Why do the Borg move so slowly?

Blackstar the Chakat · Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:21 pm

Mikey wrote:Across the pond, garbage cans are called "dustbins," or just "bins."

Well that's confusing, trash cans don't even look like bins.

They should speak American. It's the only language I understand...IN AMERICA

Post by **Mikey** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 1:49 pm

Unfortunately, there is technically no official "American" language.

I personally think we should all speak Tagalog, for no particular reason at all.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:28 pm

Can't we all just get along and speak Esperanto?

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:31 pm

F*** esperanto! Dutch ftw!

Post by **Mikey** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:32 pm

Rochey wrote:Can't we all just get along and speak Esperanto?

Make sure to catch Bill Shatner's masterpiece (only-piece?) of Esperanto film-making, Incubus.

Blackstar the Chakat · Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:32 pm

Mikey wrote:Unfortunately, there is technically no official "American" language.

It's a line from Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series.

Post by **Mikey** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:36 pm

ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Mikey wrote:Unfortunately, there is technically no official "American" language.

It's a line from Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series.

What is a "yu-gi-oh!"?

Blackstar the Chakat · Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:01 pm

Mikey wrote:
ChakatBlackstar wrote:
Mikey wrote:Unfortunately, there is technically no official "American" language.

It's a line from Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series.
What is a "yu-gi-oh!"?

The popular card game? The one that has it's own Manga and Anime series where the characters play it? Only with more holograms, magic, and typical end of the world type crap.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:21 pm

It's a fairly funnily re-dubbed version of a rather stupid kids program. One of the characters in the show wore a headscarf with the US flag on it, and in the re-dubbed version he ends virtualy every line with ".....in America!".

Post by **Mikey** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:38 pm

Ah. Not surprising that I didn't get the reference, then. Is this potentially a profitable card game? 'Cause my luck at Hold 'em poker has been turning south lately...

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:41 pm

Blackstar the Chakat · Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:03 pm

Mikey wrote:Ah. Not surprising that I didn't get the reference, then. Is this potentially a profitable card game? 'Cause my luck at Hold 'em poker has been turning south lately...

Not in real life. I suppose you could make bets on it, but this was aimed for kids. Ironically the first two seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! involved mild forms of gambling. In the first season it involved duels with bets on star chips. Once you get 10 star chips you can enter the final part of the tournament. (there was a limited number of people in the tournament) and in season two the tournament made you bet your rarest card.

It's not like poker. Basically you summon up to 5 monsters on your side of the field to fight another 'duelist', trying to drain away each other's life points and use spell and trap cards to assist your efforts. There are obviously more complex rules, but those are the broad strokes. It's actually quite fun if you know how to play and have a good deck assembled. I quite after my deck became too outdated and I couldn't afford to upgrade it.

Post by **Mikey** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:42 pm

Hmmm. I think I'll stick to just trying to catch one on the river now and then.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 11:50 pm

It's a bit like Magic: The Gathering, only a bit less complex. It looks like fun to play, honestly. Too bad I don't have hundreds of dollars to blow on rare cards for games like that.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:07 am

Like I said - I'll stick to blowing hundreds of dollars looking for a spade on the turn or the river.