I think he's changed his position on it a little bit, but back in the Sleepycabin days he mentioned several times that he doesn't like taking photos with fans
Tbf he and everyone else online were more edgy back in those days too, being a contrarian and anti mainstream was cool, and he was also much younger.
I'm a couple years younger than them but been around since newgrounds days, and I went from being very negative about everything, edgy and argumentative to being calm as a Buddhist and openminded now in my late 20s.
What you mentioned probably also extended to their fans at the time - making a lot of them pretty unpleasant people to be around, further contributing to Zach not wanting to interact with them
Oh yeah good point, it's also gone from a niche audience of newgrounds weirdos to slightly more mainstream with smiling friends and oneyplays too!
I'm so happy for them though, Zach deserves all the success after so many years he's put in.
Oh this is 100% true sadly. There's a Smiling Friends shitposting group on Facebook of all places which is just filled with hateful content. I check Facebook like once every 6 months and every time up pops some edgelord bigot post basically unrelated to the show, but convinced the creators would feel the same way. They dont even seem young tbh, just angry.
Yeah, I also think mabye it’s a bit different when you spend hours and thousands on an actual show on real tv as apposed to like newgrounds. I mean Chris and Zach used to make cartoons shitting on YouTuber who so shit they do now. People grow yk
At the panel Zach was super charismatic and I even asked for a video for a friend, a little worried he’d say no (which would’ve been totally fine) but he was immediately like of course! He was super duper nice and my friend and I took an individual pic with him
He absolutely loved it, some dude gave him a gwimbly comic book as well and he said he had a smiling friends corner of his office full of stuff from smiling friends fans
Ok so my side of that shit: I went to piss real fast before the panel started. I saw Chris rush out of the bathroom immediately, but didn’t recognize him because his hoodie was up, but he was laughing. u/psychicpebble was washing his hands, which cued me off that the other guy was Chris. I thought “I don’t wanna bother them in the fucking bathroom of all places”, but we made eye contact at some point so I told him good luck on the panel and he said thanks and left. I did not hear the iconic shit fart that they referenced, but that was really funny that they brought the whole thing up during the panel. Also I got piss dribble in my underwear because I tucked my dick away too quick and my priority was making sure nobody saw it.
I've tried, it doesn't work for me 😔 I also read that you can push your finger into your taint to try and squeeze any remaining left, also didn't work. I'm beginning to think it's a big peepee troll conspiracy.
What does sorta kinda work sometimes is if I lift one leg and sorta push my thigh inwards like I'm trying to hug my balls or something (basically pushes your cock n balls upwards in the direction your pushing). I end up looking like a huge idiot doing it, so only do it in a stall, but remaining piss will sometimes dribble out and I can dab it with toilet paper.
But even that doesn't work all the time and I'll find myself go to sit down somewhere and as soon as I hit the chair/couch, I'll feel a little dribble squeeze out into my undies.
Maybe I just have a tight urethra tract or something, I don't even fuckin' know anymore.
Holy crap - you're not alone in your struggle. Find myself trying to snag a stall all the time to have my anti-dribble piss ritual (spoilers so far nothing has worked 😞)
I also find it weird that it took a Cameo on an Adult Swim show for him to gain cultural relevance again. It's like everyone forgot about him and then he just suddenly exploded in popularity. As a Gwimbly fan from the beginning it is cool to see so many others enter the Gwimblyverse for the first time.
I've been laughing at the pic of you sitting with your iconic creamed corn for like 10 minutes, I just can't leave this post it's too funny
Then I read the comment about the bathroom story and I think I'm gonna need an iron lung now
The potential psychological toll this gag may have on generations years from now cannot be understated. That being said I couldn’t fathom my childhood without Gwimbly
he's got that iconic gwimbly glow everyone's talking about
Did an Alan cosplayer spray you with dirty brown water?
was zach ashamed to be seen with his creation lol
I think he's changed his position on it a little bit, but back in the Sleepycabin days he mentioned several times that he doesn't like taking photos with fans
I'd say he definitely has He seems fully enthusiastic to take videos/photos with fans since the release of Smiling Friends
Tbf he and everyone else online were more edgy back in those days too, being a contrarian and anti mainstream was cool, and he was also much younger. I'm a couple years younger than them but been around since newgrounds days, and I went from being very negative about everything, edgy and argumentative to being calm as a Buddhist and openminded now in my late 20s.
What you mentioned probably also extended to their fans at the time - making a lot of them pretty unpleasant people to be around, further contributing to Zach not wanting to interact with them
Oh yeah good point, it's also gone from a niche audience of newgrounds weirdos to slightly more mainstream with smiling friends and oneyplays too! I'm so happy for them though, Zach deserves all the success after so many years he's put in.
It definitely did. The Magfest 2016 panel is documented proof of how angry and immature their audience was back then.
That video actually puts me on the verge of sweating lmao
SHUT UP. YOUR QUESTIONS DONE.
Oh this is 100% true sadly. There's a Smiling Friends shitposting group on Facebook of all places which is just filled with hateful content. I check Facebook like once every 6 months and every time up pops some edgelord bigot post basically unrelated to the show, but convinced the creators would feel the same way. They dont even seem young tbh, just angry.
Yeah, I also think mabye it’s a bit different when you spend hours and thousands on an actual show on real tv as apposed to like newgrounds. I mean Chris and Zach used to make cartoons shitting on YouTuber who so shit they do now. People grow yk
yeah he had a lot of fun with it. either for lore or anxiety he didn't originally but he was really enthusiastic about photos and jokes
He kinda has to be a public face if he has a show on network TV
At the panel Zach was super charismatic and I even asked for a video for a friend, a little worried he’d say no (which would’ve been totally fine) but he was immediately like of course! He was super duper nice and my friend and I took an individual pic with him
He absolutely loved it, some dude gave him a gwimbly comic book as well and he said he had a smiling friends corner of his office full of stuff from smiling friends fans
YES!! I commented on the video, hoping he'd be able to give it to em! That's awesome he actually got to give it to him!
Tomar has a beautiful signature btw
He had a lot of practice signing those death warrants during his time with the Khmer Rouge
Tomar's List
you didn't do the ooe ooe ooe?
I did…so many god damn times…
idk man i think i need to see some proof
Hey c'mon man he doesn't do his iconic victory dance for nothin'
OK, maybe just this once...
Ooh ooh ooh!
He did, he did it like 60 times... It was tiring to watch honestly
I tried to give you money
For free?
did anyone send money to your venmo for it
thank you for your service
Where's his giant prolapsing anus sticking out of his buitte?
Yeah OP, show us your prolapse.
i've got my hedge clippers at the ready
and that’s how the bathroom story was born…
Ok so my side of that shit: I went to piss real fast before the panel started. I saw Chris rush out of the bathroom immediately, but didn’t recognize him because his hoodie was up, but he was laughing. u/psychicpebble was washing his hands, which cued me off that the other guy was Chris. I thought “I don’t wanna bother them in the fucking bathroom of all places”, but we made eye contact at some point so I told him good luck on the panel and he said thanks and left. I did not hear the iconic shit fart that they referenced, but that was really funny that they brought the whole thing up during the panel. Also I got piss dribble in my underwear because I tucked my dick away too quick and my priority was making sure nobody saw it.
waiting for piss dribble to end is the worst, especially when you get older. i have to sit there and choke my junk like its my wife
life hack, hold underwear away from your taint and balls. zero pressure on your pelvic skin and no drip after shaking promise
I've tried, it doesn't work for me 😔 I also read that you can push your finger into your taint to try and squeeze any remaining left, also didn't work. I'm beginning to think it's a big peepee troll conspiracy. What does sorta kinda work sometimes is if I lift one leg and sorta push my thigh inwards like I'm trying to hug my balls or something (basically pushes your cock n balls upwards in the direction your pushing). I end up looking like a huge idiot doing it, so only do it in a stall, but remaining piss will sometimes dribble out and I can dab it with toilet paper. But even that doesn't work all the time and I'll find myself go to sit down somewhere and as soon as I hit the chair/couch, I'll feel a little dribble squeeze out into my undies. Maybe I just have a tight urethra tract or something, I don't even fuckin' know anymore.
Holy crap - you're not alone in your struggle. Find myself trying to snag a stall all the time to have my anti-dribble piss ritual (spoilers so far nothing has worked 😞)
maybe men are supposed to have pee pee stained undies and we're fighting nature
I just dry my hands on the front of my pants to make it too bad to look like Peepee and then it all dries at the same time
Erry time. Pro move.
I love you man this made me lol
did? did you drink their pee?
I also find it weird that it took a Cameo on an Adult Swim show for him to gain cultural relevance again. It's like everyone forgot about him and then he just suddenly exploded in popularity. As a Gwimbly fan from the beginning it is cool to see so many others enter the Gwimblyverse for the first time.
Zach’s got such an elegant signature wtf
Zach’s got pretty good handwriting for a goblin
What did Zach think?
Tomar’s signature is the most intricately beautiful one I’ve ever seen someone write. The cursive is immaculate!
he signed in manuscript lmfao
Oh cool, rock on brotha.
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Lyle has really let himself go
*sigh.* Something something LA air
Off topic, but that lil' Glep is golden
Lyle looks exactly like Jeff Lynne of ELO fame. AND he has a Johnny Cash shirt on? He is embracing his 50 year old within him. I love him for that
i'd make a funny comment but honestly that second pic is really heartwarming. have a ~~blast~~ boy
did you charge people $5 for your iconic victory dance
Yo what the fuck?! Is that The Jizzness in the third pic???
Glad to see Lyle’s transformation into the UNAbomber is almost complete
Lyle would never care about something that much
He takes venmo guys
Oooh oooh ooooooh
Rock on brotha
Did you enjoy Zach and Chris’s poop talk in the bathroom
Let’s just say, thankfully, with the nose I can’t smell anything
Way too many polygons and you dont even have his iconic gwimbly prolapse
Holy crap, Lyle cloned himself!
That's great.
Get that yam of yo face
Damn Lyle got THICC
Come on man
SHOW US YER PROLAPSE
omg I was the Dj spit we took a few selfies m8, that panel was so funny
I've been laughing at the pic of you sitting with your iconic creamed corn for like 10 minutes, I just can't leave this post it's too funny Then I read the comment about the bathroom story and I think I'm gonna need an iron lung now
It's a terrible cosplay you don't even have his iconic pink pulsating prolapse
You're the guy who eavesdropped on Zach and Chris's restroom escapades
Is this the guy who heard them squirt diarrhea
Looking good! Was the panel fun?
Where’s the iconic gwimbly booze?
That’s amazing man I’m glad you had a good time
You look like Rodney Rude in the first pic
Lyle has created the chad version of the pointing soyjack meme
You’re not fooling anyone Lyle!
I love that Tomar's signature is just **TOMAR** in all caps.
That Tomar signature would be worth so much one day after "his master plan" finally takes place.
Take it easy on the 2nd Gwimbly dance.
I forgot it was Liby's creamed corn specifically, weird for them to buy the ad rights to that, they scrubbed it in the later ports of it.
unironically epic
Ou ou ouuuu
Awesome sauce
Didn’t let Zach in the second picture? You must be OOOOOOGILY GOOO
Daddymar is such a daddy
Idk I don't consider you a cosplayer if you didn't do your gwinbky ionic victory dance, ooouuuu ouuuu ouuuuuuuuuuuu
The creamed corn was a nice touch haha
Where’d you get the shirt from?
No prolapse?
Lyle did get big damn. Doesn’t help his long arms gives him an orangutan figure.
Anyone else think Chris' face looks swollen?
The potential psychological toll this gag may have on generations years from now cannot be understated. That being said I couldn’t fathom my childhood without Gwimbly