but in the battlefield people didn't use the rapier then?
trying to pierce armor is nearly futile and the rapier is only good for piercing.
Not 100% right. You just need a piercing weapon built just for that purpose. Trying to just straight up pierce a breastplate isn't going to work, but say, if you try to shove an estoc up the joint in someones armpit? They are petty much fucked. Bludgeoning weapons will mess up a dude in armor if applied with enough force, to the right spot, and at the right angle.
Slashing/cutting weapons are right out though. You might as well bring a stick for all the good it will do you.
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BobCescaIs a girlBirmingham, UKRegistered Userregular
Yeah why the fuck do the three musketeers always have swords? Why the fuck are they called the musketeers?
Beacause the Musketeers were a private force of the French King. However, because of the long load-time for muskets they also had to be excellent swordsmen and so were unlikely to carry their muskets except for pre-arranged battles.
a rapier's deadliness is pretty underrated by most people too
a good thrust could easily pierce a major organ and kill someone.
It's because it looks so wimpy.
I mean, a guy dancing with a hand behind his back poking at you with this thin flimsy sword or the hulking brute with the 6 foot claymore? Which one do you think looks more bad ass?
a rapier's deadliness is pretty underrated by most people too
a good thrust could easily pierce a major organ and kill someone.
Yup, you are more likely to die from getting stabbed by say a rapier, than you are to die from getting slashed/cut from say a longsword. Just because a cut is less likely to go deep enough to puncture and organ. I mean, don't get me wrong a cut is still going to fuck your shit up, you'll be out of the fight, but, you might survive via medical treatment.
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I loved Hamlet 2. I thought it was poorly-marketed, and everything I saw about the film presented it as a ridiculous slapstick comedy when in reality it was a lot smarter than that.
It's not everybody's cup fo tea, though. Might explain why it's $3 (or whatever) on Amazon right now.
a rapier's deadliness is pretty underrated by most people too
a good thrust could easily pierce a major organ and kill someone.
Yup, you are more likely to die from getting stabbed by say a rapier, than you are to die from getting slashed/cut from say a longsword. Just because a cut is less likely to go deep enough to puncture and organ. I mean, don't get me wrong a cut is still going to fuck your shit up, you'll be out of the fight, but, you might survive via medical treatment.
You'd probably be out of fighting for good though unless you're reaaaally lucky.
EDIT: But like, getting a piece of metal through your chest is gonna work out about as good for you as getting glocked in the chest.
a rapier's deadliness is pretty underrated by most people too
a good thrust could easily pierce a major organ and kill someone.
It's because it looks so wimpy.
I mean, a guy dancing with a hand behind his back poking at you with this thin flimsy sword or the hulking brute with the 6 foot claymore? Which one do you think looks more bad ass?
I can tell you which one looks more likely to be able to actually kill me:
I loved Hamlet 2. I thought it was poorly-marketed, and everything I saw about the film presented it as a ridiculous slapstick comedy when in reality it was a lot smarter than that.
It's not everybody's cup fo tea, though. Might explain why it's $3 (or whatever) on Amazon right now.
I also thought it was hilarious
haven't seen it since theatres. $3 you say?
Pretty sure I watched it on Netflix... I don't remember ever renting it, and definitely didn't see it in the theatre.
There is no inherent value difference in the words produced by different means, no, but the media you employ - just like any other restriction - can have a drastic impact on what you actually write.
Writing by hand will result in differences of style and diction vs typing or dictating.
It's like a more subtle version of how constraining yourself to rhyme and meter alters the flow of words and ideas when writing a poem.
I dunno, maybe it was just a thing I was told as a kid? But, I was always told that in sport fencing you had to fight in a straight line and you had to hold your hand behind you because they fought in narrow alleyways at night while holding a lantern behind them for light.
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Man, [chat].
You ever have one of those days.
Just like, cranky, tired, busy, tired, and cranky?
There is no inherent value difference in the words produced by different means, no, but the media you employ - just like any other restriction - can have a drastic impact on what you actually write.
Writing by hand will result in differences of style and diction vs typing or dictating.
It's like a more subtle version of how constraining yourself to rhyme and meter alters the flow of words and ideas when writing a poem.
I can confirm that I write very differently by hand than via typing. I wrote all my college papers by hand first.
See I thought you meant old people do because they're racist, and young people do because they're one of the most tolerant generations in history, and that doesn't really line up with islam.
There is no inherent value difference in the words produced by different means, no, but the media you employ - just like any other restriction - can have a drastic impact on what you actually write.
Writing by hand will result in differences of style and diction vs typing or dictating.
It's like a more subtle version of how constraining yourself to rhyme and meter alters the flow of words and ideas when writing a poem.
I think that entirely depends on your writing process. For my writing process, I only found myself frustrated with sluggishness and hand cramping when I was stuck with pen and paper. The only difference between then and now is that now I can actually type at the speed I think (and even then typing is still a bit slow).
If anything, my self-editing process has become more robust.
So I don't think it is accurate to say that writing by hand "will result" in differences. I think it would be correct to say it "may result" in differences. But I really don't think that is the case for most people. I understand where you and your hypothesis is coming from, but I don't agree with it.
a rapier's deadliness is pretty underrated by most people too
a good thrust could easily pierce a major organ and kill someone.
It's because it looks so wimpy.
I mean, a guy dancing with a hand behind his back poking at you with this thin flimsy sword or the hulking brute with the 6 foot claymore? Which one do you think looks more bad ass?
I can tell you which one looks more likely to be able to actually kill me:
That depends.
As you said in the other post, a cut might not kill you immediately but we're talking about a time when medicine and doctoring were still in the shitty stages. Someone hacking off your arm, or putting a deep cut into your shoulder could easily kill you from infection and disease.
I loved Hamlet 2. I thought it was poorly-marketed, and everything I saw about the film presented it as a ridiculous slapstick comedy when in reality it was a lot smarter than that.
It's not everybody's cup fo tea, though. Might explain why it's $3 (or whatever) on Amazon right now.
I tried carrying around like a writing journal and whatnot.
It did nothing for me and I found myself turned away from writing. I would have all these awesome ideas while traveling on the bus/train or out and about and I've lost a lot of them to the winds of time now because I either didn't have something to write with on hand, or I couldn't be fucked to actually write my complicated series of ideas out by hand and by the time I got home or to where I was going, I'd forgotten either the construction of the idea that I liked, or the idea itself.
Now that I have a personal word processing device on hand at all times, I am much, much more productive.
Now, perhaps that is because I find more inspiration while I am away from home. I actually find myself writing much more outside of my home than inside of my home. But even then, I couldn't even imagine choosing pen and paper over my desktop computer. That would be like cramming four people in your car and choosing the non-carpool lane just because.
As you said in the other post, a cut might not kill you immediately but we're talking about a time when medicine and doctoring were still in the shitty stages. Someone hacking off your arm, or putting a deep cut into your shoulder could easily kill you from infection and disease.
Either way, you're not continuing to fight.
More that a 6 foot claymore is a horribly unwieldy weapon.
Did anyone else UK side try to get a NOS Batman Beyond code? I want to confirm if it's a region thing.
Have you tried creating an American account and then claiming the code with that?
Arkham City requires you sign in to access your existing DLC. I'll miss out on what I already have, as well as the progress I've made, if I have to log in on a different account to get the skin. I don't think I'm that desperate
I tried carrying around like a writing journal and whatnot.
It did nothing for me and I found myself turned away from writing. I would have all these awesome ideas while traveling on the bus/train or out and about and I've lost a lot of them to the winds of time now because I either didn't have something to write with on hand, or I couldn't be fucked to actually write my complicated series of ideas out by hand and by the time I got home or to where I was going, I'd forgotten either the construction of the idea that I liked, or the idea itself.
Now that I have a personal word processing device on hand at all times, I am much, much more productive.
Now, perhaps that is because I find more inspiration while I am away from home. I actually find myself writing much more outside of my home than inside of my home. But even then, I couldn't even imagine choosing pen and paper over my desktop computer. That would be like cramming four people in your car and choosing the non-carpool lane just because.
I've written entire first drafts on my iPhone while on the bus. The CeltX iPhone/iPad app has a wonderful little feature that lets you sync scripts with your PC or Mac, so when I'd get home I'd just transfer the script to the PC, fix the typos, and keep going.
Did anyone else UK side try to get a NOS Batman Beyond code? I want to confirm if it's a region thing.
Have you tried creating an American account and then claiming the code with that?
Arkham City requires you sign in to access your existing DLC. I'll miss out on what I already have, as well as the progress I've made, if I have to log in to get the skin.
I always hated the Mel Gibson Hamlet, and Braveheart, way before it was cool to hate Mel.
/hipsterjeep
I loved the Mel Gibson Hamlet because it is closer to my interpretation of Hamlet.
I don't think I have the strength for another battle of wills about whether or not X is good or not, but the Branagh version sucks.
Everything about the Mel Gibson Hamlet was p. good except for Mel Gibson, who was godawful and had no idea what to do with the role.
Branagh's Hamlet was an hour too long and way too full of itself (like most things Branagh has done).
I've seen a lot of film adaptations of Shakespeare that I've really enjoyed, but I've never seen a great Hamlet on screen.
Gibson did have this "fish out of water gasping for air almost having an orgasm" kind of look to him while he was flopping around from scene to scene but I thought he did pretty good at switching between nutty and devious without giving the audience a concrete answer as to which he actually was.
As you said in the other post, a cut might not kill you immediately but we're talking about a time when medicine and doctoring were still in the shitty stages. Someone hacking off your arm, or putting a deep cut into your shoulder could easily kill you from infection and disease.
Either way, you're not continuing to fight.
More that a 6 foot claymore is a horribly unwieldy weapon.
excuse me some of us are real men and can wield them like steak knives
Plays are best appreciated viewed on stage, nothing will convince me otherwise.
You're not going to see Anthony Hopkins/Ian McKellen quality actors at your local playhouse.
I disagree. Some of the best stage stuff I've seen has been put on by small, local groups. I was in an adaptation of Terry Pratchett's "Wyrd Sisters" sme years back, and the guy we had playing the Fool was incredible.
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Not 100% right. You just need a piercing weapon built just for that purpose. Trying to just straight up pierce a breastplate isn't going to work, but say, if you try to shove an estoc up the joint in someones armpit? They are petty much fucked. Bludgeoning weapons will mess up a dude in armor if applied with enough force, to the right spot, and at the right angle.
Slashing/cutting weapons are right out though. You might as well bring a stick for all the good it will do you.
Beacause the Musketeers were a private force of the French King. However, because of the long load-time for muskets they also had to be excellent swordsmen and so were unlikely to carry their muskets except for pre-arranged battles.
It's because it looks so wimpy.
I mean, a guy dancing with a hand behind his back poking at you with this thin flimsy sword or the hulking brute with the 6 foot claymore? Which one do you think looks more bad ass?
The cats are looking slightly freaked out.
Yup, you are more likely to die from getting stabbed by say a rapier, than you are to die from getting slashed/cut from say a longsword. Just because a cut is less likely to go deep enough to puncture and organ. I mean, don't get me wrong a cut is still going to fuck your shit up, you'll be out of the fight, but, you might survive via medical treatment.
I also thought it was hilarious
haven't seen it since theatres. $3 you say?
Yeah I felt the same way. Came highly recommended but in the end it was just kind of sort of funny for me.
Plays are best appreciated viewed on stage, nothing will convince me otherwise.
People who are adults but haven't gotten loopy don't, it's what I meant.
Which is pretty good. Young people can't be expected to know anything and old people can't be expected not to be horrible.
You'd probably be out of fighting for good though unless you're reaaaally lucky.
EDIT: But like, getting a piece of metal through your chest is gonna work out about as good for you as getting glocked in the chest.
I can tell you which one looks more likely to be able to actually kill me:
Pretty sure I watched it on Netflix... I don't remember ever renting it, and definitely didn't see it in the theatre.
Re: writing media in last thread
There is no inherent value difference in the words produced by different means, no, but the media you employ - just like any other restriction - can have a drastic impact on what you actually write.
Writing by hand will result in differences of style and diction vs typing or dictating.
It's like a more subtle version of how constraining yourself to rhyme and meter alters the flow of words and ideas when writing a poem.
I dunno, maybe it was just a thing I was told as a kid? But, I was always told that in sport fencing you had to fight in a straight line and you had to hold your hand behind you because they fought in narrow alleyways at night while holding a lantern behind them for light.
You ever have one of those days.
Just like, cranky, tired, busy, tired, and cranky?
I need ice cream.
yeah I heard that his sequel to Hamlet was pretty lame except on stage
I can confirm that I write very differently by hand than via typing. I wrote all my college papers by hand first.
Though talking about Shakespeare's novice plays is like talking about a modern author's most refined works.
See I thought you meant old people do because they're racist, and young people do because they're one of the most tolerant generations in history, and that doesn't really line up with islam.
I think that entirely depends on your writing process. For my writing process, I only found myself frustrated with sluggishness and hand cramping when I was stuck with pen and paper. The only difference between then and now is that now I can actually type at the speed I think (and even then typing is still a bit slow).
If anything, my self-editing process has become more robust.
So I don't think it is accurate to say that writing by hand "will result" in differences. I think it would be correct to say it "may result" in differences. But I really don't think that is the case for most people. I understand where you and your hypothesis is coming from, but I don't agree with it.
That depends.
As you said in the other post, a cut might not kill you immediately but we're talking about a time when medicine and doctoring were still in the shitty stages. Someone hacking off your arm, or putting a deep cut into your shoulder could easily kill you from infection and disease.
Either way, you're not continuing to fight.
then i will fuck with a uav operator and he will explode me
it is the circle of martial life
$3.92, it says here.
Have you tried creating an American account and then claiming the code with that?
It did nothing for me and I found myself turned away from writing. I would have all these awesome ideas while traveling on the bus/train or out and about and I've lost a lot of them to the winds of time now because I either didn't have something to write with on hand, or I couldn't be fucked to actually write my complicated series of ideas out by hand and by the time I got home or to where I was going, I'd forgotten either the construction of the idea that I liked, or the idea itself.
Now that I have a personal word processing device on hand at all times, I am much, much more productive.
Now, perhaps that is because I find more inspiration while I am away from home. I actually find myself writing much more outside of my home than inside of my home. But even then, I couldn't even imagine choosing pen and paper over my desktop computer. That would be like cramming four people in your car and choosing the non-carpool lane just because.
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could god make a katana so sharp it could go through his skin?
More that a 6 foot claymore is a horribly unwieldy weapon.
Arkham City requires you sign in to access your existing DLC. I'll miss out on what I already have, as well as the progress I've made, if I have to log in on a different account to get the skin. I don't think I'm that desperate
I've written entire first drafts on my iPhone while on the bus. The CeltX iPhone/iPad app has a wonderful little feature that lets you sync scripts with your PC or Mac, so when I'd get home I'd just transfer the script to the PC, fix the typos, and keep going.
Well shit.
Also on film you can give a more subtle, naturalistic performance. You don't have to shout every line.
Also when you're watching a film you can turn on subtitles.
Gibson did have this "fish out of water gasping for air almost having an orgasm" kind of look to him while he was flopping around from scene to scene but I thought he did pretty good at switching between nutty and devious without giving the audience a concrete answer as to which he actually was.
excuse me some of us are real men and can wield them like steak knives
also storm trooper armor
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I disagree. Some of the best stage stuff I've seen has been put on by small, local groups. I was in an adaptation of Terry Pratchett's "Wyrd Sisters" sme years back, and the guy we had playing the Fool was incredible.
those are p. boss
saving up to buy one