Introduce yourself! AKA the "Say hello" thread

Discussion in 'General Discussion Forum' started by Brother None, Sep 4, 2003.

  1. Ancient Oldie

    Ancient Oldie Still Mildly Glowing

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    Aug 30, 2003
    Ahhh... so you're from the nether regions of Australia. Tell me, is it true that it's really dark and smelly down there?
     
  2. Sander

    Sander This ghoul has seen it all
    Staff Member Admin Orderite

    Jul 5, 2003
    No, he means the Netherlands. Lands of the nether.

    Oost West, Thuis Best is the Dutch saying meaning the same as "Home Sweet Home". ;)

    So, smar, where are you in this sweet little country? And why? ;)
     
  3. KurganFr

    KurganFr Look, Ma! Two Heads!

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    Sep 21, 2003
    Hi everyone!

    I'm a 19-year old guy of both French and English descent. I will start studying in February 2004 for a Degree in Computing & Multimedia in Australia 8) because I decided to go straight after three years of accountancy studies.

    I play the piano and the electric guitar, I've written a few songs. I read a lot and am a big fan of Terry Pratchett. I listen to music all day long, be it country, urban, metal, trance, rock, classical, flamenco, blues, or anything else that catches my fancy.

    I've played through Fallout & Fallout 2 a few times, but have yet to complete Tactics because I think that, despite some good ideas, it's turned out to be a dreadfully dreary slog of a game.

    Since I enjoy Games Workshop table-top strategy games (I hope this is not forbidden advertising on this forum), and particularly Necromunda which bears a passing resemblance to the universe of Fallout, I have started to design a strategy game inspired by those universes. I hope my computing studies will allow me to complete this project of a lifetime. :D
     
  4. bakedguy

    bakedguy First time out of the vault

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    Sep 23, 2003
    Hi... I really am new here. Uh... I like to smoke weed... and sometimes i play video games..... and... uh...... im really bored and this looked like fun. Did i mention i liked to smoke?
     
  5. Briosafreak

    Briosafreak Lived Through the Heat Death

    Dec 18, 2003
    Welcome guys, and KurganFr you can talk all of you want about any sort of games you like and respective companies, no problem there.
     
  6. Gruug

    Gruug Look, Ma! Two Heads!

    340
    Nov 7, 2003
    Interesting lot of people we have here.
     
  7. Kilus

    Kilus Not Australian Orderite

    May 3, 2003
    I am the Champion of the Order.

    I'm also a Viking, still new so I have done the old Rape, Pillage, Burn yet but once my longboat is finished watch out.

    I don't like Fallout 1 or 2 at all(they suck).
     
  8. SoNR

    SoNR It Wandered In From the Wastes

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    Apr 4, 2003
    Ok i've been around here for a while...haven't posted in a long time though...I'm from norway... I'm 16.... I like the original fallout games...nuff said..
     
  9. Loxley

    Loxley Water Chip? Been There, Done That

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    Apr 11, 2003
    Da vill du bli glad for å vite at sjefen på denne skuta hær heter odin og han er norsk.

    Hæn e du fra?
    Og eg e fra nord-trøndelag. men eg for øyeblikke i lofoten.
     
  10. SoNR

    SoNR It Wandered In From the Wastes

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    Apr 4, 2003
    Yes I know that odin is from norway... I'm from Sula, neighbouring county to ålesund...
     
  11. Odin

    Odin Carbon Dated and Proud
    Admin

    Apr 2, 2003
    Damn they are stalking me... :P
     
  12. Ozrat

    Ozrat Antediluvian as Feck
    Orderite

    Apr 2, 2003
    Hey bakedguy,

    *sigh* You just had to sign up with that name, didn't you? Hopefully you'll change your ways before you get banned from here :P

    Don't worry people, I know him from real life. Just haven't seen him for a couple of years, that's all. I thought perhaps we could share some laughter here, so just give this funny guy a chance, m'kay?
     
  13. KillaKilla

    KillaKilla Still Mildly Glowing

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    Aug 9, 2003
    Translation? To laymans English?

    Something about Odin from the norse country?
     
  14. Gruug

    Gruug Look, Ma! Two Heads!

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    Nov 7, 2003
    It's all just a conspiracy to stalk odin.
     
  15. Odin

    Odin Carbon Dated and Proud
    Admin

    Apr 2, 2003
    Killa: he only said that he was from a certain part of Norway and that I was from Norway, am I saying Norway alot in this sentence? Or have you all understood that I'm from Norway, he's from Norway, DAMN!...stopit!
     
  16. Gruug

    Gruug Look, Ma! Two Heads!

    340
    Nov 7, 2003
    Odin's avatar looks like gandalf.
     
  17. Stone-D

    Stone-D First time out of the vault

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    Sep 18, 2003
    Born, living in Indonesia. Educated & lived in the UK for 16 years.

    Amiga will always be my favourite platform.

    Win32 ASM is my fave language.

    I can honestly say that I have run over a spammer.

    bakedguy: I would guestimate that 70%-95% of all software ever made involved some weed smokers at some point in the development cycle.

    I think its an important step.
     
  18. Kilus

    Kilus Not Australian Orderite

    May 3, 2003
    It's a picture of Odin the god. Odin is god of magic and leader of the Norse pantheon and most importantly he is the father to THOR.

    As to why Gandalf looks like Odin Tolkien's work has heavily influenced by Norse mythology. Odin can be considered as sort of a base to Gandalf.

    Also Earth in Norse is called Midgard, which means middle earth or middle garden. Heaps of other stuff too.
     
  19. Odin

    Odin Carbon Dated and Proud
    Admin

    Apr 2, 2003
    Yup Kilus is right, actually that picture was taken from Funcom's project called Midgard (I think it was called) which was canned/put on hold..

    For more info on Odin, Clicky, Clicky
     
  20. Gruug

    Gruug Look, Ma! Two Heads!

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    Nov 7, 2003
    Pfft, you guys are trying to make it sound like I know nothing about Norse mythology. Pfffssshhht. If you look, my ~exact~ words were "Looks like", that does not mean that he doesn't look like anyone else. Sheesh.