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Quote:That's because skunks and raccoons are not native to that region. I wouldn't expect to see a kangaroo hoping around in the middle of the US either.Originally Posted by CrazyJerseyan
Location, location, location...Im thinking more on a global vs USA level I guess.
Im currently "hanging out" in Afghanistan and even though I havent seen any coons and skunks (buttload of bats circling lights at night), there are plenty of wild dogs around. The military at this FOB has even dedicated posters and some airwave time to "do not pet the dogs when you are outside the wire" because there are some pretty cute puppies in some of the villages.
Its a shame, but with the poor conditions many of the people are subjected to in this country, dogs are probably infected with everything from rabies to Resident Evil's T-Virus.
You'd have better luck finding raccoons (and to some degree skunks because they are legal as pets in the UK) them in European areas.
And yes, economic status of a country does dictate the prevalence of rabies in animals that would otherwise be domesticated. I would avoid pretty much any animal in that part of the world, simply due to the likelyhood of infection with some heretofore unknown pathogen. -
Quote:He was also one of the Bobs in Office Space.Originally Posted by Aett_Thorn
Dr. Cox from Scrubs was in the movie Se7en.
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I got a kick out of telling my cousin what is probably (IMO) going to happen in the second movie. He said something about spoilers and I had to respond with, "Dude, there's a time limit on spoilers. This happened 20 years before you were born. That's well past the point where I have to preface it with a spoiler warning.".
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Quote:I did write up a complete set of Fish Blast/Fish Manipulation/Fish Mastery/Piscine Resonance powerset description a LONG time ago. Powers included Puffer Fish Bomb, Sea Urchin Surprise, Shark's Blood, and Jellyfish Sting. It was quite a well-balanced set of themed powers...Originally Posted by GlassGoblin
This may be a way to (ahem) test the waters for the long-awaited Carp Melee set. A Fish-Slap temp power, perhaps?
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Quote:It's because of the vaccination program for dogs. It's quite effective in reducing the risk of exposure to humans, as dogs are the carriers most likely to come into contact with humans.Originally Posted by Tenzhi
I thought they used to be, but sometime in the 90s became surpassed by bats, 'coons, and skunks.
Wild animals, on the other hand, tend to not be vaccinated for the disease, leading to its easy spread. Though iirc there are programs to distribute vaccinated material such that wild animal populations can get access to it, it's kinda hit or miss.
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Quote:Candygram...Originally Posted by Texarkana
What? I'm only a dolphin, ma'am...
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Guys, two requests please...
Please make it so that a person has the ability to solo, if it's missions or arcs. And two, NO invasion-style event like Rikti/Zombies/Nemesis/etc.
I like that you're doing more event style stuff, but please, have some consideration for those of us who like to play at odd hours and on less populated servers. Not every event should require people to team. If you want to team, you can, but throw the soloers a bone or two, please? -
Have you ever actually encountered a real skunk? I'm guessing not.
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Man, all I find in my attic is this weird tasting pink cotton candy.
Also, grues.
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Quote:Throw in that monster in the Legend of Zelda games that stops moving when you look at it and it'll be just about right.Originally Posted by Tenzhi
For an unholy union of a rat, a weasel, and a ghast, they are about as cute as I would expect them to be.
These creatures are not cute. They are prime vectors for rabies. And if you've never had to deal with your dog getting sprayed by a skunk or had to live with the stench of one coming within a mile of your place, you're lucky. That stink takes a LONG time to go away. And if one gets into an out-building? Hope there's nothing in there that you liked... -
Quote:There's that one, yes.Originally Posted by Oliin
I'm not sure if it's the one you're thinking of since I've never read it, but there's also Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
Found the one I was thinking of, it's Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter. There's also George Washington Werewolf out there. -
Quote:Well, there is Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I think there's another one dealing with some queen & the Cthulu mythos, but I'm not sure.Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
I can't wait for the inevitable hollywood spinoffs.
Ben Franklin meets Frankestein's monster
Custer and the werewolves at Little Big Horn
George Washington and the curse of the Mummy
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Possums are jerks. Along with raccoons.
Skunks are the one species aside from mosquitoes (though mosquitoes serve a wonderful role as food supply for birds) that I would love for someone to invent a virus to completely wipe the species out. I hate skunks with the burning passion of a thousand stars. I hate skunks more than an Imperial Fist hates an Iron Warrior. -
Huh...I coulda sworn he was lost on a rafting trip probably about 20 years ago. Other members of the expedition were found on an oil platform.
Airwolf was one of my favorite shows as a kid. It ranked right up there with Knight Rider in my young mind. -
Quote:So...Originally Posted by Nethergoat
I was a nerd before it was a culturally accepted demographic- i/e pre-computer.
Hipster then?
Should we be offering you a PBR?
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Quote:Well...there are layers of security. Look at the kid that got dragged out of the building.Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
I get that but...again, why isn't there layers of security? There's layers of security at my work...just cause you can get into the 'room/floor' where servers are doesn't mean you can get into where the servers are....
Anyways...that's just me the security minded person...
I get the feeling that that wasn't really that high of a security zone. Given that they were producing those pellets in there, it was probably more of a production floor rather than a research room. And the apparent speed at which those boxes were produced, having someone go through multiple levels of security just to remove a box for sale/distribution might be a bit much.
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Quote:Ya, when he was sitting on his little web thingie, they made the attempt of having 'garbage' in the water, when it disappeared down the hole. Overall though, that looked more like mountain runoff than what you'd expect in a NYC sewer.Originally Posted by Fista
That water was crystal clear. The didn't even attempt to make it look like a sewer. It was remarkably clean all around. Hell it looked new.
There was also a distinct lack of hobo-ness within those sewers.
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That might just be because of their security precautions at the outer door.
SPOILERS
I think the only plot point that made me go, "Huh?" was at the end with the roof. Do businesses really keep liquid nitrogen on rooftops? Seems to be a fairly big deus ex machina there, IMO. -
Something else that's bothering me...
Why are we being limited to level 29? Both this and the Halloween event have that limitation. It's pretty painful in this one, especially trying to go for the Invictus badge, which by the way combined with the level limitation is overkill on the Favor part.
So far, the teams I've been on have lost the favor of the crowd before the first fight is over, due to needing to avoid damaging/killing the two angels. -
Quote:Well, I don't like to run my pickup when it's that hot out. Plus, just the act of driving into town saps my energy when it's excessively hot out.Originally Posted by Oliin
I know you ended up seeing it, but really when it's horribly hot outside is one of my favorite times to go to the theater. You get to spend ninety-plus minutes in a dark excessively air-conditioned room being (hopefully) entertained. Heck, with the theaters around here sometimes you end up wishing you brought a jacket with you it's so cold in the place.
I'm pretty much calling a mulligan on this summer. It's just horrible. I don't mind the heat too much, it's when that humidity gets jacked up that it becomes miserable. I really feel for the guys that do road construction, roofing, and especially the firefighters when its this bad out. -
Oh, and Stan's cameo? Quite funny and felt very Spidey-ish to me.
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Quote:Ya, the part with Connor in there. It looked like a mountain stream runoff rather than the collected detritus and runoff from 8 million people.Originally Posted by Energizing_Ion
That water, to me, looked very clean for sewer water.... (I thought that too)
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Quote:Some amount, yes. But looking back on it, it really feels like Tobey was playing a parody rather than an actual character. I think it was really exemplified in the third movie when he had his hair greased back.Originally Posted by Father Xmas
You don't remember those greasy teenage years do you? There's a reason teenagers buy a lot of anti-pimple cream.
Garfield was more...I don't know...real-ish, I guess. More like the kid you'd actually see in school. -
I liked it. I got my laughs out of it. Gwen was decent enough.
I do think this kid might make a better Peter Parker though. One of the things I disliked about Tobey was that he just looked...greasy...I guess is the best word for it, in the movies. Like if you touched him, you'd want to wipe your hand off. It bothered me. This kid felt like an actual geek that got powers rather than an almost-parody of a geek.
One thing that bothered me...the sewer bit. Not so much the action, but rather Petey in there with open cuts on him...in untreated New York City sewer water. -
I was going to go to the matinee today, but it's 100 frickin' degrees out. I'd much rather take a nap in my nice cool basement.