar Wolfgard on Nov 11, 2015 22:50:38 GMT
I think most people when they ask for advice they really only want you to comfirm that they made a good choice. If you disagree then you're wrong. They have already made up their mind that they're going to buy it.
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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 12, 2015 0:06:13 GMT
Oh, I know. And this is the time of year we get TONS of people that show up, want us to agree with them, get mad because we don't, and then leave.
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Post by nddave on Nov 12, 2015 1:27:57 GMT
Katana are evil, buy Euros. That's what I'll tell em! I know what you mean though, it's gonna get pretty wild. The funny thing is much like Santa's Workshop I envision all the Chinese laborers running around the Long Quan factories stamping blades and carving saya like Santa's Elves right about now, lol. If it gets too bad the mods could always begin merging threads, or close off registration for a month or two...
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Nov 12, 2015 5:22:00 GMT
Way to go try to run off new members even before they sign up, real friendly.
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Post by bigpete on Nov 12, 2015 7:32:27 GMT
Ha ha and that's from the grumpiest bloke on here kudos to you Mikeeman ????
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Nov 12, 2015 8:28:22 GMT
Been a while since I've beeb grumpy.
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Post by gerrye on Nov 12, 2015 12:47:56 GMT
I'm fairly new. Can I has a bananana katanana plz? .... seriously, they do red steel that can cut interest rates in one blow, why not yellow with a scratch 'n sniff yellow ito and a brown kashira? Hmmm. I might have to string along Skyjiro forge for a while on that one! I want the sori to match a sample banana that I will send him by ship.
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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 12, 2015 16:19:01 GMT
Lol. You guys are awesome.
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Post by KaOsBlaKbLaDe on Nov 12, 2015 18:58:27 GMT
LOL @sample banana
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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 12, 2015 19:49:28 GMT
Now we must all get bananatanas.
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Post by DigsFossils-n-Knives on Nov 12, 2015 20:23:40 GMT
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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 12, 2015 21:03:10 GMT
lolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololollolololololololololololol
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Post by Mikeeman on Nov 12, 2015 21:03:35 GMT
Digs, you have no idea how happy you just made me.
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Post by Scott on Nov 13, 2015 0:55:29 GMT
I think I feel a commission in the works...
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Post by Croccifixio on Nov 13, 2015 3:18:37 GMT
OMG non-alternating ito, no mekugi, bad fittings...
But that glorious blade. A T10 bainite damascus honsanmai banana blade.
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Post by freq on Nov 13, 2015 4:29:41 GMT
Now we must all get bananatanas. bannantana isn't that that girl band from the eighty's ;)
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