tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1483541485059774507..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Even I think that's geeky...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53478322201354249102009-08-09T10:15:24.941-04:002009-08-09T10:15:24.941-04:00Hehe. Really though, what else are people in coll...Hehe. Really though, what else are people in college supposed to do Tam? Study?jaeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659511903864581666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90479775403081832032009-08-04T21:11:55.310-04:002009-08-04T21:11:55.310-04:00If that's your idea of the SECOND-biggest tiem...If that's your idea of the SECOND-biggest tiemsink on the intertubes, I shudder to think what the first is. (It ain't wikipedia, IMNSHO)Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78783630015279838262009-08-04T17:55:46.418-04:002009-08-04T17:55:46.418-04:00Oh gawd, yes. That TV Tropes wiki is the second b...Oh gawd, yes. That TV Tropes wiki is the second biggest time sink on the net.jbrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300144776575465111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-82172798386043838842009-08-04T15:51:40.980-04:002009-08-04T15:51:40.980-04:00In re: tropewiki.
I have read the Tam.
I have lo...In re: tropewiki.<br /><br />I have read the Tam.<br /><br />I have loved the Tam (as a reader loves an author, please!).<br /><br />I have enjoyed the Tam's Cosmoline and Rust.<br /><br />Now we hates the Tam.<br /><br />The Tam has caused us to waste a day.<br /><br />Hates, we do. (Just kidding. F'rlz.)Hunsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188706369004532171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60093222216055751582009-08-04T07:40:48.809-04:002009-08-04T07:40:48.809-04:00Tam, did you go straight for the "Military an...Tam, did you go straight for the "Military and Warfare Tropes"?<br /><br />I thought so.marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44597487337929457102009-08-04T00:51:08.341-04:002009-08-04T00:51:08.341-04:00The first time I watched Star Wars I nodded solemn...The first time I watched Star Wars I nodded solemnly when Obi-Wan explained how the sandcrawler attack could not have been by the Tusken Raiders (hope I spelled that right, or I'm taking a serious hit in my geek cred). Remember? The blast points... "Only Imperial Stormtroopers are this accurate."<br /><br />Every subsequent time I saw it (and of course there were many) I snickered unkindly at that line. By then I was convinced that had the Stormtroopers attacked the crawler, it'd have been sitting unscathed atop a mesa blasted out of the desert.<br /><br />Which leaves the question - who really killed the Jawas and Owen and Beru? My money's on Bush and Cheney.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48966849460267948522009-08-03T21:15:48.129-04:002009-08-03T21:15:48.129-04:00It took you this long to get hammered over the hea...It took you this long to get hammered over the head with the tropewiki crack?<br /><br />Fair warning: over time, it will absolutely ruin you for watching or reading or playing ANYTHING without automatically cataloguing its guts.LabRatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20266947665788049032009-08-03T21:09:12.687-04:002009-08-03T21:09:12.687-04:00It's not *just* another timesink. Be warnedIt's not *just* another timesink. Be warnedIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14952357759936061882009-08-03T21:09:11.948-04:002009-08-03T21:09:11.948-04:00http://xkcd.com/609/
Turn away before it's to...http://xkcd.com/609/<br /><br />Turn away before it's too late!<br /><br />Also, Clonetroopers > Stormtroopers.Vaaroknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56001352249603770832009-08-03T19:35:30.955-04:002009-08-03T19:35:30.955-04:00Great. Another time sink. You know I love you, Tam...Great. Another time sink. You know I love you, Tam, but sometimes these little discoveries of yours...<br /><br />MMark Algerhttp://www.babytrollblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-5577765319614356522009-08-03T18:51:51.182-04:002009-08-03T18:51:51.182-04:00Hey, this is an important field of scientific inqu...Hey, this is an important field of scientific inquiry? How else would we have discovered such foundational principles of the universe as the Stormtrooper Effect, the Redshirt Rule, and (hushed tones) the Inverse Ninja Law?<br /><br />"The <b>Inverse Ninja Law</b> states that the effectiveness of a group of ninjas is inversely proportional to the number of ninjas in the group. While a single enemy ninja is often portrayed as a significant threat to the protagonists, a large group of ninjas is significantly less of a threat, and as such is easily defeated. This is sometimes applicable to other close combat–oriented minions as well."<br /><br />I mean, c'mon, this stuff is <i>important!!</i>benEzranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46971705467958303232009-08-03T18:21:23.985-04:002009-08-03T18:21:23.985-04:00The guy that wrote that wiki was one of these guys...The guy that wrote that wiki was one of these guys...<br /><br />http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x115u4_triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-star-w_fun<br /><br />Enjoy the 10-15 minutes of your life that you won't get back, but are smiling over their loss.....NattyBumpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407766541195013004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42556663634988620112009-08-03T18:05:21.005-04:002009-08-03T18:05:21.005-04:00"The Stormtroopers were in Star Wars. You ins..."<i>The Stormtroopers were in Star Wars. You insulted him with Star Trek jargon.</i>"<br /><br />Damn skippy. I wouldn't want anybody to think I was some Bantha-riding Sandtrooper geek, now, would I?<br /><br />Besides, Kirk could totally kick Han Solo's ass. :DTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26621805274825734272009-08-03T17:52:17.148-04:002009-08-03T17:52:17.148-04:00Um... Tam...
*Pushes taped glasses back up nose*
...Um... Tam...<br /><br />*Pushes taped glasses back up nose*<br /><br />The Stormtroopers were in Star Wars. You insulted him with Star Trek jargon. Right now you are being Pwn'd on his blog with such spiffy comments as:<br /><br />"I find his lack of faith disturbing." <br /><br />And…<br /><br />"Scruffy looking nerf herder."<br /><br />That is until they figure out you’re female. Then they start to read you regularly and go searching for “The Picture.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32129507409295836722009-08-03T16:59:32.450-04:002009-08-03T16:59:32.450-04:00TVTropes is undiluted internet speedcrack. Even st...TVTropes is undiluted internet speedcrack. Even stronger than Wikipedia.<br /><br />(though the XKCD comic on wikiwander is more interesting than that on TVTropes, the one on TVTropes is painfully true-to-life.<br /><br />We'll see your normal posting level come up sometime next week, I thinkIan Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71234760649768841502009-08-03T15:28:42.192-04:002009-08-03T15:28:42.192-04:00You know, that trope site presents an interesting ...You know, that trope site presents an interesting possibility. I mean, you could program the back end to just pick a few hackneyed tropes at random, spit them out into a script outline, then add some cgi eyecandy and there's your list for summer movies. <br /><br />wait....Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8553923004642827852009-08-03T14:16:15.826-04:002009-08-03T14:16:15.826-04:00Some days TvTropes and Wikipedia combine in some s...Some days TvTropes and Wikipedia combine in some sort of arcane synergy and suck hours from my life.<br />Can't seem to stay away, they're like intarweb crack....FxRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660829428602702732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84692588683626142862009-08-03T12:44:45.553-04:002009-08-03T12:44:45.553-04:00Oh, also, some of the content at the above link is...Oh, also, some of the content at the above link is NSFW. Some of it is downright scary. Some of it will cause you to lose the last glimmer of hope you ever had for humanity. But the commentary is hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86146949071076041522009-08-03T12:42:28.801-04:002009-08-03T12:42:28.801-04:00TV Tropes is all well and good, but if you really...TV Tropes is all well and good, but if you really need to slay the productivity dragon, the place to go is the Vice Magazine Do's and Don'ts section:<br /><br />http://www.viceland.com/int/dos.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17705290740456003032009-08-03T12:36:34.080-04:002009-08-03T12:36:34.080-04:00My sister and I had a whole conversation about mot...My sister and I had a whole conversation about motifs, themes and the difference between the two, particularly as illustrated in a recent miniseries production of "The Forsyte Saga." For us, this is light conversation. <br /><br />Welcome to the nerd side.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28160707891392079752009-08-03T10:15:42.582-04:002009-08-03T10:15:42.582-04:00Did this get you started?Did <a href="http://xkcd.com/609/" rel="nofollow">this</a> get you started?Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4387063334730746542009-08-03T10:15:23.610-04:002009-08-03T10:15:23.610-04:00It's always nice to have somebody take up for ...It's always nice to have somebody take up for you. Even stormtroopers need love.Gnushttp://aardvarks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66621756145090772402009-08-03T09:35:59.359-04:002009-08-03T09:35:59.359-04:00Dammit, Tam.
I'm lost in the tropes.....Dammit, Tam.<br /><br />I'm lost in the tropes.....krazmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486217302046083105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44253621282887870242009-08-03T08:53:51.556-04:002009-08-03T08:53:51.556-04:00Reminds me of the Saturday Night Live episode wher...Reminds me of the Saturday Night Live episode where Shatner hosted. The skit was a Star Trek convention where he told everyone to get a life.<br /><br />"Hey, you with the ears - you ever kissed a girl?"<br /><br />Heh.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2747633664780503912009-08-03T08:49:17.419-04:002009-08-03T08:49:17.419-04:00Tropes? Great, there goes the morning's produ...Tropes? Great, there goes the morning's productivity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com