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Jetée · 01-31-2010, 03:46 AM

Solecism? It seems every few years one of these 'grand images' pops up, but I can't readily recall any of them, so here's the newest one:

(click for highest resoution possible)

The image also looks to be an homage or non-moving bastardization of this take on civilization.

MexicanOnABike · 01-31-2010, 08:23 AM

eh. This is cool. But it's not awesome.

what do you mean you cant recall any of them? you mean the characters in the picture?

oliver9184 · 01-31-2010, 11:56 AM

Reese · 01-31-2010, 05:21 PM

WTF, The Millennium Falcon doesn't shoot lasers from there! That's the missile tubes! The Laser guns are on the top and bottom of the ship in the center!

Gawd...

Plan9 · 01-31-2010, 05:33 PM

And where the hell is that gigundo-tall Long Cat is Long .jpg?

LoganSnake · 01-31-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Reese

WTF, The Millennium Falcon doesn't shoot lasers from there! That's the missile tubes! The Laser guns are on the top and bottom of the ship in the center!

Gawd...

Just...wow...

Baraka_Guru · 01-31-2010, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoganSnake

Just...wow...

Actually, he has a point.....

LoganSnake · 01-31-2010, 07:13 PM

I know he has a point. However, that was a major geek blast to the temple.

Jetée · 01-31-2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoganSnake

I know he has a point. However, that was a major geek blast to the temple.

To be fair, about a quarter to a half of the entire discussion on Reddit is about this exact point of contention.

See for yourself: DEAR INTERNET, I hereby represent you the MOST EPIC PICTURE you will ever see. : pics

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AlucardZero 117 points 4 days ago[-]
The Falcon doesn't shoot out of there!
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CaspianX2 17 points 4 days ago[-]

No, you're looking at it wrong. The image is obviously telling us that the Millennium Falcon = = = = = = = The U.S.S. Enterprise.
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wtfftw 2 points 3 days ago* [-]

I wish you Haskell programmers would quit inventing new operators. What does

"Millennium Falcon = = = = = = = The U.S.S. Enterprise" even mean?
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CaspianX2 3 points 3 days ago[-]

I'm no programmer. I just assumed that it means the Millennium Falcon reeeeeeeeally equals the U.S.S. Enterprise.
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publicstaticfinal 2 points 3 days ago[-]

The Millennium Falcon and U.S.S. Enterprise are comparatively equal in value though not necessarily in form while they exist in the same universe (not alternate, parallel, or separate identical universes) and traveling at the same speed relative to the speed of light in a vacuum in that universe.

Search the ghc usage guides, you know it to be logical.
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neilmakesart 13 points 4 days ago[-]

totally thought you were talking about captain falcon for a moment.
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Zolty 3 points 4 days ago[-]

I love that this is the top comment and it is the first thing I thought of.
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ChiperSoft 3 points 4 days ago[-]

This was the VERY FIRST thought I had when I opened the image.
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polarbz 3 points 4 days ago[-]

My first thought was, "WTF, is that a cat?!"
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I_want_anonymity [S] 3 points 4 days ago[-]

care to elaborate?
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acallie 61 points 4 days ago[-]

The YT-1300 (more commonly known as the Millennium Falcon), was designed and manufactured by the Corellian Engineering Corporation, is equipped with two quad laser cannons on the top and bottom of the vessel. The area where the lasers are coming from in the picture is actually where the YT-1300 has concussion missile tubes. Your picture is therefore inaccurate.

Reese · 02-01-2010, 06:19 PM

Awe.. Damnit, I've been using Digg too much! Apparently everything I say has been on reddit for days!

01-31-2010, 03:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	The Internet as it has become: What's the opposite of 'civilization'? Solecism? It seems every few years one of these 'grand images' pops up, but I can't readily recall any of them, so here's the newest one: (click for highest resoution possible) The image also looks to be an homage or non-moving bastardization of this take on civilization. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

01-31-2010, 08:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	eh. This is cool. But it's not awesome. what do you mean you cant recall any of them? you mean the characters in the picture? __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

01-31-2010, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	WTF, The Millennium Falcon doesn't shoot lasers from there! That's the missile tubes! The Laser guns are on the top and bottom of the ship in the center! Gawd... __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

01-31-2010, 05:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	And where the hell is that gigundo-tall Long Cat is Long .jpg? __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake."

01-31-2010, 07:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	I know he has a point. However, that was a major geek blast to the temple. __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques

02-01-2010, 06:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Awe.. Damnit, I've been using Digg too much! Apparently everything I say has been on reddit for days! __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

01-31-2010, 11:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
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