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Gryphon
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Dec-31-16, 02:37 PM (EDT) |
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"2016.12.31: weaponized"
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LAST EDITED ON Dec-31-16 AT 02:38 PM (EST) gryphon ("Destroyer Division 6, that's a cute name for a band...") which reminds me, semi-apropos, that during a conversation on the work random channel yesterday, possibly the finest trademark-infringing name for an electronic or techno band emerged:Weaponized Roomba bzarcher Stabby Rides Again. (I kinda love that the 'humans would obviously be the intergalactic crazy rednecks' thing evolved into stories of space roombas with knives strapped to them because why not?) gryphon someone in the crew got a Roomba for Christmas, and was dubious about the note on the box that they can be hacked to add new functionalities most assumed that was some kind of Rule 34 thing, but I contend that it means they can be made into a home version of that time the LAPD blew the guy up with their Hazbot rather than continue a standoff. (because LAPD.) It's like something from a remake of Home Alone where the kid, unfortunately for the crooks, is a serial killer. Explosive Roomba prowling the living room. bzarcher :) "I hacked Skippy to give him a larger vacuum bag and longer battery life. And a gun!" gryphon "Still working on the IFF, though, so stay out of the dining room at night until I get that nailed down." - Jen Rossum, age 8 now the above images have collided to form the picture of some clowns trying to rob the Naval Base when everyone's out on an expedition or up at Fleet HQ for meetings, and the only ship around is Inazuma. because it's always the quiet ones who use mines. (as opposed to the kid version of Nagato who appears in a few fan arts, who would instead lurk in corners with a baseball bat an anchor, because she still has the Big 7 horsepower in the destroyer-class body.) bzarcher "Whatcha gonna do little girl?" "Well. First I'm going to hit you with this." --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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jonathanlennox
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Dec-31-16, 04:15 PM (EDT) |
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1. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>most assumed that was some kind of Rule 34 thing, but I contend that >it means they can be made into a home version of that time the LAPD >blew the guy up with their Hazbot rather than continue a standoff. > >(because LAPD.) Dallas, actually: story here. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me if the LAPD did it too, but Dallas cops seem to have thought of it first. |
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Mercutio
Member since May-26-13
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Jan-01-17, 02:07 AM (EDT) |
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3. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>bzarcher >Stabby Rides Again. > >(I kinda love that the 'humans would obviously be the intergalactic >crazy rednecks' thing evolved into stories of space roombas with >knives strapped to them because why not?) Stabby the Space Roomba is one of the best pieces of collective storytelling that tumblr has ever produced. Right up there with "what if the humans were actually the deadly race of killers from the Death World, the unstoppable killing machines who breath a gas the other races regard as an explosive poison only good for etching metal with and who have a specific part of their brain dedicated to drugging them up when they get hurt in a fight so they don't go into shock? What if WE'RE the Krogan?" -Merc Keep Rat |
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Offsides
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Jan-02-17, 09:49 AM (EDT) |
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14. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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If you haven't seen it, check out "Nature, you scary" (http://imgur.com/gallery/RNsle). It starts off with this, and gets better: I really want a science fiction story where aliens come to invade earth and effortlessly wipe out humanity, only to be fought off by the wildlife.They were expecting military resistance. They weren't counting on bears. Offsides [...] in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. -- David Ben Gurion EPU RCW #π #include <stdsig.h> |
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Offsides
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Jan-02-17, 04:12 PM (EDT) |
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16. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>>I really want a science fiction story where aliens come >>to invade earth and effortlessly wipe out humanity, only to be fought >>off by the wildlife. > >That would be The War of the Worlds. Oh, I'm very familiar with The War of the Worlds, IIRC that was one of the first movies I ever saw and I've since taken in most of the various versions I've come across. But the people who did this set of responses put a lot of creativity into it too :) Offsides [...] in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. -- David Ben Gurion EPU RCW #π #include <stdsig.h> |
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Berk
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Jan-05-17, 02:15 AM (EDT) |
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19. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-17 AT 08:39 AM (EST) by pjmoyer (moderator) >gryphon >("Destroyer Division 6, that's a cute name for a band...") I was going through my backlog of videos and whatnot, and DesDiv6 DOES make a great name for a band... ...They have a bizarrely good country act. (I'm not going to ask about the cow. It's best not to ask Destroyers too many questions.) - Berk Watkins Student of Quantum Bogodynamics |
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Gryphon
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Jan-05-17, 12:02 PM (EDT) |
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21. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>>...They have a bizarrely good country act. > >That was surprisingly cute. Starting from "I missed", funny, too. And >yes, bizarrely good. > >But why they are firing at Admiral? And why have they filled their tanks with high-octane gasoline when they're destroyers and can have no earthly use for such a thing? It all leaves so much unexplained. In the meantime, here are three submarines performing a swimming-themed dance number. Please try to overlook the fact that one of them is an infamous war criminal. It wasn't really her fault, a ship can't control what her crew gets up to. --G. Maybe not your best casting decision, KanColle team. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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Gryphon
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Jan-05-17, 12:58 PM (EDT) |
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23. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-17 AT 02:10 PM (EST) >Because they are from Kancolle and someone looks at generic fuel >barrels and thinks "gas"? Instead of no less generic bunkerage. Yeah, you're probably right. The really funny thing is that those drums the destroyers are carrying in the expeditions don't even represent fuel. They're based on an attempt the IJN made at resupplying the troops on Guadalcanal by floating chains of drums packed with food and ammo to shore from passing destroyer flotillas. (It didn't really work. The drums kept sinking, or getting lost, or being intercepted by the US Navy, or being bombed and strafed by American planes. By the end of the campaign, the surviving soldiers were too malnourished and weak from disease to even drag the damn things ashore. Not for nothing is Guadalcanal still known in Japan as "Starvation Island".) --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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Gryphon
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Jan-09-17, 04:10 PM (EDT) |
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26. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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LAST EDITED ON Jan-09-17 AT 04:10 PM (EST) >In the meantime, here are three submarines >performing a swimming-themed dance number.Upon reflection, this is basically what would happen if Ro-chan read a book about the WDF culturing up the Zentraedi, then enlisted Shioi and Hachi to help her try a similar thing via the Joint Tactical Network on Conditioned Unit Kongō. The background, in particular, gives it that "happening just off to the left of the JTN tea gazebo" vibe. --G. It probably wouldn't work, but the reaction shot might be worth it. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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Mister Fnord
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Jan-09-17, 09:59 PM (EDT) |
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27. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>>In the meantime, here are three submarines >>performing a swimming-themed dance number. > >Upon reflection, this is basically what would happen if Ro-chan read a >book about the WDF culturing up the Zentraedi, then enlisted Shioi and >Hachi to help her try a similar thing via the Joint Tactical Network >on Conditioned Unit Kongō. The background, in particular, gives it >that "happening just off to the left of the JTN tea gazebo" vibe. "Uh, Kongō, what is--" "Don't ask. It's easier on all of us that way." -- Mr. Fnord |
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Gryphon
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Jan-09-17, 11:36 PM (EDT) |
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31. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>There's something appropriately Pythonian about the KC incarnations of >the Kongous. KIRISHIMA Now, it's quite simple to defend yourself against a man with a banana. First, you force him to drop the banana. Then, you eat the banana. You have now rendered him helpless! HARUNA Suppose he's got a bunch? KIRISHIMA Shut up! HIEI Suppose he's got a pointed stick? KIRISHIMA Shut up! --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam. |
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jhosmer1
Member since Jan-11-07
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Jan-10-17, 07:46 AM (EDT) |
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36. "RE: 2016.12.31: weaponized"
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>>>Meanwhile, Kongou has distracted the enemy with tea and surrounded >>>them in the confusion. >> >>No one expects the Kongou class desu! Our chief weapon is surprise, >>surprise and fear, our two chief weapons... >> > >Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, >ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Admiral, and >nice hot tea. Kongou: I'll come in again. <Oyodo locks the door behind her. there is a thud> Kongou: <muffled> The Kongou Sisters are INVINCIBLE! Nagato: You're a bunch of loonies. |
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