roamersandlurkers rss of roamersandlurkers topics http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/index.php Sat, 19 May 2012 18:41:16 +0000 10 double click http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4171-double-click/
I'm also a member on a soccer forum in the UK, when the page has several threads, a double click will take you back to the top of the page. They're using Invision sofware by the looks of it, not sure if you could install a piece of software here but it might be a useful little addition.

Also, I use firefox with this forum, when using IE I find it sometimes stalls, whether or not this is a browser issue or my Pentium 75, 128 meg of RAM and 2.5 Gig HDD PC thats the problem....

Cheers
Tex]]> Sat, 19 May 2012 18:41:16 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4171-double-click/ Howdy! http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4169-howdy/
I've been lurking for a while, and decided to finally join, I'm hoping you don't bite..! Puns aside, I'm a poor student from the UK and I was introduced to The Walking Dead by a friend of mine early last year. Read up to issue 90 since then and thoroughly enjoyed both season of the TV show as well.

I never really know what to put in these introductions, so I guess I'll leave and have a roam around the forum.]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 22:17:56 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4169-howdy/ What about Satellites? http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4166-what-about-satellites/ What use if any could satellites be in TWD? seeing as there are not any ZOMBIES IN SPACE to damage them. Thu, 17 May 2012 19:35:49 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4166-what-about-satellites/ Ozombie http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4164-ozombie/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrKmcf-vG8

Must. Watch. Can't. Resist]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 19:07:42 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4164-ozombie/ ‘The Walking Dead’ Obstacle Course at Comic-Con 2012 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4163-%e2%80%98the-walking-dead%e2%80%99-obstacle-course-at-comic-con-2012/ Quote

Robert Kirkman the creator of the acclaimed series ‘The Walking Dead’ and Skybound has announced that this year at Comic-Con they will be preparing a zombie obstacle course to commemorate the 100th issue of ‘The Walking Dead’ series at Petco Park. Here’s what Kirkman has to say about the event;
“Our fans have been reading about it, watching it and now they get to live it with The Walking Dead Escape. We are literally transforming Petco Park into the early days of society’s collapse and San Diego is just the first city to fall.”

All the details of ‘The Walking Dead Escape’ has yet to be released but sources say that it will be an interactive experience with Walking Dead references throughout the location. Participants of the event can participle in one of three ways; be a survivor and race through a zombie infested evacuation zone, be a walker who joins the ranks of the undead, or a spectator who watches from the sidelines during an escape party. And after completing the course depending on the decisions you make in the interactive displays it will determine whether or not you’re infected as a zombie. This course looks to be one of the events to look out for at this years Comic-Con and would likely attract a large number of fans from both the TV and the comic book series.

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 will run though July 12-15.
]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 14:10:01 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4163-%e2%80%98the-walking-dead%e2%80%99-obstacle-course-at-comic-con-2012/ I LOVE SARAH JANE http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4162-i-love-sarah-jane/

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 09:32:11 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4162-i-love-sarah-jane/ Live Leak the new realty news station? http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4160-live-leak-the-new-realty-news-station/ Last night I watched a Chinese lady go to a restaurant with her friends and eat a huge toad, the toad was first disemboweled and cut in half. The next scene showed it blinking sitting disemboweled in its own soup whilst this young lady ate him.
I've also seen electrocutions, suicides, massacres, bomb blasts, the aftermath of bomb blasts, cows getting run over by a huge truck, massive car crashed, children being shot dead in their mothers arms. We watch the walking dead and revel in the scenes of death, what are we?
Isnt this what we want to see every night? Isn't this why the news is heavily censored to save us from these "real" scenes. is death real?
Why is war glorified and romantisiced?
What happens to us when we die? This is a thought that has been heavy on my mind since I was 13 and realised that the universe is infinite.

Are we really alive?Or is this a state of illusion or a between state?]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 02:45:59 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4160-live-leak-the-new-realty-news-station/ Hi http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4159-hi/ 6 years military and then 19 years as a professional firefighter/EMT.]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 00:59:47 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4159-hi/ Pointless Acts of Stupidity http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4158-pointless-acts-of-stupidity/
Looking past Rick's front of a calm, cool, collected, tough bastard who's willing to do whatever it takes to protect his family, or Lori's intense disciplinary actions that are truly warranted of Mom of the Year nominations, or Glenn's courageous willingness to risk his pizza delivering future in order to attain condoms, lotions, and birth control pills, or T-Dog's heroic stance in the face of danger refraining from unleashing his demonic potential and heavenly voice reveals an absolutely, positively, disturbing, sickening image. It reveals...

Spoiler


Honestly.

It's that bad. I truly feel sorry for them and the mind has been blown as to how they've made it this far and to the "safety" of a prison. God help them that dancing like this will be able to unlock their cell once they accidentally lock themselves inside...

Anyway, the reason for all this nonsense. The show is filled to the brim with questionable scenes and moments, and acting and choices the characters make. Yes it's a show and all these "idiotic, random, pointless" acts of stupidity are written in for a reason, but look past that, and point out which moment or scene you felt was truly pointless and stupid that led to events that just wasn't necessary.

I can think of 3 big ones and they're all in season 2.

- Glenn risking his life for NOTHING as he's lowered into the well to "retrieve" Well Walker.

- Rick risking himself, Glenn, and Hershel in order to save Randall -- someone who -- just moments before -- was trying to kill them. You gotta think about the repercussions this could've had if someone (or all of them) died as a result of trying to rescue a lost cause, as well as the consequences of this decision that followed (Dale's death, Shane's death, loyalty & trust broken)

- Lori. Lori, Lori, Lori... you go after Hershel who already has Rick tracking him down. You really think the rescue party needs rescuing as well? And you really think you're going to make a difference all by your lonesome? And you're telling me that even though there's not another soul on the road for miles who can drive a car, you somehow manage to totally wipeout thus endangering not only yourself, but your unborn child as well? Rick can drive for miles without looking at the road, and Glenn can zigzag all over the road "like Asians do" while they drive, yet you can't even go a mile before going all Death Race?

So there's 3 fairly big scenarios of pointless acts of stupidity that I want to try and get a discussion going about. Which of the 3 is the more pointless? Which had the most repercussions for their actions, and which could have or did have the most consequences? Perhaps I'm missing a moment that you think is stupid enough or pointless enough to be mentioned as well - throw it in the mix.

So whacha think? Glenn and his well walker, Rick helping Randall, or Lori being Lori?

Discuss!... please?]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:57 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4158-pointless-acts-of-stupidity/ Other uses for everyday stuff http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4154-other-uses-for-everyday-stuff/
As we tend to live in a throwaway society, stuff we might otherwise chuck out can have one or more uses when things get hairy.

A couple of examples, the bottle tops off Pepsi / coke bottles (or any soft drink) can double up as good, if somewhat slightly toxic firelighters. Discarded rope can be used for numerous things, not least as a wick to direct rainfall into a container, but also as a source of firelighter after being soaked in kerosene.
Speaking of used bottles, rinsed out they're obviosly good for water storage (short term), but you can cut them in half and use them as a funnel.
Back in the days of 35mm film (before digital cameras came along) the old plastic film tubes made excellent waterproof match containers - probably not much use nowadays but it might be worth using old tupperware storage to keep your matches / emergency lighters etc clean and dry.

Please add your own, unfortunately my imagination and memory are hazy at the moment cos I've only had 2 hours sleep (Tex Jr not very well :( )]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:35 +0000 http://www.roamersandlurkers.com/topic/4154-other-uses-for-everyday-stuff/