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1. Never fly into Alabama.
2. Wasps make suitable replacements for bees. In certain most a few circumstances.
3. Coracles make ideal hard-to-control boats for the Welsh.
4. You can scare the bejeesus out of "country folk" by buying a few bunches of cheap flowers, leaving them near a tree on a popular country path with cards saying 'I hope they catch the THING that did this to you' and '4eva in are hartz' etc.. And, if you have time, lighting a candle, then putting it out and then taking a massive bite out of it before leaving it there.
5. Most people do not read stickies.
6. In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire.... oh.. hang on a minute. Sorry. My bad.
7. You can tell when the school holidays have started.
8. People can surprise in both good and negative ways.
9. There is hope for us all yet.
10. Wine makes it all better. Nearly.

thenoobbomb wrote:

DarkCorsair wrote:

Hazardous Harry wrote:I get half of my bloody world news from here. I didn't even know there was anything up with Libya until I took a browse on Dakka.

Same I learned about many things about world news here, such as emos being beaten to death with bricks in Iraq, IIRC North Korea's new dictator, and a host of other things I can't remember at the moment. I then go to my friends and pretend to be smart by knowing all this stuff.

Never watch the news, news websites or things like that? Newspapers?


ekki ekki...

Bolded word in the quote. I get the rest of my news from my friends, news radio, and the Colbert Report

I've learned 3 important things since joining Dakka

1. Never underestimate how upset people can be over the mechanical and scientific explanations of futuristic fictional weaponry
2. Some men are truly obsessed with their weiners @Frazzled
3. Compared to some of the michelangelo-style masterpieces in the gallery, I have all the painting ability of a 3 year old with ADHD who due to lack of equipment is attempting to paint his miniatures with watered-down play-doh and a potato masher

I have learned that roughly only about half of the general populous irritate the gak out of me, I had it up to about 90% easy before I started using a public forum.

mattyrm wrote: I have learned that roughly only about half of the general populous irritate the gak out of me, I had it up to about 90% easy before I started using a public forum.

That might have something to do with 90% of people in real life quickly realising you are not to be fethed with.

Oh, I've also learned that Chaos is begins to grow.

I've learnt that it is a slow process, but surely to happen.

I learned to love the "Ignore" button.

1. I learned that I was really ignorant of US gun control laws and a bit of a gakker about it.
2. I learned a lot about how politics works in different countries.
3. I learned how to keep a level head in internet debates (finally).
4. I learned how to wet blend, and a lot about airbrushes, scenery making, greenstuff sculpting and photography.
5. I learned that most of what gets posted in Tactics is rubbish.

Da Boss wrote:5. I learned that most of what gets posted in Tactics is rubbish.

Wow, is that a good one.

Army Lists too, generally speaking.

Monster Rain wrote:

Da Boss wrote:5. I learned that most of what gets posted in Tactics is rubbish.

Wow, is that a good one.

Army Lists too, generally speaking.

You think? I don't think I could play properly until I started reading those forums!

I reckon I would only come second last instead of dead last next tourney anyway.

mattyrm wrote: You think? I don't think I could play properly until I started reading those forums!

I reckon I would only come second last instead of dead last next tourney anyway.

When did you start reading them?

The quality has dropped over the last couple years, IMHO. It was pretty solid before, now a lot of it smacks of... um... let's just say it reminds me of other, less reputable forums. Which isn't to say that there isn't some good advice being given there, you just have to sort out a lot of crap to find the gold. Signal to noise, and all that.

Yea I used to live in the tactics forums, but sum bitch I just can stand it anymore. Id say 80%ish is just crap that people have read somewhere and copypasted it here. No actual skill or experience ever doing what they say they have done. Not to mention the rest of it is pretty much "Oh play this net list, not that netlist" No thanks.

When I have a tactics question, I tend to PM it to someone I know who plays that army. Depending on the answer I get, I try to encourage them to make a thread. Tactics threads are tricky because there's not much incentive to post them unless you are one of those rare few who actually goes out of your way to help others or one of the slightly less rare individuals who gets your jollies by asserting your superiority over others via a miniatures wargaming forum. In either case, your efforts are bound to be met by folks who disagree with you on a poor basis and waste your time with arguments that don't even address what you're saying.

Of course, that never stopped anyone from posting in the OT. I guess the real difference is that posting in Tactics requires more thought and effort.

Ha! Spot on, Manchu. What gets my goat is when people are advising taking demonstrably bad units because they have a chip on their shoulder about it.

No newbie should ever be advised to take Flash Gits for anything other than theme reasons.

OTOH, I enjoy when people point out that CSM Chosen can be fun and effective against the backdrop of "all 'ard, all the time" list writing.

Looking at this thread, it seems that only longtime Dakkites (I went there. I'm gonna bring it back.) are posting in it.

I want to hear about the new guys. What are they learnIng from Dakka?

I learned how to strip paint, and that some of the chemicals to do so like to eat flesh.

I learned that women also have a tendency to shoot their father in the head with a bow and run away into the woods because he took her phone away.

Do not ask Cannerus or anyone for advice on women. Because sometimes they give you too much detail

That and Calmelden is a horrible city.

I learned:

1) That browsing the YMDC threads is exactly like watching an episode of Jeremy Kyle - just without the smug t**t
2) There will always be a better painter
3) Internet forums are a great way to pass the time when drunk and not quite ready for bed

Boar

Manchu wrote:OTOH, I enjoy when people point out that CSM Chosen can be fun and effective against the backdrop of "all 'ard, all the time" list writing.

Considering that they're Elites (a sub-par slot for CSM outside of Termicide) and have infiltrate for only 3pts more than a regular CSM, plus the ability to take 5 meltaguns, they can be a very, very good unit; 175pts for 5 BS4 meltaguns in an outflanking rhino is still 5pts cheaper than the cheapest Fire Dragon + Wave Serpent delivery unit.

But enough tactics talk, this is OT!

Asherian Command wrote:I learned that women also have a tendency to shoot their father in the head with a bow and run away into the woods because he took her phone away.

Hah, I remember that.

Hazardous Harry wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:I learned that women also have a tendency to shoot their father in the head with a bow and run away into the woods because he took her phone away.

Hah, I remember that.

That was funny...

purplefood wrote:

Hazardous Harry wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:I learned that women also have a tendency to shoot their father in the head with a bow and run away into the woods because he took her phone away.

Hah, I remember that.

That was funny...

Pic related?

Hazardous Harry wrote:

purplefood wrote:

Hazardous Harry wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:I learned that women also have a tendency to shoot their father in the head with a bow and run away into the woods because he took her phone away.

Hah, I remember that.

That was funny...

Pic related?

Very Related. High five lol!

The meaning of friendsh.... Sorry I can not even say that with a straight face


Though I did learn how to base models more effectively

Of course I could forget this little piece of advice.
"Maybe your attracted to immature girls because they think you'll shpdoink them."



Also our relationship and what you find weird about the opposite gender thread was amazingly funny and I have used it to become friends with a few girls.

Also became a better writer due to people requesting my stuff was out of the ordinary. Now my writing in creative writing is the best in the class. As I write everything in a Romantic (Big R, not little r.) style. I focus more on the feelings of a good character, and a kinda marry sue character.

Also I learned so many things like how to BLAME THE VICTIM, "The Imperium does advance like that of a slowed slug", Doombread is tastless, Ifstatement is a jerk, I am a Internet tough guy, I apparently play too much 40k due to this thread... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1290/219300.page#1222349

Asherian Command wrote:Of course I could forget this little piece of advice.
"Maybe your attracted to immature girls because they think you'll shpdoink them."



Also our relationship and what you find weird about the opposite gender thread was amazingly funny and I have used it to become friends with a few girls.

Also became a better writer due to people requesting my stuff was out of the ordinary. Now my writing in creative writing is the best in the class. As I write everything in a Romantic (Big R, not little r.) style. I focus more on the feelings of a good character, and a kinda marry sue character.

Also I learned so many things like how to BLAME THE VICTIM, "The Imperium does advance like that of a slowed slug", Doombread is tastless, Ifstatement is a jerk, I am a Internet tough guy, I apparently play too much 40k due to this thread... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1290/219300.page#1222349

You forgot Chowderhead inviting people to DOOMFART.

Chowderhead wrote:

Asherian Command wrote:Of course I could forget this little piece of advice.
"Maybe your attracted to immature girls because they think you'll shpdoink them."



Also our relationship and what you find weird about the opposite gender thread was amazingly funny and I have used it to become friends with a few girls.

Also became a better writer due to people requesting my stuff was out of the ordinary. Now my writing in creative writing is the best in the class. As I write everything in a Romantic (Big R, not little r.) style. I focus more on the feelings of a good character, and a kinda marry sue character.

Also I learned so many things like how to BLAME THE VICTIM, "The Imperium does advance like that of a slowed slug", Doombread is tastless, Ifstatement is a jerk, I am a Internet tough guy, I apparently play too much 40k due to this thread... http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/1290/219300.page#1222349

You forgot Chowderhead inviting people to DOOMFART.

That and a few other things.

shrike wrote:

LordofHats wrote:I learned that there are people on Dakka who can't appreciate the fun things in life.
...
Monty Python

...we must say "ni" to these people, and force them to cut down a tree with a herring.

I learned that The internet hates Monty Python?

LordofHats wrote:

nomsheep wrote:oh and there is at least one woman one the internet

Pics or it didn't happen

The internet is distrustful

Makarov wrote:

Henners91 wrote:Never *EVER* suggest anything is wrong with guns, anti-abortion campaigns, or overly-wasteful vehicles if members of a certain nationality are around...

Those damn North Koreans

I learned that We americans are easily noticed in a crowd- all about the mud gunz and dirt for us!

Da Boss wrote:Ha! Spot on, Manchu. What gets my goat is when people are advising taking demonstrably bad units because they have a chip on their shoulder about it.

No newbie should ever be advised to take Flash Gits for anything other than theme reasons.

I would Like to learn how to convince someone of this who belives flash gitz are better than lootaz O.0

Asherian Command wrote:I learned that women also have a tendency to shoot their father in the head with a bow and run away into the woods because he took her phone away.

Do not ask Cannerus or anyone for advice on women. Because sometimes they give you too much detail

That and Calmelden is a horrible city.

I learned the internet is convinced women dont exist on the internet.- and calmelden is horrable

I lEaRnEd ThAt PeOpLe ReALly HaTe ThIs

And most importantly I learned to love the little things in life.