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Say Nothing posted:Giants are badass. To be fair, Bogues is only 5'3" ElGroucho posted:If you are a giant and manage not to get pressured in to playing basketball, that's really more bad rear end to me than being custom built for a sport. Sim Bhullar is the hilarious recent case off the top of my head. He's basically what happens if you magically made a goon not very into sports suddenly 7' 5". And he's not in the best shape... To add: Salvador Allende's heroic/infamous final day. The Persians and Romans had beef for a while, and to their credit, the Persians managed to pick off some pretty important Romans over the centuries...even capturing a Roman Emperor. This is Shapur's Triumph (of Hazing). Or, if you prefer, the Humiliation of Valerian. Emperor Valerian, captured after losing to the Sassanids in the Battle of Edessa. quote:Eutropius, writing between 364-378 CE, stated that Valerianus "was overthrown by Sapor king of Persia, and being soon after made prisoner, grew old in ignominious slavery among the Parthians.". An early Christian source, Lactantius, thought to be virulently anti-Persian, thanks to the occasional persecution of Christians by some Sasanian monarchs, maintained that for some time prior to his death Valerian was subjected to the greatest insults by his captors, such as being used as a human footstool by Shapur when mounting his horse. According to this version of events, after a long period of such treatment Valerian offered Shapur a huge ransom for his release. In reply, according to one version, Shapur was said to have forced Valerian to swallow molten gold (the other version of his death is almost the same but it says that Valerian was killed by being flayed alive) and then had the unfortunate Valerian skinned and his skin stuffed with straw and preserved as a trophy in the main Persian temple. It was further alleged that it was only after a later Persian defeat against Rome that his skin was given a cremation and burial.The captivity and death of Valerian has been frequently debated by historians without any definitive conclusion. 300 this! Saw it in person in the desert and snapped a pic of it, actually, it's pretty badass. Punkin Spunkin has a new favorite as of 20:50 on Oct 13, 2014 |
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What it looks like to be an eagle flying above Paris and coming in to land:
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TheFallenEvincar posted:A lot of those might just be a matter of contrast with the other player though, especially the WNBA one. This is kind of the quintessential one everyone knows: Most pictures of Manute Bol tend to look pretty creepy. I think it's because he's super skinny in addition to being super tall.
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Bolaji Badejo was a mere 7ft 2 inches tall.
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Its a Ningen! http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Ningen
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^ This guy is
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Although I know it's coming off the jump, and firing in midair. It almost looks like the recoil has propelled it backwards off the ground, as if the world was suddenly using a third-rate physics engine.
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a kitten posted:Although I know it's coming off the jump, and firing in midair. It almost looks like the recoil has propelled it backwards off the ground, as if the world was suddenly using a third-rate physics engine. Or that Battlefield 2 mod with the machinegun that had enough recoil that you could use it as a jetpack like in Cave Story. I also remember it having a sniper rifle that shot crates.
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Here's a photo of 58 year old Parliamentary sergeant-at-arms (which is a largely ceremonial role) Kevin Vickers returning to work today after he confronted and shot dead the Ottawa shooter. When Vickers heard the shots he immediately went to his office, retrieved his side arm and confronted the gunman. After the shooting he went back to his office to reload his gun in case there were other attackers on the premises and he then went and informed the Prime Minister “I engaged the suspect and the suspect is deceased." And then he turned up to work the next day as he had every day for the last 8 years. You can see the strain on his face. In the video he looks visibly shaken but he doesn't miss a fuckin' step.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Or that Battlefield 2 mod with the machinegun that had enough recoil that you could use it as a jetpack like in Cave Story. I also remember it having a sniper rifle that shot crates. That sounds fitting considering airdropped supply crates were the fear of snipers everywhere in that game.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Here's a photo of 58 year old Parliamentary sergeant-at-arms (which is a largely ceremonial role) Kevin Vickers returning to work today after he confronted and shot dead the Ottawa shooter. When Vickers heard the shots he immediately went to his office, retrieved his side arm and confronted the gunman. After the shooting he went back to his office to reload his gun in case there were other attackers on the premises and he then went and informed the Prime Minister “I engaged the suspect and the suspect is deceased." dude is already a badass for sure, but it would have been sweet if he just clobbered the dude with that giant gilded cudgel
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Radio Help posted:dude is already a badass for sure, but it would have been sweet if he just clobbered the dude with that giant gilded cudgel The People's Mace™ is reserved for strictly ceremonial purposes. And oh boy did the best part get left out. Here is an account of how Vickers took down this m'fucker. quote:Vickers — whose office is about six metres away from those doors, according to The Globe and Mail — reportedly grabbed his automatic pistol and ran toward the pillar, propping himself up against the opposite side.
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JoelJoel posted:The People's Mace™ is reserved for strictly ceremonial purposes. That's some real life John Wu poo poo right there.
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Crocuta posted:That's some real life John Wu poo poo right there. But on the real, a law enforcement agent with near 40 years of experience and never having to fire his gun, and then using it exactly how he needed to exactly when he needed to is extremely impressive.
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This guy is the best. Any good stories on him?
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# ? Oct 30, 2014 00:04 |
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If you haven't spotted the sniper by the time you've read this, you are already dead.
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Say Nothing posted:
Fat chance. He's not even aiming at me.
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Solice Kirsk posted:Fat chance. He's not even aiming at me.
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Say Nothing posted:Yeah, but the other two are.
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Say Nothing posted:Yeah, but the other two are. I see one for sure, and I think I see two, where is three? By one?
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Frostwerks posted:I see one for sure, and I think I see two, where is three? By one? I saw all five right away. I'm still alive
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# ? Oct 30, 2014 08:32 |
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Are you guys blind? there's at least 6 of them
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I can't spot the rock in that pile of snipers picture. Can someone red-circle it or something?
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Hellbeard posted:I can't spot the rock in that pile of snipers picture. Can someone red-circle it or something? Thats the only one's i can see.. I think there is the sniper and the spotter in the red circle .... Also i am an idiot i didn't read the exact words of your post before pressing enter.. Either way For anyone who can't see the sniper.. There is the sniper in the rocks
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Zyntherius posted:
That's just a rock shaped sniper.
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Say Nothing posted:Yeah, but the other two are. Clever girl...
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Is this from some sci-fi game or an actual Russian prototype tank design?
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Tracula posted:Is this from some sci-fi game or an actual Russian prototype tank design? I don't think a real tank design would have giant axe blades on the front. That's a bit gratuitous when you're already running something over with a tank.
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I saw them as some kind of ice breaker/plow.
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Clinton1011 posted:I saw them as some kind of ice breaker/plow. Yeah, this. And Russia has had some even crazier tank prototype tanks than that picture, hence the question.
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Tracula posted:Yeah, this. And Russia has had some even crazier tank prototype tanks than that picture, hence the question. After the resurgence of the orthodox church and homophobia they're mostly strapping heebie-gbs to the front of their tanks.
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Tracula posted:Is this from some sci-fi game or an actual Russian prototype tank design? It's concept art from Red Alert 2. E: Trying to find that tank that was like 3 T-34s attached front to back with three turrets and a katyusha rack on it now. Tiberius Thyben has a new favorite as of 00:50 on Nov 3, 2014 |
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syscall girl posted:After the resurgence of the orthodox church and homophobia they're mostly strapping heebie-gbs to the front of their tanks. Tiberius Thyben posted:Trying to find that tank that was like 3 T-34s attached front to back with three turrets and a katyusha rack on it now. Also found this clown car: Mr. Sunshine has a new favorite as of 23:11 on Nov 6, 2014 |
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