The Greatest Thread in FOFC History - nomination thread

[st.cronin]

If there is enough interest I will start a poll to determine the greatest thread in the (documented) history of the fofc. I have four nominees:

Maximum Football??? (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=45810&highlight=Maximum+Football)

Awkward (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=32683&highlight=Awkward)

Ping: Blackjack Players (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51843&highlight=Blackjack) (homer pick)

is it ever acceptable to... (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=6474) (dark horse pick)

Feel free to nominate other threads. Please include the link if you do so.

[Barkeep49]

Is it possible to fudge a bank statement? (http://75.126.153.96/fofc/showthread.php?t=50589&highlight=credit+card+wife) is definitely better, I feel, than is it ever acceptable.

[JeeberD]

The original great FOFC thread...

OT-How Long To Call? (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=1575&highlight=long)

[Barkeep49]

Dola: I mean those don't even start to crack the legendary Dave Dial nor the several classic HornsManic threads (including those lost to posterity).

[st.cronin]

I wanted to include "how long to call" but was unable to find it. Thanks Jeebs.

[saldana]

i dont remember the thread title to look it up, but the sexual nerves thread was pure gold

[JeeberD]

No problem. Another great thread, which it looks like we may have lost, was CleBrownsfan's "So I think my co-worker is a porn star" (that's not the exact title, but close enough)...

[cartman]

i dont remember the thread title to look it up, but the sexual nerves thread was pure gold

Ask, and you shall receive:
I'll Never Understand the Hangup with... - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51666)

I'm also a bit partial to this one:
http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=47892

[Karlifornia]

I gotta go Maximum Football..

[st.cronin]

Nice call on the KK thread.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Is it possible to fudge a bank statement? (http://75.126.153.96/fofc/showthread.php?t=50589&highlight=credit+card+wife) is definitely better, I feel, than is it ever acceptable.

i dont remember the thread title to look it up, but the sexual nerves thread was pure gold

Ask, and you shall receive:
I'll Never Understand the Hangup with... - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51666)


I was all ready to add the two above as I first logged in.

But, took a detour and read 'Awkward 2008' first...and I am not sure it can be beat!

HM to any WrongWay Michelle Wie thread.

[Calis]

Surprised there hasn't been a draft on this subject yet.

[larrymcg421]

Ha! Hey CUM, there's no crying in football!!! (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=43635)

[st.cronin]

Oh, solid pick larry.

[Vince]

How long to call = winnah. Everything else is a fair pace behind.

[stevew]

What the price of gas at your gas station.

Elmo fever too

[TLK]

No problem. Another great thread, which it looks like we may have lost, was CleBrownsfan's "So I think my co-worker is a porn star" (that's not the exact title, but close enough)...

That was my first thought when I read the initial post. Good stuff.

[TCY Junkie]

The TCY released thread.

[gstelmack]

Maximum Football is just in a league of its own. Awkward was the introduction of the flereigram, and that alone gains it entry in to the thread Hall of Fame.

[NoMyths]

I remember "How Long to Call" when it was a single post, drifting in the breeze. *lifts a glass to the days of auld lang syne*

[TCY Junkie]

The TCY released thread.

No need for anymore posts or a poll.

[Antmeister]

Although I am partial to Awkward, Awkward 2008 and cartman's Krispy Kreme thread, nothing is ever gonna beat Maximum Football. That thread evolved over a few years and that is still probably the only thread where you see a majority of the text sim developers write at least one post. The Photoshop images in that thread alone blows away any other thread. And it still has the record number of views and posts.

[TCY Junkie]

I think we have different opinions on the matter, but since there is no link I would have go with the Maxi Thread.

[st.cronin]

The original great FOFC thread...

OT-How Long To Call? (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=1575&highlight=long)

Post 10 ftw. Post 6 is nice too. I think a bit too much Fritz in places (not that I don't appreciate Fritz, just in moderation).

Whatever happened to Kosta? Anybody know?

[Radii]

The blackjack thread is my favorite. the explanation of the martingale system by jbmagic and the great "if you lose that many hands in a row, blackjack might not be your game" line probably made me laugh more than anything else ever here.

[cartman]

Whatever happened to Kosta? Anybody know?

I think the Australian authorities finally caught up with him.

[gkb]

I always really liked the VEGAS BABY! (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51008)thread and the trip report posts.

[EagleFan]

The Maximum Football one is the obvious choice.

Of course I also liked:

My Oakland Raiders looking great in preseason. - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=52154&highlight=Raiders)

[gkb]

Ok, I just read the blackjack thread for the first time. Oh shit that's funny.

[Subby]

Amateurs.

This is not good...message from HornsManiac enclosed... (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=8914&highlight=kyle)

[sabotai]

The original great FOFC thread...

OT-How Long To Call? (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=1575&highlight=long)

What really stood out about this thread at the time was that it got to the tenth page. Doesn't seem like much now, but back in '01, it was rare for a thread to get to page 2, let alone page 10.


I nominate the Ping: Drunk Guy thread.

[Subby]

And...

Skydog you are a dictator sometimes. (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=17896)

[Marmel]

FOFC Fight Club, but I think it is gone. I can't find it.

[Cringer]

And...

Skydog you are a dictator sometimes. (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=17896)

Beat me by three minutes.


Whatever happened to the thread that was a party Suicane threw for Sovstar when he came back from time in the box? That may have been the funniest single post I ever read on here. I am thinking it was deleted, not sure.....

edit: I had it backwards, Suicane threw the party and I found it. It isn't as funny without the pics though. :(
http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=38433

[lighthousekeeper]

Amateurs.

This is not good...message from HornsManiac enclosed... (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=8914&highlight=kyle)

OMG - i just spent the last 2 hours rereading that entire thread. good times. surprising to see how many guys who posted in that thread have since been banned.

[kcchief19]

HM to any WrongWay Michelle Wie thread.
Elmo fever too
2005: Looks like Elmo fever will strike again this Christmas. - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=44887)

This was the definitive WrongWay predicting things thread. I'm just glad he didn't have any money or otherwise he would have probably poured his life savings into Elmo futures and found himself drinking alone on Christmas Eve surrounded by Elmo dolls trying to figure out what went wrong.

[Chief Rum]

And...

Skydog you are a dictator sometimes. (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=17896)

Good times.

On Page 5, I offer one of my usually volumnous posts on the matter, as someone who was constantly running across issues with the person in question. I thought it funny that even then there were people questioning the length of my posts, and others saying, "What, you don't know CR?" lol

BTW, one of the greatest end of threads ever. Just read the last two posts. ;)

[kcchief19]

There are better overall threads but the Dictator thread reminded me of the "I will not accept a banning" moment and some other classics, like the night Happy24 masterbated all over the board.

[st.cronin]

And...

Skydog you are a dictator sometimes. (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=17896)

Post 136, Ben links a thread - does anybody have an active link to that thread?

[Icy]

What about that where jbmagic asked why we hated him?

[JAG]

Very good index of famous humorous threads. I would say for total humor, nothing can beat Maximum Football. For humor per post, nothing can beat the blackjack thread. Those would be my top two choices, no disrespect to the other excellent nominees.

[Alan T]

Did anyone already mention the Hornsmaniac's tips for getting the girls eventually evolving to his cheating in the RWBL and eventual embarassing departure from FOFC only to make up stories about someone calling Dell to get him fired and making him live in a shoebox (or whatever the case was)... or maybe that was multiple threads.. I don't remember.

[Critch]

The one where some guy was whacking off into a sock, but there was an ant in the sock that nipped his equipment.

I don't think it lasted very long before being deleted by out benevolent overlords.

[larrymcg421]

How did we miss this one?

Can someone please explain this (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=62901)

I highly recommend post #43 to anyone who reallys needs a good laugh today.

[LloydLungs]

Amateurs.

This is not good...message from HornsManiac enclosed... (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=8914&highlight=kyle)

I'm not saying there aren't some great threads mentioned here, but when I think of legendary FOFC threads, this is the one that springs to mind immediately. I'd have to be reminded of all the others.

“Kyle, tell us about HornsManiac”

Gold, Jerry. Gold.

[st.cronin]

Cheating.....GMac-ing going on! (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=43892&highlight=Gmacing)

[DeToxRox]

Noops girlfriend post .. Forgot the title so someone may've already mentiond it.

[sterlingice]

I assume we aren't talking dynasties because, in my mind, stuff like X-Com or Kodos's "little" threads are the cream of the crop here.

(Instead, I'm sure we'll end up with something insipid)

SI

[st.cronin]

Dynasties are eligible. There are a couple that come to mind.

[Maple Leafs]

Amateurs.

This is not good...message from HornsManiac enclosed... (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=8914&highlight=kyle)
That was going to be my nomination too. The whole story is funny enough of its own, but SkyDog buying it hook, line and sinker just pushes it over the top.

[kcchief19]

You know, in retrospect that HM thread isn't really the best overall HM thread. But I'm not sure some of the best exist anymore or I can't find them.

This was however the greatest poll in FOFC history:
Vote for me to be allowed back - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=27548)

Some of these old threads also make me wonder how many of our banned comrades have returned in another "character" and live in our midst without our knowledge. Between HM, Wig, Franklin, Mrs. Kippy the guy who faked his death that I'm blanking on his name and others, I'm sure at least one or two of them still live among us.

[st.cronin]

Some of these old threads also make me wonder how many of our banned comrades have returned in another "character" and live in our midst without our knowledge. Between HM, Wig, Franklin, Mrs. Kippy the guy who faked his death that I'm blanking on his name and others, I'm sure at least one or two of them still live among us.

I agree.

what kind of porn do you prefer? (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=29511)

We don't really get threads like that anymore. We're all growed up or something.

[cartman]

Was Driftwood one of HM's alter-egos? I never really noticed the screen name before I just saw it in the "Vote to allow me back" thread, and it looks like it was created right when I moved to Driftwood, TX. Eerie.

[st.cronin]

Can a child molester ever be called "hot"? KSyrup says YES! (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=27342)

[st.cronin]

The top dynasty of all time:

Walk On: Ardent leads the Vols (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=19778)

[DeToxRox]

Lies. Best dynasty ever is GodzillaBlitz's Notre Dame dynasty.

[Barkeep49]

The top dynasty of all time:

Walk On: Ardent leads the Vols (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=19778)

Lies. Best dynasty ever is GodzillaBlitz's Notre Dame dynasty.

It's so sad to see things masquerading as the truth when they're not. I really thought Detox had it until I saw the word Notre Dame. Clearly the best dynasty ever is GB's X-Com.

[DeToxRox]

It's so sad to see things masquerading as the truth when they're not. I really thought Detox had it until I saw the word Notre Dame. Clearly the best dynasty ever is GB's X-Com.

GB's dynasty was about making Notre Dam the worst team in the NCAA. It's gold Jerry, gold.

[Barkeep49]

GB's dynasty was about making Notre Dam the worst team in the NCAA. It's gold Jerry, gold.
I've read it. It's quality. But it's like putting a stanza from a sonnet of Shakespeare up against the whole of Hamlet. Sure the stanza might be great, but Hamlet's in a whole different category of great.

[Radii]

I wasn't really a big reader of X-Com myself, leaving GB's Notre Dame Dynasty and Kodos' Gatesville Dynasty as far and away my two favorite ever. I'm personally a bit partial to Gatesville but both were stellar.

[JeeberD]

I agree.

what kind of porn do you prefer? (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=29511)

We don't really get threads like that anymore. We're all growed up or something.

Don't you hate when you look at an old thread and see that you posted, but have no clue what you were talking about?

qporn?!?

[Radii]

Don't you hate when you look at an old thread and see that you posted, but have no clue what you were talking about?

qporn?!?

I'm happy to report that my response would essentially be the same today:


If jporn is japanese, then I vote for any other option, unless that option is German porn, in which case Japanese is the lesser of two evils. To quote the South Park movie, "What the fuck is wrong with German people?!"

[MJ4H]

japanese porn usually works like this: ok thats a little weird but kinda cool ok yeah im down with that i guess not too baHOLY GOD WHAT IS SHE DOING OH THERES NO WAY THAT SHES GOINOH MY FREAKING GOD NEVER AGAIN EVER EVER EVER

[st.cronin]

One thing I had never noticed about the awkward thread: jb's first three posts, I think, clinch the idea that he is a dupe account. It really reads like somebody forgot to log out as jb and started posting as him/herself.

[Galaxy]

Is it possible to fudge a bank statement? (http://75.126.153.96/fofc/showthread.php?t=50589&highlight=credit+card+wife) is definitely better, I feel, than is it ever acceptable.


I think this thread is great because of the dramatic twist and turns. And even jbmagic bitch-slapped Jimmy.

[Passacaglia]

Not even a nomination for OT: We're getting married! (http://75.126.153.96/fofc/showthread.php?t=34159) So disappointing.

[JeeberD]

I'll second that one, Pass. The way Ben overreacted was hilarious...

[Alan T]

Not even a nomination for OT: We're getting married! (http://75.126.153.96/fofc/showthread.php?t=34159) So disappointing.


I was way too serious in that thread. I think that thread was actually really close to the time where I finally got divorced from my first disaster of a marriage.. go figure!

[st.cronin]

I missed that one the first time around. Pass, you are legend.

[Passacaglia]

I missed that one the first time around. Pass, you are legend.

I'm the Andy Kaufman of FOFC, and lurker's my Tony what's-his-name.

[JeeberD]

Damn, I never realized that I killed that thread with my shameless flirting...

[Coffee Warlord]

I think this is really a question of "What's the Second Greatest Thread in FOFC History?".

The Maximum Thread cannot be topped, ever.

[PackerFanatic]

Cheating.....GMac-ing going on! (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=43892&highlight=Gmacing)

Oh man...

[Antmeister]

Should I Ask SkyDog to Give me my Edit Button back? (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51663)

[Bad-example]

The Names thread will always have a place in my heart. Wish the original still existed.

The NEW names thread (again) - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=1582)

[st.cronin]

I was way too serious in that thread. I think that thread was actually really close to the time where I finally got divorced from my first disaster of a marriage.. go figure!

If I am remembering the personal details correctly, your SMU post is actually quite funny. At least, it is now.

[Joe]

Personal favorite: The questions of jbmagic thread (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51408)

[Maple Leafs]

The Maximum Football thread is the "Da Vinci Code" of FOFC: Over-produced, trying way too hard, and hailed as a classic only by those who actually appeared in it.

[Radii]

Personal favorite: The questions of jbmagic thread (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51408)

I had forgotten about that one...

Firefox or Battlestar Galacta? <-- WOW, just... wow.

[daedalus]

i don't know if they are on here but . . .

for dynasty, i am partial to ben's bear bryant. i enjoyed the writing and storyline, the length was epic and, well, there's something to be said about a dynasty being ran and posted across 4 separate incarnations of message boards. some of QS' early dynasties could have competed but he switched to different challenges more often.

for FOF, there was an old thread by QS called "grassy knoll" in one of the previous incarnations of the board. we were still in the process of trying to figure out how various elements of the game works and had some really good discussions in there. by "we", i mean i ooh'ed and ahh'ed while the likes of QS, ez and various other brains brought up points. yay.

[Izulde]

I guess I'm too recent for any greatest nods. :D

[DeToxRox]

I guess I'm too recent for any greatest nods. :D

No, not at all. I dunno what the thread was titled, but the one where you were watching the sleeping girl was excellent.

[daedalus]

I guess I'm too recent for any greatest nods. :Dspeaking for myself, i seriously thought about nominating a number of yours. i really liked them. your dynasties were just shorter than what i'd think of amongst "greatest thread" - same reason i did not include any of QS', which i followed a lot back in the days.No, not at all. I dunno what the thread was titled, but the one where you were watching the sleeping girl was excellent.as DTR said, this one was awesome. although i have to admit that i have not pick it back up after you re-started it. (in the same way that i did not start back up on frogger's dynasty. i just have weird timing nowadays.)

[korme]

RIP Sometimes I feel like a threadkiller

[JeeberD]

RIP Sometimes I feel like a threadkiller

You know, I've been meaning to mention that for the past couple of days and haven't gotten around to it.

Man, I miss that thread.

[Crim]

Because of this thread, I've just re-read the Blackjack thread. Some Grade-A funny shit in there!

[Sgran]

Any of the annual "Madden sucks again" threads

[Ajaxab]

jb's beautiful post about blackjack probably not being Quik's game is comic genius.

[Subby]

Personal favorite: The questions of jbmagic thread (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=51408)
DUCKMAN BE GETTING VERY ANGRY YOU PICK ON FRIEND :mad::mad::mad:

[Fritz]

Really, has this been a problem for the past several years?

Post 10 ftw. Post 6 is nice too. I think a bit too much Fritz in places (not that I don't appreciate Fritz, just in moderation).

[DaddyTorgo]

ALL HAIL THE RETURN OF FRITZ!!! MULTIPLE POSTS ON A SINGLE DAY!