To be completely honest I have never been a big fan of the writers that use odd language or grammer, be they Brit Boy or CATS. I'm not sure why, but the novelty seems to turn into annoyance fairly quickly for me.
(No offence intended of course, I really like some of Brit Boy's answers, and so far CATS has been amusing.)
I think that often you're right, it can get annoying, but I think CATS is hilarious. His grammar is wrong in just the right way. Not to mention the fact that he's spoofing Zero Wing.
I agree with Laser Jock. I absolutely love some kinds of terrible grammar, and CATS has mastery of those kinds. Things like "Please to ----ing," "a" and "an" being switched, etc. It's so horrible I know it's deliberate, and it's not like CATS shows up often, which I've decided is the saving grace of my own annoying character.
I dunno. I think I'm gonna be the party pooper and say I'm not a big fan. (For the record, Brit Boy always drove me a little batty, too.)
Huh. Call me a holdout for old-fashioned "correctness," I guess.
And since it was mentioned--Wet Blanket drives me crazy. It's sarcasm done all wrong: too much, too heavy, and too often. Gone is the subtlety that makes writers like Optimistic. so funny.
But, again, that's just my opinion.
Me: "Who can name one of the plays Shakespeare wrote?" Student: "James and the Giant Peach?"
Mmm, but some of my favorites were ones much like wet blanket. Check out bittermale in the archives, and tell me what you think, or the obfuscator or even Mighty Quinn, to a lesser extent. Maybe they'd developed their styles a little more, but I've always enjoyed the ones who were characitures more than people. They're fun. Then again, I really liked the real people, too.
I think that's part of the fun. There are lots of writers, so if one doesn't quite suit you, there are others that you'll like better.
Oh, and as for funny that's kind of Optimistic-style, may I recommend Optimus Prime? Man oh man is he a good writer, and his informativeness, wit, sarcasm, friendliness, smarts and common sense remind me of the good old days. He's one of my very favorites.
I was actually just thinking that about Optimus Prime today. Funny...
And you're right about wet blanket. I think I've just still got some getting used to to do...wow. I don't think I've ever written "to" twice in a row like that.
I actually love wet blanket. But I also enjoyed Jerk, Irrelevant, and other side 'nyms that were just there to throw in a mean or random joke. The bad grammar thing can get to me after a while, but I have to say I had a harder time with Brit Boy than CATS for some reason. I guess it just always took me a while to read the word and figure out what the phonetic spelling was trying to get at with the accent.
So, yeah, that's my vote!
Yeah, wet blanket is pretty stupid. I can't believe some writer was dumb enough to create an alias whose only purpose is to be sarcastic a bitter. Puh-leaze.
We are disturbed to find that "CATS is freakin' awesome" is leading this poll. Surely this poll began before the despicable attack that took #13 from us. We are confident that the attack against our numbers has undoubtedly turned opinion against CATS in the time since this poll was initially presented.
Unfortunately for 100 Typing Monkeys I think that because of the abductment of the said #13 and the following correspondence, it makes both writers great! There is definitely enough wit there to top out the this-makes-for-a-great-Board-legacy-where-if-a-person-jumps-in-the-middle-of-it-is-thoroughly-confused-but-if-you-follow-it-from-the-beginning-it-is-priceless O'meter.
