CorneliusMurdock

James Swanson checking in. I'll be running an aerobics class down at the beach if you need me.

I think we'll have to vote today. Better than doing nothing. And I don't think we should let Bell fry just because she made a mistake. We don't have to vote quite yet, so I'm gonna keep my ears open and wait.

Mr. Beast's plan would also require some cooperation from everyone. Good luck with that. I'm not holding out much hope. This was how it started. Blood. Blood everywhere...

As to what happened all those years ago, I can't recall most of it. I was drugged. you see. I have nightmares occasionally. I see myself doing things I don't want to do. Quite depressing. I'm sure there are many of us here who can relate to doing things when not in our right state of mind. There are plenty here like yourself, Mr. Beast, that couldn't find their right state of mind even if they had a map with big arrows pointing the way. I should have never come back from the Moon. I would be there right now living the good life at the Moon Emperor's garden estate. Instead I chose to come back to reveal my findings to humanity. What a stupid young man I was.

What's the top of you're head got to do with it? I meant to say your head. Sorry for mispronouncing. Growing up in the circus, I learned some bad grammatical habits that haunt me to this day.

I think the original question's been answered. I'm gonna abuse my new powers and lock this now before it gets ugly.

I don't know what your beef is with TLG (and I don't really want to) but if a company produces a product you love, go ahead and buy it. Just know that you are financially supporting the company that makes it. As long as you make peace with that fact, you'll be good. Just because you don't want to give the CEO of say, Walmart, a big old hug doesn't mean you can't buy toilet paper there. I agree with Big Cam, I don't know how helpful EB is for finding suitable off brands of construction sets (if they do exist). We love LEGO here.

Horse tranquilizers will do that.

Oh unholy moon squirrel, not again. Not again. I should have stayed on the moon this time. Why did I ever come back? We have to put a stop to this cycle of killing. Let's find these agents and get back to our lives however pitiful they may be. Day One, Shift One: 1. The Big Fat Pill 2. Magic Beans 3. Powdered Rhino Horn 4. White Crystals 5. Opium 6. Black Beauties 7. Red Devils 8. Sugar Pill 9. Pink Pearlies 10. Lemon Peel Stanley Spussemmin 11. Horse Tranquilizers 12. Salinie Infusion 13. Sponk

My Kaboominator is all green- From Hinck. In Baritones 3 I was (rightfully) wary of the grenade that eventually blew me up. I told Hinck that in spite of his reassurances that I wanted a bomb disposal robot to deliver the grenade. I even had the name "Kaboominator" picked out for it but he told me no. It's all green now to celebrate my Fellow-ing.

I wish I still had my moon gun. Some of you guys seem crazier than the last bunch of rejects I was stuck in here with.

I'm back, baby! Stanley Spussemmin to ground control, I'm coming in for a landing.

First off, with the way Lego has been releasing Harry Potter it's pretty clear it would be ending soon even if nothing replaced it. They really only released sets to coincide with movies and even then not a full fledged wave with every one. If there aren't more movies, there probably won't be more sets. Lego getting another license won't change this. In fact, the only reason we probably got a second wave of sets at all this time was because of the video games. If Rowling at some point wants to write more books in the series or a spin off for movies to be based on, the HP line may return. Heck they might do more for the anniversaries of the movies years from now. You never know. A LOTR license wouldn't make a difference even if the rumors prove true. Secondly, yes, LOTR has fewer female characters. For the time period in which it was written, that is not at all unusual. But it's not "clearly more sexist". It does have two very strong female characters which is very unusual for the time. Galadriel rules an entire forest and is hinted to be one of the most powerful beings in Middle Earth. She's so strong she's one of only a handful of beings that could resist the power of the ring even when Frodo tries to give it to her. Her husband is a mere footnote and I can't even recall his name though I've read the books at least twelve times. Eowyn is perhaps even stronger in that she rebels against her patriarchal society and goes to war even though her uncle forbids it. And she kicks some serious megablocks. Without her, the Witch King wouldn't have died and the entire war would have ended differently. I think Tolkien took a great risk in making two very strong female characters. He was being counter-cultural by including them and could have alienated the publisher and his target audience. He did it anyway and it is decisions like that one that makes LOTR great. HP has more female characters but I think Galadriel and Eowyn could hold their own against any of them just like they could against any of the male characters from either work. Literary analysis FTW! And I know many, many women who love LOTR. For example, the first date I had with my wife was to see the Two Towers and it was her choice of film.

Cronk think Rogue De'kra will do just fine. Just think things through and be prepared. And Rogue De'kra should not forget that Rogue De'kra will not be alone. Look out for friends and friends look out for Rogue De'kra.

Demon is evil thing that try to corrupt mortals. Make mortals evil, too. Cronk try bash all evil Cronk finds. This new information worry Cronk. Is not also prideful to go after evil demon without accepting help? Cronk hope new Mage friends be careful. Cronk knows that bashing evil is not as easy as bashing evil looks.

Cronk guessing Shadeux either stole souls from Evil Mage Zed's suppliers or were Evil Mage Zed's suppliers. If Shaduex stole souls, Cronk think that might explain why trouble with demon come to head now. Maybe demon kidnap Mage Zelda to force Evil Mage to get more souls by another means. Since Ziegfried Mages want to handle demon alone, all Cronk can do is wait and hope nice mages bash evil demon. Cronk hope Mages find Mages' GramGram alive as well. But Cronk not want dwell on sad business. Cronk want relax and drink buttermilk with Cronk's friends.

Hello Rogue Hybros. Cronk did indeed go on quest for Ziegfried family. Barbarian Tesni did not as far as Cronk knows. Ziegfried family certainly eccentric. Cronk think some Ziegfried nice like Mage Mabel and other Ziegfried like Mage Zed not so much. Cronk's party find out Mage Zed have some sort pact with demon in basement. Mage Zed killed wife when other nice mages young and somehow damaged Mage Chesterine. Cronk sad party not find Mages' GramGram. Cronk hope Mages invite Cronk back to help fight evil thing in basement. Cronk hear Rogue Hybros' party find crate of souls. Cronk think maybe souls are what Evil Mage Zed fed evil thing in basement. Cronk hope Mages put stop to evil thing.

It's an epidemic, some sort of disease that only affects Rangers. I would invest in some hand sanitizer if I were you, Brickdoctor.

Cronk has thought about it and will now sign up for two quests. Cronk sign up for Quest 5 because Cronk love good mystery and whatever making noise may be evil Cronk can bash with new sword. Cronk also sign up for Quest 7 because Cronk is interested to see how Cronk fare against other fighters. Sound like fun for Cronk.

So it doesn't matter if the weapon doesn't actually hit anything? I guess poison evaporates. Good to know. You've got so much going on in this game, something's bound to be overlooked now and again. You did an amazing job running three quests at once. I don't know if I could do that. Once I get some more time, I'll see if I can do as well running just one.

So many new quests now Cronk will have to decide which ones Cronk might be suited for. Hmmm. All look like good adventures.

New sword much better than old sword. Cronk happy that old sword not family heirloom or anything so Cronk not feel bad selling sword. Funny story, Cronk find old sword in Graveyard while bashing evil. Sword stuck in stone and Cronk pull out and bash evil with sword. People started call Cronk a king but Cronk not want to be king. So Cronk said some scrawny kid did it. People make scrawny kid king and let Cronk go. Cronk hear scrawny kid turn out be good king. Scarecrow sound really evil, friend Ranger Docken. Cronk hope Ranger Docken bashed scarecrow real good.

Look Cronk's friends! Cronk stepped out to marketplace and now Cronk has shiny new sword. Cronk name sword "Sword of Bashing Evil". Pretty clever name, huh? Cronk name it that because Cronk use sword for bashing evil.