Citations:fandumb

English citations of fandumb

Noun: "(fandom slang, pejorative or humorous) fandom, especially one considered stupid or irrational"

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• 2001 December 31, Jim and Rebekah Groat, “Re: Threatening the most heavily armed furry in history? That's rich... (Was Now serving...)”, in alt.fan.furry‎^[1] (Usenet):

  Yeah, I've gotten more bitter at the fandumb over the years, far too many thinskins roaming about pissing and moaning about any little thing.

• 2002 January 18, Man...An Ancient Race [username], “all you veteran otakus...”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[2] (Usenet):

  what is the biggest do and biggest don't of fandumb?

• 2003 May 11, Anthony D. Baranyi, “Re: [REVIEW] Nuku Nuku TV Episode 1”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[3] (Usenet):

  That p.o.s. is being released because it has boob-jiggles, and the Brains at ADV assume that North American fandumb still consists solely of teens looking for animated boob-jiggles.

• 2004 June 24, mhirtes [username], “Re: Paul Kidd found guilty - needs character reference letters”, in alt.fan.furry‎^[4] (Usenet):

  Why walk away from the free freakshow that is the furry fandumb?

• 2004 November 20, Hell Toupee [username], “Re: Aaron Carter Explains Michael Jackson Sleepover”, in alt.music.michael-jackson‎^[5] (Usenet):

  We've already got several in the running for this month's awards and are hoping they bring yet more (dis)honor and (in)glory to Michael Jackson fandumb.

• 2006 April 28, Arbitrar of Quality [username], “AOQ Review 4-9: "Something Blue"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer‎^[6] (Usenet):

  I don't know what it is about fandumb that gives rise to such rabid, irrational "shipper-ism," but I'm assuming that chunks of this episode were written to cater to the segment of the fanbase clamoring for Buffy and Spike to get together.

• 2008 April 9, Arbitrar of Quality [username], “A Second Look: BTVS S7D4”, in alt.tv.angel‎^[7] (Usenet):

  I don't think of myself (or any of the regulars on a.t.b-v-s, for that matter) as being hotheaded about it like some in the lunatic fringe of fandumb, but I don't particularly like the character of Kennedy.