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GrandmaParty posted:Oh come on you gotta explain why Carl Everett was in the dinosaur forest. It's great. "Because he's a creationist" is new to me, though, although maybe I missed something
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GrandmaParty posted:I grew up in Plano. It sucks I have a friend who moved there in middle school, and she concurs, vehemently. Also, mods, plz change my name to WeedDemon420 kthx.
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iospace posted:Goons giving Trout a nickname is probably one of the best things to come out of SA as a whole. And it was a good name for a good player too  Also Grapplejack posted:Lmao where the gently caress is this going This is the best game (after the bugs are fixed, of course) 
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Jun 27, 2019 20:50
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poo poo. I was thinking of Mookie Wilson. Not Carl Everett
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the mookie wilson dinosaurs connection is of course unfortunately, that's not actually a real quote. https://www.mlb.com/cut4/heres-the-full-article-that-viral-mookie-wilson-quote-is-from-and-by-the-way-its-fake/c-232173092
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Jun 27, 2019 21:07
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Holy poo poo, THAT is how the Millville Meteor nickname came about? I'd always liked that nickname and wonder who coined it!
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TheFlyingLlama posted:unfortunately, that's not actually a real quote. It's still the greatest motivational quote of all time.
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Jun 27, 2019 21:17
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That thing with Carl Everett in the dinosaur forest feels like I should've seen it coming, and now I'm disappointed that I missed it.
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Jun 28, 2019 00:27
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TheMcD posted:
 I've said it before but the dialogue in this game is great.TheMcD posted:
Do we get a different line here if we're named Erdrick from the start?
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Ayndin posted:Do we get a different line here if we're named Erdrick from the start? Nope. The check what your name is is only made directly after entering the church, and makes no distinction for when you entered that name. In other news, surprising exactly nobody, Mike Trout is an All-Star again.
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In no surprise, Mike Trout is once again on pace for one of the best seasons in baseball history as we approach the half way point. Through his first seven full seasons, he's had four of the top 100 seasons in Wins Above Replacement for a non-pitcher. He was actually not quite as good as Mookie Betts* of the Red Sox last year but that was because Mookie is incredible.** * If Mike Trout didn't exist everyone would be talking about how Mookie Betts was on pace to be one of the best players ever after his first four full seasons. Also, he's good enough to hold his own at professional bowling tournaments despite being a full time baseball player. Also, unlike the physical specimen 6'2", 235 lbs Trout, Mookie is 5'8" and 180 lbs. Mookie is so cool. ** By WAR Mike Trout in 2018 had the 48th best season by a position player in ALL OF BASEBALL HISTORY. You'd think that would be enough to win the MVP award, but Mookie had the 21st best season. This year, though, Trout is on pace for another top 50 season, while Betts is "only" on pace for a borderline MVP quality season of about 7 WAR.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:As a person living in Denton TX, Plano loving sucks. HOLY poo poo WEED MOUSE this game rules, Millville Meteor rules, god bless. Jake Arietta is prob the past ball plyer who would be a secret weeb. Also proof the Orioles are a trash org for bad people The Arrieta signing was a good one, it wasn't huge money or long years and right when the Phillies are getting good again. And he's been solidly above average, if not the genius he was a few years ago.
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Is there some reference to why WEEDDEMON420 is living in Plano despite being a Chicago player? Is he from there or something?
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Mzbundifund posted:Is there some reference to why WEEDDEMON420 is living in Plano despite being a Chicago player? Is he from there or something? yeah arrieta grew up in plano
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Jun 28, 2019 02:45
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quote:Glad to see everything has continued a trajectory into the insane. Same, moose. 
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Jun 28, 2019 03:32
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I was lucky enough to go back into the house to get the hint before getting Moose back so I got the hint needed for what comes next. Now granted, I didn't know anything about what a Loto/Roto was, so some roundabout googling is what got me through the next section. I like to think I was as confused about everything as our main character was.
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Mzbundifund posted:Is there some reference to why WEEDDEMON420 is living in Plano despite being a Chicago player? Is he from there or something? TheFlyingLlama posted:yeah arrieta grew up in plano These days many players don't end up moving to their "home town" for various reasons. (The don't really have too, and trading is more prevalent being a big 2)
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Nanomashoes posted:As much as I enjoy this game, they may not want to go for this joke when the only black character is portrayed as a naïve simpleton with a natural talent for sports... Also, Moose notes that the Game 7 rain delay is rare. Games 6-7 of a World Series would take place around what, November 1st-3rd? Do they ever just play on if the weather sucks past a certain date?
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I found the church my first time in Plano, nothing was there, finished the sidequest, came back with Moose, still nothing. Wrote it off as a red herring or a thing for folks to just get hung up on that had no actual use or purpose. I should've known better. 
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Jun 28, 2019 10:16
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I got linked to this from another thread. As a big fan of baseball, games, SA culture, and bizarre narratives, I have to say this thread is amazing! I have to assume the game also is!
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Twenty Four posted:I got linked to this from another thread. As a big fan of baseball, games, SA culture, and bizarre narratives, I have to say this thread is amazing! I have to assume the game also is! If you'll allow me some curiosity, where did you get linked to this from?
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TheMcD posted:If you'll allow me some curiosity, where did you get linked to this from? Probably from here: Mega64 posted:Baseball, Zizek, Hentai and Twitter - Let's Play The Closer! It's a GBS thread about the best current threads on the forums, and I absolutely agree - I've loved every bit of this LP.
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iospace posted:Goons giving Trout a nickname is probably one of the best things to come out of SA as a whole. habeasdorkus posted:Holy poo poo, THAT is how the Millville Meteor nickname came about? I'd always liked that nickname and wonder who coined it! If I remember correctly, we also gave the portly Billy Butler his "Country Breakfast" nickname back when letting the internet make meaningful decisions was still considered a reasonable idea. I think there was someone else too, but the Millville Meteor, arguably the best position player out there, is a hard one to top.
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TheMcD posted:If you'll allow me some curiosity, where did you get linked to this from? Pastry of the Year posted:Probably from here: yeah its this
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Jake Arrieta being a secret weeb is my new headcanon.
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Corroborating evidence that Mookie Betts is the best https://youtu.be/cwHRegcjasg Also, he didn't make the All Star game this year???
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Because he's only been sort of good this year.  He's still got a >.800 OPS so it's not like he's fallen off a cliff, but particularly given how juiced the ball is this year his offensive numbers aren't AS worthy.
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TheMcD posted:The problem is you can't exactly write a story about Mariano Rivera failing and struggling to recover his old form. 2004 alcs bitch
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TheMcD posted:Is there more of a story than "Carl Everett is a creationist, moon landing doubter, gay-basher and all round poo poo person"? it's because Dan Shaughnessey (that curly haired loving hack) in a rare instance of genius nicknamed Carl Everett "Jurassic Carl" after he gave this specific quote (in the first article you posted): Jurassic Carl posted:"God created the sun, the stars, the heavens and the earth, and then made Adam and Eve. The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve eating apples. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus rex."
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Sydin posted:Because he's only been sort of good this year. Yeah, but he finished behind Aaron Judge in the runoff voting, and Judge has been hurt most of the year. Can't really argue with Betts not being in the ASG, since Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers are bigger snubs from the Sox imo. Plus, they've only announced starters so far. Most of the picks well be revealed Sunday iirc.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:it's because Dan Shaughnessey (that curly haired loving hack) in a rare instance of genius nicknamed Carl Everett "Jurassic Carl" after he gave this specific quote (in the first article you posted): What, did he think Genesis was the account of a documentary camera crew, or did he somehow think someone interviewed the snake.
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habeasdorkus posted:Yeah, but he finished behind Aaron Judge in the runoff voting, and Judge has been hurt most of the year.  gently caress the Yankees
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Night10194 posted:What, did he think Genesis was the account of a documentary camera crew, or did he somehow think someone interviewed the snake. Probably one of those people who thinks the Bible is literal truth. The "someone" who witnessed the apple eating was God, or possibly Satan.
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I got the English FF6 guide but for some reason never bothered to revisit Dinosaur Forest after that. In fact, I completely forgot about General Leo's myth. I'm a failure of an FF6 player... I actually found the church's secret door while searching for what to do with the English guide, though.
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Welp, if the gibbis love an LP thread of all things it must be really good.
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Night10194 posted:What, did he think Genesis was the account of a documentary camera crew, or did he somehow think someone interviewed the snake. far be it from me to understand the workings of Carl Everett's mind
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Update XVII - Buddy, They Don't Even Let Me Have Proof. ♪ BGM: Nolkrinite - Headquarters ♫ So, last time, we seem to have found some sort of secret passage. Let's check it out.  It appears to lead into yet another world. You sure you want to go down there?Sure!  ♪ BGM: King's Man ♫ Uh, what?  It is told in ages past Erdrick fought demons with a ball of light. Then came the Dragonlord who stole the precious globe and hid it in the darkness. Now, Erdrick, thou must help us recover the Ball of Light and restore peace to our land. The Dragonlord must be defeated. Take now whatever thou might find in these treasure chests to aid thee in thy quest. Then speak with the guards, for they have much knowledge that may aid thee. May the light shine upon thee, Erdrick.Alright, so we seem to have actually just gone straight into Dragon Quest.  We get a magic key. Wonderful.  Speaking to the king again lets us return to where we came from, but we have poo poo to do here first. Now, I'm not going to copy all of this dialogue here. Instead, I'll just give you the highlights and sum things up. In here, guards tell us of a princess Gwaelin that has been kidnapped and that the key we got is a single use item that unlocks a door. So we need to use the key we just got to get out of this room. OK then.  So here we are in the main area. Here's a line: When entering the cave, take with thee a torch. Ah, but thee are not a hero but a baseball player so perhaps it is not necessary.Other stuff includes: The Dragonlord is apparently a bad guy, keys open doors, grind to get stronger. Fun. Let's head out!  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ Now, the overworld here is essentially the same as in Dragon Quest I, with the exception that there's a part at the bottom missing.  The cut is quite abrupt, actually. Anyway, there's something right over there, so let's check that town out.  ♪ BGM: Inn ♫ Here we are in Brecconary. Is there anything we need to do here? Is there gently caress. Have some conversations: We deal in weapons and armor. Dost thou wish to buy anything today? Yes. But you're a pitcher, you can't equip any of these items. Aw, man, that's depressing. Watch thy Hit Points when in the poisonous marsh. How many times do I have to tell you people? I don't have Hit Points. Then have fun in the poisonous swamps. Welcome to the traveler's Inn. Room and board is 6 GP per night. Dost thou want a room? Why would I want to stay the night? I need to get whatever done here and go home before the game starts. Please get out of my establishment. Welcome to the item shop. How-- Look, I don't want to buy anything. I don't even know why I'm here. You're the descendent of-- Yeah, that doesn't tell me anything. I will free thee of thy curse. I play for New York, not Chicago. Oh, I apologize.Pfft. TheMcD's Baseball Stuff posted:Now, let's talk about the Curse of the Billy Goat. The story goes that William Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, went to see the Chicago Cubs during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field. He also brought along his pet goat, Murphy. He did pay for two seats - one for himself and one for the goat. However, Sianis and his goat would find themselves ejected from the game due to the goat's odor bothering other fans. Then, depending on how the story is told, Sianis either vowed that the Cubs wouldn't win any more as he was being ejected, or he sent a telegram to the team owner proclaiming that the team would lose this World Series and never win another again because he insulted his goat. In other news, Dragonlord is a jerk, apparently we can buy magic keys somewhere, and people want proof we're a descendant of Erdrick.  Also, here we have a shop where we can buy an item to prevent random encounters, because yes, since we're in Dragon Quest now, there are random encounters! However, we have no money to buy it with.  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ So, let's head out and get some cash.  ♪ BGM: Chemmel Raid ♫ The only enemy we have in the random encounters are slimes. And it is here that I found out something fun: The knuckle-curve is unhittable. Like, literally. You can throw it three times straight, it'll be three strikes and you're done. This makes pitching battles significantly easier, as you might imagine. As does the item to prevent random encounters I bought with the cash the battle gave me.  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ Next, we find a village in the top left of the map.  ♪ BGM: Inn ♫ Welcome to Garinham. Is there anything interesting here? Not really. Have some lines. Welcome. We deal in tools. What can I do for thee? Everyone wants to sell me tools... You know what? You're a tool. I will be waiting for thy next visit.In other news: Somebody is looking for somebody called Nester. The princess got taken eastward. That's about it. Woot.  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ There's also a village in the top right.  ♪ BGM: Inn ♫ Welcome to Kol. Apparently, there's a golem that is afraid of flute music. Also, if we're looking for the flute, we should check "where it was the last time", and it seems like Howard had it, but he went to Rimuldar and never returned. Rimuldar is also the place to buy keys. There's apparently a town in the south where great weapons are sold, but it was cut for time purposes, and people are still giving us poo poo about proof. Fun.  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ Our next destination is the cave here.  ♪ BGM: Dungeon ♫ There's a dragon here!  I've been asking myself that all day. You're some kind of baseball pitcher. Exactly! That's what I've been telling everyone! That said, I still think I'm supposed to fight you and rescue the princess you are keeping hostage. That's ridiculous! I'm not going to fight you! What would that even look like? It really hasn't been a problem so far, I just pitch to everything. Well, I won't go along with it. I'm a dragon and I'm supposed to wait here for the hero. Well, drat it. I really thought this was what I had to do. Sorry, bro.Dang.  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ There's a village past the cave in the south, but when we get close to it, trouble shows up. Wait, what? Here? ♪ BGM: Chemmel Raid ♫ And, well... Erdrick throws a knuckle-curve! The golem demolishes the pitch! It hammers it all the way back to Tatangel! Going... Going... It's outta here! Erdrick gave up a home run! Erdrick is defeated!  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ Thankfully, losing here just drops us back to the map instead of giving us a game over. So, now, we backtrack.  ♪ BGM: Inn ♫ Back in Kol, we find the flute we're looking for right at this spot. I figure that's where it was in Dragon Quest too. There seems to be no hint towards where the flute is if you don't know this (or can just look into RPG Maker), which is kinda rough. And let's face it, this entire area is rough. The game shines through its witty dialogue and crazy situations, and this is basically just a straight copy of Dragon Quest with some jokes thrown in, which just doesn't play to the game's strenghts.  ♪ BGM: Chemmel Raid ♫ We play the flute in front of the golem, and that's that, we get to move on to the village.  ♪ BGM: Inn ♫ And here we are in Rimuldar. What do people have to say here? Art thou the descendent of Erdrick? Hast thou any proof? Everyone keeps asking for proof. Buddy, they don't even let me have proof.Pfft. In other news, we're apparently going to find the Stones of Sunlight somewhere in Tatangel and we should wait for DLC so we can find the magic temple to the south. Alrighty.  Finally, we can buy keys here, and we buy a lot. Past one of those doors, we find Howard, who tells us that four steps down from the bath in Kol we'll find the flute. Of course, in order to have him tell us that, we have to already have gotten past the golem. Also, we find a chest with 100 gold in it behind two doors. Meaning we paid 106 gold to get 100 gold. Awesome. Now, we head back to other towns and see what lurks behind the doors there. Kol has nothing interesting. Garinham has nothing interesting either, really. Brecconary has no doors in the first place. Isn't this just a grand old adventure?  In Tatangel, we get access to some chests which contain less gold than it cost us to buy the key, access to a shop in which we can buy keys for a larger price than in the other village...  ...we get told this clue after passing over a damaging floor that does massive damage (but not to us, since we don't have hit points), except the hint is a complete red herring, since we cannot access the grave because any tiles that would allow us to access the grave just throw us on the map again, and even IF we would be able to access the stairs that lead to the grave, we'd be told it's closed for remodeling.  And finally, the path to this staircase opens up.  Inside, we find the aforementioned stones. I have no idea what these are for.  See?  ♪ BGM: Nubori Bay ♫ Anyway, what we're really looking for is this cave in the north.  ♪ BGM: Dungeon ♫  We get to go through two floors of trivial mazes to find...  ...the proof. The tablet reads as follows: I am Erdrick and thou art the person who entered the temple in the other world using my name. Three items were needed to reach the Isle of Dragons, which is south of Brecconary. I gathered these items, reached the island, and there defeated a creature of great evil. Now I have entrusted the three items to three worthy keepers. Thou don't need to worry about that, however. Just rescue the princess. Someone else shall save the kingdom. This tablet shall prove thy worthiness to face the dragon in the swamp. Alright, let's head right there.  I have this tablet, written by Erdrick himself, that tells me to fight you. Well, poo poo, I guess we have to do this. ♪ BGM: Chemmel Raid ♫ And so we get the big fight with the dragon... who of course also goes down on three straight knuckle-curves.  ♪ BGM: Dungeon ♫  And with the dragon gone, we can go rescue the pri- ...hang on a second.   I am Gwaelin, daughter of Lorik. No you're not, you are 2000s journeyman starting pitcher Josh Fogg. You're an observant lad! But there is no time for such things. You are here for a reason. I...I am? ♪ BGM: The Entrance ♫  Uh... Who did? Everyone! Or at least the media. Back in 2007 after I beat both Brandon Webb and Curt Schilling in the playoffs. Google it! I'm not making this up! Sure you're not, Josh Fogg... Listen, there was another reason I had that nickname. Because I could throw a legendary unhittable pitch that I called the Dragon Slayer. Then why were you a terrible pitcher? Hey! the mid—2000s were a different time! Offense was crazy then, and I was a useful back-of—the-rotation starter for several years. But if you could throw this "Dragon Slayer", why weren't you more than that? The Dragon Slayer can only be thrown against a supernatural, cosmic entity. Try and throw it against a human and you'll just slip up and throw a ball. This sounds completely made up. Then again, this is hardly the strangest concept I've had to accept lately. By defeating the Green Dragon, you have earned the right to learn the Dragon Slayer pitch... May you throw it in good health.Erdrick has learned the [Dragon Slayer]! But, ideally, I'll never have to throw it at all, right? Because that would mean I'm pitching against a "cosmic entity." Yeah, that's generally not a good situation to find yourself in. Good luck, Erdrick! Slay the dragons I never could!TheMcD's Baseball Stuff posted:This is the point where I'd tell you more about Josh Fogg's career, but his notability really did begin and end with the Dragon Slayer moniker. To note, he didn't beat Webb or Schilling in the playoffs, it was in the regular season. Fun fact: Fogg beat another pitcher we know quite well now in that 2007 season - Mike Mussina.  ♪ BGM: Nolkrinite - Headquarters ♫ I think I learned a new kind of pitch. But who knows what I could use it for? #Pitching, of course! WHAT ARE YOU A loving IDIOT? DO YOU HAVE A SKULL FULL OF RATS INSTEAD OF BRAINS? #RATSFORBRAINS My my my... I apologize for the #trolls. No, it's complicated... I can't even begin to explain what just happened. Well, let's get back to what we were doing before you decided to go into that staircase.And there we go. That's the Dragon Quest segment. A whole bunch of meh culminating in us picking up Chekhov's rocket launcher. Next time, Bobson returns, and we head back to The Machine's mansion to progress the plot. Things will get significantly better again.
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