Of the myriad gaming message board memes, one of our absolute favorites has to be the obligatory Post Your Setup! thread. Before reaching its inevitably bloated 100-page state, it always begins the same way—ostensibly as an innnocent request to see everyone else’s gaming rig. In truth, it’s an open challenge to the ultimate tech pecker contest.
However, unlike a real pecker contest (not that I would know), where the contestant members are always accompanied by a complete, occasionally attractive, human body, the Post Your Setup! pics are more commonly the equivalent of taking a glorious John Holmesian schlong—and stapling it to a two-by-four. Because, while gamers appear to have come to terms with spending two grand on a kick-ass HDTV, that’s more or less where the “Setup!” portion of “Post Your Setup!” ends.
Here, collected for your perusal, are a handful of the incredible setup pics Sooch gathered on a recent stroll through the interwebs (before winding up at realdoll.com, contemplating the wisdom in purchasing a $7,000 silicone vacation home for his knob):
The 32″ LCD was a bargain at $1,200, but Pier 1 wanted a fortune for the table. I think the barstool looks better anyway. Besides, everyone knows rattan has the tensile strength of steel.
“It’s so thin, you can hang it on the wall” sounds great in the store. They forget to mention that you still have to, like, plug it in and shit. Oh, and please remember to wipe your feet on the rug before changing the disc. kthx
If these walls—or, well, this wallpaper—could talk, I’m sure it would say, “I just can’t bear to watch another date rape.”
I can’t make it on a couple of high-altitude frags once or twice a year! You are too much for me Fenix, you son of a whoreson bitch! I wish I knew how to quit you.
Er, um, you know what? On second thought, I’m going to pass on attaching a snarky comment to this one. *shudder*
Of course, there are always those who, like the 65-year-old guy in the locker room, aren’t a bit ashamed to show off their sad, flaccid appendages too. Even in the midst of all these 40+ inchers and massive Ps (some up to 1080!), they’ll peek out from behind the towel to show you how the other half-foot lives.
Am I begging for an earthquake? You’re goddamn right I’m begging for an earthquake!
Honestly, if you’re going to play Perfect Dark Zero and Kameo, a 13″ Orion seems like the appropriate television. Just be sure to record your best performances on that—whattayacallit?—oh yeah, VCR.
What’s the perfect furniture selection to complement this rather exotic arrangement?
Exactly—a piss-stained couch, a splintered plank, and a rug that hasn’t seen a vacuum since the Hoover administration.
Those are some of our favorites. How about you? If you encounter any noteworthy setups on your travels, feel free to post a link here, send us a pic at setups@thefanboys.com, or digg this article.
Until next time…
You stay classy, internetz!
Ahahahaahahahaaha.
Though im in the same boat. I have my $1000 tv on a cheap ass stand i got when i was 18. But motorstorm sure does look good!
Keep it metro, fanboiz.
My feeling is that anyone who is brave enough to post their setup should surely be able to take the comments about it. These you’ve posted are doozies. I really like the white couch one. What did they use to paint that wall, driveway sealant?
The cart in the second picture is available at Menard’s for 24.99 on sale. I know because I have one. For my printer.
Thanks so much for including a joke about John Holmes and including a link that sent me off on a half-hour web surf about the man and his large dong. That’s 30 minutes of my life I’m never getting back.
It’s also 11 inches of life that you’ll never have.
You are so bigoted against lil dix.
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