Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:45 pm
I just love our "can do" attitude here.Tbolt wrote:In Cannes?Squeaky Bunny wrote:Or Prince Albert doing the can-can.Narnian wrote: At least it wasn't Prince Albert going to the can ...
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:58 pm
Can it, you lot!!Narnian wrote:I just love our "can do" attitude here.Tbolt wrote:In Cannes?Squeaky Bunny wrote: Or Prince Albert doing the can-can.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:19 pm
Or he could have done it because it looks cool, and that one images gives the audience an idea of what to expect of the world outside the mistwall without spending a dozen strips or huge blocks of text explaining it. Cartoonist shorthand.Earl McClaw wrote: I'd say the knight reinforces the idea that this is a fantasy world.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:08 pm
I'll go out on a limb and speculate that it says a couple more things.Nikas_Zekeval wrote:Or he could have done it because it looks cool, and that one images gives the audience an idea of what to expect of the world outside the mistwall without spending a dozen strips or huge blocks of text explaining it. Cartoonist shorthand.Earl McClaw wrote: I'd say the knight reinforces the idea that this is a fantasy world.
A) Gunpowder is not commonly used for weapons. (It may not even be available to those Outside, but that's a different issue.) Why? Because on Earth, once even the early muskets became available in quantity, armor stopped being an effective protection.
B) Magic is rare. Considering the potential for tossing electricity or heating metal, I'll apply the same logic as in "A" and say storming a wizard's stronghold while covered in metal is a good way to get targeted.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:15 pm
Ralph does pay attention to us, though. I -still- need to order the CD - did he have the western Mistwall covered in storms before we discussed the weather effects of it here?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:28 am
Flaming arrows might be another story though.Lee M wrote:Not unless he hits one of the crew. Hitting the ballon would only cause a slow leak, remember?TGIF wrote:Let's just hope he doesn't have a crossbow handy, or Quentyn's journey will have an abrupt detour.
TGIF
TGIF
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:04 am
All right! That's enough! Can it!Tbolt wrote:In Cannes?Squeaky Bunny wrote:Or Prince Albert doing the can-can.Narnian wrote: At least it wasn't Prince Albert going to the can ...
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:21 am
Can do!maxgoof wrote:All right! That's enough! Can it!Tbolt wrote:In Cannes?Squeaky Bunny wrote: Or Prince Albert doing the can-can.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:25 am
Blame Canada?maxgoof wrote:All right! That's enough! Can it!Tbolt wrote:In Cannes?Squeaky Bunny wrote: Or Prince Albert doing the can-can.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:52 am
Oh, Canada!Squeaky Bunny wrote:Blame Canada?maxgoof wrote:All right! That's enough! Can it!Tbolt wrote: In Cannes?
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OK, maybe I'm not a very good Cantor!
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:01 am
I can't think up anything to add.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:56 am
I Cannae believe how little prodding we need here.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:57 am
Maybe you need to practice? Try a few canticles or a cantata or two.Tbolt wrote:Oh, Canada!Squeaky Bunny wrote:Blame Canada?maxgoof wrote: All right! That's enough! Can it!
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OK, maybe I'm not a very good Cantor!
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:51 am
Aye, prodigal sons we be.RedSquirrel456 wrote:I Cannae believe how little prodding we need here.
(picture ST's Scotty pointing at a map of Cardiff)
Captain, there be Wales here.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:29 pm
Crossbows were considered disreputable weapons and no knight would be caught dead with one of them. There were times they were even under papal edict.TGIF wrote:Let's just hope he doesn't have a crossbow handy, or Quentyn's journey will have an abrupt detour.
TGIF
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:30 pm
They Can't.maxgoof wrote:All right! That's enough! Can it!Tbolt wrote:In Cannes?Squeaky Bunny wrote: Or Prince Albert doing the can-can.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:00 pm
Don't worry, it's in the can.TMLutas wrote:They Can't.maxgoof wrote:All right! That's enough! Can it!Tbolt wrote: In Cannes?
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:02 pm
Well, of course. It was the medieval equivalent of bringing a gun to a knife fight.TMLutas wrote:Crossbows were considered disreputable weapons and no knight would be caught dead with one of them. There were times they were even under papal edict.TGIF wrote:Let's just hope he doesn't have a crossbow handy, or Quentyn's journey will have an abrupt detour.
TGIF
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:05 pm
Ah, so they had useful idiots back then, as well. *Shakes head* "Hey, that gives you an unfair advantage! How dare you be better than I!"JakeWasHere wrote:Well, of course. It was the medieval equivalent of bringing a gun to a knife fight.TMLutas wrote:Crossbows were considered disreputable weapons and no knight would be caught dead with one of them. There were times they were even under papal edict.TGIF wrote:Let's just hope he doesn't have a crossbow handy, or Quentyn's journey will have an abrupt detour.
TGIF
Still, they DO have bowmen, possibly longbowmen. The latter'll be nasty to face off against.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:24 pm
Maybe Quentyn stumbled into a Ren-Fair 