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The Old Hack
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I thoth that was what they meant.
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Really? Then who wrote this? Oh. You did. Oh, I see. Wait, no, I don't. You claim that it wasn't really dangerous, then you say that you never said it wasn't dangerous, and that this means 'it could have been more dangerous.' I am now completely lost. Oh, I am terribly sorry. The positions you never held only as shown above you did hold them? And yes, I was talking about your prejudices as you described them in your attempt to delegitimise the Taurcanis as a dragon. Ah yes, I suppose I am a child of the elder generation where reality could not be easily changed merely by declaring it fake. I apologise for actually going with the dictionary definition of the word where, if used in the way you used it above, it is a means of deligitimising opposing opinions. I would feel really sorry for you if you showed even the slightest sign of wishing to meet me halfway. Until you do, enjoy your martyrdom.
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No. I simply reject your apparent position that your definition of reality is the only true one and that all others must yield way. Then I suggest you do so by means of compromise rather than simply baldly setting forth your own and saying that you will reject any position that differs from it. Which is what you did the same moment you spoke of 'real' dragons without considering that the Taurcanis might just as well serve as the baseline as anything else. There are numberless different kinds of dragons out there ranging from the komodo dragon (which actually exists, and therefore has a MUCH better claim to being 'real' than any of your personal idealized 'dragons' do) through Terry Pratchett's innocuous swamp dragon (one of which still managed to best the far larger and more powerful Draco Nobilis) to Ancalagon the Black (greatest of all Tolkien's winged wyrms, and supposedly Smaug didn't hold a candle to Ancalagon's power). ANY of these dragons might be a 'real' dragon in the context of any given story. Your position that the Taurcanis isn't a 'real' dragon is as absurd as your claims to it being easily killable (it wasn't) and that it was not dangerous (it almost killed Elliot, and might have if Noah had not appeared to run interference. Let alone that it might have killed at least one and possibly a large number of innocent drivers on that road if Elliot hadn't blocked its blast.)
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Okay, so they are as real as your prejudices about what makes a dragon. Got it. Now, could you explain why everybody else has to accept your definition as the true one and that their personal ones don't count?
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Bah! The most appropriate weapon is a BATH'LETH, you BLOODLESS P'TAHK!
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It very nearly killed Elliot with one fireball and would have destroyed a segment of major road during heavy traffic if Elliot hadn't sacrificed herself. This is an odd definition of 'not really dangerous.' Okay, you got me. I never heard of any such thing as a real dragon before. I thought they were just creatures of our imagination. Mind giving me a source for them so I can see how tough they are?
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I find it interesting that you define 'unkillable' as 'easy.'
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Big talk from the Pharaoh who has a whole extended family of mummies.
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Before you get too enthused on this trip down nostalgia lane, remember that your lawn is a huge sandbox now before you tell people to get off it.
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The aberrations may find it painful for reasons beyond mere memories. Alternately, if they escape, this event may be a source of painful memories for them.
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Zeus, huh? Yeah, he is acting exactly like the original... sort of... well, not really at all. Eh, I am sure it will be okay, nothing could possibly go wrong with a name like that. Susan is preparing to kick arse and take names. I could almost feel sorry for those stupid vampires. I guess we'll see how far Diane runs now; I suspect not very, I admit.
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I've heard it's fun to stay at the YMCA.
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And that's just the DMCA. Nobody is even paying attention to the YMCA.
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To be fair, Pharaoh, I feel that Hatshepsut's bad reputation was at the very least somewhat undeserved.
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The Old Hack replied to ProfessorTomoe's topic in Off Topic Discussion
Given how rebellious it already was, I shudder to think how it would act afterwards. It is probably planning to march on city hall even now. -
I did mention the soldiers, I thought? *scratches head* Mind you, it is worth mentioning that if you fail to carry your weight in this kind of situation, your name will be mud or worse. Importantly, this doesn't mean falling a bit short; someone who does their best but can't always quite keep up may still be part of this, especially if they still have some areas they excel in. It is committing the mortal sin of persistently dawdling or shoving your own duties off on others whenever you are able to that can and will make you a pariah.
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In Denmark we used to have a pair of sports announcers who knew about as much about sports as they knew about weather. And their weather expertise was limited to deciding that if they got wet when they went outside, it was probably raining. They had an amazing talent for ruining any event they commented on with inane babble and gossip about the involved athletes that had nothing to do with what they were actually engaged in on screen. Their most memorable moment was without question during a Tour de France while it was going through a mountainous region. One poor bicyclist slid off the path and fell into a chasm and they didn't notice. When the cameras then panned to follow the fallen contestant, the two idiots complained about not wanting to look at stupid mountain views but at the race. I think they were still complaining when we learned that the poor man had died from his injuries.
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Not an uncommon situation in, for example, a military training context. An officer or noncom who is deeply loathed for putting you through hell can nonetheless also be respected for all the effort they put into building the team and keeping it together. Often expressed in some form of "He is a bastard, but he is our bastard." This doesn't happen always, of course, but in general soldiers aren't stupid and they can tell when the officer in charge actually cares about what they are doing as opposed to being a mere sadist glorying in power. It sometimes comes as a bit of a surprise for the people involved when they realise it. But it has a strange sort of logic to it. The officer put them through hell, so now they will follow that same officer into Hell. It goes without saying that the soldiers are also highly likely to feel the same way towards each other.
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It is a surprisingly persistent tale. Apparently it has been extended to polar bears on occasion, too.
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Unquestionably. I was simply pointing out that a muffler may be used to generate mystery and/or horror as well as to conceal them.
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In the webcomic Girl Genius there may be found some rather easygoing and good-natured horrors known as the Jägermonsters. All of them have huge mouths with rows of shark teeth. One of their officers is named Jenka and she is so scary that the other Jägers are afraid of her. The first few times we saw her, she constantly wore a muffler that hid her mouth and teeth. Oddly enough, that made her seem more intimidating than her fellow Jägers even though they were the ones flaunting their big scary teeth. The last time she reappeared we finally got to see her without her muffler. As it turns out, she has a perfectly normal mouth and teeth that look just like those of an ordinary human. The reason she wears the muffler while together with the rest of the Jägers is that she is kind of embarrassed by this.
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It's just not a real family reunion without some stake and garlic action. Just ask my uncle Belmont and old grandpa van Helsing.
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The Moderator: Please don't.
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The man was a key part of creating HTCPCP. Cut him some slack.
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Never heard of them. Clearly they were kept secret from me.
