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[RestosIII]

Battlemaster56, on 31 March 2017 - 10:56 AM, said:

Now I'm starving for snake now. I wonder how it taste?

NOOOOOOOOOOO. Sneks should be cherished, not eaten!

[Battlemaster56]

RestosIII, on 31 March 2017 - 10:57 AM, said:

NOOOOOOOOOOO. Sneks should be cherished, not eaten!

Well I could put sneks to the side for now, and go for some sushi...

[Jables McBarty]

Gentleman Reaper, on 15 March 2017 - 07:40 AM, said:

Both decals are pure gold, Cougar meme mech confirmed.

holy crap. I didn't get it until just now. After rereading this thread two weeks later.

[Metus regem]

Battlemaster56, on 31 March 2017 - 10:56 AM, said:

Now I'm starving for snake now. I wonder how it taste?

Like chicken.


Seriously though, it's a bit tough and game-y.... Not as good as alligator.... damn now I need to go down to Everglades Alligator Farm again and get some of those deep fried Alligator chunks.... damn those were good.

RestosIII, on 31 March 2017 - 10:54 AM, said:

Why would you do that to a poor, adorable snek?

Because I am a heartless monster.

[Bishop Steiner]

RestosIII, on 31 March 2017 - 10:34 AM, said:

People like to refer to snakes as "sneks" when they're adorable. Here are some examples.









Maybe because the Cougar is literally just a re-design of said Adder?

Yeah, that was my thought... everyone says it's going to be a worse Adder, so here's it's self esteem building sticker.. "I'm really just a cuter adder" sticker. At least, I guess. Took me a while to see any likely connections though, tbh.

Battlemaster56, on 31 March 2017 - 10:56 AM, said:

Now I'm starving for snake now. I wonder how it taste?

rattlesnake is quite good, depending on prep. Meat overall was not much different texture wise, than frog legs, IMO. I think the "chicken" comparisons are not terribly accurate, but probably just the closest "known" example people can come up with.

Metus regem, on 31 March 2017 - 11:42 AM, said:

Like chicken.


Seriously though, it's a bit tough and game-y.... Not as good as alligator.... damn now I need to go down to Everglades Alligator Farm again and get some of those deep fried Alligator chunks.... damn those were good.






Because I am a heartless monster.

try smoking a whole rattler. It's quite good.

[Jay Leon Hart]

You know, you're making me wish I had tried that python and alligator burger last year...

[Mole]

I've never had snake but I have had gator. It's kind of like a mix between chicken and fish in both flavor and texture. I would assume snake would be similar.

[Mcgral18]

Snazzy Dragon, on 15 March 2017 - 08:09 AM, said:

PGI pls

There's already Deckles for that

[Jables McBarty]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 March 2017 - 07:11 AM, said:

I'm actually more surprised one of the SJWs who seem to infest gaming circles (though not to the degree that boors and such do) hasn't started a "PGI is promoting repressive stereotypes" campaign.

Actually the concept of a MILF is quite empowering when you think about it: Female attractiveness isn't just restricted to childless young women.

[Mole]

I've always kinda wanted to date a Cougar woman, personally. Alas, I never got my wish, and am now too old to be properly Cougar'd.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Jables McBarty, on 31 March 2017 - 12:45 PM, said:

Actually the concept of a MILF is quite empowering when you think about it: Female attractiveness isn't just restricted to childless young women.

Usual 2-sided coin
If they find the person telling them they are a MILF attractive? Then it is flattering.
If they do not find them attractive? Then it is harassment.

People are weird

[Jables McBarty]

Jay Leon Hart, on 31 March 2017 - 12:49 PM, said:

Usual 2-sided coin
If they find the person telling them they are a MILF attractive? Then it is flattering.
If they do not find them attractive? Then it is harassment.

People are weird

Reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/-xPjsTyS4lY?t=1m37s

[AnimeFreak40K]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 March 2017 - 07:11 AM, said:

I'm actually more surprised one of the SJWs who seem to infest gaming circles (though not to the degree that boors and such do) hasn't started a "PGI is promoting repressive stereotypes" campaign. Especially the way people have shat themselves over the whole "whitewashing" thing for Iron Fist and Ghost in the Shell. Hell, the media has recently discovered the power of SJWing and used it to completely blow up Iron Fist (and probably GitS next) based entirely on their assumption of whitewashing, and nothing to do with actual quality (though Iron Fist was not Daredevil, it also was nowhere near as bad as the SJWs would have people believe.)

Doubly funny since the main character of one has always been a white dude, and even the original (revered) mangas and anime actually generally portrayed the major and batou as much more caucasian than asian... a relatively common occurrence in anime, actually, but OMG... for the new live action version to do the same... tsk tsk!)

Every GitS adaptation as been steaming piles of crap because either those making the adaptation had no frikkin' clue what the overall story/message was about and/or cut out some of the side-plots and stories for time that ended up adding a lot of nuance and detail to the overall plot and message.

The only exceptions are Stand Alone Complex and the GitS video game for the PS1 that was released in the 90's and that's ONLY because they had their own stories that took place independent of the manga such that they could be seen as events that happened before or after the primary story and events in the manga.

Frankly, I have a feeling that this GitS adaptation will be just as much of a steaming pile of crap as any of the Bay-Formers movies.

[LordNothing]

Bishop Steiner, on 31 March 2017 - 07:57 AM, said:

uh oh! triggered!

somehow it reminds me of my childhood.

[LordNothing]

Mole, on 31 March 2017 - 12:47 PM, said:

I've always kinda wanted to date a Cougar woman, personally. Alas, I never got my wish, and am now too old to be properly Cougar'd.

kinda was in a 4 year sex only relationship with an older woman that started when i was 19. those were fun days.

[LordNothing]

Jay Leon Hart, on 31 March 2017 - 12:49 PM, said:

Usual 2-sided coin
If they find the person telling them they are a MILF attractive? Then it is flattering.
If they do not find them attractive? Then it is harassment.

People are weird

pretty much this. sjw types dont want to be on equal footing, they want to be our superiors. of course if you want them to be in charge then you are a pervert. if you disagree with then you are an *******. if you agree with them then you have to put up for their demands for special treatment. its a loose loose no matter what. its just yet another way for humans to wall themselves off into ever smaller bubbles. this makes you prey for those in bigger bubbles.

Edited by LordNothing, 31 March 2017 - 01:37 PM.

[RestosIII]

LordNothing, on 31 March 2017 - 01:36 PM, said:

pretty much this. sjw types dont want to be on equal footing, they want to be our superiors. of course if you want them to be in charge then you are a pervert. if you disagree with then you are an *******. if you agree with them then you have to put up for their demands for special treatment. its a loose loose no matter what. its just yet another way for humans to wall themselves off into ever smaller bubbles. this makes you prey for those in bigger bubbles.

Meanwhile, I'm viewed as a SJW because I don't think transgender people are insane, perverted pedophiles that are a threat to everyone around them. Hooray.

[LordNothing]

RestosIII, on 31 March 2017 - 01:53 PM, said:

Meanwhile, I'm viewed as a SJW because I don't think transgender people are insane, perverted pedophiles that are a threat to everyone around them. Hooray.

are you saying i cant dress up like a girl because im schizo?

[Bishop Steiner]

Mole, on 31 March 2017 - 12:47 PM, said:

I've always kinda wanted to date a Cougar woman, personally. Alas, I never got my wish, and am now too old to be properly Cougar'd.

What, you got a thing against cougars with walkers? Ageism!

[Bishop Steiner]

AnimeFreak40K, on 31 March 2017 - 01:07 PM, said:

Every GitS adaptation as been steaming piles of crap because either those making the adaptation had no frikkin' clue what the overall story/message was about and/or cut out some of the side-plots and stories for time that ended up adding a lot of nuance and detail to the overall plot and message.

The only exceptions are Stand Alone Complex and the GitS video game for the PS1 that was released in the 90's and that's ONLY because they had their own stories that took place independent of the manga such that they could be seen as events that happened before or after the primary story and events in the manga.

Frankly, I have a feeling that this GitS adaptation will be just as much of a steaming pile of crap as any of the Bay-Formers movies.

Eh, personally I disliked SAC. Enjoyed the original Manga and the 95 anime, and pretty much have hated everything since. But found the SAC series to be very inconsistent, and the Tachikomatic Days thing was something more modern animes seem to revel in, but I generally hate (well the entire, "cute animal/robot sidekick trope, period, that anime is so damn fond of).

As for Bayformer level? It's possible, but that kind of bad takes effort. And even if it's middle of the pack in quality, that would be miles above any Bayformer film (past the first, which I found oddly decent, overall, but judging by the sequels must have been by accident). And I still would put money up that half the maistream reviewer hate (since the other half seem to like it) is based on the perception of whitewishing, since the only understanding of the deeper concepts of GitS most will have is what they read of Wikipedia. Similar to the idjits who complained about Iron Fist and pointed out that "there were other iron fists, even in canon they could have use"... ignoring the fact that THE Iron Fist that everyone knows (well those who know him at all) is Danny Rand, lost white boy.

And even if the Whitewashing IS a thing with it (which again, with anime, is a much harder charge to lodge, since the creators of anime frequently whitewashed their OWN series), that should not be used as a complaint or knock on the merits of the film itself from an entertainment stand point. Many of the GREAT films of the past, were very culturally insensitive (Sir Alec Guinness as Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia?), but still great films.

So all I am saying is I prefer to judge the entertainment quality, integrity to the canon (on IP products) and then things like cultural sensitivity on separate scales. Hell, I give Burzum credit for making some masterful Black Metal and Dark ambient music... despite being a stomach turning, disgusting national socialistic racist pig. So I won't personally support him by buying his music.

And from that standpoint, anyone who strongly feels GitS has a whitewashing issue (which I am a little more ambivalent toward because of points mentioned in my first post on the subject), I am totally fine with them boycotting it on principle, conscience, etc. But a review made on the quality of the film that is skewed because of that, is inherently dishonest, and I feel that SJW mentality very much was used as a tool to attempt to deep six viewership of Iron Fist (and possibly GitS), which carried a hugely negative set of reviews from Critics (almost universally far left in nature) and yet holds a decent rating and reviews from actual tv watchers.

But in recent years, Media has started to be prety full of themselves and drunk on the "power of perception" they have through social media. And apparently they haven't learned how it can backfire, like what happened on Nov 11, 2016.