So I'm stuck in the crappiest hotel ever in Ross River, Yukon.
There's a forecast overnight low of -18C. The heater is blasting out cold air.
There's a rangetop that I've cranked up to try and generate some heat, but I'm already covering myself with one blanket, and it's only 6pm.
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
If she asks why you were in a motel in the middle of no where, we'll know what to say:
The man had a hooker obsession. ^_^
On the plus side, when I stayed here a year ago they didn't have wireless internet.
So now I can give you all a blow-by-blow account of my freezing my nuts off.
Are you arguing a case with a town hall of indians as a jury?
How is it legal for them to rent you a room with no heat in the Yukon?
I bet you wish you were in Kentucky right now. 5C :cool:
Quote from: Jaron on November 03, 2009, 09:31:24 PM
The man had a hooker obsession. ^_^
That'd be Ed.
The man loves his civil war hijacks.
Quote from: Neil on November 03, 2009, 09:36:22 PM
How is it legal for them to rent you a room with no heat in the Yukon?
As a colleague of mine likes to say,
"if it aint second rate, it aint northern".
I just hoping they got rid of the bedbugs here.
No heat in the north goes beyond second-rate.
Man Our government goes all out for it's people. :p Hope you survive, it'd be sad if your wife had to hear about your freezing to death from his "special internet friends". :(
:p
Quote from: Neil on November 03, 2009, 10:02:10 PM
No heat in the north goes beyond second-rate.
Well the temperature in the room itself is above freezing. The cold air starts blasting if I turn the thermostat above 10C or so. I figure I'm leeching heat from the neighboring rooms.
Thankfully I brought 2 sleeping bags, knowing this hotel's reputation (under previous owners) for crap. :thumbsup:
Random question, since you seem to be bored: Do Canadian casebooks(or courts, for that matter) ever cite American cases? Thediscussion of Carbolic Smoke Ball got me wondering if I had read any Canadian cases, and I think the answer is no. But just now I saw a reference to British Columbia Saw Mill Co v. Nettleship, which I assume mostly likely fell under Canadian jurisdiction. But it was just a two line quote, so I had minimal exposure to the wisdom of Canadian jurisprudence. :( :Canuck:
Quote from: stjaba on November 03, 2009, 10:19:07 PM
Random question, since you seem to be bored: Do Canadian casebooks(or courts, for that matter) ever cite American cases? Thediscussion of Carbolic Smoke Ball got me wondering if I had read any Canadian cases, and I think the answer is no. But just now I saw a reference to British Columbia Saw Mill Co v. Nettleship, which I assume mostly likely fell under Canadian jurisdiction. But it was just a two line quote, so I had minimal exposure to the wisdom of Canadian jurisprudence. :( :Canuck:
Yes they do. But nowhere near as often as they do British caselaw.
The source of our common law was the English common law. In, say, Alberta, when it became a province in 1905 it simply adopted the entirity of the English common law up to that point. Plus, appeals to the Privy Counsel were only abolished in the 1930s or so. So a lot of that older caselaw continues to be binding authority in Canada.
US caselaw though is somewhat different. The historic stuff is of no value whatsoever. However as new legal issues have developed, the courts have looked to US precedents. That is - new issues that haven't been considered by any court before. The US decision is not binding of course, but can be highly instructive. The one case that comes to mind is Daubert v Dow dealing with the admissibility of expert evidence - it has been adopted into Canadian jurisprudence.
Quote from: stjaba on November 03, 2009, 10:19:07 PM
Random question, since you seem to be bored: Do Canadian casebooks(or courts, for that matter) ever cite American cases? Thediscussion of Carbolic Smoke Ball got me wondering if I had read any Canadian cases, and I think the answer is no. But just now I saw a reference to British Columbia Saw Mill Co v. Nettleship, which I assume mostly likely fell under Canadian jurisdiction. But it was just a two line quote, so I had minimal exposure to the wisdom of Canadian jurisprudence. :( :Canuck:
More importantly, do they cite other commonwealth cases (as opposed to merely british cases).
Wow, and I was pissed because of the crappy left speaker in my TV here at the Courtyard in NJ :lol:
Isn't being in NJ bad enough?
<rimshot>
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 03, 2009, 10:53:24 PM
Isn't being in NJ bad enough?
<rimshot>
Here near the shore, it ain't too bad. The retarded traffic patterns are still annoying, though. WHY DO I HAVE TO DRIVE ANOTHER MILE TO DO A U-TURN INSTEAD OF JUST TURNING LEFT? :angry:
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
Don't worry, I'll take care of her. Because I know you'd want it that way.
Quote from: derspiess on November 03, 2009, 11:24:46 PM
Here near the shore, it ain't too bad. The retarded traffic patterns are still annoying, though. WHY DO I HAVE TO DRIVE ANOTHER MILE TO DO A U-TURN INSTEAD OF JUST TURNING LEFT? :angry:
Ah, the traffic patterns north of Elizabeth are freakin'
amazing. <_<
Quote from: Viking on November 03, 2009, 10:26:40 PM
Quote from: stjaba on November 03, 2009, 10:19:07 PM
Random question, since you seem to be bored: Do Canadian casebooks(or courts, for that matter) ever cite American cases? Thediscussion of Carbolic Smoke Ball got me wondering if I had read any Canadian cases, and I think the answer is no. But just now I saw a reference to British Columbia Saw Mill Co v. Nettleship, which I assume mostly likely fell under Canadian jurisdiction. But it was just a two line quote, so I had minimal exposure to the wisdom of Canadian jurisprudence. :( :Canuck:
More importantly, do they cite other commonwealth cases (as opposed to merely british cases).
Sort of. A decision from the court of appeals from New South Wales, for example, isn't all that useful.
However, since the appeals court for the entirety of the British Empire was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, and those cases were binding authority for Canada, there are some cases that are binding in Canada that started out in, say, Nigeria. :english:
Quote from: derspiess on November 03, 2009, 10:50:20 PM
Wow, and I was pissed because of the crappy left speaker in my TV here at the Courtyard in NJ :lol:
I'm glad I could put things in perspective for you. -_-
At 9:50, the situation is unchanged. I went out for awhile and had a beer with a cop friend, came back and started up the electric range. Temperature is holding steady at somewhere between 10-15C. I have two pairs of socks on, and a blanket around my shoulders, but I feel fine.
I would make a terrible fuss about it, demanding a room change or if that wasn't possible I'd demand to pay.
Be a man, sleep naked.
I thought that far north, stout Eskimo women are provided to keep one warm. I saw it in a movie once.
Quote from: Lucidor on November 04, 2009, 01:26:48 AM
I would make a terrible fuss about it, demanding a room change or if that wasn't possible I'd demand to pay.
The other room is an igloo.
Quit whining ya puss.
How are your nuts holding up?
Quote from: DGuller on November 04, 2009, 01:44:57 AM
How are your nuts holding up?
They're fine. His wife has them in her purse back in Whitehorse.
Quote from: Jaron on November 04, 2009, 01:47:50 AM
Quote from: DGuller on November 04, 2009, 01:44:57 AM
How are your nuts holding up?
They're fine. His wife has them in her purse back in Whitehorse.
Okay, once in a while you get in a good one J-dawg. :lol:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2009, 12:21:07 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
Don't worry, I'll take care of her. Because I know you'd want it that way.
Oh, and BTW, I didn't know you had a thing for pregnant, non-asian chicks. :huh:
And also, because my wife is awesome that way, if you try and tie her up she'll rip your lungs out. Just so you know. Otherwise, thanks for playing daddy to my unborn child. :hug:
I don't get it: why didn't he ask for an other room? :huh:
Quote from: Tamas on November 04, 2009, 02:55:53 AM
I don't get it: why didn't he ask for an other room? :huh:
Small hotel - there was no other room.
In fact when I first showed up they told me they'd cancelled my reservation entirely (instead of just cancelling one of two reservations as they were supposed to).
Anyways, goodnight. Here's hoping I don't freeze to death during the night.
Quote from: Barrister on November 04, 2009, 03:08:22 AM
Anyways, goodnight. Here's hoping I don't freeze to death during the night.
If it's any consolation, I heard it was an easy death.
*Removes Yukon on the list of places I must visit before dying*
Quote from: Monoriu on November 04, 2009, 03:14:23 AM
*Removes Yukon on the list of places I must visit before dying*
To be fair, it appears Ross River is just a tad off the beaten path.
Quote from: Monoriu on November 04, 2009, 03:14:23 AM
*Removes Yukon on the list of places I must visit before dying*
At least during the winter
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on November 04, 2009, 03:52:15 AM
Quote from: Monoriu on November 04, 2009, 03:14:23 AM
*Removes Yukon on the list of places I must visit before dying*
At least during the winter
Pffft.... It's still Fall. :Canuck:
Quote from: Barrister on November 04, 2009, 03:08:22 AM
Anyways, goodnight. Here's hoping I don't freeze to death during the night.
...can you hear me, C.P. Beeb....
...can you hear me, C.P. Beeb....
...can you hear me, C.P. Beeb....
Quote from: Barrister on November 04, 2009, 02:33:41 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2009, 12:21:07 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
Don't worry, I'll take care of her. Because I know you'd want it that way.
Oh, and BTW, I didn't know you had a thing for pregnant, non-asian chicks. :huh:
And also, because my wife is awesome that way, if you try and tie her up she'll rip your lungs out. Just so you know. Otherwise, thanks for playing daddy to my unborn child. :hug:
I always wanted a family. So I'll take yours.
Are you still alive?
You could have opened up every application possible on your computer and turned it into a lovely radioactive hot water bottle.
Too funny BB. Enjoy your stay at one of Yukon's least posh hotels! :D
Hey, at least you can keep your food refrigerated just by keeping it in your room. ;) Do you get combat barrister pay or something for doing this kind of duty?
Quote from: KRonn on November 04, 2009, 09:35:29 AM
Do you get combat barrister pay or something for doing this kind of duty?
:lol:
Beeb- you there, mang?
Still asleep.
1 more hour, maybe.
OMG! I just found this on the web!
QuoteBarrister Found Dead With Frozen Hooker, Balls Still Missing
CBC: Frozen Teat, Yukon
A well know barrister from Whitehorse has been discovered dead this morning, frozen to death while locked in an embrace with a Mexican hooker. The bodies were discovered in a small, poorly run bordello in this town 10,000 kilometers from any other civilization.
B. "Beeb" Barrister, was known to have frequented American Civil War conventions, Anti-Slavery beat-downs, and Vikings games. He often wrote fan-fiction for "Sexy-Pleats.com" a notorious website filled with furry pants-porn.
The whereabouts of his balls is not know.
Quote from: PDH on November 04, 2009, 10:29:44 AM
OMG! I just found this on the web!
QuoteBarrister Found Dead With Frozen Hooker, Balls Still Missing
CBC: Frozen Teat, Yukon
A well know barrister from Whitehorse has been discovered dead this morning, frozen to death while locked in an embrace with a Mexican hooker. The bodies were discovered in a small, poorly run bordello in this town 10,000 kilometers from any other civilization.
B. "Beeb" Barrister, was known to have frequented American Civil War conventions, Anti-Slavery beat-downs, and Vikings games. He often wrote fan-fiction for "Sexy-Pleats.com" a notorious website filled with furry pants-porn.
The whereabouts of his balls is not know.
:lmfao:
Quote from: Lucidor on November 04, 2009, 01:26:48 AM
I would make a terrible fuss about it, demanding a room change or if that wasn't possible I'd demand to pay.
I think that I'd refuse to pay, myself. Though I suppose that it would be easier to get them to accept your demand to pay them for the room.
Quote from: PDH on November 04, 2009, 10:29:44 AM
OMG! I just found this on the web!
QuoteBarrister Found Dead With Frozen Hooker, Balls Still Missing
CBC: Frozen Teat, Yukon
A well know barrister from Whitehorse has been discovered dead this morning, frozen to death while locked in an embrace with a Mexican hooker. The bodies were discovered in a small, poorly run bordello in this town 10,000 kilometers from any other civilization.
B. "Beeb" Barrister, was known to have frequented American Civil War conventions, Anti-Slavery beat-downs, and Vikings games. He often wrote fan-fiction for "Sexy-Pleats.com" a notorious website filled with furry pants-porn.
The whereabouts of his balls is not know.
:lmfao: potm
Quote from: PDH on November 04, 2009, 10:29:44 AM
OMG! I just found this on the web!
QuoteBarrister Found Dead With Frozen Hooker, Balls Still Missing
CBC: Frozen Teat, Yukon
A well know barrister from Whitehorse has been discovered dead this morning, frozen to death while locked in an embrace with a Mexican hooker. The bodies were discovered in a small, poorly run bordello in this town 10,000 kilometers from any other civilization.
B. "Beeb" Barrister, was known to have frequented American Civil War conventions, Anti-Slavery beat-downs, and Vikings games. He often wrote fan-fiction for "Sexy-Pleats.com" a notorious website filled with furry pants-porn.
The whereabouts of his balls is not know.
Poor Beeb...
:D
:( Seedy's nigger fish will not survive the Yukon cold.
Well, we haven't heard from him for a while. Who has his wife's number?
He's probably at work.
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
So I'm stuck in the crappiest hotel ever in Ross River, Yukon.
There's a forecast overnight low of -18C. The heater is blasting out cold air.
There's a rangetop that I've cranked up to try and generate some heat, but I'm already covering myself with one blanket, and it's only 6pm.
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
Luxury!
I was once in a flea bitten hotel room near Meckenzie BC in the middle of winter where I crashed into the bed after a hard day of hearings only to find the blankets were paper thin, the heater didn't work and then I looked up to see that someone had carved the words "Fuck You" into the ceiling above my bed". Oh, and I walked uphill, both ways, to the hearing and back in socks filled with glass.
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 04, 2009, 02:57:35 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
So I'm stuck in the crappiest hotel ever in Ross River, Yukon.
There's a forecast overnight low of -18C. The heater is blasting out cold air.
There's a rangetop that I've cranked up to try and generate some heat, but I'm already covering myself with one blanket, and it's only 6pm.
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
Luxury!
I was once in a flea bitten hotel room near Meckenzie BC in the middle of winter where I crashed into the bed after a hard day of hearings only to find the blankets were paper thin, the heater didn't work and then I looked up to see that someone had carved the words "Fuck You" into the ceiling above my bed". Oh, and I walked uphill, both ways, to the hearing and back in socks filled with glass.
It's a mystery to me how you guys even survive in the frozen, dragon infested outback called Canada! :huh:
Quote from: KRonn on November 04, 2009, 03:22:21 PM
It's a mystery to me how you guys even survive in the frozen, dragon infested outback called Canada! :huh:
Only white dragons are native to Canada; they're the weakest type.
Quote from: Savonarola on November 04, 2009, 03:24:42 PM
Quote from: KRonn on November 04, 2009, 03:22:21 PM
It's a mystery to me how you guys even survive in the frozen, dragon infested outback called Canada! :huh:
Only white dragons are native to Canada; they're the weakest type.
:lmfao:
Quote from: Savonarola on November 04, 2009, 03:24:42 PM
Quote from: KRonn on November 04, 2009, 03:22:21 PM
It's a mystery to me how you guys even survive in the frozen, dragon infested outback called Canada! :huh:
Only white dragons are native to Canada; they're the weakest type.
:lol:
That's awesome.
Although I'd think that greens would inhabit the temperate forests of Canada's southern reaches.
Don't Green Dragons live in the jungle? I think they breathe poison gas, too.
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 04:21:36 PM
Don't Green Dragons live in the jungle? I think they breathe poison gas, too.
They also live in forests. Red dragons prefer the mountains (the Rockies would be nice), while blacks like swamps and wetlands.
Hmmm... I thought something else lived in (temperate) forests. I am trying to remember the other varieties, but can only remember Gold, Silver, and Blue. Blue dragons breathe lightning and live in deserts IIRC. I think the other two might live "anywhere" and breathe "all of the above".
Bronze and Copper...? It depends on what material you're drawing from.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on November 04, 2009, 04:36:15 PM
Bronze and Copper...? It depends on what material you're drawing from.
Oh yeah... and then there's also all the 'gem' dragons :bleeding:
I call dibs on Beeb's iMac. So I can smash it.
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 04:31:34 PM
Hmmm... I thought something else lived in (temperate) forests. I am trying to remember the other varieties, but can only remember Gold, Silver, and Blue. Blue dragons breathe lightning and live in deserts IIRC. I think the other two might live "anywhere" and breathe "all of the above".
The main ten types of dragons are as follows:
Chromatic (evil):
Reds breathe fire and live in the mountains.
Blues breathe lightning and live in the desert.
Greens breathe poison gas and live in wooded areas.
Blacks breathe acid and live in swamps.
Whites breathe frost and live frozen lands.
Metallic (good):
Brass dragons breathe cones of heat and clouds of sleep gas and live on arid plains and deserts.
Copper dragons breathe acid and clouds of slow gas and live in the mountains.
Bronze dragons breathe lightning and clouds of repulsion gas and live on the coasts, underwater and on islands.
Silver dragons breathe cones of cold and clouds of paralyzation gas and live on the tops of mountains.
Gold dragons breathe fire and clouds of poison gas and live anywhere they please.
Quote from: Neil on November 04, 2009, 04:41:52 PM
The main ten types of dragons are as follows:
No wonder the chromatic ones are evil if they got 1 breath weapon while the metallic ones got 2.
Good job, derailing what may very well be BB's last thread.
Alaska is big enough to have them all ^_^
Quote from: DGuller on November 04, 2009, 04:45:51 PM
Good job, derailing what may very well be BB's last thread.
He would have wanted it that way. :sobs:
Anyway, I delegate DGuller to call BB's wife. :)
Damn, was so going to post nigh on the same thing Malthus. :P
I'm thinking BB should stay away from the forum a few weeks just for the lulz.
Quote from: Malthus on November 04, 2009, 04:47:36 PM
Quote from: DGuller on November 04, 2009, 04:45:51 PM
Good job, derailing what may very well be BB's last thread.
He would have wanted it that way. :sobs:
Anyway, I delegate DGuller to call BB's wife. :)
Don't call her "Widow Mrs. Barrister Boy" until after you've broken the news to her.
Quote from: Neil on November 04, 2009, 04:28:59 PM
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 04:21:36 PM
Don't Green Dragons live in the jungle? I think they breathe poison gas, too.
They also live in forests. Red dragons prefer the mountains (the Rockies would be nice), while blacks like swamps and wetlands.
Dunkelzhan will control Lake Louis soon though; not sure if he's a red.
I like Puff the Magic Dragon.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 04, 2009, 05:00:07 PM
I like Puff the Magic Dragon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC-47_Spooky
:unsure:
This thread: delivers.
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
So I'm stuck in the crappiest hotel ever in Ross River, Yukon.
There's a forecast overnight low of -18C. The heater is blasting out cold air.
There's a rangetop that I've cranked up to try and generate some heat, but I'm already covering myself with one blanket, and it's only 6pm.
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
You know, I've said for ages we should have some procedure in place in case one of us dies, to let the others know. I mean, odds could be pretty decent that some of us have already died. Also I hope you're okay.
Quote from: Ideologue on November 04, 2009, 08:32:02 PM
Quote from: Barrister on November 03, 2009, 09:29:04 PM
So I'm stuck in the crappiest hotel ever in Ross River, Yukon.
There's a forecast overnight low of -18C. The heater is blasting out cold air.
There's a rangetop that I've cranked up to try and generate some heat, but I'm already covering myself with one blanket, and it's only 6pm.
If I freeze to death overnight, I'll miss you guys, and someone should call my wife up and tell her I lover her.
You know, I've said for ages we should have some procedure in place in case one of us dies, to let the others know. I mean, odds could be pretty decent that some of us have already died. Also I hope you're okay.
Paul Atreides? :(
I assume Paul is in the slammer.
I assume Paul just got bored of us, same as Rocky Horror, Hamilcar, Camper, Savant, Top Cat and a hundred others. :mellow:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 04, 2009, 10:01:43 PM
I assume Paul just got bored of us, same as Rocky Horror, Hamilcar, Camper, Savant, Top Cat and a hundred others. :mellow:
Getting bored of us is a boring hypothesis. You lack: creativity.
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 09:58:13 PM
I assume Paul is in the slammer.
He went missing for several months, only to come back and say he had been extremely ill. Things were looking up, but given his susequent disapperance I fear the worst.
Rocky Horror and/or Hamilcar suffered a lab accident, but will reappear as:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv66%2FEricDerKonig%2Fdr20manhattan203.jpg&hash=dff10e297b24e43570789297d001ef5bddde5c61)
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 04, 2009, 10:04:16 PM
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 09:58:13 PM
I assume Paul is in the slammer.
He went missing for several months, only to come back and say he had been extremely ill. Things were looking up, but given his susequent disapperance I fear the worst.
Meh, probably locked up overseas, or tried to rip off the Russian mob or Hezbollah with his cellular technology thing he was doing, and got whacked.
He's threatening angels in heaven now.
Quote from: Neil on November 04, 2009, 04:41:52 PM
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 04:31:34 PM
Hmmm... I thought something else lived in (temperate) forests. I am trying to remember the other varieties, but can only remember Gold, Silver, and Blue. Blue dragons breathe lightning and live in deserts IIRC. I think the other two might live "anywhere" and breathe "all of the above".
The main ten types of dragons are as follows:
Chromatic (evil):
Reds breathe fire and live in the mountains.
Blues breathe lightning and live in the desert.
Greens breathe poison gas and live in wooded areas.
Blacks breathe acid and live in swamps.
Whites breathe frost and live frozen lands.
Metallic (good):
Brass dragons breathe cones of heat and clouds of sleep gas and live on arid plains and deserts.
Copper dragons breathe acid and clouds of slow gas and live in the mountains.
Bronze dragons breathe lightning and clouds of repulsion gas and live on the coasts, underwater and on islands.
Silver dragons breathe cones of cold and clouds of paralyzation gas and live on the tops of mountains.
Gold dragons breathe fire and clouds of poison gas and live anywhere they please.
What is all this talk of Dragons?
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 10:49:51 PM
What is all this talk of Dragons?
He's freezing to death and delirious.
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 10:49:51 PM
What is all this talk of Dragons?
Why not talk about Dragons?
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 10:02:25 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 04, 2009, 10:01:43 PM
I assume Paul just got bored of us, same as Rocky Horror, Hamilcar, Camper, Savant, Top Cat and a hundred others. :mellow:
Getting bored of us is a boring hypothesis. You lack: creativity.
:lol:
Yeah, theorizing PA in the slammer shows so much imagination.
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You never spent a Saturday night in 8th grade with the Monster Manual and 3 other guys that were afraid to go to the school dance.
You guys: deliver. :cool:
Slept in my winter sleeping bag, with two extra blankets on top, and was fine. WHen I complained in the morning, they said "yeah, I noticed that in my room too. Our heat exchanger is on the fritz".
It was -20C in the morning. :angry:
But finished court, drove the 5 hours home, and am now safe and snug.
Quote from: Barrister on November 05, 2009, 12:17:11 AM
You guys: deliver. :cool:
Slept in my winter sleeping bag, with two extra blankets on top, and was fine. WHen I complained in the morning, they said "yeah, I noticed that in my room too. Our heat exchanger is on the fritz".
It was -20C in the morning. :angry:
But finished court, drove the 5 hours home, and am now safe and snug.
Quiet dead man; the living are talking here.
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 05, 2009, 12:55:17 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 05, 2009, 12:17:11 AM
You guys: deliver. :cool:
Slept in my winter sleeping bag, with two extra blankets on top, and was fine. WHen I complained in the morning, they said "yeah, I noticed that in my room too. Our heat exchanger is on the fritz".
It was -20C in the morning. :angry:
But finished court, drove the 5 hours home, and am now safe and snug.
Quiet dead man; the living are talking here.
Beeb doesn't look anything like Johnny Depp.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 04, 2009, 10:01:43 PM
I assume Paul just got bored of us, same as Rocky Horror, Hamilcar, Camper, Savant, Top Cat and a hundred others. :mellow:
I thought they were all dead. :o
Quote from: Barrister on November 05, 2009, 12:17:11 AM
You guys: deliver. :cool:
Slept in my winter sleeping bag, with two extra blankets on top, and was fine. WHen I complained in the morning, they said "yeah, I noticed that in my room too. Our heat exchanger is on the fritz".
It was -20C in the morning. :angry:
But finished court, drove the 5 hours home, and am now safe and snug.
Aw shit. We already called your wife, man.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2009, 11:18:46 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You never spent a Saturday night in 8th grade with the Monster Manual and 3 other guys that were afraid to go to the school dance.
Oh...It sounds cool though!
Oops, this is what I get for using Ide's computer. :blush:
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You should have played more Dungeons and Dragons then.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 05, 2009, 03:47:01 AM
Aw shit. We already called your wife, man.
Hopefully she doesn't go all Juliet on the Beeb. :(
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2009, 11:18:46 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You never spent a Saturday night in 8th grade with the Monster Manual and 3 other guys that were afraid to go to the school dance.
I have though. I only remember the Chromatics. The metallic and the gem dragons weren't very useful. Why have a big giant monster unless you are suppose to kill it? Wait, I thought Gold's spat fire as well.
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 08:09:24 AM
Why have a big giant monster unless you are suppose to kill it? Wait, I thought Gold's spat fire as well.
This is what I thought when I first read about the Tarrasque. That sort of thing makes sense in Call of Cthulhu, but not in D&D.
My mistake Neil did say that Gold spat fire.
Quote from: Caliga on November 05, 2009, 08:19:35 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 08:09:24 AM
Why have a big giant monster unless you are suppose to kill it? Wait, I thought Gold's spat fire as well.
This is what I thought when I first read about the Tarrasque. That sort of thing makes sense in Call of Cthulhu, but not in D&D.
There is a forgotten Realms adventure that involves fighting a Tarrasque. The Module is titled "How the Might are Fallen" Essentially it involves the collapse of civilization
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 08:09:24 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2009, 11:18:46 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You never spent a Saturday night in 8th grade with the Monster Manual and 3 other guys that were afraid to go to the school dance.
I have though. I only remember the Chromatics. The metallic and the gem dragons weren't very useful. Why have a big giant monster unless you are suppose to kill it? Wait, I thought Gold's spat fire as well.
Why wouldn't you kill a gem dragon?
And you can always play an evil-themed campaign.
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 05, 2009, 12:55:17 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 05, 2009, 12:17:11 AM
You guys: deliver. :cool:
Slept in my winter sleeping bag, with two extra blankets on top, and was fine. WHen I complained in the morning, they said "yeah, I noticed that in my room too. Our heat exchanger is on the fritz".
It was -20C in the morning. :angry:
But finished court, drove the 5 hours home, and am now safe and snug.
Quiet dead man; the living are talking here.
Poor Beeb. He's obviously delirious from cold and exposure. :(
What a boring ending. I thougth Seedy was on his way already. :(
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 09:19:44 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 08:09:24 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 04, 2009, 11:18:46 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You never spent a Saturday night in 8th grade with the Monster Manual and 3 other guys that were afraid to go to the school dance.
I have though. I only remember the Chromatics. The metallic and the gem dragons weren't very useful. Why have a big giant monster unless you are suppose to kill it? Wait, I thought Gold's spat fire as well.
Why wouldn't you kill a gem dragon?
Cause nobody would waste the time to put them in the campaign. They were like the Swiss of Dragons. Except they occasionally bothered people by asking them riddles or something.
What's a "gem dragon"?
I suspect this is something after my time, D&D-wise.
Quote from: Malthus on November 05, 2009, 11:09:55 AM
What's a "gem dragon"?
I suspect this is something after my time, D&D-wise.
Weird, neutral-aligned dragons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_dragons_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Gem_dragons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_dragons_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Gem_dragons)
Knock yourself out.
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:11:55 AM
Weird, neutral-aligned dragons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_dragons_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Gem_dragons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_dragons_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Gem_dragons)
Knock yourself out.
How is it that certain monsters have an "Always Such-Such" alignment. Do they lack free will and have predestined actions which correspond to a certain alignment; or is it biological and they have special neutral-evil glands that produce hormones that reward altruistically evil behavior?
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
Quote from: Savonarola on November 05, 2009, 11:21:32 AM
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:11:55 AM
Weird, neutral-aligned dragons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_dragons_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Gem_dragons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gem_dragons_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)#Gem_dragons)
Knock yourself out.
How is it that certain monsters have an "Always Such-Such" alignment. Do they lack free will and have predestined actions which correspond to a certain alignment; or is it biological and they have special neutral-evil glands that produce hormones that reward altruistically evil behavior?
The concept of alignment is bollocks, anyway. And if you're going to have it, all non-intelligent creatures shouldn't have one, or if they HAVE to have one, it should be True Neutral always.
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:28:51 AM
The concept of alignment is bollocks, anyway. And if you're going to have it, all non-intelligent creatures shouldn't have one, or if they HAVE to have one, it should be True Neutral always.
Aren't all non-intelligent creatures true neutral? Even skeletons and zombies; which are animated by evil energy, are true neutral.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
The gelatin falls out of it and it turns to liquid.
You got defective Jello; call Ralph Nader.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
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Quote from: Savonarola on November 05, 2009, 11:32:09 AM
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:28:51 AM
The concept of alignment is bollocks, anyway. And if you're going to have it, all non-intelligent creatures shouldn't have one, or if they HAVE to have one, it should be True Neutral always.
Aren't all non-intelligent creatures true neutral? Even skeletons and zombies; which are animated by evil energy, are true neutral.
Now that you mention it, you may be right. I don't have a monsters compendium at hand, though.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
Gelatinous cubes drop some of the most dangerous loot in the game, at least in AD&D 2nd edition, the +5 ICBM. There is a percentile roll to see if the weapon detonates and then how long it takes to go to detonate. This led to a typical crisis in the game known amongst AD&D fans as the "Cube and Missile Crisis".
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 11:48:30 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
Gelatinous cubes drop some of the most dangerous loot in the game, at least in AD&D 2nd edition, the +5 ICBM. There is a percentile roll to see if the weapon detonates and then how long it takes to go to detonate. This led to a typical crisis in the game known amongst AD&D fans as the "Cube and Missile Crisis".
:XD:
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 11:48:30 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
Gelatinous cubes drop some of the most dangerous loot in the game, at least in AD&D 2nd edition, the +5 ICBM. There is a percentile roll to see if the weapon detonates and then how long it takes to go to detonate. This led to a typical crisis in the game known amongst AD&D fans as the "Cube and Missile Crisis".
:lol: and :bleeding:
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:28:51 AM
The concept of alignment is bollocks, anyway.
Yeah, but it became so integral to the game it was hard to remove. The 18 outer planes all had an alignment.
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:28:51 AM
Quote from: Savonarola on November 05, 2009, 11:21:32 AM
How is it that certain monsters have an "Always Such-Such" alignment. Do they lack free will and have predestined actions which correspond to a certain alignment; or is it biological and they have special neutral-evil glands that produce hormones that reward altruistically evil behavior?
The concept of alignment is bollocks, anyway. And if you're going to have it, all non-intelligent creatures shouldn't have one, or if they HAVE to have one, it should be True Neutral always.
There's nothing wrong with the concept of alignment.
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 11:48:30 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
Gelatinous cubes drop some of the most dangerous loot in the game, at least in AD&D 2nd edition, the +5 ICBM. There is a percentile roll to see if the weapon detonates and then how long it takes to go to detonate. This led to a typical crisis in the game known amongst AD&D fans as the "Cube and Missile Crisis".
:)
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 01:39:43 PM
Quote from: The Larch on November 05, 2009, 11:28:51 AM
Quote from: Savonarola on November 05, 2009, 11:21:32 AM
How is it that certain monsters have an "Always Such-Such" alignment. Do they lack free will and have predestined actions which correspond to a certain alignment; or is it biological and they have special neutral-evil glands that produce hormones that reward altruistically evil behavior?
The concept of alignment is bollocks, anyway. And if you're going to have it, all non-intelligent creatures shouldn't have one, or if they HAVE to have one, it should be True Neutral always.
There's nothing wrong with the concept of alignment.
And it bears in real life. For example, Muslims are always chaotic evil.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 04, 2009, 10:04:16 PM
Quote from: Caliga on November 04, 2009, 09:58:13 PM
I assume Paul is in the slammer.
He went missing for several months, only to come back and say he had been extremely ill. Things were looking up, but given his susequent disapperance I fear the worst.
:( See, this is what I mean. And for all we know, Hamilcar's dead too. I guess I could check to see if he's published anything lately.
Edit: yeah, Hamilcar's just fine.
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 07:30:31 AM
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You should have played more Dungeons and Dragons then.
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:01:02 PM
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
The difficulty is finding a group of friends who all simultaneously happen to have the hours of free time necessary to play it.
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:01:02 PM
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 07:30:31 AM
Quote from: Korea on November 04, 2009, 11:07:27 PM
I love Dragons. But I've never heard of these dragons before.
You should have played more Dungeons and Dragons then.
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
Depends on what sort of people your friends are.
Quote from: Ideologue on November 05, 2009, 04:49:30 PM
And it bears in real life. For example, Muslims are always chaotic evil.
Actually, it varies by group, but they follow a neutral evil god.
Quote from: Malthus on November 05, 2009, 05:03:26 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:01:02 PM
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
The difficulty is finding a group of friends who all simultaneously happen to have the hours of free time necessary to play it.
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
The rules are really rather simple, especially since you don't need to follow them all. Same with backstories. What you need is somebody to run the game who is good at telling stories.
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 05, 2009, 05:03:26 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:01:02 PM
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
The difficulty is finding a group of friends who all simultaneously happen to have the hours of free time necessary to play it.
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
When the GM offers a +2 sword for a blowjob, it's a trap.
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 05:11:07 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
The rules are really rather simple, especially since you don't need to follow them all. Same with backstories. What you need is somebody to run the game who is good at telling stories.
Languish should have a teach Korea how to play D&D themed meet up. :)
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 05:13:50 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 05, 2009, 05:03:26 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:01:02 PM
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
The difficulty is finding a group of friends who all simultaneously happen to have the hours of free time necessary to play it.
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
When the GM offers a +2 sword for a blowjob, it's a trap.
:(
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
Quote from: Malthus on November 05, 2009, 05:03:26 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:01:02 PM
I always wanted to play but it seems like it would be really hard to get into now.
The difficulty is finding a group of friends who all simultaneously happen to have the hours of free time necessary to play it.
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
What Neil said. The rules aren't the important part, they can be made very simple.
What is important is having a good DM who can as it were bring the story to life.
I pride myself that I was pretty good at that. Plus I was rutheless. One of the banes of D&D was DMs who were basically monty hall - too chickenshit to ever actually kill off players; so there was no tension and the games got boring. In my games, if you were stupid, you got killed off. :menace:
Would it be possible to play D&D on the forum?
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:18:42 PM
Languish should have a teach Korea how to play D&D themed meet up. :)
I'll GM; would you like a +2 sword?
Quote from: Savonarola on November 05, 2009, 05:20:45 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:18:42 PM
Languish should have a teach Korea how to play D&D themed meet up. :)
I'll GM; would you like a +2 sword?
You should hold out for a curling broom +2 Korea.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 05, 2009, 05:20:05 PM
Would it be possible to play D&D on the forum?
You can. Me and my friends set up one of those freebie forums and played Paranoia on it.
Games usually fell apart fairly quick, due to real life issues.
OBEY THE COMPUTER.
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 05:11:07 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
The rules are really rather simple, especially since you don't need to follow them all. Same with backstories. What you need is somebody to run the game who is good at telling stories.
Languish should have a teach Korea how to play D&D themed meet up. :)
You're a real catch, you know that? :)
Quote from: Razgovory on November 05, 2009, 11:48:30 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 11:22:50 AM
How does a gelatinous cube drop loot when killed? WHY ARE THERE NO PRIZES IN MY JELLO?
Gelatinous cubes drop some of the most dangerous loot in the game, at least in AD&D 2nd edition, the +5 ICBM. There is a percentile roll to see if the weapon detonates and then how long it takes to go to detonate. This led to a typical crisis in the game known amongst AD&D fans as the "Cube and Missile Crisis".
Brilliant! :lol:
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 05, 2009, 05:32:25 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 05, 2009, 05:20:05 PM
Would it be possible to play D&D on the forum?
You can.
I might be interested, if there's anyone who wants to DM.
Quote from: Savonarola on November 05, 2009, 05:20:45 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:18:42 PM
Languish should have a teach Korea how to play D&D themed meet up. :)
I'll GM; would you like a +2 sword?
:perv:
I really want to try it!
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on November 05, 2009, 05:41:20 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:18:42 PM
Quote from: Neil on November 05, 2009, 05:11:07 PM
Quote from: Korea on November 05, 2009, 05:07:31 PM
But there are so many rules and backstories. :(
The rules are really rather simple, especially since you don't need to follow them all. Same with backstories. What you need is somebody to run the game who is good at telling stories.
Languish should have a teach Korea how to play D&D themed meet up. :)
You're a real catch, you know that? :)
If that's not sarcasm then :hug: