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Departments => Movies and TV => Topic started by: House of Mustard on August 24, 2004, 07:33:24 PM

Title: Star Destroyers
Post by: House of Mustard on August 24, 2004, 07:33:24 PM
So I've been thinking:  Does that name mean: 1) the spaceships destroy the stars? or 2) they're like modern-day Destroyers (the ships that chase submarines) and they fly around in the stars?
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Entsuropi on August 24, 2004, 07:41:14 PM
I think they sound cool.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 24, 2004, 09:03:50 PM
it's a reference to really bad movies that end careers for famous actors


seriously, given that they can't actually destroy stars....
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Slant on August 24, 2004, 11:35:15 PM
Well, you know how a starship is a ship that travels the stars?  A star destroyer is a destroyer (eg: a heavy military vessel) that travels the stars.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: JP Dogberry on August 25, 2004, 02:04:15 AM
They were based on technology invented in the sixteen war against hollywood.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Spriggan on August 25, 2004, 03:44:33 AM
Speak of the devil.  Today's PA has just such ships in it.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20040825l.jpg

Though it dosen't answer any of Mustard's questions.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Fellfrosch on August 25, 2004, 04:26:19 AM
Wow, that whole business with the account bannings is fascinating.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Spriggan on August 25, 2004, 04:58:20 AM
it is actualy.  SOE is kinda stuck inbetween a rock and a hardplace on that one.  But I think the better way would to be just delete all the cash.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Entsuropi on August 25, 2004, 12:21:36 PM
The thing is, Star Destroyers are actually the big boys of the star wars universe. Until the Mon Cal 90 came along. So why they are given the names of light escort vessels, other than cool name, is beyond me.

I vote in favour of something.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: House of Mustard on August 25, 2004, 12:24:14 PM
I vote in favor of using American spellings.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: JP Dogberry on August 26, 2004, 03:08:07 AM
I vote in favour of fire.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 26, 2004, 07:21:27 AM
I vote in favor of both the above: the burning of those who insist on using the vestigal "u"
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on August 26, 2004, 10:01:55 PM
Ok, I have to do this.

I voute.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Fellfrosch on August 27, 2004, 02:56:53 AM
But if I had to vote twice...I think that for destruction ice is also great, and would suffice.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 27, 2004, 07:29:06 AM
yes ice is nice, and will suffice, if you eat rice, or are named Brice, in a trice.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: JP Dogberry on August 27, 2004, 09:09:32 AM
The solution is still fire.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: House of Mustard on August 27, 2004, 11:11:03 AM
I take offense at that.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 27, 2004, 11:31:27 AM
Flame wars. Heh.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: House of Mustard on August 27, 2004, 11:38:52 AM
I take offense at that, too.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 27, 2004, 11:49:16 AM
I just take offense from you. any time I can.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: House of Mustard on August 27, 2004, 11:59:23 AM
I'm offended that you don't seem to be taking my offense seriously.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 27, 2004, 12:16:58 PM
That's kind of the point
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: House of Mustard on August 27, 2004, 12:20:21 PM
Well, man, I'm just getting offended left and right.  Perhaps I'll threaten to leave the boards, since I can see no one wuvs me.

*Curls up in the corner and cries.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Archon on August 27, 2004, 03:27:39 PM
     Now now cheer up Mustard, I am willing to bet that nobody has ever "wuvved you" so you shouldn't let it get you down now. By the way I have been known to disguise insults as consolation.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: JP Dogberry on August 27, 2004, 08:23:45 PM
Can't curl up in the corner - Platform wars is still hanging around down there, for whatever reason. Best add fire.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Fellfrosch on August 28, 2004, 12:54:18 AM
Don't tell me you guys got the Bugs Bunny allusion and missed the Robert Frost? I suppose I should expect that from you plebeians.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 28, 2004, 12:54:21 PM
rabbit season!
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 28, 2004, 12:55:40 PM
Poet season!
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Archon on August 28, 2004, 01:05:29 PM
     The only thing is that the poets can shoot back. By the time you counted up the bodies, the hunting wouldnt be worth it.
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 29, 2004, 11:55:58 PM
have you read a lot of poetry...?

Because even if you killed a handful of poets, it'd be worth it...
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Archon on August 30, 2004, 12:13:12 AM
      A decent amount yes, and I disagree. If you actually look you should be able to find whatever you want, violent poetry, happy poetry, free verse, or rhyming.  Oh and also I think the comment about poet season was directed towards me and the people that posted in poetry and such. And I meant the bodies of the hunters. First person to come through my door dies. Bang!
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on August 30, 2004, 01:27:58 AM
thats why we rigged your house to explode!

(and I generally like poetry, but poets are worth more dead than alive)
Title: Re: Star Destroyers
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on August 30, 2004, 09:27:04 AM
a) I was playing on the Bugs Bunny reference AND the earlier Robert Frost allusion. YOu DID know he was a poet, right? I was staying in context and not even thinking about bad teenage poetry. But now that you mention it....

b) Stop taking things so personally, and you'll get along on the board much better. Learn to recognize when people, like myself or Jeffe are just joking around. No one is advocating the actual murder of anyone, poet or not.

c) Ninja Monkeys don't come through the door. You're unlikely to stop them.