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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 States13919 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 States556 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
Aiur21550 Posts
August 22 2010 06:41 GMT
#20
Administrator
Headlines
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States482 Posts
August 22 2010 06:46 GMT
#21
Congrats, FiBsTeR! And be sure to give SonuvBob a cookie for a job well done!
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24762 Posts
August 22 2010 07:10 GMT
#22
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If I had a hammer
I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
IndecisivePenguin
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States771 Posts
August 22 2010 07:54 GMT
#23
Reminded me of Dr. Seuss. Except it was cooler because it was about StarCraft.

Probes<3
Apexplayer
Profile Joined September 2009
United States406 Posts
August 22 2010 08:32 GMT
#24
beautiful, tear to eye
Risen
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States7927 Posts
August 22 2010 08:35 GMT
#25
That was really... inspiring?
Pufftrees Everyday>its like a rifter that just used X-Factor/Liquid'Nony: I hope no one lip read XD/Holyflare>it's like policy lynching but better/Resident Los Angeles bachelor
Usurper
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Macedonia283 Posts
August 22 2010 08:44 GMT
#26
You should start probe social syndicate or something.
I love humanity. It is people that i can't stand.
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4216 Posts
August 22 2010 10:05 GMT
#27
Your probes are annoying, I'll give you that.
~ \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\ : not capable of being damaged or harmed.
sva
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States748 Posts
August 22 2010 10:34 GMT
#28
Awesome very awesome! (:
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
August 22 2010 13:53 GMT
#29
Woohoo! Much love SonuvBob, much love. <3 Thanks to everyone else for your support! TL fighting!
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4216 Posts
August 22 2010 15:49 GMT
#30
I seriously wonder who didn't give this a 5 star..... Really?
~ \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\ : not capable of being damaged or harmed.
Raelcun
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States3747 Posts
August 25 2010 07:06 GMT
#31
On August 23 2010 00:49 Impervious wrote:
I seriously wonder who didn't give this a 5 star..... Really?



There are people on TL who will 1 star everything just to be jerks it happens on a website with enough traffic on it :/ get used to it
honed
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada482 Posts
April 06 2012 02:20 GMT
#32
this thread is awesome. i wish i could be a drone forever
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
April 06 2012 02:56 GMT
#33
On April 06 2012 11:20 honed wrote:
this thread is awesome. i wish i could be a drone forever

All you have to do is make an equally amazing poem.
Moderatorshe/her
TL+ Member
ItsYoungLee
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)227 Posts
April 06 2012 06:17 GMT
#34
You are a true poet and this piece was marvelous. 5/5
ePParamedico.160 (formerly ElParamedico)
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