Saturday, July 9, 2016

362a - "Perhaps They Could Help You At Durmstrang Institute", Free Craps, "I Owe My Soul To The Company Ass-Hoooole", and Professional Wrestling With Your Demons Is Fake

[12:03 PM] Ms. Rose:
Chatting with Baldazar Sandor. Heh...
"We are not able to provide services at Hogwarts. Sorry." :P
[12:09 PM] Mr. Blue:
Heheh
Brown!
[12:18 PM] Mr. Silver:
Baldazar!!!!  BAD dog!
[12:19 PM] Ms. Rose:
Not lyin'. Baldazar Sandor. In (town), nonetheless.
That's a name we really should bring back.



[12:21 PM] Mr. Silver:
How about a multiplayer Craps game called "Piles of Craps" where everyone rolls to try to hit the public "point"
[12:21 PM] Ms. Rose:
HA!
Piles of Craps is HILARIOUS.
There's always one. This client is complaining about us offering to send a new router because "7 years is really not that old" for a router. But then proceeds to mention that speeds have slowed down...
(from Zoolander) "It's like I'm taking CRAZY PILLS!"
[12:54 PM] Mr. Silver:
"How dast thee?  How dast? This vintage router is an heirloom, I say, sirrah!"
"One would suppose Katzenjammer's villaines deem it apropos to compel me to accept free spats and a new Eton collar if it suited their mood!  Nay!  I say NAY!"
[1:04 PM] Ms. Rose:
lol
(as read in the voice of Baldazar)
[1:14 PM] Mr. Silver:
(touches nose, points to Ms. Rose)
[12:56 PM] Mr. Blue:
I can't imagine anyone out there complaining about free upgrades.
[1:00 PM] Ms. Rose:
"Is it free?"
Yes.
"I see the replacement is free, but will I be billed?"
It's FREE.
"How much to ship it?"
FREE FREE FREE!
"On second thought, let's skip it. I can't afford this."
ALL FREE!
*click*



[3:09 PM] Mr. Silver:
Nice... Koch Industries ad on CNN.com.  Just shows a military officer's hat.
[3:11 PM] Mr. Blue:
"Support the Troops!!" - Charles and David "Industries" Koch
I guess every generation needs its George Pullman / JP Morgan, curmudgeonly anti-democratic miser type
[3:15 PM] Mr. Silver:
"Robber Baron has such a negative connotation..."
"We'd run for office ourselves, but there's no serious money in being a servant even if there are some perks."
[3:20 PM] Mr. Blue:
Cheaper just to bribe the folks currently in office
[3:22 PM] Mr. Silver:
"Tip", sir. Don't be crass.
"How much do you make a year, Mr. Senator?  And it's 15% right?  Here, better have it in cash so you don't have to share with the others."
[3:23 PM] Mr. Blue:
I was reading about the town Pullman created...where he built it around one of his factories and made everyone working in the factory live there.  No home-owning, they all had to rent from him, and they weren't allowed private newspapers, town meetings, public speeches, or even churches
So he paid them and they in turn gave him back the money in the form of rent and taxes lol
Apparently no privacy either
LOL Also: “The city of Pullman, Washington is named in his honor. The town expected him to build major railroads in Pullman, but the route went into Spokane.”
They should vote to rename it "Pullman Sucks, Washington"
All these years, I thought Mr. Burns was supposed to be satirical, not biographical
[3:28 PM] Mr. Silver:
If-Pullman-Ever-Shows-His-Face-Here-Again, WA
[3:28 PM] Mr. Blue:
Heheh
[3:39 PM] Mr. Silver:
"Pullman, WA erected a plaque of historical significance depicting a hooded lynched figure in a nice suit, entrails hanging out, suspended over a fire with several prominent citizens beating the body with farming implements."
[3:39 PM] Mr. Blue:
Hahaha



[12:24 PM] Mr. Blue:
Did you ever hear the Jon Cena prank call?
I don't follow WWE but I guess he has a really obnoxious entry song and they pranked some lady as promoters and kept playing that at full blast
Then on different calls:
"Hello ma'am, do you support the marines?" 
"Yes of course!" 
"Well a former marine needs your support now!"  ITS JOOHHHNN CENAAA!!!!! *trumpets*
---
(robotic) "hello. you. have. a. collect. call. from.  JOOOHHHNNN CEENNAAA!"
"I swear I'm going to call the cops."
[12:34 PM] Mr. Silver:
LOL
I don't think about wrestling much, but when I do, I think of stuff we did on Mr. Gray's X-Box game.
He made as close as possible to a reasonable wrestler. 
Mr. Green and I...did not...
[12:49 PM] Mr. Blue:
Heh, like making your own character thing?
[12:50 PM] Mr. Silver:
Ja.  Mr. Green made a guy about 7'3", built like a goon from the Popeye comics, big fangs, and the body hair setting cranked up.  Aptly named "The Beast" and he'd walk in with a Tiki mask on.
His opening music was some long metal growl saying "Wwwwwwwwwwhat a rrrrrrush!" but it mostly sounds like someone barfing.  Perfect.
Mine? I went the opposite.
I made him about 5' tall with over-muscled arms and legs...and because I couldn't see the perspective at all, didn't realize I'd given him something like size 20 feet.
Mexican acrobat style over brute force.
And
I set him to never take off the cape.
Mr. Gray "Woah...brave..."
Luchadore mask
El Reyo Azul”
Watching him lift opponents was a treat
As well as him climbing all over them.
We figured he could do the stuff because of the feet
[1:02 PM] Mr. Blue:
LOL
I used to do similar things in NHL games
Make a defenseman like 4'11" - I think that was the shortest they could be, but like 255 lbs. and fast
They'd play like a bowling ball
[1:13 PM] Mr. Silver:
Hehe
Legally check the legs right out from under someone?
[1:14 PM] Mr. Blue:
Then there was the glitch that made 5'11" Mike Zigomanis 15'11"
He could take a faceoff without either of his skates being inside the faceoff circle
But his head was normal-sized
[1:22 PM] Mr. Silver:
I tried to find a picture of that and never could.  Hehe
So...back to the wrestling thing because there was more to the story.
One of the things you could design was your opening light show and swagger.
Mr. Green's was an aggressive brute and had an entrance to match
I had a proud toreador presentation, horns and guitar
This is important...
Because one game night, I was over there to Mr. Gray's like an hour early
And Mr. Green had been in an awful mood because he'd had a fight with his wife's friend, who'd come to their Halloween party as Jack Sparrow and caused trouble.
And so I decided to make him a present of a novelty wrestler - "The Captain"
Dreads...dew rag...eye patch I believe.  Vest, boots, puffy shirt...
I made him quick, and an escape expert.  And I selected a show and swagger.
Mr. Green arrives and I tell him I made him something special to burn off some steam.
We set up the fight, and in The Beast comes - "Wwwwwwwwwwhat a rrrrrrush!"
And then The Captain appeared, and the giggling started in earnest...
Because - though we never used them, fought them, or watched matches - there was a whole section of the game devoted to ring girls and girlfriends and similar characters so they could have matches too.
And I'd given The Captain a woman's entrance.
The Captain came in, skipping and posing and blowing kisses.
It was ridiculous and Mr. Green loved it.
That done, the match began.
And...for the ultimate enjoyment of 2 out of 3 of us...
The Captain proceeded to kick The Beast's butt in the ring.
No contest.  The pirate was too fast and slippery for his brute tactics.
It was a good day.
[1:52 PM] Mr. Blue:
Hahaha!

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