Happy 20th Birthday SLAP FORUM

[rocklobster]

I remember sluggo complaining to me about Mizzark trolling him.

Haven't heard that name in forever!

@rocklobster, that's really rad that you got stuff sent to you in SE Asia! It felt like a big deal for a kid on the east coast to get mail from the SF promised land. Can't imagine the level of stoke you experienced!!!

International mail was much more expensive back in the 2000s, the local skate scene was still maturing at the time and me talking about Cardiel or FUlly Flared must have been like speaking Greek to my homies.

Slap may not have been the most welcoming community, but it's our private slice of the internet that I'm proud to be part of. I love and hate that it still uses HTML and lacks modern message board functionality, but that's what makes it Slap and not r/skateboarding.

Yea, I have absolutely no problem with people liking this type skating, if you want to be gay, do you. Just don't say it's a more pure form of skateboarding, when it's the same thing. That's the only thing i have a problem with people on slap.

Came across a random CotG post from the Ricky Oyola thread.

[c-dock]

Only started lurking in 2014 or 15, but I’ve always loved the history of anything skate related so it’s really cool to see the evolution of the site over the years. Happy 20th SLAP.

[h00man]

Happy birthday SLAP! Started my account in 2014? I think? Something like that.

Going back to the office tomorrow so I'll be lurking and posting a lot more.

[Eskorbut0]

Don’t know where I’d be in life without it  :'(

[The real veganshawn]

I was living with the original administrator and got on the board the day it launched. Been on here in one form or another since with breaks in posting and this new name since I couldn't recover my last account.

[rawr1922]

Thank You for your service WarmUpZone

[lalala]

Happy bday and shalom to everyone, the original Dill stylin' on you thread is one of the highlights of my life

[duniwayRobber]

[Cool Ceith]

10/10 thread, Op 

[donkey]

as a relatively younger person compared to you guys, i never really got to experience skateboarding as a core tenet of my childhood. i only started skating when i was 15 and before that spent a lot of time on a forum for a lego game that i used to play.

now that im a full blown skater, i love the fact that slap still exists so i can pretend im a dope skater dude from the early 2000s talking with other skaters on my dial up internet connection and talk shit with yall. thank you for still being active as this forum definitely is great for someone who wants to keep social media down to a minimum while still enjoying talking to strangers.

[robasheep]

I've been on since the early days...had a different handle but lost it when board changed/updated many years ago. 


I think the only fellow PAL I met in person was The General. I met up with her when I went to a trade show in Montreal.

[figureitout]

What original PALS are still on the Board?

Was GAY an original? Does anyone know why he focused or left? What's the story there?

[rawbertson.]

people used to photoshop dicks on peoples pictures quite a bit... i feel like that wouldnt fly these days idk ? the forum used to be fucking savage man i think its calmed down quite a bit. some real fuck tards. i admit i kooked it hard but got damn people went ham

[Nanda Zinger]

Also been on here since the earlyish days (2008)... but lurked more than posted, hence why im not pal status, yet have the angel logo. Happy bday Slap! We need a "where are they now?" of posters from yesteryear. Wonder what CigBeer and Tobey are up to these days.

[blurst_of_times]

What original PALS are still on the Board?

Was GAY an original? Does anyone know why he focused or left? What's the story there?

I think GAY created an account around the same time as I did. And I think he's focusing on his music more. He's popped in from time to time..

[Watson]

Damn, good on you for tracking all that stuff down @WarmUpZone, respect. And happy anniversary to Slap. I love this place.

Used to think this place was a cesspool but would lurk it to get inside info for my blog, and then got pulled in and realized that all the sensationalist shit talk wasn't actually the majority here and that there were tons of funny and smart people. Then I found the "Whatever" section and got hooked.

Personal favourite memories are tearing apart that Bugs dude, making Faster lose his mind over his homophobia, Nick Rix flickin' them kitties, making fun of Handsome Dallas, laughing at Bipsmound's posts, and contributing and losing my mind over so many good photoshop threads. Specifically organizing The Situation photoshop thread where Officer Caruthers took the photoshop game to whole new levels.

Shout out all the pals over the year that made me laugh. Too many of you to name.

[versacekid420]

What original PALS are still on the Board?

Was GAY an original? Does anyone know why he focused or left? What's the story there?

i really miss GAY

[DaSk8D00D]

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people used to photoshop dicks on peoples pictures quite a bit... i feel like that wouldnt fly these days idk ? the forum used to be fucking savage man i think its calmed down quite a bit. some real fuck tards. i admit i kooked it hard but got damn people went ham

[close]

calmed down quite a bit is an understatement! mid 00s slap most definitely wouldn't fly, at all.
 
those photoshop dicks were brutal. Whose signature had gipper's face photoshopped on someone getting plowed and someone else eating turds in a toilet?

Couple years ago I randomly searched my name in google and saw that someone on here photoshopped dicks on my high school senior pictures


I didn't even see that shit when it happened that 7-8 year delayed ether hit different

[Alan]

Damn, good on you for tracking all that stuff down @WarmUpZone, respect. And happy anniversary to Slap. I love this place.

Used to think this place was a cesspool but would lurk it to get inside info for my blog, and then got pulled in and realized that all the sensationalist shit talk wasn't actually the majority here and that there were tons of funny and smart people. Then I found the "Whatever" section and got hooked.

Personal favourite memories are tearing apart that Bugs dude, making Faster lose his mind over his homophobia, Nick Rix flickin' them kitties, making fun of Handsome Dallas, laughing at Bipsmound's posts, and contributing and losing my mind over so many good photoshop threads. Specifically organizing The Situation photoshop thread where Officer Caruthers took the photoshop game to whole new levels.

Shout out all the pals over the year that made me laugh. Too many of you to name.

Was Faster that NYC guy who ran a skateshop from his apartment?

[baaaaaaguette]

people used to photoshop dicks on peoples pictures quite a bit... i feel like that wouldnt fly these days idk ? the forum used to be fucking savage man i think its calmed down quite a bit. some real fuck tards. i admit i kooked it hard but got damn people went ham

photoshoping dicks on people is quite tame, slap is really tame compared to kiwi farms or even encyclopedia dramatica

[Chickenbonenowitsgone]

Happy birthday slap, been on and off here for years with different accounts but first joined around 2008. Some highlights for me were jayme fortune and Henry Sanchez meltdowns, some of the first stylin on you threads, getting a fully flared link before it was out, and pontoon boat posts.

[Sk.A.T.A.N]

Happy birthday Slap!!
This is probably my fav place in the internet, and I really think it’s a lot more welcoming and chilled than people from the outside make it sound. Most of the Pals are genuinely nice people that happen to also be skateboarding nerds! I learnt a shit ton of things by spending hours upon hours here, not only about skateboarding but also about life. You can’t buy that.

One highlight I cant forget was @JB being the nicest dude ever and sending me some spare apple earphones all the way from the US, for free, to me, a broke ass teenager living in Portugal, cause I wrote about mine breaking in the “things you’re not stoked about” thread. Infinite gnars!

Also, RIP 360frip and RustyBerrings. Gone but never forgotten!

Shalom to all the Pals and long live SLAP!   

[Jagr]

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What original PALS are still on the Board?

Was GAY an original? Does anyone know why he focused or left? What's the story there?

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i really miss GAY

[Frank]

What original PALS are still on the Board?

Was GAY an original? Does anyone know why he focused or left? What's the story there?

afaik GAY is doing well. i saw him lurking from time to time. nothing against slap, just had a lot going on last i heard and needed to focus energy on his real life time. he seems to enjoy his slap free time, ha.

GAY if you read this come back to say hi, we love you and miss you.

or don't, dowutchalike.

[chalmchalms]

I'm pretty sure I signed up for my first email address in 2001 just so I could join the slap message boards!


Happy 20th Pals!!🎂🍾🎁

[layzieyez]

I'm pretty sure I signed up for my first email address in 2001 just so I could join the slap message boards!


Happy 20th Pals!!🎂🍾🎁

Holy shit! We missed you. I hope you're doing great.

[Morning Jazz Radio]

Happy Birthday Slap! Glad to be part of the community. My mornings with coffee would not be the same without you.

[Watson]

Was Faster that NYC guy who ran a skateshop from his apartment?

Oh yeah I think he did do that. I don't remember fully. I just know he had an endless list of things that made you gay including wearing cologne or matching any of your clothing.

[rocklobster]

I'm pretty sure I signed up for my first email address in 2001 just so I could join the slap message boards!


Happy 20th Pals!!🎂🍾🎁

Wow, its like seeing Bigfoot in the wild!

@Alan - can we shift this to Classic Slap after July?

[Mouth]

Happy birthday pals!

Pretty sure I was on the boards 20 years ago under the name Dirk Wiggler. Not sure if that's a bad or a good thing.