The perfect blend of EDUCATION and INTERWEBS
So a bunch of friends and I spent Easter watching both parts (I and II) of John Woo's epic Red Cliff, and epic it was. In general: Awesome. I'll get more specific later.
Anyway, I got nostalgic for the "Dynasty Warriors" PS2/PS3 game series, so I was doing some research into determining which one would be the best bang for the buck to get (older versions, like 4, are pretty solid and complete and only run about $14.00; newer versions are more). So I was looking up some vids on Youtube, and caught this hilarious comment in the middle of some history flamewar where some folks were discussing KOEI (the game company that makes the game) and their using history to make a video game, and discrepancies where the game deviates from history (ie "having the losing side win", etc):
"What the fuck are you talking about. Are you stupid? Lu Bu was killed cause he attacked Pu Yang and fled to Xia Pi. Cao Cao got pissed and attacked Lu Bu at Xia Pi, Lu bu was being a turd and started whipping his generals for drinking. His generals then turned on him and tied lu bu up when he was sleeping. They then surrendered and Cao Cao executed Lu Bu. LEARN IT BEFORE YOU COMMENT!! Cao Pi lived wya longer after Lu Bu got killed. He died after Cao Cao died not before. Sheesh, dumtard!"*
Dumbtard... indeed.
-Andy
* No, I don't follow it either. Save for some of the names, like Cao Cao and Lu Bu (one the most fearsome warriors in Chinese history, even moreso than Guan Yu). Still, it was fun to see people doing internet mocking on an obvious background of ancient Chinese military history.
Anyway, I got nostalgic for the "Dynasty Warriors" PS2/PS3 game series, so I was doing some research into determining which one would be the best bang for the buck to get (older versions, like 4, are pretty solid and complete and only run about $14.00; newer versions are more). So I was looking up some vids on Youtube, and caught this hilarious comment in the middle of some history flamewar where some folks were discussing KOEI (the game company that makes the game) and their using history to make a video game, and discrepancies where the game deviates from history (ie "having the losing side win", etc):
"What the fuck are you talking about. Are you stupid? Lu Bu was killed cause he attacked Pu Yang and fled to Xia Pi. Cao Cao got pissed and attacked Lu Bu at Xia Pi, Lu bu was being a turd and started whipping his generals for drinking. His generals then turned on him and tied lu bu up when he was sleeping. They then surrendered and Cao Cao executed Lu Bu. LEARN IT BEFORE YOU COMMENT!! Cao Pi lived wya longer after Lu Bu got killed. He died after Cao Cao died not before. Sheesh, dumtard!"*
Dumbtard... indeed.
-Andy
* No, I don't follow it either. Save for some of the names, like Cao Cao and Lu Bu (one the most fearsome warriors in Chinese history, even moreso than Guan Yu). Still, it was fun to see people doing internet mocking on an obvious background of ancient Chinese military history.