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Re: The prevailing sanity point on Dane Cook seemed abrupt and total. by Creexuls, a monster >:3 10/13/2008, 3:18pm PDT
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He had some funny jokes earlier on (teleporting to the DMV, Pacino and Chewbacca shouting at the Burger King speaker box), and it seemed for a while that EVERYONE was crazy about Dane Cook. Then all of a sudden (like, over one weekend) I heard 4-5 separate individuals shitting hatred on Dane Cook like he was the devil. This was probably about the time that Waiting came out, or earlier.

So, my question to you is what happened to cause such hatred in such a short amount of time? Did Dane Cook give some terrible interview or break up with America's sweetheart or something? I'm not a fan and I don't care that people hate him - I am only surprised that everyone soured on him so suddenly and for no outward reason.


There were many reasons but mostly came all at the same time. He started getting really big, and very shortly after releasing a 2 CD set, his broness really started coming through and he gel spiked his hair and became a myspace superstar and trademarked THE SUPERFINGER, and instead of seeming more like a joke of a frat guy he just became a frat guy, of his own frat, the DANE COOK frat. He was alleged to be nailing Jessica Simpson who would start coming to his shows and laughing way louder than anyone else. Whenever he would show up on tours with other comedians he always got the most screaming from women in the audience who didn't even like stand up and most of them didn't get anyone else's jokes, but when Dane was on there was always constant screaming. His schtick started to really wear out and really his material suffered a lot from it, maybe even because he didn't spend much time writing the new shit, but he probably believed he could do no wrong at that point, and a screaming Madison Square Garden crowd can't be wrong. It's entirely possible that he could be funny again at some point in the (probably distant) future, but a lot of his recent stuff just sucks, and seems to be more about how he relates so much to his great wonderful fans, or just about random observation shit that seems kind of half baked. The backlash came from that and a lot of other things. Mostly his rabid bro fans who love Dane Cook unconditionally but don't watch stand up. Eventually this stuff became the natural response to Dane Cook.
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        The prevailing sanity point on Dane Cook seemed abrupt and total. by Last 10/13/2008, 2:45pm PDT NEW
            Re: The prevailing sanity point on Dane Cook seemed abrupt and total. by Creexuls, a monster >:3 10/13/2008, 3:18pm PDT NEW
                bro by FABIO 10/13/2008, 7:12pm PDT NEW
                    They've got a movie coming out?! by Entropy Stew 10/14/2008, 8:04am PDT NEW
                        So do the Duncan Brothers. ^_^ by Creexuls, a monster >:3 10/14/2008, 8:22am PDT NEW
                            Speaking of people who have made movies. by Creexuls, a monster >:3 10/14/2008, 9:12am PDT NEW
        Last Friday, I chickened out. by Fullofkittens 10/13/2008, 10:23pm PDT NEW
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                    Did you like the walking scene where nothing happens or the sitting scene where NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 10/14/2008, 10:58am PDT NEW
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    Internet memes. NT by Mysterio 11/25/2012, 10:07pm PST NEW
        Those would be failed memes by Mischief Devolver 11/26/2012, 8:33am PST NEW
            Tying internet memes into your obsession with sperm competition. You've done it! NT by Congraturation! 11/26/2012, 1:16pm PST NEW
                Hi-five my new best friend NT by Seanbaby 11/26/2012, 2:31pm PST NEW
                Tying them together is tautalogical. Do you know what a meme is? NT by Entropy Stew 11/26/2012, 3:08pm PST NEW
                    Re: Tying them together is tautalogical. Do you know what a meme is? by Mischief Maker 11/29/2012, 8:10am PST NEW
                        What the fuck could have possibly motivated this discussion? by Mysterio 11/29/2012, 8:22am PST NEW
                            MEMES and YOU by Entropy Stew 11/29/2012, 3:27pm PST NEW
                                Way to miss the point, ES. by Mysterio 11/29/2012, 11:18pm PST NEW
                                    Suppose you do defeat ES in this thread, by Mischief Maker 11/30/2012, 7:13am PST NEW
                                        Because the reward is interesting discussion rather than forum victory. by Mysterio 11/30/2012, 8:15am PST NEW
                                            It might be more interesting if you actually engaged in the argument by Entropy Stew 11/30/2012, 8:40am PST NEW
                                                Score one for trolling! Well, the kind that goes for low-hanging fruit anyway. by Mysterio 11/30/2012, 9:30am PST NEW
                                                    What? NT by Entropy Stew 11/30/2012, 9:50am PST NEW
                                            I agree with this poster. That is the reward. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/30/2012, 10:41am PST NEW
                                                There is nothing interesting about equivocation, it's just a power play. NT by Anonymous Irony Maker 11/30/2012, 5:58pm PST NEW
                                                    I called something irrelevant and unworthy of thought, you decided that I was do by dging the subject/ 11/30/2012, 6:18pm PST NEW
                                                        Well, that's a pretty bad way to start a conversation NT by Kanye West 11/30/2012, 6:29pm PST NEW
                                                        No, you didn't know what Meme meant then claimed you were trolling to save face. by Anonymous Irony Maker 11/30/2012, 6:33pm PST NEW
                                                            I didn't make the initial post about memes, that was some other anonyfag. by Mysterio 12/01/2012, 2:59am PST NEW
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                                        Why are you still whining about anonymous posters? by Worm 11/30/2012, 9:16am PST NEW
                                            I have no problem with the option but the cowardly choice still has consequences NT by Anonymous Irony Maker 11/30/2012, 6:13pm PST NEW
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                                        Fueling forum wars? There's no well drier, ES. NT by Mysterio 11/30/2012, 9:24am PST NEW
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