bobbystahr opened this issue on Nov 28, 2007 · 90 posts
bobbystahr posted Wed, 28 November 2007 at 11:57 AM
Hiya All....
I just want to say how nice and cool it is to once again be in an active, alive forum...doing Free Stuff is fine and I get to read all the tutes I approve but my native app Imagine3D has been dead in the water so long I've basically had no community here to chat and play around with other than the Mod and Coord forums...not that they're boring, but this is about art here, not administration, and it's giving me new wings....thanx all.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
FranOnTheEdge posted Wed, 28 November 2007 at 4:04 PM
So how about trying out a new Bryce render/Image?
Doesn't have to be a 'challenge' just something for fun.
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
Incarnadine posted Wed, 28 November 2007 at 4:53 PM
Yeah, give it a spin. Bryce 5 has a lot of power under the hood, artwork making wise and most people around here are quite helpfull.
Pass no temptation lightly by, for one never knows when it may pass again!
TheBryster posted Wed, 28 November 2007 at 5:21 PM Forum Moderator
You're Welcome! ;-)
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bikermouse posted Wed, 28 November 2007 at 9:32 PM
I can't speak for anyone else but I'm far from fabulous. Perhaps fantastic, incredable and/or lazy ... thanks though. As much as I miss Agent Smith I for one am glad you're here too.
deadwarrior posted Wed, 28 November 2007 at 9:55 PM
I'm glad to see you here too Bobby. Used to read a lot of your posts in the Terragen Forum. Heck, I spent my first 2+ years there until the siren song of Bryce seduced me away.
OK maybe it was a mutual seduction since I always wanted to use Bryce. Now if I can only integrate Bryce with Terragen. ;)
Anyway I'm a noob here myself, but the Brycers are a friendly folk, (meaning this fellow who calls himself The Bryster hasn't threatened me with the comfy chair), so I think you'll feel right at home in this part of town.
"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends,
Come Inside, Come Inside."
"Brain Salad Surgery"
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
dhama posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 2:54 AM
Thanks to you for injecting a much needed breath of fresh air into the Bryce forum. 
ThunderStone posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 3:05 PM
Hehehe.... I just loved reading all of the friendly banter between the long time folks of the forum. Have a question, tho. What's up with the comfy chair? And why is everybody afraid of it?
By way of introduction, I am new to these parts. A noobie to this forum but not to Bryce. What is baptism by fire is a noobie supposed to undergo here?
TS
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danamo posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 4:38 PM
*"What is baptism by fire is a noobie supposed to undergo here?"- * The universal requirement, for those new to the Bryce Forum is to render and post a SOW (Sphere Over Water) picture, or some variation thereof. It's de rigueur!
TheBryster posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 4:50 PM Forum Moderator
*Have a question, tho. What's up with the comfy chair? And why is everybody afraid of it?
*Be afraid! Be very Afraid! Using anything other than the Blessed App (or those approved by the Cardinals) and you can expect a visit from the Spanish Inquisition AND the Comfy Chair!
Cardinal Bryster
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
danamo posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 5:49 PM
With all due respect to His Eminence, Cardinal TheBryster, Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Death_at_Midnight posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 6:01 PM
Ouch! After reading and then cringing at "nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition," I just realized I haven't yet posted a SOW in this here forum. Should that be worthy of yet another sticky?
bikermouse posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 9:14 PM
eh...sure why not .. er, what's a SOW ?
thunderstone:
You'll have to forgive Bryster he's a pretty good guy but he tends to overestimate things by 6 Monte Pythons and sometimes Two Benny Hills if he dips into the sacramentals, you understand.
Myself I'm ok but I underestimate things by three Groucho Marks and two Richard Dean Andersons if I get a couple quarts of pale in me.
I wouldn't buy furnature from either of us.
(Now if I could only get my duck to get down off that horse)
bikermouse posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 9:32 PM
... but seriously folks:
And of course 'nobody EXPECTS the Spanish Inquisition' and 'the comfy chair' are Monte Python - Thanks to Fran on the edge I now know you can look at these rather ANCIENT skits through the courtesy of U-Tube what you can google if you've a mind to.
disclaimer:
Of course I make no claims to copyright issues; I'll have to leave it to you to read any relevent advisories in that regard when you get to the tube before viewing anything
ThunderStone posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 9:45 PM
Quote - *"What is baptism by fire is a noobie supposed to undergo here?"- * The universal requirement, for those new to the Bryce Forum is to render and post a SOW (Sphere Over Water) picture, or some variation thereof. It's de rigueur!
Where??? Here in this forum? Or in the Gallery??? :m_scared:
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9/11/2001: Never forget...
Smiles are contagious... Pass it on!
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
bikermouse posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 10:47 PM
O. K. here's the scivy - first you go without eating for seven days. then and only then take a laptop up to the highest mountain you can find (you will need to bring lots of extra battery packs or a very long extension chord) and render a sphere over water. there are details I cannot relate to you at this point as I have been drinking and the spirits consider it disrepectful to talk of such things in an altered state.
but this is called 'the vision quest'.
coming off the mountain you ponder the visions you had up on the mountain while looking at the render of the sphere you created in Bryce over water while there for another seven days - you still may not eat but you can drink as much Guiness as you want during this time - and no you can't drink and drive. As you may know other tribes have other rituals such as the Poser Tribe's NVIATWAS. I won't go into details as even mentioning what the initals NVIATWAS stand for as they are distainful to us and cause us much pain even to think aboot.
this is called 'interpreting the vision quest'.
now you are ready to tell others of your vision:
You make renders of your inmterpretation of your quest linking to them from the forum here and asking people what they think of your render. When everyone agrees that they are tired of giving you endless pointers then you will be a warrior in the Bryce tribe and if you haven't died of starvation can start eating again.
this part is called 'telling others of your vision'.
or...
you could just start posting your renders(link to them when you can.). The SOW is sort of an inside joke (don't tell anyone though.)
cheers,
-TJ
ThunderStone posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 11:31 PM
Quote - O. K. here's the scivy - first you go without eating for seven days. then and only then take a laptop up to the highest mountain you can find (you will need to bring lots of extra battery packs or a very long extension chord) and render a sphere over water. there are details I cannot relate to you at this point as I have been drinking and the spirits consider it disrepectful to talk of such things in an altered state.
but this is called 'the vision quest'.coming off the mountain you ponder the visions you had up on the mountain while looking at the render of the sphere you created in Bryce over water while there for another seven days - you still may not eat but you can drink as much Guiness as you want during this time - and no you can't drink and drive. As you may know other tribes have other rituals such as the Poser Tribe's NVIATWAS. I won't go into details as even mentioning what the initals NVIATWAS stand for as they are distainful to us and cause us much pain even to think aboot.
this is called 'interpreting the vision quest'.now you are ready to tell others of your vision:
You make renders of your inmterpretation of your quest linking to them from the forum here and asking people what they think of your render. When everyone agrees that they are tired of giving you endless pointers then you will be a warrior in the Bryce tribe and if you haven't died of starvation can start eating again.
this part is called 'telling others of your vision'.or...
you could just start posting your renders(link to them when you can.). The SOW is sort of an inside joke (don't tell anyone though.)
cheers,
-TJ
:m_laugh: :m_laugh: Oooookkkkkkaaayyyyy.... Let me get my favorite beverage mix and retire to the throne room... I do better vision quest when I sit on my throne, reading the comic panel of my favorite daily newspaper... :m_wink: I'll post you a link to my gallery when I have more posted. Right now I just uploaded a render of Robby Red, the red robot, a cousin of Robby the robot from Forbidden Planet. More renders to be posted soon.
TS
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9/11/2001: Never forget...
Smiles are contagious... Pass it on!
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
johnyf posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 11:45 PM
ROFL @ bikermouse!
bikermouse posted Thu, 29 November 2007 at 11:51 PM
My apologies to the Lakota Nation and my friends in the Native American Church - all in fun.
ThunderStone posted Fri, 30 November 2007 at 1:09 AM
Quote - My apologies to the Lakota Nation and my friends in the Native American Church - all in fun.
I just knew that you were going to post this... Not surprised at all... Thanks for honoring them. :m_wink: Don't worry. I'll post the link to my gallery soon...
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Poser: Poser 11.3 ...... Units: inches or meters depends on mood
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Image Editing: Corel Paintshop Pro
Renderer: Superfly, Firefly
9/11/2001: Never forget...
Smiles are contagious... Pass it on!
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
bobbystahr posted Fri, 30 November 2007 at 8:42 AM
Attached Link: SOW
Well having just found out about *SOW* and what it stands for, I fought thru my migraine long enough to set up a render..then I went back to bed...when I awoke this was what was there...sorry bout the 800x600...so used to working in the size ***TG2TP*** unregistered version I automatically set ti to that...sigh...I'll get better...honest I will.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
TheBryster posted Fri, 30 November 2007 at 9:27 AM Forum Moderator
Danamo: My point exactly! :lol:
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And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
ThunderStone posted Fri, 30 November 2007 at 10:07 AM
Having done one render of the proverbial SOW on another site, guess I will have to produce or create another one for this gallery... Wondering if it's worth the trip to the mountain... Think you can lend me the plane fare to go to the Bahamas, so I can sit on the warm pink sand and work up this SOW render? :m_wink:
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Poser: Poser 11.3 ...... Units: inches or meters depends on mood
Bryce: Bryce Pro 7.1.074
Image Editing: Corel Paintshop Pro
Renderer: Superfly, Firefly
9/11/2001: Never forget...
Smiles are contagious... Pass it on!
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday
Rayraz posted Fri, 30 November 2007 at 10:52 AM
oooh tg2 user! u wouldnt be able to tell me how to mask or blend displacements based on the normal of the underlying terrain would you??
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bobbystahr posted Fri, 30 November 2007 at 11:39 AM
D'oh...nope ..I tend to work with image maps..e mail me at bstar@mts.net and I'll send you the tgd for my current render in which I use image maps to do everything almost.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
bikermouse posted Sat, 01 December 2007 at 4:17 AM
Nice touch, bobby ! !
Boofy posted Mon, 03 December 2007 at 9:56 PM
With all due respect to His Eminence, Cardinal TheBryster, Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Of course not Danamo! Sheesh!
It would be the Cydonian Inquisition! :scared:
Much more fun...er....serious!
bikermouse posted Mon, 03 December 2007 at 10:42 PM
Cylonian inquisition ? Hey I only got to the "Crossroads" episode of Battlestar Galactica on
sci-fi pulse but they pulled even that . . . I guess they want you to buy the Razor DVD....
er ... whats that??
Cydonian Inquisition?? nevermind.
Boofy posted Tue, 04 December 2007 at 8:05 PM
er ... whats that??
Cydonian Inquisition?? nevermind.
Its when The Cardinal brings all of us heretics to account on Cydonia, Mars. After all the Cardinal will not wish to wear himself with home visitiations to incur his Riteous Wrath! (and the dreaded Comfy Chairs), I'm booking my flight right now so dive for cover Bryster....or put the kettle on!
TheBryster posted Tue, 04 December 2007 at 8:25 PM Forum Moderator
Oh! A genuwine Heretic is going to visit me? I'll certainly put the kettle on.....just so I can scold someone's tootsies. mmmmmmmmuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhaaaaaa! ;-)
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And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
Boofy posted Tue, 04 December 2007 at 9:04 PM
Remember Brycie dear, my tootsies have already been kept warm in fire and brimstone! I'll have coffee, white and 6 spoons of sugar please!
bobbystahr posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 12:37 AM
scold...hmmm...hardly a punishment scolding...I do believe scalding would do a bit better, .heh heh heh...Bishop Bob...th names the same front and back...you might say it's a front and back werd word.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
TheBryster posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 7:33 AM Forum Moderator
Hey! So I can't spell. So sack me.:tongue1:
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bobbystahr posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 9:43 AM
couldn't hep m'sef.. ... :m_laugh:
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
Boofy posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 4:42 PM
Hey Bryster if you get the sack from Bryce you can come to Heretics R Us....We will employ you as a tea lady...er....person...:woot:
TheBryster posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 7:30 PM Forum Moderator
Hey Bryster if you get the sack from Bryce you can come to Heretics R Us....We will employ you as a tea lady...er....person...
Right about when Hell freezes over.:b_cool:
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
Boofy posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 7:51 PM
Oh! is that snow I see??? Brrrrrr.:b_tonguewink:
bobbystahr posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 8:54 PM
Certainly is here in the Frozen North..I've shovelled my back to the chiropractor and back and my back still ain't back*,heh heh heh.. ...*
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
Incarnadine posted Wed, 05 December 2007 at 9:06 PM
I know what you mean.
Pass no temptation lightly by, for one never knows when it may pass again!
bobbystahr posted Thu, 06 December 2007 at 1:25 AM
Ahh...but you all got the heavy wet snow...twas a dry snow here...LOL...how Canajian eh.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
FranOnTheEdge posted Thu, 06 December 2007 at 5:30 AM
Me, I'm in Wales and boy is it hot here!
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
TheBryster posted Thu, 06 December 2007 at 6:26 AM Forum Moderator
Fran: What are u doing in my earthly abode?
(translates as; what part of Wales are u in?)
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And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
FranOnTheEdge posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 3:28 AM
Newport.
Looks down... Gee, I wondered why the ground was red. Oh heck, where's my helmet, I can't breathe, I can't!!!... hey, I can breathe, Oh wow, you can breathe on Mars!
Lol.
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
TheBryster posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 3:39 AM Forum Moderator
Fran: You gotta learn to read! I said 'Earthly abode'.....as in This is where I stay when I'm on Earth.
(Jeez - some people just can't hold a concept together.;-))
Oh and Newport sucks. And you can't breathe on my home planet.....but I'm working on it. and Aberysytwyth's much better than Newport. :glare:
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
FranOnTheEdge posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 5:55 AM
And Tondu is better than most and Llantwit is the best of all.
See I knew I could breathe here. (I wondered how I'd suddenly arrived on a different planet, no wonder I didn't need that helmet)
I know Newport sucks. I've been here since the middle of September but my release on good behaviour date is coming up soon... Next Friday in fact! Weeeheeee!
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
Boofy posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 6:15 AM
Hey Fran, can you do a bit of undercover work while you are there and see if you can swipe the Cardinals' list of heretics....we will make it worth your while.....promise! :sneaky:
TheBryster posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 7:41 AM Forum Moderator
Oh don't bother!
I'll be making a list
and checking it twice
you're gonna find out
who's been naughty or nice!
Comfy Chairs are coming to town!!
:b_funny:
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
FranOnTheEdge posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 10:05 AM
ROFLMAO!!! :lol:
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
bobbystahr posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 11:02 AM
Heh heh heh, gawd but I need punishment after yesterday. Sorry I didn't check here yesterday but got called in to do extra work on a film called High Life. Was playing a junkie in a NarcAnon meeting, watch for it in about a year ...seems to take 'bout that long to hit the screen....LOL.. ...
BobbyStahr in Hollyweird North...really North
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
danamo posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 1:17 PM
Aberysytwyth, Tondu, Llantwit? Such exotic names, and barely speakable by human tongues! Are those located near Cydonia? ;-)
FranOnTheEdge posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 3:24 PM
No, they're on a little planet in the outer reaches, called Backobeyond.
Lol
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
TheBryster posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 3:49 PM Forum Moderator
Wrong again, Fran! It's called 'Outinthesticks'. ;-)
(Damn Colonists can't get anything right.)
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
FranOnTheEdge posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 4:10 PM
You Foreigners (from strange red planets) may well call it... whatever you said. We who live on this planet can call it what we like and that makes it Backobeyond.
Nerhhh! :tt2:
Lol
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
Boofy posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 6:30 PM
*You Foreigners (from strange red planets) may well call it... whatever you said. We who live on this planet can call it what we like and that makes it Backobeyond.
Thats RIGHT Fran! It is out by Whatsamacallit, past the ngon black stump, turn left at Upacombactawest and keep the sun at your back....or grab a cab down the highway for $50!
BTW Brycie dear, before you engrave your list in Brycian Terrain, have you initiated our new illustrious Mod into the secrets of the 'Comfy Chair'? I would hate for a little herertic like me to snaffle a new convert while a certain Cardinal was caught unawares.............:lol:
Incarnadine posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 7:12 PM
took a while to get back in here. Many aircraft to finish and deliver - been busy. Bobby, congrats on the movie gig. Never been in one but my apartment was. The nephew's place in Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Pass no temptation lightly by, for one never knows when it may pass again!
Cyba_Storm posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 8:18 PM
Quote - You Foreigners (from strange red planets) may well call it... whatever you said. We who live on this planet can call it what we like and that makes it Backobeyond.
It may not be the end of the world, but you can definately see it from there.
Boofy posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 10:40 PM
*It may not be the end of the world, but you can definately see it from there.
*:b_funny:
bobbystahr posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 11:23 PM
Aaaaah...the Comfy Chair ...yes we have revisited the inquisition quite recently have no fear, yet be awaid....be vewwwy a-fwaid....b'dee hu b'dee uh...etc.. ...:woot:
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
Boofy posted Fri, 07 December 2007 at 11:44 PM
Rats! Foiled again!
:scared: :scared: :scared:
It was worth a try, is that kettle boiled yet Brycie? I'll have some cake too while you are at it!
:b_funny:
bikermouse posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 6:05 AM
Bryster - When you get 'home'you need to turn the Atmosphere machine back on - it's in the old city near Olympus Mons. We turned it off when the last Bikermouse left for Earth. Make sure to turn it back off when you leave - the electricity bill on that thing is murder !!!
"High Life", eh? I'll try to remember.
TheBryster posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 9:32 AM Forum Moderator
I'm beginning to think that this guy had the right idea
](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:H_G_Wells_pre_1922.jpg "H G Wells pre 1922.jpg")
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bikermouse posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 10:11 AM
Did you mean this guy?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs
FranOnTheEdge posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 2:14 PM
After The Bryster's declaration of war he ordered his minions to attack a major Earth installation...
Which looks rather like a tree...
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
diolma posted Sat, 08 December 2007 at 6:42 PM
Nope!
That's H.G. Wells:-))
Writer of the "War Of The Worlds" (among a lot of other things), about the attempted takeover of Earth by the Wicked War Machines from the Red Planet...
Invasion attempt failed 'cos of a 'flu epidemic (or something similar). In Twickenham (London, UK). Regardless of what you might hear in a (US) radio broadcast by an insignificant producer of similar name....
Cheers,
Diolma
bikermouse posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 4:25 AM
Fran,
A tree eh? Speaking of which, the 'Barsoomian Cone-ifer', once quite common as seen above has been severely reduced in numbers due to the impacts of colonization and environmental factors(some dummy turned off the air machine). I'd like to see him attack one of these with anything short of a highpowered multi-phasic laser blaster.
FranOnTheEdge posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 2:59 PM
After The Bryster's declaration of war he ordered his minions to attack a major Earth installation...
Which looks rather like a tree...
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
FranOnTheEdge posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 3:01 PM
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
bikermouse posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 4:22 PM
In the past 'The Spanish Inquisition' HAS exhibited difficulty with map reading.(LOL)
bobbystahr posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 5:45 PM
LOL..trés funny Fran...glad you re rendered as they look better then the one you sent me did.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
FranOnTheEdge posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 5:55 PM
Each one took a couple of hours to render so I though while I'm at it, jigger it about a bit.
Glad it worked.
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
Boofy posted Sun, 09 December 2007 at 8:46 PM
In the past 'The Spanish Inquisition' HAS exhibited difficulty with map reading.(LOL)
That is because the maps were translated by a Plutonian, not a Caladonian, thier scale of references are different, one was behind the Poser Measuring System and one was with the rest of the CG and physical world...history is vague on which one did which though. :blink:
TheBryster posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 6:00 AM Forum Moderator
Tsk Tsk! You should know that the BU is the only acceptable measuring system.
:rolleyes:
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All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bobbystahr posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 8:58 AM
Would that be BrysterUnits then?...heh heh heh.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
TheBryster posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 11:30 AM Forum Moderator
Close, Bobby, close.
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And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bobbystahr posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 3:35 PM
Would have said British Units but you're Welsh as I understand it, and IIRC the Welsh don't really think of themselves as Brutish, errm, British, and actually spell every little thing quite differently...heh heh heh
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
TheBryster posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 6:20 PM Forum Moderator
Nah a dim shallag Cymraeg! Tupsin i chi!
I'm not bloody Welsh!
:cursing:
Available on Amazon for the Kindle E-Reader
All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bobbystahr posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 6:45 PM
Ooops...for some reason I thought you mentioned Wales in context of asking Fran where she was, like maybe you all could visit, but based on cursory searching just now I got this:
from wikipedia
**
You don't speak Cymraeg?** Welsh (Cymraeg) is a Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in the western part of Britain known as Wales,
Most humble apologies for implying Welshness on a Celt....I have been working thru a migraine for the better part of today and the pain pills have caused errors in judgment ie: shooting from the lip...sigh....:b_blush:
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
FranOnTheEdge posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 7:26 PM
He may live in Wales, Bobby - but I heard his voice once, and no sign of a Welsh accent at all, just a Brit.
Ooops, sorry he lives in Cydonia, of course...
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
TheBryster posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 8:04 PM Forum Moderator
LOL @ Bobby! And you really don't want to know what the other sentence sez!!!!
Nicely corrected, Fran!
Available on Amazon for the Kindle E-Reader
All the Woes of a World by Jonathan Icknield aka The Bryster
And in my final hours - I would cling rather to the tattooed hand of kindness - than the unblemished hand of hate...
bobbystahr posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 8:13 PM
Actually, as a lapsed Celt myself(Pop was born in Edinburgh in 1897 sp?) I wouldn't mind if I could use it on my sister when she comes for the "Big X", heh heh heh. My oldest friend still alive is a 'Lake' from Wales...calls himself a Welp...half welsh half wop but he's a Celtic music specialist on many instruments. I myself did exclusively Celtic tooled leather art for a decade when I had decent eyesite and wasn't allergic to tannic acid(the toxic ingredient in tooling leather) so am quite sympathetic to Celtic sensibilities.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
Boofy posted Mon, 10 December 2007 at 10:04 PM
*Nah a dim shallag Cymraeg! Tupsin i chi!
I'm not bloody Welsh!
*Oh my! Must remember THAT one.
Now I know juuuust how to fire you up when the interrogations start Brycie dear!
What's it worth to the Cydonia Inquisition not to have this little heretic posting you as a Welshman all over the RR world??
:tt2: :tt2: :tt2: :tt2:
bikermouse posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 5:47 AM
Irish, Scottish and Welsh with a smattering of English,German and French according to what my parents told me. But who knows?
Boofy posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 6:21 AM
Well, I'm Aussie, Irish heritage from a little place called Crusheen in County Clare (I know that one as my Grandfather named his racehorse after the ol' town), and somewhere along the way an ancestor (great, great, great, great grand daddy I think ) is from India! What a nice little mix!
:b_overwhelmed:
bobbystahr posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 10:32 AM
Forgot to mention a Dutch Mom...a van Dyke which Canadian officials changed to Dyck when they immigrated...anglicizing names is soooo dumb and really robs a culture of the beauty of cultural/ethnic diversity.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
Incarnadine posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 4:54 PM
English/Irish/Scots/French/German and Dutch - now entirely Canuck! The fun part is the French and German parts are from before those countries existed as we know them today.
Pass no temptation lightly by, for one never knows when it may pass again!
bobbystahr posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 6:17 PM
Well my Scots part was from Estonia through germany in 1513 they landed on the Island. The name started as Purwas in Estonia > Purvis in Germany > Purves in Scotland......and the Dutch ...well they were Mennonite so they did the migration through Russia and Germany during their various persecutions till they finally squated on the Prairies, my Grandparents never did own land or pay taxes that says a lot about me....a well travelled gene pool for sure...heh heh heh, totally canuck now meself...Mom was born in Sask. so maternally I'm 2nd gen. canuck.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
FranOnTheEdge posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 6:29 PM
Oh really? My Mum was born in Saskatewan too.
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)
bobbystahr posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 6:41 PM
Anywhere near Silberfeld?...I've no idea where that was [gone now] and so's my Mom so I can't ask....sigh.. ...
Once
in a while I look around,
I see
a sound
and
try to write it down
Sometimes
they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again
pakled posted Tue, 11 December 2007 at 6:43 PM
gad...I should check up on the forum more often.
I tried a major Earth Installation, but it failed on bootup...so I'm waiting for the first revision, if someone can find the SDK...;)
Lessee- Scot (McLennan), French (Alford), English (Brown), and probably 54 other varieties...I'm a mutt, but at least my nose is cold...;)
I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit
anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)
FranOnTheEdge posted Wed, 12 December 2007 at 4:18 AM
Quote - Anywhere near Silberfeld?...I've no idea where that was [gone now] and so's my Mom so I can't ask....sigh.. ...
Bobby,
I don't know where Silberfeld is or was either. But if it was near Turtleford - that being where my Mum was born...
pakled,
Testing of the nose should be done by a qualified practitioner...
Measure
your mind's height
by the shade it casts.
Robert Browning (Paracelsus)