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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #480 on: 11 June 2013, 07:46:54 »
No order to repaint the armored battalion should ever result in my posession of a fluid gun's paint ammo pod and a lance-equipped battlemech at the same time.

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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #481 on: 11 June 2013, 07:50:03 »
No order to repaint the armored battalion should ever result in my posession of a fluid gun's paint ammo pod and a lance-equipped battlemech at the same time.

(Inspired by actual events.)

Wait...What? By Actual Events, do you mean "This actually occured in my game" actual events, or "This actually happened...
as in, REAL LIFE happened" actual events?
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #482 on: 11 June 2013, 07:53:01 »
Wait...What? By Actual Events, do you mean "This actually occured in my game" actual events, or "This actually happened...
as in, REAL LIFE happened" actual events?

It says a lot about Weirdo's reputation that someone, myself included, actually considers this an important question...  :D
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #483 on: 11 June 2013, 07:56:08 »
As in this morning just after I got to work. You know those scenes on TV where a pressure container will get a small breach and spin around comically while venting itself at high speed? I now know that soda cans will actually do that, and can achieve some extremely impressive coverage in coating a large portion of a medium-sized room. Something tells me that there are safety issues involved in trying to replicate the effect for painting purposes. On the upside, I now have a legitimate reason to complain about being sticky, and no need to explain the soda bit to people. }:)
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #484 on: 11 June 2013, 15:44:44 »
As in this morning just after I got to work. You know those scenes on TV where a pressure container will get a small breach and spin around comically while venting itself at high speed? I now know that soda cans will actually do that, and can achieve some extremely impressive coverage in coating a large portion of a medium-sized room. Something tells me that there are safety issues involved in trying to replicate the effect for painting purposes. On the upside, I now have a legitimate reason to complain about being sticky, and no need to explain the soda bit to people. }:)


So... you are saying "do not" with regards to simple rocketry gone awry and painting as a combo? 

I'm absolutely sure there must be exceptions to this. ;)  :))  O:-)
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #485 on: 12 June 2013, 12:31:33 »
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #486 on: 12 June 2013, 12:32:44 »
I've done that before, but that was due to a lack of lawn mower, rather than any interest in sports.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #487 on: 12 June 2013, 19:58:33 »
I am not allowed to plant endangered plants in the most perfectly manicured lawns.  Really establishing populations in home owner association is seen as underhanded and evil. >:D

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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #488 on: 12 June 2013, 22:36:49 »
I cannot respond to accusations of violating the Ares Conventions by throwing plague-bearing rats at my accuser.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #489 on: 13 June 2013, 01:46:57 »
Return of one of my favorite threads.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #490 on: 21 June 2013, 11:10:21 »
I'm not allowed to change the TO&E so that all our Packrats are listed as Rodents of Unusual Size.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #491 on: 24 June 2013, 09:45:26 »
I cannot import BattleMechs as "Large recreational vehicles" even on Hunter's Paradise.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #492 on: 24 June 2013, 10:35:55 »
Do not blow your own Mech up in a Trial of Position if you expect that kill to count towards making Star Commander.

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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #493 on: 27 June 2013, 00:26:20 »
I'm not allowed to attempt to improve the local tourist traps again.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #494 on: 30 June 2013, 20:00:11 »
my human barbarian is not allowed to throw my halfling ranger/rogue as either an improvised weapon or to put the halfling into a more advantageous position.

throwing the fey empowered gladius because it seemingly returns to my side whenever i try to abandon it is also right out.

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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #495 on: 01 July 2013, 18:31:41 »
I am not allowed to tell anybody what I really think of them, their friends, family, or significant others while I'm still sober enough to speak coherent English.

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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #496 on: 02 July 2013, 14:35:40 »
I am not allowed to sing "We all live on a broken submarine" to the tune of "Yellow Submarine" while cleaning on board a submarine.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #497 on: 02 July 2013, 14:39:11 »
The truism about LSD and nuclear engenieering is not justification for additives to the rations. Even if I yell "SCIENCE" before I pour.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #498 on: 02 July 2013, 16:40:35 »
i am not allowed to point out the reality of life to characters in someones story just because its true
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #499 on: 02 July 2013, 18:33:38 »
I am no longer allowed to pilot DropShips. At all.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #501 on: 06 July 2013, 13:58:58 »
I cannot assign players animal companions against their will. They quickly see through my attempts to set up a Pet Avengers vs. Super Pets battle.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #502 on: 06 July 2013, 15:09:42 »
I may no longer use Game of Thrones as inspiration for the interrogation of characters that didn't run away fast enough  [AAAH]

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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #503 on: 14 July 2013, 18:51:53 »
I am no longer allowed to build Aerodyne Small Craft with the fire power speed and armor to be used as fighter/gunships against naval units or ground targets
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #504 on: 14 July 2013, 19:31:20 »
I am no longer allowed to build Aerodyne Small Craft with the fire power speed and armor to be used as fighter/gunships against naval units or ground targets

Right...that's CGL's job.
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #505 on: 19 July 2013, 21:21:55 »
I am no longer allowed to build Aerodyne Small Craft with the fire power speed and armor to be used as fighter/gunships against naval units or ground targets

Using them to hot drop vehicles is also right out
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Quite a long one for you all
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #507 on: 20 July 2013, 20:35:18 »
I'm not allowed to name the dropship "Your Mother."
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« Reply #508 on: 21 July 2013, 02:50:54 »
There is no "ramming speed" setting on a dropship.
Could you explain that to the FSN?  Davion WarShips apparently do.

And Weirdo has actually done at least one of those Nuke things.  (Which is one of the reasons we love him.)
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Re: Don't spit in your helmet- the return of the "Do Nots" thread.
« Reply #509 on: 21 July 2013, 03:41:21 »
Weirdo is famous for missing with a nuke.
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