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by Tleilax Master B
Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Live Music Shows
Replies: 38
Views: 26391

Freakzilla wrote:Check this kid out, his strat is bigger than him:

http://www.dafun.de/Kleiner_Kerl_spiel_ ... pelin_3072
HOLY CRAP!!! That kid is awesome! He can't be anymore than 7 or 8. Wow, he has a career ahead of him if he decides to go that route.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Financial Bail Out
Replies: 76
Views: 55664

Omphalos wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:Where's Zaphod Breeblebrox when you need him?
He's busy trying to steal the QE III.
or drinking a pangalactic gargleblaster :D
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:57 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Financial Bail Out
Replies: 76
Views: 55664

Phaedrus wrote:The bailout bill passes...

And the stock market is still dropping like a rock.

That worked REALLY well. :roll:
yeah, exactly. Now the economy is really in the shit hole :roll:

I got news for all you die-hard republicans out there; this just officially killed McCain's chance of winning.......
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Brian and Kevie go to Sacramento
Replies: 30
Views: 20594

Oh i guarantee Kevie was looking over his shoulder at that little event. :wink: If I ever make to one of these stinkers, I have every intention of making it a bit tense. I fully intend to have to be removed. I'm going to state matter-of-factly "Hi, you know me from the dunenovels forum as Tleil...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:23 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Financial Bail Out
Replies: 76
Views: 55664

Too much politics in that right now to make sense... Maybe they should wait after the election ? Or simply give the money to the tax payers... 8) Good idea. Let's see, roughly about 200 million tax payers over the age of 18, and not in prison etc. Let's just look at the 85 billion to bail out AIG (...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Financial Bail Out
Replies: 76
Views: 55664

Too much politics in that right now to make sense... Maybe they should wait after the election ? Or simply give the money to the tax payers... 8) Good idea. Let's see, roughly about 200 million tax payers over the age of 18, and not in prison etc. Let's just look at the 85 billion to bail out AIG (...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Sep 17, 2008 11:14 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Come gather round friends.....
Replies: 31
Views: 27862

wow, that's an interesting thing to happen. You need to step it up a notch Omph. Don't do anything so bad that you kicked out of the store, but you really need to have them call on you and say "Hi, you probably know me as "Omphalos" online, I'd like to ask you a few questions...."...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Sep 08, 2008 3:25 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Movie Poster
Replies: 58
Views: 60947

^^Hehe, sure you do :wink:
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:27 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Movie Poster
Replies: 58
Views: 60947

Hey! You never returned the contract papers on use of that blinkey! That's stil MY property dammit! :twisted: :lol: Kidding! speaking of blinkies...... :( I don't know a damn thing about the film industry, so I won't try to enter into this debate in any significant way. But what I can say is that K...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:02 am
Forum: Fiction Links
Topic: Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams
Replies: 8
Views: 9888

Awesome. I LOVE this book. It cracks me up everytime I read it.
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: related to post count....
Replies: 57
Views: 58282

Is this just T(A)U and jacurutu?
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:15 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Dune Movie
Replies: 29
Views: 33757

Speaking of new dune movie, I was just catching up on DN and read this from Byron: Not much news to report. Joshua Zetumer is, indeed, the screenwriter and the script is "out to him" at present. Once Paramount has accepted the screenplay then they start looking for actors, locations, cinem...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:01 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Paul of Dune excerpt
Replies: 75
Views: 93979

SandChigger wrote:And all 11 of those Toronto holds are TAZ. :lol:
Why doesn't that egomaniac chickenshit join us at Jacurutu for some lively debate :twisted:
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:05 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Does any of this sound familiar?
Replies: 4
Views: 8013

^^^ Brilliant!
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:37 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Paul of Dune excerpt
Replies: 75
Views: 93979

Brilliant!! Already a wonderful inconsistency!! Byron is right, this is their best work ever--and WAAAYYY better than Messiah! I'm going to shred this piece of shit into tiny little pieces :twisted:
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Hey Birom, Hye Hippo!!
Replies: 82
Views: 92495

Hehe, I knew it was someone here. Well played ol' chap... :D

I PMed Byron asking if Bubba was a sock puppet and who he thought it was. He replied "He's banned, let's just leave it at."
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:42 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: First PoD Review!
Replies: 24
Views: 20966

Pure, unadulterated slig shit. Byron should be beaten severely for even posting such tripe.

Its better than Messiah!! Awesome. A lot of people didn't like Messiah you know. Byron has pointed that out about a billion fucking times.

Brace yourself gentlemen, its about to slide right on in.......
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:35 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Dune Movie
Replies: 61
Views: 61163

Omphalos wrote:In the future, the rules of hats are changed, my good man. This was a result of the war started by Manion Butler, haberdasher to the machine empire and dresser of Erasmus.
:lol: :lol:
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:44 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: New Dune Movie
Replies: 61
Views: 61163

But seriously... What the sam fook is a "much more muscular time" supposed to mean? Or it means that he has no idea what the book is about, so he has no idea what the film will be like. Though in that case I guess we can count on wierding modules and pretty, pretty hats. Please god, no ha...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Hehe. I like how he is snuggled up to a beer bottle. :D
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

You guys are still engaging Hyppo? Why? It's not like she has any relevance anymore. They're all damn stalkers, that's why. And the things they said in the PMs...even just the parts I could understand... :cry: Oh, and my dog eats little kittens for breakfast, maybe I'll do a lil' trip to Canada. :t...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:33 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The metrosexuals are coming!
Replies: 23
Views: 21268

I've LOST weight, I'll have you know. And I was never THAT MUCH overweight to begin with. HMPH. (Some former crackhead jailbird that I pissed off bigtime over on MySpace called me "fatso" in one or two of the three blog posts he subsequently vented about it all in. Jeez ... this is all go...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:36 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I'm at 15. Someone needs to compare notes. (Edit: SC, are we counting... those? If we aren't, I'm at 13, too.) 7. It's a powindah matter. You wouldn't understand. 8. You've been spending too much time at the selamlik lately, talking about the Ascendancy and the anticipated death/slavery of the rest...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

So OK...did everybody get the Monday update? Hey! Why am I not getting these PMs! :cry: :cry: Simple: 1. You're short. 2. You're gray. 3. You have small pointy ears. 4. You smell funny. 5. You're nasty and do unsightly things with your hands in public. 6. Did I mention the smell? Dude, word: bath. ...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

SandChigger wrote:So OK...did everybody get the Monday update?
Hey! Why am I not getting these PMs! :cry: :cry:
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Omphalos wrote:
orald wrote:I'm half asleep...fucking job... :cry:
Pumping wears you out? Pansy.
Yeah, no shit. Grow a pair sissy :P
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Obama
Replies: 144
Views: 198813

A Thing of Eternity wrote:Too bad you were'nt born in the states then Orald, you'd be a shoe-in, double minority and all.
I don't think "pedophile" counts as a minority :P
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:33 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Pre-DN Deleted Comment Archive
Replies: 34
Views: 35249

Byron's funny. He gets all uppity and then pulls the old "let's act like adults" card. :roll:
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Heya thingy!
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 29, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

somebody do me a favor and go over to House Atreides and tell Hyppo I would very much like to see evidence in regards to my so-called promotion at Arakeen. Seriously, let's see it.......she can email me. I'm sure she has my email address. she brought it up in a post (on I site I'm not a member of--a...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 29, 2008 3:29 pm
Forum: Bulfinch's Mythology (1881)
Topic: Mythology Forums
Replies: 52
Views: 41631

Hehe, damn, when did it happen? It crept up on me! :wink: Wasn't me!! Actually, I spent several million dollars on archaeology the last couple of years. Other installations are dumbfounded when they hear what my budget is. I'm good at squeezing money out of these fucking jarheads for stuff unrelate...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 29, 2008 6:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

She's still repeating the lie that she had to close Arrakeen down to stop the spam and general disturbance, when in fact everyone had stopped posting there weeks before she closed it, with Nekhrun keeping everyone updated on Arrakeen Deathwatch. I just reread this again, and CL's right, I remember ...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 29, 2008 6:26 am
Forum: Bulfinch's Mythology (1881)
Topic: Mythology Forums
Replies: 52
Views: 41631

Hehe, damn, when did it happen? It crept up on me! :wink: Wasn't me!! Actually, I spent several million dollars on archaeology the last couple of years. Other installations are dumbfounded when they hear what my budget is. I'm good at squeezing money out of these fucking jarheads for stuff unrelate...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed May 28, 2008 8:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I understand the urge to try to torture her only too well. But really, just fuck her over and move on. Too much time wasted on bad garbage already. ADDED: So...Edric has written Freak. I wonder what this means. Whatever. ;) Oh, oh, I want to know! (Seriously, I'm a gossip whore like that :wink: )
by Tleilax Master B
Wed May 28, 2008 8:48 pm
Forum: Bulfinch's Mythology (1881)
Topic: Mythology Forums
Replies: 52
Views: 41631

Hehe, damn, when did it happen? It crept up on me! :wink:
by Tleilax Master B
Wed May 28, 2008 12:53 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: T4....
Replies: 20
Views: 18192

Robspierre wrote:They are filming near me as is Transformers 2 right now.


Rob
Down in Alamo or Oro Grande? Surely not up in the mountains. I think Transformer 2 was going to do some scenes on Fort Bliss, but I haven't heard for sure.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed May 28, 2008 12:49 pm
Forum: Bulfinch's Mythology (1881)
Topic: Mythology Forums
Replies: 52
Views: 41631

I also do work as a Human Osteologist and Zooarchaeologist. Bones and ancient animals? You got it. I identify human remains (and conduct analysis) as well as faunal material from prehistoric sites. I don't do much of that anymore because I'm a damn desk jockey bureaucrat now :cry: Now I contract it...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed May 28, 2008 12:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Hehe. What a weekend I missed. Omphalos went ahead and ran her off, huh. Thanks a lot buddy, I didn't even get to moderate the shit out of her :cry: You never know. I may let her back on in two weeks. Now, what was that date again?????? :P :twisted: Hehe, she'll be back then. I owe her for not maki...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue May 27, 2008 12:03 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Hehe. What a weekend I missed. Omphalos went ahead and ran her off, huh. Thanks a lot buddy, I didn't even get to moderate the shit out of her :cry:
by Tleilax Master B
Fri May 23, 2008 10:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Pathetic is you ask me. She just couldn't resist.
by Tleilax Master B
Fri May 23, 2008 10:44 am
Forum: Bulfinch's Mythology (1881)
Topic: Mythology Forums
Replies: 52
Views: 41631

Not supposed to talk about it much but it has to do with the Minoans. And no, I am not. I am an expert on classical mythology and religion (basically ancient sociology). My second PHD is in more the archaeological field, however. I'm the guy that interprets the shit they find in the terms of how it...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 22, 2008 9:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

WTF? She is one crazy fucking bitch
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 22, 2008 11:00 am
Forum: Bulfinch's Mythology (1881)
Topic: Mythology Forums
Replies: 52
Views: 41631

Pardot Kynes wrote:I'm currently going for my second PHD, while working as a consultant on a dig in the med.

So, I'm rather pressed for time- but I'll see what I can put up.
Are you an archaeologist also? Sorry if I missed this already.....
by Tleilax Master B
Tue May 20, 2008 9:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Hee hee, damn you powindah are dirty!
by Tleilax Master B
Mon May 19, 2008 3:27 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

Re: BUMP!

Guess who I heard from by mail today! Edric. Seems he's been busy working on an Orthodox Herbertarian version of the timeline..."purging" the new book references. Have just glanced through it so far, but it looks like he has included a lot more of the Dune appendix data than the Torkos or...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon May 19, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Re: Hyppo BARES ALL. ... OF HER SOUL! EEW!

As for myself, I thought I'd found the perfect guy... completely compatible outlooks and interests in many areas, and I got along fine with his parents. But one night he swatted me and knocked my glasses off -- and that was the end. We're not a couple anymore, and never will be. It was just the one...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu May 08, 2008 11:52 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Nekhrun wrote:Easy guys. I'm not normally the jealous type, but you're pushing it.
Hehe, gawd damn you are a funny dude.

She is a bit obsessed, isn't she? All you IP address followers, how regularly is she actually checking this site and the blog? I mean, how obsessed is the poor hag?
by Tleilax Master B
Tue May 06, 2008 11:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

It's not the sticks she comes from that's the problem. It's the ones stuck up her bounteous bum. ;) (Let's be brutally honest, shall we? I think it's become pretty obvious that what she needs is a good bum-lovin' to straighten her out, someone to roger the ole gash but jolly. I've worked it out and...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:32 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Gholaforum
Replies: 65
Views: 85988

Freakzilla wrote:The tax man is sending me money! :D

$2,400, party at my place! WOOHOO!
Sweet! I'll bring beer; you supply the smoke. :wink:
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Next time you exchange messages, say hello for me and tell her she can roll out of her crate and lick my 'rhoids any time she wants. :twisted: She's probably already read this. Anyway, I think our exchange is at an end... ...until she misses me again! :oops: On DN or email? I hadn't noticed too man...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I'm a big stupid liar, who lies all the time. Every time I open my mouth to lie I normally fill it with a turkey leg or try to breathe. One thing I didn't lie about though was my signature! Thanks for all the Fuck You! offers gentlemen, I think I might roll out of my crate to take you up on them :w...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:36 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: John Clute is a heretic
Replies: 11
Views: 13137

I loved HoD and Chapterhouse the first time I read them. Took me a couple of times to appreciate GEoD, but I certainly do now. I think Frank was still working out some of the details of things, especially the Tleilaxu, as he was writing. By Heretics, he has it all pretty much decided with details. T...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:31 am
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Nekhrun
Replies: 7
Views: 6801

I think its AWESOME how full of crap you are. :D

Happy B-Day!!!!!!!!!!!
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:05 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: MST3K
Replies: 2
Views: 4693

Mst3k rules!!!

A buddy of mine said they recently did Wrath of Khan on the website and that it was hilarious! I need to check it out.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Now she is over on DN trying to make it sound like there is a split in the OH's. I promptly informed her that there was a split - HER and everyone else :wink:
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:36 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

So she decided to go to Fed2K. Interesting. I guess 'Keen is officially dead (like we didn't already know that).
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:46 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Seriously. Between this and Jacurutu we definately came out ahead. If we could archive some of the old discussions, that would be nice. But actually, many of the more interesting stuff is over at DN anyway and we can pull it from there.
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Battlestar Galactica season 4 (may contain spoilers)
Replies: 69
Views: 57259

It was pretty good. Didn't completely "wow" me, but decent.
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

We had someone from mediteatro join Jacurutu yesterday. I asked them to post their story and pictures from their film so hopefully I'll never have a need to go back there. :P Cool! Who finally got hold of them and how (out of curiosity)? I dropped them messages at DN a long time ago. Alvaro just re...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:25 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Freakzilla wrote:We had someone from mediteatro join Jacurutu yesterday. I asked them to post their story and pictures from their film so hopefully I'll never have a need to go back there.

:P
Cool! Who finally got hold of them and how (out of curiosity)?
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:16 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Sandchigger Tribute Movie Hits Big Time!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 16191

HOLY SHIT! :lol: That is disturbingly funny. Ole sloey must really miss you chigger :shock:
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:54 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Sandchigger Tribute Movie Hits Big Time!!!!
Replies: 15
Views: 16191

I have got to see this; but the stupid network Nazis have it blocked! :x
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:43 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I remember the day after I banned her sorry ass from here she showed up at Worm's after, like, months away and started posting in a thread I was active in. I took that as nothing more than a ham-handed attempt to goad either me or someone else from here into attacking her. She did it to me at DN to...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:25 pm
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Apologies to William Carlos Williams
Replies: 11
Views: 7800

I knew Nekkie really wanted a blinkie, so I resisted the urge :D :wink: I agree that it's too bad that it came to this. I too wanted a natural progression of posts until the lucky post was made, but it soon became clear to me based on the last few hundred-milestones that pretty much anything in the...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:42 am
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Apologies to William Carlos Williams
Replies: 11
Views: 7800

I just want you schmucks to know that I could have easily gotten that this morning. I sat here and debated whether to post 10 bogus posts just to achieve this. However, I knew Nekkie really wanted a blinkie, so I resisted the urge :D
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

But see, this is preceisely the problem people. Some of you are allowing Hyperthreading to wind you up. You're getting pissed off and that's exactly what she wants because she gets attention. The ultimate insult to her, the way to really hurt her, is for everyone to dimiss her and forget her. Ban h...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:39 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Goya Solidar wrote:
Omphalos wrote:Well, well, look who has wandered back to our sands. Hellooooooooo, GS! Long time no see!
Hola Omph, and to all. Sorry I didn't get here sooner. It took awhile for my ghola to grow back. :P
Yeah! Glad you made it here!!! :D
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:38 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Movie Poster
Replies: 58
Views: 60947

Nekhrun wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:I can't help but wonder who Kirstin Dunst plays.
Gurney.
:lol:
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:37 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Dune, by Frank Herbert - tanzeelat's review
Replies: 9
Views: 9885

Interesting.....
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Dayum, she's absolutely NUTS! (I am sure she is taking a special demented joy in "possessing" our posts and threads on Arrakeen after locking us out.) That's exactly what it is and that's what is pissing me off. Hyppo, I know you are reading this, you can block as many of us as you want, ...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

No doubt this will result in a massive drop in hits to my blog, but I've put her name, email address and IP into the mod queue until she opens 'Keen up again. It's not that I'm tired of the squabbling (that's actually quite amusing and the good part); I'm tired of her fucking attitude. She can read...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

IMO, the one major blunder with the D&D system, and most RPGs in general, was the lack of emphasis on role-playing rewards . By far the most experience obtained in many RPGs was by slaying monsters, so naturally the game was geared towards the creation of war machines in each character class. T...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

Yeah, 3.0 and on is quite a change. But I hated second ed. That really sucked. It was pretty much the reason I quit playing sometime ago. These new editions have made combat more like miniature gaming. And Omph is right about psionics. Now the whole "life campaigns" or whatever they are ca...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

she's just blowing smoke up our backsides; I doubt the site reopens.

(I can't help but wonder if part of it isn't to keep us from archiving stuff over here; such as some of the photos from mediteatro's movie)
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:33 pm
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: The Garbage Wall
Replies: 16
Views: 11516

Cabbage, Ectopic Pregnancies, Sardines, Sea Cucumber, Renegade Irishmen, Nannies, Samhain, Neo-Nazis, sinister intent, teletubbies, Satanists, Sea Urchin, Nevada, ASSHOLES!
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:22 pm
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: The Garbage Wall
Replies: 16
Views: 11516

Cabbage, Ectopic Pregnancies, Sardines, Sea Cucumber, Renegade Irishmen, Nannies, Samhain, Neo-Nazis, sinister intent, teletubbies
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:06 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

We did stuff like that a lot at first too. I tell you what really screwed us up for a while was understanding how psionics worked. We also had a lot of trouble at first with timing, although we had it down in pretty quick order. I think we were all novices when we started, so it took some time. Psi...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

Just to note, multi-class is old school, that's not new to 3rd edition. We were playing multi-class, and more importantly dual-class , in most of our games years before. I can't remember when we started dual-class, but I know it was before Dark Sun which used multi-class and dual class heavily. Mul...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Freakzilla wrote:My suspension has been increased until April.

:lol:
I keep asking her why that is Freakzilla and she absolutely refuses to answer. She knows she can't come up with anything that won't make her look like a vindictive hypocrite, so she just keeps avoiding the question....
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

Omph: Yup, I like the rigid time system too. In fact, in the campaigns I DMed we went a step further and for initiative we rolled 10-sided dice. Whatever number you rolled became the "segment" (6 seconds) that you reacted in. So you would start with segment 1 and start doing intiative up t...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

Did anyone ever play any of the stuff that came out after AD&D? Do you mean the different game worlds (Dark Sun, Planescape, etc) or actual different RPG systems by entirely different publishers? Neither. I mean later rule sets for D&D. I think so far there have been three subsequent versio...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

I see that Gygax had been pulling himself back up by getting clean... What was he on? Cocaine. And a hell of a lot of it at one time, allegedly. If ya gotta go... Well he supposedly had cleaned up. I should have written " a hell of a lot of it, at one time in his life." The unfortunate th...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

Freakzilla wrote:
Omphalos wrote:I see that Gygax had been pulling himself back up by getting clean...
What was he on?
Cocaine. And a hell of a lot of it at one time, allegedly.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

Gary was the man. I was such a gaming nut also right up into college. Played Top Secrect, Gamma World, Twilight 2000, etc. etc. in addition to countless hours of D&D. I actually attended a lot of gaming conventions and won a D&D tournament in St Louis and won a signed copy of the original Mo...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:45 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: RIP Gary Gygax
Replies: 67
Views: 62697

RIP Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax has died. The man primarily responsible for Dungeons and Dragons. Thanks Gary for helping me waste countless hours of my youth :cry:
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:15 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Dune Forum - www.jacurutu.com
Replies: 66
Views: 56226

I'm sure fantomas will be making a formal complaint against me soon, lol. I wonder if he just doesn't realize that he's a twit? Anyway, I think we're done arguing, if he can control himself. I apologize in advance for any troubles he may cause because I spanked him. :) Hehe, lucky bastard...got 'em...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Mar 04, 2008 7:31 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 54
Views: 54060

Anybody catch the season finale of the MILF chronicles last night? I'm going to be pissed if they uglied up that chick terminator with the exploding car :evil:
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

SandChigger wrote:B, dude, you got one already (200th comment)! I was waiting to hear back from you on design specs when Omph padded the shark. (???) Had to take care of business first.
DUH!!!! I just looked; looks great! I've cluelessly scrolled past that probably a dozen times. :oops:

(THX BTW!)
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:49 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Dune Forum - www.jacurutu.com
Replies: 66
Views: 56226

I've noticed it to, time to start exercising my rights as a moderator!

STOP THAT!

( :D )
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Okee-dokee. Just don't break my blog, 'K? :cry: Congrats, by the way: http://www.hairyticksofdune.net/extimgs/300thcom_a.gif (Sorry, it's 3:00 AM and I'm shutting down—with random neuron firing—for the night and just copied the same basic idea I used for the 200th one. As soon as I'd finished and u...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:06 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Dune Forum - www.jacurutu.com
Replies: 66
Views: 56226

Banning is a bad idea. Why don't we give him a couple of friendly warnings. He does seem to target you Mandi, and I'm certain its because you are female. Next time I catch him in the act, I'll warn him unless Freakzilla says otherwise.
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Nekhrun wrote:huh, she's thinner than I'd imagined.
:lol:
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Thanks for violating the mind of everyone on the thread that happens to be a visual thinker, Omph. Luckily, I'm NOT one of those, so I get off easy this time. "get off easy" eh... :P I have to admit, there is something strangely perverse about being as abused as she is but coming back for...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:36 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Hehe, now you're confusing me chigger. :D So she's back on your blog and stirring the pot again. Its just amazing to me that someone will continue to take that much abuse. She's incredibly dense. I've decided that she has a sexual attraction to arnoldo; has anyone noticed that she just keep bringing...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:26 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Starship Troopers....III?
Replies: 40
Views: 34349

Omphalos wrote:No, no, no, Tanz. You have it wrong. The Presidency was given to him by the Supreme Court. Then Bush spent his money buying Blair's ass.
Ouch! Here goes another Revolutionary War...... :P
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:17 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Starship Troopers....III?
Replies: 40
Views: 34349

Phaedrus wrote:
Tleilax Master B wrote:I've chosen not to vote before because I refused to pick between the "lesser of two evils."
Image
Hehe, love it.
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Omphalos wrote:Yea, Pardot was a moderator, and hes from Texas. I think the guy Im thinking of went by the handle Umma Kynes or something?
yeah, that's right. I think he/she was listed as "retired."
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 54
Views: 54060

I watched the episdoe last night of "Sarah Connor: The MILF Chronicles", it was pretty decent. I might come around on this show. I liked how they had the former doctor in it, and how they redid the video interview scenes with the new MILF, oops, I mean "Sarah." The terminator chi...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:15 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Wasnt there some Australian too, who never showed up. He had one of those creepy looking photos of Kynes from the minisereis as an avatar? That's Pardot Kynes over at Jacurutu, isn't it? My understanding was he was made an admin to run some game at 'Keen and because interest waned he basically resi...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:14 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Starship Troopers....III?
Replies: 40
Views: 34349

You want everyone to vote? Im sorry; maybe Im going off in left field here from the popular view, but that last thing I want is every stupid moron in this country to Get Out The Vote! I mean, why do we have to encourage people who know nothing and could care less to get out and fuck up the choices ...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:00 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

That is so wrong Hyppo. What has Freakzilla done? He hasn't even lambasted you over at chiggers blog!

Oh well. When I log in it still says the site is down.
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Starship Troopers....III?
Replies: 40
Views: 34349

I liked the first one, there was something about it I can't quite put my finger on . I don't think I saw II, I may have rented it but it was obviously unmemorable. Not having seen that, I can't really say if another sequel is warranted. I'm guessing not though. I think it was the boobies. that sure...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:05 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Battlestar Galactica season 4 (may contain spoilers)
Replies: 69
Views: 57259

GamePlayer wrote:Very nice pictures. Lucy, Tricia and Grace in one shot = heart attack :) :P
Word to that. Too damn hot.....
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

But she did say that she hopes we can all make peace someday. Is that not the very situation that was offered her when she joined here? That all went south REAL fast. Personally, I don't have much to argue with her about. The only thing that really bothered me to the point of action was her stubbor...
by Tleilax Master B
Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:56 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: The Dune Jihad Trilogy, by KJ Anderson & B Herbert
Replies: 5
Views: 7488

SandChigger wrote::D :D :D

That's probably the fifth or sixth time I've read that, but it's still good.

"They [Grunters and Sadworms] both suck soiled ass" still KICKS ass! :D
Yeah, I love that line too.
by Tleilax Master B
Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6614844

I'm about to read A Walk in the Woods by Bryson. My wife keeps insisting I read it.... A good book. I hiked the App. Trail when I was younger. It was every bit as rough as he notes it is. I'm jealous, that's something I have always wanted to do. At the risk of sounding like KJA ( :evil: don't even ...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:53 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I'm still activated there. There have only been a couple of posts. A guy named "spicebeer" asked if melange was necesssary for mentats to do their thing, and Hyp answered: Hm. I seem to recall from the 1984 Lynch movie that Mentats use a drug of some sort, but it's not melange. I would th...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:07 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6614844

I'm about to read A Walk in the Woods by Bryson. My wife keeps insisting I read it....
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:17 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

SAPHO: high-energy liquid extracted from barrier roots of Ecaz. Commonly used by Mentats who claim it amplifies mental powers. Users develop deep ruby stains on mouth and lips. I don't think it's "neccessary", it just helps. Yeah, my comment wasn't meant to imply it was "necessary&qu...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:53 am
Forum: Fiction Links
Topic: Life, The Universe, & Everything, by Douglas Adams
Replies: 1
Views: 4826

Sweet!
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I'm still activated there. There have only been a couple of posts. A guy named "spicebeer" asked if melange was necesssary for mentats to do their thing, and Hyp answered: Hm. I seem to recall from the 1984 Lynch movie that Mentats use a drug of some sort, but it's not melange. I would thi...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Mandy wrote:lol.. early 90s flashback.

Image
Sweet! I can finally see it. A shar pei, a smoke and a DQ blizzard. Life is good.... :D
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:16 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

:lol: It sure does. That's hilarious.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Nekhrun wrote:More importantly, you can't see any new posts on Arrakeen because there haven't been any for days now.

Also, Hey Omph! Give me a heads up on when you're going for your crash and burn over there. I want to make sure I don't miss anything. :wink:
Oh hell yeah! Count me in too, I have to see that!
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Dammit, I can't see the picture!!!!! :cry:
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:05 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: New Dune Forum - www.jacurutu.com
Replies: 66
Views: 56226

Freakzilla wrote:If y'all have signed up and I haven't activated you, please let me know.
I need activated please...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:50 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Well, just so everyone knows that hasn't gotten over to SC's blog yet. It was me that posted that bogus apology under her name. I thought someone had done the same thing as Omphalos, so I figured turnabout was fair play. I've come clean over there as well. I actually feel bad about it now after I sa...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:32 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Sandworms of Dune: Mastah B's review...
Replies: 17
Views: 12235

I didn't even bother to mention the waterworms. That was so stupid and had been beaten to death on these boards, so I left it out. The Master of the Obvious here will say that it was plain fucking stupid. And incredibly inefficient. Apparently you have to kill the waterworms to get the ultra spice o...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:26 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Sandworms of Dune: Mastah B's review...
Replies: 17
Views: 12235

DIE WORMS, DIE!!!!!

Image

:lol:
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:50 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Sandworms of Dune: Mastah B's review...
Replies: 17
Views: 12235

While I deplore your decision to continually subject yourself to such literary refuse, I applaud your stamina to endure it and I'm glad to hear you're finally done with it. I know, I'm a glutton for punishment. :oops: But thank god that is finally over.....I'll leave it in the capable hands of Sand...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:07 am
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Sandworms of Dune: Mastah B's review...
Replies: 17
Views: 12235

Thanks Omph. I posted it at dunenovels too, we'll see how long that last :D
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:03 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Sandworms of Dune: Mastah B's review...
Replies: 17
Views: 12235

Sandworms of Dune: Mastah B's review...

When I first decided to write a short review of Sandworms, I was on a plane with my two children flying to the Midwest to see my family. I was about halfway through the “novel” when I noticed I had misplaced my bookmark. My daughter, seeing my conundrum, said “here daddy, you can use this” and proce...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post your photo
Replies: 138
Views: 157457

Omphalos wrote:Wow. Im gayer than I thought! :wink:
Oh, we knew that already.... :P
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:12 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Dune Emoticons
Replies: 23
Views: 25888

I love this! Image

And "Arrakeen" diplomacy is the perfect name Inhuien!!
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:27 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Which First: FH Books or the New Ones?
Replies: 42
Views: 44338

I started reading them in the 80s and have pretty much consistently read the whole series about once every year or two. I'm pretty torn over a favorite really, but its either Heretics or GEoD. Love 'em all really. THAT is how you become a "Dune scholar". :wink:
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:24 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Jacurutu - New Dune Forum Suggestions
Replies: 58
Views: 57418

SandChigger wrote:Tried that once...but kept falling off the lavatory.

Besides...it wasn't doing anything inneresting.

(Um...yes, it's another one of those days...RANDOM! :D )
:lol:
by Tleilax Master B
Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post your photo
Replies: 138
Views: 157457

Here's me and the fam....

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by Tleilax Master B
Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:04 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Post your photo
Replies: 138
Views: 157457

Omphalos wrote:My wife dared me to put it up. She took it. In the vein of all fine art, she named it "Straining at Stool."
Jesus Omph, get some fiber!
by Tleilax Master B
Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:02 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

Don't forget Hectate's kinetic spheres! A new application of an old trick with benwa balls? Well, OK, it's more commonly done with pingpong balls. So Sue me. ;) You just don't get the elevation with metal that you get with plastic. I got a set of those a few years ago for Xmas and on the box there ...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:14 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Jacurutu - New Dune Forum Suggestions
Replies: 58
Views: 57418

How are things progressing on this front?
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6614844

Omphalos wrote:Ill bump the review over here, if anyone else wants to comment.
Feel free to move my comments to that section.
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:45 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card
Replies: 10
Views: 10534

That's the cover for the hardcover I was talking about in the 2001 thread. Great review. I love this book. Btw, I'm still having formatting problems browsing your website with IE. The text of the top right menu are off (the almost look like strikethrough text with the background) and the credit bar...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:06 pm
Forum: Book Reviews
Topic: 2001: A Space Odyssey, by A.C. Clarke
Replies: 31
Views: 25589

I really like this book. I actually saw the Kubrick film first (I'm a HUGE Kubrick fan), but was really pleased after reading the book. I think this one might go back in the "pile" pretty soon.
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

You know, I think we need a phrase for the kind of battle Hymaintenance waged too. How about "Pyrrhic Loss?" That's pretty good :) RIP 'Keen. Its so fucking dead over there. I mentioned to Omph before, this is what I was hoping would happen to dunenovels when we all left, but they had eno...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Books in the pile
Replies: 947
Views: 6614844

Perhaps off topic, I read Ender's Game a month or two ago. I hadn't read it in years. For some reason, I just didn't like it as much as I did before. Maybe it was already knowing how it ended, but I had an incredibly difficult time suspending my disbelief. Although I realize its intended to some ext...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:35 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

appr. 14000 A.G. Arrakis is once more a desert. Scattered in the sandworms yet again ruling the planet is Leto II’s conscience condemned to muteness, ensuring the continuity of the Golden Path. [God Emperor of Dune] How is that "ensuring" the Golden Path?? Do you think he could mean that ...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:07 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

1 A.G. = Appr. 13000 A.D. Foldspace Shipping Company takes the name Spacing Guild and monopolizes space commerce, transport and interplanetary banking. Beginning of the Guild calendar. Why no parenthetical citation? 10154 A.G. According to a secret pact with Elrood IX, the Bene Tleilax takes over c...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:05 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Dr Who and Torchwood
Replies: 15
Views: 12566

Ragabash is an old Dr. Who fan from way back. What do you think of the new one, Raggy? I am a huge fan of the new Dr. Who and of Torchwood. Dr. Who preserves the heart of the older version of the show (equal parts whimsy and "playing-for-keeps"), while giving the Doctor a dark, nasty edge...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Post your Desktop
Replies: 51
Views: 43252

Robspierre wrote:Riiiiiight. That is the look of an experience imbiber on her face :wink:

Rob
Well, I have to let her have a little fun now, because in about 7 years, it's Tank time :twisted:
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:01 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

Id like to hear KJA's real explanation for all of this. Hoping for too much there, I'm afraid. And besides, why should he have to EXPLAIN anything? To you or anyone. He's the writer, dammit! NO ONE KNOWS HOW HARD ART IS! :twisted: Except maybe Eru's copy of Sadworms. And a conference table in Atlan...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Hey, I just saw Robin H joined. Glad you made it here!!!
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:26 pm
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Post your Desktop
Replies: 51
Views: 43252

SandChigger wrote:What...no upraised beer glasses and attitude?! :D
You mean like this? :D

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Sandworms was so bad it drove my innocent young daughter to drink :P
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:52 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

Actually, if what Torkos says is true, than KJA's lackies didn't do their job worth a shit either. As anyone who has read Sandworms and Hunters knows, apparently the entire Scattering and all the known worlds take place in "a" galaxy. Dr. Torkos has this entry in the timeline: ??? Through ...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:46 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

The very first entry (when sandtrout brought to Arrakis) is completely unjustifiable as well. I've thought about writing Torkos directly. Omph contacted him about the "Dune Ph.D." thing. He seemed fairly nice, right, Omph? He was a very nice guy, who willingly offered that this is his hob...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:41 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 54
Views: 54060

Mandy wrote:It was preempted by the State of the Union address, wasn't it?
They showed it afterwards
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:30 pm
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: What this is all about
Replies: 24
Views: 12885

SandChigger wrote:One word (or phrase, actually):

Mochi pizza. :D
Never had it. But I did have deep-fried mochi that was then stuffed with sandwich stuff. That was pretty tasty with a beer and some edamame (sp?)
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I had a perve around DN again the other day, ended up looking at my old "What's in a name?" thread. Sheesh...TAZ really was a fricking PITA, wasn't he? Byron let him get away with a lot of shit. (Not that I didn't dish out my fair share as well. :D ) I've tried coming up with a good, new ...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Post your Desktop
Replies: 51
Views: 43252

Omphalos wrote:Ah, always good to see young Master C out with his tank-owner/donor!
Yeah, I'm glad I decanted that little turd head; he's a lot of fun.
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:31 am
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: What this is all about
Replies: 24
Views: 12885

mmmm, pizza. Dammit, now I need to go get some for lunch.....
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: Blatant Post Count Boosters
Topic: Post your Desktop
Replies: 51
Views: 43252

I don't want to post my wallpaper here, because there are too many icons on it that could cause security problems (due to where i work), but this is the pic I use as the background:

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by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:13 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The Good Doctor's Dune Timeline
Replies: 38
Views: 30147

*barf* Oh yeah, Omnius, the Old Man :roll: Yeah, that thing is ripe for a good ripping for sure.......
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Freakzilla wrote:I just noticed that Byron edited the word "Preeks" out of one of my posts.

Too close to pricks?

:P
As a matter of fact, that's exactly why. He started doing that with me and sent me a PM explaining just that :D
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:22 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Lost
Replies: 30
Views: 26447

Ragabash wrote: Great, now I have a work boner. Thanks.
Shit, that's a bonus! Where I work its the anti-Viagra.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:32 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

She solved a mystery! Time for a Scooby Snack! And she would have got(ten) away with it if it wasn't for those pesky Dunenovels people! What a retard, calling Mandy's fanfic crappy. She was probably so excited with finding out who Mandy was and trying (and failing miserably as she is too thick to r...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: The movies that are better than the books
Replies: 14
Views: 11650

Freakzilla wrote:I thought The Exorcist movie was better than the book.
I totally agree
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:28 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 54
Views: 54060

Omphalos wrote:Im glad its on.

Anyone see it last night? I have it DVR'ed to watch this weekend, probably.
Here it was a rerun of the pilot episode.
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:26 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Hey Tanzeelat, welcome, good to see you here!!! What ya been up to?
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Mandy wrote:I'm onto his Tleilaxu ways :) I remember something about a shirlileg.. can't remember how it was spelled.
For you, that spelling is close enough :wink: And of course, I can arrange ANY superfluous body parts you need :D
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

lol.. she's reading every word in this thread. She is glued to her computer. Seriously Hyppo reading someone's private email is a breach of trust. There is no possible way for an email to hijack a board, you brainless fuckstick. I like you Mandy. You're a fine girl. What a gooood wife you would be ...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Yes, we all offered to chip in to buy software and server space. Now we'll do it our way. Yeah, funny how memory can be so selective. I posted a link to that discussion on chigger's blog and resurfaced it on 'keen. I hope that jogs her memory...... Heh. :roll: She apologized after I pointed it out ...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Yes, we all offered to chip in to buy software and server space. Now we'll do it our way. Yeah, funny how memory can be so selective. I posted a link to that discussion on chigger's blog and resurfaced it on 'keen. I hope that jogs her memory...... Heh. :roll: She apologized after I pointed it out ...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Source of Cognitors and Cymeks
Replies: 20
Views: 17047

:lol: :lol: :lol:

(damn, that is some funny shit chig)
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Welcome everyone!! Good to see some old faces back!
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Freakzilla wrote:Yes, we all offered to chip in to buy software and server space. Now we'll do it our way.
Yeah, funny how memory can be so selective. I posted a link to that discussion on chigger's blog and resurfaced it on 'keen. I hope that jogs her memory......
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:12 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Giant worm
Replies: 2
Views: 6021

Omphalos wrote:Disgusting, but cool.
"A rare 3-foot-long spitting earthworm that smells like lilies is at the heart of a legal battle between conservationists and the U.S. government."

Disgusting, yet wonderfully fragrant :D
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:10 pm
Forum: Fiction Links
Topic: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Replies: 9
Views: 9976

Omphalos wrote:Oops! Gotta fix that concordance link when I get home!
Having the book online is awesome though. I'll have to look through it more when I get home.
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 54
Views: 54060

I know they said kevlar. That's what I was laughing at, the idea of kevlar furniture. So silly. Hehe, she sure is prepared, isn't she? Kevlar in her furniture. Not to mention plasma guns, computers and teleporting equipment in safety deposit boxes :lol: I can't help but wonder, after she blasts the...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Fiction Links
Topic: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Replies: 9
Views: 9976

SWEET!! This is awesome.
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:08 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Jacurutu - New Dune Forum Suggestions
Replies: 58
Views: 57418

1) NO heavy handed moderation. As TPOG says, let adults be adults and work it out. 2) Let's keep the subforums to a minimum and have them well organized in a user-friendly manner. 3) I like the hidden forums idea; restricted to certain members. 4) I would like to see things organize somehow by topic...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Uh, yeah. Power hungry for sure. Oh well, soon we will have another dune forum and 'keen can F-off. And don't worry about this one going dormant Omphalos--this is where we will come to when we need to bitch in private about the "ass-hats" on the other forum :D
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I'm waaaaay ahead of you on that last one CL. I'll be happy to copy some of the old, interesting threads over to whatever new forum we establish. Sounds like we have a good start on a plan. If we do it here, I really like the idea of the select usergroups with different permissions. Keep sections as...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

See this is what I'm talking about. I thought this place was supposed to be our Dune forum alternative. I think it is 'player (hee hee, I shortened your name again :P ), but this is a "members only" kind of club. I enjoy this, and I'm glad we have a place like that. But I guess a certain ...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:26 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Source of Cognitors and Cymeks
Replies: 20
Views: 17047

Hehe, good catch Mr. Teg. :D

(Its just getting to easy, isn't it?)
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Bloody hell, another admin is trying to destroy a good dune forum again. What is it with people like Hymaintenance and Byron? It must be a power complex and they can't stand the thought of losing any of it. Yeah, yeah, I know you are reading this Hyppo , and I've complained publicly about your nazi,...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:32 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Mimicry
Replies: 22
Views: 19839

I had a quick look around over there yesterday morning. I noticed a thread (Dutch translation of Grunters or Sadworms?) where Serkanner had posted something about the translators taking so long because they were laughing too hard and Byron posted something like "Please stay on topic.". He...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Facebook
Replies: 19
Views: 18309

Freakzilla wrote:I like being dissassociated from other people. They're all nuts.
Hehe, my sentiments exactly. :D
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:18 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: "The Science of Dune"
Replies: 6
Views: 8714

He uses his own name in a comment on her blog; see if you can spot him. ;) (He would no doubt view my "outing" him in this way with "discussed" and consider it another "lame" and "low blow." Whatever.) Here's the link to my "review" of her article w...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:00 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Surely Crysknife is siding with you Freak; I just can't see him agreeing with her.....
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

I don't know if she doesn't realize or doesn't give a fuck. A few complaints I have include: Making the word "troll" spam is just ridiculous. Locking down threads because she didn't like the discussion is out-of-line as well IMHO. Telling people to be nice and then running around and posti...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:41 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: "The Science of Dune"
Replies: 6
Views: 8714

Re: "The Science of Dune"

I keep putting off posting more on the book because I've skimmed most of the articles and now am having a hard time making myself go back and actually read through them. Some biochemist (who is not a native English speaker) styling himself "SandChiggerBug" has showed up on my blog and Hec...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Let Arrakeen die Freak??? Are you actually that fed up? I guess I'm just surprised because you have been somewhat neutral about it all (although, I'm certain you have had strong opinions in PMs and the like). Is there any reason why we aren't summarizing all of our complaints and sending it in an em...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:25 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction
Replies: 37
Views: 31845

Out of all the things Ive said and done, who'd a thunk that one would get me in trouble? Sometimes I feel so low about that place. Its like I cant even log on without thinking about stirring up some crap. I gotta stop going there and stop being such an ass. No you don't :D I love it when you post s...
by Tleilax Master B
Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:55 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction
Replies: 37
Views: 31845

Out of all the things Ive said and done, who'd a thunk that one would get me in trouble? Sometimes I feel so low about that place. Its like I cant even log on without thinking about stirring up some crap. I gotta stop going there and stop being such an ass. No you don't :D I love it when you post s...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Arrakeen
Replies: 1144
Views: 1314195

Hehe, I'm with ya chig. I may be stuck with it; I'm pissing Byron off and may be joining the likes of chig and phaedrus soon :D
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:37 am
Forum: Genre TV and Movies
Topic: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Replies: 54
Views: 54060

Hmmm. Well, I wasn't very impressed. I rarely am with prime-time shows. Wonderful lines like "Get the guns, I'll make pancakes" I can definately do without as they are so incredibly cheesy you can hear a collective "groan" across my neighborhood. I found it to be extremely so-so.
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:08 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction
Replies: 37
Views: 31845

Oh, this is good too, apparently "preek" is now being edited out of post by the "almighty one"--at least he recognizes its a bad word :D He sent me a PM to explain it was no longer allowed--because it was derogatory. Sounds to much like "pricks" I guess :D He also delet...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:57 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction
Replies: 37
Views: 31845

Arnoldo bitched royally on DN about Nekhrun's posting of that link there, saying that it was offensive. He even quoted Byron's rules in large text. Then he gets interested in the site, found something that he liked that was honestly, probably more offensive than calling Brian a patriamoral corpse-f...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:44 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction
Replies: 37
Views: 31845

Speaking of Byron and DN, has anyone asked him why he hasn't been back to Arrakeen to discuss those things he claimed we didn't want to discuss? Has he gone on about it any more on DN? I really did not have him pegged for such a chicken shit. Well, he is a chicken shit. But he just posted something...
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:37 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: A Personal Record
Replies: 16
Views: 15556

Robspierre wrote:He TMB, tell us what you really think!!!! :twisted:


Rob
Hehe, allow me to introduce the more bitter, vindictive TMB. The gloves are off :twisted:
by Tleilax Master B
Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:36 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: The 22 Most Awful Moments in Science Fiction
Replies: 37
Views: 31845

Arnoldo bitched royally on DN about Nekhrun's posting of that link there, saying that it was offensive. He even quoted Byron's rules in large text. Then he gets interested in the site, found something that he liked that was honestly, probably more offensive than calling Brian a patriamoral corpse-f...
by Tleilax Master B
Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:13 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: A Personal Record
Replies: 16
Views: 15556

Exactly. I read Sandworms over the holidays and it was definately an all time low. I keep trying to write a scathing review to post, but its like rubbing salt in a wound and I give up. I hate those motherfuckers (just for the record :wink: )
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Heroes of Dune
Replies: 41
Views: 42578

Freakzilla wrote:They'd have to pay me to read it.
that's pretty much my feeling on it as well......
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:58 pm
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Heroes of Dune
Replies: 41
Views: 42578

I'm in for the duration. :twisted: Every time they drop drawers and squirt out another steaming pile, I'll be there to bite their pockmarked backsides. It's a nasty job, but somebody has to do it. Hehe, and you do it so well chigger! I think I'm out too; I'm not sure how much of my time I can waste...
by Tleilax Master B
Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:55 am
Forum: Dune Talk
Topic: Mimicry
Replies: 22
Views: 19839

I guess I can buy some intelligence. But I wont give up on stupid. They have to be stupid if they think real fans will sign off on their massacre of Dune. (Invoking Godwin's Law) Hitler was intelligent to blame everything on the Jews and run with it. He was at risk for pissing off a minority, but a...
by Tleilax Master B
Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:56 am
Forum: Reading Group Administrivia
Topic: Dune Reading Group
Replies: 14
Views: 14529

Arnoldo disturbs me. He occasionally cites some pretty interesting-if irrelevant- ideas, and sometimes even seems to understand what he's talking about. Honestly, sometimes I think he's an OH in disguise, looking to discredit the HLP through pure reductio ad absurdum. Eh, I don't know. I think he i...
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
Replies: 540
Views: 1724665

Yeah, pisses me off. I think Crys and I have been more than willing to discuss, he just doesn't want to face up to the reality that he is dead wrong! :wink:
by Tleilax Master B
Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:37 am
Forum: Reading Group Administrivia
Topic: Dune Reading Group
Replies: 14
Views: 14529

Ditto on the great idea. :) (I've tried ignoring Awny—honest, I have!—but his stupidity just screams for someone to bash him. :( ) I'm not ignoring him anymore; my goal is to continue to make him look like an ass. That little twit is so annoying, and the sad thing is he only hurt's Byron's argument...

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