Ric Olie

I say anyone who is even suspected of being a sock should be burned at the stake.

I nominate bkev.

The Golden Idol said:

Can Yoda be added to the shot where Luke falls after standing on his hands on Dagobah? It looks like Yoda is magically transported to a spot out of frame as he falls.

That's a little something I like to call The Force.

Pardon me folks, but an unauthorized person has just hopped into the broadcast booth.

TV's Frink said:

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SECURITY!

You ask me, the only reason chess is not as popular in the US as football is because there isn't any violence.

Taze away, good sir!

Unfortunately it will be some time before the test results are in on VFP's bacne, so we turn back to the action on the board.  I'll admit the last two moves have lost me a bit, but I'm pretty sure that Warbler has sunk VFP's Battleship.

Warbler said:

I believe vote_for_palpatine's count is off.

In a shocking turn of events, vote_for_palpatine has been accused of cheating.  Now, I'm just a neutral observer, paid to bring you an objective account of the action.  And in this role, I feel it is my duty to explain that it is 100% certain that VFP has been using steroids.

xhonzi said:

Wait a minute... someone's not counting correctly.

You're not the ref!  Ferris - taze him.

...3...2...(silent)...

And we're back from commercial!  I see plenty of moves have been made during the break, but frankly, I'm bit too drunk to follow it all.  So let's just say that Warbler is in the lead.  Yeah, that sounds good.  We'll have more action from the board after these messages.

Warbler said:

I sincerely hope we don't get too carried away with this sock thing.

Amen!

Sandals are meant to be worn with bare feet.  End of discussion.

Ooooh!! I did not see that coming!  Warb just got Nfxe5'd.

Ric Olie said:

That cat is angry.

Cats had their movie/TV rights revoked in 1985.  Well before Seinfeld and other copycats (pun intended) used the line.  Therefore, this post could only be and shall forever will be in reference to Shatner's Khaaaaan.

Oh, and just to show you how to correctly defend yourself in this thread:

ferris209 said:

OOh, Ooh, can I be the ref, I can moderate pretty good. I have a taser.

Sure, what the hell.  Try to use it during a commercial, however.  The network typically tries to discourage on-air tasering.

Post fixed.  Thanks.

Hello, and welcome to the First Annual Ric Olie OT.com Chess Championship.  I'm sorry we were forced to join this match already in progress, but the weather report ran long.  Something about hail or some other phenomenon.

I've got to say, this Championship Match is bringing us a clash of undisputed titans of the OT.com chess landscape.  vote_for_palpatine stood on a mountaintop and declared that he was willing to take on all who dare oppose him.  And Warbler fought heroically through an amassed army of zero others to rise to the challenge.  So far, it's been a death struggle rarely witnessed in these parts of the forum, or any forum for that matter.

As the action resumes, Warbler has just said "D2-C4  D6-D7" which is very bold move on his part.  VFP seems a bit rattled, probably due to Warbler using C4.  Explosives were thought to have been outlawed by the Geneva Virtual Reality Chess Convention of 1968, but Warbler seems to have other ideas.

Now...let's get back to the action.

ABC said:

Ric Olie said:

... Bastard.

 PROBATION!!!

Shit....I missed the rule that said no swearing in this thread.

TV's Frink said:

Ripplin said:

Not a bad lookalike! :)

I agree.  The guy in pic #1 looks EXACTLY like the guy in pic #2.

Beat me to it again!  Bastard.

Conando

That cat is angry.

Jealous?  Me?  Are you kidding? I...

*sobs*

miker71 said:

vote_for_palpatine said:

Oh, come on, Gaff! Jeez, don't you remember how utterly confusing the original version was? Vader says "Bring my shuttle" - first of all, where is that shuttle going? Is he gonna get in it? Is he going somewhere? We don't know! Then, the next time we see him, he's in a STAR DESTROYER!! Not a shuttle, like we had just been led to believe! A GINORMOUS ship that don't look like no shuttle to me! Then again, how would I know in the first place - they don't show the shuttle!! But in the new version he says where he's going and we see the shuttle taking him there! What's not to like? We now have all the information we need!

It's like finally getting to see the Wampa monster feeding while Luke struggled to free himself. Why was Luke hanging there before? Now we know!

I don't remember being confused by the original at all, at 10 years old. You don't need to show every last bit of exposition if it's obvious that Vader got to his Star Destroyer using his shuttle that was brought to him.

Wow.

Anyway, VFP makes an excellent point, and I was thrilled to see the new version.  It was the way I always thought is should play out after I saw the original confusing version.  The only change I would make is that I would have played that part, but I am at least glad to see that Vader and I are kindred spirts.

Davnes007 said:

I was thinking of James Bond.

Oh really?

Davnes007 said:

Oh Ric, you totally got MY vote. :D

You're the most handsomest dude ever!!! Whenever I think of you, I feel all warm and fuzzy, and get a funny feeling between my...........oooops, I said too much.

Bingowings said:

Take the Red Letter test then.

Without describing their job/title, their costume or look define a OT character and a TPM character and let the next postee figure out who you are talking about.

I'm game.

This dude is one cool cat.  He's unflappable under pressure, gets with all the chicks, and is awesome to a fault.  He's also damn handsome.

Ah crap, I wasn't supposed to describe my look.

Dear xhonzi,

What are you, four fingered?

Sincerely,
hot.like.olie

I made a post.

EDIT: I planned for xhonzi's post to be my post's sister all along.  But you all never saw it coming, and it was BRILLIANT!