Surely you guys must be joking…

This is something i’ve learnt over the past few coupla days:

  • People apparently love to spend hours reading this site.

    And that they all found the site by looking up porn with search engines.

    But that’s a given.

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    To: psykotik@gmail.com
    Subject:
    From: Dan wdm1978@swbell.net
    Date: Wed, Nov 28 2001 12:49:08 AM -0600

    I don’t usually write people, but your website actually kept me occupied to the point of sleep deprivation, and I felt the need to tell you about it. Excellent design, and much love on the Angelina Jolie pics. Truly stunning actress. I stumbled upon the site when I did a search for, you guessed it, Libby Hoeler. Never before have I been to a ‘diary site’ (E/N *scratches ass, wtf?*), but now im fuckin hooked. Thank you! (seriously) Anywho, my site sucks, I know, but I’m not as talented as you appear to be, so It will have to do for now. One day, I too will design a site as nice as yours. You are the fuckin man! *in best Chris Farley voice* Wel, I won’t babble any longer. One last thing, how do I obtain a ‘Login and Password’, or is that for site administration? assuming so, as I didn’t see a ‘Join here’ anywhere. Buying a t-shirt, and signing up as a webmaster for the t-shirt thing your pimpin. Later.
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    You know, since a LOT of people have been prasing the Angelina Jolie layout lately, i’ve decided that i’m just gonna hang on to it for a little while longer. Mostly because i just can’t seem to find any other celebs to put on there that fits the site and totally because i’m just too lazy to do so anyway.

    And…

    ARGH. That login and password question again! Seriously though, there’s nothing back there. The link you see that says ‘login’ at the top of the page… that’s my GreyMatter login thing. Site administraion and stuff. BORING.

    And the login and password thing you see to the side of the site (just by Angelina Jolie’s cheek…), that’s my remote e-mail login. Only i have the password to get into my e-mail. Obviously.

    But there’s really no way that anybody can ‘join up’ for this site. You won’t get much out of it if you do anyway. You just get to post… and to edit your posts. That’s it. Boring.

    AND I ASSURE YOU THE OLSEN TWINS ARE NOT BACK THERE.

    Sometimes i like to recruit new ‘members’. Just on impulse. Like for example, Crystal down there (I wuv ewe Crystal poo <3).

    Why? Maybe i’m just the biggest suck up of all time. Har.

    And yes! Do buy yourself a t-shit. It’ll help towards me buying a GameCube or a PS2.

    Oh look. I spelt t-shirt t-shit.

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    To: psykotik@gmail.com
    Subject: VERY URGENT REQUEST FOR HELP FROM THE UK
    From: Martyn_Leek@mrn.co.uk Add to Contacts
    Date: Wed, Nov 28 2001 4:06:11 PM +0000

    Justin,

    Don’t know whether you are in Malaysia or Michigan but I will introduce
    myself anyway.

    I am a journalist on an English newspaper. You will probably work out for
    yourself how I found your site (…Tara Reid, I think) it makes compulisive
    reading.

    Anyway, I know you get requests for bootleg DVDs all the while and I know
    that annoys you.

    However, I’m trying to get a copy of the Harry Potter movie. Obviously the
    whole country has gone crazy over Harry Potter (again) and loads of
    newspapers are saying the pirate DVD is available but none of those
    reporters have actually seen it.

    Could you get me one? This is not to try and expose you or anything like
    that!?@!$ I know you poke fun at being sued and you mention the FBI but you
    will just be acting as a go-between for an English newspaper and so not
    breaking the law!!!

    Could you e-mail me back on the possibility of this – even if it is to tell
    me to f*** off!

    Thanks anyway.

    (Any PAL PS2 games would be appreciated as well… that’s a joke)
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    Well right now i’m still in Malaysia. And to be specific, i’ll be back in Brunei probably on the 14th of December and flying off to Michigan from there on the 28th of December.

    And yes, i quite figured that most people; who’ve found this site, found it through porn searches.

    A concept she has come to understand lately. Heheh.

    Harry Potter VCD’s can be found in abundance over here. They’re not like selling out or anything so it’s pretty easy to get a copy. I personally saw the movie in the cinema (Kind of a birthday treat from a coupla friends. Free food and ticket. I didn’t have to pay for anything. FREELOADER. HAR HAR HAR). But from what i’ve heard from people who haven’t been arsed to go to the movies to watch the flick, they’ve been telling me that the movie on the early VCD bootlegs have been cut down considerably. Meaning to say that the movie has been cut down so as to fit on two discs (A single VCD can only hold about 70 minutes of data. VCD’s movies usually come on 2 discs).

    The movie runs at about what? Two and a half hours or so? So yeah, i’m not really quite sure but if you were to get it on VCD, it might be missing a coupla scenes. I dunno. And i’m not entirely sure of the quality of the bootleg. I could go pick up a copy tonight though and check it out.

    Now as for a bootleg DVD version, well… i haven’t seen them around… yet. But they’ll probably pop up sooner or later. But be warned, the bootlegged DVD copy will probably turn out to be just a very good copy of the VCD version… only on DVD. As such is the case nearly 100% of the time with all the ‘latest movies’ that are mysteriously on (bootleg) DVD like a week after they’re officially released.

    And they probably won’t have ANY extras at all, and that they’ll have Malay and Chinese subtitles burned onto the film itself (No way you can turn them off). Just like how one of my housemates, Rico, has Jay And Silent Bob Strikes Back on DVD. It has no features and no way to turn the subs off.

    So yeah, i haven’t seen the Harry Potter DVD out yet. But i’ll be glad to try and send you a copy of it on VCD. Which will basically be what the DVD version is anyway… except on VCD.

    Just e-mail me back with a mailing address if you’re still interested and i’ll see what i can do.

    Oh and regarding bootleg PAL PS2 games, well… almost all the bootleg PS2 games sold here are of the NTSC variety. So you’re shit out of luck there. Har har.

    Besides, you’re gonna need to modify your PS2 to play bootlegs anyway. So double bummer there if you don’t already have it modded.

    Actually i’m thinking of picking up a coupla PS2 games myself. Just for when i eventually get to buy a PS2 next time. Of course, i’m gonna have to find a way to get it modded (i’ll probably be in the States by then) and that could prove to be kinda hard. Hrmm…

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    To: psykotik@gmail.com
    Subject: Hey man
    From: “Mike Taylor” warriormonk@paradise.net.nz
    Date: Wed, Nov 28 2001 6:40:14 PM +1300

    Hey Man

    Like the site. Real entertaining.

    I live in New Zealand where we are stuck with “Zone 4” DVDs. Basically that
    equates to – “on the furtherist, shittiest, outpost” in the DVD world and we
    hardly have any titles. I feel your pain.

    Peace

    Mike
    AKA Warriormonk
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    YES. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IS A TERRIBLE PLACE TO LIVE IF YOU ARE ADDICTED TO DVD’S.

    EVEN WORSE THAN MALAYSIA.

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    To: psykotik@gmail.com
    Subject: Bad idea?>!
    From: Mr Mephisto mephisto@hell.org
    Date: Mon, Nov 26 2001 2:12:58 PM -0800 (PST)

    Hey Dude,

    I’ll be travelling through Singapore on business next week. Any suggestions on where I can pick up the games/DVDs you mention? Is there a market, or area, I should check out?

    BTW, love the site. Great fun and helps me waste at LEAST two hours a day!

    Mephisto
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    TWO HOURS A DAY? Geez man. There’re like… soooooo many other sites out there that deserve that time more than mine does!

    Crazy you are i tell you.

    Anyway yeah… SINGAPORE. Yes. I like Singapore. More than Malaysia. But that could be attributed to the fact that i’m actually what one could call, half Singaporean. I mean… since my mom’s from Singapore and my dad isn’t. So that would make me half right?

    I dunno.

    I was always crap at Math.

    But no that’s not the point. The point is that i haven’t been to Singapore in little over a year now and for the life of me, i really can’t remember any of the places specifically where you can get bootleg games and DVD’s.

    But really, they’re not that hard to find if you look hard enough. Well, if you’re looking for lots of relatively cheap electronical goods and shit (like DVD players and whatnot), you could always direct a cabbie to take you to SIM LIM TOWER. Or is it SIM LIM SQUARE. Fuck i can’t remember. It’s a relatively big mall. But either way, that’s a good place to get shit like that. They also sell legit DVD’s in coupla shops over there. But they’re kind expensive compared to what you can get them for back in the US. I think.

    Depending on the exchange rate now.

    Bootleg DVD’s… now, the last time i was there, bootleg DVD’s weren’t really big yet. And i literally did not see ANY of them on sale anywhere. But my best guess would be that you look for them at pasar malams (night markets). Don’t quote me on that though because i’m not entirely sure myself if you can find them there.

    Games are pretty easy to get. Just look around some of the more less fancy and glitzy malls and you’ll find some less fancy and glitzy stores that sell pirated games and stuff. You generally wanna avoid the nicer looking videogame shops there because all the ever sell are legit stuff. EXPENSIVE.

    There’s a legit store in the TAMPINES MALL that i always go to (and never buy from). But for the fake stuff, you could always go to this smaller mall (which, for the life of me, i can’t remember what it’s called) that’s next to the TAMPINES MALL. Look around and you’ll find a shop there that sells CHEAP bootleg games.

    VCD’s and stuff. Well… from what i can remember, if you go down to the TAMPINES MALL at night, there’re usually some guys setting up tables just outside the MRT station that’s next to the mall selling VCD’s and stuff.

    Actually you know, i’m not exactly the best person to ask about aquiring bootleg stuff in Singapore. I’m only half Singaporean so i can only give you half assed directions.

    A better person to ask is THIS GUY.

    I think.

    Maybe you could try e-mailing him or something. He should know the lay of the land more better than i do.

    I haven’t been of any help have i?

    But anyway…

    WOO HOO.

    YES. I THINK I’VE FINALLY ANSWERED ALL THE E-MAILS I’VE BEEN PUTTING OFF ANSWERING.

    Now i can bugger off.

    The end.

  • 2 thoughts on “Surely you guys must be joking…

    1. i’m impressed, ur longest post i’ve read so far.. i think! anyways, i miss u..

      #1 | Comment by me — November 29, 2001 @ 7:40 pm

    2. yesssss i made poo status!

      #2 | Comment by crystal — November 29, 2001 @ 7:57 pm

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