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Could've been a lot worse, I suppose. Most of the injuries seem to be from shattered glass. I wonder if someone will try to make a blade from the remnants, or if someone will claim to develop super-powers from proximity of the impact...

But hey, at least the Asteroid is going to miss us, even if it is by a very narrow margin. THAT would've cause a significantly more powerful impact...

Could certainly have been much worse... the Tunguska airburst was quit a bit larger and (if I remember correctly) an hour or so's difference in its arrival time could have resulted in the destruction of Moskva.

It wasn't until a few years ago that scientists learned enough for us to really appreciate how relatively common these things are. I recall reading that there's an upper-atmosphere detonation every year or two which releases energy on the same order as the A-bomb which destroyed Hiroshima. We're fortunate that few get down to near ground level.

I know there is a "In Soviet Russia" joke in there somewhere but I can't think of it.

I'm amused by the Russian gentleman that was 'wounded in the beard."
Maybe there's still Dwarf enclaves in the Urals...

Well, according to Larry Correia, there are Orcs there...

shadowinthelight wrote:I know there is a "In Soviet Russia" joke in there somewhere but I can't think of it.

In Soviet Russia, Space explores YOU?

Fairportfan wrote:Well, according to Larry Correia, there are Orcs there...

So the Glorious Revolution was about working class Orcs vs. bourgeoisie Elves?

Don't know, the but the orcs seem to be death metal fans...

Their chief is called "Skippy".

Fairportfan wrote:Don't know, the but the orcs seem to be death metal fans...

Their chief is called "Skippy".

I laughed more than 15 seconds...

You should read the book...

Boxilar wrote:

In Soviet Russia, Space explores YOU?

I can hear this in my head in Yakov Smirnoff's voice.

Fairportfan wrote:You should read the book...

Wrong Skippy.

Fairportfan wrote:You should read the book...

I have them all already... now I'm just waiting on the Kickstarter for the RPG to come out...

Fairportfan wrote:Well, according to Larry Correia, there are Orcs there...

I did think of orcs as steppe nomad types. Goblins and kin are Northwest rain-forest monsters, and gnolls are from the tropical veldt (and jungle). The scaly kobalds don't really fit the rest--I envisioned them as dragon-bred slaves from the Sahara Desert.

bmonk wrote:

Fairportfan wrote:Well, according to Larry Correia, there are Orcs there...

I did think of orcs as steppe nomad types. Goblins and kin are Northwest rain-forest monsters, and gnolls are from the tropical veldt (and jungle). The scaly kobalds don't really fit the rest--I envisioned them as dragon-bred slaves from the Sahara Desert.

So you believe in the Grassy Gnoll theory?

Jabberwonky wrote:So you believe in the Grassy Gnoll theory?

Since historical research has shown that it happened five days after a high tide, I'm personally inclined to favor the Lone Grunion theory.

Dave wrote:

Jabberwonky wrote:So you believe in the Grassy Gnoll theory?

Since historical research has shown that it happened five days after a high tide, I'm personally inclined to favor the Lone Grunion theory.

Jabberwonky wrote:

bmonk wrote:

Fairportfan wrote:Well, according to Larry Correia, there are Orcs there...

I did think of orcs as steppe nomad types. Goblins and kin are Northwest rain-forest monsters, and gnolls are from the tropical veldt (and jungle). The scaly kobalds don't really fit the rest--I envisioned them as dragon-bred slaves from the Sahara Desert.

So you believe in the Grassy Gnoll theory?

Yep. I'm still laughing like a pack of . . . well, you know.

Smokey the Bugbear says,
"Remember, only YOU can prevent forest elves."

Jabberwonky wrote:So you believe in the Grassy Gnoll theory?

Harvesting all those gnoll fangs for faction was a PitA, but the Halas pies were soooooo worth it.