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hope not. Did you see the flame war after the last major update? Not
that I can really blame them. The 'God' character in the new bits was
completely out of character. And lets not even get started on the Jesus
guy. He sounds like someone straight out a fan girl's fan fic. ‘Son' of a
popular character from the first part (despite the fact that he was
meant to be the only one god... ), with super special powers and suddenly
become more important than everyone who'd come before. He's a Gary Stu
if I ever saw one.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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Ironically, you stopped just before the part *I* like... But, you know, we could be here all day...

-Morgan.
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Jorlem Wrote:Link please?
http://www.eyrie.net/WL/
Be warned: this one is extremely slow to update.  I don't think there's been one for... what?  Five years?  That said, though, it's extremely awesome.  Classic Gryphon and Zoner dialogue make this thing timeless.
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Quote:Kotetsu's Rules Of Shinobi Conduct
1) Only give 90% of your effort on a given task. You may need that 10% for getting away.
2)
It is better to date a civilian girl than a kunoichi. They're easier to
impress, generally cheaper, and quite frequently a lot more sane.
Civilian girls are much less likely to appear out of nowhere and then
start throwing B-Rank attack jutsu your way because you missed their
birthday.
3) Becoming a jonin is overrated. You make a more
appealing target for enemy-nin who want a reputation, you're more
likely to end up in a bingo book, the pay isn't that much better, and
you're much more likely to end up with missions that involve outrageous
amounts of death and destruction.
4) When confronted by strange
glows and the smell of rotting meat coming from a hole in the ground,
the mission has gone south and it is time to run like hell.
From Mischief Rewind chapter 5 by Greylle
Quote:Kotetsu's Rules Of Shinobi Conduct, part 2
5) Paperwork will expand to fill any available time and desktop space.6) Eldritch Horrors can ruin your whole day. Avoid.
7) The relevance and accuracy of any information is inversely proportional to how easy it is to acquire that information.
8)
If there is one building in the target area guarded 24/7, rigged with
alarms and traps, and has inhuman screams occasionally rising from
within - that is almost certainly your target. Except in the Village Of
Helsford, that's their hottest restaurant. Don't order the crab legs.
From Mischief Rewind Chapter 6
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."
--Dr. Seuss
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From the 12/26 update to Big Sister
Quote:Just before he was about to walk away, Io’seah blurted out, “My lord! I
uh… if you would still speak with me, I have a concern.”
“What
concern is that?” Vulkan asked with a look on his face that indicated
that he suspected he did not want to talk about this.
“I… it is
probably improper of me, but it is a matter of honour that during the
ambush…” Vulkan’s face softened immediately and Io’seah found the
strength to go on, “During the ambush there was a tank…”
“My son, that was war, and we must accept that casualties happen…” Vulkan began.
“He fired on his own men,” Io’seah blurted out.
Vulkan’s eyebrows twitched upward and he said, “You wish to avenge the enemy?”
“It
is… it was battle, but he fired on one of his own vehicles to clear it
out of the way. I do not begrudge him trying to kill us, but to be such
a despicable, honourless cur…” Io’seah trailed off.
“You
remember the tank that did this?” Vulkan asked, to which Io’seah nodded.
Musing, Vulkan said, “I will remember to read your personal AAR
carefully then so I can establish an investigation and this animal be
found and put down.”
"You wish to avenge the enemy?" Big Grin
From the end of Proof Through the Night, an Alliance for Democracy smartly stomps the Draka in WWII fic...
Quote:“Uh, yessir. One item.” Weatherly flipped his papers over and brought
up a message slip. “This came in from the Japanese embassy just now.
Prime Minister Yamamoto sends his congratulations, and a suggestion for
your speech announcing the events of the past couple days.” Weatherly
cleared his throat and read, keeping an absolutely straight face.
“Yesterday,
March 23rd, 1945, a date which will live in history, the Domination of
the Draka was suddenly and deliberately attacked by air and naval forces
belonging to the United States of America…” Roosevelt’s chuckle cut
him off.
“Very good. Captain, please convey my compliments back to the Prime Minister, and remind him that no one likes a smartass.”
Weatherly grinned. “Can do, Sir.”
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
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Some of you may be familiar with Lovehammer, the epic tale(s) that cross Sailor Moon with Warhammer 40,000 via the premise that the God Emperor of Mankind adopts a baby Serenity.
Some of you may be aware of the thread that spawned this crossover, which is appropriately entitled: Usagi as raised by the GEoM
You may even be aware that since Christmas the thread has veritably exploded with new activity as several exciting (and amusing) new concepts have been raised.

 

Quote:"Why not Fulgrim?" Perturabo grumbled, glaring acidly at Rogal Dorn.

Dorn, on his part, remained stoic and took a sip of wine before replying. "You do remember what happened last time? The fact that he likes malls does not mean he should be allowed to accompany our sister and her honour guard. Besides, Mercury is your wife. Shouldn’t you be happy to help her?"

Perturabo snorted. "By that logic, you’re as good a candidate as me. Venus is your cousin, isn’t she?"

"And she threatened to record the pillow fort stories if I ever accompanied her on a shopping trip," Dorn replied, not managing to keep some smugness from creeping into his voice.

"What about Russ, then?" Perturabo asked, frowning.

"Lo! Did the hero rise his might mop and cleaned the treacherous floor!" a thunderous roar sounded from the depths of the Imperial Palace.

Dorn shrugged. "As far as I know he promised to do the cleaning himself in return for not having to accompany the Princess."

"Only a spoonful of detergent did he add to the water, no more, no less!"

"Is he enjoying it or is he yelling to make us all suffer with him?" Pertuabo asked, looking towards the door.
D for Drakensis

You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
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From the latest Order of the Stick, written in the Prison Guard Manual:

Suprise Inspections

We do not have suprise inspections. Ever.

Especially not at night, when other guards have been called away to another event.

The inspectors in front of you? They're intruders.

Get them.
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If you become a monster to put down a monster you've still got a monster running around at the end of the day and have as such not really solved the whole monster problem at all. 
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Heh. Kinda reminds me of that line from the American animation, Titan A.E., where after knocking out a guard, one of the characters remarks bemusedly: "An intelligent guard... who'd have thought?"
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Quote:Mark found that, if powered by enough fear, he could outright
teleport. Fear is a strong point right now. He saw the look in their
eyes. He saw the raw anger about to be unleashed. On the other hand,
they were hot, so he's kind of confused about whether or not he should be afraid for his life or incredibly aroused.
No
one gives him a second glance as he runs through the hallways, running
as if the hounds of Hell are nipping at his heels, pushing past working
NERV employees as he runs down the hallway with signs leading towards
the exit.
Which, he finds, has been blocked off, boarded up, and then bricks lain in front of the board.
"Oh no," he whispers.
He looks up. The hallway is wider, ventilation ducts lining the circular roof.
"Oh no!"
In
fact, ventilation ducts are everywhere. On the floor at his feet, on
the walls at eye level, on the ceilings, and built into the brick wall.
"Oh No!"
Which is when the door to his right opens.
"Oh Yeah!" Kiko squeals, and tackles him, before popping open a duct and dragging the screaming Mark in.
From Nobody Dies: The Ayanami Sisters Fight Crime, chapter 1.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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And then there's...
Quote:"I think it's a stupid idea. To paraphrase one of our past guests, it is a stupid idea that is made of pure stupid, wrapped in stupid and then painted with melted stupid to give it an extra stupid flavor."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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Bob Schroeck Wrote:And then there's...
Quote:"I think it's a stupid idea. To paraphrase one of our past guests, it is a stupid idea that is made of pure stupid, wrapped in stupid and then painted with melted stupid to give it an extra stupid flavor."
... Why am I oddly reminded of Invader Zim?
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The title that was displayed on the top of my browser window in a thread over in subforum #1:
Quote:RL Superhero actually *does* something in General Chatter Forum
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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Jorlem Wrote:The title that was displayed on the top of my browser window in a thread over in subforum #1:
Quote:RL Superhero actually *does* something in General Chatter Forum
Yeah, most of the RL Superheroes in the General Chatter forum just lurk.  It's very annoying. 
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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I think they call that patrolling.
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From Dungeon Keeper Ami (the chapter titled Out-of-Dungeon Experiences)

Quote:"But that's boys'- oh, I see!" the tailor tapped his forehead with the
palm of his hand in sudden understanding, and a smile that showed off
his pointed teeth appeared face. "You want to look like a prince, not a
princess! I should have realised immediately, what with the short hair
and the stories abou-"

"Just get to it!" Ami hung her head, silently gritting her teeth.

"Fine, fine," the tailor waved his fingers again, this time producing an
outfit that was much more to the young girls' tastes. "You realise that
the dark gods will frown upon you flaunting the dress code like that,
right?"

Ami's head snapped upward "They what? They have a dress code?"

"Allegedly. It is common knowledge that servants of darkness who ignore
the traditional attires in favour of less exciting garments suffer from
frequent wardrobe malfunctions."

"You are kidding me." Ami massaged the bridge of her nose, feeling a
headache coming. In light of her experiences, it made a distressing
amount of sense. "Very well. Please let's finish adjusting this costume
more to my tastes. I will have another look at your more," she sighed,
"traditional dresses later."

"As you wish, Keeper. Will you also require matching undergarments?"

When a thoroughly mortified Ami left the shop two hours later with her
purchases, the much enriched dark elf shook his head. Stupid humans. So
gullible.
Makes me wonder if the tailors explanation of why leather was so popular is real, or a story invented by leather suppliers.
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
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I always liked the Girl Genius explanation of leather underwear.

A perverted spark developed an compound that dissolved clothing, but left skin untouched. If the skin was dead, and what animal it belonged to didn't seem to matter. So certain characters have taken to wearing leather underthings as a precaution.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
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ROTFL: MAO!
 
Quote:     "It's okay," Kyon assured her,
frowning at his PDA.  "Not how I planned to wake up, but it
could have been worse."  He shook his head, worn out from
trying to figure out how to deal with everything so far. 
Deciding he didn't need to solve it all himself, he turned to his
address book.  "Got it," he declared, sitting up straight once
more.

     Kanae looked at him hopefully
as he dialed Koizumi.  "Y...you know how to take care of
everything?" she asked hopefully.

     "Make Koizumi deal with it,"
he answered her, nodding.

From chapter 36 of K:BDH.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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Her sempai shot Kanae a beseeching look momentarily, before turning his attention to Haruhi.  "Okay, now ... it's not a problem.  Somehow, even my mom found out, so my schedule was clear.  I have no idea how Skynet missed it, but when you look at things, didn't I just get out of doing any preparation work at all for the party?  In a way, really, from my point of view, this is a triumph!"
"Huge success," Yuki added, giving a tiny nod.

Kyon: Big Damn Hero
Boldtype
D for Drakensis

You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
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Quote:It must be some kind of unwritten law of the universe that
if technology managed to advance to a level that provided some new form
of privacy invading technology it would inevitably be found in an
airport. I had little doubt that somewhere out there was some kind of
secret organization of sadistic old men rubbing their hands together in
glee and conspiring to find new ways to make the process of getting on
and off a plane as painful and embarrassing as possible. As I stood as
patiently as I could in the line for immigration, trying not to tap my
foot in impatience while glancing around in paranoia at the world around
me, I contemplated the newest way to make flying a pain in the rear.
From In Flight, chapter 1.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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From a Baka to Test/ Type Moon cross: (link)
Quote:Complete the following statement from last night's reading. "People die when they are ______"

Ryougi: "People die when they are killed."
Teacher: Correct. Nothing to comment on.

Lancer: "People die when they are stabbed in the heart by Gae Bolg"
Teacher: I suppose that should theoretically be true. However, Gae Bolg wasn't mentioned anywhere in last night's reading.

Shirou: "People die when they are the bone of their sword"
Teacher: Did you mean bane? Either way, they're both incorrect.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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From the same thread as above:  Shinji (F/SN) goes to several therapists:
Quote:Shinji: "Recently, I've just been so stressed"
Caren: "You pig."
Shinji: "huh?"

Shinji: "Recently, I've been pretty stressed"
Araya: "Because your origin is worthlessness"
Shinji: "... I'm leaving."

Shinji: "I've been kinda stressed."
Kotomine: "You should spent some time with this friend of mine, Gilgamesh. I'll introduce you to him."
Shinji: "kay?"
[later]
Shinji: "I hate you."

Shinji: "So, I've been kin-"
Darth Sidious: "Good, give in to the dark side!"
Shinji: "What?"

Shinji: "So, I've been stressed recently."
Freud: "Tell me, do you dream of fruit? Because a fruit is not just a fruit young man."
Shinji: "um..."
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber."  --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
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 From Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Serenity chapter 43, we get two little tidbits:
 First, ever wonder what would happen if two super aces fought, and the Turn-A was nowhere to be found? (Little in-joke regarding most Gundam vs. Gundam arguements)
Quote:The Strike Freedom and Serenity were clashing less like titans or angels and more like a god and goddess. It was little more than an indistinct blur to any of the onlookers. Minako had revisited her comparison of the two to the Divine Protector Hachiman and the Divine Light Amaterasu. And honestly, it seemed apt right now.
"Lesser mobile suits would've shattered," commented Faith, wincing slightly as another thunderous crash echoed. "The assault frame was designed for this sort of thing, but even I'm starting to worry they might push that to its limits as well."

A final thunderous crash echoed... and then silence as everyone stared at the craters where the two mobile suits had crashed.

"Great, now I'm gonna have to put those things back together!" moaned Shizuka.
 And finally, the first thing said after an...interesting night brought about by spiked fruit punch....again.
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"I. Am. Going. To. Murder. Them."

These were the first entirely comprehensible words out of Makoto's mouth the next morning. She'd woken up naked in bed, itself not unusual, lying next to an
... which most certainly was out of the ordinary.
 And it's worth noting that Lacus had helped with the aforementioned interesting night.
 Brian Yaple
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Brian Y.
Seed Chronicles
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http://www.collectedcurio.../sequentialart.php?s=668

I found this inordinately amusing for some reason, possibly because of reading some UF bits involving Top Gear.

(The rest of the webcomic is pretty amusing too)
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Since Gryphon is apparently actually working on a new chapter of Warrior's Legacy, I thought I'd bring up one of my favorite quotes from that series while I re-read it.

Quote:"Well, so the OSI is basically history. Poof, gone. But!

There are plenty of other agencies out there with black budgets.

After all, they have to pay people like me. I'm sure I can help find

you a position with one of them. If you're interested, of course."

I knew what Zoner was interested in. I shouldn't say that --

to be fair, he can be a fairly altruistic person -- but you didn't

have to be Sherlock Holmes to tell he had an interest in her. Then

again, she didn't seem to mind, and I couldn't particularly fault him

for it.


He looked at me as if he expected me to join in, so I did.

"Sure, let's see. There's NSA, CIA, MI-5, MI-6, IMF, FBI, ATF,

Mossad, SAS, SBS, Secret Service, GSG9, Spectrum, Interpol, UNIT,

UNCLE, CONTROL, DEA, NASA, NACA... " I was starting to build up steam.

"...TVA, WPA, SSA, FCC, FAA, NTSB, ICC, MBTA, BART, PBS, CBS, AFL-CIO,

AT&T, ITT, MCI, IBM... " I seemed out of control by this time, but I

knew what I was doing. "...NBC, ABC, OSS, MTV, VH-1, A&E, TLC, KFC,

KLF, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NHRA, CART, NASCAR, W3O, OSF, FSF, SCO, Ext2,

HPFS, CCITT, ITU-T, IETF, BGP(4)... " Now I was just being silly.

"...RIPv2, OSPF, ISIS, VLSM, BRI, PRI, SPID, TEI, B8ZS, AMI, TCP, UDP,

ICMP, SPX, NCSA, RADIUS, TACACS, ACP... " Zoner was gasping for air

and waving for me to stop. Meg looked both amused and confused.

"...EIEIO."
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
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Oh, c'mon man!  You left out the best part!
Quote:"...EIEIO."
That was all it took; Zoner nearly fell out of his chair. Meg
mildly injured herself snarfing green tea. That was not my intention.
I felt bad.
"Are you OK?" I asked.
"Yeah." *cough* "I'm fine. Boy, that really clears your head.
I don't recommend it though."
We both paused to observe Zoner gasping like a fish. (Odd
expression, that, because when you come down to it a fish gasping
isn't really like a person gasping at all...) I was just biding my
time. He regained most of his composure and sipped some water to calm
things. I struck.
"Booger."
Zoner's cheeks immediately puffed as he fought to restrain the
water now trapped by the air that wanted to escape. He looked
remarkably helpless. What was going through his mind? Do I spew
water all over the table in front of this remarkably cute woman I've
only know for an hour? Is it any cooler to choke to death on water?
How long can I hold my breath anyway? By this time his lungs were
aching for air and he had to do something. I'm sure it didn't help to
have Meg and I watching him like hawks on nitrous.
In the end he managed to force the water down the right pipe
and dragged in the overdue breath. I think my ears popped from the
pressure drop. It was priceless. Ah, what are friends for?
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Link please?
Also, from a fic update thread over on TFF:
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Are we talking about the bible because it updated?


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