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Feytalist

2011-11-15, 01:51 AM

Welcome kids, to this fantastic funhouse of irrepressible, unrestrained conversation in this sandbox we call the Playground.
To make sure we all all play nice, there's a few little rules we all need to follow. Not too much to ask, is it?

Rules and such:
1. Spam. For the purposes of RB, one word posts are generally considered spam. Likewise, posts that are nothing but *actions like this* are also be considered spam. Remember that the quality of the post's content is much better than the speed of your response.

2. This isn't the Play by Post or Town forum, nor is it the Silly Message Board Games or Structured Games forum. Please avoid continuous roleplay or mock battles and fights such as the "competition for control of the universe".

3. If it's already a thread, don't bring it to RB. RB has such a huge range of subject matter even restricted to the little snippets that probably don't warrant their own thread, it doesn't need legitimate thread topics cluttering it up as well. The exception to this is to bring something that is off-topic from one thread, but on-topic for RB and the subject doesn't warrant a thread of its own.

4. Don't advertise other threads in RB. Just because these new threads move at speeds more appropriate to a message board than an IM session doesn't mean you need to come over to RB and brow beat people into posting in your latest brainchild.

5. Please don't post single line posts alerting us to your current status -- as in "I'm back." This is Random Banter, not "How to stalk Random GitP forum members."

6. Don't poke, kick or bump the thread. It will move at whatever pace it wants to. Also, please refrain from Captain Obvious comments akin to "My, the thread is fast today."

7. Random Banter can only be as good, or as entertaining, as you make it. Demands to be entertained will fall on deaf ears unless you can add something more meaningful to the conversation.

8. As this is a public forum, where the current topic is nicely recorded for you, and not a conversation where you could have missed the beginning, please refrain from asking something to the effect of "What's the topic?". Please take the time to read up a bit first.

9. Thread Creator must include the words "Random" and "Banter" as well as the thread #. Try to be concise as well.

10. Every post should contain two visible, legible complete sentences, Subject and Predicate. C'mon, make your old English teachers proud.

11. Remember, Random Banter is not your IM client. If you want to have a back and forth discussion with just one person, look in their contact information for IM details.

12. Whenever a new thread is created, all "first post", "first page", and all posts of that nature will be deleted by the administrators. Please avoid doing this, as it is frustrating for them to deal with one-lined posts like this.

13. Double-posting is not your friend. We have edit buttons for a reason.

14. Once you have made a Random Banter thread, you must wait 50 threads before making another one.

15. If you can avoid dibs calling on making the next thread, that will avoid people needing to wait if the thread hits 50 pages while the dibs-caller is asleep.

Past Random Banters
Amotis' Random Banter #1 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13484)
Dhavaer's Random Banter #2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13401)
PhoeKun's Random Banter #3 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13319)
Rei Jin's Random Banter #4 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13205)
Toxic Avenger's Random Banter #5 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13146)
Jibar's Random Banter #6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13026)
Ego Slayer's Surrogate Random Banter #7 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12939)
Sneak's Random Barroom Brawl #8 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12918)
Sophistemon's Solemnly Random Banter #9 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12855)
Vaynor's Very Random Banter #10 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12834)
Bookman's Blathering Random Banter #11 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12809)
Gralamin's Glorious Random Banter #12 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12785)
Rilik's Resplendently Random Raillery #13 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12766)
Gezina's Growling Grazing Random Banter #14 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12747)
The Zerglings Utterly And Geeky Random Banter #15 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12740)
jaqueses Truthfully Randomly Fireside Banter # 16 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12735)
Jack Squat’s Jubilantly Quixotic Random Banter #17 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12693)
Cardel's Banter of Cookie Jubilation #18 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12668)
Archonic's Chaotically Random Banter of Rods #19 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12657)
The Rod's Inanimate Temple of RANDOM banter #20 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12638)
Lucky’s Loquaciously Loud-Mouthed Random Banter#21 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12630)
Deckmaster's Divinely Delightful Random Banter #22 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12614)
Saithis' Soliloquy of Random Banter #23 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12598)
Loveable Lianae's Ludicrous Lampooning Lottery #24 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12578)
NEO|Phyte's Neolithic Nest of Weasel Banter #25 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12544)
Target's Random Banter of "non-violence" #26 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12533)
Tarnag40k's Random banter of "grammar errors" #27 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12515)
Kyrian's Random Banter of ADHDness #28 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12507)
El Jaspero's Random Drunken Ramblings #29 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12503)
Boss Smiley's Eloquently Eggy Banter #30 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12494)
Lykan's Looney Explosionarama & Random Banter #31 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12482)
Iames's Iambic Yarn of Yammering #32 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12468)
Dispozition's Deviously Distressed Banter #33 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12458)
CP's Copiously Combusting Banter of Carnage #34 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12445)
Alarra's Altar of Random Banter #35 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12432)
Eloquent Rune's Electrifying Rambling Banter #36 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12423)
E_P's Very Own Quite Popular Random Banter #37 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12419)
Hydrogelic's Foolish Mortal Random Banter #38 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12413)
Ink's Smudgy Splotchy Random Banter #39 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12405)
Azrael's Big Black Book of Banter #40 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12397)
The Logic Vampire's Rational Random Banter #41 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12387)
Shiny's Shimmering Space-hitchin Random Banter #42 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12376)
ZombieRockStar's Random Banter #43 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12360)
Nostrabel's Realm of Cookies and Random Banter #44 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12342)
Charity's Cheery Chatter Circle #45 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12328)
Samiam's Spontaneous Scintillating Soliloquy #46 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12310)
LLama's Masked Mysterious Random Banter #47 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26599)
Ravishing Rydia's Recumbentibus ^_^ Random Banter #48 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27622)
Penguinizers Perilous Random Banter #49 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28083)
Death's delightfully morbid surrogate random banter #50 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28444)
Wayril's wonderfully weird surrogate random banter #51 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28990)
Rawhide's Deck of Random Banter (52 Cards) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29697)
Korith's Sorrogate Random Banter of Zombie Killing #53 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30353)
Surrogate thread of random Bor-dom #54 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31109)
Rex Idiotarum's Painfully Pogoing Thread #55 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31512)
The Wrath of KHAAAAAANtalas’s William Shatner Flavored Random Banter # 56 (Surrogate) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32080)
EmeraldRose's Random Banter of Lashing Wit #57 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32494)
Captain van der Decken's Surrogate Ship of Random Loot (Banter) #58 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32847)
SDF's Neverending I-Don't-Have-an-OotS-Avatar-Yet Story Banter #59 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33465)
Mauril's Surrogate Dwelf Banter of Fantasy Race Confusion 60th Edition (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34165)
Rockphed's Dice Rolling Toga Party of 61 Drunken CIA Analysts (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34568)
var Lord_Magtok = Random(Banter*62) + Surrogate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34801)
Jibar's Retro Random Banter #63 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35014)
Malina's Random Spanish Banter #64 of morphical annoyance (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35256)
Mr. E's Random Banter #65 of Cane Toting and Hat Tipping (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35418)
Ego Slayer's Hellishly Random Banter #66.6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35596)
Purple Gelatinous Cube o' Doom's bowl of bantery j-e-ll-o randomness #67 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35859)
Zephra's Random Banter of Ghostly Wailings, and Howling Fun#68 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36317)
Cobra Ikari's Random Banter #69 of Rampant Hugging, Guttermindedness, and ;-) Kinky. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36977)
Scorpina's Random Banter #70 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37480)
Raistlin1040's Super Special Awesome Random Banter #71(Now with 20% more tacos) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37824)
Uberblah's Random Banter #72 Of Caffeine And Sleep Deprivation Induced Randomness (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38225)
Lucky’s Random Banter #73 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38987)
Castaras's Random Banter #74 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37836)
D'anna Biers RB #75 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39495)
Zeb The Troll's RB#76 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39801)
Egdpollard's RB #77 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40128)
Gezina's and Calamity's Random banter #78 of double entendre and doom (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40410)
Random Banter #79 In Loving Memory of Hexa_Regina (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40909)
Zeratul's random banter #80 of throwing puppies off bridges (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41778)
Vespe's Random Banter #81 of singing dolphins and mostly harmless planets. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43254)
CSK's Giant in the Playground Forums Addicted Anonymous, Random Banter #82 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44919)
Iames's Ramblingly Erratic Belldandy-Charged Random Banter #83 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47592)
Serpentine's Scintillating Sensually and Sinuously Seductive Stochastic Satire #84 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49048)
Radikalskippy's Random Banter #85 of lost ideas and where to find them... (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50658)
Moon Called's Random Banter #86 of Sexy Anime Boys and Fangirl Squeals (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51825)
Lilly's Lovely Random Banter #87 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52783)
FdL's Fuzzbox-Fueled Random Banter #88 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54612)
SweetRein's Sugary Restrained Random Banter #89 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59668)
Midnight's Mutant Motorcycle Madness Random Banter #90 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62430)
Em's Extremely Extraordinarily Epic Random Banter #91 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65645)
Dragonrider's Random Banter in Conjunction with the Weighted Cube #92 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67629)
Bushranger's Bodaciously Buffed Random Banter-y Rooster #93 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69425)
Haruki's Historically Hilarious Honey-covered Random Banter #94 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71161)
North's Maple Syrup Flavored Non-Alliterative Random Banter #95 Eh? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73464)
Wadledo's Weirdly Warbling Watercress Watching Washing Machine Only Random Banter #96 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75946)
SMEE's Random Banter #97 of gender bending and closet bursting (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78694)
Raiser's Rambunctiously Rambling Random Banter #98 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81626)
Dr. Bath's Random Banter, dripping with daring deeds of dastardly deipnosophists #99 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84068)
VOTE, the Democracy Demon's Devilishly Devious and Decidedly Diabolical Desultory Derision (Random Banter) #100 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84914)
Jack Squat's Justlessly Juxtaposed Random Banter #101 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87577)
Dallas-Dakota's Dundering Dandelion's Devilish Damsel's Distress Random Banter #102 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4790602#post4790602)
Destro Yersul's Dangerously Distracting and Doubtlessly Disturbing Random Banter #103 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4903962#post4903962)
Aziraphiles Actually Alliterative and Awesomely Affluent Random Banter #104 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92718)
Cristo's Consistently Confusing and Constantly Casual Random Banter #105 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94491)
Dish's Delightfully Deranged and Deliciously Deliquent Random Banter # 106 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95905)
Slayer's Seemingly Sweet and Socially Silly Random Banter # 107 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97703)
Zero's ambrosial and aberrantly adventitious, abstemiously erudite Random Banter #108 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99100)
Coplantor's Completely Creative Cautious and Contemplative Random Banter #109 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100414)
Rutskarn's Roly-Poly Rebellious and Rejected Random Banter #110 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101156)
TwoBitWriter's Tubular Tracts of Thought-Talking Random Banter #111 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5600540#post5600540)
Phase's Phully Phormed, Phalangeal, and Phantasmagorical Random Banter #112 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101988)
Wolfbane's Wonderfully Wacky and Wildly Wandom Random Banter #113 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102865)
The Kiwi's Kinkily Knotted and Kookily Kickass Random Banter #114 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103674)
Jude's Judgmental Jugular Jab and Jibber Jabbery Random Banter #115 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104480)
The Throne of Thufir's Thoroughly Theoretical and Therapeutic Random Banter #116 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105584)
Random Banter #117 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106698)
Dragonprime's Dynamically Dangerous Dextrous and Destructive Random Banter #118 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=107882)
Farmer Felix's Fantastic FRandom FBanter #119 (may contain traces of fnuts) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109007)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part one) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110963&page=50)
Groundhog's Random Banter of Weather Prediction and Anti-Gopherness (part two) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113197)
Mrmud's Mixed-Up and Minimally Mechanized Random Banter #121 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114623)
Dogmantra's Dastardly, Despotic and Dangerous Random Banter #122 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116660)
Alteran's Amazingly Anachronistic, Altruistic, and Antagonistic Random Banter #123
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118380)Admiral Euphoria's Random Banter Thread of Delusional Grandeur #124 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6614894)
Fred's Flying Fishy, Fighting, Fiery, Fantastic Face Off Random Banter #125 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=121385)
Cyrano’s Non-Alliterative Inaugurational Random Banter #126 To Usher In The Future (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122977)
Thanatos's Tharmturges Present: Tropical, Tipsy, and Typically Random Banter #127
loopy's Legendary and Long-Awaited Lollipop Fuelled Random Banter #128 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123816)
Shadow's Shady Shop of Sharks, Shingles, Shammies, Shiny and Random Banter #129 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125667)
KataraAltinaII's Premature Not So Short & To-The-Point Random Banter #130 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126557)
Supagoof's Supa-Sensational Silly Symphonies Set Sizzingly On Fire Random Banter #131 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128570)
Pyrian's Pyrotechnic Pyre of Pyrrhic Pyros with Pyrotic Pythics Random Banter #132! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130459)
Perenelle's Pleasantly Playful and Passionately Peculiar Random Banter #133 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131814)
Rpgsr4me's Ravenous, Roaring, Raging Rampage of Random Banter #134 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7373844#post7373844)
Il'deav Ilah'naie's Indiscreet Intimacies on Indigo Iceboats Random Banter #135 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134438)
Recaiden's Resplendent and Rotating Realistic Random Banter #136 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136879)
Jibar's Random Banter #137: Return of the Cat-muffin (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138879)
Edge's Effluence of Extravagant and Effulgent Random Banter #138 (”http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7876065”)
Zeb The Troll's Zecond Go At Ze Random Banter #139 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8061505&postcount=1)
Curly's Rambunctious and Erudite Random Banter #140 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148462)
Deth Muncher's Destructive and Meandering Random Banter #141 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150904)
A Thread in Which Banter Most Random is Expulsed Into Existence, By Ravens_cry #142 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8722755)
Several Silly Sealions Stuffed Seaweed Southward Swiftly (Or, Random Banter #143) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159998)
The thread that changed name one last time, with style. (Random Banter #144) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161407)
Banjo’s Bodacious & Boosted Bumper Bulletproof Box of Banter Most Random #145 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162819)
Masa's Massively Masterful Message Medium - Random Banter #146 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164224)
KuReshtin's Vociferously Ruminating Harbinger of Random Banter - #147 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166664)
Archonic's Archaic Acronymical Antidisestablishmentarianism Random Banter - #148 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169890)
Skeppio's Splendidly Strange & Superbly Scintillating Random Banter - #149 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173056)
Teddy's Turbulent and Topicless Random Banter #150 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175338)
Fifty-Eyed Fred's Ferociously Fanatical and Fabulously Fascinating Random Banter #151 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178205)
Rae's Really Rascally and Ridiculously Rowdy Random Banter #152 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181296)
Haruki's Hot n' Holy Random Banter #153 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10176275#post10176275)
MoonCat's Magnificently Mythopoeic Random Banter #154
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187576)Eadin's Exchange of Extraterrestrial Excuses AKA Random Banter #155 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190034)
Happy HalfTangible's Horrific Hail of Random Banter #156 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10629167#post10629167)
AtlanteanTroll's Atrocious and Terrific Arcade of Terror - RB #157 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196302)
LaLa’s Laughably Silly Random Banter Thread – RB #158 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198767)
Zaydos's Zany Zooetic Random Banter - RB #159 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200208)
Blue's Blessed and Blissful Random Banter - RB #160 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201653)
Absolmorph's Azoic Arete of Adventitious and Aimless Random Banter - RB 161 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202546)
Gwyn's Gloriously Green Garrumphing Garter of Garrulous Gabble! Random Banter #162 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203954)
Eruantion's Euphoric, Elephant-filled Elevated Epoch of Eurhythmic Random Banter #163 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205487)
ATW's Awesome Androgynous Avaricious Azure Ardent Adamant Alluvial Random Banter #164 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207269)
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August's Pink Plushy and Phantasmagorically Random Banter Thread #166 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212011)
Heliomance's Everchanging Thread Title Random Banter #167 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213053)
Tragic_Comedian's Tremendously Tropical Random Banter #168 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215180)
Qwertystop's Quickly Quilted, Quip-filled Random Banter #169 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217326)
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Right. Let the bantering commence!

LaZodiac

2011-11-15, 02:39 AM

I shall be booging tonight in the song of my people.

*plays the Dovakiin song from Skyrim*

Roar, I am a dragon.

Feytalist

2011-11-15, 02:50 AM

tcrudisi

2011-11-15, 03:06 AM

The only one in your office? That sounds like you should be playing Skyrim today. :smalltongue:

Teddy

2011-11-15, 03:58 AM

So, as I mentioned, I'm the only person in my office today. So I'm gonna have to do the work of three people. And they say men can't multitask :smalltongue:

Men can't multitask. Instead, we do our tasks in serial order but with greater efficiency. By constantly switching between a multitude of tasks, it's possible to make it seem as if we can multitask, however. [/computer related reference]

Feytalist

2011-11-15, 04:48 AM

Men can't multitask. Instead, we do our tasks in serial order but with greater efficiency. By constantly switching between a multitude of tasks, it's possible to make it seem as if we can multitask, however. [/computer related reference]

Heh, I actually understood that. And yeah, that makes sense. But shht, don't tell anyone :smallbiggrin:

Regarding Skyrim, I just read what Gabe thinks of it (http://penny-arcade.com/2011/11/11/skyrim). Kinda amusing, heh.

Little Brother

2011-11-15, 05:29 AM

Silly people who're already playing Skyrim. I'm gonna have to wait another two weeks or so. Blegh.

So, as I mentioned, I'm the only person in my office today. So I'm gonna have to do the work of three people. And they say men can't multitask :smalltongue:Eh, overrated game. It is fun, I'd give it a 4/5, but it is not worth all the hype. Admittedly, dual-wielding fire spells kills stuff VERY quickly, and is immensely fun.

Shadow of the Sun

2011-11-15, 05:48 AM

I hate hayfever.

Oh so very, very much.

My nasal passages are like hellfire.

Hazyshade

2011-11-15, 08:04 AM

Women can't multitask either. Computers can multitask. Humans can switch-task. Some situations call for single-tasking, some for switch-tasking. Some women are good at switch-tasking, some men are good at it, anyone positing a natural difference between the genders is talking Essentialist Claptrap™, etc.

The Succubus

2011-11-15, 08:21 AM

Silly people who're already playing Skyrim. I'm gonna have to wait another two weeks or so. Blegh.

So, as I mentioned, I'm the only person in my office today. So I'm gonna have to do the work of three people. And they say men can't multitask :smalltongue:

Hmmm

*peers quizzically at Feytalist*

*checks temperature and makes vague umming and ahhing sounds*

Sir, as a medical professional, I regret to inform you that you have a severe case of Skyrimitis. In my considered opinion, you must vacate the works premises immediately and proceed with due haste to the nearest dispenser with this prescription:

Gief Sykrim plix

Once home, begin medication, followed by bed rest, or just rest in general for at least three days.

LaZodiac

2011-11-15, 08:22 AM

Heh, I actually understood that. And yeah, that makes sense. But shht, don't tell anyone :smallbiggrin:

Regarding Skyrim, I just read what Gabe thinks of it (http://penny-arcade.com/2011/11/11/skyrim). Kinda amusing, heh.

Never been a big fan of Penny Arcade, but the Skyrim ones were pretty funny.

Eh, overrated game. It is fun, I'd give it a 4/5, but it is not worth all the hype. Admittedly, dual-wielding fire spells kills stuff VERY quickly, and is immensely fun.

My thoughts exactly. Skyrim is, quite simply, an Elder Scrolls game. What this means is that melee is for insane people, stick with bows and magic. Become the Archmage and the Thiefguild master and you are the new god. AI is pathetic as always (though the dragons are slightly smarter then you'd expect).

All in all, its a "totally an Elder Scrolls" type of game.

Qwertystop

2011-11-15, 08:32 AM

I'm not getting Skyrim for a while.

Mostly because I'm getting Skyward Sword on release day, and I don't want to be working on two new games at once.

Feytalist

2011-11-15, 08:32 AM

Gief Sykrim plix

I admit, I giggled like a little schoolgirl at that :smallbiggrin:

As for Skyrim, I'm basically expecting Oblivion++. Which says a lot, because I loved Oblivion. Hell, I'm still playing it.

Update on my triple workday: actually went pretty okay so far. Lots of answering the phone, which I'm not used to, but no SNAFUs... yet. 1h30 to go.

Heliomance

2011-11-15, 08:33 AM

So a while ago, I decided to thoroughly spade the trading system from Freelancer, to try and optimise profits from it. I got bogged down in data entry and stopped for a while, but I'm thinking about picking the project up again. I spoke to my OR lecturer today, and she pointed me at the problems I'd need to look into to solve the model I've constructed.

I've found that in order to solve it, I'll need a thorough understanding of the latest research on the Travelling Salesman Problem.

This hasn't deterred me.

I think I'm going to make this my official project for next semester - and possibly for the year-long project next year as well - and put it towards my degree. It's a computer game. Am I taking this too seriously?

The Succubus

2011-11-15, 08:39 AM

Not at all. Council for the defence cites precident in EVE Online, a game with its own dedicated economist.

Some of the number crunching involved in calculating profit margins in manufacture, mining, R&D is truly incredible.

Heliomance

2011-11-15, 08:46 AM

Brief synopsis: There are ~160 planets and 38 commodities. Each planet buys each commodity at a given price, and sells a subset of them. Prices vary across commodities and across planets. Thus, each pair of planets has a profit associated, based on the difference between the buy and sell price of the best commodity between those planets. Each pair also has a travel time between them, based on how far apart they are. I want to try and come up with an algorithm that will find a route visiting several planets and returning to the starting point, maximising profit per unit time. This turns out to be very hard.

If and when I manage to solve that, there are extensions - bandit activity on certain routes, perishable goods that decay at a fixed rate in transit, contraband goods that are illegal in civilised space... it can be expanded indefinitely.

Qwertystop

2011-11-15, 08:58 AM

I say, if you need to do a long project, why not do this?

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-15, 03:16 PM

A teacher (a guitar-player in a band that I've talked about music with many times before) at school approached me today and asked me if I had any original songs. When I said yes, he asked me if I'd be interested in recording for this podcast he's now in charge of dedicated to showcase Appalachian talent. He also said that I could play part of a show with him at a bookstore sometime in February.

Things are looking good.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-15, 04:08 PM

Now you just need to win the prize at the State Fair ... Or wherever you said you were competing in a few weeks.

ION: I, on complete accident, auditioned for Oklahoma!. I was planning on just doing crew, but it looks like they need more guys. *makes Tim Allen noises*

:smalleek:

Eon

2011-11-15, 04:32 PM

Silly people who're already playing Skyrim. I'm gonna have to wait another two weeks or so. Blegh.

So, as I mentioned, I'm the only person in my office today. So I'm gonna have to do the work of three people. And they say men can't multitask :smalltongue:

Ya... I have to wait also. 'Tis quite the tragedy. :smalltongue:

ION: Our school has a blood drive coming up. I can't donate, due to a cold. Which isn't allowed :smallfrown:

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-15, 04:59 PM

Silly people who're already playing Skyrim. I'm gonna have to wait another two weeks or so. Blegh.

I'm not getting Skyrim for a while.

Mostly because I'm getting Skyward Sword on release day, and I don't want to be working on two new games at once.

Same here. I'm getting the special edition :smallbiggrin:

I'm actually going to have to wait until at least Christmas before I get Skyrim, but it's worth it.

Men can't multitask. Instead, we do our tasks in serial order but with greater efficiency. By constantly switching between a multitude of tasks, it's possible to make it seem as if we can multitask, however. [/computer related reference]

i c wut u did thar.

ION: My English teacher gave us a project that should probably be a few weeks long. It's due Tuesday.

:smallannoyed::smallmad::smallfurious:

MoonCat

2011-11-15, 05:42 PM

Well, that weird burst of happy was odd.

ION: My world is collapsing. I'm sucking at science and am the best in class at math? While English maintains a steady good, as normal, but which somehow stretches to me writing a short story well? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LIFE (not necessarily in a bad way, except for the science bit)

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-15, 05:52 PM

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-15, 07:27 PM

Just got back from my schools first game of In The Know (Jeopardy-like trivia competition). We beat 'em by 400 points. Kick. Ass. :smallamused:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-15, 08:34 PM

Now you just need to win the prize at the State Fair ... Or wherever you said you were competing in a few weeks.

It's actually a pretty long way away, but yeah.

ION: I, on complete accident, auditioned for Oklahoma!. I was planning on just doing crew, but it looks like they need more guys. *makes Tim Allen noises*

:smalleek:
Far out. I hope you get to sing "Kansas City". It's the best.

ION: Our school has a blood drive coming up. I can't donate, due to a cold. Which isn't allowed :smallfrown:
Well, there's always next time. You don't want whoever gets your blood to get sick. I love blood drives.

Just got back from my schools first game of In The Know (Jeopardy-like trivia competition). We beat 'em by 400 points. Kick. Ass. :smallamused:
Congrats, amigo.

Eon

2011-11-15, 09:25 PM

Well, there's always next time. You don't want whoever gets your blood to get sick. I love blood drives.

I know... It's just... I missed the last two because I wasn't old enough, and then I get sick right before this one. Gah! I want to help peoples...

And I don't know when the next one is.

Rawhide

2011-11-15, 09:29 PM

ION: Our school has a blood drive coming up. I can't donate, due to a cold. Which isn't allowed :smallfrown:

Colds are not allowed?

Dear students,

Please note that from this day forth, colds are prohibited. Anyone caught with one or catching one will be given two weeks detention.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-15, 09:33 PM

It's actually a pretty long way away, but yeah.
Even better. More time to practice.

Far out. I hope you get to sing "Kansas City". It's the best.
I'm pretty sure I'm doing ensemble and getting a few lines. So yeah, Kansas City should be one of the songs I get to do.

Congrats, amigo.
Why thank you. :smallwink:

And I don't know when the next one is.

Hmmm. I should do thew blood drive ... Seeing as how it's for a Senior who graduated last year. He was just diagnosed with Leukemia. :smallsigh:

MoonCat

2011-11-15, 09:34 PM

Portal 2 fans, come here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCKhUgIziU&feature=related)

I don't know what to say

<SQUEES>

Eon

2011-11-15, 09:35 PM

Colds are not allowed?

Dear students,

Please note that from this day forth, colds are prohibited. Anyone caught with one or catching one will be given two weeks detention.

Not allowed to donate with a cold.

Although, that would be interesting.:smallbiggrin:

Hmmm. I should do thew blood drive ... Seeing as how it's for a Senior who graduated last year. He was just diagnosed with Leukemia. :smallsigh:

Aww, that's too bad. :smallfrown:

HalfTangible

2011-11-15, 09:37 PM

Do ALL baby have blue whites-of-the-eyes-whose-name-i-forget?

MoonCat

2011-11-15, 09:48 PM

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-15, 09:51 PM

... fun times, Mooncat.

Well, hopefully I'm going to a party this thursday. Only, it's probably in the park, and it's cooooold. :smallannoyed:

Rawhide

2011-11-15, 10:00 PM

MoonCat

2011-11-15, 10:04 PM

... fun times, Mooncat.

Well, hopefully I'm going to a party this thursday. Only, it's probably in the park, and it's cooooold. :smallannoyed:

Yeah...

You can set YouTube to not autoplay? Where?

No idea. Flahsblock something? I'd ask my mother, except she'd probably shoot me.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-15, 10:07 PM

Quick google search says there's a Firefox add-on that stops Youtube autoplay.

Qwertystop

2011-11-15, 10:07 PM

Portal 2 fans, come here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCKhUgIziU&feature=related)

I don't know what to say

<SQUEES>

Wow...

The beeping is the difficult part. The rest is just singing in.... Italian? I think?

Thufir

2011-11-15, 10:22 PM

Portal 2 fans, come here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCKhUgIziU&feature=related)

I don't know what to say

<SQUEES>

I WANT TO SEE THEIR SHEET MUSIC.

Also, now I have that stuck in my head again. I suppose it's been several months since the last time.

MoonCat

2011-11-15, 10:36 PM

Wow...

The beeping is the difficult part. The rest is just singing in.... Italian? I think?

Yes, it's that song. From Portal 2. That's not the point! IT'S BEUTIFUL!

I WANT TO SEE THEIR SHEET MUSIC.

Also, now I have that stuck in my head again. I suppose it's been several months since the last time.

Heh, I just keep getting Want You Gone in my head.

The Succubus

2011-11-16, 05:49 AM

I can't see the video at work - is the aria? Because that song is frigging beautiful and anyone that doesn't have a gaping void where their heart is will be moved by it. <3

Borgh

2011-11-16, 06:54 AM

...that melee is for insane people...

TIL I am insane.

Superior Dwarven broadsword of frost woohoo! I can now kill most things in one swing and sometimes get a lucky decapitation on the ones that I don't.

Feytalist

2011-11-16, 07:52 AM

I had always thought pure spellcasting was for insane people, but then I read a bit about spell-chaining, which boosts your magic effectiveness by about 400% with very little extra mana investment. And then it was on, heh.

I think about 70% of babies have blue eyes at birth, but my numbers might be a bit off. As for blue on blue, I think you might have them confused with fremen :smallbiggrin:

LaZodiac

2011-11-16, 11:31 AM

The general strategy, since Daggerfall to now, is to become the Archmage, and become the head of the Thieves Guild. You are effectively god at that point.

Even more so in Skyrim, since Nocturna grants you the ability to be permanently invisible in shadow and you can get a 200% Magicaka Recharge rate by doing the Archmage questline

MoonCat

2011-11-16, 03:54 PM

Portal 2 fans, come here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCKhUgIziU&feature=related)

I don't know what to say

<SQUEES>Well, I just showed it to my mother. She immeadiately freaks out and starts swearing at the computer and YouTube and freaking out, incredibly angry, because it autoplayed when she has it set not to do that. She didn't even listen to the song. :smallsigh:

Well, I just showed it to my dad. He commented upon how the vid wasn't them singing, called it 'kitchty', and said the 'the music was okay though. not great, but okay'.

WHAT THE **** IF UP WITH MY FAMILY??!?!?!?!?!

I can't see the video at work - is the aria? Because that song is frigging beautiful and anyone that doesn't have a gaping void where their heart is will be moved by it. <3

Well... ^

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-16, 05:14 PM

Portal 2 fans, come here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCKhUgIziU&feature=related)

I don't know what to say

<SQUEES>

I haven't even played Portal 2 yet (I repeat, I cannot wait to get my new laptop), and that's totally amazing.

Well, I just showed it to my mother. She immeadiately freaks out and starts swearing at the computer and YouTube and freaking out, incredibly angry, because it autoplayed when she has it set not to do that. She didn't even listen to the song. :smallsigh:

Well, I just showed it to my dad. He commented upon how the vid wasn't them singing, called it 'kitchty', and said the 'the music was okay though. not great, but okay'.

WHAT THE **** IF UP WITH MY FAMILY??!?!?!?!?!

...

what the heck?

MoonCat

2011-11-16, 05:20 PM

I haven't even played Portal 2 yet (I repeat, I cannot wait to get my new laptop), and that's totally amazing.

...

what the heck?

yeah, I know. This is just terrible. :smallfrown:

factotum

2011-11-16, 05:21 PM

WHAT THE **** IF UP WITH MY FAMILY??!?!?!?!?!

What's "up" with them is that they don't have the same tastes as you do. This doesn't make them Bad People, it just makes them different!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 05:25 PM

What's "up" with them is that they don't have the same tastes as you do. This doesn't make them Bad People, it just makes them different!

I'm with Factotum here, you're over reacting.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-16, 05:48 PM

What they said. I think it's barely acceptable as something I would be OK listening to. (This means I rate The Barbie Girl song in G-Major above it. As in, "thing I would listen to for 10 hoursnonstop".)

ION: Why are SO. MANY. GAMES coming out? Gears 3, MW3, Kirby, Skyward Sword... that other one everyone talks about I'm not interested-in... SO MANY AUGH.:smallfurious::smalleek::smallmad:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 05:53 PM

ION: Why are SO. MANY. GAMES coming out? Gears 3, MW3, Kirby, Skyward Sword... that other one everyone talks about I'm not interested-in... SO MANY AUGH.:smallfurious::smalleek::smallmad:

Don't forget about Generation and Arkham City. (Yes, they're already out, shush.)

ION: I made Call Back (which means I know I got cast). Heh, I wasn't even going to try out ... And best of all, I'm pretty sure I'm just going to get someone in the ensemble who manages a few lines, as opposed to a solo. :smallbiggrin:

@ Trag: I'm fairly positive this means I get to do Kansas City.

Great week. Best I've had in a long time.

101jir

2011-11-16, 05:59 PM

Well, I just showed it to my mother. She immeadiately freaks out and starts swearing at the computer and YouTube and freaking out, incredibly angry, because it autoplayed when she has it set not to do that. She didn't even listen to the song. :smallsigh:

Well, I just showed it to my dad. He commented upon how the vid wasn't them singing, called it 'kitchty', and said the 'the music was okay though. not great, but okay'.

WHAT THE **** IF UP WITH MY FAMILY??!?!?!?!?!

What's "up" with them is that they don't have the same tastes as you do. This doesn't make them Bad People, it just makes them different!

Well, on the one hand I would certainly say that is a very strange reaction, although understandable with someone who is having difficulty with the tech. What does your dad mean by kitchty? Does he mean catchy? I see what your dad means, it does look like they might not be singing it (although IDK & IDC).

MoonCat

2011-11-16, 05:59 PM

Well, on the one hand I would certainly say that is a very strange reaction, although understandable with someone who is having difficulty with the tech. What does your dad mean by kitchty? Does he mean catchy? I see what your dad means, it does look like they might not be singing it (although IDK & IDC).

'Kitchy' as in sort of cheesy (the vid and the singers).

What's "up" with them is that they don't have the same tastes as you do. This doesn't make them Bad People, it just makes them different!

I'm with Factotum here, you're over reacting.

...

I don't think they're "Bad People", and I'm not overreacting, I'm just using capslock to signify my emotional state being one of frustration. Or would you prefer I use smiles instead of words in order to show my state of emotion? Because I can. This is how I feel with my parents reaction: :smallfrown::smallsigh:

Worira

2011-11-16, 06:05 PM

Explanatory statement: This is an Elcor forum.

Sympathetic reply: I'm sorry you feel that way.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 06:09 PM

I don't think they're "Bad People", and I'm not overreacting, I'm just using capslock to signify my emotional state being one of frustration. Or would you prefer I use smiles instead of words in order to show my state of emotion? Because I can. This is how I feel with my parents reaction: :smallfrown::smallsigh:

I would call frustration at a difference in taste an over reaction. I also wouldn't read your reaction as frustrated. Capslock (in my mind) means two things: Intense rage and a poor placement of fingers.

And smilies are totally much more expressive/poignant. :smalltongue:

MoonCat

2011-11-16, 06:16 PM

I would call frustration at a difference in taste an over reaction. I also wouldn't read your reaction as frustrated. Capslock (in my mind) means two things: Intense rage and a poor placement of fingers.

And smilies are totally much more expressive/poignant. :smalltongue:

No, frustration at their not even paying attention to the song. If you had read my posts thoroughly, my mom didn't even pay attention to the song, and my dad said it was okay. The point is they were completely ignoring the song in favor of other stuff, not that they didn't like it. That's why I'm frustrated. :smallannoyed:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 06:21 PM

I suppose that makes sense. The wise thing to do (in my mind) is to wait and show it to your mom again later.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-16, 06:53 PM

yeah, I know. This is just terrible. :smallfrown:

Well, I thought it was basically meh. Nothing really worth being excited about...

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-16, 07:38 PM

ION: I made Call Back (which means I know I got cast). Heh, I wasn't even going to try out ... And best of all, I'm pretty sure I'm just going to get someone in the ensemble who manages a few lines, as opposed to a solo. :smallbiggrin:

@ Trag: I'm fairly positive this means I get to do Kansas City.

Great week. Best I've had in a long time.
Far out, man. Everything's up to date in Kansas City. They've gone about as fer as they can go.

Well, I thought it was basically meh. Nothing really worth being excited about...
Likewise.

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW3km8-cS9g), though. I really like that.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-16, 08:13 PM

Oh yeah, I said I would update people about my Cambridge adventure thing? I got an email back a few days ago saying I didn't get in. Which I was expecting, really. The odds were tooooooo long.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-16, 08:21 PM

Oh yeah, I said I would update people about my Cambridge adventure thing? I got an email back a few days ago saying I didn't get in. Which I was expecting, really. The odds were tooooooo long.
I actually think you already said that.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 08:22 PM

Far out, man. Everything's up to date in Kansas City. They've gone about as fer as they can go.

Yeah man.

---

Knock The Sound of Music if you will, but Do-Re-Mi is an incredibly useful song.

LaZodiac

2011-11-16, 08:27 PM

Yeah man.

---

Knock The Sound of Music if you will, but Do-Re-Mi is an incredibly useful song.

Do, a dear, a female dear
Re, a drop of golden suuuun
Mi, my name, I call myself
Fa, a long long way to ruuuun
So, with needle point and threaaad
La, the note that follows soooo
Ti, you drink with jam and bread
And that leads us back to do re mi fa so la ti do!

I've actually actually seen The Sound of Music, I saw the Kids in the Hall version.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-16, 08:30 PM

Do, a dear, a female dear

You mean 'deer'.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 08:31 PM

You mean 'deer'.

You. Chat thing! :smallwink::smalltongue:

Pheehelm

2011-11-16, 08:48 PM

There's still a chat? I thought it got taken down or something.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-16, 08:52 PM

There's still a chat? I thought it got taken down or something.

Nope. Though, I was telling Trag to get a hold of me through other means.

HalfTangible

2011-11-16, 09:10 PM

Eruantion

2011-11-16, 10:13 PM

John Williams is one of the top three greatest beings of all time. The other two being God and Chuck Norris.

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbPX4xrKNlM) is why i liked the prequels.

(also i was a kid and thought the series was a reboot for a long while)

That's my favorite song from the first movies :smallbiggrin:

I don't quite get the hate on the prequels. They weren't that great yeah, but they were still good in their own right. Also, I was about eleven when Episode III came out.. but still.

HalfTangible

2011-11-16, 10:55 PM

That's my favorite song from the first movies :smallbiggrin:

I don't quite get the hate on the prequels. They weren't that great yeah, but they were still good in their own right. Also, I was about eleven when Episode III came out.. but still.

1) When you have a prequel, the first thing you need to do is keep the feel the same as the original movies. Lucas changed this up (badly) with things like Jar-jar, comedy relief droids, and Midichlorians.

2) Terrible dialogue. This was also true in the original series, but when people see something they don't like they latch on to ALL negative points.

3) Villians die off like flies. There's a new one every movie, whereas it might have worked better if Darth Maul had been the main enemy for Qui-gon, Anakin and Obi-Wan throughout the three movies until Anakin's fall.

4) The story of Anakin. He starts off as what looks like an eight year old falling in love with someone over a decade older than him. He falls in moments from 'He must live!' to 'DIE YOUNGLINGS'

And others too numerous for me to care about, let alone mention :smalltongue:

I still disagree but i see many of the arguments. And agree with some of them.

101jir

2011-11-16, 11:20 PM

Ok, so I was watching the Star Trek Weakest Link episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLYgAYeHy4&feature=related), and it was so funny! Is Weakest Link always like that?

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-17, 12:10 AM

1) When you have a prequel, the first thing you need to do is keep the feel the same as the original movies. Lucas changed this up (badly) with things like Jar-jar, comedy relief droids, and Midichlorians.

2) Terrible dialogue. This was also true in the original series, but when people see something they don't like they latch on to ALL negative points.

3) Villians die off like flies. There's a new one every movie, whereas it might have worked better if Darth Maul had been the main enemy for Qui-gon, Anakin and Obi-Wan throughout the three movies until Anakin's fall.

4) The story of Anakin. He starts off as what looks like an eight year old falling in love with someone over a decade older than him. He falls in moments from 'He must live!' to 'DIE YOUNGLINGS'

And others too numerous for me to care about, let alone mention :smalltongue:

I still disagree but i see many of the arguments. And agree with some of them.
Make the Star Wars talks stop! So many threads are all Star Wars side-discussion! And its everywhere! AUGHROBL! :smallbiggrin:

LaZodiac

2011-11-17, 01:23 AM

Ok, so I was watching the Star Trek Weakest Link episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLYgAYeHy4&feature=related), and it was so funny! Is Weakest Link always like that?

Yes. The host of this show is such a stiff and upper lip, it's part of the comedy. And really, she's got some GREAT one liners.

It helps that the contestents are probably some of the coolest nerds in the world, and as such they are likely to get out some good comedy.

Also, a shame there is no Patrick Stewert, Leonard Nimoy, or George Takai, they are prooobably some of the most hilarious people of all of Star Trek. Though I can see not having Leonard there, he'd be too similiar to the host.

Little Brother

2011-11-17, 01:37 AM

Apparently my English teacher is failing me by giving me zeroes in three thirty-point tests, which accounts for over a third of my grade. I am at a 40%! A FREAKING 40! I have never, ever, ever had below a 70% in my life(And, before this year, I never had a B or lower outside of arts and English)!:smallfurious:

factotum

2011-11-17, 02:42 AM

2) Terrible dialogue. This was also true in the original series, but when people see something they don't like they latch on to ALL negative points.

The critical difference is that the actors in the original movies managed to have enough charisma and acting ability to rise above the material they were given. In the prequels, we had Anakin Skywalker, a charisma vacuum who somehow managed to drag down the performances of everyone around him!

101jir

2011-11-17, 02:58 AM

Little Brother

2011-11-17, 03:05 AM

Perhaps you should check out the Depression Thread personal woes and advice thread.Why? There is precedent here, and no advice is needed. I know exactly what I need to do, I'm just pissed about it.

101jir

2011-11-17, 03:32 AM

Why? There is precedent here, and no advice is needed. I know exactly what I need to do, I'm just pissed about it.

Oh, sorry:smallredface:

AsteriskAmp

2011-11-17, 03:33 AM

Heliomance

2011-11-17, 03:55 AM

4) The story of Anakin. He starts off as what looks like an eight year old falling in love with someone over a decade older than him. He falls in moments from 'He must live!' to 'DIE YOUNGLINGS'

Only five years. He's 9, she's 14 in the first one.

And yes, I am aware of the insanity of having a 14-year old elected head of state.

Little Brother

2011-11-17, 04:39 AM

Is it there a reason, is it an objective exam (multiple choice, one or two word answer), is it mere insanity?Multiple choice, graded in class, so I am aware of the exact grade I got.

Also, still up at almost 2 AM trying to cram for some stupid test...:smallmad:

Feytalist

2011-11-17, 05:36 AM

That's... weird.

Is it just the teacher just being a dink, or is there an actual reason why you got zero? (Other than not actually knowing anything, which I assume is not the case :smallwink:)

HalfTangible

2011-11-17, 07:38 AM

Only five years. He's 9, she's 14 in the first one.

And yes, I am aware of the insanity of having a 14-year old elected head of state.

The point was that the difference looked greater than that.

The Succubus

2011-11-17, 07:52 AM

I thought the point was that Anakin came across as an annoying little brat :smallannoyed:, who grew up to be an annoying teenager :smallannoyed:, who grew up to be an annoying, fickle and appallingly weak-willed adult. :smallannoyed:

HalfTangible

2011-11-17, 08:04 AM

LaZodiac

2011-11-17, 09:51 AM

Only five years. He's 9, she's 14 in the first one.

And yes, I am aware of the insanity of having a 14-year old elected head of state.

Queen. Elected Queen.

I thought the point was that Anakin came across as an annoying little brat :smallannoyed:, who grew up to be an annoying teenager :smallannoyed:, who grew up to be an annoying, fickle and appallingly weak-willed adult. :smallannoyed:

So, so true. Personal fan theory that sorta makes the movies better, Anakin was using the force to make Padme love him.

Also, I will say this. Qui Gon Jin was a badass, and him going out like a punk was kinda sad. Jin is the only one who realized how annoying Jar Jar was.

The Succubus

2011-11-17, 09:54 AM

Also, I will say this. Qui Gon Jin was a badass, and him going out like a punk was kinda sad. Jin is the only one who realized how annoying Jar Jar was.

"Exsqueeeeeeeze me, mesa not annoying!"

Someone pass me a lightsaber and an alibi.

Thufir

2011-11-17, 11:13 AM

Also, I will say this. Qui-Gon Jinn was a badass, and him going out like a punk was kinda sad. Jinn is the only one who realized how annoying Jar-Jar was.

Really? As I remember it, Qui-Gon was all "He'll be useful." And Obi-Wan was all "Wut."

Also, Darths and Droids is the best Star Wars.

Raddish

2011-11-17, 11:24 AM

I figure some of the hate comes from the background of Darth Vader being revealed. There was never going to be a way to show him growing up and falling into what he was in the original movies. No matter how they chose to do it there would have been uproar with it never being good enough for the fans the series had.

Adimittedly it turned out pretty bad with bad development on a character not played by an actor that wasn't suited for the character design. But it was a no win situation from the start I figure

And honestly I am not a fan of any of the star wars movies, they all seem boring to me although the reason vary between the orignals and the prequels.

LaZodiac

2011-11-17, 11:56 AM

Really? As I remember it, Qui-Gon was all "He'll be useful." And Obi-Wan was all "Wut."

Also, Darths and Droids is the best Star Wars.

I also recall he said something along the lines of "You keep on nearly getting me killed and I hate you". I forget the exact line, I think it was when they ducked under the tank.

And yes, yes it is. It's just getting towards New Hope :smallbiggrin:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-17, 03:23 PM

Also, Darths and Droids is the best Star Wars.
Yeah, I'm a big Darths and Droids fan.

ION: Today was a reasonably good day. Watched Walk the Line for the first time in guitar class today. Now, that's a reasonably good flick. They changed some stuff, stuff that didn't really happen in his life the way it did in the picture, but I can understand they have to change some stuff to make the flick more interesting. But one thing I can not accept is Mr. Phoenix as Johnny Cash. He is probably the worst singer I've ever heard.

Going to the art museum tomorrow, then I'm on vacation.

Dark Elf Bard

2011-11-17, 03:42 PM

One of my friends just threw mayonnaise at me. :smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::small sigh::smallsigh::smallsigh:

101jir

2011-11-17, 03:47 PM

One of my friends just threw mayonnaise at me. :smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::small sigh::smallsigh::smallsigh:

Well, look on the bright side: If it got in your hair, it should kill any lice you may have :smalltongue:. I'm sorry, I just had to say that:smallbiggrin:.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-17, 03:50 PM

One of my friends just threw mayonnaise at me. :smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::small sigh::smallsigh::smallsigh:
I'm sorry, but that's pretty comical.

Well, look on the bright side: If it got in your hair, it should kill any lice you may have :smalltongue:. I'm sorry, I just had to say that:smallbiggrin:.
Always a bright side.

@Troll: Yeah. Doggone computers.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-17, 03:51 PM

"Did you heard that?" is poor grammar, correct? I'm 99.99 percent sure it's wrong, but it isn't being picked up by my computer.

EDIT: I'm doing some editing for a Filipino friend. :smallwink:

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-17, 05:05 PM

One of my friends just threw mayonnaise at me. :smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh::small sigh::smallsigh::smallsigh:

I... what?

ION: Today's computer science class was fun. We chatted with A.L.I.C.E. (http://alice.pandorabots.com/) and Captain Kirk (found on the same site), and watched a video on quantum physics.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-17, 06:21 PM

"Did you heard that?" is poor grammar, correct? I'm 99.99 percent sure it's wrong, but it isn't being picked up by my computer.

How is it poor grammar? Looks just fine to me...

Qwertystop

2011-11-17, 06:23 PM

How is it poor grammar? Looks just fine to me...

Well, of course. You're clockwork. Like his computer, but less so.
:smallbiggrin:

Cobalt

2011-11-17, 06:27 PM

"Did you heard that?" is poor grammar, correct? I'm 99.99 percent sure it's wrong, but it isn't being picked up by my computer.

Tense is for the weak!

I am hungry and tired all of the time, these days. Usually only majorly when I have actual access to food and sleep, but the times that I have access to food and sleep are also the times that I'm supposed to be working on other things, or exercising, or socializing, or not eating and sleeping. So it's certainly a distraction and a hindrance, but a distraction and a hindrance that satisfies two of Man's most important/pleasurable needs. Alas, paperwork and running cannot feed or sleep a hungry and tired Cobalt.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-17, 06:33 PM

How is it poor grammar? Looks just fine to me...

The tenses dont match?

101jir

2011-11-17, 06:34 PM

"Did you heard that?" is poor grammar, correct? I'm 99.99 percent sure it's wrong, but it isn't being picked up by my computer.

EDIT: I'm doing some editing for a Filipino friend. :smallwink:

I don't know the exact reason (anyone want to look it up?) but I am almost positive that it is in fact grammatically incorrect. At absolute best, it is poor word choice, but I would state yet again that it is exteremly likely it is incorrect.

Rawhide

2011-11-17, 06:41 PM

The grammar checkers are far from perfect and, while a useful tool, cannot be relied upon. There are many incorrect structures it will miss and many correct ones it will highlight erroneously.

As for that specific example, it is incorrect. It should be "Did you hear that?"

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-17, 06:42 PM

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-17, 07:11 PM

Oh, see, that's the wonder of the human brain. I just skipped over the 'd' because my brain knew that that letter did not belong ther.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-17, 07:27 PM

Oh, see, that's the wonder of the human brain. I just skipped over the 'd' because my brain knew that that letter did not belong ther.
Interesting ...

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-17, 07:52 PM

Iseewhatyoudidthere... :smallbiggrin:

Accidental, noticed as soon as I hit 'post', but couldn't be bothered to edit to fix.

LaZodiac

2011-11-17, 09:43 PM

Accidental, noticed as soon as I hit 'post', but couldn't be bothered to edit to fix.

I..think the post you quote'd is missing Gwyn. I am confused D:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-17, 10:00 PM

I..think the post you quote'd is missing Gwyn. I am confused D:

It is indeed. Don't worry about it. :smallwink:

LaZodiac

2011-11-17, 10:15 PM

Ok.

Anyway, as you may or may not know, I've been recording Kirby Super Star Ultra. Which power should I use againest Dynablade in the final boss fight againest her?

Raddish

2011-11-17, 10:51 PM

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-17, 10:52 PM

Anyway, as you may or may not know, I've been recording Kirby Super Star Ultra. Which power should I use againest Dynablade in the final boss fight againest her?
Can ... Can you become Wing Kirby?

Eruantion

2011-11-17, 11:02 PM

Seeing loads of people with avatars makes me jealous, I think that makes me a sad individual...

Also that post above meant nothing to me so I will say use the super soap punch 3000. What is Kirby Super Star Ultra when it's at home?

You should talk to Ranger Mattos or August (araveugnitsuga) for some real quality avatars. Also, post a request in the avatar thread if you haven't done so. Also, maybe, possibly, conceivably, I make avatars as well.

Rawhide

2011-11-17, 11:11 PM

I..think the post you quote'd is missing Gwyn. I am confused D:

There's no need for the apostrophe. Quoted is a full word.

MCerberus

2011-11-18, 12:31 AM

Random banter:

I know I don't pop in much, but the non-profit I was doing my end of program project for was so impressed by the group that they started handing out personal contact information to be used as a reference.

Plus I got to wear a suit to Panera while sipping expensive coffee.
Although it's St. Louis Bread Co. still here. they're ashamed of us for some reason and ditch the city name, grumble
Hugs all around.

Little Brother

2011-11-18, 12:46 AM

Ok.

Anyway, as you may or may not know, I've been recording Kirby Super Star Ultra. Which power should I use againest Dynablade in the final boss fight againest her?Mirror. Or rock if you want to micromanage your minion's health. If you with Rock, I recommend a Fighter minion.

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 01:27 AM

Can ... Can you become Wing Kirby?

I can! Infact, go to the thread and vote there, and it'll put Wing in the lead!

There's no need for the apostrophe. Quoted is a full word.

I...really don't know why I put that apostrophe there.

Mirror. Or rock if you want to micromanage your minion's health. If you with Rock, I recommend a Fighter minion.

I intend to do it without a helper because Dynablade is really, really easy. I can do both Rock and Fighter, but again, it'll help make things more official if you go to the thread (and post there and watch oh god I'm such a sell out).

factotum

2011-11-18, 02:38 AM

It should be "Did you hear that?"

Or possibly "Have you heard that?" depending on the intended tense of the sentence. :smallsmile:

The Succubus

2011-11-18, 05:18 AM

Seeing loads of people with avatars makes me jealous, I think that makes me a sad individual...

Mattos, August, Strawberries, Ceika - these are just a few of the people on here that do really amazing avatars. If you want a fairly basic avatar, I could probably give it a shot.

Feytalist

2011-11-18, 08:11 AM

Wow, it's seriously hot here today. Beach, here I come :smallbiggrin:

After work, that is. :/

Teddy

2011-11-18, 08:23 AM

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 09:32 AM

I don't know where the little town called Gender lies, but it's certainly not close to here. This week we've finally had our first winter cold, which means that in the mornings, the ground was white with frost. It's so pretty.

Now we only need the first snow (and hopefully have it last). I don't think it'll come especially soon, however. It's getting warmer now in the weekend, apparently, and it's going to rain on Sunday... :smallsigh:

But...but no. You live in Sweden and that's apparently comparable to where I live in terms of weather (in my mind). How can you JUST be getting frost now. I hate snooooow, you can have ours.

Teddy

2011-11-18, 09:42 AM

Because we have the Gulf Stream, and you don't. :smalltongue:

But seriously, my home town lies on the same latitude as the southern tip of Greenland, and I'd have to go hundreds of kilometres just in order to find a glacier. People can live on agriculture above the polar circle (it works rather well, actually, thanks to the large amount of daylight hours in the summer). All this is thanks to the Gulf Stream (which is why we really wouldn't like it to turn around and go elsewhere).

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 09:49 AM

Feytalist

2011-11-18, 09:59 AM

And I live in the correct hemisphere of the world. :smallbiggrin:

I've never even seen real snow.

Okay, weekend time. Later, chumps :smalltongue:

Teddy

2011-11-18, 10:13 AM

And I live in the correct hemisphere of the world. :smallbiggrin:

I've never even seen real snow.

That is definitely the wrong hemisphere (even though snow isn't by any means restricted to the northern hemisphere, or any other hemishpere for that matter either). You need the winter to balance out the summer, and vice versa. They're fun because they're eachothers' polar opposites, and when you get tired of one, you can always look forward to the other.

Plus, it isn't a real christmas unless the ground is white and the sky is black. It just won't work otherwise. :smallwink:

Heliomance

2011-11-18, 10:58 AM

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 11:02 AM

Speaking of Christmas, the shops around here are being remarkably restrained this year. No Christmas music, very few decorations, I'm thoroughly impressed. They're selling Christmas merch already, of course, but that's somewhat understandable.

That...is really strange. Our store put the christmas stuff out before Halloween had ended.

Also, concerning the "Christmas=Snow+Darksky", I completely agree. It really does have a nice allure to it.

HalfTangible

2011-11-18, 11:21 AM

That...is really strange. Our store put the christmas stuff out before Halloween had ended.

Also, concerning the "Christmas=Snow+Darksky", I completely agree. It really does have a nice allure to it.

The Kroger i work at had Halloween stuff out in early september and put christmas stuff up... Last week, i believe. Maybe before.

We definitely started 'reindeer games' last week >.>

Qwertystop

2011-11-18, 11:30 AM

Rawhide

2011-11-18, 12:25 PM

I interrupt this thread for an important announcement:

Magicka FREE WEEKEND!

Free to play until Sunday! Also 75% off to buy! (http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/)

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 01:14 PM

I interrupt this thread for an important announcement:

Magicka FREE WEEKEND!

Free to play until Sunday! Also 75% off to buy! (http://store.steampowered.com/app/42910/)

Hooray, a game I can't play. Whoopie :smallfrown:

Fredaintdead

2011-11-18, 01:20 PM

Hooray, a game I can't play. Whoopie :smallfrown:

Awwwwww. *hugs*

Also, hello everyone. *waves a lot*

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-18, 03:18 PM

And I live in the correct wrong hemisphere of the world. :smallbiggrin:

I've never even seen real snow known true happiness.

Fixed that for you. :smallwink:

Asta Kask

2011-11-18, 03:25 PM

Yes, but when that true happiness goes on for four smegging months I get a little sore. Not another winter like the last one.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-18, 03:26 PM

Speaking of Christmas, the shops around here are being remarkably restrained this year. No Christmas music, very few decorations, I'm thoroughly impressed. They're selling Christmas merch already, of course, but that's somewhat understandable.
It's not even Thanksgiving yet...

Snow's pretty and sometimes fun when it isn't knocking out the power for a week. But I wouldn't miss it very much if I lived on a beach somewhere. :smallcool: Someday...

ION: Went to the art museum today. Now I'm on vacation.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-18, 03:33 PM

It's not even Thanksgiving yet...
Heliomance lives in Europe?

HalfTangible

2011-11-18, 04:10 PM

It's not even Thanksgiving yet...

That's what i keep telling my mother my co-workers and my manager but they ALL seem insistent on starting christmas stuff now.

I mean, the shopping i understand. Even after Black Friday stores are going to sell out quickly. But why are we getting out decorations for the tree? We don't even HAVE a tree yet.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-18, 04:27 PM

Heh. I got cast as the Marshal in Oklohoma! I have lines but I don't have any solos. Weeee!! :smallbiggrin:

No Kansas City though. Only The Farmer and the Cowman. I think.

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-18, 04:52 PM

You should talk to Ranger Mattos or August (araveugnitsuga) for some real quality avatars. Also, post a request in the avatar thread if you haven't done so. Also, maybe, possibly, conceivably, I make avatars as well.

Mattos, August, Strawberries, Ceika - these are just a few of the people on here that do really amazing avatars. If you want a fairly basic avatar, I could probably give it a shot.

You people think I'm a good avatarist?

:smallbiggrin:

I don't know where the little town called Gender lies, but it's certainly not close to here. This week we've finally had our first winter cold, which means that in the mornings, the ground was white with frost. It's so pretty.

Now we only need the first snow (and hopefully have it last). I don't think it'll come especially soon, however. It's getting warmer now in the weekend, apparently, and it's going to rain on Sunday... :smallsigh:

Here in my section of Wisconsinland, we've been having cold for a while, and a little frost. But the little snow we get doesn't accumulate.

Hooray, a game I can't play. Whoopie :smallfrown:

Same here :smallfrown:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-18, 05:32 PM

Heh. I got cast as the Marshal in Oklohoma! I have lines but I don't have any solos. Weeee!! :smallbiggrin:

No Kansas City though. Only The Farmer and the Cowman. I think.
Well. We can't all sing Kansas City.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-18, 05:34 PM

Well. We can't all sing Kansas City.
Not like it's a bad part though.

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 05:45 PM

Yes, but when that true happiness goes on for four smegging months I get a little sore. Not another winter like the last one.

Oh man, 4 months of snow and that's it? That's awesome!

You people think I'm a good avatarist?

Forgot to mention, I too think you are an awesom avatarist!

Heliomance

2011-11-18, 05:59 PM

Heliomance lives in Europe?

Aye, I'm in England. Should probably put that in my profile.

Thufir

2011-11-18, 06:02 PM

Mattos, Zodiac, why can't you play Magicka?

Eruantion

2011-11-18, 06:19 PM

You people think I'm a good avatarist?

:smallbiggrin:

I think you're actually a prominent avatarist. Not the most so, but still.

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-18, 07:49 PM

Forgot to mention, I too think you are an awesom avatarist!

I think you're actually a prominent avatarist. Not the most so, but still.

whythankyoos :smallbiggrin:

Mattos, Zodiac, why can't you play Magicka?

Well for me, as I'm sure it is for LaLa, no compatible hardware. My parent's computers are terrible. I'd be able to play once I get my new laptop for Christmas, though.

LaZodiac

2011-11-18, 08:33 PM

Mattos, Zodiac, why can't you play Magicka?

My explanation is the same. My laptop is...not able to play it. Unfortunately, it looks amazing.

Raddish

2011-11-18, 08:35 PM

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-18, 08:48 PM

Magicka is fun, it's a shame I can't play it either. Stupid limited download limiting my downloads...

Also random question/point; when you are reading a book and some sort of fast paced action starts do you peoples start reading faster without meaning too? I feel like I read them faster but I am not sure if my brain has just stopped realising the passage of time...

I do the opposite thing, though it might be my terrible attention span just skipping over most descriptions and not daring to skip an apostrophe when something cool is happening.:smallredface:

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 08:11 AM

Today is the dawn of a new day.

I don't know why, but I feel pretty happy today. Woo hoo, I hope to share it with others :smallbiggrin:

Fredaintdead

2011-11-19, 08:30 AM

Today is the dawn of a new day.

I don't know why, but I feel pretty happy today. Woo hoo, I hope to share it with others :smallbiggrin:

*glomps*
Good for you. Me too as well. :smallsmile:
Finally getting some work done, just taking a little break now... and now I realise I've only done 30 minutes work, meh, 10 minute break. :smallbiggrin:

Asta Kask

2011-11-19, 08:37 AM

Oh man, 4 months of snow and that's it? That's awesome!

*points to comment about Gulf Stream*

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 09:05 AM

*points to comment about Gulf Stream*

You guys in the Gulf Stream area are lucky. If you think 4 months of snow is bad, you've not expieranced true terror.

Additionaly, those who have never even seen snow in real life..well, it's certainly an expierance. I fully support you never expierance it.

Asta Kask

2011-11-19, 09:10 AM

You're welcome to move here. I may even buy you a beer.

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 09:15 AM

Unfortunately, I cannot. As much as I hate the weather here, I do like living in Canada. Thanks for the offer though :smalltongue:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 09:35 AM

You're all nuts for hating the snow. While I would never want more then 3 months, it's nice to have around that much.

HalfTangible

2011-11-19, 09:57 AM

You guys in the Gulf Stream area are lucky. If you think 4 months of snow is bad, you've not expieranced true terror.

Additionaly, those who have never even seen snow in real life..well, it's certainly an expierance. I fully support you never expierance it.

The most snow we have ever gotten here (in my lifetime) was just barely enough to make a footprint out of grass and have a snowball fight.

Teddy

2011-11-19, 10:06 AM

You guys in the Gulf Stream area are lucky. If you think 4 months of snow is bad, you've not expieranced true terror.

It actually was 5 months of continual snow last winter, but meh, could have been worse. I wasn't the one to complain, as least.

Additionaly, those who have never even seen snow in real life..well, it's certainly an expierance. I fully support you never expierance it.

And I think that unless you've experienced snow, you've never lived a complete and fullfilled life. Plus my comment about white Christmases.

Unfortunately, I cannot. As much as I hate the weather here, I do like living in Canada. Thanks for the offer though :smalltongue:

I have a hard time believing that Sweden can possibly be any less awesome than Canada. The whole notion is simply off the charts. :smalltongue:

Asta Kask

2011-11-19, 10:35 AM

It actually was 5 months of continual snow last winter, but meh, could have been worse. I wasn't the one to complain, as least.

You probably live further North than I do... I live in Gothenburg, so four months is really unusual.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 01:20 PM

Toronto is the most snow-fail-tastic part of Canada. I wish we got more snow. So far, we've gotten maybe 10 minutes of snow, which isn't enough to actually do anything. And it looks like we're not getting any snow until January, at which point we're getting a HUUUUUGE amount of snow. Well, huge for Toronto, anyways.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 01:24 PM

You probably live further North than I do... I live in Gothenburg, so four months is really unusual.
No, no, see, he's probably your neighbor. He just has a poor sense of time. :smalltongue:

No snow yet here in the American Midwest. East Coast has got some snow though, and I'm sure I'll see some when I head up to Minnesota.

Asta Kask

2011-11-19, 01:32 PM

Northern parts of Sweden has gotten snow, but nary a snowflake here in the south.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 01:41 PM

Northern parts of Sweden has gotten snow, but nary a snowflake here in the south.

Neighbor man. Neighbor. Weren't you talking about last year?

Teddy

2011-11-19, 02:39 PM

You probably live further North than I do... I live in Gothenburg, so four months is really unusual.

True. Sweden's fourth metropolis here (I think, I'm not quite sure if we've passed 200'000 yet). Although, that may change in a year or so... as in, the metropolisity, not my location :smallwink:)

No, no, see, he's probably your neighbor. He just has a poor sense of time. :smalltongue:

Last time I counted, mid November to mid April was 5 months. And only because the USA is huge in all directions doesn't mean that other countries can't be large in any. If you'd put a hinge on the southernmost tip of Sweden and tip the whole country around, the northernmost tip would suddenly end up in Italy.

And even though we both live in the southern half, it would take about 4 hours* by express train to get to the other's location (unless I'm wrong).

*this assumes that there hasn't been any snowfall within the latest month. :smallwink:

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-19, 03:11 PM

I have a hard time believing that Sweden can possibly be any less awesome than Canada. The whole notion is simply off the charts. :smalltongue:

They're both less awesome than Wisconsin, though* :smallwink:

ION: Ugh. I got back from a church lock-in. Very fun. We played midnight laser tag and many hours of video games. And also feasted on pizza and Mountain Dew. Then when I got home I slept for six hours. And I still have to do all my homework.

*The following is based on assumption. I have never been to Sweden, and the only time I've ever been to Canada was for a few hours while on a trip to Michigan's Northern Peninsula.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 03:14 PM

ION: Ugh. I got back from a church lock-in. Very fun. We played midnight laser tag and many hours of video games. And also feasted on pizza and Mountain Dew. Then when I got home I slept for six hours. And I still have to do all my homework.

Lock-in? They lock you in the church and force you to play a brutal fleshmelting lastertag?:smalleek: And then play Mario Party???:smallfurious:(this post is a really bad joke that should be ignored)
*waves happily and trips, falling into a bottomless pit*

Asta Kask

2011-11-19, 03:32 PM

True. Sweden's fourth metropolis here (I think, I'm not quite sure if we've passed 200'000 yet). Although, that may change in a year or so... as in, the metropolisity, not my location :smallwink:)

Uppsala? Isn't that basically a big suburb to Stockholm? :smalltongue:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 03:36 PM

Last time I counted, mid November to mid April was 5 months. And only because the USA is huge in all directions doesn't mean that other countries can't be large in any. If you'd put a hinge on the southernmost tip of Sweden and tip the whole country around, the northernmost tip would suddenly end up in Italy.

And even though we both live in the southern half, it would take about 4 hours* by express train to get to the other's location (unless I'm wrong).

*this assumes that there hasn't been any snowfall within the latest month. :smallwink:

:smalltongue:

I wasn't implying anything about the size of Sweden, just that you were a silly person. :smallwink:

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 03:49 PM

Asta Kask

2011-11-19, 03:50 PM

And even though we both live in the southern half, it would take about 4 hours* by express train to get to the other's location (unless I'm wrong).

*this assumes that there hasn't been any snowfall within the latest month. :smallwink:

Yep. If there's an inch of snow the entire railway system breaks down completely.

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-19, 04:12 PM

Lock-in? They lock you in the church and force you to play a brutal fleshmelting lastertag?:smalleek: And then play Mario Party???:smallfurious:
*waves happily and trips, falling into a bottomless pit*

Yup.

And by "video games" I meant "nothing but COD". I wish we could play something else like Mario Party, but the people at my church have no taste in video games.

Teddy

2011-11-19, 04:14 PM

Uppsala? Isn't that basically a big suburb to Stockholm? :smalltongue:

Yes, and no. A suburb kind of implies easy communication, and if you listen to the commuters, that's definitely not the case most of the time (given, they're a loud and whiny lot (okay not all of them, but the loud ones are pretty whiny)). :smallwink:

I wasn't implying anything about the size of Sweden, just that you were a silly person. :smallwink:

I'm a silly person? :smallconfused:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 04:21 PM

That's what you get for being the center of the world Gwyn :smalltongue::smallwink:

Yeah, it sucks living in the best city in the world. :smallannoyed:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-19, 04:39 PM

Yeah, it sucks living in the best city in the world. :smallannoyed:
I'd imagine even the best city in the world wouldn't be much compared to a part of the world that isn't a city. But what do I know?

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 04:48 PM

Yup.

And by "video games" I meant "nothing but COD". I wish we could play something else like Mario Party, but the people at my church have no taste in video games.

What's wrong with CoD? Sure, its not Gears of War (chainsawing people in the face>stabbing someone in the foot and then they die) but its better than just about every Wii game that has come out ever.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 05:34 PM

I'm a silly person? :smallconfused:
My perspective on life may be a tad bit flawed.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 05:37 PM

Teddy, you're a very silly person. And by silly, I mean normtasicular.:smallbiggrin:

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 05:47 PM

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 05:49 PM

There is so much wrong with this, I don't know what to say.

Want a Cyanide capsule? I have at least 12.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 05:49 PM

There is so much wrong with this, I don't know what to say.

Well every Wii game that wasnt a near-launch title. Or Kirby. Or Mario. Or some of the really good smaller titles. But so many Wii games are ... really bad.

And how does having a throwing knife hit you in the toe make you fall over dead?:smallfurious:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 05:50 PM

Well every Wii game that wasnt a near-launch title. Or Kirby. Or Mario. Or some of the really good smaller titles.

Or Sonic. Or Legend of Zelda. Or a lot of things.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 05:51 PM

Or Sonic. Or a lot of things.

Sorry. Now you are including Mario and Sonic Olympic games. Drags everything down. Don't get to be included.:smalltongue:

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 06:06 PM

Well every Wii game that wasnt a near-launch title. Or Kirby. Or Mario. Or some of the really good smaller titles. But so many Wii games are ... really bad.

And how does having a throwing knife hit you in the toe make you fall over dead?:smallfurious:

Those are not games, those are shovelware. If you ignore those, pretty much everything on the Wii is great except for a few things, like Sonic and Mario at the Olympics, and realy that's not a BAD game, just ridiculous.

Want a Cyanide capsule? I have at least 12.

Gladly *slips thtem into Sheep's drink*

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 06:08 PM

Those are not games, those are shovelware. If you ignore those, pretty much everything on the Wii is great except for a few things, like Sonic and Mario at the Olympics, and realy that's not a BAD game, just ridiculous.

Gladly *slips thtem into Sheep's drink*

Ha! I already finished my Coke!:smallbiggrin: Failed assassinati-*is leapt on by an Elite and stabbed in the face with an energy sword*.

I just wish more Wii games let you use a Gamecube controller. The classic oen is really clumsy, motion controls feel too gimicky, and the Wiimote held sideways is just... why?:smallconfused:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 06:10 PM

Sorry. Now you are including Mario and Sonic Olympic games. Drags everything down. Don't get to be included.:smalltongue:

1: That's a fine game.
2: You brought it up first with Mario.

@LaZ: You were suppose to take it ... Not slip it to MS. But I guess that works.

ION: AUTOTUNE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1uDsH9GYB8&feature=related)!!!

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-19, 06:14 PM

What's wrong with CoD? Sure, its not Gears of War (chainsawing people in the face>stabbing someone in the foot and then they die) but its better than just about every Wii game that has come out ever.

Blasphemy!

Well every Wii game that wasnt a near-launch title. Or Kirby. Or Mario. Or some of the really good smaller titles. But so many Wii games are ... really bad.

Or Sonic. Or Legend of Zelda. Or a lot of things.

I will admit that a lot of games developed for the Wii that aren't made by Nintendo aren't very good, but you can't group them with LoZ and say they're all bad.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 06:20 PM

Guys, guys, guys. I just found: The. Best. Youtube. Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY7xg92aNrY&feature=related). Ever.

Well, besides these (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3hBxlfupb0&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLC92B84972D2BCB61) two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVZh7QcepUE). Your poor unsuspecting senses.

factotum

2011-11-19, 06:22 PM

Yep. If there's an inch of snow the entire railway system breaks down completely.

At least it actually requires snow for that to happen to you...there was a memorable occasion a few years back where trains in the UK were being cancelled left, right and centre due to "leaves on the line". This was in Autumn, which is obviously the last time of year you'd expect trees to be losing leaves all over your nice shiny railway tracks... :smallsigh:

Teddy

2011-11-19, 06:49 PM

My perspective on life may be a tad bit flawed.

I suddenly don't understand a thing...

Teddy, you're a very silly person. And by silly, I mean normtasicular.:smallbiggrin:

While I admit that I can leave rather silly creations in my wake when tasked with being creative, I still wouldn't say that silly is a good word to describe my overall personality. I'm far too serious (albeit tongue-in-cheek) and sarcastic to earn such a title.

And that word. Wut? :smallconfused:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 07:13 PM

I suddenly don't understand a thing...
You're silly because we're silly. :smallbiggrin:

Also, why are people so dang stupid? http://legacy-cdn.smosh.com/smosh-pit/092010/jackass-firecrotch.gif

Pheehelm

2011-11-19, 07:19 PM

Everyone needs a hobby.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 07:19 PM

Everyone needs a hobby.

Sure ... But ... Doing that to yourself?

Pheehelm

2011-11-19, 07:20 PM

I guess that was his way of paying penance for lying?

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 07:26 PM

That was hilarious. They all started kicking his groin to put the fire out! :smallbiggrin:
I am amused by his pain.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 07:32 PM

That was hilarious. They all started kicking his groin to put the fire out! :smallbiggrin:
I am amused by his pain.

My work here is done.

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 07:35 PM

Ha! I already finished my Coke!:smallbiggrin: Failed assassinati-*is leapt on by an Elite and stabbed in the face with an energy sword*.

I just wish more Wii games let you use a Gamecube controller. The classic oen is really clumsy, motion controls feel too gimicky, and the Wiimote held sideways is just... why?:smallconfused:

Bah, I wouldn't use an energy sword. Two unwieldly. I'd use something more...refined *beam katana*

The sideways way is meant to emulate the NES controller. Also, you have to admit, in some games (mostly shooters) the motion control is great. A good example would be, say, Sin and Punishment 2.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 07:46 PM

Yay, just explained Plato's Theory of Forms to someone, up to the point where other people started having to explain, because we were getting to talk about stuff that I didn't understand either!

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-19, 08:07 PM

Also, why are people so dang stupid? -wut-

I... that's just...

wtf?

ION: Does anyone know any poems or folktales involving a conflict over money/property? I need one for an English project.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 08:27 PM

ION: Does anyone know any poems or folktales involving a conflict over money/property? I need one for an English project.

Have you had a look at the Aarne-Thompson classifications for folktales? Try Folktale #1: the Fox Steals the Fish?

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 08:36 PM

Oh, I love responding to Prank texts/calls like someone who's out of there mind.

Qwertystop

2011-11-19, 08:39 PM

Oh, I love responding to Prank texts/calls like someone who's out of there mind.

Any examples?

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 08:45 PM

Any examples?

Sure ... ...

im just txting random peeps and if ur under 15 yrs old and want to txt say ninjas

Foolish fool! The dark lord will devour your soul as if it was a delicious, strawberry flavored monkey!

wat

Are you a pirate or a woodpecker? o.O

It just got worse from there.

Qwertystop

2011-11-19, 09:23 PM

examples

My family is looking at me weird. I laughed very very hard...

Then I explained. Now they are as well.

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 09:29 PM

I had a friend who would answer the phone thusly.

"Hello, Toronto City Morgue, you stab'em, we slab'em, how may I help you?"

It was the best thing.

LaZodiac

2011-11-19, 09:38 PM

What ever happened to just answering the phone normally.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-19, 09:41 PM

My family is looking at me weird. I laughed very very hard...

Then I explained. Now they are as well.
Im glad you and your kin find my off brand humor funny.

What ever happened to just answering the phone normally.

How would you respond to a text reading:

im just txting random peeps and if ur under 15 yrs old and want to txt say ninjas

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-19, 09:50 PM

I'd say I was Lex Luthor, if he gets the joke, call him a nerd and then go play Starcraft.:smallbiggrin:

Heliomance

2011-11-19, 09:52 PM

What's wrong with CoD? Sure, its not Gears of War (chainsawing people in the face>stabbing someone in the foot and then they die) but its better than just about every Wii game that has come out ever.
Twilight Princess would like a word with you. As would Okami. I expect Metroid Prime: Corruption would, as well. And hopefully Skyward Sword, though I haven't got to play that yet. My housemate bought it today though, so I'm totally going to steal it. *is excited*

I had a friend who would answer the phone thusly.

"Hello, Toronto City Morgue, you stab'em, we slab'em, how may I help you?"

It was the best thing.

I have been known to answer "Hello, the Savoy Grill?"

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 09:52 PM

What ever happened to just answering the phone normally.

Well, she only answers like that if it's me, or another friend who she knows REALLY REALLY WELL who appreciates that kind of humour.

... that's a lie once, she once answered the phone like that for a complete stranger, and he played along. "Hey, I have a body here, can you come and pick it up?" "No, sorry, we don't do pick-up, only drop-off." "Oh, ok. When are you open?" "We're open from 10 AM to 3 PM, and from 7PM to 12 PM" "Alright, I'll be over tomorrow."

Then they hung up.

And then 5 minutes later my friend realized she had no clue who that was, or what they really called for.

Qwertystop

2011-11-19, 09:55 PM

Well, she only answers like that if it's me, or another friend who she knows REALLY REALLY WELL who appreciates that kind of humour.

... that's a lie once, she once answered the phone like that for a complete stranger, and he played along. "Hey, I have a body here, can you come and pick it up?" "No, sorry, we don't do pick-up, only drop-off." "Oh, ok. When are you open?" "We're open from 10 AM to 3 PM, and from 7PM to 12 PM" "Alright, I'll be over tomorrow."

Then they hung up.

And then 5 minutes later my friend realized she had no clue who that was, or what they really called for.

Did they come over with a body?

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-19, 10:02 PM

Did they come over with a body?

No, pretty certain I would have heard if he did.

Eruantion

2011-11-19, 10:02 PM

So, I got a question for allayouse. Today, I was at Barnes & Noble and I saw the Akira manga. I've heard a lot of good things about Akira, of course, and it intrigued me to start reading manga. Anyone have a good recommendation to start with?

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-19, 10:03 PM

What ever happened to just answering the phone normally.

Where's the fun in that?

Twilight Princess would like a word with you. As would Okami. I expect Metroid Prime: Corruption would, as well. And hopefully Skyward Sword, though I haven't got to play that yet. My housemate bought it today though, so I'm totally going to steal it. *is excited*

Lucky European peoples. I have to wait another 3 hours before I get my copy. And then I can't play it until Tuesday because I don't have access to my Wii until then :smallfrown:

ION: Just over 3 days until I have to get my wisdom teeth extracted :smalleek:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-19, 10:37 PM

Those are not games, those are shovelware. If you ignore those, pretty much everything on the Wii is great except for a few things, like Sonic and Mario at the Olympics, and realy that's not a BAD game, just ridiculous.

I hate the Wii, and the DS. DS is too gimmicky. Wii requires too much physical activity.

ION: Just watched Tangled. Good movie, I was kinda surprised and really impressed. I especially enjoyed the villainess; she actually had a decent motivation.

Thufir

2011-11-19, 11:17 PM

What's wrong with CoD? Sure, its not Gears of War (chainsawing people in the face>stabbing someone in the foot and then they die) but its better than just about every Wii game that has come out ever.

Leaving aside disagreements with this, the existence of worse things does not make a bad thing any better itself.

Well every Wii game that wasn't a near-launch title. Or Kirby. Or Mario. Or some of the really good smaller titles. But so many Wii games are ... really bad.

So, every Wii game except for a large number of Wii games? I feel there may be some issues with your chocie of words. :smalltongue:

And how does having a throwing knife hit you in the toe make you fall over dead?:smallfurious:

Through the power of abandoned verisimilitude! Everything is possible when you stop caring about what's actually possible!

Also, you have to admit, in some games (mostly shooters) the motion control is great.

I have to admit nothing. No console control system can compare to keyboard and mouse for shooters.
Also, as far as I'm concerned, motion control is not a good control system. It's an interesting idea, quite possibly a step towards something actually good, but as it stands it's a gimmick, more likely to detract from a gaming experience than contribute to it.

Rawhide

2011-11-20, 12:04 AM

Well every Wii game that wasnt a near-launch title. Or Kirby. Or Mario. Or some of the really good smaller titles. But so many Wii games are ... really bad.

No true Scotsman? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman)

LaZodiac

2011-11-20, 12:06 AM

How would you respond to a text reading:

I wouldn't.

I hate the Wii, and the DS. DS is too gimmicky. Wii requires too much physical activity.

Too bad, you're missing out on a lot of fun games.

I have to admit nothing. No console control system can compare to keyboard and mouse for shooters.
Also, as far as I'm concerned, motion control is not a good control system. It's an interesting idea, quite possibly a step towards something actually good, but as it stands it's a gimmick, more likely to detract from a gaming experience than contribute to it.

I believe in this situation we should just agree to disagree. I will never accept the mouse and keyboard is "superior" because in my expierance it's not and there's nothing you can really change about that.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-20, 12:15 AM

Too bad, you're missing out on a lot of fun games.

I can't really afford to buy games anymore anyhow.

LaZodiac

2011-11-20, 12:21 AM

I can't really afford to buy games anymore anyhow.

I kind of assumed that.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-20, 12:21 AM

Oh, I love responding to Prank texts/calls like someone who's out of there mind.
Best prank call in the world:

1. Call a number 3 times, asking for someone, let's say, Ralph Schmidt, each time. Of course, each time the person on the other end tells you you have the wrong number. Continue apologizing.
2. After the third time, have someone else call any say, "Hello, this is Ralph Schmidt. Have there been any calls for me?"
3. Profit with laughter.

I kind of assumed that.
Why?

LaZodiac

2011-11-20, 12:27 AM

Well you did kinda say you don't have a job, and you seem slightly more adult then most so I'd assume you'd have to pay for normal things, so video games are right out.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-20, 12:30 AM

You mean... Trag ISN'T Batman? My life has been shattered.:smallfrown:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-20, 12:33 AM

Well you did kinda say you don't have a job, and you seem slightly more adult then most so I'd assume you'd have to pay for normal things, so video games are right out.
I don't have a job. But I'm only 18. Slightly more adult, eh? Hm. But yeah, even if I wanted to get dad to buy them for me it wouldn't be happening. Times are hard and games just keep getting more and more expensive.

You mean... Trag ISN'T Batman? My life has been shattered.:smallfrown:
Who said that? :smallwink:

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-20, 12:49 AM

LaZodiac

2011-11-20, 02:04 AM

I don't have a job. But I'm only 18. Slightly more adult, eh? Hm. But yeah, even if I wanted to get dad to buy them for me it wouldn't be happening. Times are hard and games just keep getting more and more expensive.

Ok, understandable. Also, you're like two years younger then me, what the crap. I thought you were atleast like, 23.

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-20, 02:16 AM

Ok, understandable. Also, you're like two years younger then me, what the crap. I thought you were atleast like, 23.
Any particular reason?

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-20, 02:17 AM

Well, you act all old and knowey-like. I TOTALLY thought you were 94 for a while.:smallwink:

Little Brother

2011-11-20, 02:33 AM

What's wrong with CoD? Sure, its not Gears of War (chainsawing people in the face>stabbing someone in the foot and then they die) but its better than just about every Wii game that has come out ever.You take that back! BRAWL says "GTFO, scrub."
:smallfurious::smalltongue:

I had a friend who would answer the phone thusly.

"Hello, Toronto City Morgue, you stab'em, we slab'em, how may I help you?"

It was the best thing.When my sister was in middle school, she would answer the room's phone with things like "Roadkill Cafe, you kill it, we grill it." When she was told to answer with "X's room, student speaking," or "Room X, student speaking," like the idiotic rules mandated, she answered "Room 666, Lucifer speaking."

I am seriously not joking. This is also the sister that flipped over a station wagon on a bike. Interesting childhood.

factotum

2011-11-20, 03:22 AM

Times are hard and games just keep getting more and more expensive.

As far as I know the standard price for games has been £45 (or $60) for years now, and with the rise of the indie gaming sector there's a massive variety of cheaper stuff available too, so I'd have to take issue with this comment.

If you actually mean that you're less ABLE to afford games because of the financial situation, I'm right with you on that; but it's still (mostly, anyway) cheaper to buy a game than go to the cinema, if you think of it in terms of cost per hour of entertainment provided.

LaZodiac

2011-11-20, 09:11 AM

Any particular reason?

Honestly? You seemed like a remnant of the hippie era back in..say, the 70s or 80s. I mean no offense by it.

Roadkill Cafe

Funny random peice of info! There does exist a Roadkill Cafe, and it's MO is, infact, "you kill it we grill it".

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-20, 10:15 AM

Have you had a look at the Aarne-Thompson classifications for folktales? Try Folktale #1: the Fox Steals the Fish?

My search-fu is weak. Is that folktale on the internet (which it probably is), and do you have a link to it?

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-20, 10:23 AM

As far as I know the standard price for games has been £45 (or $60) for years now, and with the rise of the indie gaming sector there's a massive variety of cheaper stuff available too, so I'd have to take issue with this comment.
1: Forgotten the Wii have you? New Wii Game = 40$
2: Because everyone knowns when a good indy is coming out. :smallamused::smalltongue:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2011-11-20, 12:21 PM

My search-fu is weak. Is that folktale on the internet (which it probably is), and do you have a link to it?

The Aarne-Thompson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson_classification_system) system of classification basically lists... the basic story archetypes, on which across the world there are variations. You can probably find a good one by browsing the Wikipedia page, they have links to some of the more important ones.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-20, 12:31 PM

You take that back! BRAWL says "GTFO, scrub."
:smallfurious::smalltongue:

Melee says "hell no". :smallbiggrin:

Tragic_Comedian

2011-11-20, 12:38 PM

Honestly? You seemed like a remnant of the hippie era back in..say, the 70s or 80s. I mean no offense by it.

None taken. I was just curious.

Ranger Mattos

2011-11-20, 03:38 PM

The Aarne-Thompson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarne%E2%80%93Thompson_classification_system) system of classification basically lists... the basic story archetypes, on which across the world there are variations. You can probably find a good one by browsing the Wikipedia page, they have links to some of the more important ones.

And, of course, I forgot to check Wikipedia :smallsigh: Do you think that Rumpelstiltskin would count as a conflict over money/property?

ION: I now own Skyward Sword. But I have to do homework. :smallannoyed:

Heliomance

2011-11-20, 04:40 PM

ION: I now own Skyward Sword. But I have to do homework. :smallannoyed:

I've played about three hours of it so far, having been forbidden by my housemate to get further in the game than him (:smallannoyed:) and it's as good as you'd expect a Zelda game to be. Not, admittedly, mindblowingly awesome thus far, but good solid fun. Want to play more! :smallfrown:

Qwertystop

2011-11-20, 05:26 PM

I've played about three hours of it so far, having been forbidden by my housemate to get further in the game than him (:smallannoyed:) and it's as good as you'd expect a Zelda game to be. Not, admittedly, mindblowingly awesome thus far, but good solid fun. Want to play more! :smallfrown:

Yeah, me too.

Did anyone notice the odd font on the edge of the box? Where the spine would be if it was a book?

Little Brother

2011-11-20, 05:32 PM

Funny random peice of info! There does exist a Roadkill Cafe, and it's MO is, infact, "you kill it we grill it".Really? And here was me thinking my sister was original.

Melee says "hell no". :smallbiggrin:Lucario and a Fox nerf say "Star KO->Falcon Taunt"

101jir

2011-11-20, 06:10 PM

Lucario and a Fox nerf say "Star KO->Falcon Taunt"

Better yet, everyone plays Kirby and spams Kirby taunt :smalltongue:. My group did that.

Rawhide

2011-11-20, 06:33 PM

Better yet, everyone plays Kirby and spams Kirby taunt :smalltongue:. My group did that.

KIRBY HAS THE MOST AWESOME TAUNT EVER!
Also, CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

101jir

2011-11-20, 06:38 PM

KIRBY HAS THE MOST AWESOME TAUNT EVER!
Also, CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

Especially when spammed by multiple players, it can get so hilariously annoying:smalltongue:!

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-20, 07:26 PM

Clearly, Luigi has the best taunt.

Rawhide

2011-11-20, 07:50 PM

Clearly, Luigi has the best taunt.

Never. Kirby wins, HANDS DOWN.

HIIIII!

Eruantion

2011-11-20, 07:51 PM

Uhh ... The beginning? I'm not sure what you're asking.

A good series to start with. Akira's massive, I think it would be better to start smaller.

Mutant Sheep

2011-11-20, 08:13 PM

Clearly, Luigi has the best taunt.

It isn't a taunt, its a move! A deadly move that knocks you away! It killed me! by knocking me under a cube-platform and then my up-B missed the edge and I fell.

Rawhide

2011-11-20, 08:31 PM

Actually, the best taunt is the poke move in Worms.

Not an actual taunt, but it works exceptionally well as one. It's a weapon that does exactly 1 percentage point of damage, but is massively satisfying to use to kill another worm with.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-20, 08:34 PM

A good series to start with. Akira's massive, I think it would be better to start smaller.
You want general manga recommendations? Most good series are pretty long, and actually Akira is relatively short. The other thing is you wont find any truly short manga like Akira, as when a manga is short, it's generally made to be self contained or cancelled.

So ... Define short.

Eruantion

2011-11-20, 09:19 PM

You want general manga recommendations? Most good series are pretty long, and actually Akira is relatively short. The other thing is you wont find any truly short manga like Akira, as when a manga is short, it's generally made to be self contained or cancelled.

So ... Define short.

Okay, short may be the wrong word. Something I can get into easily, period. Something you would recommend for a person who's never read manga before.

AtlanteanTroll

2011-11-20, 09:21 PM

Okay, short may be the wrong word. Something I can get into easily, period. Something you would recommend for a person who's never read manga before.

Depends what you're into. I'm going to assume Shonen (manga for boys) or possibly Seinen (manga for men) are what you'd like best.

But ... More generally, what sort of things do you like? And there is nothing wrong with having Akira be your first.

Eruantion

2011-11-20, 10:02 PM

Depends what you're into. I'm going to assume Shonen (manga for boys) or possibly Seinen (manga for men) are what you'd like best.

But ... More generally, what sort of things do you like? And there is nothing wrong with having Akira be your first.
Well, I'd imagine so.

I like science fiction. Akira does interest me, but unless I can find it at a library, I'd have to buy it in volumes, which seems like a large investment.