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Post by maniacs on Feb 19, 2005 17:55:32 GMT
Was that before or after the FX shots? I remember some doubt until I begin to see the one or two clips of the orcs then I thought Wow!
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Post by Topaz on Feb 19, 2005 18:00:39 GMT
Before, I think. Even those didn't seem to satisfy some people. There were arguments about 'how an orc should look.' I was dropping in for information fairly frequently, but didn't join in the discussion. Even after the first movie came out (I checked back to see what people thought), they were arguing about whether a Balrog really had wings or not.
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Post by RustiSwordz on Feb 19, 2005 19:28:37 GMT
The point being is that the world fears us and underestimates us. The world hates us for our Empire just as the world hates the US for being the mosdt powerful nation now. The British psyche is a bloody minded one. It is also very tolerant of other people and ideas, that is why immigrants like us, however we are slow to anger, very slow. Our symbol is the Lion, and an apt one too. Laid back, lets the cubs jump all over him, but slowly the anger is rising, and eventually the lion roars and the paw comes out. BAM! one cub gets a clip around the ear. At the moment the British public is in the middle of its anger building up with Looney Liberal Lying labour in power, EU finishing off what hitler was trying to achieve of Euro wide domination, and flushing the UK down the toilet. One day the paw will come out, BAM and the world will know what it is to fear us again. it will take a while but it will happen, the ingredience are all there for something major to kick off....
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Post by malfunkshun on Feb 19, 2005 19:54:57 GMT
lol... maybe you should make this your singlehanded purpose rusti, put those security guard skills to good use
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Post by Topaz on Feb 19, 2005 20:19:39 GMT
You don't honestly believe any of that, do you Rusti? In this day and age?
Just out of curiosity: If you Brits are so tolerant, why is it usually you folks bashing other countries on this forum? I've yet to see an American or one of the Dutch, Spaniards, or other nationalities start the trash-talking of any other country. Well, some of you Aussies have, but according to you, we stupid Americans can't tell the difference between you and the Brits.
Although, in the specific case of intolerant behavior, I suppose you're right.
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Post by themotile on Feb 19, 2005 21:01:26 GMT
You don't honestly believe any of that, do you Rusti? In this day and age? Just out of curiosity: If you Brits are so tolerant, why is it usually you folks bashing other countries on this forum? I've yet to see an American or one of the Dutch, Spaniards, or other nationalities start the trash-talking of any other country. Well, some of you Aussies have, but according to you, we stupid Americans can't tell the difference between you and the Brits. Although, in the specific case of intolerant behavior, I suppose you're right. Now your genralising Topaz, naughty naughty Everyone has had a fun little pop at somebody else, not just "us Brits" Its all academic anyway, when the alien armada gets here we are all doomed for the slave ships anyway
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Post by Topaz on Feb 19, 2005 21:06:16 GMT
Yes, Mote, you're mostly right, although I defy you to find a nation-trashing comment started by anyone but a Brit or an Aussie on this board in the time I've been here.
The point I'm trying to make (again and again and again) is that some people keep forgetting that there are people from other nationalities on this board.
I, for one, didn't come here to watch my people and my country get trashed over and over. And over. I get to see that little game being played in the daily news. If it was all just light-hearted humor, hell, I'd laugh it off with the rest. But some of this is getting to be a bit tiresome and I'd appreciate it if people checked their jingoism at the door.
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Post by RustiSwordz on Feb 19, 2005 21:28:33 GMT
Yes, Mote, you're mostly right, although I defy you to find a nation-trashing comment started by anyone but a Brit or an Aussie on this board in the time I've been here. The point I'm trying to make (again and again and again) is that some people keep forgetting that there are people from other nationalities on this board. I, for one, didn't come here to watch my people and my country get trashed over and over. And over. I get to see that little game being played in the daily news. If it was all just light-hearted humor, hell, I'd laugh it off with the rest. But some of this is getting to be a bit tiresome and I'd appreciate it if people checked their jingoism at the door. Well kindly tell Bush to stop blasting third world countries back to the stone age and threatening to destroy several others potentially sending us all to our dooms when China steps in and kills us all. America= Martians Middle East= England in Victorian times. see a pattern emerging here. Ill stop bashing America when im certain Bush isnt GOING TO GET US ALL KILLED! I apologise for being blunt, but Bush has a knife to the world throat and our own leader mein furher Tony 'The Traitor' Blair is too greeedy/stupid/ignorant to realise Bush's agressive behaviour will acellerate the conflict NOT calm it down. personally i feel syria and iran has a right to defend themselves. What right do we have imposing our way of life on these people? What right to the martians have of invading our world... bloody NONE!
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Post by themotile on Feb 19, 2005 21:38:45 GMT
Yes, Mote, you're mostly right, although I defy you to find a nation-trashing comment started by anyone but a Brit or an Aussie on this board in the time I've been here. The point I'm trying to make (again and again and again) is that some people keep forgetting that there are people from other nationalities on this board. I, for one, didn't come here to watch my people and my country get trashed over and over. And over. I get to see that little game being played in the daily news. If it was all just light-hearted humor, hell, I'd laugh it off with the rest. But some of this is getting to be a bit tiresome and I'd appreciate it if people checked their jingoism at the door. Take heart in the fact that most Brits (me at the front of the line) would move to America if they could, Britain is crap, its the people that make it great, but not for long, soon it will belong to the endless waves of chav scum and the immigrants that pour into the country everyday instantly getting £56 a week and a house, plus fee NHS care. But I digress... I would be proud if we bacame the 51st state, I have family over in the US in Boston and Whitehall, columbus ohio, just not first blood so they cannot sponsor me and my family to move over.
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Post by themotile on Feb 19, 2005 21:42:35 GMT
Well kindly tell Bush to stop blasting third world countries back to the stone age and threatening to destroy several others potentially sending us all to our dooms when China steps in and kills us all. America= Martians Middle East= England in Victorian times. see a pattern emerging here. Ill stop bashing America when im certain Bush isnt GOING TO GET US ALL KILLED! Think of it like this Rusti, Sadam was a nutter and needed to go and the Taliban were crazy nazi w*nkers that needed to be bombed out of existense, whatever Bush's motives it needed to be done. Forget Iran, north corea is the one thats starting to bubble, they have been preparing for war and brain washing their people ready for war for years. War. Which brings us back to war of the worlds (bet you couldnt spot the join there!) ;D
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Post by RustiSwordz on Feb 19, 2005 21:46:12 GMT
At the end of the day its our leaders that make the country Bush is agressive and stupid, so the US is seen as agressive and stupid. Blair is greedy and incompetent in running the UK. So UK is seen as a sh*t pit and the USA's lap dog.
Well we all know what to do. The US electorate failed at last el;ection, its Tony's turn in may and for Gods sake VOTE HIM OUT!
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Post by themotile on Feb 19, 2005 21:49:51 GMT
At the end of the day its our leaders that make the country Bush is agressive and stupid, so the US is seen as agressive and stupid. Blair is greedy and incompetent in running the UK. So UK is seen as a sh*t pit and the USA's lap dog. Well we all know what to do. The US electorate failed at last el;ection, its Tony's turn in may and for Gods sake VOTE HIM OUT! I agree fully Rusti but that leaves the problem of which devil to vote in, I dont fancy Howard, hes the tit responsible for the poll tax that put my dad in jail for three months for refusing to pay, Kenedys just a little fart and UKIP are just the BNP with a new logo so who would you vote for? I do agree though Blair needs to go.
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Post by Topaz on Feb 19, 2005 21:57:21 GMT
Rusti, I love the British people. I have ancestors from every one of the kingdoms, going back into the ninth-century Picts, from what my family can tell. I have a friend in Bedfordshire with whom I talk regularly.
The problem with your argument is that I'm not George W. Bush. I'm an American citizen. Just one of the people of America.
If you have a problem with our government, feel free to become a US citizen and vote your mind. Write Bush (and Congress) a letter. But don't direct your rants at the US people in general, or me, as one of those people. Especially here, where it has no bearing on the topic at hand.
I came here to talk with people about TWOTW. I don't care where you're from or what your government does. The 'Wells and Politics' topic is elsewhere on this board. If you want to talk politics, that's the place to do it.
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Post by RustiSwordz on Feb 19, 2005 21:57:23 GMT
I agree fully Rusti but that leaves the problem of which devil to vote in, I dont fancy Howard, hes the tit responsible for the poll tax that put my dad in jail for three months for refusing to pay, Kenedys just a little fart and UKIP are just the BNP with a new logo so who would you vote for? I do agree though Blair needs to go. This is the problem: It has to be conservative, why? Labour is a waste of space we all know. Liberals are even more extreme than Labour for crackpot ideas. Conservative, it has to be just to be rid of of ...them. If labour get in again it will be 4 years of hell where tony blair will use it as a carte blanche licence to destroy whats left of our land. Well be in the euro, immigrants, and criminals will rule the counrty. Well be on a spiral to anarchy and possible civil war. The population will abstain and those that di vote will swing towards the far right fringe parties because none of the other parties can be trusted.
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Post by EvilNerfherder on Feb 19, 2005 23:01:55 GMT
This has gone way OT.. If it carries on (which is fine), it should be in the Politics section.
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Post by themotile on Feb 19, 2005 23:13:10 GMT
erm....ok....tripod...erm...feet? anyone?
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Post by maniacs on Feb 19, 2005 23:24:57 GMT
<<I can't get no...satisfaction>> There are certain establishments that can help aid your need, or am I going in the wrong derection with this one ;D Interesting...where r they?
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Post by maniacs on Feb 19, 2005 23:25:42 GMT
erm....ok....tripod...erm...feet? anyone? What...!?!
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ClaytonForrester
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This kind of defense is useless against THAT kind of power!
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Post by ClaytonForrester on Feb 19, 2005 23:51:00 GMT
There is a literary and legal term for what SS and TC are doing to HG's work.It is called bastardization.
ClaytonForrester.
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Post by RustiSwordz on Feb 20, 2005 0:12:59 GMT
There is a literary and legal term for what SS and TC are doing to HG's work.It is called bastardization. ClaytonForrester. would you like for me to flick your nose? then chill for fecks sake, geez i thought i was Mr Blunt Pessimist of the WOTW forum!
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