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rtrooney - 26 November 2017 06:18 PM

My guess is that “Ploink” is the sound of a metal shovel blade hitting a human skull. In this case, I think the poster had your skull in mind when creating the sound effect.

Ploink or plonk is another one of those old Usenet terms that nobody here seems familiar with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk_(Usenet)

I read the article, but prefer my interpretation. That said, Kill-as-in-kill the messenger by deletion - Plonk, is not that different from Kill-as-in-shovel blade to head Ploink. And Ploink does have that nice metalic sound to it.

rtrooney - 26 November 2017 07:34 PM

I read the article, but prefer my interpretation. That said, Kill-as-in-kill the messenger by deletion - Plonk, is not that different from Kill-as-in-shovel blade to head Ploink. And Ploink does have that nice metalic sound to it.

You can have all the Ploink fantasies you want, as long as you leave me out of it.

you jump in and then say leave me Nah nah naaah.. Fuuuuu!

Karlok is the type of gal that comes to smirk at you after you slip and fall on ice. when accused of something comes with well crafted arguments, explanations and links to other threads so you can understand the full context.
I guess this will teach me to keep my mouth shut.

in Gabriel Knight 1 - there was a puzzle involving a mime in a park - worst puzzle I have ever solved.

Abnaxus - 01 December 2017 06:34 PM

Karlok - 26 November 2017 04:48 PM

Advie - 26 November 2017 04:39 PM

yeah (i am not using spoilers everyone must read this).

Ploink!

Karlok is the type of gal that comes to smirk at you after you slip and fall on ice.

Excuse me?

Advie posts spoilers without spoiler tags, even says he REFUSES to use spoiler tags. My response was to announce I will stop reading him (= ploink), because he doesn’t respect the rule that we don’t spoil other people’s fun. And I don’t want to have my potential fun spoiled. Like I have said so many times before here. Then one of the mods put spoiler tags on Advie’s spoilers. Then I explained the term “ploink” to somebody else and told him to leave me out of his incorrect interpretation of my use of the term “ploink”. Then you accuse me of “smirking”.

Smirking at what? Please do tell me.

BTW, that pic from Bad Mojo means “Please use spoiler tags”, as explained in another thread about emoticons. https://adventuregamers.com/forums/viewthread/10235/#141765

Also see https://adventuregamers.com/forums/viewthread/10063/

Abnaxus - 01 December 2017 06:34 PM

Karlok is the type of gal that comes to smirk at you after you slip and fall on ice. when accused of something comes with well crafted arguments, explanations and links to other threads so you can understand the full context.

Yes, facts are important to me. I thought you might have gotten the order of the events wrong and might have concluded that I posted after one of the mods had added spoiler tags. Unfortunately likes and dislikes at AG are usually much more important than facts. I wasn’t smirking, I made it clear I was annoyed that for the umpteenth time this year someone posted spoilers. I know, my denial won’t convince you of anything. That’s okay, I don’t mind. Do join the We Hate Karlok Club, it’s already a pretty big one.

I guess this will teach me to keep my mouth shut.

Karlok - 02 December 2017 09:56 AM

Do join the We Hate Karlok Club, it’s already a pretty big one.

Also feel free to join the Karlok Fan club. We get together a few times a year. 

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LOL! Nice whip. 

I’m sure my mission in my next life will be to be as kind, warm, loving, supportive, empathic, sympathetic as humanly possible. Still have to finish this life first…

Henke - 02 December 2017 05:47 PM

Karlok - 02 December 2017 09:56 AM

Do join the We Hate Karlok Club, it’s already a pretty big one.

Also feel free to join the Karlok Fan club. We get together a few times a year. 

 

...and to enter you must make a joke about Advie .

Truth be told guys, I really like you both and all the veterans of this forum, Advie because is the most passionate and Karlok because she is funny and sarcastic.

But enough off topic: The most stupid puzzle I encountered is that from Deponia were you have to lower the in game volume to hear a knocking on a door. 

Phlebas - 04 December 2017 05:39 AM

But the stupidest, most ridiculous?
In Grim Fandango there is a puzzle that needs you to use one inventory object on another. It’s fairly obvious what you need to do.

But the interface doesn’t allow you to use one inventory object on another.

SO YOU HAVE TO FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO PUT ONE OF THEM DOWN FIRST.

Gah.

i totally have forgotten about this, but i remember feeling like the dev gwas iving me the finger saying i won’t change my interface! you are the one one who needs to change and forget about every other adventure game you have had played before… and then an evil laugh follows!!