the empire runs on duncan

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SmokaDustbowl: Feb 12, 2001; by vyelkin; Fun Shoe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpqdYt9hw2g

# ? Oct 7, 2020 04:29

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 09:32

cowboy beepboop: Feb 24, 2001

Glorgnole posted:

that came up in The Algebraist, where a) it is quite hard, and b) the water aliens end up being smug about it

I think the dwellers are my favourite banks species

# ? Oct 7, 2020 04:31

Schadenboner: Aug 15, 2011; by Shine

Just finished Embassytown and it makes no loving sense. What was at least an interesting problem (the absurd) washed away by MAGICAL VIRAL SEMIOTICS?

Protagonists journey from eager imperialist to anti-colonialist revolutionary was also completely unearned, like they got 85% of the way through and realized �wait, she�s a bit poo poo, innit?� and then she reads Space Fanon off-screen.

And the newly-enlightened noble savages even speak English because: of course they do!

:jerkbag:

E: Oh, and miss me with this �People totes just invent ideograms on the spot, guys!� poo poo...

# ? Oct 7, 2020 12:37

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

SmokaDustbowl posted:

water aliens suck the worst because how do you even invent fire or discover electricity underwater

what if they're electric eels

# ? Oct 7, 2020 18:22

qirex: Feb 15, 2001

Schadenboner posted:

Just finished Embassytown and it makes no loving sense. What was at least an interesting problem (the absurd) washed away by MAGICAL VIRAL SEMIOTICS?

Protagonists journey from eager imperialist to anti-colonialist revolutionary was also completely unearned, like they got 85% of the way through and realized �wait, she�s a bit poo poo, innit?� and then she reads Space Fanon off-screen.

And the newly-enlightened noble savages even speak English because: of course they do!

E: Oh, and miss me with this �People totes just invent ideograms on the spot, guys!� poo poo...

yeah that book was a waste of a really good premise, like mieville was so in love with the idea he got distracted from writing an actual story

iirc the "savages" had to speak english though because the bad guy was loving up their native language so bad

# ? Oct 7, 2020 18:28

EIDE Van Hagar: Dec 8, 2000; Beep Boop

based on everything said here i popped 2x benzodiazepine for seaquest s2 e3 where the aliens come back to earth and its goddamn amazing now.

# ? Oct 7, 2020 19:14

in a well actually: Jan 26, 2011; dude, you gotta end it on the rhyme

people who insist on being called trekkers instead of trekkies are extremely suspect

# ? Oct 8, 2020 01:47

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

trekklers

# ? Oct 8, 2020 01:49

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

trekklers

trekists

# ? Oct 8, 2020 01:57

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

FMguru posted:

trekists

treksters?

trekstars

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:01

indigi: Jul 20, 2004; ^{how can we not talk about family

when family's all that we got?}

trekholes

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:08

in a well actually: Jan 26, 2011; dude, you gotta end it on the rhyme

trekphiles, but i guess that�s redundant

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:17

BaldDwarfOnPCP: Jun 26, 2019; by Pragmatica

PCjr sidecar posted:

people who insist on being called trekkers instead of trekkies are extremely suspect

if they need a title for their fandom i suspect them

if for star trek doubly so

i like some though so i'm guilty (the orville was good and i hope they make more)

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:31

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

treksters?

trekstars

trekistas

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:35

Agile Vector: May 21, 2007; scrum bored

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

i like some though so i'm guilty (the orville was good and i hope they make more)

it was a fine tng-like considering post tng is ds9 but also voyager and enterprise

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:39

Achmed Jones: Oct 16, 2004

BaldDwarfOnPCP posted:

if they need a title for their fandom i suspect them

# ? Oct 8, 2020 02:58

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

trekaholism

# ? Oct 8, 2020 03:32

Fuzzy Mammal: Aug 15, 2001; Lipstick Apathy

trekistanis

so i'm watching gemini man (lol) cuz it's free on prime and the action in it is so bad. unbelievably bad. worse than the dinosaurs in jurassic park bad. everything is made of plasticine and has negative inertia. it's a total joke.

# ? Oct 8, 2020 05:59

Achmed Jones: Oct 16, 2004

ok if you don't think the dinosaurs in Jurassic park are rad I don't even know what to say to you

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:02

Jabor: Jul 16, 2010; #1 Loser at SpaceChem

the story made no sense, the action scenes were laughable, never any real stakes or pathos

perfect mindless action flick imo

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:05

Jabor: Jul 16, 2010; #1 Loser at SpaceChem

young will smith going all bmx bandit (but with a motorcycle) on old will smith was funny as gently caress

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:07

Xaris: Jul 25, 2006; Lucky there's a family guy
Lucky there's a man who positively can do
All the things that make us
Laugh and cry

Jabor posted:

the story made no sense, the action scenes were laughable, never any real stakes or pathos

perfect mindless action flick imo

mindless action flick should have good action

it doesnt need to be john wick precision but idk, even Shoot 'Em Up or Equilibrium has silly good action scenes

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:10

Roosevelt: Jul 18, 2009; I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

Fuzzy Mammal posted:

worse than the dinosaurs in jurassic park bad.

the jp dinos were amazing :confused:

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:18

Fuzzy Mammal: Aug 15, 2001; Lipstick Apathy

yeah for the 90s. i'm saying we've regressed, like in a lot of other things i guess

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:30

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

Roosevelt posted:

the jp dinos were amazing

Fuzzy Mammal posted:

yeah for the 90s. i'm saying we've regressed, like in a lot of other things i guess

# ? Oct 8, 2020 06:56

Scope: Jun 6, 2003

Trexual offenders

# ? Oct 8, 2020 12:56

indigi: Jul 20, 2004; ^{how can we not talk about family

when family's all that we got?}

angel summoner

and bmx bandit

# ? Oct 8, 2020 16:01

animist: Aug 28, 2018

reading house of leaves, it's kinda fun

# ? Oct 8, 2020 17:24

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

animist posted:

reading house of leaves, it's kinda fun

got it for xmas and i keep meaning to start, thanks for the reminder

# ? Oct 8, 2020 18:06

Kenny Logins: Jan 11, 2011; EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

i also finally decided to watch the sopranos. good pilot but no one ever mentioned that tone is introduced as a crying dipshit all hosed up about ducks lol

# ? Oct 8, 2020 18:07

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

animist posted:

reading house of leaves, it's kinda fun

skip his second one, Only Revolutions

# ? Oct 8, 2020 18:18

Agile Vector: May 21, 2007; scrum bored

Uptime Sinclair posted:

got it for xmas and i keep meaning to start, thanks for the reminder

same and same. i shamefully moved it to the shelf and it faded away in the queue

# ? Oct 8, 2020 18:21

indigi: Jul 20, 2004; ^{how can we not talk about family

when family's all that we got?}

Uptime Sinclair posted:

i also finally decided to watch the sopranos. good pilot but no one ever mentioned that tone is introduced as a crying dipshit all hosed up about ducks lol

that's like the whole point of the show

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:33

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

animist posted:

reading house of leaves, it's kinda fun

i mean walt whitman was cool but idk if i'd consider that one "fun"

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:35

indigi: Jul 20, 2004; ^{how can we not talk about family

when family's all that we got?}

Jonny 290 posted:

i mean walt whitman was cool but idk if i'd consider that one "fun"

that's legit what I think whenever anyone talks about that book

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:39

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

i have tried to read walden like SO MANY TIMES but i just cant get past like 30 pages of talking about how to stay warm

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:40

rotor: Jun 11, 2001; classic case of pineapple derangement syndrome

I GET IT!! it's cold. OK. gotcha. please move on.

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:40

The Fool: Oct 16, 2003

rotor posted:

I GET IT!! it's cold. OK. gotcha. please move on.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45081/the-cremation-of-sam-mcgee

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:44

Archduke Frantz Fanon: Sep 7, 2004

its rough living in your mothers lake house

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:47

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 09:32

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

walt whitman was a pederast

# ? Oct 8, 2020 19:57

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