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« on: October 12, 2010, 01:12:49 pm » |
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 I mashed this picture for a different thread, but think it deserves a life of its own. If there were 10 Commandments for Steampunk, what would they be? I'll kick it off: Thou shalt not indiscriminately glue gears to something and call it Steampunk Thou shalt not harvest parts from an antique clock if it is still working |
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2010, 01:25:55 pm » |
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Thou shalt not just paint a narf gun and call it Steampunk
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« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2010, 02:06:50 pm » |
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unless of course if the narf gun in question is both painted and has gears glued upon its body.. then it's okay.
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« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2010, 02:26:24 pm » |
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You shalt always wear brass goggles
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|. |O|. | De poëzie van Stoom en Staal
|. |. |O| The poetry of Steam and Steel
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« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2010, 02:26:41 pm » |
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unless of course the narf gun in question is both painted and has gears glued upon its body.. then it's okay.
ofcorse only when the gears are plastic  what about: You shall not make wrongful use of the name of Steampunk and: Thou shall not steel. (only brass or copper are permitted) Thou shalt not harvest parts from an antique clock if it is still working
Modifing an antique clock when the front is wasted is permitted? |
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« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2010, 04:29:55 pm » |
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Thou shall not covet thy neighbours dirigible.
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« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2010, 06:01:08 pm » |
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Thou shall be chivalrious to they fellow steampunkers
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« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2010, 07:41:19 pm » |
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"Thou shalt have a sense of humor, or thy years will seem much longer and more painful in the land"
Mr. Manly Hall
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« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2010, 07:43:03 pm » |
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Thou shall not steel. (only brass or copper are permitted)
Would have been a real pain for steam locomotive builders back then. Lucky they had no commandments! |
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« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2010, 07:52:00 pm » |
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Thou art given the freedom to criticise the attire of abusive non-SPs, but only after they hast criticised your apparel. Thou shalt do proper research using the in-house search facility, before starting new threads. (im possibly guilty of this.  ) |
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« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2010, 09:02:26 pm » |
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This is going great. When we have a nice list I'll take the liberty of picking 10 and write them in stone. Here's another, though I don't expect it to make the list:
Thou shalt cast out no brass parts.
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« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2010, 09:12:43 pm » |
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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours brass?
Thou shalt not steel?
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« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2010, 09:15:17 pm » |
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Thou Shalt Not Obey The Rules....Mwa...Mwa-ha-ha-ha.
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« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2010, 09:17:04 pm » |
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Thou shalt have afternoon tea where & when possible.
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« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2010, 09:37:00 pm » |
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But WHY shalt I not steel? The only extra guideline would be that if you need to steel, it has to be boilerplate steel, preferably painted red or British rail green.
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« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2010, 09:38:43 pm » |
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You shalt always wear brass goggles
my heart is full of sins  mine are plastic, but I love them  This is going great. When we have a nice list I'll take the liberty of picking 10 and write them in stone. Stone is such old fasion... eatch them in brass tablets |
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« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2010, 09:43:14 pm » |
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You shalt always wear brass goggles
my heart is full of sins mine are plastic, but I love them This is going great. When we have a nice list I'll take the liberty of picking 10 and write them in stone. Stone is such old fasion... eatch them in brass tablets I actually could etch them in brass |
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« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2010, 09:44:56 pm » |
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OR you could etch them into nitroglycerine tablets, so that people can take them to heart.
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« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2010, 10:14:17 pm » |
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Thou shalt honor thine toolbox and thine bookshelf and all that has its place within these.
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« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2010, 10:28:53 pm » |
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Thou shalt give compliments to the all the lovely ladies in the community.  |
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« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2010, 12:05:26 am » |
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Thou shall not covet thy neighbours dirigible.
Oh, I will covet alright. OH BOY will I covet. |
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« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2010, 01:05:10 am » |
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Thou shalt remember Air Kraken Day and keep it steamy.
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« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2010, 01:14:34 am » |
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Thou shalt not simply cover completely something in brass or copper and call it steampunk. Thou shalt watch than it fit a victorian motive too.
And i also think than steel shall be considered steampunk too.
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« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2010, 09:24:52 am » |
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From a comment by Major Tinker:
Thou Shalt Be Splendid.
Lord Nick
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« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2010, 09:41:29 am » |
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Remember Steampunk, and keep it holy!
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