You'd think that humanity would at least have a religion based around dragons or elves. Or at least, some emperor in times past would have tried to start a religion based around himself. There's hella precedent for that.
the worst thing about eragon was that dude over at TVT who got SUPER UPSET because the dude who wrote the books had a sword and he didn't know how to use it right and YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A SWORD IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE JUST A SHARP OBJECT
i still feel waves of secondhand embarrassment for that sad nerdman.
That guy (Mad*** Alex) really did know his stuff on swords, and unlike a lot of people obsessed with a weapon, actually had the experience with the thing-about-which-he-ranted. Professional Geologists get to complain about bad geology in fiction, lepidopterists get to complain about misidentified butterflies in fiction. I say he has the same complaining rights, given his amount of research and study.
it's a fucking sharp-ish stick that the dude will never even take out
he's more liable to kill himself with his vacuum cleaner
Replace "sharp-ish stick" with "huge-ass knife." Swords are not to be fucked with.
dude, as you said it's literally just a huge-ass knife, which in turn is a sharp-ish stick
as long as you aren't a complete retard with it you'll be fine
Knives aren't sticks. They are blades. They are sharp edges designed to cut things and, in many cases, to hurt or kill things.
People are, in general, really fucking stupid with weapons. Guns are easier to kill someone with by accident, but as far as hurting yourself in other ways goes, bladed things are definitely up there.
What I'm saying is, I might not agree with getting hysterical about it, but I can get why someone could get hysterical about it. It's face-palm-worthy, at least.
Oh, and the elves are the only other atheist species in Eragonland. The Dwarfs have their religion which is barely discussed or acknowledged because, lol, we all know that there's no god in Eragonland.
Oh, and the elves are the only other atheist species in Eragonland. The Dwarfs have their religion which is barely discussed or acknowledged because, lol, we all know that there's no god in Eragonland.
this is reminding me of the people who thought Lorde saying she didn't like materialistic rap music made her a racist hipster instead of just a pretty typical teenager.
Alex, you mean? In fairness, dude had actual, extensive sword training with real weapons and stuff. He put his money where his mouth was when it came to his sword obsession. He also actually had a life outside the Internet and wasn't afraid to admit, in retrospect, when he was being a shameless dork.
Which he kind of was there. But I can understand his annoyance to some degree.
I'd agree, but every thread with him in it became swordchat time
In 2002, Eragon was published by Paolini International LLC, Paolini's parents' small self-publishing company. To promote the book, Paolini toured over 135 schools and libraries, discussing reading and writing, all the while dressed in "a medieval costume of red shirt, billowy black pants, lace-up boots, and a jaunty black cap."[3]
It's also a tacky decorative item that can gut someone like a fish. Which the dude in question was waving around like a ponce for a photo shoot in a manner likely to get his or someone else's ass accidentally filleted.
What I'm saying is it's kind of irresponsible and extremely stupid, and while I do think that Alex was overreacting pretty intensely, I can at least get why if I look at it from his perspective.
(And weirdly enough, there have been several cases of a lunatic using a decorative sword to try to kill or maim people. It's pretty common for yakuza to do shit like that to make a statement, actually...)
Alex, you mean? In fairness, dude had actual, extensive sword training with real weapons and stuff. He put his money where his mouth was when it came to his sword obsession. He also actually had a life outside the Internet and wasn't afraid to admit, in retrospect, when he was being a shameless dork.
Which he kind of was there. But I can understand his annoyance to some degree.
I'd agree, but every thread with him in it became swordchat time
Every thread
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not even like, other medieval weaponry. Strictly swords. And strictly specific swords too, don't you dare bring up katanas, scimitars, or generally anything non-German or not from the British Isles within earshot (postshot?) of him or you'll hear about it.
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Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
don't do that thing.
this is reminding me of the people who thought Lorde saying she didn't like materialistic rap music made her a racist hipster instead of just a pretty typical teenager.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
not even like, other medieval weaponry. Strictly swords. And strictly specific swords too, don't you dare bring up katanas, scimitars, or generally anything non-German or not from the British Isles within earshot (postshot?) of him or you'll hear about it.
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I wasn't really expecting that.
It's like, we already have an ESPN and god knows how many NBC acronyms out there
I'd rather just call it NBC Sports, honestly, or the NBC Sports Channel if differentiation is needed
Also St. Vincent makes me curious. Rolling Stone loves her.
-insert image of a Roomba here-
looked like it might've been pfun I guess
removing now
(it was a Roomba)
this is the most bizarre and sad clickbait headline I have ever seen