Top Asshats of 2011 Burning Man

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:35 pm

Raymaker wrote:the main thing that annoyed me were veteran burners responsible for theme camps, who when you approached them looked at you like you were shit on someones shoe, assumed you was there to rip them off, eventually gave you some attention but continued having conversations with nubile women when they found out you were there for an legitimate reason (which is just plain rude), then telling you they didn't have time to prepare what they were suppose to do in return for supporting their camp. next year I'll be very careful about who I'll have time for contributing to kickstarter to support them and it won't be the black rock french quarter

What exactly did you expect? A gift?

Raymaker · Post by **Raymaker** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:43 am

Bob wrote:
Raymaker wrote:the main thing that annoyed me were veteran burners responsible for theme camps, who when you approached them looked at you like you were shit on someones shoe, assumed you was there to rip them off, eventually gave you some attention but continued having conversations with nubile women when they found out you were there for an legitimate reason (which is just plain rude), then telling you they didn't have time to prepare what they were suppose to do in return for supporting their camp. next year I'll be very careful about who I'll have time for contributing to kickstarter to support them and it won't be the black rock french quarter
What exactly did you expect? A gift?

It was the attitude that bothered me at the end of the day, if they were polite and said we cocked up, sorry, will sort this out later, I would have accepted that, but the attitude was exactly "what do did you expect, a gift?"

Zhust · Post by **Zhust** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:09 am

Raymaker wrote:the main thing that annoyed me were veteran burners responsible for theme camps, who when you approached them looked at you like you were shit on someones shoe, assumed you was there to rip them off, eventually gave you some attention but continued having conversations with nubile women when they found out you were there for an legitimate reason (which is just plain rude), then telling you they didn't have time to prepare what they were suppose to do in return for supporting their camp. next year I'll be very careful about who I'll have time for contributing to kickstarter to support them and it won't be the black rock french quarter

Pardon the snark, but here's a gift:

,,,,,......

Use them.

Ninzy · Post by **Ninzy** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:45 am

Whoever lit those sky lanterns the night of the Temple Burn - did you even consider that there were peoplestill inside the Temple surrounded by a lot of explosives

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:14 am

the so called heads of a large sound camp on the ten oclock side who took 150$ from each of their volunteers / suckers / workers and promised them a meal plan and showers but never came up with either because apparently they bought $4000 worth of cocaine for themselves instead....no names..."cough, big pyramid.cough"...they also didnt get their shit together until friday and their camp was COMPLETELY handicap inaccessible because of a huge 8" diameter piece of steel ran all around every entryway...

first time AND last time on the esplanade, thats for damn sure.

we'll see what the moop map says, something tells me they did not have a plan, much less a clue.

but the no food thing is total BULLSHIT....lucky my friends came radically self prepared with canned goods and crackers.

Top Asshats in my book.

Post by **Elderberry** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:03 am

Wait! I know the answer to this one!
No. They obviously had deminished mental capacity and were not capable of thought. Probably a chronic condition. Otherwise they would not have brought them to the playa to start with. Especially considering all on the negative publicity about them, including in JRS.

Ninzy wrote:Whoever lit those sky lanterns the night of the Temple Burn - did you even consider that there were peoplestill inside the Temple surrounded by a lot of explosives

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:19 am

Yeah, half a dozen paper lanterns nearly blew into Larry's camp the previous night.

Am I an asshat for thinking "NOT MY JOB" on a number of such occasions? Am I a mere tourist?

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:29 am

no bob, just practical.

it's not like larry would say thank you or anything.

Post by **trilobyte** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:40 am

We had a couple lanterns land between our structures as well. The whole sky lantern thing was unfortunate, beginning to end.

Badger · Post by **Badger** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:44 am

but the no food thing is total BULLSHIT....lucky my friends came radically self prepared with canned goods and crackers.

Top Asshats in my book.

You're killing me here. Touting your 'radical self preparedness' as a fall back on buying into the Whole Camp Dues With Meal Plan schtick???

Wow! Looks like fortune does favor the brave - and the clueless.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:11 pm

i wasnt in the camp, my friends were, and they traveled from new york on a limited budget and because they assumed people would do what they say they will..

gosh, i guess they're fucking stupid to trust in the inherent goodness of their fellow man.

so, burning man equals caveat emptor now too? Please badger, come off of your high trojan horse....if larry got to first camp, and nobody brought the cocaine whores and cigarettes he was promised, all hell would break loose.

these guys were workers, but unlike BM, there is no commissary for theme camp volunteers.

oh wait, thats kind of a meal plan, isn't it...

Corbin · Post by **Corbin** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:41 am

definitely not top ass-hatery, but this seems like a wonderful space to share some of the ass-hat happenings in my camp:

- My campmates who had no regard for camp safety & being well lit; they didn't give a shit when I brought it up. (Safety is 3rd... at least...comon). They later complained that our camp was too dark and you couldn't see it from far away.... ftw
- The moopy ass-hats who didn't know how to properly tape their hexayurt doors resulting in foam bits being blown all over camp.... when approached about it, the ass-hat's response was to deal with it later after the wind picked up...
- Who ever took a shit Wednesday morning behind one of the RVs... What the hell do you eat anyways? Eat some fiber once in a while. On a lighter note the RV renter cleaned up the shit and offered the bag to everyone in camp asking if it was theirs; no takers.

I will not be camping with Camp Ass-Hat next year; I'm too irresponsible to baby-sit all week long.

bunny-boiler · Post by **bunny-boiler** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:40 am

-the narc who rode into camp asking if i had any barbiturates for sale.
-the narc dressed like DPW who asked for a cigarette, then asked if i had anything else to smoke. later saw her busting up a camp with LEOs and BRC rangers.
-the BRC rangers assisting LEOs in camp raids... "We are not cops!" yeah, right.
-the naked hipster who said he was starving, then took only one bite of the sandwich i made him. took one sip of pepsi. used the shower but jumped out because it was too cold and left it flowing.
-every single member of DPW, without exception, and especially the DPW wannabes.
-all the name-droppers. no one cares that you drank a beer with larry, or had sex with ladybee
-people who came up to our bar (loaded with top-shelf liquor) and demanded mixers
-the organizers of critical tits who recruit male thugs to threaten other male burners if they don't divert their eyes from the "sacred ritual of empowerment" (barf) following the parade.
-the woman who strolled into my camp on monday morning after the burn who demanded i drive her to the reno airport. when i refused, she said it would be my fault if she misses her flight. she had bailed on her ride sunday afternoon because she wanted to party sunday night.
-the guy trying to put the moves on my girlfriend all week, who then threw a hissy fit when she wouldn't go off with him on saturday night.
-the endless parade of men just trying to get laid.
-the endless parade of cock-teases. dressing up like a demented prostitute doesn't equal participation. try grabbing a hammer next year, ladies.
-everyone with a bullhorn, without exception.
-the people who scream "5 miles an hour!" when you're going 6 miles an hour.
-all the authoritarian camp leaders who melt down in a fit of rage on sunday afternoon after the burn because someone didn't wash a dish.
-anyone standing in a line to gain access to anything - this is not disneyland.
-the guy who grabbed a full bottle of frog's leap sauvignon blanc then poured it onto the playa. wtf.
-people handing me mushrooms as a gift. what am i supposed to do with it - eat it? now i'm carrying drugs. should i just moop it on the playa? thanks, morons.
-the campmate who wouldn't stop leaving his hash pipe on the bar... said he's tired of all the rules.
-volunteers who say they are volunteers within the first minute of meeting them.
-people who ask you where you are from. do you mean, where am i from originally - or where i live now - or where i'm camped? can't handle that conversation anymore. please stop asking!
-people who repeat the same old memes. bacon wasn't funny to begin with. safety-third might have been funny the first time someone said it.
-the participation police.
-the fashion police. am i supposed to be wearing a dress while building the shade structure? sorry to be such an eye-sore.
-people who get offended when you turn down an offer of something to eat or drink. it's not personal.
-people who get their bike stolen and complain about it all week.
-people in constant fear of being dosed.
-people who mistake sleep-depravation and dehydration as proof that someone dosed them; then start placing suspicions on other campmates or neighbors. this has to stop.

Post by **AntiM** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:52 am

Other than that, how was Burning Man?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:17 am

wow Bb.........that made my head spin.

Roberto Dobbisano · Post by **Roberto Dobbisano** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:12 am

i think we have a new top asshat.

Mr.Coffee · Post by **Mr.Coffee** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:09 am

oops. sorry.

(And then I found $5.)

marck · Post by **marck** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:15 am

bunny-boiler wrote:-the narc who rode into camp asking if i had any barbiturates for sale.
-the narc dressed like DPW who asked for a cigarette, then asked if i had anything else to smoke. later saw her busting up a camp with LEOs and BRC rangers.
-the BRC rangers assisting LEOs in camp raids... "We are not cops!" yeah, right.

When I read this something clicked in my head. If I was a Law Enforcement Agency I'd have my agents volunteer with the Rangers and work both jobs at the same time. What a great way to be undercover.

Did any of the new Rangers act more like LEOs?

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:23 am

marck wrote: Did any of the new Rangers act more like LEOs?

BING BING BING BING

There have been reports of this all over the boards. More than one person has noted how this years fresh recruits of BRC Rangers had a strange amount of authoritarian types in it which was way out of the norm..

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:39 am

People who come laden with expectations, and then when reality hits, they go into toxic overlock and find 100 things to go all drama and be mad about, instead of the 100 that made the burn awesome!

Short time members who have like one or two posts and go all postal as if this is their personal whine space. Get over it, chill out, enjoy the ride or get off the fucking merry go round! The burn Ain't about you or me or anyone or their expectations and how the burn failed them...

People who act all surprised that there are LEOs out there, especially undercover. WTF, you weren't told? (Easy answer - No, I don't, go away, you mooch!).

BTW... Don't confuse that b-b with THIS BB.

And yes, I *did* have a beer with Lady Bee, tho I lost my "I fucked Larry" pin, damnit. Same year, too. Bleah.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:10 am

bunny-boiler wrote: -the endless parade of cock-teases. dressing up like a demented prostitute doesn't equal participation. try grabbing a hammer next year, ladies.
...
-the participation police.

Post by **Sham** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:15 am

There is nothing worse than being bitch slapped by fishy.

Nice work fishy!!

Minxy · Post by **Minxy** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:42 am

Raymaker wrote:the main thing that annoyed me were veteran burners responsible for theme camps, who when you approached them looked at you like you were shit on someones shoe, assumed you was there to rip them off, eventually gave you some attention but continued having conversations with nubile women when they found out you were there for an legitimate reason (which is just plain rude), then telling you they didn't have time to prepare what they were suppose to do in return for supporting their camp. next year I'll be very careful about who I'll have time for contributing to kickstarter to support them and it won't be the black rock french quarter

I had the same experience there. I made six attempts to find the person in charge of the Kickstarter stuff and when I finally located him was treated in a surprisingly rude manner. Very disappointing.

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:02 am

Minxy wrote: I had the same experience there. I made six attempts to find the person in charge of the Kickstarter stuff and when I finally located him was treated in a surprisingly rude manner. Very disappointing.

As someone that's about to start a Kickstarter campaign for a new, non-BRC related project.. these sentiments are worrisome and have been echoed by a few. I'm wondering what would be the best way to offer insurance/reassurance to people that they will indeed get what they contribute to..

Hmmm..

/thread drift

tiredofbeingnice · Post by **tiredofbeingnice** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:43 am

LOL. What a bunch of assinine complaints. There was so many awesome people that came by our camp this year. Even the people who described themselvs as "L.A. Douchebags" and parked their RV/trailer directly across our camp we turned into neighbors, friends, family, whatever you want to call it. Attitude is everything and a lot of the people in this thread just like to be upset. More power to ya! Keep the hate alive! Oh and stay home next year because it is only going to get worse. You have probably gone enough times and seen all there is to see so why put yourself through the miseary of being around all these people that piss you off so much. Just stay home. Let people who havent been there yet get in. You dont need to go every year until you die to prove anything. Just chill at home with your ceiling fan and reminise of when you were able to enjoy things. Shwonk.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:51 am

I want to start a Kickstarter for something just so I can offer different levels of irony.

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:52 am

tiredofbeingnice wrote: Attitude is everything and a lot of the people in this thread just like to be upset.

Oh, the irony.

tamarakay · Post by **tamarakay** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:03 pm

junglesmacks wrote:
tiredofbeingnice wrote: Attitude is everything and a lot of the people in this thread just like to be upset.

Oh, the irony.

oh I do love you junglesmacks

tiredofbeingnice · Post by **tiredofbeingnice** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:06 pm

It would be ironic if I was upset i guess.... but i was just suggesting you stay home so that you can avoid the emotional stress you get from being around people who are unlike you on the playa. Oh and i called your complaints assinine, which you didnt like.

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:55 pm

Minxy wrote:
Raymaker wrote:the main thing that annoyed me were veteran burners responsible for theme camps, who when you approached them looked at you like you were shit on someones shoe, assumed you was there to rip them off, eventually gave you some attention but continued having conversations with nubile women when they found out you were there for an legitimate reason (which is just plain rude), then telling you they didn't have time to prepare what they were suppose to do in return for supporting their camp. next year I'll be very careful about who I'll have time for contributing to kickstarter to support them and it won't be the black rock french quarter
I had the same experience there. I made six attempts to find the person in charge of the Kickstarter stuff and when I finally located him was treated in a surprisingly rude manner. Very disappointing.

I had heard about those folks ahead of time so, put my money elsewhere. But I had a similar experience with the One Mile Clock people

though I did not push too hard, because, I still think they are awesome.

The Dusty Swan coughed up Grai's mug instantly! Nice folks.

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