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Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 05:37 AM

Let's get this train a moving:
Instant winner was Zachary Taylor, a president so good he had to die.
The Wizard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_of_New_Zealand) would have also done well because wizards are fucking awesome.
Newton would have actually done well for having the balls to be such a colossal dickhead.
Lagrange and Cuvier would also have done well, also Coriolanus and Paracelsus- mostly because his full name is Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hoffenheim. Truffuat on the arts side of things.

Ranking shall be done on the Taylor scale of awesomeness
200MilliDarwins-(mD)- Jenna Jameson- Enkidnu- Come now, you are not even trying
100mD- Tucker Carlson- Seil- Saved from the bottom by wearing crazy ties
80mD-Sir Arthur Currie- KrogothWolf-World War 1 was full of crazy awesome people. Boring Canadian generals do not count in this class however.
40mD- Douglas Adams- Zilla. I don't know anything about Adams as a person but I tried to read Hitchikers Guide once and it was awful so he ends up here.
10mD- Julius Caesar-ApeBoy- The late Roman republic is one of the most bullshit periods of history and is done to absolute death when the early Roman republic is far cooler and is actually much more enlightening for historians. As the poster boy for the late republic Caesar is taking a beating from me.
0-William Wallace- TWG- The real Wallace is nowhere near as cool as the movie version. Ambivalence.
20milliTaylors (mT)- Tesla- 42Petunias- While Tesla is pretty cool he is let down by his field. Anyone can be a mad physicist/engineer but it takes a real genius to be a mad mathmatician like Cantor or sociologist like Galton who were working at that time.
40mT- Kubrick- Lummy- Nowhere near my favourite director (Truffuat and Fassbinder hold that and would have done well) but made some alright movies and refuses to discuss his work which appeals to the post-structuralist in me.
40mT- Bowie- Moogle- Made some crazy songs and a rocking movie but his awesomeness is pretty much limited to his clothes.
80mT- Mandela- Garud- A generally nice guy and did a lot of good work but nothing to distinguish him as a great.
150mT- Freddie-RejectedAgain A brillaint creative talent who also drinks yellow water and whose legacy inspires an uprising against a Pop-Idol dominated future where music is outlawed. But until that happens he sits here.
250mT- Guy Fawkes-RR- Every year my friends and I take about 2 days out of examtime to build giant effigies to celebrate the death of Guy Fawkes and his catholic conspirators. Highlights have included fully flammable gallows about 10 ft high and a firework powered Popemobile. The fact that we are willingly to take out exam time to do this sshows how much of an ass he was. King James was a great king and shall live forever in our hearts. He gets a whole lot of points for inspiring awesomeness at Guy Fawkes time.

Now for the excellent answers:
350mT- Benjamin Franklin- Blues- He was rocking in Day of the Tentacle and a generally rocking dude alright. Gets a lot of points for being a renaissance man who doesn't actually live in the renaissance- otherwise known as "Let's copy the Greeks and the Arabs and the Chinese and claim we are awesome". I have no real problem with Franklin but he was just beaten out by stiff competition.

400mT- Leo Tolstoy- POS-
I'm torn on Tolstoy. He was one of my least favourite Russian novelists, mostly because his literary style was about 50 years out of date but he had awesome things to say about educational reform and politics and philosophy. Importantly he didn't really do anything about these last points, mostly just kept them to himself because he was convinced everyone else was dicks, and that my friends, is awesome.
Edison would have been a bit below Franklin about 300mT

500mT- Bookie- Napoleon-
Fully the best bit about Napoleon was not his Empire or all the little anecdotes he spawned.
It is the fact that through his educational reforms and his aggressive promulgating of French sciences alongside the animosity with Britain he inspired fully the best bit of history ever, the Cambridge integral wars.
Loses points for not doing it on purpose.

700mT- Kafka- Wizo, The Ape of Sades-
Wrote awesome books, let the most bohemian of all lives and wanted all his works to be burned when he died because the rest of the world was too primitive to understand them. Rock on.

900mT- Robert E Lee- Overcast-
Doesn't have much to recommend himself but gets a whole crapload of points for nearly being Zachary Taylor 2.0.

1.2T- Jesus- MaskedJedi
The only person cool enough to take down the Taylor, he's so awesome he broke the scale. People might see this as a lame pick but what can I say. It's Jeusus.

Take it away MaskedJedi

Overcast

06-02-2009, 09:38 AM

GAH! Foiled by Jesus again. Damn, even if I had picked Zachary Taylor I'd be doomed. Still maybe next time brilliant military leaders, next time. Hmm, if I could just go back in time and convince Lincoln to give Lee the military to take over Canada...

42PETUNIAS

06-02-2009, 09:46 AM

I vote we overturn this ranking. Giving the win to jesus and insulting HHG2TG at the same time fails this pretty hard.

Nikose Tyris

06-02-2009, 09:53 AM

Sadly it's about HIS favorite, regardless of taste.

Although frankly I also think his choices were dumb.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 09:58 AM

Taste? Disliking Hitchhiker's is not a matter of taste, it a matter of not liking godawful piles of filth.
I've totally ranted about Adams before on this forum.

I really wasn't going to give the win to Jesus but I couldn't in the end. He's suffered enough.
Though as someone working in origin of life research I probably shouldn't care about Jesus as it ones of the more antagonistic disciplines.

42PETUNIAS

06-02-2009, 10:23 AM

Jesus

06-02-2009, 10:32 AM

Way to hate, dude.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 10:48 AM

Failing at literary taste just caps it.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

In further proof of my argument, just look at the rep on Jesus. I mean how can you argue with so many sparkly green boxes?

russianreversal

06-02-2009, 12:08 PM

I vote we give the win to Jesus, and Masked can have a consolatory prize. I mean, we all know who played the most part in that win back there, and it sure as hell wasn't the guy who wasn't Jesus.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 12:39 PM

If Jesus wants to ask a question, I don't think any of us would try to stop him.

POS Industries

06-02-2009, 01:16 PM

Well I mean most of his choices were fine enough. I mean, I could understand giving it to jesus if everything else sucked, but there seemed to be plenty of valid choices, which makes it even worse when he gives it to the stupid answer.

Failing at literary taste just caps it.
You really have no understanding of how this game works.

We all know his tastes are completely backward from the rest of the civilized world, why are you acting so damned shocked?

Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 01:23 PM

My tastes are backwards from the internet world.
The civilised world is quite different.

Ravashak

06-02-2009, 01:51 PM

I was tempted to put up one of the more obscure dutch naval heroes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Speyk), for a chance of last spot again xP

POS Industries

06-02-2009, 02:09 PM

My tastes are backwards from the internet world.
The civilised world is quite different.
The civilized world doesn't have a boner for Napoleon and Robert E. Lee, either.

And since when does New Zealand count as civilized? It's primarily sheep and orcs.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 02:25 PM

Genetically bred superorcs.
And wizards.
I fail to see how any civilisation would not aspire to such heights.

Masked Jedi

06-02-2009, 02:29 PM

Alright. Favourite Comic Book Movie.

Note: Not just superhero movies. But they will place. Anything based on a comic book or graphic novel.

Mr.Bookworm

06-02-2009, 02:37 PM

The Dark Knight

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

06-02-2009, 02:41 PM

Going with the marmite of comic book movies here; Wanted.

Overcast

06-02-2009, 02:44 PM

Mystery Men

Professor Smarmiarty

06-02-2009, 02:58 PM

Based off a hunch: Hellboy

The Wizard Who Did It

06-02-2009, 03:46 PM

I vote we overturn this ranking. Giving the win to jesus and insulting HHG2TG at the same time fails this pretty hard.
The funny part is that after I searched through Smarty's opinions on Douglas Adams, I can totally understand why he doesn't like it.

So anyways, on to Masked Jedi's question. My guess is: Watchmen.

krogothwolf

06-02-2009, 03:53 PM

300

bluestarultor

06-02-2009, 04:14 PM

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Ape Boy

06-02-2009, 04:21 PM

Iron Man

Ravashak

06-02-2009, 04:41 PM

Spiderman 2

The Wandering God

06-02-2009, 05:11 PM

Sin City

The Wandering God

42PETUNIAS

06-02-2009, 05:19 PM

X-Men 2

Lumenskir

06-02-2009, 06:39 PM

Southland Tales

Seil

06-02-2009, 06:55 PM

Spawn.

Rejected Again

06-02-2009, 07:03 PM

Going a bit oldschool here. The Crow

GARUD

06-02-2009, 07:10 PM

All the good ones are taken :(

Lets go with Garfield :P

Arrekusu

06-02-2009, 07:32 PM

Howard The Duck

Moogle0119

06-02-2009, 07:38 PM

Batman (Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson)

Kerensky287

06-02-2009, 09:29 PM

*sigh*

Alien vs Predator.

(Damn me for getting in so late!)

Masked Jedi

06-02-2009, 09:32 PM

There are comic book movies that don't involve superheroes or talking animals, you know.

krogothwolf

06-02-2009, 09:33 PM

I could list a shitload but im not going to :P Though I'm surprised no one choose The Spirit yet....or well i just list the most recent :p

Mr.Bookworm

06-02-2009, 09:45 PM

There are comic book movies that don't involve superheroes or talking animals, you know.

I actually had a couple of ideas along that line, but I figured that the Dark Knight is always a safe bet.

Zilla

06-02-2009, 10:48 PM

BHS: I can see how Adams' fiction style doesn't catch you, but sometime, check out the stories about him in "The Salmon of Doubt." I think he was a pretty cool guy.

I'm trying to find non-superhero related movies based on comics, but I can't seem to find any. In which case, V for Vendetta.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-03-2009, 02:32 AM

BHS: I can see how Adams' fiction style doesn't catch you, but sometime, check out the stories about him in "The Salmon of Doubt." I think he was a pretty cool guy.

As far as I know he's in the Dawkins vein of ridiculously staunch athesists which totally turns me off because they think using 19th century views of empiricism and logic proves everything.

On topic: I'm going to take that as a subtle hint and change my answer:
New Answer: Men in Black.

Fenris

06-03-2009, 02:39 AM

My tastes are backwards from the internet world.
The civilised world is quite different.

Cut down on the holier-than-thou, arrogant, condescending bullshit before I make you do so.

Lumenskir

06-03-2009, 07:25 AM

Yeah SMB, I took what you said quite literally and it hurt my feelings.

Also, after delving into the Mouth-of-Madness-esque Wikipedia page for Southland Tales I discovered that the comics were just sort of prequels for the movie, not the basis for them. Meaning, it would be like saying the continuity-porn comics for the most recent Star Trek movie were the basis for the series. SO...

Hmm...I wanna say either Ghost World or Road to Perdition...

Official re-do answer is Road to Perdition.

Fifthfiend

06-03-2009, 02:11 PM

Ghost World.

Lumenskir

06-03-2009, 02:17 PM

Ghost World
Now, are you picking that because you like the movie, or because it's the one I didn't pick. Because if you like the movie, I'll just move along happily. But if it's because I didn't pick it, I'll move along...but I won't be happy.

POS Industries

06-03-2009, 03:56 PM

V For Vendetta.

russianreversal

06-03-2009, 04:34 PM

V For Vendetta. Taken by Zilla. Try again.

POS Industries

06-03-2009, 05:03 PM

Taken by Zilla. Try again.
So it was. She should probably not bury it at the end of a bunch of other unrelated stuff without separating it from the rest of the text in a way that draws attention to it. Like this:

From Hell.

Fifthfiend

06-03-2009, 05:12 PM

Now, are you picking that because you like the movie, or because it's the one I didn't pick. Because if you like the movie, I'll just move along happily. But if it's because I didn't pick it, I'll move along...but I won't be happy.

I'm going to say it's because it's the one you didn't pick. And I'm going to say it because it's the answer that will annoy the shit out of you.

And I'm going to say it's because it's the answer that will annoy the shit out of you because that will annoy the shit out of you even more.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

06-03-2009, 05:32 PM

Silly Lumen, thinking Fifth gives a shit about anyone elses happiness.:rolleyes:

Lumenskir

06-03-2009, 05:58 PM

Silly Lumen, thinking Fifth gives a shit about anyone elses happiness.
No, Silly Lumen for thinking Arrested Development references would be recognized on NPF.

By the by, do the title tags show up when quoting? Because there are totally tags in both the post and the quote, but I always thought that when somebody quoted a post with titles they would see the text of the post plus the hidden titles, thus revealing the alt-text if they hadn't already noticed it before.

Masked Jedi

06-03-2009, 07:27 PM

Really people? I'm ashamed. 4 pages of answers and no one said A History of Violence? That would have won so fast. Onto the results.

I haven't seen the movie or read the comic:
Mystery Men (Overcast)
Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles (bluestarultor)
Alien vs Predator (Kerensky287)
Ghost World (Fifthfiend)
From Hell (POS Industries)

I've read the comic but haven't seen the movie:
Spawn (Seil)
The Crow (Rejected Again)
Howard the Duck (Arrekusu)
Road to Perdition (Lumenskir)

13. Garfield (GARUD) - All the good ones taken? You shame me.
12. Not actually a movie here, but Garfield's just that bad.
11.Wanted (Hawk) - Much better than the book. Matrix rip off, but a damn fun one. I liked it.
10. Batman (Moogle0119) - The second one's better, and I never much liked Keaton as Batman. But it's fun.
9. X-Men 2 (42 Petunias) - I prefer the first one. But I have a grudge against the franchise for the ruination of the characters.
8. 300 (krogothwolf) - So much better than the book. Bloody, campy fun. I don't know if I'd watch it again, but I had fun.
7. Iron Man (Ape Boy) - Bad, bad villain and terrible CGI. But RDJ was so amazing. A very good movie, in my top 20 for 2008.
6. V For Vendetta (Zilla) - It doesn't get the book at all, but it's an enjoyable action flick with Natalie Portman's best performance.
5. Watchmen (The Wizard Who Did It) - Poorly paced and too short. But the actors (specifically JEH and JDM) deliver some intensxe performances. I do think that it's to devoted to the book, and it's best when he does his own thing. But that sex scene.. so bad.
4. Spider-Man 2 (Ravashak) - I think that these movies are too emo, but this one is excellent. Everyone delivers, the fights are great, and he doesn't ruin the characters too much.
3. Sin City (The Wandering God) - It's exactly like the book, and I'm fine with that. Rodruigeuz's second best movie.
2. Men in Black (Smarty McBarrelpants) - I've never read the book, but I love this movie. I've seen it countless times and will willingly see it more.
1. The Dark Knight (Mr. Bookworm) - Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like the batgrowl, Batpod is awesome, I cheer when Gordon reappers, Aaron Eckhart is an extremely sexy man, and Michael Cane rock my sock off.

Superman Returns and Batman Begins would have done well.

Mr.Bookworm

06-03-2009, 08:16 PM

Seen A History of Violence? I thought about doing that one.

Anyway, Favorite open-world game.

Seil

06-03-2009, 08:23 PM

I haven't seen the movie or read the comic:
Mystery Men (Overcast)
Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles (bluestarultor)
Alien vs Predator (Kerensky287)
Ghost World (Fifthfiend)
From Hell (POS Industries)

Wait, what? Really? You haven't seen the TNMT movies? For shame.

Krylo

06-03-2009, 08:29 PM

I want to say inFAMOUS because it's amazing, but it's newish and a PS3 exclusive, and I'm not sure if you've even played.

So instead I'm going to go ahead and say hmm... KOTOR.

Mr.Bookworm

06-03-2009, 08:43 PM

I want to say inFAMOUS because it's amazing, but it's newish and a PS3 exclusive, and I'm not sure if you've even played.

So instead I'm going to go ahead and say hmm... KOTOR.

Am I allowed to deny things? Because I don't think KotOR is actually an open-world game.

42PETUNIAS

06-03-2009, 08:43 PM

Fuck.

Mass Effect.

The Wizard Who Did It

06-03-2009, 08:43 PM

Guess: Morrowind

Might as well put some style and substance into voting guessing in this game.

EDIT: Open-world games are quite loosely defined, to be honest.

Ape Boy

06-03-2009, 08:51 PM

I'm assuming your definition of open-world games to be "ones where you can do anything you want at any time".

If it's not, let me know.

My guess would have to be Fallout III. Nothing like exploding someone's entire body by way of their skull.

Krylo

06-03-2009, 09:09 PM

Am I allowed to deny things? Because I don't think KotOR is actually an open-world game.

I wasn't sure as I haven't played it myself, so I looked it up and it's defined as open world.

If that doesn't do it for you...

Well, shit my other guess of Fallout III was just taken.

Fuck it, back to my old strategy.

Dwarf Fortress. Sure it's a strategy game, but it's got no actual objectives other than to build your Dwarf Fortress as awesome as you want it to be with no boundaries in the world. Close enough to open world to me.

GARUD

06-03-2009, 09:09 PM

OBLIVION!

Well, it's my favourite open world game. Might as well be yours too :P

Mr.Bookworm

06-03-2009, 09:20 PM

EDIT: Open-world games are quite loosely defined, to be honest.

I suppose I should supply a personal definition, then. I think of open-world games as games where the game is built around the concept of it being, well, open. You have access to a massive amount of area that is not related to your current mission, and you are given the freedom to just mess around as you will in the sandbox instead of tackling some arbitrary mission. Whereas, say, KotOR gives you merely the choice of which mission you want to embark on first

That's not a very good definition, so I'm guessing a side-by-side comparison would help. Let's take KOTOR. It's setup is basically one pre-programmed tutorial sequence. Then you are given a selection of worlds, and you get to choose which order you complete them in, which all funnels into a final linear sequence. Within this framework you are given choice, but it all stays within the framework.

Now, let's take, say, Oblivion. At the start, you are given a linear dungeon. After you complete this, however, it could basically be described as a circle with dots marked into it. However, you could play for hours upon hours completely ignoring any quest whatsoever. This is not just allowed, it is actively encouraged.

So, I guess that's what separates it for me. Again, not a very good definition, but there you go. This could actually be an interesting discussion, though. Anyone up for a Playing Games thread?

EDIT: And if I'm denying KOTOR, I'm pretty sure that disqualifies Mass Effect.

russianreversal

06-03-2009, 09:46 PM

Dwarf Fortress. Ah, just seeing that brings back memories.

TERRIBLE MEMORIES. Krylo is now on my not-speaking-to-until-he-apologizes list. :p

Just kidding, but seriously that game what the hell?

Ok, I don't know which direction to take this. I guess I'll take a shot WAY in the dark: Destroy All Humans 2. The comedy factor in that was pretty great, plus you could level a city by meteor striking a nuclear plant. Awesome.

Zilla

06-03-2009, 10:00 PM

I'm going with the obscure and saying Wing Commander: Privateer.

It's my personal favorite anyway...

42PETUNIAS

06-03-2009, 10:00 PM

I guess I go with GTA: Vice City then.

Rejected Again

06-03-2009, 10:18 PM

Shit, um....World of Warcraft? If that's not open enough I'll change it.

Nikose Tyris

06-03-2009, 10:57 PM

Dungeons and Dragons Online.

Overcast

06-04-2009, 03:35 AM

I shall proceed with Fallout. Sure it was far more turn based than Fallout III but the cheesy references and all around experience of the game is completely worth it.

bluestarultor

06-04-2009, 03:37 AM

I'll go with GTA 4.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

06-04-2009, 04:39 AM

Seeing as Krylo didn't, I'll go with Infamous, because someone needs to.

Moogle0119

06-04-2009, 05:56 AM

Spider-man 2 (the PS2, Xbox versions)

Professor Smarmiarty

06-04-2009, 06:13 AM

Most of good ones are taken so let's take a stab at only one I can think of:
Assassin's Creed

greed

06-04-2009, 06:27 AM

Gonna say Fallout 32.

Edit: Thanks BHS.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-04-2009, 07:17 AM

Pssst, ApeBoy already took that one.

krogothwolf

06-04-2009, 12:06 PM

Crackdown

Fifthfiend

06-04-2009, 01:05 PM

Anyway, Favorite open-world game.

Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time

Archbio

06-04-2009, 01:29 PM

Legend of Zelda: Link the to Past

Bam!

Mr.Bookworm

06-05-2009, 03:31 PM

The games I haven't played, in no particular order:

18. Wing Commander: Privateer (Zilla) - The what now?
17. World of Warcraft (RA) - I don't play WoW, although I might start just to stop 42 bugging the shit out of me.
16. Dungeons and Dragons Online (Nikose) - I don't play this either.
15. Morrowind (Twiddy) - Nope. I really should grab a copy, though.
14. Ocarina of Time (Fifth) - Someone's probably going to mad at me.
13. Link to the Past (Archbio) - ^
12. Destroy All Humans 2 (RR) - The first one was pretty good, though.
11. GTA: Vice City (42) - And, no.
10. Infamous (Hawk) - I actually really, really, really want to play Infamous, but I only have a 360.

Now, onto the games I've played:

9. Dwarf Fortress (Krylo) - Dwarf Fortress is pretty fun. I never really managed to get that into it, though.
8. GTA 4 (Bluey) - I've only played like an hour of this, but it was a fun hour.
7. Spider-man 2 (Moogle) - The Spider-Man games are some of the best licensed games out there.
6. Crackdown (krogo) - Crackdown is stupid, stupid fun. I stopped caring about trying to find a plot after I drove a SUV up a building, jumped out, and killed a mook by landing on him.
5. Assassin's Creed (SMB) - Really should have been called "Screwing Around Rooftops".
4. Oblivion (GARUD) - Pretty fun.
3. Fallout 2 (Greed) - Really, really, really good. I stopped playing it after it kept crashing, though.
2. Fallout 3 (Ape Boy) - I've been playing this game a lot, lately, and I must say that Bethesda did a really good job.
1. Fallout 1 (Overcast) - One of the best games ever. Period.

Take it away, Overcast.

Far Cry 2 would have placed high. Escape Velocity Nova is great, and I love Age of Empires II. The original Black & White is still fantastic. On that note, Fable II is awesome.

What would have won outright, though, is my current obsession, Baldur's Gate II.

krogothwolf

06-05-2009, 03:48 PM

ARRRGH MR.BOOKMAN I can't believe you haven't played those 2 Zelda Games, ARRRRGH

KROGO SMASH PUNY NONZELDA PLAYER!!!

There I got mad at you for not playing them :P Though seriously, you are missing out on 2 great games. I never beat Crackdown either. I'm fully skilled up but Its to stupid fun to actually play lol. And BG II rules!

russianreversal

06-05-2009, 04:45 PM

17. World of Warcraft (RA) - I don't play WoW, although I might start just to stop 42 bugging the shit out of me. Because we all know the best way to deal with pressure is to cave.
15. Morrowind (Twiddy) - Nope. I really should grab a copy, though. Yes, you should. Like, now.
14. Ocarina of Time (Fifth) - Someone's probably going to mad at me. Ahahahahaha.
12. Destroy All Humans 2 (RR) - The first one was pretty good, though. I was considering the first one, but the second one has even more wacky antics.
What would have won outright, though, is my current obsession, Baldur's Gate II. Um, open world???

Overcast

06-05-2009, 05:26 PM

Heh you really ought play Morrowind, I must say I liked it more than Oblivion due to the fact of there not being so much balance issues at times and the minor knowledge that the class you pick will be the class you stay. Though I will have to warn you...cliff racers...

And ha I may have picked AoE 2, it really was the first PC game I ever grew addicted to fully, though I didn't believe it to be open world. Great memories.

Hmm alright let's go with greatest fear since I have many and it should be fun seeing how scary people can be.

The Wizard Who Did It

06-05-2009, 05:31 PM

Um, open world???
Open world isn't well defined. For example, Metroid is technically an open world series, even though I wouldn't consider it one.
Though I will have to warn you...cliff racers...
Cliff Racers + Roots = Potion of Levitation!=D

And I'll get back to you on greatest fear soon.

krogothwolf

06-05-2009, 05:31 PM

Um, open world???

Open World is different then nonlinear I believe. Open World just means a game someone can freely roam the virtual world at will and at any time. BG 2 is sort of like that but not 100% so its a grey area in the genre.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-05-2009, 05:43 PM

The fear that you have achieved nothing worthwhile in your life and won't in the future.

bluestarultor

06-05-2009, 05:53 PM

Giant spiders. Specifically because the larger they are, the more you fear them. (Going for this because arachnophobia is one of the most common phobias.)

GARUD

06-06-2009, 02:16 AM

Fear of the "Glass Ceiling"

The Wizard Who Did It

06-06-2009, 02:17 AM

The fear that you'll die alone and unloved, a bitter shell of a wreck of a man.

Hey, someone had to say it.

Archbio

06-06-2009, 02:18 AM

The fear of being buried alive. Alternatively, the fear of being sent to detention, somehow.

Moogle0119

06-06-2009, 04:32 AM

Public speaking in front of lots of people (100+ people). Both people you know and those who you don't.

Rejected Again

06-06-2009, 04:36 AM

The fear of being crippled/being forced to live in a vegetative state.

Seil

06-06-2009, 06:07 AM

Watching those you care about be killed, then being killed yourself.

I'd imagine it as something involving these (http://alving4.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/hush.jpg) guys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEovaK6GctQ&feature=related) from Buffy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)).

Mr.Bookworm

06-06-2009, 09:59 AM

The fear of heights.

POS Industries

06-06-2009, 10:27 AM

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon.

krogothwolf

06-06-2009, 11:33 AM

Fear of an airplane disintegrating on you in mid flight plunging you to your death and with no hope of telling your loved ones good bye or I love you thus making them forever wonder what your final thoughts were.

42PETUNIAS

06-06-2009, 12:58 PM

Fear of losing your sanity/memory.

Fifthfiend

06-06-2009, 02:38 PM

Legend of Zelda: Link the to Past

Bam!

I say goddamn!

On-topic: Fear itself.

Nikose Tyris

06-06-2009, 02:57 PM

Fear of that girl rejecting you.

Lumenskir

06-06-2009, 04:44 PM

Nature. For, according to John Hodgman:
Nature is ravenous. If you are not careful, it will either consume you or transform you into its twisted servant.

Overcast

06-06-2009, 07:31 PM

Alrighty lets get this over with.

We separate into categories!

Cliche and not afraid of
SMB-That I've achieved nothing worthwhile in my life and won't in the future: I could live like a bum all my life without an issue. The possibility I haven't achieved enough just isn't a worry of mine.
TeeDubDubDeeEye-That I'll die alone and unloved, a bitter shell of a wreck of a man: This is a possibility yes, but one I'm with perfectly good terms with. There is a section in there that is particularly dark, but the rest of it just makes this a cliche joke.
Nikose-That girl rejecting me: That girl already rejected me. I don't think I have to fear that anymore.

Clever and made me laugh...but not winners.
POS-F.E.A.R: My feeble imagination would have never expected to see this one.
Fifth-Fear: A wonderful joke...but I don't fear fear.
Krogoth-Family wondering what I thought: It would have been in a serious place, but the situation was just ridiculous to me. Think a better plot next time.

Former Fear:
Mr. Bookworm-Heights: Used to be, but I spent some time mountain climbing and after a while it just dissipated.
GARUD-Glass Ceiling: When I had my first experience out of being straight this became a fear. But logic helped me get over it.
Moogle-Public Speaking: After being in a few plays it really didn't affect me anymore.

In the plain old not winners circle is:
Lumen-Nature: I don't fear nature. I've been out there. It ain't all that bad.

Things everyone should fear:
bluestarultor-giant spiders: If they exist you should fear them. Because you are small enough to be prey now. Though I don't fear spiders of regular size.
Archbio-Buried alive: I tried this once, and even under a very thin layer of dirt this freaked me the fuck out.

First place ties:
42-Losing sanity/memories: If you may have stuck with memories you may have avoided a first place tie. Though sanity loss can sometimes be an amazing thing. It is the closest anyone can ever come to having a mystical adventures these days I would say.
Seil-Everyone being killed, and then me: If you would have left out the first part there may not have been a tie for first. Though believe me my death was the important part. I don't fear my loved ones dying.
Rejected-Fear of being crippled/kept in a vegetative state: Like everyone else if you had been less general and kept to vegetative state you would have broken the tie. But I don't fear being crippled.

Autowinner would have been, The fear that there is nothing after death. Better answers for the runner ups as said before would be death, permanently lost memories, or being kept permanently in a vegetative state. Key being the permanence of all those things.

First to give a topic gets the spot.

42PETUNIAS

06-06-2009, 07:55 PM

Lets go with the worst possible topic I can think of, for kicks.

Hottest celebrity.

Masked Jedi

06-06-2009, 07:56 PM

Nathan Fillion

Overcast

06-06-2009, 08:12 PM

Eddie Izzard

bluestarultor

06-06-2009, 09:09 PM

As a note, by giant spiders, I meant anything larger than a tarantula. There are some of those buggers that are the size of a dinner plate in the Amazon, and camel spiders are scarily huge in the Middle East. Being a recovering arachnophobic myself, there are just some spiders of a size that I can do without.

For this round, I'm going to guess Julia Styles.

POS Industries

06-06-2009, 09:26 PM

Richard Pryor on June 9, 1980.

Mr.Bookworm

06-06-2009, 09:32 PM

Bea Arthur.

Fifthfiend

06-06-2009, 10:55 PM

Worst possible topic deserves the worst possible answer from the worst possible slashfic, so, Berserker.

Zilla

06-06-2009, 11:38 PM

Um...

Uma Thurman?

The Wizard Who Did It

06-07-2009, 12:29 AM

Worst possible topic deserves the worst possible answer from the worst possible slashfic, so, Berserker.
Celebrity?

Also, this is a terrible topic.

Guess: Zooey (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/)Deschanel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooey_Deschanel#Filmography)

Seil

06-07-2009, 01:24 AM

I'm surprised no one has said Angelina Jolie. Anyways,

Scarlet Johansson.

bluestarultor

06-07-2009, 01:27 AM

I'm surprised no one has said Angelina Jolie. Anyways,

Scarlet Johansson.

Maybe if she didn't have bones poking out all over the place. Major turn-off.

GARUD

06-07-2009, 01:46 AM

Imma guess Jessica Alba, because everyone loves Jessica Alba.

Fifthfiend

06-07-2009, 02:01 AM

Celebrity?

worst possible answer

.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-07-2009, 04:17 AM

Uhhh let's go with summer glau.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk

06-07-2009, 05:40 AM

Alyson Hannigan.

Rejected Again

06-07-2009, 10:30 AM

Megan Fox.

krogothwolf

06-07-2009, 02:46 PM

Elisha Cuthbert

russianreversal

06-07-2009, 03:25 PM

Halle Berry. Usual response, but for a reason.

MuMu

06-07-2009, 03:38 PM

Matthew Goode.

Moogle0119

06-07-2009, 04:56 PM

Rachel McAdams

The Wandering God

06-07-2009, 05:07 PM

Eliza Dushku (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/)

The Wandering God

EDIT:
You're doing it wrong. (http://www.allure.com/magazine/2009/05/nudes?slide=5)
Thanks Lumenskir! :D

Lumenskir

06-07-2009, 08:42 PM

Eliza Dushku

The Wandering God
You're doing it wrong. (http://www.allure.com/magazine/2009/05/nudes?slide=5)

And in that vein, I submit Top Chef's Padme Lakshmi (http://www.allure.com/magazine/2009/05/nudes?slide=1).

Umm...those are links to an Allure 'naked' photo shoot, so if you or your work is offended by sideboob I wouldn't click them, but otherwise it's nothing worse than a lad-mag spread.

Seil

06-07-2009, 10:53 PM

Megan Fox.

Megan Fox? (http://coedmagazine.com/2009/05/08/10-megan-fox-quotes-that-will-make-you-go-hmmm/)

russianreversal

06-07-2009, 11:06 PM

He said hottest, not "least batshit insane/weird".

Seil

06-07-2009, 11:31 PM

Oh, right.

Rejected Again

06-08-2009, 12:13 AM

What Russian said. I don't care if she is dumb as a box of rocks. I'd still do her.

GARUD

06-08-2009, 12:51 AM

Megan Fox is as dumb as a box of rocks and rocks RA's socks because he would Fox her.

Sounded better in my head, but seriously, she's really freaking stupid. Can you imagine being with her?

"Where do I put it?"
"In your mouth!"
"But it's all gooie and ickie."
"It's an oyster, that's the point. And you don't eat the shell."
"Why?"
*Facepalm*

And she's so dirty. I mean, farting all the time, not cleaning up after herself, I'd be turned off in a heartbeat.

Fifthfiend

06-08-2009, 01:07 AM

worst possible topic

Hello there, correct statement.

Kerensky287

06-08-2009, 01:19 AM

Can you imagine being with her?

"Where do I put it?"
"In your mouth!"
"But it's all gooie and ickie."

I stopped reading here.

Archbio

06-08-2009, 02:36 AM

I didn't mean to get off the bus at the Creeptown stop.

GARUD

06-08-2009, 02:52 AM

I stopped reading here.

I feed off your pain.

42PETUNIAS

06-08-2009, 02:55 AM

Last place tie - Lumenskir, The Wandering God, Moogle, Russian Reversal, Elisha Cuthbert, Rejected, Hawk, BHS, GARUD, Seil, Twiddy, Zilla, Blue - Took it seriously

Second Last Place - Masked Jedi, Mumu - Took is seriously, but put a dude so I guess thats kinda funny

Fifthfiend - Berserker - Do you mean like from 8bit or was there somewhere else that wasn't easily googleable? Either way, assuming it was pretty bad

Overcast - Eddie Izzard - Hawt

POS - Richard Pryor as a burn victim - So glad I didn't image search that. Naked is hotter than clothed, so when you take off skin it must be even hotter than that, right?

Bookie - Bea Arthur - Dear god that google search was not safe. Fuck you.

Bookie wins for being most terrible.

Overcast

06-08-2009, 03:56 AM

Gah, did not think of the terrors of bodily harm and...Bea Arthur. I just figured a British transvestite would do it for you, and if not he was funny.

Mr.Bookworm

06-08-2009, 03:06 PM

Bookie wins for being most terrible.

Yay? I guess?

Favorite book first published in 2006 or later.

krogothwolf

06-08-2009, 03:14 PM

Confessor

Overcast

06-08-2009, 03:37 PM

Let's go with Rant, by Chuck Palahniuk.

Masked Jedi

06-08-2009, 03:38 PM

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Professor Smarmiarty

06-08-2009, 03:50 PM

Making Money by Pratchett. Cause I don't know any other popular books that came out recentely :(.

Fifthfiend

06-08-2009, 06:10 PM

Personally I found Making Money to be crap but dunno what Bookers thought of it. Gonna say Nation by Terry Pratchett even though I haven't read it and I don't know that Bookie has just because it's been generally heralded as The Best Pratchett Book Ever Forever (Actually I did read like fifteen pages of it, which were all fantastic, so).

FWIW I dug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Revenant out of his post history as something he recommends but then I realized that I couldn't forgive myself for going with the non-Pratchett answer. So someone else can roll with that one.

Lumenskir

06-08-2009, 06:18 PM

Fatal Revenant.

EDIT: RE: Nation; I actually got the book right around when it came out because it popped up on my dad's B&N email notifiers and he remembered that I like Pratchett, so I got the chance to read it before reading any reviews, which is why I was surprised to see the amount of "Best Pratchett Ever" or similar statements. Personally, it's a Pratchett book so you know it's great, but for me personally I don't think it's in his top 10.

But then again I enjoyed Making Money, so what do I know.

Fifthfiend

06-08-2009, 06:42 PM

How to enjoy shitty Mary Sue-fests with no real villain, apparently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Krylo

06-08-2009, 06:44 PM

Twilight.

The Wizard Who Did It

06-08-2009, 06:51 PM

Twilight.
Is it sad that I saw there was a Krylo post in "Who Knew?" and immediately knew it would be this?
How to enjoy shitty Mary Sue-fests with no real villain, apparently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I liked it, but it might have been brain-washing from an overly enthusiastic ex.

Also, I have read only about 3 recent books. This fact just struck me.

Rejected Again

06-08-2009, 09:12 PM

Hunters Run--George RR Martin

Fifthfiend

06-08-2009, 09:19 PM

I add my usual caveat here that it's a Pratchett book and so still relatively good despite the stuff I find terrible it's just that it sets up this "Moist versus the Evil Banker" plot and then the Evil Banker never does anything and sits sort of quietly in the corner going insane while Moist swans around letting the usually seedy vicious violent and cynical denizens of A-M fall head over heels in love with him.

By comparison Going Postal (the first Moist von Lipwig book) had a villain which actively drove the plot, was convincingly portrayed as being at least as cunning as the protagonist, and made at least one credible attempt to end said protagonist's life, all while backdropping Moist's conflict with him with a lot of generalized (and well-warranted!) mistrust, suspicion, conflict and deliberate sabotage by the various people surrounding him. Which all in all I felt made for a much more interesting novel.

Lumenskir

06-08-2009, 10:17 PM

Which all in all I felt made for a much more interesting novel.
Well, yeah. GP is definitely in my personal high tier, but I think MM is a fun enough outing to save it from reviews that paint it as a Granny-quality book. Then again, I wasn't that annoyed by the overarching plot, as I think it's one of the better books for amusing little world building exercises and interesting sub-characters, and with so much rambling around the unplot doesn't bother as much.

Now, I guess a case could be made that the various collection of things I liked (the pervy dead soul, the extremely exact water counter machination, money 'just about' breaking even to make, etc.) could have been sprinkled around the series proper without needing their own book, but then you're getting dangerously close into fanwanking some 'perfect' Franken-Pterry book and frankly that doesn't seem sane or fair.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-09-2009, 02:18 AM

How to enjoy shitty Mary Sue-fests with no real villain, apparently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah that was pretty much my sum-up of the book too. I'm not a fan of Moist in this one and GP was like a billion times better.
But I thought a discworld book was a safe-bet and this was only one that really fit into the time frame.

Mr.Bookworm

06-09-2009, 04:20 PM

I was going to type something gushingly sarcastic here about Twilight, but it wouldn't be worth the brain cells.

Annnnnnnnnnnyway.

7. Confessor (krogothwolf) - Seriously, dude? Terry Goodkind is the hackiest hack ever to grace popular fantasy.

6. Rant (Overcast) - I've never read anything of his, though I really should.

5. Fatal Revenant (Lumenskir) - I've only gotten up to like the second book, sorry.

4. Nation (Fifth) - I've been looking for a copy of this for ages, but I have yet to find one. Should probably just order it off Amazon.

3. Making Money (SMB) - Definitely not Pratchett's high point. I've been rereading the Disc books, and I read this one right after GP, and the drop-off was really noticeable.

2. Harry Potter (Masked) - Yes I like the Harry Potter books.

1. Hunter's Run (RA) - Wuved this book. I picked it up while I was over in Canada, and devoured it. Credit where credit's due, though. Gardner Dozois and Daniel Abraham both wrote it too.

In reflection, this probably wasn't a very good topic, but what the heck.

Take it away, Rejected Again.

krogothwolf

06-09-2009, 04:42 PM

The confessor is the only book i could remember besides any of the Malazan Book of the Fallen ones and i flipped a coin on what to pick. I actually haven't even read any of the Sword of Truth books. Well besides Harry Potter and Twilight, but you never know about those ones.

Overcast

06-09-2009, 06:12 PM

Yeah Chuck is a real hit or miss author in every way. You either like his work or you don't, and even then you can have varying opinions on how you look at his works in total. For me Rant wasn't my favorite he's made, but from most of what I read since 2006 it seemed like a good bet since I didn't want to take the Pratchett path.

Masked Jedi

06-09-2009, 06:38 PM

I actually just finished Rant, and I really liked it. Especially how he doesn't reveal that the book is actually dystopian science fiction involving time travel and zombies until about half-way through.

Overcast

06-09-2009, 07:02 PM

Heh, well I will say I disliked it a bit until I was informed there would be other books. Though as someone used to him taking single book excursions it definitely wasn't as strong as his others. Though he does use his skill at making a twist in the middle rather well. His so called, "hidden gun" technique.

Rejected Again

06-10-2009, 02:26 AM

Yeah Figured that Hunters Run was a solid choice. Excellent read I must say.

But more on topic. Favorite rock band. (Not the god damn games either)

GARUD

06-10-2009, 02:27 AM

ACDC

Professor Smarmiarty

06-10-2009, 02:39 AM

Queen.

Overcast

06-10-2009, 02:39 AM

Gorillaz

Archbio

06-10-2009, 02:55 AM

The Pixies.

Masked Jedi

06-10-2009, 03:19 AM

The Clash

42PETUNIAS

06-10-2009, 07:01 AM

Led Zeppelin.

Mr.Bookworm

06-10-2009, 07:31 AM

The Who.

Moogle0119

06-10-2009, 08:48 AM

Megadeth

greed

06-10-2009, 08:51 AM

The Rolling Stones

Rejected Again

06-10-2009, 10:03 AM

I see alot of good sugestions, but it may not nessicarily be old rock.

Fifthfiend

06-10-2009, 05:14 PM

Queens of the Stone Age

russianreversal

06-10-2009, 07:47 PM

Audioslave

krogothwolf

06-10-2009, 09:25 PM

Metalica

The Wandering God

06-10-2009, 09:57 PM

The Beatles were awesome.

The Wandering God

bluestarultor

06-10-2009, 10:03 PM

Linkin Park. :p

Krylo

06-10-2009, 10:44 PM

Avril Lavange (Lavinge? How do you spell that? Do I care?)

Zilla

06-10-2009, 10:47 PM

Disturbed

Seil

06-10-2009, 10:50 PM

Rage Against The Machine

Ape Boy

06-11-2009, 01:45 AM

Them Nirvana folks are pretty popular with 'dem kids nowadays, so I'll go with them.

Rejected Again

06-11-2009, 03:00 AM

Krylo--Avril
Kill it with fire!
Seil--Rage Against the Machine
Use less fire than Avril, and perhaps a few knife wounds too.
Archbio--The Pixies
Ranked above Rage and Avril only because my hatred for them never ends, and I have no idea who they are.
Overcast--Gorillaz
I like MAYBE 2-3 songs from them total. Not that great IMHO.
Masked Jedi--The Clash
Not a big fan of them in all honesty
Russian Reversal--Audioslave
Had a few god songs, overall rating. Meh.
Greed--The Rolling Stones
More good songs than Audioslave but overall they are a meh+5

Now for the hard ones!
Bluestarultor--Linkin Park
LOVED Hybrid Theory, Metora was good, Not impressed by Minutes to Midnight. The Jay-Z Colab never happened.
Fithfiend--Queens of the Stone Age
Awsome band all around but not good enough.
Ape Boy--Nirvana
Nirvana was awesome, the death of Kurt Cobain saddened me.
Moogle0119--Megadeth
Again, awesome band. Symphony of Destruction is absolutely amazing.
Zilla-Disturbed
Saw them live with Lacuna Coil. Amazing show.
The Wandering God--The Beatles
Goo goo ga joob! What else can I say, they were the fucking Beatles.
Krogothwolf--Metalica
Could have won but St. Anger makes me die inside.
Garud--ACDC
So happy to see these guys back. AC/DC is what I was raised on.
Smarty McBarrelpants--Queen
Excellent musicians all around here. Not much can top these guys, unfortunately, some of the ones who could were guessed.
42Petunias--Led Zepplin
Mmmm Led Zepplin. I now want to listen to Casimir. Thanks a lot 42. Overall rating great.
Mr.Bookworm--The Who
Ok, here is your winner folks. Absolutely LOVE The Who. Hell, I have the damn Converses for these guys.

Only bands that would have beaten The who are Pink Floyd or Slipknot( Go ahead and hate me now, but I have been listening to them since their first CD and can not stop to save my life. Seen them in concert 4 times and they just get better and better). But in all honesty, ANYTHING would have beaten Avril. Now I need to go bleach my brain, thanks Krylo, you ass.

Overcast

06-11-2009, 03:28 AM

Hmm I am rather surprised of the occasionally low opinion I get of the Gorillaz from people. Between you and hawk I have two who seem to believe they are not as great a band as I see them to be. Yet I take your opinion as what you believe it is just strange to me...well not entirely. I guess looking at your core music tastes I could assume as much. Not an insult just an assumption.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-11-2009, 03:48 AM

I not like Gorrilaz. Seem pretty generic to me.

Overcast

06-11-2009, 04:24 AM

I guess my question would be, generic compared to what? What makes them, as the dictionary would say, general or common? Not to come off as defensive, I am just truly interested.

POS Industries

06-11-2009, 04:39 AM

I guess my question would be, generic compared to what? What makes them, as the dictionary would say, general or common? Not to come off as defensive, I am just truly interested.
It's Smarty McBarrelpants, Overcast. Don't try to think about it too much and just understand that he thinks anything you like is generic. Makes it easier to move on.

Overcast

06-11-2009, 04:42 AM

...to be honest I was assuming that, but I figured I could always ask and see if this didn't turn into a dick move. Shit it must be late.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-11-2009, 05:13 AM

Assuming you want an answer they just don't seem all that different from the whole crapload of prog-rock that the 80s spat at us.
I mean this is only based on the popular songs that everyone is heard and maybe there is something super about them but thier big singles weren't enough to sell it to me.

But the real answer is that anything you like is shit.

Overcast

06-11-2009, 05:20 AM

Ha thanks for a real answer. Also there is much more to gain from the albums themselves. The singles though have the sort of pop that is supposed to suck people in so that they will actually buy the album. One of the strengths of most of the members having experience with the real life music industry include tactics like that. Though I won't force you to buy any albums from them, but it is probably streaming somewhere if you are interested in looking further.

Seil

06-11-2009, 05:30 AM

Professor Smarmiarty

06-11-2009, 05:48 AM

BHS, do you wear a beret, hang out in Starbucks, double major in Philosophy and Literature, smoke a cigarette with an old-timey filter and talk loudly of your tastes to strangers who manage to sit near you for extended periods of time?

None of the above. Though part of my degree is in literary analysis. So that part is kind of true. Philosophy generally pretty bollocks though. Except Camus who is awesome.
Mostly we spend our time in our offices drinking whiskey and smoking cigars, so partially true? I mean we would go to cafes but you can't take whiskey in.

Seil

06-11-2009, 06:02 AM

None of the above.

I should probably let that guy go, then.

( > > )

drinking whiskey and smoking cigars,

http://www.crowne-plaza.sk/images/cigar-lounge.jpg?

Can I come work with you?

russianreversal

06-11-2009, 06:42 AM

But the real answer is that anything you like is shit. Ahahaha. Why haven't I added you to my friends yet?

On the note of rock bands, I knew nothing I put out there was going to be able to compete with The Who. 'Cept some people like Zepplin better, but THAT was already taken, too.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-11-2009, 06:53 AM

Yeah the Who are totally awesome. Quadrophenia is greatness.

Also

Can I come work with you?
You'd have to live in Aberdeen, Scotland. The disadvantages of living here far outweigh any benefits from not actually having anything to do all day.

Overcast

06-11-2009, 07:10 AM

I was pushing on the possibility that he might try to stave away from the old school as his favorites. A common occurrence in certain areas of Seattle, where the attempt to look like an individual is just one tier of music snobbery.

Rejected Again

06-11-2009, 10:28 AM

I lived in Seattle for a few months. Never again! Also, compared to my current job, I'll go to scottland now and sit and drink at work. Hell thats a dream job for me!

Mr.Bookworm

06-11-2009, 12:34 PM

Hey, I won. Howabout that.

So, hm...

Favorite invention.

Ever.

greed

06-11-2009, 12:36 PM

Electricity

Mr.Bookworm

06-11-2009, 12:40 PM

Let me redefine that as invention invented by a human.

Ape Boy

06-11-2009, 12:42 PM

I love Gorillaz, so you're not alone, O-C.

As for my answer, is "Video Games" too easy?

The Wandering God

06-11-2009, 12:45 PM

"No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater... than central air."

The Wandering God
Hmm curse you TWG I was hoping to pull the Dogma quote for Central Air on this one.

Good idea!

The Wizard Who Did It

06-11-2009, 12:49 PM

Guess: Homes

I want to see you live without adequate shelter and privacy.

CelesJessa

06-11-2009, 12:54 PM

The printing press.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-11-2009, 01:11 PM

Trains.

krogothwolf

06-11-2009, 01:13 PM

The Wheel

Masked Jedi

06-11-2009, 01:14 PM

That Death Star laser thing they have in California

Seil

06-11-2009, 01:21 PM

George RR Martin.

What? He's man-made! Also woman made!

Fenris

06-11-2009, 01:32 PM

Modern Medicine

Overcast

06-11-2009, 01:55 PM

Hmm curse you TWG I was hoping to pull the Dogma quote for Central Air on this one.

The Mattress.

Si Civa

06-11-2009, 01:56 PM

Science.
It is human invention in certain fashion.

Rejected Again

06-11-2009, 02:07 PM

Lets go with the Tesla Coil.

Also, CJ I hate you becuase I work on those damn things all freaking night.

Archbio

06-11-2009, 03:00 PM

Writing.

Boom!

bluestarultor

06-11-2009, 03:57 PM

The fiction novel.

Moogle0119

06-11-2009, 04:19 PM

Plumbing and aqueducts. Imagine never being able to take a shower, brush your teeth, or even turn on a faucet to get water and instead having to go to the nearest body of water to get some.

Zilla

06-11-2009, 08:13 PM

Recumbent bicycles.

42PETUNIAS

06-11-2009, 09:24 PM

Fire. Or the technique for creating fire, if I must.

Death by Stabbing

06-11-2009, 09:46 PM

robots

Ape Boy

06-11-2009, 09:47 PM

I'm quite interested to see if this one goes with "favorite" meaning "most useful/practical" or "most enjoyable".

Lumenskir

06-11-2009, 09:58 PM

I'm quite interested to see if this one goes with "favorite" meaning "most useful/practical" or "most enjoyable".
Shit, if those are the two measuring sticks I'm gonna guess porn, without which we never would have worked so hard on painting, or paper, or mass production, or photography, or film, or videotapes, or DVDs, or the internet, among other things.

Krylo

06-11-2009, 10:12 PM

Slap Chop

russianreversal

06-11-2009, 10:44 PM

ShamWow!

Fifthfiend

06-12-2009, 03:38 AM

Hoverboard.

...he never said it had to already be invented.

Professor Smarmiarty

06-12-2009, 03:40 AM

Hoverboard.

...he never said it had to already be invented.

That's sharp.

GARUD

06-12-2009, 08:59 AM

I'm going to go out on a limb and say... God

It's not what I believe, but hey, I don't wear your shoes.

Mr.Bookworm

06-13-2009, 03:08 PM

Note that had I composed this list yesterday, it might have been completely different.

Up until I start numbering these, they're in a random order.

God (GARUD) - Nope, sorry.
Electricity (Greed) - Read the rules, yah durn hooligan.
Central Air (TWG) - Boring.
Homes (Twiddy) - ^
The wheel (krogoth) - Pretty neat, but still boring.
The mattress (Overcast) - ^
Plumbing/aqueducts (Moogle) - ^
Recumbent bicycles (Zilla) - I like riding my bikes upright, thank you very much.
George RR Martin (Seil) - I would rip out my testicles if it would make the next ASoIaF come out faster, but I'm going to disqualify you for breaking the spirit.
Slap Chop (Krylo) - I like cutting stuff manually.
Shamwow (RR) - Booooooooooooring.
Porn (Lumenskir) - No thanks.
Modern medicine (Fenris) - Old medicine is way cooler.
That Death Star laser thing they have in California (MJ) - Not a contender until they blow up California with it.

7. Robots (DbS) - Robots are pretty cool, but aren't even nearly as cool as they are in fiction.
6. Tools for making fire (42) - Fire has the advantage of being both useful and looking awesome.
5. Writing (Archbio) - Gar, I'm going through a bad case of writer's block right now.
4. Trains (SMB) - Trains are actually pretty awesome.
3. The printing press (CJ) - Without which my bibliophilia could not exist.
2. The fiction novel (Bluey) - The foundation of my whole life, pretty much.
1. Tesla coil (RA) - Whatever SMB and his horrible taste says, tesla coils are the physical embodiment of mad science. It's a shame he never got that death ray working, though.