Enough with the Bella Jokes

[Leafburner]

I don't want to bring the party down, but...

 

I am so over the jokes about Bella. Bella this, Bella that. she was only ever cool because Rand healed her while they were riding!

 

She's an old horse. Sure, she was Rand's horse, but she's nothing special.

 

I just don't think those jokes are very funny. They're nine kinds of old and twice as many kinds of not funny.

 

IMHO

[GoodGrief]

I dunno, worn out jokes are what binds a community together. Eventually the worn-out-ness of the joke becomes a joke in itself, as in [insert obligatory Bela joke here]. And if you keep them around enough someone will occasionally come up with something that will make you go :shock: and make the whole thing worthwhile. The thing is, if you get the same joke in a continuous stream for too long rather than a continual cycle of death and ressurection, it does stop being funny. Maybe it is time for Bela to take a nap.

[Red States Rule!]

Bela is the man! Err, woman. She killed Asmodean, you know.

[Leafburner]

*groan* :roll:

[Ashandarei]

leafburner, i don't know if it's possible to end the jokes about Bela, the jokes themselves are like a force of nature on this forum :)

[Leafburner]

It'll be possible if in AMoL Egwene wakes up in the Tower to find Bela's severed head bleeding onto her sheets.

 

There's nothing funny about that!

[Zachary]

Now that's not a very good way to get ahead.

[Red States Rule!]

You misspelled the "header". It's Bela with one "l".

[Leafburner]

Thanks for the spelling lesson.

 

I'm glad there are people on these boards anal enough to pick up mistakes like that.

[Simple Gleeman]

Thanks for the spelling lesson.

 

I'm glad there are people on these boards anal enough to pick up mistakes like that.

 

As opposed to picking on others for joking :P

[Zachary]

Well, when you have a head on your shoulders, you may as well use it. Personally, since he didn't mention it before, I think he wanted to get a head joke in. And really, how can you place blame on someone's head for that?

[rd2000]

I also get tired of seeing someone throwing a simple "bela did it" in a serious thread. A witty, thought out on though is different. The thread about bela backing up and sitting on Asmodean was a hoot!

 

In short, only say bela did it if you can be witty and humorous about it. If your just gonna drop a line saying "bela did it" and think that's gonna amuse people, so did about a thousand other people, and it might have been humorous the first time. It was old after that.

[GoodGrief]

Zachary, we all got your appalling pun the first time. And for that, you should burn. Burn! Do it now. Go and sit on a heater until your bottom is raw. I hope you're ashamed of yourself now :evil:

[SinisterDeath]

Whats wrong leafburner? Bela got you down?

HAH!

[Guest cwestervelt]

I agree that the Bela jokes are worn out, stale, and generally lacking in amusement. I never even found the humour in the first Bela joke I came across, let alone the who knows how many subsequent ones. If people want to have threads dedicated to Bela jokes, that's fine, but they jokes don't belong in threads where people are trying to have serious discussions. The jokes do not add value to those discussions. The are inconsiderate to the people having the discussion by wasting their time and breaking up the thought processes of the people having the discussion.

[Red States Rule!]

See debates and discussions: Eternal comparisons to Nazi Germany.

 

I deliberately push Bela because others bore on with all comparisons to Nazi Germany, Hitler, etc. I say get a life and use a different variable.

 

They don't. Therefore BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA.

 

RD, thanks for complimenting my cupboard story.

[rd2000]

Your welcome. Well thought out and written little jibe of a story. That's the kind of tounge-in-cheek that I get a lot of amusement from.

[Jedimuppet]

See debates and discussions: Eternal comparisons to Nazi Germany.

 

I deliberately push Bela because others bore on with all comparisons to Nazi Germany' date=' Hitler, etc. I say get a life and use a different variable.

 

They don't. Therefore BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA BELA.

 

RD, thanks for complimenting my cupboard story.[/quote']

 

Well, it seems here, at least that *you* introduced Nazis...I'm still trying to figure out how/why you pulled them out...

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[Leafburner]

RSR, will you PLEASE stop bringing Hitler into every thread.

 

It's really getting old.

[Guest Winespring Brother]

OK, so leaf wants to ban all references to Bela and Hitler.

Are there any other earth-shakingly important characters out there that any of you would like to ban references to just because you are bored of it? How about Asmodean, because if ever there was a discussion that had not progressed in 5 years it is that one.

Or perhaps no one shoud be allowed to mention Olver and Gaidal Cain in the same sentence. I know I get tired of that :roll:

[SinisterDeath]

Theres a fundemental rule for "boards" and "Forums".. I can't recal what its called.. but it basically says that the longer a thread goes on, the likely hood of hitler being mentioned becomes closer to 1. *ratios 1/1 100% ect.*

 

*I think it also covers actual conversations and debates as well*

[Kadere]

wow, that's kinda scary.

[Inara]

that because people are obcessed wit their own little rants and feel the need to intwine them in EVERY part of their life.

 

i do this with wot on a regular basis, i'm sure i bore my friends stupid...

:oops:

[Samitsu]

I agree that the Bela jokes are worn out' date=' stale, and generally lacking in amusement. I never even found the humour in the first Bela joke I came across, let alone the who knows how many subsequent ones. If people want to have threads dedicated to Bela jokes, that's fine, but they jokes don't belong in threads where people are trying to have serious discussions. The jokes do not add value to those discussions. The are inconsiderate to the people having the discussion by wasting their time and breaking up the thought processes of the people having the discussion.[/quote']

 

Bela would not agree to this.....