Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added

> (snip)
> 
> >> Ia! Ia! Chibi-Usa ftagan!
> > 
> > That's just ... wrong.
> > 
> > What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
> > fhtagn" don't you understand?
> > 
> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^

Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by the CoM. ^_^


== Peter ==
-----------------------------------------------------
"There's no such thing as a
weapon that doesn't kill"
(Chise: Saikano)

Peter Boulter wrote:
> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added
> 
>> (snip)
>>
>>>> Ia! Ia! Chibi-Usa ftagan!
>>> That's just ... wrong.
>>>
>>> What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
>>> fhtagn" don't you understand?
>>>
>> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^
> 
> Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by the CoM. ^_^

	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they get to 
the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. No, I'm just intrigued by the 
link between terrible, nightmarish creatures from the beyond and Chibi-Usa.

	Chibi-Usa: instant SAN check fail.


-- 
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* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:39 +0000, Justin Palmer
 wrote:

>Peter Boulter wrote:
>> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added
>> 
>>> (snip)
>>>
>>>>> Ia! Ia! Chibi-Usa ftagan!
>>>> That's just ... wrong.
>>>>
>>>> What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
>>>> fhtagn" don't you understand?
>>>>
>>> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^
>> 
>> Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by the CoM. ^_^
>
>	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they get to 
>the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. No, I'm just intrigued by the 
>link between terrible, nightmarish creatures from the beyond and Chibi-Usa.

Isn't that like asking about the link between giant, heavily-armed,
man-shaped weapons of mass destruction and a Gundam?

>	Chibi-Usa: instant SAN check fail.

Exactly...

-- 
Rob Kelk
<http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/>
e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
Ia! Ia! Chibi-Usa ftagan!

In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
   Justin Palmer  wrote:
> Peter Boulter wrote:
> > Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added
> > 
> >> (snip)
> >>
> >>>> Ia! Ia! Chibi-Usa ftagan!
> >>> That's just ... wrong.
> >>>
> >>> What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
> >>> fhtagn" don't you understand?
> >>
> >> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^
> > 
> > Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by
> > the CoM. ^_^
>
> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they get
> to the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. ...

Don't forget Tentacool and Tentacruel, which are both Pokemon.  The
giant Tentacruel in one episode (and used in the original series'
opening title sequence) was quite capable of demolishing any city.

-- 
John "Minmei" Ward : 
Web pages on my favourite TV animated (and other) shows
including Nadesico, Pokemon and WITCH:
www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/television/

While strolling carefully through the minefield that is Usenet, on
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:11:36 GMT, John M Ward 
wrote:

>In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
>   Justin Palmer  wrote:
>> Peter Boulter wrote:
>> > Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added
>> > 
>> >> (snip)
>> >>
>> >>>> Ia! Ia! Chibi-Usa ftagan!
>> >>> That's just ... wrong.
>> >>>
>> >>> What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
>> >>> fhtagn" don't you understand?
>> >>
>> >> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^
>> > 
>> > Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by
>> > the CoM. ^_^
>>
>> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they get
>> to the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. ...
>
>Don't forget Tentacool and Tentacruel, which are both Pokemon.  The
>giant Tentacruel in one episode (and used in the original series'
>opening title sequence) was quite capable of demolishing any city.

You scare me with your knowledge of the terror that is "Pokemon"
(shudder)
--
Tsunami
If at first you don't succeed, give up skydiving!
tsunami@nospam.jyurai.co.uk

Rob Kelk wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:39 +0000, Justin Palmer
>  wrote:
> 
>> Peter Boulter wrote:
>>> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added

(snip)

>>> Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by the CoM. ^_^
>> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they get to 
>> the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. No, I'm just intrigued by the 
>> link between terrible, nightmarish creatures from the beyond and Chibi-Usa.
> 
> Isn't that like asking about the link between giant, heavily-armed,
> man-shaped weapons of mass destruction and a Gundam?
>
	Gundams don't kill people. Yoshiyuki Tomino kills people.

>> 	Chibi-Usa: instant SAN check fail.
> 
> Exactly...
> 
	"And then, to my growing horror, I noticed she was coloured that 
Eldritch shade; that awful, terrifying, hue of the unspeakable - pink."

-- 
*"Magic Girl supposed wear cute     *justin@briareos.demon.co.uk*
* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *

John M Ward wrote:
> In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
>    Justin Palmer  wrote:
>> Peter Boulter wrote:
>>> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added

(snip)

>>>>> What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
>>>>> fhtagn" don't you understand?
>>>> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^
>>> Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by
>>> the CoM. ^_^
>> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they get
>> to the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. ...
> 
> Don't forget Tentacool and Tentacruel, which are both Pokemon.  The
> giant Tentacruel in one episode (and used in the original series'
> opening title sequence) was quite capable of demolishing any city.
> 
	Tries to imagine Pokemon: H.P. Lovecraft edition. Fails.

-- 
*"Magic Girl supposed wear cute     *justin@briareos.demon.co.uk*
* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *

In article <fn9nqs$f28$2$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
   Justin Palmer  wrote:
> John M Ward wrote:
> > In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
> >    Justin Palmer  wrote:
> >> Peter Boulter wrote:
> >>> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added

> (snip)

> >>>>> What part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl 
> >>>>> fhtagn" don't you understand?
> >>>> 	That sentence explains a lot... ^_^
> >>> Ah, that confirms my suspicion that it's some secret code used by
> >>> the CoM. ^_^
> >> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they
> >> get to the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. ...
> > 
> > Don't forget Tentacool and Tentacruel, which are both Pokemon.  The
> > giant Tentacruel in one episode (and used in the original series'
> > opening title sequence) was quite capable of demolishing any city.
>
> 	Tries to imagine Pokemon: H.P. Lovecraft edition. Fails.

Ahh!  For that you might find the TV series stories involving
psychic-type Pokemon of interest, such as the sunken ship story, the
ghostly-type occupied house episode, and the one featuring a child with
psychic powers and appropriate 'Mon in her collection.

Whatever the topic -- including a giant robot (whose local community
were "helped" by Team Rocket!) -- it has probably been covered at some
time, in one or other of the series.

-- 
John "Minmei" Ward : 
Web pages on my favourite TV animated (and other) shows
including Nadesico, Pokemon and WITCH:
www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/television/

In article ,
   Tsunami  wrote:
> While strolling carefully through the minefield that is Usenet, on
> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:11:36 GMT, John M Ward 
> wrote:
>
> >In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
> >   Justin Palmer  wrote:

[snip]

> >> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they
> >> get to the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. ...
> >
> >Don't forget Tentacool and Tentacruel, which are both Pokemon.  The
> >giant Tentacruel in one episode (and used in the original series'
> >opening title sequence) was quite capable of demolishing any city.
>
> You scare me with your knowledge of the terror that is "Pokemon"
> (shudder)

<terminator>  "I have detailed files!"  </terminator>

It is a fascinating subject; and I started only because we began selling
little bean-bag toys, with attached decriptions, when I worked at Asda. 
As I was (by that time) the weekend Greeter, and as always I tried to
learn at least something about what we were selling, I looked it up and
quickly found myself caught up in the complex world of Pokemon.

-- 
John "Minmei" Ward : 
Web pages on my favourite TV animated (and other) shows
including Nadesico, Pokemon and WITCH:
www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/television/

John M Ward wrote:
> In article <fn9nqs$f28$2$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
>    Justin Palmer  wrote:
>> John M Ward wrote:
>>> In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
>>>    Justin Palmer  wrote:
>>>> Peter Boulter wrote:
>>>>> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added

(snip)

>> 	Tries to imagine Pokemon: H.P. Lovecraft edition. Fails.
> 
> Ahh!  For that you might find the TV series stories involving
> psychic-type Pokemon of interest, such as the sunken ship story, the
> ghostly-type occupied house episode, and the one featuring a child with
> psychic powers and appropriate 'Mon in her collection.
>
	Remind me again: Cthulu [1] was the international smash hit series for 
children, and the Pokemon Mythos the dark imaginings of H.P. Lovecraft, 
yes? ^_^

(snip)

[1] Gotta eat 'em all!

-- 
*"Magic Girl supposed wear cute     *justin@briareos.demon.co.uk*
* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:04:05 +0000, Justin Palmer
 wrote:

<snip>

>	Tries to imagine Pokemon: H.P. Lovecraft edition. Fails.

Here's some help:

http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/pokethulhu.htm

-- 
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/> e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
  "And really, you think people who watch Japanese cartoons would be
  a little more understanding of the seemingly odd hobbies of other
  fringe groups."               -  Chris "Blade" McNeil, 20 Jan 2004

While strolling carefully through the minefield that is Usenet, on
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:34:12 GMT, John M Ward 
wrote:

>In article ,
>   Tsunami  wrote:
>> While strolling carefully through the minefield that is Usenet, on
>> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:11:36 GMT, John M Ward 
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
>> >   Justin Palmer  wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>> >> 	Tentacle monsters are not our department - well, not until they
>> >> get to the stage of destroying Tokyo, anyway. ...
>> >
>> >Don't forget Tentacool and Tentacruel, which are both Pokemon.  The
>> >giant Tentacruel in one episode (and used in the original series'
>> >opening title sequence) was quite capable of demolishing any city.
>>
>> You scare me with your knowledge of the terror that is "Pokemon"
>> (shudder)
>
><terminator>  "I have detailed files!"  </terminator>
>
>It is a fascinating subject; and I started only because we began selling
>little bean-bag toys, with attached decriptions, when I worked at Asda. 
>As I was (by that time) the weekend Greeter, and as always I tried to
>learn at least something about what we were selling, I looked it up and
>quickly found myself caught up in the complex world of Pokemon.

And no-one warned you to "turn away form the light" then? :)
--
Tsunami
If at first you don't succeed, give up skydiving!
tsunami@nospam.jyurai.co.uk

While strolling carefully through the minefield that is Usenet, on
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:48:31 +0000, Justin Palmer
 wrote:

>John M Ward wrote:
>> In article <fn9nqs$f28$2$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
>>    Justin Palmer  wrote:
>>> John M Ward wrote:
>>>> In article <fn8h4h$71j$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
>>>>    Justin Palmer  wrote:
>>>>> Peter Boulter wrote:
>>>>>> Justin Palmer(justin@briareos.demon.co.uk) added
>
>(snip)
>
>>> 	Tries to imagine Pokemon: H.P. Lovecraft edition. Fails.
>> 
>> Ahh!  For that you might find the TV series stories involving
>> psychic-type Pokemon of interest, such as the sunken ship story, the
>> ghostly-type occupied house episode, and the one featuring a child with
>> psychic powers and appropriate 'Mon in her collection.
>>
>	Remind me again: Cthulu [1] was the international smash hit series for 
>children, and the Pokemon Mythos the dark imaginings of H.P. Lovecraft, 
>yes? ^_^
>
>(snip)
>
>[1] Gotta eat 'em all!

Yup, that's about right,..
--
Tsunami
If at first you don't succeed, give up skydiving!
tsunami@nospam.jyurai.co.uk

In message <fn9np8$f28$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>
       Justin Palmer  wrote:

> Rob Kelk wrote:
> > On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:39 +0000, Justin Palmer
> >  wrote:
> 
> > > 	Chibi-Usa: instant SAN check fail.

What do you reckon? 2D10/D100 or thereabouts?[1]

> > Exactly...
> > 
> 	"And then, to my growing horror, I noticed she was coloured
> that  Eldritch shade; that awful, terrifying, hue of the unspeakable
> - pink."

Sorry, you fail your "Write like Lovecraft" exam. To qualify, all
paragraphs must include the word "cyclopean" at least once.

HPL once achieved the previously-believed-to-be-impossible feat of
using that word 3 times in a single paragraph. I think it was in "The
Colour Out Of Time", but I may be mis-remembering.

[1] Worryingly, I am now thinking about the feasibility of a
BESM/Cthulhu Now crossover RPG (pace Pokethulhu, which I don't count -
it looks more like a card game than an RPG). This may be the first RPG
that requires the GM to track his own SAN stat...

-- 
Nick Roberts           tigger @ orpheusinternet.co.uk           

Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which
can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Rob Kelk wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:04:05 +0000, Justin Palmer
>  wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>> 	Tries to imagine Pokemon: H.P. Lovecraft edition. Fails.
> 
> Here's some help:
> 
> http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/pokethulhu.htm
> 
	I have seen some great many screwed-up things as an anime fan, but that 
absolutely takes the screwed-up thing cookie. And then some.

-- 
*"Magic Girl supposed wear cute     *justin@briareos.demon.co.uk*
* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *

Nick Roberts wrote:
> In message <fn9np8$f28$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>
>        Justin Palmer  wrote:
> 
>> Rob Kelk wrote:
>>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:03:39 +0000, Justin Palmer
>>>  wrote:
>>>> 	Chibi-Usa: instant SAN check fail.
> 
> What do you reckon? 2D10/D100 or thereabouts?[1]
> 
>>> Exactly...
>>>
>> 	"And then, to my growing horror, I noticed she was coloured
>> that  Eldritch shade; that awful, terrifying, hue of the unspeakable
>> - pink."
> 
> Sorry, you fail your "Write like Lovecraft" exam. To qualify, all
> paragraphs must include the word "cyclopean" at least once.
> 
	I was trying to throw lit dynamite sticks at oncoming Deep Ones with 
the other hand whilst writing that, so cut me a little slack, will you? ^_^

(snip)

> [1] Worryingly, I am now thinking about the feasibility of a
> BESM/Cthulhu Now crossover RPG (pace Pokethulhu, which I don't count -
> it looks more like a card game than an RPG). This may be the first RPG
> that requires the GM to track his own SAN stat...
> 
	IIRC, wasn't it either Iczer-One or Silent Moebius that featured 
everyones favourite deep-dwelling tentacled horror?

-- 
*"Magic Girl supposed wear cute     *justin@briareos.demon.co.uk*
* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *

In a futile gesture against entropy, Justin Palmer wrote:
>         IIRC, wasn't it either Iczer-One or Silent Moebius that featured 
> everyones favourite deep-dwelling tentacled horror?

Well, there was an episode of The Real Ghostbusters...
("The Collect Call of Cthulhu", of course.)
-- 
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.oO("(to remain anaonymous)"                                           )
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Adam Jones wrote:
> In a futile gesture against entropy, Justin Palmer wrote:
>>         IIRC, wasn't it either Iczer-One or Silent Moebius that featured 
>> everyones favourite deep-dwelling tentacled horror?
> 
> Well, there was an episode of The Real Ghostbusters...
> ("The Collect Call of Cthulhu", of course.)

	Completely by accident, I think I might actually have found a new 
contender. Apparently we *do* do tentacle monsters after all:

	 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonbane

-- 
*"Magic Girl supposed wear cute     *justin@briareos.demon.co.uk*
* thing! Not... "                   *                           *
* "You wanna look cute or kick ass?"*                           *
  - Yuki and Largo, Megatokyo.       *       All outta gum.      *