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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited November 2014
    There was a Confederate General in the Civil War named Leonidas Polk. By all accounts he was a pretty miserable cunt of a human being. He had some success in the Western Theater but is generally best known for being unable to avoid a pissing match with his brother officers, or if one wasn't available, starting one. Also for how he died. He and a couple of other officers were scouting a hill not too far from Atlanta, over looking Union lines. Well Sherman spotted them on the ridge line and called for fire. Some accounts said Polk was just physically slow, some say he stood there with defiance in his eyes. What they all agree on is the third shell cut him in half. Sniped by cannon.

    Thomamelas on
  • bloodyroarxxbloodyroarxx Casa GrandeRegistered User regular
    Man I am craving some pizza real bad right now :(

  • knitdanknitdan Registered User regular
    edited November 2014
    I like the one who said "they couldn't hit an elephant at this distance" shortly before being shot. Union General John Sedgwick.

    knitdan on
    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
    -Indiana Solo, runner of blades
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    knitdan wrote: »
    Who was the one who said "they couldn't hit an elephant at this dist---"?

    Sedgwick. Union General from CT.

  • ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    i'll die before i surrender, Tim

  • knitdanknitdan Registered User regular
    Yep I got curious and looked it up.

    :)

    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
    -Indiana Solo, runner of blades
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    poshniallo wrote: »
    Jacobkosh wrote: »
    the Avengers EMH intro really brought the great crunchy guitar riffs theme music action

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHLEOg5RPo

    My daughter watches that literally EVERY DAY while eating breakfast. DVDs.

    Still not tired of it :)

    Omg babies

    How old is she now? I just saw my cousin who is 10 months and the only thing she wanted to do was walk only she couldn't walk herself yet so that meant batting at my lap and dragoon one me into holding her arms up so he can walk about (so much work... There should be a teaching babies to walk workout)

    fuck gendered marketing
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    And you're not even doing it right! 6 AM is already so late should be 2

    fuck gendered marketing
  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    First Halloween now Black Friday

    Why don't we get the good holiday where we eat Turkey ?

    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • MrMisterMrMister Jesus dying on the cross in pain? Morally better than us. One has to go "all in".Registered User regular
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    There was a Confederate General in the Civil War named Leonidas Polk. By all accounts he was a pretty miserable cunt of a human being. He had some success in the Western Theater but is generally best known for being unable to avoid a pissing match with his brother officers, or if one wasn't available, starting one. Also for how he died. He and a couple of other officers were scouting a hill not too far from Atlanta, over looking Union lines. Well Sherman spotted them on the ridge line and called for fire. Some accounts said Polk was just physically slow, some say he stood there with defiance in his eyes. What they all agree on is the third shell cut him in half. Sniped by cannon.

    *TF2 Domination Jingle*

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

  • CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    MrMister, when are you going to settle down and make me some grandchildren?

  • CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    You left out 80's action movies.

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Kalkino wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    First Halloween now Black Friday

    Why don't we get the good holiday where we eat Turkey ?

    Christmas?

    Though I did eat turkey yesterday! One slice, wafer thin

    fuck gendered marketing
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Elldren wrote: »
    poshniallo wrote: »
    Jacobkosh wrote: »
    the Avengers EMH intro really brought the great crunchy guitar riffs theme music action

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbHLEOg5RPo

    My daughter watches that literally EVERY DAY while eating breakfast. DVDs.

    Still not tired of it :)

    Omg babies

    How old is she now? I just saw my cousin who is 10 months and the only thing she wanted to do was walk only she couldn't walk herself yet so that meant batting at my lap and dragoon one me into holding her arms up so he can walk about (so much work... There should be a teaching babies to walk workout)

    @poshniallo‌ @peoplewhatlikecuteness

    fuck gendered marketing
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    It happened last year too.

    We're infected.

  • MrMisterMrMister Jesus dying on the cross in pain? Morally better than us. One has to go "all in".Registered User regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

  • MrMisterMrMister Jesus dying on the cross in pain? Morally better than us. One has to go "all in".Registered User regular
    Cinders wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    MrMister, when are you going to settle down and make me some grandchildren?

    said my mother :(

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    It happened last year too.

    We're infected.

    We're using Schrek as an infection for 4th of July on the basis that it's a holiday about cheeseburgers.

  • CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Eh, I always hated Mousetrap as a kid. Too long to do, and the thing never works right.

    You want games that the kid will love you for, but your siblings will loathe.

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    I'm here

    The plane is here

    Nobody else

    I should be allowed to just go fly it off right? That's how it works? Self-serve international travel?

    fuck gendered marketing
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Oh my brother knows the drum set is coming. And I taught one of my nephews how to lay down a basic rock beat using pots and pans.

  • knitdanknitdan Registered User regular
    I'm convinced that one of the medications I'm on is a secret appetite suppressant. Which is a good thing, now I don't need nearly as much food to feel full. The only downside is that for thanksgiving, seconds are right out and dessert has to wait an hour or so.

    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
    -Indiana Solo, runner of blades
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    It happened last year too.

    We're infected.

    We're using Schrek as an infection for 4th of July on the basis that it's a holiday about cheeseburgers.

    We have Orange Antibodies which will help us reject it.

  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    Elldren wrote: »
    Kalkino wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Apparently we decided to do black Friday in the UK this year. Any excuse for a little riot

    First Halloween now Black Friday

    Why don't we get the good holiday where we eat Turkey ?

    Christmas?

    Though I did eat turkey yesterday! One slice, wafer thin

    Christ was?

    What is this

    A holiday for a man from Roman Judea? Bah

    I'd prefer a holiday for a good British hero, like Constantine of York

    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • MrMisterMrMister Jesus dying on the cross in pain? Morally better than us. One has to go "all in".Registered User regular
    Cinders wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Eh, I always hated Mousetrap as a kid. Too long to do, and the thing never works right.

    You want games that the kid will love you for, but your siblings will loathe.

    Yeah, Mousetrap is not even a game. It's a list of parts that don't fit together, and then you're missing one, and then the new game is "look for missing bits, be unhappy."

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Off today. Not sure what I'm going to do!

    *Continental Market beckons*

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    MrMister wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Eh, I always hated Mousetrap as a kid. Too long to do, and the thing never works right.

    You want games that the kid will love you for, but your siblings will loathe.

    Yeah, Mousetrap is not even a game. It's a list of parts that don't fit together, and then you're missing one, and then the new game is "look for missing bits, be unhappy."

    Your optimum game for stuff like this is one that will cause a proper brawl. This varies by group of kids of course but Monopoly often works.

  • CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Eh, I always hated Mousetrap as a kid. Too long to do, and the thing never works right.

    You want games that the kid will love you for, but your siblings will loathe.

    Yeah, Mousetrap is not even a game. It's a list of parts that don't fit together, and then you're missing one, and then the new game is "look for missing bits, be unhappy."

    Your optimum game for stuff like this is one that will cause a proper brawl. This varies by group of kids of course but Monopoly often works.

    Or Risk. So much of a time investment that no one is happy when they lose.

  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    knitdan wrote: »
    Geth will draw no one who has posted recently.

    It will be Bogart. Or a mod.

    Geth is just.

  • MrMisterMrMister Jesus dying on the cross in pain? Morally better than us. One has to go "all in".Registered User regular
    Here's the thing with Mousetrap: the whole point of that game is the stupid fucking mousetrap going off. And, even if you can find the pieces and build it so that it all actually works, the payoff only happens if you randomly happen to land on one square in the full monopoly-style board! Even as a 0-year-old I could tell that it was fucking stupid.

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Eh, I always hated Mousetrap as a kid. Too long to do, and the thing never works right.

    You want games that the kid will love you for, but your siblings will loathe.

    Yeah, Mousetrap is not even a game. It's a list of parts that don't fit together, and then you're missing one, and then the new game is "look for missing bits, be unhappy."

    Your optimum game for stuff like this is one that will cause a proper brawl. This varies by group of kids of course but Monopoly often works.

    Or Risk. So much of a time investment that no one is happy when they lose.

    Right. Bonus points if you teach all of the kids involved how to cheat.

  • BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    And I just got a great idea for a [chat] title as well.

  • _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    Cinders wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    MrMister wrote: »
    BrotherMister has a 3 year old girl, and a boy on the way.

    MrMister is a mediocre uncle, but still finds it all very charming.

    Provide sugar and toys that require batteries. That's how you win the uncle game.

    Also noisy toys that are hard to shut off.

    Also toys that can double as caltrops. Lego is the classic choice for this.

    I'm pretty sure that Mousetrap is the game you give if you hate your relative

    It's up there with 'drum set'

    Eh, I always hated Mousetrap as a kid. Too long to do, and the thing never works right.

    You want games that the kid will love you for, but your siblings will loathe.

    Yeah, Mousetrap is not even a game. It's a list of parts that don't fit together, and then you're missing one, and then the new game is "look for missing bits, be unhappy."

    Your optimum game for stuff like this is one that will cause a proper brawl. This varies by group of kids of course but Monopoly often works.

    Nah.

    Nerf guns and Chemistry sets.

  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    Bogart wrote: »
    And I just got a great idea for a [chat] title as well.

    I will pull one from my drafts. I have a delightful one about a group of Klan members who decided to go after a bunch of NAACP members who were mostly combat veterans and expected them to show up.

  • GethGeth Legion Perseus VeilRegistered User, Moderator, Penny Arcade Staff, Vanilla Staff vanilla
    This thread is no longer active, and will be recycled.
    On average, this thread was zooming by at warp 2.7

    @Thomamelas will create the new thread
    @Bogart is backup

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