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Couscous at 17:23, 22 April 2026

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	'''[https://www.somethingawful.com/frontpage/ Something Awful]''', an [[unfunny]] [[lie\|comedy]] website owned by [[Lowtax]]~~, and traces its~~ roots back to the good old days of [[Web 1.0]], where [[Goatse]] was the pinnacle of [[shock]] and the [[LJ]] in "LJ [[drama]]" did not yet exist. The whole point of Something Awful is to make jokes only self-hating nerds find funny. SA also attempts to pick on [[furry\|internet sub-cultures even more pathetic than they are]]. SA readers feel threatened by clown-like furries, [[TV Tropes\|tropers]] and [[juggalos]], as they are all members of these subcultures themselves and fear exposure for the human detritus that they are.		'''[https://www.somethingawful.com/frontpage/ Something Awful]''', an [[unfunny]] [[lie\|comedy]] website previously owned by deadbeat faggot [[Lowtax]]. It's roots trace back to the good old days of [[Web 1.0]], where [[Goatse]] was the pinnacle of [[shock]] and the [[LJ]] in "LJ [[drama]]" did not yet exist. The whole point of Something Awful is to make jokes only self-hating nerds find funny. SA also attempts to pick on [[furry\|internet sub-cultures even more pathetic than they are]]. SA readers feel threatened by clown-like furries, [[TV Tropes\|tropers]] and [[juggalos]], as they are all members of these subcultures themselves and fear exposure for the human detritus that they are.

	As you all know, many faggot nerds view the internet as very [[serious business]], and, as a result, other, slightly more useful nerds realized that mocking their only slightly-more pathetic ways was a good way to relieve stress caused by the fact that no one likes them at [[school]], the site became very popular very quickly. The community dynamic at Something Awful changed significantly over the years, from a community dedicated to humor, to a community filled with [[butthurt]] [[aspies]] with broken [[hugbox\|hugboxes]], and now to a cadre of batshit [[feminists]], [[tranny\|trannies]], [[White guilt\|black-identifying whities]], and other [[social justice]] types who regularly check their asswipe for [[Privilege_Olympics\|privilege]]. Because of this, communities like [[SASS\|The Something Awful Sycophant Squad]] had popped up, criticizing Something Awful in a way akin to how the forums operated in the early days.		As you all know, many faggot nerds view the internet as very [[serious business]], and, as a result, other, slightly more useful nerds realized that mocking their only slightly-more pathetic ways was a good way to relieve stress caused by the fact that no one likes them at [[school]], the site became very popular very quickly. The community dynamic at Something Awful changed significantly over the years, from a community dedicated to humor, to a community filled with [[butthurt]] [[aspies]] with broken [[hugbox\|hugboxes]], and now to a cadre of batshit [[feminists]], [[tranny\|trannies]], [[White guilt\|black-identifying whities]], and other [[social justice]] types who regularly check their asswipe for [[Privilege_Olympics\|privilege]]. Because of this, communities like [[SASS\|The Something Awful Sycophant Squad]] had popped up, criticizing Something Awful in a way akin to how the forums operated in the early days.

Couscous at 17:22, 22 April 2026

2026-04-22T17:22:19Z

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	~~{{cleanup}}~~
	[[File:10 bux Well Spent.jpg\|thumb\|right\|This is how worthwhile buying an account on the SA forums actually is.]]		[[File:10 bux Well Spent.jpg\|thumb\|right\|This is how worthwhile buying an account on the SA forums actually is.]]
	[[Image:TheInternetMakesYouStupid.PNG\|center\|thumb\|1000px\|Well hey, at least they got the "[[stupid]]" part right.]]		[[Image:TheInternetMakesYouStupid.PNG\|center\|thumb\|1000px\|Well hey, at least they got the "[[stupid]]" part right.]]

Couscous at 17:21, 22 April 2026

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 Honest Abe aka Caylen Matthew Burroughs is a convicted pedophile Men's Rights Activist and moderator of the something awful forums.
-[[File:UvLwhru.jpg|right]]
+[[File:UvLwhru.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
 [[File:CaylenMatthewBurroughs3.jpg|right|thumb|Abe is a certified [[Asshole|nice guy]] that will do anything to be perceived as worthy of sex with women even if it means selling his soul to (former) fellow pedophile mod Aatrek for tips on the ladies at a Star Trek convention. (see above picture)]]
-[[File:CaylenMatthewBurroughs1.jpg]]
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 People Hold Gaylen in high Opinion:
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 Its further proof that SA is not popular; this could be due to a variety of reasons, such as SA's status as a humor graveyard, admin and moderator [[emo|histrionics]], or due to the goon population dwindling due to death from obesity and extremely low reproductive rates.
-==Old Memes that SA is responsible for==
+==The People and Memes SA is responsible for==
-Note: While Something Awful might be responsible for this unfunny shit, these memes also die there since goons are so inept at life that anything even remotely funny gets beaten into the ground within hours of its inception.  SA nowadays rarely, if ever, spawns memes that leave SA primarily because they became [[unfunny|original]].
+(Note: While Something Awful might be responsible for this unfunny shit, these memes also die there since goons are so inept at life that anything even remotely funny gets beaten into the ground within hours of its inception.  SA nowadays rarely, if ever, spawns memes that leave SA primarily because they became [[unfunny|original]].)
 ==The Great SA forum account hack of 2008 and the Ultimate Lowtax meltdown==
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 ==See Also==
 *[[Goon]] Killers:
 *[[EDF|Encyclopedia Dramatica's forums]]
 *[[Shmorky]]
 *[[Lowtax]]
 *[[Jade Raymond]]
 *[[Asperger's]]
 *[[Goon Squad]]
 **''[[EVE Online]]''
 *[[SASS]]
 ==External Links==

Stooge: I deem this article in need of a cleanup.

2024-08-06T07:30:06Z

I deem this article in need of a cleanup.

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	[[Image:TheInternetMakesYouStupid.PNG\|center\|thumb\|1000px\|Well hey, at least they got the "[[stupid]]" part right.]]		[[Image:TheInternetMakesYouStupid.PNG\|center\|thumb\|1000px\|Well hey, at least they got the "[[stupid]]" part right.]]

H64: Reverted edit by Slim shady (talk) to last revision by imported>Rvdog815

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Reverted edit by Slim shady (talk) to last revision by [[User:imported>Rvdog815|imported>Rvdog815]]

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	Something Awful is filled with old fags (at least on the FYAD and FYAD Lite boards) as that is where [[b/\|/b/]] got it's start from. 4chan would not be as popular as it was today if it was not for [[Lowtax]]'s steaming pile of shit.		Something Awful is filled with old fags (at least on the FYAD and FYAD Lite boards) as that is where [[b/\|/b/]] got it's start from. 4chan would not be as popular as it was today if it was not for [[Lowtax]]'s steaming pile of shit.

	~~the worst part? IT COSTS 10 DOLLARS TO FUCKING USE IT. it truly is SOMETHING AWFUL~~

	==The Frontpage==		==The Frontpage==

Slim shady at 01:31, 22 June 2024

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	Something Awful is filled with old fags (at least on the FYAD and FYAD Lite boards) as that is where [[b/\|/b/]] got it's start from. 4chan would not be as popular as it was today if it was not for [[Lowtax]]'s steaming pile of shit.		Something Awful is filled with old fags (at least on the FYAD and FYAD Lite boards) as that is where [[b/\|/b/]] got it's start from. 4chan would not be as popular as it was today if it was not for [[Lowtax]]'s steaming pile of shit.

			the worst part? IT COSTS 10 DOLLARS TO FUCKING USE IT. it truly is SOMETHING AWFUL

	==The Frontpage==		==The Frontpage==

imported>Rvdog815 at 02:12, 1 September 2023

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	* [https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3571910 Goldmined thread about the hot dog Kickstarter]		*[https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3571910 Goldmined thread about the hot dog Kickstarter]
	* '''{{archive\|IHqI5\|Gassed thread bitching about the hot dog Kickstarter}}'''		*'''{{archive\|IHqI5\|Gassed thread bitching about the hot dog Kickstarter}}'''
	* '''{{archive\|7h57K\|Something Sensitive thread about the stupidity of the goons involved}}'''		*'''{{archive\|7h57K\|Something Sensitive thread about the stupidity of the goons involved}}'''
	* '''{{archive\|XNYTa\|New SA thread with the goons acting butthurt and shitting on the kickstarter guy}}		*'''{{archive\|XNYTa\|New SA thread with the goons acting butthurt and shitting on the kickstarter guy}}
	* '''{{archive\|moEhP\|Something Sensitive Q&A thread with the Kickstarter guy.}}'''		*'''{{archive\|moEhP\|Something Sensitive Q&A thread with the Kickstarter guy.}}'''

	====BigPeeler====		====BigPeeler====
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	=====TL;DR=====		=====TL;DR=====
	[[File:DocEvil humiliated.gif\|400px\|thumb\|center\|lol.]][[File:DocEvil Embarrassed by Shark.gif\|400px\|thumb\|center\|Rage Quit.]]		[[File:DocEvil humiliated.gif\|400px\|thumb\|center\|lol.]][[File:DocEvil Embarrassed by Shark.gif\|400px\|thumb\|center\|Rage Quit.]]
	<~~center~~><youtube>OF3oQmSffAY</youtube><~~/center~~>		<br>
			{{frame\|<youtube>OF3oQmSffAY</youtube>\|margin=auto}}
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	====Ozma====		====Ozma====
	After DocEvil left in shame, Ozma became the de-facto FYAD admin. Like DocEvil, she's fat and unfunny, but unlike DocEvil, she doesn't really try to be funny. She mostly posts in real-talk irony-free threads about being drunk and knitting. After getting kicked out by her parents for being in [[lies\|"grad school"]] for about five years too many (in reality she sat on her fat ass eating Twinkies and knitting while modding the world's most troll free forums for the past decade) moving to Washington state to live in a [[poor\|shed]]... [[seriously]].		After DocEvil left in shame, Ozma became the de-facto FYAD admin. Like DocEvil, she's fat and unfunny, but unlike DocEvil, she doesn't really try to be funny. She mostly posts in real-talk irony-free threads about being drunk and knitting. After getting kicked out by her parents for being in [[lies\|"grad school"]] for about five years too many (in reality she sat on her fat ass eating Twinkies and knitting while modding the world's most troll free forums for the past decade) moving to Washington state to live in a [[poor\|shed]]... [[seriously]].
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	*[https://rutgersclassics.com/2008/09/09/new-year-new-look-whos-who-at-rutgers-classics-2-of-3/]		*[https://rutgersclassics.com/2008/09/09/new-year-new-look-whos-who-at-rutgers-classics-2-of-3/]

	*~~'''~~{{wayback\|http://apaclassics.org/images/uploads/documents/abstracts/Jefferson.pdf\|20120315172931}}~~'''~~		*{{wayback\|http://apaclassics.org/images/uploads/documents/abstracts/Jefferson.pdf\|20120315172931}}

	*'''{{archive\|8Q41A\|She writes disgusting incest erotica under the name Kali Lowe}}'''		*'''{{archive\|8Q41A\|She writes disgusting incest erotica under the name Kali Lowe}}'''
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	====External Links====		====External Links====
	* {{twitter\|caylenb\|Abe's Twitard account}}		*{{twitter\|caylenb\|Abe's Twitard account}}
	* '''{{archive\|bVdIh\|}}'''		*'''{{archive\|bVdIh\|}}'''

	===BYOB===		===BYOB===
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	True to form, reading their scratch will make you stupid. And if you happen to be someone who does not buy into their extremely narrow and contradictory political views, [[rage\|angry]] as well.		True to form, reading their scratch will make you stupid. And if you happen to be someone who does not buy into their extremely narrow and contradictory political views, [[rage\|angry]] as well.

	* Daryl "Fucking" Hall - AKA Andrew "Real Name" Geraghty, he frequently "[[Perez Hilton\|outs]]" people he disagrees with while writing under a pen name. He [[stupid\|uploads pictures of himself]] on {{twitter\|dfh1979\|his twitter}}, when he's not screaming about how his poverty and misery are all society's fault. Almost killed himself in Egypt on a bike, now looking to [[suicide\|finish the job]] with [https://doxbinumfxfyytnh.onion.to/doxviewer.php?dox=Daryl_Fucking_Hall "heavy smoking" and "heavy drinking"]. In his own words, he is a college graduate with some useless degree working " stop-gap jobs until i go back to graduate school for an MA and (hopefully) PhD in [[useless\|ethnomusicology]]". He's also a feminist, because the feminist movement doesn't have enough [[mad\|red-eyed]] bums who are only looking for [[rich\|easy targets]] to blame their failings on.		*Daryl "Fucking" Hall - AKA Andrew "Real Name" Geraghty, he frequently "[[Perez Hilton\|outs]]" people he disagrees with while writing under a pen name. He [[stupid\|uploads pictures of himself]] on {{twitter\|dfh1979\|his twitter}}, when he's not screaming about how his poverty and misery are all society's fault. Almost killed himself in Egypt on a bike, now looking to [[suicide\|finish the job]] with [https://doxbinumfxfyytnh.onion.to/doxviewer.php?dox=Daryl_Fucking_Hall "heavy smoking" and "heavy drinking"]. In his own words, he is a college graduate with some useless degree working " stop-gap jobs until i go back to graduate school for an MA and (hopefully) PhD in [[useless\|ethnomusicology]]". He's also a feminist, because the feminist movement doesn't have enough [[mad\|red-eyed]] bums who are only looking for [[rich\|easy targets]] to blame their failings on.

	* [[Shmorky]] - Resident [[nerd\|flashfag]] and babyfur, writes for a site which [[Kill it with fire\|bans furries on sight]]. He also claims to be a [[Feminazi\|feminist]], because a guy with a pedo/zoo fetish is [[sarcasm\|totally what a feminist looks like]] and not just some unaccomplished dipshit looking to [[tentacle rape\|fraternize with naive, idealistic schoolgirls]].		*[[Shmorky]] - Resident [[nerd\|flashfag]] and babyfur, writes for a site which [[Kill it with fire\|bans furries on sight]]. He also claims to be a [[Feminazi\|feminist]], because a guy with a pedo/zoo fetish is [[sarcasm\|totally what a feminist looks like]] and not just some unaccomplished dipshit looking to [[tentacle rape\|fraternize with naive, idealistic schoolgirls]].
	[[Image:Dave_kelly_feminism.png\|thumb\|center\|300px\|Did we mention they've got a feminist?]]		[[Image:Dave_kelly_feminism.png\|thumb\|center\|300px\|Did we mention they've got a feminist?]]
	[[Image:Dave_kelly_gay_furry_porn.png\|center\|thumb\|100px\| [[sick fuck\|That's a FEMINIST child drenched in cum]].]]		[[Image:Dave_kelly_gay_furry_porn.png\|center\|thumb\|100px\| [[sick fuck\|That's a FEMINIST child drenched in cum]].]]

	==The truth is revealed!==		==The truth is revealed!==
	<~~center~~><youtube>dcdWlPz5ixk</youtube><~~/center~~>		<br>
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	==Gallery Of [[Faggot\|Goon]] [[Fail\|fail]]==		==Gallery Of [[Faggot\|Goon]] [[Fail\|fail]]==

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	*[http://maddox.xmission.com/sa/goldmine.html Maddox's take on Something Awful]		*[http://maddox.xmission.com/sa/goldmine.html Maddox's take on Something Awful]
	*'''{{ytlink\|Bdd74kLxgGo\|Goons, the video}}''' The beautiful faces of goons.jpg		*'''{{ytlink\|Bdd74kLxgGo\|Goons, the video}}''' The beautiful faces of goons.jpg
	*~~'''~~{{wayback\|http://beyondthelampshade.org/\|20130622133557\|title=Beyond The Lampshade forums}}~~'''~~ - A bunch of pathetic faggots who offer Lowtax a free blowjob every so often, more or less.		*{{wayback\|http://beyondthelampshade.org/\|20130622133557\|title=Beyond The Lampshade forums}} - A bunch of pathetic faggots who offer Lowtax a free blowjob every so often, more or less.
	*'''{{archive\|RYSzO\|LETS RUN THIS SHIT INTO THE GROUND}}''' - (shitty splinter of a shitty splinter of SASS with 6 posters)		*'''{{archive\|RYSzO\|LETS RUN THIS SHIT INTO THE GROUND}}''' - (shitty splinter of a shitty splinter of SASS with 6 posters)

imported>Rvdog815 at 06:45, 6 August 2023

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	<strong>SomethingAwful moderator Eggplant Wizard is Eleanor Jefferson from the Classics department at Rutgers University who also writes [[rape]], [[incest]], and [[bestiality]] porn-fiction/erotica under the penname Kali Lowe.</strong>		<strong>SomethingAwful moderator Eggplant Wizard is Eleanor Jefferson from the Classics department at Rutgers University who also writes [[rape]], [[incest]], and [[bestiality]] porn-fiction/erotica under the penname Kali Lowe.</strong>

	*'''{{archive\|yupqW}}'''		*'''{{archive\|yupqW\|}}'''

	*'''{{archive\|W44PB}}'''		*'''{{archive\|W44PB\|}}'''

	*[https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1815425]		*[https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1815425]

	*'''{{archive\|mIpeX}}'''		*'''{{archive\|mIpeX\|}}'''

	*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-jefferson-8a0b3629]		*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleanor-jefferson-8a0b3629]

	*'''{{archive\|KgpCV}}'''		*'''{{archive\|KgpCV\|}}'''

	*[https://rutgersclassics.com/2008/09/09/new-year-new-look-whos-who-at-rutgers-classics-2-of-3/]		*[https://rutgersclassics.com/2008/09/09/new-year-new-look-whos-who-at-rutgers-classics-2-of-3/]
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	====External Links====		====External Links====
	* {{twitter\|caylenb\|Abe's Twitard account}}		* {{twitter\|caylenb\|Abe's Twitard account}}
	* {{archive\|bVdIh}}		* '''{{archive\|bVdIh\|}}'''

	===BYOB===		===BYOB===

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	'''[https://www.somethingawful.com/frontpage/ Something Awful]''', an [[unfunny]] [[lie\|comedy]] website owned by [[Lowtax]]~~, and traces its~~ roots back to the good old days of [[Web 1.0]], where [[Goatse]] was the pinnacle of [[shock]] and the [[LJ]] in "LJ [[drama]]" did not yet exist. The whole point of Something Awful is to make jokes only self-hating nerds find funny. SA also attempts to pick on [[furry\|internet sub-cultures even more pathetic than they are]]. SA readers feel threatened by clown-like furries, [[TV Tropes\|tropers]] and [[juggalos]], as they are all members of these subcultures themselves and fear exposure for the human detritus that they are.		'''[https://www.somethingawful.com/frontpage/ Something Awful]''', an [[unfunny]] [[lie\|comedy]] website previously owned by deadbeat faggot [[Lowtax]]. It's roots trace back to the good old days of [[Web 1.0]], where [[Goatse]] was the pinnacle of [[shock]] and the [[LJ]] in "LJ [[drama]]" did not yet exist. The whole point of Something Awful is to make jokes only self-hating nerds find funny. SA also attempts to pick on [[furry\|internet sub-cultures even more pathetic than they are]]. SA readers feel threatened by clown-like furries, [[TV Tropes\|tropers]] and [[juggalos]], as they are all members of these subcultures themselves and fear exposure for the human detritus that they are.

	As you all know, many faggot nerds view the internet as very [[serious business]], and, as a result, other, slightly more useful nerds realized that mocking their only slightly-more pathetic ways was a good way to relieve stress caused by the fact that no one likes them at [[school]], the site became very popular very quickly. The community dynamic at Something Awful changed significantly over the years, from a community dedicated to humor, to a community filled with [[butthurt]] [[aspies]] with broken [[hugbox\|hugboxes]], and now to a cadre of batshit [[feminists]], [[tranny\|trannies]], [[White guilt\|black-identifying whities]], and other [[social justice]] types who regularly check their asswipe for [[Privilege_Olympics\|privilege]]. Because of this, communities like [[SASS\|The Something Awful Sycophant Squad]] had popped up, criticizing Something Awful in a way akin to how the forums operated in the early days.		As you all know, many faggot nerds view the internet as very [[serious business]], and, as a result, other, slightly more useful nerds realized that mocking their only slightly-more pathetic ways was a good way to relieve stress caused by the fact that no one likes them at [[school]], the site became very popular very quickly. The community dynamic at Something Awful changed significantly over the years, from a community dedicated to humor, to a community filled with [[butthurt]] [[aspies]] with broken [[hugbox\|hugboxes]], and now to a cadre of batshit [[feminists]], [[tranny\|trannies]], [[White guilt\|black-identifying whities]], and other [[social justice]] types who regularly check their asswipe for [[Privilege_Olympics\|privilege]]. Because of this, communities like [[SASS\|The Something Awful Sycophant Squad]] had popped up, criticizing Something Awful in a way akin to how the forums operated in the early days.