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prefect posted:And "boffin" is what they call scientists in England. The Register also likes to use it to refer to hackers, which I think is closer to the intended reference.
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Dessert Rose posted:The Register also likes to use it to refer to hackers, which I think is closer to the intended reference. I disagree.
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It's just a term for a person engaging in scientific, technological, intellectual, etc. pursuits. "Egghead" without the bile and with a touch of patriotic admiration.
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Subjunctive posted:I disagree. Well, fine. Withdrawn.
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Hot of the presses:  A reference to this janky phishing attempt: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3651576&pagenumber=2910&perpage=40#post458817477
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 i love it edit: what's the difference between  and 
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tinaun posted:edit: what's the difference between The images are identical.
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Tomorrow I'm going to post  in this thread.
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prefect posted:The images are identical. Usually means someone hosed up and bought it twice, or two people bought it independently.
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tinaun posted:
I saw that as a gif so long ago, I'm glad someone bought it
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Drythe posted:I saw that as a gif so long ago, I'm glad someone bought it Yeah thank loving god. It's always a pain trying to find it when you need it.
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How did it get around the size limit though?
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Drythe posted:How did it get around the size limit though? An admin would have had to add it. If at a user's request, they'd generally buy a nothing emote like  .
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What's up with the sudden surge of tiger bikini anime girl avatars?  etc.
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Apparently one person spent a lot of money buying them for other people. I don't know who or why, though.
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Who cares why, Lum owns. e: sweet, free avatar super sweet best pal has a new favorite as of 18:48 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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Unguided posted:Who cares why, Lum owns. 
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Nice meme.
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NOT!
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As a non-anime question, why have a bunch of PYF threads got the same name now?
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Unguided posted:Who cares why, Lum owns. Rayman likes Lum as well.
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I never knew the anime girl's name, so I never made the connection between the goon that goes by Lum and her avatar.
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Tasteful Dickpic posted:As a non-anime question, why have a bunch of PYF threads got the same name now? because memes I love memes
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Unguided posted:Who cares why, Lum owns.
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senrath posted:Apparently one person spent a lot of money buying them for other people. I don't know who or why, though. There was a thread in ADTRW that was just a giant picture of Lum. I think everyone in that thread got one from Bad Seafood.
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:I believe this brings us to 58 Lums, or 580 Real American Dollars. Money well spent.
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Kennel posted:Money well spent. Around 30€.
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Kennel posted:What's up with the sudden surge of tiger bikini anime girl avatars? Jackard has a new favorite as of 19:50 on Apr 28, 2016 |
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Jackard posted:Japanese ogres wear tiger loincloths. That's how you tell them apart from Shrekian ogres Wait, ogres and oni are the same thing? I'm not even trying to be a smart aleck I'm genuinely curious because I don't know.
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RareAcumen posted:Wait, ogres and oni are the same thing?
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RareAcumen posted:Wait, ogres and oni are the same thing? Not really the exact same thing, but probably the best translation.
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It's like dragons and wyverns; to most people the same thing, and only the spergs really care about the difference. I care so much  GET IT RIGHT, HOLLYWOOD!
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Hirayuki posted:Yeah, "oni" is often translated as "ogre". Huh, learn something new eventually within a year. Malachite_Dragon posted:It's like dragons and wyverns; to most people the same thing, and only the spergs really care about the difference. Well, dragons, wyrms, and wyverns are all totally different things aren't they?
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RareAcumen posted:dragons  RareAcumen posted:wyrms  RareAcumen posted:wyverns  RareAcumen posted:totally different things aren't they?  E: I make an exception for the dragons in Skyrim because in a setting where lizard people descended from trees- not out of the trees, from trees- poo poo is hosed up enough as it is.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:
Yep, that's basically what I thought which which one was which looked like. I never really had a good grasp on wyverns though, because I'm only just now noticing their claws and wings are connected.
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