Nerd Power!

[Trombonus]

No, Walt Disney's head was preserved and grafted to a giant mechanical spider that subsists on small Cuban children. Haven't you seen Robot Chicken?

lol, already went there VH

Robot Chicken post

 

[VandalHeart]

OK since we've all had alot of directions going I thought I would toss out something fun for we Nerds to partake of.

So here it is,

The Challenge of the Empress!


*fan fare flaires loudly and fades to silence*

Nerds, we have all seen examples that make our Nerd hearts swell with pride and fall in sorrow...so I ask this of you. Post a pic of either the one thing you think most represents Nerdkind to you, or that which is the lowest possible Nerd humiliation.

And anyone who participates and wants a handmade AV will get it.

Vandal's Top Ten Nerdiness List

#10 - 100 Thing's to Do as an Evil Overlord
An homage to almost every sci-fi, fantasy, and adventure story of modern media, this list was obviously compiled by a huge movie and book nerd. A must see for any and all Nerds.

#9 - The Three Sacred Items.
http://www.boswellsdiscountparty.com/Images/gag%20album/images/Nerd%20Kit_jpg.jpg
Not much explanation needed here, really, although the reason it's so low on the list is because I know and knew countless Nerds who never actually used any of those three things. It's just a stereotype for the most part, but they are great representations. Dr. Gregory House said it best: "Nonconformity; right... I can't remember the last time saw a twenty something kid with a tattoo of an Asian letter on his wrist. You are one wicked free thinker! You want to be a rebel; stop being cool. Wear a pocket protector like he does, and get a hair cut. Like the Asian kids that don't leave the library for a twenty hours stretch. They're the ones that don't care what you think."

#8 - The Wayward (or Closet) Nerd
Meaning, when they go from this:
http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/misc/pictures/nerds.jpg
to this:
http://www.americansplendormovie.com/photos/images/still10.jpg
Now, I couldn't actually find a picture of Ogre once he joined the Tri-Lambda fraternity, but you all remember it, I hope. Sooner or later, this kind of person realizes that they just can't stack up to the giant requirements of being "cool" and they discover their inner nerdiness. These individuals have touched on the great truth: there's a little Nerd in us all.

 

[VandalHeart]

#7 - The Breaking Point
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/Chazwozel/1153761574636dc6.jpg
You know what I mean. It's the point in every movie with a Nerd in it that the hero has had it. He's mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore. I'm guessing every person reading this post knows EXACTLY what I'm talking about.

#6 - The Ever-Elusive Dream Come True (male version here, sorry girls, but I think you can come up with your own equivalent)
http://www.pornogomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/heartnerds.jpg
I'm not sayin' Nerd chicks. I'm not sayin' (pseudo-)Asian chicks. I'm not sayin' rippin', smokin', bleedin' hot chick who wear shirts like that. I'm not sayin' little cuties without conventional beauy, but with heaps and heaps of heart and smart. I'm not even sayin' hot office workers that smile at you with that unassuming, kind, secretary who would never belittle your nerdiness because she is on the same side of the fence as you and would never break your heart just for the fun of doing it.
I'm not NOT sayin' any of those things, either, though.

#5 - Confrontation
http://asdfhj.com/wp-content/donkey.jpg
Admit it. We'd never do this to each other in real life. Few of us have the balls to get that confrontational, and we know that the filter of the computer screen is nigh unto the greatest shield of anonymity there is.

 

[VandalHeart]

#4 - Pasttimes
http://www.geneticanomaly.com/motivational/slides/gamers.jpg
'Nuff said. In case the image isn't showing, here's the link.

#3 - The Ever-Present Addiction
http://www.geneticanomaly.com/motivational/slides/caffeine.jpg
or, to be even more Nerdy,
http://www.energyfiend.com/wp-content/caffeine/jolt-cola.jpg
Just replace the Mt. Dew bottle with the Jolt cans, keep the same caption. There ya go. In case the first image isn't showing, here's the link.

#2 - Absurdist Humor.
Most of it is flash animation, but we get interested in some pretty obsure and mostly silly crap. From
http://www.buzzyworld.com/zim/archives/downloads/invaderzim_logo.jpg
to
http://www.nyder.com/cthulhu/graphics/hello_cthulhu2.gif
only we Nerds have the lack of caring what others think enough to actually get interested and amused by this stuff.

 

[VandalHeart]

AND FINALLY,

#1 - The Weapons of Choice
http://www.dsart.com/images/brain%201.jpg
http://www.dsart.com/images/brain%202.jpg
We wield them simultaneously, we have the most proficiency and expertise feats with them, they are the most powerful weapons in the world, and NO ONE CAN STOP US.

Thank you. Now, about that avatar....

 

[chronicle_tenko]

While I know it'll never happen, (at least in my youth, what little there is left of it, anyway) I'd like to see some Final Fantasy table-top games. The only problem would be picking out WHICH Final Fantasy to bend the aesthetics of the game to.

I think FFT or FFX would make really good Monopoly versions.

Original FF or FFT could make an okay Risk, although the rules would have to be completely redone.

FFT A&A would rock, in my opinion. You have two major factions, you could splinter it even more for truly outrageously big games, and the specialized units could easilly be translated. FFT-Advanced would make a good setting, too, but there's only one continent, so I dunno if that would work too well.

I think it would be ten kinds of awesome if someone released a Final Fantasy based collectible trading card game. Not necessarily M:tG, because the mechanics would mesh well, but something.

And of course, you all know I've been working on FF based D&D stuff. Someday I hope to sell something to SquareEnix so that they can liscence it through Wizards of the Coast, but that dream is so lofty it almost deserves to be laughed at.

You remember Triple Triad, I'd waste like 20 bucks a pack on a game like that.

 

[chronicle_tenko]

Since I can't figure out how to post the trailer itself.

I need new pants after this. God I've been waiting for this forever. And as a note to All GTA peopple, this is the Free Form game I've been waiting for. Less killing hookers for the 25 bucks I gave her, More cerebral thinking freeform movement and what looks to be one of the sweetest combat systems since Ninja Gaiden.

Assassin's Creed Trailer

Oh and read the webcomic too. If you don't already.

 

[CuVallen]

Anyone psyched about the new Pirates?

I'm seeing it thursday @ 8pm. then maybe again on friday.. not sure on that yet.

 

[papillon24]

Hey all

 

[lil_squirter]

Vandal...you get at least 2 AV's.


PM me with what you want them of and what you want on them for names.

 

[VandalHeart]

Thankies!

 

[VandalHeart]

You remember Triple Triad, I'd waste like 20 bucks a pack on a game like that.

Don't remember that one. Tell me about it.

 

[microbiology311]

Don't remember that one. Tell me about it.

I know its not a great intelligent conversation but for anyone who watches American Idol... WHAT THE FUCK was joe perry doing playing the guitar with SANJAYA! I have lost all respect for him and I love aerosmith.

 

[SpeX125]

I know its not a great intelligent conversation but for anyone who watches American Idol... WHAT THE FUCK was joe perry doing playing the guitar with SANJAYA! I have lost all respect for him and I love aerosmith.

I could never lose all respect for Joe Perry,I love Aerosmith,too much. They're hometown boys.
It has dropped a few pegs,though.

 

[snake0067]

I know its not a great intelligent conversation but for anyone who watches American Idol... WHAT THE FUCK was joe perry doing playing the guitar with SANJAYA! I have lost all respect for him and I love aerosmith.

Seems kinda silly to respect them at all, but then again I'm not a fan.

 

[Green_Machine]

Empress' Challenge Entry

I got both a high and a low. Both happen to be space themed as thats what I first thought up.

The high: Apollo 11 http://youtube.com/watch?v=csO9VTtrg5A

A bunch of nerds with an insane budget sent people to the moon. How much better could it get?

The low: Lost the Mars Climate Orbiter http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric.02/

Gotta love the groupthink that let that happen. Can anyone says "Oops"?

 

[lil_squirter]

I got both a high and a low. Both happen to be space themed as thats what I first thought up.

The high: Apollo 11 http://youtube.com/watch?v=csO9VTtrg5A

A bunch of nerds with an insane budget sent people to the moon. How much better could it get?

The low: Lost the Mars Climate Orbiter http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric.02/

Gotta love the groupthink that let that happen. Can anyone says "Oops"?

Nice!

PM me with what you want them of and what you want on them for names.

 

[VandalHeart]

I got both a high and a low. Both happen to be space themed as thats what I first thought up.

The high: Apollo 11 http://youtube.com/watch?v=csO9VTtrg5A

A bunch of nerds with an insane budget sent people to the moon. How much better could it get?

The low: Lost the Mars Climate Orbiter http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric.02/

Gotta love the groupthink that let that happen. Can anyone says "Oops"?

Good call.

 

[CuVallen]

FF tactics advance

is actualy set in the world of FF12

 

[SexyCleric]

I submit, for the challenge;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Derekthecleric/ShipScale.gif

I'm hoping it has enough resolution to make out...

Anyway, this is what it means to be a nerd.
Someone took painstaking amounts of time to correlate data from many different science fiction series, gather respective images, and compile them into one image.

Why go to this extreme level? Why bother wasting so much time merely to show the different size scales for these fictional ships?

Simply put, it was his passion.
THAT is what it means to be a nerd; to devote time, effort, and love into something that most people would find frivolous.

As for the nerd bad, I won't submit you all to the image, but Man Faye.
Man Faye is what happens when one's devotion becomes somewhat perverted.

 

[papillon24]

I submit, for the challenge;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Derekthecleric/ShipScale.gif

I'm hoping it has enough resolution to make out...

Anyway, this is what it means to be a nerd.
Someone took painstaking amounts of time to correlate data from many different science fiction series, gather respective images, and compile them into one image.

Why go to this extreme level? Why bother wasting so much time merely to show the different size scales for these fictional ships?

Simply put, it was his passion.
THAT is what it means to be a nerd; to devote time, effort, and love into something that most people would find frivolous.

As for the nerd bad, I won't submit you all to the image, but Man Faye.
Man Faye is what happens when one's devotion becomes somewhat perverted.

I've seen that somewhere and I think it is cool

 

[Lady Reiha]

*sits in the corner and watches quietly*

 

[papillon24]

*creep*..................*creep*..................*creep*...................*Pounces Reiha*

Gotcha

 

[Lady Reiha]

*creep*..................*creep*..................*creep*...................*Pounces Reiha*

Gotcha

Oh jeez! Pappy! oof!!!!

O_O *gives her kitty lickums*

is actualy set in the world of FF12

*nods*

 

[EndCredits]

So the Lost season finale makes me want new episodes. NOW.