On Chick and Lee not taking this shit seriously

[ribonucleic]

A post from Chick in another thread saying that he and Lee Priest "don't take this shit seriously" got me thinking...

The veteran pros must find it grimly amusing indeed that their modest livelihoods are dependent on shrugging off the diaper-flinging monkeys who are the fans of the sport. [And I am reckoned among their number.]

I know that Chick doesn't think of us as true fans. But the way I see it, he's a fan of the Platonic ideal of the sport - where it really is just about the physiques and the professionalism. By contrast, we're fans of the sport as it actually is. All the cynical postures in relation to steroids and G4P are to obscure the fact that we love the soap opera. 

And I don't think you can objectively determine one of these kinds of fandom to be intrinsically superior to the other. Just different strokes...

[dr.chimps]

A post from Chick in another thread saying that he and Lee Priest "don't take this shit seriously" got me thinking...

The veteran pros must find it grimly amusing indeed that their modest livelihoods are dependent on shrugging off the diaper-flinging monkeys who are the fans of the sport. [And I am reckoned among their number.]

I know that Chick doesn't think of us as true fans. But the way I see it, he's a fan of the Platonic ideal of the sport - where it really is just about the physiques and the professionalism. By contrast, we're fans of the sport as it actually is. All the cynical postures in relation to steroids and G4P are to obscure the fact that we love the soap opera. 

And I don't think you can objectively determine one of these kinds of fandom to be intrinsically superior to the other. Just different strokes...

Uh, yeah. There has to be be some reference for criticism, ribo. Without it, you're just wallowing in some relativistic hellhole. Oh, wait. That would be Getbig. My bad. 

[ribonucleic]

I was just looking at that picture and noticed that Mr. Drummond must be groping Mrs. Garrett's ass.

[Andre Nickatina]

A post from Chick in another thread saying that he and Lee Priest "don't take this shit seriously" got me thinking...

The veteran pros must find it grimly amusing indeed that their modest livelihoods are dependent on shrugging off the diaper-flinging monkeys who are the fans of the sport. [And I am reckoned among their number.]

I know that Chick doesn't think of us as true fans. But the way I see it, he's a fan of the Platonic ideal of the sport - where it really is just about the physiques and the professionalism. By contrast, we're fans of the sport as it actually is. All the cynical postures in relation to steroids and G4P are to obscure the fact that we love the soap opera. 

And I don't think you can objectively determine one of these kinds of fandom to be intrinsically superior to the other. Just different strokes...

Speak english were only humble getbiggers you fucking asshole.

[jaejonna]

WE aren't real fans cause people on Getbig ...

-Don't buy into the 'supplement industry' and much rather would 'cook' our food to get big.
-We expose the dirty scandalous underbelly of the nut sack of BB for its gayness and depravity.
-We relish in the fact that most of us don't go to EXPOS or SHOWS
- We are more cynical (I call it realstic) about the pitfalls of 'chasing' the dream and the causalties of the quest.
-Lastly, we call a FIX when we see it.....Im not going to name any show in particular but we all know when the FIX is on....

So we arent fans cause we want to correct the wrongs in an industry controlled by a few.

[dr.chimps]

WE aren't real fans cause people on Getbig ...

-Don't buy into the 'supplement industry' and much rather would 'cook' our food to get big.
-We expose the dirty scandalous underbelly of the nut sack of BB for its gayness and depravity.
-We relish in the fact that most of us don't go to EXPOS or SHOWS
- We are more cynical (I call it realstic) about the pitfalls of 'chasing' the dream and the causalties of the quest.
-Lastly, we call a FIX when we see it.....Im not going to name any show in particular but we all know when the FIX is on....

So we arent fans cause we want to correct the wrongs in an industry controlled by a few.

Hehe. Makes us sound kinda noble, doesn't it? I look around and see nothing but wall-to-wall dysfunction. 

[G o a t b o y]

people on Getbig ...

-Don't buy into the 'supplement industry' and much rather would 'cook' our food to get big.
-We expose the dirty scandalous underbelly of the nut sack of BB for its gayness and depravity.
-We relish in the fact that most of us don't go to EXPOS or SHOWS
- We are more cynical (I call it realstic) about the pitfalls of 'chasing' the dream and the causalties of the quest.
-Lastly, we call a FIX when we see it.....Im not going to name any show in particular but we all know when the FIX is on....

In other words, we have at least double the IQ points of the IFBB's "target fanbase".

[onlyme]

A post from Chick in another thread saying that he and Lee Priest "don't take this shit seriously" got me thinking...

The veteran pros must find it grimly amusing indeed that their modest livelihoods are dependent on shrugging off the diaper-flinging monkeys who are the fans of the sport. [And I am reckoned among their number.]

I know that Chick doesn't think of us as true fans. But the way I see it, he's a fan of the Platonic ideal of the sport - where it really is just about the physiques and the professionalism. By contrast, we're fans of the sport as it actually is. All the cynical postures in relation to steroids and G4P are to obscure the fact that we love the soap opera. 

And I don't think you can objectively determine one of these kinds of fandom to be intrinsically superior to the other. Just different strokes...

Way to deep for me. What did you say.

[The Heckler]

Way to deep for me. What did you say.

hahaha you have to excuse Keith, he has a third grade education and a tendency to lie about his days of yore in the iron game.

[figgs]

We're here because we like to see our hobby (or lifestyle) as it would be if taken to the extremes. And looking at such monstrous human beings is surely as entertaining to us as going to see the Yankees to most other new yorkers (I personally don't give a shit, however).

It doesn't end there. There's even more entertainment! We have the internet! Where all of the information on the lives of the pros can be spilled out for our viewing pleasure. And it just so happens to be that 90% of the pros live some of the most dysfunctional and degrading lives we'll ever otherwise know about. And that's entertainment!

And it doesn't end there! We have online message boards where we can actually make contact with these dysfunctional freaks and throw the truth in their face! With anonymity! THAT'S entertainment!!

[ribonucleic]

We're here because we like to see our hobby (or lifestyle) as it would be if taken to the extremes. And looking at such monstrous human beings is surely as entertaining to us as going to see the Yankees to most other new yorkers (I personally don't give a shit, however).

It doesn't end there. There's even more entertainment! We have the internet! Where all of the information on the lives of the pros can be spilled out for our viewing pleasure. And it just so happens to be that 90% of the pros live some of the most dysfunctional and degrading lives we'll ever otherwise know about. And that's entertainment!

And it doesn't end there! We have online message boards where we can actually make contact with these dysfunctional freaks and throw the truth in their face! With anonymity! THAT'S entertainment!!

Admirably put, sir. 

[dr.chimps]

hahaha you have to excuse Keith, he has a third grade education and a tendency to lie about his days of yore in the iron bronze game.

Fixed it for ya. 

[HalloweenMan]

people always act like bb is the only sport filled with dirtbags, but its not.  basketball and football have plenty of rapists, wife beaters, drug dealers, etc.  lame. 
i think a "real bodybuilding fan" is supposed to believe everything they are told without questioning any of it, even the shit that is blatently made up (example: supplement claims)  a "real bodybuilding fan" goes on websites where pros post and post how great and inspiring they are and how "oh man you got robbed at the olympia.  it's totally yours next year!".  "real bodybuilding fans" buy all the magazines, even though every issue is just alternate versions of everything that was in the last issue.  and adds.  "real bodybuilding fans" believe that whoever is mr. olympia got his "bowling ball delts" from "a strict series of focused should exercises".  a "real bodybuilding fan" believes that whoever really did 400 military presses, behind the neck, with 6,000 pounds. 
whatever, it's all bullshit and a complete mystery to me how certain people are disappointed or whatever when people call bullshit on something that is ridiculously obvious as complete bullshit. 
i dont know about anyone else, but i had a lot of fun watching the arnold online and posting about it on here while it was going down.  that was some funny stuff. 
i know, "meltdown".