At 2/23/04 01:05 AM, biteme2514 wrote:

Besides, Billy Talent's one of my favourite bands. In very much the same way that American Beauty is one of my favourite movies.

Great movie with a great soundtrack also. Thomas Newman, the guy who composed the music is a genius, and it's not the run-of-the-mill rubbish that lacks originality used in the soundtrack either. The instruments he uses are pretty different and distinct. Great stuff.

I just noticed that being a Praporshchik is now a rank for the 51+.

At 2/23/04 02:43 PM, Mr_Pop_Alot wrote: I just noticed that being a Praporshchik is now a rank for the 51+.

Yeah, I noticed that earlier and alluded to it in the b/p thread. It'll soon be 10K, which is scary. Glad I already have 6K+ in the bank...

I just made Elite Guard Private today. It sure feels good to be part of the Elite Guard finally

At 2/23/04 02:55 PM, DRD wrote: I just made Elite Guard Private today. It sure feels good to be part of the Elite Guard finally

Congrats. Well over 500 now. Crazyness, I remember getting there and being in the high 200's, how times have changed...

At 2/23/04 02:02 PM, gfoxcook wrote: done and done. Got one of all teh 14,000-15,000 peops. They're all Majors, too, so I snipped teh ranks to make it all fit. Sometimes I'll actually edit a screenshot to get ranks into it if that's important, but it takes too long. So hopefully the spot #, name, so forth, and point total is enough for ya. ENJOY!
You never commented on my comments on Lost in Translation, BTW. Nor on teh mention that Rushmore is still better. I think I've asked you like THREE times now: have you seen Rushmore or not? #;-}>

Thanks for the screenshot, dude. I knew I could count on you. Things are going extremely well in the blam/protect department though. I just checked the list again and so far, I seem pretty safe in my #20 spot. However, I should still watch my back. If I'm not careful, Oderus_Urungus could catch up to me again. Right now, he's got 14,725 blam/protects. On the other hand, I'm almost 100% certain that I'm past _altr_ for good now. He's only gained fifteen points from last night's total of 14,730 points. He's at 14,745 right now. So, even if Oderus_Urungus gets in front of me again, all I need to do is pass either the relatively slow-moving stafffighter or Captain_Bob to get back into the Top 20. I am currently at 14,763 blam/protect points. I'm going to enjoy my stay in the Top 20, you can count on that.

As for your comments on Lost In Translation (which, I might add, is another one of the movies I have listed in my profile under Favorite Films), I agree wholeheartedly. I could really connect with both Murray's character, Bob, and Johansson's Charlotte. Which is kind of what made the ending of the movie all the more touching. I kind of felt sorry for Charlotte too when she was making that phone call near the beginning of the movie. Those two are really great actors, are they not? You know, I bought the DVD without even seeing it beforehand at the time and I regret nothing. It's just an awesome film. And all the people who disagree just don't get it. Or so I say to make myself look better. It's stuff like this that makes the world go round. Oh, and as for Rushmore, it's on my rental list. I'll get around to that after I watch the twenty or so flicks that my friends recommended to me the other day. In time, gfoxcook. In time.

At 2/23/04 02:24 PM, leeboy105 wrote: Great movie with a great soundtrack also. Thomas Newman, the guy who composed the music is a genius, and it's not the run-of-the-mill rubbish that lacks originality used in the soundtrack either. The instruments he uses are pretty different and distinct. Great stuff.

Yeah, tell me about it. Thomas Newman, you say. Well, thanks for telling me who that guy was. That was actually something I needed to know. Long story short, I have some friends who are interested in actually creating some films, and just for fun, we wanted to put together a little parody of the movie and call it "Canadian Beauty". It's good that I now know the name of the composer though. Should make my job of finding the music so much easier. But yeah, I totally agree. I love the music in that flick. It's always nice to know that there are people out there with the same cinematic tastes as you.

At 2/23/04 12:58 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Hey James, what topic and page did you find that information on?

This topic, unsure on page. I saved it onto my computer, narf! No digging through posts for me!

At 2/23/04 03:11 PM, Dobio wrote: I suppose I should try to catch up my lost ground, but I keep getting distracted with real life. :-/

Yeah, I never thought you know what that is ;) Nah

Im baaaack! For the moment that it...
I leveled up finally!
Lvl 12, kick ass!

At 2/24/04 01:03 AM, James0 wrote:

At 2/23/04 12:58 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Hey James, what topic and page did you find that information on?

This topic, unsure on page. I saved it onto my computer, narf! No digging through posts for me!

That's okay James, gfox just posted it again on this page. Thanks gfox. Now I can see why it's gonna take me forever to reach level 25. I want that gold gauntlet!

At 2/24/04 06:07 AM, Demon0 wrote: Im baaaack! For the moment that it...
I leveled up finally!
Lvl 12, kick ass!

Congratulations, now like me you're stuck with my least favorite icon for some months.

At 2/24/04 10:42 PM, Impetus wrote:
Congratulations, now like me you're stuck with my least favorite icon for some months.

That glove you got is 1337!
I like the boxing glove, I am not a big fan of the lvl 11 though, it's the same as lvl 4-7 only has brass knuckls on it.

Still can't wait for that Pipe!

Mike

At 2/24/04 09:06 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: That's okay James, gfox just posted it again on this page.

Me knows. I just thought I'd answer your question anyway.

Now I can see why it's gonna take me forever to reach level 25. I want that gold gauntlet!

By that time (2507 days O_O) I'll be level 23 (if neither you, HT or I miss a deposit). It'll be interesting to see if we ever make it that far, but I'm betting I won't.

At 2/24/04 10:42 PM, Impetus wrote:

At 2/24/04 06:07 AM, Demon0 wrote: Im baaaack! For the moment that it...
I leveled up finally!
Lvl 12, kick ass!

Congratulations, now like me you're stuck with my least favorite icon for some months.

Yep, I just retired that stupid icon. 11 I liked, since it made sense in the progression, but 10 and 12 ... yech. So ah grats for making it, but tough luck on what you made it to ;-)

can some one tel me how long it will take me to get to level 20. (my favorite level)

At 2/24/04 10:42 PM, Impetus wrote: Congratulations, now like me you're stuck with my least favorite icon for some months.

Well, at least you didn't get 23...it's the suck

Thanks everyone for your congrats's!
Yea, this icon really does suck the big one, but it dont bother me. A level is a level....I guess

sorry i haven't been around much, again, but i just want to say congrats to everyone, especially lightning for achieving a new level after such a long time, everybody give him a little applause! (kissing ass and taking names)

At 2/19/04 01:13 PM, KoRnFreakeR wrote:

At 2/19/04 11:19 AM, daredevilguy wrote: i never found anyone here who doesn't like me, i'm just popular! ;P

it's alittle late but i've been away....

I HAIT J00 N00B! ;)

*cries in a corner*

Nah, well, why should people hate you? I don't see anything that's wrong with ya :)

i don't wanna say i told you so.....

At 2/19/04 01:18 PM, XkwiziTOnE wrote: Ummmm i dont like you lol j/k man just runnin' with the spur of the moment. You seem to be cool people....................

......but i told you so! ;P

X tanx for thinking i'm cool i'm actally a real big nerd ;P

Regarding the wire glove, I dislike it because I see it as a somewhat illogical weapon. I'd rather get hit in the face with that one than the brass knucks before it.

For some reason lv10's regular boxing glove makes sense to me, though. It's like "You're level 10 now. You're a trained, professional fighter."

At 2/25/04 01:22 PM, Impetus wrote: Regarding the wire glove, I dislike it because I see it as a somewhat illogical weapon. I'd rather get hit in the face with that one than the brass knucks before it.

You sure about that? Barbed wire hitting you in the face would give you some pretty deep gashes. (I've gotten barbed wire stuck in my leg before and that shit really hurts.) And that wasn't someone swinging it at me nice and tightly coiled up, that was just a somewhat loose piece. Brass knuckles would still be bad but I think barbed wire would do a lot more damage.

At 2/25/04 02:53 PM, TheJoe324 wrote:

At 2/25/04 01:22 PM, Impetus wrote: Regarding the wire glove, I dislike it because I see it as a somewhat illogical weapon. I'd rather get hit in the face with that one than the brass knucks before it.

~nod~

You sure about that? Barbed wire hitting you in the face would give you some pretty deep gashes. (I've gotten barbed wire stuck in my leg before and that shit really hurts.) And that wasn't someone swinging it at me nice and tightly coiled up, that was just a somewhat loose piece. Brass knuckles would still be bad but I think barbed wire would do a lot more damage.

The only real damage it would incur would be from the coiled wire itself ... kind of like brass knuckling the gloves. I guess it's what they went with since they couldn't exactly show a glove being seeded with a roll of quarters inside or whatever, but it's still not a logical choice. Yes, the spiky bits woud add to the damage, but it's more superficial and cosmetic than anything. My two (more) cents on it ;-)

Heh .. I finally dusted off my forum pictures last night. I'm going to have to tinker with some of them to get them to work with the bat icon. This one definitely needs to flip lol

Just broke the 25,000 point barrier on the blam/protect list. Go me! Only 500 points more and I've got that 4th General's star!!

At 2/25/04 07:43 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Just broke the 25,000 point barrier on the blam/protect list. Go me! Only 500 points more and I've got that 4th General's star!!

Well congratulations !
I myself just got in what I like to call the "hall of fame". The pack of people that have the badges with the "leaf", you know, that greenish thing around the badge itself. I think gfox called it ... oh shit I forgot. That thing that the emperors wore. Lyre ? Hmm ... not sure. Anyways.

At 2/23/04 10:33 PM, biteme2514 wrote: I'm going to enjoy my stay in the Top 20, you can count on that.

Wow, I actually made it into the #19 slot last night. Think I passed stafffighter to get that. Only thing is, I don't know if I'll be able to keep that spot for long. Remember how hard it was for me to try and get into the Top 20 with Oderus_Urungus on my ass? Well, now it looks like I have three guys on my ass. I'm ahead of them for now, but by tonight, it could all go to hell again. See, there's _altr_ with 14,819 blam/protects, stafffighter with 14,824 blam/protects, Oderus_Urungus with 14,834 blam/protects and me, just in front of everyone else with 14,856 blam/protects. However, that's still only twenty or so points in front of the next guy down. And I have plans tonight. Got invited to some sort of "Civic Dinner in honour of Committee Appointees", remember? I'm staring at the invitation right now, as a matter of fact. Either way, something tells me that I'm screwed for tonight. Come to think of it, I'm kind of screwed tomorrow as well. Promised my dad that I'd see The Passion Of The Christ with him tomorrow after school. You know what the really sad thing is though? I'll give you a clue. It's not the fact that I'm missing out on so many blam/protect points. Give up?

It's the fact that I'm actually kind of pissed that I'm missing out on all those blam/protect points. When did I become such a Newgrounds geek anyways?

At 2/25/04 07:43 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Just broke the 25,000 point barrier on the blam/protect list. Go me! Only 500 points more and I've got that 4th General's star!!

Now that's a good looking number right there. You'll be an EGG before you know it.

At 2/25/04 07:52 PM, alexsmolik wrote: I myself just got in what I like to call the "hall of fame". The pack of people that have the badges with the "leaf", you know, that greenish thing around the badge itself. I think gfox called it ... oh shit I forgot. That thing that the emperors wore. Lyre ? Hmm ... not sure.

Thanks alexsmolik. I think you mean the Laurel Wreath of Victory. Kinda what old John here is wearing. The lyre is a musical instrument, kinda like a harp.

At 2/25/04 08:27 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Thanks alexsmolik. I think you mean the Laurel Wreath of Victory. Kinda what old John here is wearing.

Lol, guess what, that's what I meant ! "Laurel". That's the word. Yeah I'm so stupid. In french we say "lauriers de la victoire" so yeah, but the actual thing is that I forgot how to say it in french too at that time. Oh well; no big deal anyways.

The lyre is a musical instrument, kinda like a harp.

I knew there was something wrong with that "lyre" thingy haha.

Where the heck is everyone? I know this isn't the most popular forum on Newgrounds but it usually isn't this dead either.

** involuntary shudder creeps up the spine **

At 2/25/04 05:27 AM, _lightning_ wrote: can some one tel me how long it will take me to get to level 20. (my favorite level)

Yeah that level is tied with the pipe as my fav icon.

Did you use Nemisises lvl calculator? It might be able to tell you.

Mike