Baron Samedi

[size=1]Awesome stuff Solo. More insanely amusing stuff from the master of the OB fanfic ~_^ I have to say, the n00b's serenading of n00bie was one of the best things I have ever read. Ever. Great work :)[/size]

[quote name='Your Mother][SIZE=1'] Now Iraq is a madhouse- stability may very well never return there.[/SIZE][/quote] [size=1]Not that it was all that stable to begin with, lol ~_^ I don't particularly like Bush, though his actions affect me to a far lesser degree than you Americans. I'm a rather Liberal-minded person, so I disagree with some of his views. I think he has been over-criticised to a degree over the 'War On Terror' though. Some awful things have been destroyed, and now the recovery period is underway. It's not going particularly well, but the odds are that it will improve.[/size]

[size=1]For the Aunt thing I have no idea what to say. How you could not worry about the mental health of a woman who needs God to tell her which brand of tuna to buy, I do not know. As for the second thing, the person is obviously plain stupid, and overall, not worth knowing. Why you would want to hang onto the friendship of a petty and greedy person, even after an argument lasting seven months, is another thing that I fail to understand. Some things aren't worth solving, heh.[/size]

[size=1]Bandwidth considerations for those unfortunate people on dialup. Larger images increase page load time to an extent that can be unbearable for people on slower connections. Text is nothing in comparison, lol. And of course you can make a banner that is just text. Just make sure it is 500x100 ;)[/size]

[size=1]Mario gunned the accelerator, and the Heroes sped over the bridge between Portland and Staunton Island, with a cavalcade of police cruisers and Triad sportscars tailing them. In the back seat of their newly acquired transport, Crash and Shadow began to tear the lid off their weapon crate. It was jam packed full of goodies, with a small mini-gun, several belts of ammo, some handguns, some sub-machine guns, a case of grenades.... a veritable treasure-trove of ordinance. Crash grinned when he saw several round discs at the bottom of the crate. Carefully pulling it out from the confusion of barrels and bullets, he shook it in front of Shadow's face. "This is just what we're after matey!" he said. He twisted a ring-pull button on the top of the device and, winding down the rear-window, he dropped it out onto the road. One unfortunate police cruiser who had been steadily gaining on them ran straight over it. With a fairly impressive explosion, it's doors blew out, and it flew into the air, it's momentum carrying it forward, as it flipped through the air. It landed on it's roof, and another cruiser and a sportscar simultaneously ran into it, each vehicle veering off in a different direction, before colliding with the re-enforced concrete barriers on the bridge. Most of their other pursuers made it through alright, but bridge-length was running out. "Guys-a, we may have a slight-a problem-a!" called Mario. Shadow and Crash turned to look out the front windscreen. Ahead of them, a gas truck had tipped over onto it's side, blocking half of the road. There were several fire trucks and a group of Hazmat vehicles, and a lot of yellow tape. Mario sweated, Crash yelped, but Shadow just smiled. "Straight on through fellas, I see a way out!" Mario swung into another lane, and drove straight though a tape barrier, as people in bright orange Hazmat suits dived sideways to avoid the now fishtailing car. Fishtailing because, all across the road, was a vast chemical spillage. The dozen or so cars pursuing them however had no room to slip between the fire trucks and various vehicles positioned around the perimeter of the spillage. In fact, most of them crashed and blew up. And as burning chunks of wreckage rained out of the sky, the spillage caught alight, and with an earth-shattering explosion, it blew a hole all the way through the Callahan Bridge. Fortunately the Heroes escaped the worst of the explosion. [i]Un[/i]fortunately they blew three of their tires on the smoking bonnet of a police cruiser, which landed right in front of them. Their car swerved wildly, as Mairo struggled for control. He brought it to a shuddering halt, and the shaken-and-stirred Heroes clambered out, dragging behind them their weapons crate. "Time for a new vehicle I think" said Crash, as behind them a vast [and dramatic!] cloud of toxic smoke rose into the sky. Hello, Staunton Island. Halfway there.[/size]

[size=1]I haven't narrowed it down to a few specific things yet, but I'm sure she did it [i]just to annoy me[/i]. Because she is just that vindictive, y'know?[/size]

[size=1]For the sake of continuity I would like to add that the Heroes put their crate in the back of their car - it is yet unopened. Just in case we want anything out of it ;)[/size]

[size=1][b]The Outstanding Member Base[/b]: Just because everyone who complains about the mediocrity ought to try harder to help improve it, instead of being content with contempt. [b]The Overlords[/b]: Truly these nigh-supernatural beings must be elevated to a state of extreme power and prestige. Vote t3h mods for NF06. [b]Baron Samedi[/b]: Because I have yet to be nominated, and to be frank, I have brought much to OB. Whether it be the fact that an official smiley was created in my honour [:bdance:], or that I am the only one ballsy enough to marry myself [and therebye create the [i]best[/i] OB 'couple' going], I am truly a testament to the wonders of the human gene pool. You all can't thank me enough for being here. [quote name='Tony][b]People Who Feel Some Need to Insult and Be Negative In a Thread About the Nifty Things On OB, While Simultaneoulsly Not Realizing That a Lot of the Board Probably Does Not Like Them Back Because of That Very Reason and Forgetting That If They Hate This Place So Much They Can Easily Stop Visiting It Because It's Just a Simple Website on the Internet That Is Not Meant to Be Used to Make Up for Whatever They Get All Their Unhappiness From in Their Every Day Life While They Continue to Add to What Has Become "The Cliche of Hating OB"[/b']: Self-explanatory.[/quote]Quoted for truth.[/size]

[size=1]Crash grinned wickedly at Mario, as he reloaded his Wumpa bazooka. His grin faltered momentarily as Shadow whipped around a corner on two wheels, just barely squeezing between a removal van and a pickup truck. The indignant drivers leaned mercilessly on their horns, as hot-headed Shadow flipped them the bird out of the driver's window. He switched into the wrong lane as they sped past an road-accident, where a white van had come to some sort of disagreement with a fire hydrant. Unfortunately several police officers surrounding said van had a disagreement over Shadow's driving techniques, and those earlier sirens were suddenly tailing them. "Time for evasive maneuvres!" hollered Shadow, swinging the steering wheel from side to side, as by some good fortune they avoided a group of schoolkids crossing the road. However, Shadow's wild steering sent one of Mario's turtle shells flying wide. It cannoned off the side of an alley-wall, and into a the side of a white and blue sportscar. A furious asian man leapt out of the car and hurled a string of abuse at the backs of the speeding Heroes. Shadow was still trying to lose the police, but Crash put down his bazooka to try and figure out where they were. Sure, Shadow might have only grazed a few things so far, but the fact was, they had no idea where they were. As Shadow accelerated the car over a railway-line [in the progress almost dislodging Mario from his position atop the car roof], Crash pulled the map Mog had given them out of the glovebox. Where was a railway-line? Alright so they coud be anywhere along... holy sh*t, what was that smell? Glancing up from the map, Crash saw a giant warehouse with "Bitch'n Dog Food" emblazoned on it's side. "Shadow, we need to keep going straight and follow the road around, and take the next main right and then left to get onto the bridge onto the second island!" yelled Crash. "No worries buddy, just as soon as I lose these cops" A sudden banging was heard, and Mario stuck his head in through the ruined rear-window. "Guys-a, we may have-a more problems than-a just-a the police! Look-a!" shouted Mario, and as Crash looked past Mario, he saw a group of six sportscars come flying out of alleys, right amongst the police cruisers. One of the sportscars was blue and white. "Mario, I think you might have annoyed the Triads a little..." said Crash, as he reached for his bazooka.[/size]

[quote name='Retribution][size=1][I]Heaven forbid[/I'] that after decades of white-only Presidents in Hollywood, they finally get a few Black guys! What a horrid agenda![/size][/quote][size=1]What the hell? I was just saying it was interesting that Hollywood often casts black Presidents when there has never been one. Settle down o_O[/size]

[size=1]Of course a woman is [i]capable[/i] of running the country. If they are intelligent, honest, persistent, of strong character, blah-blah-blah. The main challenge [as many have said] is overcoming the barriers of public vote - I don't think that the US is probably ready for a female President. Additionally, I'm not sure if it would be suited to one. The US is the world's [i]only[/i] super-power, or the strongest at least. As such, at most discussions/gatherings, the US is leading, and most 'world leaders' are men, some of whom come from countries where submitting to a woman is a bad thing, something against their beliefs. Which is another reason not to have a female President. Has anyone else noted that almost all movies featuring a President have a [i]black[/i] one though? I think Hollywood has an agenda...[/size]

[size=1]Obviously, I didn't end up going away, because there was a big cyclone up North, however I am leaving tommorrow for... a period of time, I don't really know how long. Up to a week possibly. I'm reasonably certain that I an get some Net access at a cafe or something there, but I can't guarantee anything.[/size]

[size=1]Hardly, White. Regardless of the ending, the Heroines outstripped us both in number and quality of their posts, I believe. They all write really well [though it got a bit confusing there for a bit] and we just weren't matching that in our submissions. Good work Lotuses.[/size]

[SIZE=1]The Heroes followed a wailing guitar noise through the maze of hallways, until they arrived at the door which, hopefully, lead to the source of the disturbance. Tearing strips of curtains from the windows in the hall, they wrapped them tightly around their ears, to avoid being deafened. Appropriately enough, the next few minutes didn't make much sense to the somewhat disoriented Fists. Shadow kicked in the door, and the team raced into the room. After all, this was a murder investigation. In the center, surrounded by a veritable [i]wall[/i] of speakers, stood what was, to be painfully truthful, a rather.... rebellious looking girl. She had a sneer that appeared practiced from years of over-use, and an agressive stance that made the backwards thinking men somewhat offput. Not that they were that backwards thinking. Just slightly.Their defeats at the [very pretty] hands of the Lotuses were a bit of a mystery, but I digress. She paused mid-stroke, the flame-red guitar in her hands still roaring with power. And indeed, it was roaring. It had a mouth, though the girl seemed not to notice. "What the hell is that?" Shadow hollered at the girl, trying to be heard over the deafening [i]echoes[/i] in the room. "Huh?" "Did you kill the hamster? I know you did!" "Hey, you must be the people here for something. Did you know that a hamster died?" "Stop fooling around, we have evidence!" "Yes, the hamster was killed in the kitchen. How did you know?" "How did [i]you[/i] know?" "My name's Razor, by the way. I can't hear what you're saying too well, let's go outside." Putting down the snarling guitar, she walked out into the corridor, followed by the Iron Fists, who slowly untied the curtain strips from around their ears. "How can you not be deaf from all that?" Crash muttered ruefullly. He was sure his ears were bleeding. "Oh, mama-mia!" groaned Mario, pulling his cap over his ears, which were bright red "what a terrible noise-a!" Shadow clicked his fingers in front of Razor's face to get her attention. "I know you killed that hamster! Now, fess up!" "Woah, back off spiky dude!" she said "Or I'll kill you." Here she meaningfully rubbed at one of the spiky bands around her wrist. Kuja whispered to Mario "See, violent tendencies, I think this is it." "Anyway, you're barking up the wrong tree, it sure as hell wasn't me who killed the hamster. I love hamsters. If you ask me, it is that Dead Cousin Ted thing.... it's gross, and dead. Which seems pretty suspicious to me. Maybe he wanted a ghost hamster to keep his dead butt company, who knows? Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a jam to practice." With that she turned her back on the Heroes, and walked back into the guitar room. Several seconds later, there was a scream and a nasty crunching sound. "How did she not noticed that freaky mouth on the guitar?" Crash mused, as the Heroes headed downstairs to the Edison Crypt, where all good dead people should stay. Hopefully.[/size]

[QUOTE=AEGIS X-303]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25058 [/QUOTE] [size=1]Your use of IMG tags was correct, but the link you used [as above] is invalid. To find an image's true source URL, right click on it and select properties. From what you've said, what you've done is pretty well much a manipulation. I don't know how far you modified it, but the thing is you're probably alright, as long as you don't claim to have drawn the scene from scratch. Most pieces submitted to myO involved official artwork which has been edited in various fashions, and to varying degrees, so I wouldn't fret too much about it. The main concern about the plagiarism thing is copying other people's sketches/artistry and claiming it as your own [either explicitly, or through no acknowledgement of the original creator][/size]

[size=1]Blackbirds in pies are so old.[/size]

[size=1]Crash looked warily at the crazy scientist. Crash wouldn't trust anything he had to say, that's for sure. I mean, the guy was practically blue! A sure sign of untrustiworthiness. Or something. Shadow had taken the lead questioner position. "Buddy, give it up, we know that you did it. There is no use lying to us, we have witnesses, videotapes, confessions! You're in a helluva position, because soon you'll be locked up scumbag. There is no going back from what you've done. [i]We know that you killed that hamster![/i]" The scientists just sat there, his mouth open wide with surprise. 'This is it!' thought Crash, 'we've got him already!'. "I have no idea what on Earth you're talking about m'boy" said the scientist, looking entirely dumbfounded "I haven't even seen that hamster for weeks. Sure, he always usd to sneak in here and disrupt my experiements, but I never wanted to kill him! Well, not for long anyway. I generally got over it quickly. I never actually [i]did[/i] anything about it. I'm a scientist, not a murderer!" Here he paused, and turned on his chair, pulling a sheet over something in a box. "Err, was that an arm in there?" Kuja asked, looking slightly green around the gills. "Eh, what did you say? No harm in your hair, couldn't agree more." said the mad scientist, his eyes looking slightly desperate. Suddenly Shadow, who had been standing very quietly since the scientist had refuted his accusations, said "Leave him alone fella's. He is innocent." He then pointed accusingly at the table with the sheet draped over it "It was this girl! I know it! We have evidence, witnesses, confessions!" he yelled. From under the sheet came a muffled sob.[/size]

[size=1]But the thing is White, the Heroines won't have better post quality. ;)[/size]

[QUOTE=Raiyuu][color=DarkGreen][font=Trebuchet MS] [b]Zing[/b], Baron. [b]Zing.[/b] [/font][/color][/QUOTE] [size=1][b]Zing[/b], [i]DeadSeraphim[/i], [b]Zing[/b].[/size]

[size=1]Are we to suppose that we are in the same mansion? I think we are, but just double-checking.[/size]

[size=1]1) "I'll Believe In Anything" - Wolf Parade 2) " Running On Empty" - The D4 3) "Incoculate The Innocuous" - The Unicorns 4) "By The Way" - Red Hot Chilli Peppers 5) "Black Heart" - Calexico 6) "Tangled Up In Plaid" - Queens Of The Stone Age 7) "Headspace" - Velvet Revolver 8) "She Likes Big Words" - Deadsy 9) "Did My Time" - KoRn 10) "Source Decay" - The Mountain Goats A fairly good spread of my music taste. For those who are interested in what I mainly listen to though, visit [url=http://www.last.fm/user/BaronLSN/]Last.fm/BaronLSN[/url], and check my music profile.[/size]

[QUOTE=Ikillion][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Intresting idea, if the conversation was like that I would probaly say something about the madness series or maby even the broken saints series, but I dont think it is. Well I really liked that cartoon. I am not totally sure but if it was made by the same guy who made weebles then I would have probaly liked it even more. I always just got confused since it looped all the time. I think I must have seen the first one around 5 times before I finally figured out that it was looping. Yes I am that stupid[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE][size=1] Without some kind of direction aside from "Yeah those cartoons were m4d wicked!1!" this thread isn't going anywhere, so talking about other web toons is probably the way to go. And I hate to do it, but I'll start with the worst of all. The Three B's. If you don't know what I am talking about, you have to see [u][url=http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/]this[/url][/u].[/size]

[QUOTE=Doukeshi][SIZE=1] Yeah, but we all knew that anyway ^_~.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [size=1]Die, heathen.[/size]

[size=1]It is perhaps one of the best web-cartoons I've ever seen [I saw it around a year ago], and I absolutely adore the music. Perhaps we could turn this into a discussion of popular web toons/memes?[/size]

[size=1]Arse. The actual word. Uncensored.[/size]