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What do you miss about After Hours?

  • 29-05-2017 10:12PM
    #1
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭


    Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Instagram have all emerged in the last 10 years and with it has seen a change in the way we interact, an evolution (desecration) in the way we communicate and a threat to the hallowed message forum.

    In short a lot of sh1t has changed.

    During the golden era of After Hours (2008-2012), there would very rarely be a single thread that didn't contain at least one of the following posts:


    "Pics or GTFO." - if you revealed yourself as female.

    "PM Sent ;)" - to any said females who committed the mortal sin of confirming they are indeed single.

    "+1" instead of actually typing up a post on why you agree with someone, +1 had you covered.

    "FYP" - the old 'I hilariously edited your post'.

    "Massive Use of Spaces to get to the...."

















    *punchline in really small writing

    "Pighead in epic third-person hilarity posts"


    "Thinly veiled "I have a ..." Boast" - when anyone mentioned anything actually positive about their life, like having a girlfriend or a fancy cheese grater.

    "About three fiddy" - the only mature response to any question related to numbers.

    "In before the Lock" - when you knew a thread was going nowhere. (Ok smart-asses knock yourselves out with reply #1).

    "Your ma" - 2 decisive words in anyone's lexicon.


    A salute to the old days when we were a lot younger and slightly less un-cool.


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Comments

  • #2
    diomed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,744 ✭✭✭diomed


    It got s few thanks the first time

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvllQl5t4Ww


  • #3
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,677 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    Blast it with piss

    And its yore ma


  • #4
    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    Facekicker, flutter... "cool story"... There's so little!


  • #5
    GerryDerpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 761 ✭✭✭GerryDerpy


    Being offended meant fcuk all back then.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I like cheese


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  • #7
    Thelomen Toblackai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭Thelomen Toblackai


    me_irl wrote: »
    Facekicker, flutter... "cool story"... There's so little!

    It really highlights how bad this place is when a fella offering kicks in the face, an idiot talking about taking shíts along with "blast it with piss" and "yore ma" being posted in every single thread is considered the golden age of the forum....


  • #8
    diomed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,744 ✭✭✭diomed


    Threads getting derailed massively, like the one about Abercrombie & Fitch.
    The thread was about beautiful people only in their advertising and hiring, and body shaming.

    The thread became a discussion between two people about what they had bought there, what you couldn't get in the Irish store, what they bought on their recent shopping trips to the USA.


  • #9
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »
    It really highlights how bad this place is when a fella offering kicks in the face, an idiot talking about taking shíts along with "blast it with piss" and "yore ma" being posted in every single thread is considered the golden age of the forum....

    Next you'll be telling me Gigli isn't a good movie.


  • #10
    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    The lore of pighead and all them unfunny gowls are insufferable.

    Its just watching a group of unfunny middle aged people trying to be funny, the people who adore them i mean.


  • #11
    Thelomen Toblackai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭Thelomen Toblackai


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Next you'll be telling me Gigli isn't a good movie.

    What the hell is Gigli ?


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  • #12
    wonderfullife
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,924 ✭✭✭wonderfullife


    Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »
    What the hell is Gigli ?

    I'm getting the feeling you might be under the age of 20 :o


  • #13
    Thelomen Toblackai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭Thelomen Toblackai


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    I'm getting the feeling you might be under the age of 20 :o

    I'm neither under the age of 20 or familiar with this movie you speak of. But I get the feeling I'm better off not knowing about it.


  • #14
    Rackstar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Rackstar


    Facekicker?


  • #15
    mahamageehad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,673 ✭✭✭mahamageehad


    I miss when people just enjoyed the site instead of complaining that the best days are gone. :(


  • #16
    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    Rackstar wrote: »
    Facekicker?

    Face.... kicker....

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055523322


  • #17
    Surreptitious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,130 ✭✭✭Surreptitious


    The best things are always in the past. People are obsessed about nostalgia and seem to forget the past was possibly as crap as what's going on right now.

    #pessimism


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Thelomen Toblackai wrote: »
    It really highlights how bad this place is when a fella offering kicks in the face, an idiot talking about taking shíts along with "blast it with piss" and "yore ma" being posted in every single thread is considered the golden age of the forum....

    You needed to be there I guess

    I miss threads on Poles eating swans, now it's just all about the muslims


  • #19
    me_irl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,400 ✭✭✭me_irl


    Surreptitious wrote: »
    The best things are always in the past. People are obsessed about nostalgia and seem to forget the past was possibly as crap as what's going on right now.

    #pessimism

    Ah j'member?

    #maudlin


  • #20
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    After a forced 3 day break i miss it all
    360_F_102352090_ie3kLjDIvgrT1sxVDknWCUh8PxgMYzM7.jpg




  • #21
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    mahamageehad wrote: »
    I miss when people just enjoyed the site instead of complaining that the best days are gone. :(

    Is that you in your photo hey?


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  • #22
    mikemac2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭mikemac2


    Dating stories

    Feeky Magee and his teacher
    Bryan and that Ciara who worked in the local petrol station

    Spot the re-reg


  • #23
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    I don't miss all the stupid phrases. AH just used to be really ****ing funny with really ****ing witty posters, don't know what happened. Its all gender and immigration now, no interesting quirky threads

    But it still has its moments. And its good for news updates, and get people's opinions on current issues


  • #24
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    mikemac2 wrote: »
    Dating stories

    Feeky Magee and his teacher
    Bryan and that Ciara who worked in the local petrol station

    Spot the re-reg

    Here don't mention re-regs or the thread'll be locked :pac:


  • #25
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    The threads about how AH "isn't as good as it used to be" aren't as good as they used to be.


  • #26
    Mister Vain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭Mister Vain


    RayM wrote: »
    The threads about how AH "isn't as good as it used to be" aren't as good as they used to be.

    Yes even they've declined.


  • #27
    recyclebin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,578 ✭✭✭recyclebin


    The list of legendary boards threads hasn't been updated since early 2013 :(


  • #28
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Place used to be full of funny cuts, now it's just full of cnuts


  • #29
    Allah snackbar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 161 ✭✭Allah snackbar


    What the fcuk was face kicker about , he asked if you'd like a kick in the face , if that's the golden era I'm away off out of here , come to think of it there's very few forums with the diversity of after hours .

    Forestry and farming forum , they just agree with one another and hound out anyone that doesn't agree with them or goes against farming

    Cycling forums , every one in a car is a cnut

    Soccer forums , Irish people fighting over English teams and referring to " their team " in the first person

    Lgbt forum , I'm a victim of discrimination in Ireland in 2017 , this must be what it was like for black people in Alabama in the 50s

    Religious and atheists forums , my non belief in the great sky fairy in the clouds is more important than your belief in the great sky fairy in the clouds , praise be unto Allah or whoever the fcuk you're into these days

    At least in after hours you can have a bit of banter and a bit of lateral thinking , it's not one big circle jerk of people agreeing with everything in the op and back slapping each other on their similarities

    I could post in a few other forums like farming or soccer but I think too much agreement is as bad as too much disagreement , in after hours people seem to get it right a lot of the time


  • #30
    mikemac2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭mikemac2


    Sex & sexuality forum. It ain't durty. Actually it's quite boring. :(

    Not sure if it even exists anymore


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  • #31
    wakka12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,786 ✭✭✭wakka12


    Allah snackbar wrote: »
    What the fcuk was face kicker about , he asked if you'd like a kick in the face , if that's the golden era I'm away off out of here , come to think of it there's very few forums with the diversity of after hours .

    Forestry and farming forum , they just agree with one another and hound out anyone that doesn't agree with them or goes against farming

    Cycling forums , every one in a car is a cnut

    Soccer forums , Irish people fighting over English teams and referring to " their team " in the first person

    Lgbt forum , I'm a victim of discrimination in Ireland in 2017 , this must be what it was like for black people in Alabama in the 50s

    Religious and atheists forums , my non belief in the great sky fairy in the clouds is more important than your belief in the great sky fairy in the clouds , praise be unto Allah or whoever the fcuk you're into these days

    At least in after hours you can have a bit of banter and a bit of lateral thinking , it's not one big circle jerk of people agreeing with everything in the op and back slapping each other on their similarities

    I could post in a few other forums like farming or soccer but I think too much agreement is as bad as too much disagreement , in after hours people seem to get it right a lot of the time
    True. most subforums are comparatively dead in terms of number of posters as well


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