This summer, Makeoutclub turned 9 years old. Many of you have been on MOC since the beginning, and I thank you for your support and contributions to our growing community. To our newer users: welcome! Thanks for being a part of the first “social networking” site ever, and the original online indie community.
I had no idea what was going to happen almost a decade ago when I created MOC from my bedroom in Boston. What I do know is that it has enabled me to meet some of the coolest people and closest friends ever. Makeoutclub has been the source of insane adventures, endless all-nighters, deep conversations, jokes, laughs, romances… and heartbreaks.
What has Makeoutclub meant for you?
Tell us. Here on our 9th birthday, share a story about a Makeoutclub experience that best explains your feelings and relationship with the website. It could be about someone you fell in love with through Makeoutclub, a date gone wrong, a hilarious forums experience, or a story about what it meant (as it was for many of us) as your first online community ever.
Everyone that takes part in this will get a 9th Anniversary badge for their profile.
We can’t wait to read your stories.
I miss turning threads into sodomy marathons with Chris algo. We got Gracie super pissed at us that one time. That was fun. I'll try to put something more intelligent tomorrow.
I'm curious to know if anyone has been active on the board for the entire 9 years?
I was gone for awhile, but after I came back I just felt like I never even left.
I met one of my good friends because of moc, she is dear to my heart.
I also know a friend who has gotten married because of moc.
These are not really STORIES but that's all I got for now.
I met two people who are really important to me through MOC. Neither are active posters, but both friendships started off through a stream of MOCmails.
I've only met one of them in person and he was one of those people that you just have THAT feeling about...like he's the one. It sounds really, really dumb but it's true and we have an understanding that if circumstances don't allow us to have what we'd like now, there's probably (and hopefully) something for us in the future.
The other person has become one of my best friend. Rarely a day goes by that I don't either talk to him on the phone or text him or something. We've sent each other letters and packages through the mail and he's one of my go-to people when I'm feeling shitty. I pretty much love him.
And I honestly can't imagine my life at this stage without knowing either of them.
This website has shown me that their are decent people on the internet, people who actually spell and use their grammar skills.
This website has also shown me that their are people who enjoy the same kinds of music and film that I enjoy. My stories are just lulzy tales of noobs showing proof that there are jackasses that lurk around every corner of the internet (and especially MOC for some odd reason).
I would make a better post, but I'm too tired to even attempt.
because of moc, i got a harry potter chess set in the mail from enjoyyourday
watched sadie maso steal some dumb chick's $5 with rob back in 2002/3- philly
met matt up in boston,
piyu and triangle in nyc, anna in boston and @ misshapes (luke in leroy days)
introduced dpekeh to her then bf (don't know if they're together, but i miss them sooo much)
met karenjoy who i see lovely update pics of on fb
let editprofile take a a picture of me up on gibby's old roof in williamsburg
oh man...what else, but some other fun times...
Also- as corny as this is going to sound, I have made SO many close friends from MOC. If it wasn't for MOC, I probably would never have moved to NYC (and certainly never stayed as long as I did), and who knows where my life would be at this point.
Same deal as Michelle pretty much. Ive made a few friendships with users who don't post anymore but I wouldn't imagine my life without. Moc has made me less paranoid about the internet and more excited to meet new people and explore different cities. Moc entertains my love for sending mail to people I don't know and getting to know people through care packages and post cards and mix tapes. I wish I had the sort of long distance relationships I've made with some of my internet friends with people that I know "irl" and don't keep up with anymore. Bittersweet.
To me, MOC has been the grindstone upon which I've sharpened my wit for the past 7 or 8 years ( I wasn't around at the very beginning.) Here I've learned how to disassemble peoples' self-esteem, and reassemble it in an obscene mockery of their former glory. I've also learned that while there is no limit to human stupidity and depravity, there are also no limits to our capacity for friendship and generosity. I also learned that said generosity can be squandered on blow and liquor, especially if you're a dumb crusty cunt who pretends their dad has a brain tumor to make money that you're feeling too lazy to whore yourself out for that particular day.
it's been 9 years and moc still hasn't gotten me laid.
I think it is beneficial to the public that I disclose that the ONE dude I met via MOC and later sexxed had no balls.
True story. None.
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You'd think I would have noticed that earlier, but by the time I noticed... it was too late. I mean, what was I supposed to do? Run out of the room screaming?
We're still friends though. And he's no longer on MOC.
Serious answer because I really want nothing to do with that Boston pen.
I've had a few IRL MOC experiences. Two are amazing people.
Brad, of course. What a goose. Love him!
Michelle / Hollow's crazy ass took a 24 hour road trip to MA. She is a cute, down to earth, and super fiesty chick.
The other mocer, well I'll say he probably did not think I was such a great person.
I have also formed incredible bonds with some mocers (HAY RYANAGE) that I've never even met. It is a very strange and wonderful thing.
Aw Summer <3
There's that. I've met plenty of people in person through MOC.
Summer and Brad are fantastic, Tasha is adorable, I've met Chris Algo (who hasn't?), Cary, Andy, Ryan (one of the most fun drinking buddies ever), hotlikearobot and his girlfriend, Ashley Marie. :D
I've never actually met any of you, and probably never will. and yet, I find myself regularly caring more about the problems and opinions of you strangers than I care about those of my own friends and family. weird how this site does that. but pretty much all of you are cool as hell, and a lot funnier and cooler than my real life friends. thanks for the smiles and good times. here's to another nine years!
I can't believe it's been nine years... That makes me feel old. I was just 15 or 16 when I first heard of this site. And, now I'm 23!!! And, the last of my friends to still have a MOC account. Whatdayaknow? Much love!
Happy Birthday MOC! WOW really?!
Yeah i think i was 15 or something i was a bored kid i think i was on the interpunk site?im not sure anyways this site has come a long way so cheers to you moc and gibby! shots anyone?
Ive been here for close to 7 years and I still only know a handful people :-(
But out of those few people Ive made some good friends, had many good laughs, and learned all sorts of things about sexual fetishes I wish I didn't know.
share a story about a Makeoutclub experience that best explains your feelings and relationship with the website.
I actually have one! I was at a Rocket From The Crypt show at a place here in Philadelphia called the 4040 club (at the time, it might've been called the Rotunda). Okay, ANYWAY, there was a girl in the audience that was fairly stunning, and I found myself looking in her direction repeatedly throughout the night. A few days later, I was browsing various females in Philadelphia in the hopes of finding her. In those days, MakeOutClub was still one of the only places on the Internet where you could find local people based on pictures. Well, lo and behold, I found her! Sure, the photograph was a little bit blurry, and the angle was odd, and it was a mirror picture so the flash from the camera obscured a bit of her face, but it was her nonetheless! We exchanged several nice emails, mostly ruminating about the excellent Rocket From The Crypt show, and eventually leading to a meeting point in downtown Philadelphia for some coffee and record shopping.
So I'm sitting in my car, parked at the corner of 6th & South Street, exchanging text messages (the old days of text messaging!) with her to coordinate, and finally, me sweaty-palmed and bouncy-kneed, she rounds the corner with phone in hand and a grin on her face.
It wasn't Her.
It was a random girl on MOC with a blurry, artsy, indistinguishable photograph that just so happened to be at the same show I was and just so happened to resemble the beauty I kept glancing at during the show, in all of her pixelated inaccuracy. I never told her she was the wrong girl. Instead, I made the best of it. We had a fun few hours, and nearly 8 years later, we're still friends and actually live within a few blocks of each other in South Philly.
So that's my MOC story contribution. Good times.
gibby Said:
Everyone that takes part in this will get a 9th Anniversary badge for their profile.
I'm excited to have my profile pimped, and will definitely show all of my friends how much better my profile is than theirs.
i met my first real boyfriend on MOC. He was from a small town in the same province as me. we met on New Years Eve of 2002 and moved in together 3 months later. we stayed together for 6 years and are still good friends.
i've also met one of my irl best friends on here. without moc i never would have met him.
also have received postcards from all over, valentines, mix tapes, baking, and other rad things from many rad people.
thanks moc for bringin peeps together
happy birthday!
Of course I have to agree with what everybody above has said. The people from MOC i have actually had the pleasure of meeting (or almost meeting) have been incredible individuals and we have had great times together (leigh, we seriously need to hang out more!!!). And even those of you I haven't met but have had hours and hours of AIM and txt (SUNNY <3) conversations, phone calls, and voice mails (jeff! you need to send me more! maybe one day I will return the favor... lol) with, you are the best. I have yet to meet/talk to one person on MOC I sincerely dislike. This site is a wonderful community, and even though I lurk more and post less than I'd like to these days, I still care so much about all you guys. You don't even know.
But obviously MOC is most important to me because this is where Mike and I met! Five short years ago when I started posting (fucking lame poetry. ugh.) Mike and I started talking on the boards. Then on AIM. He drunk dialed me one night... what a great conversation! And the phone calls became more frequent. I had a serious crush on the dude (and now I know he felt the same way). So he came out to visit me in Seattle "just as friends" but when I saw him at the end of baggage claim, before we even got a chance to speak to each other, I knew I was going to marry him. And now we are. Together for four years. Our two year wedding anniversary is coming up in October. I can't even think where I would be today if it weren't for MOC to introduce me to Mike <3 /mushy
HAPPY MOTHERFUCKING BIRTHDAY MOC.
i met someone on this website IRL, but he turned out to be a weirdo who was way too into himself and me. other than that, ive made some friends. they might not be the best of friends, and i might not tell them how much i value our friendship, but i hope to keep them with me for a long time.
its weird to look at your posts from way back in the day. this website definitely influences the content of your posts, probably on a daily basis. i remember when i was a new user, i felt the need to end everything with exclaimation points!!!!! now, i feel the need to reread my posts and look for were and we're errors.
but when you finally find your place in the wall of mocery, its all worth it. i couldnt ask for a better place to come when feeling bored/lonely/snarky/happy/laughy/mad/tired
Also, for my birthday a few years ago some lovely MOCer sent me a bananaphone. I can't remember who you were, but if you read this please say something. I owe you some neat shit for sure.
I HAVENT ACTUALLY MET ANYONE FROM MOC, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME GENUINELY AMAZING PEOPLE ON HERE. THEY INTRIGUE AND INSPIRE ME IN MANY WAYS.
I HAVENT ACTUALLY MET ANYONE FROM MOC, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME GENUINELY AMAZING PEOPLE ON HERE. THEY INTRIGUE AND INSPIRE ME IN MANY WAYS.
I HAVENT ACTUALLY MET ANYONE FROM MOC, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME GENUINELY AMAZING PEOPLE ON HERE. THEY INTRIGUE AND INSPIRE ME IN MANY WAYS.
I joined this site some years back and it is by far the best thing I have ever done on the internet. I took a considerable break from MOC , and once I came back I realized what I had been missing. My first experience on MOC hadn't been too exciting. I made no friends and the only comment I ever got was from Gibby, telling me to update my profile. But once I came back, I got an immediate, mostly positive response. I have made some really wonderful friends from this site. I think there is a certain percentage of folks on this site that are just phenomenal, both in wit and character. I don't usually express my grateful emotions very well, but there are a few users I would personally like to recognize.
Phil,
You are a sweetheart. You really are a cut above the rest and if ever I do meet you, I will consider it and honor and a privilege.
Des,
You and I have never spoken much, but I have always thought you to be a sweetheart. A really wonderful person and this site would not be the same if you were not a part of it.
Brad,
You were the first person to actually welcome my revived presence on this site and I am very glad of that. Thank you for being so welcoming.
Gibby,
You were the first person I ever talked to on this site and you were nothing but kind. Thanks for creating a place like this. People like these need a place like this, full of like minded people to talk shit with.It's amazing. And it is even more amazing that some of these e-friendships have spilled over into the everyday. You made it happen.
Also because of this site, I met Rob.I swear to you, I don't think I have ever been this happy. I am entirely in love, and without this site I never would have met him.
This site has made a considerable contribution to my happiness. And it also gives me something to look forward to. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOC.
I HAVENT ACTUALLY MET ANYONE FROM MOC, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THERE ARE SOME GENUINELY AMAZING PEOPLE ON HERE. THEY INTRIGUE AND INSPIRE ME IN MANY WAYS.
this is weird considering you are in Boston.
I KNOW RIGHT?
HELLOOOOOOOOO! Are Brad and I chopped liver?
I guess it would be kind of weird introducing the wife to your internet friends.
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