CptnTech questioned Rofty regarding the BlowUpDolls, in order to better understand the clan.

What’s the story behind the clan name: “Blowupdolls?”

The origin of the BlowUpDolls has turned from legend to myth as the original hieroglyphs in the Tomb of The Ancient Dolls have faded through time. It has been speculated that the Ancient Dolls lived around 300BC. These mystical creatures possessed immense power such as mind control, generic healing and explosive ossumness beyond fathom.  The original Dolls died long ago but due to their sexual shenanigans, they produced offspring that carried on their genes. Today we honour the ancient dolls and their offspring in gaming community unlike any other seen before.

Whats history behind the ‘ossum pedobear’?

Pedobear was created by concerned parents whose children have started using the internet. Fearing their offspring might fall prey to paedophiles on the web, they created the Pedobear to scare children away from the internet. Similar to the Mexican Chupacabra, the Bogeyman and Jurie Els these fictional fears became real.  Although children fear these mythical creatures, they tend to sought them out in order to understand them. Pedobear was no exception.  Some young girls have even started suffering from PB-phelia, which is a disturbing fascination to be pleased by this fuzzy creature.

Who’s who regarding the top brass at BUD.

Here at the BUDs we believe in equality to a certain level, although the Clan Elder make decisions for the clan, clan members are considered an important part of the clan.  Our Clan Leader Troepster is supported by his elders namely, Peetie, Souswurm, Rofty, Spooner, Raven, Gradius, Rooiduiwel, Girr and Xenoplasm.

The BUD infrastructure, how is it financed?

We are purely financed by donations.  Members will pay only for what they need. For example: If you are a Battlefield 3 player, we kindly request that you donate a small amount to help pay for the servers we rent. We have considered buying stocks in Microsoft, Google, Apple and Redtube. But with the uncertain market we will re-look this option in the future.

Will BUD HQ ever charge a membership fee?

This topic has come up several times in the gathering of the Clan Elders.  We do not believe in a mandatory monthly membership fee. We have however considered offering a VIP membership, which will offer members a whole lot of extra goodies. These fees will help the clan cover general operating costs, offer discount on merchandise and pay for the Clan Elders' meetings at Teazers.

Any short / long term goals that BUD would like to achieve?

As we are a social clan, in the short term, we would like to see more clan-based activities and events for BUDs to get-together and have fun.  On a long term, we would like to become a household name like Biltong, Klipdrift and Chuck Norris. The very mention of our name must strike fear into the hearts of our enemies and wet the nether regions of girls everywhere.

BUD members seem to have a sense of pride, even new recruits. Why do you think that is?

Due to our initiation process for new members, we believe that a high level of comradery is developed through this recruitment process. Many of the older members have survived clan splits which spawned from brutal debates which divided the clan. But in the end the BlowUpDolls prevailed and became stronger. And its member returned prouder from these incidents.

Any plans to get a social media presence on Facebook or Twitter?

TnTeddy, our primary mascot already have a Facebook profile. It would be a good idea to create exposure on social media for our clan. Something we will definitely look at into the near future.

At the moment Battlefield 3 is the preferred game at BUD, why?

Because BUDS and Battlefield goes together like peanut butter and syrup, brandy and coke, Vaseline and anal. The BUDs originated in the era of Battlefield 2. It is only fitting that BF3 would be so popular. Although other games like COD, SWTOR, Angry Birds etc have also been popular in a few inner circles here, the Battlefield series has always showed more interest and dedication.

What type of action sports are the BUD teams competing in?

Currently here in Cape Town a large group of the members are involved in Action Netball. Although considered gay and girly, we have produced several WP and SA players. We enjoy it as it is a lot of fun and good exercise. And we get to see some boobies bounce around.

Name one thing in Battlefield 3 that you’d like to be changed?

Like any other FPS Multiplayer, Battlefield has some flaws that can make any seasoned player go SuperSane. Lagging servers, Campers,  Noob-Tubers, Haxors will always be part of any FPS. But if BF3 can keep their concept fresh with some new game modes and maps, we can probably see BUDs playing this game forever ... or until the next version of My Horse and Me is released.

Thanks to our Ossum God Father, Troepster, we now introduce the BlowUpDolls mobile shoutbox chat!

Put away the BBM's, Skype Chats and Whatsapp and join us during the day while you are on the move!

To access the shoutbox simply go to http://chat.blowupdolls.co.za from your mobile device, login with your normal credentials.

Happy Spamming!

~The Admin Team~