Devmaar's Notably Unalliterative Random Banter #191

[Devmaar]

Hi all! I haven't done this before and am rather hoping I've done it all correctly...
But nevermind! Here is the latest incarnation of the magnificent carnival of textual amusement that is the Random Banter thread! Welcome and be merry and free :smallbiggrin:

The Previous Random Banter can be found here:
Dragon Eggs in Lederhosen and Burning Drakes with Random Banter (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274807)

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)
Cynical Avocado's Absolutely Admirable Accumulation of Random Bantering #165 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209860)
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)
Thufir's Thupremely Thatithfying Thecond Random Banter With a Lithp #170
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219654)Feytalist's Fantastically Freakish First Random Banter #171 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222713)
Dragonprime's Dashing Delight-fu Dazzling Dualistic Random Banter #172
Castaras' Random Banter #173: Bringing back your nostalgic Great Old Ones (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229164)
Pokemon-freak89's Random Banter number eleventy-twelve... uhh... I mean... number 174 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231235)
Dark Elf Bard's Random Banter #175:Playin' Underdark Jazz since the Drow went dark. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235950)
Mutant Sheep's Post Septaquintaquinquecentennial ApRiL fOoLs Random Banter: #176 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238117)
Elemental's Excitingly Excellent Random Banter: No.CLXXVII (177) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13163770)
Amiel's Appeasingly Appropriate Arbitrary Amusement (Random Banter): No.CLXXVIII #178 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=245179)
"Your Angel of Banter Awaits." ThePhantasm Presents Random Banter #179 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13535351)
Serpentine's Secretly Sapphic Salacious Sacrarium of Random Banter #180 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=253047)
Dimonite's Decidedly Draconic Devious Discussions: Random Banter #181 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=254409)
Mercenary Pen's Meticulously Planned Machine of Prose Random Banter #182 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255754)
Mynxae's Maliciously Magnificent Random Banter #183 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=257322)
Kneenibble's Knack for Knightly Knickers: a Knell for Random Banter #184 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=258878)
Coid's Crowing Conundrum of a Canticle of Crookedly Random Banter #185 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=260837)
Amidus Drexel's Alliterative and Awe-Accentuating Anvil of Random Banter CLXXXVI (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262894)
Absolmorph's Awkwardly Amorous Albeit Alliterative Advances of Random Banter #187 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=265267)
Wombat's Whimsical Wonderland of Random Banter #188 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=267137)
Death's Daunting but Daring Denouement of Random Banter #189 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=270487)
Dragon Eggs in Lederhosen and Burning Drakes with Random Banter (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274807)


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[Amidus Drexel]

You ninja'd my edit! Take my nickname; I don't deserve it anymore! :smallamused:

(You did fine; I'd suggest adding the link to the last thread to the list too, to help out the next person that does it)

I'm not much of a dancer, but I'll twitch over here in the corner while we celebrate. :smallcool:

ION: I have so much homework due tomorrow (and I mean in the sense that I can't turn it in any later, not that it was actually due tomorrow... most of it was due weeks ago) that isn't getting done... I should actually start on the physics stuff.

Bah, tomorrow.

[Devmaar]

You ninja'd my edit! Take my nickname; I don't deserve it anymore! :smallamused:

(You did fine; I'd suggest adding the link to the last thread to the list too, to help out the next person that does it)

In doing this I discovered I'd typoed in the part asking if I'd done it ok :smalltongue:


ION: I have so much homework due tomorrow (and I mean in the sense that I can't turn it in any later, not that it was actually due tomorrow... most of it was due weeks ago) that isn't getting done... I should actually start on the physics stuff.

Bah, tomorrow.

Sometimes I think you might be the American me, but then I remember you have 'talents'

[Dimonite]

*Gavotte*

You've done a fine job, Devmaar.


I never knew of the plant kingdom; I really shouldn't be seriously considering buying it in amazon...

DO EET. I'd still have all of them, but my dad made me get rid of them a few years ago. :smallfrown:



I'm severely tempted to find sheet music of both of those songs. They were really amazing.

Even after all this time.

The goo song is totally Beatles.

YUS.
I think that awesome music is always awesome, regardless of how much we grow up. In fact, it becomes even MORE awesome due to nostalgia goggles. :smallbiggrin:

And I believe the Beatles thing is intentional. If it's not, I'll eat some of that polluted goo. :smalltongue:

[TaiLiu]

I knew the first part (we're both referring to MoonCat, right?), didn't know the second part (she's on my ignore list now, so I didn't get the update), and needed ten or more characters.
Hm. If you don't mind me asking, why does this hatred exist between the two of you? (If this is offensive in any way, I apologise.)

ION: I have so much homework due tomorrow (and I mean in the sense that I can't turn it in any later, not that it was actually due tomorrow... most of it was due weeks ago) that isn't getting done... I should actually start on the physics stuff.

Bah, tomorrow.
Do you have enough time tomorrow...? :smallconfused:

[enderlord99]

The previous thread said it was LDK's birthday!

By the way, who's Nic, and why is his arse in this new bottle of flavoring?
Oh well, might as well bake another cake wi- OH NO YOU DON'T!

EDIT:
Hm. If you don't mind me asking, why does this hatred exist between the two of you? (If this is offensive in any way, I apologise.)

I have no idea, honestly. And no, I'm not offended, though she might be (if she were here now).

[Devmaar]

Do you have enough time tomorrow...? :smallconfused:

Based on all my (extensive) knowledge of leaving work to the last possible minute: no, but it'll do.

[AsteriskAmp]

DO EET. I'd still have all of them, but my dad made me get rid of them a few years ago. :smallfrown::smallfrown:

I still have them. Order has been placed, totally worth it.

YUS.
I think that awesome music is always awesome, regardless of how much we grow up. In fact, it becomes even MORE awesome due to nostalgia goggles. :smallbiggrin:

And I believe the Beatles thing is intentional. If it's not, I'll eat some of that polluted goo. :smalltongue:That music was and is glorious. Someone should write an orchestra version of it...


Happy Birthday LDK!

[Amidus Drexel]

Sometimes I think you might be the American me, but then I remember you have 'talents'

I play a good deal of instruments, but that's about it... Well, I'm loud. But that's not really a talent. :smallamused:


Hm. If you don't mind me asking, why does this hatred exist between the two of you? (If this is offensive in any way, I apologise.)

Do you have enough time tomorrow...? :smallconfused:

As my understanding goes... Conflicting personalities, mostly. Both of them have a tendency to overreact to stuff, and neither are very tactful when they're angry or upset; this makes a feedback loop, of sorts. They're just different enough to dislike each other, and just similar enough for it to get brought up a lot. That's my take on it, anyway.

Probably not. :smallcool:


Based on all my (extensive) knowledge of leaving work to the last possible minute: no, but it'll do.

Nailed it. :smallcool:

[Mutant Sheep]

Reposting, cuz... augh.:smalltongue::smallamused:

I remember... A game about grapes, kr simething. And pizza feeding? Bad memory.

Hey, guy two pages back who got Luigi Mansion 2 (Lord Deep right?:smalltongue:):Are there multiple save files? I heard there was some kind of multiplayer, is there? RANDOM QUESTIOOOOOON.

Ya damn new thread.:smalltongue:

_____
MoonCat and Ender don't get along because *list of grviances for both sides, then a personal complaint and blatant side-picking goes here*

Amidus has school tomorrow? :smalleek::smallyuk: eww.

[TaiLiu]

I play a good deal of instruments, but that's about it... Well, I'm loud. But that's not really a talent. :smallamused:
You're an Eagle Scout, no? That seems to imply leadership abilities, along with outdoor knowledge and first aid training.

As my understanding goes... Conflicting personalities, mostly. Both of them have a tendency to overreact to stuff, and neither are very tactful when they're angry or upset; this makes a feedback loop, of sorts. They're just different enough to dislike each other, and just similar enough for it to get brought up a lot. That's my take on it, anyway.
Ah. :smallfrown:

Probably not. :smallcool:
:smalleek:

[Devmaar]

I play a good deal of instruments, but that's about it... Well, I'm loud. But that's not really a talent. :smallamused:

The music is what I was referring to. I've always found musical talent to be particularly impressive, probably because my own attempts have all been so humorously bad :smalltongue:

[TaiLiu]

MoonCat and Ender don't get along because *list of grviances for both sides, then a personal complaint and blatant side-picking goes here*
Hm. What are these grievances?

[absolmorph]

-waltzes with a chair-

So, turns out I play a fairly effective utility character in a fairly low-power system with only a handful of abilities.
I don't even use my "make things up about the setting" ability. I should start using that, actually. I could have fun.
Now to figure out what I could stick in a spell-focused ability set that would make him even better at being a utility knife...

[Mutant Sheep]

Hm. What are these grievances?

Gah, i dont wanna archive search, but I don't wanna be innaccurate! THE PAIN.:smalltongue:

On multiple occassions, Ender takes something Moonie said too seriously or she phrased something wrong, he questioned (sometimes too... Brashly), she responds angrily, we all go "those two... *dissapproving head shake*, and they wind up tiring themselves out. Though the recent birthday thread thing he did for her is a bit indicative of the way they get along.

[Amidus Drexel]

You're an Eagle Scout, no? That seems to imply leadership abilities, along with outdoor knowledge and first aid training.

:smalleek:

Well, yes, but... yes, okay, fine. A lot of that consists of common sense and "don't piss off people/wild animals" (regarding leadership and survival skills). Still, it's knowledge I guess a lot of people don't have. Hrm...

Well, there's only one class (English) I'll definitely get an F in if I don't turn any of my stuff in, and all of the really easy work is for that class; I can finish it in an hour or so, (especially if I only do half of it). Really, the time-consuming part will be my stuff for physics... I'll have to see what I can get away with not doing. I doubt I'll get an A, but I should be fine.


The music is what I was referring to. I've always found musical talent to be particularly impressive, probably because my own attempts have all been so humorously bad :smalltongue:

Heh, that's my take on art; I can't draw very well (and god forbid someone gives me a paintbrush :smallamused:), so I'm easily impressed by fancy artwork.


-waltzes with a chair-

So, turns out I play a fairly effective utility character in a fairly low-power system with only a handful of abilities.
I don't even use my "make things up about the setting" ability. I should start using that, actually. I could have fun.
Now to figure out what I could stick in a spell-focused ability set that would make him even better at being a utility knife...

The ability to conjure small non-magical objects; that's always useful.

[Devmaar]

Hm. What are these grievances?

I would say this is probably an issue best not delved into


-waltzes with a chair-

So, turns out I play a fairly effective utility character in a fairly low-power system with only a handful of abilities.
I don't even use my "make things up about the setting" ability. I should start using that, actually. I could have fun.
Now to figure out what I could stick in a spell-focused ability set that would make him even better at being a utility knife...

Ooh, what system?


Heh, that's my take on art; I can't draw very well (and god forbid someone gives me a paintbrush :smallamused:), so I'm easily impressed by fancy artwork.

I lack artsy skills too, but it doesn't impress me as much as music does...
Maybe because I know more artists than musicians?

[TaiLiu]

Gah, i dont wanna archive search, but I don't wanna be innaccurate! THE PAIN.:smalltongue:

On multiple occassions, Ender takes something Moonie said too seriously or she phrased something wrong, he questioned (sometimes too... Brashly), she responds angrily, we all go "those two... *dissapproving head shake*, and they wind up tiring themselves out. Though the recent birthday thread thing he did for her is a bit indicative of the way they get along.
Hm. So, the way I'm seeing it right now: they're too different to like each other, but they continue to try to bond, but they can't. Am I correct? :smallconfused:

Well, yes, but... yes, okay, fine. A lot of that consists of common sense and "don't piss off people/wild animals" (regarding leadership and survival skills). Still, it's knowledge I guess a lot of people don't have. Hrm...
Is it? Things like building fires and building shelters don't seem to be that simple to me. Leadership also seems to be difficult.

Just from this alone, I would say that you have plenty of talents.

Well, there's only one class (English) I'll definitely get an F in if I don't turn any of my stuff in, and all of the really easy work is for that class; I can finish it in an hour or so, (especially if I only do half of it). Really, the time-consuming part will be my stuff for physics... I'll have to see what I can get away with not doing. I doubt I'll get an A, but I should be fine.
Ah. That's good.

I would say this is probably an issue best not delved into-
I can definitely see problems that could be caused by asking...

[Amidus Drexel]

I lack artsy skills too, but it doesn't impress me as much as music does...
Maybe because I know more artists than musicians?

Probably; I only know a handful of artists, but a lot of musicians.



Is it? Things like building fires and building shelters don't seem to be that simple to me. Leadership also seems to be difficult.

Just from this alone, I would say that you have plenty of talents.

Ah. That's good.

Fires are really easy to start; I could list tons of cheap firestarters and things that make good tinder... I'm proving your point, aren't I? Shelters are a common sense one, and leadership is practice, social skills, and luck.

Well, no, not really, but it's salvageable, and that's the important part. :smallamused: I would've done work yesterday if I had paid more attention to my schedule.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Rhode Island is a state and Rhodes is an island in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece as I recall. Culturally Greek or Grecian or whatever the term for living people from Greece as opposed to the ones from antiquity.

Yay! I was right.


Hehe. Slytherin. *guffaw, guffaw*

I think there's only one way that it can play out.

:smallconfused: Death Eaters? Wearing lots of green? Being type cast as evil because Rowling failed at her 'all houses are equal' shtick?


Wow. :smalleek:

The joys of one hundred and fifty plus year old rail lines


Mostly because I like the name Penzance and then also because I have to actually check what sort of distances are involved in traveling in the UK so that I have some way to actually imagine them, because my imagination is not very good. It's part of being terminally square, you see, my imagination is atrophied.

It's an Anglicisation of Pensans - holy headland, referring to the chapel of St. Anthony's where a chapel has stood for the last thousand years. Somewhat morbidly, the town's official symbol is the head of St. John the Baptist.
Someone back in time had a very morbid sense of humour indeed.
Oh, and to break your break more?
Penzance (the end of the railway line) is roughly seventy-five miles from Plymouth. Plymouth is in the next county and the official start of Devon.
Two hours to travel seventy-five miles.


Have I? I've always figured myself to be more a Ravenclaw. Slytherin might be my second strongest pull, but I can't think what was particularly Slytherin-like about this situation.
I don't know if the other guys will be as keen, but it's entirely possible they won't object, I guess?

I just figured it sneaky; not watching a film you can easily locate and watch in order to coerce a friend into making a Disney movie night. And I can always lend you the DVD to watch on the way back home. Don't know how much it'd cost to mail it back, not more than a couple pound though right?
Funny thing about those silly Sorting Hat quizzes: I always get a different result every time (though markedly less Gryffindor than everything else). Shows how silly they are. :smalltongue:


I'm just going to bring a duvet instead. Makes packing easier as well 'cause it's more flexible.

Duvets are weird. I've not used one in seven years or so if I had other options. And it takes up waaaaaaaay more room than a sleeping bag!


I'd be able to manage with a pretty small bag if I didn't have to bring sleeping stuff and want to bring my laptop.

Yup. Except I also get easily bored so books.

[TaiLiu]

Fires are really easy to start; I could list tons of cheap firestarters and things that make good tinder... I'm proving your point, aren't I? Shelters are a common sense one, and leadership is practice, social skills, and luck.
Would it be, though? It's probably common sense for you and your scout buddies, but if someone never ventured into the wilderness, he or she would probably lack the knowledge needed to build a good shelter.

[Amidus Drexel]

Would it be, though? It's probably common sense for you and your scout buddies, but if someone never ventured into the wilderness, he or she would probably lack the knowledge needed to build a good shelter.

Really, either you have the things with you to make a good shelter (a tarp, some sort of small rope; twine is okay, para-cord is better), or you half-ass it with sticks, trees, rocks, and any available cloth (clothing, etc.). If you can tie an overhand knot (this is for you, people that can tie their own shoes), then you can make a lean-to (admittedly, a rather poor one) out of a jacket, two decent-sized sticks, and something to lean them against.

I mean, the idea behind making a shelter is that you use what you've got; it doesn't take much skill to keep the rain off of you if you've got enough material to cover yourself. (otherwise, it's damn near impossible). I've slept in a hammock under a tarp several times (Note: do not do this in heavy wind/extreme cold; not fun.) and never got wet (even when it rained), and that's about as little shelter as you can have and have it still qualify as "shelter".

...I suppose you're right... it's just something that strikes me as obvious enough that anyone should be able to do it, even without much experience.

[TaiLiu]

...I suppose you're right... it's just something that strikes me as obvious enough that anyone should be able to do it, even without much experience.
I agree. With proper instruction or teaching, one could easily build one. However, one must obtain the knowledge or experience in some way; it's easy to do once one knows how.

[absolmorph]

Ooh, what system?
A modified version of the Marvel Heroic RP system.
We basically took the dice rolling mechanic and the general feel (sans the heroic at the moment, since we started at a lower power level), stuck it in a medieval-ish light fantasy setting, and started playing.


The ability to conjure small non-magical objects; that's always useful.
I will definitely see if I can come up with a way to do that, but that's unlikely to be a consistent dice rolling thing (which is what I want).

[Deathkeeper]

Reposting, cuz... augh.:smalltongue::smallamused:

I remember... A game about grapes, kr simething. And pizza feeding? Bad memory.

Hey, guy two pages back who got Luigi Mansion 2 (Lord Deep right?:smalltongue:):Are there multiple save files? I heard there was some kind of multiplayer, is there? RANDOM QUESTIOOOOOON.

Ya damn new thread.:smalltongue:


You might want to google that. I'm not opening LM2 until I beat Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (or as I like to call it, Dr. Pokemon MD), on account of playing multiple games at once causes me to never finish either.

Side note: PMD has made one of the greatest NPCs ever in the form of Quagsire. Who, as the expression goes, gives so few ****s at the start of the game that even your super-nice partner character calls him a bit of a jerk. Who, at some point, mastered Batman's interrogations skills such that Scraggy wets his pants every time he looks in his general direction. Who was knighted at some point even though there isn't a monarch in this universe. All the while almost never changing his derpy facial expression.

[Mutant Sheep]

Which Mystery Dungeon is this? The new nin-sprite one? It looks so weeeiiiird.:smalleek:

[LaZodiac]

You might want to google that. I'm not opening LM2 until I beat Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (or as I like to call it, Dr. Pokemon MD), on account of playing multiple games at once causes me to never finish either.

Side note: PMD has made one of the greatest NPCs ever in the form of Quagsire. Who, as the expression goes, gives so few ****s at the start of the game that even your super-nice partner character calls him a bit of a jerk. Who, at some point, mastered Batman's interrogations skills such that Scraggy wets his pants every time he looks in his general direction. Who was knighted at some point even though there isn't a monarch in this universe. All the while almost never changing his derpy facial expression.

The Mystery Dungeon Pokémon games are fantastic in basically every way. If I recall, this game in particular actually shows someone legitimately getting KILLED FOR REAL.

[factotum]

Penzance (the end of the railway line) is roughly seventy-five miles from Plymouth. Plymouth is in the next county and the official start of Devon.
Two hours to travel seventy-five miles.


That's actually not as bad as you think it is. I just checked out what Bing and Google say for a journey from Penzance to Plymouth by car, and Bing said 1hr 50m while Google has 1hr 42. Not all that much faster, and from what I remember of the roads when I've been on holiday in Devon, not surprising to me either! :smallwink:

[Elemental]

Just like when we play Half-Life and you rocket across the map and SOMEHOW hit me and blow me up? :smalltongue:

It's the only thing in that game that really works as a sniper rifle. I mean... The crossbow is useless at range.



Rocket sniping. For when you REALLY want someone to go "What the hell just happened?"

Yep.



I dunno; I like to put the difficulty on Nightmare (e.g. the "Nothing stays dead" difficulty) and then just try to finish the levels. :smallcool:

I don't think I ever found all the secret doors except in the first level.

But the whole point of the game is to find the secret doors!



It's a tradition to complain about the trains. And seeing as I don't even know where Rhodes is (I think there's one in Greece, and given Rhode Island is . . . a state in America? And it might have a Rhodes in it?) I'm almost certainly wrong.

I can't believe you didn't know... I mean... It's a fairly historically significant island...



@Curly - Yes, Rhode Island is a state. It's not very big, though.

It's not even an island. I mean... How can they look at their children knowing they've perpetrated such a falsehood for so long?
Yes, I know there is an island by that name.



Watching my bro's soccer game (football to the rest of the world - America is weird). Intentionally cheering and banging my feet out of rhythm with the rest of the stands

Don't worry. We call it soccer here as well.



Hm. What are these grievances?

It's just best not to discuss it. All you need to know is that the whole thing has been blown out of proportion multiple times.

[gooddragon1]

Goku, 4 power levels (super saiyan modes)... 1 anime ... meh
Al Bundy, 4 touch downs... not 1 season... 1 game ... pro.

[Qwertystop]

Well, that took long enough for everybody to notice this. Hooray new thread!
(might want to large-print it next time)

EDIT: ARGLEBLARGLEWOOOOOOOOOOOMARCHSATSCORESAREINANDIGOT ALL800SYAAAAAAYHOWDIDTHISEVENHAPPEN!!!!!!!

[TheWombatOfDoom]

> . > RB thread 190 isn't numbered in the OP list. Otherwise seems good. :smallsmile:

Does the new thread boogie on the second page.

[HalfTangible]

...

Am I the only one who wants to see Daleks vs Xenomorphs?

[Mercenary Pen]

I'd much prefer to see Daleks versus Borg personally...

[HalfTangible]

I'd much prefer to see Daleks versus Borg personally...

That works too.

[Asta Kask]

Daleks vs My Little Pony

[HalfTangible]

Daleks vs My Little Pony

Seen it.

Sucked.

[Devmaar]

Don't worry. We call it soccer here as well.


"Football, a game that is played differently depending on where you live."


Well, that took long enough for everybody to notice this. Hooray new thread!
(might want to large-print it next time)

EDIT: ARGLEBLARGLEWOOOOOOOOOOOMARCHSATSCORESAREINANDIGOT ALL800SYAAAAAAYHOWDIDTHISEVENHAPPEN!!!!!!!

That's... good?



ion, can someone explain this (http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bff5678b2f5ffcd18fba31b21f005c1/tumblr_mkdymqcJet1rjcfxro1_500.gif) for me?

[LaZodiac]

ion, can someone explain this (http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bff5678b2f5ffcd18fba31b21f005c1/tumblr_mkdymqcJet1rjcfxro1_500.gif) for me?

My understanding is that, theoretically, a chocolate bar with that specific dimensions, is infinite.

[Asta Kask]

Welcome To My Dalek Poetry Reading!!! This Is My Poem!!! It Is Called "Daffodils"!!! Exterminate Daffodils!!!

[absolmorph]

That's... good?

ion, can someone explain this (http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bff5678b2f5ffcd18fba31b21f005c1/tumblr_mkdymqcJet1rjcfxro1_500.gif) for me?
Yes. IIRC, that's a perfect score.

Doesn't work. The chunks don't actually match up as perfectly as the GIF makes you think. But the idea is that with that specific set of motions you end up with one extra chunk of chocolate, but still a whole chocolate bar. Thus, infinite chocolate.

[Asta Kask]

Infinite chocolate... *drools*

[factotum]

ion, can someone explain this (http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bff5678b2f5ffcd18fba31b21f005c1/tumblr_mkdymqcJet1rjcfxro1_500.gif) for me?

It cheats. Look carefully at the right-hand piece of chocolate--it's pretty clear that it would not fit neatly into the space on the left where it ends up, the chunks are the wrong sizes!

[Trog]

ion, can someone explain this (http://24.media.tumblr.com/9bff5678b2f5ffcd18fba31b21f005c1/tumblr_mkdymqcJet1rjcfxro1_500.gif) for me?

Certainly. (http://i.imgur.com/j3dExhq.gif)

[Falling]

Alright, guess I'll give you the doors story. Pretty average clumsy Falling story, but it's easier to put down then the Blanka story, or the celebrity jeopardy.

So, a week or two ago, we were to take the National Latin Exam. We had gotten a pass to go to it the day before that excused us from first period to go... But being the person I am, I kind of stuffed it into the bottom of my backpack. 3 textbooks, 2 binders, 3 folders, a bottle of iced tea, and a psychological analysis of the average person on a diet later, I had the sheet, but was HORRIBLY late. So I ran out the door in a flurry of papers, and out into the outdoors school hallways. I tripped on my shoelaces about halfway through, but did get up kind of quick. Finally, I got the the cafeteria, and FLUNG the door open as hard as I could, in a flurry of messed up hair and flying papers... And saw that it went an inch past our 400-pound musclebound test giver's face. I gave a squeaky "Salve" and scooted off to my seat afterwards amid a chorus of laughter.

And that wasn't even the most dramatic/eventful part of the day, next period my class somehow recreated celebrity jeopardy, and later I bonded with someone over the Spanish Inquisition...


Get.... THE COMFY CHAIR!

[Mutant Sheep]

Certainly. (http://i.imgur.com/j3dExhq.gif)

Abu snarf snarf! *points excitidly at the Trog*

[Teddy]

The snow around here is amazingly pristine. I spent most of time around noon trying to figure out how to dig my way through a snowdrift bereft of any sight (the trick is to start from the side away from the sun and focus intensely on your work).

Actually, I'm not entirely convinced it is snow. Most of it seem to have properties more closely resembling sand. A beautiful, white sand...


I believe this is about where someone points out that planes are safer than cars going by statistics. I have no idea about trains, though, I must admit. No one ever seems to bring them up, possibly because they're not really a thing in the U.S. and such quips being mostly a product of the TV/Movie industries.

I'm a bit late to the party, but trains are ridiculously safe to travel by. Especially when you take away suicides from the statisics...

Also, it amazes me how passenger transport by rail isn't a thing in the US, seeing how important the railroads have been to you historically (then again, it's the blessed country of cars we're talking about). On a similar note, wasn't Britain supposed to be the pioneer of railroading? :smallwink:

[Amidus Drexel]

I managed to catch up with all of my (horribly late) homework, with exactly 20 minutes to spare. :smallcool: (it turns out I wasn't missing nearly as much work for my physics class as I thought I was)



But the whole point of the game is to find the secret doors!


I thought the point of the game was to run around, shooting demons and zombies and trying not to die. :smalltongue:

ION: My family has interesting plans for spring break. They consist of 1) we should go to Florida, and 2) maybe we'll have to take two cars.

... :smallapprehensive:

To add to the fun, they haven't managed to find any hotels with open rooms for the trip. Admittedly, far better to know that now than in Florida.

... :smallthumbsup:

I have the option to back out of going (and it's looking better and better each time I hear what we're doing), but I don't feel like getting into an argument over something with about as much planning as everything I've done. :smallsigh: It's looking like it might come down to that, though.

Oh, lots of good fun. :smallfakegrin:

[Qwertystop]

Yes. IIRC, that's a perfect score.

Doesn't work. The chunks don't actually match up as perfectly as the GIF makes you think. But the idea is that with that specific set of motions you end up with one extra chunk of chocolate, but still a whole chocolate bar. Thus, infinite chocolate.

Where is the GIF fudging it?

[Amidus Drexel]

Where is the GIF fudging it?

Actually, fudge is a different type of chocolate. :smallamused: Sorry, couldn't be helped

Heh, Trog got it a few posts back:
Certainly. (http://i.imgur.com/j3dExhq.gif)

[Teddy]

Living out in the nowhere opens up for something I could never do back in the city: stargazing. An unpolluted nightsky is a sight to behold. Everything is just so present...

[LaZodiac]

Living out in the nowhere opens up for something I could never do back in the city: stargazing. An unpolluted nightsky is a sight to behold. Everything is just so present...

Man, that sounds awesome. If it wasn't so damndably cold I'd find a place to watch the stars myself.

Also if I wasn't afraid of aliens :smallredface:

[enderlord99]

Also if I wasn't afraid of aliens :smallredface:

Rest assured that I, despite being from an entirely separate universe, will not harm you.

I will.

No you won't; shut up!

[Drakeburn]

Afraid of aliens? Ridiculous. Everybody knows that aliens can't stand the blues. :smalltongue:

[LaZodiac]

Afraid of aliens? Ridiculous. Everybody knows that aliens can't stand the blues. :smalltongue:

Well, to clarify, if I was with someone I knew I'd be a little less afraid.

[Amidus Drexel]

Living out in the nowhere opens up for something I could never do back in the city: stargazing. An unpolluted nightsky is a sight to behold. Everything is just so present...

It's rather pretty, for sure. (I happen to live near two industrial plants, so there's still a good deal of light, despite being in the middle of nowhere.)


Man, that sounds awesome. If it wasn't so damndably cold I'd find a place to watch the stars myself.

Also if I wasn't afraid of aliens :smallredface:

The aliens are pretty friendly. Well, some of them. The ones I know, anyway. :smallamused:


Well, to clarify, if I was with someone I knew I'd be a little less afraid.

Exactly how real is this fear?


Afraid of aliens? Ridiculous. Everybody knows that aliens can't stand the blues. :smalltongue:

They're more into funk; a lot of bass players are aliens, actually.

[Coidzor]

Well, to clarify, if I was with someone I knew I'd be a little less afraid.

Hmm? I thought you were dating a certain someone. :smallconfused:


Afraid of aliens? Ridiculous. Everybody knows that aliens can't stand the blues. :smalltongue:

Well, aside from the aliens who sing the blues, anyway.


...

Am I the only one who wants to see Daleks vs Xenomorphs?

I don't understand what appeal there could possibly be, unless you just like listening to Dalek voices, which I always found a bit on the cacophonous side and I gathered that this was an intentional design choice...:smallconfused:

It's not like the Daleks generate a lot of gorn and the Daleks don't have much to provide in the way of being transformed into gorn either, as improbable as that would be.

[Drakeburn]

Well, aside from the aliens who sing the blues, anyway.

1) That was how "Mars Attacks" ended.

2) Name one alien that CAN sing the blues.

[LaZodiac]

The aliens are pretty friendly. Well, some of them. The ones I know, anyway. :smallamused:

Exactly how real is this fear?

Probably, I wouldn't know!

I'll admit, it's a somewhat jokey fear. But when I'm alone and have to say, go outside and it's pitch black, and no one is around but me, my steps are about three times faster. In truth it's probably just a branch of my fear of the dark and silence.


Hmm? I thought you were dating a certain someone. :smallconfused:

Well yes but he's in the states and I'm in Canada, dingbat :smallamused:


1) That was how "Mars Attacks" ended.

2) Name one alien that CAN sing the blues.

I lovehate that movie so much.

I can't, unfortunately, though I feel like it's happened on Star Trek atleast once.

[Coidzor]

Well yes but he's in the states and I'm in Canada, dingbat :smallamused:

I'm no dingbat, I'm a battleroid (http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/Mjolnir_Recon_number_54)! :smallcool:


1) That was how "Mars Attacks" ended.

2) Name one alien that CAN sing the blues.

...You and I have very different definitions of "Blues," then, I see. :smallconfused:

"Little_Alien_Sings_The_Blues.wmv" on youtube. :smalltongue:

[Mercenary Pen]

They're more into funk; a lot of bass players are aliens, actually.

Depends on the alien, some of them prefer heavy metal they use it to power their reactors

[Dimonite]

They're more into funk; a lot of bass players are aliens, actually.


Nah, I know a few bass players and they all seem human enough to me. Basses, on the other hand... well, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DfS4YChi8) ain't human.

[Amidus Drexel]

I'll admit, it's a somewhat jokey fear. But when I'm alone and have to say, go outside and it's pitch black, and no one is around but me, my steps are about three times faster. In truth it's probably just a branch of my fear of the dark and silence.

Hrm... I actually like the dark. If there's no available light at all (so, literally pitch black), that's even better; it's a very cool feeling, not being able to see. Silence I don't find nearly as interesting, although it can be relaxing.

You people and being afraid of things. :smalltongue:


Depends on the alien, some of them prefer heavy metal they use it to power their reactors

Hrm... a lot of heavy metals would make good band names, actually. Osmium, Iridium, Promethium... I'm thinking power metal, here. :smallcool:


Nah, I know a few bass players and they all seem human enough to me. Basses, on the other hand... well, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DfS4YChi8) ain't human.

Well, technically... :smalltongue:

I see that the two of us know a relatively different set of bassists. I swear, I'm the only human one that I know.

[absolmorph]

Also, it amazes me how passenger transport by rail isn't a thing in the US, seeing how important the railroads have been to you historically (then again, it's the blessed country of cars we're talking about). On a similar note, wasn't Britain supposed to be the pioneer of railroading? :smallwink:
It makes me incredibly sad that trains aren't a decent method of transportation, and there's minimal (if any) money being put into improving the rail system, because the trains we have are probably decades old, and it makes me sad.

[enderlord99]

I dare everyone to say "I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit" five times quickly.

And, if you're brave, loudly.:smallamused:

[HalfTangible]

Question, pertaining to the viability of a weapon: If steam can get hot enough to get flesh off of bone, can it get hot enough to start a fire?

[Amidus Drexel]

Question, pertaining to the viability of a weapon: If steam can get hot enough to get flesh off of bone, can it get hot enough to start a fire?

Well, given that steam is a gas (and further state changes are much more difficult, as far as heating goes), yes... in theory. Actually lighting the fire might be more difficult, because you're using, well... water.

You might want to use superheated steam to heat a thin layer of metal from one side, and have your combustibles on the other side (touching the metal plate, naturally).

[absolmorph]

Question, pertaining to the viability of a weapon: If steam can get hot enough to get flesh off of bone, can it get hot enough to start a fire?
Hm... I'm not sure, but I'm curious what the answer is.

[LaZodiac]

Question, pertaining to the viability of a weapon: If steam can get hot enough to get flesh off of bone, can it get hot enough to start a fire?

I know less science then Amidus, so I'll talk from my perspective of "sense".

It's water. It can't set things on fire. It can BURN things with scalding...scaldy-ness, but it can't set something on fire. It's water.

[Devmaar]

Question, pertaining to the viability of a weapon: If steam can get hot enough to get flesh off of bone, can it get hot enough to start a fire?

It can get hot enough but the fire can't actually start because burning requires oxygen and the steam will limit the oxygen available.

[Amidus Drexel]

I know less science then Amidus, so I'll talk from my perspective of "sense".

It's water. It can't set things on fire. It can BURN things with scalding...scaldy-ness, but it can't set something on fire. It's water.

My use of science here has mostly consisted of the concept of heat transfer. :smallamused: Superheating steam isn't too hard (think most power plants that run off of fossil fuels or nuclear power), and spontaneous combustion is only slightly more difficult (in terms of energy) than setting things on fire via sparks or a flame.

Oxygen would be an issue, though. Hrm...

Hrm... I wonder if you could burn water... it's made up of two highly flammable elements... I suppose you'd have to ionize it somehow first, to separate them.

[LaZodiac]

My use of science here has mostly consisted of the concept of heat transfer. :smallamused: Superheating steam isn't too hard (think most power plants that run off of fossil fuels or nuclear power), and spontaneous combustion is only slightly more difficult (in terms of energy) than setting things on fire via sparks or a flame.

Oxygen would be an issue, though. Hrm...

Hrm... I wonder if you could burn water... it's made up of two highly flammable elements... I suppose you'd have to ionize it somehow first, to separate them.

Well, at that point it stops becoming steam and starts becoming an ion blaster.

[HalfTangible]

Well, given that steam is a gas (and further state changes are much more difficult, as far as heating goes), yes... in theory. Actually lighting the fire might be more difficult, because you're using, well... water.

You might want to use superheated steam to heat a thin layer of metal from one side, and have your combustibles on the other side (touching the metal plate, naturally).


Hm... I'm not sure, but I'm curious what the answer is.


I know less science then Amidus, so I'll talk from my perspective of "sense".

It's water. It can't set things on fire. It can BURN things with scalding...scaldy-ness, but it can't set something on fire. It's water.


It can get hot enough but the fire can't actually start because burning requires oxygen and the steam will limit the oxygen available.

Okay, good. So there WOULD be a legitimate (albeit flimsy) reason for this weapon to exist...


My use of science here has mostly consisted of the concept of heat transfer. :smallamused: Superheating steam isn't too hard (think most power plants that run off of fossil fuels or nuclear power), and spontaneous combustion is only slightly more difficult (in terms of energy) than setting things on fire via sparks or a flame.

Oxygen would be an issue, though. Hrm...

Hrm... I wonder if you could burn water... it's made up of two highly flammable elements... I suppose you'd have to ionize it somehow first, to separate them.

Or put oil on top of it.


Well, at that point it stops becoming steam and starts becoming an ion blaster.

...........

Steampunk Ion Blaster, make it happen people!!

[Dimonite]

I dare everyone to say "I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit" five times quickly.

And, if you're brave, loudly.:smallamused:

... Is this meant to be difficult? :smallconfused: I did it the first try no problem - although I've been told I'm fairly good at tongue twisters of all sorts. In any case, it's got nothing on "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick."

[Amidus Drexel]

Well, at that point it stops becoming steam and starts becoming an ion blaster.

I'm liking this idea more and more... :smallcool: (technically, rocket fuel does this, but in reverse)


Okay, good. So there WOULD be a legitimate (albeit flimsy) reason for this weapon to exist...

Or put oil on top of it.

I mean, how realistic does it have to be? Use-it-in-RL realistic, or passes-in-D&D realistic?

Great Chicago Fire, here we come. :smallamused:

[Devmaar]

My use of science here has mostly consisted of the concept of heat transfer. :smallamused: Superheating steam isn't too hard (think most power plants that run off of fossil fuels or nuclear power), and spontaneous combustion is only slightly more difficult (in terms of energy) than setting things on fire via sparks or a flame.

Oxygen would be an issue, though. Hrm...

Hrm... I wonder if you could burn water... it's made up of two highly flammable elements... I suppose you'd have to ionize it somehow first, to separate them.

Well then you wouldn't be burning water, you'd be isolating Hydrogen and burning that...

[enderlord99]

... Is this meant to be difficult? :smallconfused: I did it the first try no problem - although I've been told I'm fairly good at tongue twisters of all sorts. In any case, it's got nothing on "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick."

Think about what would have happened if, hypothetically, you did mess it up. Hence the thing about "if you're brave, loudly."

EDIT: I also heard one about plucking pheasant feathers.

[Coidzor]

... Is this meant to be difficult? :smallconfused: I did it the first try no problem - although I've been told I'm fairly good at tongue twisters of all sorts. In any case, it's got nothing on "The sixth sick sheikh's sixth sheep's sick."

No, it's meant to be dirty. :smallconfused: Like most tongue twisters posed to people above the age of 6.


Question, pertaining to the viability of a weapon: If steam can get hot enough to get flesh off of bone, can it get hot enough to start a fire?

Steam can be raised well past Fahrenheit 451, as I recall.

Actually getting the book paper to ignite given that you're using steam on it is more problematic because it's a gas and fire requires oxygen.


Hrm... I actually like the dark. If there's no available light at all (so, literally pitch black), that's even better; it's a very cool feeling, not being able to see. Silence I don't find nearly as interesting, although it can be relaxing.

You people and being afraid of things. :smalltongue:

Well... there's things some do in the dark (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuM4AutOo0s)...

[Mutant Sheep]

Ugh. LIFE, guys. It does this thing, where you get all tired and exhausted but not willing to go to sleep. Grunt.:smallsigh:

[AsteriskAmp]

Ugh. LIFE, guys. It does this thing, where you get all tired and exhausted but not willing to go to sleep. Grunt.:smallsigh:It's probably the roulette rolling, that game always had that addictive spinning. The sheer random factor also helps.

[factotum]

Actually getting the book paper to ignite given that you're using steam on it is more problematic because it's a gas and fire requires oxygen.


If you could direct the steam on it in a narrow jet and move it around the paper, wouldn't that work? (The idea being you heat the paper to flashpoint then move the jet somewhere else--as soon as the air hits the hot paper, boom!).

[Teddy]

If you could direct the steam on it in a narrow jet and move it around the paper, wouldn't that work? (The idea being you heat the paper to flashpoint then move the jet somewhere else--as soon as the air hits the hot paper, boom!).

Should work at high enough temperatures. You could also mix 20% oxygen into the steam and it should ignite just fine. :smallwink:

[Amidus Drexel]

Steam can be raised well past Fahrenheit 451, as I recall.

Well... there's things some do in the dark (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuM4AutOo0s)...

Minor Nitpick: Paper spontaneously combusts at 451*C, not Fahrenheit. From what I understand, it was used for the name of the book because it sounded cooler.

...What movie is from? It seems vaguely familiar.

[Dave Halfbreed]

Daleks vs My Little Pony

Daleks: EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Pinkie Pie: Smile! Smile! Smile!

Daleks: SMILE! SMILE! SMILE!

[enderlord99]

Welcome To My Dalek Poetry Reading!!! This Is My Poem!!! It Is Called "Daffodils"!!! Exterminate Daffodils!!!

Roses are blue, violets are red, I have to go to the bathroom.

[LaZodiac]

Roses are red, violets are blue
I'm in love with you, and I forgot how to rhyme.

That's the best Antipoem I can think of :smalltongue:

[Amidus Drexel]

Roses are red, violets are blue
I'm in love with you, and I forgot how to rhyme.

That's the best Antipoem I can think of :smalltongue:

Anti-poems? My time to shine. :smallcool:

Haiku Haiku Hai
Haiku Haiku Haiku Hai
Haiku Haiku Hai

Roses are red, violets are violet
Poems are dumb, bacon is awesome.

Roses are flowers, violet is a light shade of purple
Rhyming is easy, except when you try to rhyme with one of the words that doesn't have any natural rhymes, such as purple.

I like iambic pentameter, though
It makes reading sentences kind of hard;
Especially if the words used don't fit. :smallamused:

This stanza has four lines
This line has five words
This poem has one stanza
This rhyme doesn't quite work

BA BC AB
BA BB AC
BA BA
BD CB
BA CD BC

...okay, I'm done.

[enderlord99]

My!
Our
Radishes
are
Often
greeN.
Shouldn't they be BLue¿

[HalfTangible]

(this ain't mine)

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I have Alzheimers,
Roses are red.

[AsteriskAmp]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I have Tourette's
Screw you

[enderlord99]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b9/MagrittePipe.jpg
Ce n'est pas non plus un tableau. Il n'est pas une image de l'ordinateur: c'est du texte.

Roses are red,
violets are blue,
I have MPD,
and a bunch of other conditions.

[AsteriskAmp]

Roses are grey
Violets are grey
I have Monochromacy

[AtlanteanTroll]

I like the one that ends with "I am a dog" better. :smalltongue:

*yawns* *cracks neck*

It's 2:27 on a Saturday and I only just woke up a few minutes ago. I was out till 12:30 smoking hookah and went to bed at 4:30 last night. Spring Break is a beautiful thing and it's only just started. I miss not having been around here, but I've been so busy with making college decisions and winning a rotary speech contest.

Is this place still cool?

[Amidus Drexel]

Is this place still cool?

Nah, we killed all the cool people. We're what's left. :smalltongue:

[AtlanteanTroll]

Nah, we killed all the cool people. We're what's left. :smalltongue:

Well damn. Time to bust out the inner necromancer.

[AsteriskAmp]

I like the one that ends with "I am a dog" better. :smalltongue:I dissected it.

*yawns* *cracks neck*

It's 2:27 on a SaturdayThe regular crowd shuffles in.
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and Gin

C/F/G C/F/G


and I only just woke up a few minutes ago. I was out till 12:30 smoking hookah and went to bed at 4:30 last night. Spring Break is a beautiful thing and it's only just started. I miss not having been around here, but I've been so busy with making college decisions and winning a rotary speech contest.

Is this place still cool?It went considerably heated until it cooled off into an almost Arctic level before restarting.

Nah, we killed all the cool people. We're what's left. :smalltongue:Where "we" will many times indicate a single individual.

[Falling]

Roses are red,
Some Tulips are too,
Violets are VIOLET,
They're not close to blue!

[AtlanteanTroll]

I dissected it.
You monster.


The regular crowd shuffles in.
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and Gin

C/F/G C/F/G
Don't you dare mock the Piano Man. :smalltongue:


It went considerably heated until it cooled off into an almost Arctic level before restarting.
It? You heated the forumites? Interesting.

[AsteriskAmp]

Roses are red,
Some Tulips are too,
Violets are VIOLET,
They're not close to blue!
Roses are red
Some are white
Black and blue
Some are violet
and indigo too.

Rafflesia are red
Violets are blue
Here, have at you (http://sindianavisions.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/common-blue-violet-1.jpg)


You monster.I've been hearing that quite a lot in a consistent basis as of late.


Don't you dare mock the Piano Man. :smalltongue:Don't you dare mock him tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for some harmonies
And he's got us feelin' alright


It? You heated the forumites? Interesting.I do not claim responsibility, and you said this place, not this people.

[Amidus Drexel]

I dissected it.
The regular crowd shuffles in.
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and Gin

C/F/G C/F/G

Where "we" will many times indicate a single individual.

I see your C/F/G and raise you a G/C/D. :smalltongue:

I'm going to go with all of the possible meanings for this one.


Roses are red,
Some Tulips are too,
Violets are VIOLET,
They're not close to blue!

Well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum), closer to blue than it is to say, red.

[AsteriskAmp]

I see your C/F/G and raise you a G/C/D. :smalltongue:

I'm going to go with all of the possible meanings for this one.
I then follow D/G/A

Or C/F/G G/C/D D/G/A Am/Dm/G/C/F/Bm/E

[Mutant Sheep]

Roses are red
Some are white
Black and blue
Some are violet
and indigo too.

Rafflesia are red
Violets are blue
Here, have at you (http://sindianavisions.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/common-blue-violet-1.jpg)

I do not claim responsibility, and you said this place, not this people.Heh. *wants ALL Roses are red poems to die, not just the original*

I dunno. I think I've gotten hotter. :smallamused:

[Dave Halfbreed]

So then the monk says "That's the last time I play patty-cake"! Get it?

[AtlanteanTroll]

I dunno. I think I've gotten hotter. :smallamused:

*face-palm*

I seriously doubt that what with the record snowfall in your state last weekend. :smalltongue:

[AsteriskAmp]

Heh. *wants ALL Roses are red poems to die, not just the original*

I dunno. I think I've gotten hotter. :smallamused:Rafflesias are consistently red,
Venus flytraps consistently white
A madmen's hate
Is for life


Wool tends to have that effect when left to accumulate.


So then the monk says "That's the last time I play patty-cake"! Get it?

Wizard with Shocking Grasp?

[Mutant Sheep]

*face-palm*

I seriously doubt that what with the record snowfall in your state last weekend. :smalltongue:Hea yeah, but it was pathetic all the same. Weak snow is weak, man.


Rafflesias are consistently red,
Venus flytraps consistently white
A madmen's hate
Is for life


Wool tends to have that effect when left to accumulate.*hates all the Lanky's forevers*

*sads about his haircut.*

*misses his mad flow*

[AsteriskAmp]

Hea yeah, but it was pathetic all the same. Weak snow is weak, man.Off to Siberia you go!

*hates all the Lanky's forevers*
The poor man had to survive stabbing, insane GMs and the police probably has to has his address as favourite on their GPS what did the poor man do?

*sads about his haircut.*

*misses his mad flow**Promotes hair growth tonic that's totally not a scam.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Hea yeah, but it was pathetic all the same. Weak snow is weak, man.
Wasn't that weak man. And damn if it wasn't cold.

[Amidus Drexel]

I then follow D/G/A

Or C/F/G G/C/D D/G/A Am/Dm/G/C/F/Bm/E

...You're going to make me go get a guitar to see what all of that sounds like together, aren't you?

I counter with F#m7add9/Bm/C/Em7



*sads about his haircut.*


Haircuts are bad.

[AsteriskAmp]

...You're going to make me go get a guitar to see what all of that sounds like together, aren't you?

I counter with F#m7add9/Bm/C/Em7The first three parts will end up being merely key changes modulations, C to G to D to A to Am; the last part is the standard modulation of Major to Minor; the first one is going to be the scale-ish part of Piano Man between verses, you then raise the pitch and again and again and then you enter the modulation from Major to Minor which can be heard in Theme of Love Story [Where do I begin] (the second part, from "She fills my life" to "it's always there") or is essentially the entirety of one of the Aleluyas (though that wouldn't be helpful seeing as how they are called Hallelujah or Aleluya and I can't find a video of it).

That progression seems proggy, I can't quite make the sound of it since I'm away from keyboard and FL Studio is not the best substitute for hearing how a progression goes around.

I do however parry with Am/ Em7#9 / Fmaj7 / Cmaj7 / Bmin7 / Hendrix's
and riposte with Am7 / Em7 / D / C / G / D / Cadd9 / - /

[factotum]

Roses are grey
Violets are grey
I have Monochromacy

Many years ago when I used to play World of Warcraft one of the undead faction emotes was very similar:

Roses are grey
Violets are grey
I'm dead and colour-blind!

[Drakeburn]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm so sick and tired of all this poetry
I want to eat a toaster :smallannoyed:

[AsteriskAmp]

Many years ago when I used to play World of Warcraft one of the undead faction emotes was very similar:

Roses are grey
Violets are grey
I'm dead and colour-blind!
Do their eyes even... are...not rotten?

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm so sick and tired of all this poetry
I want to eat a toaster :smallannoyed:Ironically that'd be considered poetry as well...

[enderlord99]

There once was a man from Peru
whose poems always ended at line 2.

[LaZodiac]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm so sick and tired of all this poetry
I want to eat a toaster :smallannoyed:

Sorry :smalltongue:

So, I bought Bioshock: BUT IN THE SKY today. Will play it after beating Ratchet and Clank 2. It looks nifty though!

[Deathkeeper]

Sorry :smalltongue:

So, I bought Bioshock: BUT IN THE SKY today. Will play it after beating Ratchet and Clank 2. It looks nifty though!

My friend got it at release and was so obsessive that he beat it already. Apparently it's worth its (three?) delays.

[Falling]

UUUUUUUHN. Well, had my brain explosion for the day... I need Google and smarter people to fix this...

[Dave Halfbreed]

I wonder what a game based on a Coleman Francis movie would look like. How do you game pointless wandering around deserts of California?

[LaZodiac]

I wonder what a game based on a Coleman Francis movie would look like. How do you game pointless wandering around deserts of California?

Point and Click Adventure Games that are completely vague about what to click at.

[Dave Halfbreed]

Point and Click Adventure Games that are completely vague about what to click at.

Your Mission: Flag on the Moon. How'd it get there?

[AsteriskAmp]

Your Mission: Flag on the Moon. How'd it get there?Soviet Space Mission.

[Amidus Drexel]

The first three parts will end up being merely key changes modulations, C to G to D to A to Am; the last part is the standard modulation of Major to Minor; the first one is going to be the scale-ish part of Piano Man between verses, you then raise the pitch and again and again and then you enter the modulation from Major to Minor which can be heard in Theme of Love Story [Where do I begin] (the second part, from "She fills my life" to "it's always there") or is essentially the entirety of one of the Aleluyas (though that wouldn't be helpful seeing as how they are called Hallelujah or Aleluya and I can't find a video of it).

That progression seems proggy, I can't quite make the sound of it since I'm away from keyboard and FL Studio is not the best substitute for hearing how a progression goes around.

I do however parry with Am/ Em7#9 / Fmaj7 / Cmaj7 / Bmin7 / Hendrix's
and riposte with Am7 / Em7 / D / C / G / D / Cadd9 / - /

Ah, okay. I'd gotten the key modulations, but I never got around to playing the last progression...

It is how I remember a particular King Crimson song going; looking back at it, I'm confident I've got the chords in the wrong order, and I may have the F# one off a bit. It's been a long time since I played Epitaph - good song, though.

Ah, I can't beat Jimi, and I don't want to try and figure out more Fripp chords for my dodge and counterstrike. :smallamused:

[HalfTangible]

Your Mission: Flag on the Moon. How'd it get there?

Better question.

How did the PLAYER get there to see it?

[Coidzor]

Sorry :smalltongue:

So, I bought Bioshock: BUT IN THE SKY today. Will play it after beating Ratchet and Clank 2. It looks nifty though!

Spoiler warning: Sometimes you can actually *CHOOSE* to murder people in the face rather than having to always do it as a matter of course.

:smallbiggrin: This, of course, makes murdering them in the face all the sweeter.

BWAMUAHAHAHAHAHA! Mine is an evil laugh.


Better question.

How did the PLAYER get there to see it?

The PLAYER is a Grue.

[LaZodiac]

Spoiler warning: Sometimes you can actually *CHOOSE* to murder people in the face rather than having to always do it as a matter of course.

:smallbiggrin: This, of course, makes murdering them in the face all the sweeter.

BWAMUAHAHAHAHAHA! Mine is an evil laugh.

I read the spoiler! It wasn't actually that bad. Please don't tempt me though, I'd rather not have plots spoiled. I DO like that though. Bioshock 2 had the same thing, though it was kind of wiggly in that atleast one of the choices between "spare or kill" was totally skewed.

I'm talking about the brain man. It's a false moral quandary because if you kill him, it's considered bad according to what your daughter feels, but good because it's a mercy kill. However, that's also kind of the POINT since, your reasons for killing someone doesn't mean people who see you do it will understand your reasoning.

[DraPrime]

*omnomnom*

Chocolate! Yay!

[AsteriskAmp]

Ah, okay. I'd gotten the key modulations, but I never got around to playing the last progression... It's the "Standard" Major to Minor modulation; at least as far as piano composing goes. Every single book on harmony I've read confirmed it.

Probably because it's both versatile and straightforward. It's a jump around 5th which can be selectively eliminated to produce varying results. Though music in general can be called jumping around 5ths and selectively eliminating except jazz which is jumping around 5ths BUT in reverse (so 4ths).

It is how I remember a particular King Crimson song going; looking back at it, I'm confident I've got the chords in the wrong order, and I may have the F# one off a bit. It's been a long time since I played Epitaph - good song, though.That one is more likely to be an 11th, added 9th is not common to minor + 7th.

Though with the uncorrected version it did manage to create a rather interesting cadence I've been playing around in the meantime; particularly good for adding a synth pattern to it and running it as electronic.

Ah, I can't beat Jimi, and I don't want to try and figure out more Fripp chords for my dodge and counterstrike. :smallamused: I meant the Hendrix chord, pretty common for most of the psychodelic rock songs of the 60 or 70s; it was the main verse from Hocus Pocus by Focus. Introduce yodelling just because in a descent of 5th dissociated partway through (a descent virtually identical to Minchin's Fat Children)

The second part is the opening to Hornsby "The way it is"; a much more calm jazz modulation in relation to the more aggressive psychedelic rock progression.


*omnomnom*

Chocolate! Yay!Chocolate!

Because a 5 day holiday is not awesome enough; you get to end feasting with something so absolutely sublime.

[Amidus Drexel]

It's the "Standard" Major to Minor modulation; at least as far as piano composing goes. Every single book on harmony I've read confirmed it.

Probably because it's both versatile and straightforward. It's a jump around 5th which can be selectively eliminated to produce varying results. Though music in general can be called jumping around 5ths and selectively eliminating except jazz which is jumping around 5ths BUT in reverse (so 4ths).

That one is more likely to be an 11th, added 9th is not common to minor + 7th

I meant the Hendrix chord, pretty common for most of the psychodelic rock songs of the 60 or 70s; it was the main verse from Hocus Pocus by Focus. Introduce yodelling just because in a descent of 5th dissociated partway through (a descent virtually identical to Minchin's Fat Children)

The second part is the opening to Hornsby "The way it is"; a much more calm jazz modulation in relation to the more aggressive psychedelic rock progression.

*shrug* I'm only but so well versed in music theory; I'll take your word for it.

Heh, pretty much. And that is why jazz is awesome.

Well, "normal" chords and Fripp do not go together frequently, but I'll look it up again to see what it actually is. (along with the rest of the progression...) Here we go: Em/F#m(aug5)(add4)/Am/B(aug5)/B ... That would be the 11th, wouldn't it?So, I rather butchered the original chord (and progression) with my first post of it...

Ah, okay. Yes, the wonderful Em7#9 chord. I love Focus! It's pretty hard to beat yodeling in a good prog song. :smallcool:

[AsteriskAmp]

*shrug* I'm only but so well versed in music theory; I'll take your word for it.Standard harmony theory is essentially a formalization (and much wider) of chord concepts. It starts exploring the simple formulas, the Ice Cream progression and the 1-4-5 pop swears by and explains their working through interval... and then magic happens and it totally makes sense to have a minor 9 with added 13 on a dissonant 11/9th of a chord in the Neapolitan scale.

Heh, pretty much. And that is why jazz is awesome.That and just sometimes outright ignoring those rules and doing something insane. Uehara style (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wbeSH8jDM&list=HL1364701914). (Near the ending the alternation in the duet for the machine gun of repeated full chords is just ridiculous and amazing.)

Well, "normal" chords and Fripp do not go together frequently, but I'll look it up again to see what it actually is. (along with the rest of the progression...) Here we go: Em/F#m(aug5)(add4)/Am/B(aug5)/B So, I rather butchered the original chord (and progression) with my first post of it...It seems I was correct, partially... add 4 is the same as add9, though aug5 does take away a part of the mystique, since you essentially have a D chord inversion; making the progression a fulltone descent, a 5th ascent and then doing a play around another fulltone ascent and a shift in 5th which is really an inversion doing a root change edited to look like a extension change.

Ah, okay. Yes, the wonderful Em7#9 chord. I love Focus! It's pretty hard to beat yodeling in a good prog song. :smallcool:It's the utter bare insanity of it alongside the singing with flute playing and whistling that makes them as amazing as they are.

[Coidzor]

I read the spoiler! It wasn't actually that bad. Please don't tempt me though, I'd rather not have plots spoiled. I DO like that though. Bioshock 2 had the same thing, though it was kind of wiggly in that atleast one of the choices between "spare or kill" was totally skewed.

I'm talking about the brain man. It's a false moral quandary because if you kill him, it's considered bad according to what your daughter feels, but good because it's a mercy kill. However, that's also kind of the POINT since, your reasons for killing someone doesn't mean people who see you do it will understand your reasoning.

I'm not talking about the spare or kill choices, though, is the thing. :smallwink:

This music discussion really should not feel like listening to people converse in Spanish after forgetting half of what I learned of the language. Oy Gevalt.

[Amidus Drexel]

Standard harmony theory is essentially a formalization (and much wider) of chord concepts. It starts exploring the simple formulas, the Ice Cream progression and the 1-4-5 pop swears by and explains their working through interval... and then magic happens and it totally makes sense to have a minor 9 with added 13 on a dissonant 11/9th of a chord in the Neapolitan scale.

That and just sometimes outright ignoring those rules and doing something insane. Uehara style (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wbeSH8jDM&list=HL1364701914). (Near the ending the alternation in the duet for the machine gun of repeated full chords is just ridiculous and amazing.)

It seems I was correct, partially... add 4 is the same as add9, though aug5 does take away a part of the mystique, since you essentially have a D chord inversion; making the progression a fulltone descent, a 5th ascent and then doing a play around another fulltone ascent and a shift in 5th which is really an inversion doing a root change edited to look like a extension change.

It's the utter bare insanity of it alongside the singing with flute playing and whistling that makes them as amazing as they are.

I'll stick to my natural minor and harmonic minor scales, thank you. :smalltongue: ...Isn't that last chord just playing all the notes of the scale at the same time?

Cool duet! Well, rules were made to be broken. :smallamused:

I think you mean add4 is the same as add11. :smallwink: How would we write that as a D chord? (D(add6)/F#, it looks like). A slightly simpler way of writing it, although not indicative of the manner it's played in the song. I wonder how I would fret the original chord I had? Hrm...

The videos of them playing live are even better; the vocalist's expression is priceless.



This music discussion really should not feel like listening to people converse in Spanish after forgetting half of what I learned of the language. Oy Gevalt.

Oh, shush, I'll go to sleep eventually. :smalltongue:

[AsteriskAmp]

I'll stick to my natural minor and harmonic minor scales, thank you. :smalltongue: ...Isn't that last chord just playing all the notes of the scale at the same time?You forgot the pentatonics!

Yes.


Cool duet! Well, rules were made to be broken. :smallamused:All Japanese musicians are functionally insane. All jazz pianists are eccentric. All Japanese jazz pianists are eccentric insane geniuses. Another example would be Ozone which is less insane in technique and more in ensemble.

But you've got to understand why they were made in the first place though. It's normally the first phrase in most of the jazz theory books I've read.

I think you mean add4 is the same as add11. :smallwink: How would we write that as a D chord? (D(add6)/F#, it looks like). A slightly simpler way of writing it, although not indicative of the manner it's played in the song. I wonder how I would fret the original chord I had? Hrm...Yes, my first theory was in 11th and my mentioning gets it wrong.

Yah, Dadd6/F# or simply D(add6) and let the melody or the bottom staff give the expression for the bass. All fake books will outright give you the simplest chord and hope you notice the melody and harmony patterns to get the correct bass (In piano this is, apart from the root, 2 or 3 other keys; so by the end of a piece you practically have either scribbled everything in slash notation or memorised the chord voicing. Two days of playing jazz piano in bars and you no longer need books to play for 5 hours+).

I can't help with frets, but in voicing I did the left hand on (F# A C# E G#) [probably tearing my hand in the process of playing it] to do a chromatic movement of root downwards to a (F A# C# F) [the F and A movement is simultaneous and equal, the C doesn't move, the E collapses one semitone upwards so you can slide it] and then do another semitone downwards to (E G C) before doing a minor last semitone of extension descent on (E G B) then I play the root on a chromatic back to F# and repeat.

So I'd advise having as roots F#-F-E-E. Though I have reduced experience in the field of guitar fingering and fretting; mainly reduced to my ability to play enough of it to hear how something would be timbre-ed on it if writing for something bigger.



The videos of them playing live are even better; the vocalist's expression is priceless.The old ones are amusing. The newer ones are hilarious mainly due to the vocalist/organist/flautist new size.


Oh, shush, I'll go to sleep eventually. :smalltongue:And then reawaken with a new chord, one the world isn't prepared to see. THE MYSTIC CHORD WHICH SHALL END THE WORLD AT THE FOOT OF THe HIMaLAYAs!!!

[TaiLiu]

All Japanese musicians are functionally insane. All jazz pianists are eccentric. All Japanese jazz pianists are eccentric insane geniuses. Another example would be Ozone which is less insane in technique and more in ensemble.
Hm. Any real life examples?

[AsteriskAmp]

Hm. Any real life examples?Uehara as shown before is (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNERXOx8SSI)a mad genius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJhNdIqHGjA); looking at her while playing is this spasmodic gal in another place completely jumping around. And then you have absolutely brilliant pieces of serenity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGy3E-2zzNM). In a concert in Russia she incorporates an annoying cellphone ringtone to her improvisation (The 2011, May 13 concert; it appears to have been taken down). Her duet with Akiko Yano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wbeSH8jDM&list=HL1364701914)also goes to prove the point, Japanese Jazz Musicians are amazing and insane (Yano also does J-Pop, which while enjoyable is not as good to me as her jazz).

Makoto Ozone; early on collaborations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3BXWy4IRNc) with celebrated vibraphonist Gary Burton; has an ensemble called No Name Horses. Absolute (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUKNI-2_Bdg) genius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNgIS6Drtts).

Keiko Matsui is another amazing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzqsWxau_gI) example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdfN9KeSzs).

For eccentricness... there is little need for proof if one ever goes to a jazz concert; even in auditorium and concert hall level, there is a given degree of insanity. From Michel Camilo walking around and going for a glass of water while there is a drum solo, to Laboriel's jumping on his chair while playing a bass solo; Uehara appearing to have seizures, Corea... just... him, Burton and his grip...

[TaiLiu]

Hm. YouTube videos don't actually function well on this computer, but I'll take your word for it.

[AsteriskAmp]

Hm. YouTube videos don't actually function well on this computer, but I'll take your word for it.Uehara - Old Castle by the River in the Middle of the Forest (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x48bjl_hiromi-uehara-old-castle-by-the-riv_music#.UVfWQ5NQFnY)

Can't really find alternate sources for the other videos sadly. I'm sure there are somewhere but I wouldn't be able to vouch for the legality of such methods.

[TaiLiu]

Uehara - Old Castle by the River in the Middle of the Forest (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x48bjl_hiromi-uehara-old-castle-by-the-riv_music#.UVfWQ5NQFnY)

Can't really find alternate sources for the other videos sadly. I'm sure there are somewhere but I wouldn't be able to vouch for the legality of such methods.
Oh! I really appreciate your assistance, but when I said that YouTube wasn't good, I meant that this computer is mute. I can't hear anything.

[factotum]

Do their eyes even... are...not rotten?

Their eyes appear in-game as glowing (usually yellow) holes, so they're probably magic or something. :smallsmile:

[Killer Angel]

Happy Easter Egg Hunt!

[Amidus Drexel]

You forgot the pentatonics!

I can't help with frets, but in voicing I did the left hand on (F# A C# E G#) [probably tearing my hand in the process of playing it] to do a chromatic movement of root downwards to a (F A# C# F) [the F and A movement is simultaneous and equal, the C doesn't move, the E collapses one semitone upwards so you can slide it] and then do another semitone downwards to (E G C) before doing a minor last semitone of extension descent on (E G B) then I play the root on a chromatic back to F# and repeat.

So I'd advise having as roots F#-F-E-E. Though I have reduced experience in the field of guitar fingering and fretting; mainly reduced to my ability to play enough of it to hear how something would be timbre-ed on it if writing for something bigger.

And then reawaken with a new chord, one the world isn't prepared to see. THE MYSTIC CHORD WHICH SHALL END THE WORLD AT THE FOOT OF THe HIMaLAYAs!!!

Indeed I did. Hell, I use those for just about everything.

Some chords are easier to play on a guitar, and some are easier to play on a piano, for sure.

Interesting... Hrm...

Adding an F as a root note on a guitar chord is diabolical in standard tuning (although it's not as bad if there isn't much to fret on the other strings or if it's a barre chord), and can be much easier or slightly harder in drop tunings (largely depending on the chord). I'll have to mess around with it some to get it to work...

THE LAST CHORD TO SOUND THE CRY OF ARMAGEDDON! I SUMMON THEE, FOUR MUSICIANS OF THE APOCALYPSE!

[AsteriskAmp]

Their eyes appear in-game as glowing (usually yellow) holes, so they're probably magic or something. :smallsmile:One wonders why they made them colour-blind if they are using magic already to give them sight...

Specially in a game where a good number of things is colour coded for convenience.

Some chords are easier to play on a guitar, and some are easier to play on a piano, for sure.Depends on background I'd say more than chord. A piano student taught in C will be useless when introduced to more interesting extensions and to chords like B or D# and to the more exotic scales. One taught in B will have a much better adapting.

Interesting... Hrm...

Adding an F as a root note on a guitar chord is diabolical in standard tuning (although it's not as bad if there isn't much to fret on the other strings or if it's a barre chord), and can be much easier or slightly harder in drop tunings (largely depending on the chord). I'll have to mess around with it some to get it to work...You could simply transpose two or so whole tones up to not have to go through an F root.

THE LAST CHORD TO SOUND THE CRY OF ARMAGEDDON! I SUMMON THEE, FOUR MUSICIANS OF THE APOCALYPSE!THE HEIR OF SCRIABIN RISES AT LAST!!

[enderlord99]

I'm guessing everyone else thinks this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7DV-m4y1Pw) sucks? I like it, personally.

[Mutant Sheep]

I'm guessing everyone else thinks this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7DV-m4y1Pw) sucks? I like it, personally.

Seems like a fantasyish Pokemon song with trumpets. :smalltongue: I think it's good.

@v Like, STUCK stuck, or poked? Euuugh. :smalleek: *has been awake for longer haha*

[AtlanteanTroll]

Today is not my day. I've been up for approximately 35 minutes and I've already broken the hair dryer and accidentally stuck my finger in my eye.

[enderlord99]

Seems like a fantasyish Pokemon song with trumpets.
Huh... I didn't notice the Pokemonishness (although the fantasyness is obvious), but you're right, it kinda does.

I think it's good.
Yay! Surprise agreement!

[Qwertystop]

Seems like a fantasyish Pokemon song with trumpets. :smalltongue: I think it's good.

@v Like, STUCK stuck, or poked? Euuugh. :smalleek: *has been awake for longer haha*
Implication that Pokemon music doesn't have trumpets.
I assume you never played RSE?

[Amidus Drexel]

Depends on background I'd say more than chord. A piano student taught in C will be useless when introduced to more interesting extensions and to chords like B or D# and to the more exotic scales. One taught in B will have a much better adapting.

You could simply transpose two or so whole tones up to not have to go through an F root.

THE HEIR OF SCRIABIN RISES AT LAST!!

I meant in a spatial manner; playing a triad of notes each a major 2nd apart is almost impossible to fret on a guitar (in standard tuning, anyway... one can always tune the instrument oddly to make it work), but is relatively simple on a piano. Likewise, duplicating guitar chords on a piano can be challenging.

(or I could restructure the chord completely...)

FOR THE POWERS OF CHAOS SHALL LIVE ONCE MORE!


I'm guessing everyone else thinks this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7DV-m4y1Pw) sucks? I like it, personally.

Eh, the rhythm of the brassy parts is getting on my nerves a bit. It wouldn't if the whole ensemble was playing in 12/8, but... It's a bit repetitive, and not in a good way. It's not awful, though. 5.5/10

ION: Well, we were supposed to leave on vacation early this morning... I predicted we'd get out of here much later (like 10am), and it is now approaching 12:30pm and we are still here.

I still think even I could have organized this better.

[enderlord99]

Implication that Pokemon music doesn't have trumpets.
I assume you never played RSE?

Considering the most notable trumpet-music in that generation (which is my favorite generation, by the way) is in the aftergame (battle frontier, specifically), I wouldn't hold it against him.

[Qwertystop]

Considering the most notable trumpet-music in that generation (which is my favorite generation, by the way) is in the aftergame (battle frontier, specifically), I wouldn't hold it against him.

Really? Seemed to me that it always has way too much brass.

[Mutant Sheep]

RSE was my first actual generation, and I liked it. Beat the Elite Four, had my Toxic using Skamory, and decided I went far enough. I got Emerald later, went to the Battle Frontier and decided that the place sucked and I prefered my vague memories of playing Crystal. :smallamused: As far as music goes... I remember very little. It was mehy music.

[DraPrime]

My goodness...so much food. Dad brought out the Calvados. Too much to eat and drink this Easter. I'm gonna explode. Someone save me. :smalleek:

[Amidus Drexel]

RSE was my first actual generation, and I liked it. Beat the Elite Four, had my Toxic using Skamory, and decided I went far enough. I got Emerald later, went to the Battle Frontier and decided that the place sucked and I prefered my vague memories of playing Crystal. :smallamused:

Gen 3 was the best for gameplay, I think, and it had a lot of pokemon without flooding the game with them. (I mean, over 600? What the hell? :smallconfused:). I prefer Gen 1, just for all the glitches :smallcool: , but Gen 2 isn't bad. (although the "plot" (as much plot as those games really had) was confusing).

[Mutant Sheep]

My goodness...so much food. Dad brought out the Calvados. Too much to eat and drink this Easter. I'm gonna explode. Someone save me. :smalleek:

Aba aiegh aboboaga! It is DP! SUMMON CURLY. *sets up summoning circle, fetches popcorn, eagerly awaits reading rest of thread*

Pokemon:I love Johto, because.... TV show. Dear god, Johto was awesome. Then came Hoenn....:smallyuk: Now, gamewise, I didn't have any real problems with Ruby. Just didn't find it too interesting, and I didn't really oppose Magma's "Let'sa blow up the everything", because why not, Zigzagoon is a THING here!:smalleek:

[AsteriskAmp]

Really? Seemed to me that it always has way too much brass.Strings, pokemon music is overloaded with strings rather than brass. The later themes did get a heavy load of it. But early pokemon was essentially strings all over the place and one trumpet playing the main melody.

I meant in a spatial manner; playing a triad of notes each a major 2nd apart is almost impossible to fret on a guitar (in standard tuning, anyway... one can always tune the instrument oddly to make it work), but is relatively simple on a piano. Likewise, duplicating guitar chords on a piano can be challenging.Guitar chords such as? :smallamused:


(or I could restructure the chord completely...)Or the progression (inb4 scale, mode tuning, harmonic precepts, entirety of music)


FOR THE POWERS OF CHAOS SHALL LIVE ONCE MORE!MYSTERIUM!!



ION: Well, we were supposed to leave on vacation early this morning... I predicted we'd get out of here much later (like 10am), and it is now approaching 12:30pm and we are still here.

I still think even I could have organized this better.
The driver remains asleep?

Gen 3 was the best for gameplay, I think, and it had a lot of pokemon without flooding the game with them. (I mean, over 600? What the hell? :smallconfused:). I prefer Gen 1, just for all the glitches :smallcool: , but Gen 2 isn't bad. (although the "plot" (as much plot as those games really had) was confusing).“When Oedipus reached Thebes, he encountered a Sphinx. “If you want to pass this point alive, you must answer my riddle: What goes on for legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening”, the Sphinx asked. Oedipus pondered for a moment. “Probably one of those new Pokemon”, he finally replied. “There’s like 600 of them, I’d be surprised if one of them DOESN’T change it’s number of legs whilst evolving”. “Fair enough, man”, spoke the Sphinx. “I can’t reasonably expect you to remember all of their names. You may pass.”

[DraPrime]

Aba aiegh aboboaga! It is DP! SUMMON CURLY. *sets up summoning circle, fetches popcorn, eagerly awaits reading rest of thread*

Errr, yes, it is me. Am I some sort of rare creature?:smallconfused:

[AsteriskAmp]

Errr, yes, it is me. Am I some sort of rare creature?:smallconfused:A seasonal predator who becomes mystic during the times it disappears.

Akin to the mythical bear during winter where he is nowhere to be found.

[Mutant Sheep]

Errr, yes, it is me. Am I some sort of rare creature?:smallconfused:

No, I just don't want to miss out on the engaging 3 page long post conversations you and Curly have. Random medieval things are FUN when it's you guys, xD. (Why cant history classes just be two educated people debating each other as others watch? It seems more efficent, and definitely more interesting.:smalltongue:)

But yeah, you are kinda rare. There's only one of you and you rarely show up due to suffering from having-a-life-itis, but when you do, cool conversations happen. :smallbiggrin:

[Amidus Drexel]

Guitar chords such as? :smallamused:

The driver remains asleep?

One fretted like either of these, for example:
e------0--
B------0--
G-11---4--
D-9----2--
A-6----3--
E------0--


The first has a large difference in pitch, (a triad with flat 6th and then a 5th above that; that won't be easy to play with one hand), and the second has two strings that ring at exactly the same pitch. (the doubling is impossible to do on a piano without detuning it or using an instrument with multiple keyboards). If you want to use two hands for the first, make the rest of the strings open notes. (which would make it much slightly easier to play, I think).

No, we're all awake; I was the last one up (at 9:30am), and was probably the most ready to leave.

[DraPrime]

No, I just don't want to miss out on the engaging 3 page long post conversations you and Curly have. Random medieval things are FUN when it's you guys, xD. (Why cant history classes just be two educated people debating each other as others watch? It seems more efficent, and definitely more interesting.:smalltongue:)

But yeah, you are kinda rare. There's only one of you and you rarely show up due to suffering from having-a-life-itis, but when you do, cool conversations happen. :smallbiggrin:

Ah, well then sadly I must disappear again. A friend got me Heart of the Swarm for my birthday, and I can only play it now because I gave up video games for Lent. Time to play my favorite game series of all time! :smallbiggrin:

[Mutant Sheep]

Ah, well then sadly I must disappear again. A friend got me Heart of the Swarm for my birthday, and I can only play it now because I gave up video games for Lent. Time to play my favorite game series of all time! :smallbiggrin:

My computer picked the best time of the year to clonk out. Ever.:smallbiggrin:

[LaZodiac]

Gen 3 was the best for gameplay, I think, and it had a lot of pokemon without flooding the game with them. (I mean, over 600? What the hell? :smallconfused:). I prefer Gen 1, just for all the glitches :smallcool: , but Gen 2 isn't bad. (although the "plot" (as much plot as those games really had) was confusing).

I will note, due to the physical special split of Gen 4, as well as the changes Gen 5 and up have done to the series, they feature MUCH better gameplay, and I encourage you to play them!

[absolmorph]

Gen 3 was the best for gameplay, I think, and it had a lot of pokemon without flooding the game with them. (I mean, over 600? What the hell? :smallconfused:). I prefer Gen 1, just for all the glitches :smallcool: , but Gen 2 isn't bad. (although the "plot" (as much plot as those games really had) was confusing).
I think the mechanics of Gen 4 battling are by far preferable to the earlier generations, regardless of how many Pokemon there are. It bugged me so much when I found out my Absol's nice Attack stat was wasted every time I used Crunch on the E4. The Physical/Special split was a fantastic thing.
Playing earlier generations has become difficult because I've never managed to remember if some of the types I use less are special or physical. I mean, I still destroy the AI, but it's kind of painful how hard remembering that stuff is.

I kind of understand the distaste for the plethora of Pokemon in the current generations, but I actually prefer it. Having a broad arsenal with weapons suited to specific, varied, purposes has always been my preference.

[Mutant Sheep]

I kind of understand the distaste for the plethora of Pokemon in the current generations, but I actually prefer it. Having a broad arsenal with weapons suited to specific, varied, purposes has always been my preference.But they don't look like Pokemon anymore!:smallfrown:

[AsteriskAmp]

One fretted like either of these, for example:
e------0--...........E3
B------0--...........B3
G-11---4--....F#4....B3
D-9----2--....B3.....E3
A-6----3--....D#3....C3
E------0--...........E2


The first has a large difference in pitch, (a triad with flat 6th and then a 5th above that; that won't be easy to play with one hand)A five fret distance isn't small by any measure however. As it is, it would be painful in piano for playing it like a block (for smaller hands you'd need to do the B3 D#3 first and then, using the B# finger as a balancing point move the thumb to the F#4 for a split second broken chord); however, playing it arpeggiated is considerably easier (and more akin to how it would sound in a guitar). However there is no reason not to do D#3 and B3 with the left hand and keep the right hand on the F#4 underneath the melody.

And the second has two strings that ring at exactly the same pitch. (the doubling is impossible to do on a piano without detuning it or using an instrument with multiple keyboards). If you want to use two hands for the first, make the rest of the strings open notes. (which would make it much slightly easier to play, I think).However the doubling sound effect CAN be reproduced depending on what the doubling in there is meant to represent. If it is simultaneous sound then the doubling is useless since the two will be identical and will sound as if only there was one. If they were meant to be arpeggiated (as guitar chords almost always are) then the doubling is possible by committing a fast repetition of those two notes (you ABSOLUTELY need two hands for that second chord though, there is no way to cover an interval of E2 to B3 without extendible joints). You'd need to invest four fingers in the doubling of those two notes though to perfectly reproduce the effect, so it will be harder than a single strum.

HOWEVER. I was talking about chords, not specific voicing and that first chord is nothing but a modification of B to have the third moved downwards an octave. You can also name it in terms of D# as D#aug5 and considering the upper F# as either part of melody (in which case the right hand keeps it there) or part of harmony and letting it fall down to the 3rd octave rather than having it in the 4th.

The second chord is probably a Cmaj7 without it's 5th; or some obscure variation there-off because one only has 3 notes in reality; C E B, where the C and the B have no natural chord with both of them in it (needing extensions). Without melody or context that chord is undecipherable. Though a chromatic descend from the previous chord would comply with the root being C but I'm not sure how extensions and alterations would match up in this case.


No, we're all awake; I was the last one up (at 9:30am), and was probably the most ready to leave.You slept on the car?

But they don't look like Pokemon anymore!:smallfrown:Define pokemon...

I will note, due to the physical special split of Gen 4, as well as the changes Gen 5 and up have done to the series, they feature MUCH better gameplay, and I encourage you to play them!

I think the mechanics of Gen 4 battling are by far preferable to the earlier generations, regardless of how many Pokemon there are. It bugged me so much when I found out my Absol's nice Attack stat was wasted every time I used Crunch on the E4. The Physical/Special split was a fantastic thing.
Playing earlier generations has become difficult because I've never managed to remember if some of the types I use less are special or physical. I mean, I still destroy the AI, but it's kind of painful how hard remembering that stuff is.

I kind of understand the distaste for the plethora of Pokemon in the current generations, but I actually prefer it. Having a broad arsenal with weapons suited to specific, varied, purposes has always been my preference.
The idea of physical/special split was one of the great changes that made things make a lot more sense (which was partially counterbalanced by the insanity of abilities which were ok until Black and White decided to screw the players and start doing their dreamworld ability insanity [only time until wonderguard spiritomb and sableye become possible and common])

However, there was also a power creep, black and white pokemons are considerably more powerful in many and almost all regards to previous gen pokemons; with some of the most insane stat boosters as well appearing in it (tail glow +3 to sp. attacks!!?! SHELL BREAK). Old favourites are in some cases practically useless.

[LaZodiac]

But they don't look like Pokemon anymore!:smallfrown:

You're an idiot. What "defines" a pokemon? The new pokemon look like pokemon because they are pokemon.

And yes, there is a power creep. As someone who isn't big into the meta game I actually can't comment much on it :smallredface:

[DraPrime]

What "defines" a pokemon? The new pokemon look like pokemon because they are pokemon.

Indeed. The concept of pokemon is an ens per alia, therefore it may be constituted by many looks. :smalltongue:

[AsteriskAmp]

Indeed. The concept of pokemon is an ens per alia, therefore it may be constituted by many looks. :smalltongue:If Nintendo decided to make a bodybuilder hurling concrete pillars and calling it a pokemon it would be a pokemon... oh wait...

[absolmorph]

The idea of physical/special split was one of the great changes that made things make a lot more sense (which was partially counterbalanced by the insanity of abilities which were ok until Black and White decided to screw the players and start doing their dreamworld ability insanity [only time until wonderguard spiritomb and sableye become possible and common])

However, there was also a power creep, black and white pokemons are considerably more powerful in many and almost all regards to previous gen pokemons; with some of the most insane stat boosters as well appearing in it (tail glow +3 to sp. attacks!!?! SHELL BREAK). Old favourites are in some cases practically useless.
That last bit is a perfect example of a slippery slope fallacy. GameFreak does pay enough attention to game balance to avoid something that is nearly a game breaker in all forms of play (there are a few specific non-status counters). And abilities aren't hard to work with.

The strongest (non-legendary) Pokemon from Gen 5 either need a set-up Pokemon or are actually earlier Pokemon who got a boost (I'm looking at you, Blaziken). There was a Pokemon in Gen 4 who was powerful enough that when it hit the field you were all but required to sacrifice a Pokemon to take it out. A competitive team would be a Garchomp, Garchomp counter, Garchomp counter counter, etc.
That said, I'm going to go look at the Smogon tiers (which are, in my experience, a good reference for when a Pokemon is actually powerful).
Gen 1 has 12 members in the Overused (A.K.A. Standard) tier. Gen 2 has 9 members. Gen 3 has 5 members. Gen 4 has 11. And Gen 5 has 13, but only 12 if you don't count alternate forms.
Ubers, which was originally a ban list, has one Gen 3 and one Gen 5 non-legendary.
So. What makes Gen 5 so much more powerful than the previous generations?

[LaZodiac]

Excadrill, honestly. It's that non legendary banned one from Gen 5, and it's kind of amazing, by my understanding.

[AsteriskAmp]

That last bit is a perfect example of a slippery slope fallacy. GameFreak does pay enough attention to game balance to avoid something that is nearly a game breaker in all forms of play (there are a few specific non-status counters). And abilities aren't hard to work with.

The strongest (non-legendary) Pokemon from Gen 5 either need a set-up Pokemon or are actually earlier Pokemon who got a boost (I'm looking at you, Blaziken). There was a Pokemon in Gen 4 who was powerful enough that when it hit the field you were all but required to sacrifice a Pokemon to take it out. A competitive team would be a Garchomp, Garchomp counter, Garchomp counter counter, etc.
That said, I'm going to go look at the Smogon tiers (which are, in my experience, a good reference for when a Pokemon is actually powerful).
Gen 1 has 12 members in the Overused (A.K.A. Standard) tier. Gen 2 has 9 members. Gen 3 has 5 members. Gen 4 has 11. And Gen 5 has 13, but only 12 if you don't count alternate forms.
Ubers, which was originally a ban list, has one Gen 3 and one Gen 5 non-legendary.
So. What makes Gen 5 so much more powerful than the previous generations?Starting at stats alone. Rhyperior broke the normal pokemon limit for high offensive stat at 140; B/W? three more 140s, with a 145er and a 147er. Limited Movepools? Let's throw in masses of move tutors.
Everything does more damage, to start off.

Dream World access is basically NEEDED for some pokemons to even be able to keep up. And it normally grants abilities FAR beyond the ones a pokemon naturally gets.

Attacks themselves also get a power creep and the stat booster just got redefined in terms of what you get for your time. Shell Break is ridiculous enough to catapult pokemons multpiple tiers. Butterfly Dance? Coil?

Ferrothorn sets a new standard for the word wall to start with; it's a literal and metaphorical spiked wall. Same for Scrafty.

Garchomp gets countered by much more violent Excadrill. And nowadays it's Sandstorm everywhere anyway.


As for tiers they are (apart from UBER) a measure of usage, you can have an insanely powerful NU that is there because it has flying and ice as its type (stealth rock and sandstorm ahoy) because current OU would murder it. Gamefreak does not balance the game so much as the community does by measuring usage and having a ban-list. While their design does help, one can clearly notice Sandstorm teams have been along since days of Garchomp and will remain for the foreseeable future (with Stealth Rock also in there being an ever-present element and the reason for almost a complete type rotting in NU).

Balancing DOES exist but there is still a power creep when the previously impressive number of 130 in a stat is now scoffed at, when swords dance is not all that impressive any more and you look at the sheer numbers in attacks; where wing attack has no reason to exist because aerial ace does everything it does better and is equally accessible. The reason some old pokemons manage to stay in OU is because they get access to some of the new power creeped elements.

[Coidzor]

You're an idiot. What "defines" a pokemon? The new pokemon look like pokemon because they are pokemon.

And yes, there is a power creep. As someone who isn't big into the meta game I actually can't comment much on it :smallredface:

The art style definitely changed between generations, but that's a natural evolution from the medium used.

Power creep isn't the meta game, it's game mechanics. The meta game is more about the players of the game with regards to the game, as I recall.

[absolmorph]

The art style definitely changed between generations, but that's a natural evolution from the medium used.

Power creep isn't the meta game, it's game mechanics. The meta game is more about the players of the game with regards to the game, as I recall.
I look at it kind of like optimization in Dungeons and Dragons. Yes, there are incredibly high stats, but while Slaking has a 670 Base Stat Total and a 160 base Attack, it's still not used much. And so on. Sure, a move or Pokemon might look nice because of its numbers, but there's a lot more that can make it powerful.


Starting at stats alone. Rhyperior broke the normal pokemon limit for high offensive stat at 140; B/W? three more 140s, with a 145er and a 147er. Limited Movepools? Let's throw in masses of move tutors.
Everything does more damage, to start off.

Dream World access is basically NEEDED for some pokemons to even be able to keep up. And it normally grants abilities FAR beyond the ones a pokemon naturally gets.

Attacks themselves also get a power creep and the stat booster just got redefined in terms of what you get for your time. Shell Break is ridiculous enough to catapult pokemons multpiple tiers. Butterfly Dance? Coil?

Ferrothorn sets a new standard for the word wall to start with; it's a literal and metaphorical spiked wall. Same for Scrafty.

Garchomp gets countered by much more violent Excadrill. And nowadays it's Sandstorm everywhere anyway.


As for tiers they are (apart from UBER) a measure of usage, you can have an insanely powerful NU that is there because it has flying and ice as its type (stealth rock and sandstorm ahoy) because current OU would murder it. Gamefreak does not balance the game so much as the community does by measuring usage and having a ban-list. While their design does help, one can clearly notice Sandstorm teams have been along since days of Garchomp and will remain for the foreseeable future (with Stealth Rock also in there being an ever-present element and the reason for almost a complete type rotting in NU).

Balancing DOES exist but there is still a power creep when the previously impressive number of 130 in a stat is now scoffed at, when swords dance is not all that impressive any more and you look at the sheer numbers in attacks; where wing attack has no reason to exist because aerial ace does everything it does better and is equally accessible. The reason some old pokemons manage to stay in OU is because they get access to some of the new power creeped elements.
First: evidence of things doing more damage, other than a few Pokemon with higher offensive stats?
Second: I don't see the problem with a few Pokemon having higher stats. That doesn't mean they can stomp all over the rest of the Pokemon. There's a reason you have more than one Pokemon at a time.

Third: Dream World's power is varied, and not all Pokemon have a legally available ability from it. Some Pokemon got horrible abilities from it.

Fourth: Stat boosters also require a chassis that can survive to use the boosts, either via Baton Pass or not fainting. Some Pokemon still just can't do this. Also, some of the more powerful Shell Smashers are from earlier generations.

Fifth: Hello, Flamethrower/Flare Blitz. Hello, Brave Bird.

Sixth: No, Sandstorm isn't a constant, because what made it so overpowered initially was Excadrill.

Seventh: Hello, Rapid Spin. The point about the tiers requires I point you to what I said to Coidzor. Yes, they measure usage, but because of the style of the Pokemon metagame that correlates rather well with them being effective (which is distinct from straight-up power and far more important). Ice, Fire, and Bug can all still be used in OU battles. It's just a matter of getting them out at the right time (as it is with all Pokemon).

Eighth: where are people scoffing at a 130 base stat? Seriously. Show me. "Look at this other option" doesn't count.

Ninth (and replying to your first paragraph): the expansion of movepools will always favor the less powerful Pokemon in its mechanics, because they have more to gain.

[AtlanteanTroll]

You're mixing your baggage, August. Gen 4 had no dream world and Gen 5 had no move tutors (or Black and White didn't anyway). As DP and LaZ said, all Pokemon look like Pokemon because they ARE Pokemon. Some of the designs are a little goofy, but some of the designs have always been goofy. Each successive game has had better and better game mechanics (PHYSICAL/SPECIAL SPLIT = LOVE), and there is no game where you can actually have 600 Pokemon without support from other games, so yeah. That point's null.

And Wing Attack was never good.

[TaiLiu]

And Wing Attack was never good.
I liked the animation.

[Qwertystop]

Playing Battle Network 2.

Reading SecretBoard in Under Square.

Ooh, a PA with Wind+Fan+GateMan?

*tests*

...What.

I mean, just... What are you supposed to do about this? It's like 2xHero, except with more damage and less random luck.

It's like MasterStyle in 3, except better.

And the actual combo is just so stupid. I mean, you're just throwing garbage at people. I saw the AntiDamage Doll in there once!

[AsteriskAmp]

First: evidence of things doing more damage, other than a few Pokemon with higher offensive stats?Pokemons with higher offensive stats and a consistent trend in rise of attack stats is directly proportional to more damage unless there is also an increase in defence (apart from GenI to GenII spike there is non, or not substantial enough to match the growth in offensive stats).

While new defensive moves have appeared, new offensive moves and boost have also proliferated.

Second: I don't see the problem with a few Pokemon having higher stats. That doesn't mean they can stomp all over the rest of the Pokemon. There's a reason you have more than one Pokemon at a time.Because they start off with a better chassis any improvement in general will be way better for them. And stats DO make a difference, they are not the only criteria but they do matter.

Third: Dream World's power is varied, and not all Pokemon have a legally available ability from it. Some Pokemon got horrible abilities from it.Dream World abilities are however, in many cases, tier makers for several pokemons. If it gets a horrible ability it matters not, it has the others. But Dream World has resulted in entire pokemons becoming valuable JUST because it.

Fourth: Stat boosters also require a chassis that can survive to use the boosts, either via Baton Pass or not fainting. Some Pokemon still just can't do this. Also, some of the more powerful Shell Smashers are from earlier generations.Yes, the Cloyster case stands. But it still is a power creep; in general the power levels have gone up, numerically, old stat boosters aren't so valuable in comparison any more and the old generations still have problems with their numerical chassis even if they hold in metagame due to the fact that pokemon is severely multidimensional.

Fifth: Hello, Flamethrower/Flare Blitz. Hello, Brave Bird.Ice Beam and Brave Bird against Garchomp and Blaziken and yet they are still UBERS. That you can score a super effective (even if 4x) doesn't assure you will kill it. Specially if the pokemon is meant to wall and can do so even more reliably than it's predecessors (most of which became out-phased since normal went from advantage to liability with the fighting boom).

Or better yet, opening with Ferrothorn for Stealth Rock.

Sixth: No, Sandstorm isn't a constant, because what made it so overpowered initially was Excadrill.52% of competitive teams are Weather Teams; a good number of it is Sandstorm, it still is fantastic. And while Dream World has made Drought and Rain gain force, Sandstorm is still something every competitive player is supposed to expect.

Seventh: Hello, Rapid Spin. The point about the tiers requires I point you to what I said to Coidzor. Yes, they measure usage, but because of the style of the Pokemon metagame that correlates rather well with them being effective (which is distinct from straight-up power and far more important). Ice, Fire, and Bug can all still be used in OU battles. It's just a matter of getting them out at the right time (as it is with all Pokemon).One single attack, which you are expected to have or a team able to take the hit. Stealth Rock does monopolize the game to a severe degree, it has been the usage doom for a rather massive segment of pokemons and will be.

The thing is that tiers are dictated by usage but there are still external factors. Weakness to rock is a death sentence because of Stealth Rock sheer prevalence, so anything with a weakness to it will fall several tiers unless they can manage to be so amazing they are worth even with the risk.

Also in terms of fads, if a given structure or condition becomes prevalent, pokemon usage will shift.

Carrying said types is possible, tiers ban things from above, not below. But it is a gambit and limits your options since you have less windows for pulling them out than a non-typed-like-that pokemon.

Eighth: where are people scoffing at a 130 base stat? Seriously. Show me. "Look at this other option" doesn't count.Look at this other option DOES count because pokemon is always going to be a comparative game. You have a limit of 6 pokemons, if there is a better option, you won't pick the one with smaller numbers unless something is rather extremely compelling about it.

Ninth (and replying to your first paragraph): the expansion of movepools will always favor the less powerful Pokemon in its mechanics, because they have more to gain.Not at all, expansion of movepools make strong pokemons with limited pools more powerful. Most of GenV was in a condition of limited pools but good stats. Introduce tutors and now they have stats and a bigger pool.

If a pokemon lacks a chassis giving it more moves won't make it better unless it's something so absolutely wonderful it's one round of living will be worth it.

You're mixing your baggage, August. Gen 4 had no dream world and Gen 5 had no move tutors (or Black and White didn't anyway). As DP and LaZ said, all Pokemon look like Pokemon because they ARE Pokemon. Some of the designs are a little goofy, but some of the designs have always been goofy. Each successive game has had better and better game mechanics (PHYSICAL/SPECIAL SPLIT = LOVE), and there is no game where you can actually have 600 Pokemon without support from other games, so yeah. That point's null.

And Wing Attack was never good.B/W 2 had tutors. B/W2 is Gen5

Also, I agree with them, a pokemon is a pokemon because it's on their description they are. Timburr is a pokemon because he is a critter known as pokemon in a game called pokemon and classified as one.

There is no game you can have all pokemon without going to an event (or scamming people in the GPS or having a friend living near one).

[Mutant Sheep]

B/W 2 is 5.5. :smallbiggrin:

*cough*if it looks like Yugioh, it isn't a pokemon*cough*

[LaZodiac]

B/W 2 is 5.5. :smallbiggrin:

*cough*if it looks like Yugioh, it isn't a pokemon*cough*

It doesn't look like Yugioh. You have really bad eyesight. Tell me what pokemon you think look like yugioh monsters.

[enderlord99]

*cough*if it looks like Yugioh, it isn't a pokemon*cough*

So Raticate (gen1) isn't a Pokemon because it looks like Kuriboh?

[Mutant Sheep]

So Raticate (gen1) isn't a Pokemon because it looks like Kuriboh?...:smallconfused: Brownish rat thing looks like kuriboh? Gah. Now I'm mroe confused than you guys.

It doesn't look like Yugioh. You have really bad eyesight. Tell me what pokemon you think look like yugioh monsters.Sarcophagus pokemon. Next question.:smalltongue:

[HalfTangible]

...:smallconfused: Brownish rat thing looks like kuriboh? Gah. Now I'm mroe confused than you guys.
Sarcophagus pokemon. Next question.:smalltongue:

So, an egyptian theme means it's not a pokemon?

I don't know whether I'm confused or insulted.

[Deathkeeper]

I personally don't have a problem with the Gens. I mean, I personally don't like any of the starters after gen 3 (although 6's look alright), and I'm neutral/negative towards 80% of gens 4 and 5, but I love Lucario, I like Yanmega and the new evos, and Scrafty is amazing. That and I'm generally neutral to a lot of the original pokemon. I never liked Fearow or Pinsir, for example. I'm not a huge fan of BW2's new forms (and I really dislike the way the game presents its story), but the only, ONLY pokemon that I've ever honestly wish they never made was Trubbish. Because it's...it's a freaking trash bag. Even the ice cream that everyone makes fun of seems better to me. But again, that's just an opinion of mine.


...:smallconfused: Brownish rat thing looks like kuriboh?

The only brown fuzzy pokemon in Gen V I can think of is Lillipup. Who is a yorkshire terrier...

[DraPrime]

I suggest that to resolve this pokemon conflict I will get in my TARDIS and make you all do what I did many years ago. All of you will not bother to play anything past Ruby due to laziness and a lack of money with which to buy further editions. For this I will have to mug you all and suck your drive out about ten years ago. Ok? Ok. Sorry about your wallets. And your work ethic.

[enderlord99]

...:smallconfused: Brownish rat thing looks like kuriboh? Gah. Now I'm mroe confused than you guys.

Let's see:

Brown | Brown
Cute (as usual) | Cute
Cartoony (as usual) | Cartoony
Looks roundish because of its hair | Looks round because of its hair

...I didn't say they were identical...:smalltongue:


The only brown fuzzy pokemon in Gen V I can think of is Lillipup. Who is a yorkshire terrier...

I specifically said it was gen1.

[Deathkeeper]

Let's see:

Brown | Brown
Cute (as usual) | Cute
Cartoony (as usual) | Cartoony
Looks roundish because of its hair | Looks round because of its hair

...I didn't say they were identical...:smalltongue:



I specifically said it was gen1.

Sorry, I can't read at all today. Why didn't I slleeeeeeppp...

[Mutant Sheep]

So, an egyptian theme means it's not a pokemon?

I don't know whether I'm confused or insulted.No, it means it looks more like Yugioh than Pokemon.:smalltongue: (More of an art thing, but being a sarcophagus is probably making me biased here)


I suggest that to resolve this pokemon conflict I will get in my TARDIS and make you all do what I did many years ago. All of you will not bother to play anything past Ruby due to laziness and a lack of money with which to buy further editions. For this I will have to mug you all and suck your drive out about ten years ago. Ok? Ok. Sorry about your wallets. And your work ethic.Bah. Diamond/Pearl were decent, bad music aside.:smallbiggrin:


I personally don't have a problem with the Gens. I mean, I personally don't like any of the starters after gen 3 (although 6's look alright), and I'm neutral/negative towards 80% of gens 4 and 5, but I love Lucario, I like Yanmega and the new evos, and Scrafty is amazing. That and I'm generally neutral to a lot of the original pokemon. I never liked Fearow or Pinsir, for example. I'm not a huge fan of BW2's new forms (and I really dislike the way the game presents its story), but the only, ONLY pokemon that I've ever honestly wish they never made was Trubbish. Because it's...it's a freaking trash bag. Even the ice cream that everyone makes fun of seems better to me. But again, that's just an opinion of mine.

The only brown fuzzy pokemon in Gen V I can think of is Lillipup. Who is a yorkshire terrier...They do repeat a lot of basic ideas (we have about four kinds of pidgeys), but I'd rather have our ice cream than dredey the normal/flying type.

Ender said raticate, and my brain busted a bulb thinking how a floating kuriboh looks like it.

[LaZodiac]

...:smallconfused: Brownish rat thing looks like kuriboh? Gah. Now I'm mroe confused than you guys.
Sarcophagus pokemon. Next question.:smalltongue:

...you're a god damned idiot. Oh no it's Egyptian themed, clearly that's Yugioh monster and not a pokemon.

[Mutant Sheep]

...you're a god damned idiot. Oh no it's Egyptian themed, clearly that's Yugioh monster and not a pokemon.

No, it means it looks more like Yugioh than Pokemon.:smalltongue: It being a sarcophagus is not important, I think the genie-air-thing looks like Yugioh too.
And the flying/psychic tiki torch. And the ice cream. And that ghost-jar from D/P. (Spiritomb?).

Also, blue text can be used for non-insults.:smallwink:

[LaZodiac]

No, it means it looks more like Yugioh than Pokemon.:smalltongue: It being a sarcophagus is not important, I think the genie-air-thing looks like Yugioh too.
And the flying/psychic tiki torch. And the ice cream. And that ghost-jar from D/P. (Spiritomb?).

Also, blue text can be used for non-insults.:smallwink:

It...looks nothing like a Yugioh monster. None of those do. And what flying psychic tiki torch?

[AtlanteanTroll]

None of the Pokemon look like the monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh. Not a single one. Yu-Gi-Oh monsters look like D&D creatures. Pokemon ... Not so much.

Also Props to Gen 5 for having the most indepth Pokemon story yet.

[Dimonite]

Speaking as someone who has never played Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon, and has never seen more than five combined minutes of their television shows, and has done no research whatsoever on the topic: I agree with Mutant, just for the fun of it. :smalltongue:

[absolmorph]

I'm going to drop the Pokemon debate because I'd rather not put everyone through it. August, you can continue to think what you think. I'm on the fence about whether your wrong or not, but I know if you're right I don't care much.


Speaking as someone who has never played Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon, and has never seen more than five combined minutes of their television shows, and has done no research whatsoever on the topic: I agree with Mutant, just for the fun of it. :smalltongue:
You son of a cat.

[HalfTangible]

It...looks nothing like a Yugioh monster. None of those do. And what flying psychic tiki torch?

Sigilyph, maybe?

[Dimonite]

You son of a cat.

...Thank you? :smallconfused:

[Mutant Sheep]

...Thank you? :smallconfused:
No, thank you.

Hah, now, while he's distracted, Velocaraptormon, use solar beam!

[Rawhide]

I figure it's been long enough since the last time that very few people would be around to remember it. :smallwink:

[AsteriskAmp]

I figure it's been long enough since the last time that very few people would be around to remember it. :smallwink:*Looks left, looks right

Remember what?

[LaZodiac]

I figure it's been long enough since the last time that very few people would be around to remember it. :smallwink:

You and your April Tomfoolery. It's not even April 1st where I live :smallamused:

[enderlord99]

I figure it's been long enough since the last time that very few people would be around to remember it. :smallwink:

It isn't tomorrow yet. It's still March.

[Mutant Sheep]

It isn't tomorrow yet. It's still March.

He's an Aussie.

Speaking of: Rawhiiiiiide!!*shakes fist in air dramatically*(He steals Random Banters for April Fool's. check the first post. Mrch 20th...:smallamused:)

[Rawhide]

It isn't tomorrow yet. It's still March.

*looks at clock*

April 1st, 2:15pm.


*looks at world clock*

April 1st, 4:15am GMT.



You're living in the past man, quit living in the past.

[LaZodiac]

He's an Aussie.

Speaking of: Rawhiiiiiide!!*shakes fist in air dramatically*(He steals Random Banters for April Fool's. check the first post. Mrch 20th...:smallamused:)

Don't you mean Rawhide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRae5mRoRE) :smallamused:

[enderlord99]

*looks at clock*

April 1st, 2:15pm.

That's 5 hours and 2 minutes later then the note-thingy on the top of the post says. At least on my screen.

[absolmorph]

...Thank you? :smallconfused:
Dragon puppy? Son of a cat? No?

Now I need to figure out how to put together a status update coming out as a brony, which also must include a reference to putting on a fedora...

[Mutant Sheep]

Don't you mean Rawhide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRae5mRoRE) :smallamused::smallbiggrin: Everytime.


That's 5 hours and 2 minutes later then the note-thingy on the top of the post says. At least on my screen.That goes by your time. His time is ... I wanna say Queensland?..:smallconfused:


Dragon puppy? Son of a cat? No?

Now I need to figure out how to put together a status update coming out as a brony, which also must include a reference to putting on a fedora...:smalltongue:

... People care now? Even when Nameless did it, it was old. Or is this an April Fool's thing? (If so, you're a year late.:smalltongue:)
*mumbles about ponyism dying a slow death*

[AtlanteanTroll]

No, thank you.

Hah, now, while he's distracted, Velocaraptormon, use solar beam!

Stop acting like a sophomore, Choff. :smalltongue:

[HalfTangible]

Now I need to figure out how to put together a status update coming out as a brony, which also must include a reference to putting on a fedora...

Easy. Use that. Right there. Say you need to "figure out how to put together a status update coming out as a brony, which also must include a reference to putting on a fedora..."

You'll simultaneously announce you're a brony AND get several fedora jokes for later.

[TaiLiu]

*mumbles about ponyism dying a slow death*
Is it? How so? :smallconfused:

[Mutant Sheep]

Stop acting like a sophomore, Choff. :smalltongue:Mrhgen mrgen AUGH GONNA BE A JUNIOR AND DO JUNUOR THINGS. AND SAT WILL MATTER. AND.... STUFF. *insert vague worry about future ti the guy about to go to college. After summer. So... Not about.:smalltongue:)


Is it? How so? :smallconfused:Nah, that was a wish.:smallbiggrin:

[AtlanteanTroll]

Mrhgen mrgen AUGH GONNA BE A JUNIOR AND DO JUNUOR THINGS. AND SAT WILL MATTER. AND.... STUFF. *insert vague worry about future ti the guy about to go to college. After summer. So... Not about.:smalltongue:)
Man, I'm going to Oberlin. I have all my college worries taken care of at this point. :smallcool: I just need to learn how to drive.


Nah, that was a wish.:smallbiggrin:
Amen, brother!

[Coidzor]

~Roland, Roland, Roland.... RAWHIIIIIDE!~


*mumbles about ponyism dying a slow death*

Apparently the comics are actually pretty swank though. Possibly by the people who do the sonic comic that's outlived the TV show that spawned it by such a large margin that it ain't even funny.

[absolmorph]

... People care now? Even when Nameless did it, it was old. Or is this an April Fool's thing? (If so, you're a year late.:smalltongue:)
*mumbles about ponyism dying a slow death*
Point the first: it's an April Fool's joke.
Point the second: I'm going to be a Marine. My recruiter can see my Facebook posts.
Point the third: I'm also gently poking fun at some stereotypes.

[TaiLiu]

Point the second: I'm going to be a Marine. My recruiter can see my Facebook posts.
Maybe your recruiter is a fan of both My Little Pony and funky hats!

[absolmorph]

Maybe your recruiter is a fan of both My Little Pony and funky hats!
If he is, I don't think I'll be able to keep a straight face the next time I see him.

[Mando Knight]

Rawhide, I am amused by how you had set up the prank like a week and a half ahead of time.

[TaiLiu]

If he is, I don't think I'll be able to keep a straight face the next time I see him.
Why so? :smallconfused:

[absolmorph]

Why so? :smallconfused:
He's rather stereotypically masculine. I'd give an example of what I mean, but nothing comes to mind that's forum-appropriate.

[TaiLiu]

He's rather stereotypically masculine. I'd give an example of what I mean, but nothing comes to mind that's forum-appropriate.
Ah. Well, people surprise others all the time. Who knows?

[Thufir]

Oh yeah, April Fools'. I forgot that was a thing.

[super dark33]

What, no stable-izing the forums now?
me so funny.

[Fable Wright]

Huh. After last year's stunt, I'd expected a big, forum-wide prank again, and half expected a repeat of last year, given that the code was already in the forum. What are the odds of another event like that happening again?

[super dark33]

My limits of sanity are being tested.

I am sitting in a restaurant with my family and there are two devil spawn babies yelling about.
Infuriating!:smallmad:

Correction: There are three babies.
Why must I torment myself?

[Castaras]

Oh dear Rawhide, you doing this again? :smalltongue: Not content with stealing my Random Banter back in the day? :smallwink:

[TheWombatOfDoom]

Hahahaha. Love the new title!

[Dimonite]

Dragon puppy? Son of a cat? No?


I only sometimes remember to think of myself as a dragonpuppy. I actually love cats as well as dogs. I'm speaking (well, typing) in short, simple sentences for some reason. Have a nice day.

[Coidzor]

I only sometimes remember to think of myself as a dragonpuppy. I actually love cats as well as dogs. I'm speaking (well, typing) in short, simple sentences for some reason. Have a nice day.

Well, some variants of dragon incorporate feline elements into their design. So there's that, eh?

Man, my pecs are sore today and I have no idea why, since I didn't do *anything* physically taxing yesterday. :smallconfused:

[LaZodiac]

Yaaay today. I hate April First, it's always so forced and stuff.

[Cuthalion]

Muahahahahahaha. :smallbiggrin:

Well, somebody's having a good time. Nice one, Rawhide.

[absolmorph]

I only sometimes remember to think of myself as a dragonpuppy. I actually love cats as well as dogs. I'm speaking (well, typing) in short, simple sentences for some reason. Have a nice day.
Dramatic sigh of disappointment.


Well, some variants of dragon incorporate feline elements into their design. So there's that, eh?

Man, my pecs are sore today and I have no idea why, since I didn't do *anything* physically taxing yesterday. :smallconfused:
Blame the nipple fairies.

[AtlanteanTroll]

TFS and deviantArt have had great April Fools day pranks this year. Still waiting to check out the Pokemon websites I visit, but I'm sure they'll be good.

[Coidzor]

Yaaay today. I hate April First, it's always so forced and stuff.

That just means you need to see more examples. :smallwink:


Blame the nipple fairies.

Except it's the muscles beneath the breasts, not the breasts or nipples themselves. Feels like I was doing a bunch of pushups or shifting a lot of stuff around at work yesterday but I had the day off.

[Kneenibble]

TFS and deviantArt have had great April Fools day pranks this year. Still waiting to check out the Pokemon websites I visit, but I'm sure they'll be good.

They made an announcement at work today that got me all excited, until the very end when it revealed its fraudulence. It was in very poor taste. ;___;

Sweetcakes.

[AtlanteanTroll]

They made an announcement at work today that got me all excited, until the very end when it revealed its fraudulence. It was in very poor taste. ;___;

Sweetcakes.

What was it? Also props to Google. But haven't they done this one before?

[Kneenibble]

What was it? Also props to Google. But haven't they done this one before?

They announced that, thanks to a giant donation, the University had acquired the huge railyard in the utterly ****tiest area of town to turn into a mixed-use residential development. It would have changed the city forever. TEASES

What is Google doing? It seems normal to me: my searches for budgies turn up budgies.

[Cuthalion]

They announced that, thanks to a giant donation, the University had acquired the huge railyard in the utterly ****tiest area of town to turn into a mixed-use residential development. It would have changed the city forever. TEASES

What is Google doing? It seems normal to me: my searches for budgies turn up budgies.

Google Maps has a Treasure Mode, though I haven't found anything.
EDIT: Oh. Google Nose. (http://www.google.com/landing/nose/)

[Deathkeeper]

They made an announcement at work today that got me all excited, until the very end when it revealed its fraudulence. It was in very poor taste. ;___;

Sweetcakes.

My PbP DM pretended to kill a third of our party. It was pretty funny. Except not.

[Mando Knight]

Still waiting to check out the Pokemon websites I visit, but I'm sure they'll be good.

Well, if you ever wanted to actually be a Pokémon Professor... (https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/318763079720652800)

[LaZodiac]

My PbP DM pretended to kill a third of our party. It was pretty funny. Except not.

So every April Fool's joke ever :smallwink:

[AtlanteanTroll]

Well, if you ever wanted to actually be a Pokémon Professor... (https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/318763079720652800)

Yeah, that was pretty good. Saw it on FaceBook. I am however disappointed in Serebii.

[Haruki-kun]

Muahahahahahaha. :smallbiggrin:

Well. How about that.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/Vaarsuvius89/headinspace.jpg:original

[enderlord99]

That goes by your time. His time is ... I wanna say Queensland?..:smallconfused:

I'm pretty sure he's still 2 minutes off.:smalltongue:

[Coidzor]

Well. How about that.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t288/Vaarsuvius89/headinspace.jpg:original

I only just now noticed that, but that's mostly because I rarely go to the first page of a thread unless it's new.

I think he might have done that last year as well but I can't recall for certain.

I suppose the hunt for easter eggs is on.

[Chess435]

Mynxae wants me to let you guys know that he's lost his internet connection, so likely won't be posting for a while.

[Teddy]

Ahh, finally back home to my computer (or rather, computer charger) and stable internet connection. No more having to browse on a phone over the Edge net. :smallphew:

Not that I complain about anything else. A weekend together with our cousins up at our country place in lower Norrland is a pleasant break from the everyday, however short it might be. I finally finished Slaktare Små ("Little Butchers"), and now I'll just have to await the next book in the series.

*suddenly remembers it's a new month and Monday*
Oh, and I may even get the chance to meet the author tomorrow. :smallhopeful:


So every April Fool's joke ever :smallwink:

You either have too high expectations or a (way) too small set of references. Or you go about the whole of April Fools in the wrong way to start with. :smallwink:

My favourite fool this year was probably the police's new IP dog, trained to sniff out Internet addresses. :smallamused:

[LaZodiac]

You either have too high expectations or a (way) too small set of references. Or you go about the whole of April Fools in the wrong way to start with. :smallwink:

My favourite fool this year was probably the police's new IP dog, trained to sniff out Internet addresses. :smallamused:

Well, it's like, the annoying jokes are what I don't like.

I also don't like it because sometimes, things get announced that are REAL today, but you can never be sure, and that's bothersome.

[Mutant Sheep]

An IP dog? Ok, I want to find that and never un-desktop it.:smalltongue:
Mynxae wants me to let you guys know that he's lost his internet connection, so likely won't be posting for a while.:smallfrown: Losing internet sucks. Hope it was just that though.:smalleek:

[enderlord99]

Mynxae wants me to let you guys know that he's lost his internet connection, so likely won't be posting for a while.

Why'd he tell you rather then Elemental?

[Teddy]

Well, it's like, the annoying jokes are what I don't like.

Annoying in what way?


I also don't like it because sometimes, things get announced that are REAL today, but you can never be sure, and that's bothersome.

If you have something important to announce, just don't do it at 1st April. Unless you see it as some sort of ironic meta-fool, that is. :smallwink:


An IP dog? Ok, I want to find that and never un-desktop it.:smalltongue:

Watch out, it will probably sniff out every webpage of dubious content you've ever visited as soon as you turn your back to it. :smallwink:

[LaZodiac]

Annoying in what way?

If you have something important to announce, just don't do it at 1st April. Unless you see it as some sort of ironic meta-fool, that is. :smallwink:

Watch out, it will probably sniff out every webpage of dubious content you've ever visited as soon as you turn your back to it. :smallwink:

"Oh man instead of your regularly scheduled X, we instead have this jokey thing that won't fool anybody"

Maybe I'm just bitter :smalltongue:

[Chess435]

Why'd he tell you rather then Elemental?

I saw his Facebook post about it, and asked him if he wanted me to let you guys know. (Mynx and I have a very close relationship)