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Debate and Discourse: AWESOME POST in "[Chat] Arcade", by ProfMoriarty
Greetings, [chat], and welcome back to Alaska Week. All week we'll be taking a look at what makes that huge "little state that could" so special.
What's that, gentle reader? You've never heard of Alaska? Why, it's only the rootinen' tootinenest territory to become a state since Puerto Rico! Let's take a brief look at Alaska's origin!
Back in the time before years, there was a great star being known as Khazgareth'thul. Now, compared to you and me, Khazgareth'thul was humongous! Just big! Like wow! King Kong? An ant compared to this star being.
One day this star being known as Khazgareth'thul sought to destroy the planet Earth. I don't know, he woke up on the wrong side of the space bed or something.
At his whim, volcanoes erupted! The seas boiled and washed over the land! People were dying by the thousands.
The people of planet Earth prayed fervently to their various fictional gods and self-help authors to free them from this torment. They needed a savior!
One such Savior arose. A messiah for the people of Earth! His name was William Seward. Seward constructed a giant catapult the size of a million "your moms" and launched himself into space. There, he challenged Khazgareth'thul to a match of wits. This would later be known as Seward's Folly.
"If I win, you will cease tormenting the people of Earth. If you win, you may not only continue tormenting the people of Earth, but I will be your mortal slave in this endeavor."
Well, now, this was completely retarded. But the star being was so amused by the human and his depleting oxygen supply that he took Seward up on the challenge.
"I am thinking of a number between 1 and --"
"6, mortal."
Seward had lost before the challenge had even begun. Without even a moment to announce "double or nothing," Seward became posessed by the star being. Together, the two returned to Earth to bring a more intimate touch to the devastation.
His first target would be what we now know as Canada. But as he approached the moose-laden landmass, Khazgareth'thul-Seward realized his mistake. The human body cannot contain the infinite energy and potential of a star being.
The mortal's form soon began to expand and boil. Hideous rock formations formed on the ever-expanding body. It seemed that the star being would soon be nothing more than a cold, uninhabitable piece of dirt, floating in the ocean. The last part of Seward's free will laughed.
"Laugh all you like, mortal, but know this: I am filled with hatred, rage, and fury. I am evil incarnate, and even in death my darkness will live on. Your corpse will be the epitome of failure and death. Cold will fill the land and all who live here will suffer and become as animals! Aeons from now, this land will be recognized the world over as the ultimate source of disdain and corruption, and all will feel its touch!"
If that woman's cleavedge made one more person pick the game up off the shelf, it was a net positive for microprose. And to be blunt, if taking her top off could have increased sales enough to get a sequel, I'd endorse it 100000% because I like playing great games.
My co-worker is going to return to the frozen north to bury her grandmother, my response when I learned that she was going to Alaska, "There's black people in Alaska?"
My second response, "I wish I knew how to swim so I could get in on that mad money the people make on fishing boats"
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It is full of stars.
Speculation: He may have voted for Sarah Palin.
Wud yoo laek to lern aboot meatz? Look here!
It would have been far funnier if it had maintained the voice it started with but instead it failed and it failed hard
now you're just being a nellie nitpick
must suck to be you.
I was too harsh as I am harsh of all Awesome posts
It was pretty good stuff but those things took me out of the moment
Satans..... hints..... I'm a mo bro!
It starts at "I would like to write something awesome," and ends at "I have written something awesome."
I wouldn't want to live there but it sure is nice to visit. Pretty as hell.
My second response, "I wish I knew how to swim so I could get in on that mad money the people make on fishing boats"
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