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The Wave Master 09/27/20 4:57:47 PM #1:	"Anything can happen on Halloween. Your dog could turn into a cat ." You know the rules, post anything Geek related, whether it be about comics, video games, board games, television, movies, wrestling, or your novel that you said you would start fifteen times now, but never have. (You lazy bums!) As per usual we have an opening question to keep the topic going, and it is... "What animal would you use as your familiar in your quest to rule the world? No magical creatures like dragons or unicorns. Existing real world creatures." Bonus Question: What would you name your real world familiar? Wrap up from 28 Geeks Later in the upcoming post. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:945153701] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>"Anything can happen on Halloween. Your dog could turn into a cat ." You know the rules, post anything Geek related, whether it be about comics, video games, board games, television, movies, wrestling, or your novel that you said you would start fifteen times now, but never have. (You lazy bums!) As per usual we have an opening question to keep the topic going, and it is... "What animal would you use as your familiar in your quest to rule the world? No magical creatures like dragons or unicorns. Existing real world creatures." Bonus Question: What would you name your real world familiar? Wrap up from 28 Geeks Later in the upcoming post. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 09/27/20 5:20:38 PM #2:	The Wave Master posted... What animal would you use as your familiar in your quest to rule the world? No magical creatures like dragons or unicorns. Existing real world creatures http://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhjhwKpBx1qm8fzgo4_400.jpg FEAR ME. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945154500] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Wave Master posted...</cite> <quote>What animal would you use as your familiar in your quest to rule the world? No magical creatures like dragons or unicorns. Existing real world creatures</quote> http://64.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhjhwKpBx1qm8fzgo4_400.jpg FEAR ME.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 09/27/20 9:22:43 PM #3:	A well trained pair of ferrets a la Beastmaster, hands down. Little fuckers can fetch me shiny things from the other side of iron grates and open windows. I'll take a pair of shiny theives over a battlecat, attack dog, or trained falcon any day. Although, I will admit that as a pure familiar, the falcon would probably be more useful for recon. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945164101] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>A well trained pair of ferrets a la Beastmaster, hands down. Little fuckers can fetch me shiny things from the other side of iron grates and open windows. I'll take a pair of shiny theives over a battlecat, attack dog, or trained falcon any day. Although, I will admit that as a pure familiar, the falcon would probably be more useful for recon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/27/20 10:06:42 PM #4:	Mildly tempted to pick up the Disney Afternoon Collection on Steam (since it's on sale for $5). The only kinda drawback is I'm honestly not sure whether I'd enjoy replaying the titles. The Ducktales remake was kinda fun, but that had a bunch of work done to it and I doubt these older versions have had much fine-tuning, even if it mentions changes. As it is, within the past few months I've picked up a bunch of stuff I haven't touched. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is also discounted and, although I think have at least one title on one of those plug&play machines, I might grab it anyway (even though I'm not sure that either one is the title I enjoyed in arcades). The Wave Master posted... "Anything can happen on Halloween. Your dog could turn into a cat ." Yeah, but then it'd just turn back into a dog afterward so why deal with that disappointment? =p The Wave Master posted... "What animal would you use as your familiar in your quest to rule the world? No magical creatures like dragons or unicorns. Existing real world creatures." A giant octopus would be cool, but unfortunately their whole need for water would render them impractical on most worlds... and their normal lifespan would render them impractical. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/g/giant-pacific-octopus/ Of course, there's a pragmatic element as well. If we're talking about this world under normal conditions, one can hardly walk around with a brown bear, a chimpanzee, or an anaconda even if they have some absurd combat potential. (And I'm assuming that dinosaurs are out -- although, in some senses, they are existing real world animals -- but many of them have the same practicality issues. I'm also assuming that you can't just pick a human, even if humans are animals.) I guess the best choice would be some kind of an small-to-medium sized ape/monkey, a larger bird, or medium-sized member of either the cat or dog family. The benefit to an ape/monkey is the range of things it can do and there's a certain amount of balance depending on the size. A gibbon would work since it could seem like an exotic pet and reasonably be taken with you places. It's also capable of climbing, sneaking into places, capable of using some human gadgets, etc. The drawback is that they tend to stand out (meaning that they can be too obvious when doing recon) Birds aren't able to do as much, but they'd be decent for recon and you wouldn't necessarily be stuck traveling with it (since it can get there itself). Larger owls and hawks obviously make a lot of sense, as do ravens (crows would be a bit small). The cat and dog families have the benefit of being innocuous, unless you go for a traditionally wild breed (like a lynx, wolf, or coyote). They can recon, they can track, some of them have decent combat ability. And besides the obvious stuff, you have things like raccoons. Kinda leaning either gibbon or raccoon.... although, when it comes to world domination, mice are also a great bet. WhiskeyDisk posted... A well trained pair of ferrets a la Beastmaster, hands down. Little fuckers can fetch me shiny things from the other side of iron grates and open windows. I'll take a pair of shiny theives over a battlecat, attack dog, or trained falcon any day. Although, I will admit that as a pure familiar, the falcon would probably be more useful for recon. That's two familiars, not one! Cheating! And nothing beats a battlecat... although they're impractical in the day-to-day world https://i.imgur.com/wS8f8WW.png --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945165904] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Mildly tempted to pick up the Disney Afternoon Collection on Steam (since it's on sale for $5). The only kinda drawback is I'm honestly not sure whether I'd enjoy replaying the titles. The Ducktales remake was kinda fun, but that had a bunch of work done to it and I doubt these older versions have had much fine-tuning, even if it mentions changes. As it is, within the past few months I've picked up a bunch of stuff I haven't touched. Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is also discounted and, although I think have at least one title on one of those plug&play machines, I might grab it anyway (even though I'm not sure that either one is the title I enjoyed in arcades). The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>"Anything can happen on Halloween. Your dog could turn into a cat ."</quote> Yeah, but then it'd just turn back into a dog afterward so why deal with that disappointment? =p The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>"What animal would you use as your familiar in your quest to rule the world? No magical creatures like dragons or unicorns. Existing real world creatures."</quote> A giant octopus would be cool, but unfortunately their whole need for water would render them impractical on most worlds... and their normal lifespan would render them impractical. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/g/giant-pacific-octopus/ Of course, there's a pragmatic element as well. If we're talking about this world under normal conditions, one can hardly walk around with a brown bear, a chimpanzee, or an anaconda even if they have some absurd combat potential. (And I'm assuming that dinosaurs are out -- although, in some senses, they are existing real world animals -- but many of them have the same practicality issues. I'm also assuming that you can't just pick a human, even if humans are animals.) I guess the best choice would be some kind of an small-to-medium sized ape/monkey, a larger bird, or medium-sized member of either the cat or dog family. The benefit to an ape/monkey is the range of things it can do and there's a certain amount of balance depending on the size. A gibbon would work since it could seem like an exotic pet and reasonably be taken with you places. It's also capable of climbing, sneaking into places, capable of using some human gadgets, etc. The drawback is that they tend to stand out (meaning that they can be too obvious when doing recon) Birds aren't able to do as much, but they'd be decent for recon and you wouldn't necessarily be stuck traveling with it (since it can get there itself). Larger owls and hawks obviously make a lot of sense, as do ravens (crows would be a bit small). The cat and dog families have the benefit of being innocuous, unless you go for a traditionally wild breed (like a lynx, wolf, or coyote). They can recon, they can track, some of them have decent combat ability. And besides the obvious stuff, you have things like raccoons. Kinda leaning either gibbon or raccoon.... although, when it comes to world domination, mice are also a great bet. <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite>A well trained pair of ferrets a la Beastmaster, hands down. Little fuckers can fetch me shiny things from the other side of iron grates and open windows. I'll take a pair of shiny theives over a battlecat, attack dog, or trained falcon any day. Although, I will admit that as a pure familiar, the falcon would probably be more useful for recon.</quote> That's two familiars, not one! Cheating! And nothing beats a battlecat... although they're impractical in the day-to-day world https://i.imgur.com/wS8f8WW.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 09/27/20 10:08:07 PM #5:	Falcon --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945165943] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Falcon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 09/27/20 10:08:51 PM #6:	Just posting for my AMP --- ImmortalityV, "I would like to kiss Icoyar to be honest in a non gay way though" <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:945165969] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Just posting for my AMP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 09/27/20 10:15:38 PM #7:	Zeus posted... That's two familiars, not one! Cheating! Kodo and Podo were a team. They're one unit, like Dante's Ebony and Ivory or Agni and Rudra. Or Odin's Huginn and Muninn. If a melee class can dual wield blades or 2H a singular weapon, I see no problem with mages dual weilding wands, staves, or familiars. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945166215] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>That's two familiars, not one! Cheating!</quote> Kodo and Podo were a team. They're one unit, like Dante's Ebony and Ivory or Agni and Rudra. Or Odin's Huginn and Muninn. If a melee class can dual wield blades or 2H a singular weapon, I see no problem with mages dual weilding wands, staves, or familiars. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 09/27/20 10:19:13 PM #8:	Zeus posted... And nothing beats a battlecat... Got it covered: http://www.he-man.org/assets/images/collect_toy/battlearmorskeletorlandshark02_full.jpg --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945166346] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>And nothing beats a battlecat...</quote> Got it covered: http://www.he-man.org/assets/images/collect_toy/battlearmorskeletorlandshark02_full.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 09/28/20 8:01:50 PM #9:	I watched a video of the mini fridge load times and backward compatibility. It was on YouTube with some guy making bad jokes and puns. I make bad jokes and puns. Instead to spare you any suffering I've linked this video. https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-series-x-hands-on-load-times-quick-resume-and-compatibility --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:945200704] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>I watched a video of the mini fridge load times and backward compatibility. It was on YouTube with some guy making bad jokes and puns. I make bad jokes and puns. Instead to spare you any suffering I've linked this video. https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-series-x-hands-on-load-times-quick-resume-and-compatibility </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_Abibde 09/28/20 8:33:49 PM #10:	I imagine my old cat Jake would take no offense to being a familiar, as he is already good at being an asshole. --- -- I Abibde / Samuraiter Laughing at Game FAQs since 2002. <cite>I_Abibde posted [p:945201866] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>I imagine my old cat Jake would take no offense to being a familiar, as he is already good at being an asshole. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 09/29/20 4:48:44 AM #11:	Checking in. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:945214277] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Checking in. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/29/20 6:53:38 AM #12:	Wound up closing all of my firefox windows to try to fix/get into my gmail that wouldn't load. Super duper annoyed by how many tabs I lost, since I hadn't finished going through all of those and a lot of it I hadn't bookmarked yet. Also after the whole with not ordering those LBX model kits during the Bluefin sale, I just wound up ordering a different one from BBTS to see if I'll actually enjoy putting those things together before I go off the deep end and, say, order five or six kits from HobbySearch or HLJ (well, the other issue there is the shipping is a pain -- HLJ, for whatever reason, didn't list SAL as one of its possible delivery methods when it was pricing out my order but either way I've got to look into that shit and see what makes sense. A lot of the hang-up is just the fact that, while looking into the LBX stuff, I discovered a few models that were sold out on the Western sites. One was the LBX Joker which, I guess, if worse gets to worse, I can just pay slightly more for it on Amazon, but if I can get the other ones as well at a price that makes sense... well, why not? I also realize I might start going pretty heavy on the whole LBX thing despite having called the actual game quits almost immediately and knowing virtually nothing about the franchise, but it reminds me of things like Custom Robo Arena and I like a bunch of the designs. That and CT's lockdowns are driving me a little batty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Battlers_Experience Apparently it has an anime and a bunch of games (although only one game was released in the West) and it seems to have a lot of model kids, unlike Custom Robo which basically got nothing (and I should mention I absolutely loved Custom Robo Arena on the DS) https://www.reddit.com/r/customrobo/comments/99l4tj/custom_robo_figuresmodels/ --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945215696] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Wound up closing all of my firefox windows to try to fix/get into my gmail that wouldn't load. Super duper annoyed by how many tabs I lost, since I hadn't finished going through all of those and a lot of it I hadn't bookmarked yet. Also after the whole with not ordering those LBX model kits during the Bluefin sale, I just wound up ordering a different one from BBTS to see if I'll actually enjoy putting those things together before I go off the deep end and, say, order five or six kits from HobbySearch or HLJ (well, the other issue there is the shipping is a pain -- HLJ, for whatever reason, didn't list SAL as one of its possible delivery methods when it was pricing out my order but either way I've got to look into that shit and see what makes sense. A lot of the hang-up is just the fact that, while looking into the LBX stuff, I discovered a few models that were sold out on the Western sites. One was the LBX Joker which, I guess, if worse gets to worse, I can just pay slightly more for it on Amazon, but if I can get the other ones as well at a price that makes sense... well, why not? I also realize I might start going pretty heavy on the whole LBX thing despite having called the actual game quits almost immediately and knowing virtually nothing about the franchise, but it reminds me of things like Custom Robo Arena and I like a bunch of the designs. That and CT's lockdowns are driving me a little batty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Battlers_Experience Apparently it has an anime and a bunch of games (although only one game was released in the West) and it seems to have a lot of model kids, unlike Custom Robo which basically got nothing (and I should mention I absolutely loved Custom Robo Arena on the DS) https://www.reddit.com/r/customrobo/comments/99l4tj/custom_robo_figuresmodels/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/29/20 8:59:59 PM #13:	Still thinking of buying that 3D All-Stars Mario despite owning all 3 games (on still-working consoles), despite the fact it feels incomplete without SMG2, and despite the fact I only really care about SM64. Meh. Might sleep on it. I will say that 90% of the push is just the fact that they've made it a limited release, otherwise I'd just roll the dice down the road. Also somewhat debating on picking up the New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe despite feeling so-so about the Wii's NSMB. It's something I'd want to own eventually, it's just a matter of can I get it cheaper if I wait. (Right now I can find it for $50, but I wonder if I can pay an effective $40.) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945243902] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Still thinking of buying that 3D All-Stars Mario despite owning all 3 games (on still-working consoles), despite the fact it feels incomplete without SMG2, and despite the fact I only really care about SM64. Meh. Might sleep on it. I will say that 90% of the push is just the fact that they've made it a limited release, otherwise I'd just roll the dice down the road. Also somewhat debating on picking up the New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe despite feeling so-so about the Wii's NSMB. It's something I'd want to own eventually, it's just a matter of can I get it cheaper if I wait. (Right now I can find it for $50, but I wonder if I can pay an effective $40.) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 09/30/20 2:55:43 AM #14:	Apparently it's been 10 months since I watched a TV show before yesterday. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:945257692] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Apparently it's been 10 months since I watched a TV show before yesterday.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/30/20 5:17:38 AM #15:	Revelation34 posted... Apparently it's been 10 months since I watched a TV show before yesterday. Including or excluding things on streaming? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945259532] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Revelation34 posted... </cite> <quote>Apparently it's been 10 months since I watched a TV show before yesterday.</quote> Including or excluding things on streaming? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 09/30/20 7:28:13 AM #16:	My tummy wound has become stagnant in its healing. Therefore, I have a new thing inside of my damn stomach (Prisma) to help promote healing and skin growth. It feels like I have a tiny brick inside me, a tiny brick that freaking hurts. Therefore, my grand return to gaming is delayed a bit longer. Which stinks because Oreon gifted me with a free sound bar and subwolfer. I turned on Final Fantasy VII Remake for a moment to let the music roar, and it sounds great, but Scarlett almost killed me because the bass was bumping so loudly. Overall, it was worth it knowing once I'm healed I have some more things to look forward to on gaming. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:945261221] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>My tummy wound has become stagnant in its healing. Therefore, I have a new thing inside of my damn stomach (Prisma) to help promote healing and skin growth. It feels like I have a tiny brick inside me, a tiny brick that freaking hurts. Therefore, my grand return to gaming is delayed a bit longer. Which stinks because Oreon gifted me with a free sound bar and subwolfer. I turned on Final Fantasy VII Remake for a moment to let the music roar, and it sounds great, but Scarlett almost killed me because the bass was bumping so loudly. Overall, it was worth it knowing once I'm healed I have some more things to look forward to on gaming. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IAmNowGone 09/30/20 7:29:19 AM #17:	How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number? <cite>IAmNowGone posted [p:945261239] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IAmNowGone 09/30/20 7:38:32 AM #18:	also my animal/familiar would be...A dog. But not just any kind of dog, this dog would be so charmingly handsome and intelligent that he would gain fame via social media. his social media fame would then translate to a small empire in which I would accrue vast wealth. I would then use that wealth to buy my way into the elite club. Soon, my wealth would be so vast due to the popularity of the dog that Id soon bread him/her and continue gathering wealth until I have so much money that I can influence the media And legislation to fit my own agendas. and only when Ive coveted that type of power would I truly be able to settle down this plan. <cite>IAmNowGone posted [p:945261376] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>also my animal/familiar would be...A dog. But not just any kind of dog, this dog would be so charmingly handsome and intelligent that he would gain fame via social media. his social media fame would then translate to a small empire in which I would accrue vast wealth. I would then use that wealth to buy my way into the elite club. Soon, my wealth would be so vast due to the popularity of the dog that Id soon bread him/her and continue gathering wealth until I have so much money that I can influence the media And legislation to fit my own agendas. and only when Ive coveted that type of power would I truly be able to settle down this plan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 09/30/20 7:59:13 AM #19:	IAmNowGone posted... How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number? Not sure how many, but it's been since 2008. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945261705] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote><cite>IAmNowGone posted...</cite> <quote>How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number?</quote> Not sure how many, but it's been since 2008.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 09/30/20 10:18:45 AM #20:	IAmNowGone posted... How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number? I just did some quick math to come up with the topic title. The Dark Knight cane out in July 2008, that's 12 years. (Damn I feel old) I assumed 8 topics a year times twelve months, then I subtracted a few topics because I almost died in 2014, and I made up the number. Just made it up. I felt the topic needed a number like the tree house of horror episodes or the superbowl, and thus the number. I made it up. Like all things are made up. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:945265426] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>IAmNowGone posted... </cite> <quote>How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number?</quote> I just did some quick math to come up with the topic title. The Dark Knight cane out in July 2008, that's 12 years. (Damn I feel old) I assumed 8 topics a year times twelve months, then I subtracted a few topics because I almost died in 2014, and I made up the number. Just made it up. I felt the topic needed a number like the tree house of horror episodes or the superbowl, and thus the number. I made it up. Like all things are made up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/30/20 3:18:05 PM #21:	IAmNowGone posted... How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number? The LXXII might be an underestimation The Wave Master posted... The Dark Knight cane out in July 2008, that's 12 years. (Damn I feel old) Meanwhile the other day I was describing something that happened 15 years ago as being pretty recent >_> The Wave Master posted... I felt the topic needed a number like the tree house of horror episodes or the superbowl, and thus the number. It had a number. I had gone with LXI =p In fact, I had been wondering why you'd upped it by 11. I had thought it was either a typo or some hidden significance. At any rate, I had just picked a larger number. I realize I should gone with something that had a cooler sound to it, but something like MCCCXIII wouldn't necessarily be immediately recognizable to anybody who saw it. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945277844] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>IAmNowGone posted... </cite> <quote>How many topics and how long has this hangout been goin on? You have an official number?</quote> The LXXII might be an underestimation The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>The Dark Knight cane out in July 2008, that's 12 years. (Damn I feel old)</quote> Meanwhile the other day I was describing something that happened 15 years ago as being pretty recent >_> The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>I felt the topic needed a number like the tree house of horror episodes or the superbowl, and thus the number.</quote> It had a number. I had gone with LXI =p In fact, I had been wondering why you'd upped it by 11. I had thought it was either a typo or some hidden significance. At any rate, I had just picked a larger number. I realize I should gone with something that had a cooler sound to it, but something like MCCCXIII wouldn't necessarily be immediately recognizable to anybody who saw it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 09/30/20 5:00:46 PM #22:	Zeus posted... Including or excluding things on streaming? I only stream now. The website I used to track shows said 10 months ago. It was also missing some I added for some reason. I was going to watch more last night but the YouTube stream I was watching was 4 hours long and ended at 3 AM. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:945282036] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote> Including or excluding things on streaming? </quote> I only stream now. The website I used to track shows said 10 months ago. It was also missing some I added for some reason. I was going to watch more last night but the YouTube stream I was watching was 4 hours long and ended at 3 AM.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/30/20 5:48:29 PM #23:	Kinda guess I mostly just binge shows now so I guess I probably have gaps in viewing as well. Not 10 months, but probably a few months (not counting something I might watch on YT) Speaking of shows, finished The Good Place last night. Not sure how to feel about the show's ending, other than the fact that their version of the afterlife is somehow more bleak at the end of the series than it was at the beginning (although less torture-y). I partly mention it because, afterward, I kinda recognized that the show is fantasy which I hadn't really thought much about while it was running. As a genre, I tend to associate a lot of things with scifi or horror because they're relatively fluid genres and scifi in particular has a long history being used to examine social issues. While fantasy can (and has) been used allegorically and metaphorically, I tend to associate it more with escapism. I guess the other element is the general handling of the material, where something like Riverworld or even What Dreams May Come had a more overtly fantastical element to its fantasy that gave them a sense of wonder which was largely absent from The Good Place (probably because of the comedic elements). That or maybe it's just the fact that the show references too much contemporary shit including a lot of virtue-signalling. Oh, and it was kinda stupid that shortly after the show references the show Friends and mentions Phoebe by name, they later bring in a character played by the woman who was Phoebe on Friends. Kinda ruined that whole character for me, although I guess the fact that the character was being played by the actress who played Phoebe was going to kinda ruin the character regardless. Out of the cast, she and Matt LeBlanc always seemed like the least-talented actors (although Matt was great in Episodes, even if it felt like he was playing Charlie Sheen) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945283958] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Kinda guess I mostly just binge shows now so I guess I probably have gaps in viewing as well. Not 10 months, but probably a few months (not counting something I might watch on YT) Speaking of shows, finished The Good Place last night. Not sure how to feel about the show's ending, other than the fact that their version of the afterlife is somehow more bleak at the end of the series than it was at the beginning (although less torture-y). I partly mention it because, afterward, I kinda recognized that the show is fantasy which I hadn't really thought much about while it was running. As a genre, I tend to associate a lot of things with scifi or horror because they're relatively fluid genres and scifi in particular has a long history being used to examine social issues. While fantasy can (and has) been used allegorically and metaphorically, I tend to associate it more with escapism. I guess the other element is the general handling of the material, where something like Riverworld or even What Dreams May Come had a more overtly fantastical element to its fantasy that gave them a sense of wonder which was largely absent from The Good Place (probably because of the comedic elements). That or maybe it's just the fact that the show references too much contemporary shit including a lot of virtue-signalling. Oh, and it was kinda stupid that shortly after the show references the show Friends and mentions Phoebe by name, they later bring in a character played by the woman who was Phoebe on Friends. Kinda ruined that whole character for me, although I guess the fact that the character was being played by the actress who played Phoebe was going to kinda ruin the character regardless. Out of the cast, she and Matt LeBlanc always seemed like the least-talented actors (although Matt was great in Episodes, even if it felt like he was playing Charlie Sheen) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 09/30/20 10:53:44 PM #24:	mmm. Kristen Bell. flat as a board and still hot AF. looks a little too much like my current FWB (don't tell her that, lol). --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945295825] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>mmm. Kristen Bell. flat as a board and still hot AF. looks a little too much like my current FWB (don't tell her that, lol). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/30/20 11:35:46 PM #25:	WhiskeyDisk posted... flat as a board While she isn't huge, she isn't that flat. A few of the outfits she wears in the series show them off a little bit. WhiskeyDisk posted... and still hot AF. As I mentioned in one of the previous geek topics, she had been one of my celeb crushes but I've cooled a bit on her (and also cooled on her as an actress, whereas she used to be a draw for me -- which I think might have been the result of those damn car commercials) --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945297026] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>flat as a board</quote> While she isn't huge, she isn't that flat. A few of the outfits she wears in the series show them off a little bit. WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>and still hot AF.</quote> As I mentioned in one of the previous geek topics, she had been one of my celeb crushes but I've cooled a bit on her (and also cooled on her as an actress, whereas she used to be a draw for me -- which I think might have been the result of those damn car commercials) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 09/30/20 11:48:00 PM #26:	Zeus posted... While she isn't huge, she isn't that flat. A few of the outfits she wears in the series show them off a little bit. As I mentioned in one of the previous geek topics, she had been one of my celeb crushes but I've cooled a bit on her (and also cooled on her as an actress, whereas she used to be a draw for me -- which I think might have been the result of those damn car commercials) my one set-in-stone fan casting for a Dresden Files remake/reboot is Kristen Bell as Murphy. same way i thought Katheryn Winnick should have been Captain Marvel. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945297370] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>While she isn't huge, she isn't that flat. A few of the outfits she wears in the series show them off a little bit. As I mentioned in one of the previous geek topics, she had been one of my celeb crushes but I've cooled a bit on her (and also cooled on her as an actress, whereas she used to be a draw for me -- which I think might have been the result of those damn car commercials)</quote> my one set-in-stone fan casting for a Dresden Files remake/reboot is Kristen Bell as Murphy. same way i thought Katheryn Winnick should have been Captain Marvel. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IAmNowGone 10/01/20 7:05:21 AM #27:	The Wave Master posted... I just did some quick math to come up with the topic title. The Dark Knight cane out in July 2008, that's 12 years. (Damn I feel old) I assumed 8 topics a year times twelve months, then I subtracted a few topics because I almost died in 2014, and I made up the number. Just made it up. I felt the topic needed a number like the tree house of horror episodes or the superbowl, and thus the number. I made it up. Like all things are made up. Youve been pretty dedicated to the bit so I figured you had an archive or ballpark number of threads. Pretty awesome that youve kept it going though despite almost literally dying. <cite>IAmNowGone posted [p:945303846] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>I just did some quick math to come up with the topic title. The Dark Knight cane out in July 2008, that's 12 years. (Damn I feel old) I assumed 8 topics a year times twelve months, then I subtracted a few topics because I almost died in 2014, and I made up the number. Just made it up. I felt the topic needed a number like the tree house of horror episodes or the superbowl, and thus the number. I made it up. Like all things are made up.</quote> Youve been pretty dedicated to the bit so I figured you had an archive or ballpark number of threads. Pretty awesome that youve kept it going though despite almost literally dying. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 10/01/20 7:56:50 PM #28:	In a really strange movie Jamie Foxx is resuming his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film. (Which I will call, "Can't Go Home" after the events of Far From Home.) https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-3-jamie-foxx-electro-mcu My only thought is maybe they're doing a live action Spider-Verse film, or they simply want Jamie Foxx to be Electro again for some odd reason. He wasn't bad in the role, but it wasn't an Oscar level performance either. I'm really curious as to what they're cooking up for the last potential Tom Holland Spider-Man film. What do you Round Table of Geeks ponder? --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:945333101] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>In a really strange movie Jamie Foxx is resuming his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film. (Which I will call, "Can't Go Home" after the events of Far From Home.) https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-3-jamie-foxx-electro-mcu My only thought is maybe they're doing a live action Spider-Verse film, or they simply want Jamie Foxx to be Electro again for some odd reason. He wasn't bad in the role, but it wasn't an Oscar level performance either. I'm really curious as to what they're cooking up for the last potential Tom Holland Spider-Man film. What do you Round Table of Geeks ponder? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/01/20 8:13:00 PM #29:	The Wave Master posted... In a really strange movie Jamie Foxx is resuming his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film. ( Jesus fucking Christ why --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945333727] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>In a really strange movie Jamie Foxx is resuming his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film. (</quote>Jesus fucking Christ why </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 10/01/20 8:24:00 PM #30:	The Wave Master posted... In a really strange movie Jamie Foxx is resuming his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film. (Which I will call, "Can't Go Home" after the events of Far From Home.) https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-3-jamie-foxx-electro-mcu My only thought is maybe they're doing a live action Spider-Verse film, or they simply want Jamie Foxx to be Electro again for some odd reason. He wasn't bad in the role, but it wasn't an Oscar level performance either. I'm really curious as to what they're cooking up for the last potential Tom Holland Spider-Man film. What do you Round Table of Geeks ponder? That's moronic. They already set up Scorpion so he should be the next villain. --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:945334121] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>The Wave Master posted...</cite> <quote>In a really strange movie Jamie Foxx is resuming his role of Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man film. (Which I will call, "Can't Go Home" after the events of Far From Home.) https://www.ign.com/articles/spider-man-3-jamie-foxx-electro-mcu My only thought is maybe they're doing a live action Spider-Verse film, or they simply want Jamie Foxx to be Electro again for some odd reason. He wasn't bad in the role, but it wasn't an Oscar level performance either. I'm really curious as to what they're cooking up for the last potential Tom Holland Spider-Man film. What do you Round Table of Geeks ponder? </quote> That's moronic. They already set up Scorpion so he should be the next villain.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 10/01/20 8:36:23 PM #31:	I still haven't seen the 2 Garfield SM films, but this is a really strange move if so. As mentioned, there's people like Scorpion lined up, and other, better unused villains anyways. Or start building up for Sinister Six or something. --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:945334578] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>I still haven't seen the 2 Garfield SM films, but this is a really strange move if so. As mentioned, there's people like Scorpion lined up, and other, better unused villains anyways. Or start building up for Sinister Six or something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/01/20 9:31:17 PM #32:	I was watching an episode of He-Man earlier and I just started to wonder why Prince Adam bothers to hide his identity at all. Everybody close to Prince Adam is also close to He-Man, he's already in a position of power that shields him from negative outcomes of his heroics, and pretty much everybody else on the show doesn't have an alternate identity.... and then immediately after that I began to wonder why the fuck Prince Adam doesn't just stay as He-Man all the time. He-Man is just a substantially more powerful version of himself and doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. Metalsonic66 posted... Jesus fucking Christ why Yeah, that was one of the worst parts of the movie, alongside watching Paul Giomatti play Rhino. The Wave Master posted... My only thought is maybe they're doing a live action Spider-Verse film, or they simply want Jamie Foxx to be Electro again for some odd reason. He wasn't bad in the role, but it wasn't an Oscar level performance either. I'm really curious as to what they're cooking up for the last potential Tom Holland Spider-Man film. And if they're going to bring back one person, why can't it be Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man? >_> Honestly, this makes as much sense as the Paul Giomatti Rhino. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945336828] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>I was watching an episode of He-Man earlier and I just started to wonder why Prince Adam bothers to hide his identity at all. Everybody close to Prince Adam is also close to He-Man, he's already in a position of power that shields him from negative outcomes of his heroics, and pretty much everybody else on the show doesn't have an alternate identity.... and then immediately after that I began to wonder why the fuck Prince Adam doesn't just stay as He-Man all the time. He-Man is just a substantially more powerful version of himself and doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>Jesus fucking Christ why</quote> Yeah, that was one of the worst parts of the movie, alongside watching Paul Giomatti play Rhino. The Wave Master posted... </cite> <quote>My only thought is maybe they're doing a live action Spider-Verse film, or they simply want Jamie Foxx to be Electro again for some odd reason. He wasn't bad in the role, but it wasn't an Oscar level performance either. I'm really curious as to what they're cooking up for the last potential Tom Holland Spider-Man film.</quote> And if they're going to bring back one person, why can't it be Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man? >_> Honestly, this makes as much sense as the Paul Giomatti Rhino. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/01/20 9:47:58 PM #33:	Zeus posted... I was watching an episode of He-Man earlier and I just started to wonder why Prince Adam bothers to hide his identity at all. Everybody close to Prince Adam is also close to He-Man, he's already in a position of power that shields him from negative outcomes of his heroics, and pretty much everybody else on the show doesn't have an alternate identity.... and then immediately after that I began to wonder why the fuck Prince Adam doesn't just stay as He-Man all the time. He-Man is just a substantially more powerful version of himself and doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. I mean if Kal-El had the option to actually be Clark Kent before he rubbed one out, do you think he'd take the chance? I'm sure He-Man can find a great many situations where it is actually more advantageous to be Prince Adam. I don't think I'd want He-Man wiping my ass after a greasy shit even if I were He-Man. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945337450] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>I was watching an episode of He-Man earlier and I just started to wonder why Prince Adam bothers to hide his identity at all. Everybody close to Prince Adam is also close to He-Man, he's already in a position of power that shields him from negative outcomes of his heroics, and pretty much everybody else on the show doesn't have an alternate identity.... and then immediately after that I began to wonder why the fuck Prince Adam doesn't just stay as He-Man all the time. He-Man is just a substantially more powerful version of himself and doesn't seem to have any drawbacks.</quote> I mean if Kal-El had the option to actually be Clark Kent before he rubbed one out, do you think he'd take the chance? I'm sure He-Man can find a great many situations where it is actually more advantageous to be Prince Adam. I don't think I'd want He-Man wiping my ass after a greasy shit even if I were He-Man. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/01/20 10:22:03 PM #34:	WhiskeyDisk posted... I mean if Kal-El had the option to actually be Clark Kent before he rubbed one out, do you think he'd take the chance? I'm sure He-Man can find a great many situations where it is actually more advantageous to be Prince Adam. I don't think I'd want He-Man wiping my ass after a greasy shit even if I were He-Man. Increased strength is offset by increased durability, so that's not really an issue (although the problem seen in Hancock could be another matter... well, if it worked like that for either of them). Plus He-Man's strength is such that he can shake peoples' hands without ripping off their arms accidentally despite being able to rip doors from their frames and heft ginormous boulders. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945338675] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted... </cite> <quote>I mean if Kal-El had the option to actually be Clark Kent before he rubbed one out, do you think he'd take the chance? I'm sure He-Man can find a great many situations where it is actually more advantageous to be Prince Adam. I don't think I'd want He-Man wiping my ass after a greasy shit even if I were He-Man.</quote> Increased strength is offset by increased durability, so that's not really an issue (although the problem seen in Hancock could be another matter... well, if it worked like that for either of them). Plus He-Man's strength is such that he can shake peoples' hands without ripping off their arms accidentally despite being able to rip doors from their frames and heft ginormous boulders. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/01/20 11:40:22 PM #35:	Zeus posted... Increased strength is offset by increased durability, so that's not really an issue (although the problem seen in Hancock could be another matter... well, if it worked like that for either of them). Plus He-Man's strength is such that he can shake peoples' hands without ripping off their arms accidentally despite being able to rip doors from their frames and heft ginormous boulders. even Supergirl S1E1 had to make a big deal about how a Kryptonian had to bend the knee to basic, terrestrial physics to not rip a commercial airliner falling out of the sky in half in the attempt to stop it from reaching terminal velocity for all inside. Her sister has to spar with her in a Krypton chamber just to put them on even footing. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945341445] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>Increased strength is offset by increased durability, so that's not really an issue (although the problem seen in Hancock could be another matter... well, if it worked like that for either of them). Plus He-Man's strength is such that he can shake peoples' hands without ripping off their arms accidentally despite being able to rip doors from their frames and heft ginormous boulders.</quote> even Supergirl S1E1 had to make a big deal about how a Kryptonian had to bend the knee to basic, terrestrial physics to not rip a commercial airliner falling out of the sky in half in the attempt to stop it from reaching terminal velocity for all inside. Her sister has to spar with her in a Krypton chamber just to put them on even footing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/01/20 11:46:01 PM #36:	I wouldn't necessarily use the CW's Supergirl as a baseline for anything >_> At any rate, seeing Prince Adam and He-Man side by side, it strikes me that this disguise is much worse than Superman's. At least Clark Kent has glasses and an ill-fitting suit for a secret identity. Prince Adam still swole in his normal outfit and, when switching to He-Man, basically just takes off his shirt. How is anybody fooled? >_> --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945341652] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>I wouldn't necessarily use the CW's Supergirl as a baseline for anything >_> At any rate, seeing Prince Adam and He-Man side by side, it strikes me that this disguise is much worse than Superman's. At least Clark Kent has glasses and an ill-fitting suit for a secret identity. Prince Adam still swole in his normal outfit and, when switching to He-Man, basically just takes off his shirt. How is anybody fooled? >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/01/20 11:49:32 PM #37:	One more reason the 2002 version was better --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945341765] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>One more reason the 2002 version was better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IAmNowGone 10/01/20 11:50:46 PM #38:	jaime wasnt bad as electro but its definitely a bizarre choice. Maybe he had a contract or something that they had to honor. <cite>IAmNowGone posted [p:945341817] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>jaime wasnt bad as electro but its definitely a bizarre choice. Maybe he had a contract or something that they had to honor. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/01/20 11:54:58 PM #39:	Zeus posted... I wouldn't necessarily use the CW's Supergirl as a baseline for anything >_> At any rate, seeing Prince Adam and He-Man side by side, it strikes me that this disguise is much worse than Superman's. At least Clark Kent has glasses and an ill-fitting suit for a secret identity. Prince Adam still swole in his normal outfit and, when switching to He-Man, basically just takes off his shirt. How is anybody fooled? >_> the part of Supergirl where this happens is back from the pre-CW days. its literally the first episode. if you'd really like to check Prince Adam's privelege, have at it but I'm still thinking of a dozen different situations where a pink tunic and leather chaps are better for diplomacy, grooming, and self-care than the leather bondage harness and bulging muscles. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945341946] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Zeus posted... </cite> <quote>I wouldn't necessarily use the CW's Supergirl as a baseline for anything >_> At any rate, seeing Prince Adam and He-Man side by side, it strikes me that this disguise is much worse than Superman's. At least Clark Kent has glasses and an ill-fitting suit for a secret identity. Prince Adam still swole in his normal outfit and, when switching to He-Man, basically just takes off his shirt. How is anybody fooled? >_></quote> the part of Supergirl where this happens is back from the pre-CW days. its literally the first episode. if you'd really like to check Prince Adam's privelege, have at it but I'm still thinking of a dozen different situations where a pink tunic and leather chaps are better for diplomacy, grooming, and self-care than the leather bondage harness and bulging muscles. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/02/20 12:37:44 PM #40:	So apparently Gaiman's Sandman is trying for the dozenth time to escape development hell. https://theplaylist.net/tom-sturridge-sandman-netflix-20200930/ --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945361185] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>So apparently Gaiman's Sandman is trying for the dozenth time to escape development hell. https://theplaylist.net/tom-sturridge-sandman-netflix-20200930/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Wave Master 10/02/20 9:37:57 PM #41:	I played Fortnite with my nieces today, and we won 3 games. I was horrible at the game, and barely knew what u was doing. After an hour or so I was able to learn the controls and kill a few people. Overall, I had fun because it's the first gaming I've done in a while, and I got to spend time with both of them. However, it's not my cup of tea, and I'll play for fun, but not to actually get good at the game or anything. There was some other big news that happened over the last 24 hours, but I'm not upset or sick about it at all. Bsck to Fortnite. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The Wave Master posted [p:945382762] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>I played Fortnite with my nieces today, and we won 3 games. I was horrible at the game, and barely knew what u was doing. After an hour or so I was able to learn the controls and kill a few people. Overall, I had fun because it's the first gaming I've done in a while, and I got to spend time with both of them. However, it's not my cup of tea, and I'll play for fun, but not to actually get good at the game or anything. There was some other big news that happened over the last 24 hours, but I'm not upset or sick about it at all. Bsck to Fortnite. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/02/20 9:48:08 PM #42:	PUBGm i can do, but the hackers have made the game unbearable at this point and Tencent seems unwilling or unable to do fuck all about it. screw asking me to build shit while i shoot people in the head with fortnite. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945383140] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>PUBGm i can do, but the hackers have made the game unbearable at this point and Tencent seems unwilling or unable to do fuck all about it. screw asking me to build shit while i shoot people in the head with fortnite. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 10/02/20 11:43:00 PM #43:	Zeus posted... I was watching an episode of He-Man earlier and I just started to wonder why Prince Adam bothers to hide his identity at all. Everybody close to Prince Adam is also close to He-Man, he's already in a position of power that shields him from negative outcomes of his heroics, and pretty much everybody else on the show doesn't have an alternate identity.... and then immediately after that I began to wonder why the fuck Prince Adam doesn't just stay as He-Man all the time. He-Man is just a substantially more powerful version of himself and doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. That's the Superman scenario, though. Where super-genius Lex Luthor literally cannot process the idea that Clark Kent is Superman, no matter how blatantly obvious the evidence is or how people outright tell him, because that would imply that Superman spends at least some of his time NOT being Superman. And if you were Superman, why would you ever stop being Superman? Zeus posted... And if they're going to bring back one person, why can't it be Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man? Because he was terrible. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945387249] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>I was watching an episode of He-Man earlier and I just started to wonder why Prince Adam bothers to hide his identity at all. Everybody close to Prince Adam is also close to He-Man, he's already in a position of power that shields him from negative outcomes of his heroics, and pretty much everybody else on the show doesn't have an alternate identity.... and then immediately after that I began to wonder why the fuck Prince Adam doesn't just stay as He-Man all the time. He-Man is just a substantially more powerful version of himself and doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. </quote> That's the Superman scenario, though. Where super-genius Lex Luthor literally cannot process the idea that Clark Kent is Superman, no matter how blatantly obvious the evidence is or how people outright tell him, because that would imply that Superman spends at least some of his time NOT being Superman. And if you were Superman, why would you ever stop being Superman? <cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>And if they're going to bring back one person, why can't it be Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man?</quote> Because he was terrible.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/03/20 12:13:07 AM #44:	Saw Evil -- a CBS show -- listed as trending on NF and, since it's October, figured I'd give it a try even though it didn't look promising... and imagine my surprise to see that it's a who's who of people I know from other shit. The deuteragonist is Luke Cage, Asif Mondi plays a sidekick, and even Kurt Fuller -- one of the bigger "Hey, it's THAT guy!"s -- is in it (among other things, he's been in Psych and Supernatural, and had Walter Peck's role in Ghostbusters 2). The show itself so far looks to prove the expression "Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover" since, other than the woman having a ton of young daughters, everything has been kinda as-expected. Granted, something like this can take a while to get great. (And it clearly feels like they're going for the X-Files formula of a female scientific skeptic a male believer, although the scope will probably be narrower. Oh, and Mike Colter's performance as Acosta feels a lot like Rosewood in terms of mannerisms.) ParanoidObsessive posted... That's the Superman scenario, though. Where super-genius Lex Luthor literally cannot process the idea that Clark Kent is Superman, no matter how blatantly obvious the evidence is or how people outright tell him, because that would imply that Superman spends at least some of his time NOT being Superman. And if you were Superman, why would you ever stop being Superman? That's specific to Lex Luthor, not society at larger. Plus there are countless people who could secretly be Superman in just Metropolis alone, whereas Eternia doesn't seem to have that many citizens. Otherwise Superman still has his powers while he's in civilian identity, He-Man doesn't. ParanoidObsessive posted... Because he was terrible. To bring this around and quote Lex Luthor: "WRRRRRRROOOOOOOONNGG!!" --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945388159] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Saw Evil -- a CBS show -- listed as trending on NF and, since it's October, figured I'd give it a try even though it didn't look promising... and imagine my surprise to see that it's a who's who of people I know from other shit. The deuteragonist is Luke Cage, Asif Mondi plays a sidekick, and even Kurt Fuller -- one of the bigger "Hey, it's THAT guy!"s -- is in it (among other things, he's been in Psych and Supernatural, and had Walter Peck's role in Ghostbusters 2). The show itself so far looks to prove the expression "Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover" since, other than the woman having a ton of young daughters, everything has been kinda as-expected. Granted, something like this can take a while to get great. (And it clearly feels like they're going for the X-Files formula of a female scientific skeptic a male believer, although the scope will probably be narrower. Oh, and Mike Colter's performance as Acosta feels a lot like Rosewood in terms of mannerisms.) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>That's the Superman scenario, though. Where super-genius Lex Luthor literally cannot process the idea that Clark Kent is Superman, no matter how blatantly obvious the evidence is or how people outright tell him, because that would imply that Superman spends at least some of his time NOT being Superman. And if you were Superman, why would you ever stop being Superman?</quote> That's specific to Lex Luthor, not society at larger. Plus there are countless people who could secretly be Superman in just Metropolis alone, whereas Eternia doesn't seem to have that many citizens. Otherwise Superman still has his powers while he's in civilian identity, He-Man doesn't. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Because he was terrible.</quote> To bring this around and quote Lex Luthor: "WRRRRRRROOOOOOOONNGG!!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/03/20 12:34:49 AM #45:	ParanoidObsessive posted... And if you were Superman, why would you ever stop being Superman? i mean for the sake of argument, not fucking a human woman into a cloud of pink mist approaching the speed of light in the direction of the earth's core or escape velocity might be an incentive to perhaps not be a Kryptonian for a bit unless i want to fuck my first cousin, dog, or an Amazon. --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945388691] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>And if you were Superman, why would you ever stop being Superman?</quote> i mean for the sake of argument, not fucking a human woman into a cloud of pink mist approaching the speed of light in the direction of the earth's core or escape velocity might be an incentive to perhaps not be a Kryptonian for a bit unless i want to fuck my first cousin, dog, or an Amazon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Metalsonic66 10/03/20 12:49:21 AM #46:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Because he was terrible. He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter --- PSN/Steam ID: Metalsonic_69 Big bombs go kabang. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted [p:945389048] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Because he was terrible.</quote>He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 10/03/20 1:52:38 AM #47:	Zeus posted... That's specific to Lex Luthor, not society at larger. Yeah, but the point remains the same. If you have the power of literal gods and are essentially the most powerful person on the planet, why would you ever want to transform into a grade-A putz and basically go around getting shit on by the plebs? Adam willingly transforming back into "Adam" instead of basically just going "Hells yes, I'm He-Man 24/7 now" is very much on par with Superman occasionally taking off his costume and hiding behind the persona of Clark so he can actually interact with the world. It's more or less the same concept. If anything though, the real question is why none of the people who KNOW both Adam and He-Man ever seem to realize they're the same person (except for the three he mentions he's told). But again, that's narrative convention more than anything (in the same sense that it makes zero sense that Lois Lane wouldn't be able to figure out that Clark is Superman in spite of the entirety of his disguise just being a pair of glasses). Zeus posted... Otherwise Superman still has his powers while he's in civilian identity, He-Man doesn't. That's the theory, sure. But let's be honest - Adam looks absolutely jacked. With a build like that, even without magical sword powers, he should be bench-pressing the Battle Ram. Though considering his power is supposedly drawn from Grayskull itself in some way rather than being an innate part of him (or the sword itself), it's possible that the reason he doesn't spend all his time as He-Man is because the sword or the castle sort of has to charge up between transformations, or he'll run the battery dry. Zeus posted... To bring this around and quote Lex Luthor: "WRRRRRRROOOOOOOONNGG!!" Yes, but you're quoting a terrible Luthor from a terrible movie, so all you're really doing is confirming Garfield's terrible pedigree. Metalsonic66 posted... He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter This is the main problem. Tobey goes too hard on the "Pathetic Peter" side of the continuum, while Garfield goes too hard into the "Asshole Spider-Man" side. But the character needs to be somewhere in-between those two extremes, or it's not really a good Spider-Man. Tom Holland kind of strikes the balance much better, but I also acknowledge that some might not be as keen on him because he feels like a more modernized, Disney-fied (in spite of still being in Sony movies), too-young version of the character. Which kind of makes sense, because that's how the Ultimate version of the character kind of started out, and the MCU as a whole is very strongly influenced by the Ultimate line. WhiskeyDisk posted... i mean for the sake of argument, not fucking a human woman into a cloud of pink mist approaching the speed of light in the direction of the earth's core or escape velocity might be an incentive to perhaps not be a Kryptonian for a bit unless i want to fuck my first cousin, dog, or an Amazon. Yeah, but pretending to be human doesn't really solve that problem at all. If Clark fucks Lois he's still going to explode her uterus unless he's REALLY good at pulling out in time. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:945390428] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>That's specific to Lex Luthor, not society at larger.</quote> Yeah, but the point remains the same. If you have the power of literal gods and are essentially the most powerful person on the planet, why would you ever want to transform into a grade-A putz and basically go around getting shit on by the plebs? Adam willingly transforming back into "Adam" instead of basically just going "Hells yes, I'm He-Man 24/7 now" is very much on par with Superman occasionally taking off his costume and hiding behind the persona of Clark so he can actually interact with the world. It's more or less the same concept. If anything though, the real question is why none of the people who KNOW both Adam and He-Man ever seem to realize they're the same person (except for the three he mentions he's told). But again, that's narrative convention more than anything (in the same sense that it makes zero sense that Lois Lane wouldn't be able to figure out that Clark is Superman in spite of the entirety of his disguise just being a pair of glasses). <cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Otherwise Superman still has his powers while he's in civilian identity, He-Man doesn't.</quote> That's the theory, sure. But let's be honest - Adam looks absolutely jacked. With a build like that, even without magical sword powers, he should be bench-pressing the Battle Ram. Though considering his power is supposedly drawn from Grayskull itself in some way rather than being an innate part of him (or the sword itself), it's possible that the reason he doesn't spend all his time as He-Man is because the sword or the castle sort of has to charge up between transformations, or he'll run the battery dry. <cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>To bring this around and quote Lex Luthor: "WRRRRRRROOOOOOOONNGG!!"</quote> Yes, but you're quoting a terrible Luthor from a terrible movie, so all you're really doing is confirming Garfield's terrible pedigree. <cite>Metalsonic66 posted...</cite> <quote>He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter</quote> This is the main problem. Tobey goes too hard on the "Pathetic Peter" side of the continuum, while Garfield goes too hard into the "Asshole Spider-Man" side. But the character needs to be somewhere in-between those two extremes, or it's not really a good Spider-Man. Tom Holland kind of strikes the balance much better, but I also acknowledge that some might not be as keen on him because he feels like a more modernized, Disney-fied (in spite of still being in Sony movies), too-young version of the character. Which kind of makes sense, because that's how the Ultimate version of the character kind of started out, and the MCU as a whole is very strongly influenced by the Ultimate line. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote>i mean for the sake of argument, not fucking a human woman into a cloud of pink mist approaching the speed of light in the direction of the earth's core or escape velocity might be an incentive to perhaps not be a Kryptonian for a bit unless i want to fuck my first cousin, dog, or an Amazon.</quote> Yeah, but pretending to be human doesn't really solve that problem at all. If Clark fucks Lois he's still going to explode her uterus unless he's REALLY good at pulling out in time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiskeyDisk 10/03/20 2:23:51 AM #48:	ParanoidObsessive posted... Yeah, but pretending to be human doesn't really solve that problem at all. If Clark fucks Lois he's still going to explode her uterus unless he's REALLY good at pulling out in time. Eh, well you'd have to assume that he learned some degree of control as a teen if the Clark household didn't look like Warsaw in '44 unless he had tissues made of nth metal or inertron... --- The SBA has closed for business, we thank you for your patronage Assassins. ~there's always free cheese in a mousetrap. <cite>WhiskeyDisk posted [p:945390961] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, but pretending to be human doesn't really solve that problem at all. If Clark fucks Lois he's still going to explode her uterus unless he's REALLY good at pulling out in time.</quote> Eh, well you'd have to assume that he learned some degree of control as a teen if the Clark household didn't look like Warsaw in '44 unless he had tissues made of nth metal or inertron... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 10/03/20 4:22:02 AM #49:	WhiskeyDisk posted... Eh, well you'd have to assume that he learned some degree of control as a teen if the Clark household didn't look like Warsaw in '44 unless he had tissues made of nth metal or inertron... https://www.chicagospankingreview.org/comicspage2/superman_no_192_spanking_panel.jpg --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:945392605] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>WhiskeyDisk posted...</cite> <quote> Eh, well you'd have to assume that he learned some degree of control as a teen if the Clark household didn't look like Warsaw in '44 unless he had tissues made of nth metal or inertron... </quote> https://www.chicagospankingreview.org/comicspage2/superman_no_192_spanking_panel.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 10/03/20 4:45:50 AM #50:	Kept up with Evil. It's kinda got a lot better, and most of is because of the kids because they add a narrative stake and often engage in surprisingly compelling (albeit goofy) b-side plots. I loved the Halloween episode's thing, even if we never got a real answer at the end (and part of the suspense comes from the fact that it's not hard to predict that "Brenda" isn't Brenda... although I was thinking it's kinda weird that she'd be able to impersonate her at all, considering she'd either have to know Brenda & her plans or the whole thing would have required some crazy miscommunication) The a-sides of the story are usually pretty weak, though. It's the side stories that are more interesting or compelling. Plus they managed to work Ben into a Ghost Hunters-style show, and those parodies are always pretty fun. Metalsonic66 posted... He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter Depends on your conception of Peter. He doesn't fit the vintage comics, but it's not terribly different from more recent stuff. Honestly, the performance reminded a little of the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon (which is by far the best Spidey cartoon series thus far) ParanoidObsessive posted... But again, that's narrative convention more than anything (in the same sense that it makes zero sense that Lois Lane wouldn't be able to figure out that Clark is Superman in spite of the entirety of his disguise just being a pair of glasses). Except Lois has suspected it a number of times over the years and been fooled by a clever trick, including Bruce Wayne impersonating Clark Kent one time... which may or may not be continuity after an insane number of resets. In Clark's case, it's not just the glasses, he also wears over-sized clothes to hide his musculature, he slouches to hide his posture, and -- in some continuities -- goes out of his way to demonstrate clumsiness. Because of the posture, anybody who's stood next to Superman will unconsciously register a height difference that isn't really there. In Prince Adam's case, everybody in that kingdom must be high all the time (which actually would explain so much other shit) ParanoidObsessive posted... That's the theory, sure. But let's be honest - Adam looks absolutely jacked. With a build like that, even without magical sword powers, he should be bench-pressing the Battle Ram. His musculature is comparable to other characters who can't do that, which suggests it's more the powers. And, honestly, the only kinda excuse for people not thinking Adam is obviously He-Man is the fact half that universe is on steroids. Other than the magician characters, everybody looks like they beat up Conan the Barbarian for his lunch money. ParanoidObsessive posted... Though considering his power is supposedly drawn from Grayskull itself in some way rather than being an innate part of him (or the sword itself), it's possible that the reason he doesn't spend all his time as He-Man is because the sword or the castle sort of has to charge up between transformations, or he'll run the battery dry. The only kinda thing about that is if he's only empowered while being linked at that moment to Grayskull, then he shouldn't be able to remain in that form or transform when he's in another universe (or in a different time), but I'm pretty sure he hasn't been impacted. The mechanics in general are kinda vague, probably because nobody involved with the show bothered thinking about them. ParanoidObsessive posted... Yes, but you're quoting a terrible Luthor from a terrible movie, so all you're really doing is confirming Garfield's terrible pedigree. Sometimes only a terrible quote from a terrible movie can redress a terrible opinion! ParanoidObsessive posted... Tom Holland kind of strikes the balance much better, but I also acknowledge that some might not be as keen on him because he feels like a more modernized, Disney-fied (in spite of still being in Sony movies), too-young version of the character. Which kind of makes sense, because that's how the Ultimate version of the character kind of started out, and the MCU as a whole is very strongly influenced by the Ultimate line. Then does that mean in a few more movies ~~he'll get killed after an epic, poignant final battle only to be replaced by Miles Morales before his body cools?~~ --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:945392903] in GeekHouse ... [t:79003343]...</cite> <quote>Kept up with Evil. It's kinda got a lot better, and most of is because of the kids because they add a narrative stake and often engage in surprisingly compelling (albeit goofy) b-side plots. I loved the Halloween episode's thing, even if we never got a real answer at the end (and part of the suspense comes from the fact that it's not hard to predict that "Brenda" isn't Brenda... although I was thinking it's kinda weird that she'd be able to impersonate her at all, considering she'd either have to know Brenda & her plans or the whole thing would have required some crazy miscommunication) The a-sides of the story are usually pretty weak, though. It's the side stories that are more interesting or compelling. Plus they managed to work Ben into a Ghost Hunters-style show, and those parodies are always pretty fun. Metalsonic66 posted... </cite> <quote>He was an okay Spider-Man but an awful Peter</quote> Depends on your conception of Peter. He doesn't fit the vintage comics, but it's not terribly different from more recent stuff. Honestly, the performance reminded a little of the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon (which is by far the best Spidey cartoon series thus far) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>But again, that's narrative convention more than anything (in the same sense that it makes zero sense that Lois Lane wouldn't be able to figure out that Clark is Superman in spite of the entirety of his disguise just being a pair of glasses).</quote> Except Lois has suspected it a number of times over the years and been fooled by a clever trick, including Bruce Wayne impersonating Clark Kent one time... which may or may not be continuity after an insane number of resets. In Clark's case, it's not just the glasses, he also wears over-sized clothes to hide his musculature, he slouches to hide his posture, and -- in some continuities -- goes out of his way to demonstrate clumsiness. Because of the posture, anybody who's stood next to Superman will unconsciously register a height difference that isn't really there. In Prince Adam's case, everybody in that kingdom must be high all the time (which actually would explain so much other shit) ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>That's the theory, sure. But let's be honest - Adam looks absolutely jacked. With a build like that, even without magical sword powers, he should be bench-pressing the Battle Ram.</quote> His musculature is comparable to other characters who can't do that, which suggests it's more the powers. And, honestly, the only kinda excuse for people not thinking Adam is obviously He-Man is the fact half that universe is on steroids. Other than the magician characters, everybody looks like they beat up Conan the Barbarian for his lunch money. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Though considering his power is supposedly drawn from Grayskull itself in some way rather than being an innate part of him (or the sword itself), it's possible that the reason he doesn't spend all his time as He-Man is because the sword or the castle sort of has to charge up between transformations, or he'll run the battery dry.</quote> The only kinda thing about that is if he's only empowered while being linked at that moment to Grayskull, then he shouldn't be able to remain in that form or transform when he's in another universe (or in a different time), but I'm pretty sure he hasn't been impacted. The mechanics in general are kinda vague, probably because nobody involved with the show bothered thinking about them. ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Yes, but you're quoting a terrible Luthor from a terrible movie, so all you're really doing is confirming Garfield's terrible pedigree.</quote> Sometimes only a terrible quote from a terrible movie can redress a terrible opinion! ParanoidObsessive posted... </cite> <quote>Tom Holland kind of strikes the balance much better, but I also acknowledge that some might not be as keen on him because he feels like a more modernized, Disney-fied (in spite of still being in Sony movies), too-young version of the character. Which kind of makes sense, because that's how the Ultimate version of the character kind of started out, and the MCU as a whole is very strongly influenced by the Ultimate line.</quote> Then does that mean in a few more movies he'll get killed after an epic, poignant final battle only to be replaced by Miles Morales before his body cools? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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