Topic: This thread is non-euclidean, for it has no point (Read 584510 times)

ev4n · « **Reply #2550 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 05:30 »

Quote from: Grognard on 24 Oct 2014, 21:16

I read that the honor guard carries UNloaded rifles??
does anyone know if that is true?
if so, wouldn't it be prudent to allow the guards to have ammunition?

True.
Would never happen. They're ceremonial guards.

Heck, when my dad did peacekeeping way back when for Canada, they had real guns but zero ammunition.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2551 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 05:58 »

If that was a UN Peacekeeping mission that's not Forces policy but because the UN are a bunch of twits.

Welu · « **Reply #2552 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 07:14 »

Quote from: Papersatan on 26 Oct 2014, 20:44

Online Spirograph.

Ah, that's really soothing.

LeeC · « **Reply #2553 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 08:37 »

osaka · « **Reply #2554 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 09:18 »

Wouldn't the ghosts go through the cardboard box? It's not energy-based

Thrillho · « **Reply #2555 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 09:32 »

Quote from: Detachable Felix on 27 Oct 2014, 03:32

I disagree, Gaz

I don't get it.

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #2556 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 09:56 »

Ever watched the How It Should Have Ended series on YouTube? Watch that. Superman's all lighthearted and funny in that

Thrillho · « **Reply #2557 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 09:58 »

THAT'S NOT THE POINT YOU GALAH

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #2558 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 10:31 »

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2559 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 15:31 »

Who gives a fuck what something is meant to be? If a dark story can be done well in the Star Wars universe, then why not?

J · « **Reply #2560 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 15:56 »

and who the hell says that darkness can't be fun too?

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2561 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 16:00 »

I do darker stories within the Star Wars universe for my RPG groups. Currently working on a pick up game where the players are CorSec (Corellian Security) agents investigating a murder. Edge of Empire normally casts the players as a bunch of rogues and ne'er do wells, so there's plenty of dark places there too.

Nikolai · « **Reply #2562 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 16:35 »

The Republic Commando arc got pretty dark at times...

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2563 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 16:49 »

Dark Forces had some dark shit too. Hell even the main line universe regularly features slavery and all sorts of shit. The shadow cast by the Empire is deep.

On a lighter note...

Detachable Felix · « **Reply #2564 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 17:20 »

Quote from: Nikolai on 27 Oct 2014, 16:35

The Republic Commando arc got pretty dark at times...

Don't remind me, I'm still bitter about the ending where

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94ssd · « **Reply #2565 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 20:06 »

So DirectTV ran a football ad featuring a gay couple:

Akima · « **Reply #2566 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 21:05 »

Quote from: Gareth on 27 Oct 2014, 02:06

Actually, I think this would suck a massive bag of dicks. Empire has some dark moments, but Star Wars is not dark.

Vader crushing Captain Antilles' throat, shooting down escape pods with life signs, the slaughtered Jawas, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru as charred, smoking skeletons, Han shot first!, the destruction of Alderaan and its population of millions (billions?), the death of Obi Wan, the "many Bothans" who gave their lives to get the information on the Death Star, the over 50% casualties in the fighters who carried out the attack? Star Wars might not have been gritty, but it had plenty of darkness, despite George Lucas' attempts to pretend otherwise (Han shot first!).

J · « **Reply #2567 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 22:24 »

and don't forget all those innocent contractors and construction workers who were killed (by the heroes) when the 2nd death star blew up.

Kugai · « **Reply #2568 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 22:33 »

At least they were honest about that in Spaceballs

J · « **Reply #2569 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 23:21 »

Exactly. In order to get it built quickly and quietly they'd hire anybody who could do the job. Do you think the average storm trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All they know is killing and white uniforms.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2570 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 23:25 »

Canon says a lot of the heavy labor was wookie slaves.

RedWolf4 · « **Reply #2571 on:** 27 Oct 2014, 23:29 »

Quote from: J on 27 Oct 2014, 23:21

Exactly. In order to get it built quickly and quietly they'd hire anybody who could do the job. Do you think the average storm trooper knows how to install a toilet main? All they know is killing and white uniforms.

Are you even supposed to be here today?

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #2572 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 01:14 »

... Jesus would be rolling in his grave????

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #2573 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 02:19 »

Quote from: Akima on 27 Oct 2014, 21:05

Quote from: Gareth on 27 Oct 2014, 02:06
Actually, I think this would suck a massive bag of dicks. Empire has some dark moments, but Star Wars is not dark.
Vader crushing Captain Antilles' throat, shooting down escape pods with life signs, the slaughtered Jawas, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru as charred, smoking skeletons, Han shot first!, the destruction of Alderaan and its population of millions (billions?), the death of Obi Wan, the "many Bothans" who gave their lives to get the information on the Death Star, the over 50% casualties in the fighters who carried out the attack? Star Wars might not have been gritty, but it had plenty of darkness, despite George Lucas' attempts to pretend otherwise (Han shot first!).

Correction: Han shot. End of sentence, because Greedo didn't shoot at all.

osaka · « **Reply #2574 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 02:46 »

Quote from: BeoPuppy on 28 Oct 2014, 01:14

... Jesus would be rolling in his grave????

Jesus does have a grave - even if religion would tell otherwise. And I mean, Giants fans. That's an offence comparable to being a THW Kiel fan in the olympic handball world.

Thrillho · « **Reply #2575 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 03:14 »

Quote from: Akima on 27 Oct 2014, 21:05

Quote from: Gareth on 27 Oct 2014, 02:06
Actually, I think this would suck a massive bag of dicks. Empire has some dark moments, but Star Wars is not dark.
Vader crushing Captain Antilles' throat, shooting down escape pods with life signs, the slaughtered Jawas, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru as charred, smoking skeletons, Han shot first!, the destruction of Alderaan and its population of millions (billions?), the death of Obi Wan, the "many Bothans" who gave their lives to get the information on the Death Star, the over 50% casualties in the fighters who carried out the attack? Star Wars might not have been gritty, but it had plenty of darkness, despite George Lucas' attempts to pretend otherwise (Han shot first!).

Yes, and I acknowledged as much, but my point was that I wouldn't want a gritty Star Wars movie. You can have darkness without being a dark movie. Most of the greatest kids' movies have darkness without being dark.

There is nothing wrong (FAO:Method) with things being dark or gritty, my issue is that EVERYTHING is now dark and gritty. Every time something gets rebooted now, it's to make it darker and grittier. Why can we not strike a balance? The MCU is one of the few things that has both darkness and light in equal measure, everything else is just dark, dark, dark, dark. Even fucking comedies are going super dark these days, and I'm talking mainstream successful ones like The Hangover series. And I am just sick of it.

Art is a three ring circus. If you don't like the clowns, maybe you'll like the elephants or the strongman or some shit, so why is such a vast proportion of the movies being released just clown after clown after clown?

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #2576 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 04:45 »

Extra Credits did an episode on why heroes of our youth get dark and gritty reboots that I found insightful.

http://youtu.be/eXNpLX0Xu0k

osaka · « **Reply #2577 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 07:45 »

Quote from: Gareth on 28 Oct 2014, 03:14

There is nothing wrong (FAO:Method) with things being dark or gritty, my issue is that EVERYTHING is now dark and gritty. Every time something gets rebooted now, it's to make it darker and grittier. Why can we not strike a balance? The MCU is one of the few things that has both darkness and light in equal measure, everything else is just dark, dark, dark, dark. Even fucking comedies are going super dark these days, and I'm talking mainstream successful ones like The Hangover series. And I am just sick of it.

Art is a three ring circus. If you don't like the clowns, maybe you'll like the elephants or the strongman or some shit, so why is such a vast proportion of the movies being released just clown after clown after clown?

Because mainstream success feeds back onto itself. People are watching the clown and enjoying it.

Plus, some people like to think that the whole "darkness" in movies nowadays makes those movies "like, super-deep man". I personally think it's utter bullshit, but what do I know. That makes them believe that the movie made them think and go and find some awesome supersecret subtext on them or something.

EDIT: The Super Mario world 2 dubstep remix at the end of the Extra Credits vid is a nice touch to the point they're making.

Although not all the adult reimaginings have to be dark even for super mario music

LeeC · « **Reply #2578 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 07:46 »

I love extra credit.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2579 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 08:55 »

I can't hear this without expecting Sit Down to start afterwards, because of how my iTunes library is arranged.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #2580 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 09:11 »

http://www.aptitude.co.uk/blog/album-covers/
http://www.ludosport.net/en/

Click links. Too much damn headache to write discriptions.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #2581 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 09:36 »

Quote

Best $1.85 I have ever spent.

LeeC · « **Reply #2582 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 12:08 »

Quote

Peter I of Russia is one of the legendary badasses of history, but he had another side. Peter was painfully shy of crowds, and is thought to have suffered from seizures as well as flares of rage which could lead to him attacking even close friends. His wife Catherine, the love of his life, was the one person who could consistently calm him down. He would frequently retire to a quiet back room and lay his head on her lap until the fit passed. Despite occasional dalliances on Peter's part, the two remained happily married until Peter's death. Although they were rarely separated, the occasions when they were parted resulted in numerous letters back and forth, indicating a loving and happy marriage. Catherine, who began life as a Latvian orphan of peasant extraction, ruled as empress of Russia until her own death in 1727.

Historical d'awww.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2583 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 14:37 »

Quote from: osaka on 28 Oct 2014, 02:46

And I mean, Giants fans.

Honestly, of the two New Jersey teams, it's the less egregious

(assuming football Giants were implied).

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2584 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 15:46 »

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #2585 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 16:45 »

derp

Lines · « **Reply #2586 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 18:15 »

Global Moderator Comment I know this is the pointless thread, but posting gifs that reinforce sexist stereotypes is not pointless fun, which is why it has been removed.

~~mustang6172~~ · « **Reply #2587 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 19:10 »

Quote from: Akima on 27 Oct 2014, 21:05

Quote from: Gareth on 27 Oct 2014, 02:06
Actually, I think this would suck a massive bag of dicks. Empire has some dark moments, but Star Wars is not dark.
Vader crushing Captain Antilles' throat, shooting down escape pods with life signs, the slaughtered Jawas, Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru as charred, smoking skeletons, Han shot first!, the destruction of Alderaan and its population of millions (billions?), the death of Obi Wan, the "many Bothans" who gave their lives to get the information on the Death Star, the over 50% casualties in the fighters who carried out the attack? Star Wars might not have been gritty, but it had plenty of darkness, despite George Lucas' attempts to pretend otherwise (Han shot first!).

I'm pretty sure those Bothans were in Return of the Jedi.

And that's a liberal use of the word "in."

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #2588 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 19:19 »

Sorry, I didn't mean to reinforce any stereotypes with that, it was more of a commentary on how people should leave things to the professionals. I'm a mechanic and I've seen some horrendous results towed into the shop from amateur attempts at D.I.Y.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2589 on:** 28 Oct 2014, 21:38 »

If you can't add oil or change the oil in your car you shouldn't own one. There's DIY and there's basic maintenance.

Sorflakne · « **Reply #2590 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 10:29 »

LeeC · « **Reply #2591 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 10:36 »

Welu · « **Reply #2592 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 11:29 »

That actually made me feel quite sad.

LeeC · « **Reply #2593 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 12:45 »

Kugai · « **Reply #2594 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 14:03 »

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2595 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 15:09 »

Masterpiece? Is that you?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2596 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 15:35 »

Quote from: Sorflakne on 29 Oct 2014, 10:29

Wow, someone is really fucking bad at either math or history, because otherwise the human species barely predates Chaucer (1340 vs. his birth in 1343).

That being said, I picked Chaucer before even doing the calculation of how many years 6 million hours was, so I'm kind of proud of myself for how fucking close it was

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2597 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 15:38 »

That says 6 million *years*.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2598 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 15:42 »

Wow, I'm an idiot.

That being said, I'm still oddly proud of myself for guessing that Chaucer was born about 6 million hours ago.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #2599 on:** 29 Oct 2014, 15:54 »

Quote from: Pilchard123 on 29 Oct 2014, 15:09

Masterpiece? Is that you?

NOPE

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