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I miss flunk.net

  • 26-12-2004 03:55PM
    #1
    Agent Orange
    Closed Accounts Posts: 448 ✭✭


    Does anyone else?

    :(


Comments

  • #2
    steveland?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    Yes... that I do...

    /me pretends to know what flunk.net is/was


  • #3
    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,887 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    Wish to explain flunk.net?


  • #4
    damnyanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    Website for college students. Was quite good :)

    But that was about 5 or 6 years ago now! Check archive.org or whatever its called


  • #5
    Farls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Farls


    //shares grievance


  • #6
    Farls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,785 ✭✭✭Farls


    whys this it was closed down again though?

    I forget it's been that long

    Farlz


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  • #7
    Agent Orange
    Closed Accounts Posts: 448 ✭✭Agent Orange


    I guess it just wasn't making enough money to support the effort needed to create the content. The domain just forwards to campus.ie now.

    The forums were the best part: totally unmoderated and most of the posters new each other... good times.


  • #8
    koneko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,304 ✭✭✭✭koneko


    I don't get why this is in the cuckoo's nest. Nothing particuarly cuckoo/crazy/silly/funny about it...


  • #9
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    koneko wrote:
    I don't get why this is in the cuckoo's nest. Nothing particuarly cuckoo/crazy/silly/funny about it...
    Well cos Flunk was one big cuckoo's nest really...Ah I miss it to - remember that who form abt sum girl in Maynooth who carried a stick around?? :rolleyes:


  • #10
    Rozabeez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭Rozabeez


    Erm, was she blind?


  • #11
    tk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    No I think she was just some girl who carried a stick around college......?


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  • #12
    Rozabeez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,878 ✭✭✭Rozabeez


    Hah, I think I'll do that someday, the pink umberella with ears just doesnt work for me anymore.


  • #13
    JJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭JJ


    You can relive old times at this page:

    http://www.thickpaddy.com/cv/flunk_net.htm

    But that's all you can see. That sure brings back memories. The boards certainly had an anything goes feel that I have never seen happen elsewhere. I went to one of the meetups and it was great craic.


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