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  • Lenny
    I AM the AO famous!
    • Dec 2003
    • 1628

    #31
    Originally posted by Triangle
    Oh noes.
    Paintball is terrible now.
    Lets all have a pity party.

    Remember evryone: Everyone who doesn't agree with you, must be wrong.
    Yeah, c'mon evryone! What's yer problem?


    Autocockers are the greatest markers ever made.
    ~The greatest BACKUP markers to AUTOMAGS!!

    Only temporary, get'n a new sig soon.

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    • SlartyBartFast
      The Flying Scotsman
      • Jun 2002
      • 2940

      #32
      While most suggestions have been to the rediculous, how about a serious alternative to the "paintball" look?

      I've been wearing my old rugby jersey each time I've paintballed lately.

      The PBN kiddies have mocked the suggestion, and it's been put-down on AO too I beleive.

      But, I prefer the look, the protection of thicker material, and if you want to outfit a team you can customise the colours and patterns.


      select "shirtbuilder".

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      • hitech
        Not a shedder of vortices
        • Nov 2001
        • 4775

        #33
        Originally posted by Raven001
        Lets see, YB used to wear a black suit
        It was grey. Trust me, I changed it's color a few times...


        Hey Hitech your starting to sound like me! - AGD
        Hitech is the man.... :eek: - Blennidae
        The only Hitech Lubricant

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        • etjoyride
          0:-1
          • Mar 2005
          • 2149

          #34
          Hmm.. maybe i will do santa sometime around christmas this year...now i just have to find a santa costume now???

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          • Raven001
            Registered User
            • Apr 2004
            • 314

            #35
            Originally posted by hitech
            It was grey. Trust me, I changed it's color a few times...

            I defer to your knowledge of what he wore in La La land. I only saw him in Pittsburgh 96 or 97 (not sure the year) He wore a black jacket, walmart special type, with black slacks and huge black shoes or booties...

            wait a sec, I get it, you lit him up with white paint (black and white = grey). What a shmuck I am
            Last edited by Raven001; 11-22-2006, 01:00 PM.

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            • Triangle

              #36
              Originally posted by Lenny
              Yeah, c'mon evryone! What's yer problem?


              OH NOES!
              I HAVE INCORRECTLY SPELLED A WORD!

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              • hitech
                Not a shedder of vortices
                • Nov 2001
                • 4775

                #37
                Originally posted by Raven001
                wait a sec, I get it, you lit him up with white paint (black and white = grey). What a shmuck I am
                No, no, no, you're alright; that's not what I was saying. His suit was grey "back in the day". I added a few bright colored spots to it every now and then.


                Hey Hitech your starting to sound like me! - AGD
                Hitech is the man.... :eek: - Blennidae
                The only Hitech Lubricant

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                • MoeMag
                  Still here.
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 1821

                  #38
                  Matrix style over coat.
                  Would be great for bounces, and would look awsome doing a superman slide.

                  or maybe on a more historical note...
                  we got away from having colorful military uniforms in favor of camo. well speedball has done the reverse of that...

                  Just a pic i found to make the point.

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                  • Aslan
                    Don't Ban Me...Love Me
                    • May 2005
                    • 954

                    #39
                    Originally posted by SlartyBartFast
                    While most suggestions have been to the rediculous, how about a serious alternative to the "paintball" look?

                    I've been wearing my old rugby jersey each time I've paintballed lately.

                    The PBN kiddies have mocked the suggestion, and it's been put-down on AO too I beleive.

                    But, I prefer the look, the protection of thicker material, and if you want to outfit a team you can customise the colours and patterns.


                    select "shirtbuilder".
                    I agree with the possibility of a different look or altering the equipment to make it beneficial to your game. I just think it's a little too much when people show up in Blues Brothers outfits or dressed like surgeons or in bunny suits or kilts. Again, unless wearing a bunny suit somehow improves your game...why not save the "humor" for when you're all gathered in the dead zone.

                    Don't get me wrong...I'm not trying to say you need to take paintball seriously...I've actually argued that many kids today take it too seriously . I just think there's a line that can be drawn between humorous and stupid and dressing like Chewbacca is probably too far towards stupid...again, unless dressing that way gives you some type of advantage.

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                    • Aggravated Assault
                      AGD since 1996
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 75

                      #40
                      Frank Zappa once asked if humor belongs in music...I say why not in paintball! Its all about fun right!?! If somebody gets a laugh out of dressing up funny - Who freakin' cares

                      Anyway, years ago, a guy who worked/played at my home field also worked for a park district. They had this realistic looking gorilla suit. It was killer. This guy played ball for ISU and was like 6'5" and over 225lb i'd say. BIG guy. We always wanted to get him to dress up and hide out in the field during our end of year big game. Man that would have been too much.

                      Picture some guys playing in the middle of the woods when a giant sasquach jumps out and starts going crazy. I crack up just thinking about it.

                      I could see someone needing to change their shorts.

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                      • ProblemKinder
                        Colossians 3:8
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 861

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Aslan
                        Am I the only one that thinks that is sort of stupid?

                        I play outdoors, wear camo, wear stuff that keeps me cool but helps me blend in to the surroundings. Dressing up like it's Halloween on the crazy farm never occurred to me. Now, in speedball, I guess it's different...camo probably useless...but I think you still want something that's lightweight, cool in the summer, maybe padded to give you some bounce, and low profile. Putting on a bannana suit is probably not the best idea ever come up with. Doesn't make sense to me.
                        well if injecting some kind of spontaneous element of joviality into the sport doesn't make sense to you, then what does?!

                        no really though, these guys aren't playing in tournaments to pay the bills, they're just going out lookin for a good time. I think a banan suit is a grand idea

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                        • Glickman
                          *Insert Witty Phrase*
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 2673

                          #42
                          Originally posted by ProblemKinder
                          well if injecting some kind of spontaneous element of joviality into the sport doesn't make sense to you, then what does?!

                          no really though, these guys aren't playing in tournaments to pay the bills, they're just going out lookin for a good time. I think a banan suit is a grand idea
                          seconded


                          next shatnerball, AO should consist of a field of banana's as far as the eye can see

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                          • Rudz
                            Registered User

                            • Apr 2005
                            • 5087

                            #43
                            lol

                            i thought about a cosutme for shatnerball but...ive always wanted to wear a wig with dreads..id feel like the predator or something
                            BEO MAFIA
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                            • Glickman
                              *Insert Witty Phrase*
                              • Sep 2003
                              • 2673

                              #44
                              Originally posted by rudz
                              i thought about a cosutme for shatnerball but...ive always wanted to wear a wig with dreads..id feel like the predator or something
                              http://cgi.ebay.com/Alien-Versus-Pre...ayphotohosting



                              59.99, not bad

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                              • Aslan
                                Don't Ban Me...Love Me
                                • May 2005
                                • 954

                                #45
                                banana suits

                                Originally posted by ProblemKinder
                                well if injecting some kind of spontaneous element of joviality into the sport doesn't make sense to you, then what does?!

                                no really though, these guys aren't playing in tournaments to pay the bills, they're just going out lookin for a good time. I think a banan suit is a grand idea

                                Still don't see how dressing like a fool and getting shot out immediately increases the fun factor of the game...but I guess that's because my sense of humor allows me to make people laugh without resorting to Benny Hill antics.

                                Originally posted by ProblemKinder
                                these guys aren't playing in tournaments to pay the bills
                                See...now that's funny! Sort of sad...but players that think they can play paintball to pay the bills, I find that far funnier than a bannana suit.

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