Dec 07, 2006, 10:11 PM // 22:11
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2006
Profession: W/Mo
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Inscription sayings..
Some of them are kinda funny, not that that is bad, just saying.. I wonder if the creators of some of them, are my age? (40+)
"Don't fear the reaper" Blue Oyster cult song
"Don't call it a comeback" LLCoolJ song
My fav..
"Too much information"
"Strength and honor" (wonder if they wanted to add "Death before disco"? LOL
Anyway, they are kinda fun when ya find them. Post your favs..
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Dec 07, 2006, 11:44 PM // 23:44
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jun 2006
Profession: N/Me
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Not really about the different names but I found "Don't Fear the Reaper" on a scythe.
Ironic, I suppose.
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Dec 08, 2006, 12:14 AM // 00:14
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New Zealand
Profession: Me/R
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Havre Fras
Not really about the different names but I found "Don't Fear the Reaper" on a scythe.
Ironic, I suppose.
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Um.... yay?
GuildWiki have inserts and bits of trivia where some of the names may have derived from. It would be good to check that out for yourself sometime.
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Dec 08, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: Aequitas Deis
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i love the "show me the money" on iproving sales value things LOL
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Dec 08, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23
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Purveyor of Useless Info
Join Date: Oct 2005
Guild: Perpetual Motion Squad [PMS]
Profession: Mo/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior
Some of them are kinda funny, not that that is bad, just saying.. I wonder if the creators of some of them, are my age? (40+)
"Don't fear the reaper" Blue Oyster cult song
"Don't call it a comeback" LLCoolJ song
My fav..
"Too much information"
"Strength and honor" (wonder if they wanted to add "Death before disco"? LOL
Anyway, they are kinda fun when ya find them. Post your favs..
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Yeah the LL Cool J one was one of the first I recognized, from the song "Mama Said Kock You Out"... brings back a lot of memories.
"To the Pain!" is a close one for a favorite, as The Princess Bride is one of those movies I can watch repeatedly.
Westley: "To the pain," means the first thing you lose will be your feet below the ankles, then your hands at the wrists, next your nose
"I have the power!" is another one I like. He-Man was the end all and be all of cartoons at one point in my life.
"I can see clearly now" ...the rain is gone...oldies ftw. (I prefer the BOb Marley version). Great reference considering the mod.
But the best one, by far, IMO, if "Master of My Domain." I mean, you can't go wrong with that Seinfeld reference. Apparently there's a big Seinfeld fan in A-net somewhere...SERENITY NOW!!!!!!
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Dec 08, 2006, 12:27 AM // 00:27
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cedartown, Georgia
Profession: R/
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"Sleep Now in the Fire" is a Rage Against the Machine Song.
Thats 90's music, so there has to be younger people in Anet than 40+ also.
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Dec 08, 2006, 12:42 AM // 00:42
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: Exessive Messaging eM
Profession: R/Me
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"Sleep Now in the Fire" - is the name of a Rage Against the Machine song
"Serenity Now" - what Castanza's dad yells to calm himself down in one episode of Sienfeld
"Like a Rolling Stone" - I beleive this is a Bob Dylan song
"I can see Clearly Now" - cant remembe rthe song title (i can see clearly now the rain has gone, i can see all obstacles in my way blah blah)
They took a lot of new skills from other kinds of media too
"Can't Touch This!" - MC Hammer
"It's Just a Flesh Wound" - from the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
"The Power is yours!" - courtesy of Captain Planet (:P)
Anyway im sure there are more those are the ones i picked up on
PEACE
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Dec 08, 2006, 02:47 AM // 02:47
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#9
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Delaware, USA
Guild: Error Seven Operators [Call]
Profession: W/
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You know there's already a thread concerning Nightfall inside jokes...I'm pretty sure inscriptions would qualify there too. Just pointing this out.
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Dec 08, 2006, 03:08 AM // 03:08
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#10
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Frost Gate Guardian
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Ruling
"Sleep Now in the Fire" is a Rage Against the Machine Song.
Thats 90's music, so there has to be younger people in Anet than 40+ also.
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Wait, older people aren't allowed to like 90's music now?
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Dec 08, 2006, 03:33 AM // 03:33
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Nov 2005
Profession: R/
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My favorite is still "Not the face!" +5...10 AL vs Blunt damage.
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Dec 08, 2006, 06:50 AM // 06:50
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: My lovely little apartment.
Guild: None
Profession: W/
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I have to admit, the first time I saw "Can't touch This" and "Not the face" I burst out laughing. I love them, even if i won't really be using them but I think its a really good touch and run around with them just for fun.
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Dec 08, 2006, 06:56 AM // 06:56
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#13
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Banned
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I think they are kinda dumb... I mean, one second you're in a world with gods and magic and demons, then you get pop-culture references thrown at you... they just stand out too much and kinda take away from the experience.
I'd prefer if they were more along the lines of fantasy and not attempts to be funny.
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Dec 08, 2006, 08:49 AM // 08:49
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jul 2006
Guild: GoW
Profession: Mo/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hand of Ruin
I think they are kinda dumb... I mean, one second you're in a world with gods and magic and demons, then you get pop-culture references thrown at you... they just stand out too much and kinda take away from the experience.
I'd prefer if they were more along the lines of fantasy and not attempts to be funny.
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You should have voiced that opinion two years ago
It's a Guild Wars tradition.
We've had these pop-culture jokes from the very beginning of the game.
It's nothing new.
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