Octopus Overlords

Posted: **Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:58 pm**

Because those are the words they got threatened by the Tolkien estate for. The origin of 'orc' has been argued over forever, with even etymologists disagreeing on the origin.

At this point, though, nobody can make a case for 'orc' being copyrighted.

Posted: **Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:07 pm**

LordMortis wrote:
Kraken wrote:Back when Impressions Games was working on the Tolkien-derived Lords of Magic, we ran it through Sierra's legal department to find out what the boundaries were when incorporating elves, halflings, wizards, etc. The legal minds opined that, to be safe, anyone who had read Tolkien should not be permitted to work on the game. Which ruled out the whole company, of course. We all had a good laugh and went right on making our game.
I didn't think you'd get in trouble until you used words, like hobbit and orc, which were Tolkien creations. To this day, I wonder how D&D got away with orcs but changed things like hobbit to halfling and ent to treant and the like.

Lords of Magic really derived more from AD&D, but modern fantasy conventions all trace back to Tolkien. They get away with it because Tolkien himself drew heavily on folklore.

I don't remember the particulars because while most of the company worked on LoM, I was on a tiny team making Civil War Generals.

Posted: **Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:50 am**

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:29 am**

Garth Brooks came out with a new album last year, and I had heard absolutely nothing about it.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:32 am**

Isgrimnur wrote:Garth Brooks came out with a new album last year, and I had heard absolutely nothing about it.

Lucky you.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:36 am**

My country days may have ended back in the 90s, but Garth is still high on my list.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:38 pm**

Isgrimnur wrote:Garth Brooks came out with a new album last year, and I had heard absolutely nothing about it.

He, and the wife, made the rounds of ALL of the shows .. singing the same song .. so, yeah, lucky you

♪ ♫ Baby, I'm Old This Time ♪ ♫

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:09 pm**

The building across the street is home to Backcountry.com, and my window looks out on their entrance. Every day, there is this parade of incredibly fit, beautiful people walking in and out of that building. In 2 years, I doubt I've ever seen anyone over the age of 25 or greater than 8% body fat go in their front door. About half the people bring their dogs to work. Twice a week, their parking lot is filled with outdoor retailer vendor tents, food trucks, or barbecues. A few minutes ago, I heard a cheer go up from the crowd gathered in front of the door...someone had just finished doing a kegstand. And I get to watch this every day as I sit in my office writing proposals or listen to conference calls with government contracting officers.

While I don't meet the apparent beauty or weight standards, I have to admit there's times where it's awfully tempting to just walk across the street and ask if I can please, please, please just have a job there.

Posted: **Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:09 pm**

Throw a cat or two back there on dog day.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:58 pm**

My mower broke about 3 years ago. I have to use my weedeater to mow. It takes me about 3 hours. It took me a bit over 2 with the mower. So when I do the yard Im tired. im hot and thirsty and need a break but Im not dead feeling.

but when i simply take my shower I feel twice as tired. my heart is pounding and Im sweating from heat. Im truly so tired that i dont want to go wherever I cleaned up to go lol. I dotn get why its so much more tiring that mowing.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:11 pm**

Our land used to be too rough to mow and I had to use a hand weedeater.
Now we have a real yard but when my lawnmower broke I use my DR push mower. It's still harder than a lawnmower but a hell of a lot better and a hand weedeater.
I got a riding mower but it breaks every year and I have to do the lawn by hand until I get it fixed.
My stepson won't mow the lawn with anything but the riding mower as the others hurt his hands and feet.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2017 6:38 pm**

poor boy..I dont fee sorry for him

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:01 pm**

The strangest thing just happened. Some idiot is shooting really LOUD fireworks right now so I went out to check my dog. While out there I noticed I can see my breath!! Its over 70 degrees right now. Its not a little breath but like in winter..billows of it and it lingers to float away.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:45 pm**

Dust, low humidity, and low pressure.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2017 10:55 pm**

Cant be low humidity..its just rained. Its rained 5 days straight. town was under 4 feet a water a few days ago. its been nuts. We are 9" above average. So no dust either. Must be pressure.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:54 am**

Isgrimnur wrote:Dust, low humidity, and low pressure.

You left out extremely toxic breath.

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2017 5:12 pm**

omg! oh my god! omg! that was THE best chicken I've ever had. Each breast was the size of both my hands together. I cut them in half then prepared them. SO tender. I cut them with a fork the same thin way as if I had a sharp knife...just slid through...melted in our mouth..omg

Oh almost forgot...Baked chicken ranch Parmesan. I mixed ranch dressing mix with mayo and shredded parm and coated the breasts in that then panko bread crumbs. No salt added. I can still hardly believe that 5 HUGE chicken breasts were just $8. And the store i get these meats at do not add any preserving salt fluids or anything. All fresh meats.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:12 am**

Just thought of what they could name the next Fast and Furious movie....... Fast and Furious:Fast as Fuck.....or FaF:FaF

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 8:55 am**

Daehawk wrote:Just thought of what they could name the next Fast and Furious movie....... Fast and Furious:Fast as Fuck.....or FaF:FaF

Fafafafafafafa

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:17 pm**

That Double Chalupa from Taco Bell is GOOD!. First one Ive ever had...ate it all. Deeelish.

Also while in a SpeedyWay store I came across craft brewed Mtn Dews. I got the Green Apple one...pretty good pretty good.

http://linpepco.com/category/dew-craft/

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:54 pm**

Daehawk wrote:That Double Chalupa from Taco Bell is GOOD!.

We can't be friends any more. I had one a few weeks ago, the last time I went, because it was what they were offering as the $5 Cravings meal. It was terrible. Even if I could warrant going to Taco Bell frequently, I would wait until they move to the next thing so their $5 Cravings meal would change to that thing because, yuck.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:06 pm**

I love Taco Bell chalupas

I don't think I ever had the double one, though. I usually get a crunchwrap or quesarito when I go.

I'll have to check into the new "label craft" Mtn Dew, I haven't seen it before. I'm still pissed off that they won't sell Mtn Dew Baja Blast in stores. They ran a voting contest last year, where people picked if they wanted Pitch Black or Baja Blast to stay in grocery stores, and Pitch Black supposedly won...because people have no taste

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:08 pm**

But but pitch Black is great and baja is nasty

My cousin was working today and made my Chalupas so maybe she made them better..dont know. Light, airy bread with tasty middle

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:18 pm**

gilraen wrote: I usually get a crunchwrap

The crunchwrap as part of the $5 Craving meal was a good deal. That thing was a tasty meal itself and all I really need to eat and it came with a burrito and a Doritos Taco as well. Way more than I should eat in a meal, much less with a Pepsi on the side.

My preference on the modern menu is the Pizza though. I'm not paying nearly $6 for it, so it sits on the menu and taunts me.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:20 pm**

All right all right all right.....Im about to get rich suckers. Ill be in like Trump any day now.

GOOD DAY FRIEND
People
Dr. Mohammad Taqi <max.cabrini@ngi.it>
To
Today at 5:19 AM

Good Day Friend;

My name is Dr. Mohammad Taqi, A banker by Profession and Currently A Director of Finance Auditing and Accounting Unit in my Bank, Which the name will giving to you as soon as you respond for security reason. I got your email address in my search for a reputable and reliable person to help me claim the sum of Fifteen Million Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($15,600,000.00) Deposited in our Bank by one of our customer Eng. Mueller who die with his wife and two children on the 21Th day of April 2001 in car clash along Aflao express road.

Since his death no one has come up as his next of kin and all our efforts to locate any member of his family immediate family has prove Abortive that was why I decided to see if I can get anybody who has the same surname or last name with him via Internet preferably some one of the same nationality with him which I believe you have all the qualities we need. Why I am contacting you is to present you to our bank as the next of Kin to the deceased customer. He was Drilling contractor with some Oil Companies here in west Africa. So it will be more acceptable and wiser to present you through paper work to the Bank for claim of the total fund.

I will give you all the necessary requirements that the bank may request from you and follow up the transfer of the fund into your account as an Insider. It will interest you to know that I and my partners has been keeping the account dormant to enable our plans for the funds to come through and this is the time and we are happy to locate you for the perfection of the transfer of the Fund into your nominated Bank Account to be given.

As soon as I get your positive response I will update you about the mode of disbursement and we will also need to know about investing in your Country as a way of helping your people who suppose are the original owner's of this Fund, I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible through my confidential email ( ) stating your wish in this deal.

Looking forward to your urgent response by updating me with direct telephone number for easy communication.

Yours Specially
Dr. Mohammad Taqi

He must be serious too because I had three emails from him.

Funny though im thinking of replying with something like .."Wait! I know that guy! He owes me money. What is your name sir?? Are you part of this?? Ill see you in court for the money owed me!"

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:51 pm**

gilraen wrote:...because people have no taste

We are talking about Mountain Dew drinkers here. I'd have thought that was a given.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:00 am**

Just for grins, I bought a "premium" Google Cardboard compatible VR goggle where you stick in your own Android phone.

I was actually quite impressed the amount of detail they can squeeze into such an app, if the developer want to. They can make it polygon-y, pixel-y, or nearly photo-realistic.

Obviously this is not true VR as there's virtually no motion and interaction is "nah" (Cardboard has ONE button, period) but just to look around a virtual landscape (or seascape, or space scape...) it's actually pretty impressive what the $15 "VR goggle" can achieve with your smartphone.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:18 am**

WTF category... Air Canada pilot lined up to land... on the taxiway with 4 planes on it waiting for takeoff at SFO. He got the rare "go-around" order from the SFO tower.

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:24 pm**

Apparently experiencing 0 change in mood, energy, concentration, gitteriness, etc... and no downs at the end of the day when you take 30 MG of stimulant methylphenidate a day is perplexing, especially when you still drink 20 to 40 oz of coffee a day. And now, no more prescribed stimulants for me. Ah well...

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:05 pm**

Seems I lost a banana and found it simply because of all the damn giant gnats flying around. I hate them so much and they are SUPER ANNOYING. So much so that when I smack one into anything Im eating I think they deserve to get ate and then I eat them. Little bastards.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:50 pm**

So sick of everything I deleted all games but 3 today.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:56 pm**

Bleeping bleep of a bleep.

The downstairs neighbor just dropped by. They bought a yard sale microwave, brought it home, and a horde of roaches swarmed out. Now they're going to have to bug bomb their apartment as well as mine. That means all of the clothing, bedding, electronics, and miniatures are going to have to be either sealed or removed, and I'll get to spend three to five hours sitting outside, followed by scrubbing and vacuuming every surface afterwards.

And I don't get to pick the day.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:16 pm**

Sure you do..just dont answer the door.

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:17 pm**

Not ideal, but at least they're doing the right thing (treating the whole unit). I've lost track of the number of situations I saw in apartments where only one unit would be treated and the roaches would flee into the neighboring apartments...and then come back. They're not stupid.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:06 am**

You do a ton more work around bug bombing than I do. I covered or sealed up dishes and pantry items but I did little to nothing about bedding and clothing. Then a quick wipe down afterwards.

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Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:33 am**

When my phone rings at 10:30, it's never a good thing. Dad just called, and the initial results from his biopsy came back. Liver cancer, 12 spots.

He goes in tomorrow to talk with an oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Center, and we'll find out more at that point. What stage, treatment options, etc. I just spent the last few minutes looking up mortality rates, which was probably the wrong thing to do.

Fuck you, cancer.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:41 am**

Seriously, fuck cancer. Sorry to hear about this man. Be strong and he'll do the same. My good thoughts go with you.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:49 am**

I've decided to have one of my testicles replaced.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:58 am**

dbt1949 wrote:I've decided to have one of my testicles replaced.

Neuticles

Let us know with what size you end up getting. We might be able to put together a GoFundMe for the bovine one.

Posted: **Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:35 pm**

No, I want a transplant from someone else.

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