Hello,
Getting late-ish and about to go bed.
Just wanted a thread that might have something amusing to read at work tomorrow.
Anyway, can you imagine if the lights started flickering in a supernatural convention?
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#1
May 03 2012 at 12:58 PM
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#2
May 03 2012 at 1:28 PM
RAWDEAL wrote:
Anyway, can you imagine if the lights started flickering in a supernatural convention?
Can you imagine what would happen if those lights started flickering anywhere else? I mean those other people wouldn't even have their special hats to protect them!
Also, I don't know how the evil overlord feels about having more than one purposely off-topic thread.
Also also, we need a smiley that quivers in fear...
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#3
May 03 2012 at 4:32 PM
Guess nobody was bored today...
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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#4
May 03 2012 at 5:58 PM
I like how Raw copied word for word what Horse posted in the first few lines of the BDT.
Just in case anyone couldn't tell, that was me being sarcastic.
Horsemouth wrote:
Hello,
Getting late-ish and about to go bed.
Just wanted a thread that might have something amusing to read at work tomorrow.
Getting late-ish and about to go bed.
Just wanted a thread that might have something amusing to read at work tomorrow.
Just in case anyone couldn't tell, that was me being sarcastic.
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#5
May 03 2012 at 8:34 PM
PigtailsOfDoom wrote:
I like how Raw copied word for word what Horse posted in the first few lines of the BDT.
Just in case anyone couldn't tell, that was me being sarcastic.
Horsemouth wrote:
Hello,
Getting late-ish and about to go bed.
Just wanted a thread that might have something amusing to read at work tomorrow.
Getting late-ish and about to go bed.
Just wanted a thread that might have something amusing to read at work tomorrow.
Just in case anyone couldn't tell, that was me being sarcastic.
This means I'm famous?
Hellbanned
#6
May 03 2012 at 9:20 PM
PigtailsOfDoom wrote:
Just in case anyone couldn't tell, that was me being sarcastic.
I actually couldn't - thanks for the heads up. Sarcasm doesn't travel well over text.
Horsemouth wrote:
This means I'm famous?
There's paparazzi watching you RIGHT NOW.
#7
May 03 2012 at 10:22 PM
Well I would assume that people would know I was being sarcastic, given my obvious dislike for him, but I figured it would be better to be safe. 
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#8
May 04 2012 at 12:25 AM
Posting in a sh*tty thread made by a moron.
YAY.
YAY.
The·oph·a·ny (thē-ŏf'ə-nē)
An appearance of a god to a human; a divine manifestation.
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An appearance of a god to a human; a divine manifestation.
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#9
May 04 2012 at 12:51 AM
Raw, Xsarus already locked the last thread you were +1ing in. While you were by no means the instigator nor the worst offender in there, this here is a bad idea.
Is there a good rule of thumb for +1 thread? I was thinking "the bored Druid thread" would be an example but I am not an authority on +1.
RAWDEAL wrote:
Horsemouth wrote:
+1ing correctly is both an innate skill and a learned one, discuss.
Is there a good rule of thumb for +1 thread? I was thinking "the bored Druid thread" would be an example but I am not an authority on +1.
Someone on another forum wrote:
Wow, you've got an awesome writing style.! I really dig the narrator's back story, humor, sarcasm, and the plethora of pop culture references. Altogether a refreshingly different RotR journal (not that I don't like the more traditional ones, mind you).
#10RAWDEAL,
Posted: May 04 2012 at 4:44 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) This is going to be the most EPIC thread, i feel the love.
#11
May 04 2012 at 5:38 AM
RAWDEAL wrote:
6-6x6=?
30, duh.
#12
May 04 2012 at 6:09 AM
Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
6-6x6=?
30, duh.
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#13
May 04 2012 at 6:33 AM
'I'm bored', still not a great conversation starter.
Who knew?
Who knew?
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
#14
May 04 2012 at 7:37 AM
Not the Supernatural convention you were looking for?
"...for he suffers the worst fate he can know, and that is to know that he dies."
#15
May 04 2012 at 7:42 AM
Kavekk wrote:
'I'm bored', still not a great conversation starter.
Who knew?
Who knew?
Here i start: I am an atheist, but sometimes I envy believers.
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#16
May 04 2012 at 8:33 AM
Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
6-6x6=?
30, duh.
-30, duh.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
#17
May 04 2012 at 8:34 AM
Minus thirty points for Grffyndor.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Current Time Killer
#18
May 04 2012 at 8:46 AM
What is a +1 thread? I don't remember seeing that term used before. :/
I'm not really that bored even though I'm at work right now. When I'm at home with my games, I have too much to keep me busy to get bored. :)
I'm not really that bored even though I'm at work right now. When I'm at home with my games, I have too much to keep me busy to get bored. :)
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main
90 male Troll Shaman
alts
88 male Troll Death Knight....90 male Troll Hunter..........90 female Troll Warrior
90 male Blood Elf Paladin.....85 female Troll Rogue.........85 female Troll Mage
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Cenarius
main
90 male Troll Shaman
alts
88 male Troll Death Knight....90 male Troll Hunter..........90 female Troll Warrior
90 male Blood Elf Paladin.....85 female Troll Rogue.........85 female Troll Mage
87 male Troll Druid...........88 female Troll Shaman (yes, I have two)
81 female Goblin Warlock
85 female Draenei Shaman......85 female Dranei Hunter
#19
May 04 2012 at 8:54 AM
Mazra wrote:
Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
6-6x6=?
30, duh.
-30, duh.
It's worth 40 Gryffindor points BTW
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#20
May 04 2012 at 9:04 AM
RAWDEAL wrote:
A high school senior said she knows all the seniors, half the juniors, 1/3 of the sophomores, and 1/4 of the freshmen. If each class has the same numbers of students, then she knows what fraction of the school?
Kinky.
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#21
May 04 2012 at 10:33 AM
RAWDEAL wrote:
Mazra wrote:
Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
6-6x6=?
30, duh.
-30, duh.
It's worth 40 Gryffindor points BTW
25/48
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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#22
May 04 2012 at 10:48 AM
Bigdaddyjug wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
Mazra wrote:
Sandinmygum the Stupendous wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
6-6x6=?
30, duh.
-30, duh.
It's worth 40 Gryffindor points BTW
25/48
This British pop musician, born in 1940, had dozens of hits in Britain, but never met with great popularity in the USA. He is sometimes called the Elvis of England. Who is this superstar of British rock music?
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#23
May 04 2012 at 11:35 AM
RAWDEAL wrote:
This British pop musician, born in 1940, had dozens of hits in Britain, but never met with great popularity in the USA. He is sometimes called the Elvis of England. Who is this superstar of British rock music?
Cliff Richard.
Did you want to ask me a difficult questions at some point?
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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#24
May 04 2012 at 11:35 AM
morghast wrote:
What is a +1 thread? I don't remember seeing that term used before. :/
I'm not really that bored even though I'm at work right now. When I'm at home with my games, I have too much to keep me busy to get bored. :)
I'm not really that bored even though I'm at work right now. When I'm at home with my games, I have too much to keep me busy to get bored. :)
+1 is a term we use in the OoT and Asylum to reference posting for the sole purpose of increasing your post count.
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#25
May 04 2012 at 11:39 AM
Horsemouth wrote:
This means I'm famous?
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Theo is a very convincing cross-dresser.
PigtailsOfDoom wrote:
As long as private parts are pink, I call myself and some of my friends sluts all the time
Kalivha wrote:
Overlord Theophany wrote:
White people weird you out in bed, yet you think I'm really good looking? 
.
.
I only get weirded out by white people's privates, so as long as you don't take your underwear off we're probably cool.
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#26
May 04 2012 at 11:39 AM
PigtailsOfDoom wrote:
morghast wrote:
What is a +1 thread? I don't remember seeing that term used before. :/
I'm not really that bored even though I'm at work right now. When I'm at home with my games, I have too much to keep me busy to get bored. :)
I'm not really that bored even though I'm at work right now. When I'm at home with my games, I have too much to keep me busy to get bored. :)
+1 is a term we use in the OoT and Asylum to reference posting for the sole purpose of increasing your post count.
OMG!! How Despicable!!! Who would ever do that?!?!?
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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#27
May 04 2012 at 11:41 AM
Bigdaddyjug wrote:
RAWDEAL wrote:
This British pop musician, born in 1940, had dozens of hits in Britain, but never met with great popularity in the USA. He is sometimes called the Elvis of England. Who is this superstar of British rock music?
Cliff Richard.
Did you want to ask me a difficult questions at some point?
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#28
May 04 2012 at 11:42 AM
3
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#29
May 04 2012 at 11:59 AM
RAWDEAL wrote:
How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
There are 3 correct answers to this question. The first is "What flavor?"
The second is "The world may never know."
The more difficult one is:
Wu-hun
Too-huu
Thu-ree
CRUNCH!
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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#30
May 04 2012 at 1:05 PM
FYI, this thread, if it stays, needs to stay more PG then the BDT. Also any king of consistent rating up or down is not going to fly.
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#31
May 04 2012 at 1:14 PM
Sir Xsarus wrote:
FYI, this thread, if it stays, needs to stay more PG then the BDT. Also any king of consistent rating up or down is not going to fly.
I'll do my best to not make this thread as smutty as the other one. It'll be a tough job, but I think I can do it.
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Rogue Hunter
#32
May 04 2012 at 1:26 PM
The AH is dead, i am beginning to see major losses to AH deposits, i hope we are not in a recession.
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#33
May 04 2012 at 1:28 PM
RAWDEAL wrote:
Horsemouth wrote:
This means I'm famous?
His Excellency Aethien wrote:
Theo is a very convincing cross-dresser.
PigtailsOfDoom wrote:
As long as private parts are pink, I call myself and some of my friends sluts all the time
Kalivha wrote:
Overlord Theophany wrote:
White people weird you out in bed, yet you think I'm really good looking?
.
.
I only get weirded out by white people's privates, so as long as you don't take your underwear off we're probably cool.
You're just jealous.
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#34
May 04 2012 at 1:28 PM
I say we turn this into a Rawdeal trivia thread and he has to give out fabulous prizes to whoever gets the most right.
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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#35
May 04 2012 at 1:29 PM
PG Pigtails... PG...
Edited, May 4th 2012 12:30pm by someproteinguy
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#36
May 04 2012 at 1:45 PM
What? I didn't do anything besides quote what Raw had already posted in the thread.
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Deathbringer Kaami, lvl 16 Asura Necromancer
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#37
May 04 2012 at 1:59 PM
Uh huh... and if RAW jumped off a cliff would you do that too?
[:sternfacesmiley:]
[:sternfacesmiley:]
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#38
May 04 2012 at 2:10 PM
Name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
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#39
May 04 2012 at 2:10 PM
someproteinguy wrote:
Uh huh... and if RAW jumped off a cliff would you do that too?
[:sternfacesmiley:]
[:sternfacesmiley:]
Someone on another forum wrote:
Wow, you've got an awesome writing style.! I really dig the narrator's back story, humor, sarcasm, and the plethora of pop culture references. Altogether a refreshingly different RotR journal (not that I don't like the more traditional ones, mind you).
#40
May 04 2012 at 2:11 PM
Monday Tuesday Thursday.
George Carlin wrote:
I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Current Time Killer
#41
May 04 2012 at 2:15 PM
Sir Xsarus wrote:
FYI, this thread, if it stays, needs to stay more PG then the BDT. Also any king of consistent rating up or down is not going to fly.
Does systematically rating Raw down count? He's pretty consistently idiotic.
gbaji wrote:
It'll be close, but Romney has the momentum.
#42
May 04 2012 at 2:31 PM
The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
someproteinguy wrote:
Uh huh... and if RAW jumped off a cliff would you do that too?
[:sternfacesmiley:]
[:sternfacesmiley:]
I'd cheer and cry tears of happiness. Okay, I don't dislike him THAT much. But I'd be tempted.
Guild Wars 2, Crystal Desert server:
Inga Freyasdottir, lvl 40 Norn Mesmer
Deathbringer Kaami, lvl 16 Asura Necromancer
Popina, lvl 15 Asura Elementalist
Althaia Willowbark, lvl 7 Sylvari Engineer
Maeve Amnell, lvl 4 Human Guardian
The MMO-Zam's FB group. Please message me first so I know who you are.
Inga Freyasdottir, lvl 40 Norn Mesmer
Deathbringer Kaami, lvl 16 Asura Necromancer
Popina, lvl 15 Asura Elementalist
Althaia Willowbark, lvl 7 Sylvari Engineer
Maeve Amnell, lvl 4 Human Guardian
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#43
May 04 2012 at 2:42 PM
RAWDEAL wrote:
Name three consecutive days without using the words Wednesday, Friday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
#44
May 04 2012 at 3:06 PM
Dammit Maz, it's perfectly easy to +1 without encouraging him.
gbaji wrote:
It'll be close, but Romney has the momentum.
#45
May 04 2012 at 3:27 PM
idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
Sir Xsarus wrote:
FYI, this thread, if it stays, needs to stay more PG then the BDT. Also any king of consistent rating up or down is not going to fly.
Does systematically rating Raw down count? He's pretty consistently idiotic.
This thread is Epic, so much rage and envy...muahhhhhh
What has roots that nobody sees, and is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet it never grows.
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#46
May 04 2012 at 3:37 PM
RAWDEAL wrote:
idiggory, King of Bards wrote:
Sir Xsarus wrote:
FYI, this thread, if it stays, needs to stay more PG then the BDT. Also any king of consistent rating up or down is not going to fly.
Does systematically rating Raw down count? He's pretty consistently idiotic.
This thread is Epic, so much rage and envy...muahhhhhh
What has roots that nobody sees, and is taller than trees. Up, up it goes, and yet it never grows.
a mountain, Bilbo.
Sir Xsarus wrote:
That's pretty much the best ninja edit ever.
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Requïem - Death Knight
#47
May 04 2012 at 3:39 PM
You know the part in the video games when you answer a riddle wrong and the thingy attacks you and you get to pound its face in with your mace or something?
This thread needs some of that.
This thread needs some of that.
That monster in the mirror, he just might be you. -Grover
#48
May 04 2012 at 4:08 PM
someproteinguy wrote:
You know the part in the video games when you answer a riddle wrong and the thingy attacks you and you get to pound its face in with your mace or something?
This thread needs some of that.
This thread needs some of that.
Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.
"anything added to the game is technically content, even if it was only a giant, steaming pile of turds for us to climb for a paltry achievement." - Drusas
#49
May 04 2012 at 4:23 PM
RAWDEAL wrote:
someproteinguy wrote:
You know the part in the video games when you answer a riddle wrong and the thingy attacks you and you get to pound its face in with your mace or something?
This thread needs some of that.
This thread needs some of that.
Name an eight letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end.
Inkstand.
What always ends everything? Aside from me posting in threads.
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"The warrior acts, the fool reacts"
Please pardon the ego, it keeps getting stuck in doorways. I'm working on it.
#50
May 04 2012 at 4:28 PM
negative numbers don't really exist. So 30 it shall stay.
#51
May 04 2012 at 4:28 PM
someproteinguy wrote:
You know the part in the video games when you answer a riddle wrong and the thingy attacks you and you get to pound its face in with your mace or something?
This thread needs some of that.
This thread needs some of that.
And I just stripped Rawdeal of his scholar. This is truly the proudest moment of my life--I have righted a wrong that should never have occurred.
gbaji wrote:
It'll be close, but Romney has the momentum.
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