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Wait for the next release. I want usable mugs damn it!

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We can use the current one. I like the big trees and slightly smarter dorfs.

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I'll take .34.11 thanks. I want to know I'll get to kill things for sure.

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Total Members Voted: 77

[Mr Frog]

I wonder what the Romans thought the coolest language on Earth was.

[Splint]

Probably Latin. Or Greek. either or, they were the most common two if memory serves.

[Aseaheru]

not whatever the Chinese spoke then?
or the Egyptians?

[Splint]

The chinses spoke chinese. The ehyptians spoke whatever ancient egyptian consisted of.

But when you basically beat the shit out of the known world, you'll feel your language is the best.

[Aseaheru]

yes, i guess thats why we like only teaching english in america. even when our closest rivals speak french we dont teach it. or Mandarin.

[Splint]

There's three languages I'd like to learn for the hell of it, and one for possible business utility

Russian
German
Japanese
Chinese

ANYWAY I'd just like to apologize again for the lack of updates. I've been up 24 hours now and am fighting to stay away now.

[Jack Magnus]

Regardless of the reasoning behind it, Splint, I don't think anyone minds. Just the fact that you're still posting and talking to us tells us that you're still around, and picking away at it when you get the opportunity/urge to do so.

Besides, I doubt any of us can really set aside X amount of time for one specific game, every day - more so since it's DF (and your last update said something about a Spawn ambush on top of that) :p

Just take your time. I'm sure the rest of us will amuse ourselves in the meantime.

That being said, back to Minecraft for a bit. Started playing a mod I haven't used in quite a while - TerrafirmaCraft. Actually inspired by Dwarf Fortress, and I can see the resemblance in the increase in difficulty alone >.>

[Talvieno]

Talvieno! I need a tavli-ism for my next rose journal. Context: rose is talking to her about the odd history, trying to find out more about what's happened to the fort in the past.

Talvi-ism, eh? So now there's an official name for it? Sweet.
And context doesn't matter, honestly. Just throw in some nonsensical phrases that sound like they almost might have a meaning to them, and are obviously supposed to sound like proverbs of some type:

The birds in the sky may call their home the nest, but what is the sky to a peach tree?

If you want to run it by me before you post it, go right ahead.   (edit: be careful not to overdo it - if it's a short-ish conversation, you'll probably only need one.)

@Hanslanda: I noticed. Nomen Erat Iohannes means something akin to "my name is John," if I remember right... Haven't read the title of the middle one, and I have no clue what "fergit" could be. Furor was either anger or madness, can't remember which.

I wonder what the Romans thought the coolest language on Earth was.

I love how often this thread derails, and how everybody just goes along with it. Epic lulz to be had when it's Mr Frog doing it.
Closest rivals speak French?? And Chinese? The romans didn't even know China existed.    edit: Looked it up, I was wrong about the Romans. Huh. +1 to you.
I'd say Ancient Egyptian sounds like the most likely candidate.




Drat, ninja'd.

[Splint]

Indeed. The messed up part is we often go right back on the rails the second a proper update is posted.

[Aseaheru]

no, to the usa.
and i also meant neighboring nations.

and the romans did. its documented.

[Hanslanda]

There's Ancient Roman pottery made from American clay somewhere in South America I believe. I'll find the article, but it definitely suggests that the Romans were a bit more aware of the Americas than was believed.

Also, @Talvieno:
Nomen erat Iohanne: Name is John or my name is John, or whatever. I think the translator used an infinitive verb.
Iohanne valde periculosus: John is very dangerous
Iohanne fergit furor: John faces madness
Although, I liked the name Iohanne better cuz it looks fancy.

[Aseaheru]

well, evidence shows that the Mayans were heavily into using the sea.
and that Indonesians came from south america.
and that the Chinese were ALL over the pacific.
shall i go on?

[Splint]

I recall watching something that had evidence of The Vikings, Chinese and Jomon (I wanna say proto-japanese for some reason) all reaching the americas.

[Aseaheru]

well, ive seen evidence of vikings in upstate NY: ie, there trade goods.

[Splint]

Chinise have documentation from the guy in charge of the fleet.

They found pottery in south america consistant with jomon handiwork/style and it isn't really seen anywhere else besides Japan.

Besides that I have a tendedncy to look things up when i get bored. I foten find out things for no good reason.