RPMiller

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
I could put this pic in one of the pic threads, but decided it should be used to increase thread count.
EDIT: Apparently I can't link to it... Let me try... There we go.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Texas State Wildlife and Game Department
 
Yet more shocking revelations came to light today regarding last weekend's hunting 'accident' in Texas. Officials at the Texas State Wildlife and Game Department revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney violated established State hunting laws when he shot Mr. Harry Whittington.
 
As Wildlife Ranger John Burton explained - "We got nothin' against huntin' lawyers around here - hell, I've bagged a few myself. And Mr. Huntington's age made him a prime candidate for herd-thinning: he's 78 and way past his prime. But Huntington is a TAX lawyer, and you ain't allowed to take tax lawyers until May 1st."
 
In 1987, in an agreement reached with the Texas Bar Association, the Wildlife & Game Dept. established a series of laws regulating the hunting of lawyers. "You have to understand," said the Chairman of the TBA, "if we don't thin 'em out then they overpopulate their egosystem. Next thing you know, there aren't enough cases to go around. Young lawyers starve, or clog up the court-houses and television trying to drum up clients. It just messes things up. But we also didn't want indiscriminant slaughter, so we got together with the Wildlife boys and set up a few rules."
 
These rules include the following:
 
1) Only lawyers above the age of 64 and personal-injury attorneys may be taken, with a limit of two per hunter per year. Muzzle-loader hunters are allowed three, bow-hunters are restricted to four.
 
2) Only female lawyers above child-bearing age may be shot, even personal-injury attorneys.
 
3) Tax lawyer hunting season is the only time restriction, with the season running from May 1st to December 12th.
 
"Of course, the usual standard hunting rules apply: no setting up lawyer-stands within a 10-mile radius of a courthouse, no money-licks, and no shooting 'em when they're seated," said Ranger Burton. "We Texans are hunters, pure and simple - there's nothing like bagging a
67 year-old corporate merger attorney at 200 yards with a compound bow. But you have to have standards, and you have to play by the rules and give 'em a fighting chance."
 
The Vice President will more than likely receive a fine of $10,000, and may even be required to perform a few hours of community service. "I know that seems sorta harsh for just nailing a really old one with some bird-shot, but me and a few others suspect that this was what we call a 'canned hunt' - the Vice President invited the lawyer along. It ain't illegal per se, but a canned hunt is just plain wrong, and an insult to all of us who hunt lawyer the proper way."
 
When asked for comment, White House Spokesman Scott McClelland confirmed that "Vice President Cheney did indeed pull the trigger which activated the primer which detonated, which caused a rapid formation of gas which pushed the shell which sent the pellets flying in the general direction of the lawyer. But he didn't know about that tax-lawyer loophole."

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

 
You mean something like this?
 
Excuse the crappy photomanip, I did this in about 10 minutes just because it sounded like fun.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Texas State Wildlife and Game Department
 
Yet more shocking revelations came to light today regarding last weekend's hunting 'accident' in Texas. Officials at the Texas State Wildlife and Game Department revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney violated established State hunting laws when he shot Mr. Harry Whittington.
 
As Wildlife Ranger John Burton explained - "We got nothin' against huntin' lawyers around here - hell, I've bagged a few myself. And Mr. Huntington's age made him a prime candidate for herd-thinning: he's 78 and way past his prime. But Huntington is a TAX lawyer, and you ain't allowed to take tax lawyers until May 1st."
 
In 1987, in an agreement reached with the Texas Bar Association, the Wildlife & Game Dept. established a series of laws regulating the hunting of lawyers. "You have to understand," said the Chairman of the TBA, "if we don't thin 'em out then they overpopulate their egosystem. Next thing you know, there aren't enough cases to go around. Young lawyers starve, or clog up the court-houses and television trying to drum up clients. It just messes things up. But we also didn't want indiscriminant slaughter, so we got together with the Wildlife boys and set up a few rules."
 
These rules include the following:
 
1) Only lawyers above the age of 64 and personal-injury attorneys may be taken, with a limit of two per hunter per year. Muzzle-loader hunters are allowed three, bow-hunters are restricted to four.
 
2) Only female lawyers above child-bearing age may be shot, even personal-injury attorneys.
 
3) Tax lawyer hunting season is the only time restriction, with the season running from May 1st to December 12th.
 
"Of course, the usual standard hunting rules apply: no setting up lawyer-stands within a 10-mile radius of a courthouse, no money-licks, and no shooting 'em when they're seated," said Ranger Burton. "We Texans are hunters, pure and simple - there's nothing like bagging a
67 year-old corporate merger attorney at 200 yards with a compound bow. But you have to have standards, and you have to play by the rules and give 'em a fighting chance."
 
The Vice President will more than likely receive a fine of $10,000, and may even be required to perform a few hours of community service. "I know that seems sorta harsh for just nailing a really old one with some bird-shot, but me and a few others suspect that this was what we call a 'canned hunt' - the Vice President invited the lawyer along. It ain't illegal per se, but a canned hunt is just plain wrong, and an insult to all of us who hunt lawyer the proper way."
 
When asked for comment, White House Spokesman Scott McClelland confirmed that "Vice President Cheney did indeed pull the trigger which activated the primer which detonated, which caused a rapid formation of gas which pushed the shell which sent the pellets flying in the general direction of the lawyer. But he didn't know about that tax-lawyer loophole."

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Texas State Wildlife and Game Department
 
Yet more shocking revelations came to light today regarding last weekend's hunting 'accident' in Texas. Officials at the Texas State Wildlife and Game Department revealed that Vice President Dick Cheney violated established State hunting laws when he shot Mr. Harry Whittington.
 
As Wildlife Ranger John Burton explained - "We got nothin' against huntin' lawyers around here - hell, I've bagged a few myself. And Mr. Huntington's age made him a prime candidate for herd-thinning: he's 78 and way past his prime. But Huntington is a TAX lawyer, and you ain't allowed to take tax lawyers until May 1st."
 
In 1987, in an agreement reached with the Texas Bar Association, the Wildlife & Game Dept. established a series of laws regulating the hunting of lawyers. "You have to understand," said the Chairman of the TBA, "if we don't thin 'em out then they overpopulate their egosystem. Next thing you know, there aren't enough cases to go around. Young lawyers starve, or clog up the court-houses and television trying to drum up clients. It just messes things up. But we also didn't want indiscriminant slaughter, so we got together with the Wildlife boys and set up a few rules."
 
These rules include the following:
 
1) Only lawyers above the age of 64 and personal-injury attorneys may be taken, with a limit of two per hunter per year. Muzzle-loader hunters are allowed three, bow-hunters are restricted to four.
 
2) Only female lawyers above child-bearing age may be shot, even personal-injury attorneys.
 
3) Tax lawyer hunting season is the only time restriction, with the season running from May 1st to December 12th.
 
"Of course, the usual standard hunting rules apply: no setting up lawyer-stands within a 10-mile radius of a courthouse, no money-licks, and no shooting 'em when they're seated," said Ranger Burton. "We Texans are hunters, pure and simple - there's nothing like bagging a
67 year-old corporate merger attorney at 200 yards with a compound bow. But you have to have standards, and you have to play by the rules and give 'em a fighting chance."
 
The Vice President will more than likely receive a fine of $10,000, and may even be required to perform a few hours of community service. "I know that seems sorta harsh for just nailing a really old one with some bird-shot, but me and a few others suspect that this was what we call a 'canned hunt' - the Vice President invited the lawyer along. It ain't illegal per se, but a canned hunt is just plain wrong, and an insult to all of us who hunt lawyer the proper way."
 
When asked for comment, White House Spokesman Scott McClelland confirmed that "Vice President Cheney did indeed pull the trigger which activated the primer which detonated, which caused a rapid formation of gas which pushed the shell which sent the pellets flying in the general direction of the lawyer. But he didn't know about that tax-lawyer loophole."

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

Thanks!

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Sven and Ole walk into a pet shop near Brainerd. They
head to the bird section and Sven says to Ole, "Dat's
dem."
The owner comes over and asks if he can help them.
"Yah sure! , ve'll take four of dem dere little budgies in dat cage up dere," says Sven.
The owner puts the budgies in a paper bag. Ole and
Sven pay for the birds, leave the shop, get into
Sven's pick-up, and drive to the top of some big
cliffs near Brainerd Lake. At the cliffs, Sven looks
down at the 1000 foot drop and says, "Dis looks like a
grand place."
He takes two birds out of the bag, puts them on his
shoulders and jumps off the cliff. Ole watches as
Sven falls all the way to the bottom, killing himself dead.
Looking down at the remains of his best pal, Ole
shakes his head and says, "By yumpin' yiminy, dis
budgie jumping is too dangerous for me."
 
VAIT!!! Dere's MORE!
 
Moments later Knute arrives up at the cliffs. He's
been to the pet shop, too, and walks up to the edge of
the cliff carrying another paper bag in one hand and
a shotgun in the other.
"Hey, Ole. Vatch dis," Knute says. He takes a parrot
from the bag and throws himself over the edge of the
cliff. Ole watches as half way down, Knute takes the
gun and blasts the parrot. Knute continues to
plummet down and down until he hits the bottom and
breaks every bone in his body.
Ole shakes his head and says, "And I'm never trying
dat parrotshooting either."
 
BUT VAIT!!! Dere's MORE, you betcha!!
 
Ole is just getting over the shock of losing two
friends when Lars appears. He's also been to the pet
shop and is carrying a paper bag, out of which he
pulls a chicken. Larson grasps the chicken by the
legs, holds it over his head, and hurls himself off
the cliff and disappears down and down until he hits a
rock and breaks his spine. Once more Ole shakes his
head and laments, "First der was Sven with his
budgie jumping, den Knute parrotshooting, and now
Larson hengliding."

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Here's a funny for today. Talk about taking a dig at everybody.
 
As we all know, when we hit retirement age we come face to face with the fact that it may be time to relocate. The big question is: where? Here are some tips.
 
You can live in Phoenix, Arizona where.....
1. You are willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2. You can open and drive your car without touching the car door or the steering wheel.
3. You've experienced condensation on your butt from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
4. You would give anything to be able to splash cold water on your face.
5. You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.
6. "Dress Code" is meaningless at high schools and universities. Picture lingerie ads.
7. You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
8. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
9. The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??!!
10. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
 
OR....
 
You can Live in California where...
1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.
2. The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell phone.
3. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
4. You know how to eat an artichoke.
5. You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
6. When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
 
You can Live in New York City where...
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
3. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
4. You think Central Park is "nature,"
5. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual.
6. You've worn out a car horn.
7. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
 
You can Live in Maine where...
1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3. You have more than one recipe for moose.
4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.
 
You can Live in the Deep South where...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2."y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. After five years you still hear, "You ain't from ' round here, are Ya?"
4. "He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
5. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue, Betty Jean, MARY BETH, etc.
 
You can live in Colorado where...
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he stops at the day care center.
3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
 
You can live in the Midwest where...
1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"
5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"
 
AND You can live in Florida where...
1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.
3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

 
You mean something like this?
 
Excuse the crappy photomanip, I did this in about 10 minutes just because it sounded like fun.

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
I have given Storn now over 20 commissions since 2004 when I started.
15 of these are shown as examples on the site under Fresh Drawings, Doodles and Private Commissions. I am rather touched by this.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
How's this?
 
Luck 4d6 (20 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Only to help SuperSquirrel to get a job Power loses about half of its effectiveness (-1), No rainchecks or take-backs Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (-1/2) Real Cost: 4

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
How's this?
 
Luck 4d6 (20 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Only to help SuperSquirrel to get a job Power loses about half of its effectiveness (-1), No rainchecks or take-backs Power loses about a third of its effectiveness (-1/2) Real Cost: 4

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 
I think some might be interested in how the Weapons of the Gods game is going. Here is a link to an actual play thread:
 
http://www.eos-press.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=785

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
I'm on 86. I'm hoping to get that big boost soon. I think I may have a tidal pattern to my rep.

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 

 
As they would say on FIREFLY ... Shiney!
 
PDS

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
If anyone is interested, I've created a "new" export template. It is another version of the Full Character sheet but includes all the equipment stats.
 
You can find it here: http://www.herogames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=966331&postcount=11

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
It sounds like the perfect day to see the flying elephant.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
FOUND IT!!
 
Stella Maris
I dream I'll meet you deep deep down
The deepest point on Earth, Mariana Trench, ocean bottom
Between Nanga Parbat, K 2 and Everest,
The crest of the world, there you'll be my banquet guest
Where nothing more can impede my vision
When you com I'll see you coming from the world's margin
Here there's nothing of interest
The ruins of Atlantis just
But of you not a trace
I don't think you're coming anymore
We missed each other in our dreams
You dream me, I you
Don't worry, I won't wake you
Before you wake up yourself
Across the ice towards the North Pole is where I'll expect you
Will be standing on the axis
>From Tierra del Fuego in hard dream labour to the pole
There everything will revolve just around us
The Pole Star directly above me
This is the pole I'll wait here
Only I cannot see you cmoing from anywhere for miles around
I'm waiting at the wrong pole
We missed each other in our dreams
You dream me, I you
Don't worry, I won't wake you
Before you wake up yourself
Please, please don't wake me
Only as long as I dream do you exist...
Enlist in slumber on a ship
Course: Eldorado, Punt, that's your home
Wait on the coast, look on the horizon
Until I at last see your sails there
But the captain is always drunk
And mostly down below deck
I can't steer this ship in my wildest dreams
On a riff it springs a leek
In the North Sea it then sunk
An iceberg drives me back
I think I'll be waiting for long
Punt stays undiscovered
We missed each other in our dreams
You dream me, I you
Don't worry, I won't wake you
Before you wake up yourself
You dream me, I you
Don't worry, I'll find you
Before you wake up yourself
Collared in a doze I'll grab you
And pull you towards me
For you dream me, I you
I dream you, you me
We dream each other awake

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread.
 

 
Exactumundo!
 
This is not a new technique. This is in every Leonardo, Michelangelo, Titian, Carravagio you can think of. Xray technology can actually sift out the underpaintings of those masters. Usually they were in a Burnt Sieanna... but any monochromatic color can be used. I happened to use black, because I wanted that overbearing gothic feel and texture for teh Wachter.
 
I just use digital as a new wrinkle (and I'm not the only one, an artist friend of mine pointed out that she thought she read that Lockwood uses a very similar technique.)

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Heh. Lemming's the first person to rep me in 2006. That's gotta be worth something.
 
*ponders*

Re: Superhero Images
 
This is really rough, but I wanted to get your impression Werehawk, I was inspired by the 'organic' feel to Narwahl and wanted to see if I could do an organic coloring of what I think is the symbiot. What do you think? Feel free to tell me I got the colors all wrong and such, I am more looking for the 'effect' of the coloring.
 
EDIT: Removed pic see below for the updated version.

Re: Superhero Images
 

 
Finally had a chance to finish this up. You didn't mention the helmet so I made it the same as the ship.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
You sure you don't like catgirls?

Re: "Neat" Pictures
 

 
Hehehe...who would ever buy that concept now that the cosmopharmocologic distance is so last week (pretending to get it, so that you won't know I'm dumb).
 
Funny how in-group knowledge can result in humor that only the geeks in question can understand. (As gamers, I'm sure we've all encountered this. That's why in many ways being a gamer encourages closeting oneself in a way that is socially analogous to being gay in the bible belt.)
 
Here's my science geek joke experience:
 
During my freshman 'Chemistry for Science Majors' course at the U of Hawaii, we had been recently going over EM wavelength and frequency, fundamentally expressed (if memory serves) as 'C= (lambda)(nu).' The professor walked in and, as he did every day, asked the class casually, "What's new?"
 
"C over lambda," popped out of my mouth reflexively.
 
He looked at me over the class, gave a big sigh, and said, "I've been waiting 10 years for somebody to do that." The class erupted in laughter.
 
Oh, hilarity!!! When I related the story to my friends (who are decidedly uninterested in any science that doesn't involve 'warp drive' or 'the Force'), they were not amused. Their expressions made me feel quite lonely, indeed. (Check your own now!)

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
You may want to stay clear of adding me should a replacement be needed. I would probably through your data way off. I usually only get repped about once every couple weeks, but it is usually the big reppers that do it, so I make huge leaps when it happens. Although it might be an interesting paradyme...