Phil's Early Life

[Corpun]

Forgot what stream this was mentioned on, I'm sure ALT covered it a few year ago:

After college but before Best Buy and the rest when he was working in a bank or whatever he actuaally did with his business degree, he and a couple cow-workers agreed to take more finance classes to get better education/possible promotions. No details on the behind of this program. I assume either mommy and daddy financed it, it was some company program, or it was a local community college.

Anyways, because Phil is afraid of driving long distances he demanded to be carpooled by his coworkers. Two of the people he carpooled with were dating and the girlfriend was feeling nauseous at school and literally puked mid lecture (His words). Her boyfriend immediately wanted to take her home but Phil sperged out because that was his ride. He kept making a hassle out of a boyfriend wanting to take his fucking girlfriend home because she was sick until the boyfriend finally relented and just called a cab.

Keep in mind these are his coworkers. Shortly after this he stopped attending classes and claimed everyone just lost interest in taking them. He also never paid them for gas for picking him up and taking him home.

What really happened was the people he carpooled with probably hit their breaking point after this incident and decided not to carpool this piece of shit around, and lacking transportation outside of driving his own car Phil just gave up on going to more classes. And yes he actually told this story on one of his channels and didn't realize he comes out looking like a massive piece of shit.

• Like Neger mentioned, Phil's parents would not get him a bike because the black kids would have stolen it.

Correction: He refused to learn to ride a bike because he saw some black kids jump someone for a bike, then ignored his parents push for him to learn to ride a bike. His parents even won (read bought) him a bike at a fair to try and encourage him to learn to ride it but Phil still refused out of fear of being jumped, if that story is even true.

 

[DarkSonicPhil]

I’ve been trying to do some research: I want to find a copy of his high school yearbook photos lmao

 

[UncleTusky]

I’ve been trying to do some research: I want to find a copy of his high school yearbook photos lmao

On that note, what high school did he graduate from? I remember hearing the name "Bassick High School" but the 1999 and 2000 yearbooks do not show him at all. Students without photos are still listed, just with 'no photo available' in place of a photo, so him skipping picture day cannot be the whole story.


Also . . . if he did go to Bassick those yearbooks prove it was Basketball American High. No wonder he doesn't care for them now.

 

[DarkSonicPhil]

On that note, what high school did he graduate from? I remember hearing the name "Bassick High School" but the 1999 and 2000 yearbooks do not show him at all. Students without photos are still listed, just with 'no photo available' in place of a photo, so him skipping picture day cannot be the whole story.

From what I’ve been able to find, one of the various religious high schools of Connecticut. Many have closed since 2000 unfortunately, which complicates the search. I’d almost guarantee it was Bassick, Saint Ambrose, or Notre Dame however.

 

[UncleTusky]

From what I’ve been able to find, one of the various religious high schools of Connecticut. Many have closed since 2000 unfortunately, which complicates the search. I’d almost guarantee it was Bassick, Saint Ambrose, or Notre Dame however.

When I looked up "St Ambrose high school Connecticut" this article came up stating it was a k-9 school - are you sure St Ambrose was a high school and if it was not, could there be another Catholic high school that you might have meant instead?

 

[Prince Lotor]

I’ve been trying to do some research: I want to find a copy of his high school yearbook photos lmao

On that note, what high school did he graduate from? I remember hearing the name "Bassick High School" but the 1999 and 2000 yearbooks do not show him at all. Students without photos are still listed, just with 'no photo available' in place of a photo, so him skipping picture day cannot be the whole story.


Also . . . if he did go to Bassick those yearbooks prove it was Basketball American High. No wonder he doesn't care for them now.

He went to Notre Dame in Fairfield. If you watch his '2013 Condo Tour Part 3' video currently on his DSPReacts channel he says so and shows his diploma at about 1 minute 20 seconds.

Tema 'DSP's scholastic journey from valedictorian to boiling ramen in a keurig and eating it with a spoon'

5 de Sep, 2018

Questions abound.

I've gotten in contact with someone with the Notre Dame of Fairfield. They cannot get me the records of who the valedictorians for 2000 until the school opens in a couple weeks. How much you want to bet Phil was not valedictorian like he has claimed?

The person doesn't work for the school, they plan reunions and print the alumni newsletter. I emailed them and got a rather quick response telling me that once the school is open they can get the class information and let me know who the valedictorians were.

My source at Dave's old high school...

• Monday Michiru
• Respuestas: 193
• Foro: Phil Burnell / DarkSydePhil

Reacciones: x 13 x 8 x 2 x 2

The OP of this thread has the posts where it was found he was in fact valedictorian of Notre Dame at Fairfield's graduating class his senior year.

 

[DarkSonicPhil]

The OP of this thread has the posts where it was found he was in fact valedictorian of Notre Dame at Fairfield's graduating class his senior year.

Any chance we could get a 98/99/00 yearbook? I’d be willing to pay to make it happen if anyone has connections

 

[Do Not Touch Me Pls]

He went to Notre Dame in Fairfield. If you watch his '2013 Condo Tour Part 3' video currently on his DSPReacts channel he says so and shows his diploma at about 1 minute 20 seconds.

Tema 'DSP's scholastic journey from valedictorian to boiling ramen in a keurig and eating it with a spoon'

5 de Sep, 2018

Questions abound.

I've gotten in contact with someone with the Notre Dame of Fairfield. They cannot get me the records of who the valedictorians for 2000 until the school opens in a couple weeks. How much you want to bet Phil was not valedictorian like he has claimed?

The person doesn't work for the school, they plan reunions and print the alumni newsletter. I emailed them and got a rather quick response telling me that once the school is open they can get the class information and let me know who the valedictorians were.

My source at Dave's old high school...

• Monday Michiru
• Respuestas: 193
• Foro: Phil Burnell / DarkSydePhil

Reacciones: x 13 x 8 x 2 x 2

The OP of this thread has the posts where it was found he was in fact valedictorian of Notre Dame at Fairfield's graduating class his senior year.

Is it one of those dogshit colleges where they'll let you graduate and give you a valedictorian even if you do literally nothing? I can't imagine him doing anything productive there.

 

[Prince Lotor]

Is it one of those dogshit colleges

High school

 

[UncleTusky]

Is it one of those dogshit colleges where they'll let you graduate and give you a valedictorian even if you do literally nothing? I can't imagine him doing anything productive there.

High school

According to US News it is one-third white + Asian combined, and majority black/Hispanic even if you assume every mixed race student is neither of those. So yes, Phil would not only have graduated but graduated near the top of his class just for showing up most days, doing some homework, and not getting in fights or getting somebody pregnant.

For non burgerlanders in this thread: Public schools in cities in the United States are terrible with very few exceptions and public schools in struggling cities like Phil's hometown of Bridgeport are even worse. Going to a better public school in the suburbs would probably not have been an option even if his mother offered to drive him, pay a fee, etc. because the public school(s) a student can attend are dictated by where s/he lives. So as terrible as his Catholic school appears to have been, it was still a pretty big step up from the alternative.

 

[DarkSonicPhil]

He went to Notre Dame in Fairfield

Out of boredom, I have emailed some Notre Dame Fairfield staff. Let’s see where this goes.

 

[fresh pair of socks]

For non burgerlanders in this thread: Public schools in cities in the United States are terrible with very few exceptions and public schools in struggling cities like Phil's hometown of Bridgeport are even worse. Going to a better public school in the suburbs would probably not have been an option even if his mother offered to drive him, pay a fee, etc. because the public school(s) a student can attend are dictated by where s/he lives. So as terrible as his Catholic school appears to have been, it was still a pretty big step up from the alternative.

On the other hand, this is Phil Burnell. Every dollar spent on his education is money his parents might as well lit on fire.

Plus, if he went to public school, Phil might have got his ass kicked a few times.

 

[UncleTusky]

On the other hand, this is Phil Burnell. Every dollar spent on his education is money his parents might as well lit on fire.

You and I know that but his parents did not (or failing that, they weren't willing to admit it) - he was their special boy and they were going to make him successful no matter the cost.

ETA: Linda and David also took in Phil's cousin Melissa, presumably under difficult circumstances, which meant they were raising a niece/daughter who probably had behavioral or psych issues and no guarantee she would ever become independent. While this was very generous of them, I certainly can't blame them for wanting at least one child who did well in life . . . which unfortunately for them meant propping up Phil around the time he was starting to act like a raging jackass online.

 

[Digger10]

I can't remember if it was in the general discussion thread or if it was a comment I read on YouTube, but I once saw someone speculate that Phil's parents rewarded him with treats for good behavior when he was a child. For a guy with mental disabilities like Phil, this may have led him to internalize that taking certain actions will always result in the same outcome. It would add another dimension to his love of claiming "I did everything correct!"

 

[Balr0g]

I can't remember if it was in the general discussion thread or if it was a comment I read on YouTube, but I once saw someone speculate that Phil's parents rewarded him with treats for good behavior when he was a child. For a guy with mental disabilities like Phil, this may have led him to internalize that taking certain actions will always result in the same outcome. It would add another dimension to his love of claiming "I did everything correct!"

That might also explain why the wolverine Doll cut him so deep. Like "Why did I not get this toy I always get something I want!"

 

[Martys_not_smarty]

That wouldn't be rewarding good behavior that's more of the guarantee of something regardless of behavior, Christmas and birthdays etc. which makes the doll story the more interesting cause it showed even at 11 Piggy was trying this sort of shit you see today (gais if you were planning on kahntrinbuting do it now cause I kahnt stick around for overtime okay?).

 

[UncleTusky]

That wouldn't be rewarding good behavior that's more of the guarantee of something regardless of behavior, Christmas and birthdays etc. which makes the doll story the more interesting cause it showed even at 11 Piggy was trying this sort of shit you see today (gais if you were planning on kahntrinbuting do it now cause I kahnt stick around for overtime okay?).

If I remember right his mother took him toy shopping on a fixed schedule (can't remember if it was once a week or once a month but it was frequent). Combine that with him admitting to having all kinds of expensive toys growing up and it sure explains a lot - not just the entitlement but the idea that no amount of money yesterday changes the fact he's entitled to hit the goal today.

 

[Culex]

On one of the commercial watching marathons, Phil tells a story about how Dave would schedule a specific time for Phil to play with He-Man toys and supervise him while doing so. I wish we had more details about this story because it sounds like Dave knew Phil had autism, but never told him.

 

[UncleTusky]

On one of the commercial watching marathons, Phil tells a story about how Dave would schedule a specific time for Phil to play with He-Man toys and supervise him while doing so. I wish we had more details about this story because it sounds like Dave knew Phil had autism, but never told him.

When you put it like that, it puts other things in a different light too: I always figured Linda combing his hair was some strange helicopter parent/pride in her old job thing, but now it looks more like he might have been too dysfunctional for a barber/stylist to handle. Same for the neighborhood kids not liking him, maybe it was less that he was a spoiled brat and more that he was too weird for them to tolerate.

Also the scheduled He Man playtimes were in the attic, which is dysfunctional on all kinds of levels.

 

[Digger10]

I always figured Linda combing his hair was some strange helicopter parent/pride in her old job thing, but now it looks more like he might have been too dysfunctional for a barber/stylist to handle.

From what Phil has said, he displayed signs of autism even in his early life. People have debated whether Dave and Linda didn't get him tested because autism wasn't as recognized back then or if they were just oblivious to the fact that anything was unusual with Phil. I've thought that perhaps they realized that their son wasn't normal but didn't know what to do about it and maybe the reason Linda coddled him is because she didn't think he was capable of doing things on his own. It might explain why she would go to the trouble of driving to his house to pick up his laundry and then return it after cleaning it.