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Ode to Probe

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FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
August 22 2010 05:10 GMT
#1
Ode to Probe

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0p9p is what I was taught.
You have to make probes... not some, but a lot!
How can we break a Terran 3/3,
if we don't even have money for goons and HTs?

Indeed, every toss quite soon comes to see
That 1a2a won't work if their groups are empty!
Sure you can micro and harass like you're cool,
But if you're outmacroed, you'll look like a fool.

So how does one avoid that most fearsome of fears:
That "you require more minerals" floats to your ears?
As stated before and as repeated right now,
don't cut those probes you ungrateful cow!

Probes get the money you use to survive:
The money that buys reavers, DTs, and colossi!
It doesn't take long 'fore they pay off their 50;
They can even go scout -- they're really quite nifty!

With that now all said, I'm sure you are curious:
Why all this rhyme about something so obvious?
Dear friends, I must now bring your attention upon
This new but unwanted forum icon!

Now don't get me wrong, for zealots are fun,
They drop onto tanks and 2-hit lings with +1!
But without my probes, these charging "For Aiur!"s
Would be unemployed and begging for hire

I hope my request is understood fine,
And that no one was lost in my Seussian rhyme.
But, just in case, a TL:DR as I close:
Oh please TL, can I stay a probe?


****
RandomAccount#49059
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2140 Posts
August 22 2010 05:14 GMT
#2
--- Nuked ---
Deleted User 47542
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
1484 Posts
August 22 2010 05:16 GMT
#3
Wow, love the last stanza =]
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
August 22 2010 05:31 GMT
#4
Give this man a carrier just to be a jerk.

Great poem.
StorrZerg
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States13922 Posts
August 22 2010 05:32 GMT
#5
I'm sure a mod will let you stay a probe.
Enjoy mining!
Hwaseung Oz fan for life. Swing out, always swing out.
Muirhead
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States557 Posts
August 22 2010 05:37 GMT
#6
Should be featured 5/5
starleague.mit.edu
Rkie
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States1278 Posts
August 22 2010 05:44 GMT
#7
he deserves a probe!
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
August 22 2010 05:45 GMT
#8
Nice story 5/5.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
Guilty
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada812 Posts
August 22 2010 05:46 GMT
#9
Haha wow, that was awesome.
"How hard could it be?" -J. Clarkson
Hyde
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia14568 Posts
August 22 2010 05:58 GMT
#10
Put a smile on my face. Prooobu!
5/5
Because when you left, Brood War was all spotlights and titans. Now, with the death of the big leagues, Brood War has moved to the basements and carparks. Now, Brood War is unlicensed brawls, lost teeth, and bloody fights for fistfulls of money - SirJolt
Abenson
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada4122 Posts
August 22 2010 06:00 GMT
#11
Oh, those damn probes...
As a D- zerg player, those probes are godmoding little drone-killing bastards

Let this man stay a probe! :D
404.Delirium
Profile Joined May 2008
United States1190 Posts
August 22 2010 06:04 GMT
#12
Jealous if he gets his probe back! Then again... reavers...
seriously next disrespectful comment in this blog is ip ban. Be happy or get the hell out. // SC2 is like playing with neutral-colored Play-Doh while BW is like colorful Legos.
gdroxor
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States639 Posts
August 22 2010 06:08 GMT
#13
*robotic meow*
RoieTRS
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States2569 Posts
August 22 2010 06:19 GMT
#14
Meow
konadora, in Racenilatr's blog: "you need to stop thinking about starcraft or anything computer-related for that matter. It's becoming a bad addiction imo"
Sight
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States148 Posts
August 22 2010 06:19 GMT
#15
On August 22 2010 15:04 404.Delirium wrote:
Jealous if he gets his probe back! Then again... reavers...

I have my current account because I foolishly asked for a permanent reaver icon. Later I realized I actually loved DT's but alas!!! It was too late.
mmp
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2130 Posts
August 22 2010 06:31 GMT
#16
phenomenal. unprecedented. groundbreaking.
I (λ (foo) (and (<3 foo) ( T_T foo) (RAGE foo) )) Starcraft
streetclam
Profile Joined January 2010
Australia92 Posts
August 22 2010 06:33 GMT
#17
Hahaha nice. I do not blame you, probes are up there with reavers for the cutest units.
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
August 22 2010 06:37 GMT
#18
Pretty good poem. This is a much better request than mine... which was to stay a zergling.

That failed eventually.

Hope you get your probe!
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
pinenamu
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States770 Posts
August 22 2010 06:41 GMT
#19
Definitely deserves a probe icon!
SonuvBob
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Aiur21552 Posts
August 22 2010 06:41 GMT
#20
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