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Can't we deal with the important issue raised in this thread? Seriously, is "Executor" pronounced "ex-e-cu-tor" like the man who deals out death sentences? Or is it pronounced "ex-ec-u-tor" like the guy who deals with estates? Inquiring minds want to know.
For the record, I'd fly the Star Destroyer to Brunei, kill the Sultan, take his harem and fly off to adventure.KH FOR OWNER!
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Because people suck. And I don't trust America not to spend hoards of annoying drones to piss me off. Nope. You can all die and like it.Originally posted by Lonestar
Why would you wipe out the entire planet? Why not just make a "Demonstration" of boiling the ocean near coastal cities of countries not obeying your whim?Concrete, Abstract, or Squoingy?
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I guess that's pretty much it. I overdid this, certainly, but now I am finally tired enough to go to bed. If you bothered to read this far, please tell me if I've missed anything crucial. Maybe I'll make you an admiral or name a planet after you in return.
Train your drones in the fine art of actually being able to aim with their weapons. They work so much better when they hit their targets.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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Lonestar:
ISDs are certainly more akin to WW2 Battleships in terms of their design and function. Lucas explicitely states that those were his inspiration, and the bridge towers are even reminiscent of them. Why get hung up on nomenclature? A galactic navy in a galaxy far, far away is certainly going to call things differently, I imagine!
skywalker,
Ah, you commit cardinal sin of SW nerd discussions. Tech manuals and supplements are of much lower authority when determining the veracity of such things. The order of authority is:
1) Films (canon)
2) Official material
3) Non-official material
Within the films, what is seen trumps what is said. So a character can say something, but if what we observe contradicts that, we must conclude the character was mistaken.
Now, Home One is clearly not an MC-80. You can look at its design and compare it to the MC-80 design, and see for yourself it isn't an MC-80. It's much larger, just look at the comparison shots Lonestar posted.
As for the SSD, even the official Star Wars movie web site has adjusted the length to 12 km, saying the length is in dispute [note: this is such a stupid caveat, since you'd think that such a site would at least pretend to be authoritative]. However, if you accept that an ISD is 1.6 km long (1 mile), then you will have to deal with this shot from RoTJ, the clearest comparison of size available:
Note the ISD is in front of the SSD, so is slightly closer to the camera. If the ISD is 1.6 km, the mimimum length of the SSD, were you to cut n paste the ISD along its side, would be 16km. However, since the stern of the SSD is angled towards the camera, it is likely even longer than that, the best estimate being 17.6km. Either way, the 8 km length is completely unrealistic. Not one shot of the SSD in the films shows the purported 8 km length.
The below comparison seems to me to adequately reflect the same size ratio as the above RoTJ shot. THis supports 17.6 km:
Check out this one form ESB:
And this:
The film canon simply does not support the 8km fallacious length.Tutto nel mondo è burlaComment
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loser of the thread most deffinitely goes to one of the following threeOriginally posted by Kassiopeia
I'm actually going to take the "Loser of the Thread" award and speculate at length on the scenario.
Lonestar, skywalker, or Boris
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GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.Comment
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I say give it to Boris. He actually went to the hassle of finding more pics that Skywalker.I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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Hmm. It depends on where the rest of the fleet is - I'd want to be sure it wasn't likely to appear any time soon.
If it was likely to show up, I'd share the tech. If not, I'd go for a spin.
One thing I woud definately do is carve a peace symbol on the moon - but I wouldn't be so much of a coward as to turn the weapons onto a city.Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
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Why stop at Paris? Take out all of France!Visit First Cultural Industries
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They'd surrender to fast.Originally posted by Smiley
Why stop at Paris? Take out all of France!
I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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Wasn't a hassle--all pics were on the same web page.Originally posted by DinoDoc
I say give it to Boris. He actually went to the hassle of finding more pics that Skywalker.Tutto nel mondo è burlaComment
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King Geek.
I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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I like Doc's plan of starting over in paradise.
-Arrian
p.s. Yeah, Boris wins.grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!
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Where´s the option "I´d park it near a club to attract all the hot girls?"
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Was ever a Geek in this humor wooed?Originally posted by Arrian
I like Doc's plan of starting over in paradise.
-Arrian
p.s. Yeah, Boris wins.
Was ever a Geek in this humor won?Tutto nel mondo è burlaComment
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