Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 This topic is exactly as described. I will rank everything and anything. Post whatever you would like me to rank, and I will add it to the current list. For example, if people suggested Nethergate, Mussolini, and roombas, we might get: Nethergate Roombas Mussolini Because I like Nethergate better than roombas, and roombas better than Mussolini. If someone then suggested rickrolling, it would be added, perhaps as: Nethergate Roombas Rickrolling Mussolini And so on, with the ranked list growing each time a new suggestion is made. That's it -- it's a purely subjective ranking. You can make a few different suggestions in one post if you like. No real limitations on what you can pick outside of what the code of conduct already covers -- e.g., keep it friendly. Let the pointless wanking ranking begin! jlsgaladriel and GiantFriendlyTalkingSpiderman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 rate these three video game screenshots: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Edgwyn Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Anchovy Pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 I don't understand why there is a video game about that Polish labor union, but I'm down with labor unions. It is a little hard to tell if that is the Polish flag in front of a blue sky, or if perhaps it is the Pan-Slavic flag instead, which may have to knock this down. Also, the guy is a little weird. Alf was never a good cultural phenomenon and that particular style of old PC art is not what it could be, either. The Speedy Gonzales screenshot has some good production values, including a very nice font. Why Mexico shares an island with Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Arctic is hard to explain, unless this is actually from the rumoured futuristic Nethergate sequel. Speedy Gonzales himself is a little questionable on a lot of levels, but I'm willing to give this screenshot more credit than the game itself might deserve. As for anchovies -- hate 'em! Not a seafood fan here. They have no business ruining a perfectly good food, like pizza. Speedy Gonzales screenshot Solidarność screenshot Alf screenshot Anchovy pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Okay then, let's go for something controversial and political. Pineapple Pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, The Executable Branch said: I don't understand why there is a video game about that Polish labor union, but I'm down with labor unions. Because Solidarnosc led to free elections in Poland and thus the downfall of the Stalinist state!!! It's a video game 'bout organizing and agitating and stuff. 3 minutes ago, The Executable Branch said: Also, the guy is a little weird. "the guy" is LECH WALESA, you philistine, he founded Solidarnosc and won a Nobel Peace Prize, then became President of Poland, and it turned out he was a much better union leader/dissident than president, and now he's a pathetic marginalized old man The Speedy Gonzalez screenshot is maybe my favorite game screenshot ever. Also, rank this post itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 I don't understand pineapple pizza. That said, I actually find the pineapple less problematic than the ham, and Aran only specified pineapple. ...and a post that asks me to rank itself. Woo. It sure didn't take us long to get self-referential with this, did it. Not that I'm one to talk, but still... Speedy Gonzales screenshot Solidarność screenshot Pineapple pizza Alf screenshot The post that asks me to rank itself Anchovy pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Chessrook44 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Alright, how about you throw my Let's Plays in there? And maybe toss in my rendition of you in the recent LP episode I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 I am not a Let's Play fan in general, but I suppose I'm going to have to go find that rendition now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 ...good lord, I didn't realize that scenario was ever actually finished and released. Anyway, while I definitely found your rendition amusing, it seemed like the accent was constantly shifting; I think some of your other characterizations are better. As for your LP's, well -- I think they are generally good quality LP's, but as you know, I find some of the assumptions you make in them confusing and frustrating. Speedy Gonzales screenshot Solidarność screenshot Pineapple pizza The rendition of Slarty's voice in the Let's Play Alf screenshot The post that asks me to rank itself The Let's Play series Anchovy pizza This seems like a good time to observe that the suggestions so far have been pretty mild -- nothing I feel very strongly about has really shown up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, The Executable Branch said: nothing I feel very strongly about has really shown up yet. Avernum 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Ironically, Avernum 4 ends up in the tepid middle too. It might be the worst SW game in some ways, but not in every way -- and that doesn't actually make it a bad game. Speedy Gonzales screenshot Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Alf screenshot The post that asks me to rank itself The Let's Play series Anchovy pizza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila homer Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Alright: birthdays vitamin C supplements file compression Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt TriRodent Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Time to get really retro... Kiss (the original incarnation of the band, not swapping spit - although that can be a separate line item if you wish) Disco 70''s porn 70's prog 70's cars in general (not just the muscle cars that survive to today) 70's movies And that's enough of a trip down memory lane for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Birthdays: a reminder of the fact that we were born. Awful Vitamin C supplements: of questionable medicinal value, and generally weird-tasting File compression: it's neat. I support all forms of translation, encapsulation, and abstraction KISS: uhm, well, there are plenty of bands I dislike more Disco: gets a bad rap, no pun intended. Has more musical substance than people think. And it was the victim of an actual hate campaign, as a result of racism and homophobia. And if nothing else, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-LEBc2sO8 70's prog: this is a pretty broad category and includes some amazing stuff as well as some deplorable stuff. As musical styles go it's not bad 70's cars: definitely more stylin' than today's 70's movies: American or foreign? I guess it's not really my favourite decade either way -- certainly outclassed by by the 60's and 80's, in both categories, in terms of stuff I like. Disco File compression 70's cars Speedy Gonzales screenshot 70's prog Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies Alf screenshot The post that asks me to rank itself The Let's Play series KISS Anchovy pizza Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Sade Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Here are a few distinctly Finnish inventions/things for you to rank: Saunas Angry Birds Salty liquorice Linux operating system The Northern Lights (of course, they can also be seen outside of Finland, but whatever) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Saunas: I guess I'm pro-sauna? Sure, why not. Who doesn't enjoy a day at the baths. Angry Birds: No thanks. I guess, as a pop culture phenomenon, it could certainly be a lot worse. Salty liquorice: haven't eaten it. It sounds a little scary given what else ammonium chloride is used for. I'll have to make a guess here. Linux: I guess on principle I can support this. Northern Lights: Hard to object to these. Neat enough. Disco File compression Northern Lights 70's cars Speedy Gonzales screenshot Saunas Linux 70's prog Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies Angry Birds Alf screenshot The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice The Let's Play series KISS Anchovy pizza Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Edgwyn Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I tried salty licorice once, never again. How about 80's fashion, ice cream and My Little Pony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 80's fashion: Ultimately, no, despite there being some good elements in there. Ice cream: I do have a sweet tooth. My Little Pony: Ultimately, no, despite there being some good elements in there. Disco File compression Ice cream Northern Lights 70's cars Speedy Gonzales screenshot Saunas Linux 70's prog Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies Angry Birds Alf screenshot The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series KISS Anchovy pizza Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Unbound Servile Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Two things of equal beauty: C++ programming language Russian language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 The -punks: Cyberpunk Steampunk Biopunk Dieselpunk Elfpunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Cait Sith / Reeve Tuesti They Might Be Giants (band) Lieth (Avernum jack of all trades) Pete Townshend Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind Five Nights at Freddy's franchise Lady Gaga Barenaked Ladies ducks vultures human skulls as decoration Wings (band) L. L. Bean fava beans Runtz (fruit flavored candy, the hard kind, not the chewy kind) Puggsy for Sega Genesis novelty mugs novelty teapots whatever is behind the wall behind you right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 This thread...LOL. Okay, I'll suggest the following for the list: Jeff Vogel Dolphins Banyan trees Sock puppets Turnips Handlebar mustaches Good grammar And... Chrono Trigger (You'd BETTER like CT more than disco... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Triumph said: This thread...LOL. i was literally going to post this why must you snipe me so Anyway, yeah. Let's make it official. "Slarty Ranks Everything". Also "Georg Cantor", "Bertrand Russell", and "the Barber Paradox". EDIT: Upon rereading I am realizing that you were merely laughing at this thread, rather than submitting "this thread" as an entry. I haven't been getting much sleep lately. EDIT2: dropjes are amazing Edited February 26, 2018 by Dintiradan Triumph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Lots to go through here so I've skipped over some that I have no real reaction to. C++: as programming languages go I'm pretty happy with it. Russian: I like languages in general. Since I don't speak Russian I'm going to have to go with my reaction to its sound and tone, which, unfortunately, is not great. But for perspective, I speak English, which rates as one of the ugliest-sounding languages in empirical tests of people who don't speak related languages. Cyberpunk: I have a soft spot for this, at least the old school version of it. Steampunk: This, on the other hand, always manages to seem like a pretentious puff of nothing to me. Dieselpunk: When genre names start to become too specific for their own good. (See also stonepunk, clockpunk, decopunk, etc etc) Elfpunk: I don't love this particular blend. I feel like it doesn't do justice to either element, really. Cait Sith: I actually love Cait Sith on a lot of levels. It's a great story, and the character itself is a great integration of the original cat sidhe inspiration, the cheesy cait sith monster adaptation, and the themes of FF7. They Might Be Giants: They've done some good stuff but I was never really that into them. Lady Gaga: A lot more interesting than your average pop star. Still a pop star. Ducks: Ducks are great. As a creature that can travel on land, in the water, and in the air, they take on a lot of meanings in folklore. Also, they generally sound annoyed, and it's hard for me not to empathize with that. Vultures: They have their place, but it's hard to separate them from the intense metaphorical meaning we attach to them. Wings (band): No, we did not need a soft rock version of the Beatles. Runtz: Their shells always seemed excessively hard to me, and they have a weird kind of sweetness that -- I dunno. Puggsy: A pretty generic platformer. Novelty mugs: A contradiction in terms -- they are so far from novel... Jeff Vogel: Despite whatever criticism I might express at times -- I am good at expressing criticism -- I am on the whole pretty positive about Mr. Vogel, who has contributed far more to the world than he has mucked up in it. Dolphins: As far as I can tell, a lot of what we think about dolphins is just what we project onto them. I'm pretty dolphin-neutral. Sock puppets: I support sock puppets, even if no sock puppet will ever be as cool as His and Her divine sock puppet. Turnips: I do not like them. Handlebar mustaches: not only do I think they look incredibly stupid, I actually appreciate their total inversion, the horseshoe mustache. Good grammar: generally an aid to communication. You know, Triumph, that I am a staunch descriptivist -- but since this is just "good grammar" itself and not rashing on bad grammar, I can be down. Chrono Trigger: FORTHWITH I SHALL SLAY MAGUS AND RESTORE HONOR! Slarty Ranks Everything: Ugh. THANKS DINTIRADAN. The presence of this item on the list moves this item further down the list Georg Cantor: He's no Berkeley, but he's cool. Bertrand Russell: I find Russell insufferable. Some of that may be projection. We have plenty in common. But I am not a fan of the reduction of everything to an analytical formulation. The Barber Paradox: This is the analytical philosophy equivalent of that stupid Let's Make a Deal puzzle everybody's middle school math teacher attempts to trick them with. It's cheap. All shaggy dog stories don't go to heaven. Sigh. Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Disco File compression Ducks Ice cream Northern Lights 70's cars Georg Cantor C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Saunas Linux Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Sock puppets 70's prog Slarty Ranks Everything Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Dolphins Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz Novelty mugs KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Anchovy pizza Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 17 minutes ago, The Executable Branch said: Ugh. THANKS DINTIRADAN. As an olive branch, I proffer "the Xavier Files". http://www.xavierfiles.com/master-rankings/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dintiradan said: As an olive branch, I proffer "the Xavier Files". http://www.xavierfiles.com/master-rankings/ As an "olive branch" you hand me the very unfunny joke of Cyclops in a #1 spot? (Almost as unfunny: Gambit at #12.) Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Posting games Metahumor —Alorael, who implores you to rank this very signature as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Darwin's bark spider the word "lackadaisical" Cabaret (the 1972 film) Dogs sans-serif fonts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Minion Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I would like to see you rank yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 The Xavier Files: It finally occured to me that Dinti might have been submitting this as an item for the list. I believe my opinion is adequately expressed above. Cyclops is awful and is in a franchise that has no shortage of interesting characters. I appreciate the endeavor but my disagreements with it are hard to get past. Posting games: I mean, it depends. A lot of them are stupid. Some of them are fun. Metahumor: Again, it depends. —Alorael: I've always admired its versatility. Bark spider: I guess it's interesting? I'm afraid that all I can think of is "Can block creatures with flying and creatures with islandwalk." "Lackadaisical": I appreciate its specificity and utility as a descriptor, but don't love the sound of the word, and kind of hate the "ck" in the spelling despite understanding why it's there. There are more interesting ridiculous etymologies. Cabaret (film): It's fine. I can see why it's been a touchstone for so many people, but it's not really my shtick. Dogs: <3 Sans-serif fonts: I like fonts in general, I guess. I can think of other characteristics I respond to (positively or negatively) but I don't think I have very strong reactions either to serifs or to not having serifs. Myself: I know I said basically anything goes, but I think ranking people we interact with on a personal level (as opposed to a professional, public one), and rating them rather than some interesting thing they did, is a bad idea. Dogs Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Disco File compression Ducks Ice cream Northern Lights 70's cars Georg Cantor —Alorael C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Sans serif fonts Saunas Linux Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Sock puppets 70's prog Slarty Ranks Everything Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Posting games Bark spider Dolphins Metahumor Cabaret (film) Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies "Lackadaisical" Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz Novelty mugs The Xavier Files KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Anchovy pizza Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I was indeed submitting it as an entry. If I had my druthers, your list would be half other lists and half self-reference. Speaking of which, I submit: - "2500 things Mr. Welch can no longer do during an RPG" (1-500, 501-1000, 1001-1500, 1501-2000, 2001-2500) - "The Evil Overlord List" (http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html) - "The BGG Top 10" (https://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 "2500 things": From a cursory perusal, it looks random and unfunny. The Evil Overlord List: The opposite of the Barber Paradox -- good answers to real lacunae. And I admit that one of those World of Avernum RPs left me with good associations for it. BGG Top 10: Once upon a time, this was a better list. Not even that long ago. Yet now, Terra Mystica is the only remnant of these better times. (Le Havre, once the pride of the land, has been pushed to #34.) Now the top 10 has unfortunate extremes: the calculated strategy of the immobile Twilight Struggle on the one hand, and the flaring up of recent co-op legacy games on the other. And another thing, get off my lawn, it's not a space you can land on. Dogs Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Disco File compression Ducks Ice cream Northern Lights 70's cars Georg Cantor —Alorael C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Sans serif fonts Saunas Linux Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Evil Overlord List Sock puppets 70's prog Slarty Ranks Everything Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Posting games Bark spider Dolphins Metahumor Cabaret (film) Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies "Lackadaisical" Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz "2500 things Mr. Welch..." Novelty mugs The Xavier Files BGG Top 10 KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Anchovy pizza Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (The fact that all but two of the top 10 are from 2015 or later is troubling.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Speaks to the mainstreamification of board gaming. There went the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Jawaj Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) Slartibartfast (the Hitchhiker character) Galactic Core The Xian Skull Each version of Exile/Avernum 1, 2, 3 (separately, so all nine) Johnny Cash Vinyl records Russian literature Peanuts (the comic) Penguins Working out Edited February 28, 2018 by Jawaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Slartibartfast: “Let’s just go down to the party,” said Slartibartfast, “for whatever reason.” He stood up, shaking his head. Galactic Core: Sorry, RW, this game wasn't my thing. Xian Skull (item): Sylak's Talking Skull was clever and novel. Xian Skull was a rerun with a worse name, even if the chassis was still solid. Johnny Cash: I disliked him less before he ruined "Hurt" so egregiously. (I wouldn't even mind that so much if so many people didn't think it was the better version.) Vinyl records: I would make such a good vinyl snob. Never got into it though, and I don't even own a record player. I do enjoy the hisses and pops though. Russian literature: A great tradition. Hard to argue with Dostoyevsky, and I've always appreciated Vladimir Mayakovsky. Peanuts (comic): Inoffensive. Penguins: I can only hold Morgan Freeman against them so much. Sometimes it's hard to believe they aren't actually anime characters that have come to life. Working out: I am extremely lazy, but I actually really enjoy working out. First Trilogy games: I'm not sure I care to eventually include every single SW game here (especially as a lot of them will clump closely together) but I will pick and choose a few of these nine releases to use. E2: High water-mark for Spiderweb. E3: Bright, engaging, loose, and spread out. A2CS: A game with a great story and engine that became a bit bland due to failings of balance and unfortunate retcons. Still a good game, of course. Dogs Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Exile II: Crystal Souls Slartibartfast Disco File compression Ducks Working out Ice cream The Northern Lights Russian literature 70's cars Georg Cantor —Alorael C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Sans serif fonts Saunas Linux Vinyl records Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Evil Overlord List Exile III: Ruined World Sock puppets Penguins 70's prog Avernum II: Crystal Souls Slarty Ranks Everything Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Posting games Bark spider Dolphins Metahumor Cabaret (film) Peanuts (comic) Xian Skull (item) Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies "Lackadaisical" Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Galactic Core Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz "2500 things Mr. Welch..." Novelty mugs The Xavier Files BGG Top 10 Johnny Cash KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Anchovy pizza Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Rank: Cats The Crusades (Nos. 1-9, individually) Subinfeudation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Sade Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Sliced bread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Unbound Servile Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) I, Slarty, applaud your appreciation for Russian literature. In response to your statement about Russian tone and sound, be aware that the Russian you hear from politicians on television is not like the everyday Russian spoken by people. Politicians tend to make their accent extra iotated and heavy to sound serious and official. Here are four songs sung in a more "realistic" Russian: 1. Through hills and valleys 2. Not for me 3. General Matsiyevskiy (mat-see-yev-skee) 4. Oysya, you oysya! (oysya isn't a word, just a Cossack vocal) Song 3 and 4, while sung in Russian, are in a more Ukrainian accent, which is generally a softer and less iotated language. By the way, I for one don't dislike English at all, just the contrary, but I find Portuguese and especially German to sound atrociously. Edited February 28, 2018 by Unbound Servile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Let me get this straight. You ask me to rank a language you find beautiful. I don't happen to find it beautiful. You then lecture me about my aesthetic judgment, assuming that it is based on an inaccurate impression of the language -- rather than the fact that our brains and ears grew up being trained by entirely different phonemic inventories and morphophonemic patterns. You also link me to four songs that are supposedly more like "everyday Russian spoken by people." Unless said people are living in a musical, this is really crazy: singing sounds very different from everyday speech no matter what language we're talking about. Yes, even if it's not accompanied by an orchestra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Sliced bread: I love bread, and slicing it definitely makes it more manageable on many levels. Cats: My mileage varies. Perhaps not surprisingly, I get along best with cats that act like dogs. And I can think of a few fictional cats, like Jiji, that are pretty cool. But I rarely hate cats. Hey, at least they aren't humans. The Crusades: Sorry, this is going to be a singular ranking -- I don't know enough to rank most of them individually, and I feel pretty comfortable saying that they all suck pretty spectacularly. Subinfeudation: I'm not sure what I could really be reacting to here -- I guess it beats alienation -- but I do appreciate the fact that Wikipedia uses a snapshot of the Bayeux Tapestry for its feudalism info box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ8A5gRe_Dw Dogs Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Exile II: Crystal Souls Slartibartfast Disco File compression Sliced bread Ducks Working out Ice cream The Northern Lights Russian literature 70's cars Georg Cantor —Alorael C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Sans serif fonts Saunas Linux Vinyl records Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Evil Overlord List Exile III: Ruined World Sock puppets Penguins 70's prog Avernum II: Crystal Souls Slarty Ranks Everything Cats Solidarność screenshot Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Posting games Subinfeudation Bark spider Dolphins Metahumor Cabaret (film) Peanuts (comic) Xian Skull (item) Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies "Lackadaisical" Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Galactic Core Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz "2500 things Mr. Welch..." Novelty mugs The Xavier Files BGG Top 10 Johnny Cash KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Anchovy pizza The Crusades Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug Unbound Servile Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Slarty, my post was neither ment as a judgement nor lecture, all I wanted to say is that many have an inaccurate idea of how Russian sounds and that's all I meant. So if my post appeared like a lecture, I apologize. And, for your information, in Russian streets orchestras are being played all day long to support our conversations, so those songs are an accurate representation of the Russian language. But how am I to take your judgement seriously, I mean, you like *dogs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Edgwyn Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Civilization (Pick one of the six editions) Spam (the meat product) Gold fish The twilight saga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Civ II: Yeah, I put some hours into this once upon a time. Flawed, but it sure had enough going to be fun at the time. Spam (meat): Eh. Has become sort of a cliche. Goldfish: Eh. Have become sort of a cliche, but at least providing some interesting metaphors. Twilight Saga: On the one hand, no. On the other hand, also no. Poorly written, insulting to the genre, and especially painful coming as it did on the heels of a much more intelligent pop culture vampire phenomena. Dogs Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Exile II: Crystal Souls Slartibartfast Disco File compression Sliced bread Ducks Working out Ice cream The Northern Lights Russian literature 70's cars Georg Cantor —Alorael C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Sans serif fonts Saunas Linux Vinyl records Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Evil Overlord List Exile III: Ruined World Sock puppets Penguins 70's prog Avernum II: Crystal Souls Slarty Ranks Everything Cats Solidarność screenshot Civ II Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Posting games Subinfeudation Goldfish Bark spider Dolphins Metahumor Spam (meat) Cabaret (film) Peanuts (comic) Xian Skull (item) Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies "Lackadaisical" Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Galactic Core Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz "2500 things Mr. Welch..." Novelty mugs The Xavier Files BGG Top 10 Johnny Cash KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Twilight Saga Anchovy pizza The Crusades Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Civilization: in general, the actual thing, people living in cities Revolutions: American, French, Russian, but also English, Chinese, 1848 Word Rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Fictional names that use lots of apostrophes Gilmore Girls Tess of the d'Urbervilles Nelson Rockefeller Paprika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Civilization: In the battle of socialisme ou barbarie I prefer socialisme, even if it has to take the infelicitous form of civilization. Revolutions: "Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering." -- Tom Stoppard (though some are less trivial than others) Word Rescue: Not actually a fan. It's not great as a platformer, not great as an educational tool, and its graphics lack the je ne sais quoi that some of its contemporary software had. I also object to the fact that it literally vilifies those who can't read -- not a constructive setup for a kid who's struggling to learn to read to encounter. Fictional names that use a lot of apostrophes: HATE. Nonsensical and cliche at the same time. A lame attempt at looking "foreign" that just doesn't work. Gilmore Girls: I've repeatedly tried to get into it based on recommendations and comparisons to Buffy, and have never managed to. It feels a little self-indulgent and oblivious to me. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Possibly my least favourite book I had to read in high school. I remember very little of it and am honestly not sure how much of it I did actually read. Nelson Rockefeller: I don't agree with him on everything, and am not generally a fan of the moderate, incremental approach. Nor am I interested in celebrating the rich merely for being generally decent people. But he does seem to have been rather more decent and genuine than many politicians. Paprika: I'm pretty neutral on this spice. Dogs Chrono Trigger Cyberpunk Cait Sith Exile II: Crystal Souls Slartibartfast Disco File compression Sliced bread Ducks Working out Ice cream The Northern Lights Russian literature 70's cars Georg Cantor —Alorael C++ Good grammar Speedy Gonzales screenshot Sans serif fonts Saunas Linux Vinyl records Lady Gaga Jeff Vogel Evil Overlord List Exile III: Ruined World Sock puppets Penguins Civilization 70's prog Avernum II: Crystal Souls Slarty Ranks Everything Cats Solidarność screenshot Civ II Revolutions Avernum 4 They Might Be Giants Posting games Subinfeudation Nelson Rockefeller Goldfish Bark spider Dolphins Metahumor Paprika Spam (meat) Cabaret (film) Peanuts (comic) Xian Skull (item) Pineapple pizza The LP rendition of Slarty's voice Vitamin C supplements 70's movies "Lackadaisical" Puggsy Russian Angry Birds Alf screenshot Word Rescue Vultures The post that asks me to rank itself Salty liquorice Galactic Core Gilmore Girls Dieselpunk Bertrand Russell My Little Pony 80's fashion The Let's Play series Runtz Tess of the d'Urbervilles "2500 things Mr. Welch..." Novelty mugs The Xavier Files BGG Top 10 Johnny Cash KISS The Barber Paradox Elfpunk Wings (the band) Steampunk Turnips Fictional names that use a lot of apostrophes Twilight Saga Anchovy pizza The Crusades Handlebar mustaches Birthdays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan googoogjoob Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Coronets for the Cotton Girl said: But he does seem to have been rather more decent and genuine than many politicians. Except for the drug laws (which "equated possession of four or more ounces of certain narcotics with second degree murder") and also the Attica thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Yeah -- though it seems he previously attempted to implement rehabilitation rather than jail time, which I think is at least slightly mitigating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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