Manilla Road to the World - Part 11: Teacher (Mark of the Beast)

I have my laptop back now. However, the dust and lint covering the fan was not the issue. I'm still experiencing the laptop to crash whenever it feels like and from what I've heard, it may be a fault with the motherboard. If this isn't something the computer shop nearby can do, I may have to get a brand new laptop which would suck since if I had another year of warranty for the laptop, I could easily take it the shop I got it from and I wouldn't have to spend a couple of hundreds of quid just for a new laptop. I do have more than enough money for another laptop, it's a matter of commitment to spend that much just three years after getting this one.

Listening to:

Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear

At 11/8/11 07:46 AM, Coop wrote: gfox, with a weird voice, as if he was holding his nose and talking over a tannoy, that sort of thing.

Well, he is a gifted one.

At 11/8/11 11:48 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/6/11 01:46 PM, Bahamut wrote: You are not gfox!

A statement which can not be disputed. Not even by me. ^^

Now we have this which neither of us can debate about?

Maybe I will stop at 37,777? XD

Haha, do it.

Can you send this link to me over MSN? I'm at my laptop right now (waiting for some kind of seminar to start... and it's already 5:43 PM!) and by the time I check NG while sitting at my PC I will have forgotten about the link.

I'll have to do just that.

On the other hand, we may finally get somewhere with Manowar... This is the end of Wi/Ht? as we know it.

This is a very scary thought.

This Friday, you will hear the recap.

If you "rub it in" because of Joey DeMaio, that isn't entirely new since I knew he was an oddball beforehand. The only ones that find him sane are fanboys that would take orders from a fucking roadie.

Which just proves once more: Fanboys fucking suck!

Damn straight! It doesn't matter what the fanbase is for, those lunatics are always bad. However, some are far beyond pathetic.

At 11/9/11 04:20 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/8/11 07:05 AM, Bahamut wrote: Had a bit of a scare this morning. I misunderstood what my mum said and I thought the computer shop near where I live was known for scamming and selling whatever they get from customers. Thankfully that wasn't the case and she was only talking about a place somewhere else. The shop claims they'll have the laptop ready this afternoon and whether they will make it on time or not, I'll be going down there either way.

Just remember not to Mega-Flare the shop until you get the laptop back ;)

Good thing that's not necessary. They told me if it continues to misbehave, I can go straight back and they can have a further look. However, I will feel like an ass if I say it might be to do with the motherboard and not dust on the fan all along.

Passed 40,000 total stats!

Top 1000 in B/P!
(Was I already, though?)

Level 45

o/

At 11/9/11 04:20 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/8/11 11:48 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/7/11 04:14 AM, Coop wrote: "Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at ya!"

That rings a bell.

It should do - these were the first words spoken by Philip J. Fry in Futurama. Space Pilot 3000 was the episode name.

Oh. I don't watch Futurama too often so you where lucky with this one. Also, I'm not too good with english quotes as I watch most movies/series in german.

My favorite ending was where there where policemen grabbing the one talking by the shoulder, and then another policeman grabbed the shoulder of the previous one and so on...

It sounds liek the goons climbing a really tall wall, when 1 puts 2 on his shoulders, 3 climbs on top of them,then 4 does the same. Now 1 climbs up the other three and stands on 4's shoulders and so forth, so they all end up over the wall.

Hm, I don't remember that one. But I still have some episodes to watch!

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: I have my laptop back now. However, the dust and lint covering the fan was not the issue. I'm still experiencing the laptop to crash whenever it feels like and from what I've heard, it may be a fault with the motherboard.

Yeah, it may be an error with the mainboard, but it could be some other weird things as well. Those kind of errors are very hard to locate.

If this isn't something the computer shop nearby can do, I may have to get a brand new laptop which would suck since if I had another year of warranty for the laptop, I could easily take it the shop I got it from and I wouldn't have to spend a couple of hundreds of quid just for a new laptop. I do have more than enough money for another laptop, it's a matter of commitment to spend that much just three years after getting this one.

It sure does suck, especially if the laptop still is in good condition otherwise. But locating and fixing the error could cost more than to buy a new one. :/
Also, I'd rather go for a desktop PC :P

At 11/8/11 11:48 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/6/11 01:46 PM, Bahamut wrote: You are not gfox!

A statement which can not be disputed. Not even by me. ^^

Now we have this which neither of us can debate about?

We need to find other things to argue about!

On the other hand, we may finally get somewhere with Manowar... This is the end of Wi/Ht? as we know it.

This is a very scary thought.

This Friday, you will hear the recap.

Is this just a coincidence that I at first read "crap" instead of "recap"?

If you "rub it in" because of Joey DeMaio, that isn't entirely new since I knew he was an oddball beforehand. The only ones that find him sane are fanboys that would take orders from a fucking roadie.

Which just proves once more: Fanboys fucking suck!

Damn straight! It doesn't matter what the fanbase is for, those lunatics are always bad. However, some are far beyond pathetic.

Sometimes they can be funny (as in so stupid all you can do is laugh), but most of the time they are annoying. Especially if two fanboys argue about their fanboyism.

At 11/4/11 05:24 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/3/11 06:55 PM, Auz wrote: Well I'm sure you know the Maldini's too. Paulo Maldini's father played for AC Milan and the Italian national team as well. Furthermore, his sons are quite the upcoming talents too I've heard.

I thought that the Baggios were in that number as well, but I was mistaken. Roberto and Eddy are brothers, but not sons of a footballing father. Perhaps Roberto can start a dynasty with his two sons, Mattia and Riccardo?

Ah, also Italian football players, right? Next to them there are also the Inzaghi's...

Seems like Italian people often have these things running in the family.

At 11/4/11 10:30 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/3/11 06:55 PM, Auz wrote: Yeah, we just haven't gotten that far yet in a technological level. I'd say we are close though. And I bet it's Nintendo who comes up with a VR based console first.

Maybe before this decade ends?

I can see that happening, but then again, we wouldn't be the first to overestimate the technological development of the next ten years.

At 11/4/11 02:36 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/3/11 06:55 PM, Auz wrote: Oh right. But isn't it usually pronounced Olivier? Maybe the Dutch football commentators always said Olivier. Wouldn't be the first name they mispronounced...

It's pronounced a bit like "Olive" just with an "r" at the end. Anyway, most people with the name "Oliver" are just called "Olli" anyways.

Yeah, I think the football commentators just mispronounced it often. Maybe because they thought Olivier sounds more German. They were also pretty inconsistent about Suarez (who now plays at Liverpool). The pronounciation went from SuArez to SUarez and back again and I still don't know what the right one is after watching him for two or three years.

Having just got back from an awesome Rise Against gig with Tom Morello in support, philonous congratulates:

SCTE3 - 1337 Audio responses
Nemo103 - Police Lieutenant
Powerage - 19,000 Exp
Coop - 69,000 saves
Gimmick - Level 19 and top 1,000 in B/P
Asandir - Level 18 and Captain
sandwich-eater - 20,000 saves
Koolguy265 - Level 10
LegolaSS - Level 45 and 2,222 posts
sushi13 - 40,000 total stats
FattyWhale - Level 45

At 11/8/11 07:05 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/7/11 01:45 PM, philonous wrote: I think the biggest thing they fixed was the hand-to-hand system which I always remember feeling very clunky in #1. They also generally cleaned up the game physics so it felt a lot smoother.

Oh yeah, the brutal combo doesn't seem to work well. If I have to use hand-to-hand, it's relentless square tapping. :P

It's amazing how effective random button-mashing can be...

I'm currently playing Uncharted 3 and absolutely loving it. Hope you're able to get hold of #2 at some point.

I really hope so myself. I'd like to see where the series goes next. If I can't pick it up soon enough, I have COD4, Bioshock 2 and FFXIII to go through. Hey, looks like I might actually need more PS3 games for once, haha. I think those three should keep me good by Christmas but if not, I'll nostalgia some more with the PS1.

I keep meaning to go back to FFXIII - I enjoyed it whilst playing it and then got distracted by all the sidequests so never completed it. I think that's next on my list to play. Unless they release Diablo III any time soon...

Level 8 !!!

My first Level after my 2011 return !!!

Just passed 3000 experience.

Level 42!

At 11/10/11 01:51 AM, reverend wrote: Level 42!

Wow Great Sword , thats an handsome weapon that you have there !

today i sadly gain a level up in age... im now 23 and already feel old

Coop helps to replace his defective radiatior, while congratulating:
sushi13: 40,000 Total Points
Gimmick: Top 1,000 B/P
FattyWhale: Level 45
philonous: 3,000 Experience
reverend: Level 42. Hail, King Wart
LegolaSS: 23rd Birthday

Listening to:
Metallica - My Friend Of Misery
Iron Maiden - Drifters

Thank you to:
philonous

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/8/11 07:46 AM, Coop wrote: gfox, with a weird voice, as if he was holding his nose and talking over a tannoy, that sort of thing.

Well, he is a gifted one.

You were expecting otherwise?

At 11/9/11 04:20 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/8/11 07:05 AM, Bahamut wrote: Had a bit of a scare this morning. I misunderstood what my mum said and I thought the computer shop near where I live was known for scamming and selling whatever they get from customers. Thankfully that wasn't the case and she was only talking about a place somewhere else. The shop claims they'll have the laptop ready this afternoon and whether they will make it on time or not, I'll be going down there either way.

Just remember not to Mega-Flare the shop until you get the laptop back ;)

Good thing that's not necessary. They told me if it continues to misbehave, I can go straight back and they can have a further look. However, I will feel like an ass if I say it might be to do with the motherboard and not dust on the fan all along.

Oh, that's always good. So long as you don't look like too much of an idiot ;)

At 11/9/11 03:43 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/9/11 04:20 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/8/11 11:48 AM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/7/11 04:14 AM, Coop wrote: "Space. It seems to go on and on forever. But then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at ya!"

That rings a bell.

It should do - these were the first words spoken by Philip J. Fry in Futurama. Space Pilot 3000 was the episode name.

Oh. I don't watch Futurama too often so you where lucky with this one. Also, I'm not too good with english quotes as I watch most movies/series in german.

Sometimes I feel that I should watch things like Futurama in German, it would be funny to hear the different voices, that the dubbing people use.

My favorite ending was where there where policemen grabbing the one talking by the shoulder, and then another policeman grabbed the shoulder of the previous one and so on...

It sounds liek the goons climbing a really tall wall, when 1 puts 2 on his shoulders, 3 climbs on top of them,then 4 does the same. Now 1 climbs up the other three and stands on 4's shoulders and so forth, so they all end up over the wall.

Hm, I don't remember that one. But I still have some episodes to watch!

That's the Goon Show, not Monty Python.

At 11/9/11 05:22 PM, Auz wrote:

At 11/4/11 05:24 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/3/11 06:55 PM, Auz wrote: Well I'm sure you know the Maldini's too. Paulo Maldini's father played for AC Milan and the Italian national team as well. Furthermore, his sons are quite the upcoming talents too I've heard.

I thought that the Baggios were in that number as well, but I was mistaken. Roberto and Eddy are brothers, but not sons of a footballing father. Perhaps Roberto can start a dynasty with his two sons, Mattia and Riccardo?

Ah, also Italian football players, right? Next to them there are also the Inzaghi's...

Seems like Italian people often have these things running in the family.

What, so we could end up with another Berlusconi running Italy? Mama mia!

Triple Shurikens

I've found one fault to the laptop. It seems to not like Firefox at all. Tried using that only and found the laptop to lock up three times within half an hour. Stopped using it last night and I've been fine since. I won't say I'm 100% good for now but I'm happy to find a solution to keep it more stable for the time being.

Listening to:

Cathedral - The VIIth Coming

At 11/9/11 09:48 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: I have my laptop back now.

Go all out and get a desktop :P

I want to have a desktop but it's hard to time good space for it when my bedroom is too fucking small for it. Not only that, I could use it in my sister's bedroom but it'll be awkward when she's up here. The only other place is out in the conservatory but that room doesn't give you any privacy so I'm stuck with using a laptop.

At 11/9/11 03:43 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: I have my laptop back now. However, the dust and lint covering the fan was not the issue. I'm still experiencing the laptop to crash whenever it feels like and from what I've heard, it may be a fault with the motherboard.

Yeah, it may be an error with the mainboard, but it could be some other weird things as well. Those kind of errors are very hard to locate.

Heh, I found one problem. Sucks how I can't use Firefox now since I was using that for secondary accounts on Facebook and Newgrounds.

If this isn't something the computer shop nearby can do, I may have to get a brand new laptop which would suck since if I had another year of warranty for the laptop, I could easily take it the shop I got it from and I wouldn't have to spend a couple of hundreds of quid just for a new laptop. I do have more than enough money for another laptop, it's a matter of commitment to spend that much just three years after getting this one.

It sure does suck, especially if the laptop still is in good condition otherwise. But locating and fixing the error could cost more than to buy a new one. :/

Yeah, if it turns out your money would be better off getting a new laptop, I'd have to do that.

Also, I'd rather go for a desktop PC :P

Read my response to Odyssic and you'll understand.

Now we have this which neither of us can debate about?

We need to find other things to argue about!

You were talking to Coop about Futurama. Can I join in?

This Friday, you will hear the recap.

Is this just a coincidence that I at first read "crap" instead of "recap"?

I wouldn't blame you.

Damn straight! It doesn't matter what the fanbase is for, those lunatics are always bad. However, some are far beyond pathetic.

Sometimes they can be funny (as in so stupid all you can do is laugh), but most of the time they are annoying. Especially if two fanboys argue about their fanboyism.

I need some examples.

At 11/9/11 05:22 PM, Auz wrote:

At 11/4/11 10:30 AM, Bahamut wrote: Maybe before this decade ends?

I can see that happening, but then again, we wouldn't be the first to overestimate the technological development of the next ten years.

Overestimating technology has happened before and I suppose it will happen again. Not related to video games but I want to see spaceships and such. Not the NASA kind rockets, spaceships that you see in sci-fi. :P Something like that probably won't happen until well after I'm gone. Ah well.

At 11/9/11 07:20 PM, philonous wrote:

At 11/8/11 07:05 AM, Bahamut wrote: Oh yeah, the brutal combo doesn't seem to work well. If I have to use hand-to-hand, it's relentless square tapping. :P

It's amazing how effective random button-mashing can be...

This is not how it should be.

I really hope so myself. I'd like to see where the series goes next. If I can't pick it up soon enough, I have COD4, Bioshock 2 and FFXIII to go through. Hey, looks like I might actually need more PS3 games for once, haha. I think those three should keep me good by Christmas but if not, I'll nostalgia some more with the PS1.

I keep meaning to go back to FFXIII - I enjoyed it whilst playing it and then got distracted by all the sidequests so never completed it. I think that's next on my list to play. Unless they release Diablo III any time soon...

I will need to get back to FFXIII. Oh yeah, also add Resident Evil 5 to the list. I forgot I still had that disc.

At 11/10/11 01:51 AM, reverend wrote: Level 42!

Good to see a mod with level 42 again. We have a while until NEVR's there but it'll happen before my next level up.

At 11/10/11 04:32 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well, he is a gifted one.

You were expecting otherwise?

Why should I?

Good thing that's not necessary. They told me if it continues to misbehave, I can go straight back and they can have a further look. However, I will feel like an ass if I say it might be to do with the motherboard and not dust on the fan all along.

Oh, that's always good. So long as you don't look like too much of an idiot ;)

Now I'm glaring at Firefox.

Next milestone passed 17,000 blam points. While now it is one of the more harder achievements to gain for newbies it is not really a big deal though >_<

Level 12: Smashed Beer Bottle of Injustice!

9th NG birthday!

Manowar live show recap. Haggard, if you don't want to read it all, at least read the last four paragraphs.

Listening to:

Megadeth - Th1rt3en. Can't say it's as good as Endgame.

At 11/10/11 10:46 AM, Odyssic wrote:

At 11/10/11 07:48 AM, Bahamut wrote: I want to have a desktop but it's hard to time good space for it when my bedroom is too fucking small for it.

I worry about this, I'm going to have to make the room for it or use it downstairs.

Oh yeah, another option is to have my bedroom entirely redone but that'll cost a lot of money. Imagine how much I'd need to pay for that and a kickass desktop.

860 medals :)

Also posting this because the date is 11/11/11. One of the few times that the date is written the same in the USA as everywhere else.

Coop gets his teeth done and marks the Armastice, before congratulating:
Pokemonpoeguygcn: Level 34
LittleWashut: 17,000 Blams
Psych: Level 12
Painbringer: 9th NG Berfday

Listening to:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Cabron
Alice Cooper - Working Up A Sweat
Rush - Ceiling Unlimited

At 11/10/11 07:48 AM, Bahamut wrote: I've found one fault to the laptop. It seems to not like Firefox at all. Tried using that only and found the laptop to lock up three times within half an hour. Stopped using it last night and I've been fine since. I won't say I'm 100% good for now but I'm happy to find a solution to keep it more stable for the time being.

Come back to Opera. We will treat you well.

At 11/9/11 03:43 PM, Haggard wrote:

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Now we have this which neither of us can debate about?

We need to find other things to argue about!

You were talking to Coop about Futurama. Can I join in?

Oh my, yes!

At 11/10/11 04:32 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/9/11 07:17 AM, Bahamut wrote: Well, he is a gifted one.

You were expecting otherwise?

Why should I?

I really wouldn't know.

Good thing that's not necessary. They told me if it continues to misbehave, I can go straight back and they can have a further look. However, I will feel like an ass if I say it might be to do with the motherboard and not dust on the fan all along.

Oh, that's always good. So long as you don't look like too much of an idiot ;)

Now I'm glaring at Firefox.

I couldn't glare at myself - I turned up an hour early for the dentist and had to kill the time, to get sorted properly. Oh well, I could have turned up and hour late and missed my appointment.

At 11/11/11 08:03 AM, Odyssic wrote: SKYRIMMMMMMMM

I might have been like this, if I'd have gotten into the earlier games of Elder Scrolls.

At 11/11/11 08:09 AM, Decky wrote: 860 medals :)

What the hell makes that an achievement?! >:(

Seriously, you need to ask yourself if it's a thousand pointer, or a decent sequence, or for or more of a kind.

Also posting this because the date is 11/11/11. One of the few times that the date is written the same in the USA as everywhere else.

Yeah, the Yanks must bow to logic for today, even though they're still in denial :P

Level 16.

I wonder how many hundreds of pages have passed since I last posted here. i could make a real badass congratulations list.

Anyways, I noticed I passed 30k experience points the other day, I felt it was worthy of a post since I remember thinking of 30k as the maximum back in the good old day. Should I not have some pictures by now? Oh and yes today I levelled up.

I'm surprised to see some familiar faces in here. Bahamut for instance, I'm impressed! Or is impressed not the word I'm looking for?

30,000 Medal Points.

At 11/10/11 01:51 AM, reverend wrote: Level 42!

I don't think the level 42 icon was meant to resemble excalibur, but close enough.

Congrats!

At 11/10/11 03:21 AM, LegolaSS wrote: today i sadly gain a level up in age... im now 23 and already feel old

Happy birthday!

Eight months from now and I'll be there myself. Don't feel old yet, but perhaps I will soon enough.

At 11/10/11 04:32 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/9/11 05:22 PM, Auz wrote: Ah, also Italian football players, right? Next to them there are also the Inzaghi's...

Seems like Italian people often have these things running in the family.

What, so we could end up with another Berlusconi running Italy? Mama mia!

Well he's been making a clown out of himself for three election periods now? Up until recently the Italian people loved him apparently, so who knows? I reckon they're crazy enough to elect his son as well in 40-50 years from now.

At 11/10/11 07:48 AM, Bahamut wrote:

At 11/9/11 05:22 PM, Auz wrote: I can see that happening, but then again, we wouldn't be the first to overestimate the technological development of the next ten years.

Overestimating technology has happened before and I suppose it will happen again. Not related to video games but I want to see spaceships and such. Not the NASA kind rockets, spaceships that you see in sci-fi. :P Something like that probably won't happen until well after I'm gone. Ah well.

The only film I've seen that was moderately close to predicting the future is 2001: A Space Odyssey. Okay, we're not quite able to go as far as Jupiter yet and AI wasn't as advanced at the time, but we have a space station, we've been on the moon and I think the space suits, spacecraft equipment and board computers pretty closely resemble what we have now (and had 10 years ago). The film was made in 1968, just before men took their first steps on the moon, so this is a pretty impressive job if you ask me.

I would make a bet that we will still be able to see the first man landing on Mars in our lifetime. Whether we will have those Star Trek like spaceships by then, I doubt it :p

At 11/11/11 05:18 PM, Auz wrote:

At 11/10/11 01:51 AM, reverend wrote: Level 42!

I don't think the level 42 icon was meant to resemble excalibur, but close enough.

I was going to post the Master Sword from the Zelda franchise but I'm sure lots of users have made that reference. I mean when was the last time you watched the Sword in the Stone? For me it's been at least 15 years.

Congratulations to:
Reverend - Level 42
LegolaSS - 23rd birthday
Pokemonpoeguygcn - Level 34
LittleWashu - 17,000 blam points
Psych - Level 12
Painbringer - 9 years on NG
J-Rex - Level 16
DonDoli - 30,000 experience and level 53
gamejunkie - 30,000 medal points

Thanks to:
Coop
Odyssic
IzzyDude

You passed 15000 Saves. Way to go!

Coop benefits from a long and satisfying lie-in, before congratulating:
J-Rex: Level 16
DonDoli: 30,000 Experience
gamejunkie: 30,000 Medal Points
sushi13: 15,000 Saves
MikeyS9607: Level 19

Watching:
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 3rd Practice

Thank you to:
IzzyDude (x2)

At 11/11/11 11:46 AM, DonDoli wrote: I wonder how many hundreds of pages have passed since I last posted here. i could make a real badass congratulations list.

Yeah, you'd need a whole post just for my achievements since last you posted here... one for Bahamut as well and the rest would be a complete mess :P

At 11/11/11 05:18 PM, Auz wrote:

At 11/10/11 04:32 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/9/11 05:22 PM, Auz wrote: Ah, also Italian football players, right? Next to them there are also the Inzaghi's...

Seems like Italian people often have these things running in the family.

What, so we could end up with another Berlusconi running Italy? Mama mia!

Well he's been making a clown out of himself for three election periods now? Up until recently the Italian people loved him apparently, so who knows? I reckon they're crazy enough to elect his son as well in 40-50 years from now.

All of this means that the next series of Have I Got News For You won't be nearly as funny, because Ian Hislop, the one team captain won't be going "It's Silvio", to most questions, regarding Italian financial policies.

At 11/12/11 01:19 AM, reverend wrote: I mean when was the last time you watched the Sword in the Stone? For me it's been at least 15 years.

Well, we moved house 16 years ago, and I don't think we watched it since then. It's got to be at least 18 years for me. I'm much better with Aladin, which I can quote from start to finish.

At 11/11/11 10:18 AM, Coop wrote:

At 11/10/11 07:48 AM, Bahamut wrote: I've found one fault to the laptop. It seems to not like Firefox at all. Tried using that only and found the laptop to lock up three times within half an hour. Stopped using it last night and I've been fine since. I won't say I'm 100% good for now but I'm happy to find a solution to keep it more stable for the time being.

Come back to Opera. We will treat you well.

Opera can suck a dick as well. I'm going to stick to Chrome and Chrome only.

You were talking to Coop about Futurama. Can I join in?

Oh my, yes!

Well, Futurama rocks!

Now I'm glaring at Firefox.

I couldn't glare at myself - I turned up an hour early for the dentist and had to kill the time, to get sorted properly. Oh well, I could have turned up and hour late and missed my appointment.

I've not been to a dentist in eight years now. Uhhh, I think I've told you about my long absence from the dentist before.

At 11/11/11 11:46 AM, DonDoli wrote: I'm surprised to see some familiar faces in here. Bahamut for instance, I'm impressed! Or is impressed not the word I'm looking for?

Hey, you still come to the site despite zero activity on the BBS for years now. At least you find some time to collect some B/P. As for catching up on those pages, you realise that's more than what gfox has to do, right? We all make fun of him for being so far behind.

At 11/11/11 05:18 PM, Auz wrote: The film was made in 1968, just before men took their first steps on the moon, so this is a pretty impressive job if you ask me.

Now that sounds like a film that was ahead of its time. To tell you the truth, I have not watched 2001.

I would make a bet that we will still be able to see the first man landing on Mars in our lifetime. Whether we will have those Star Trek like spaceships by then, I doubt it :p

Finding themselves to get one man on Mars is a huge step up.

At 11/12/11 01:19 AM, reverend wrote: I was going to post the Master Sword from the Zelda franchise but I'm sure lots of users have made that reference. I mean when was the last time you watched the Sword in the Stone? For me it's been at least 15 years.

I probably still have it on VHS somewhere. That's one film my cousin could watch in a few years time. As for the Master Sword reference, only if it's level 51.