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I wonder what ever happened to nunchucks as being a thing? In the 80s they were all over the place.
The martial arts guy of the 80's has been replaced by the MMA dudebro douche. You can't throw a rock in Huntington Beach without hitting a couple of these assholes in big truck with a Tapout sticker on the rear window. Their douchebaggery cannot be overstated e.g. they are all aggressive tailgaters and the kind of guy who gets in your face at a party saying "Hey bro, I saw you lookin' at me, why you disrespecting me like that?" the only good one is a dying one who tells you where to find his mates. Edit: That last comment of mine was in incredibly bad taste and murder should not be joked about no matter how odious their behavior. I sincerely apologize.
 
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I love that the food posts have replaced the ones about that one guy who's scamming the old-school D&D fans.
Dude, on this forum, food posts eventually replace everything...except posting posters of pop-stars with funny texts:grin:!
The martial arts guy of the 80's has been replaced by the MMA dudebro douche. You can't throw a rock in Huntington Beach without hitting a couple of these assholes in big truck with a Tapout sticker on the rear window. Their douchebaggery cannot be overstated e.g. they are all aggressive tailgaters and the kind of guy who gets in your face at a party saying "Hey bro, I saw you lookin' at me, why you disrespecting me like that?" the only good one is a dying one who tells you where to find his mates. Edit: That last comment of mine was in incredibly bad taste and murder should not be joked about no matter how odious their behavior. I sincerely apologize.
That sucks:sad:.
 
Shuriken have become quite rare, too. Didn't their use immediately ramp up the rating of a movie in the UK?
Nunchaku, by the way, are illegal in Germany/Switzerland as they're classified as "strangling weapons". Doesn't change movies, where I agree with the MMA dudebro change of tides. Even the trenchcoat-Katana hasn't been seen a lot lately, although the HEMA dudebros still seem confined to YouTube and RPG fora ;)
 
I always feel a little bit left out by these "comfort food" discussions, because... sure, I have a lot of go-to dishes for when I'm only cooking for myself and don't want to put effort into it. Quite a few, actually, which starts to point to the problem.

The problem is, when I'm exhausted and hurting and I'm turning to food to feel better, the only thing that's going to help is food I've never had before. Or watching someone eat food they've never had before.
 
I did find a list of handy executive dysfunction foods, which I find useful to bear in mind; I've had plenty of days where the only thing I could focus enough to actually make for lunch is a cup of tea, and having something like this to jog your mind is handy.
 
The problem is, when I'm exhausted and hurting and I'm turning to food to feel better, the only thing that's going to help is food I've never had before. Or watching someone eat food they've never had before.

I mean, to be honest, that might be better. I know that one of the reasons I struggle with my weight is that I use food as a coping mechanism. It's why I've put on weight during the pandemic I know.

Probably healthier to have foods you like and enjoy, but not have it be a comfort thing.
 
I always feel a little bit left out by these "comfort food" discussions, because... sure, I have a lot of go-to dishes for when I'm only cooking for myself and don't want to put effort into it. Quite a few, actually, which starts to point to the problem.

The problem is, when I'm exhausted and hurting and I'm turning to food to feel better, the only thing that's going to help is food I've never had before. Or watching someone eat food they've never had before.

Maybe if we were to set up a video channel where we could go and watch each other eat? I would happily tuck into my favorite comfort food (a nice bowl of ramen) in front of an internet audience. I'm SURE that wouldn't turn into some weird internet kink thing.
 
Maybe if we were to set up a video channel where we could go and watch each other eat? I would happily tuck into my favorite comfort food (a nice bowl of ramen) in front of an internet audience. I'm SURE that wouldn't turn into some weird internet kink thing.
There is a restaurant near me that always has a video playing of a beautiful, impeccably groomed Korean woman tasting food. The video quality is very crisp and it feels almost pornographic to watch.
 
Shuriken have become quite rare, too. Didn't their use immediately ramp up the rating of a movie in the UK?
Nunchaku, by the way, are illegal in Germany/Switzerland as they're classified as "strangling weapons". Doesn't change movies, where I agree with the MMA dudebro change of tides. Even the trenchcoat-Katana hasn't been seen a lot lately, although the HEMA dudebros still seem confined to YouTube and RPG fora ;)
Nunchaku were, confusingly, the most notorious of martial arts weapons here in the UK. Scenes in films and tv shows that featured them would be heavily edited or entirely cut.

The introduction to the '80's TMNT cartoon was redone to eliminate Mikey's nunchuku. And the word Ninja.

So you could swing katana or stab with sai, but you better not thresh some rice!
 
There is a restaurant near me that always has a video playing of a beautiful, impeccably groomed Korean woman tasting food. The video quality is very crisp and it feels almost pornographic to watch.
More or less pornographic than your mental image of ReluctantGM ReluctantGM slurping ramen shirtless? Asking for a friend...
 
Oh, dear. It's gotten weird hasn't it? Did I make it weird or was it you?
I think the neon light about this virtual pub flashing Freak Show!!!! should have been your first warning. It all goes down hill the moment you enter. But he have comfy loungers and good conversation so come as you are.
 
They just used to have much better PR than they do these days. And yep, same with shurikens. Remember that weird 3 piece nunchuck?? I feel like Darth Maul would use the light saber version.
 
They just used to have much better PR than they do these days. And yep, same with shurikens. Remember that weird 3 piece nunchuck?? I feel like Darth Maul would use the light saber version.
Three section Staff? VERY hard to use, but when done so--beautiful, but they seem very functional (of course they differ from the nunchuck)
 
Farmers turned their implements into weapons. That totally scans. You use what you have.

One of the reasons why capoeira has so many high kicks and handstands and stuff is because it was a form of fighting you could use when your hands were chained together.
 
Well, doesn't the actual usage of a lot of the martial arts weapons have to be taken with a grain of salt? Was it Wing Tsun or Wu Shu that had this weird "ultimate weapon" that had so many blades at the end of a stick that even Gary Gygax would've said "no, thank you"?
Edit: Apparently it was Choy Li Fut. BEHOLD THE NINE DRAGON TRIDENT!
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Never mind the bench used by some Kung Fu traditions.
 
Farmers turned their implements into weapons. That totally scans. You use what you have.
It's also something with plausible deniability, because you have a legit reason to do or have it - oh I'm just practising for a festival, oh it's just farming equipment, oh I'm just carrying my keys in my hand, that sort of thing.
 
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12 years experience. A basic stick is a better weapon.
Situational. Bo sticks are great weapons. Nunchaku do indeed do more damage (it's a flail- basic physics, people), it's harder to defend against (again, flail). There's also the idea of the right weapon for the right situation. They're tools. And both were used by peasants. And the fact that they were used in actual combat seems to mean that they are effective for some uses.
 
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