Green Eyed Monster 38334 Report post Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Pegazus said: I started down the path of saying it is comforting to know that I “know” someone normal at your steady paycheck source, then I stopped as I wondered if you can really be considered normal cause you do hang out here. That seemed wrong and slightly demeaning. Then I came up with the phrasing of “normal like the rest of us here” which made things all better in my head and feels better. Viewed from the perspective of a lifelong Nerd, a Nerd who was a Nerd before the label was popularized, we're all pretty normal* around here GEM * For a given value of "normal". 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cranky Dog 31357 Report post Posted January 15 (edited) 1 hour ago, Oakleaf98 said: Anyone notice that Japanese is hard to translate to American English. Cause i once uploaded a model kit manual that was in Japanese and tried to have DeepL Translate to translate it, but it appeared as mostly nonsense. Unless we assume the instructions were always gibberish, and it got perfectly translated. Edited January 15 by Cranky Dog 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Eyed Monster 38334 Report post Posted January 15 1 minute ago, Cranky Dog said: Unless we assume the instructions were always gibberish, and it got perfectly translated. It's all a fiendish plot by the Japanese kit designers/manufacturers to Sell More Kitstm. By making the instructions gibberish you have to buy one kit to figure out how to put it together, and a second kit of the same item to actually build the model because you broke/lost/glued-it-wrong parts from the first kit. GEM 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cranky Dog 31357 Report post Posted January 15 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monster said: It's all a fiendish plot by the Japanese kit designers/manufacturers to Sell More Kitstm. By making the instructions gibberish you have to buy one kit to figure out how to put it together, and a second kit of the same item to actually build the model because you broke/lost/glued-it-wrong parts from the first kit. GEM Knowing the hobby industry. It's not a secret that Japan can successfully market the elf out of anything! Edited January 15 by Cranky Dog 1 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWulfe 41138 Report post Posted January 15 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Green Eyed Monster said: It's all a fiendish plot by the Japanese kit designers/manufacturers to Sell More Kitstm. By making the instructions gibberish you have to buy one kit to figure out how to put it together, and a second kit of the same item to actually build the model because you broke/lost/glued-it-wrong parts from the first kit. GEM This sounds more like a ploy the Chinese companies would use, since their translations are... Well, let's just say I'm glad Tamiya gets someone who knows English very well to write the English side of their instructions. But I playfully say Chinese companies mainly because so many of the kit companies are there, and more importantly there are some that put out revision after revision (my current favourite, Trumpeter, does this a lot) Edited January 15 by WhiteWulfe 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TGP 74993 Report post Posted January 16 Need opinions. Which sub-section of the forum is right for posting dungeon maps? 2D Art - PNG or JPEG images. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TGP 74993 Report post Posted January 16 On 1/14/2021 at 2:14 PM, Gadgetman! said: No, it's Nuclear Crill's almost mythical, severely limited edition vinyl LP with their one and only Blues jam. As far as anyone knows, they pressed less than 500 of these LPs, and they were only sold to a very select part of their fanclub. So Music critics have never heard it, and most of them thinks that it's an urban legend. But WE know the truth... As CEO, Grand Nagus, Chief Spymaster, CFO, CIO, Head Bottlewasher, and Spokes-griffin for: the Society for the Propagation of Üneccessary Ümlauts (SPÜÜ) …I am obliged to mention that it is: Nüclear Krïll @OneBoot @Guindyloo 3 1 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Jack 48954 Report post Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Green Eyed Monster said: we're all pretty normal* around here Hey, I resent that.... I'm definitely pretty, but I refuse to be called normal, lol. 1 13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Werkrobotwerk 27017 Report post Posted January 16 47 minutes ago, WhiteWulfe said: This sounds more like a ploy the Chinese companies would use, since their translations are... Well, let's just say I'm glad Tamiya gets someone who knows English very well to write the English side of their instructions. But I playfully say Chinese companies mainly because so many of the kit companies are there, and more importantly there are some that put out revision after revision (my current favourite, Trumpeter, does this a lot) I just built a Chinese kit last week. It had very good ikea style wordless instructions. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Eyed Monster 38334 Report post Posted January 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mad Jack said: Hey, I resent that.... I'm definitely pretty, but I refuse to be called normal, lol. OK folks, you heard [read] it here first. Mad Jack is self admitted "Not Normal". GEM Edited January 16 by Green Eyed Monster Tentacles, so many Tentacles 2 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TGP 74993 Report post Posted January 16 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Mad Jack said: 1 hour ago, Green Eyed Monster said: we're all pretty normal* around here Hey, I resent that.... I'm definitely pretty, but I refuse to be called normal, lol. I am neither of those things . . . Edited January 16 by TGP 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Jack 48954 Report post Posted January 16 54 minutes ago, TGP said: 56 minutes ago, Mad Jack said: 2 hours ago, Green Eyed Monster said: we're all pretty normal* around here Hey, I resent that.... I'm definitely pretty, but I refuse to be called normal, lol. I am neither of those things . . . Pffft.... You're hot, deal with it. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knarthex 62050 Report post Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Green Eyed Monster said: OK folks, you heard [read] it here first. Mad Jack is "Not Normal". GEM you are only realizing this NOW???? 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Green Eyed Monster 38334 Report post Posted January 16 Just now, knarthex said: you are only realizing this NOW???? No. I've observed Mad Jack pegging the "Weird O' Metertm" on numerous occasions. Still, I'm sure we wouldn't have him any other way. GEM 5 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knarthex 62050 Report post Posted January 16 2 hours ago, TGP said: As CEO, Grand Nagus, Chief Spymaster, CFO, CIO, Head Bottlewasher, and Spokes-griffin for: the Society for the Propagation of Üneccessary Ümlauts (SPÜÜ) …I am obliged to mention that it is: Nüclear Krïll @OneBoot @Guindyloo Are they going on Tour???? 2 hours ago, Mad Jack said: Hey, I resent that.... I'm definitely pretty, but I refuse to be called normal, lol. Well..... 1 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
