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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #30 on: 26 January 2011, 08:00:25 »
Lies...all lies!

Well some of them, anyway.
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #31 on: 26 January 2011, 09:16:13 »
This theory is implausable. Wierdo would not drink Fosters.

I know.  That's why the Fosters was Worktrolls, like I said.  And I didn't bait Wombat with pictures of Inferno Chili.  I bait her with supposedly naked pictures of Herb's cats.
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #32 on: 26 January 2011, 09:25:21 »
Why do I suddenly have the most appealing image of Mr. Bigglesworth? Ew...  :P
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #33 on: 26 January 2011, 09:57:08 »
I believe in coincidence, but I don't trust it  ???

just after the fourms went down, this appeared on the CatalystGameLab twitter

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Happy B-day to Herb Beas!!!! I know it's crazy busy and all with personal stuff...but hope you find a few moments to enjoy it!
rnb 3:05 AM Jan 23rd via TweetDeck

did someone not want us to know/wish Mr Beas a happy birthday?

*insert X-Files music*

 :D



ps: happy birthday Mr Beas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8laViiexc

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #34 on: 26 January 2011, 12:06:08 »
are you suggesting that the board may have been nuked as a birthday present?

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #35 on: 26 January 2011, 12:11:09 »
Man, I remember the days.  My hair still hasn't grown back under my helmet.

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #36 on: 26 January 2011, 12:22:33 »
If you'd have installed proper drains installed under your helmet and worn bomb-proof hairspray; that never would have happened...most likely.
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #37 on: 26 January 2011, 13:41:46 »
Well it did and I'm still paying the price.  :'(

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #38 on: 26 January 2011, 13:45:31 »
Indeed....just don't look at the balances on your credit card too carefully.  ;)
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #39 on: 26 January 2011, 15:12:29 »
There is a reason the BattleCorps Legion bans the carrying of hand grenades, and inferno chili from being carried by its people.

It's not a pretty one.

It's also the reason why we had to leave all the Wombats behind on Alula Australis...the Inner Sphere was already have a major time of terror and mayhem, and well, letting Wombats loose then may have ended the universe as we knew it.... ;)

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #40 on: 26 January 2011, 15:23:43 »
And here I thought it was my wife.

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #41 on: 26 January 2011, 17:33:17 »
I believe in coincidence, but I don't trust it  ???

just after the fourms went down, this appeared on the CatalystGameLab twitter

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Happy B-day to Herb Beas!!!! I know it's crazy busy and all with personal stuff...but hope you find a few moments to enjoy it!
rnb 3:05 AM Jan 23rd via TweetDeck

did someone not want us to know/wish Mr Beas a happy birthday?

*insert X-Files music*

 :D



ps: happy birthday Mr Beas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz8laViiexc
perhaps they used Nukes just to light the candles  ;)

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #42 on: 26 January 2011, 17:48:15 »
I noticed that too, and well...if Herb nuked the forums in celebration of his birthday, it was nothing more than a real-life Blackout.  Think about it, the man behind everything, the Guy In Control, suddenly disappears "for the good of the realmprofessionalizing his replies" and a short time later all communication ceases...just like our dear Devlin Stone did, and took the HPG net with him.

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #43 on: 26 January 2011, 20:55:20 »
Don't mind me. I'm just measuring. I've been hired to repaint this place. I'm trying to decide whether the walls need to be sandblasted first.

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #44 on: 26 January 2011, 22:53:34 »
I noticed that too, and well...if Herb nuked the forums in celebration of his birthday, it was nothing more than a real-life Blackout.

I suspect not - the Herb we know and love would probably nuke the hardware the forums were on, not the software  [rockon]



still, it could make for a nice (but untrue) story?
  Dude, they (birthday) partied so hard the forums melted and we had to get new ones  [cheers]

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #45 on: 27 January 2011, 01:49:14 »
and people say gamers don't know how to party...
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #46 on: 27 January 2011, 01:50:49 »
This theory is implausable. Wierdo would not drink Fosters.

I know.  That's why the Fosters was Worktrolls, like I said.  And I didn't bait Wombat with pictures of Inferno Chili.  I bait her with supposedly naked pictures of Herb's cats.
Sorry, wrong W. I could have said, and should have said, NO ONE would drink Fosters. :D

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #47 on: 27 January 2011, 01:51:26 »
are you suggesting that the board may have been nuked as a birthday present?
No, he's outright stating it. :D

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #48 on: 27 January 2011, 04:15:27 »
I don't care if it's nukes, flatulance, flooding or Justin BieberJersey Shore fire related, this disaster has strangely turned into the impetus I need to start posting again.

Yay disaster! :D

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #49 on: 27 January 2011, 05:02:09 »
well, there goes my battletech funds.  Guess i'll have to use them to buy a EMP sheild before Herbs next birthday.   Or does Blue Sheild and Reflec prevent his nuke attacks on the system?

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #50 on: 27 January 2011, 05:15:38 »
Indeed.

**takes a slurp**

Needs more sheepdog.
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #51 on: 27 January 2011, 08:17:37 »
This is nothing... Wait until wombly has something to talk about. ;)

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #52 on: 27 January 2011, 08:38:21 »
Good Grief shes nearly a 1/4 of the way to 1k already

Me? What about Moonbeam or Moonshine or whatever-his-name-is? I generally post to enjoy myself. Pffft.  :P
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #53 on: 27 January 2011, 08:49:15 »
Me? What about Moonbeam or Moonshine or whatever-his-name-is? I generally post to enjoy myself. Pffft.  :P
Sorry Its just post envy i have suffered under its heavy weight so long it made me short sighted and petty.
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #54 on: 27 January 2011, 08:53:52 »
Just so long as thats the only envy your suffering in my general direction, we're square.  :)
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #55 on: 27 January 2011, 11:43:57 »
Just don't give Wombat something to actually post about, keep out of Wombat's pouch of infinite holding, don't stand behind Wombat after Wombat eats a nuke or something.................I think I should just shut up now. Safer that way.
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #56 on: 27 January 2011, 12:02:32 »
*Takes out radar gun and points it at Wombat*

Well, 125,852 PPH in a 200PPH zone....that's an expensive ticket.....

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #57 on: 27 January 2011, 12:05:47 »
This reminds me of one of my favorite Jeremy Clarkson quotes: "I don't understand bus lanes. Why do poor people have to get to places quicker than I do?"
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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #58 on: 27 January 2011, 12:29:58 »
Well, if we handed out more Ferrari's, we'd have Ferrari lanes. We'll get RIGHT ON THAT.

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Re: Why the Forums Crashed
« Reply #59 on: 27 January 2011, 12:41:53 »
Awesome. Remind me to vote you in office.  :)
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