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The plan is we're going to get him tatooed with the Dakka logo and have him go into modelling.*

Of course this may interfere with his destiny as a Vampire Slayer (the TV show was an elaboarte, and expensive, cover story) but we think he'll do alright.

Frazz is going to be Giles, only without all that high falluting book learni' (sp ?), Mr. Legoburner as Willow, Mr.KK as Spike -- he's about the same age -- Mr. Alpharius as Xander (without, hopefully the whole getting drunk and tasered thing) and I'll be Anya....err.....damn that short straw !



*And then use him to kill the presidents of Asian sweatshop based economies !

Can I be eliza dushku's thong?

..is that restraining order still in affect ?

ShumaGorath wrote:

Yeah, I think I'll rise to the top of the marxist commune quickly.

LOL I'm glad to see your such a responsible citizen. Social programs are key to the glorious strength of our wonderful proletarian order comrade!

reds8n wrote:Do you not think the concept of there being a market, let alone a "free" one, at all requires the presence of a Govt. in the first place ? There's no such thing as a free market without Govt. intervention... how else are you going to issue, and therefore insure, currency value and genuineness, the worthiness of the goods sold, etc etc etc.

By trading beans and gold and using the barter system of course!

..Fair enough, at least you've thought it through then.

reds8n wrote:Of course this may interfere with his destiny as a Vampire Slayer (the TV show was an elaboarte, and expensive, cover story) but we think he'll do alright.

Frazz is going to be Giles, only without all that high falluting book learni' (sp ?), Mr. Legoburner as Willow, Mr.KK as Spike -- he's about the same age -- Mr. Alpharius as Xander (without, hopefully the whole getting drunk and tasered thing) and I'll be Anya....err.....damn that short straw !

This is now officially the best thread ever. Who gets to play Angel?

So any progress? Any converts one way or the other?

Ahtman wrote:So any progress? Any converts one way or the other?

I'm sure after all of my eloquent, thoughtful posts, chock-full of statistics, facts, and clear, concise logic. Someone surely sees the beauties of a more capatalistic society. It's only natural some of you would see the issue with a new light, thanks to useful, illustrative pictures and graphs like these:


Nothing?

Norwulf wrote:

Ahtman wrote:So any progress? Any converts one way or the other?

I'm sure after all of my eloquent, thoughtful posts, chock-full of statistics, facts, and clear, concise logic.

And now all those converts go away with this:

If you join Communism today, you get this woman*:



And if you like guys, you get this man*:



*Because this is a communist society, you have to share.

Norwulf wrote:

No, no. You mean:

The LOLcat was actually my first choice, but I couldn't get the picture to work. I can see that you are a worthy adversary my friend. Cunning. Very cunning indeed.

Norwulf wrote: Cunning. Very cunning indeed.

It is because I have four copies of Cunning in play.

Norwulf wrote:Well in a perfect world we would have a totally free market without government intervention.

But what would this world look like? If you're going to differentiate a free market economy from anarchy you're forced to institute government intervention of some sort. Even at the most basic level the state must utilize taxation in order to fund the systems by which it maintains law and order, and taxation necessarily distorts the free market.

dogma wrote:

Norwulf wrote:Well in a perfect world we would have a totally free market without government intervention.

But what would this world look like? If you're going to differentiate a free market economy from anarchy you're forced to institute government intervention of some sort. Even at the most basic level the state must utilize taxation in order to fund the systems by which it maintains law and order, and taxation necessarily distorts the free market.

Wouldn't a perfect world be some sort of inconceivable pleasure realm where no hardship could exist? I hardly picture a perfect world having a market economy, or an economy at all.

Yeah, I agree with that.

Maybe in your hippie communist fantasy perfect world.

In the real perfect world you trade beans and gold nuggets all day. And if you don't like it, you get mauled by unicorns.

My perfect world is basically nothing but unicorn maulings.

WarOne wrote:

Norwulf wrote:

Ahtman wrote:So any progress? Any converts one way or the other?

I'm sure after all of my eloquent, thoughtful posts, chock-full of statistics, facts, and clear, concise logic.

And now all those converts go away with this:

If you join Communism today, you get this woman*:



And if you like guys, you get this man*:



*Because this is a communist society, you have to share.

Depending on your ideology, you get a specific girl:-



Which ideology do you want now?

Ketara wrote:Depending on your ideology, you get a specific girl:-



Which ideology do you want now?

What is this and how do we get more?

The picture is from a game called Red Alert 3, where you get to command armies of the Soviet Union, the Allies, and the new Japanese Empire of the Rising Sun in an alternate timeline. It has movies with various actors in between games, including some fairly big names, Like Tim Curry as the Russian premier.

Ketara wrote:The picture is from a game called Red Alert 3, where you get to command armies of the Soviet Union, the Allies, and the new Japanese Empire of the Rising Sun in an alternate timeline. It has movies with various actors in between games, including some fairly big names, Like Tim Curry as the Russian premier.

Okay, cheers. I played the first Red Alert back in the day but lost interest in RTS some time later. My interest might be renewed.

sebster wrote:

Ketara wrote:Depending on your ideology, you get a specific girl:-



Which ideology do you want now?

What is this and how do we get more?

Exactly what faction do I need to join to "allie" with the blonde in the berret & the two brunettes in "pleather"?

Blonde with the beret.

Blonde in the middle.

...Or we could just adopt a Monday,Tuesday,etc, rotation.

One of the two berets or the ninja shoes. I would have to know what they look like before being photoshopped.

ShumaGorath wrote:One of the two berets or the ninja shoes. I would have to know what they look like before being photoshopped.

I'd hazzard to guess that even prior to photoshopping or airbrushing,I wouldn't kick any of these ladies out of bed.

Dunno. Some really talented airbrush artists these days. Good ones can airbrush an eagle or tiger that looks like an actual photo.

If someone can do hair/feathers that well I'm sure getting the right skin tone is not any harder.

Fateweaver wrote:Dunno. Some really talented airbrush artists these days. Good ones can airbrush an eagle or tiger that looks like an actual photo.

If someone can do hair/feathers that well I'm sure getting the right skin tone is not any harder.

No one uses airbrushes to touch up photos anymore.