This is the most amusing thing I've read all day.
Oh, and I believe you are correct in your analysis of the situation. Granted, I don't know your Uncle, but I've got a good idea about the type of people that would buy and use a trebuchet. As you said: no good will come of it.
We had one of those in high school for the little "renaissance faire" the school put on. Built it in physics class. When no one was looking, we launched peoples' lunches at a brick wall for them.
I think the guy that invented the trebuchet would be proud of the awesome uses we made for it over the years.
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Thats okay...by the time you get the courage to fight for the first time...you are so drunk that you can't feel a thing anyway. Plus everyone is kinda on an even keel b/c they will teach you how to fight like a swordsman instead of just swinging your weapon. If you want to see pics I have them on my myspace page.
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Thats okay...by the time you get the courage to fight for the first time...you are so drunk that you can't feel a thing anyway. Plus everyone is kinda on an even keel b/c they will teach you how to fight like a swordsman instead of just swinging your weapon. If you want to see pics I have them on my myspace page.
Never mind me; I'm a real snide sarcastic dick today. My son started kindygartin, and he hates it, and I'm suffering.
Sounds like fun though.
Never mind me; I'm a real snide sarcastic dick today. My son started kindygartin, and he hates it, and I'm suffering.
Sounds like fun though.
I'm with you brother. My son just started kindergarten too and with all of his medical issues he has a paraprofessional assigned to him the entire time.
Yeah, we all dress in plate armor, use padded weapons and beat the holy snot out of each other. Its good times, good booze and good fights all in one day!
Family get-togethers ROCK!
not live steel? ^_^ I know people who fence with live steel for fun, and they don't have the plate armor protecting them. Honestly I'm surprised some of them haven't died by now.
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Right on.
It's just....psychological ambush, duod!
My son's first day of kindergarten he was cool. Some other guy, really nice guy, comes in and his kids is sniffling and crying and clinging. I said to my son, "Go introduce yourself and walk that kid into the classroom". They've been friends for three years now.
If all else fails we can get Paizo to open a forum called "Grognard's Online Home School" and we can put all our kids in it. We'll use polyhedron dice to teach math, adventure modules to teach literature, dungeons to teach mapping skills, and all geography will be taught through a course on world building. Erik Mona will do a guest lecture on Planet Stories and WAR will do a guest lecture on art.
Hell, if Wayne Reynolds gives lectures on art, I'll sit in on the class. :)
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My son's first day of kindergarten he was cool. Some other guy, really nice guy, comes in and his kids is sniffling and crying and clinging. I said to my son, "Go introduce yourself and walk that kid into the classroom". They've been friends for three years now.Right on.
It's just....psychological ambush, duod!
Dude, your son doesn't know just how lucky he is.
I don't have kids, but on my first day of kindergarten, I kicked some kid's ass (I think he called me weird. Well, DUH!). I spent the next eight years as the scary loner with no friends.
Hell, if Wayne Reynolds gives lectures on art, I'll sit in on the class. :)I'll be right there with ya.
Poor Wayne....."Shinny, lad....get th' crayons out yer nose!!!"
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This is the most amusing thing I've read all day.
Oh, and I believe you are correct in your analysis of the situation. Granted, I don't know your Uncle, but I've got a good idea about the type of people that would buy and use a trebuchet. As you said: no good will come of it.
Hey! wait, I resent that. I would totally buy and use a trebuchet and would have nothing but good-
wait...
ok, so you were right. no good would come of it.
but now i want to know where to buy one. i'd build one, but i'm famous for my laziness.
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Random story about catapults/cannons/etc:
When my friend Keegan and his brother were freshmen in high school (I was in seventh grade, I think), they built an apple cannon out of a piece of PVC pipe and an igniter from a gas grill. They proceeded to use it to bomb their neighbor's house. The neighbor happened to be the chemistry teacher.
Mr. J, the teacher came running out of the house, and Keegan and his brother froze, terrified. As soon as Mr. J reaches them, however, he began questioning them on how they built it, and asking if he can fire it himself. The three of them spent the next few hours shooting apples at random cars.
A few days later, Mr. J showed up at school with his own apple cannon, and has been using it to demonstrate exothermic reactions ever since.
As soon as Mr. J reaches them, however, he began questioning them on how they built it, and asking if he can fire it himself. The three of them spent the next few hours shooting apples at random cars.
A few days later, Mr. J showed up at school with his own apple cannon, and has been using it to demonstrate exothermic reactions ever since.
Heh, yeah it seems like all chem teachers are like that... I remember the first day of class in high school, the teacher had one of those big water cooler tanks that you see in office buildings, and at the beginning of class he takes a small vial of liquid and puts a few drops of it in this thing and lets it sit all through class. At the end of the class he took a grill lighter, and ignites the now vaporous jet fuel... left scorch marks on the freaking ceiling.
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Heh, yeah it seems like all chem teachers are like that... I remember the first day of class in high school, the teacher had one of those big water cooler tanks that you see in office buildings, and at the beginning of class he takes a small vial of liquid and puts a few drops of it in this thing and lets it sit all through class. At the end of the class he took a grill lighter, and ignites the now vaporous jet fuel... left scorch marks on the freaking ceiling.As soon as Mr. J reaches them, however, he began questioning them on how they built it, and asking if he can fire it himself. The three of them spent the next few hours shooting apples at random cars.
A few days later, Mr. J showed up at school with his own apple cannon, and has been using it to demonstrate exothermic reactions ever since.
Mine made basketball-sized, methane-filled soap bubbles, then lit them on fire. One of the resulting fireballs was nearly six feet in diameter.
Oh, and he did it INDOORS.
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Heh, yeah it seems like all chem teachers are like that...
Agreed. Mine taught us all about solubility, and the processing of suger, exothermic and endothermic, etc. basically last year chem in highschool (due to the wacky quebec laws, it was actually cegep) using the fermentation of alcohol. he then taught us how to make really strong punch. it is a hit at all the parties i go to.
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Random story about catapults/cannons/etc:
When my friend Keegan and his brother were freshmen in high school (I was in seventh grade, I think), they built an apple cannon out of a piece of PVC pipe and an igniter from a gas grill. They proceeded to use it to bomb their neighbor's house. The neighbor happened to be the chemistry teacher.
Mr. J, the teacher came running out of the house, and Keegan and his brother froze, terrified. As soon as Mr. J reaches them, however, he began questioning them on how they built it, and asking if he can fire it himself. The three of them spent the next few hours shooting apples at random cars.
A few days later, Mr. J showed up at school with his own apple cannon, and has been using it to demonstrate exothermic reactions ever since.
Why did they bomb him in the 1st place? He sounds cool.
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Sounds like my family. However, in my case, it is that damn bad.My family kinda did the same thing. Except venomous tongues replaced the padded weapons, and emotional scarring doubled for armor.
Can you adopt me?*actually it wasn't that damn bad; I tend to exaggerate. Mostly*
Are you sure we're not related? My cousin and I plan to be in another town playing D&D in lieu of attending family get-togethers.
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Random story about catapults/cannons/etc:
When my friend Keegan and his brother were freshmen in high school (I was in seventh grade, I think), they built an apple cannon out of a piece of PVC pipe and an igniter from a gas grill. They proceeded to use it to bomb their neighbor's house. The neighbor happened to be the chemistry teacher.
Mr. J, the teacher came running out of the house, and Keegan and his brother froze, terrified. As soon as Mr. J reaches them, however, he began questioning them on how they built it, and asking if he can fire it himself. The three of them spent the next few hours shooting apples at random cars.
A few days later, Mr. J showed up at school with his own apple cannon, and has been using it to demonstrate exothermic reactions ever since.
For our chem class we blew up a swimming pool with elemental sodium and then built an acetone bomb. I can't tell you what we used that for because I'm not sure if the statute of limitations has run out yet.
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You gotta think, too, that building a trebuchet could be an investment! I know if my neighbour had a trebuchet and asked me to borrow some money, I'd lend him what he needs.My advice to you is to fight back.Must... resist... spending.. next... paycheck!
hmmm...that gives me an idea:
Me: so...wanna go grab a cup of coffee and discuss this topic that we are obviously both into since you just told me you are not in a relationship and you're standing awfully close?
Really Cute Girl: ha! when pigs fly!
Me: That...can be arranged.