I should be around SOCL!

Woo! Maybe we'll actually get so drunk we put traffic cones on our heads whilst being talk to be police.

 

Maybe not...

Maybe we could get a massive group-skype thing with all of the members! Mad and I managed it, and anyone who has a microphone can join in- my screen name on skype is the same as it is here- DarthTofu.

Why so complicated?? There´s still the community chatroom http://www.swrebellion.com/modules.php?name=Chat

 

With Skype we get to hear eachother's voices. Plus skype is free. And pretty darn cool, IMHO.

@Tofu: The Swiss currency is the Switzerland Franc.

 

@Rob: You want Jenna Jameson at your party!!!! If you succeed please post pics.

 

@The Londoners: We have to talk about this more throughly later in the year.

With Skype we get to hear eachother's voices. Plus skype is free. And pretty darn cool, IMHO.

I know, but some of you (eg. SOCL ) seem to don´t know how it exactly works. The chatroom is also for free and easy to use at every time. Another thing we could do is use a Teamspeak-Server where we just have to log in without trying to build a group-chat or something else.

 

I don´t want to write down my skype nick here. But if someone with a name which has the "Eagle" in it want´s to add you, don´t worry, that´s just me.

 

@SOCL

Wait! Isn´t your new avatar from the old japanese "Star Blazers"-catoon? I loved these when I was a child.

My Skype nick is themad78.

I know, but some of you (eg. SOCL ) seem to don´t know how it exactly works.

 

@SOCL

Wait! Isn´t your new avatar from the old japanese "Star Blazers"-catoon? I loved these when I was a child.

Well, it is from a Japanese cartoon/anime, but not from Star Blazers. The character is Amuro Ray from Yoshiyuki Tomino's Mobile Suit Gundam. The picture is specifically from something called Gundam EVOLVE, a CGI-based retelling of various scenes from many of the anime which fall under the Gundam universe, specifically a retelling of Char's Counterattack, a movie. Information is on Wikipedia, if you're interested.

These anime-characters just look all the same! "Star Blazers" is an anime series of the early 70s. George Lucas stole a lot of it, not just a part of the main title (Star Blazers/Star Wars). There are huge carriers, which also look like fleets of WWII, like the Star Destroyers, and there´s even a R2-like Droid. The name of the enemy is the "Galactic Empire" and there are antigrav-vehicles like Luke´s old Speeder. You can watch it here if you like to.

These anime-characters just look all the same! "Star Blazers" is an anime series of the early 70s. George Lucas stole a lot of it, not just a part of the main title (Star Blazers/Star Wars). There are huge carriers, which also look like fleets of WWII, like the Star Destroyers, and there´s even a R2-like Droid. The name of the enemy is the "Galactic Empire" and there are antigrav-vehicles like Luke´s old Speeder. You can watch it here if you like to.

Isn't this series also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes? At least, the whole Galactic Empire concept and such sounds very much like it... I think that most scifi anime from the 1970s basically revolves around the same basic theme about war and such, reflecting the Japan's dealing with its past in having surrendered in World War II...

Isn't this series also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes?

I have no idea SOCL. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/konfus/a015.gif Japanese anime series weren´t much shown in the german television of the 70s. There was just Star Blazers and Captain Future. And I saw Star Blazers on the italian swiss television, not in the german language of course. But it was nevertheless cool to watch.

You know you're in a good place when...

 

Grown men are discussing cartoons, and some of them aren't looking back very far in their lives to remember watching them at all.

Wow. I've never seen Star Blazers before. Heard of it yes but never actually watched any of it before now.

 

The animation leaves a little bit to be desired but then all of the series from that era are like that.

 

*Googles 'Space Battleship' *

"Dammit, I keep ending up with links to this old anime. What's the deal!?"

Well, Def, don´t forget that it was made in the early 70s, about ´73/´74 I guess. I´ve found the official site of Star Blazers where you can watch a hole bunch of online-comics and which has lots of links where you can find more stuff like video-clips and much more.

 

I guess we shall stay on topic yet. Maybe we can make a new thread about that.

Who can get to London this July?

Me!

 

It's only 15-20 mins on the train to Victoria.

Me!

 

It's only 15-20 mins on the train to Victoria.

 

Really?!? Woo!

 

*Catches train to Victoria ... 1 hour later* Wait ... wrong country

 

Well with that stupity (Sorry Tofu, nothing of you level ... yet) I'll place a vote for Victoria ... Australia that is. Why? Well, Melbourne was voted the most "liveable city" last year and the year before (God knows what ).

But, truth be told, I'm too bloody lazy to leave the country!

So, come down under all ... ah, we'll throw a prawn on the barby for you, put some more VB's in the esky and ride our kangaroos to greet you .. what other stereotypes are there?

What's a VB?

[what other stereotypes are there?

 

What about the chazwazzles? And does the government really kick people in the arse with a giant boot as punishment?

What's a VB?

Victoria B[b/]itter. An australian beer which happens to be one of the best. Very hard to find outside of the island.

Arent' Castlemaine and XXXX Aussie beers? (Shows how much i drink!)

 

Actually, you Aussies make some pretty good wine these days.

Arent' Castlemaine and XXXX Aussie beers? (Shows how much i drink!)

 

Actually, you Aussies make some pretty good wine these days.

Best white wine I've ever had came from the Land Downunder.

Well, Melbourne was voted the most "liveable city" last year and the year before (God knows what ).

 

Don't be silly, Melbourne is a county in Florida near where I live. Hey, there's a good spot... Let's name all of the places in our differant areas with the same names so that we can all agree to meet at least one person at one of them, and then pretend like we did... Or not. (It's a joke, guys. I'm not being serious in any way shape or form. If you needed me to tell you that it's more a testament to your intellect than to mine)

Edited January 7, 200719 yr by DarthTofu

Don't be silly, Melbourne is a county in Florida near where I live.

 

Right, and Ontario is near Los Angeles... oh wait it is.

 

Seriously I could never afford a ticket to get to London.

With dialysis 3 times a week I cant go far from home guys. Too bad as I want to get to meet Jahled and Zoot in person. - Paul

One day we shall come to you GMC.

*Catches train to Victoria ... 1 hour later* Wait ... wrong country

 

Victoria ... Australia that is.

(** after driving for an hour in my pickup on the local highway **) "Well, where the heck is everyone? This is Victoria ... Texas that is. Dang nabbit, another wild goose chase "

 

Anyone else go to the wrong "Victoria"

 

 

Well, Melbourne was voted the most "liveable city" last year and the year before (God knows what ).

Don't be silly, Melbourne is a county in Florida near where I live.

It's also a little town near the Ohio River in Kentucka (Kentucky that is, without the Texan drawl ).