Box Builder or Bullshitter?

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Last night over aim, I had an interesting conversation with one of our forum members. I pretended to be a newbie, needing a box built. So I contacted one of our great box builders Lemans. Being that my aim name and username here are the same, lemans became suspicious. But after a little trickery, lemans didn't know the difference, so the game began. First I asked lemans if he had any pictures of his boxes. He had none. I was expecting him to send me a few pictures of those overcaulked boxes in jmac's sig. I guess lemans didn't want to scare of a potential customer. So then after a little discussion, I inform lemans that I have just found a thread with a video of his boxes and I am waiting for it to load. Well before I admit to seeing it, lemans claims those boxes were the first ones he built. Then I go ahead and tell him that the video wouldn't load. I bet he about shit his pants thinking that I was going to see that he was full of shit as far as his box building goes. I believe he then referenced Jmac and jack frost to attest to his box building capabilities. There was one question I wanted to ask, but knew that it would give it away, I was extremely tempted to tell him about my girlfriend that likes to take a sledge hammer to my personal belongings, and just in case she took the sledge hammer to the box, would it hold up. Well he's iming me right now, he still thinks it's legit. Lemans, you are so gullible, all you had to do was look at the link you sent me of my profile, and you would have seen my aim screen name. But since you weren't that bright, I decided to play along.

Forgot to add, he asked me my name, I told him it was jimmy, then I said your gary right, that's what everyone at ca.com calls you.

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[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

teh funneh

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Imminent Vision (5:33:56 PM): are you there?

Phat illusion (5:37:09 PM): yeah

Imminent Vision (5:37:27 PM): did you happen to look at your inputs/

Imminent Vision (5:37:29 PM): ?

Phat illusion (5:37:36 PM): no haven't had a chance

Imminent Vision (5:38:37 PM): ok well, i'm not really worried about that but not to pressure you, but i need to know if you want me to start work this weekend. my next few weekends will be scattered with essays and typical school things

Imminent Vision (5:38:48 PM): or at least

Imminent Vision (5:38:56 PM): i would like to know by this weekend

Imminent Vision (5:38:59 PM): if possible

Phat illusion (5:39:04 PM): you sure you're a good box builder?

Imminent Vision (5:39:09 PM): if not, then that's still ok, it just may take some more time

Phat illusion (5:39:10 PM): I mean, the boxes are nice and clean?

Imminent Vision (5:39:12 PM): positive

Imminent Vision (5:39:19 PM): my man, i'll take plenty of pics

Phat illusion (5:39:23 PM): no caulking and garbage all over the place?

Phat illusion (5:39:27 PM): I want this to look nice

Imminent Vision (5:39:42 PM): if at any point in the process, u don't like it? i'll stop and send ur subs right back

Imminent Vision (5:39:53 PM): money as well

Phat illusion (5:40:12 PM): ok gary, I'll let you know probably around middle of next week

Imminent Vision (5:40:26 PM): david

Phat illusion (5:40:30 PM): huh?

Imminent Vision (5:40:32 PM): but ok then thats fine

Phat illusion (5:40:35 PM): I'm jimmy

Imminent Vision (5:40:38 PM): my name isn't gary lol, its david

Phat illusion (5:40:49 PM): oh sorry, that's what they call you at ca.com

Imminent Vision (5:40:55 PM): yeah unfortunately

Phat illusion (5:41:21 PM): how do the boxes hold up to violence?

Imminent Vision (5:41:28 PM): ?

Phat illusion (5:41:32 PM): like if it bangs around in the trunk?

Imminent Vision (5:41:42 PM): oh don't even worry about that

Phat illusion (5:41:42 PM): or if my girlfriend takes a hammer or something to it

Imminent Vision (5:41:45 PM): lol

Imminent Vision (5:41:54 PM): well, the carpet is there to absorb most impact

Imminent Vision (5:42:12 PM): and the glue bonds will, well,

Imminent Vision (5:42:26 PM): lets say that the glue that i use has a hold strenght of 1200 lbs or so

Imminent Vision (5:42:33 PM): 1000-1200

1200 lbs? I don't think there was 1200 lbs of pressure in those girly swings with the sledge hammer in the video.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I wonder if it's possible to make an enclosure entirely out of caulk. I think that woud = teh win!

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

har fuicking har

 

[bigwheel15 10+ year member]

LOL, you called him Gary.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol omg you guys are cold lol he has a table saw now so i bet he uses 1/3 the amount of calk ....1 tube per cubic foot now lololol gota remember too he is still young so if he keeps at it and his skills ever catch up to his mouth (which does happen) he might make fun of us later //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[Hook Me Up 10+ year member]

That is funny stuff, i am waitin for his post, although i figure he has already looked and is thinking of a reply as we speak

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Everytime I start to have some sympathy for him and wanna just say, "Ok, folks - let's find a new victim," something like this happens and I understand all over again why he catches so much flack! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Edit: I voted Option #3 - that's the only way to really explain him.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol lemans how many people are going to ask "how well a box holds up to violence?" i mean really

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

**** right we wouldn't //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol i didnt say that james (??? lol drinking the fermented snapple again?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

lemans, i seem to remember you asking me what i thought of Particle Board enclosures yesterday

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

hey man u never know, some people do actually use particleboard for boxes and may use them for ************ (twisted visions) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

what the hell? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

yes indeed i did. and do u remember why?

cause you wanted to make one or something?

i had stopped caring by that point