tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post5723315091034099605..comments2024-01-28T08:47:10.769+00:00Comments on Dan Abnett: SKWEEAK!Dan Abnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08918522058848946086noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-67067379778204290532008-05-24T15:26:00.000+01:002008-05-24T15:26:00.000+01:00Took me 2 hours to get a 2000 ad todayno Sin Dexgu...Took me 2 hours to get a 2000 ad today<BR/><BR/>no Sin Dex<BR/><BR/>gutted....<BR/><BR/>makes me wanna go get "Born to lose" Tattoed on my chest and hold up the news agents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-69393875574456950222008-05-24T10:47:00.000+01:002008-05-24T10:47:00.000+01:00hiwayrobry - how very thoughtful of you, but don't...hiwayrobry - how very thoughtful of you, but don't worry, it's all under control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-6791343744115691152008-05-24T04:23:00.000+01:002008-05-24T04:23:00.000+01:00nik,I hope you're doing something about your incre...nik,<BR/><BR/>I hope you're doing something about your increasing deafness? Your hearing is not something to be taken lightly. Get a hearing aid if you have to (and don't be too modest to wear it either!) but don't let it degenerate beyond repair. Please!HiWayRobryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313158002292551290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-24012073882511583722008-05-23T23:18:00.000+01:002008-05-23T23:18:00.000+01:00Xhalax - if you sound 'snobby' god help me :-) Now...Xhalax - if you sound 'snobby' god help me :-) Now that we all, including royalty and politicians, speak 'estuary', I rather like to hear a regional accent. Having said that, with my increasing deafness, I'm lucky to hear one word in three, so if I appear to do a lot of nodding and smiling, there's a reason for it :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-21696311843056872292008-05-23T18:47:00.000+01:002008-05-23T18:47:00.000+01:00Nik - Technically there's no such thing as 'Britis...Nik - Technically there's no such thing as 'British Racing Green', it is, in fact a number of different colours depending on where in racing history you are.<BR/><BR/>But that does fill one critia of being British Racing Green at some stage.<BR/><BR/>And it's the full, broad Geordie accent that makes you sound pretty thick. We get a lot of people with north east accents in the shop where I work and they sound really quite dumb. Not helped by the fact that a lot of the time they don't even really know what they have or what they want.<BR/><BR/>Accents badly spelt out.<BR/><BR/>'Duya do spare parts for petril cars?'<BR/><BR/>'Some, yes. What make of car is it?'<BR/><BR/>'......i diven na.'<BR/><BR/>And quite a few times they've bought the cars off us in the first place and it tells them on the box the make and model....but all they know is it's a petrol car....when it is, in fact a nitro car as it doesn't actually run on petrol (although we do sell them too).<BR/><BR/>In truth, my accent changes depending on who I talk to....but I still think I sound pretty snobby.Xhalaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256396066362752889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-67294706068640677872008-05-23T17:28:00.000+01:002008-05-23T17:28:00.000+01:00Finished reading Legion today, and I lack words to...Finished reading Legion today, and I lack words to describe the awe it caused in me. I believe I have not felt something like from a book since Eisenhorn, and certain Gaunt's Ghosts. Legion is one of the greatest books I have read, even by Dan Abnett standarts (and they are high in my mind). Their (Alpha Legion) nature is incredible, and reinforces the idea that they can achieve anything, no matter the obstacles or sacrifices that must be taken. Indeed...<BR/><BR/>We are all Alpharius...<BR/><BR/>PS: Felt a bit bad about John's fate, Grammaticus was a great character.<BR/><BR/>PPS: Now off to Horus HeresyTurainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437767182128649865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-17849108339487521882008-05-23T10:46:00.000+01:002008-05-23T10:46:00.000+01:00Hiwayrobry - I think you'll find that's 'British R...Hiwayrobry - I think you'll find that's 'British Racing Green'.<BR/><BR/>And an American without an accent... that's quite a feat :-)<BR/><BR/>Xhalax - I've never heard you sound like a moron... not once. I have heard you sound a little like a Geordie, though, and there's no shame in that. You've never thought to listen to my accent, of course, it might sound normal to you, but as a kid I was teased mercilessly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-36892495161762326882008-05-23T00:52:00.000+01:002008-05-23T00:52:00.000+01:00Personally, I'd rather have a Jaguar XKE, but that...Personally, I'd rather have a Jaguar XKE, but that's my father's fault. Forest Green preferably. <BR/><BR/>Newcastle, huh? You should be proud of your accent. And I'm positive it doesn't make you sound like a moron! Not that anyone cares but I'm for Oregon. The great Pacific Northwest. And I have no accent at all so I'm envious of you.HiWayRobryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313158002292551290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-73425448625468996982008-05-22T19:16:00.000+01:002008-05-22T19:16:00.000+01:00al - I most certainly don't have a Geordie accent,...al - I most certainly don't have a Geordie accent, despite living in the north east all of my life. I've done my best to rid myself of it as it makes me sound like a moron.<BR/><BR/>Lamentaly, I do slip into geordie when annoyed, which only makes me more annoyed and turns into a perfectly vicious little circle.<BR/><BR/>hiwayrobry - Who wouldn't want to own a Veyron?<BR/><BR/>Although if it was a choice between a Veyron and a Astin Martin DB9, I'd start to have real trouble.Xhalaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256396066362752889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-62323864011767006602008-05-22T12:44:00.000+01:002008-05-22T12:44:00.000+01:00^ I'm a Geordie too. It's someone who's from Newca...^ I'm a Geordie too. It's someone who's from Newcastle (In northeast of England) Xhalax do you have a Geordie accent? I don't because I haven't lived there for years but its funny that people expect you to have one when you say your from Newcastle :D<BR/><BR/>Cant wait for Titanicus it sounds awesome!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394741096143280057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-83398262152033375012008-05-22T01:39:00.000+01:002008-05-22T01:39:00.000+01:00That, of course, was supposed to say "Geordie"Peac...That, of course, was supposed to say "Geordie"<BR/><BR/>PeaceHiWayRobryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313158002292551290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-58522344732454275122008-05-22T01:38:00.000+01:002008-05-22T01:38:00.000+01:00xhalax,I'm a Yank so I have no idea what a Georie ...xhalax,<BR/>I'm a Yank so I have no idea what a Georie is (except that it's Brian Johnson's original band before he joined AC/DC). I think you and I would get along smashingly. I'm pretty much exactly the opposite of what you describe yourself to be. Well, except the fact that I'd love to own a Bugatti Veyron too and I'm not a snob either. And being a female gamer, you're halfway to my heart already :)<BR/><BR/>Dan,<BR/>I forgot to ask. Is your Guardians of the Galaxy an ongoing or a mini-series? Also, I wasn't joking about having you do the Audio books for the Gaunts Ghost books. I mean, who knows these characters better than you? Think about it. <BR/><BR/>PeaceHiWayRobryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313158002292551290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-35744551904286003102008-05-21T22:29:00.000+01:002008-05-21T22:29:00.000+01:00PS: DAMN! I just realised they had a Boondock Sain...PS: DAMN! I just realised they had a Boondock Saints poster on the wall there... oh, I must be blind...Pack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-33674926377938695182008-05-21T22:27:00.000+01:002008-05-21T22:27:00.000+01:00Xhalax: the female gamer thing reminds me of somet...Xhalax: the female gamer thing reminds me of something:<BR/><BR/>http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com<BR/>/comic.php?d=20030114<BR/><BR/>(copy and fuse'em)<BR/><BR/>Aye, one of my favorite webcomics ;)Pack_masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355628815470895665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-22034391365571284222008-05-21T22:12:00.000+01:002008-05-21T22:12:00.000+01:00hiwayrobry - I get the feeling I'm generally disli...hiwayrobry - I get the feeling I'm generally disliked as people tend to avoid me like the plague, tell me thing and make all manner of promises and then just don't bother their arses keeping them and don't even make up an excuse....and I generally come across as something of a know-it-all snob despite the fact I'm a Geordie and so the polar opposite of a snob, though I do absorb facts like a sponge (the latest case of 'I remember more than you do' happened about an hour ago when I told my dad the top speed of a Bugatti Veyron was 257 mph....when I check it was 253 mph (though the kph was 407...which explains the 7 at the end).<BR/><BR/>That and I give off a vague air of loathing everyone or extreme over enthusiasm that many find frightening.<BR/><BR/>Plus, I'm a female gamer and so most male gamers either are terrified, don't believe I exist, or think simply because I'm a girl I know nothing about the hobby.<BR/><BR/>Oh the joys of being me!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the sarcasm and general and natural cynicism doesn't help either.Xhalaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256396066362752889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-23036120627599304272008-05-21T21:23:00.000+01:002008-05-21T21:23:00.000+01:00Absolutely Dukeleto, when when WHEN can we read it...Absolutely Dukeleto, when when WHEN can we read it?<BR/><BR/>Dan how do you suspect the protagonist will go down?(if there is one?)<BR/><BR/>Universally praised?Hurrah for the Hussarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796379284721980190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-79848469073467624142008-05-21T16:35:00.000+01:002008-05-21T16:35:00.000+01:00Dukeleoto - we're admirers of Mr Moffat's work too...Dukeleoto - we're admirers of Mr Moffat's work too, so no complaints here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-70102649955699996802008-05-21T14:02:00.000+01:002008-05-21T14:02:00.000+01:00oh.. and back on topic, great news that Titanicus ...oh.. and back on topic, great news that Titanicus is finished. When can we read all about the stompy death machine?Dukeletohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128661146578810674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-49459877619819901472008-05-21T14:01:00.000+01:002008-05-21T14:01:00.000+01:00No Who this week, it's true! It seems to be just s...No Who this week, it's true! It seems to be just starting to pick up after a really wobbly start this series.(same's true of Battlestar, April was a really disappointing month for sci-fi!)<BR/><BR/>The good news is, the next 2 episodes are a 2-parter written by Stephen Moffat (as was the "stone angels" one) and that he will be taking over from Russel T Davies as lead writer!<BR/>Sorry Dan if you're a friend of Davies, and all credit to him for bringing Who back, but the clunkiest episodes all seemed to be written by him! Maybe now we can have the occasional character with unambiguous sexuality, and they'll stop using the sonic screwdriver as a deus ex machina?Dukeletohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128661146578810674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-65611156454937700622008-05-21T13:46:00.000+01:002008-05-21T13:46:00.000+01:00a few scenes do spring to mind(hee hee)i gotta say...a few scenes do spring to mind(hee hee)<BR/>i gotta say im am really looking forward to titanicus especially since Dan told me he was setting it in the Sabbat Worlds.For some reason i thought it was set in the H.H. era .Yeh looking forward to its release.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-10634307729716674612008-05-21T07:02:00.000+01:002008-05-21T07:02:00.000+01:00xhalax,we must be spiritual twins. I'm a morose, s...xhalax,<BR/>we must be spiritual twins. I'm a morose, self-loathing pathetic mess. But everyone else seems to love me!<BR/><BR/>leemxt,<BR/>there's not a GG novel that hasn't moved me to tears. Milo's demise being the one that probably affected me most.<BR/><BR/>Dan,<BR/>being the busy man you are I'm sure it would be quite useless to even ask this but: Why don't YOU record the voicework for your Ghost Audio books? (Just a thought)<BR/><BR/>PeaceHiWayRobryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313158002292551290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-18295785790821873912008-05-20T23:23:00.000+01:002008-05-20T23:23:00.000+01:00Big - I'm not telling you, you have to work it out...Big - I'm not telling you, you have to work it out.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to Games Day and yes, they're releasing Titanius there (along with Elfslayer and Cain's Last Stand)Xhalaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256396066362752889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-21946414348942198462008-05-20T20:29:00.000+01:002008-05-20T20:29:00.000+01:00Lordy took ur advice and waited till the credits h...Lordy took ur advice and waited till the credits had finished on Iron man <BR/><BR/>WELL WORTH IT BRO!<BR/><BR/>Xhalax Monty Python ? what scene<BR/><BR/>Whos going to games day this year !<BR/>did Dan say their gonna realease <BR/>Titanicus there?<BR/>We should all link u know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-58874750535920622032008-05-20T16:19:00.000+01:002008-05-20T16:19:00.000+01:00Well...I picked up Legion, and usually, I loathe t...Well...I picked up Legion, and usually, I loathe the Alpha Legion. I figured "Well...It's a Dan Abnett book, if anyone can pull it off...he can" so I gave it a try.<BR/><BR/>So after one long night, and I got to the end of Legion, I had a bit of grudging respect for the vile Alpha Legion. You gave me some excellent surprises (I LOVE being wrong about what's coming...nothing worse than seeing it coming, and there are no surprises. I mean...what's the point?)<BR/><BR/>Well done on Legion!<BR/>Yes...there are some who are bitching about it. FOOLS I SAY!<BR/><BR/>My wife is a huge fan of your work. I got her started on BL fiction with Eisenhorn, Ravenor, and eventually Gaunt's Ghosts. She hasn't started the Horus Heresy series yet. She gets excited to start it every time I geek out over the latest installment.<BR/><BR/>I wish you were coming to Chicago Gamesday again this year.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>JPJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269727660667017348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16623482.post-39513601352610407222008-05-20T15:55:00.000+01:002008-05-20T15:55:00.000+01:00sredni and rob - select all. Go to edit, select st...sredni and rob - select all. Go to edit, select statistics and the wp package will count the words for you, among other things :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com