Bob the Manchild? -

[TrippinKahlua]

You know, autism alone does not create a person as bad as Chris. Of course, we that have been following the CWCki for years should know that by now, and a lot of us discuss how bad of parents Bob and Barbara were in raising an autistic child. There must have been something that happened during Chris's life that made him believe it was perfectly okay to live the life of a manchild.

I was reading the CWCki page on Bob yesterday and noticed something about how he used to enjoy going to his greenhouse and swing on the swing he put up there while listening to his records. Now, what kind of 80 year old man swings on the same type of swing you find on a children's playground?

It was also known that Bob enjoyed video games. He had a Commodore 64 and according to the emails Chris was sending to Tito to get $9001 for the PS3 Destruction, Chris mentioned he gave his NES back to Bob since he enjoyed Zelda 2 and Castlevania. Again, what kind of 80 year old man plays Video Games and knows how to appreciate them?

I'm not necessarily calling Bob immature (as if he was Chris), mind you, but its just strange to imagine in your head the old man Bob swinging around sucking on a lollipop and sitting on his chair tapping away on his controller shooting out sword beams, staring at the TV through his glasses.

 

[rad]

I'm sorry but this is just retarded... enjoying nostalgia doesn't make you a manchild. Especially as an 80 year old man.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

I'm not talking about nostalgia, I'm talking about being an 80 year old man on a Swing Set!

 

[Henry Bemis]

I think he was referring to a bench swing.

 

[CatParty]

probably a porch swing, not a swingset.

very very different thing. this thread is really grasping

 

[Bgheff]

That depends on what you think a manchild is. A person can have a "child" interest such a videogames and not be a manchild. If Bob was a manchild he would have neglected his responsibilities to pursue his childish interests. I think Bob was a paranoid and possibly mentally ill man, but I don't see him as your typical manchild. Chris avoids all kinds of responsibility, shrinks from conflict, is unable to accept blame or admit fault, whines, and is insecure. These are more common traits of a manchild in my opinion.

As for the swing, I think he just enjoyed being alone in his garden where it was "peaceful" for him.

 

[TastyWoodenBadge]

very very different thing. this thread is really grasping

At the straws you mean.

 

[pickleniggo]

Great now I have a mental image of Bob in one of those little sailor outfits, swinging his cares away.

Bob was not a manchild. Bob was just an old guy who found interest in technology and gardening. They don't call him the Internet lumberjack for no reason.

 

[Mr. 0]

get away from this topic

it needs to be cut down, right now

 

[Batman VS Tony Danza]

He invented plastic while punching out Hitler in the middle of Korea which is how Nintendo was born.

 

[Null]

DIE BOB

 

[CalmMyTits]

I realize this thread will probably be locked, but I had to put in my .02.

Yeah, I never thought Bob sat in a child's swing, I figured for myself that it was most likely a porch swing. Sitting in that and listening to old records sounds like a dandy time, to be honest, especially for a 80 year old man with cancer and a failing heart, and a wife who will not let go of her hoard and a son who will never amount to anything. I can imagine Bob gently pushing the swing with his feet, closing his eyes, breathing in the fresh air of the garden as he listened to his old records. Ahhhh... Definitely a good way to cope with the shitty realities surrounding him.

Video games can be a good way to maintain mental function. As far as we know, Bob did not have any form of dementia. Old vidya can be great for old people because the controls are simpler and can be easier on those with arthritis, and many of the old video games focused more on plot, challenge, and/or gameplay rather than graphics (I loved Tetris and will continue playing it until I can no longer use a kayboard or controller) I read about some really old woman in Japan who was still playing Bomberman on the NES and her mind is sharp. The right kind of vidya can be a healthy distraction for anyone.

 

[Null]

The only thing you can really fault Bob for is having his extramarital affair with Barb. Even then, nobody knows the story with that. I can't judge.

 

[Foulmouth]

If chris was my son I'd be in the greenhouse,on my swing, smoking crack.

 

[Venusaur]

I don't think enjoying swings makes you a man-child. To be fair swings can be pretty pretty relaxing on a nice sunny day. Anyway bench swing or kid-swing... There's nothing really wrong about somebody using a swing that's on their yard.

If anything, Bob seems to be the only one in that house hold that enjoyed the outdoors. So, no. Not a man-child.

 

[Big Bob Pataki]

if i spent my days cutting down internets, i'd be winding down with a vidya game on my swingset too.

 

[CatParty]

maybe chris learned from watching bob

 

[Henry Bemis]

The only thing you can really fault Bob for is having his extramarital affair with Barb. Even then, nobody knows the story with that. I can't judge.

And even then, we don't even know if it was extramarital.

 

[Silver]

The only thing you can really fault Bob for is having his extramarital affair with Barb. Even then, nobody knows the story with that. I can't judge.

And even then, we don't even know if it was extramarital.

This is news to me. What about potential extramarital affairs?

 

[4Macie]

I'm sorry, but this is just a ...bad topic. I'm pretty sure there's 80+ year olds that piss themself on a daily basis, but they aren't considered "man babies" are they? No, they're just old people and old people are allowed to do whatever the hell they want (cuz they're old as fuck). The way I love gaming, I'll probably still be playing whatever video games are out at the time because I'm just like that. Bob has said that he loves the way technology has grown (though not how it's been used with his son), and we're getting this "love of video games" from chris guys... His dad probably didn't play it all alone in his room, it was probably only played when Chris played with him or, for example, if Chris was playing and then let Bob take a turn.