LordFerret Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/7/2019 at 2:42 PM, CatastrophicFailure said: Transit Bus driver He brives a dus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barzon Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I pavlov'ed myself into thinking about Starhopper whenever I hear the Beatles song 'Octopus's Garden' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, DDE said: Somebody commissioned Ansel Hsiao to create a 3D missile cruiser. Now, Ansel Hsiao is a freelancer that works (worked?) mostly for the old Star Wars technical manuals. Hide contents This, for example, is the most detailed model of a Gen 1 ISD to date, so you know this is the man to go for grizzly starships So what would happen if someone asked him to create a missile cruiser? Hide contents The Tyrant-class, currently WIP. Stalin died of envy. It always seemed to me that the Star Wars capital ships, for as large as they were, were a little short on armament. Historic battleships had very large, visible weapons, and most science fiction/fantasy franchises have continued that idea. Look at most manga series, for example. In Traveller, for another example, the big warships had spinal-mount weapons. They basically built the ship around one big weapon, such as a particle accelerator, and then added secondary weapons on top of that. But Star Wars? Where are the guns? ===================================================== So, this weekend was more car maintenance. (Man, my wife puts a lot of miles on her car.) It was the big 210,000 mile maintenance, so I got to do: Replace Timing Belt Replace Serpentine Belt Replace Spark Plugs Replace Water Pump Flush and Replace Coolant Engine Oil and Filter Change Change Transmission Fluid Change Transfer Case Oil Change Rear Differential Oil I'm exhausted. And I managed to rip the tip off of my left index finger, so typing is a pain in the keister right now. Edited February 10, 2019 by TheSaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 3 hours ago, LordFerret said: He brives a dus. Pretty much like that, but without the snazzy hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, TheSaint said: It always seemed to me that the Star Wars capital ships, for as large as they were, were a little short on armament. Historic battleships had very large, visible weapons, and most science fiction/fantasy franchises have continued that idea. Look at most manga series, for example. In Traveller, for another example, the big warships had spinal-mount weapons. They basically built the ship around one big weapon, such as a particle accelerator, and then added secondary weapons on top of that. But Star Wars? Where"re the guns? True. And as you can see, Ansel is working very hard on fixing that. His ISD looks a bit more like a seagoing battleship now with all the tirrets, but ultimately SW ships tend to have a large number of “main” guns. In our case we’re talking about eight octuple mounts with dozens of gigatons per each shot. Spoiler On top of that, the Star Destroyer is in the bottom rung of Imperial capitals, as per the EU. Spoiler And here it’s third from the top: Disclaimer: only some of those are canon I like what he’s been doing with small combatants: But my favourite remains the canon ISD-lite, the Procursator, and precisely for the reason you complain about: I think it’s easily explained by the original model designers not having a coherent plan - the Star Destroyer used to be a two-seat ship - and the subsequent contributors being even less literate. After all, massive miles-long space warships only became the gold standard pretty recently. Edited February 10, 2019 by DDE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, CatastrophicFailure said: without the snazzy hat Aww you've gotta have the hat, that's must. We should take up a collection and get you one! ..... Hey, it's only $42.40!https://www.galls.com/midway-cap-co-8-point-polyester-duty-hat?PMSRCE=GAPLA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyrjUxpWy4AIVhSaGCh0y5gd9EAQYAyABEgL0GPD_BwE We can even find a badge for your hat too!...https://www.google.com/search?q=bus+driver+hat+badge&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVnbKglrLgAhURxVkKHZt4BbgQ_AUIDygC&biw=1536&bih=732 You could re-start a trend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 16 hours ago, TheSaint said: Look at most manga series Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkOwl57 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Today during physics: Spoiler - Realized I had a thing to do - Did thing - Announcement came over speakers to keep kids in class - Coach wouldn't let anyone go to the bathroom until the drug dog came - People started asking stupid questions - Talking about the AAF and the upcoming basketball game - Kids get more desperate to go to the bathroom - All of a sudden the two guys in front of me start trying to figure out the life story of Coach by doing what I believe to be a background search - Half the class still begging to go to the restroom - Drug dog comes - We're forced outside - All of a sudden people start cracking fat jokes at one of our linemen (who takes it really hilariously might I add) - Finally done - Kids ask assistant principal if we can go - Principal says yes - Coach hears no - Kids get more desperate - Outright begging at this point - Kids now forced to play "The Game," where they must: Guess a number from 1-1000, must be within 20. Coach types it in on a calculator beforehand. - Some girl actually gets it right as one kid complains about something like either a UTI or a stretched bladder - The game goes on - I come up with an idea - Use the school email to send out the following hostage message to the entire school: "This is from the students in Coach [Teacher]'s Classroom. He is holding us from going to the bathroom without playing a sadistic game. Please alert the authorities that these conditions of forced group punishment and lack of human rights are against the laws of the Geneva Convention drafted in 1949 in Geneva, Switzerland. Please send help." - I suggest idea - It's ignored - Laugh internally as the kids get more and more desperate and I don't need to use the restroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Spoiler 3 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: until the drug dog came The drug dog came, looked at everybody with unfocused silly smile, and walked away in silence. What did it want? Why did it come? Nobody knows. Stay normal, kids. Don't be like this dog. 8 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: Kids get more desperate to go to the bathroom 8 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: Half the class still begging to go to the restroom Because the sinks in the bathroom were already occupied by the first half. 9 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: Drug dog comes Probably forgot something. The memory suffers, too. 10 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: - Kids ask assistant principal if we can go - Principal says yes - Coach hears no At last they agreed and let everybody to get the hands down and make two steps from the wall. 13 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: "This is from the students in Coach [Teacher]'s Classroom. He is holding us from going to the bathroom without playing a sadistic game. Please alert the authorities that these conditions of forced group punishment and lack of human rights are against the laws of the Geneva Convention drafted in 1949 in Geneva, Switzerland. Please send help." "Gathered in bathroom. Can't text more. Call the" 15 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: Laugh internally as the kids get more and more desperate and I don't need to use the restroom Five minutes later nobody needed any more. But everybody needed the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 18 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: Today during physics: Reveal hidden contents - Realized I had a thing to do - Did thing - Announcement came over speakers to keep kids in class - Coach wouldn't let anyone go to the bathroom until the drug dog came - People started asking stupid questions - Talking about the AAF and the upcoming basketball game - Kids get more desperate to go to the bathroom - All of a sudden the two guys in front of me start trying to figure out the life story of Coach by doing what I believe to be a background search - Half the class still begging to go to the restroom - Drug dog comes - We're forced outside - All of a sudden people start cracking fat jokes at one of our linemen (who takes it really hilariously might I add) - Finally done - Kids ask assistant principal if we can go - Principal says yes - Coach hears no - Kids get more desperate - Outright begging at this point - Kids now forced to play "The Game," where they must: Guess a number from 1-1000, must be within 20. Coach types it in on a calculator beforehand. - Some girl actually gets it right as one kid complains about something like either a UTI or a stretched bladder - The game goes on - I come up with an idea - Use the school email to send out the following hostage message to the entire school: "This is from the students in Coach [Teacher]'s Classroom. He is holding us from going to the bathroom without playing a sadistic game. Please alert the authorities that these conditions of forced group punishment and lack of human rights are against the laws of the Geneva Convention drafted in 1949 in Geneva, Switzerland. Please send help." - I suggest idea - It's ignored - Laugh internally as the kids get more and more desperate and I don't need to use the restroom And school administrators across the nation sit up nights trying to figure out why so many people are homeschooling their kids.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 20 hours ago, LordFerret said: Aww you've gotta have the hat, that's must. We should take up a collection and get you one! Sadly, the pedants I work for think a snazzy hat would give us too much dignity. It’s a regulation ball cap or nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razark Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Quote 2/11/2019 PETITION FOR DIVORCE GRANTED 2/11/2019 JUDGMENT RENDERED BY COURT AFTER TRIAL (NON-JURY) And it only cost eight grand, 40% of my IRA, and the 42" Samsung Smart TV. Who the hell is petty enough to demand custody of the godsdamn television?!? Oh, right. She is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Standing in the Merch line at the Panic! At the Disco concert to get shirts for daughter, son, and daughter’s friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) Edited February 13, 2019 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboslacker Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Well, today I beat Perfect Cherry Blossom for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The “Press F to Pay Respects” meme shall never die. On the day we thought it dead and gone... somebody’s going to press F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Woke up to a Charlie horse. One of those paralyzing, mind-staggering, brings-the-Rest-of-the-nervous-system-along-with-it monsters that leaves you twitching and screaming and utterly unable to actually do any of the known things to relieve it until your wife is also screaming, convinced you’re dyng, and at that point it’s starting to sound more and more appealing. And you’re entirely out of bananas. *pokes @Vanamonde with a stick* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboslacker Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Today, I did some painting with acrylics, and ended up creating some nightmare fuel after a mishap with the skin coloration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkOwl57 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I've learned that Physics is my new favorite class. Today's discussion: - Our coach got to chill with President Bush in Crawford, Texas - How long would it take to go from one corner of the US to the other in a straight line - How much would it cost to uber from West Texas to Venice Beach, LA? (The answer: $2,197 if you take regular Uber, $4,200 if you take Uber XL) - How to do fingertip pushups if you don't have fingertips (the guy has them) - What's the difference between a passport and a visa? (Passport: ~2-week stay. Visa: Over two weeks) - Oh, and some mumbo-jumbo about sound waves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukita12 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Basically on KP/Kerbal Power this happened to me - I say that i can't eat pork and can't drink alcohol (#ripgrammar) - EVERYONE ELSE IN KP BE LIKE *ALCOHOL AND PORK JOKE TO YOU MUKITA !!!!!!!! so yeah i got pounded by some Offensive Pork and Alcohol joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said: - Our coach got to chill with President Bush in Crawford, Texas One of my best friends from high school lives in Texas now. Whenever I email him I always sign off with, "Say, 'Hi,' to 43 for me when you see him at the Kwik-E-Mart." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 The cat snores ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Green Baron said: The cat snores ... Our dog snores. So loudly that I've wondered aloud to my wife at 2:00 in the morning if they make CPAP machines for dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSaint Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 One of my friends on Facebook was laughing about the fact that she's gotten old enough that she has to have her kids fix her computer for her. Oh, when I retire, I am having my kids fix all my computer problems. Every. Damn. Time. So freaking tired of fixing computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivee~ Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 My Dad was laughing out REALLY loud. "HAhaHA!!! It was not the Thiosulphate Pentahydrate, it was the Hexametaphosphate!!" He was talking to one of his colleagues over the phone. After he was done with the phone call, I could not hold myself back and asked him what the joke was. He just said it was grown up stuff, I won't understand. I looked up those terms in Google, but couldn't really find what was that funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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