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Post by grunty on Dec 30, 2005 5:58:28 GMT 11
I just stepped off the carrige. boy it is a long ride to get here. i'm kind of disoriented, whats going on?
been an obernewtyn series fan for almost 2 years now. our small town library does not have farseekers yet but they told me its coming in YEA.
When did you join Ober.net?
>Yesterday, the 28th depending on when you looked at this
Where did your Ober.net name come from?
>For those of you who have played the game Halo: Combat Evolved, i can do voiced of the grunt characters very well i'm told
Who's your favourite Obernewtyn character?
>Haven't finished the series, still gettin the books to our library from the big city near us. and they have to get them from the main library.
Which is your favourite Obernewtyn book?
>Have not yet finished the series for reasons stated above, but so far Obernewtyn, the first one
What's your favourite colour?
> Green
What's your favourite food?
> The kind you eat
What are some of your hobbies or interests?
> Guitar, Reading, Airsoft,
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Post by Swallow on Dec 30, 2005 11:05:45 GMT 11
Welcome Grunty! Such a bugger you can't get a hold of the other books. Poke your librarians more! They should have all the books.
Hope you have lots of fun about Ober. Come join the fun in the library or the madness in the dinningroom! and while you're at it, have a picnic basket
*hands over a picnic basket filled with spark plugs*
And what is Airsoft?
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Post by Elspeth on Dec 30, 2005 11:27:01 GMT 11
Welcome, welcome! Indeed, poke your librarians about getting the other Obernewtyn books in. If they know their stuff, they'll do it for you, especially if you're a regular visitor.  Enjoy your time here, good Grunter. |
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Post by Arien on Dec 30, 2005 19:57:10 GMT 11
Hi Grunty, it's nice to meet you!
That's too bad about your library not having the books yet...hopefully it'll get them in soon! You live in the USA, yeah?
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Post by Squirt on Dec 30, 2005 21:09:54 GMT 11
That must suck not having all of the books! And I've been complaining about the amount of time it's taken to get the next one... poor thing  (join the Dreamweavers if you don't have a guild!) Love your pic by the way! Reminds me of someone I know...  |
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Post by Rushton on Dec 31, 2005 20:09:27 GMT 11
W00t! Halo!! *grugs Master Chief* I love that game... I'm a crack shot with the sniper rifle too Welcome to our boards! and so conider joining the Mystics - home of fine chocca and comfy chairs! |
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Post by Madame Kat on Dec 31, 2005 20:29:57 GMT 11
Hi-ya Grunty! Yeah, so welcome to the forums! Halo? Nah, never played it- don't have a Xbox. I play Gamecube and ps2 games only...  And I'll be curious too and ask "What is Airsoft?" psst: Join the Mystics |
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Post by grunty on Jan 1, 2006 12:55:08 GMT 11
Happy to assimalte... i mean educate you on airsoft katiska. it is a game that alot of people, especially in my town play. We have guns that shoot little plastic bb's at each other and from then on its pretty much like paintball, except cheaper. Games every so often. its quite fun.
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Post by Madame Kat on Jan 1, 2006 13:11:05 GMT 11
Ah, yeah. It sounds a lot like the game Lazerforce I played. We had 2 teams and ran around with light guns in this dark room. I ended up spraining my wrist.. heh heh |
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Post by Stephen on Jan 1, 2006 14:15:08 GMT 11
I played paintball twice. That's good. but yeah, welcome grunty. join the mystics, you won't regret it.  |
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Post by grunty on Jan 1, 2006 14:35:49 GMT 11
Already have it seems. airsoft is cheaper than paintball, the bb's leave little welts when you get hit, and depending on whether your wearing a big thick coat or not. i have a desert eagle, it hurts like a ------, and i got hit in the neck with my freinds pistol. i was on the ground swearing for about 30 seconds. i still have that little welt.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2006 21:34:05 GMT 11
Heya grunty! Welcome to obernet, shame the mystics got you so early on. They seem to have some sort of coordinated newbie ambush worked out. Shame about the inept library news though! Be a bit careful around the theory boards if you don't want too much spoiled. Otherwise, hope you have fun! |
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Post by Miky on Jan 3, 2006 9:05:29 GMT 11
W00t i knew the mystis would welcome u, it always makes me happy to see a new fan, speicially one who joins our guild!
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Post by Dark One on Jan 4, 2006 3:30:00 GMT 11
Welcome Grunty
Airsoft is fun. We used to run around my local woods with BB guns and shoot each other. However, its not fun when you only have a gas powered hand gun and someone is firing at you with a battery powered M-16 *grumbles*
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Post by grunty on Jan 4, 2006 9:04:03 GMT 11
we have rules set up, only electric and spring guns, no gas. and moslty because we all cant afford it. i have just a desert eagle hangun, its awesome. i wanna get a 30 dollar shotgun from thingys sporting goods. those are nice. the DE was $60, it was a present
what weapons do you have?
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Post by Madame Kat on Jan 4, 2006 10:05:31 GMT 11
Ah, yes... So, it it's true that every American household has at least one gun. Heh-heh |
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Post by grunty on Jan 4, 2006 13:42:01 GMT 11
especially in iowa
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Post by Dark One on Jan 4, 2006 21:56:51 GMT 11
I don't have any weapons any more. I only had a handgun and sold it to a mate a few years ago
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Post by Netty on Jan 6, 2006 17:44:46 GMT 11
Although a gun might come in handy in the UK... is it true that your policemen can't carry guns?  |
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Post by Dark One on Jan 6, 2006 21:00:44 GMT 11
some do. Most police aren't trained in firearms, and don't want to carry guns. We have special armed police to deal with situations, and they can usualy be found patroling the airports too.
Our police may be getting tazer guns though
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Post by grunty on Jan 7, 2006 11:24:05 GMT 11
lethal if they are standing in a puddle i'm told, we only have one cop car in our town
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Post by Netty on Jan 9, 2006 19:19:31 GMT 11
What's a tazer gun? Is it like a laser gun? Maybe sometimes though it is better for police to not have guns cos sometimes they make mistakes and shoot people who are innocent...
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Post by Kangaruth on Jan 9, 2006 21:45:34 GMT 11
It's like a phaser set to "stun". It delivers an electric shock to the person you shoot and renders them incapable for a few minutes. In Switzerland all the police are armed. And, apparently, most households have guns because they have National Service here. But it's still one of the safest countries in the world. Perhaps also because they have National Service here, but I won't go into that. |
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Post by Min on Jan 9, 2006 23:15:01 GMT 11
It's like a phaser set to "stun". Oh...my god!! I love it. Please, please please, bring that to Oz. That'd be awesome. For some reason, I find that totally hilarious (though I'm betting I wouldn't if I was stunned with one ). Paul finds it really disturbing that the cops here are armed. In NZ apparently they aren't. I dunno. I figure they're just doing their jobs, right? I know a fair few QLD cops and they're really nice. Ultimately, they're there to protect us, not shoot randomly at people. However, untrained individuals owning guns is just wrong. It's like having an unlicensed driver behind the wheel of a tank. Total overkill. Tasers for everyone *zaps the lude smiley* |
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Post by Squirt on Jan 9, 2006 23:32:04 GMT 11
I don't think they're always armed here though. I was at a Crows V Power AFL match (Go the Mighty Crows!!!) and the umpires were... well being umpires and someone in the crowd (my dad  ) asked the police if they could just shoot them to put us all out of our misery (it was said with lots of sarcasm) and the police held up his gun holder thing and said "Unfortunately we're not allowed to hold guns at the footy". So I guess they're only armed for particular jobs. I guess you wouldn't want some crazy Port supporter to get hold of a gun at the footy |
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