Is That A Llama? (14 Aug 07)

[Mike Taylor]

Or a tuskless Tauntaun (http://www.starwars.com/databank/creature/tauntaun/)?

Poor Jen, fate just doesn't want to cut her any slack.

[Crazeyal]

I wonder if she had to pay for the window?

[JennieB]

It's a guy in a lama suit. Once Brook said "it can't get any worse" we tried to think up where we'd find ourselves next year. We decided we'd probably end up on the side of a mountain next to a burning car with a lama and a goldfish.

We tried to get the window fixed without her parents knowing but we couldn't get it done and still make it to the next con in Baltimore. So we called her mom (who was in England) and the mother was amazed that we waited so long to break the window and that we had taken it out and brought it to a window repair place. Apparently the ski place has maintenance guys who do all that for them.

[Leffy]

lol that kinda makes it suck more that you went through more trouble then ended up necessary lol. but we're definately happy you made it out and made it a strip :D

[JennieB]

I feel kinda guilty because it turned out in my favor that we got stuck (and it was my fault I shut the door) because I got 17 cartoons out of it. I think they'll be in book 17.

[Leffy]

don't feel guilty. you found good in something bad. it woulda been worse if you guys had nothing at all to show for it.

[Compton]

Leffys right, and besides it gives Brook a chance to be in the comic. Which is always gotta be cool. And I think someone needs to make you a real utility belt.

[Leffy]

oh oh oh! with real nifty gadgets! who needs a purse when you have a utility belt?

[JennieB]

Nah, I've got my batman utility belt that I got for my birthday. The belt I have now is so totaly awesome. It's hand made leather flames with a batman belt buckle. I adore the thing. And I get so many complements on it. The guy who made it is here; http://www.coldainleather.com/
holycrap you gotta check out the axe in the weapon section of fairs.

[toreador]

MY GOD! that axe is huge!! i like the hatchets myself, when in doubt twin weild;)
the belt is totaly cool though wish i had something that...leathel? :p

[RazorJAK]

FINALLY! Something with a counterweight! I've seen so many blasted useless "fantasy" weapons which would be fuck-all useless in actual melees. I LIKE that one. It makes me all tingly in my nether regions.

[garfalk]

i want.
please mommy?

[Leffy]

..... you're not even trusted with a spork. why should santa bring you that? :P

[Mike Taylor]

Holy shit, that's a big axe! The dwarven warhammer's sorta cool, too.

[Crazeyal]

..... you're not even trusted with a spork. why should santa bring you that? :PYou realize you just gave him license to call you Momma for like.. forever??:d8o:

[Plunder Down-Under]

You realize you just gave him license to call you Momma for like.. forever??:d8o:
Until you pointed it out I doubt he would have realised.

On the axe point, why is a counterweight necessary?

[Death Dragon2]

The sheer size makes it damn unwieldy, and when it's heavy on one side only, one swing is about all you'll get.
Though personally I'd want either http://www.brothersmith-swords.com/H13-500946-German-War-Sword-p-24771.html or http://www.brothersmith-swords.com/H23-2035-Functional-Dark-Ninja-Sword-p-23510.html for actual use. For decorative purposes, this- http://www.weaponmasters.com/index.html?ID=903e55ebdca6229b3b2be258f96404e7&SORT=&ITEM=MCJBL-98

[Crazeyal]

Until you pointed it out I doubt he would have realised.
My job here is done!:didea:

[Leffy]

bah. i always end up somebody's momma. i have five boys at HR i chastise and bitch at more then their momma's. *I'M* the one they fear giving the results on the report card to.

[Crazeyal]

yeah... but now garfalk is officially YOUR FAULT!!!
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[RazorJAK]

Until you pointed it out I doubt he would have realised.

On the axe point, why is a counterweight necessary?

Anything that is extremely blade heavy needs a counterweight at the end in order to make it actual wieldable. It takes a bit of stress off certain muscle groups and redistributes the load.

It also makes it a bit easier to recover from a heavy swing.

[Big Otis Landfish]

Nah, I've got my batman utility belt that I got for my birthday. The belt I have now is so totaly awesome. It's hand made leather flames with a batman belt buckle. I adore the thing. And I get so many complements on it. The guy who made it is here; http://www.coldainleather.com/
holycrap you gotta check out the axe in the weapon section of fairs.

Kevin makes WICKED custom eyepatches, too. And I love that covered bottle he gave Jennie....

[RazorJAK]

I love the comic he used for the bottle in question.

Hehehehehe ... Ohhhh Jennie, I have TWO bottles of the "GREEN" saved up for this year's Dragon*Con. And I'm driving down. SO the room-bar will be stocked.

[Mike Taylor]

If yer gonna be drinking the "Green", knock one back for ol' Jimmy Doohan/Captain Montgomery Scott.

[RazorJAK]

Umm ... DUH! :-)

Why do you think I nicknamed it that? I miss that lecherous old coot. He was fun to hang out with. Funniest picture from Grand Slam 94 was the one I have of him ogling the great ... tracts of land ... of the girl I hooked up with the night my copilot and I showed up in Pasadena.

*sigh* Now that was a fun convention.

[Big Otis Landfish]

Hehehehehe ... Ohhhh Jennie, I have TWO bottles of the "GREEN" saved up for this year's Dragon*Con. And I'm driving down. SO the room-bar will be stocked.

Would this 'green' be something that shares a nickname with pentaborane? Me likee... :D:dgrin::D

[garfalk]

i gots to see that if its in picture format.

[Crazeyal]

Hmm

Got to go shopping I see.

*hitting the liquor store for rar imbibes*

[Pirate Bear]

So, is this the guy in the Llama suit?

http://devilspanties.keenspot.com/images/conventions/connecticon07/DSCF0029.JPG



Or...is there another guy in a Llama suit out there...

[Sehson]

I look at that picture and my mind fills in all the inappropriate missing letters of teh llama's shirt....

[garfalk]

kinda creepy. i've always hated people in costumes like that....

[Seolta]

kinda creepy. i've always hated people in costumes like that....


Why? Hate is, after all, a pretty strong term...

(An English teacher once pointed out that there's a fine line between hate and love, as both require a certain amount of obsession)

[Mike Taylor]

kinda creepy. i've always hated people in costumes like that....

Look at it from the wearer's perspective. It's not much fun to be in, either. You have limited vision inside a suit like that (one of the reasons costumed characters have a handler) and unless you're wearing an ice vest, you'll quickly overheat. Most costume makers recommend 15 minutes in the outfit with 15 minute breaks in between.

[Crazeyal]

As both an ex manufacturer AND a costume wearer.. I can tell ya, 15 on and 15 off.. AINT HAPPENIN!!

[Mike Taylor]

I'm referring specifically to outfits designed for character appearances like Mickey Mouse, Build-A-Bear's Bearemy, and the various sports team mascots. Those outfits are designed for quick dress/removal. The Llama looked like it might have been shop-built for that purpose.

[Leffy]

if kmart's easter bunny was anything to go by.... 5 minutes in for every 15 minutes out. with ice.

i honestly lost 7 lbs that day.

[Crazeyal]

Uh ..

Scollon productions. 1 and a half years employed. Google it. And I've MADE private costumes for me and the other members of T.W.E.A.K.E.D. to wear and fight in.

SO THERE!!

[Mike Taylor]

*clutches chest*

GHAH!!! HE GOT ME!

*falls over dead*

[Big Otis Landfish]

Hmm

Got to go shopping I see.

*hitting the liquor store for rar imbibes*

:facepalm:

Oh, the Green Fairy... I was thinking about different mythological creatures.

[Leffy]

aren't there two types of Absinthe?

[RazorJAK]

Depends on what you qualify as absinthe. There's a ton of bathtub green fairy recipes which do little more than take you one closer step to blindness.

[Crazeyal]

Well hell, a bad blend of moonshine'll do that as well!

A reall good one'll do it WORSE!!!! http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x272/crazeyal/ALwink.gif

[Leffy]

all the best do-it-yourself sins lead to blindness...

[Big Otis Landfish]

I can think of at least one that prevents it. :D

[garfalk]

that'd help me greatly.
going blind already......

its something obvious aint it.

[Crazeyal]

Take yer hand out of yer pants and it'll clear right up!

[Plunder Down-Under]

IM BLIND!

oh wait my eyes were closed.

[UberFische]

all the best do-it-yourself sins lead to blindness...

hence most geeks have glasses/contacts...
*pauses*
wait... I wear glasses... damnit