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Michael Wed Jul 25 12:21:49 2001
Tomb Raider

I'm pretty sure that having the plot in Hungarian helped this movie, because it lent it an air of mystery which would otherwise have been absent. That said, I enjoyed myself immensely. It was a nicely shot (if clumsily screenwritten) movie.

Anybody else see it?

I gotta say, however, that one of the previews gave me a nasty shock, which I told my wife sitting next to me: I had a terrible vision that the planet had been taken over by apes and they ALL SPOKE HUNGARIAN. Ow. My arm still hurts little where she punched me.

Tirdun the Hungarian Wed Jul 25 12:54:21 2001
PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

> The planet had been taken over by apes and they ALL SPOKE HUNGARIAN.

PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES! RETURN to the PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES! BELOW the PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES! ESCAPE FROM the PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

I think you've got something there. It not only revives a classic, but it adds a whole other facet to it.

Damn dirty HUNGARIAN APES!

They did it... they finally did it. YOU BLEW IT UP! YOU HUNGARIAN APE BASTARDS! DAMN YOU! DAMN ALL YOU HUNGARIAN APES to HELL!

I'm loving it!

Michael Wed Jul 25 15:53:11 2001
Re: PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

> Damn dirty HUNGARIAN APES!

If, a month or two from now, I'm perusing my log reports, and I find a search query on "Hungarian apes" that now leads to my site, well, I know who to thank for it.

Chris Wed Jul 25 21:18:40 2001
Re: PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

> If, a month or two from now, I'm perusing my log reports, and I find a
> search query on "Hungarian apes" that now leads to my site,
> well, I know who to thank for it.

If the Royal Primate Institute in Budapest or something discovers the site and has you executed, can the Jihad have your stuff?

Tirdun Thu Jul 26 08:25:07 2001
Re: PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

> If the Royal Primate Institute in Budapest or something discovers the site
> and has you executed, can the Jihad have your stuff?

The RPIB will fall, as with all other organizations which block the rise of the HUNGARIAN APES! Those scientists will be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes! Fear the COMING of the PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

Igore the rest of this, it's just for search engines: HUNGARIAN APES Hungarian Apes hungarian apes

Jenn Thu Jul 26 08:38:05 2001
Re: PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

> Fear the COMING of the PLANET of the
> HUNGARIAN APES!

*eyes Tirdun nervously*

Um. Wouldn't, as humans...wouldn't we want to thwart the HUNGARIAN APES? I mean, I didn't see any trailers or anything, but I'm almost certain that the apes enslave humanity (I saw the original, but frankly? It seemed like a good movie to have a beer with. And then another. So I'm a little hazy on the details...)

I think his last post is evidence that Tirdun is, in fact, a card carrying HUNGARIAN APE sympathizer.

Or even worse, a real live HUNGARIAN APE!

I think that it's our duty as red blooded non HUNGARIAN APES, to convene a tribunal immediately to look into this serious matter. I call for a special committee to be appointed.

(Can I have the bear's hat if Michael gets assassinated by the RPIB?)

Tirdun Thu Jul 26 11:58:06 2001
Re: PLANET of the HUNGARIAN APES!

> Um. Wouldn't, as humans...wouldn't we want to thwart the HUNGARIAN APES?

(cough) UH, of course! That was just a /warning/, perhaps I was a BIT too vocal.... you know, in my concern and all. (cough)

ignore this, it's for search engines and in no way subliminal... tirdunisnotanapesympathiseroranapetirdunisnotanapesympathiseroranape

Jenn McCarthy Thu Jul 26 12:41:51 2001
Codewords

Here at the Organization for Originally Procuring Stuff, we are always on the lookout for hidden messages from those subversive Hungarian Apes (or, as we like to call them, apies or Oranges (from Orangatuan! I kill me!)). We do this as a not for profit service for you, the tax payer.

>tirdunisnotanapesympathiseroranape

Though this string of letters might look totally innoculous to the naked eye, upon running the string through the Findometer, our trained professionals noted the presense of the following word, a known code word for Orange operatives: ranape.

Our suspicions were aroused, and the hunt was on.

Parsing the string with the Electroparsometer revealed a telling number of tantilizingly partial words:

tird uni snot an a pesymp a this ero ranape

Clearly, this was an attempt at smuggling coded information out of the Jihad to the Oranges. Running the string through various high tech devices revealed:

Portugese: tird I matched snot an pesymp the this ero ranape

Russian: tird uni of snot AN and of pesymp and of tyuis yero to ranape

Japanese: Tird uni snot an A pesymp A this ero ranape

We were getting nowhere. Until a brilliant young scientist guessed that the sentance might have the old 'flipped vowel' code applied to it and we switched each vowel one back, getting:

terd one snit yn y pasump y thes ari rynypa

Translated, this reads:

Russian: terd to one dreams yn y of pasump y of tyues of ari of rynypa

Portugese: terd one snit yn y pasump y thes ari rynypa

Japanese: Terd one snit yn Y pasump Y thes ari rynypa

Ah-hah! Taking the relevant words out of each sentance, we discover the final secret message, smuggled out of the Jihad in the harmless guise of a search engine string:

Tird I matched one dreams an a pesymp a this ero ranape.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jihad! We must take action and protect our pesymp from the nefarious Tird! Otherwise, our ero will go the way of the Dodo, the Giant Ranape, and the Tazmanian wolf!

Jenn

Bucking for a promotion

Tirdun Thu Jul 26 13:21:33 2001
Re: Codewords

Heh-heh... you know this is just a big... I REALLY think you're making too much... I don't think you're getting what's.... heh uh, right.

( makes a break for the door )

Napoleon Thu Jul 26 19:16:48 2001
Re: Codewords

Okay, we HAVE to keep Jenn. Even if she's stolen most of my name. (That's okay, though, I wasn't using it anyway.)

Tirdun Fri Jul 27 05:15:37 2001
Re: Codewords

> Okay, we HAVE to keep Jenn.

But where will we KEEP her? I'm not giving up MY room.... I'm giving up my room aren't I.... That's what you're saying isn't it. I'll just go sleep with Ald.. (GRRRR) Er... Gwend.. (GRRRR) uh.. in the laundry room.

Chris Fri Jul 27 05:27:42 2001
Re: Codewords

> But where will we KEEP her? I'm not giving up MY room.... I'm giving up my
> room aren't I.... That's what you're saying isn't it. I'll just go sleep
> with Ald.. (GRRRR) Er... Gwend.. (GRRRR) uh.. in the laundry room.

Nah. Jihad rules say the new person has to stay in the wolverine pen for a week before getting one of the rooms.

(Granted, that IS the original code from 1392, which also says we all have to wear sentient abacuses on our heads when within a furlong of any other Jihadder, but still.)

Tirdun Fri Jul 27 06:40:55 2001
Re: Codewords

> (Granted, that IS the original code from 1392, which also says we all have
> to wear sentient abacuses on our heads when within a furlong of any other
> Jihadder, but still.)

You know, I've been looking for my abacus... boy, you remember those abacus parties we used to throw? Wild stuff, whew! That time with BoxJam and the cops and all, heh-heh. How come we never have those anymore?

Pooga Fri Jul 27 14:05:45 2001
Re: Codewords

> You know, I've been looking for my abacus... boy, you remember those
> abacus parties we used to throw? Wild stuff, whew! That time with BoxJam
> and the cops and all, heh-heh. How come we never have those anymore?

Um, I thought it was BECAUSE of that time with BoxJam and the cops and all.

I can't find my sentient abacus, either. I did find the slide rule on which I installed Linux, though. Anyone up for a game of NetHack?

Chris Fri Jul 27 17:32:47 2001
Re: Codewords

> You know, I've been looking for my abacus... boy, you remember those
> abacus parties we used to throw? Wild stuff, whew! That time with BoxJam
> and the cops and all, heh-heh. How come we never have those anymore?

Because you stole the little counter beads from all the abacuses and smoked them.... and then started selling hits to the wolverines.

Michael Fri Jul 27 08:51:32 2001
Re: Codewords

> (Granted, that IS the original code from 1392, which also says we all have
> to wear sentient abacuses on our heads when within a furlong of any other
> Jihadder, but still.)

Hahahaha!

You people have inspired me to finish an episode. I love you all.

Jenn Fri Jul 27 09:17:41 2001
In the pens

*incoherent screaming*

*more incoherent screaming*

**/Editor's Note: Isn't it interesting...Planet of the Hungarian Apes...people in pens...the Toonbot forum...people missing their right arm in wolverine pens...art imitates life? Life imitates art? The forum imitates artsy life? \**

Tirdun Fri Jul 27 09:22:22 2001
Re: In the pens

> Editor's Note: Isn't it interesting...Planet of the Hungarian
> Apes...people in pens...the Toonbot forum.

They don't really use PENS, you know.. that was all drummed up propaganda for the movies. They use very humane pits where they drip water on your head until you SUBMIT TO THEIR WILL! AHHHHHH! STOP THE WATER YOU DAMN DIRTY HUNGARIAN APES! YOU'LL NEVER GET THE CODEWORDS TO THE TOON-O-MATIC!!!

... or something like that. I'm going to go take my medicine now.

Pooga Fri Jul 27 14:08:04 2001
Re: Codewords

> But where will we KEEP her? I'm not giving up MY room.... I'm giving up my
> room aren't I.... That's what you're saying isn't it. I'll just go sleep
> with Ald.. (GRRRR) Er... Gwend.. (GRRRR) uh.. in the laundry room.

Oh, great. *sigh*

Okay, I guess I can share, but I still get the dryer!

Jenn the Mina Bird Fri Jul 27 09:13:40 2001
The most popular female name

> Even if she's stolen most of my name.

Jennifer is the most popular name for girls in my age group. (Never mind how old I am, I'm older than dirt)

As a side note, Michael is the most popular male name in my age group. I married some guy named Michael, but don't tell him I told you that. He goes by his middle name out of sheer frustration at the number of Michaels. That, and he got really tired of people running up to him and shrieking 'Michael?!?! The one who does Toonbots?!?! Can I have your autograph? Can I bear a child for you?'

*anyways*

I'm sorry I stole your name! I only used Jenn cause I sat here for two days, looking at the forum and trying to think of a name as cool as Napolean, and I'm just not that creative.

Michael Fri Jul 27 14:07:31 2001
Re: The most popular female name

> Jennifer is the most popular name for girls in my age group. (Never mind
> how old I am, I'm older than dirt)

Must be my age. (My sister's name, of course, is Jennifer.)

By the way, the answer for casual sex is, of course, "yes," but the answer for childbearing is a qualified "no". I only have time for the two kids I've got. If the prospective screaming fan can, however, convince me that my love child will be reared in a caring and well-supported environment, then I can make the occasional exception.

(Yes, I *do* have an active imagination. Why do you ask?)






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