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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 976 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Near my daughters, Lansdale PA Member No.: 6,668  |
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn2...20060327a5.html there are problems with high speed ferrys between Japan and korea hitting whales. BUT if you read the article, several people were injured when their boat was hit by a whale.
Japan is one of the few countries that openl;y supports whaling. |
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Mar 28 2006, 08:17 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 305 Joined: 2-March 03 Member No.: 4,188 |
I thought this would be a thread making fun of Snakes on a Plane!
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Mar 28 2006, 08:22 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
I just dare someone to make a small adventure session using snakes on a plane!
Of course there was that one adventure in amazonia where ye might pick up some paracritters that could get loose on yer flight back... |
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Mar 29 2006, 06:54 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 5-September 03 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 5,585 |
<Cough> Predator And Prey: Forbidden Fruit <Cough>
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Mar 29 2006, 07:02 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Snakes on a motherfucking plane. ~J |
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Mar 29 2006, 08:51 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
so, what's that about?
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Mar 29 2006, 10:20 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,598 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Hong Kong Member No.: 4,253 |
And I'll bet something like depressurizing the plane and putting all the passengers on O2 and waiting for the snakes to die would be too easy?
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Mar 29 2006, 03:07 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
Snakes on a plane is only a bad movie because Chuck Norris isn't in it.
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Mar 29 2006, 03:22 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Chuck Norris is in it. Who do you think plays the snakes?
~J |
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Mar 29 2006, 03:24 PM
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Horror Group: Members Posts: 5,322 Joined: 15-June 05 From: BumFuck, New Jersey Member No.: 7,445 |
But the snakes don't win, as I understand it. That clearly makes your statement a lie, Kage.
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Mar 29 2006, 03:31 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
See, that's where you're wrong. Just think about it, would Chuck Norris and Samuel L. Jackson ever be on opposite sides? Clearly ridiculous. There is only one possible conclusion.
~J |
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Mar 30 2006, 02:45 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
And that conclusion is that that is the single worst fucking excuse for a movie idea/plot/story/garbage that I've seen all year.
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Mar 30 2006, 02:50 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,507 Joined: 27-January 05 From: ...and I'm all out of bubblegum Member No.: 7,021 |
But you know that you're going to be there on opening night ;)
T,FTFY* *The first was more SLJ-esque, but the latter is probably what was added in the reshooting. |
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Mar 30 2006, 03:05 AM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I haven't been to an opening night for a movie in about a year and a half. Somehow I don't think this one's gonna break my streak. ;)
Seriously, what the effin crap is the deal? You have to have an IQ of 10 to enjoy movies these days. Plot holes so large you can drive trucks through them, acting that I regularly see my gaming group beat, pathetic excuses for stories and characters..... BAH! /rant |
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Mar 30 2006, 04:05 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 305 Joined: 2-March 03 Member No.: 4,188 |
Jeeezzzz, somebody totally threadjacked the opening intent of this post ...
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Mar 30 2006, 04:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 247 Joined: 28-November 04 Member No.: 6,852 |
There, fixed it for ya... ;) |
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Mar 30 2006, 06:16 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
No.
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Mar 30 2006, 09:24 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,000 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Halifax, Canada Member No.: 7,975 |
If I recall, the biggest problem with leviathans in the oceans is that they're liable to hit supertankers and cause a lot of corporate damage to shipping lanes. |
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Mar 30 2006, 03:08 PM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Where have Leviathans appeared? I know they're in the Earthdawn Dragons PDF and the SR4 core rules but other than that they are the most mysterious of all dragon races.
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Mar 30 2006, 03:26 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
I think Dranem is referring to the carnivorous whales that show up here:
Paranormal Animals of North America, pp.100-101; Critters, p.35. The Leviathan (SR4, pp.297-97) is a different creature (a dracoform). |
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Mar 30 2006, 04:35 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Ontari-airee-o Member No.: 1,115 |
Leviathan is another moniker for crocodile. Just like Behemoth is a Hippo. Old texts often refer to these beasts this way. Of course mythology and games spin this into new creatures. |
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Mar 30 2006, 06:00 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
There is more information on Sea Dragons/Leviathans, btw, in DotSW on p.176.
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Mar 30 2006, 06:18 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
Don't Leviathans have awesome maneuverability? Why the hell would they hit supertankers? They wouldn't do this out of environmental concern; that would just spill oil and stuff into the oceans. It doesn't make sense; and I'm sure even a dragon would appreciate the concept of live and let live under these circumstances.
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Mar 30 2006, 06:25 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
No idea. There's nothing I've seen about either creature doing anything with supertankers.
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Mar 30 2006, 06:27 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Depends on the creature.
Don't forget some creatures that can be territorial and attacking anything that comes into it's territory. For a leviathan, a supertanker is something large and intruding in its space, guess what it'll attack it. Especially if it's a predator, it won't be a fraid of many things if it's on top of the food chain. |
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