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Title: She's here!
Post by: Damaris on May 27, 2010, 10:50:03 PM
Amber made it to Indianapolis safely!
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Darkmoon on May 27, 2010, 10:52:16 PM
But will she make it out again?

:mwaha
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Turnsky on May 27, 2010, 11:18:45 PM
so you've awoken Mabthulhu, will your sanity survive?  :U
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Keleth on May 27, 2010, 11:48:25 PM
By the end of 48 hours their sanity will no longer exist.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Paladin Sheppard on May 28, 2010, 12:15:32 AM
They had any to start with?
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Lisky on May 28, 2010, 12:20:27 AM
*attempts to flee further north, hoping to clear the disaster area* D:


on an unrelated note, yay for safe driving!
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: hartree on May 28, 2010, 01:14:37 AM
Quote from: Drathorin on May 27, 2010, 11:48:25 PM
By the end of 48 hours their sanity will no longer exist.

C'mon, this is Indy. And at Indy 500 time to boot. We're talking irresistable force meets immovable object where insanity is concerned.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Tapewolf on May 28, 2010, 04:43:30 AM
Good to hear!
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on May 28, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
Quote from: hartree on May 28, 2010, 01:14:37 AM
C'mon, this is Indy. And at Indy 500 time to boot. We're talking irresistable force meets immovable object where insanity is concerned.

"They're makin' a LEFT TUUUURN!"
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Darkmoon on May 28, 2010, 07:22:34 AM
Ooooooooh. That looks so difficult. If only there was a way to make them do Left Turns over and over again for hours...
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Daymond42 on May 28, 2010, 09:04:51 AM
Quote from: Darkmoon Firelyte on May 28, 2010, 07:22:34 AM
Ooooooooh. That looks so difficult. If only there was a way to make them do Left Turns over and over again for hours...

And yet... they still manage to have spectacular crashes! :o
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Anker Steadfast on May 28, 2010, 11:06:44 AM
Quote from: Daymond42 on May 28, 2010, 09:04:51 AM
Quote from: Darkmoon Firelyte on May 28, 2010, 07:22:34 AMOoooooooh. That looks so difficult. If only there was a way to make them do Left Turns over and over again for hours...
And yet... they still manage to have spectacular crashes! :o

To be honest, the *only* reason to watch nascar, is for the crashes.  :D
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Keleth on May 28, 2010, 12:07:59 PM
Personally I love my provincial car races. Nothing beats modified redneck cars crashing spectacularly when someone brings a Hemi in a Honda civic  :U
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Madd the Sane on May 28, 2010, 01:14:31 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on May 28, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
Quote from: hartree on May 28, 2010, 01:14:37 AM
C'mon, this is Indy. And at Indy 500 time to boot. We're talking irresistable force meets immovable object where insanity is concerned.

"They're makin' a LEFT TUUUURN!"
"It's an easy game to follow when you're hammered. *nod*"





Jeff dunham is funny :)
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Prof B Hunnydew on May 28, 2010, 06:04:51 PM
Quote from: Madd the Sane on May 28, 2010, 01:14:31 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on May 28, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
Quote from: hartree on May 28, 2010, 01:14:37 AM
C'mon, this is Indy. And at Indy 500 time to boot. We're talking irresistable force meets immovable object where insanity is concerned.

"They're makin' a LEFT TUUUURN!"
"It's an easy game to follow when you're hammered. *nod*"

OKay I know the fans in the stands are hammered and stammered with or without the Buds and suds, but the driver shouldn't be drinking and ah driving.  Because cars will be fly and fans will be crying for those cars will crashing and smashing their fans in the stands.

PBH

Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: bradypodidae on May 28, 2010, 06:14:55 PM
Quote from: Damaris on May 27, 2010, 10:50:03 PM
Amber made it to Indianapolis safely!

Which arguably is more than can be said for Danica Patrick.  <.<
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Arcblade on May 29, 2010, 12:47:17 AM
Amber > Danica Patrick

...and pretty much all of NASCAR.  Just sayin'.   :mowtongue
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Mrs_A_ZeTavia on May 29, 2010, 11:32:31 AM
Quote from: Damaris on May 27, 2010, 10:50:03 PM
Amber made it to Indianapolis safely!

Indianapolis?! :U Wow, hop one state over and you have where I live. :D
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: lilpuppy23 on May 30, 2010, 08:33:06 PM
I wonder what she's up to now...

hmmm...........

Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Psychedelic Mushroom on May 31, 2010, 12:48:49 PM
Quote from: Drathorin on May 27, 2010, 11:48:25 PM
By the end of 48 hours their sanity will no longer exist.
lol. Poor Amber.  >:3 No mercy for her!
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Shachza on May 31, 2010, 01:15:16 PM
Quote from: Drathorin on May 28, 2010, 12:07:59 PM
Personally I love my provincial car races. Nothing beats modified redneck cars crashing spectacularly when someone brings a Hemi in a Honda civic  :U

Wow...  I didn't know people would actually do that!  Former Mom #2 (don't ask) used to have a Civic with the bumper sticker "Yes, it's a Hemi."  The reactions she got were hilarious.  Now I want to see one of these actually Hemi-ed Hondas.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: lilpuppy23 on May 31, 2010, 01:34:14 PM
I was watching the news yesterday. Wow! Some Spectacular crashes there at the Indianapolis 500.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Anker Steadfast on June 01, 2010, 01:04:21 PM
Quote from: Shachza on May 31, 2010, 01:15:16 PM
Quote from: Drathorin on May 28, 2010, 12:07:59 PMPersonally I love my provincial car races. Nothing beats modified redneck cars crashing spectacularly when someone brings a Hemi in a Honda civic  :U
Wow...  I didn't know people would actually do that!  Former Mom #2 (don't ask) used to have a Civic with the bumper sticker "Yes, it's a Hemi."  The reactions she got were hilarious.  Now I want to see one of these actually Hemi-ed Hondas.

Actually, the only Hemi'ed Honda civic I know of, kicks much arse (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/08/video-78-honda-civic-v8-dragster.html).

(http://naut6g.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p5dPO4nxuD_Yj8XCYGy0m5BPIKu_5lU2OpJhHatFXkhagXJzBnT-huk-xKPoAwEB5YD29V4xmcrkDjLOenU1-HeQlJGeanNJ9/csp_hdv8_1%5B1%5D.jpg)

It's kinda cute ... in a weird and gruesome way. :D
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Sunny on June 02, 2010, 04:25:19 AM
[I did overreact. I'm really sick right now. Sorry. *goes away for another 6 months or more*]
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Mao on June 02, 2010, 06:06:33 AM
Overreact much?  I get that this might be a sensitive topic for you, but do you really think that posting a soapbox rant would help?  Beyond that, you took some harmless fun that folks were having and equated them to personal attacks on yourself and turned this in to an unnecessary drama.  Where did anyone call you a redneck?  No where. 
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on June 02, 2010, 08:11:56 AM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on June 01, 2010, 01:04:21 PM
Actually, the only Hemi'ed Honda civic I know of, kicks much arse (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/08/video-78-honda-civic-v8-dragster.html).

Indeed it does. That's amazing. My hat is off to the odd character who decided to do that.

Quote from: Sunny on June 02, 2010, 04:25:19 AM
Just a quick FYI: The Indy 500 isn't NASCAR. It's IZOD Indy car racing for one. For two, the racers aren't "good ole boys" from backwards areas of the country. In fact there were drivers from around 25 countries that participated.  Indy racing is much more dangerous than NASCAR due to the open wheel format of the cars.
People die. Regularly. Racing those cars.
They aren't safe like Nascar's or the NHRA's. There's only so much a tiny shell can protect you as your flying through the air, hitting pavement at over 100 mph.  Heck even the NHRA/Nascar cars with all their safety precautions can't stop everything.

To put it bluntly: The Turn left comments hurt me as the daughter of a drag racer who grew up watching Nascar and such. Oh wow, stereotype me as the redneck from Missouri, thanks.    Imagine driving a car at around 200 mph going around a corner. Now remember those tight turns on the highway at 60-70 mph where you fear for your damn life as you turn? Yeah. Then picture cars all around you doing the same. Then picture you're taking that turn essentially on a go kart, and you've got Indy.

It wasn't a comment. It was a quote, from a comedian's act. Not offense was intended to anyone - the quote was from a NASCAR fan, as was the returned quote from Madd the Sane.

Neither of us were expecting anyone to take it seriously - I know I sure as hell didn't. NASCAR and Indy are sports that a lot of people put a lot of time and effort into setting up and racing, and both of them are dangerous, even with all the safeguards that can be put in. In all honesty, I take my hat off to anyone with a brass pair big enough to get in a metal shell and throw it around a track at speeds in excess of sanity.

Having said that, I'd expect them to make just as much fun of what I do as I make of what they do.


In short - relax, we're all friends here. Nobody was calling anyone anything. Chill out, we're just joking around, mmkay?
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Madd the Sane on June 03, 2010, 02:12:15 AM
Quote from: Sunny on June 02, 2010, 04:25:19 AM
[I did overreact. I'm really sick right now. Sorry. *goes away for another 6 months or more*]
*pats Sunny on the head* It's okay, we all have off days. I, myself, did not mean to offend anyone and was quoting Bubba J. from Jeff Dunham's skit Arguing With Myself.

Topic? What's that?
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Turnsky on June 03, 2010, 03:15:15 AM
knowing amber all that'd do is give her a sugar high sufficient enough to do a year's worth of DMFA's in a week, and then hibernate just long enough until the next convention.

or she'd phase through solid matter, not sure which. :U
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Reese Tora on June 03, 2010, 03:51:46 AM
Name the flavor, Passive, and by Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, they shall be delivered. :<
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Naldru on June 03, 2010, 06:32:23 AM
If it was delivered at Califur and she slept till the next convention, the next convention would be Anthrocon.  Of course, it might have been a reference to the same convention next year.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Darkmoon on June 03, 2010, 07:58:21 PM
And permanent means permanent.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Anker Steadfast on June 04, 2010, 08:03:55 PM
Whoa ... drama!  :erk

Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on June 02, 2010, 08:11:56 AM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on June 01, 2010, 01:04:21 PMActually, the only Hemi'ed Honda civic I know of, kicks much arse (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/08/video-78-honda-civic-v8-dragster.html).
Indeed it does. That's amazing. My hat is off to the odd character who decided to do that.

Yeah, some of those modified cars can be pretty strange (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2007/07/11/another-russian-car-for-winter/).
Other times, it's not so much about the cars, but more about what their owners do with them (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2009/06/09/real-world-carmageddon/).
Or what the pissed of woman who owns a backhoe (http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/pic-of-the-day-17/), do to your vehicle.

And finally, sometimes ... things just get weird. (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2007/12/10/another-truck-without-a-wheel-2/)
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: VSMIT on June 05, 2010, 02:45:08 AM
Quote from: lilpuppy23 on June 05, 2010, 12:57:34 AM
Then again, even if Califur bombs, it wouldn't be her fault right?
We can blame it on California's awesome weather.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: joshofspam on June 05, 2010, 09:53:18 AM
I'm very happy she made it.

In a way I wonder what type of car she's driving to get their.

Just remember to check the oil, tires, and antifreeze level every once and a while. ;)

My mom and me had problems with the radiator all the way moving from California to North Dakota.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Damaris on June 06, 2010, 01:08:34 AM
The wonder twins (Darkmoon and Amber) flew to Califur.  We will, however, be driving to Anthrocon in a few weeks - exciting stuff!
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: VSMIT on June 06, 2010, 04:19:03 AM
Ah, so that weird guy I saw when I picked up my shirts was Darkmoon?  I wasn't sure.  But now I know, and knowing is half the battle.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: joshofspam on June 06, 2010, 09:51:56 AM
Quote from: Damaris on June 06, 2010, 01:08:34 AM
The wonder twins (Darkmoon and Amber) flew to Califur.  We will, however, be driving to Anthrocon in a few weeks - exciting stuff!

Oh, so they flew. Just as well, considering how pack with cars California is. I don't think Ambers poor car could take that kind of abuse.

You know, I feel like that is something I probably should have known after reading her posts in the rant box?

Hmmmmmm. Nope all I can remember is she might have been feeling a bit anxious and that she was going.

I suck at details! That's probably why I my Lego houses were so lop sided
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Damaris on June 06, 2010, 10:18:49 AM
lol - yes, VSMIT - that weird guy was Darkmoon.  Feel free to stop by and say hello, now that you know him ;)

Josh - I'm not sure she ever mentioned that she was flying - but driving from Indy to Cali (and back) would have totally sucked.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Gabi on June 06, 2010, 10:30:17 AM
Does that mean we'll get to meet you and Darkmoon at AC? Cool!
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Anker Steadfast on June 06, 2010, 12:13:37 PM
Quote from: kusanagi-sama on June 06, 2010, 11:16:44 AM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on June 04, 2010, 08:03:55 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on June 02, 2010, 08:11:56 AM
Quote from: Anker Steadfast on June 01, 2010, 01:04:21 PMActually, the only Hemi'ed Honda civic I know of, kicks much arse (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/08/video-78-honda-civic-v8-dragster.html).
Indeed it does. That's amazing. My hat is off to the odd character who decided to do that.
Yeah, some of those modified cars can be pretty strange (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2007/07/11/another-russian-car-for-winter/).
Other times, it's not so much about the cars, but more about what their owners do with them (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2009/06/09/real-world-carmageddon/).
Or what the pissed of woman who owns a backhoe (http://eideard.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/pic-of-the-day-17/), do to your vehicle.

And finally, sometimes ... things just get weird. (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2007/12/10/another-truck-without-a-wheel-2/)
Interesting website.  I spent over an hour looking at it.

Yeah, that website is almost as addicting as TV tropes.
I particularly love the abandoned (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2008/03/10/abandoned-wooden-miracles/) type of pictures .. there's some cool stuff  (http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2009/06/15/the-aral-sea/) in there!  :D
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Damaris on June 06, 2010, 04:08:22 PM
Quote from: Gabi on June 06, 2010, 10:30:17 AM
Does that mean we'll get to meet you and Darkmoon at AC? Cool!

Yep!  We've already RSVPed for the tea party!  I'm going to bring my french press to make loose-leaf tea in.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Maark30 on June 07, 2010, 05:33:43 PM
I think she drove from her home to her mom's and then the "Wondertwins"  flew to Cali.  The drive to Cali from the Eastern Seaboard sucks.  I did it once and I plan to never do it again.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: AmigaDragon on June 12, 2010, 02:08:06 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on May 28, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
"They're makin' a LEFT TUUUURN!"

GPS: "make a left turn in 1/4 mile, followed by a left turn, followed by a left turn, followed by a left turn, followed by a left turn..."
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Anker Steadfast on June 13, 2010, 04:47:45 AM
Quote from: AmigaDragon on June 12, 2010, 02:08:06 PM
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on May 28, 2010, 06:12:00 AM"They're makin' a LEFT TUUUURN!"
GPS: "make a left turn in 1/4 mile, followed by a left turn, followed by a left turn, followed by a left turn, followed by a left turn..."

Also, remember to drive fast (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XqpfZmUXUM) and recklessly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d01VBR5nKPw).
Should make the long drive into a really short one.
Just have to dodge the cops.

:D
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Madd the Sane on June 13, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
I'm kinda curious as to where Amber is right now :B >:3
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Tapewolf on June 13, 2010, 11:50:54 AM
Quote from: Madd the Sane on June 13, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
I'm kinda curious as to where Amber is right now :B >:3
Back at Darkmoon's place, I believe.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Keleth on June 13, 2010, 01:07:31 PM
Quote from: Madd the Sane on June 13, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
I'm kinda curious as to where Amber is right now :B >:3

She's under your bed. Getting ready to keel you in your sleep.
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Turnsky on June 13, 2010, 10:44:46 PM
Quote from: Drathorin on June 13, 2010, 01:07:31 PM
Quote from: Madd the Sane on June 13, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
I'm kinda curious as to where Amber is right now :B >:3

She's under your bed. Getting ready to keel you in your sleep.

Amber's the thing that she fears most? the creature that lurks under her own bed ready to eat exposed toes?  :U
Title: Re: She's here!
Post by: Drayco84 on June 13, 2010, 11:18:10 PM
Quote from: Turnsky on June 13, 2010, 10:44:46 PM
Quote from: Drathorin on June 13, 2010, 01:07:31 PM
Quote from: Madd the Sane on June 13, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
I'm kinda curious as to where Amber is right now :B >:3
She's under your bed. Getting ready to keel you in your sleep.
Amber's the thing that she fears most? the creature that lurks under her own bed ready to eat exposed toes?  :U
Ya know... SOME of us have 7-foot long sheets for a reason... Also, she'd have to squeeze around part of my Lego collection first. (Along with all the other junk I've got underneath there...) Hooray for clutter!

Besides, on the off-chance that somebody's attacked by the Amber-Vampire/Monster, just start praising her comic for it's captivating plot, memorable + lovable characters, well-drawn artwork, and-*Unholy shriek of anguish fills the air.* Oops... Erm, nevermind...