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If my memory is serving me correctly, California has a problem with people stealing palm trees and cacti - literally poaching them from either public places or private property. The plant law could be covering that.
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Yvonmukluk posted:I think your theory is mostly correct, but that she bought the clock as a souvenir in Paris (where it was set to local time) and hadn't set it to Japanifornian time yet. I mean Rodin is a french sculptor. Maybe she got it at the Louvre. Why would you take a clock on holiday with you? I thought of that, but rejected that theory because the clock appears to speak English, not French -- which made me think she got it in America and took it to France with her. Though why she'd take a heavy thing like that when you only get so much baggage weight allowance on planes is, well, kind of silly. Maybe it had sentimental value to her? At any rate, it's not out of the question that the a kitschy statue-clock made for tourists would speak English rather than French, so your theory has merit. It's just a matter of which of two slightly-implausible things happened: either she bought a speaking clock in France but it speaks English, or else she took a heavy object with her on the plane even though it would mean she'd have less luggage allowance for necessary stuff like clothing.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 02:31 |
citybeatnik posted:If my memory is serving me correctly, California has a problem with people stealing palm trees and cacti - literally poaching them from either public places or private property. The plant law could be covering that. ...Who the gently caress steals a cactus? And nice to see this getting a proper start. Here's to hoping you won't burn out.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 03:26 |
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I've been building up a real solid backlog pretty steadily, so I'm confident.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 03:38 |
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Regalingualius posted:...Who the gently caress steals a cactus? Sequoia cacti can fetch a high price from landscape folks trying to add value to the properties they're trying to flip, same as palm trees. Hell, palm trees can fetch more and cities like LA planted them in the 50s as a marketing and beautification project so you can just roll up and steal them and pocket ten large. 99% Invisible has an episode devoted to it if i remember right. Also, some of the dumber laws out there (such as the one where if two trains are running towards one another on the same track, they both have to stop to let tye other pass) were typically tacked on to legislative bills to make people not want to vote for the rest of it. The common refrain was "no, that's stupid we're passing this thjng", so they're on the books but never enforced.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 04:45 |
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Regalingualius posted:...Who the gently caress steals a cactus?
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 04:49 |
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People steal the weirdest poo poo. We had someone break into my grandma's car and steal her ashtray.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 06:18 |
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I once had someone steal a greek textbook out of my backpack. They left the backpack and everything else, just took that one intro textbook. It was inexplicable.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 06:21 |
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Textbooks are a common target for theft, actually; while not very portable, it's pretty easy to get away with snagging one and hiding it in plain sight on the average campus, and a LOT of less scrupulous textbook dealers don't even blink at someone dropping several hundred dollars of coursebooks in their lap while accepting steep markdown in order to get paid in cash.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 07:33 |
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While we're still on the subject of random stuff being stolen, I once ordered a number of tennis shoe key-chains online for an art project. The envelope package arrived torn in half, attached from a note from the post office saying that the package arrived like that. So I have to assume that someone really wanted those key-chains for whatever reason. But back to subject on the LP, it's looking very promising so far and I'm enjoying the side commentary as well.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 08:06 |
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citybeatnik posted:Sequoia cacti I think you mean Saguaro. Aren't they generally only found in Arizona and Mexico anyway?
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Green Intern posted:I think you mean Saguaro. Aren't they generally only found in Arizona and Mexico anyway? That's the one. Combination of phone and drunk posting. I -think- what I was getting at with them is that they're used in decorative landscaping in California, only to have people roll up and steal them again. But I think I was primarily thinking of them doing that to the palm trees.
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# ? Mar 13, 2016 17:28 |
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I love that he's basically reduced to demanding why a clock might be set to the wrong time. Clocks can be set to whatever time you want, man.
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 02:08 |
Yup. It's the first case of the entire series, and we're already dealing with the real culprit in danger of getting off on the flimsiest reasons.
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 02:39 |
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Not related to the question at hand, but for the benefit of anyone else who's bad with puns: we have a witness called Frank Sahwit.
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 07:47 |
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Glazius posted:I love that he's basically reduced to demanding why a clock might be set to the wrong time. Clocks can be set to whatever time you want, man. It's especially bullshit because that's evidence. He's either accusing the police or himself of manipulating it, since from his testimony nobody entered the apartment after the murder. "Oh no the evil lawyer infiltrated the police department Metal Gear style and changed the clock's settings" Omobono fucked around with this message at 08:11 on Mar 14, 2016 |
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Does no one is Japanifornia dust for fingerprints on murder weapons?
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 14:24 |
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Ah, the first of many, many wonderful breakdowns.
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 14:32 |
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paragon1 posted:Does no one is Japanifornia dust for fingerprints on murder weapons? The culprit was wearing gloves.
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Mraagvpeine posted:The culprit was wearing gloves. So he was.
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# ? Mar 14, 2016 15:59 |
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theshim posted:Ah, the first of many, many wonderful breakdowns. Really, all of Phoenix Wright is a testimony to how much you can do with text-beeps, screen-shaking, and some really, really good music and writing. The breakdowns are always amazing, and form an excellent peak to the crescendo the music gives you as you realize "I've got you now, you little poo poo". That's why I rarely have a problem with the trial continuing for the flimsiest of reasons, because I know that it's just going to make the next breakdown even more severe, and even more enjoyable.
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theshim posted:Ah, the first of many, many wonderful breakdowns. And they never, ever, get old. There are obviously better and worse ones, but even the absolute worst one is a simply magical moment. is what I'm saying.
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# ? Mar 15, 2016 11:11 |
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Hey op, this seems like a cool lp and I'm looking forward to seeing what the deal is with these games. However, that first page is really image heavy and my browser kept choking up as I scrolled through all the gifs. Maybe only animate them when something interesting happens?
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# ? Mar 15, 2016 12:33 |
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I'll see if I can do anything about that. Part of it, of ocurse, is that we got three whole updates on that page.
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# ? Mar 15, 2016 17:05 |
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I feel like the animation is sort of important to the game, so I'd rather keep the animation how it is and spread out the updates to only 1-2 per page?
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# ? Mar 15, 2016 19:58 |
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If you're using Firefox, turn off smooth scrolling. That helps for both gifs and less animated pictures, I've found.
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# ? Mar 15, 2016 23:08 |
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Case 1 - the First Turnabout Part 4 We left off about to seal Frank Sahwit's fate. : As we all know, the time difference between here and Paris is nine hours! When it's 4:00 PM here, it's 1:00 AM the next day there. : The clock wasn't three hours slow, it was nine hours fast! : That's why the time you heard when you struck her dead in her apartment was wrong! : O-order! Order, I say! There is a brief fade to black. : Well... This case has certainly turned out differently than we all expected. : Mr. Payne... your client? : He... er... he was arrested and has been taken away, Your Honor. : Very well. : Mr. Wright? : Yes, Your Honor. : I have to say, I'm impressed. I don't think I've ever seen someone complete a defense so quickly... and find the true culprit at the same time! : Thank you, Your Honor. : At this point, this is only a formality, but... This court finds the defendant, Mr. Larry Butz... : And with that... The court is adjourned. Fade to black. : It turns out that Frank Sahwit was a common burglar! He posed as a newspaper salesman to check and see when people were out of the house! That day... : After he left, Mr. Sahwit let himself in to do his dirty work! : Flustered, Mr. Sahwit grabbed the nearest blunt object he could find... : Wright! Good job in there! Congratulations! : Th-thanks, Chief. I owe it all to you. : Not at all, not at all! You fought your own battles in there. It's been a while since I've seen a trial end on such a satisfying note! : (I've never seen the chief looking this happy... If she's this glad, imagine how Larry must feel!) : Larry! You're supposed to be happy! What's wrong now!? : Aww, Nick... : Don't worry 'bout me! I'll be dead and gone soon! : Good! Wait, no! I mean... Bad! Bad bad bad! Larry, you're innocent! The case is closed. : ... But... but my Cindy-windy's gone, man! Gone forever! : (Larry, she was a... Nah... Never mind...) : H-Harry...? : Yes, you! I can practically see the headlines now: "Harry Butz, Innocent!" : I won't forget this, ever! Let's celebrate! Dinner? Movie? My treat! : Oh, no, I couldn't. : (Hey, I was the one who got you off the hook!) : Oh, hey! : A present? For me? Wait... Wasn't this the evidence that... : Actually, I made this clock for her! I made one for her and one for me. : R-really? You? You made this? ... : Well, thank you. I'll keep it as a memento. : Can you believe it? I was so into that chick... And... and she was just playing me for a fool! : Doesn't that make you wanna just cry? *sob* : Larry... : ... : Are you sure? : Ex-squeeze me? : I think she thought quite a lot of you, in her own way. : Nah, you don't gotta sympathize with me, 'sokay. : Oh, I'm not just sympathizing, really. : Isn't that right, Wright? Don't you have something to show your friend? Something that proves how she felt about him? : H-huh? Oh, yeah, right! : Huh...? Where'd you get that clock? : This is the clock you made for her, Larry! She took it with her when she traveled. : Hmm, she probably just needed a clock, that's all. : You think so? It's a pretty heavy clock to take traveling. : ... : Well, make of it what you will. : ... Hey, Nick. : I'm glad I asked you to be my lawyer. : Really, I am. Thanks. : (Hope that made him feel a little better...) : I hope you see the importance of evidence now. Also, hopefully you realize, things change depending on how you look at them. People, too. We never really know if our clients are guilty or innocent. All we can do is believe in them. And in order to believe in them, you have to believe in yourself. Wright... Listen. Learn. Grow strong. Never let go of what you believe in. Never. : Yeah, I guess so! : Say, how about dinner. On me? We'll drink a toast to innocent Butz! : Yeah! : Oh, speaking of Harry... : You were saying part of why you became a lawyer was because of him. : Er, yeah. Part, at least. : You'll have to tell me more about it sometime! Maybe... over drinks? : Larry slapped me on the back and said, "Gee, Nick, it's good to have friends!" But I'm pretty sure he's not going to pay me. Unless you count the clock he gave Mia. ... I didn't know it then... but that clock was soon going to be at the center of another incident. And my promise to tell the chief about me and Larry... would be one promise that I wouldn't be able to keep. Next time: Turnabout Sisters California Penal Code, subsections 844-45 posted:To make an arrest, a private person, if the offense is a felony, and in all cases a peace officer, may break open the door or window of the house in which the person to be arrested is, or in which they have reasonable grounds for believing the person to be, after having demanded admittance and explained the purpose for which admittance is desired.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 20:00 |
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Cornered is basically the best.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 20:06 |
I gotta admit, this does feel like a good first case to break people into the series. Aside from the introduction scene and general tutorial stuff, it doesn't hold your hand much in order to let you puzzle out the solution for yourself. Which makes those scenes where you've got the culprit on the ropes all the sweeter.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 20:15 |
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Ohhh, it was the victim's passport. I thought it was Larry's, that she was using it to keep track of his time to speak to him. Yeah, that's a nice first case. And an innocent verdict, finding the killer, having a toupee thrown at you, and seeing the killer froth at the mouth like he just took TV cyanide - if that's where the escalation starts, then I'm definitely eager for more. Just how deep is this rabbit hole?
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Night10194 posted:Cornered is basically the best. It also gave us, quite frankly, the best Smooth McGroove cover he's done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALhAXtFR1LM
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 20:44 |
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WFGuy posted:Ohhh, it was the victim's passport. I thought it was Larry's, that she was using it to keep track of his time to speak to him. It's kind of the best.
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WFGuy posted:Ohhh, it was the victim's passport. I thought it was Larry's, that she was using it to keep track of his time to speak to him. The start of the second case is what initially hooked me on the series. Stay strapped in for this ride.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 21:54 |
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Oh hey, the clock wasn't a souvenir from France.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 22:19 |
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WFGuy posted:Ohhh, it was the victim's passport. I thought it was Larry's, that she was using it to keep track of his time to speak to him. Deep.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 22:23 |
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So do you guys think Japanifornian courts hire a person specifically for throwing the confetti or they just hand it out to the audience?
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 23:39 |
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WFGuy posted:Ohhh, it was the victim's passport. I thought it was Larry's, that she was using it to keep track of his time to speak to him. We have such sights to show you. We're still missing the best characters too ( E: list of best characters so far, in no particular order Nick Mia The Judge Larry Payne Omobono fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Mar 16, 2016 |
# ? Mar 16, 2016 23:44 |
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There's actually one person who does the confetti. It's his hobby. This is canon.
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# ? Mar 16, 2016 23:48 |
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Zero Suit Ridley posted:There's actually one person who does the confetti. It's his hobby. I thought you were making this up until I looked it up just now I've played through the original trilogy so I won't be speculating with y'all. I love this series, and I'm looking forward to following this LP for some time to come.
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