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Spife

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I liked them all except for the sportsmanship johns >.> There's nothing wrong with saying "most" of that stuff. Great list still :D
 
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i think the sportsmanship johns are meant in a way to trick your opponent thinking that you are congratulating him/her, but in reality, you are seriously pissed off inside, i don't know, i could be wrong
 
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lol sticky this and then pm the link to everyone on the boards so ppl will get it through their heads once and for all XD XD XD
 
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tru that's a good idea, everyone, especially the new people, need to see this and realize these johns, also, i like your sig, lol at ganon
 
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I always shake hands and say good job, it was nice playing you, in a tournament setting, it seems thats a john though, and here I thought I was just being a good sportsman.
 
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Zodiac said:
I always shake hands and say good job, it was nice playing you, in a tournament setting, it seems thats a john though, and here I thought I was just being a good sportsman.
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I think it largely depends on how you say it. If you try to put an emphasis on how well your opponent played that particular match- implying that normally, you would do better against him- it's a john. Genuine sportsmanship is easy to recognize and always welcomed though.
 
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The stage johns reminded me about one time when I was playing on the Great Bay stage. I was Captain Falcon, my opponent was to my right, I found a opening, kneed him, taunted, then he flew right back towards me surviving. I was like WTF then I found out he bounced off Tingle's balloon.
 
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JBM falcon08 said:
this list is too good stickie this for sure.

^ this is true, if his controller is visibly broken then i can see that, but if he says it, it is your win and he is johning.
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Visible in what sense?

I just picked up my controller a few days ago and, only after using it for a few minutes, did I find the C-stick wasn't working. I have to get a new one.

To verify it's not working, would have needed to flick it while my opponent was watching and show that nothing happens, or let my opponent handle my controller.

I too am confused by the sportsmanship johns. After a match whether I win or lose, I always feel that no matter what I do, I'll sound like a jerk (including if I say nothing); this makes me focus on simply conversing with my opponent, going over the game events.

I am rarely offended by a "good game" comment, the exception being when one competitor clearly got ***** and/or most of the match involved "WTF?" moments (in Brawl this looks to mostly involve clipping through stage platforms). If I lose, I would feel best getting a silent handshake, and a "lolwut?", respectively. If I win, I have no idea how I'd respond to winning by that much at this time; but if I win through WTF moments, I'd make a comment about the nature of cookies and their crumbling or something, thank my opponent for his competition, and move on.


Also, I'm really REALLY confused as to how comments like "Huh." and "Wow." are johns. These are NOTHING BUT compliments, and usefully neutral comments. Who could not like hearing "Wow"? I mean, if you say it like an ***, that's a different matter. Also, I really very heavily on "huh" to keep my cool in a match. It's a completely harmless word, barely a breath of air! The question is a jerky response, much like "glitches" and "I have a life"; the exclamation (a comment, really), "huh," is a way of acknowledging events that are enlightening. Wouldn't you be happy to give your opponent a "huh" moment?


One last thing, I suppose I should ask. . . reading accounts of some people... one way I would deal with an event like.. say, stabby2846's, with Tingle's Balloon, is by giving a quick "lol" comment. I mean only to acknowledge how the game has countered my ignorance in this momentous reversal of fortune. I don't mean it to be belittling to my opponent but rather to reduce the impact of my own failure, possibly to share in the "lol" with my opponent.
Is that so bad?
 
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We had a guy at the tournament I ran(brawl, not melee, but whatevs) use all of the followin from this list, all in one night:
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Sportsmanship johns
• I suck
• I should quit
• I'm going to lose
Self johns
• I wasn't trying
• My fingers hurt
• My hands are sweaty / greasy
• My eyes hurt
• I'm tired
• I'm out of practice
• I don't care
• I'm just playing for fun
• I need my name tag on
• I need music while I play
Foe johns
• You need high-tier characters win
Generic johns
• Interesting
• Wow..
• Hmmm
• :sigh:
Hardware johns
• The television is laggy
• My controller is malfunctioning
• I just got this controller
• This isn't my controller
• My controller is really old
(yes, really, all of these)

Gameplay johns
• WTF just happened
• How did you hit me?
• How did I miss you?
• Pitch a tent, camper
• That's so broken
• Wow that took no skilld
• Whatever this isn't my main
Environment johns
• TV is too small
• Poor angle of the TV
• This seat sucks
• Volume is too low
Tournament johns
• Not enough TVs
• I play worse at tournaments
Team johns
• My partner sucked

By himself. Honestly, why are people so annoying?
 
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A bit of a funny question

:confused:Anyone know where the term John came from

Was it from a random conversation or a player

It's always struck me as odd that its named like a person


:confused:
 
Scar

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btw guys Lolmaster thinks he's actually better than me because whenever he tries in a match, he wins.

...sounds like a violation of the book of John to me!!!!!!
 
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no, just keep uploading the vids where you own me, cause those are the vids that i did try but you are just better than me, therefore, you are making a mindgame john, because i have not johned
 
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scar, sigh...how many times do i have to tell you, you are BETTER than me, i really don't care, i just like playing the game for a really long time cause i enjoy it, and besides, the times where i did beat you in friendlies, it's because YOU weren't trying and were careless, i know that manngggg, i enjoy arguing with you too, it makes me lol inside
 
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lol You don't have to tell me that I'm better, it's just a matter of fact. So the answer is precisely zero.

:)
 
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