Pwny Express!

I see we've been busy little Pwnies the last couple of days.  I apologize for no post yesterday .. I was in Vancouver visitng my sister in law and blogging was taking a back seat to taking pictures of my very cute and very shy neice.  

We've had a batch of level ups and some from people I thought were not playing any longer, other than to log in for battles.  Let's hope they keep on a hot streak!

• 160:  Keldonhing
• 90:  Zairinzan
• 70:  Guurash, udjos

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Notes

• I got nothing today .. enjoy the funny!  Reminded me of Eagle Talon ...

Two 3D animations about Poland

Hi all :)
Here is your clannie from Poland ;) This post won't be related to Shakes & Fidget. I would like to share with you 2 great CG animations about Poland. Thought you might be interested coz I was talking lately with some of you about Poland. I know there are many stereotypes about Polish people in USA.

Both animations are made by Oscar nominee - Tomek Baginski

The first one got some facts about Poland and simple but nice animation:

And 2nd one shows some quick shots from our history, it is great visual experience:

I am great fan of telling stories with animation, Those two are really great job.

Pwny Express!

In the US, Thanksgiving really kicks off the entire holiday shopping season.  Hope you got some great Black Friday deals!

We've had a good deal going on here and the Pwny Express is in high gear ... most notably with Hell Raiser, cyberx60 and Kalais all gaining multiple levels!  We have one person hit a milestone level ...

• 60:  Rubberduck  (hope that pinched nerve is improving)
  
• New Pwnies:  Vythika, PrivatE

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Notes

• A huge thank you goes out today to Dolgan Elfbane who hit the 5 million gold donation mark yesterday.  It should be noted, Eagle, that Dolgan says Dwarven Brown is only for fighting.  Pale Ale is the drink of choice for wintery evenings by the fire.

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• Also, a big squeeeeeeze to Zimmi and Eagle Talon, who've each contributed over 6 million gold to guild coffers.

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• r34lg33k, we've enjoyed having you with us and we thank your guild who've been so gracious as to lend you to us for a while. 

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• Those of you wrapped up in the grapple for Canadian football supremacy today between the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders .. enjoy!  Go Riders!

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• Keldonhing has installed Windows 7 and is back in fighting form again.  Welcome back Eagle ... you were missed. 

 

Happy Thanksgiving !!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the team - you are a great bunch of people and I'm very happy to know each of you.  I hope you all have a very nice day however you choose to spend it!!

 

Pwny Express!

Busy day for lots of us .. Thanksgiving travel south of the border ... avoiding snow north of the border.  *grin*  It's been a bit busy for me today as well, and so I apologize for a late journal entry.  It just means that we can lift a glass or two .. maybe three ... and not worry about having to be anywhere else today!

Congrats on Dungeon 14!  Absurdistan is behind us.  R34lg33k would like us to try for #15 while he's here, so that's on the agenda.  And, we have some levelling news today too!

• 90:  Luiself!
• 2 sneaky levels:  Hell Raiser!

This little guy was too cute not to share!

Pwny Express!

First, a nod of the head, tip of the hat and lift of the glass to r34lg33k (or if you're not extra nerdy .. realgeek) of Izzone who is lending us his considerable oomph for a guild dungeon or two.  You can expect that we'll be loaning them some folks to help them out as well.

Secondly, we have another triple digiter here in the Pwny Corral.  Make way for Gruel who watched that big number coming for a few days before he beat it into submission.  Way to go, Gruel!

• 100:  Gruel

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Notes

• If you're not a World of Warcraft player, you might not be aware that a major expansion is occuring.  One of the major pieces of the infrastructure came into play this morning, and those of us who are players are rather excited over the whole silly thing.  We might be scarce for a few days.

Teamwork ... we have it!!

Pwny Express!

All this talk of birds has me thinking about turkey and the delicious smells wafting out of many kitchens as they prepare for the big holiday.  Hope your travels this week to get home are easily completed.   And then, you can sit and enjoy your favorite Dwarven Ale watching a football game with the guys, or thanksgiving parades, or even marathons of "say yes to the dress," if that's your sort of thing!  While you're lifting that frosty beverage, think upon your Canadian friends who are hard at it, slaving away through a regular week!

• 180:  Iola
• 80:  Pepperoni

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Notes

With all the snow flying about this week making footing treacherous, I wanted to give you a word of caution to take to heart ...

Happy Thanksgiving Pwnies!!

Well, it is Thanksgiving time!! Today we are going to list some people that we are thankful for and why. It will be both guildies and friendly adversaries!! So I will get right to it.

Zimmi is thankful for Ghettoforce because he is funny, interesting, nice and full of laughs!! I am not sure if 'full of laughs' means he laughs a lot, overflows with laughs, is always busting out laughing or provides tons of laughs but we know at least that he is definately full and it isn't what us Texans are full of!!  

Also, from Iola,  Allc0re and TORTORO are warm, funny and give giggles. Not gonna touch the 'gives giggles comment' howevah it does make one wonder!! Leassa is a good opponent and makes well thought out posts on the forums.

Rubberduck is thankful for the founder of DVD. Aren't we all!!

Udjos could not think of a single adversary to be thankful for but he thinks Zimmi is pretty awesome as our leader and that Iola is a great member who is active, talks a lot and makes us all smile. He said, "da Eagle for the same reasons." I think he just didn't want me to feel bad about being left out cause everyone knows I don't talk a lot. ;P

Da Eagle wants to add two adversaries as well. Darstard for just being nice about killing me all the time!! r34lg33k for the same reason. I kept hitting him a lot (losing of course) and he told me that he had to admire my tenacity!! He also gave me good advice and might join us briefly to help us get a guild dungeon or two!! Isn't that awesome? As far as guildies I admire...there are too many to mention howevah I will mention some. Da Elfbane for the generous supply of Dwarvan Brown Ale!! Woot!! Zimmi for being so faithful, true and generous to all us pwnies. I truly admire her ethics!! She is fun and a real hoot to be around!! 

Iola for so much time she puts into us Pwnies on the blog and others stuffs. She is a witty lil gal (or is that gal owl?) and I am gonna say she is also a 'hoot'. I just realized that she is such a 'night owl' and it may have something to do with her 'hootiness'. In fact, I am beginning to think since she has recently been exposed as being in the owl family we might just be related. As you all know I have a few uncles who are owls too.

Wish more would have sent in who they were thankful for, but this is about

it. Hope I didn't miss anyone. Have a Happy Thanksgiving Pwnies!!

Pwny Express!

My day started with champagne and orange juice ... about 4 glasses ago, so I'm feeling quite very well .. the mouth-watering smell of bacon lingers in the air and my birthday cake is cooling on the rack.  'Tis a fine, fine day for a celebration, and yet .. we've got even more reason to be so excited as to break open another bottle of bubbly ...

• 80:  Veldis

Pwny Express!

Okay, okay, let's get back to a serious topic.  Beer.  And its oh-so-frothy-nectar-like-qualities.  And whether it should come in pints or gallons.  It seems appropriate today, given that we're hoisting a glass, pint, glass, keg or barrel for our own dwarven mage of the many tailed beard.  Yes, yes, he's reached another milestone ...

• 180: Dolgan Elfbane

Here's a wee serenade for ya, Mr. Elfbane ...

My most favorite commercial of almost all time!

Is this absolutely hilarious or what? This guy has the most awesome expressions and I can totally identify with him ... re: a car I had that I used to love driving fast - I probably made a face or two, too!

Pwny Express!

Holy level ups, Batman!  You guys were pretty motivated yesterday.   It was my pom-poms, right?  Must have been the pom-poms :D  I'll get them out again today if it really helps you out.  As a matter of fact, I'll provide a whole batch of pom-poms!  Hoist these folks to your shoulders and get them a frothy round from Dolgan's taps!

• 150:  Cthulhu
• 140:  Jaxey, Moora
• 90:  Wilcus
• 80:  cyberx60

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Notes

• Dark3lf, I saw that ... mad levelling skills, yo.

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• Good work against Hunters of Retribution, team.  It was a very close battle!

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• Absurdistan will go down this evening if we all log in :D

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• I've discovered that Rubberduck is off the computer .. doctor's orders.  He has a pinched nerve.  He's hoping for a speedy recovery and to being able to regale us with wild tales.   Send him a get well soon mail .. I'm sure he'll love that!

Here are your promised cheerleaders .. these are the  Calgary Stampeders Outriders.  Enjoy!

Pwny Express!

I've done some number crunching and have numbers to share with you for the past 14 days.  But before we do that, let's give a great big beer cheer for ...

• 70:  Hell and me8
• New Pwnies:  Gorc, Dark3lf

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Notes

Over the last 14 days .. this has occured here at Pwny HQ ...

• We have gained 168 levels

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• Our average player is now level 100 (up from 97)

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• Our Stars:
  11 Levels:  181149, Venkman, Kalais
  7 Levels:  Pepperoni, Moonshot
  6 Levels:  Archman, Hell and me8, Iola
  5 Levels: Dolgan Elfbane, Keldonhing, Veldis, cyberx60, Ravenna

Luci  Phurr's Imps is the name of this comic ... it updates Monday, Wednesday and Friday .. and you can find it here.

New Peeps and that last raid

A big Pwnie welcome goes out to our newest daring duo, Gorc and Dark3lf!  We're glad to have you on the wagon train there pardners!  Yee Ha....Yea, that's it, Yeee Ha!!

Second order of business  - our last raid went very well until we hit the last guy, he was down to about 1/3 and I think we can comfortably take this down if we have full participation.  Please see my mail to all of you regarding time for the start tomorrow.  If we get over 90% participation we should have that one down!

Pwny Express!

The Pwny stable has been quite unreasonably quiet the last few days, although I am stealthily sneaking up on Dolgan, looking to claim that # 2 stall.  Kalais, at the other end of the barns, has been drawing inexorably closer, gobbling up oats and getting bigger.  We're waiting for you at this end, Kal .. keep up the good work!

Get out the good blankets and fresh hay .. we've some new pwnies to impress!

• New Pwny: Hell Raiser (90), Wilcus (88)

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Notes

• Eagle Talon is still looking for contributions for Thanksgiving.  Is there someone out of guild that makes your day?  Would you like to send them a shout out?  Send Eagle the information for his Thanksgiving post.  If you just want to give a high five to a guild member, that's okay too .. send the kudos to Eagle and he'll see that they're included.

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• Rubberduck .. where are you?  I have pictures to use, damnit .. and you promised us a story.  :)

Pwny Express!

Another rainy day in Canada's tropics.  Pretty soon, I'm hoping the rainforest out here busts out with some really interesting wildlife .. like monkeys.  We just get boring old deer that feast on our flowers and poop on our lawns .. enough of that, I say!  Bring on the chimps!!

Speaking of which, Kalais is to be feted today (chuckle, snort -- did you appreciate that amazing segue?) ... so raise a glass of whatever you're having, wherever you may be ... to Kal and to simian antics!

• 60:  Kalais

And just in case you didn't  fully appreciate my ability to segue, did you notice the martial arts connection between yesterday and today, coupled with the monkey shenanigans?  *toots own horn*

Pwny Express!

Been quiet in guild the past couple of days ... either that means we're quietly content going about our busy ways as we slide into winter, holed up with a cup of tea in a cozy room ... or we're going into hibernation.  Maybe what we really need here is a road trip with Eagle Talon!  That would be the ticket!

Our guildie of the numbers, 181149, has not been sleeping, however ... congratulate him with me ..

• 120: 181149

Pwny Express!

It's a gorgeous day out here on the island .. which means its not pouring rain for a change.  Now is either the chance to go plant tulip bulbs, do a bit of last minute weeding or ... something else energetic. And speaking of energy .. venkman outdid himself again yesterday .. another five levels!  Let's  hoist a cup of libation with a nod in the direction of these fine folks!

• 110:  Venkman
• 100:  Moonshot
• 60:  Ravenna 
• 5M Gold Donation:  Eagle Talon 

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Notes

• Congrats on making it to 60, Ravenna ... glad your school load has lightened up enough that you get to enjoy yourself occasionally by simply gaming.  :D

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• Careful Venk, you'll outgrow all your fine new epic clothes at this rate!!

Today, a comic for Eagle Talon, because I thought of you when I read this ...

Click here to enjoy The Abominable Charles Christopher web comic.
Edit:  Uncle Timo made a reappearance, so I'm posting for my favorite feathered friend.

Pwny Express!

When the November rains plaster the leaves against the pavement and create lake-size puddles to hurdle ... when the snows force you to rifle through the collection of mitts and toques for a matching set of something (you swore you'd sort those last year when you put them away) and to dig the snowshovel out from behind the collection of garden rakes ... perhaps it's time to think about cozying up to a fire with a hot cup of Bailey's and cocoa.  And while we're doing that, we'll plop in a couple of marshmallows -- because they make everything hot taste better -- and we'll toast to our stars today, who mercifully, get out of dish duty.

• 110: Nodok
• 80:  Starkiller
• 5 Levels, one day!!!  Venkman 

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Notes

• Venk, dude .. totally hope you got some really epic loot in those dungeons!

Double Rainbows!!
If you haven't followed this meme, click here for enlightenment.  :D

Pwny Express!

Caped crusading pwnies sometimes have to celebrate by having the butler bring in champagne and expensive delicacies. Oh, and those wee sammiches.   Oh well, if it must be that way .. then so be it.  I can live life like Riley for a bit.  As long as my beer guzzling days are not forever behind me, I can put up with a bit of batcave class.  *snicker*  Today, we tink our glasses together for

• 80:  Archman
• 70:  Hell and me8

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Notes

• Does anyone else besides me do the Batman music when they see Archman's name?

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• Today, we welcome another author to our blog ... Rubberduck, which has given me a rather large responsibility -- as resident cut-up -- to parade a goodly selection of rubber ducks for your enjoyment.  Rubberduck himself is an author of short stories he will be sharing with us or like his comrade in feathers, Eagle Talon .. making it up as he goes along.  Look forward to Tales from the Tub.

Eagle .. isnt' this your grad picture?   Topknot sticking straight up,
beady eyes, hawk nose, missing feathers, and grand scheme
to master time travel.  Hmpph!  It *is* you!

Pwny Express!

Big fat lot of nuthin! going on last night .. so I'm imagining that most folks had a wonderful Friday evening, complete with friends, libations, movies and other such 'date' night stuff.  We didn't have anyone hitting hallmark levels, but we do have something to cheer about ...

• 3 Levels, One Day:  181149

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Notes

• 181149 ... hope you got some epic loots out of those dungeons!

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• New math isn't so hard when it comes prepackaged and already completed for you ... thanks to our resident whiz with a calculator, Kalais.   He's added to his website, making it easy for you decide which dungeon monster to focus on ... those of you who can see multiple dungeons at once.  I'll be adding more links to our side panels to make it easy for you to find his stuff ... in the meantime, click on the picture in his post below.  :D

Dungeon Monsters - Compare

Today I added to my Shakes & Fidget website a very usefull script. It will help you to choose which monster is Dungeons is easier to kill. Just select from drop down lists your dungeon and monsters and click compare. No more boring searching stats on forums or suicide attacks to check monster :)



You can view it here or just click picture above.

Ah, and Eagle Talon, look what is already translated into english :) Your favourite Percentage page ;)

Pwny Express!

Friday!!!  Reason enough to raise a glass of beer at noon, amirite?  And also, some people did some special stuff yesterday ... hallmark levels!

• 130:  Glechen
• 70:  Pepperoni

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Notes

• Eagle Talon and I were talking today about character development in stories ... and then the subject subtly shifted to stories behind our own characters.  How'd Moora get that scar, what's Archman the dark elf doing wandering the wastes with only his bow and a raptor for company?  Where does Dolgan go when he's not here pouring beer?  Why do Zimmi and Iola look like they share a stylist?
  
  Think about it for a few minutes .. jot down some notes about your character's background .. and share them with us.  It will make for some hilarity in guild chat, I assure you.  

Pwny Express!

So where would pwnies go to celebrate?  Mountain meadows?  Ooo .. sounds good.  Let's pack a picnic and Strelok, being our newest Pwny, can serve as pack horse and carry the keg of Dwarven Brown so revered by this guild.  After we've feasted on endless shrimp and honeyed tongue, we'll get into some games ... six legged racing, wrestling, pin the tail on the Pwny, archery contests and pie eating binges.  And of course, at the centre of all this mayhem will be our very own Big Cheeses of the Day ...

• 180: Eagle Talon
• 70:  Killishandra

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Notes

• Remember to keep up with your exercises, kids ... no excuses for flabby pwnies.

Pwny Express!

You know, despite the facat that I drug my sorry butt outta bed at the eye-watering time of 8:00 in the AM! ... I'm still running behind today.   So without much further ado ... let's hoist a glass to today's stars of My Li'l Pwnies!

• 150:  Keldonhing
• 110:  181149
• 100:  Akhdar
• 50:  Kalais

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Notes

• Wow!  # 7 Ranking .. way to go team.   Let's continue to motor on up the ladder. Check in occasionally throughout the day .. Zimmi is suggesting once every 9 hours so you don't miss a bit of that ring-a-ding-dandy action!

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• We're still searching for some more folks ... Eagle, Zimmi and I spoke about a few ways we might be able to fill our roster, so we're hopeful that we'll get some new folks soon.  You can see our latest ad on the forums here.

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• And here's a wee something I found from our college days together .. Dolgan Elfbane revealed!

Congrats Pwnies on RANK 7!!!

I am so incredibly proud of this group - we're at a numbers disadvantage with 43 members, but we are still moving up the top 10 ranking, now sitting at 7th rank! 

I can't wait to see what we can do with the rank when we have a full stable of pwnies!

Pwny Express!

Anyone else still on sugar overload?  Eagle's been talking a mile a minute .. and that's both a Texas mile and a Texas minute!   I think he's got a stash of strawberry licorice in his nest.  He needs a "BEWARE" sign!

We've got some more badassery to celebrate as well!  So let's all hoist a glass to

• 100:   Venkman
• New Pwny:  Strelok (110)

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Notes

• Novmeber site changes ... hope you like 'em!