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    Are. . . are we really getting into near personal attacks over the scientific name for lead? I didnt think that was possible outside of a raging kegger at the Tri-Lambs frat house.
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    Are. . . are we really getting into near personal attacks over the scientific name for lead? I didnt think that was possible outside of a raging kegger at the Tri-Lambs frat house.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cikomyr View Post
    What about the profession named after the current English appellation of the element? Leader?!

    Which explains why english-speaking head of states always drag you down and become toxic over time...
    You mean like how the opposite of pro is con? And the opposite of progress is congress? WORD PLAY, BABY!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Traab View Post
    You mean like how the opposite of pro is con? And the opposite of progress is congress? WORD PLAY, BABY!
    And how British Parliament is Congress with a two drink minimum, although certain Prime Minister's Questions makes it sound more like a four...
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    I promised myself not to get into useless arguments on the internet anymore... and it's not even a real argument. It's about me not looking like an idiot due to a misunderstanding.

    Okay, two posts just before I started with the cause and effect were

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    The Romans used it to build pipes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Othniel Edden View Post
    It was used for their sewage pipes mostly. Hence the word plumber and lead being related
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    Which both to me mean, it makes sense to call it plumbum because later it would be related to plumber. And as I, and apparently you guys as well, know plumbum came first. But I was referring to these two posts which sound backward to me.
    Can you see where I'm coming from now...? Pretty please?
    Looking back at my last post I also made at least one grievous mistake saying 'older' when I meant 'younger' probably screwing up the whole context of the sentence
    I'm not sure if I'm making things clear or just digging myself deeper here.


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    Others have already explained why you are the one who is backwards. What I would like to know is where this idea that "plumbum" is a stupid name came from. Does it sound funny? Perhaps it makes you giggle to hear "bum" in a serious scientific term? Is it the repetition "um...um" that gives it a comical aspect? It could be the "p"; I've heard that letter is undignified. I guess "plumb" looks sort of like "dumb".
    Yes, it does sound funny. Possibly for the "um...um" part, not sure. But certainly not for "bum" because it is not pronounced like "bum" as far as I know. (sure for plumbum, buur I think bum is pronounced not Latin-ish)

    The real reason you think it's stupid is that you think the alternative is that you are stupid for not getting it. As you can see, the reason is just that it's an obscure term with two millenia of history, so it's not a matter of being smart on either side.
    Well, saying it sounds stupid to me of course is my bias but calling me stupid because I think it sounds stupid feels a bit harsh. About the "not getting it"... look above (hoping I made myself clearer this time)

    Am I overreacting? Probably; I'm an elitist. But this tactic of yours is usually reserved for children.
    Wait, what?

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    Everyone but you knows that they meant "it's easy to understand why lead is Pb, due to this interesting etymological quirk".

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    If this topic gets shut down due to an argument about lead, im going to blow up alderan. Dont make me blow up alderan.
    "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
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    But I like leading people to blow up planets... but I don't want the topic closed...hmmm...

    So my personal therory is that Ben stays as Obi Wan now, but becomes Lando later on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yuki Akuma View Post
    Everyone but you knows that they meant "it's easy to understand why lead is Pb, due to this interesting etymological quirk".

    You're just digging yourself deeper.
    *grumblegrumblemisunderstandinggrumble*I'll shut up then



    Hm... don't know... I'd not be surprised if Ben completely leaves the group... after Obi Wan's Death I guess it would be possible for him to... who to take? Lando seems improbable, to small a role to take for him... Chewbacca?

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    Lando's roles throughout Return of the Jedi only make sense for a PC to me. Late addition mind you, a sporactic sheaduling. But I won't think a DM would leave the destruction of the death star II and the milenium falcon in an NPCs hands. So maybe a late addition to the game...
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    Huh. Ben tells Luke what really happened to his father. That's quite a departure from the movies.

    Also, we might finally be getting closer to "Luke".
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    Quote Originally Posted by Traab View Post
    If this topic gets shut down due to an argument about lead, im going to blow up alderan. Dont make me blow up alderan.
    Yeah, I'm also not a fan of what this discussion might lead to.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flickerdart View Post
    Yeah, I'm also not a fan of what this discussion might lead to.
    I didn't catch that until the second read. Well played, sir.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traab View Post
    If this topic gets shut down due to an argument about lead, im going to blow up alderan. Dont make me blow up alderan.
    Why does this sound like the tail end of a Direct TV commercial?


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    An unexpected deviation from the movies.

    (Not more to say, I just started reading the comic).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Feytalist View Post
    Huh. Ben tells Luke what really happened to his father. That's quite a departure from the movies.
    Indeed. Makes me wonder- what will Vader be telling Luke that puts the "Nooo!" expression on his face, in their version of The Empire Strikes Back?

    And what will Ben be telling Luke in their Return of the Jedi?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hamishspence View Post
    Indeed. Makes me wonder- what will Vader be telling Luke that puts the "Nooo!" expression on his face, in their version of The Empire Strikes Back?

    And what will Ben be telling Luke in their Return of the Jedi?
    Something 4th wall breaking?

    As for the second point, maybe a double fake?
    "You told me my father was Darth Vader!"
    "Well that's true... from a certain point of perspective."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brother Oni View Post
    As for the second point, maybe a double fake?
    "You told me my father was Darth Vader!"
    "Well that's true... from a certain point of perspective."
    Hu, that's interesting... but I don't really see it happening. Not that I wouldn't pleased if it was done right.

    But I guess there could me many unrelated jokes made for the famous Big No.

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    Hu, that's interesting... but I don't really see it happening. Not that I wouldn't pleased if it was done right.

    But I guess there could me many unrelated jokes made for the famous Big No.
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    Hmm.. that was well done. I know it was kind of a Matrix rip-of, but it was nonetheless well executed and still powerful.

    I'd love to see that kind of behavior in real life players.

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    "Luke Amidala"?

    They're just messing with us now.
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    I have to admit though, on a person who's just started roleplaying and seems more than willing to give it a decent try, this sort of plot stuff would absolutely hook them in.

    Well, it'd absolutely hook me in at Corey's age.

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    Goodness, they already did the "Thats not true! THATS IMPoSSIBLAAAAH". We're gonna get all the best quotes before we even get to human-jaba.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mutant Sheep View Post
    Goodness, they already did the "Thats not true! THATS IMPoSSIBLAAAAH". We're gonna get all the best quotes before we even get to human-jaba.
    Assuming they use human Jabba. They might use the poorly rendered Jabba from one of the rereleases.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Landis963 View Post
    Assuming they use human Jabba. They might use the poorly rendered Jabba from one of the rereleases.
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    The original scene where we first see Jabba the Hut was not in the Theatrical release. It was filmed with a human-type Jabba, not the giant slug. After they re-designed Jabba, they CGI-replaced the Jabba-human in the deleted scene with a CGI Jabba-slug, which included awkward things like him getting his tail stepped on, because the scene wasn't blocked with Jabba having a giant tail. Then they added it to the movie.
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    There's a short story in one of the compilations (Tales from Jabba's Palace, Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina, etc) which pays a nod to this-

    with one of the characters being Jabba's representative, who was sometimes the front man, who people thought was the actual Jabba.
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    We're pretty confident that Jim will play GreeboGreedo in that scene though, right?


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    I'm also sure he'll shoot first and miss badly. It fits Jim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Othniel Edden View Post
    I'm also sure he'll shoot first and miss badly. It fits Jim.
    I'm guessing this, and he will give up on trying to make his own characters, take over Han, and be epic from there on out.
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