Delightful Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 I loved the Laws of Magic! I don't remember specific laws though, so maybe it's time for a reread.
Seonid he/him Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 That's what I thought in the first place! But then I got confused by the fact that it was the Byzantine Empire after Rome fell. So it should have been Byzantium then. But no. That would make too much sense. They didn't call themselves the Byzantine Empire, and most of their contemporaries didn't either, to the best of my knowledge. "Byzantine" is a term used by historians - the people who were part of what we know as the Byzantine Empire just called themselves "Romans." And most of the folk around them did too. The city started out as Byzantium, and was renamed Constantinople in AD 330, very close to the time the empire split. At first, of course, the Romans viewed it as an administrative division, though politics meant that it became more than that. And then the city was renamed Istanbul officially in 1930, though the Turks had been calling it that for a long time already.
Robinski he/him Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Wasn't Byzantium the capital city of the Byzantine empire which is essentially Eastern Rome after the 'official' fall of Rome. And that city is now current day Istanbul? Caesar claimed he conquered it but didn't really. I think it was Caligula in like.....50CE? who somewhat succeeded in conquering Britain. Yeah, we let him think that. 1
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 What's the current question right now?
Blaze1616 he/him Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 What's the current question right now? Um.... Why is Harry's wand made of Oak? jk (rowling XD) doubt anyone would get it .... Uhhhh..... Name three ways a medieval witch was thought to be able to harm people. And as a bonus, if any f you have read "Laws of Magic", by Michael Prior, attribute these methods to a law. You will get many upvotes 2
Seonid he/him Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 (I draw these from the post-medieval traditions of early America - I took a class on that last spring - but those grew out of the medieval European traditions) A witch was thought to be able to cause harm in a number of ways. Common misfortunes were often attributed to malevolent witchcraft. So, we can quickly list a number of ways a witch was supposed to be able to cause harm - they were supposed to be able to cause animals to fall sick, or even die, to blight crops, or to create tension in family relationships. In addition, a witch was said to be able to project themselves and create the sensation of terror and a heavy weight on a sleeping target. Unfortunately, I haven't read Michael Prior's books, so I can't attribute them to a law of magic. Now I gotta think about a question... Umm... I've been on an RPG kick lately - here we go: WLIU, name 4 named characters used to give examples of classes in the Pathfinder system.
little wilson she/her Posted April 10, 2016 Posted April 10, 2016 You want to answer this one, Seonid? And give a new question? It's been over a week with no attempt...
Titan Arum Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 (edited) I'm going to play by the rules to get this going again: Somebody asks a question. It should be something fun but difficult to answer. Without looking it up, you should try to see if you can come up with the answer off the top of your head. If you think you have the answer, you can post it. When you post your answer, also post another question for the next person to answer. After posting your answer, you can look it up to see if you were correct. If you failed, your punishment is that you have to find a funny picture on the internet and edit it into your post. So here it goes, four named characters to give examples of classes in the Pathfinder system: 1) Andromeda 2) Stegosaurus (wait...that's a dinosaur!) 3) Sagittarius 4) Alpha Centauri Now I get to ask a new question! Yay! I'll follow this up with a determination of whether or not I'm correct (Hint: I'm not)... and pay my punishment! Oh look, I was wrong! I assumed something space related. Didn't know it was an RPG. (I probably should have realized this was RPG-related when Seonid said "I've been on an RPG kick lately". I should learn to read better!) The answers are: 1) Barbarian 2) Bard 3) Cleric 4) Druid 5) Fighter 6) Monk 7) Paladin 8) Ranger 9) Rogue 10) Sorcerer 11) Wizard Now, here's a funny picture of a stegosaurus. WLIU: Name the top four countries with the largest Muslim populations in the world (in absolute terms, not percentages). Edited April 11, 2016 by Titan Arum 1
Titan Arum Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Good guess Delightful. Your first two are correct! Want to guess the other two?
Delightful Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Um, Malaysia and Pakistan? my next guess after that is Turkey.
Titan Arum Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Pakistan is correct. One more for you to get correct! Here's a hint: it's the most densely populated country in Asia that isn't a city-state nation (i.e. not Singapore) or a small island nation/entity (i.e. Hong Kong, Macau, Bahrain). Hint #2: it's closely related to two of your correct answers already.
Delightful Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Most densely populated? Isn't that either China or Japan? So probably next to Pakistan/India.........Afghanistan? At this point I can just keep guessing all the Western Asia/Eastern Middle East countries I can think of and I'm not sure it's going to get me anywhere far.
Titan Arum Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Delightful, you've made some valiant efforts, so, per the rules of the game, you can ask the next question and provide us with a funny picture! I'll see if anyone else in the mean time can guess correctly. You're getting close, however. Here's the next hint. The reason why it's closely related to Pakistan and India: it used to be part of British India and then part of Pakistan after partition (known as East Pakistan), until it gained its own independence in 1971. A clue that's not helpful at all: I was in this country for work in December during it's Victory Day celebration.
Curiosity he/him Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 That would be Bangladesh. After that many hints, it's difficult not to guess it. Delightful, take it away.
Titan Arum Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Good job, Curiosity. That is indeed the final answer. In the correct order of the total Muslim population (2010 numbers), the answer to my question is as follows: 1) Indonesia 2) India 3) Pakistan 4) Bangladesh Given estimated population growth, the expected top 4 by 2050 is: 1) India 2) Pakistan 3) Indonesia 4) Nigeria Delightful, take it away!
Delightful Posted April 14, 2016 Posted April 14, 2016 I'll post a funny picture and a new question as soon as I have a chance. Thanks guys
Delightful Posted April 16, 2016 Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) weird image! Soooo WLIU........complete lyrics to at least five different Pokemon theme songs. Go. Edited April 16, 2016 by Delightful
Young Bard he/him Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) Uhhhh... One of them has "Gotta' catch 'em all." in it. That's about all I can tell you. To be fair, I have the same a few lines going around in my head, and I can't think what comes next. "Pokemon, gotta catch em all (da da da-aa-aa-aa) da da da da da da-aa da You teach me and I'll teach you Po-ke-mo-on Gotta catch em all (gotta catch em aa-aa-all (Pokemon))" Edited April 17, 2016 by The Young Bard
Delightful Posted April 17, 2016 Posted April 17, 2016 I'll start you off on one. "I wanna be the very best/like no one ever was....."
Delightful Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 Ok. I'll make it one complete theme song. Bonus points for more though.
Blaze1616 he/him Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 Indigo League I wanna be the very best like no one ever was. *BUM Bum bum* To catch them is my real test to train them is my cause *bum Bum BUM* I will travel across the land searching far and wide *BUM bum BUM* Each Pokemon to understand the power that's inside POKEMON Gotta catch 'em all -It's you and me- I know it's my destiny POKEMON Oh you're my best friend in a world we must defend POKEMON Gotta catch 'em all -A heart so true-* Our courage will pull us through You teach me and I'll teach you PO-KE-MON Gotta catch 'em all -Gotta catch 'em all- Yeeeaaaaaeeaaahhh Every challenge along the way with courage I will face *BUM Bum bum* I will battle every day to claim my rightful place *bum Bum BUM* Come with me the time is right there's no better team *BUM bum BUM* Arm in arm we'll win the fight it's always been our dream POKEMON Gotta catch 'em all -It's you and me- I know it's my destiny POKEMON Oh you're my best friend in a world we must defend POKEMON Gotta catch 'em all -A heart so true-* Our courage will pull us through You teach me and I'll teach you PO-KE-MON Gotta catch 'em all -Gotta catch 'em all- Gotta catch 'em a-a-all *emotion intensifies* Gotta catch 'EM A-A-ALL Gotta CATCH 'em A-a-ALL YEA-ah POKEMON Gotta catch 'em all -It's you and me- I know it's my destiny POKEMON Oh you're my best friend in a world we must defend POKEMON Gotta catch 'em all -A heart so true-* Our courage will pull us through You teach me and I'll teach you PO-KE-MON Gotta catch 'em all Gotta catch 'em all POKEMON *Lyric might be "Our hearts so true" instead, I have very bad ears for lyrics, a trait I inherited from my father. Orange Islands Yeahh Got the power Yeahh SO YOU WANNA BE A MASTER OF POKEMON? UNDERSTAND THE SECRETS AND HAVE SOME FUN? SO YOU WANNA BE A MASTER OF POKEMON? DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO BE NUMBER ONE? I wanna take the ultimate step find the courage to be bold -Pokemon- To risk it all and not forget the lessons that I hold I wanna go where no one's been Far beyond the crowd -Pokemon- Learn the way to take command use the power that's in my hand Oh HEY! We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I wanna be the greatest MASTER OF THEM ALL -Greatest Master- We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I put myself to the test to be better than all the rest! Yeah Got the power Yeah Every day along the way I will be prepared -Pokemon- With every challenge I will gain The knowledge to be shared -Pokemon- In my heart there's no doubt of who I want to beeeeeeeee I'm right here standing strong To be a master of Pokemon Oh HEY! We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I wanna be the greatest MASTER OF THEM ALL -Greatest Master- We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I put myself to the test to be better than all the rest! SO YOU WANNA BE A MASTER OF POKEMON? UNDERSTAND THE SECRETS AND HAVE SOME FUN? SO YOU WANNA BE A MASTER OF POKEMON? DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO BE NUMBER ONE? *funk intensifies* Pokemon I got the power Pokemon Use the power that's in my hand Oh HEY! We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I wanna be the greatest MASTER OF THEM ALL -Greatest Master- We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I put myself to the test to be better than all the rest! We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I wanna be the greatest MASTER OF THEM ALL -Got the power in your hand- We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I put myself to the test to be better than better than better than all the rest! We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I wanna be the greatest MASTER OF THEM ALL -Greatest Master- We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I put myself to the test to be better than all the rest! Oh HEY! We all live in a Pokemon world Po-KE-MON I wanna be the greatest MASTER OF THEM ALL *song fades* Johto Season 1 (MY FAVORITE!) Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do Do-do-do do do-oo-do Everybody wants to be a master Everybody wants to show their skills Everybody wants to get there faster Make their way to the top of the hill Each time You try Gonna get a little bit better Each step You climb Is one more step up the ladder! It's a whole new world we live in Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new way to see Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new place with a brand new attitude But you still gotta catch 'em all An be the best that you can be Do-do-do do do-oo-do Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do Do-do-do do do-oo-do Everybody want to make a statement Everybody needs to carve their mark To stand along in the victory circle State their claim when the music starts Give it all You've got You can be the very best ever Take your Best shot Watch and we'll learn We'll come together It's a whole new world we live in Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new way to see Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new place with a brand new attitude But you still gotta catch 'em all An be the best that you can be Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new world we live in live in live in live in It's a whole new way to see to see to see It's a whole new place with a brand new attitude attitude attitude attitude But you still gotta catch 'em all An be the best that you can be Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do Yeah It's a whole new world we live in Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new way to see Do-do-do do do-oo-do It's a whole new place with a brand new attitude But you still gotta catch 'em all An be the best that you can be Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do Yeah Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do Oh Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto Do-do-do do do-oo-do Oh yeah Do-do-do do do-oo-do Yeah Do-do-do do do-oo-do Pokemon Johto! I'mma skip Born to be a Winner. Aside from ripping quite a few verses from the first theme, I just don't like it... Johto Season 3 There's no time to question my moves I stick to the path that I choose Me and my friends are gonna do it right You'll never see us run away from a fight To be a master is my dream All I've got to do is believe -I believe- I've got a chance to win I'm on my way to victory Pokemon I can be the Champion if I just believe I'm on a master quest -master quest- I want the whole world to see -I believe- Gonna be the very best Cause all I've got to do is believe in me I believe Pokemon I'm on a master quest -master quest- I want the whole world to see There's no time to question my moves I stick to the path that I choose Me and my friends are gonna do it right You'll never see us run away from a fight -I believe- I've got a chance to win I'm on my way to victory Pokemon I can be the Champion if I just believe I'm on a master quest -master quest- I want the whole world to see -I believe- Gonna be the very best Cause all I've got to do is believe in me POKEMON! And now we get to when they don't bother making full length songs... Hoenn Season 1 A kid from Pallett Town With a brand new world to see Don't know what's ahead But it won't get the best of me There's so much to learn and battle to be won I've advanced so far but still there's always more to come Take a step and I'm on my way Gonna start all over again I wanna be a hero -hero- Pokemon Advanced I'm on my way I want to be a hero -hero- Give me just one chance And the future will decide If there's a hero buried deep inside I wanna be a hero Pokemon Hoenn Season 2 Pokemon Every trainer has a choice To listen to the voice inside -inside- I know the battle may be long Winners may have come and gone I will carry on Yeah this dream will last forever -This dream- This dream will never die We will rise to meet the challenge every time -Advanced Challenge- Yeah this dream keeps us together -This dream- This shows that you and I Will be the best that the world's ever seen Because we always will follow this dream POKEMON! Interestingly, that's where I stopped watching the anime, which worked out because that was right before WB dropped it and cartoon network picked it up (I think WB had it through Hoenn though, so one more season). Plus the intros got pretty bad for a while there. WLIU how many seasons of Power Rangers lacked one or more of the core five colors (Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Black/Green - Black and Green count for the same slot, so one or the other are needed, not both). You do not need to know the names of the seasons, nor the characters (bonus points, of course), just give the total number of seasons.
Ookla the Absent Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 4! What's a Power Ranger! (OK, I actually do know what they are, but that's about it...)
Delightful Posted April 19, 2016 Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Funnily enough, that's when I stopped watching too. And I don't know Pokenon Rangers at all. Wait actually last one was "from the stars and the ancient past/they come to play but they never last" and now that's going to bother me all day Until I remember the whole thing. Edited April 19, 2016 by Delightful 1
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