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2011/08/12 12:18:23
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Dispassionate Imperial Judge
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http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/looters-return-stuff-to-games-workshop-201108124191/ SCORES of disappointed rioters queued up this morning to return goods they had mistakenly looted from Games Workshop.
The crestfallen thieves had raided the store hoping for a PS3 or Nintendo bounty but arrived home to find they had stolen a box containing 300 unpainted Orcs and a board game called Beyond the Ultraforest of Kwang.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/08/12 12:18:43
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2011/08/12 12:24:07
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Emboldened Warlock
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Complete piss take but its a good laugh.
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2011/08/12 12:29:34
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Screaming Shining Spear
Pittsburgh, PA
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Haha, if only they knew how much those 300 unpainted orcs cost.
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Eldar shenanigans are the best shenanigans! 
DQ:90S++G+M--B+IPw40k09#+D++A++/areWD-R++T(T)DM+ |
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2011/08/12 12:30:26
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Wicked Canoptek Wraith
Beyond the Ultraforest of Kwang
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Oh god this had me chuckling:
"It includes two dice, each with about 40 sides and instructions on how to gain the trust of a 'cloud wizard'."
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Painting with white is like taking three steps backward for every two forward. |
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2011/08/12 12:37:57
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Boom! Leman Russ Commander
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Haha That made my day,
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2011/08/12 12:40:17
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Fixture of Dakka
On a boat, Trying not to die.
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Wait, Dwarves can't cast magic, as they are immune to it themselves.
Hmm...
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Every Normal Man Must Be Tempted At Times To Spit On His Hands, Hoist That Black Flag, And Begin Slitting Throats. |
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2011/08/12 12:43:53
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Lord Commander in a Plush Chair
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There are Dwarf wizards.
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2011/08/12 12:53:45
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Annoyed Blood Angel Devastator
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MandalorynOranj wrote:Haha, if only they knew how much those 300 unpainted orcs cost.
Haha lots of chash ther 
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2011/08/12 13:15:50
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Basecoated Black
Rivelin Valley, United Kingdom
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Probably the best mainstream recognition of GW since Viz published the "War Workshop" strip:
http://johnstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2009/12/viz-and-war-workshop.html
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2011/08/12 13:20:53
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Elite Tyranid Warrior
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This is so great. This shows how stupid the rioters were that they didn't think to look at what they were looting or to check how much it was worth once they had taken it and were home.
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I play:
Imperial Fists - 9000 pts
Tyranids - 1500 pts
GENERATION 9: The first time you see this, copy and paste it into your sig and add 1 to the number after generation. Consider it a social experiment. |
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2011/08/12 13:21:49
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Basecoated Black
Rivelin Valley, United Kingdom
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tantan628 wrote:This is so great. This shows how stupid the rioters were that they didn't think to look at what they were looting or to check how much it was worth once they had taken it and were home.
I think the idea was that this was a hoax?
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2011/08/12 13:27:13
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Ultramarine Terminator with Assault Cannon
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"And in Manchester, people who stole copies of Limitless starring Bradley Cooper having been setting fire to them and throwing them back through the window of HMV."
ROFL
Just to make this clear for everyone. The Daily Mash is not real news it's satire. It's like The Onion, but for the Brits.
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2011/08/12 13:27:39
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
United States of England
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tantan628 wrote:This is so great. This shows how stupid the rioters were that they didn't think to look at what they were looting or to check how much it was worth once they had taken it and were home.
  Oh double whammy......now that's how you score the most laughs out of one joke!
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2011/08/12 13:30:47
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Basecoated Black
Rivelin Valley, United Kingdom
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oni wrote:"And in Manchester, people who stole copies of Limitless starring Bradley Cooper having been setting fire to them and throwing them back through the window of HMV."
ROFL
I think it spoke volumes that one report mentioned the fact Waterstones was the one shop in the highstreet of a particular town that had remained untouched during the chaos and looting that took place in that period of time.
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2011/08/12 13:35:38
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Screaming Shining Spear
Pittsburgh, PA
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oni wrote:"And in Manchester, people who stole copies of Limitless starring Bradley Cooper having been setting fire to them and throwing them back through the window of HMV."
ROFL
I thought that movie was pretty good...
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Eldar shenanigans are the best shenanigans!
DQ:90S++G+M--B+IPw40k09#+D++A++/areWD-R++T(T)DM+ |
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2011/08/12 13:38:22
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Swift Swooping Hawk
England, Sunderland, Hetton-Le-Hole
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So funny, I laughed my ass off at this what idiots.
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2011/08/12 13:41:00
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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The Hammer of Witches
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Guys. Guys. It's a spoof newspaper. The looters in question don't exist. This didn't happen.
It's a joke, and I loved it. Tres droll.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/08/12 13:41:54
DC:80SG+M+B+I+Pw40k97#+D+A++/wWD190R++T(S)DM+
htj wrote:You can always trust a man who quotes himself in his signature.
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2011/08/12 13:41:19
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Ultramarine Terminator with Assault Cannon
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Just to make this clear for everyone. The Daily Mash is not real news it's satire. It's like The Onion, but for the Brits.
Damn... Ninja'd by htj. 
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2011/08/12 13:46:18
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
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Ah, affectionate mockery; truly the most for which we could ever ask.
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2011/08/12 13:52:05
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Norn Queen
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You've turned an otherwise dreary Friday avo into a gem.
Between the original article and those that thought it was real, Im in tears here.
Great stuff.
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Dman137 wrote:
goobs is all you guys will ever be
By 1-irt: Still as long as Hissy keeps showing up this is one of the most entertaining threads ever.
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2011/08/12 14:11:17
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Junior Officer with Laspistol
Manchester, UK
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Don't forget that warhammer was the subject of an article in the metro (a free newspaper available on british public transport and people handing it out in the street):
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/862364-opening-up-the-world-of-warhammer
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2011/08/12 14:26:25
Subject: Re:YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Regular Dakkanaut
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The funny thing would be to tell them after the fact that they actually had over 1000 in merchandise they could have sold and bought several ps3, and wiis. ^_^ GW doesnt register everybox so couldnt track it. They would have been caught with the electronics eventually.
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2011/08/12 15:12:10
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Brigadier General
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Funny, but they didn't have to make up the goofy sounding fantasy names.
GW makes so many rediculously named things that with 30 seconds of google-fu they could have made a considerably funnier and more cutting commentary.
Still a nice chuckle though.
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2011/08/12 15:12:42
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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The Hammer of Witches
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Huh, that was interesting. Not sure why so many of the comments are so ragey about him getting his facts wrong. I didn't notice anything wrong in the article. I think a lot of them might have just gotten bent out of shape about being calleds nerds. Poor dears.
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DC:80SG+M+B+I+Pw40k97#+D+A++/wWD190R++T(S)DM+
htj wrote:You can always trust a man who quotes himself in his signature.
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2011/08/12 16:29:28
Subject: Re:YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Hellish Haemonculus
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That was funny.
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2011/08/12 16:34:29
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
Cruising Ultima Segmentum
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Funny. I seem to remember a recent episode of Eureka where the new girl asks the Sheriff if he has ever played Warhammer.
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2011/08/12 16:51:33
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Nasty Nob on Warbike with Klaw
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Skycrawler wrote:Funny. I seem to remember a recent episode of Eureka where the new girl asks the Sheriff if he has ever played Warhammer.
I caught that too. It was so quick I wasn't sure if I heard it right and so I rewound it and there it was!
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2011/08/12 17:03:57
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Screaming Shining Spear
Central Coast, California USA
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So how big (well read) is TheDailyMash in the UK?
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2011/08/12 17:10:47
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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The Hammer of Witches
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MightyGodzilla wrote:So how big (well read) is TheDailyMash in the UK?
Not as big as the Onion is in the US. Or possibly in the UK for that matter. It's gaining in popularity though.
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DC:80SG+M+B+I+Pw40k97#+D+A++/wWD190R++T(S)DM+
htj wrote:You can always trust a man who quotes himself in his signature.
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2011/08/12 17:52:48
Subject: YES. (Look, it's not often the hobby gets into outside media, so this counts...!)
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Warplord Titan Princeps of Tzeentch
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Eilif wrote:Funny, but they didn't have to make up the goofy sounding fantasy names.
GW makes so many rediculously named things that with 30 seconds of google-fu they could have made a considerably funnier and more cutting commentary.
Still a nice chuckle though.
Substitute the following:
Beyond the Ultraforest of Kwang -> The Island of Blood
The Runering of Fangor -> The chronicles of Malus Darkblade
cloud wizard -> Space Emperor
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