Bring me the bore worms!!!
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AzureSkyCiel,
Posted on: 2011-05-29 15:27 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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A dictatorship is never morally gray |
Originally Posted by AzureSkyCiel
the Devs attempt at making Praetoria morally grey fell flat on its face because they were wedlocked to issue 1 story writing
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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That's a dictatorial dictum.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
A dictatorship is never morally gray
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If a group of people are incapable of self-governance and that lack of self-governance is causing harm, then a dictatorship capable of governance without causing a greater harm is the right thing in that case until self-governance can be (re-)established.
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Praetoria is an entire world, not just a group of people |
Originally Posted by Zombie Man
That's a dictatorial dictum.
If a group of people are incapable of self-governance and that lack of self-governance is causing harm, then a dictatorship capable of governance without causing a greater harm is the right thing in that case until self-governance can be (re-)established. |
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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+rep
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
"There is a willow grows aslant a brook,
missing its top, that which was claimed By those who in ships otherworldly came and blasted poor Ophelia's head to mist." |
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Praetoria is an entire world, not just a group of people
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No its not.
Its a group of people.
The surivours of a cataclysm caused in no small part by their own stupidity and narrow minded greed.
Brawling Cactus from a distant planet.
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I thought it was the Hamidon that caused most of the problems? |
Originally Posted by CactusBrawler
No its not.
Its a group of people. The surivours of a cataclysm caused in no small part by their own stupidity and narrow minded greed. |
@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
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And a vast improvement over the originals, I must say. That Shakespeare was sooooooooooooo depressing. How much more cheerful when Romeo and Juliet live, get married and have kids named Bart, Lisa and Maggie! How affirming and special it is when Lear is named Father of the Year at the big surprise party at the end!|
Originally Posted by Delrune
Are you not aware that many theater groups rewrite play to put their own take on them?
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I was a bit taken aback when the French won at Agincourt in Henry V, but hey, All Is Fair In Art, hey?
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
I thought he was miffed that it didn't actually go like this:
QUEEN GERTRUDE
"There is a willow grows aslant a lake,
That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream...
There, on the pendent boughs her coronet weeds
Clambering to hang, an envious sliver broke;
When down her weedy trophies and herself
Fell in the muddy water. Her cape spread wide;
And, Hydra-like, awhile it bore her up:
Which time she chanted names of old heroes;
As one incapable of her own distress,
Or like a creature native and indued
Unto that element: but long it could not be
Till that the Kraken, tired of her ramblings,
Stomped the poor wretch to muddy death."
LAERTES:
"Alas, then, she is drown'd?"
QUEEN GERTRUDE:
"No wakes, no wakes..."
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
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"What do you mean rage face?!"|
Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA
I thought it was a Blackadder quote first, but it's Alan Rickman doing the Sheriff of Nottingham (with maybe more than a nod to Lord Blackadder in there).
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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This is just full of win.
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Originally Posted by Memphis_Bill
Well, there was that one performance just as the Rikti Invasion started. While the play itself ended suddenly (due to dropships and energy blasts,) critics agreed it was one of the most original, exciting renditions of Ophelia's death they'd seen. The report of her death became much shorter, as well:
"There is a willow grows aslant a brook, missing its top, that which was claimed By those who in ships otherworldly came and blasted poor Ophelia's head to mist." Michael Bay is said to be considering this "exciting" update to "that stodgy old play," though he feels a few more explosions may be warranted. |
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No, I'm sure it was because they were minging.
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Originally Posted by rian_frostdrake
we got rid of 'em, they were boring.
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Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
So, the moral of the story is 'Don't write badge text about literature based off of memory?'
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Doomtastic 50 SS/Inv Brute
Ceus 50 Eng/Kin Corr
Cinderstorm 50 Fire/Fire Blaster
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While talking about Flash Gordon?
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Originally Posted by Kasoh
So, the moral of the story is 'Don't write badge text about literature based off of memory?'
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@Golden Girl
City of Heroes comics and artwork
Statesman's alive?
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Speaking of ...|
Originally Posted by Delrune
Are you not aware that many theater groups rewrite play to put their own take on them? [...]
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One of the most brilliant takes ever of a well known scene from Richard III:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmiwG...tailpage#t=83s
@Nanas (on Defiant)
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Hard to tell. He usually comes across as having the emotional range of the average action movie star.
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Originally Posted by Gideon
Statesman's alive?
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Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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My head is having trouble not exploding right now.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Praetoria is an entire world, not just a group of people
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There I was between a rock and a hard place. Then I thought, "What am I doing on this side of the rock?"
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With a population of probably just a few million thanks to nuclear war and the Devouring Earth.
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Praetoria is an entire world, not just a group of people
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Originally Posted by Golden Girl
Praetoria is an entire world, not just a group of people
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A world that should be blasted from existence and wiped from memory. Let its dust be consumed in the suns of a billion galaxies
Thelonious Monk
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Originally Posted by Bananas
Speaking of ...
One of the most brilliant takes ever of a well known scene from Richard III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmiwG...tailpage#t=83s |
An excellent reimagining of one of the greatest besmirchments of one of our truly good kings by the upstart tydders
Thelonious Monk
Why?! Because it's blunt, you idiot, it'll hurt more!
And kudos if you get that reference
But yes, similar to the error of the initial Union Jack used in the Hero 1 Memorial (i.e. it was wrong) this doesn't surprise me too much
Incidently Bore Worms are so named because they're the dullest invertebrates known to man. No naturalist has ever been able come up with one single interesting thing about them.
Ming just got the wrong end of the stick on that one. Turns out all torturing with bore worms involves dumping them onto an unfortunately and then sitting there watching them do absolutely nothing at all.