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William Zabka - My
Tribute to an Underappreciated Star of the 80's
Dave Macchia will always be the focal point for W-D history. It was his baby, and he
lead it with Hellfire right out of the gate. Without him Paul would've stayed
"Sebollox" on wrestling forums and I'd be a woman who constantly writes about
the Spice Girls and Jeff Hardy. This is my favorite post from Dave, and it was good
enough to get fanmail from Zabka himself.
Written by Dave on 6/19/01 |
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Sociopath
"Melancholy Hauser" is, to date, the most impressive human being I've ever
known. He was the precursor to guys like Bill: guys who I feared and envied
for their writing ability. Thirty feet above most peoples' heads and always smashing
you in the face with brutal ninja-lauterate skill, Mel redefined the way I approached
writing and taught me that being honest to yourself is the most important and special
thing a writer can ever do. And now because of him I say "penchant" all
the time. This post, about Pee-wee Herman, is the best thing I've ever read on the
Internet. Period.
Written by Mel. on 2/27/01 |
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When Movies
Go Bad - Box Set
Paul looked like either Evan or Jaron and I could barely fit his shirt (made by a company
called "Boi" ironically enough) around my finger, but he was always there, from
beginning to end, writing his tiny foreign ass off. This was originally a series of
posts about crappy movies, and though the idea is not incredibly original it gave us an
opportunity to vent on the things that REALLY matter to us (movies, and ugly people) and
the opportunity for me to say I wanted Ben Affleck to hit my "cutting room
fist."
Written by Paul and B. on 2/12/01 |
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The Super Fire
Wickid Awesome Chips Ahoy! Tribute
This is the worst post ever. EVER. And I love it like a child. Basically
this is the point when I started going insane. Dave shares a funny story from
childhood, and I go off on a rant about Star Wars and Israel. This is also a
momentous occasion as it celebrates my first ever photoshop. WHOA THERE ADOLF THAT'S
A PRETTY BIG AND DIFFERENTLY SHADED BOX OF COOKIES M8
Written by Dave and B on 4/16/01 |
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Dead Media Darlings:
The Unbearable Wasting of the Fem-Rock Revolution
Another great offering from Mel and a fond memory of the long-lost Schwah.com, Mel and pal
explicitly destroy any woman who has ever picked up a guitar. A personal favorite of
mine for a line I've stolen 408 times: "Poe proved a lot of things that night.
That she hits notes like Big Shaq downs freethrows.."
Written by Mel and Cameron Archer on 5/01/01 |
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Touched for the
Very First Time
One of our best staff-wide collaborations of the time, Dave, Paul, Jen, and myself share
the stories of how we lost our virginity. My part is already included in my W-D
archive page, but the rest is even better. Of special note is Jen's story, which I
hope to one day make into a TV movie starring Kirk Cameron. This was right after
9-11, so excuse us for talking about our wieners.
Written by Dave, Paul, Jen, and B on 8/18/01 |
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The Fight
Club/Calvin and Hobbes Connection
One of the most important things about W-D was it's forum community and readers.
This article, one of the very best ever produced for the site, won our first reader
submission contest and blew everybody away.
Written by Galvin P. Chow |
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Tom Cruise and
Incredulous Processİ
Another great reader submission, the freewheeling Tom Cruise has his acting style
dissected. One of my favorites, and since the only thing that has changed about Tom
since this has been his girlfriend, it's still a good read. Good luck pal, she's
evil!
Written by Justin Desmond |
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Cheating the
Bastards at Blockbuster Video
And to wrap things up, my most popular article ever, and the only time on record an
opinion of mine changed national policy. Not currently included in my W-D archive
page because I never really liked it, this post provides outdated and currently useless
tips on how to get free movies and things from the worst video store chain ever.
Written by B on 4/13/01 |
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"Welcome
to Whatever-Dude.com... the internet's first "Pop Culture" website. How can we
make such a bold statement? Simple." So
began WD, the first place on the 'net I really called "home." It wasn't a
project of mine. It was a collaboration between writers who were fed up with having
to write the same boring crap week after week for an unappreciative audience.
It was the vision of Dave and Paul, skewed into retarded
narcissistic isolation by me. It was offbeat, sometimes pointless, always
entertaining. It was more than we knew and more than we could handle.
Presented here are some of my favorite articles from the site
that, for all intents and purposes, gave birth to P-Boi.
To the original crew and the people I worked with.. Dave,
Paul, Mel, and Jen... thank you guys for the unstoppable work, and I hope it finds
peaceful rest here. I don't think I'd be me right now if it weren't for you.
Whatever-Dude.com was born in February of '01 and shut down
in February of '03. The legacy will live on for years to come.
Oh, and Mickey is the worst writer in the history of the
Internet.
-B
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