Features | Polls | January 19, 2000

Why is do we call excessive, random grenades "spam"?

AnswerVotes
Percentage
 
Because like e-mail spam and canned Spam, it's unwanted and pointless.
41
17.9%
It's called spam because, like the food product, it takes little skill to use.
29
12.7%
Well we started out calling it ramen, but that really isn't much of a threatening foodstuff, now is it?
10
4.3%
The hwguy already ate all the canned soup, carrots, and corn, so all we have left to throw at him is Spam.
27
11.8%
Like real Spam, only those who want to inflict great bodily harm on themselves go near it.
29
12.7%
Every couple of weeks I go to the supermarket, take four cans of Spam, run to the frozen foods isle and throw them on the floor. This practice, called 'Spamming," just naturally translated to TF(C) and the name stuck.
29
12.7%
We call it spam because throwing 4 mirvs into an empty room BAM is really BAM BAM cool BAM and we BAMBAM BADAM BAM wanted BAM BAM to BAM BADAM BAM BAMBAM BAM show how BAM BAM BAM BAM much we BAM BAM BAM BAM like it.
34
14.9%
It's an acronym for Stupid Purple Assed Monkeys. Duh!
18
7.8%
I don't know why we call it spam.
7
3%
Spam? Um, is this www.ferrari.com ???
4
1.7%

Slick: Perhaps the grammar in this question explains it.. Or perhaps not.

The "best" way to kill yourself in TFC is...

AnswerVotes
Percentage
 
A massive Mirv/Pipebomb explosion, completely decimating the enemy base and everyone inside.
45
19.4%
Following an enemy medic around until he's kind enough to beat you to death with his medkit.
4
1.7%
Teasing the snipers while standing outside your base.
37
16%
Standing veeeerrrryyyy stiiiillll...
10
4.3%
Breaking into the HW guy's food stash.
37
16%
Insisting upon using nothing but the flamethrower underwater, and nothing but the traq gun above.
8
3.4%
Making inappropriate advances towards the soldier while playing as an engineer.
28
12.1%
Binding all your keys wrong, then disconnecting your monitor.
62
26.8%

Slick: Typing "kill" or "unbindall" in the console..

Which character from Half-Life would work best as a TFC class?

AnswerVotes
Percentage
 
Gordon: Screw up the entire game and still get more frags than anybody else.
23
10%
Barney: One weapon, some armor, and you always get left behind to "Secure the Area".
28
12.1%
Walter: Whine about your tie and refuse to leave the respawn room, then get shot by your teammates.
34
14.7%
The Administrator: Act mysterious, disappear at random, and bludgeon enemies to death with your briefcase.
90
39.1%
Nihilanth: Giant, omnipotent, and all the fame and prestige of being fatter than the HW Guy.
22
9.5%
Alien: Teleport in and out as you please.
16
6.9%
Slick: *shudder* -- never mind.
17
7.3%

Slick: So 17 people think I'm a class in TFC?

If the HW guy went to a club, would he pick up chicks?

AnswerVotes
Percentage
 
Yes, if they were really drunk.
53
22.7%
What are you talking about, HW is sexy.
39
16.7%
Only if he wore his "special" visor.
107
45.9%
Absolutely not.
12
5.1%
Women have to go for the "fat and rustic" type, I'm living proof!
22
9.4%

Slick: If I can go to a club and pick up chicks, then the HW can, he's just got to get some material.

If you were Wily Cayote from Looney Toons, what classes would you use to catch the road runner?

AnswerVotes
Percentage
 
Scout
36
15.2%
Sniper
33
13.9%
Soldier
2
0.8%
Demoman
16
6.7%
HWGuy
22
9.3%
Medic
10
4.2%
Pyro
10
4.2%
Engineer
33
13.9%
Spy
21
8.8%
The Prez
53
22.4%

Slick: The Prez of course, while the road runner is decoding the legal mumbo jumbo, the Cayote traps him in a acme net! It's all so simple!





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