The Spectacular Professor

[quote name='CaNz' date='22 August 2010 - 12:34 PM' timestamp='1282505653' post='699738'] we then took some compressed air and blew all the dust out [b](the heat sink was covered in a centimeter of dust armor)[/b] and we opened up the driver. i got some que tips and rubbing alcohol and went to town on that lens. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]That sounds like a red ring of death waiting to happen. Good thing you caught it.[/font]

[quote name='eleanor' date='21 August 2010 - 06:08 PM' timestamp='1282439298' post='699721'] lol mte, but it happens to everyone. form friend group, there is one friend everyone hates. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Isn't there a Dane Cook monologue about that?[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]I need to discover a way to steal your ability to draw hands.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Any chance I can get one of Raine Sage? [center][img]http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-03/art/tos-raine-sage-01.jpg[/img][/center] I like seeing different artists' interpretations of characters, so I'm liking this thread so far.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]While I disagree with both of those, chibi, it does bring to mind how easily attempts at sex appeal can go horribly awry. Which brings me to this: [center][img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090702150604/naruto/images/thumb/7/72/Karin3.png/300px-Karin3.png[/img] [font="Book Antiqua"][i]"I'm just here to act as a surrogate so Masashi Kishimoto doesn't have to draw himself drooling over his own drawings!"[/i][/font][/center] Now let me preface this with some context. I have a thing for redheads. A major thing. red hair is like, the first physical trait I notice in women. I seriously went to [i]Julie & Julia[/i] just to see Amy Adams. I also have a thing for girls with glasses. It's not as major as redheads, but it's prominent enough to be notable. So, taken to a logical conclusion, I'd go crazy over a redhead with glasses, right? This, my friends, is my ultimate proof that Masashi Kishimoto has a supernatural ability to ruin everything. Karin is, for lack of a more potent term, disgusting. She looks gross, her outfit is tacky and she's the creepiest motherblanker to ever grace the pages of Shonen Jump. Let's just start with the [url="http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/8366/1175351326382kw6.jpg"]outfit[/url]. It's a full coat with a bare midriff and short shorts, finished off with thigh-high stockings and sandals (grievous sin #1: socks with sandals). This appears to be some kind of misguided attempt to appeal to every fetish ever all at once. Just slap on some cat ears and the ensemble is complete. It clashes, it looks stupid and what the hell is the point of a bare midriff when you have that much shirt leftover? It's later revealed that she wears the heavy shirt to conceal all the bite marks she has because people can regain health by giving her hickeys or something. [b][center][size="7"]EW.[/size][/center][/b] Now all of that wouldn't be nearly so bad if her creator didn't keep insisting that she's supposed to be sexy. He keeps putting her in awkward, fanservice-y situations in order to increase her appeal. This is the anime equivalent of the entirety of the movie [i]Showgirls[/i]. But by far the worst of it is her personality. She's an obsessive Sasuke stalker (yeah, that guy who's been mentioned in this very thread at least three times already). She hangs around him just for the sake of hanging around him, she sniffs his sweaty garments(!) and she constantly goes on and on to her other teammates about how she and him will get married and have babies forever after. She's basically every other under-20 girl in this series, but turned up to eleven and made to look gross. Oh, I should probably mention why exactly he physical appearance is so appalling. She's Sasuke. No, seriously, look at her. Her hair, her face, everything. It's Sasuke Uchiha after he grew out his hair, dyed it pink, started wearing glasses and decided to take up touching himself in front of a mirror. In short, Karin is everything wrong with every fanbase, but mostly everything wrong with Naruto, since she's basically a failed female version of the guy whose very existence demands the plots that are ruining the series. At this point, she's Kishimoto's surrogate, made solely for the purpose of fulfilling his fantasies with this character he made up. Karin is Masashi Kishimoto's Bella Swan.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Not closed yet, I hope? [b]Song Title and Band:[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajq4Ek-jChA"]Punk Rock 101, by Bowling for Soup[/url]. Not exactly fitting lyrics, but it's a sweet jam to slay the undead hordes to. [b][u]Main Character[/u][/b] [b]Name:[/b] Dave Tannen [b]Age:[/b] 24 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Appearance:[/b] Short, spiked black hair, 5 foot ten, wears a denim jacket at all times despite living in the middle of a desert. [b]Personality:[/b] Over-the-top, hammy, slightly insane and has an ego the size of Jupiter. [b]Location:[/b] Las Vegas, Nevada [b]Weapon(s) of Choice:[/b] Comic book nerd, owns a replica Green Lantern ring that actually works, though so far all it can do is manifest small objects to use as weapons. [b]Unique Ability:[/b] See above. [b]Weakness:[/b] Yellow is a dumb weakness. Let's just say he flies off the handle a little whenever you suggest that he might be less than awesome. [b]Writing Snippet:[/b] [b]"Oh come on, seriously?"[/b] grumbled Dave, staring dazedly at the decaying hand rapping on his bedroom window. The zombies were becoming more frequent lately, but at least the last one waited for him to wake up. He groggily rose from his bed, slipped on his boots and checked to make sure he was wearing his ring before sliding through the window to face his visitor. [b]"Tannen! I am-"[/b] [b]"Yeah, yeah, one of pop's former jobs, come back from the dead for vengeance,"[/b] Dave cut in, [b]"Can we just skip to the part where I kick your rotting undead ass? The change you bastards drop is my only source of income these days."[/b] [b]�Very well,�[/b] the zombie assumed a combat stance. [b]�Oh, hold on a sec,�[/b] muttered Dave as he crawled back through his bedroom window. The zombie watched in confusion as Dave crawled under his bed. [b]�Dammit, I know it's here somewhere... AH!�[/b] he emerged, holding his MP3 player, which he plugged into his stereo system and set to shuffle. He then exited the window and turned to his adversary once more. [b]�Alright, let's dance.[/b] The zombie launched itself towards Dave full force. Dave narrowly dodged the charge, then held up a hand to block an oncoming foot. [b]�You're pretty spry for a dead guy.�[/b]* [b]�Yeah,�[/b] replied the zombie, [b]�I get that a lot.�[/b] he flung a claw at Dave, who lost a bit of hair from not quite ducking fast enough. [b]�Guess grappling is the way to go, then,�[/b] Dave said as he willed into being a glowing green pack of dental floss. He pulled the strand into the path of another oncoming kick, then wrapped it around the captive ankle. He severed the string, yanked the zombie to throw it off balance, then wrapped another string around its neck. [b]�And now we open the money pinata.�[/b] Dave stomped hard on his enemy's back and pulled the floss the opposite direction. The zombie's neck was severed, causing it to disintegrate as its body instantly became a large assortment of coins. Dave approached the pile and started counting. [b]�Fifty bucks, not bad. Denny's for breakfast.�[/b] Suddenly, Dave's phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and checked it. One new text. [center]---[/center] [font="Courier New"]Subject: Good Morning, Dave Well done! I've clearly underestimated you. I had thought that such a skilled pawn would at least provide some challenge at this hour of the morning, but clearly I was mistaken. I shall need to reconsider my strategy for the time being. Until then, please enjoy the money you earned. Have yourself a healthy breakfast! It may be your last. -K.[/font] [center]---[/center] This was the fifth text in two months. Dave had been ignoring the others, but this one just needed to be answered. Dave wasted no time in replying. [center]---[/center] [font="Courier New"]Subject: none bring it on[/font] [center]---[/center] [b]�What the hell,�[/b] Dave said to himself, [b]�I could use the money.�[/b] [b][u]Evil Exes[/u][/b] The League of Dave's Dad's Evil Ex-Victims. Frank Tannen is an infamous assassin, and it's being taken out on Dave in the form of an annoying and freaky zombie invasion led by Frank's mortician ex-partner, who's been bringing them all back to life with his creepy mortician necromancy powers. So far, they've been polite enough to approach one at a time, though. [size="1"]*I sincerely apologize for this line. It's like it jumped me in the alley and demanded I include it.[/size][/font]

[quote name='Citric' date='13 August 2010 - 11:56 AM' timestamp='1281725779' post='699347'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awxw80SWKI8[/media] This is pretty [i]special[/i]. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Secret Disney Channel Genetic Engineering Lab confirmed. Seriously, the older they get, the more Zac Efron-like their faces become. I just wish the script and acting direction weren't clearly terrible in this commercial they're supposed to be shooting. Something like this might actually convince me to like them.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]I can rant and rave about the best scenes, the funniest lines, the coolest fights and everything else for half an hour, but it's all just going to boil down to this anyway: [center][b][size="5"]Scott Pilgrim Rating: Awesome[/size][/b][/center] Go see it.[/font]

[quote name='CaNz' date='14 August 2010 - 11:08 PM' timestamp='1281852513' post='699429'](like a good sniper i suppose *gets shot*) [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]An extremely good sniper, evidently.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Never eat, drink or take any kind of medication while browsing OB, as something on here is bound to make whatever you're ingesting end up all over your screen and keyboard one way or another, either through laughter or otherwise.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='09 August 2010 - 06:36 PM' timestamp='1281404188' post='699176'] I tried to work in the Anthology Department, but I was never one for silence and deskwork. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]This is a disturbingly accurate description. As for actual critique, I don't really have much to say. Maybe cut back on the heavy descriptions a little, though. Never use ten words when three will do. And as usual, keep it up. The best way to improve is to practice.[/font]

[quote name='Lilt' date='07 August 2010 - 12:31 PM' timestamp='1281209478' post='699040'] [b]Now I have to watch it. I like shows that break the fourth wall, unless it's done terribly like in a lot of shows I've seen.[/b] [/quote] [center][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2-QB-dIoEU#t=01m10s[/media][/center] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Here's the best example of fourth-wall-breakery the show has produced thus far, if you want a preview. (Skip to 1:10 if it doesn't do it for you).[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"][b]Warriors of Virtue[/b] is being aired on our local movie channel. I love this town.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]I feel like a complete idiot not having started this thread earlier, so here it is. At long last, we have a [b]Phineas and Ferb[/b] thread, only about two or three years late. So I suppose I should explain the show, right? Here we go. Imagine, if you will, a show about a bipedal platypus who is a secret agent, something like a cross between James Bond and Indiana Jones, but a monotreme. Anyway, this platypus is engaged in an eternal struggle with the evil Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, a hilariously incompetent mad scientist whose evil schemes tend to revolve around ridding himself of petty irritations. Sounds cool, right? Now take all that and condense it. You now have the SUBplot of [b]Phineas and Ferb[/b]. The A-plot of every episode revolves around the titular characters, two stepbrothers aged "less than fifteen", as they try to make the most of every day of Summer. This usually involves building some kind of enormous and elaborate contraption in order to perform a certain task or taking over some kind of professional operation and rigging it to be more fun. Throughout all this, they are continually hounded by their well-meaning yet extremely neurotic older sister, Candace, as she attempts to "bust" them by snitching about these escapades to their mother. Typically, Candace's efforts are accidentally thwarted by the antics of Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Perry, the aforementioned secret agent platypus and the boy's pet. But that's not really the appeal of the show. The series thrives on its quirky sense of humor, along with some very clever pop culture references and some hilarious bouts of subtext that should definitely keep the parents of the show's demographic just as entertained as the kids themselves. All in all, it's the best thing on the Disney Channel right now. Oh, and the network mandates at least one song per episode, which has managed to result in some of the catchiest tunes in an animated program since [b]Animaniacs[/b] back in the 90's. So anyway, discuss this awesome show. DO IT.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Definitely placing bets against that Duskull pre-evo. There's already a three-stage evolutionary chain for Duskull. I'm gonna miss the old crew a little. Believe it or not, I actually use Zubat, so I'd rather stick with it than that other bat thing that will undoubtedly become just as annoying and possibly less useful due to not evolving into the absolute beast that Crobat is.[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='03 August 2010 - 07:14 PM' timestamp='1280888049' post='698715'] Wh... I'm terribly tempted to start a debate on which bad-ass Pokemon she would use for such a specialty... [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Jynx. ...It was an elephant in the room, someone had to mention it.[/font]

[quote name='Allamorph' date='03 August 2010 - 09:01 PM' timestamp='1280894488' post='698739'] [FONT=Calibri]Uhm. Try [i]The Island of Dr. Moreau[/i], [i]Alien Resurrection[/i], and [i]Blade 2[/i]. Plus basically anything that requires him to be awesome.[/FONT] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Or you could just say he's this guy: [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n72/Aceburner85/SladeTTanimated2003.jpg[/IMG] Congratulations, everyone who's seen [b]Teen Titans[/b]. Ron Pearlman's chilling monotone will once again haunt your nightmares for a week or so. Oh, and I feel the need to mention that Candle Jack doesn't wait for you to type a hyphen. He just[/font]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='03 August 2010 - 07:01 PM' timestamp='1280887264' post='698710'] It really makes me sad that I can't send Allamorph my chibi-master birthday PMs since his birthday isn't visible... We should make one up for him! I say October 13th! [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Basement Cat does not age. He simply is. Although if you must celebrate his existence, every Friday the 13th is the regularly accepted date.[/font]

[quote name='Allamorph' date='01 August 2010 - 09:36 PM' timestamp='1280723777' post='698520'] [FONT=Calibri]If you're going to make remarks like this you may wish to reconsider your choice of screennames.[/FONT] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Not my fault, Candle Jack was already tak[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Fred is an aneurysm. It's not that Fred causes aneurysms, it's that Fred is literally what happens inside of you when you suffer an aneurysm. Personally, I mainly keep up with several abridged series, as well as [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/brentalfloss?blend=1&ob=4"]BrentalFloss[/url] and this guy: [center][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTwJetox_tU[/media][/center][/font]

[quote name='Pleiades Rising' date='29 July 2010 - 09:10 PM' timestamp='1280463007' post='698264'] [b]Guu vs. Excel Excel:[/b] The person who keeps a straight face the longest shall be declared the victor. Loser has to get acquainted with the village elder's mighty chest hair. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Unfair to Excel because a) she can't even sit still for two consecutive minutes and b) Guu's accustomed to wearing the Elder's chest hair. I propose an ultimate eating contest between [b]Son Goku[/b] and [b]Monkey D. Luffy[/b]. A super-strong alien with a legendary appetite vs. a pirate with an expandable stomach who draws heavy inspiration from his opponent. The showdown would go down in legend.[/font]

[quote name='Beretta' date='30 July 2010 - 10:31 PM' timestamp='1280554287' post='698323'] Ignore these. [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]On it. But yeah, my current situation can't really accommodate a girlfriend anyway. I'm still sending out job applications left and right (though I have an employee referral at one, so I'm hopeful there) and I'm trying to finalize my admission to college as well as keep up with getting my final black belt certificate in karate. On top of that, there isn't really anyone else I've been interested in. Maybe in a couple months, we'll see. [spoiler]But hey, college=college girls, MIRITE? |:D[/spoiler][/font]

[quote name='RedJ' date='30 July 2010 - 06:02 PM' timestamp='1280538170' post='698306'] [color="#FF0000"]Is...is that an Excalibur!Tsutaja I see there o_o[/color] [/quote] [font="Comic Sans MS"]Why, yes. And it appears he is indeed going to California. Team Plasma looks dumb. They are the first thing I don't like about this game, barring the five seconds I worried about the practicality of triple battles.[/font]

[font="Comic Sans MS"]Date thingy cancelled. Oh well. Don't really need anything else sapping my resources at the moment anyway.[/font]