Gaaraofthedamned's definitions

Youtube

The video sharing site that allows you to "broadcast yourself". Launched in 2005 and purchased by Google in 2006, the site was good until around late 2008/early 2009 when Youtube started acting more like a dictatorship, enforcing stupid copyright rules, forcing users to adapt to new designs and formats they don't want, eliminating user groups, and requiring users to sit through ads before letting them watch their video. If you are thinking of starting an account I urge you to reconsider. If you currently have an account, I would consider deleting it and not returning until Youtube agrees to return to the way things worked from around 2005-mid 2008.

Youtube has gone to hell since Google took over. They want to kick the everyday you and me users off the site and only allow popular people like Fred and Rebecca Black to post videos. To the YT heads, if you don't pay money, you aren't worth their time.

by Gaaraofthedamned January 4, 2012

MTV

From 1981-1997, MTV was a great network, playing great (and sometimes not so great) music and good programming, most notably Beavis and Butthead. However, around 1997, MTV started focusing on Pop music, shifting away from the Rock music that made them famous, and canceling Beavis and Butthead (though fortunately brought it back in 2011). While MTV did air decent reality shows in the early part of the 21st century like Jackass and Viva La Bam, it was mainly focused on crap-tacular programs like Room Raiders. Then in 2009 started the era of their worst programs-crap like Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, and worst of all Jersey Shore. MTV is now a network of complete filth and is in need of a complete overhaul.

MTV was once a great network for music but now focuses on the most mind-numbing crap imaginable.

by Gaaraofthedamned June 2, 2012

Good Vibes

A cool new animated series on MTV (yes THAT MTV) about Mondo, a chubby 15 year old boy from New Jersey who moves to Southern California and struggles to fit in while trying to impress a girl named Jeena.

The series premiered on MTV on October 27, 2011, the same night Beavis and Butthead made their glorious return to TV. Both shows are a significant departure from some of the complete shit that's been on the network in recent years.

The return of Beavis and Butthead and the premire of Good Vibes might be enough to help get MTV out of the mud and return it to it's glorious format it had in the nineties.

by Gaaraofthedamned November 30, 2011

Clear Channel Memorandum

A document distributed by Clear Channel communications to their radio stations following the 9/11 attacks, giving a list of songs that should not be played due to "questionable lyrics". Songs included were "Bodies" by Drowning Pool, "The End" by The Doors, "Rooster" by Alice in Chains, and the entire catalouge of songs by Rage Against the Machine. The list was really more a way for Clear Channel to continue pirating the airwaves by using a horrible tragedy as an excuse to not play songs they don't like. Unsuprisingly Clear Channel denied such a memo existed.

Listener: Yea I'd like to request "Brain Stew" by Green Day.

Radio DJ: Sorry but due to the Clear Channel Memorandum which doesn't exist we can't play that one. How about some nice, clean disco?

Listener: Goodbye forever (hangs up and goes to record stores and the internet for new music from now on)

by Gaaraofthedamned December 29, 2010

Ron Paul

A batshit insane politician who presents himself as Libertarian fringe candidate, but in reality is no different than your average Conservative-Republican. Claims to be a champion of personal liberty when he has voiced opposition to gay rights and separation of church and state and has come out as rather hostile towards immigrants, minorities and pretty much anyone who isn't white. People who support him are mostly college kids and young adults who jumped on the bandwagon when they heard he wants to legalize drugs or ex-republicans who still wanted to hate the left and the government.

If you support Ron Paul, I urge you to read a little more about him, and think for yourself if he's truly that great. I'm not saying don't support him, I myself actually agree with him on some issues, but don't just join a political movement just because it's becoming this cool new thing to do.

by GaaraoftheDamned December 19, 2013

NRA

Once a decent organization promoting 2nd amendment rights and responsible gun ownership, the NRA is now a giant collection of nutcases and idiots who think people calling for laws to regulate guns and keep them out of the wrong hands is code for "repeal the 2nd amendment and take everyone's guns away".

Hey NRA, no one wants to take away your rights. We all believe in the Constitution and want everyone who obeys the laws to own guns if they want to. But when a crazy person can walk into a school and kill 27 innocent people-20 of them Children-then clearly something is very wrong here.

by GaaraoftheDamned April 20, 2013

The Critic

One of the greatest animated sitcoms ever, that sadly only lived to see two seasons. Created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, two of the head writers of The Simpsons, the series starred Jon Lovitz as Jay Sherman, a fat film critic with very high standards that causes him to give bad reviews to practically every movie he reviews. The series was also known for it's jokes about pop culture, politics, and practically everything else about life back in the mid-90s

The first season aired on ABC in 1994, was cancelled after the end of the season, but picked up by FOX for season 2 in 1995, which saw a rise in viewership, but ultimately ended in cancellation as well (plans for a third season on UPN fell through, though a series of internet shorts were made in 2000).

The Critic was-and still is-a fantastic series-I hope whoever decided to cancel it got fired.

by GaaraoftheDamned December 6, 2012