EPTAnd I'm only at the Bamboo Gang part. You know who else came from a family associated with the Bamboo Union/Bamboo Gang? Jay Chou. Methinks you have talent as a writer just like he has as a musician. Keep it up.
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Shady Sands
United States4021 Posts
And I'm only at the Bamboo Gang part. You know who else came from a family associated with the Bamboo Union/Bamboo Gang? Jay Chou. Methinks you have talent as a writer just like he has as a musician. Keep it up. | ||
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Shady Sands
United States4021 Posts
On January 17 2013 12:38 Aerisky wrote: Jesus fucking christ, that's ridiculous O_O What a story....wow. Like... HOLY SHIT. Kind of awesome yet hilarious yet fucked up. That story is just straight-up crazy, definitely sounds like it came out of an insane movie or something lol. But the writing was actually quite interesting, I thought, and I was pretty enthralled the whole way through. Maybe this is Shady trying a narrative in disguise or something, I don't even. Yeah, this was more or less my response. Hot dayum. I can confirm this is not me >< I'm a prep debater from the burbs, and my dad was an artist | ||
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Aerisky
United States12129 Posts
On January 19 2013 14:12 Shady Sands wrote: I can confirm this is not me >< I'm a prep debater from the burbs, and my dad was an artist Ah gotcha. But yeah this blog is....just whoaaa. I wonder who OP is, really seems like an alt or a PBU :/ | ||
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ninazerg
United States7291 Posts
On January 17 2013 16:30 SamsungStar wrote: lol XD. You're right about the meth. There were some crazy bastards who smoked meth and popped PKs before they got in fights and they would just be savage beasts. Totally unstoppable. I watched some guy run through a bonfire once and beat another guy over the head with a burning log. Only much later did he notice the severe burns all over his hands. My advice if you run into a zombie or meth-head is throw the bat at his legs and run like hell. But even then, you have to pray he doesn't want you that bad, because ppl on meth run really damned fast. When thrown, bats aren't nearly as effective, I find the heavier end tends to cause them to spin while in flight, which sometimes leads to the skinny end of the bat hitting stuff/people. This is simply not practical. For meth-heads, I think it might help to thrust the bat straight into their stomach and knock them backwards before running, but otherwise, I highly recommend hanging onto the bat, especially against zombies, because if you drop the bat in a battle against one zombie, you'll be leaving yourself defenseless against the other zombies, because there will be a lot of them. The only weapons I approve of throwing are javelins and shuriken stars. | ||
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Djeez
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SamsungStar
United States912 Posts
On January 19 2013 17:31 ninazerg wrote: When thrown, bats aren't nearly as effective, I find the heavier end tends to cause them to spin while in flight, which sometimes leads to the skinny end of the bat hitting stuff/people. This is simply not practical. For meth-heads, I think it might help to thrust the bat straight into their stomach and knock them backwards before running, but otherwise, I highly recommend hanging onto the bat, especially against zombies, because if you drop the bat in a battle against one zombie, you'll be leaving yourself defenseless against the other zombies, because there will be a lot of them. The only weapons I approve of throwing are javelins and shuriken stars. lol what about throwing the poor man's bolo? It's really handy when you're being chased by a mob of angry crackheads. You take your kicks off, tie the shoelaces together, and then try to pack the insides with anything heavy close at hand. Then you toss it at their legs while screaming "eightballs in the shoes!!" | ||
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SamsungStar
United States912 Posts
On January 19 2013 13:51 Shady Sands wrote: If this is true, this is one of the best blog posts I've read on the internet in the past two years. The only post that even comes close on TL is Requiem for a July, and that story's been deleted off this website. And I'm only at the Bamboo Gang part. You know who else came from a family associated with the Bamboo Union/Bamboo Gang? Jay Chou. Methinks you have talent as a writer just like he has as a musician. Keep it up. Haha yeah, I know a number of ppl who had dad's/uncles etc in Bamboo. Especially in entertainment industry. Although Jay and his dad don't get along. His parents divorced because his dad was totally against him learning music. My family's friends with the parents of one of his close friends from high school, so the story sort of got passed along. (Taiwan's mad small) And thanks for the compliment  . I actually am a fiction writer, but this particular piece is nonfic. It was honestly just a quick response I did off the cuff to that knife disarming blog. | ||
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ninazerg
United States7291 Posts
On January 20 2013 09:14 SamsungStar wrote: lol what about throwing the poor man's bolo? It's really handy when you're being chased by a mob of angry crackheads. You take your kicks off, tie the shoelaces together, and then try to pack the insides with anything heavy close at hand. Then you toss it at their legs while screaming "eightballs in the shoes!!" I've experimented quite a bit with shoe-based weapons, and they're all pretty bad. I think I've tried the bolo trick maybe 2-3 times, and it takes way too long to take the shoes off, tie the laces together and then throw them effectively. One of the times, the laces even came apart and both shoes just went flying in opposite directions. Pretty fucking fail by me. A more effective foot-wear based ranged weapon would be the tube sock sling. Basically, you take a somewhat heavy object, like a pool ball or a paper weight of some sort, and drop it into the tube sock. Then, you take the open end of the sock and hold onto it, and start swinging it in a circular motion so it gathers momentum. You can release the sock sling at any time, but keep in mind that it has a very short range, and CANNOT be used more than a few hits if used as a melee weapon, because the sock fabric will rip after making impact. | ||
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SamsungStar
United States912 Posts
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BigFan
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fusefuse
Estonia4644 Posts
All in all, from the start of the fight where Hakim rushed them to the end where we ran back into the house, I’d say it was 4 minutes, maybe 5 max. To put that into perspective, the whole fight lasted a little less time than it takes for the first warp-ins of a 4gate. so down to earth until that point, a starcraft reference out of nowhere lol intriguing story, fun to read, apart from some facts & names changing, the flow of the piece is nice. Very James Joyce. You seem proud of what you do and have done so uhm yeah. good luck? | ||
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Incze
Romania2058 Posts
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rafaliusz
Poland482 Posts
Was very entertaining tho. | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
From what I can tell, there's a guy I hang out with who shares a lot in common with you (except he's Mexican) but he's never told me anything this good before. But this is why I wholeheartedly believe your story. This is the first blog I've read that I could give a 6 to | ||
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MaestroSC
United States2073 Posts
Just saying. Anyone who believe this needs to go outside and get some fresh air... all the bullshit is apparently blocking the oxygen and preventing your brain from functioning properly. | ||
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Shady Sands
United States4021 Posts
On January 21 2013 15:15 MaestroSC wrote: If this is true... my next blog will be about the time when I flew to a galaxy far far away, my best friends were robots, my human friend and his giant walking teddy bear banged my long lost sister, and my abandoning father turned out to be the right hand to an evil emperor. Just saying. Anyone who believe this needs to go outside and get some fresh air... all the bullshit is apparently blocking the oxygen and preventing your brain from functioning properly. Why so much hostility? | ||
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MaestroSC
United States2073 Posts
didnt realize star wars references were so hostile. Or that calling bullshit on bullshit is hostile lol. why so sensitive? | ||
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[UoN]Sentinel
United States11320 Posts
On January 21 2013 16:32 MaestroSC wrote: didnt realize star wars references were so hostile. Or that calling bullshit on bullshit is hostile lol. why so sensitive? Anyone who believe this needs to go outside and get some fresh air... all the bullshit is apparently blocking the oxygen and preventing your brain from functioning properly. Yeah I'd say it's hostile. | ||
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Kukaracha
France1954 Posts
To be honest I had to show some restraint myself, I don't like the idea of people fantasizing about violence. Last time my family witnessed a fight my mother went insane, the things she has seen in her youth kind of traumatized her. So I personally understand that one might not appreciate this kind of writing. | ||
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SamsungStar
United States912 Posts
Realize you are being an utter ass, then try to do something decent with yourself instead of telling others there is only one type of violence and it only exists in the back alleys of Chile con carne where the knives are quick and the kids are quicker. Now I'm probably verging on hypocrisy here because I wrote this entire blog because I thought another story sounded very fishy, and I'm starting to see how that's upsetting, but at least over there my issue was the lack of details and a question of physics. Whereas here, it's a select bunch of people who don't seem to have any experience with the environment or culture yet feel they are an expert authority on the subject. Do you know what scientists call this phenomenon? Cognitive dissonance. Your logic doesn't even make sense. You compare the ghetto of a third world country with that of a first world country. Then you talk about how our level of disposable income and lifestyle is vastly greater than what you saw, so that somehow invalidates my existence. All it would take is a simple leap of logic to understand that naturally there will be giant differences between our lifestyles based on the economies we grew up in. Stop trying to relate your experiences in Chile with mine in Florida. It's not going to work. But if you've noticed, a ton of the American kids say they can relate and my story sounds a lot like theirs. Imagine that. Americans who can relate to each other. Chileans who can't. Stop projecting your mom issues on my blog and stop trying to get into a retarded pissing contest on the internet about whose family had it tougher. Especially not with a second-gen Chinese whose family tree was cut in half by the Commies and Japanese. In conclusion, if any of you don't like the story, that's fine. Give it a one star, speak your piece, and move on. This is a public forum, I posted the blog, and I accept the terms inherent in that action. But enough with the stupid fucking accusations of "This isn't real!" It's getting old and it's extremely insulting. Could you imagine if I took out one of your family albums and started claiming all the photos were shopped because that waterfall looks too glamorous or your mom is way too hot? Do you have any idea how retarded that is? Did you pay for this story? Were you forced to click on the blog? If your answer is no to both then you don't have a valid reason for spewing angry crap here. | ||
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