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Il Palazzo

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Re: Stars! PBE
« Reply #150 on: September 19, 2009, 08:33:16 am »
"Wammalammadingdong" - best planet name ever.
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« Reply #151 on: September 19, 2009, 10:41:07 am »
Rofl. Best I ever saw was the planet named 'Wanker's Corner' and it was actually situated in a lonely corner of the universe.
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« Reply #152 on: September 19, 2009, 11:16:00 am »
It's a lot of fun in itself to see obscure references to various books/authors/movies/random stuff the game's creators put into planets' names.
Here's a couple from our galaxy, can you guess what are they referring to?
1.Klaupaucius(and Trurl)
2.Horselover Fat
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« Reply #153 on: September 19, 2009, 12:51:38 pm »
I have no clue, but with my internet search mastermind I'll try to find out now. :P


(aka first I'll wiki it, then I'll google it) :P


Are you a science fiction fan, by any chance? Because I've heard the planets are references, but really most of them are meaningless to me.
« Last Edit: September 19, 2009, 12:55:32 pm by Serefan »
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Il Palazzo

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« Reply #154 on: September 19, 2009, 01:13:31 pm »
Yeah, I'm a sf nerd. Still, not knowledgeable enough to spot more than just a few references.
Those two are pretty nerdy, though.
How about some incentive? Anyone guesses it right(without googling, you cheating bastards!) and I'll fling a mass packet of up to 1000kt (any composition) in the direction specified by the winner. As soon as I'll get a mass driver, that is.
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« Reply #155 on: September 19, 2009, 01:45:27 pm »
I've already looked it up, and the titles didn't ring a bell.
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« Reply #156 on: September 21, 2009, 09:45:04 am »
I definitely see some references that I recognize, though not Klaupaucius, Trurl, or Horselover Fat.

Also, Hello Doomducks.
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« Reply #157 on: September 21, 2009, 10:55:59 am »
Why hello thar Rysith.

AIM AT UR BAES KILLING UR DOODZ
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« Reply #158 on: September 21, 2009, 12:28:51 pm »
IIRC, horselover fat has to do with some author called philip, which is latin for something to do with horses. Lover and fat, no idea.
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« Reply #159 on: September 22, 2009, 11:30:22 pm »
Who are we waiting on?
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« Reply #160 on: September 25, 2009, 02:57:20 am »
bumps the thread hoping to get new turns to fall out.
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« Reply #161 on: September 25, 2009, 05:58:03 am »
Serefan, you're still alive?
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Quote from: Robert Donoghue and Fred Hicks
There are three things you must learn if you wish to defeat me, my young pupil. First, you must look within yourself and find your core of strength. Second, your mind and body must be in perfect unison. Third...
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Third, stop listening when you should be fighting.

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« Reply #162 on: September 25, 2009, 09:02:11 am »
Quote from: Shades on September 25, 2009, 02:57:20 am
bumps the thread hoping to get new turns to fall out.

As before, if we decide that Serefan is dead I'm happy to generate and distribute turns until he's back.
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Quote from: Warlord255 on November 07, 2008, 05:11:45 pm
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« Reply #163 on: September 27, 2009, 07:21:44 am »
Quote from: EagleV on September 21, 2009, 12:28:51 pm
IIRC, horselover fat has to do with some author called philip, which is latin for something to do with horses. Lover and fat, no idea.
Phillos=like/love, hippos=horse, Phillip means ~"horselover", so you were closer than you thought, althought the language in question is Greek.
Anyway, competition closed.
It was from Phillip K. Dick's(Fat in german) "Valis". The second one from S.Lem's "Cyberiad".

in other news, turn sent.
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Il Palazzo

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« Reply #164 on: October 07, 2009, 11:25:59 am »
is this the end?
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