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Myrmidon The Ant King from In Antartica Since: Nov, 2009
The Ant King
#18776: Jun 21st 2011 at 8:42:49 AM

I thought it was called the anthropocene.

Kill all math nerds
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#18777: Jun 21st 2011 at 9:24:23 AM

It's because we're in the Holocene epoch.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Miijhal Since: Jul, 2011
#18778: Jun 21st 2011 at 10:06:30 AM

@Tzetze: What we've done so far doesn't really compare to the major extinction events. The article is talking about events like the Late Devonian Extinction Event, where 70% of the species went extinct, rather than something on the scale of the Quaternary Extinction Event, where, for the most part, the extinctions were focused on large mammals.

Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
DonZabu Since: May, 2009
#18781: Jul 2nd 2011 at 3:21:53 PM

Which 70's band is better, Led Zeppelin or Queen?

"Wax on, wax off..." "But Mr. Miyagi, I don't see how this is helping me do Karate..." "Pubic hair is weakness, Daniel-san!"
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#18782: Jul 2nd 2011 at 3:37:59 PM

Funkadelic.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#18784: Jul 3rd 2011 at 2:15:51 AM

Queen.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#18785: Jul 3rd 2011 at 9:12:58 AM

[up][up], [up]: WRONG

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#18787: Jul 3rd 2011 at 11:29:53 AM

You know, I've decided.

I WANNA GROW UP AND BE A CAT.

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
Tre could be worse from the front to the back, that's where I was at (Unlucky Thirteen) Relationship Status: Singularity
AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#18790: Jul 4th 2011 at 1:10:30 AM

I was just attacked by moths.

I don't think I'll ever recover. It was in my hair! IT WAS IN MY FUCKING HAIR. ;_;

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#18791: Jul 8th 2011 at 11:19:54 PM

I spent the day reading a Victorian novel and laughing at English major jokes, and now I'm feeling conflicted about an aspect of the philosophy of mathematics. So conflicted...

[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#18792: Jul 8th 2011 at 11:28:43 PM

Which 70's band is better, Led Zeppelin or Queen?

Deep Purple.

Seriously I like them all the same though.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
Blackmoon Since: May, 2009
#18793: Jul 8th 2011 at 11:29:21 PM

I always thought Zep was kinda overrated, so I'm gonna say Queen.

Not that they're bad, just... not great in my book.

Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#18794: Jul 8th 2011 at 11:30:53 PM

But but but Jimmy Page is a guitar god!

Funny thing, Robert Plant and Brian May both have Isaac Newton-esque hair.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
juancarlos Faith in the self. Since: Mar, 2012
Faith in the self.
#18795: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:03:33 AM

Why choose? Seriously...why.

"My life is my own" | If you want to contact me privately, please ask first on the forum.
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#18796: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:04:18 AM

Exactly. My biggest Missed Moment of Awesome is the lack of an event featuring them both.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
juancarlos Faith in the self. Since: Mar, 2012
Faith in the self.
#18797: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:09:43 AM

I think that their timelines don't meet enough for such a thing to happen, would it?

Anyway, to give a full rundown, well...

Led Zeppelin has: Amazing drummer, amazing keyboardist, amazing bassist, not-so-amazing-while-live guitar player, most amazing producer and great vocalist.

Queen has: Above-average drummer, not-so-much-of-an-expert piano player, above-average bassist, an amazingly-awesome-both-live-and-in-the-studio guitar player and probably the best vocalist of all time.

Now, it's not like this proves which one is better, because at the end of the day, musical complexity =/= musical quality, but it certainly sums up their members well, I think.

"My life is my own" | If you want to contact me privately, please ask first on the forum.
thespacephantom Jamais vu from the smallest church in Saint-Saëns Since: Oct, 2009
Jamais vu
#18798: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:13:40 AM

I prefer Queen because they have music in a bunch of different genres.

UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOI
juancarlos Faith in the self. Since: Mar, 2012
Faith in the self.
#18799: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:15:55 AM

Eh, Led Zeppelin does have songs in different genres as well. That's not really a reason, to be honest. Especially with stuff like Physical Graffiti, which is Plant and Page going on all "Lol, we've never played X. Let's try that"

"My life is my own" | If you want to contact me privately, please ask first on the forum.
Nornagest Since: Jan, 2001
#18800: Jul 9th 2011 at 12:16:24 AM

Zep's a little too funky for my taste, aside from a few songs, but I'd have to give the nod to them for historical significance. Everyone likes Queen, but entire genres wouldn't exist if Led Zeppelin hadn't.

I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.

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