crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
i am going to make something dedicated to Ghyslain, the World Famous Star Wars Kid im not sure what yet. maybe a game.... maybes a fan film. what do you think? I feel really bad for him. He ended up finishing that school year in a schoolfor psychiatric patients. two bloggers were kind enough to contact him and start a fund raiser to buy him an iPod or iBook. anyay, the guy deserves a little respect. he was basically "scarred" by the experience. somehow, he ends up a hero of the geek community.(at least the tru geeks. alot of people trying to prove something flamed the crap outta this poor kid all over the internet.) Maybs i'll make a portion of my site in dedication to him.
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HanClinto Administrator Posts: 1828 From: Indiana Registered: 10-11-2004 |
If I recall correctly, the fundraiser got him a little more than an iPod. He got a 30GB iPod, about $2600 in gift certificates, an Industrial Light & Magic t-shirt (from the company), and a replica Darth Maul light saber signed by Ray Park. All-in-all, crazy stuff. I feel pretty bad for him, and I'm not sure what the best thing to do would be. |
QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
Wow, thats sad. I didn't know he was in a psycho school... I thought he was just another bored teenager like Gary Brolsma (Numa Numa)... Wow.... I feel really bad for him. But thats really oool how he got all that stuff from fans. ------------------ |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
yah, he was basically devestated. so, im not sure wat to do yet, but i kinda think ill show some respect somehow. ------------------ |
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QuestLeader Member Posts: 629 From: My house, Va, USA Registered: 04-20-2005 |
where did you read about him? i would like to read any articles you found. ------------------ |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
ahh, just google "Star Wars Kid" and most of it will link to one version of the clip or another. Some of the sites have brief explanations that i got most of my info from. A couple had a bit more in-depth, but i cant remember them . ------------------ |
luke Member Posts: 311 From: I use your computer as my second Linux box Registered: 10-30-2005 |
I have never heard of this guy or the term "star wars kid", mind if you fill me in on a brief history? *edit* [This message has been edited by luke (edited November 10, 2005).] [This message has been edited by luke (edited November 10, 2005).] |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
go to my site globalrant.wastexgames.com for the original video and for a brief history/explanation. if you have IE, it will look horrible until I create an alternate version, but you will at least be able to access the content. but yah, get firefox. firefox is basically superior! lol. ------------------ |
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luke Member Posts: 311 From: I use your computer as my second Linux box Registered: 10-30-2005 |
I can't even view the page nor will the link to mozilla work ------------------ |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
r u using IE? btw, i fixed that link. ------------------ [This message has been edited by crazyishone (edited November 10, 2005).] |
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d000hg Member Posts: 144 From: Durham, UK Registered: 07-27-2004 |
Who makes a site that only works in a minority browser? |
Simon_Templar Member Posts: 330 From: Eau Claire, WI USA Registered: 10-25-2004 |
I don't feel all that sorry for the kid.. Any one of us should be so lucky as to hit a moment of comic genius like that (not to mention getting a load of free stuff out of the deal). Although I seriously wonder how much of the stuff we hear about it is true. Because the story I heard back in the day was that he actually sued the website which original posted the video (one of the big sites like ebaums or something) and that they settled out of court and basicly what he asked for was like a massive computer system. (I can't remember the name.. it wasn't a usual brand it was something that was supposed to be the "next thing" at the time but I haven't heard of it since). But seriously, if you can't take people making fun of you, especially on the internet, I have to wonder. I'm pretty well known amongst my friends for embarassing myself and there are a couple of things that I have literally been made fun of, like every day for two years over, by numerous people. ------------------ |
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crazyishone Member Posts: 1685 From: Registered: 08-25-2004 |
well, d000hg, i made it for the "minority" browser cuz that is the one I use, and it's not like its a megasite or anything. Also, once IE 7 comes out w/ Windows Vista within the next year i believe, all the IE stuff is gonna change. I believe they are basing it on how Netscape Nav. is set up....no point in making my site compatible with a browser that is basically archaic and dying out. And for the millions of IE users, they can "kiss it" or they can use a different browser. It's basically a personal site, and yeah, i'll make it work in IE, but its not my priority. ------------------ |
