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Linking to the invitation from this thread, and in the spirit of a 3 day holiday
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/30/236058.page

baby Polonius




Polonius the early years



Polonius on his first day at law school (see the epic bridge of lost souls behind him)

It's obvious what the problem is, he needs Dora and Boots to show him the error of his ways.

This will teach him for making observations! The nerve!

dietrich wrote:It's obvious what the problem is, he needs Dora and Boots to show him the error of his ways.

I'm not sure what that means, but if it's a reference to paid dominatrices, I've already got my weekly appointment this afternoon.

Maybe if we're nice he'll forward some pics of Prom Troll, followed by Wage Slave Troll.

See, if I were a really advanced troll, I'd derail this thread with discussions about the GW hobby. That's how I like my irony.

Second Edition (Polonius) was better than all subsequent editions (of Polonius).

Polonius wrote:See, if I were a really advanced troll, I'd derail this thread with discussions about the GW hobby. That's how I like my irony.

Warmachine is better than 40k, GW doesn't overpower models to sell miniatures, dawn of war 2 is the best videogame ever, the chaos codex is perfect.

Ahtman wrote:Second Edition (Polonius) was better than all subsequent editions (of Polonius).

But with the current Polonius, you get more pith in shorter amount of time. Yes, it's less detailed, but the increased ease and elegance makes it more useful to more users.

ShumaGorath wrote:

Polonius wrote:See, if I were a really advanced troll, I'd derail this thread with discussions about the GW hobby. That's how I like my irony.

Warmachine is better than 40k

As a pure skirmish game, but not as a pseudo war game. 40k also has more variety of armies as well as a smoother spectrum of play styles from casual to competitive. I'll concede that Warmachine is a better game in terms of pure mechanics and tournament play, but 40k is by far the better hobby game, with a deeper and more interesting background and far more variety in model styles, paint schemes, and races.

GW doesn't overpower models to sell miniatures,

I think that the evidence is spotty for this claim either way, but it's probably not a suprise that the largest, most capital demanding kits all got good rules (or were made widely available): the baneblade, the mumak, the Stompa, the Battlewagon and the Giant all recieved that treatment. Counter examples of new kits with weak rules tend to be single sprue kits: possessed, stormboys, etc. I think that if I were a GW designer, and I had to guess high or low for a units power level, I woudl guess high if there was a new kit, because that's good for the hobby, the company, and really even the players, as it keeps the playing field fresh.

dawn of war 2 is the best videogame ever,

I've never played it, but statements like that are so subjective and vague as to be of little value in a discourse. I've also played Doom, Starcraft, and Rome:Total War, so a game would need to be pretty amazing to get my vote as "Best ever"

the chaos codex is perfect.

This is demonstrably not true, as certain units are sadly underused, notably Spawn and Possessed. While it does do a fine job of representing renegade chapters and black legion style warbands, the lack of support for single god armies (a mainstay for over a decade) and one of the most broken rules since, well, the last chaos codex (Lash overtaking Siren) make it an admirable effort that shifted dramatically from previous efforts and still failed to completely nail it's target goals.

It's an established fact that owls are evil-- they can look behind them, like that girl in the Exorcist documentary.

It's logical to assume therefore that anyone who has an owl also sees or looks at things in a deviant fashion too and therefore is also evil.

Trolls, despite a valiant attempt at buying better PR with a cunning advertising ploy involving "toys" with "hair" are evil as they eat goats and goats are mentioned in the Bible...probably.. so Jesus must have met one so they must be good. TRolls are not mentionned in the Bible and therefore must be evil.

Where do Trolls live ? Under bridges. Who sang about that ? The Red Hot CHilli Peppers-- another satanic connection.

I put it to you that he is in fact an agent of evil and disorder sent from the netherhells... or possibly Belgium.... to disrupt the workings of this god fearing forum.

reds8n wrote:
Where do Trolls live ? Under bridges. Who sang about that ? The Red Hot CHilli Peppers-- another satanic connection.

That's one of my favorite songs, by the way.

And by his own words he is condemned.

If you type all his posts backwards you get secret messages with a clear pro PETA and strict Vegan stance to them.


It is a catchy little number.... the All saints cover version was .... "not good". Don't suppose you guys got that... you're lucky... ... so so lucky.

Deffrollas work during ramming.

Ramming is a type of Tank Shock, get over it, it's RAW.

It doesn't say that I can't pick up my successes and re-roll them. That's RAW!

Polonius wrote:

ShumaGorath wrote:

Polonius wrote:See, if I were a really advanced troll, I'd derail this thread with discussions about the GW hobby. That's how I like my irony.

Warmachine is better than 40k

As a pure skirmish game, but not as a pseudo war game. 40k also has more variety of armies as well as a smoother spectrum of play styles from casual to competitive. I'll concede that Warmachine is a better game in terms of pure mechanics and tournament play, but 40k is by far the better hobby game, with a deeper and more interesting background and far more variety in model styles, paint schemes, and races.

GW doesn't overpower models to sell miniatures,

I think that the evidence is spotty for this claim either way, but it's probably not a suprise that the largest, most capital demanding kits all got good rules (or were made widely available): the baneblade, the mumak, the Stompa, the Battlewagon and the Giant all recieved that treatment. Counter examples of new kits with weak rules tend to be single sprue kits: possessed, stormboys, etc. I think that if I were a GW designer, and I had to guess high or low for a units power level, I woudl guess high if there was a new kit, because that's good for the hobby, the company, and really even the players, as it keeps the playing field fresh.

dawn of war 2 is the best videogame ever,

I've never played it, but statements like that are so subjective and vague as to be of little value in a discourse. I've also played Doom, Starcraft, and Rome:Total War, so a game would need to be pretty amazing to get my vote as "Best ever"

the chaos codex is perfect.

This is demonstrably not true, as certain units are sadly underused, notably Spawn and Possessed. While it does do a fine job of representing renegade chapters and black legion style warbands, the lack of support for single god armies (a mainstay for over a decade) and one of the most broken rules since, well, the last chaos codex (Lash overtaking Siren) make it an admirable effort that shifted dramatically from previous efforts and still failed to completely nail it's target goals.

Doesn't it all really come down what the meaning of "is" is?


GG

Polonius wrote:

dietrich wrote:It's obvious what the problem is, he needs Dora and Boots to show him the error of his ways.

I'm not sure what that means, but if it's a reference to paid dominatrices, I've already got my weekly appointment this afternoon.

I want the world to know that I had to google this and did not know the answer off the top of my head: http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/dora/boots.aspx

generalgrog wrote:Doesn't it all really come down what the meaning of "is" is?


GG

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? Wait, please don't answer that, I don't think I could take such an answer!

temprus wrote:
I want the world to know that I had to google this and did not know the answer off the top of my head: http://www.nickjr.co.uk/shows/dora/boots.aspx

Likely story there, temprus. I bet you'd just love it if people believed that, wouldn't you?

Only head turning owls can save us from Polonius and the Three Trolls.

With the upcoming Guard codex, I'm thinking about starting an army based off of the Nazis.

What do you guys think?

Orkeosaurus wrote:With the upcoming Guard codex, I'm thinking about starting an army based off of the Nazis.

What do you guys think?

It will go perfectly alongside General Mokumbos Peoples Democratic Guard I was planning. The ratlings would be sculpted to be children who had been pressganged.

ShumaGorath wrote:

Orkeosaurus wrote:With the upcoming Guard codex, I'm thinking about starting an army based off of the Nazis.

What do you guys think?

It will go perfectly alongside General Mokumbos Peoples Democratic Guard I was planning. The ratlings would be sculpted to be children who had been pressganged.

I'll join in with my Japanese Imperial Guard modeled off of the bad asses stationed in Manchuria.

Shummy is the troll!!!

BrotherStynier wrote:

ShumaGorath wrote:

Orkeosaurus wrote:With the upcoming Guard codex, I'm thinking about starting an army based off of the Nazis.

What do you guys think?

It will go perfectly alongside General Mokumbos Peoples Democratic Guard I was planning. The ratlings would be sculpted to be children who had been pressganged.

I'll join in with my Japanese Imperial Guard modeled of the bad asses stationed in Manchuria.

BrotherStynier wrote:

ShumaGorath wrote:

Orkeosaurus wrote:With the upcoming Guard codex, I'm thinking about starting an army based off of the Nazis.

What do you guys think?

It will go perfectly alongside General Mokumbos Peoples Democratic Guard I was planning. The ratlings would be sculpted to be children who had been pressganged.

I'll join in with my Japanese Imperial Guard modeled off of the bad asses stationed in Manchuria.

I've got American Guard that you guys could fight. Problem is, the battle might be over by the time they get on the table.

generalgrog wrote:Doesn't it all really come down what the meaning of "is" is?


GG

Si.

HE'S A WHAT?!

I believe he said he was a troll my elfen friend.


@Orkeosaurus

Only if you dress up as a nazi officer with the full garb, a monocle, and a cigar.