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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Jan 25, 2012 19:33:33 GMT -5
In any other circumstance it would be wrong, Req. But, since it is you it is only mandatory and those girls should feel honored to line the wall of your basement.
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Jan 25, 2012 19:34:08 GMT -5
They should! They should also be happy their pictures are there as well!
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Jan 25, 2012 19:36:05 GMT -5
Indeed! To enter the basement at all is an honor!
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Post by The Envoy (AWOL) on Jan 25, 2012 19:36:10 GMT -5
I could always use more members since it's only been up for less than two days and is still in a state of mild construction. Most people i messaged about it didn't respond back. I know cheminhaler says he'll join though. I joined about 3 minutes ago. Only Req will probably get this...but I couldn't resist being the "New Number 2". Also, I know next to nothing about Scaven so I'll have to start looking for a codex and such. I am not a number, I am a free man!
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Post by Rook on Jan 25, 2012 19:37:03 GMT -5
Did you join the Village? You probably already know this but 'The Village' is Portmeirion. Imagine vacationing there. AHHHhhhh the joy it would bring. We would need those big round chairs too.
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Jan 25, 2012 19:39:33 GMT -5
Did you join the Village? You probably already know this but 'The Village' is Portmeirion. Imagine vacationing there. AHHHhhhh the joy it would bring. We would need those big round chairs too. Are we talking about that crappy M. Night Shamamalama.....amam movie?
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Post by F.K.M on Jan 25, 2012 19:43:14 GMT -5
@kriegeirk: Don't you mean shamallah-lalalalalalala!
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Post by Rook on Jan 25, 2012 19:44:53 GMT -5
You probably already know this but 'The Village' is Portmeirion. Imagine vacationing there. AHHHhhhh the joy it would bring. We would need those big round chairs too. Are we talking about that crappy M. Night Shamamalama.....amam movie? HELLLLLL NO! Look up 'The Prisoner' with Patrick McGoohan.
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Jan 25, 2012 19:45:40 GMT -5
I would say something much more over the line, but I shall reserve it for myself.... and perhaps a PM to F.K.M. just for giggles
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Jan 25, 2012 19:48:51 GMT -5
AH! I see, looked it up, and it sounds pretty interesting. Recommended watch?
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Post by F.K.M on Jan 25, 2012 19:53:12 GMT -5
I would say something much more over the line, but I shall reserve it for myself.... and perhaps a PM to F.K.M. just for giggles Go for it as i have a dirty mind and it takes a lot to offend me usually (at least if it doesn't involve me ). Nice to know i'm not left out of such things. Hopefully this isn't insulting to me though. Ok i read it. Just more of an extension of what i said. I can see how this forum might be somewhat offended but let's be fair guys what do extremist muslims not get uriney about. I suppose anybody could say this about any extremists but they just seem to want a reason to do something. It's just an excuse. Also i thought about making a joke about how osama was buried at sea by showing him with 'the little mermaid' and 'spongebob'. Yeah my home is gonna get bombed so hard if i ever do that.
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Jan 25, 2012 19:54:02 GMT -5
Yes. It's a bit trippy, and I still need to track down one of the DVDs. But, yes.
Oh, look: an ad. Proboards helpfully wants to let me know that I can visit the forum on my phone. While that's true (and I've know that since before I got a smartphone), they seem to think I should pay $3 for the privilege. Ahaha... Screw that, Proboards. You know I can just use the internet browser on my phone and do it for free, right?
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Post by Rook on Jan 25, 2012 20:02:02 GMT -5
AH! I see, looked it up, and it sounds pretty interesting. Recommended watch? I consider it to be a great show. Awesome writing. Having said that, some people (such as my brother) find it to be too intellectual. Considering it was filmed in the late 60's it really portrays the disgusting invasion of 'celebrity' and the erosion of privacy. It's uncanny really. More than 40 years old and you can see the future while watching it.
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Jan 25, 2012 20:07:53 GMT -5
You should know before you get into it that it's sort of a sci-fi show. I wasn't expecting that at first...
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Post by Hookah, S.C. on Jan 25, 2012 20:56:13 GMT -5
Yes. It's a bit trippy, and I still need to track down one of the DVDs. But, yes. Oh, look: an ad. Proboards helpfully wants to let me know that I can visit the forum on my phone. While that's true (and I've know that since before I got a smartphone), they seem to think I should pay $3 for the privilege. Ahaha... Screw that, Proboards. You know I can just use the internet browser on my phone and do it for free, right? The $3 thing is to browse the website using a customized program that makes it easier to browse. I browse several websites on a smart phone and get by just fine. Even if it is a little clunky.
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Post by KRIEGEIRK on Jan 25, 2012 21:13:52 GMT -5
You should know before you get into it that it's sort of a sci-fi show. I wasn't expecting that at first... I read that in the brief description of the show I pulled up on the net. It seems pretty legit. Is it on Netflix streaming by any chance?
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Post by F.K.M on Jan 25, 2012 21:29:15 GMT -5
I joined about 3 minutes ago. Only Req will probably get this...but I couldn't resist being the "New Number 2". Also, I know next to nothing about Scaven so I'll have to start looking for a codex and such. I am not a number, I am a free man! I remember that line actually and i remember they made a remake with the magneto dude. Oh god i remember i really wanted to see this mini-series too. Other nerds were talking about it and i totally missed it. Ugh i really want to see it.
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Post by WestRider on Jan 25, 2012 21:35:57 GMT -5
Stonewall Jackson only had balls in that he was an idiot. Any commander that actively refuses to adapt to changing technologies and tactics of war can be labeled as nothing but such. Now Longstreet, on the other hand, he was a Commander I could respect. Not his politics, natch, but purely as a Military Commander? Brilliant man. @kriegerk: No, unfortunately it's not Streaming on Netflix. You can get the discs there, or try Hulu. Now I want to wait for two more people to join up before I join FKM's board
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Post by F.K.M on Jan 25, 2012 22:36:40 GMT -5
WestRider: Well rook was the 2nd person on the board and envoy is the 3rd. There's still soap, cheminhaler and maybe a few others that planned on joining too. I'd also bet verminard, emptyhat and a few others are also fully willing to join up as they post in the fantasy section on this forum. I'm actually kind of surprised you guys all want to join the board. I'm planning to have other stuff there too. You can throw up comic strips in the comics section (your's or other's) and talk about movies, games and tv with their own dedicated threads.
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Post by WestRider on Jan 25, 2012 22:53:16 GMT -5
I played Skaven for years, until I got out of Fantasy all together. Mostly, though, I just want to be #6
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Post by F.K.M on Jan 25, 2012 22:54:19 GMT -5
That's fine i guess. What if you missed the right number ?
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Post by Kommissar Orren on Jan 26, 2012 1:27:31 GMT -5
The Imperials, are the better choice by far. I mean, yeah, they just want to maintain their Empire, and almost killed you, but the Stormcloaks I like to liken to Nazi-Germany. I mean, they have the whole "We are racially superior" thing going. They don't even let certain races live INSIDE their cities, and any who do are segregated to their own little corner of poverty. I'm sure if Ulfric took power, he'd institute a 'final solution' to the non-Nord problem. I mean, if you play a Nord it's like "Good job!", if you play as anything else it's like, "A Nord could've done it better, but I suppose your work will suffice. Now go do more stuff, since you live to serve the Nords."
The Imperials are just suppressing the one part of their religion that the Nords follow the most. I mean the choice is to let your Empire, and all its nations, be destroyed by war, or give in to some demands about not worshipping one of the gods. It's not a hard choice.
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Post by F.K.M on Jan 26, 2012 4:04:03 GMT -5
Not to be a fantasy racist but lately elves have gotten the shaft in fantasy and i don't entirely mind. Elves as a race are all arrogant, selfish, manipulative, tree hugging, emo, feminine, lute playing, pansy fornicatewits in everything i've ever seen them in. Elves in my opinion are one of the laziest fantasy races of all time physically. They are feminine humans with pointy ears with a superiority complex and a destroyed empire emo complex often times. I think most elves come from a destroyed or weakened empire in most fiction. They also generally come from a far away island or try to separate themselves from all other life because obviously the world they're apart of no longer effects them. I am unsure whether or not i'd punch somebody for speaking elvish in real life.
Dwarfs are stubborn and a bit annoying but they're tough. For the life of me i can't figure out why a dwarf which is shorter but more stout than a human is toughness 4 in warhammer fantasy while human-sized people are normally toughness 3 and dwarfs are shorter. I know they're supposed to take more damage but still it's weird. Strength 4 i don't mind though. Dwarfs also have the lost kingdom thing going on and they love tunnels at all times. Dwarfs/dwarves are just short humans that are stout and hairy with constant beards and i hope to god they shave their chest and back but i'm guessing the answer to that is no.
Really almost all good guy fantasy races are lame. Most of them are as human as it gets in most traditional stories. The few non-human races are all bad guys because racism in the fantasy universe is totally ok as long as it doesn't look human.
I suppose things are changing a bit as far as fantasy lore and such go but generally the more humanoid something is the more it is on the side of good whereas anything that looks like an animal is instantly bad. Horses, dogs and cats may be exempt from this rule and creatures with those parts but it's hard to say.
Is it so wrong to ever want to play rat people or snake people? I mean i'd rather be something with a different mostly new and interesting lore rather than a freakin elf any day. That's probably what turned me to skaven most of all. You see all the other races talked about in fiction all the time but skaven are the most unique factions in all of warhammer fantasy. Try your best to find fantasy lore on rat people. After that go one step without finding elves, dwarves, orcs and goblins and a bunch of other races. Ogres are fairly unique in warhammer fantasy too but skaven are just completely off the beaten path and best of all they're a lot of fun.
In case anybody thinks i'm bad or laughs at me for being a fantasy racist i have to say i stand by what i say. Fantasy racism is different as for some reason pretty much every person of said race in fantasy shares these same personality traits as if they're all pretty much the same person. This only backs up my other point that it's made up so you don't need to be bothered by the racism element. Sure i shouldn't be bothered by said races at all but elves just really get to me. Hey listen if you're so awesome why don't you dodge or outfight an imperial gunline or at least update yourself beyond swordfighting and arcane bows. Just because it's crude and lacks finesse doesn't mean it lacks killing efficiency. Hell you should die for even being disgusted by such weapons and refusing to use them.
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Post by Rolling Thunder on Jan 26, 2012 6:23:47 GMT -5
Elves generally have classic or hellenic influences, so they usually are meant to represent Greeks (swarthy brown skinned, dark-haired fellows with a penchant for cheerful buggery), or Romans (short dark-haired fellows who all smell of fish). Of course, this fact tends to get ignored in favour of the tall and slender aesthetics.
Also, attempting to apply logic to Fantasy is generally rebuffed with cries of "It's fantasy DURRRR"
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Post by ElegaicRequiem on Jan 26, 2012 9:43:15 GMT -5
Went to check my AOL account for a coupon. Seems that AOL has seen fit to delete all my mail. Some 1000 emails... Good thing that's my lowest priority account. And the coupon probably expired anyway, so I'm only mildly annoyed.
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