TMA was the first fan site that I actually tried to be a part of and I couldn't have picked a better one. It was so strange trying to understand how things worked, all the in-jokes, characters/posters, and already established history when I joined back in 02 I think it was. I've tried to be apart of a few other fan groups over the years but TMA ruined me forever because I was so used to being completely uncensored and acting like a jackass that I never survived anywhere else.
I had an epiphany one day a while back when I was thinking about why TMA was so cool back in the day and its because it was always just a place to develop your comedy chops and hone your roasting capabilities. Most of us who were here for things other than just Twisted Metal have basically been doing sketch comedy and standup for years on this site, we probably just don't think of it that way. All the hilarious members busting balls and trying to make each other die laughing on Brawl or TMA chat or whatever is absolutely where I developed my sense of humor. The vets who were king when I started posting had me fucking crying and I knew I would have to be hilarious to stand out at TMA.
Nothing has made me laugh harder than some of the shit people would say at the old site bashing other people or just writing jokes and comedy fanfics. Its a wonder none of us ever went on to have a career in comedy. I know Nightshade is a part of some comedy troupe and some of us make funny videos or content from time to time, but honestly I've never known funnier people than some of the classic TMA members.
The TMBO days were just so special. The feuds with the FAH-Q guys that were Sony testers I believe? The drama with those guys and then all the unlimited weapons players like HATEMACHINE and Hi
, the clans everyone else mentioned in which I was apart of most of them in some form sometimes under a different alias so people wouldn't know I was playing all sides, late night games with EvilEd and eventually becoming part of an even smaller subset of TMBO players who played later at night when almost no one was online and how intense those 1v1 TMBO matches used to be.
All the drama surrounding any time a female would post here was always hilarious, especially when it meant either P7 or Hellbent, or both, was definitely going to try to fuck them.
Dirty fishstick is another TMA classic for me. I don't even remember the exact joke behind it, just that it was said in one of SynthR's posts on Brawl and was a go to term for years to come.
Bashing V-Wing was one of the best things on TMA for years. That christian faggot took it like a champ until we finally made him rage quit at temp TMA. I actually played a few games with him, he was a super nice dude, but that was back in my annoying atheist days where it was fun to bash Republicans and christians.
One highlight from temp TMA was when we used to make fun of P7 and his photos all the time. I don't recall where the photos came from because even then you didn't dare post photos of yourself on TMA unless you were prepared to be destroyed and he was a decent looking guy that didn't really deserve all the bashing but he never handled it well so that made it fun. Nina and I made a bunch of memes with one of his photos one time and I still have a bunch of them on my computer. They always make me laugh when I see them:
I could spend all night writing about the history of TMA but I'll cut it here for now. Too many memories lanes to go down.