Hmmm. I think us Lyrans will take over the old one, what with our 50-posts-per-page setting. :D
Hmmm. I think us Lyrans will take over the old one, what with our 50-posts-per-page setting. :DIf you post, I will be there.
We have a new Agent in Spain, the 6th one. [rockon] [rockon] [rockon]Unfortunately, 3 are semi retired now. :'(
Gee, I know the Wobbies like hitting us from orbit, but isn't all this moving around going to confuse OUR side more than their side??
Craig
I was just getting comfy at the old thread."during the Oscars" may be an overqualification.
Anyone else think Franco was stoned during the Oscars?
I was just getting comfy at the old thread.
Anyone else think Franco was stoned during the Oscars?
Is it bad that when I first read this, I thought you were talking about Francisco and not James?I thought the same.
I was just getting comfy at the old thread.With him being unconventional, and according to my wife, and making a joke about the Oscars on General Hospital today I think he was being a jackass on purpose...supported by drugs or not.
Anyone else think Franco was stoned during the Oscars?
With him being unconventional, and according to my wife, and making a joke about the Oscars on General Hospital today I think he was being a jackass on purpose...supported by drugs or not.Yeah, I'll chime in here and say I thought Franco's stoned jack4$$ personality was his default mode.
S/F
Matt
I was just getting comfy at the old thread.
Anyone else think Franco was stoned during the Oscars?
Is it bad that when I first read this, I thought you were talking about Francisco and not James?
"during the Oscars" may be an overqualification.
He reminds me of "River Phoenix Lite", and I liked him, too, but he was just a little too self destructive...
I'm inclined to agree, and I actually like the fella. On some level I respect that his answer to "why?" is always "for the hell of it".
He reminds me of "River Phoenix Lite", and I liked him, too, but he was just a little too self destructive...I think you're right...and it isn't being "River Phoenix Lite" just sad?
He reminds me of "River Phoenix Lite", and I liked him, too, but he was just a little too self destructive...
I'll say this for Franco: I don't know of any other actor or performer who took over 60 credit hours a semester to get his degree in two years, then got a master's from Columbia in two more, and is working on his PhD in English at Yale while making movies, writing novels, hosting the Oscars and appearing on daytime TV shows. Ol' boy's got my respect. And that's a rare commodity.So that's why he look uninterested to be at the show (according to critics). It is said he appeared distant and was stiff as a statue on stage.
I think you're right...and it isn't being "River Phoenix Lite" just sad?No. I think many actors can thrive on their self destructions, obsessions, and drive. It's only when, like Phoenix, they carry them too far. Franco's got a weird balance that'll make him last a while in the industry, I think, where Phoenix was destined to die young.
So that's why he look uninterested to be at the show (according to critics). It is said he appeared distant and was stiff as a statue on stage.
Is it bad that when I first read this, I thought you were talking about Francisco and not James?
Not only is Franco the founder and CEO of Interconnectedness Unlimited, he is also a common ancestor of all the House Lords!I'd not be a bit surprised if he started working the "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" angle and claimed a direct lineage from Moses, Jesus, Mohammed and Buddah too.
Swedenese i dunno. Swedish though, and i did cheat on this one and asked the Missus.Odd question, but how closely related are Swedish and German? I'm no linguist, but it seems to be coming from the same root language.
Mitt bälte är för trång
I'd not be a bit surprised if he started working the "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" angle and claimed a direct lineage from Moses, Jesus, Mohammed and Buddah too.
I could see him being a Merovingian.Then would he have to be killed as a vampire?
I could see him being a Merovingian.
B-Man, did you see any of the Spider-Man movies? If so, then James Franco played Harry Osborn. He's been in a number of other movies, and I count myself as a fan of his work.
Flyboys was all right from what I saw. Disc froze up part wat through, I don't recall if I saw the end.It was a decent film, but if you're interested I would highly recommend Echoes of Eagles, as it tells the true story of the 95th and 49th Aero Squadrons, which were the basis for the squadron in Flyboys. Very, very interesting read, I tore through it in one weekend and have returned to it often for quotes or to refresh my memory.
Congratulations AW.
Jammy. The people where I work tend to do nothing either, although that's usually when my back is turned. >:(
Some people are just annoyingly omni present sometimes. Ricky Gervais for example, who in my humble opinion is not that funny.
But then i never cared much for The Office (the original UK one), as i don't enjoy humour based on cringe worthy situations.
Jammy. The people where I work tend to do nothing either, although that's usually when my back is turned. >:(
But then i never cared much for The Office (the original UK one), as i don't enjoy humour based on cringe worthy situations.
Well, here goes nothing!
Well, here goes nothing!Down the hatch?
Never had much of a interest in cakes i'm sad to say. Possibly some sort of prescience that kicking in before diabetes did when i was a kid :)It's probably just as well, I've heard that the cake is a lie anyway.
I just found out that my Ex's mother was found in her bathtub with a broken neck. Not really sure how to feel about this right now, but could use some advice if anyone has any.Dave, PM sent.
Exes represent a lot of things to people.This is very true. I believe, given the circumstances, that keeping my distance in the matter and perhaps only sending my condolences to my ex-FiL would be the best course of action.
So.....check this (http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2011/02/an-open-letter-to-nathan-fillion/) out!A return of Firefly would be very cool but, forgive me if I sound a little sheltered, who's Patrick Rothfuss?
So.....check this (http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2011/02/an-open-letter-to-nathan-fillion/) out!I posted a thread on the original a while back. Thanks for the update. Though if it happens, (still a big if) Captain Tightpants is going to need to lose a few. He was looking "Shatner at the end of Season 2" big at the end of Monday's Castle. Not grotesque, but not as slim and trim as he once was.
Let me play advocatus diaboli a moment. Suppose in 1972 one of the Big Three came to its senses and realized that there was still money to be made in the Star Trek franchise. Rather than a Swedish Saturday morning cartoon, they put together the money to bring back Shatner, Nimoy and all the rest, and they put another two or three seasons on television. How would that have worked out?
How the snikes did Chunga get so many posts? Administrator privliges?
Gentlemen, if you aim to play Megamek in the near future, please say so in this space. I neither tweet, nor text, nor face the book, and I wouldn't want to be left out. My thanks.Don't face the book, never...the book.
Don't face the book, never...the book.
S/F
Matt
I'd just like to say here that I found Firefly dull, uninspired, and, even worse, Whedonesque. I know everyone else loves it, but should Diogenes show up with his lamp, I wanted to get that off my chest.I as well.
On a happier note, today (5 March) is the 75th birthday of the Spitfire.
This was my first model plane. It couldn't be another one.
I'd just like to say here that I found Firefly dull, uninspired, and, even worse, Whedonesque. I know everyone else loves it, but should Diogenes show up with his lamp, I wanted to get that off my chest.
I'd just like to say here that I find the Spitfire dull, uninspired, and even worse, ugly. I know evereryone else loves it, but should somebody something blah blah blah, I wanted to get that off my chest.
;)
Ah, but while my opinions are justified by empirical evidence, yours are held through sheer perversity. The Corsair is a lovely bird, though.
Did you just cite your own opinion as empirical evidence for your own opinion?
Why ever shouldn't he? This is the internet not a sensible debating forumAlternately, never let the truth get in the way of a good story...or some such.
I'm a bit concerned. Last year's 2-parter (the serial killer targeting Nikki Heat, and Dana Delany as an FBI Profiler) was a ratings triumph for ABC. They wanted to top it. Frankly, the bomb went over better for me than the episode with the "alien conspiracy" theory.I wasn't so concerned about a Firefly distraction; I think he was simply identifying what he'd do if he had enough money to by Miami. However, I think the Triple Killer storyline is far better than pushing a soldiers-gone-rogue scenario: poor taste if you ask me. Someone on here had the great idea that Ryan's fiance (aka Dr Ian Devlin of General Hospital...via my wife) fits the target profile of the serial killer and unless they have left it for a season finale they blew it.
Since it wasn't about aliens, and the UFOs end up Identified, that wasn't the issue. The technology needed to stage the kidnapping of Castle and Beckett was too much a part of the X-Files and not sufficiently believable.
I've heard its already renewed for Season 4, which is why Fillion's talk of resurrecting Firefly is so shocking to me.
Someone on here had the great idea that Ryan's fiance (aka Dr Ian Devlin of General Hospital...via my wife) fits the target profile of the serial killer and unless they have left it for a season finale they blew it.That was me. I'd first thought 3XK would go after Alexis, but she's a bit young and not blonde. Ryan's fiance fits his MO.
My first model was the Goodyear Blimp, with rotating sign.
Castle isn't a great show, it's just a fun show. You're just supposed to go along for the ride and have fun watching Castle have fun.QFT, I suspend the disbelief as I see the show as a mystery novel made into one-hour show.
Why'd ya make a model of Ed's head?Ouch.
(http://aviationart.homestead.com/files/P_61BlackWidow72.jpg)
My first model was the Goodyear Blimp, with rotating sign.
Izzat sum Black Widow?!? Damn, modern flight, you sexy!She's a fork-tailed devil, isn't she? Still hot, even if she is a bit of a lard-ass compared to her older sister.
Gentlemen, may I tax your brains a moment?
I'm looking to replace my DumbPhone and I'm a naif on these sorts of things.
Can I get a hand-held device that will serve as a phone and as an Internet device when in the presence of wifi, or am I forced to deal with some telecom's broadband service?
Do you carry devices that you can recommend? Price is an issue for me, because I'm very, very cheap.
Pass, your Yankee phone services are organised very differently to our civilised ones
also, I'm sorry about your family woes
Gentlemen, may I tax your brains a moment?
I'm looking to replace my DumbPhone and I'm a naif on these sorts of things.
Can I get a hand-held device that will serve as a phone and as an Internet device when in the presence of wifi, or am I forced to deal with some telecom's broadband service?
Do you carry devices that you can recommend? Price is an issue for me, because I'm very, very cheap.
Any Droid can, as well. You'll want a app called "APNroid" to force it to wifi as opposed to native 3G to avoid using up all your data allocation. Not sure Apple has such a feature, or if it's geared to wifi-first, which would run contrary to ATT's business plan.
Any Droid can, as well. You'll want a app called "APNroid" to force it to wifi as opposed to native 3G to avoid using up all your data allocation. Not sure Apple has such a feature, or if it's geared to wifi-first, which would run contrary to ATT's business plan.Not sure what kind of Droid you have Doug, but I'm running one of the first Verizon Droids and mine switches to wifi as soon as there's an open network detected and I didn't have to download an app for it.
Not sure what kind of Droid you have Doug, but I'm running one of the first Verizon Droids and mine switches to wifi as soon as there's an open network detected and I didn't have to download an app for it.
Genlemen, may I tax your brains a moment?
I'm looking to replace my DumbPhone and I'm a naif on these sorts of things.
Can I get a hand-held device that will serve as a phone and as an Internet device when in the presence of wifi, or am I forced to deal with some telecom's broadband service?
Do you carry devices that you can recommend? Price is an issue for me, because I'm very, very cheap.
Gentlemen, may I tax your brains a moment?
I'm looking to replace my DumbPhone and I'm a naif on these sorts of things.
Can I get a hand-held device that will serve as a phone and as an Internet device when in the presence of wifi, or am I forced to deal with some telecom's broadband service?
Do you carry devices that you can recommend? Price is an issue for me, because I'm very, very cheap.
I make it a point never to buy anything that weighs less than its instruction manual.Then you should buy a Droid, as it comes with no instructions what so ever! :-X
Gosh and here's me with maybe two or three people i call or text ever, so using a bog simple clamshell Nokia.Trust me Rorke, if it weren't for work I wouldn't have a Droid either. Not like I've got a list of people I call besides family and, frankly, the data plan is getting a little bit on the expensive side but because of work I don't have much choice.
Of course back in my wheeling dealing management days i had to have the latest and prettiest shiny phone, but now the simple life i guess.
Gosh and here's me with maybe two or three people i call or text ever, so using a bog simple clamshell Nokia.
Of course back in my wheeling dealing management days i had to have the latest and prettiest shiny phone, but now the simple life i guess.
Gosh and here's me with maybe two or three people i call or text ever, so using a bog simple clamshell Nokia.
Of course back in my wheeling dealing management days i had to have the latest and prettiest shiny phone, but now the simple life i guess.
I got mine for the purpose of gizmo consolidation. It occurred to me how many things I was carrying.
Looks interesting MDM, but got a few gripes.
First - You've got the OpFor listed as one Level II while it's actually two Level IIs.
Second - My confusion may result from not knowing the Spica Fusiliers TO&E but, who's going to load the Karnovs? Are they carrying their own personnel designated for this or is that the Fusiliers' responsibility?
Third - Under insertion, you don't designate when the operation will kick off. You note in the Move portion the time to begin moving on the target, but nothing noting when the Fuel Depot would be destroyed.
Fourth - There is no fourth gripe.
Fifth - Are the Karnov's on call, waiting for a predesignated signal or are they on a predesignated time table. If they're waiting for a signal, what is it?
Sixth - If you're forced to abort the mission, how do you wave off the Karnovs? Are the three forces (Spica Fusiliers, Federated Freemen, VTOLs) on the same commo net?
I think that should get you started.
4) You're totally right about this, I'll get right to work on it.
I replaced my old white clamshell with an incredibly confusing keyboard touchpad thingamajig yesterday. End of an era, man.
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2zfjpr9.jpg)
I don't get the reference.
And you dare to call yourself a Geek! (please note that by having posted on this site, you are clearly a geek)I'm not a geek. I'm a cool guy who would be mocking the lot of you pencil-necked pointdexters if the moderators weren't so tough.
From the labels, I believe that is the Flight Control Station Keyboard/Status Board - what we used to call in the old days of concise terminology 'the Helm'. Its the Station occupied by Geordi, Wesley, Ro, Rager, and a succession of unnamed supporting characters. (Or Tom Paris on Voyager, and just about everyone on the Defiant).So, Star Trek?
According to the real world technical people, that is supposed to be a simple, easy to read and use layout. It is also supposed to be reconfigurable. As in lefty's can alter the design for their ease of use, OR a blown up Ops keyboard can be transferred to one of those unused stations at the back of the bridge. We never see that in practice.
Oddly Data never has a blue tooth receiver like Nyota did. And he got way more lines besides "Hailing frequencies open captain."
I'm guessing you aren't a Trekkie.
I almost got the whole DS9 series today. Saw it for $40, but by the time I clicked 'add to cart' it was sold.
Getting ready to post the Operations Order for this coming week's Battletech night. Have a looksee and let me know if you've got any feedback!Your Mission 'paragraph' is really long, we were always told to make it one sentence. Also, where are the Service Support and Command & Signal paragraphs? Props for using a proper format though.
Avogadro's number in the house.
Your Mission 'paragraph' is really long, we were always told to make it one sentence. Also, where are the Service Support and Command & Signal paragraphs? Props for using a proper format though.
Dang it, I paid around $30 for each season and I thought that was a good deal...I got the TNG 20th Anniversary Set for $200. I plan to get DS9 new when I can afford that amount. Odds are they'll have an anniversary set before too much longer, and it will take much less shelf space. But a Used-like new for $40 (with fulfillment by Amazon) was to good to pass up. Unfortunately someone else beat me too it.
I'm guessing you aren't a Trekkie.
I almost got the whole DS9 series today. Saw it for $40, but by the time I clicked 'add to cart' it was sold.
I got the TNG 20th Anniversary Set for $200. I plan to get DS9 new when I can afford that amount. Odds are they'll have an anniversary set before too much longer, and it will take much less shelf space. But a Used-like new for $40 (with fulfillment by Amazon) was to good to pass up. Unfortunately someone else beat me too it.
Once I have the DS9 set and a DVD copy of Generations to replace my off-air VHS, I'll have every series but Voyager (ENT, TOS, TAS, TNG), and all nine movies.
Geoff, I think it would burnish your techno-conservative and hip-hop credentials if you got a pager. Those still work, right?
How much of a nerd am I?Reminds me of the project I need to be working on. My Dramatic Character's Journal for Castle Falkenstein.
Here's my 3rd level Wizard's Spellbook.
There was a time that they were charging $200 for a single season of TOS, TNG, DS9, or VOY on DVD. Not that I bought mine for anything close to that, but for those first few years on DVD, I ended up having people buy me three seasons of TNG as gifts. Years later, when the prices dropped low enough, I picked up the rest.I paid $100 each for ENT and my first set of TOS. Animates Series was thankfully much cheaper. And since the Remastered TOS was never available in stores around here - coupled with the fact season one was on HD - meant I got it online for about $150-200 total.
At least I'd be able to find him at GenCon.
Reminds me of the project I need to be working on. My Dramatic Character's Journal for Castle Falkenstein.
How much of a nerd am I?
Here's my 3rd level Wizard's Spellbook.
Avogadro's number in the house.
Compiled from scribbled notes and tapes found while cleaning the cockpit of Jonathan Sparrow's mech:
Razamanaz
October 2nd, 3021
Transcript of Kuritan comms at the Battle of Heil’s Rush
Scout 1: Scout 1 to Command, Scout 1 is 10-86, time in, 0600.
Command: Roger, Scout 1. 0600 confirmed. Good Morning, boys.
[Many Cleared Sectors Later]
Scout 1: Scout 1 to Command, sector 5 clear.
Command: 26, Scout 1.
Scout 1: Scout 1 to Command, sector 5 clear.
Command: 26, Scout 1.
[Approximately 0630hours:]
Tower 3: TOWER 3 to COMM[Garbled]...WE’RE BEING HIT…I REPEAT…WE’RE[Garbled]…OH MY GOD!!! [Background noise contains many explosions, the sound of twisting metal, and falling debris.]
Command: Command to Tower 3, please repeat last transmission…Again, please repeat last transmission.
*Pause*
Command: Command to Tower 3. Are you being attacked?....Tower 3, are you being attacked?......Tower 3, are you receiving?...
Command: Command to Scout 1, proceed to sector 8. Tower 3 is not responding.
Scout 1: Roger Command, Scout 1 proceeding to sector 8.
Command: Command to all units, all units go to stand-by, Scout 1 is investigating a possible problem in sector 8. Repeat, all units on Stand-by alert.
Pouncer: Command, Pouncer is active and moving to support Scout 1.
Command: Roger Pouncer, just give them time to get there and see what we are up against, if anything.
Pouncer: 26, Command. Pouncer out.
Scout 1: Scout 1 to Command, we have a smoke plume in the vicinity of Tower 3 and the Comm tower is down...Man, is it a mess.
Command: Roger, Scout 1. Any sign of hostiles?
Scout 1: Negative Command. We’re moving on to Tower 3.
Command: Roger, Scout 1.
Fire Suppression 2: Command, Fire Suppression 2 is active and moving to support.
Command: Command to Fire Suppression 2, stand-by…Hold your position, Fire Suppression 2…repeat…hold your position…until hostiles are confirmed.
Fire Suppression 2: Roger Command, holding current position.
Pouncer: Pouncer to Command, we confirm a smoke plume in the vicinity of Tower 3.
Command: Command to all units… Comm tower is down and smoke plumes at Tower 3 confirmed. All units to alert…Pouncer…I ordered you to wait for Scout 1!
Pouncer: Hey, they’re here!
Fire Suppression 2: Roger, Command.
Fire Suppression 1: Roger Command. Fire Suppression 1 active and on stand-by.
Scout 3: Roger, Command, Scout 3 active and on stand by.
Scout 1: Scout 1 to Command, Tower 3 is down…repeat…Tower 3 is down!
[Background noise contains multiple explosions]
…HOLY SHIT!
Pouncer: Pouncer to Command, we have spotted a lance of mechs and are taking fire. We are moving to engage.
Command: Roger, Pouncer. Scout 1, watch the language…report on activity in the area.
Scout 1: Sorry Command. Confirm… One lance of hostile mechs have fired on Pouncer…we are moving to engage… No other hostiles noted.
Command: 26, Scout 1. Can you verify identity of hostiles?
Scout 1: Not at this time, Command, but it has to be… Oh, my God…we just lost Saracen 3…Command…we have a 2nd hostile lance firing on us… we lost Saracen 3… they’re behind us, Command.
Command: Roger Scout 1. Command to Fire Suppression 1 and 2, proceed to sector 7 and support Pouncer. Scout 3, report to sector 8 and support Scout 1. Scout 2, proceed to sector 12, try to flank hostile mechs.
[All units confirm their orders]
Demolisher 2: D-2 to Pouncer, We’ve been hit, sir. We’re no longer able to move.
Pouncer: 26, D-2. Pouncer to all. We’re stopping here. Looks like good a place as any to make a stand.
Scout 1: Jesus, Command… it’s a whole freakin’ company… got me surrounded… GET ME SOME HELP!
Command: Easy does it, Scout 1. What’s the condition of your lance?
Scout 1: I AM MY LANCE, COMMAND! THE SARACENS ARE ALL GONE! GET ME OUTTA HERE!
Command: Roger Scout 1, fall back, now.
Scout 1: I was hoping you would say that, Command, color me gone!
Pouncer: Pouncer to Command, S-1 has been hit, can’t keep pace. D-2 has been tracked. Enemy mechs are amongst us. Where is Fire Suppression? Repeat, where is…
D-2: D-2 to Command, D-1 is no longer with us.
Fire Suppression 2: Pouncer, we’re here… Scratch 1 Lyran Pegasus.
D-2: Thanks guys!
Scout 1: CHRIST, COMMAND…THEY’RE EVERYWHERE…4 MORE LANCES NOW ACTIVE… WHERE THE HELL’S OUR MECHS?
Command: Roger, Scout 1, watch the chatter… can you identify hostiles?... I say, Scout 1, can you identify hostiles?... Are they Ghost Raiders?
Fire Suppression 2: Command, Scout 1 has been destroyed.
Command: Roger that, 2.
Scout 2: Scout 2 to Command, unable to flank… Pouncer has lost a Schrek… we’re moving in…
Command: 26, Scout 2. Can you identify hostiles?...Repeat, Scout 2, can you identify hostiles?
Scout 2: Command, Saracen 4 here. Pegasus 2 has been destroyed, looks like I’m your man. Hostiles must be… [static]
Scout 2: Command, Saracen 4 is down, Saracen 5 taking command.
Scout 2: Saracen 6 here, Command. 5 is out. Hostiles must be Lyran. There’s too many for it to be the Ghost Raiders. Besides … [static]
Command: What was that, Scout 2? … Repeat that last transmission, Scout 2…
Scout 3: Looks like Scout 2 is gone, Command. Scout 3 here, engaging a bunch of lights.
Fire Suppression 2: Fire Suppression 2 here, boys…Chalk one up for missile carriers…y'all watch that Spider smoke…(Different voice)…COMMAND, WE'RE GETTING CREAMED HERE. WHY AREN’T OUR MECHS DROPPING? FS 1,3 & 4 ARE GONE…I CAN’T MOVE…THEY’RE ALL OVER ME… 2 OF THEM...
Command: Command to all units…let’s keep that chatter down. No slip-ups. Fire Suppression 2…what was that last bit? Two of them are what?...Fire Suppression 2…come in.
Unknown: Command, Pouncer is down and burning… Fire Suppression 2 is gone… couple of Saracens engaged ahead… we’re moving…
Command: Last transmission… moving where…identify yourself…
Scout 3: Command, Saracen 7 here… everybody’s gone… everybody’s burning… we’ve lost…I’m fixing to run this Saracen up the bung hole of that heavy, there… we’ll see you in the after life, Command. Scout 3, out.
Command: Roger, Scout 3… confirm, are you the only working unit?...Scout 3, are you the only unit?...This is Command, anybody out there?...Hello…Hello.
Probably because at last estimate, Data was 6.0221415 × 10^23 times cooler than Uhura.Maybe but Uhura has assets all her own. ;)
Maybe but Uhura has assets all her own. ;)Hear, hear!
I detect the presence of a mole.
At least I'd be able to find him at GenCon.
When a conversation reaches the level of math puns, you know it's time to run screaming into the night.
Since when do Marians run screaming? I thought you guys made tactical advances to the rear?
'Cause it's so hard to locate the big dog. ;)
Absolutely!
...while screaming. "Morituri Nolumus Mori!" is a popular one.
Absolutely!Nice. Too bad only the Niopsians you're running from are liable to get the reference in the 31st century.
...while screaming. "Morituri Nolumus Mori!" is a popular one.
Nice. Too bad only the Niopsians you're running from are liable to get the reference in the 31st century.
I'm engaged, I can't push bikini-clad women aside willy-nilly now, I might do a "bad touch".
Have lists of excuses. Been going through mine and they work great.
Well you don't use them all at once. Remember, "Keep it simple, keep it sexy, keep it PANTHER."
I'm engaged, I can't push bikini-clad women aside willy-nilly now, I might do a "bad touch".
Wait, the Marian Hegemony makes the Free Worlds League run, but they run from Niops?Niops has the Sun Crushertm, and Battalions of Star League Battlemechs (Mint in Box).
Niops has the Sun Crushertm, and Battalions of Star League Battlemechs (Mint in Box).
I hate Niops. Probably my second least favorite faction in terms of conceptualization and execution, after the Manei Dominei.
A lot of people say that, but usually it’s after they denied a visa application.
You are the only person I know that probably has aspirations to obtain a real monocle...
It would work for me too, since I'm blind in my left and am becoming a touch farsighted in my good eye. If I ever get back to GenCon in a year you go, we should totally rock that look.
You are the only person I know that probably has aspirations to obtain a real monocle...
Cough, Not entirely.I don't know about the others Rorke, but I always assumed that you already had one. I'm pretty sure that it and a sword cane are standard issue to all English males at birth, or is that just a vicious rumor? :P
I don't know about the others Rorke, but I always assumed that you already had one. I'm pretty sure that it and a sword cane are standard issue to all English males at birth, or is that just a vicious rumor? :PThat is a slander! (They also get a bowler hat)
No, no, no. Standard issue is a teapot and a pint glass.
No, no, no. Standard issue is a teapot and a pint glass.Ahh, that makes more sense. Mmmm tea. That sounds good, I could go for some ice tea right now.
Only a pint? I'd expect at least a quart.They've obviously never been into a Hardee's. They serve ice tea by the half gallon.
Christ, a pint of tea?
MMMM Sword Cane, actually i prefer to rely on the sharpness of my wit.While you get points for style with the truncheon I would have to say that I prefer the ASP police baton or, for the truly wild fights, a good ax handle, preferrably made of hickory. There's been many a fight busted up with one of those, along with more than a few heads.
And when one has to be blunt, i have a conventienly sized 1930s vintage Metropolitan Police truncheon. Which once proved a good deterrent to a ruffian with a knife. Ahhh the happy but somewhat chaotic days of my youth....
I drink mine by the pint; but then, I drink it like a savage (iced).Drinking iced tea isn't savage, but drinking iced coffee certainly is. [tickedoff]
Drinking iced tea isn't savage, but drinking iced coffee certainly is. [tickedoff]
I have always relied on the noted reluctance of tough guys to hit someone obviously incapable of fighting back, or alternately, on my ability to run surprisingly quickly.
No, no, no. Standard issue is a teapot and a pint glass.The pint glass would be Imperial (about 19 oz US), and for beer.
I drink mine by the pint; but then, I drink it like a savage (iced).The only time I'm savage is when there isn't any iced tea to be had.
I have always relied on the noted reluctance of tough guys to hit someone obviously incapable of fighting back, or alternately, on my ability to run surprisingly quickly.Kinda makes me wish the thugs 'round these parts were tough guys. Usually they're bullies eager to prey on those weaker than themselves.
Christ, a pint of tea?The pot is for the tea, the pint glass is for bitters or Guinness (Yeah, it's Irish, but it's better than ale)
Drinking iced tea isn't savage, but drinking iced coffee certainly is. [tickedoff]
I should think that my crazy eyes and the palpable auru of barely contained, limitless rage dissuade people from confronting me. I've often courted muggings and assaults and been disappointed none dared accost me. I needed to vent.
Better than Teffee.Would that be the preferred drink of Keefee? (a foot tall race from TORG - likely inspired by the Brownies from Willow).
Ughhhh Torg is that still going?
Sorry Torg is one of those games i probably would have liked the sound of, along with Rifts. Except for them criminally consigning my beloved England into some horrible Tolkien/Arthurian fantasy ghetto.
Why couldn't it have been some kind of uber Churchillian 1940s fortress England kinda setting? I mean holding off waves of nasties with mad updated Spitfires and all that. Oh dear lord i ought to copyright that, it's not a half bad idea :p
I should think that my crazy eyes and the palpable auru of barely contained, limitless rage dissuade people from confronting me. I've often courted muggings and assaults and been disappointed none dared accost me. I needed to vent.
Heh... nobody wants to fight me until after I close the door to their cell; with them safe and snug inside. Amazingly, the urge has disappeared if we have cause to open it again some time later. }:)
So Sauce Magazine is a local St. Louis magazine that covers gourmet food and the like, as well as entertainment. It's a pretty classy operation and quite well reputed.
This month, they did a focus on the development of "Third Wave" coffee in St. Louis. Third Wave is pretty much the concept that Coffee should be treated like fine wine. It's not exactly new, but it's finally really taking hold in STL.
They interviewed me in their article, and later came back and asked if they could shoot a video for their website. Checkitout! (http://t.co/GMJcro9)
I really wanna see a youtube video of you beating someone's ass, Yuri. [rockon]
They interviewed me in their article, and later came back and asked if they could shoot a video for their website. Checkitout! (http://t.co/GMJcro9)
Generally when you see those, it's on the 5 o'clock news.
Ughhhh Torg is that still going?Hey, for the first two years of the game America had the single lamest (at least in terms of presentation) invading reality. The everybody but the Fantasy reality invaded us.
Sorry Torg is one of those games i probably would have liked the sound of, along with Rifts. Except for them criminally consigning my beloved England into some horrible Tolkien/Arthurian fantasy ghetto.
Why couldn't it have been some kind of uber Churchillian 1940s fortress England kinda setting? I mean holding off waves of nasties with mad updated Spitfires and all that. Oh dear lord i ought to copyright that, it's not a half bad idea :p
Gentlemen, have you considered expanding the scope of your complaint to the non-game-related fantasies of England? I mean, the pixies, elves, Maypole dancers, lute-players, Woad raiders, tonsured monks, fighting kings, laughing bowmen, singing sailors, mustachioed tea-drinkers and all manner of silliness that the word "England" conjures in the public imagination? Because I could get on board.
Gentlemen, have you considered expanding the scope of your complaint to the non-game-related fantasies of England? I mean, the pixies, elves, Maypole dancers, lute-players, Woad raiders, tonsured monks, fighting kings, laughing bowmen, singing sailors, mustachioed tea-drinkers and all manner of silliness that the word "England" conjures in the public imagination? Because I could get on board.
How about we expand the scope the non-fantasies of England and just complain about England? We could crack wise about how they're America-lite, mock their ridiculous accents and portly historical figures, tease them about their outdated memes (such as being a Monarchy), and point out that the bulk of their automobiles have terrible electrical systems.
Just make sure Ed is in earshot, and I'm there!!! If not, well, *shrug* I have an Arsenal game to catch. Cheers!
Woot! Starslayer!
and I stopped being an Arsenal fan back in the 1990s
Bah! Fairweather!
Oh, so in England you have to play a sport in order to be allowed to watch it? :P
No but I realised I didn't enjoy watching it compared with other games at about the same time I realised how bad I was at it
Oh, and I have just bought my first ever 'Mech minature: in honour of Doug it is a Starslayer [rockon]Frankly, I'm honored. It's the A-10 of the BTU: Criticized for it's looks, never for it's performance. :D
Oh, so in England you have to play a sport in order to be allowed to watch it? :P
Man U!
No U
Everton!Listen to the man, he speaks wisdom.
Man U!
Gentlemen, have you considered expanding the scope of your complaint to the non-game-related fantasies of England? I mean, the pixies, elves, Maypole dancers, lute-players, Woad raiders, tonsured monks, fighting kings, laughing bowmen, singing sailors, mustachioed tea-drinkers and all manner of silliness that the word "England" conjures in the public imagination? Because I could get on board.
Oh, so in England you have to play a sport in order to be allowed to watch it? :P
NEverton!
. . .and my much loved Doc Martens . . .
Fixed that for you.
I also have an Absinthe guy.Isn't that stuff illegal in the USA? If not, it should be
Isn't that stuff illegal in the USA? If not, it should be
Isn't that stuff illegal in the USA? If not, it should be
I also have an Absinthe guy.
Isn't that stuff illegal in the USA? If not, it should be
Glory, glory, Man United!
Glory, glory, Man United!
Traditional absinthe is a very bad drink to imbibe. The effects on the brain during and after drinking can be serious anc could cause death or worse. Only fools drink absinthe on a regular basis. Watering it down does help mitigate the effects, but sustained usage is still not recommended.
I just read on wiki that absinthe is now legal in the US, but it must be thujone-free (<10ppm) to be improted into the US. The thujone is the psychoactive agent found in the spirit.
Man Utd! Man Utd! Man Utd! :P
Fixed that for you.
You know, if you replace the word absinthe with any alcoholic drink the same is true. Back in the day High thujone counts did lead to the psychoactive experiences many people felt (and most of those were exaggerated), but absinthe these days has to have a low count in order for it to be manufactured and sold, even in the US.Indeed. For people who just want to get all kinds of drunk, the popular thing down here is Everclear. I don't see that Absinthe's any worse than that stuff, though I've admittedly never used either.
The main reason behind Absinthe's potency, like any other, is it's alcohol by volume, which can range wildly from 55 to 92%, which is 110 to 184 proof. Lucid, which is one of the more popular absinthe's produced in the US is 62%, or 124 proof, comparable to some of the rums and other drinks found on the shelves these days.
Davout73
Indeed. For people who just want to get all kinds of drunk, the popular thing down here is Everclear. I don't see that Absinthe's any worse than that stuff, though I've admittedly never used either.
Indeed. For people who just want to get all kinds of drunk, the popular thing down here is Everclear. I don't see that Absinthe's any worse than that stuff, though I've admittedly never used either.Err, what about home-made stuff, or am I confusing different parts of the South here? :P
Err, what about home-made stuff, or am I confusing different parts of the South here? :PMost of the people I'm talking about are college students at the oldest, and neither industrious enough nor patient enough to make what they can just go buy (legitimate ID or otherwise). I'd really like to try my hand at homemade, but have neither the finances nor space to put an operation together (note: not for anything illegal, just personal use).
I should just make myself a Highball. It's only 1600 local. . .
And to think, it'll be another half-year and then some before I get that hour back. They should have to skip time ahead during the work week, middle of the day, so everyone gets to go home an hour early instead of robbing us of a precious weekend hour.I agree. I was on duty yesterday, and got robbed of some mildly uncomfortable sleep. And really, the risks of extra accidents tomorrow with people going in to work on messed up sleep schedules should stop it.
So I went to the CBT homepage and I saw: FWL XTRO, FWL update-whatever and notes for House Liao Handbook. It was like some bizarro BattleTech where Marik and Liao are worth talking about!Who knows, maybe HB: Kurita will see light of day sometime.
I'd rather just not change the time at all. I know it's supposed to save money, but I'd rather spend the money and not have the annoyance of resetting clocks every six months.
I'd rather just not change the time at all. I know it's supposed to save money, but I'd rather spend the money and not have the annoyance of resetting clocks every six months.
And to think, it'll be another half-year and then some before I get that hour back. They should have to skip time ahead during the work week, middle of the day, so everyone gets to go home an hour early instead of robbing us of a precious weekend hour.They should get rid of DST altogether. Just et the clocks bacj a half hour and call it even. that way people won't be an hour late/early (depending on time of year) to church on Sunday morning and we won't have to bother resetting our clocks ever again..
I'd rather just not change the time at all. I know it's supposed to save money, but I'd rather spend the money and not have the annoyance of resetting clocks every six months.
So I went to the CBT homepage and I saw: FWL XTRO, FWL update-whatever and notes for House Liao Handbook. It was like some bizarro BattleTech where Marik and Liao are worth talking about!
Err, what about home-made stuff, or am I confusing different parts of the South here? :P
Sure, it's still winter, but damnation, why are all the work days so nice and pleasant and all the weekends so craptacular? Note: I am completely unsurprised that my taking a day off today has led to a miserable state of things.
I love light 'mech battles. Wish more people were into them; I met a lot of resistance trying to incorporate light 'mechs in Chicago games.
Surely they're great for short/quick games
Sometimes. The high movement modifiers can sometimes make for fairly long fights.QFT. Nothing like watching Mastergunz run his Pack-hunter-clone-of-the-week around the edge of the table sniping in the end game.
I love light 'mech battles. Wish more people were into them; I met a lot of resistance trying to incorporate light 'mechs in Chicago games.
QFT. Nothing like watching Mastergunz run his Pack-hunter-clone-of-the-week around the edge of the table sniping in the end game.
I love light 'mech battles. Wish more people were into them; I met a lot of resistance trying to incorporate light 'mechs in Chicago games.Yet more evidence that Chicago sucks.
Yet more evidence that Chicago sucks.
I shall. I couldn't live in any city where you wouldn't countenance putting ketchup on a hot dog.
He's around, just busy. You friends with him on the Facepage?
Gah!
I miss Mastergunz. :-\
:oIf you make your own, it's possible to avoid the food poisoning bacteria.
They leave out part of the Holy Quintrinity? (hotdog, bun, ketchup, mustard and food poisoning bacteria)
I love light 'mech battles. Wish more people were into them; I met a lot of resistance trying to incorporate light 'mechs in Chicago games.
Well, that's pretty disgusting, so probably they are trying to suggest what I'm willing to just say.
That is because it requires the players to think ahead more for a fluid battle.
I have played light mech battles before and have enjoyed them. Just give me a Wolfhound...
And that's from a man that knows his stuff; he lives in West (By God) Virginia. :)That's exactly right. Hell, it's even in our State Motto.
I love light 'mech battles. Wish more people were into them; I met a lot of resistance trying to incorporate light 'mechs in Chicago games.I also am a fan of light 'Mech battles, but you're right how most people want to see the big boys come out. Oddly enough, every time I get to play a light 'Mech match, I swear I hear "Gary Owens" inside my head.
I also am a fan of light 'Mech battles, but you're right how most people want to see the big boys come out. Oddly enough, every time I get to play a light 'Mech match, I swear I hear "Gary Owens" inside my head.
Am I the only one in here who eats a hot dog with slaw? I thought that it was fairly common, must be a hillbilly thing.Yes, you are. I prefer mine in one of two ways, Ketchup & Mustard or Sauerkraut & Onions.
Raw is for the heathens
He's around, just busy. You friends with him on the Facepage?
Of course, I like pineapple on my pizza, so go figure...... O0Same here, with Canadian Bacon rather than plain ham.
Craig
Just give me a Wolfhound...
Force
The one they played in 1876 or the one they played in 1965?I'm not sure about the reference to 1965, I've always heard of the one from 1876.
:)
Davout73
With Ketchup, Sourkraut, and Onions?
As the closest thing to a token Marian in the thread, happy Ides of March everyone!Err, here we're celebrating this as Edwardmas, in recognition of 3rdCrucisLancers's nativity.
Err, here we're celebrating this as Edwardmas, in recognition of 3rdCrucisLancers's nativity.
I'm not sure about the reference to 1965, I've always heard of the one from 1876.
7th Cav was integrated into 1st Cav Division.Ah, now I follow. I knew about the 1/7 but wasn't making the connection.
1st of the 7th was the unit at Ia Drang in 1965, which We Were Soldiers is based on.
Truth be told, two of my more favorite military quotes/aphorisms are related to Custer...
Davout73
As the closest thing to a token Marian in the thread, happy Ides of March everyone!
Happy Edwardmas!Congratulations good sir!
In other news, I got hired today. I am now among the newest officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department. If all goes according to plan, expect to see my posting drop off significantly starting March 27th, when we're supposed to be heading to the academy.
As the closest thing to a token Marian in the thread, happy Ides of March everyone!
In other news, I got hired today. I am now among the newest officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department. If all goes according to plan, expect to see my posting drop off significantly starting March 27th, when we're supposed to be heading to the academy.Congratulations on employment!
As the closest thing to a token Marian in the thread, happy Ides of March everyone!
Happy Edwardmas!
In other news, I got hired today. I am now among the newest officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department. If all goes according to plan, expect to see my posting drop off significantly starting March 27th, when we're supposed to be heading to the academy.
Happy Edwardmas!
In other news, I got hired today. I am now among the newest officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department. If all goes according to plan, expect to see my posting drop off significantly starting March 27th, when we're supposed to be heading to the academy.
Well, I might actually have a shot at a better position here at work; I've been working part-time with our email unit, and the boss of it and I get along well, and a place just opened up in there. It could mean escape from this wretched hell of answering phones all day AND maybe a pay increase AND the all-important bump to my resume.
This would be a totally sweet late birthday present.
But fhen who will entertain me with facebook posts of funny call logs?
Serioisly, Edward, you MUST not take that job - for the good of the intarnets!
:P
Well, I might actually have a shot at a better position here at work; I've been working part-time with our email unit, and the boss of it and I get along well, and a place just opened up in there. It could mean escape from this wretched hell of answering phones all day AND maybe a pay increase AND the all-important bump to my resume.Good luck with that! O0
This would be a totally sweet late birthday present.
Happy Edwardmas!
In other news, I got hired today. I am now among the newest officers of the Pine Bluff Police Department. If all goes according to plan, expect to see my posting drop off significantly starting March 27th, when we're supposed to be heading to the academy.
As the closest thing to a token Marian in the thread, happy Ides of March everyone!
Well, I might actually have a shot at a better position here at work; I've been working part-time with our email unit, and the boss of it and I get along well, and a place just opened up in there. It could mean escape from this wretched hell of answering phones all day AND maybe a pay increase AND the all-important bump to my resume.Way to go Ed, hope it works out for you.
This would be a totally sweet late birthday present.
Ah, another three-day weekend beckons. I gotta figure out how to manage a scheduled coma, so I can just go to sleep tonight and wake up Monday morning for work. The cats would totally understand. And after the (albeit abbreviated) week that's been so far, I surely need it.
Tuesdays and Thursdays I work Midnight to 8.
Weekends I work Midnight to noon from the house.
It's not to bad.
Davout73
What do you do?
I sit in front of a computer waiting for an alarm to go off, and when it goes off I hit a button :-P.
I work 4 10's so I get a 3 day weekend every week. 8)
I also do a lot of work with GIS and Pipelines.
I dunno what I want, as long as it has a vast amount of not-so-solid cheese atop it.
Oh wait, we convinced the roomie to make lasagna tonight. All is right in the world.
Lasagna, something that Garfield and I both have in common.
I just had Pizza...and it was good! 8)
Happy Birthday Lord Harlock!
Well, Happy Birthday to both Bostwick and Lord Harlock.
Well, you're also a great man. Which reminds me! How's Force of Nature IIc doing?
Reminds me a bit of Edward II.
You know they called Edward VII "Edward the Caressor", right?
And here I thought Melanie had made up that nickname for you herself.
Is it a bad sign when my latest two kitbashing projects stem from spongebob?
Is it a bad sign when my latest two kitbashing projects stem from spongebob?
Fortunately, I'm not yet at a place in my life where children's programming has to matter to me again.Modern childrens programming should never have to matter. There've got to be DVDs of enough seasons of Mr. Rogers to get you through any number of children. Or documentaries on England and the UK, but who would show those to children, right?
Modern childrens programming should never have to matter. There've got to be DVDs of enough seasons of Mr. Rogers to get you through any number of children. Or documentaries on England and the UK, but who would show those to children, right?
I fully intend to tell my children of WWII as if it were the Silmarillion, but my future wife may have something to say about it.Good idea. Will Jimmy Launders and the Venturer have an important role to play?
Well, if I thought that, I would have typed that he'd be raising "3CL, 3CL and perhaps others," now wouldn't I?
I fully intend to tell my children of WWII as if it were the Silmarillion, but my future wife may have something to say about it.
Always tip your waitress/server, it's how they make a living.
Yeah. I can't think of any time I've ever had service so bad as to justify not leaving any tip. God knows I have off days here on the phones, but I'm a salaried employee.
Well, you're closer to France, that sort of thing rubs off. I've always felt a deep kinship with rude and unhelpful staff, though; I loathe my customers too, and dream of hunting them for sport after the apocalypse.
Yeah. I can't think of any time I've ever had service so bad as to justify not leaving any tip. God knows I have off days here on the phones, but I'm a salaried employee.It would be hard to tip you. My phone doesn't have a coin slot.
It would be hard to tip you. My phone doesn't have a coin slot.
The tip thread down south is an unwelcome reminder of the fact that we share this message board with CHUDs and Morlocks.
Not the whole world. There are few, if any, such people in most of Antartica, for example.Except it's cold and windy down there, and nothing to stop the wind. It's enough to make a man want to avoid that part of the world.
I loathe my customers too, and dream of hunting them for sport after the apocalypse.
It's best not to wait, 3CL. After all, what if the apocalypse takes them all out? Why should it have all the fun? Plus: a movie about sporthunting for lawyers? I bet it'd make $300 mil.
All my proceeds would be used paying off emotional distress lawsuits, alas.Not if you got all of them. After all, you can't file a lawsuit without a lawyer. }:)
Plus: a movie about sporthunting for lawyers? I bet it'd make $300 mil.
Plus: a movie about sporthunting for lawyers? I bet it'd make $300 mil.A fantasy for millions of Americans, and hopefully others around the world.
I'm telling you, it's a gold mine. Screw "Avatar", this one'd top it!
Glad to see that pop culture jokes aren't beneath you, 3CL.
I always thought it was that you had to play a mentally impaired person, that's how Ben Affleck got his screenplay Oscar, right?That's one way. Another way is to make people think you really care about stuff.
I hate hospital waiting rooms.
Just sayin'
Glad to see that pop culture jokes aren't beneath you, 3CL.
Everything okay, Bman?Things are fine. My mother had neck surgery this morning but all is well. I just hate hospital waiting rooms.
Just have it give superficial lip service to a major social issue well-off people like to feel guilty about and the Academy will eat it up.I dunno. Do speech impediments count as a major societal issue these days?
I dunno. Do speech impediments count as a major societal issue these days?That's more in line with the mental impairment route. The King's Speech also got additional Oscar points because it was a) a period piece, b) a redemption story, and c) about a real person.
"Mental impairment" is a pretty broad topic; you could fit almost any dramatic situation under it's umbrella. I agree with you about the other points though.For actors, an inability to speak clearly and confidently definitely counts as a serious disability. I agree that Black Swan was a better film, but it was also more polarizing and I didn't expect it to win. I was very disappointed that The Social Network got snubbed though. David Fincher should really have won Best Director, as he oozes out of every frame of that movie and it would have only been a shadow of itself if not for his work and his involvement. On the other hand, to paraphrase an AV Club editor, no one ever walked out of The King's Speech thinking "Man, Tom Hooper really directed the hell out of that movie!"
PS: Black Swan should have won.
3CL is like the moleman of pop culture. He's often beneath us, but nothing is beneath him!
I always thought it was that you had to play a mentally impaired person, that's how Ben Affleck got his screenplay Oscar, right?
For him that's not playing, it's just his lot in life.
"127 Hours" is the best movie I have seen in years. Bonus for being a true story, and for showing how a real man overcomes adversity. Arm caught? Lop that sucker off with a dull knife! Don't forget to break those arm bones first, though! First movie I can recall where I actually had to turn away from the screen (as he was reaching into his arm and tearing apart the nerves and blood vessels that the knife could not cut, all while exulting in the proximity to freedom and continued life). Best part? No whining, no touchy-feely crap, no psychosexual garbage, no greedy dropouts... Definitely a better movie than most of its fellow nominees.
"127 Hours" is the best movie I have seen in years. Bonus for being a true story, and for showing how a real man overcomes adversity. Arm caught? Lop that sucker off with a dull knife! Don't forget to break those arm bones first, though! First movie I can recall where I actually had to turn away from the screen (as he was reaching into his arm and tearing apart the nerves and blood vessels that the knife could not cut, all while exulting in the proximity to freedom and continued life). Best part? No whining, no touchy-feely crap, no psychosexual garbage, no greedy dropouts... Definitely a better movie than most of its fellow nominees.
That's one I don't think I can watch. Of course I think the guy was a fool for going out without telling someone where he was headed in the first place. It seems like every month we hear about someone going into the back country around here and barely making it out alive, or not, and no one knowing where they had gone. Most of Utah, hell most of the western USA, is still wilderness, if you don't respect it it will kill you.No need to apologize BM, what you said is true. Most people either don't think about their actions or just assume that nothing bad will ever happen to them. They're never prepared for the worst case scenario or even most less-than-worst case scenarios. A large portion of the blame needs to be laid at the feet of our modern culture, the values that it places a high priority upon and our resulting migration from rural to urban life as a people, but I won't go much farther into it than to say that Tom Jefferson and I hold much of the same views on cities, and those who live in them, and for much of the same reasons.
I'll get off the soap box now.
We had freezing rain here last night. I didn't know it was freezing until I did a 540 degree spin as across the bridge @ 30 mph. The only damgae was dent and scrap on my front bumper and an utterly destoyed right rear rim as I hit the curb on the other side (backwards.) A tire change later I drove home.Lucky. Last rime I slid into a curb like that, it snapped the driver's front tire rods. driving the mile to work, mile home, and to the garage the next day were 'fun'. Glad it wasn't serious.
I GOT PROMOTED[applause]
Does this mean no more phone call tales? (Not that that's a bad thing)
I GOT PROMOTEDThe System fails again.
I'm afraid it does. I imagine this is what heroin feels like.
We had freezing rain here last night. I didn't know it was freezing until I did a 540 degree spin as across the bridge @ 30 mph. The only damgae was dent and scrap on my front bumper and an utterly destoyed right rear rim as I hit the curb on the other side (backwards.) A tire change later I drove home.
??? You're shaking violently, frothing at the mouth and dry heaving past the illusions of demons and bugs? :-\
I GOT PROMOTED
OK kids, time for a purely hypothetical case study.
Situation:
You own a coffee shop that happens to have free wifi. An individual makes habit of coming in on a nightly basis and using said wifi without ever buying anything, and never talks to anyone. You have repeatedly approached this person and asked if they would like to order anything and they always reply "no". Additionally, you have a sum total of five tables in your coffee shop - one of which they occupy.
What do you do?
OK kids, time for a purely hypothetical case study.Look up his device on the router and disable his access. Change the signs to "Free Wifi w/ Purchase". I don't camp in Long John Silvers with a netbook and my D&D manuals...
Situation:
You own a coffee shop that happens to have free wifi. An individual makes habit of coming in on a nightly basis and using said wifi without ever buying anything, and never talks to anyone. You have repeatedly approached this person and asked if they would like to order anything and they always reply "no". Additionally, you have a sum total of five tables in your coffee shop - one of which they occupy.
What do you do?
I GOT PROMOTEDSOMEONE DIDN'T STAY BOUGHT
By the way ladies, gentlemen, and the rest of you, I head to Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy sunday, so don't be surprised if you only see me around on the weekends until mid-June, there's apparently no internet and little connectivity for phones down there. Don't let the Cappies burn the place down while I'm busy. [copper]
OK kids, time for a purely hypothetical case study.
Situation:
You own a coffee shop that happens to have free wifi. An individual makes habit of coming in on a nightly basis and using said wifi without ever buying anything, and never talks to anyone. You have repeatedly approached this person and asked if they would like to order anything and they always reply "no". Additionally, you have a sum total of five tables in your coffee shop - one of which they occupy.
What do you do?
By the way ladies, gentlemen, and the rest of you, I head to Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy sunday, so don't be surprised if you only see me around on the weekends until mid-June, there's apparently no internet and little connectivity for phones down there. Don't let the Cappies burn the place down while I'm busy. [copper]
Look up his device on the router and disable his access. Change the signs to "Free Wifi w/ Purchase".
That counts as loitering. Kick em out and if they make noise, remind them you are within your rights to call the cops.What he said. 'Nuff said.
That counts as loitering. Kick em out and if they make noise, remind them you are within your rights to call the cops.Exactly.
OK kids, time for a purely hypothetical case study.Our library had free wi-fi, then they got slapped with a huge fine because someone used it to download bootlegged files. Now, they still have wi-fi, and its still free, but to access it, you need the daily password.
Situation:
You own a coffee shop that happens to have free wifi. An individual makes habit of coming in on a nightly basis and using said wifi without ever buying anything, and never talks to anyone. You have repeatedly approached this person and asked if they would like to order anything and they always reply "no". Additionally, you have a sum total of five tables in your coffee shop - one of which they occupy.
What do you do?
I GOT PROMOTEDSame work space or the new job you were talking about earlier.
I'm with this. I don't know how this would be done, but you could set things up so that you'd change the router password every morning before opening, and the current password would print out on every receipt. And if the guy tries to harass people for the password or dig through the trash for recent reciepts...What he said. 'Nuff said.It's not hard. You just go to the setup and look it up in the router list. If he's the only one there, you should see his device pretty easy.
How about you just change the password every time he comes back?
Same organization, large raise, new (better) boss, new job description, fancier title, different but virtually identical cubical.
Well, I did what you guys all eventually landed on. Cut the wifi and when she came up to ask if something was wrong with it, I told her I turned it off. When she asked why, explained that it was because she never buys anything and just comes in and uses my wifi.
She got all kinds of offended, informed me that she's not poor and that I just should have told her that wifi was for paying customers. She then priceeded to tell me that she had brought friends in before, then asked for the manager. I told her that I'm the owner and she huffed some more, packed up and left.
Now, I don't mind it if people I KNOW are coming in and using our wifi - but she had never made any attempt to get to know us, and had pretty much sht us down anytime we talked to her. As far as bringing friends in, my night emoyee and I have only ever seen her when she was freeloading wifi.
*shrug*
My only regret is that I wasn't more cagey about it. "Yes m'am, I'll have a look into the wifi situation. In tje meanyime would you like to purchase a drink?"
I GOT PROMOTED
She got all kinds of offended, informed me that she's not poor and that I just should have told her that wifi was for paying customers
She got all kinds of offended, informed me that she's not poor and that I just should have told her that wifi was for paying customers.
This story is very plausible. Only the rich get offended when you tell them stuff ain't free.
*dramatic aside*We were supposed to be getting it here the last couple days. Temps are just above freezing but no snow. Just enough rain to prevent me from using Weed Killer on the newly green weeds along the edges of my property.
I'm not ok with all the snow we're getting!
40s/50s and light rain here.Similar, but periodic rain for me this past day.
Similar, but periodic rain for me this past day.Isn't it pretty much always that way where you live?
Well, I did what you guys all eventually landed on. Cut the wifi and when she came up to ask if something was wrong with it, I told her I turned it off. When she asked why, explained that it was because she never buys anything and just comes in and uses my wifi.
She got all kinds of offended, informed me that she's not poor and that I just should have told her that wifi was for paying customers. She then priceeded to tell me that she had brought friends in before, then asked for the manager. I told her that I'm the owner and she huffed some more, packed up and left.
Now, I don't mind it if people I KNOW are coming in and using our wifi - but she had never made any attempt to get to know us, and had pretty much sht us down anytime we talked to her. As far as bringing friends in, my night emoyee and I have only ever seen her when she was freeloading wifi.
*shrug*
My only regret is that I wasn't more cagey about it. "Yes m'am, I'll have a look into the wifi situation. In tje meanyime would you like to purchase a drink?"
This story is very plausible. Only the rich get offended when you tell them stuff ain't free.You've obviously never dealt with SSI recipients if you think that. Some people don't deserve anything.
stumbled upon this (http://www.john-shuttleworth.com/adastra.html) last night. Pretty neat!Nice looking yacht but give me a conventional displacement hull any day. If I have $50 million or so to squander I'd go for this one: Ghost Yacht G180 (http://www.ghost-yachts.com/documents/gallery.html). They're working on a hybrid model, I'm interested to see what kind of fuel economy they can get with it.
You've obviously never dealt with SSI recipients if you think that. Some people don't deserve anything.
Nice looking yacht but give me a conventional displacement hull any day. If I have $50 million or so to squander I'd go for this one: Ghost Yacht G180 (http://www.ghost-yachts.com/documents/gallery.html). They're working on a hybrid model, I'm interested to see what kind of fuel economy they can get with it.
Yeah, from the newer trilogy. You get extra cool points for not knowing that. Seriously.
Anyhow, the lines on your boat remind me of the lines on the ARC Fighter. I keep waiting for the front panel on the bow to pop open with missile launchers. :P
Not to rain on anyone's... no, I probably am raining... but, as buttugly as that yacht is, it had better boast stealth.
So MDM, it's Sunday. Did you have a game this week?
Isn't it pretty much always that way where you live?Eh, we get occasional weeks of sunshine in the summer.
Mildly jealous at y'all actually getting to play something. All my diversions these days happen on this trusted PC, the vagaries of living overseas from ones friends gah.
You've both had better luck than me then for gaming this weekend. Two of my DnD players cried off with sick children and a third turned up an hour late. :-\Our local Blakist got married.
???
Are you saying that there will be no Passover in the CapCon?
Sooooo.....your picking who lives and dies??? :-\
You know, guys, I leave for the weekend and come back to find the place IN BETTER SHAPE THAN BEFORE I LEFT. Oh yeah, I am sure my delight in things will have some karmic backlash, but I hope all my prior karmic credit will offset the current status. It's just so beautiful!
Oh, and Orlando was nice. Good to see Neko again!
I haven't played an in-person game of anything in ages, but I've been playing the hell out of Hearts of Iron II's CORE mod. The Huns finally pushed me out of Norway in '41, but I got my four divisions of crack mountain troops away, and Somerville in the Med has used his four fleet carriers and two fast battleships to flatten an attempted Italian invasion of Crete and send a battlecruiser and Vittorio Veneto to the bottom of the sea. Man, I love this game.
I haven't played an in-person game of anything in ages, but I've been playing the hell out of Hearts of Iron II's CORE mod. The Huns finally pushed me out of Norway in '41, but I got my four divisions of crack mountain troops away, and Somerville in the Med has used his four fleet carriers and two fast battleships to flatten an attempted Italian invasion of Crete and send a battlecruiser and Vittorio Veneto to the bottom of the sea. Man, I love this game.I haven't played CORE in almost six months now, but I've been playing the hell out of HOI3 now that the bugs have been eliminated. I've also been playing quite a bit of Black Ops and Halo:Reach lately too, until my big screen gave out last night. Hitting Best Buy this evening for a replacement but good lord it's going to sting.
If I had a garage, I'd tell you that I had some Clantech in there.Why would you need a garage? I've got some on the back deck, covered with a tarp. Stupid TargComp is breaking my deck support beams and only comes with Windows 95. :-X
:)
That sounds good: what are the details so I can start to play? (or at least consider it - my main friend who actually plays computer games is a first person perspective shooter fan and I'm... not) until then I will continue to play Worms on my iPhone
I haven't played CORE in almost six months now, but I've been playing the hell out of HOI3 now that the bugs have been eliminated. I've also been playing quite a bit of Black Ops and Halo:Reach lately too, until my big screen gave out last night. Hitting Best Buy this evening for a replacement but good lord it's going to sting.
More like I don't get the reference to the FANS you're talking about. Fans who react poorly? People who wrote in it? Which people are you not passing over, and why?
More like I don't get the reference to the FANS you're talking about. Fans who react poorly? People who wrote in it? Which people are you not passing over, and why?
Liaoist, man, Liaoists!OK I get it. But the joke was somehow deceptively opaque.
Goatburgers, anyone?Only if you're Baaaaad.
Goatburgers, anyone?Time for a crack about goat cheese?
I learned that the spirit of a certain Capellan sperglord is alive and well.Really? Now that's news, I wonder if it's one of our older Cappies returned or if this is new blood.
Ok guys, for those that don't go up north often 2 questions:
1. Is there a downside to fuel cells for combat vehicles?
2. Do fuel cells for combat vehicles use the same x1.5 multiplier that must be used with fusion engines?
I may be looking into Vehicle rules as we are trying to use them in our games and I may be designing some customs for our GM to use and will be pencil-and-papering it due to not yet investing in HeavyMetal
Meklab is a free program that allows you to design stuff with fuel cells.
Vehicles? I may need to find it
Also I may need to clarify from you how to get a good set up for Hearts of Iron as it looks like the sort of thing I like (think Civ 3 and I haven't really found much since except Worms on my iPhone or completely different games like Grand Theft Auto)
Incidentally, in the HoI II Armageddon game I'm playing now, Spain and Portugal went Fascist in '42, big mistake. Those mountain troops I rescued from Norway stormed ashore at Oporto and Wellington'd the shit out of the German and Spanish Fascist troops on the Peninsula. Alanbrooke took Paris on Christmas Day of 1943, and Anglo-American forces are pushing for the German border.One of these days Ed, you and I are going to have to play a HOI2 game so you can have a decent Hun opponent. The AI is just way too easy to beat as the Allies, especially if the USA gets involved early.
One of these days Ed, you and I are going to have to play a HOI2 game so you can have a decent Hun opponent. The AI is just way too easy to beat as the Allies, especially if the USA gets involved early.
I dunno, in CORE it's been all I can do to stop it from invading Russia and rolling all the way to Vladivostok.Really? I've played CORE quite a bit as the USA and it usually results in a fairly historical outcome, although I usually don't get involved in Europe until late 42 or early 43 and it's usually an invasion of Northern Germany to knock out the Rhine Valley industrial sectors instead of the historical landings in France and North Africa. It may also be due to how the USA is acting in your game. Did it go on a garrison division building spree like normal?
Really? I've played CORE quite a bit as the USA and it usually results in a fairly historical outcome, although I usually don't get involved in Europe until late 42 or early 43 and it's usually an invasion of Northern Germany to knock out the Rhine Valley industrial sectors instead of the historical landings in France and North Africa. It may also be due to how the USA is acting in your game. Did it go on a garrison division building spree like normal?
What is this CORE you speak of? Not that I need any more massive time sinks in my life, but hey, winter is just around the corner...CORE, along with the Total Realism Project or TRP, are two of the better mods for the Hearts of Iron 2 wargame that Ed and I are both addicted too. You would be correct in thinking that HOI2 is a massive time sink, as I've been playing this game, in one version or another, constantly since 2005. Besides BTech and Civilization, Hearts of Iron is one of my longest running obsessions. If budgetary concerns are an issue, you can safely use it's low entry cost, especially when compared to other simulation games of this scale, as a major selling point to the Mrs. Sarcasmo.
Naw, it builds mostly infantry and armoured divisions and then sends them to me as expeditionary forces, a lot of tactical and strategic bombers, too. A lot of naval action in the Pacific. I had Somerville with eight carriers and four battleships tooling around there for a bit, but then brought him back into the Med to knock the Italian and Spanish navies out of the war. At least Japan hasn't steamrolled China this time.Wow, I don't think I've ever seen the AI do something like that. I know that in almost every game that I've ever played as Germany, the USA has went on a massive Garrison building spree and really couldn't contribute much directly. Now granted, I've seen them send some truly massive CA stacks to the Med and just slaughter the Italian Navy as well as send over more STR and TAC formations than you can shake a stick at, but most of the time I just watch them act in a supporting role to the UK. This much I can say though. Once the US gets started, you can measure the war in months if not weeks because the amount of industry they can throw around is just sick.
Sounds like fun. I might pick up a copy then, to get me over to the holiday season.
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen the AI do something like that. I know that in almost every game that I've ever played as Germany, the USA has went on a massive Garrison building spree and really couldn't contribute much directly. Now granted, I've seen them send some truly massive CA stacks to the Med and just slaughter the Italian Navy as well as send over more STR and TAC formations than you can shake a stick at, but most of the time I just watch them act in a supporting role to the UK. This much I can say though. Once the US gets started, you can measure the war in months if not weeks because the amount of industry they can throw around is just sick.
The arse-end of democracy. 8)
Just follow the link in the bottom right hand corner of the picture, chief.Went to the link and grabbed Abe Lincoln with an M4 on the back of a Grizzly as my new desktop.
Went to the link and grabbed Abe Lincoln with an M4 on the back of a Grizzly as my new desktop.
Time to fill another Friday off with tons of fun! Yay! Who wants to go... grocery... shop... ping... Yay?
Some keyboard troubles there, MDM?
Has anyone heard from Merritt recently? He hasn't shown up at any of our local games in 5.6 dog's ages, and given that most of his abscences are medical-related, I was wondering if anyone had any news on him.
My wife worries about him too. Did he ever make it to the new forums? I've actually forgotten his screen name, or I'd send him a PM.
In honor of the arrival of my intro set, I'm making my quasi-annual visit. Hello, Davions and assorted hangers-on.Hanger-on howdy back.
Related note, I just realized that I've bought a copy of the last four boxed sets that've been released, and the most recent is by far the heaviest.
In honor of the arrival of my intro set, I'm making my quasi-annual visit. Hello, Davions and assorted hangers-on.
Related note, I just realized that I've bought a copy of the last four boxed sets that've been released, and the most recent is by far the heaviest.
Sounds like a trip to St. louis is in order. Especially since Battletech is this Sunday nite. Lemme know when you leave and I'll have our second bedroom prepped for ya. But do bring a pillow, unless you want my uneven lumpy cast-off. :P
In honor of the arrival of my intro set, I'm making my quasi-annual visit. Hello, Davions and assorted hangers-on.
Move the games up a day and we might have a deal. But I have to work (most) Mondays.
Precisely why I'm not there. What's the point of running away if you leave a breadcrumb trail that any Hansel or Gretel could follow?Because grandma is a cannibal?
I made mine completely private to the point you cant search for me lol.That's how mine is set, as well. I've considered deleting it, but I have friends living out of the area that I wouldn't keep in touch with without it.
d00d!
Edward, by far your best avatar yet.
Doesn't that describe a pre 4th SW Capellan Confederation unit? ;)I'm pretty sure the Legion won most of its battles.
Craig
What a day. It's actually a weekend and not raining. I thought such things were mythical.
So one of my regulars at the Tavolini is the PR guy for the Mayor. Today he came by in the middle of the workday and all buy demanded that Amanda let him take me to the Cardinals game. I managed to stay for 3 innings, beautiful day for a ball game, too! ;DHow'd they do? Better than the Cubbies I'd hope. I hear they lost their first game already.
No english airmen........and I definitely don't get the reference. :/
Um.....yeah. Still nothing.
No english airmen........and I definitely don't get the reference. :/I do. 'Allo, 'Allo is a British show from the 80s about a French cafe' owner in WWII who was hiding two RAF airmen from the Germans. The first four series (seasons) were hilarious. I never saw the rest of the show.
So one of my regulars at the Tavolini is the PR guy for the Mayor. Today he came by in the middle of the workday and all buy demanded that Amanda let him take me to the Cardinals game. I managed to stay for 3 innings, beautiful day for a ball game, too! ;DFantastic! I try to get to a minor league game or two each year, but I haven't been to a major league one in close to a decade.
Allo Allo is one of the better shows from Uk... like Black Adder. I love them.I love Black Adder, so much better than Rowan's other show. If there's a comparison, I may have to hunt this show down.
Nifty one there, MDM. Gets me ready for the upcoming 3049 setting A Time of War campaign I'm starting today. I'm not the GM, but more of the universe consultant.
No, my good sir. If that is your opinion, you have not beheld its beauty through the proper lens.
Um.....yeah. Still nothing.
Ed, you'll be happy (or chagrinned) to know that I actually HAVE heard the Clash - I just hadn't realized it. One of my employees went out of her way today to see if I recognized any of their songs - and I do know Rock the Casbah and Should I Stay or Should I Go.
*shrug*
But not "London Calling"?
Yeah, I just wish a mini version of it came with the box...ah well, nothing is ever perfect.I understand the Hammerhands for the Anniversary set. Seeing as how 2 other versions had the 'hammer on it, but...
But. But. But, it doesn't have hands. If you're going to name a mech hammerhands, wouldn't you remember to leave the hands on? ;DQuiet you, we'll have none of that "logic" stuff around these parts. First it's logic, then it's nouns, next thing you know we'll start allowing Liao to win wars.
I know, right? I love it.
I have his email address, I just shot him a line.
Whistler update: he's hanging in there, but apparently he's been experiencing some pretty serious migraines. They're looking into some stuff that can fix that, though.
Oh, and Vash.
Here's the picture of the Hammerhands I love so dearly - thanks to Mastergunz.
Awfully SLOW for the FSAC, don't you think?
Well, gents, don't it just about figure?
I like. Very nice. I'm showing this to my buddies who play Halo.Wow, wrapping up a 3 year campaign? That's gotta be nice. 3 years in RL or 3 years in BT?
I love the smell of a successfully ended campaign in the morning. 3 years of this game done. Now I have 4 days to finish updating everything 22 years for the new campaign on sunday. A GMs work is never done.
I bring home wins.Not sure what you're talking about Chunga, but I'm stealing that avatar. It's better looking than the stock one.
Wow, wrapping up a 3 year campaign? That's gotta be nice. 3 years in RL or 3 years in BT?About 3 years in and out of game. Not BT this time though, my fantasy RPG campaign (someday I'll put some kinda name to the setting, its a homebrew world using WEG's Masterbook/Torg rules). And believe me, its even nicer when it wraps successfully. I had the previous one collapse on New Years Eve '07, in the penultimate adventure - after 2-2.5 years of heavy play. Players just suddenly decided to commit character suicide (one literally) out of the blue for no reason.
You mentioned Halo, you weren't playing last night were you? I was in a game last night and overheard someone talking about BTech but couldn't get out of party chat fast enough to find out who it was.
Simon Cowel---is that his name?---managed to close a commuter train parking lot and slow down my morning by a good thirty minutes. And I don't even watch his show! This seems unfair. Any ideas for how I might bollix up his day?
"That's one hell of an act! What do you call it?";D
"'The Aristocrats.'"
Chunga rules and knows all. When I let him.I love me some Chunga. In a purely platonic sort of way.
About 3 years in and out of game. Not BT this time though, my fantasy RPG campaign (someday I'll put some kinda name to the setting, its a homebrew world using WEG's Masterbook/Torg rules). And believe me, its even nicer when it wraps successfully. I had the previous one collapse on New Years Eve '07, in the penultimate adventure - after 2-2.5 years of heavy play. Players just suddenly decided to commit character suicide (one literally) out of the blue for no reason.Wow, that's just weird. I've never heard of an entire party giving up like that. I've seen a few character suicides, but never an entire party. Especially after having invested so much time into their characters, that's just unheard of.
You would not believe how many websites there are on Nazi flying saucers, and in deadly earnest, too.
You would not believe how many websites there are on Nazi flying saucers, and in deadly earnest, too.I'm old enough to remember when Netscape was the new upstart and the Internet was just pictures of people's pet rabbits and lists of cookie recipes. I used to browse bravely and with a sense of adventure. Not anymore. With each passing year, I visit fewer and fewer sites. At the current rate of decay, in ten years I'll have stopped altogether.
You would not believe how many websites there are on Nazi flying saucers, and in deadly earnest, too.
Check out the world of Dust for some potential information. It started as a boardgame like Risk, and is now a miniatures boardgame.So it's basically almost exactly like C&C: Red Alert. :P
WWII didn't end. The Germans have found alien minerals in the Antarctic, and have man-portable laser rifles. The Russians have bio-engineered Gorillas that can rip tanks apart. Tanks are now walkers, like mini mechs. Supposedly the Aliens, and zombies are coming too.
Check out the world of Dust for some potential information. It started as a boardgame like Risk, and is now a miniatures boardgame.
WWII didn't end. The Germans have found alien minerals in the Antarctic, and have man-portable laser rifles. The Russians have bio-engineered Gorillas that can rip tanks apart. Tanks are now walkers, like mini mechs. Supposedly the Aliens, and zombies are coming too.
You would not believe how many websites there are on Nazi flying saucers, and in deadly earnest, too.
Actually I would.... Don't forget the Nazi cities still going under the Antarctica Ice pack...Or on the mooooooon (http://www.ironsky.net/)!
You would not believe how many websites there are on Nazi flying saucers, and in deadly earnest, too.Yes, yes I would. I've been to AboveTopSecret enough to know. Those people make me look like a cynic.
I'm old enough to remember when Netscape was the new upstart and the Internet was just pictures of people's pet rabbits and lists of cookie recipes. I used to browse bravely and with a sense of adventure. Not anymore. With each passing year, I visit fewer and fewer sites. At the current rate of decay, in ten years I'll have stopped altogether.Netscape? Bahh, I remember when the "internet" was telnet. There was no such thing as a website and you had to have a phone cradle for your modem. I'm pretty sure I've still got my phone cradle somewhere, God only knows if it still works though.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of a Davion First Lord...
dinner plates,;D
Mine eyes have seen the glory of a Davion First Lord...I'm thinking that hell just froze over. Either that or someone lost a bet.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of a Davion First Lord...We welcome all prodigals here. But they do have go through security first.
Sounds to me like it's just the opening bars to The Battle Hymn of the Federation. Everyone, regardless of affiliation, can recognize good music when they hear it. :)This should be written immediately.
He is trampling out the vintage of the fell Capellan horde,
He is laughing to the heavens at the sight of their limp sword,
His 'Mechs are grinding on!
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
His 'Mechs are grinding on!
[how many verses did you do, MDM?]
...but by infiltrating their infantry unit to a GM-selected building or HQ unit, spend one turn inside yoinking intel, enemy officers, dinner plates, whatever, then exfiltrating.The dinner plates are intel!
He is trampling out the vintage of the fell Capellan horde,
He is laughing to the heavens at the sight of their limp sword,
His 'Mechs are grinding on!
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
Glory, Glory Hallelujah!
His 'Mechs are grinding on!
[how many verses did you do, MDM?]
Just lost my job, though that has the side benefit that anything else I find is likely to pay more than what I just made.If you don't mind me asking, what field are you trying to find work in now?
Focus on the second part, people. I will not be a thread-downer!
Just lost my job, though that has the side benefit that anything else I find is likely to pay more than what I just made.
Focus on the second part, people. I will not be a thread-downer!
Just lost my job, though that has the side benefit that anything else I find is likely to pay more than what I just made.
Focus on the second part, people. I will not be a thread-downer!
If you don't mind me asking, what field are you trying to find work in now?
So...you lost your crappy, low paying job?
I've already seen places with large hiring signs out front, so I'm pretty sure if I spam the whole town with applications I'll find something soon.Retail is getting hit pretty hard right now, but people with GIS experience are almost always in demand. If you're interested in it, and are willing to travel a bit, I know some people who are looking for some temporary workers with GIS experience to conduct a utility pole audit. It would probably last the summer and you'd be in the WV mountains during snake season, but it's decent work and pays fairly well. If you're interested, PM me.
Honestly? Retail seems my best bet, though I'd prefer an office job, and I am planning to see if the engineering firm I used to work at might want to give me my GIS job back.
The worst part was losing my 30% employee discount at the FLGS. Guess it'll be a while longer until I can grab A Time of War.
Also, West Virginia has a snake season? That didn't show up in any John Denver song I'm aware of.
Couple years ago I ran over a bear coming home from work. Funtimes.I've never hit one, but I've seen them dart across traffic before and cause a great amount of general mayhem. Often the bear isn't nearly as dangerous as the idiots trying to avoid the bear.
Have you been over the the Beholder yet? Last time I was there it didn't have much in the way of BTech, but it did have a pretty good group of gamers. There also used to be a great BTech group and FLGS in Radford, but I haven't had contact with them in ages so I don't know if they're still around or not.I buy comics at Beholder's Eye, but for gaming I'm generally at Fun and Games down the block. I wouldn't say there's Battletech in Blacksburg so much as there's me, and I don't really have the energy/time to form a group on my own. I might stop by that place in Staunton the next time I'm driving up that way, sounds nice.
Sounds like Blacksburg isn't seeing the gaming revival I had heard about after all.Well there's a fair amount of gaming, just not so much Battletech. There's plenty of Warhammer, D&D, and Magic going on that I know of just at F&G.
Couple years ago I ran over a bear coming home from work. Funtimes.
Sounds like Blacksburg isn't seeing the gaming revival I had heard about after all. At one time, Technicon was a great convention with lots of Btech but that's been several years. I know I actually met most of the former PTB at one back in '98 or '99 IIRC. Gamed against AcidQueen, Peter Smith, Warner Doles, Chunga and a whole horde of the Chicago crew in a massive three day Davion vs. Liao slug fest. Several of the locals showed up and a great time was had by all. Even better than the Btech though was the general BS session we had between turns, especially considering that many there were regulars on ICQ at the time.
I remember my car eating the soul of a passing bird, which then dropped outta the sky, bounced off the roof, and got stuck, one wing up, in the spoiler.
Wait.....ran over?~150 lbs vs a Ford Taurus. He'd been hit, killed and knocked onto the exit ramp of the interstate. It was dark and rainy, I was exiting and ran directly over it.
How big was he and what were you driving?
It's about the only place I can think of where having the ensign at colors can be a mildly hazardous duty.I can never remember military nomenclature. In the above sentence, which word means flag, ensign or colors?
I can never remember military nomenclature. In the above sentence, which word means flag, ensign or colors?
I think we've had this conversation once before. I was never at that convention.You're right, we have had this conversation before. You may not have been there, but someone was there who claimed to be you and Warner, Peter Smith and Camille all said it was you. There's even a picture of this person, holding a Bawls, with Camille and another female (I can't remember who it was, but I think it was Shea from the Chicago group) on either side. Peter took the picture, but I think it was Warner's camera. I will say this though, whoever it was was drunk off their ass.
You're right, we have had this conversation before. You may not have been there, but someone was there who claimed to be you and Warner, Peter Smith and Camille all said it was you. There's even a picture of this person, holding a Bawls, with Camille and another female (I can't remember who it was, but I think it was Shea from the Chicago group) on either side. Peter took the picture, but I think it was Warner's camera. I will say this though, whoever it was was drunk off their ass.
If you believe me to be lying, just ask Peter. I'm pretty sure he'd remember and he seems to still be around now.
Chas is not as much a "who" as he is a "what".
He's another BattleTech guy, dating back to the days of rec.games.mecha. He's also out of Chicago, runs EvilNET (which hosted the BattleTech IRC channel a while back), and helps CGL out with a lot of the logistical work for convention season. He's also been known to drop by and help Nick "PropWash" Smith out whenever the Pods end up in Chicago.
http://www.evilnet.net/?cat=4
Last picture on the page, he's the guy on the left.
Chris, someone just mistook Chas for you. You will *never* live this down. :PHE'LL never live it down? I'm insulted? I'm MUCH better looking that he is!
(which hosted the BattleTech IRC channel a while back)Does this still exist?
HE'LL never live it down? I'm insulted? I'm MUCH better looking that he is!
So now that I've just added, immeasurably to your psych bills...
Does this still exist?
Chas, I can't help but notice that was your first post on the new forums. Welcome!
I was told to apply for a pretty important position. I think people have a higher regard for me and my past work than I do, sometimes. The very thought is at once unnerving and inspirational. It would be going home again, but getting a huge pile of money to do something not entirely in my wheelhouse, but which I think I could handle. Even if it is something I've never done, technically. I'm actually uncertain as to how to proceed. This is an uncommon feeling for me. Not unique, just uncommon. Even if I apply, make it to the interview process, then get selected from among the interviewees and receive an offer, I am not sure I would take it. I do like my rut, you know. I settle into them for a reason!
Go for it! Then we can all live on the grounds of your palatial mansion!I will now the lawn!
Go for it! Then we can all live on the grounds of your palatial mansion!Good point.
Yup.What's the channel name?
irc.evilnet.net
#battlechatThanks!
I'm afraid you're on it.
Didn't realise people used battlechat other than for megamek and battlecorps interviews.
#battlechat predates both by a loooooooooooooooooooooooong shot.
You know, 97Jedi's last post was the last one to make sense in this thread...... ??? ??? ??? ???
Craig
I think there is an unspoken "anymore" in there.
Good luck Geoff and I think Ian is acting smart: pretty sure plumbers and electricians and carpenters get paid better than cardiologists and orthopaedic surgeons ( each frequently referred to as simply being these trades) - certainly on the NHS wageWait, laborers get paid better than Doctors? WTF? Is their pay that good or is doctor's pay that bad and, if it doesn't hit too close to home, how much money are we talking about here? I know I'm pretty highly paid for what I do, but I can guarantee that I don't make as much as someone like Geoff, much less someone who's a practicing MD here in the States.
Well, a "still".
What's the channel name?
Wait, laborers get paid better than Doctors? WTF? Is their pay that good or is doctor's pay that bad and, if it doesn't hit too close to home, how much money are we talking about here? I know I'm pretty highly paid for what I do, but I can guarantee that I don't make as much as someone like Geoff, much less someone who's a practicing MD here in the States.
Electricians and plumbers aren't labourers, we're skilled tradesmen. My plumbing instructor charges $85/hr for a service call, and 35% markup on fittings and parts. His helpers get paid $15-20/hr. Working for someone else, esp starting out, I'll be on the low end. OTOH, I can pretty easily afford the van or truck and I have about $15 grand in tools, which is a huge leg up since I don't have to buy as I go, I'm already kitted out. Its all based on how much you want to work, and how good you are. The faster you are, the more service calls you can do. Having to go back is two hits: reputation and wallet. New construction doesn't pay anywhere near as well as service calls for plumbing, most electrical work is new, not service calls. Electricians aren't paid as well as other trades. Service calls are also way less effected by rain, unlike most new construction, which stops. That's just the residential side of things, new commercial work pays pretty well. Now add in all the side jobs I can pick up: I'm an electrician, I will be a plumber, have serious carpentry experience, and I'll probably pick up some more welding classes. HVAC is too backed up(2 years wait) to seriously consider right now.
Now, compare that to a doctor. To be a plumber, I need a year of schooling and a year OTJ. I've paid for school with Pell grants and scholarships, only paid for one semester out of pocket. So I don't start out in debt. I don't have the 36 hour days and years of schooling and years of residency to finally begin making some money once I pay off the crippling debt. I don't have the high malpractice insurance(though I do have other insurance in case I somehow flood a house). Its not a high stress job. Nobody is going to die because I plumbed the hot and cold backwards, which takes 15 minutes to fix. Based on the other factors, I'd say its pretty good money. My father-in-law is a GP and he certainly didn't mind hearing that I was going into plumbing.
Plumbers, electricians and carpenters all have my utmost respect. If for no other reason than the awe I feel watching The New Yankee Workshop and This Old House for about the twentieth year. Norm Abram is the man.I've ran into this same thing inside the Telco industry. I've known Cable Maintenance guys who could diagnose a problem by just the noise it made and how the trouble acted. I've seen Engineers who could build an entire PairGain system in their head and make it work before ever putting the first idea to paper. I would say that I've known great managers, but I've also been around long enough to know that those who can't do, manage. }:)
Anyone who is a professional and really knows their business deserves the respect of others and I give it to them. It's the same at work, where the engineers and scientists who've been making these missile and satellite batteries for decades know every little thing that can go wrong and how to ID the symptoms and fix/prevent failures.
Wasn't trying to cause any ruffled feathers Ian, just looking at it from a Telco point of view. In my world, either you're Management, Engineering or Labor of some sort. I started out as Labor, worked my way up into Engineering and now, even though I don't have any reporting people I'm considered Management because of my job responsibilities. Trust me, I have a great amount of respect for Craftspeople of all trades, I'm just not used to seeing them make so much in relation to other careers. On average, a Laborer around here is going to make somewhere between $50K and $60K a year while Engineering is going to make around $75K and Management is going to go into the $75K-$105K range. No offense intended, I was just wondering at the pay differences.And many of those "laborers" can expect to make a lot more in the future. Can't speak to back east but out here (UT) we're looking a shortage of skilled trades because so few people want to go into them and work to make a living these days. And quite to the contrary you can't train a monkey to do my job, there is living proof of it at my place of employment.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/an-anti-college-backlash/73214/
I know lots of trade people. I guess I technically have a trade degree (Ornamental Horticulture with in emphasis on Landscape Design and Construction) and many can make gooooooood money. However, many don't make very much. I'll refrain from politics and current events but there are a lot of untrained and inexpensive individuals willing to "give it a go"-- with consumers willing to risk it in order to save a buck.
Which is why I sold my business last year and now work 3 part-time jobs.
I think the key thing is that my pay for out of hours work is shockinlgy poor compared with the call out charges a plumber or electrician would charge me - I have worked this evening for "locum" money and it will be about £30/h (certainly no more after tax) and when I stayed late for an hour... that was free to the NHS
Problem is that a significant number of Undergrad degrees don't translate into jobs.
A trade translates into a job.
I've got a BS from a very respectable school in my field, but it has never earned me a bent penny. My trade-skills, however, kept me afloat for many yeats, and are still paying dividends as a business owner.
Another reason to nuke Australia.
And many of those "laborers" can expect to make a lot more in the future. Can't speak to back east but out here (UT) we're looking a shortage of skilled trades because so few people want to go into them and work to make a living these days. And quite to the contrary you can't train a monkey to do my job, there is living proof of it at my place of employment.While a lot of skilled techs can make good money and are going to make even more money in the future, I'd have to say that your experience is not unique as the Telecom field, as a whole, seems to think that you can slap a monkey twice and make him a cable maintenance man. It doesn't work that way, but management seems to think so.
My grandfather was a plumber. I'm trained to plumb man's existential dilemmas, but there wasn't much money in it.Trust me, you're preaching to the choir here. I was trained to be a preacher and even got my Theology degree to that end, but that avenue is blocked off to me for the time being. It wasn't due to the lack of money though, I knew that part of it going into it.
Unfortunately, that's also whats killing alot of industry off over here. People will always need plumbers and electricians but alot of the other skilled trades; welders, mechanics, engineers, it's all going to china, it's just so much cheaper to import than produce domestically.Without getting too far into the political side of things, I suspect that there are going to be vast amounts of people, both in the US and UK, who live to rue the day that we allowed corporations to send large portions of our manufacturing base to a communist country.
There are lots of small independant manufacturers round here where I live and they've been shutting down even quicker than the pubs have. :(
You know, when you add things up, suddenly it seems like a lot more than when it was just a few different things. I mean, 11 things is nothing right? But 16,500 words seems like an awful lot.We all know you're Dr. Banzai's replacement Geoff, but do you have to be so damn enigmatic? ???
Take my new employer, Frontier Communications, for example. They seem to have the standard corporate mindset that labor should come cheap. They're also of the mind that you can take a kid straight out of college, make him a manager and expect him to be successful in leading a crew of technicians who've been doing this job longer than he's been alive. This isn't something that just isolated to Frontier though, I've seen it in Verizon, Bell Atlantic (pre-Verizon days), C&P Telephone (pre-Bell Atlantic days), Bell South and AT&T after divestment in 1983. The only place I haven't seen it was a few local telecoms who understood that a leader has to know how to actually do the job he's expecting others to do.Sounds like the Army. Quite a number of Platoon Sergeants were enlisting when their future 2LT was pooping his pants, and I'd bet there's a few who've quite literally been in longer than their LT has been alive. Mustangs ftw!
My point? The two mindsets are related to the idea that a college degree immediately makes you an "expert" at a field and superior to those without a degree.
Sounds like the Army. Quite a number of Platoon Sergeants were enlisting when their future 2LT was pooping his pants, and I'd bet there's a few who've quite literally been in longer than their LT has been alive. Mustangs ftw!
That's something very real.That's actually kind of interesting, my Uncle was on the Ike at the same time and, from what I was told, they were relieved by the Ranger. He only got out about two or three years ago, but was around long enough to have served on four different classes of CV. Hard to believe that it's been 20 years already though, seems like Desert Storm was just yesterday.
We've got an E-6 at my command who was on the Ranger in Desert Storm (he got out for a few years and came back in). He's been around longer than some of the junior guys have been alive.
Without getting too far into the political side of things, I suspect that there are going to be vast amounts of people, both in the US and UK, who live to rue the day that we allowed corporations to send large portions of our manufacturing base to a communist country.After the oil prices a few years ago here in the USA, and the ones now, and the transportation system disruptions thanks to the volcano in Iceland last year some companies are bringing back some of the manufacturing to the USA. I'm sure the problems with supply from Japan at the moment will encourage more to do so. We won't see near the amount we had but at least some stuff will be made closer to home.
Sounds like the Army. Quite a number of Platoon Sergeants were enlisting when their future 2LT was pooping his pants, and I'd bet there's a few who've quite literally been in longer than their LT has been alive. Mustangs ftw!Sorry, I've to disagree (which is a better opening then my first draft) and not just because those are gross stereotypes. Bozos come in all flavors (rank, time in service, commissioning source, sexual preference [thanks DADT!]) and sorting through that mess really boils down to simple competence. Invariably someone thinks they are smarter or more experienced than the institution. Rarely correct and more often I get pretty much three answers when people fail at some assigned task, "this is what I was taught at school (Lts, Capts, Junior Majs)," "this what we've always done (NCOs, SNCOs, Lts, Capts, Junior Majs)," and "I'm thinking outside the box (SNCOs, Capts, Junior Majs)." Honestly, pull the G.D. pub/reference and know the answer.
That's actually kind of interesting, my Uncle was on the Ike at the same time and, from what I was told, they were relieved by the Ranger. He only got out about two or three years ago, but was around long enough to have served on four different classes of CV. Hard to believe that it's been 20 years already though, seems like Desert Storm was just yesterday.
I got off the Ike the day Iraq invaded. What did your uncle do on the Ike?something to do with ASW ops. Not sure what, exactly, but I know he was stationed in CIC.
something to do with ASW ops. Not sure what, exactly, but I know he was stationed in CIC.
Sorry, I've to disagree (which is a better opening then my first draft) and not just because those are gross stereotypes. Bozos come in all flavors (rank, time in service, commissioning source, sexual preference [thanks DADT!]) and sorting through that mess really boils down to simple competence. Invariably someone thinks they are smarter or more experienced than the institution. Rarely correct and more often I get pretty much three answers when people fail at some assigned task, "this is what I was taught at school (Lts, Capts, Junior Majs)," "this what we've always done (NCOs, SNCOs, Lts, Capts, Junior Majs)," and "I'm thinking outside the box (SNCOs, Capts, Junior Majs)." Honestly, pull the G.D. pub/reference and know the answer.
So if anyone is wondering how my job is going: there you have it.
S/F
Matt
It says a lot: are you still S3 and XO?Dan,
From the era in question, I've a soft spot for the fork-tailed devil and her, ahem, hefty younger sister.
Ed, that was like a month ago. Is your memory really that bad? Tsk!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfl1CR5DKDA&sns=em (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfl1CR5DKDA&sns=em)
P-38 and?P-61 Black Widow
Ah, Mitchell and Webb.
Ed, don't you want to save some money for old age? Or do you plan to fashion pewter dentures for yourself out of old painted figures?
Wait, that sounds like what happens to the Weapons Officer (senior department head) at my command when the XO goes on leave, or places.Yup, of course going home today sick meant I didn't get resolution on it.
Those things get treated like crap anyhow.
XOs, or Duty Vans?Most definitely 'yes' to both.
the Jug
What are everyone here's favorite warbirds? I know we've discussed before.
Yup, of course going home today sick meant I didn't get resolution on it.Most definitely 'yes' to both.
What are everyone here's favorite warbirds? I know we've discussed before.
What are everyone here's favorite warbirds? I know we've discussed before.Partial to the P-51D (Bakersfield had a competative racer out at Meadow's Field, the Huntress III, for a long time) for the US,
the JugGood choice. Douglas A-1 Skyraider first, P-47 second.
Revisions, revisions, revisions. Hopefully the spirit will be preserved for you all. :)Tease.
XOs, or Duty Vans?Duty Vans. They're driven by people who don't really care about them. The XO is just the guy who gets the final say on weather or not you go on leave or go to mast.
What are everyone here's favorite warbirds? I know we've discussed before.Wildcat and Dauntless. You have to love a bomber that had a positive score against fighters.
Good choice. Douglas A-1 Skyraider first, P-47 second.I'm also a real big F-86 fan as well. I met an old vet when I was in high school that flew Sabers in Korea (and Jugs in WWII.)
Tease.
You know, actors used to say their best bits were left on the cutting-room floor. Do you find that with your writing?
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTseL1i0Y8nmqIzaPlvVFFzrs_FfE27pbZvshdlQDa_FuaH8DBSpg)DITTO!
Revisions, revisions, revisions. Hopefully the spirit will be preserved for you all. :)
Duty Vans. They're driven by people who don't really care about them. The XO is just the guy who gets the final say on weather or not you go on leave or go to mast.In a similar vein, the difference between a rental and a 4x4 is there are places a 4x4 won't go.
Crap. :-\
I like that one.
TRO: VA? So you're the one.Ha!
Ha!No, I was right there with you on Explorer Corps. I loved the possibilities that were available in that book.
I also wanted Explorer Corps to become its own serial adventure. I'm a marketing niche unto myself, I suppose.
No, I was right there with you on Explorer Corps. I loved the possibilities that were available in that book.This may be the first time we've been so utterly in the same camp, Paladin. Wassail!
This may be the first time we've been so utterly in the same camp, Paladin. Wassail!I know, it's slightly unnerving isn't it. ;D Is this that "detente" thing that I keep hearin' you ferriners talkin' bout? It's weird, so I don't like it, where's ma gun? *grumbles something about "damn dirty apes" and wanders back to the bar* >:(
Now the question for me is whether I'll be able to keep myself from spending absurd sums on old, out-of-print sourcebooks from the FASA days :PI can answer that for you, but your wallet won't like it. Mine's developed a nervous tick everytime I go in a FLGS now.
Fortunately I picked up the FM's when they were coming out....
On a serious note, I wasn't aware that Explorer Corps was such a lousy selling product. To me it just makes sense that a space opera wargame should have a sourcebook to explore, you know, space...who knew I was so odd.
I don't know "chuffed."
Chuffed is one you do not know? Goodness allow me to enlighten you.Oddly as it is Rorke, it seems that "chuffed" has been kept alive over here as well. I've heard it before, but only rarely and usually among the older generations here in the Central Appalachians. Considering that a majority of the population here is of Scots-Irish descent, it's actually very interesting to see how our language still retains vestiges of it's area of origin.
"Chuffed" is a Northern English colloquialism. It is principly used to described a certain sense of satisfaction, ie "i'm well chuffed about that"
Any further queries about odd English words i use, are of course no trouble to assist with ;) That kind of thing is no meither to me ;) However seeing as i'm not from London village i cannot help with any cockney stuff. We need no silly rhymes round our way.
I don't know "chuffed."Delighted or pleased. First time I heard the term was either 'Black Adder' or 'Jeeves and Wooster"
What are everyone here's favorite warbirds? I know we've discussed before.WWII era, the P-51D gets my vote. Although my grandfather apparently really like the Liberator when he was a mechanic in the 8th Air Force, so I have a soft spot there, as well.
TRO: VA? So you're the one.I enjoyed that one as well. But then, I used to be very big on MW3. aToW, not so much.
Overall favorite warplane is the Double Mustang, because, well, look at it:A Mr. Calrissian has placed an order for a dozen.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/f/fb/20080908162401%21F82_twin_mustang.jpg)
DOUBLE MUSTANG ACROSS THE SKY! WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?
Sound like my ebay binges. I stay away from that site for months on end and then? BOOM UPS guy is at my place so much I know his and his wife's name. (Geoff and Mandy...)
My idea of an ebay binge is...well, to buy something on ebay. I don't think I've ever made more than one order at a time on that site.
I also wanted Explorer Corps to become its own serial adventure. I'm a marketing niche unto myself, I suppose.
So, then, the idea of Warp Gods got cut, huh?I dunno, a Cloud Cobra Cloister whose battlecry is "Blood for the Blood God!" has a certain basal appeal.
I ultimately ended up going a bit crazy with the models, I have sixteen inbound, including a nifty old Firefly I kit from the 1970s.Made of wood, I should hope. A metal Firefly would be nigh-heretical after all.
Made of wood, I should hope. A metal Firefly would be nigh-heretical after all.
My idea of an ebay binge is...well, to buy something on ebay. I don't think I've ever made more than one order at a time on that site.
Are you thinking of the Mosquito? The Firefly is a gorgeously fugly two-seat Fleet Air Arm fighter-bomber.[facepalm] Yes. I'm an idiot.
(http://www.livingwarbirds.com/images/fairey-firefly/Fairey_Firefly_Mk_I_line_drawing.gif)
Honestly, as an attack plane, it was a brute. 316 MPH speed, 1300 nm range, four 20mm cannons, two 1,000 lbs bombs. If it had entered operational service two years earlier, it would likely be remembered as one of the best British aircraft of the war, but by 1944, there wasn't much chance for it to shine.
Just to amuse myself, I once fielded a Locust, a Wasp, a Stinger, and a Cicada. Not a bad lance, by the way.
The ship itself, along with Jewel Staite, was one of the better aspects of the show MDM and I could do without the ship if I had too.
Somehow I find myself unsurprised at your two-dimensional sense of taste.I assure you, she's very, very three dimensional. [drool] Besides, if I wanted mental stimulation, I wouldn't be watching a movie or TV. Nothing beats a good book and a rainy Saturday where I can just sit and read all day long.
Its no Millenium Falcon.
Both odd looking yet beautiful shipsWhile I've never been a big fan of the Millenium Falcon, I've always been a big fan of the Star Destroyers and even their Republic ancestors. They just seem, somehow, to transmit the idea of a capital ship better than the Calmari Cruisers did.
I am a leaf on the wind, watch how i soar.I suspect that you and I were often competing against each other for the Marik book back then Rorke. I got beat out several times before I finally got my copy. Oddly enough, it proved to be a harder item to acquire than either my Star League book or my Davion book.
Ahhh what a show that was, still glad they managed to get the movie done too.
So i was reading about Ebay binges, not had one for about 4 years. But when i did i managed to pretty much score the two or three original House Books i was lacking. They being Kurita, Liao and Marik and all thankfully in indecently good condition.
Grasshopper. End of discussion. 8)Scorpion and Spider, as well
Oh, it is worth pointing out that although chuffed is to be pleased with/about something, a chuff is something... else
Scorpion and Spider, as well
Don't forget the Flea, although I think it sucks.
Oh, it is worth pointing out that although chuffed is to be pleased with/about something, a chuff is something... elseThe urban dictionary is your friend. Evidently it is slang for a woman's naughty bits.
The urban dictionary is your friend. Evidently it is slang for a woman's naughty bits.
The urban dictionary is your friend. Evidently it is slang for a woman's lovely bits.Fixed.
The urban dictionary is your friend. Evidently it is slang for a woman's naughty bits.
Fixed.
The ship itself, along with Jewel Staite, was one of the better aspects of the show MDM and I could do without the ship if I had too.I'd say the same, but swap Jewel Staite for Summer Glau.
I'd say the same, but swap Jewel Staite for Summer Glau.
This conversation has headed in a troublesome direction.
Your continued discussion of the former may lead to my advocation of the latter for all of you.
I'd say the same, but swap Jewel Staite for Summer Glau.
Morena Baccarin has some wonderful assets too.
Which part? comparing the attibutes of the cast of Firefly or discussions of neutering?Mainly it's just bad posting.
Better than getting the man-parts fixed.Why swap when you can have both. Heck, toss Morena Baccarin (Inara, with long hair) into the pile as well.
I'd say the same, but swap Jewel Staite for Summer Glau.
I can't ****** stand Summer Glau.Sofia Vergara is much better at playing the sassy latina and has admirable assets of her own
I'm also sad Morena Baccarin didn't get cast as Carmen on Always Sunny as was the plan.
Why swap when you can have both. Heck, toss Morena Baccarin (Inara, with long hair) into the pile as well.I loved her on Firefly. I can't even fantasize about her anymore thanks to V. I just don't find women who look like little boys in any way attractive.
Sofia Vergara is much better at playing the sassy latina and has admirable assets of her ownAnd she's one of the many reasons to watch Modern Family.
I loved her on Firefly. I can't even fantasize about her anymore thanks to V. I just don't find women who look like little boys in any way attractive.
And she's one of the many reasons to watch Modern Family.Oh Sofia... The things I would do...
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Matt
That's the show with Ed O'Neill only 1/3rd of the time, instead of all the time the way God intended?Yes but his 10 minutes are roughly equivalent to the 30 he had on "Married...". The writing is far superior. And as much as I liked Katey Sagel, Sofia is a far better wife!
And I was about to eschew television altogether. You guys are saying there's a show with Ed O'Neill, who's married to Inarra from Firefly?No, married to Sofia--hotter, in a different way, then Inarra. Inarra is on The V as a world conquering tom-boy.
That's the show with Ed O'Neill only 1/3rd of the time, instead of all the time the way God intended?
Exactly. It's like when someone serves turkey bacon and egg beaters for breakfast instead of real food. You just know something's horribly, horribly wrong.
Guys, please drop the talk about girls and your prurient interests in them. If you want to keep it up, go elsewhere. Maybe some place like 4chan.
Gentlemen, we have made a British person disgusted at our breakfast choices, and rightly so. This is a black day for America.
Turkey "bacon:" a use of remnants from processing turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) meat into something resembeling bacon. Less fat, no pork, so suitable for those who claim to be watching their health, or under religious restriction.Exactly. It's like when someone serves turkey bacon and egg beaters for breakfast instead of real food. You just know something's horribly, horribly wrong.I'm pleased to say I have no idea what those are
Gentlemen, we have made a British person disgusted at our breakfast choices, and rightly so. This is a black day for America.
I'm thinking a care package is in order for stranded English compatriot.
I'm thinking a care package is in order for stranded English compatriot.
I'm still more disturbed by the topic of unmentionable breakfast optionsThose aren't breakfast options DM, those are Ares Convention violations in the making. Everyone thought that Jinjiro tried to exterminate all life ok Kentares over his fathers murder but it was really because he found a hidden stash of turkey bacon and egg beater MREs left over from the SLDF.
Heheh, I can go to Walmart and buy a big ol' can of lard any time I want to. Not that I ever have, but I like to know it's not prohibited. Yet.Oddly enough, the Walmart here in Charleston doesn't carry Lard. Chitlins, yes, but not lard. :-X I'm pretty sure there's an extremely sick joke in there somewhere, but I'll just leave it as it stands.
I swear, every day we get more like the dystopic future of "Demolition Man". I don't even use salt when I cook, but God help anyone who tries to tell me I'm not allowed to!
Oddly enough, the Walmart here in Charleston doesn't carry Lard. Chitlins, yes, but not lard. :-X I'm pretty sure there's an extremely sick joke in there somewhere, but I'll just leave it as it stands.
Oddly enough, the Walmart here in Charleston doesn't carry Lard. Chitlins, yes, but not lard. :-X I'm pretty sure there's an extremely sick joke in there somewhere, but I'll just leave it as it stands.
Have you checked the section for Institutional Sizes, where the cans are the size of small barrels? That's where I've seen it at all three local Super Centers.Let's be honest, it's lard--not exactly the most subtle cooking ingredient.
Let's be honest, it's lard--not exactly the most subtle cooking ingredient.Does that make it the culinary equivalent of heavy artillery?
Have you checked the section for Institutional Sizes, where the cans are the size of small barrels? That's where I've seen it at all three local Super Centers.Yeah, I know the section that you're referring too. They've got the #10 cans of cheddar "cheese" and other things that you should never see that much of at one time. Oddly enough, I've seen a #10 can of cheese in Wal-Mart, but never a #10 can of normal foods. You have to go to specialty sites for those kinds of things.
Does that make it the culinary equivalent of heavy artillery?More like orbital bombardment...
That's where I've seen it at all three local Super Centers.You've only got three? I've got ten I can get to in less than 30 minutes from where I'm standing. Then again I do live in the 41st largest in the USA.
You've only got three? I've got ten I can get to in less than 30 minutes from where I'm standing. Then again I do live in the 41st largest in the USA.
But you're uncomfortably close to Arkansas, Wal-mart's home turf, as far as I'm aware.And yet I've but two Supercenters within 30 minutes drive. Unless I'm going 100 the whole way (which I might be able to get away with now, Professional Courtesy and all...).
An example of the lost art of unhealthy but exceedingly good food.Sounds delightful. There's a burger chain in the states that makes their fries with peanut oil, which is a marked improvement from the standard.
We used to have all our Fish and Chip shops make their chips using beef dripping (fat) to fry them in. These days of course they use the healthy, cheap and bland vegetable oil to cook them in. But i'm just old enough to recall eating in a couple of old hold outs using the old style methods. Their chips were peerlessly good in comparison, but such is progress.
In other news, I'm leaving first thing tomorrow morning for a three-day trip to Gettysburg. I haven't been in close to twenty years, and am excited at the prospect of getting away from this constant western New York drizzle and seeing some trees with leaves on them. ;D
Anyone hear from MDM after the storm in St. Louis?
Sounds delightful. There's a burger chain in the states that makes their fries with peanut oil, which is a marked improvement from the standard.Is that the same place that gives you three pounds of french fries with your order?
Gentlemen, which confession were the Southern aristocracy in the antebellum?Err, you're talking religious preference, right?
I'm not dead yet!
I've roomed with Geoff at Gen-con. The wrath of paltry tornado is not even something I would think to post about. *shrug*
It's good to be the King.
Gentlemen, which confession were the Southern aristocracy in the antebellum?Mixed, but mostly Episcopal or Methodist. Mind you, even these branches would make modern Fundamentalists like myself look like a raging Liberal today so it's good to keep that in mind.
King of the post-jack-in-the-box-blockage-defacation, perhaps. I still have nightmares and get the shakes from that. #PThat's just not right man. More lard would fix that though... ;D
Were Presbyterians better represented in the Union then?Stonewall Jackson was a Presbyterian deacon in Lexington, there at least the Presbyterians were pretty prominent. IIRC the same was true of the general region of western Virginia.
I hadn't realized Methodism was already so widespread by then. Wouldn't it have been viewed too much an up-start to carry currency among the established families?
Were Presbyterians better represented in the Union then?I'm not certain about the representation of Presbyterians in the Union but I was given to understand that was the case. I'm not implying that the Episcopal Church wasn't represented in the North, just not as heavily.
I hadn't realized Methodism was already so widespread by then. Wouldn't it have been viewed too much an up-start to carry currency among the established families?
Stonewall Jackson was a Presbyterian deacon in Lexington, there at least the Presbyterians were pretty prominent. IIRC the same was true of the general region of western Virginia.You make a good point, the religious mix is not going to be uniform in either North or South. One other thing to remember that I've discovered is that many local Churches at this time, especially in Appalachia, were joint Churches owned by two or more denominations. My family Church back in Virginia, for example, started life just after the ACW as a jointly owned Church held by Episcopalians, Methodists and, later, Freewill Baptists. The point being is that the congregations were not easily defined as being either Episcopalians, Methodists or Freewill Baptists.
I don't know "chuffed."
Not so, though I've yet to sell any of my "Tales of the Explorer Corps" stuff to BattleCorps.
You make a good point, the religious mix is not going to be uniform in either North or South. One other thing to remember that I've discovered is that many local Churches at this time, especially in Appalachia, were joint Churches owned by two or more denominations. My family Church back in Virginia, for example, started life just after the ACW as a jointly owned Church held by Episcopalians, Methodists and, later, Freewill Baptists. The point being is that the congregations were not easily defined as being either Episcopalians, Methodists or Freewill Baptists.
I'd say the same, but swap Jewel Staite for Summer Glau.
I suggest you take this discussion elsewhere.Sorry Chunga. I was just trying to flesh out an alt-Civil War character for role play and I'm not the right kind of nerd to know these things.
Sorry Chunga. I was just trying to flesh out an alt-Civil War character for role play and I'm not the right kind of nerd to know these things.
Sorry Chunga. I was just trying to flesh out an alt-Civil War character for role play and I'm not the right kind of nerd to know these things.Not challenging you here Chunga, but is a discussion like this forbidden, considering that we're not talking about doctrine so much as generalities of belief groups across a population? If so, what's the difference in discussing something like this in this context and discussing the same details in the Battletech universe? I always understood rule #4 to be implying a ban on doctrinal discussions only, was I wrong in that regard?
Sorry Chunga. I was just trying to flesh out an alt-Civil War character for role play and I'm not the right kind of nerd to know these things.I really want to hear more about this alt-CW game. PM me with the details.
I really want to hear more about this alt-CW game. PM me with the details.
Still? you two-timin' me?3CL: you know I only have eyes for you.
I suggest you take this discussion elsewhere.
King of the post-jack-in-the-box-blockage-defacation, perhaps. I still have nightmares and get the shakes from that. #P
MDM is kicking the shit out of me in MegaMek.
Ugh, some contractors outside the office cut the internet cable this morning. It has been a long, dull day without net access.So you couldn't just get more work done?
Anyhow - it was a good time, and the witty banter was by far the highlight of it. You'd never guess it, but 3CL has quite the sharp sense of humor. ;)Well, his Facebook feed has a combination of wry humor, World War II RAF aircraft, and disappointment with the state of humanity that relates to the ABA, so I'm not surprised about that.
...but the big surprise was the TDR 9NAIS. That sucker churned out a veritable hailstorm of lead the entire game, jamming only once, and accounted for two kills all by hisself.So the dreaded curse of the XL Fusion Engine didn't rear its head causing the 'Mech to blow up as soon as someone sneezed? I ask because the previous version of the boards made using a 'Mech with an XL Engine out to be suicide. I hope that isn't the case because I like the TDR-9NAIS. In fact, I've a poorly painted one sitting on my work table that my wife would love for me to do something with...along with all of the other poorly/incomplete miniatures I've sitting in boxes in my office.
They help you to keep winning, but once you start losing, they help you keep losing.Well explained then. See in RL, I believe a well timed battalion three of artillery will reset that factor to the winning category. To bad CBT doesn't replicate that as much as I'd like.
So the dreaded curse of the XL Fusion Engine didn't rear its head causing the 'Mech to blow up as soon as someone sneezed?
I had more XLs.See I knew the Vox Populi of the Old Boards would continue to taint things.
Based on the force you had, your best plan was to make him come to you.
Well explained then. See in RL, I believe a well timed battalion three of artillery will reset that factor to the winning category. To bad CBT doesn't replicate that as much as I'd like.
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Which was my plan. He maneuvered me out of a strong position by using cover to swing widely around my front and come in on my flank, and I tried to close to score more hits too early.
You COULD have continued to fall back, whittling away as you did. Against that many streaks and MPLs, closing is never to your advantage. Never.
Serious question Matt, but how much artillery is enough artillery to you? Should we be throwing around 108 gun regimental sized units instead of 36 gun battalions? I know you and I have talked over some other issues in the past, but I don't ever remember discussing artillery.It honestly depends on what you are doing, where you are doing it, and how much maneuver you've to support. I think in terms of six gun batteries, 18 gun battalions, and five battalion regiments. If you are to properly (in my mind) support a division attack you ought to have a direct support battalion for the main and supporting efforts, a reinforcing battalion for each of those, and then one general support battalion. The only time the regiment is together is when the division has a division sized target; otherwise, use the battalions to support maneuver and weight the fight with the additional battalions. Artillery is never in the reserve so pushing guns forward is a constant effort of negotiating for real estate.
So you couldn't just get more work done?Pssht, that's crazy talk.
Or even if they could hitch a ride on tanks, like the Soviets did. Need far less transport that way.They can, actually. Look in TW, under the section on unprotected cargo. You can move a LOT of troops that way, but Dice help you if said tank takes any hits. We're talking enough casualties to make a Civil War-era mortician blush.
I know the Marians have no mech factories, but do they have lights they favor?
They help you to keep winning, but once you start losing, they help you keep losing.
It honestly depends on what you are doing, where you are doing it, and how much maneuver you've to support. I think in terms of six gun batteries, 18 gun battalions, and five battalion regiments. If you are to properly (in my mind) support a division attack you ought to have a direct support battalion for the main and supporting efforts, a reinforcing battalion for each of those, and then one general support battalion. The only time the regiment is together is when the division has a division sized target; otherwise, use the battalions to support maneuver and weight the fight with the additional battalions. Artillery is never in the reserve so pushing guns forward is a constant effort of negotiating for real estate.Hmm, five battalions of 18 guns each? Would you include Arrow IV in that force or would that be a portion of the main and supporting forces?
Does that match reality or CBT? Nope.
Oh and watching a regiment mass is an impressive feat of sight and sound.
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To be fair, CASE on an XL engine is wasted space unless you're thinking operationally.
One other thing, you mentioned that artillery, since it's never in reserve, is always moving forward. Is the CBT Long Tom fast enough for this kind of fight or does the artillery need to be faster?
Despite the immense (for CBT) range of the Long Tom of 30 maps, its roaring top speed of 32 kph (less when towing its panoply of support vehicles) means it will likely take about three minutes per map sheet of range you want to move up. In CBT, that's enough time for an entire battalion to be wiped out in an encounter with an equal-sized enemy force.True, hence my question about speed. I want to balance speed with firepower and, possibly most important of all in my mind, availability. Given what Matt has told me, I'm starting to think that the Main and Support Forces should have a battalion each of Long Toms and some type of vehicle that carries a Thumper while the reinforcing battalion should be equipped either with Thumpers or Arrow IV if it's available.
Either way, the very thought of being able to bring a full 90 artillery pieces to bear on a target just gives me the warm and fuzzies.
I've always been fond of the Royal Artillery's Yoke Target (calling down the fire of an entire Army Group Royal Artillery, myself. During one of the more desperate parts of the Battle for Normandy, a British FO in a church steeple had exceptionally good radio reception, and inadvertently called down the fire of not only an AGRA and every gun for several miles on land, but also the 16" guns of HMS Rodney, lying offshore.I would have hated to have been on the receiving end of that. The HMS Rodney alone would have been bad enough, but for it to have been in addition to everything else just seems painful in the extreme. Just out of curiosity, did this happen during the initial landings or after the beachhead was secured but before the breakout began?
I would have hated to have been on the receiving end of that. The HMS Rodney alone would have been bad enough, but for it to have been in addition to everything else just seems painful in the extreme. Just out of curiosity, did this happen during the initial landings or after the beachhead was secured but before the breakout began?
That is a wonderful story. Except for the little bits that used to be Germans before the sky rained down on them.
Oh look, I ignited another flame war. Silly me, I forget sometimes that it's always been roses, sunshine, and puppy dogs for the FedSuns. They have never suffered any setback, however minor. #PWhat do you expect from Clanners? I can count the number of balanced, mature players in the Clan camp on one hand. Now mind you, there are some players who have a Clan faction as their secondary faction which don't fit this stereotype, but among players who hold a Clan as their primary or only faction, they stereotype seems to be based in reality.
In all fairness, anyone who can cite being a Liao before 1995 has to be mature (both because that was 16 years ago, and because they were perennial losers until Bred for War began their ongoing winning streak). Note: loss of territory to the RotS does not count since their first appearance after losing it was retaking key parts.I could see that being the case, but being loyal to something does not always equate maturity. It's a good start though.
Is that the same place that gives you three pounds of french fries with your order?Five Guys. I guess you could order three pounds, but it's not the standard.
my wife's friend who is a Lt Cmdr in the RN (I think Ed would genuinely faint if he met this guy
Hmm, five battalions of 18 guns each? Would you include Arrow IV in that force or would that be a portion of the main and supporting forces?Given the range relationship between Arrow IV and artillery I equate the missiles to RL mortars albeit potentially guided ones.
One other thing, you mentioned that artillery, since it's never in reserve, is always moving forward. Is the CBT Long Tom fast enough for this kind of fight or does the artillery need to be faster?I think just about all of the CBT canon artillery designs are silly to one extent or the other. One of RL artillery natural strengths is the variety of ammunition and you can’t take advantage of that with one or two tons. Artillery shoots, moves, and communicates...anything else is a distraction. Speed, ammo capacity, and armor are more important that tertiary weapons.
I would love to learn more about how Matt would organise an artillery force within the limitations of BattleTech and what tweaks he feels are needed to bring it into line with realityDan, I've to think about it; so let me get back to you.
HEMS don't have any NVG qualled pilots or is it a H&S thing?
Well i'm sort of happy. JHS Terra and 3085 arrived yesterday. I see why some of our compatriots howled about 3085 and Davion units, or the lack thereof. But then i remind myself what i said at the time.
Though i admit i was mildly horrified at the notion of a alternative Falconer, i mean i've pretty much regarded that mech as near perfect since first fielding one.
Oh, I dunno... in my well-worn copy of RS Heavies there's a 2-ppc, 2-LL Rifleman that I never have played with, but at the moment intrigues me.
The old Davion one from 3025/3050? It carries on the glorious Rifleman tradition of having more guns and less armor than it knows what to do with.Carries it to the extreme, you mean.
At any rate, our best unit is the Fennec in the Supplemental. Hard to complain about the TRO's treatment of the FS when it fills such a critical hole in our TO&E.
Though i admit i was mildly horrified at the notion of a alternative Falconer, i mean i've pretty much regarded that mech as near perfect since first fielding one.I think that sums up most people's thoughts.
I assume insurance, they deploy by fast car instead
I don't think any English air ambulance helicopter flies at night, only the Scottish one
God still doesn't trust the English in the dark. :P
Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, if I ever die and you really want to metaphorically piss on my grave, kick out a few fakey Remembrance verses as a tribute to me.Why wait?
At any rate, our best unit is the Fennec in the Supplemental. Hard to complain about the TRO's treatment of the FS when it fills such a critical hole in our TO&E.
How'd they manage to fit that many bodies in Kipling's grave? It must be really big. :P
The problem with the supplemental of course though, is it's not on bloody paper is it.
The downside of the pdfs for me is, I'll look for specific things or factions and not really look at the rest anymore. On the whole, though, I vastly prefer them to dead tree format.Searching, opening shelf space, and having them close to the forums when I actually was interested in arguing and therefore needed reference support.
I've always been fond of the Royal Artillery's Yoke Target (calling down the fire of an entire Army Group Royal Artillery, myself. During one of the more desperate parts of the Battle for Normandy, a British FO in a church steeple had exceptionally good radio reception, and inadvertently called down the fire of not only an AGRA and every gun for several miles on land, but also the 16" guns of HMS Rodney, lying offshore.
He and Agent Orange meet for lunch in the CIA cafeteria every day.
Whose standard is that on your shield? Only knight I'm certain had a sun on his shield was Don Quixote.
Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, if I ever die and you really want to metaphorically piss on my grave, kick out a few fakey Remembrance verses as a tribute to me.There will be a Miniature Rules, however.
Ah. Kipling day at the HC. Ed, you want to tell that joke?
That's clearly Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Duh. :P
Surely Rikki-Tikki-Davi?Dan, are you enjoying a long weekend due to the nuptials that are dominating morning TV here in the States? I ask because I'm supposed to be on Leave but am working as the Duty Field Grade because everyone else is on Leave. I like it when holidays/breaks get screwed.
Dan, are you enjoying a long weekend due to the nuptials that are dominating morning TV here in the States? I ask because I'm supposed to be on Leave but am working as the Duty Field Grade because everyone else is on Leave. I like it when holidays/breaks get screwed.
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Yep, a four day weekend after a four day weekend for Easter last weekend (then nearly a week off for a trip to Scotland for a friend's wedding next weekend)Well done. I tried to pull the same but got screwed today and no joyous occasion on the back end. Instead of a wedding I'm going to a "Celebratiion (sic) of Life" for my recently passed Grandmother. I'm certain this will be a terrifically awkward gathering given my two cousins, the daughters of the host, haven't been speaking for two plus years.
Well done. I tried to pull the same but got screwed today and no joyous occasion on the back end. Instead of a wedding I'm going to a "Celebratiion (sic) of Life" for my recently passed Grandmother. I'm certain this will be a terrifically awkward gathering given my two cousins, the daughters of the host, haven't been speaking for two plus years.
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Incidentally, and apropos of nothing, if I ever die and you really want to metaphorically piss on my grave, kick out a few fakey Remembrance verses as a tribute to me.
Well done. I tried to pull the same but got screwed today and no joyous occasion on the back end. Instead of a wedding I'm going to a "Celebratiion (sic) of Life" for my recently passed Grandmother. I'm certain this will be a terrifically awkward gathering given my two cousins, the daughters of the host, haven't been speaking for two plus years.
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Sorry about your Grandma mate.You know, over here we've got feuds that go back generations over family slights like that. The whole Hatfield-McCoy thing was the most famous, but it seems to be a lot more common than what you'd think at first. I guess that family feuds aren't the sole proprietary right of hillbillies after all. Granted, we're usually a lot more violent than most so guns get pulled a lot quicker, but feuds are feuds any which way you look at it.
My family has had similar issues at funerals, i'll not get into that here. Twenty years almost, and i'm still bitter as hell about my Mothers family and what they did.
I'm lucky with this and having both weekends either side of my 30th birthday off this year... also going to be on holiday in Edinburgh for our wedding anniversary next weekYour April/May sounds like a DJ's weekend schedule: birthday here, a couple of weddings, and an anniversary there.
Sorry about your Grandma mate.Thank you but to be honest she pointed out two maybe three years ago that people shouldn't live that long (80+). She had a do-not-treat/do-not-resuscitate order on herself and got a urinary tract infection, which is a real pisser of a way to go.
Regarding your last comment, suffice it to say the general opinion in my neck of the woods is that it isn't that one's respective family is weird but that every family is.
QFTAnd the reason Modern Family is such a good show; Ed O'Neil screen time notwithstanding.
Belive it or not I have never seen Modern Family so I will have to take your word on it.I can't think of show that makes me laugh out loud as often; sometimes it is like watching elements of my own family without having worry if they are going to stay longer than three days. It has May/December, same sex relationships, sibling rivalry, adult parent interactions, new parents, teenagers, retirees, culture mixed marriages, eccentric friends, divorced parents, crazy neighbors. I think I was sold when one half of the same sex couple walks into his family filled living room with his newly adopted baby over his head dressed in African robes to the opening theme of the Lion King. I about spit my wine out.
I too haven't seen Modern Family but might from it getting better reviews on here than Firefly! I too have a bat-sh*t insane family complete with grandparental infidelity and an Evil Aunt who I don't think knows I'm married evenMy cousin, after proposing my Grandparents move into her basement in '03, slept with the Meat Guy. She had a guy that delivers meat to her house help her ruin her marriage. Awesome. My favorite part of it was when her ex-husband e-mailed my Brother on how happy he was with a new woman and that the guy-after-the-meat-guy died in a car accident. My Brother's response was "Gee that's nice and that his Fantasy Football team was doing really well" or would have been before his wife stopped him.
Are we doing the weird family history thing? I think I can win this one."Fire when ready Gridley!"
Before we go down that line can I recommend that the grown up among you look at this t-shirt I am thinking of getting for a couple of (Royal Navy) friends for around their Afgan tours http://dailymash.shotdeadinthehead.com/product_view.aspx?pid=2830I'd go with "Amy Pond Gives Me..." but that's just me.
I'd go with "Amy Pond Gives Me..." but that's just me.
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Not sure how Surgeon Cmdr Kate Prior would feel about that!You never know.
Careful guys, the mods are awfully fickle when it comes to mentioning afghanistan.I don't know who Amy Pond is but I'm uncertain as to her relation to said country.
"Fire when ready Gridley!"
I ran away from home after I was exorcised. I was raised in what is essentially a far-to-one-side of the spectrum cult that believes in the Illuminati. My uncle married his stepsister after he got her pregnant. My sister is dating her stepcousin (son of the sister of the stepsister who married my uncle). I've never met my maternal grandfather; he beat my grandmother and molested his children, then tried to take control of the cult and moved to Texas when this failed. My sister ran away from home to convert to Greek Orthodoxy and to become a librarian. My other sister (the one dating her stepcousin) is a bulimic RN. There's more, but I'm not really sure I'd care to share all the really weird stuff on a public forum.A cult beats a Meat Guy any day. I say this after a bottle of wine, a glass of The Macallan, the 'Skins trading out of the 2d round twice of the NFL draft in an attempt to make an eighth round, and the Caps (NHL) to blow a 2-1 lead to be down 3-2 at the second intermission. Oh, I just spent $300 to go to the Sunday night Caps playoff game after the aforementioned "Celebratiion". My side of the family demands that I stay longer than them but wonders how I got the tickets. As I said, weird.
I ran away from home after I was exorcised. I was raised in what is essentially a far-to-one-side of the spectrum cult that believes in the Illuminati. My uncle married his stepsister after he got her pregnant. My sister is dating her stepcousin (son of the sister of the stepsister who married my uncle). I've never met my maternal grandfather; he beat my grandmother and molested his children, then tried to take control of the cult and moved to Texas when this failed. My sister ran away from home to convert to Greek Orthodoxy and to become a librarian. My other sister (the one dating her stepcousin) is a bulimic RN. There's more, but I'm not really sure I'd care to share all the really weird stuff on a public forum.
Have you though of writing a book?
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It's been suggested a few times. It's also been suggested that I wait until everyone else is dead.
Boys, if I wanted to rifle through all your dirty laundry I'd be your Facebook friend, now wouldn't I?
It's been suggested a few times. It's also been suggested that I wait until everyone else is dead.
I, on the other hand, only ever suggest one thing to you.
Well, two, I guess. That and "get your bouncy castle reservation taken care of, we're almost at peak season."
Fennec was needed badly, aye, but reminds me a lot of a lighter Ninja-To from 3067. It stands out, art-wise, but in a bad way.
It stands out, art-wise, but in a bad way.
July 30.
Before we go down that line can I recommend that the grown up among you look at this t-shirt I am thinking of getting for a couple of (Royal Navy) friends for around their Afgan tours http://dailymash.shotdeadinthehead.com/product_view.aspx?pid=2830Sounds like they're joining the Narmy. I saw a t-shirt with that at NSB King's Bay a couple years ago. Join the Navy, get sent to the desert. :P
Always nice to know, that when not smashing our foes...we're planning escapades on inflatable thingies.
Is that supposed to be zombie Churchill? I think that's actually legitimately offensive to me.
I think it's kinda awesome: we will fight them in the graveyards and in the dungeons, we will fight them in the doom laden castles and in fields... we will never surrender we will eat their BRAINZZZZZZZzzzzzz
I don't begrudge you guys your fun or enjoyment of it, but it's basically a depraved debasement of the man I admire most, and whose words have gotten me through the toughest times of my life. Carry on though, gentlemen. I doubt Winston himself would have been offended.
I don't begrudge you guys your fun or enjoyment of it, but it's basically a depraved debasement of the man I admire most, and whose words have gotten me through the toughest times of my life. Carry on though, gentlemen. I doubt Winston himself would have been offended.
I think it is healthy to deflate one's idols lest they become too perfect in the imagination and have too far to fall when they (inevitably) fall from grace
Churchill has an amazingly iconic face and, like Che Guevara and various others, he can be expected to have his image twisted and used by artists for amusement and entertainment in a way that a dull looking everyman (eg Eisenhower) cannot have done and retain a recogniseable visage of the original
Understandable. My wife has a similar reaction to the recent spate of novels 'zombifying' classic literature. Given her love of Emily Dickinson, she's not impressed by Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and similar books.
Personally, while occasionally humorous, I think the zombie fad has more than run its course, same with vampires. We need more mummy movies!
Churchill has an amazingly iconic face and, like Che Guevara and various others, he can be expected to have his image twisted and used by artists for amusement and entertainment in a way that a dull looking everyman (eg Eisenhower) cannot have done and retain a recogniseable visage of the originalThe picture actually reminded me more of Eisenhower.
Trip is off to an auspicious start: had the rear passenger tire blow the sidewall out on the tollway-doing north of 70... Would have had it changed in under 10 minutes but the rim was seized to the hub...Took the tollway help guy one wack from his 5lb sledge to free it. Changing that on the traffic side was a scary ******* time...
So I went home and trolled the intarnets for someone to play MM with, but to no avail. *sigh*
Well it took forever, what with Neko's constant interruptions - but Ed and Neko have sufficiently mopped the floor with my broken and bleeding corpse. Dang, fellas.
Churchill has an amazingly iconic face and, like Che Guevara and various others, he can be expected to have his image twisted and used by artists for amusement and entertainment in a way that a dull looking everyman (eg Eisenhower) cannot have done and retain a recogniseable visage of the originalSay, the talking heads haven't revealed he was an absolute scumbag yet have they? They've gotten around to just about every other political, military, scientific or entertainment figure of the last 3 centuries. How did they miss Churchill?
Say, the talking heads haven't revealed he was an absolute scumbag yet have they? They've gotten around to just about every other political, military, scientific or entertainment figure of the last 3 centuries. How did they miss Churchill?
I don't begrudge you guys your fun or enjoyment of it, but it's basically a depraved debasement of the man I admire most, and whose words have gotten me through the toughest times of my life. Carry on though, gentlemen. I doubt Winston himself would have been offended.I know it's hard, but it could be worse. Do you know how many times I've been accused of worshiping a zombie Jewish carpenter? Winston was, after all, merely human.
I suck at shooters.I've got to get in on some of this MM goodness, the wife's away for a few days and I'm free for the evenings for once.
Granted, after tonight's performance, perhaps I should take it up. :P
My understanding is that he was fairly open about his vices and he wad rapidly dropped from power after the War which demonstrates that he wasn't viewed with rose-tinted spectaclesThat's what I've never understood, the man was open about his vices and yet people still slam him over them. It's almost as if humanity is afraid of what makes us, you know, human. I'd rather a man be forthright about his vices, such as Churchill was, than try to be something that they aren't, like certain other modern politicians who will remain nameless. While this goes for all mankind, it goes doubly so for those in positions of authority.
I adore Alan Brookes War Diaries, but then i read them first just before reading Roy Jenkins Churchill. Which i still believe is probably the definitive Churchill Biography.
If it's any consolation to you Ed, I consider David Irving to be cut from the same cloth as David Icke.
There've been plenty of attacks on Churchill postwar, from the over-the-top criticisms of Charmley and David Irving (neither of whom can be taken really seriously), to the more successful and scholarly criticisms of the revisionist historians of appeasement like Joseph Maiolo. To a certain extent, Churchill himself fueled the attacks on his place in history; many of his contemporaries hated him. Admiral Sir James Somerville wrote to his wife in 1941 that Britain under Churchill was no better than Italy under Mussolini or Germany under Hitler, and Alan Brooke, the CIGS (who actually liked Churchill on some level) wrote scathingly about the PM in his diaries; some of the entries had to be expunged from the original published versions in the 1950s.But here's the real kicker Ed, while Churchill may have fueled some of the criticisms of himself, if he hadn't done so, would we admire him as much? Part of what makes Churchill who he was is his prickly, bulldog like tenacity and inability to give a damn what others thought about him if he thought he was right, and I have to say, that's something inherently irritating to lesser men.
I like David Icke a little more, he has the decency to be completely nuts in a very funny way.True, Icke's insanity is a lot easier to recognize and subsequently ridicule. Irving, on the other hand, actually has an air of legitimacy and that makes him doubly dangerous.
If any of you are of a mind to watch a movie I recommend The Man from Earth.
My understanding is that he was fairly open about his vices and he wad rapidly dropped from power after the War which demonstrates that he wasn't viewed with rose-tinted spectacles
But here's the real kicker Ed, while Churchill may have fueled some of the criticisms of himself, if he hadn't done so, would we admire him as much? Part of what makes Churchill who he was is his prickly, bulldog like tenacity and inability to give a damn what others thought about him if he thought he was right, and I have to say, that's something inherently irritating to lesser men.
Icke is the one who says QE2 is a reptoid along with Kissinger, right? Love that book, got it when my store was selling everything at 75% off.
Oh, I like WSC no matter what. I do recognize his limitations, but it's like how I imagine most people feel about their dads; my love for Churchill is unconditional.That's how I feel about Wellington I.
Oh, I like WSC no matter what. I do recognize his limitations, but it's like how I imagine most people feel about their dads; my love for Churchill is unconditional.
That's how I feel about Wellington I.
Well the 1945 British General Election is a bit more complicated a thing than sometimes appears. But regrettably holding forth on the whys and wherefores here, might engender the wrath from above.
Despite being "booted" from office, Churchill remained high in the affections of the people of Britain.
Didn't he get re-elected in the 60s?
For the love of GOD, could it please get above 45 degrees in Chicago? This is unbearable, six months of winter so far.Skilling is predicting 80s next week. With rain. Because we haven't enough of that, yet. It's still 35 here in Michigan. So Mich for going to sit on the beach....
For the love of GOD, could it please get above 45 degrees in Chicago? This is unbearable, six months of winter so far.
Having a proper joystick for sim games is so crucial. My first joystick was a simple 2-axis, 2-button affair and it was agony trying to accomplish anything in MW2 or Tie Fighter with it.
Sorry, I was a Wing Commander type guy. I loved me the Vindicator from all the non-super-ships.Decent Freespace II or nothing.
Skilling is predicting 80s next week. With rain. Because we haven't enough of that, yet. It's still 35 here in Michigan. So Mich for going to sit on the beach....What are you talking about? It's about 60 and sunny here in Michigan
Mmmmmmmmmmm......... fondly rememnering mt x-wing days. I miss that old Wingman Original joystick.
What joystick did you get Ed?
The X-52 is the one I have. It's at least great for playing Mechwarrior, and that's all I really ask of it. :)
Can I just remind all of you to pronounce it Edinboro(ugh) so as to avoid sounding too much like Americans, although I'm not sure what the response to calling it Auld Reekie would be
And as a side note, I finally took the plunge and ordered my first .pdf from CGL. I got the Galtor Turning Point and have got to admit that it's an interesting look at that fight. This much I'd like to know though Geoff, what's with handicapping the 33rd with a -1 penalty for long range shots? Was there some reference to a preferred combat range that I wasn't aware of or was it just a judgement call on your part?
Ed, if I get that thing for you, I don't have to get you a wedding present, deal?
...wait, what?
Logitech Wingman? Man i went through those things like nobodies business, thank god for working in the place i bought them from. Oh and i was a Tie Fighter addict, flying dark the only way to go. Solved my problem eventually buying a big old Simulator specced stick on sale. That thing was bulletproof.
So wait, who among us will actually be at GenCon?
So wait, who among us will actually be at GenCon?
Damn, I wish you'd asked me a year and a half ago when I wrote that. Truth is, I don't recollect, and even just now skimming through ten or so of the ~24 books I used as reference materials, I cannot find where I got that. Since they died in the Clan invasion, it could have been some offhand reference in any of a number of books (they were offed by the Steel Vipers, IIRC, so Invading Clans may mention something I used, I cannot locate my copy among my stacks at the moment). Most likely I tried to balance the advantage I gave them for urban fighting where long range firing won't be terribly common by reflecting a weakness when they actually need to target at long range.I wish I had bought it 18 months ago, it would have saved me a lot of wondering. Anyway, I'll take a look through Invading Clans and see what I can find. Galtor was one of the only older books that I didn't have and now that I've got it as well as the newer Turning Points book I'm looking at tweaking my TO&E some as well as adding a few details that I hadn't thought about earlier.
So wait, who among us will actually be at GenCon?Not going to be able to make it this year Ed, Uncle Sam's tax Nazi's found my GenCon cash reserve and swiped it. I've thought about declaring a trial of refusal for it, but mixing lawyer accountants with BTech would wind up making me pull my hair out in frustration. Maybe next year when I get my head back above water.
Well, it wasn't the controls. I am a terrible pilot.Were you trying to fly a Spitfire or a Hurricane or what? The Spitfire has really touchy controls and, in my experience, is incredibly hard to handle and nearly impossible to land while the Hurricane has a tendency to stall out if you try to climb with it too fast due to the type of engine it had but is at least somewhat easier to handle. You may want to try a different airframe until you get the basics down.
Were you trying to fly a Spitfire or a Hurricane or what? The Spitfire has really touchy controls and, in my experience, is incredibly hard to handle and nearly impossible to land while the Hurricane has a tendency to stall out if you try to climb with it too fast due to the type of engine it had but is at least somewhat easier to handle. You may want to try a different airframe until you get the basics down.
So wait, who among us will actually be at GenCon?Not me. I'll be at the police academy in beautiful Camden, AR.
If I can save some swank by rooming and carpooling with people, and convince the future wife that pitching the wedding she is In for her white trash friends is in everybody's better interest, I can go. Oh andAnd what?
And what?
So wait, who among us will actually be at GenCon?
Future wife found him before he could finish the post. Signal lost! Man down! Etc.That's what I'm thinking too Ed, anyone want to volunteer for a rescue mission to retrieve greatsarcasmo's carcass? I mean, if there's anything left that is. He just admitted that he was going to try to talk his wife into ditching a wedding that she's in for GenCon. I can think of quicker ways to commit suicide, but not many.
Are you going, Bosty?
Me and Ems should be there but only if she can persuade her boss to give her time off in August and we can find a hotel room this late.
Ahhh CSFA you truly are my kind of Cad.
I could go to GenCon now, but I've decided to take out an ad and try to accomplish a life-long dream: I want to buy a 1988-1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon w/ the 2.8/3.1L V6.My parents had one of those when I was a kid. It was their first non-used car and the engine completely died after two years.
It might be my last shot for two years.
I've no idea to whom you refer i am sorry to say.
Because it's shorter.What he said. Seriously though, I never even considered that you may prefer to be called Edward. It is, after all, a very proper English name so I could see why you of all people would desire that over Ed.
If I can save some swank by rooming and carpooling with people, and convince the future wife that pitching the wedding she is In for her white trash friends is in everybody's better interest, I can go. Oh andI just need to stop posting from my phone... not only is spelling/grammar/syntax messed up, it also randomly doesn't enter things I write.
So wait, who among us will actually be at GenCon?
What he said. Seriously though, I never even considered that you may prefer to be called Edward. It is, after all, a very proper English name so I could see why you of all people would desire that over Ed.
My name is Edward. Most people here for some reason call me Ed.
I nearly fainted dead away today, I actually got a nice little raise. First one in over 2 years. Wahoo!
I can see where he's coming from. People sometimes call me Jim, which annoys me as my diminutive has always been Jay.
I nearly fainted dead away today, I actually got a nice little raise. First one in over 2 years. Wahoo!I too was rewarded with pay increases. The library likes me so much they are going to bump me from 8.25 to $10. My other job went from $11 to $12. I guess it makes up for my movie theater job. After 10 years I'm only 25 cents above minimum wage...
I nearly fainted dead away today, I actually got a nice little raise. First one in over 2 years. Wahoo!Congrats!
I always refer to you as Jayce. Is that acceptable?
*chuckle* S'alright. Jayce is a nickname I picked up in school when they misprinted my first name in the register as "Jaes" and my friends realized it annoyed me. :D
And in my life, some twit switched lanes while turning. Two left turn lanes at this intersection. I'm in the left most lane, she's in the middle, and starts pulling right. Had to brake to avoid hitting her.Here in SE Iowa, that's how most idiots drive. Despite the fact that 60 miles north in the QC, there are numerous double turn lanes that are used successfully all the time. I've actually had trouble with other motorists for making a left turn and staying in my own lane.
As for shortening names, I've always preferred Michael to Mike. Don't know why, but it's been that way. Good thing we just use last names at work.
This is weird. I'm usually just fine at job interviews, but this one coming up tomorrow has the crap scared out of me, and has been that way all week...
On the subject of first nnames and diminutives, my name is Leonard(my mother's maiden name), but I've long been known to most as Lenny. Since mom's passing, I'm trying to use Leonard more, but 22 years of momentum is a lot to change.
Cheer up, I have to find a job in Minnesota, after I just got a perfectly excellent one here, one I like so much that I voluntarily work late for free.I'm acquainted with a pair of newlyweds who work on opposite sides of the Atlantic. They see each other weekends. They appear happy with the arrangement.
Hey, Ed, ya know St. Louis has a thriving job market. ^-^
We've considered it, but it would mean basically living there for three years while she goes to school down there instead of a year in Minnesota. I'm equally screwed no matter where I go. I'm effectively unemployable.I know the feeling. We desire to move to Arizona, she works in health care, so no big deal. I, however, am a horticulturist by trade. I would have to go back to school to learn all the plant material down there. Also, not a lot of grass to cut. Not to mention the very cheap labor pool that is in that area...
Let's see, you already did Galtor, so... Halstead Station? Hanse made off with all the Star League cookbooks and cornered the market on quiche? That would make me consider defecting.And lost his first love.
Eh, I don't care much for eggs. Breakfast tends to be oatmeal for a reason.The best breakfast involves pancakes and bacon, possibly amongst other things. With real maple syrup.
Waffles. Go waffles, or go back to bed.QFT.
You're gonna need a triggerman. I'll take the case.
Is the Guy Who Gets Killed to show that Shit Just Got Real taken yet?
DFB.
Yeah, LF is more inclined to be the traitor in our midst anyway.Or the guy who gets nailed for pathos just when things started looking up, like John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima.
DFB.
So, bump him off and you can take his job. Think of it as a Trial of Position, except he doesn't know that you've challenged him
Yeah, LF is more inclined to be the traitor in our midst anyway.
Or the guy who gets nailed for pathos just when things started looking up, like John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima.
The use of the words "LF" and "pathos" together is like two trains, one leaving Chicago and one leaving St. Louis, and eventually they're going to collide and it will be horrible, the only question is... WHEN?
Thor is an awesome movie, but do unlike me and leave your nitpickiness in the car. There were several niggling details they flopped on that vexed me. Still, even without real wings on his helmet, I approve of this incarnation of Thor, even if they made them aliens instead of being Gods and Giants.I look forward to seeing Thor, Green Lantern and Conan the Barbarian when they come straight to DVD in the fall.
Not read Sword and Dagger yet, have ye?The law was passed just after the events of SaD, actually. ;)
I look forward to seeing Thor, Green Lantern and Conan the Barbarian when they come straight to DVD in the fall.
Stupid 3D gimmick. I can count at least three tickets for each of those movies lost because of it.
I've heard of no plan surviving contact with the enemy but its a new one on me for it to not survive contact with those trying to implement it! ;D
On the bright side, Jonathan you can now boast being Leroy Jenkinsed in something other than a MMORPG.
Thor is an awesome movie, but do unlike me and leave your nitpickiness in the car. There were several niggling details they flopped on that vexed me. Still, even without real wings on his helmet, I approve of this incarnation of Thor, even if they made them aliens instead of being Gods and Giants.
So yesterday I went out with family for Mother's Day, and we ended up eating at this interesting Brazilian meat place. Waiters would wander the restaurant and bring the meat to you to sample. On swords.
Most. Badass. Family dinner. Ever.
Texas de Brazil. I'm told it was very similar to Fogo de Chao.
Oh I'm sorry.
So yesterday I went out with family for Mother's Day, and we ended up eating at this interesting Brazilian meat place. Waiters would wander the restaurant and bring the meat to you to sample. On swords.
Most. Badass. Family dinner. Ever.
Fortunately she'll be fine, she's just going to be very uncomfortable for a few days.
My mom got pancreatitis for Mother's Day, she's in the hospital.
Swords make everything better.
My mom got pancreatitis for Mother's Day, she's in the hospital.My wife offers her sympathies; she got it while I was in Iraq. There has been many a diet change and days of discomfort since. I hope she feels better soon.
So yesterday I went out with family for Mother's Day, and we ended up eating at this interesting Brazilian meat place. Waiters would wander the restaurant and bring the meat to you to sample. On swords.
Most. Badass. Family dinner. Ever.
My mom got pancreatitis for Mother's Day, she's in the hospital.
I've never tried Brazilian BBQ, what's it like?I went to Fogo de Chao in downtown Minneapolis a couple years ago. Pricy, but worth the cash. It includes a massive salad bar. The service for the meat is guys walking around with massive two bladed skewers and they cut off the amount of meat you want.
So yesterday I went out with family for Mother's Day, and we ended up eating at this interesting Brazilian meat place. Waiters would wander the restaurant and bring the meat to you to sample. On swords.There's a similar place called Gaucho's around here. I got ribs the one time I went, but sooner or later I'm going back and getting the swords of meat.
Most. Badass. Family dinner. Ever.
There's one of those right by my work. I'm not a big steak guy, but I liked it when I went.She'll be in my prayers. But look on the bright side; I visited the cemetery for Mother's Day.
My mom got pancreatitis for Mother's Day, she's in the hospital.
There's a similar place called Gaucho's around here. I got ribs the one time I went, but sooner or later I'm going back and getting the swords of meat.
Dadgummit. I keep jonesin' for MegaMek at all the wrong times, when nobody can play. *sigh*
and by "nobody" I mean "one of my AFFSHC buddies and not some random megamek vulture"
Facebook, IM, whatevs. I'll ping ya if I see you knline when I'm trolling for a game.
Put me on that list also. I doubt I can play as regularly as you, but I'd like to step in now and then if that's cool?