Transformers - A Monologue by some new jerk

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2002-12-27 10:43pm

Now I'm not talking about that "Armada" rubbish, or the new G1 or War Within comics (which are quite good however). I want to talk about good ol Generation One. Optimus Prime, Bumble Bee, Wheeljack, Megatron, Shockwave, SOUNDWAVE, the badass robots we grew up with.

And theres a good reason I want to talk about them. During Christmas, in the Inquisition-era torture of "gather as many crazy family members together as you can, and strand them in your house due to two feet of snow and give them nothing but Sambucca and Gingerbread to eat", inexorably the photo albums came out. And in them were old pictures of me and my uncle opening Christmas presents of...thats right, Transformers toys.

As I looked at those pictures, there was almost a tear in my eye. There I was, only seven years old, Shockwave and Megatron (both transformed into firearms) in my hands, with me shooting my cat, Santa hat and all. Another one was my uncle's Starscream kicking the shit out of my wussy Voltron die-cast metal figure. And good ol Rumble curb stomping all of StarCom singlehandedly.

Then there was the true King of Kings. The Shining Beacon himself, Optimus Prime. I even remember that little Go-Cart thing that stayed in the trailer. God, that was the coolest toy ever.

Man I wish I still had those toys. I'd probably still play with them. Hell, I could probably pay my tuition with them. But of course, you know how the story goes. Parents have a garage sale, and decide for you what is for sale. And Devastator, Blaster, and all the rest accompany Sgt. Slaughter, Stormshadow, around 15 BAAT's, Serpentor, and the Joe Command Center to the accursed land of "Fifteen Dollars for all of them".

*sniff*

Man I hate Christmas...

(poke away)

Tosho · Post by **Tosho** » 2002-12-27 10:50pm

::poke::

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2002-12-27 11:08pm

Tosho wrote:::poke::

I'm probably the only one here who didn't get poked when I was new.

Wait, that didn't come out how I intended.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2002-12-28 01:02am

Bug-Eyed Earl wrote:
Tosho wrote:::poke::
I'm probably the only one here who didn't get poked when I was new.

Me neither, actually.

And I've wanted a Soundwave ever since I first saw a TF episode. Haven't even been able to touch one.

Sokar · Post by **Sokar** » 2002-12-28 02:06am

*sniff* I know how you feel, I still have my severly battered Soundwave, but all tha cassetts and such have long since gone to the Great Toy Graveyard(my sandbox). I have a ton of them Jazz, Ironhide, Starscream, Skywarp(which was juct Starsream in blue instead of grey) and my most coveted of all, the Dinobots, with Grimlock leading the way:-) They were even cooler than the Constructicons(only by a little)

*sigh*I wish I still had them.............

Original Smurf · Post by **Original Smurf** » 2002-12-28 02:12am

Bug-Eyed Earl wrote:
Tosho wrote:::poke::
I'm probably the only one here who didn't get poked when I was new.

Wait, that didn't come out how I intended.

*gazes into your deep smurf blue eyes* poke......poke........poke o o oo ooo o

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2002-12-28 02:35am

Sometimes we miss out on poking n00bs cause you guys don't introduce yourself on a thread. That's how I avoided pokings in SB and now I've been there for months so I can not be poked even with my pathetic post count there

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2002-12-28 09:24am

Hilarious and heart-touching. With me it was my Star Wars toys and some church charity (fucking poor kids).

Wasn't Wheely the name of the little go-kart?

Oh, and I didn't get poked either.

BenRG · Post by **BenRG** » 2002-12-28 11:44am

Mark S wrote:Wasn't Wheely the name of the little go-kart?

I think it was 'Rover' or possibly 'Wheels'. 'Wheelie' was another Transformer... one of the spring-powered "pull, release and watch 'em go" models, I think.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2002-12-28 11:55am

BenRG wrote:
Mark S wrote:Wasn't Wheely the name of the little go-kart?
I think it was 'Rover' or possibly 'Wheels'. 'Wheelie' was another Transformer... one of the spring-powered "pull, release and watch 'em go" models, I think.

Ah, right. I think Wheelie was the little guy from the movie.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2002-12-28 12:32pm

Rover was cool.. He did R2D2 speak to Optimus all the time.

As I went through my boxs, I noticed some things:

Laserbeak is still there.

Rumble has vanished. Presumed KIA.

SOUNDWAVE is somewhere in there. I found his head.

Bumblebee may never transform again.

I still have my Dinobots.

I still can't recall the white semi's name, the one who pulled one of those car transport things. But I have him. His hands are gone.

My only Optimus Prime, one of the newer ones(His trailer could turn into a little base, or a large battle body, which was nifty at the time) is intact but partially melted, so he can't pull anymore. My one complaint about that toy was there was no Rover, but Bumblebee fit in the back.

I have those little micromachine transfomers. Even the big spaceship one.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2002-12-28 01:08pm

I got sme in a box in a cupboard somewhere. Can't be arse getting them out.

What was the name of that purple decepticon that had one "eye" and a gun for a hand. i think he kicked ASS!

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2002-12-28 01:29pm

Bug-Eyed Earl wrote:
Tosho wrote:::poke::
I'm probably the only one here who didn't get poked when I was new.

Wait, that didn't come out how I intended.

There were PLENTY of folks who weren't poked, 'copurse they were noobs in the early days of the board...back when the great old ones, like myself

, migrated here from ASVS and SB.com.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-12-28 02:31pm

I'm probably the only one here who didn't get poked when I was new.

I wasnt, probably because I signed up before it became popular here.

Crazy_Vasey · Post by **Crazy_Vasey** » 2002-12-28 02:48pm

I've still got all my childhood toys

I didn;t get poked either but that crap didn't start until some SB migrated to here I think.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2002-12-28 04:04pm

2000AD wrote:I got sme in a box in a cupboard somewhere. Can't be arse getting them out.

What was the name of that purple decepticon that had one "eye" and a gun for a hand. i think he kicked ASS!

That be Shockwave, and he turned into a rifle I believe.