Glass Ass: The OFFICIAL JGlass Thread

[nightmare]

AT&T is giving away either a Kindle Fire HD or XBox 360 for free if you switch to their service. Now that is a deal.


Hows things been going round here? Been away partying & setting things on fire. I miss anything interesting?

 

[Барбоса]

Never really understood the appeal of the bouncy house, even as a kid. I mean, don't get me wrong, I jumped in several dozen of them I'm sure, but the fun never lasts for more than a fleeting moment.

Even as a wrestling fan?

At my best friends 25th, his girlfriend hired a massive bouncy castle. Beer, wrestling and rugby tackles were involved as we proceeded to ruin ourselves for the next 6 hours.

Oh, and Barbosa, I'm definitely hooked on Sid Meier's Civilization now. I played three campaigns yesterday. Won a domination victory with the Zulu, a culture victory with America, and a technological victory with the Greeks. As much as I don't really have time for a Civilization game today, I think an economic victory is in the cards, possibly with the Saracens.

It is ridiculously addictive.

Think I might give Alpha Centauri another go later. The ways of winning in it are incredible, particularly Ascension where you merge with the consciousness of the Planet to become essentially immortal and build Dyson spheres and conquer far off galaxies.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

No, I think it's called Civilization Revolution. As far as I can tell it's like a super updated version of the original, and I'm playing it on my 360. I can see why these are computer games as using an XBox controller is not especially conducive for playing a strategy game, but it's still a blast.

What the fuck? you dont just pick one and try to win over / kill everyone?!?

glad I didnt DL it yet.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

What the fuck? you dont just pick one and try to win over / kill everyone?!?

glad I didnt DL it yet.

Speaking of which, any suggestions from you cats about something I can play on xbox similar to what I just said?

 

[Uncle Sam]

I seem to be experiencing a bit of lethologica; I have a word stored in my metaphorical mental cabinet, but I can't seem to retrieve it. The word is not terribly long or convoluted - I should be able to remember it. Alas, I can't, and it's really ticking me off.

Repertoire is a synonym for the word. I associate repertoire with the word, and usually when I retrieve the word "repertoire" the other word follows. The word that I can't remember means "tools" or '"inventory" or something to that effect. I believe the letter "s" is involved. But for some reason, my neural pathway to the word has been lost. I have tried to research it, but to no avail.

Any help? JGlass? I know I've seen you use it. Sam? Coco? Barbosa? What is this damn word?

I'm sorry I wasn't here to help you in your time of need.

 

[JGlass]

AT&T is giving away either a Kindle Fire HD or XBox 360 for free if you switch to their service. Now that is a deal.

Yeah, except then you're saddled with AT&T service after that.

Hows things been going round here? Been away partying & setting things on fire. I miss anything interesting?

My life this week has pretty much been dominated by the Boston bombings.

Even as a wrestling fan?

At my best friends 25th, his girlfriend hired a massive bouncy castle. Beer, wrestling and rugby tackles were involved as we proceeded to ruin ourselves for the next 6 hours.

I don't think I've been in one since becoming a wrestling fan, so no.

It is ridiculously addictive.

Think I might give Alpha Centauri another go later. The ways of winning in it are incredible, particularly Ascension where you merge with the consciousness of the Planet to become essentially immortal and build Dyson spheres and conquer far off galaxies.

So what, is it basically Civilization but set on Alpha Centauri in the Space Age and eras thereafter?

What the fuck? you dont just pick one and try to win over / kill everyone?!?

glad I didnt DL it yet.

Military victory is certainly one way of doing it. There are 4 different ways of winning: domination (taking all the other capital cities), culture (building a bunch of wonders and getting great people to settle in your cities and then building the UN), technology (researching a ton of technology and then launching a space station), and economy (making a ton of money and then building a world bank).

Speaking of which, any suggestions from you cats about something I can play on xbox similar to what I just said?

You should play Civilization because then we can play together on Live. Also, Skyrim.

 

[Stormtrooper]

I am hearing rumours that I will be pressed into service at a 3 year olds birthday party in the next week or so.

To be honest, I have no problem with that so long as there is a bouncy castle. I might be approaching the big 3-0 and supposedly a respectable academic type, but I fucking love throwing myself about like a lunatic on a bouncy castle.

I hope that when you are in there throwing yourself about like a lunatic there are not children around. No need for children to get hurt. They don't belong in bouncy castles/houses, anyway.

Never really understood the appeal of the bouncy house, even as a kid. I mean, don't get me wrong, I jumped in several dozen of them I'm sure, but the fun never lasts for more than a fleeting moment.

You disappoint me, JGlass. How can you not enjoy a bouncy house?! Next time you and the NJexus get together you should definitely get a bouncy house.

Even as a wrestling fan?

At my best friends 25th, his girlfriend hired a massive bouncy castle. Beer, wrestling and rugby tackles were involved as we proceeded to ruin ourselves for the next 6 hours.

Barbosa has it right. Bouncy Houses are designed for teenagers/young men to imitate their favorite professional wrestlers in a moderately safer environment. This idea that they are made for children is nonsense.

 

[Барбоса]

So what, is it basically Civilization but set on Alpha Centauri in the Space Age and eras thereafter?

Pretty much. The story is that there is a massive global war on Earth and the launch to Alpha Centauri is to save the human race. On arrival in the system, the captain of the craft, called Unity, is murdered and the crew breaks up into the factions - Gaia's Stepdaughters, Human Hive, University of Planet, Morgan Industries, Spartan Federation, Lord's Believers and UN Peacekeeping Forces.

The expansion, Alien Crossfire, added in seven new factions - The Cybernetic Consciousness, The Nautilus Pirates, The Free Drones, The Data Angels, The Cult of Planet and the two non-human factions of the The Manifold Caretakers and The Manifold Usurpers.

The major extra is that the planet itself is inhabited by an increasingly sentient plant life that uses psionic attacks and acts as the "barbarians" of Civ.

It is not as pretty as the new Civ Rev for obvious reasons but in a way I like it that way.

Military victory is certainly one way of doing it. There are 4 different ways of winning: domination (taking all the other capital cities), culture (building a bunch of wonders and getting great people to settle in your cities and then building the UN), technology (researching a ton of technology and then launching a space station), and economy (making a ton of money and then building a world bank).

I think there are five ways of victory in AC - military, economic, diplomatic, cooperative and transcendence.

 

[Richard Blonoff]

I played Alpha Centauri a bit back in the day. Certainly a interesting take on the Civilization series. I usually tried to win by diplomatic victory, but there was always one holdout keeping me from being supreme ruler. It was usually the Spartan Federation. Militaristic bastards.

 

[Барбоса]

As much as I enjoyed the diplomatic side of things, Transcendence is far and away the most interesting route to victory.

 

[JGlass]

I played Alpha Centauri a bit back in the day. Certainly a interesting take on the Civilization series. I usually tried to win by diplomatic victory, but there was always one holdout keeping me from being supreme ruler. It was usually the Spartan Federation. Militaristic bastards.

Yeah dude, my only issue with this game is that it seems like military victory is easier to achieve than any other type of victory, at least at the level I'm at. In the last game I played, for instance, I had amassed a pretty huge army due to a war with the Indians, and while I was waiting for my space station to reach the Alpha Centauri, all of my allies started to turn on me. I could have pretty easily achieved a military victory by flying my bomber squadrons over to their capitals and blowing them to smithereens, but I wanted the tech victory so I just played defense.

 

[Bernkastel]

I seem to be experiencing a bit of lethologica; I have a word stored in my metaphorical mental cabinet, but I can't seem to retrieve it. The word is not terribly long or convoluted - I should be able to remember it. Alas, I can't, and it's really ticking me off.

Repertoire is a synonym for the word. I associate repertoire with the word, and usually when I retrieve the word "repertoire" the other word follows. The word that I can't remember means "tools" or '"inventory" or something to that effect. I believe the letter "s" is involved. But for some reason, my neural pathway to the word has been lost. I have tried to research it, but to no avail.

Any help? JGlass? I know I've seen you use it. Sam? Coco? Barbosa? What is this damn word?

Cache?

 

[Blue Chipper]

I'm sorry I wasn't here to help you in your time of need.

I had a lot of weight in you; you're undoubtedly linguistically sound and I would assume you have a hefty vocabulary. Had you been here earlier, I'm sure you could've identified the word.

Cache?

I appreciate your attempt at helping me, but Remix already identified the word I was looking for; the word was "arsenal."

 

[Uncle Sam]

I had a lot of weight in you; you're undoubtedly linguistically sound and I would assume you have a hefty vocabulary. Had you been here earlier, I'm sure you could've identified the word.

I appreciate your attempt at helping me, but Remix already identified the word I was looking for; the word was "arsenal."

(I would have probably got it.)

 

[nightmare]

Yeah, except then you're saddled with AT&T service after that.

They actually arent bad down here.

My life this week has pretty much been dominated by the Boston bombings.

I can see how that could be an issue. Chaos I am sure.

Next time you and the NJexus get together you should definitely get a bouncy house.

In fact it should be a match to determine the NJX Championship. I bet on NorCal.

 

[JGlass]

In fact it should be a match to determine the NJX Championship. I bet on NorCal.

Wouldn't even be fair. The only person that would even be able to compete with him is IC25, but IC has an ear problem that's kept him from the gym, and NorCal has been bulking up even more.

 

[Bernkastel]

Wouldn't even be fair. The only person that would even be able to compete with him is IC25, but IC has an ear problem that's kept him from the gym, and NorCal has been bulking up even more.

I remember when Norcal used to be small.

 

[nightmare]

Yeah, but you could always team up against NorCal, then hit IC in the ear- thus giving you the advantage. You are not using your brain here.


Thats how I would book it.

 

[JGlass]

I guess treachery isn't really my thing. If we had to cut NJX up into faces and heels, I'd probably be the young, excitable, naive face.

 

[Stormtrooper]

Wouldn't even be fair. The only person that would even be able to compete with him is IC25, but IC has an ear problem that's kept him from the gym, and NorCal has been bulking up even more.

It's not about size, it's about stategy (or as W would say, Strateegery).

3 on 1 on one of them (Norcal), then 2 on 1 on the other (IC), then it's just 1 on 1. It's not treacherous, it's teamwork.

I guess treachery isn't really my thing. If we had to cut NJX up into faces and heels, I'd probably be the young, excitable, naive face.

So you're Zack Ryder (when he was getting used)? I'd say Kofi, but you don't make it sound like you have the high flying thing down.


EDIT: Totally unrelated, but Revis Trade. Thoughts?

 

[nightmare]

I guess treachery isn't really my thing. If we had to cut NJX up into faces and heels, I'd probably be the young, excitable, naive face.

So you are a Jewish version of Goku from the planet NJ?

Thats bad ass.

 

[Theo Mays]

Just wait until I heel turn on the state of PA and break up the NJexus from the inside.

Or I'll just grill and commentate during the match. Whatever works.

And to throw my hat in on the Revis trade. Only issue I have with it was that the Bucs got him. My best friend is a Bucs fan. I'm never gonna hear the end of this.

 

[Ming]

I fucking love Daenerys Targaryen!

.... There, I said it.

 

[nightmare]

I fucking love Daenerys Targaryen!

.... There, I said it.

That was so freaking great. Dumbass really thought he got over on her, huh?

 

[Uncle Phatso]

Lost 9.6 pounds this week, goal right now 265, why? To be at heavyweight so i can train to enter the cage and murder someone. 329.3 right now, just have to keep working, i'm going to be a fucking freak.