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Post by Chewey on Oct 5, 2006 16:07:48 GMT -5
Favorite moments: 5)Zhuge Liang debates a man literally to Death... 4) Zhang Fei guards the bridge and screams at Cao Cao's army to try to cross it...The man beside Cao Cao vomits green stuff and falls over dead from fear... 3)Guan Yu, on his way back to Liu Bei after serving Cao Cao, goes on a killing spree, slaying 5(?) Generals on his way there... 2)Zhuge Liang single handedly repels Sima Yi's army of 300,000 soldiers with.....A Lute.... 1) Zhao Yun rushes past Cao Cao's army of 1 million men to rescue Liu Bei's wife and son...The wife kills herself, so Zhao Yun wraps Liu Bei's infant son in his armour and rides back, THROUGH Cao Cao's army of 1 million troops...A massacre ensues and Zhao Yun not only kills 50 generals and hundreds (thousands?) of troops, but he manages to steal Cao Cao's prized sword in the process..!! Honourable mention: Zhao Yun, now 70 years old, has an arrow shot at him while he's duelling...He catches the arrow, and throws it back, killing the sniper...Note that he THREW it back, not shot.... Lol, those were all great. How about the time when Zhuge Liang promised the top military advisor for the Kingdom of Wu that he would produce like 5,000 arrows for him in one day? He then teased an invasion of the Wei forces by threatening to cross the river three times in the fog, leading Cao Cao to fire a volley of arrows on them each time, but then he would pull back, collect the arrows, and repeat the practice. #2) Battle of the Red Cliffs is obviously awesome, because every time Cao Cao escapes out of harm's way he's like "Ha! That Zhuge Liang isn't so great! If he were, he would set up an ambush for me right here and now!" and then one of Liu Bei's officers would call him out, and he'd be like "crap!" #3) Near the beginning when Cao Cao is a fugitive, his father's best friend who Cao Cao had always called 'uncle' treats and greats him. Cao Cao later hears people sharpening knives in a room, so he bursts in and slaughters them all, thinking that his uncle was going to kill him. Instead, he finds out that his uncle was sharpening knives to slaughter a pig and prepare a feast. Embarrassed, Cao Cao attempts to flee. On his way out, he runs into his uncle and immediately proceeds to butcher him. His colleague who was with him at the time reasons "okay, the first time I can understand because it was an honest mistake. But then why did you kill your uncle just now?" To which Cao Cao replies: Ningke wo fu tianxia ren,
Bu ke tianxia ren fu wo.which I translate as "Better for me to F*** the world, than for the world to F*** me!" Yup. Cao Cao was a bad-ass. Now I've got JJ Lin's song stuck in my head... |
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Post by Splattercat on Oct 5, 2006 16:08:34 GMT -5
So, I'm writing a spaceship miniature combat game with a friend of mine. We had six basic ship attributes, right? Well, my co-author sent me an e-mail today suggesting that we drop one of them. His reasoning? The remaining 5 can be arranged to make an acronym. Why am I telling you this? The acronym is: S.W.A.R.M.  Well, just change them up a bit so the acronym is S.P.L.A.T...Look, your game is better already.... ;D |
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Post by Splattercat on Oct 5, 2006 16:10:39 GMT -5
Yup. Cao Cao was a bad-ass. Now I've got JJ Lin's song stuck in my head... Further evidence needed..? Cao Cao once killed a man in his sleep...  |
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:11:23 GMT -5
I'll work on it, Big 'Cat.
It would be better if I could work it into T.H.R.E.A.D!!!!!
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Post by Splattercat on Oct 5, 2006 16:11:35 GMT -5
That is...Cao Cao was sleeping, and he killed a man... ;D
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Post by Splattercat on Oct 5, 2006 16:12:13 GMT -5
Yeah, the THREAD System would be awesome..!! I'd play it...  |
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:13:34 GMT -5
Yeah, the THREAD System would be awesome..!! I'd play it... Who wouldn't? |
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Post by Splattercat on Oct 5, 2006 16:14:28 GMT -5
happy 300th Book... |
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:19:01 GMT -5
happy 300th Book... Thank you kindly |
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:25:34 GMT -5
It got strangely quiet around here. . .
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:26:08 GMT -5
I believe that's my third topper today. WOOT!
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Post by BDS on Oct 5, 2006 16:26:48 GMT -5
Well, BDS was eating, but I'm back. The wife has gone into isolation to try to sleep off her headache, This leaves me with the kids, more work, and The Incredibles on TV!
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:26:51 GMT -5
Hmmm. . . I may just be feeling a monologue coming on here!
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Post by BDS on Oct 5, 2006 16:27:28 GMT -5
No monologue for you!
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:28:04 GMT -5
Whoa, that's a relief. The prospect of a Book monologue was filling me with a blind, yet oddly minty, panic.
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Post by BDS on Oct 5, 2006 16:29:04 GMT -5
Minty panic is clearly the best kind |
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Post by BDS on Oct 5, 2006 16:29:58 GMT -5
Statement: The Incredibles is the best Pixar movie. And it's not even close.
Discuss.
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Post by Wildfire on Oct 5, 2006 16:29:59 GMT -5
I've only read Three Kingdoms (Koei send me there) ... there's other stuff? I always equated it to the King Arthur Legend in the west... sorta a one of a kind thing. Well, ROTK is considered one of the Four Great Literary Classics of Chinese Literature (not to be confused with the Five Great Classics of Confucian-era China). The others are Dream of Red Chamber (kind of like a Chinese version of Pride and Prejudice - not for me) Journey to the West (they make this into a cartoon all of the time, because it is about the Monkey King.) and Outlaws of the Marsh (also known as the Water Margin.) Outlaws of the Marsh is sort of a cross between ROTK and Robin Hood. It is the least known to Western culture of the Four Classics, partly because for a good while the story is repetitive. But if you like reading about patriotic bandits who were forced into their way of life by the corrupt government but would risk their lives for the glory of their countries, this is a great book. I've heard of Journey to the West (they reference it alot in Manga... Dragonball being the most obvious one) I'll definately do some googling this evening and check it out |
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Post by behindthebook on Oct 5, 2006 16:30:08 GMT -5
It freshens your breath while you panic. Who doesn't love that?
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Post by blueraider1 on Oct 5, 2006 16:31:14 GMT -5
Well, BDS was eating, but I'm back. The wife has gone into isolation to try to sleep off her headache, This leaves me with the kids, more work, and The Incredibles on TV! she still got her cold.? i feel for her. |
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