A Kangaroo - Rat seems to be a major figure ( in the plot line ) . Not only is he under surveilence from the creature council, but also is a figure behind 'patches', Lorenda's various plotlines, and what of all that nasty military equipment in his place . What the council doesn't know can hurt them . Seems that if they try to put the pressure on him, he can pack a punch if needed Also, what would happen if attack Death bringers were sent out in packs like with the mows ? Agast !
well, here's a fun fact
These little guys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Rat)
are the mascots to The British 7th Armored Division (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_7th_Armoured_Division) known also as "the desert rats" so they do have a distinction in battle :P
Quote from: Turnsky on April 14, 2007, 06:44:42 AM
well, here's a fun fact
These little guys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Rat)
are the mascots to The British 7th Armored Division (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_7th_Armoured_Division) known also as "the desert rats" so they do have a distinction in battle :P
Er... no, if you follow the link to the Army unit, it mentions that the shoulder patch is actually a jerboa (a local North African critter), not a kangaroo rat (a North American critter). The two look alike only because of convergent evolution — they live in similar environments.
What about the basement rats now, are they in the commando underground forces ?
No. They're just there for the cable and poptarts.
Quote from: Cogidubnus on April 14, 2007, 11:29:26 PM
No. They're just there for the cable and poptarts.
But you don't know that the Cabel box and the foil of the poptarts can be used as an advance signalner I saw those with my aluminum hat I tell you :B.
Any of you lot ever see the 1960's Movie 'The Mouse that Roared', with Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers, and Peter Sellers ?
Follow that plot thru with Jyrras in mind ...
Jyrras is Muad'Dib.
Hush or I will feed you to the boxman :<
What? I've got proof!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/gildedtongue/Dune.jpg)
Im more Muad'Dib than that bishi
Quote from: kaskar on April 15, 2007, 02:57:19 AM
Follow that plot thru with Jyrras in mind ...
Well, yes, I can see that working quite well... but who would take the part of Peter Sellers? ;)
Quote from: Gildedtongue on April 15, 2007, 11:32:27 AMWhat? I've got proof!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/gildedtongue/Dune.jpg
Very nice, but I thought Muad'Dib was Mickey Mouse (http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2404683)?
Edit: eep! forgot to remove the image!
Edit edit: Why is his mom playing the part of Chani?
great, now i'm picturing amber doing a giant Shai-hulud (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandworm_(Dune)) impersonation. :mowdizzy
The spice must flow...o3o
Quote from: superluser on April 15, 2007, 02:08:31 PM
Edit: eep! forgot to remove the image!
Edit edit: Why is his mom playing the part of Chani?
Bleh, been ages since I've seen the Lynch version, thought that woman was supposed to be Lady Jessica.
Quote from: Turnsky on April 15, 2007, 03:15:59 PM
great, now i'm picturing amber doing a giant Shai-hulud (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandworm_(Dune)) impersonation. :mowdizzy
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/gildedtongue/Sheeanaandworm.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/thetokyoincidents/1171905794914.jpg)
Quote from: Gildedtongue on April 15, 2007, 04:16:52 PMBleh, been ages since I've seen the Lynch version, thought that woman was supposed to be Lady Jessica.
S'OK. I thought it was supposed to be Duncan Idaho.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on April 15, 2007, 04:50:05 PMhttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/thetokyoincidents/1171905794914.jpg
Better version (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/scbiggles/dunecat2.jpg).
Quote from: superluser on April 15, 2007, 05:11:44 PM
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on April 15, 2007, 04:50:05 PMhttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/thetokyoincidents/1171905794914.jpg
Better version (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/scbiggles/dunecat2.jpg).
I always said to my friend Dunecat would be better if someone blued it up. Brilliant.
oh... good... I saw "blued up" and panicked. Alright no reason to panic here. I am not the Maud'Dib you were looking for...
/me waves paw and tries to remember the command voice to get people to forget they saw anything.
Quote from: superluser on April 15, 2007, 05:11:44 PM
Quote from: Gildedtongue on April 15, 2007, 04:16:52 PMBleh, been ages since I've seen the Lynch version, thought that woman was supposed to be Lady Jessica.
S'OK. I thought it was supposed to be Duncan Idaho.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on April 15, 2007, 04:50:05 PMhttp://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/thetokyoincidents/1171905794914.jpg
Better version (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/scbiggles/dunecat2.jpg).
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/blast_archives/Macros/1162662348-1162651921847.jpg (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/blast_archives/Macros/1162662348-1162651921847.jpg)
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/blast_archives/Macros/1162662336-1162651723524.jpg (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/blast_archives/Macros/1162662336-1162651723524.jpg)
Yes, Jyrras as Muad'Dib, spaced out on spice, and riding a sand worm, a leader to all . Also , remember , all the mental powers that Maud'Dib had ? ( isn't everyone a bit mental ? ) But what would Amber do with this ? Apart from his adaptive genius in making things , ( still suits now ? ) , where do you find a working still suit on me-bay ?
Bye the way, what is it with his fear of family, remember , " I must not fear, fear is the little death ... " , or is that not applicable to embarresing family or social occasions ?
Quote from: kaskar on April 15, 2007, 10:38:50 PMwhere do you find a working still suit on me-bay ?
I don't think I'd want to buy a used stillsuit.
Quote from: kaskar on April 15, 2007, 10:38:50 PMBye the way, what is it with his fear of family, remember , " I must not fear, fear is the little death ... " , or is that not applicable to embarresing family or social occasions ?
I don't know if Jyrras knows the litany. Abel does, though.
Who retails brand - new guarrenteed working still suits at a reasonable price ?
I hope everyone notices that in the cast page, Jyrras has very blue eyes . A sign of the spice, maybe ? Also, if he needs an idiot hero friend to help out, remember, Dan is an Adventurer . Almost perfect for the part . Also, can Dan shape shift to make himself less conspicious ? I wonder ?
Quote from: kaskar on April 16, 2007, 01:14:08 AMI hope everyone notices that in the cast page, Jyrras has very blue eyes . A sign of the spice, maybe ? Also, if he needs an idiot hero friend to help out, remember, Dan is an Adventurer . Almost perfect for the part .
You know, there's a difference between having stupid speculation for fun and taking stupid speculation seriously. I'm still in the former.
I think Dan is more fit for the part of Muad'Dib--he's the one with prophecies surrounding him and he's the one with otherworldly powers, and Dan is the one that they can't see.
I'm not sure what part the idiot hero friend is. Duncan Idaho wasn't stupid, and though I can see a little bit of that in Gurney, he wasn't with Muad'Dib for most of the plot.
I wonder how Death Bringer ( Deebs ) is handleing this all . Also, is Wildy going to write another novel like she did with " Janus Bond " ?
Quote from: kaskar on April 16, 2007, 03:16:25 AM
I wonder how Death Bringer ( Deebs ) is handleing this all . Also, is Wildy going to write another novel like she did with " Janus Bond " ?
Ohh, that was a fun part.. exept for the hole... dan+lorenda thing i just think... gah.. ehhg... *mEnTaL iMaGe* :erk
bye the way, if you ever watched Dune, the mother gives birth to an undersized girl due to spice and other reasons, then odds are Jyrras's mother comes up with one in her pregnancy. (thought I'd forgot that ) , and so Jyrras will no longer be the baby of the family .
Wow, people really seem to enjoy the whole Jy-Jy as Paul Atredies.
Honestly, I only mentioned it since the paragraph describing the Muad'Dib, the animal, is pretty much the North American Kangaroo Rat.
Out of curiosity, who did the picture of a DVD cover of Jyrras in Dune ?
Ummm, me, in MSPaint, in about 45 minutes.
Yeah, I know it sucks.
I like it it's very good if amber put those lines in Jyrass to say them I will be LMAO.
Quote from: Gildedtongue on April 16, 2007, 12:30:01 PMUmmm, me, in MSPaint, in about 45 minutes.
That's extremely good for MSPaint. Heck, that's passable GIMP work.
Out of curiousity, was that cover made from the normal DVD of Dune, or the 3 Hour Extended edition ?
Erm, thanks SL.
As for the edition? No clue, just went to Google, searched "Dune" and clicked "Images" and took the first one I came across.
I wonder if Amber will now turn up setting Jyrras in a sand landscape with Wiku-Sand worms around ...
Please ignore this, accidental post ...
Quote from: kaskar on April 21, 2007, 06:05:35 AMMaybe have Wildy write it .
Oh! I know! Have the book be about a dessert planet, where the freedmenmen drink the mind altering substance `beer' as they worshi[ the elusive giant pretzel. Unfortunately, the beer is being harvested for NOAMCHOMSKY...
Well, National Lampoon thought it was funny (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doon_(novel)).
No. Double. Posting.
Edit your last post.
kaskar, that means you.
pay attention.
Quote from: kaskar on April 21, 2007, 06:05:35 AM
Maybe have Wildy write it . Have the First Book ....
DUNE - A Place Beyond your Dreams.
A Movie Beyond your Imagination
And the Second book ...
DUNE - The Dark Side Returns
Etc,,, Wildy can do a simple writing of a Science Fiction Soap ......
:banghead
They said edit, not quote. You seem to be capable of using the edit button but incapable of using it properly...
I dont see what the big ol beef is here for yall so the comment isnt in PERFECT order BIG WHOOP! Its like he goes and reposts and to try to be
nice and auctually
listen to what ya said and you just blow it up in his face. POSTING ORDER WILL NOT KILL YOU!! Dang some people get worked up over the smallest things... Its clear where the post is supposed to be but instead of using something that is meant to imply stupidity such as...
Quote from: Aridas Soulfire on April 22, 2007, 08:50:15 AM
They said edit, not quote. You seem to be capable of using the edit button but incapable of using it properly...
you could have said...
"Just a hint for next time instead of reposting you should just edit your first comment ^_^"
Ya feel me?
What is a Double Posting ? If you look at where I supposedly did a double posting, the time difference between the two posts was over some four days. I was merely looking in the page again . A bit can tic over in four days in ones head . What do you suggest I should have done ?
Quote from: Rythak on April 23, 2007, 05:13:13 AMI dont see what the big ol beef is here for yall so the comment isnt in PERFECT order BIG WHOOP!
Well, a few of the admins can be kind of jerks about everything. We like them that way. If you want Bill to be nice, be prepared to wait. Ozymandias will come and go again before that happens.
Quote from: kaskar on April 23, 2007, 05:36:15 AMWhat is a Double Posting ? If you look at where I supposedly did a double posting, the time difference between the two posts was over some four days. I was merely looking in the page again . A bit can tic over in four days in ones head . What do you suggest I should have done ?
Edit your last post.
You're not supposed to post in reply to your old post. It's a basic method to keep people from keeping a thread on life support that no one else cares about. I'm not necessarily saying that no one cares about this thread, but in general.
I want to be a part of the forum community, which means at least scanning the recent threads. If there's one thread that winds up being just one guy talking to himself, I'm going to get annoyed.
Perhaps it's time to add a rule explicitly banning double posting?
Quote from: superluser on April 23, 2007, 06:24:19 AM
Perhaps it's time to add a rule explicitly banning double posting?
We'll think about it, and see if we can come up with something suitably flexible.
Quote from: Rythak on April 23, 2007, 05:13:13 AM
I dont see what the big ol beef is here for yall so the comment isnt in PERFECT order BIG WHOOP! Its like he goes and reposts and to try to be nice and auctually listen to what ya said and you just blow it up in his face. POSTING ORDER WILL NOT KILL YOU!! Dang some people get worked up over the smallest things... Its clear where the post is supposed to be but instead of using something that is meant to imply stupidity such as...
Quote from: Aridas Soulfire on April 22, 2007, 08:50:15 AM
They said edit, not quote. You seem to be capable of using the edit button but incapable of using it properly...
you could have said...
"Just a hint for next time instead of reposting you should just edit your first comment ^_^"
Ya feel me?
We could. We've found that we (the admins) get ignored that way. We prefer to be explicit, and precise, and not-very-subtle-at-all, because it means we don't get misunderstandings.
With some people, who have repeatedly shown themselves capable of understanding subtle direction, we're subtle.
In kaskars place, we've been through the subtle nudges, several times, and he hasn't paid a blind bit of notice to something on the order of, if I remember correctly, 4 or 5 gentle "suggestions". So we're being blunt, because he's reached the stage where we stop being gentle, and start being blunt. After that, we stop caring, and start banning.
After all, it's not like we're being -paid- to keep up with all the posts that you guys put in here, are we? Hmmm?
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on April 23, 2007, 06:54:22 AMWe'll think about it, and see if we can come up with something suitably flexible.
How about something like, ``We don't want to make a rule against double posting, but, like anything else, we reserve the right to ban you if you do it too much or too annoyingly. [insert exceptions (such as Tower of Art in your own art threads, right?) here]''
Quote from: Rythak on April 23, 2007, 05:13:13 AM
I don't see what the problem is my good chaps. Even though the comment isn't in perfect order I find that to be a trivial problem. The poor bloke goes and reposts and attempts to nice and actually comprehend what you are saying. Sadly it appears as if you just can't deal with his mental deficiency. Double posting is a minor problem, spelling and using nonsensical words is much worse. Ahaha, well I guess some people get worked up over the smallest things... It's clear where and what the post is supposed to be because I speak fluent retardese.
FIXED :D
*sigh* I don't understand the English difficulty with the current crop of new posters. What are they teaching kids in schools?
Quote from: Damaris on April 23, 2007, 10:41:03 AM
*sigh* I don't understand the English difficulty with the current crop of new posters. What are they teaching kids in schools?
MySpace and GaiaOnline :rolleyes
Neopets is probably the major offender. Especially when it comes to understanding that forums are usually slow and that quadruple posting is a bad thing.
Quote from: Damaris on April 23, 2007, 10:41:03 AM
*sigh* I don't understand the English difficulty with the current crop of new posters. What are they teaching kids in schools?
A comparison of age and origins would be interesting. I must admit that at first I assumed it was an influx of people for whom English was a second language, but that would seem not to be the case.
Perhaps it is something that comes in waves, or perhaps it's just a natural tendency to spot the problem cases more than the normal ones.
Well in any case ship them off to SCHOOL! to teach them proper english.
*Bleah* I can't stand dangling participles *Double Bleah* >:3
*ships ShiningShadow off to school*
Quote from: Damaris on April 23, 2007, 10:41:03 AM*sigh* I don't understand the English difficulty with the current crop of new posters. What are they teaching kids in schools?
I blame IM and text messaging. When I write, I take the time to revise what I have written. With IM, you don't have time to revise, so you wind up using poor grammar, and the volume of text messaging simply reinforces it.
It's dangerous to use English alone. Take this (http://www.amazon.com/Warriners-English-Grammar-Composition-Course/dp/0153118008).
I dont need no grammar book! XD
Quote from: Tapewolf on April 23, 2007, 11:15:31 AM
Perhaps it is something that comes in waves, or perhaps it's just a natural tendency to spot the problem cases more than the normal ones.
It looks like we share an opinion on the September That Never Ended (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/September-that-never-ended.html) as applied to forums like these... :rolleyes
(Link goes to The Jargon File (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/).)
Which reminds me...
Mon Sep 4983 23:52:00 BST 1993
I knew I should have apt-get installed sdate earlier. Perhaps I should see if I can adjust the forum to use that time format... :-]
It seems even in dmfa, that Jyrras is becoming a more dominant character. Seems that Dan is too much involved in playing with Abel, that Mab needs a new Adventurer to play with . Is it a case of move over Dan, come forth, adventurer Jy-Jy !! ( Then again , it was just going on a hiking adventure, but to Mab, she always wants someone to play with ... )
This time though, Jy - Jy will probably be fighting off the killer mows, while Pip Grrrs ... on , and Azlan with Pyroduck, make smart cracks on how he should do it with real style, and how they are supervising jy-jy in the fine art of being a warrior . I wonder If the Amazon outfit from #04 turn up, even though Jy-Jy does not have the same traits as Dan .
Is this the time to wait and watch him in his finest hour, our will he be Smothered in a bad case of " cute " ? Of course, we we have to remember that Mab has a hammerlock on Jy's throat to go on adventure ... Killer Mab now ?
Retrograde Update 27/04/07 ( Apologies for double post due to the fact that the old page seems to be full )
( Subject: temporary theft of Jy'-Jy's cutsie eye gimmick, and other gimmicks to use in future )
With Mab now stealing Jy's cutsie eye gimmick, what gimmick will Jy - Jy now use ? One of his personal achievments has been the development of the patch . While Jy's first transformation with a patch was a dud, in theory at least one of the creature combinations should work.The cool, over lit, transformation sequence would be a standard that would set him apart . Something to give him the mark of a true hero ...
(Possible future problem: What if Mab want a flashy patch too ?)
Maybe he will use the continue-on-with-life-as-usual-because-this-is-a-comic-damnit gimmick.
Maybe Kaskar will use the "Stop posting useless things" gimmick.
Can I say PULL! and you bill shoot the double post with you shotgun? >:3