For those born after 1982, this is a reference to the Happy Days spinoff sitcom Mork & Mindy, where Mork from the planet Ork (played by Robin Williams) is an alien sent to Earth on an observation mission by his superior Orson.
Parent is, of course, referring to gaming usage of the term "raid" wherein players undertake a type of mission in an MMORPG like World of Warcraft where the objective is to use a very large number of people, relative to a normal team size set by the game, to defeat a boss monster.
If the players attempting the raid are of insufficient level, they will tend to die or "get wiped out".
Parent is also very clever because at the same time, he *also* refers to the technology acronym aspect of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) by implying that attempting to create a RAID without sufficient experience will often lead to disaster.
While the Caruso Method is widely studied, little is known about the man. Like a grimacing chameleon, Caruso blends in with his surroundings. He is not just the star of a show that takes place in Miami. Caruso is Miami.
(due to the huge communication lag between Mars and Earth, rovers are controlled by giving a set of commands, and then checking the result the next day (or next Sol, to be exact))
the parent is of course, referring to the cutbacks the Obama administration has done with the space program like the axing of the Constellation Program manned moon missions.
Slashdot Mirror
Alternatively, you, can also, try reading it, as, Christopher Walken, would.
This is a reference to the encoded pictures in the dinosaur .wav files that were put into the recent March update of the Valve game Portal which were teasers for the upcoming Portal 2.
For those born after 1982, this is a reference to the Happy Days spinoff sitcom Mork & Mindy, where Mork from the planet Ork (played by Robin Williams) is an alien sent to Earth on an observation mission by his superior Orson.
Parent is, of course, referring to gaming usage of the term "raid" wherein players undertake a type of mission in an MMORPG like World of Warcraft where the objective is to use a very large number of people, relative to a normal team size set by the game, to defeat a boss monster.
If the players attempting the raid are of insufficient level, they will tend to die or "get wiped out".
Parent is also very clever because at the same time, he *also* refers to the technology acronym aspect of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) by implying that attempting to create a RAID without sufficient experience will often lead to disaster.
I'll see your [picard_facepalm.jpg] and raise you a [picard_double-facepalm.jpg]!
"you insensitive clod!" is, of course, a reference to the 1986 Valentine's Day Calvin & Hobbes strip or The Simpsons episode Last Tap Dance in Springfield , wherein Frink exclaims to Homer, "I was merely trying to spare the girl's feelings, you insensitive clod!"
While the Caruso Method is widely studied, little is known about the man. Like a grimacing chameleon, Caruso blends in with his surroundings. He is not just the star of a show that takes place in Miami. Caruso is Miami.
Parent is, of course, referring to the sound the joke made as it went past grandparent's head.
Maybe he just didn't see it.
He is, after all...
The blind biker.
(due to the huge communication lag between Mars and Earth, rovers are controlled by giving a set of commands, and then checking the result the next day (or next Sol, to be exact))
Hey! That was my job!
the parent is of course, referring to the cutbacks the Obama administration has done with the space program like the axing of the Constellation Program manned moon missions.
Confused parent made a mistake and is actually referring to Cyanide which is said to smell and taste like bitter almonds, not Arsenic.
Parent is referring to Google Voice's less-than-perfect voicemail transcription technology which often leads to odd or hilarious transcriptions.
To those who didn't get it, parent is referring to the "I accidentally X", a 4chan meme. The verb is intentionally left out.
/g/ I need your help .rar files
It's based on the following post:
hey
I accidentally 93MB of
what should I do...is this dangerous ?
Read more about it here: http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/I_accidentally_X