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[Ninja_Prawn]

but my favorite song is "Tonight, Tonight" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

*horrified face* That's not even the best song on that album, you heathen!

[8BitNinja]

My favorite is Articuno. Close behind are Tyranitar, Snorlax, Houndoom, and let's say Gyarados to round out a top five. Not a particularly good team together, but I love them all.

Throw in an Alakazam, and you might be okay.

[Lethologica]

Throw in an Alakazam, and you might be okay.

Spoiler: Nerding out

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Well, let's see. Coverage moves currently wreck Velaryon's team--specifically, Fighting-type coverage and Rock Slide. Fairy types are also a struggle. Alakazam handles the first, but not the other two.

A good Pokemon to answer Rock and Fairy is Metagross, whose only drawback is taking neutral damage from Fighting. Mawile has the same type advantages and even better overall defensive typing, but its defensive stats are significantly worse, and Metagross' additional weaknesses (Ghost and Dark) are adequately handled by Velaryon's existing lineup anyway.

Another notable option is Gengar, who ignores Fighting moves entirely and resists Fairy. On the other hand, Gengar's poor native bulk makes it difficult to switch in even on resisted moves. And Gengar neither resists nor deals SE damage to Rock.

Nidoking and Nidoqueen boast resistances to all three types while hitting two of them for SE damage. However, Rock-type coverage moves are often carried by Ground-types, which have super-effective STAB moves against these Pokemon. Metagross also has this issue.

Last thought: Venusaur resists Fighting and Fairy, and deals SE damage to Fairy, Ground, and Rock.

I guess my vote would be for Venusaur or Gengar. Both of them have an annoying Psychic weakness, but Velaryon has a lot of Dark types for that.

[2D8HP]

Favorite Noir films:



The Maltese Falcon



Double Indemity



The Third Man



Vertigo


Nice girls, not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal x
She looks so good that he gets down and begs

She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Close-up of the sign that says "We never close"
He snatches at you and you match his cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake

She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
Oh when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away

Just like watching the detectives
Don't get cute
Just like watching the detectives
I get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives

Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
They're watching the detectives
Watching the detectives

[8BitNinja]

Favorite Noir films:



The Maltese Falcon



Double Indemity



The Third Man



Vertigo


Nice girls, not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal x
She looks so good that he gets down and begs

She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Close-up of the sign that says "We never close"
He snatches at you and you match his cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake

She is watching the detectives
"Ooh, he's so cute"
She is watching the detectives
Oh when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away

Just like watching the detectives
Don't get cute
Just like watching the detectives
I get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives

Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
They're watching the detectives
Watching the detectives

These are quite a few movies. You must really like Noir.

[norival1992]

I have way too many favorites:
EarthPorn
SpacePorn
MildlyInteresting
WoahDude
DIY
PokerVids
humorousreviews
Frugal

[Ninja_Prawn]

My favourite time signature is 5/4, because it makes you sit up an listen whenever you hear it.

[Prince Zahn]

It just occurred to me...
My favorite Sounds of Music song is "My Favorite Things"

[Duck999]

My favorite food is bacon: Smells so good, tastes so good, etc.

Also, my favorite collectable object is rubber ducks.

[2D8HP]

These are quite a few movies. You must really like Noir.

"Quite a few"? I only listed four!
And it's requirement that as a City and County of San Francisco employee I know "The Maltese Falcon", and "Vertigo" along with "Bullitt".


Actually on Thursday one of the Lab Techs for the Medical Examiners (Coroner's) in complaining to me about the age of his equipment, said that "It looks the same in Bullitt, because it is the same!".

My favourite time signature is 5/4, because it makes you sit up an listen whenever you hear it.

Are you sure that's not just the "Mission Impossible Theme"?

[8BitNinja]

I have way too many favorites:
EarthPorn
SpacePorn
MildlyInteresting
WoahDude
DIY
PokerVids
humorousreviews
Frugal

Have you been spending too much time on Reddit?

[Velaryon]

*horrified face* That's not even the best song on that album, you heathen!

It's the best song on any album, as far as I'm concerned. But admittedly, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was not lacking for excellent songs. The Recording Academy's failure to award it Album of the Year in 1997 was absolutely criminal, and single-handedly shattered my faith in the credibility of entertainment industry awards of any kind.

Spoiler: Nerding out

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Well, let's see. Coverage moves currently wreck Velaryon's team--specifically, Fighting-type coverage and Rock Slide. Fairy types are also a struggle. Alakazam handles the first, but not the other two.

A good Pokemon to answer Rock and Fairy is Metagross, whose only drawback is taking neutral damage from Fighting. Mawile has the same type advantages and even better overall defensive typing, but its defensive stats are significantly worse, and Metagross' additional weaknesses (Ghost and Dark) are adequately handled by Velaryon's existing lineup anyway.

Another notable option is Gengar, who ignores Fighting moves entirely and resists Fairy. On the other hand, Gengar's poor native bulk makes it difficult to switch in even on resisted moves. And Gengar neither resists nor deals SE damage to Rock.

Nidoking and Nidoqueen boast resistances to all three types while hitting two of them for SE damage. However, Rock-type coverage moves are often carried by Ground-types, which have super-effective STAB moves against these Pokemon. Metagross also has this issue.

Last thought: Venusaur resists Fighting and Fairy, and deals SE damage to Fairy, Ground, and Rock.

I guess my vote would be for Venusaur or Gengar. Both of them have an annoying Psychic weakness, but Velaryon has a lot of Dark types for that.

I never played past generation 2, so Fairy types aren't a thing in my Pokemon universe. Also, if I were building a team based on effectiveness rather than how much I like them, I would build my team rather differently.

[8BitNinja]

My favorite cartoon is South Park. I loved the dark satirical humor in it.

[Lethologica]

My favorite stretch is standing pigeon (whose name I learned only for this post).

I never played past generation 2, so Fairy types aren't a thing in my Pokemon universe. Also, if I were building a team based on effectiveness rather than how much I like them, I would build my team rather differently.

That's totally fair; I just got back into Pokemon recently and started paying attention to competitive stuff for the first time, so I was happy to seize on the hypothetical when 8Bit brought it up. (Also, Mawile and Gengar and Metagross are some of my favorite Pokemon, so for me it was pretty good overlap.)

[8BitNinja]

My favorite book I read in high school literature was The Crucible. It was probably the only interesting book we read in there.

[Ninja_Prawn]

My favorite book I read in high school literature was The Crucible. It was probably the only interesting book we read in there.

Oh man, yeah. I loved The Crucible. We did it at the beginning of year 9, which was when we started getting into the good books. We did 1984 that year as well, then Of Mice and Men the year after, which was probably the high water mark.

[8BitNinja]

Oh man, yeah. I loved The Crucible. We did it at the beginning of year 9, which was when we started getting into the good books. We did 1984 that year as well, then Of Mice and Men the year after, which was probably the high water mark.

A confession of sorts: Because of The Crucible, when I started playing Town of Salem, I would always name myself Giles Corey and I used (and still use) the Giles Corey skin.

[Pivotal]

Favorite food: Lasagna.

[enderlord99]

My favorite colo(u)r is a shade of almost-yellow I like to call "Cerebral Citrus."

[Velaryon]

That's totally fair; I just got back into Pokemon recently and started paying attention to competitive stuff for the first time, so I was happy to seize on the hypothetical when 8Bit brought it up. (Also, Mawile and Gengar and Metagross are some of my favorite Pokemon, so for me it was pretty good overlap.)

My friend bought me a 2DS, so now I feel pretty much obligated to get back into Pokemon so I can play with him.

I like Gengar - I used him in my team for Gold and for one of my playthroughs of Red, but I can't count him among my favorites because he let me down too many times by failing to connect with Hypnosis. Seriously, you'd think it has accuracy on par with Fissure for all the times it failed to put the enemy to sleep.

[8BitNinja]

Favorite screwdriver: Philips head

[Ninja_Prawn]

I like Gengar - I used him in my team for Gold and for one of my playthroughs of Red, but I can't count him among my favorites because he let me down too many times by failing to connect with Hypnosis. Seriously, you'd think it has accuracy on par with Fissure for all the times it failed to put the enemy to sleep.

Hypnosis is 55%, right? The RNG in Pokémon never struck me as particularly fair; I try to avoid any move with less than 95% accuracy because they're too unreliable.

[8BitNinja]

Hypnosis is 55%, right? The RNG in Pokémon never struck me as particularly fair; I try to avoid any move with less than 95% accuracy because they're too unreliable.

Just remember

95% is actually 100%.

Anything less is 1%

[Dominosh]

My favourite movie is 'Black swan'
My favourite book trilogy is 'His dark materials'

[8BitNinja]

My favourite movie is 'Black swan'
My favourite book trilogy is 'His dark materials'

I actually heard of these before. However, neither of them interested me.

That's just me though.

[8BitNinja]

My favorite people to criticize are people who are easy to criticize

[Velaryon]

Hypnosis is 55%, right? The RNG in Pokémon never struck me as particularly fair; I try to avoid any move with less than 95% accuracy because they're too unreliable.

I can't confirm or deny your numbers because I'm woefully out of touch with Pokemon, but I will say that moves like Fire Blast, Thunder, and Blizzard had an amazing tendency to miss exactly when I most needed them to hit, despite having something like 80% accuracy. So yeah, your policy of avoiding moves with accuracy lower than 95% seems sound to me.

[8BitNinja]

I can't confirm or deny your numbers because I'm woefully out of touch with Pokemon, but I will say that moves like Fire Blast, Thunder, and Blizzard had an amazing tendency to miss exactly when I most needed them to hit, despite having something like 80% accuracy. So yeah, your policy of avoiding moves with accuracy lower than 95% seems sound to me.

You just need to make more offerings to the Random Number God. That works for me.

[2D8HP]

You just need to make more offerings to the Random Number God. That works for me.

*ahem*

I believe it's "goddess".

Spoiler: The Lady

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Tyche is a goddess from Greek Myth (and also the Forgotten Realms) - the deity of ****. From the Forgotten Realms wiki:

"Tyche’s faith taught that one should be bold, for to dare was to live. The battle cry of the followers of Tyche was “Fortune favors the bold.” Those who had no direction or goals soon encountered ill ****, for those on no set course were at the capricious mercy of misfortune, which was no mercy at all. A brave heart and willingness to take risks beat out a carefully wrought plan nine times out of ten. One had to place oneself in the hands of fate (meaning in the hands of Tyche) and trust to one’s own ****, and priests of Tyche were supposed to be showing their good fortune—and acceptance of bad fortune—as a confidence in the Lady and in themselves. Lady **** bid that each mortal chase his or her own unique goals—so long as they didn’t counter the express wishes of herself—and it was in this chase that the Lady aided her followers."

And from Greek Myth, Tyche granted mortals the ability to break the chains for fate and forge their own destiny (for good or ill).

Tyche is generally perceived as neutral in alignment, and a patron of adventurers.

In latter "Realms" lore Tyche was changed into: Tymora and her sister,Beshaba, the goddess of misfortune, having been created when
Tyche, the former deity of ****, was infected by Moander's evil essence, and split apart by Selûne.
Tymora is commonly revered by adventurers and others who rely on a mixture of **** and skill to achieve their goals. She is also a known ally of the demipower Finder Wyvernspur

And...we don't say the "L" word, it's bad lu..
it's just bad!
"The Lady, She-who-shall-not-be-named... The 'Million-to-One' Chance - and all of the other chances as well... The One who will desert you when you need Her the most - and sometimes She might not..."
Her suitors can be distinguished by their distinctive repetitive prayer; "please-oh-please-oh-please-oh-please."

Fortune, good night, smile once more; turn thy wheel!

"How, therefore, is she good, who without discernment comes to both the good and to the bad?...It profits one nothing to worship her if she is truly fortune... let the bad worship her...this supposed deity"

For those aligned with Law Dame Fortune/Lady ****/Tyche/Tymora! does not seem an appropriate choice!

O Fortuna (O Fortune)
velut luna (like the moon)
statu variabilis (you are changeable)
semper crescis (always waxing)
aut decrescis; (and waning;)
vita detestabilis (hateful life)
nunc obdurat (first oppresses)
et tunc curat (and then soothes)
ludo mentis aciem, (as fancy takes it)
egestatem, (poverty)
potestatem (and power)
dissolvit ut glaciem. (it melts them like ice.)

Sors immanis (Fate - monstrous)
et inanis, (and empty)
rota tu volubilis, (you whirling wheel)
status malus, (you are malevolent)
vana salus (well-being is vain)
semper dissolubilis, (and always fades to nothing)
obumbrata (shadowed)
et velata (and veiled)
mihi quoque niteris; (you plague me too;)
nunc per ludum (now through the game)
dorsum nudum (I bring my bare back)
fero tui sceleris. (to your villainy.)

Sors salutis (Fate is against me)
et virtutis (in health)
michi nunc contraria, (and virtue)
est affectus (driven on)
et defectus (and weighted down)
semper in angaria. (always enslaved.)
Hac in hora (So at this hour)
sine mora (without delay)
corde pulsum tangite; (pluck the vibrating strings;)
quod per sortem (since Fate)
sternit fortem, (strikes down the strong)
mecum omnes plangite! (everyone weep with me!)

this music goes with the medieval Latin lyrics.

[8BitNinja]

*ahem*

I believe it's "goddess".

Spoiler: The Lady

Show

Tyche is a goddess from Greek Myth (and also the Forgotten Realms) - the deity of ****. From the Forgotten Realms wiki:

"Tyche’s faith taught that one should be bold, for to dare was to live. The battle cry of the followers of Tyche was “Fortune favors the bold.” Those who had no direction or goals soon encountered ill ****, for those on no set course were at the capricious mercy of misfortune, which was no mercy at all. A brave heart and willingness to take risks beat out a carefully wrought plan nine times out of ten. One had to place oneself in the hands of fate (meaning in the hands of Tyche) and trust to one’s own ****, and priests of Tyche were supposed to be showing their good fortune—and acceptance of bad fortune—as a confidence in the Lady and in themselves. Lady **** bid that each mortal chase his or her own unique goals—so long as they didn’t counter the express wishes of herself—and it was in this chase that the Lady aided her followers."

And from Greek Myth, Tyche granted mortals the ability to break the chains for fate and forge their own destiny (for good or ill).

Tyche is generally perceived as neutral in alignment, and a patron of adventurers.

In latter "Realms" lore Tyche was changed into: Tymora and her sister,Beshaba, the goddess of misfortune, having been created when
Tyche, the former deity of ****, was infected by Moander's evil essence, and split apart by Selûne.
Tymora is commonly revered by adventurers and others who rely on a mixture of **** and skill to achieve their goals. She is also a known ally of the demipower Finder Wyvernspur

And...we don't say the "L" word, it's bad lu..
it's just bad!
"The Lady, She-who-shall-not-be-named... The 'Million-to-One' Chance - and all of the other chances as well... The One who will desert you when you need Her the most - and sometimes She might not..."
Her suitors can be distinguished by their distinctive repetitive prayer; "please-oh-please-oh-please-oh-please."


For those aligned with Law Dame Fortune/Lady ****/Tyche/Tymora! does not seem an appropriate choice!
this music goes with the medieval Latin lyrics.

Oh, I was just making a joke based on a popular internet slang term. I didn't know that would turn into a history(?) lesson.