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Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:00 pm

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Here at TSA we like to think of ourselves as pioneers of the PS3 fansite world.  The leaders.  The best.  The most awesome. We’re not, naturally, but it’s our massive heads that keep telling us we are.  Over the last 18 months we’ve seen some fun little memes come and go, here are some of the best - let us know in the comments if there’s any we forgot.

Haircuts: Started from this post about the Resistance 2 boxart and the screenshot with the Don Yuwanta Biscuit Company branding. Has since evolved into a standard TSA meme, encompassing the forum and the famous TSA Towers LittleBigPlanet level.

TSA Towers (LittleBigPlanet level): Probably the best thing anyone has ever done for TSA, AndyTorr’s outstanding TSA Towers level for LittleBigPlanet is supremely designed, laugh out loud funny and chock full of TSA memes.

£3.99: In reference to the ridiculous pricing of the first LittleBigPlanet t-shirt, resulting in quite a few related stories and usually ends up being quoted whenever anyone mentions anything remotely related to downloadable content which can now be measured in ‘t-shirts’. For example, Age of Booty, released on the 27/11/08, costs just over 1.5 t-shirts.

Source: Gets us out of all kinds of shit, usually. If you see a story suddenly disappear from the site, it’s because CollossalBlue ‘forgot’ to ‘blame’ someone else for the ‘leak’.

Stabbings and Rain: What we really wanted to see from Life With Playstation, instead of recycled AP news and webcams approximately 25 pixels across that seem to randomly select any old time of the day to make us think the feed is live. Clearly a joke not understood by all, but has multiple uses.

TSA’ers: Apparently we have readers, although if the unofficial TSA Playfire Fanclub is anything to go by, not many. Apparently the site is worth $25,000. We’ll take a cheque.

Tequila: The drink of choice at TSA Towers, although Michael only drinks pure fire, so it’s really just me. Probably excuses my massive proportions as the end of level boss in the TSA Towers LittleBigPlanet level.  Occasionally mixed with reviews often to hilarious effect.

Flat: A little joke we put out a while ago pretending that a new, lite version of Home was coming, called ‘Flat’. It was meant to be an April Fools, but we were a month early (damned calendar) but that didn’t stop people believing us and then lots of sites ripped off our ‘exclusive’ which we thought was brilliant.

Don’t be a nob: The only rules of our forum. Sure, other sites might make you agree to all kinds of crap, but we don’t. Just don’t be a nob. Simple. Since transcended TSAN nights and become a feature of news posts - “Sony has been a nob” - and forum chatter - “I liked Haze, or have I just been a nob”?

Any more?

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4.8 / 5 (15 votes)

nofi

Eels up inside yer, boy?

17 Comments For This Post

  1. Pingu Says:

    Haha, nice. Now I finnaly understand Haircuts and stabbings and rain. Thanks ;)

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
  2. jediryan123 Says:

    great post, I still don’t get the stabbing and rain though

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    Michael Says:

    I get it all the time where I live.

    Rating: 5.0/5 (7 votes cast)
  3. jediryan123 Says:

    oooooooooooooooooooh now I get it.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  4. YOURMUMANDME Says:

    What about a home expansion (or perhaps reduction ) pack called “Bedsit” where all you do is smoke weed and take smack , and to fund your habit you have to sell all your furniture and White goods to other home users !! BRILLIANT !! LOL :)

    Rating: 5.0/5 (2 votes cast)

    Michael Says:

    I like.

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
  5. yobrenoops Says:

    People need to use Nob more in life. Combine that with head for a double whammy of power!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    hannes_truce Says:

    i use my nob a lot… if only i could get more head…
    (sorry)

    Rating: 4.6/5 (5 votes cast)

    andytorr Says:

    Dude… :|

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    hannes_truce Says:

    i know :-o

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    GamerRiley Says:

    5 stars

    Rating: 5.0/5 (2 votes cast)

    hannes_truce Says:

    I dont deserve 5 starts, it was far to easy… lol :-D

    Rating: 3.0/5 (2 votes cast)

    seedaripper1973 Says:

    ok one then ;)

    Rating: 1.0/5 (1 vote cast)
  6. Revolution Says:

    No, I read Themes in the title :( But the article made my day after the disappointment :D

    and the few seconds where I still thought it said themes I came up with an awesome idea; make some TSA Themes for the PS3 :D I’ve already made Pingu and myself custom themes for the PS3, and if I may say, I have skills xD I’ll make a brainstorming thread like the one Andy made for TSA Towers ;) yay ^^,

    You forgot Huskies though, I’ve seen them around here lately, Michael has made us all obsessed xD

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    Pixl1983 Says:

    Hmmm good idea. I’ve just got a copy of the Adobe suite. I might give that a go!

    Now where’s that thread…….

    Rating: 3.0/5 (2 votes cast)

    Revolution Says:

    Finally got a boring class where I had time to make the thread ;P
    http://www.thesixthaxis.com/forum/general-chat/tsa-themes-for-the-ps3/page-1/

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    colossalblue Says:

    I did some wallpapers a while ago here:

    http://www.thesixthaxis.com/forum/general-chat/free-stuff-from-me/page-1/?value=wallpaper%251&search=1&ret=all

    but I stopped short of doing a complete theme because I don’t like changing my icons and typeface!

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    djhsecondnature Says:

    Even like a TSA PS3 custom theme comp would be fun.

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
  7. masoke Says:

    Stars for posts? Well, I like them, anyway.

    The main problem with TSA themes is that the default theme rocks my world.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  8. andytorr Says:

    I have created a meme!!

    Rating: 5.0/5 (3 votes cast)

    Revolution Says:

    you’ve created the meme of all memes my friend ;)

    I’ve never heard that word meme before, is that like a form for memory? :S

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    andytorr Says:

    I have no idea. But I have a longcat tattoo on my arm, which is also a meme ;)

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    colossalblue Says:

    It’s like memories that are passed on without the need for learning.

    Biologically they refer to what people might call “instincts” and make it possible for humans to learn new things because we don’t have to spend all our infancy re-learning all the basic things our ancestors have already learnt. We have a “meme-pool” just like we have a “gene-pool” so as a society we have learnt things, like how to breastfeed children, that have become instinctive and have no need to be taught.

    In TSA terms it just means things that have entered the collective psyche.

    Rating: 5.0/5 (2 votes cast)

    seedaripper1973 Says:

    ooohhh ark at him…

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    GamerRiley Says:

    Well done Andy, you’re my hero. No you are! Really…..stop laughing!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  9. colossalblue Says:

    Did I forget sources somewhere? Did I get us in trouble? It sounds like something I’d do but nobody told me off for it.

    Now I’m racked with guilt.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    andytorr Says:

    Maybe you are the cause of the scary legal thing Nofi mentioned. You SHOULD be racked with guilt. There is only one way of punishing such a crime, and thats the boo box.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    colossalblue Says:

    Probably, where do I go for my public whipping?

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    andytorr Says:

    The towers, of course

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    Pixl1983 Says:

    Not the boo box NOOOOOOOOOoOoooOOo!

    Hook. Classic film that!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    andytorr Says:

    I was worried after writing it, that nobody would have seen Hook :( Not enough people have.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    hannes_truce Says:

    those people clearly live sad lonely lives.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    Pixl1983 Says:

    And need cleansing….

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    seedaripper1973 Says:

    the horror!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  10. mrpablo42 Says:

    Random Quite Interesting fact - did ya know the chappie entered into aforementioned Boo box is actually a cameo from little known actor/ess (?) Glenn Close.
    nerr.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    Pixl1983 Says:

    Get you with your deep well of cine-knowledge!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  11. crack398 Says:

    speaking of TSA Towers can anyone give me a clue to the passwords at the moment i only know that its, something shirt, thats for the forums anyway.

    DAMNIT SOMEONE TELL ME OR I WON’T FIX MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON!!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    andytorr Says:

    Well, it hasn’t got shirt in it for a start :)

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

    colossalblue Says:

    look on the forums description page or read the memes post and work it out. Or message me on PSN and ask me to just tell you like about 13 other people did.

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)
  12. yogh_wayne Says:

    Great list, nofi :D

    I think grammar and spelling are almost as important as not being a nob on the forum. It all comes down to grammar and spelling :P

    And who could ever forget the legendary mysterious countdown on the main page?

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  13. Spotter5 Says:

    Whats a Michael?

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  14. GTOWN Says:

    This place makes me feel warm.
    OOps nob comment.

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  15. theshockwave Says:

    I know a simple way of defining a meme.

    A meme is something that confuses me.

    Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

    Michael Says:

    You may have started a meme here…

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  16. online4ntagonist Says:

    I think Meme means ‘Tit’ as in Mum. It reminds one of one’s mum, when speaking of meme.

    Has anybody noticed that the word ‘nob’ appears in nobody, but not once in anybody?

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)
  17. dyslekt Says:

    I feel smarter all ready!

    Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)

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