Interview With Wes: A Story Of True Heroism (In A Minor)

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I recently got the oppertunity to interview Wes. Wes has been around these boards for awhile, but do we actually "know" Wes? Well, no, probably not. Anyway, here it is:

Wesley Sonck: Would you like to interview me?
Lazlosdead: Sure. When?
Wesley Sonck: Now.
Wesley Sonck: I’m here
Lazlosdead: Sure I’m kinda tired but that'll make it more interesting I think.
Wesley Sonck: It’s up to you
Wesley Sonck: It doesn’t have to be now.
Lazlosdead: Oh, I’m cool.
Wesley Sonck: PCJ is now too.
Lazlosdead: I'm just warning you in event of upcoming zaniness.
Lazlosdead: I don’t know PCJ, thus I fear him or her.
Lazlosdead: Fucking asexual usernames
Wesley Sonck: PCJ = good guy.
Lazlosdead: That's what "he'll" have you think.
Lazlosdead: He sells drugs to children though
Lazlosdead: and KICKS puppies!
Wesley Sonck: *LAUGHS*
Lazlosdead: Anyway, I'll do it if you want.
Lazlosdead: I’m ready.
Wesley Sonck: Ok. Rock. Ask me anything.
Lazlosdead: ok. *ahem* What’s your name? Where are you from? Age?
Wesley Sonck: Alex. 22. Australia
Lazlosdead: When’s your birthday?
Wesley Sonck: March 1982.
Wesley Sonck: Uh yeah, from Wesley Sonck, a Belgian striker who was first spotted by us at the time when he was playing for Racing Genk. He is a prolific goal scorer, but I mainly championed his cause because he has a funny name,
Lazlosdead: Who is "us"?
Lazlosdead: "Us" is you and your friends or AUS or...?
Wesley Sonck: friends in Oz.
Lazlosdead: What's Oz?
Wesley Sonck: Australia, not the prison HBO show
Lazlosdead: I was thinking "Wonderful Land of Oz" myself...
Lazlosdead: how do you think the average American sees AUS?
Wesley Sonck: It’s pretty sweet Laz. Visit soon.
Wesley Sonck: I don’t know who the average American is, but...
Wesley Sonck: I’m quite certain we have exported enough shit to make people think its bad.
Wesley Sonck: So we can keep it for ourselves.
Lazlosdead: Honestly, AUS is known for Steve Irwin and Paul Hogan
Wesley Sonck: exactly
Wesley Sonck: why do you think we sent them away?
Lazlosdead: and sharks
Wesley Sonck: oh yeah, we kept the sharks. They rule
Lazlosdead: Have you ever traveled outside AUS?
Wesley Sonck: yes
Wesley Sonck: when I was younger, but yes
Lazlosdead: to where?
Wesley Sonck: Russia, Singapore, Bulgaria, Serbia, Czech Rep., Japan.
Lazlosdead: Wow, you're pretty well traveled...
Lazlosdead: The places you've been to don't exactly seem like vacation hot spots either for the most part....
Lazlosdead: Are you a spy?
Lazlosdead: The Aussie James Bond perhaps?
Wesley Sonck: they were family holidays, except for Japan.
Wesley Sonck: and no, not a spy.
Wesley Sonck: but would a real spy admit to it?
Wesley Sonck: ........
Wesley Sonck: I think not....
Wesley Sonck: HA!
Lazlosdead: Exactly!
Lazlosdead: So what do you do for a living?
Wesley Sonck: exactly
Wesley Sonck: I’m a designer
Lazlosdead: What do you design?
Wesley Sonck: officially, packaging for the FMCG industry and print work, but I’m interested in production for film and fashion as much as pushing pixels
Lazlosdead: What is the FCCG?
Lazlosdead: or FMCG?
Wesley Sonck: I work in that but I don’t know. Its like Food-Market-C...-Grocery, its like supermarket food packs / lifestyle products. Check the website [url]www.mortondesign.com.au[/url]
Wesley Sonck: like look at the stuff we do, you’ll get it
Lazlosdead: Now you've been a cultist for awhile now...
Lazlosdead: Since FEB 2003
Wesley Sonck: yes
Wesley Sonck: since almost the start of v3
Wesley Sonck: old-school
Lazlosdead: How did you find out about cp.net?
Wesley Sonck: I followed a link of this guy’s sig on another board I posted on
Lazlosdead: Were you a member before Loki?
Wesley Sonck: I think so
Lazlosdead: Now, correct me if I’m wrong but you, Brad (Loki), and Kit! (Reba) all know each other in real life...
Lazlosdead: correct?
Wesley Sonck: Yes, I live with Kit and my man Loki visits quite often.
Lazlosdead: Now how does that work? Are you all longtime friends or did you meet through the cult?
Wesley Sonck: kit and I went to school way back when, but didn’t know each other back then, and Loki and I met up off the cult
Lazlosdead: and how about Rohan?
Wesley Sonck: yeah, although I haven’t seen him much of late
Lazlosdead: So you've been a mod twice... care to comment on the job and responsibilities?
Wesley Sonck: Ohhh nice q.
Lazlosdead: They call me "Scoop".
Lazlosdead: Ok, no one actually calls me that, but it'd rock if they did.
Wesley Sonck: yeah, first up it was sweet, because we weren’t banning people wildly. I concede, I fucked around, and I’m not a good representative. 2nd time around, was ok, but kind of non-eventful. i mean, cutting image tags and telling people they’re wrong isn’t fun
Lazlosdead: How do you think the new group is doing?
Wesley Sonck: nice people, id wish they would post more. mirkah, rita
Lazlosdead: How do you feel about the bannings that have occurred here? Like Gucci or Disx?
Wesley Sonck: I can see why some people can find Cam & Disx annoying/disruptive.... but i never found myself not-entertained.
Lazlosdead: Do you feel that a ban should be lifted after a set amount of time perhaps?
Wesley Sonck: yes, exactly!
Lazlosdead: Do you think the Cult is different now than it was when you joined?
Wesley Sonck: yes, bring them all back
Lazlosdead: Do you think the Cult is different now than it was when you joined?
Wesley Sonck: yes
Wesley Sonck: but not for the worse
Lazlosdead: Explain
Wesley Sonck: though I miss some of the old-schoolers
Wesley Sonck: what happened to them?
Wesley Sonck: insomnomaniac, rita, etc
Wesley Sonck: even willtupper
Lazlosdead: Insomnomaniac is still here
Wesley Sonck: yeah, but barely posts
Wesley Sonck: FRAMSTEDT!!!!
Lazlosdead: Rita is still around too, but more "behind the scenes"
Lazlosdead: Yeah there were a lot of cool people
Lazlosdead: bohonkie, archer
Wesley Sonck: where is Frammy?
Lazlosdead: I dunno. I only notice when people are gone when there's a "Fuck you" thread
Lazlosdead: and only the new people whom I don't know do those
Wesley Sonck: Ban Fuck You Threads, Not People
Wesley Sonck: shall i put this on a t-shirt
Lazlosdead: Well, I’m too cool for Internetting myself....
Lazlosdead: computers are for nerds!
Wesley Sonck: yeah so am I
Wesley Sonck: I don’t know why I’m here
Lazlosdead: Well yeah, obv.
Wesley Sonck: nerds, motherfukn nersz
Lazlosdead: Annnnnyway
Wesley Sonck: yes!
Lazlosdead: How do you think the cult has changed?
Wesley Sonck: we have talked about a lot of stuff
Wesley Sonck: one wonders if we might run out
Wesley Sonck: and some weeks, there is just sheer hostility
Lazlosdead: YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT I HATE YOU!!!
Lazlosdead: I mean
Lazlosdead: yeah I know what you mean
Wesley Sonck: the cult
Wesley Sonck: the mood etc
Lazlosdead: Yeah. It was a joke. It was funny in my head.
Wesley Sonck: *LAUGHS* -
Lazlosdead: Are there any particular cult personalities you look forward to reading?
Wesley Sonck: yeah, Lofi, Jane S, Madison, even Landers.
Lazlosdead: Are there any that you dislike and avoid?
Wesley Sonck: no, or if decide that I do, I get over it very quickly
Lazlosdead: Do you have any idea what I'd be nominated for "scariest cultist"? Does that make any sense to you?!?!?
Wesley Sonck: maybe because of that beard. Though I thought you wear it quite well
Lazlosdead: Why thank you, it's gone now though.
Wesley Sonck: Dude, why? Terrorism?
Lazlosdead: August is a hot month
Wesley Sonck: Shit. It is too
Lazlosdead: How did the phone experiment go?
Lazlosdead: Many cultists seemed really excited for you to call them
Wesley Sonck: mixed. It’s like I have all these numbers, but my weekends get fucked for time. but beware, I’m calling some people tomorrow. I’m committed.
Wesley Sonck: I can’t imagine why
Wesley Sonck: but I’m glad
Wesley Sonck: everyone likes phone calls
Lazlosdead: You, Brad, and Reba are a sexy trio
Lazlosdead: I say that in a heterosexual way, mind you
Wesley Sonck: sure, Laz. Don’t be shy.
Lazlosdead: You can’t peer pressure a man's sexual orientation!
Lazlosdead: Alright! Questions!
Wesley Sonck: I can too!
Lazlosdead: Alternate IDs? Good or No Good?
Wesley Sonck: Yep, waste of time.
Lazlosdead: How 'bout All We Have Is Now Pt.1?
Lazlosdead: He was rockin’, right?
Wesley Sonck: even the Thingy was a flawed ID.
Wesley Sonck: that is a Flaming Lips song
Lazlosdead: He was a noob who ended up being me after 300 posts.
Wesley Sonck: Lucky him.
Lazlosdead: He could do worse.
Wesley Sonck: will there be a Part 2?
Lazlosdead: Prolly not.
Wesley Sonck: Dang.
Lazlosdead: Who is thingy? You?
Wesley Sonck: Thingy was Tuffy's cheap-ass-honky-experiment.
Wesley Sonck: the actual ID, the use of thingy avatars should be apeopleauded on the other hand
Lazlosdead: I personally have liked a lot of the gimmicky names; Orenthal and Rocker McHerosaved were, in my opinion, good gimmicks though...
Wesley Sonck: Oh, some are good gimmicks
Lazlosdead: How have you felt about Chuck's last couple books?
Wesley Sonck: [They are] shit. The first 4 ruled.
Lazlosdead: Do you thing Chuck is becoming a mascot for emo youth?
Wesley Sonck: I’m in denial that emo exists.
Wesley Sonck: so, no
Wesley Sonck: chuck is a mascot for the outsiders. I like that
Lazlosdead: Let me rephrase…
Wesley Sonck: Please.
Lazlosdead: Do you think that Chuck is becoming a part of commercialized outsiderdom like the punk and goth world, which once meant something but are kinda now pimped out to the kids?
Wesley Sonck: Nah, he is still outsider enough that most people don’t get it.
Wesley Sonck: I tell people my favorite book is about a model that shoots her face off and they look at me funny
Lazlosdead: Choke, Diary, and Lullaby were all best sellers though...
Wesley Sonck: That’s great.
Wesley Sonck: Maybe people --here—don’t get him
Lazlosdead: Define "here"
Lazlosdead: Cult? Australia?
Wesley Sonck: This nation, Australia.
Lazlosdead: What are your feelings on the fight club video game?
Wesley Sonck: Haven’t seen it but it’s probably a stupid idea in terms of artistic integrity.
Wesley Sonck: Then again, the irony proves the point though.
Lazlosdead: Are you being interviewed by PCJ right now?
Wesley Sonck: Yes.
Lazlosdead: That slut, trying to scoop me!
Wesley Sonck: there is plenty of Wes to go around
Lazlosdead: Let her know in the answer to one of your questions that 1) I feel she's a whore for trying to scoop me and 2) I should make him feel inferior as an interviewer
Wesley Sonck: PCJ is a guy dude.
Wesley Sonck: *epiphany*
Lazlosdead: What epiphany did you have?
Wesley Sonck: it’s your epiphany = PCJ is a guy
Wesley Sonck: not a bird
Lazlosdead: I'm sure he's more professional in his style than I.
Wesley Sonck: *LAUGHS*
Wesley Sonck: I’ve gotta wrap this up in a few minutes, any last Qs?
Wesley Sonck: 1 or 2?
Lazlosdead: Not especially. do you have anything else to add? Any closing statements?
Wesley Sonck: I think your beard was truly excellent and you remind me of a friend of mine I have here, but I’m sure you are more hygienic than he.
Lazlosdead: Prolly not! Well that concludes our interview here! Thanks Alex, it was a joy and an honor, sir!