The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XI

[Karalysia]

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[Lord Baal]

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[Valka D'Ur]

Also, I see that Valka has finally accepted that every day is Caturday.

 

[Tani Coyote]

Why do I have a thing for evil doubles?

This includes the character evil double even if not a technical one, such as Shadow the Hedgehog(yes, I will admit he is an evil double of sorts; it was part of the whole concept of SA2 to have an opponent with similar qualities yet on the opposite side), or technical evil doubles such as Scourge the Hedgehog and Evil Crash.

I just have a thing for them, I don't know why, and I always advocate for their presence in future titles after they appear.

I also like when characters get in touch with their evil side, or when bad guys turn good.

 

[Lord Baal]

Why do I have a thing for evil doubles?

This includes the character evil double even if not a technical one, such as Shadow the Hedgehog(yes, I will admit he is an evil double of sorts; it was part of the whole concept of SA2 to have an opponent with similar qualities yet on the opposite side), or technical evil doubles such as Scourge the Hedgehog and Evil Crash.

I just have a thing for them, I don't know why, and I always advocate for their presence in future titles after they appear.

I also like when characters get in touch with their evil side, or when bad guys turn good.

You have unresolved issues stemming from the inarguable duel nature of man? That sounds like I now what I'm talking about, right?

 

[Shekwan]

An opportunity has arisen for me to make a subsidised rail journey from Moscow to Beijing this summer.

Any of the OT crowd done this? Or just rail travel in Russia/Mongolia/China in general.

Why do I have a thing for evil doubles?

This includes the character evil double even if not a technical one, such as Shadow the Hedgehog(yes, I will admit he is an evil double of sorts; it was part of the whole concept of SA2 to have an opponent with similar qualities yet on the opposite side), or technical evil doubles such as Scourge the Hedgehog and Evil Crash.

I just have a thing for them, I don't know why, and I always advocate for their presence in future titles after they appear.

I also like when characters get in touch with their evil side, or when bad guys turn good.

Maybe you're schizophrenic?

 

[Tani Coyote]

You have unresolved issues stemming from the inarguable duel nature of man? That sounds like I now what I'm talking about, right?

Yes, yes it does.

Maybe you're schizophrenic?

EXCELLENT! I have another thing I can check off on my list of being an evil genius!

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Question: How can recent Crash Bandicoot games have SO MANY sexual innuendos(like when Cortex and Crash pummel through an OBVIOUS strip joint with a pinup girl on the front, with Cortex commenting, "Are those real?" and "Mother?"), and even puns on swear words (like "Life's a Beach"), yet still have an E or E 10 rating?

 

[remake20]

You are def when you can't hear and blind when you can't see, but what are you when you can't smell?

 

[ParadigmShifter]

A boxer.

 

[Dachs]

An opportunity has arisen for me to make a subsidised rail journey from Moscow to Beijing this summer.

kickASS

Any of the OT crowd done this? Or just rail travel in Russia/Mongolia/China in general.

Nope! I haven't been on a working train in years!

 

[Yared]

You are def when you can't hear and blind when you can't see, but what are you when you can't smell?

Microsmatic is the closest term I know of.

Definition:

having weak sense of smell: having poorly developed olfactory organs

[Late 19th century. <micro- + Greek osm&#275; "smell" + -atic (form of -ate)]

 

[Heretic_Cata]

An opportunity has arisen for me to make a subsidised rail journey from Moscow to Beijing this summer.

Any of the OT crowd done this? Or just rail travel in Russia/Mongolia/China in general.

Will this be an expensive train or communist train ? I traveled quite a bit with communist trains.

 

[Shekwan]

kickASS

Yeah, I'm trying not to get too excited though as its not finalised yet.

If this actaully happens though...

Will this be an expensive train or communist train ? I traveled quite a bit with communist trains.

Theres only one train apparently, with different classes, so I guess its not communist. Judging from pictures and youtube, the Russian trains look old and are possibly from the Comunist era though. The Chinese ones look very modern, and still have classes, ironically.

 

[spryllino]

You are def when you can't hear and blind when you can't see, but what are you when you can't smell?

Anosmic.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Theres only one train apparently, with different classes, so I guess its not communist. Judging from pictures and youtube, the Russian trains look old and are possibly from the Comunist era though. The Chinese ones look very modern, and still have classes, ironically.

Post pics

I didnt ask if it was from the communist era or not. I asked if the train itself was communist. Stuff like - is the toilet a hole in the floor ? , is the washing water in the faucets (or pipes & valves) brown ? , do compartments have heating or electricity ? , is smoking allowed on the train anywhere ? could the train still run while being shot at by a tank ? If any of those answers are: yes - yes - no - yes - yes then the train is communist.

 

[Yared]

Communist = Redneck/hillbilly

 

[Shekwan]

Post pics

I didnt ask if it was from the communist era or not. I asked if the train itself was communist. Stuff like - is the toilet a hole in the floor ? , is the washing water in the faucets (or pipes & valves) brown ? , do compartments have heating or electricity ? , is smoking allowed on the train anywhere ? could the train still run while being shot at by a tank ? If any of those answers are: yes - yes - no - yes - yes then the train is communist.

Well the guides I've read have said that there are proper toilets but you've got to bring your own toilet paper, the heating isn't great and theres no aircon, dunno about water, smoking is allowed. So I guess no, but this looks quite communist to me:

 

[Yared]

But I bet it'd be quite the adventure!

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Well the guides I've read have said that there are proper toilets but you've got to bring your own toilet paper, the heating isn't great and theres no aircon, dunno about water, smoking is allowed. So I guess no, but this looks quite communist to me:

That is communist, there is no doubt about it.

However, since this is the transsiberian, it is probably slightly better than most communist trains (since it's touristy).
For example here is the romanian communist train:

And here is the touristy train:

Spoiler :

 

[Shekwan]

The communist train looks awesome. Reminds me of the old trains used here, were only phased out about a year and a half ago on my route. I think we sold them to some African country.