Picking up the Gauntlet...the_ironhorseJune 15 2006, 12:00:08 UTC
I'm guessing that this challenge is in response to my snide remark in regards to Baron von Horsefucher. I must say that I almost didn't mention it because I knew it was a jerky thing to say (and I rightfully guessed it was probably caused due to a severe lack of Photoshoppage). However, in my defense, I will again say that I think that Baron von Horsefucher is awesome, and he's a hell of a lot funnier than The Equalizer (and he brought back fond memories of Bubble Pipe Night somehow).
However, as the grammar and spelling Nazi that I am (dopefish is a pretty big one too, I might add), I will now defend my honor and answer the challenge. Have at you! (rolls up his sleeves)
First off, I'm not certain whether this title is supposed to be a clever takeoff on Steinbeck's famous book, or if it's a trick question, so I'll just cover my ass and say that it is correctly spelled "Of Mice and Men
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Re: Picking up the Gauntlet...the_ironhorseJune 15 2006, 12:03:13 UTC
Also, my above post was originally above the 4300 character limit allowed by livejournal.com, so I'll have to say this here (including this explanation). I never actually used the notes pages as a kid I believe, and was quite the fan of the random scraps of paper for passwords, maps, and what have you.
Re: Picking up the Gauntlet...animatronicatJune 16 2006, 05:00:04 UTC
Tsk tsk tsk...Mr. Allen, I am disappointed in you! You missed the most obvious thing of all: the word "mispellings" is misspelled (it needs more than one letter s)!
I will challenge you on your point about "neo-new wave" not needing a hyphen. According to Wikipedia:
"In the history of ideas, 'neo-' connotes a conscious revival of a lapsed original, invariably with new characteristics or new emphases, which distinguish the idea or movement from its original. It is understood as an intrinsic element of the reformulation, that an identity or continuity with the older form that is being revived is asserted as an essential part of the new one:[...]"
I recall my father once writing in the notes section of the manual for The Hunt For Red October (the first one, I think, where you could play either the americans or the russians.
You just watched the Breakfast Club? Where the hell were you in the 80s?
I never did use the notes section of VG manuals. But related to this subject, I always appreciated how Working Designs games came with a whole page thanking you for buying their game. Rather nice of them.
Rasputina is coming to Houston too! Word on the street is that they too are ringwalled in a most gothalicious way.
And also, I am most disturbed by the lack of "up the butt" inquiries regarding animatronicat. She is aware of your reputation and is shocked you have not given her the third degree yet.
I prefer to perform my rituals in real life, and not via text over the informaation weberverse highway. Seeing how people react in person is a very important part of the testing process. She has also not added me as a friend yet, and thusly I assumed I had already scared her away. Maybee I'll smuggle myself in to Ironhors'es luggage and do a spot check before they fling themselves at each other. I could do some prelim testing via chat . . . oh wait . . . I'm never online. I would love to meet her though, as I do revel in meeting new people. Especially interesting people and extra especially potential friends SO's. Just ask Beningo.
When I was younger and couldn't drive, I would sometimes read the manuals while riding home from the store, just because I had nothing else to do.
Nowadays, I might take a peek at the pages indicating the controls for a game (if it's something more complicated than O to attack and X for menu and the like) during its intial load times, but pretty much not bother too much with them after that.
And I have tons of old notebooks and the like floating around with maps, passwords, and other notes.
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Also, I never used the notes page either -- if I ever needed it, I'd just use some sort of random piece of paper or a notepad.
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However, as the grammar and spelling Nazi that I am (dopefish is a pretty big one too, I might add), I will now defend my honor and answer the challenge. Have at you! (rolls up his sleeves)
First off, I'm not certain whether this title is supposed to be a clever takeoff on Steinbeck's famous book, or if it's a trick question, so I'll just cover my ass and say that it is correctly spelled "Of Mice and Men ( ... )
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"sheat" should be "shit" since I had not thought of it purely phonetically (and with a bad accent) originally
That is all.
(And in light of dopefish's comment on his post, I too was a nerd that often read the manual before playing the game.)
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I will challenge you on your point about "neo-new wave" not needing a hyphen. According to Wikipedia:
"In the history of ideas, 'neo-' connotes a conscious revival of a lapsed original, invariably with new characteristics or new emphases, which distinguish the idea or movement from its original. It is understood as an intrinsic element of the reformulation, that an identity or continuity with the older form that is being revived is asserted as an essential part of the new one:[...]"
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You just watched the Breakfast Club? Where the hell were you in the 80s?
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I never did use the notes section of VG manuals. But related to this subject, I always appreciated how Working Designs games came with a whole page thanking you for buying their game. Rather nice of them.
Rasputina is coming to Houston too! Word on the street is that they too are ringwalled in a most gothalicious way.
And also, I am most disturbed by the lack of "up the butt" inquiries regarding animatronicat. She is aware of your reputation and is shocked you have not given her the third degree yet.
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Nowadays, I might take a peek at the pages indicating the controls for a game (if it's something more complicated than O to attack and X for menu and the like) during its intial load times, but pretty much not bother too much with them after that.
And I have tons of old notebooks and the like floating around with maps, passwords, and other notes.
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