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Zonkytonkman appreciation thread

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Vivixenne wrote: »
    I remember thinking "man this dude's voice is AWESOME, I want to hear him sing at PAX"
    Be glad you never did.

    naporeon on
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    GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I like this as his last post
    as long as i have a place to pass out, i'll throw my hat in with anyone
    that is fantastic

    He sounds like a pretty stand-up guy.

    I'm sorry I never got to know him. :(

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    FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Man, that's really sad.

    Fucking bummer. Seriously.

    Fandyien on
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    DodgeBlanDodgeBlan PSN: dodgeblanRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I will always remember his posts in h&a. He was good at setting hopeless nerds straight.

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    VivixenneVivixenne Remember your training, and we'll get through this just fine. Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I would also get the most incredible PMs from him about his latest BDSM escapades

    before I met him I'd never heard of BDSM tape

    it is apparently tape that only sticks to itself and not to the skin

    this is what I learned from Tonks

    and goddammit I love the man

    and admittedly I cannot believe I will never meet him

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    zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Man, I never knew him, but reading all these stories, I wish I could have.

    R.I.P. Zonkytonkman

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    oh, i remember a good time with zonky

    a story i always tell people who i make play munchkin

    david, zonky, neville and i were playing
    and zonky starts bartering with neville
    he says, "i see you're a wizard. i have this awesome wizard hat right here. it's like +5. i'll trade it to you for this, this and this." (pointing to some of neville's awesome equipment)

    neville thinks about it, and they (if i remember correctly) went back and forth for quite a bit

    then neville is like "sure, let's do that."

    so they trade off, neville has this great wizard hat, zonky has a crapload from neville.

    zonky's like, "nice doing business with you." then slaps down a "change class" card so that neville can no longer use the card.

    a masterful move if i'd ever seen one.

    mully on
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    FizFiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Terrible news. He was a good guy on the forums, but we never really had a chance to one-on-one

    Fiz on
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    potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    i swear the man lived more in his 20 years than i ever will

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    the last thing i got from him was a facebook message
    after i was debating whether or not to go to his party yesterday
    and his facebook said it was his birthday today
    so on his wall i was like, "it's your BIRTHDAY? I HAVE to come then!"

    he sent me this:

    it's not. My birthday is in november, i just felt like getting some funny wall posts.



    also, he wasn't 20

    he was 27

    why does everyone think he's 20

    mully on
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    DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Yeah, he seemed like the kind of guy I could hang with at a bar. Wish I'd known him better on the forums.

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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I only met him once, and half of that time he was drunk or asleep

    but the other half he was pretty cool

    Kuribo's Shoe on
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    Der Waffle MousDer Waffle Mous Blame this on the misfortune of your birth. New Yark, New Yark.Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    whoa whoa whoa wait what?

    shit.

    D:


    Edit: TDL died too? I thought he just got banned? D:

    Der Waffle Mous on
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    RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited June 2008
    oh fuck

    oh




    fucking hell, heart is in my throat, my hands are shaking

    god damn it

    fuck, I seriously don't know what to say. Another fucking friend in the ground.

    God damn it.

    Rankenphile on
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    World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    potatoe wrote: »
    i swear the man lived more in his 20 years than i ever will
    he just turned 27 I believe

    he was always doing exactly what he wanted to do, no matter how insane it was (here I am referring to things like exotic piercings and bdsm)

    World as Myth on
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    QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    D:

    I played him in Halo 2 once, and then saw his name on this forum.

    This is terrible.

    Quid on
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    potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    potatoe wrote: »
    i swear the man lived more in his 20 years than i ever will
    he just turned 27 I believe

    he was always doing exactly what he wanted to do, no matter how insane it was (here I am referring to things like exotic piercings and bdsm)

    well i was basing the age off of the article, and i knew it seemed low

    but, yeah, i wish i had his balls

    potatoe on
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    World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    mully wrote: »
    the last thing i got from him was a facebook message
    after i was debating whether or not to go to his party yesterday
    and his facebook said it was his birthday today
    so on his wall i was like, "it's your BIRTHDAY? I HAVE to come then!"

    he sent me this:

    it's not. My birthday is in november, i just felt like getting some funny wall posts.
    haha, what

    that dick

    World as Myth on
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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles

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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2008
    potatoe wrote: »
    i swear the man lived more in his 20 years than i ever will
    he just turned 27 I believe

    he was always doing exactly what he wanted to do, no matter how insane it was (here I am referring to things like exotic piercings and bdsm)

    yeah, I thought he was older, but the Vancouver Sun article says "20 years old"

    Garlic Bread on
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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    yeah the article is wrong

    nov 16 1981

    mully on
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    World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    World as Myth on
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    arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2008
    Oh fuck man no one of my favorite guys here--a great bud on XBL

    arod_77 on
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    Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Ah damnit... this is sad. I played Halo 2 with him often, though that's the only way I knew him... but yeah... =/

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
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    RedeemerRedeemer Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    mully wrote: »
    also, he wasn't 20

    he was 27

    why does everyone think he's 20

    He was very young looking for his age

    Redeemer on
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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    one night he was coming to see me
    and he was trying desperately to be on time

    and he gets there and tells me, "you should've seen me! i was on my motorcycle, swerving between cars and parked cars and the curb and then in between two lanes of traffic, it was insane!"

    i told him never to do that again.

    mully on
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    World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so
    he had a helmet

    whether or not he was wearing it yesterday I couldn't say

    World as Myth on
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    Charles KinboteCharles Kinbote Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    mully wrote: »
    oh, i remember a good time with zonky

    a story i always tell people who i make play munchkin

    david, zonky, neville and i were playing
    and zonky starts bartering with neville
    he says, "i see you're a wizard. i have this awesome wizard hat right here. it's like +5. i'll trade it to you for this, this and this." (pointing to some of neville's awesome equipment)

    neville thinks about it, and they (if i remember correctly) went back and forth for quite a bit

    then neville is like "sure, let's do that."

    so they trade off, neville has this great wizard hat, zonky has a crapload from neville.

    zonky's like, "nice doing business with you." then slaps down a "change class" card so that neville can no longer use the card.

    a masterful move if i'd ever seen one.

    hey you told me that story that one time when we were playing that one card game

    i think it was old maid
    maybe it was bridge?

    Charles Kinbote on
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    Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this week has been the worst week

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    Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so
    he had a helmet

    whether or not he was wearing it yesterday I couldn't say

    The article stated he had a beanie on, but the article also stated that he was 20.

    Who knows?

    Waka Laka on
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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so

    he usually does, yes

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    see it there?
    he carried it around, he thought it looked super awesome (which it did)

    one day i came out of my house to find him with his leather jacket and motorcycle helmet, sitting against a tree
    "don't i look poetic like this?" he said

    haha

    mully on
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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    I wish I had something to say

    I didn't know the dude

    but this is just horrible

    Centipede Damascus on
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    Garlic BreadGarlic Bread i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a bitch i'm a Registered User, Disagreeable regular
    edited June 2008
    Waka Laka wrote: »
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so
    he had a helmet

    whether or not he was wearing it yesterday I couldn't say

    The article stated he had a beanie on, but the article also stated that he was 20.

    Who knows?

    That was the other two motorcycle accidents, I believe.

    Garlic Bread on
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    nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    mully wrote: »
    oh, i remember a good time with zonky

    a story i always tell people who i make play munchkin

    david, zonky, neville and i were playing
    and zonky starts bartering with neville
    he says, "i see you're a wizard. i have this awesome wizard hat right here. it's like +5. i'll trade it to you for this, this and this." (pointing to some of neville's awesome equipment)

    neville thinks about it, and they (if i remember correctly) went back and forth for quite a bit

    then neville is like "sure, let's do that."

    so they trade off, neville has this great wizard hat, zonky has a crapload from neville.

    zonky's like, "nice doing business with you." then slaps down a "change class" card so that neville can no longer use the card.

    a masterful move if i'd ever seen one.
    yeah. He totally knew I was going to win, he was just playing up the "It's fun to be a dick" part of that game.


    I remember when me, Cap, and Nap were driving up for VanPAX.
    The directions we had gotten were baloney and basically said to turn right & left at the same time.
    So we got lost and stopped in a parking lot.

    I call up Tonkman, who I have never spoken to before (being mostly a lurker still by that point) and tell him we're lost.

    "Oh well that's no good."
    Me: "Yeah, its cool, just tell me where to go from here"
    him: "Man I rarely spend any time in town, I have no idea"

    :O

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    mully wrote: »
    oh, i remember a good time with zonky

    a story i always tell people who i make play munchkin

    david, zonky, neville and i were playing
    and zonky starts bartering with neville
    he says, "i see you're a wizard. i have this awesome wizard hat right here. it's like +5. i'll trade it to you for this, this and this." (pointing to some of neville's awesome equipment)

    neville thinks about it, and they (if i remember correctly) went back and forth for quite a bit

    then neville is like "sure, let's do that."

    so they trade off, neville has this great wizard hat, zonky has a crapload from neville.

    zonky's like, "nice doing business with you." then slaps down a "change class" card so that neville can no longer use the card.

    a masterful move if i'd ever seen one.

    hey you told me that story that one time when we were playing that one card game

    i think it was old maid
    maybe it was bridge?

    MUNCHKIN! and yes, i tell everyone. it's an awesome story. we had a good night that night.

    mully on
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    World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Waka Laka wrote: »
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so
    he had a helmet

    whether or not he was wearing it yesterday I couldn't say

    The article stated he had a beanie on, but the article also stated that he was 20.

    Who knows?

    they're talking about the other people, not joe

    World as Myth on
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    Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    Keith wrote: »
    Waka Laka wrote: »
    this is why I am scared to death of motorcycles
    I told him it was a deathtrap, but I was only joking.

    did he wear a helmet

    It doesn't look like that would've helped here but even so
    he had a helmet

    whether or not he was wearing it yesterday I couldn't say

    The article stated he had a beanie on, but the article also stated that he was 20.

    Who knows?

    That was the other two motorcycle accidents, I believe.

    Ah. Got them mixed up sorry.

    Waka Laka on
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    Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    ah fuck

    i played cod4 with him once and he was the funniest motherfucker

    fucking goddamnit

    Mr. Henry Bemis on
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    GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited June 2008
    mully wrote: »
    oh, i remember a good time with zonky

    a story i always tell people who i make play munchkin

    david, zonky, neville and i were playing
    and zonky starts bartering with neville
    he says, "i see you're a wizard. i have this awesome wizard hat right here. it's like +5. i'll trade it to you for this, this and this." (pointing to some of neville's awesome equipment)

    neville thinks about it, and they (if i remember correctly) went back and forth for quite a bit

    then neville is like "sure, let's do that."

    so they trade off, neville has this great wizard hat, zonky has a crapload from neville.

    zonky's like, "nice doing business with you." then slaps down a "change class" card so that neville can no longer use the card.

    a masterful move if i'd ever seen one.

    hey you told me that story that one time when we were playing that one card game

    i think it was old maid
    maybe it was bridge?

    ahahahahah

    classic

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