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HOW BIG IS THE DRAGON? DAMN IT MAN I HAVE TO KNOW!!! ;)
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It's only a model.
Tom wrote: "Micah wrote: "HOW BIG IS THE DRAGON? DAMN IT MAN I HAVE TO KNOW!!! ;)"It's only a model."
oh. okay then. If its only a model.....
Does it at least have big front teeth? Like the bunny in The Holy Grail? LOL
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It's only a model."
oh. okay then. If its only a model.....
Does it at least have big front teeth? Like the bunn..."
Very pointy
Speaking of which, have you considered what your dragon's name is going to be?
I am going to try my best to overcome my camera phobia and record a question. Hopefully posting this here will put me a step closer to actually doing it.
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Contest?
Gould, after an early pioneer in laser development.
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Ganos Lal. The name of an Ascended being (also known as Morgan le Fey) from the Stargate: SG1 universe, which was also the code word needed to defeat a dragon (created by le Fey) that was protecting the Holy Grail, which itself was actually a weapon designed to kill Ascended beings. If you couldn't tell, the last two seasons of Stargate: SG1 borrowed heavily from Arthurian legends. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_...
No no. I think Tom already told us. It is named "Contest?" The question mark is included. The dragon was given this name for its habit of lumbering up to knights and saying "Contest?", then devouring them as soon as they drew their sword.
Walter wrote: "Don't be silly. His name is Trogdor."I thought it was Hobbes? It is going to be Hobbes right Tom? j/k
Walter wrote: "Don't be silly. His name is Trogdor."Kids these days don't get that reference. :( My friend's license plate is BURNN8 and only a handful of my (should-be nerdy) colleagues get it.
terpkristin wrote: "Walter wrote: "Don't be silly. His name is Trogdor."Kids these days don't get that reference. :( My friend's license plate is BURNN8 and only a handful of my (should-be nerdy) colleagues get it."
I think I'm part of the last generation that saw Homestar Runner.
terpkristin wrote: "Walter wrote: "Don't be silly. His name is Trogdor."Kids these days don't get that reference. :( My friend's license plate is BURNN8 and only a handful of my (should-be nerdy) colleagues get it."
That is THE BEST numberplate!
Walter wrote: "I think I'm part of the last generation that saw Homestar Runner."Well I'm 10 years your senior if your profile has your correct age. And my coworkers who are just a bit older than you don't get the reference. Les sigh.
Back on topic, the idea of being on internet TV is moderately stressful to me. David Foster Wallace, in Infinite Jest, sums it up nicely (and explains why people these days are marketing so-called "Face Time Facelifts"), summed up best by Kottke: "In Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace wrote that within the reality of the book, videophones enjoyed enormous initial popularity but then after a few months, most people gave it up. Why the switch back to voice?
The answer, in a kind of trivalent nutshell, is: (1) emotional stress, (2) physical vanity, and (3) a certain queer kind of self-obliterating logic in the microeconomics of consumer high-tech."
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Tom wrote: "terpkristin, We will accept hooded people in video messages."Too soon.
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It seems like it would be cooler if it were a female dragon... Though I can't explain precisely why.
Casey wrote: "It seems like it would be cooler if it were a female dragon... Though I can't explain precisely why."How do you show a female dragon as opposed to a male dragon? What's the defining features?
Scott wrote: "Casey wrote: "It seems like it would be cooler if it were a female dragon... Though I can't explain precisely why."How do you show a female dragon as opposed to a male dragon? What's the definin..."
I suppose it is relative. I mean is size a defining feature? I am not proficient in Dragonology but aren't most female dragons bigger in stature and a bit more temperamental with respect to personality?
Casey wrote: "Scott wrote: "Casey wrote: "It seems like it would be cooler if it were a female dragon... Though I can't explain precisely why."How do you show a female dragon as opposed to a male dragon? What..."
Actually, I think they'd be bigger! In Anne McCaffrey's DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN series, the "queens" are huge. I've always had it in my head that female dragons by and large are bigger.
Casey wrote: "I suppose it is relative. I mean is size a defining feature? I am not proficient in Dragonology but aren't most female dragons bigger in stature and a bit more temperamental with respect to personality? "
Size is always a defining feature. "that's what she said!" Har Har Har.
sorry couldn't resist.
Scott wrote: "Actually, I think they'd be bigger! In Anne McCaffrey's DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN series, the "queens" are huge. I've always had it in my head that female dragons by and large are bigger. "Yeah, that's kind of what I was thiknking.
But wasn't the Horntail from Harry Potter a female dragon too? And she was both huge and feisty.
I always thought that McCaffrey's queen dragons came off a bit "ho-hum" with respect to their use in the narrative. Granted, they were needed in order to repopulate and it seems like if they had eaten the stones that made them breathe fire that they would have been rendered sterile but still, might we see dragon-gender-inequality there?
Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread.I'll be quiet now.
Bori wrote: "terpkristin wrote: "Walter wrote: "Don't be silly. His name is Trogdor."Kids these days don't get that reference. :( My friend's license plate is BURNN8 and only a handful of my (should-be nerdy)..."
My boyfriend would be completely jealous of that license plate. He even bought the Strongbad computer game.
I say the dragon is a lem dragon. You know, so Tom and Veronica can feed it the books they absolutely can't finish.
So I guess you don't tell the gender of a dragon by lifting it up by its tail, like you do hamsters/gerbils/rodents? :D
terpkristin wrote: "So I guess you don't tell the gender of a dragon by lifting it up by its tail, like you do hamsters/gerbils/rodents? :D"I'll let you go ahead and be the pioneer on that. I'll be behind a nice, fireproof rock.
The dragon is female if it has super-long eyelashes.
Nick wrote: "I say the dragon is a lem dragon. You know, so Tom and Veronica can feed it the books they absolutely can't finish."I love it!
Hey! I am a dragon too! What is your favourite jello??
Each show we'll be featuring a video commentary/message/question from someone in the audience.
For the first show though we need someone to bravely pioneer the experience and provide an example.
Any takers?
It can't be a long message. It really needs to be around 15 seconds. And it needs to be visible. Not a dark shadowy cloud of grey. That sounds a lot cooler than it looks. Usually.
The easiest way is to record it on your laptop or phone or camera and upload to YouTube and send us the link. You can upload to Vimeo or something too, doesn't matter. Just send us a link not a whole file!
You can make it a welcome message to new members of the club, or your thoughts on a book, or a question you've always wanted to ask Veronica, or something like that, just as examples.
Once you have it up and you have the link, email it to us feedback@swordandlaser.com
Come on! Be brave! Be a star! ... at least an Internet star! You deserve it.
Plus you'll get to say you've been on a show with a dragon.