Author Topic: Tall tales (Read 13015 times)

iago · « **on:** November 14, 2005, 07:51:31 pm »

John approached the bar aboard the "Pinnatus" cruise ship and overhard Eddy, the "hero" of the day, telling his tall tale. "I've been sailing for 20 years and never did anything like it", he said. "I came out of my cabin door and heard shots. Then I saw this man at the front of the ship waving his gun around, so I threw myself to the floor and covered my head. Moments later, I looked up and saw a gun right in front of me. I picked it up and fired the first shot in the air, and the second at the gunman. Fearing for my life, I ran to the back of the ship. Next thing I knew there was security everywhere, and they said I had shot the assassin and was the hero of the day.

What's wrong with his story?

Newby · « **Reply #1 on:** November 14, 2005, 07:52:58 pm »

It never ends! (You forgot the ending quote)

The gun was a single-shot style gun?

iago · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2005, 07:53:40 pm »

Shut up you

Blaze · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2005, 09:06:00 pm »

How could he see the front of the cruise ship from his door, which would be in a hallway on a cruiseship?

rabbit · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2005, 09:53:24 pm »

It didn't happen that way. As you said, "tall tail".

Quik · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2005, 09:59:36 pm »

He covered his header.

How did the gun get in front of him?

He shot at the gunman, but if the gun was in his hand, wouldn't he be committing suicide?

iago · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:11:19 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 14, 2005, 09:06:00 pm

How could he see the front of the cruise ship from his door, which would be in a hallway on a cruiseship?

It was a very open hallway. Good try

Quote from: Quik on November 14, 2005, 09:59:36 pm

He covered his header.

How did the gun get in front of him?

He shot at the gunman, but if the gun was in his hand, wouldn't he be committing suicide?

Haha, clever, but wrong. And the gun got in front of him by luck, I guess. Header?

Blaze · « **Reply #7 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:20:29 pm »

Are all the typos intentional? It hard to tell.

Why does he shoot into the air, who gives a assassin a warning?

Who was the assassin trying to kill, there was never a mention of anyone important...

iago · « **Reply #8 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:23:10 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 14, 2005, 10:20:29 pm

Are all the typos intentional? It hard to tell.

Why does he shoot into the air, who gives a assassin a warning?

Who was the assassin trying to kill, there was never a mention of anyone important...

Typos are because I didn't poofread it. I fixed the obvious ones.

He shot in the air to scare the assassin. It doesn't matter why.

The assassin was trying to kill somebody important. I don't know, the queen? Why not! Or change "assassin" to "terrorist

Newby · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:33:17 pm »

I still say something about the number of bullets in the gun.

Blaze · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:49:35 pm »

If the terroist already shot, wouldn't it be too late to be the hero?

iago · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2005, 10:52:56 pm »

Quote from: Newby on November 14, 2005, 10:33:17 pm

I still say something about the number of bullets in the gun.

You'd be wrong.

Quote from: Blaze on November 14, 2005, 10:49:35 pm

If the terroist already shot, wouldn't it be too late to be the hero?

He missed. He wasn't very good at being a terrorist

Blaze · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:12:01 pm »

What type of gun was it, a harpoon gun?

iago · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:23:58 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 14, 2005, 11:12:01 pm

What type of gun was it, a harpoon gun?

It doesn't matter. Let's say a Glock 9mm.

Sidoh · « **Reply #14 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:29:21 pm »

Would it have to do anything with the fact that it's a Cruise liner, so it's probably screened all of the people on the boat for weapons?

iago · « **Reply #15 on:** November 14, 2005, 11:53:22 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on November 14, 2005, 11:29:21 pm

Would it have to do anything with the fact that it's a Cruise liner, so it's probably screened all of the people on the boat for weapons?

I'm afraid not.

Newby · « **Reply #16 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:24:10 am »

John was the assassin?

iago · « **Reply #17 on:** November 15, 2005, 12:25:26 pm »

He sure wasn't!

Blaze · « **Reply #18 on:** November 15, 2005, 03:19:59 pm »

Why would he fear for his life, if he already shot the assassin?

iago · « **Reply #19 on:** November 15, 2005, 03:48:03 pm »

Because he's a pussy.

Sidoh · « **Reply #20 on:** November 15, 2005, 03:54:09 pm »

The shots he heard were the ones fired at the assassin? He was waving around because he was dying. The gun he saw was the one the assassin had and dropped after he died!

Haha, that's so wrong.

iago · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2005, 04:55:13 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on November 15, 2005, 03:54:09 pm

Haha, that's so wrong.

It's nothing quite so elaborate :-P

Blaze · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2005, 05:44:50 pm »

Give us a hint, unless its too obvious. :-(

Newby · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2005, 06:06:08 pm »

He said he was sailing, and he was on a cruise ship.

iago · « **Reply #24 on:** November 15, 2005, 06:46:18 pm »

Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 06:06:08 pm

He said he was sailing, and he was on a cruise ship.

Nope!

But the fact that he's been a sailor for 20 years IS of some importance..

Newby · « **Reply #25 on:** November 15, 2005, 07:41:02 pm »

Quote from: iago on November 15, 2005, 06:46:18 pm

Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 06:06:08 pm
He said he was sailing, and he was on a cruise ship.
Nope!

But the fact that he's been a sailor for 20 years IS of some importance..

Why wasn't he driving the boat?

Blaze · « **Reply #26 on:** November 15, 2005, 08:39:53 pm »

Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 07:41:02 pm

Quote from: iago on November 15, 2005, 06:46:18 pm
Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 06:06:08 pm
He said he was sailing, and he was on a cruise ship.
Nope!

But the fact that he's been a sailor for 20 years IS of some importance..

Why wasn't he driving the boat?

It never said he was the captain.

leet_muffin · « **Reply #27 on:** November 15, 2005, 08:58:59 pm »

the front of the boat wouldn't be visible from a cabin door.

Pinnatus is a fish, not a cruise boat.

(by the way, he is obviously a shooter, not a terrorist, if he were a terrorist, he would have proclaimed in the name of allah, "Allah akbar".)

Blaze · « **Reply #28 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:00:54 pm »

Quote from: leet_muffin on November 15, 2005, 08:58:59 pm

the front of the boat wouldn't be visible from a cabin door.

Pinnatus is a fish, not a cruise boat.

(by the way, he is obviously a shooter, not a terrorist, if he were a terrorist, he would have proclaimed in the name of allah, "Allah akbar".)

Praise be to ALLAN! (Inside joke)

Well, the titans wern't a boat, yet the titanic cruise ship was named after them...

iago · « **Reply #29 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:17:25 pm »

Quote from: leet_muffin on November 15, 2005, 08:58:59 pm

the front of the boat wouldn't be visible from a cabin door.

It could be

Quote from: leet_muffin on November 15, 2005, 08:58:59 pm

Pinnatus is a fish, not a cruise boat.

Wow, really? I thought I made up that word. Huh!

Quote from: leet_muffin on November 15, 2005, 08:58:59 pm

(by the way, he is obviously a shooter, not a terrorist, if he were a terrorist, he would have proclaimed in the name of allah, "Allah akbar".)

Whatever! He wanted to kill people!

Newby · « **Reply #30 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:25:23 pm »

Why the hell did he run to the back of the boat? If you've been sailing for 20 years and someone is shooting, you should know that you can easily push them over and the gun is useless.

iago · « **Reply #31 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:32:31 pm »

Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 09:25:23 pm

Why the hell did he run to the back of the boat? If you've been sailing for 20 years and someone is shooting, you should know that you can easily push them over and the gun is useless.

Haha no.

Blaze · « **Reply #32 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:35:04 pm »

I know, he was a handicap and couldn't run, nor stand up after getting to the ground.... or.... He wasn't twenty years old.

iago · « **Reply #33 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:42:37 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 15, 2005, 09:35:04 pm

I know, he was a handicap and couldn't run, nor stand up after getting to the ground.... or.... He wasn't twenty years old.

Yeah! He had a hook for a hand so he couldn't have picked up the gun!

No, I'm kidding. The answer is still out there

Blaze · « **Reply #34 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:55:54 pm »

Hes not a sailor.

iago · « **Reply #35 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:08:10 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 15, 2005, 09:55:54 pm

Hes not a sailor.

How can you tell? What did he do/say that shows you that?

Newby · « **Reply #36 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:09:24 pm »

The way he referred to the front/back of the ship? (i.e. not calling it by their proper names, I am not sure what the names are, but i.e. port = left starboard = right)

iago · « **Reply #37 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:10:04 pm »

Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 10:09:24 pm

The way he referred to the front/back of the ship? (i.e. not calling it by their proper names, I am not sure what the names are, but i.e. port = left starboard = right)

Yeah, close enough.

What would a sailor say instead of front, back, and floor?

rabbit · « **Reply #38 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:10:18 pm »

Eddy said he'd "never done anything like it", which, in some contexts can be interpretted as "didn't do it". Coupled with the title "Tall Tales", and John saying Eddy was telling a "tall tale", this is most likely the case. Also, a "tall tale" is defined as being humorous and exaggerated, which this isn't. It's obvious from this that Eddy is lieing and has a severe Oedipus Complex.

Also, he never got up.

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Stern, bow, deck.

Sidoh · « **Reply #39 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:10:51 pm »

Him saying he's a sailor would imply that he's in the military?

Newby · « **Reply #40 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:11:34 pm »

Quote from: iago on November 15, 2005, 10:10:04 pm

Quote from: Newby on November 15, 2005, 10:09:24 pm
The way he referred to the front/back of the ship? (i.e. not calling it by their proper names, I am not sure what the names are, but i.e. port = left starboard = right)

Yeah, close enough.

What would a sailor say instead of front, back, and floor?

Bow, ?, deck?

iago · « **Reply #41 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:12:14 pm »

Stern, aft, bow, deck, etc., yeah.

Now let's wait for Sidoh to tke credit

btw

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= friggin' awesome

Blaze · « **Reply #42 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:13:48 pm »

It was all me, I swear!

Sidoh · « **Reply #43 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:14:05 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 15, 2005, 10:13:48 pm

It was all me, I swear!

Hey, at least I got it right asshole. -_-

Blaze · « **Reply #44 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:15:17 pm »

Quote from: Sidoh on November 15, 2005, 10:14:05 pm

Quote from: Blaze on November 15, 2005, 10:13:48 pm
It was all me, I swear!

Hey, at least I got it right asshole. -_-

I never said you didn't...

I had been thinking about this all day too.

Sidoh · « **Reply #45 on:** November 15, 2005, 10:17:07 pm »

Quote from: Blaze on November 15, 2005, 10:15:17 pm

I never said you didn't...

I had been thinking about this all day too.

haha, I looked at it 4th hour, but I didn't give it much though. I was kind of... preoccupied (sitting next to a girl

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Author Topic: Tall tales (Read 13015 times)