This is funny, but also, fuck Graham Linehan.
Yus indeed! Saw the link to eyebleach, then that image on Wikipedia, and the devil on my shoulder gave me a nudge.
Who knew botflies could be cute?
Description: an adult deer botfly (Cephenemyia stimulator) on a rock. Its body is covered with fur-like cetae, yellow and black, resembling a bumblebee a little. Its eyes are large and black.
Elena and Nicolae Ceaușescu were more or less equal partners in their despotic role over Romania, until their joint execution in 1989 during the Romanian Revolution.
It's anglicized from Hebrew בַּיִת (house); there are a bunch of accepted ways to spell it, including "bet" and "bayt" as well.
Crassus' lost legion is just conjecture, there's no convincing evidence. It's a fun thought, though.
I've never seen a convincing source for this factoid. As best I can tell, "killer whale" was never "whale killer" in recorded written text.
Mostly just the rocket guars, honestly.
Yus indeed - which would be problematic if we'd made this announcement on any other day of the year!
"Fly at a bearing of 337° for six parsecs, then take a right at Barnard's Star... or was it a left?"
I did have a quick chat with Ignatious after the fact, we're square! I admit that this didn't come up on our radar when preparing the prank, though.
After years of pouring love and dedication to recreating Morrowind in Skyrim's engine, we're reaching for the moon: we're shifting to Starfield's engine.
Say hello to Starwind! 🚀
Tamriel's vibrant and variant landscapes have been our home for years, a realm where our passion could roam as free as the nix hounds of Vvardenfell. But as we looked up at the stars above, we saw the potential for magic far beyond what Skyrim's engine could offer. Starfield's cutting-edge tech and vast cosmic canvas present us with the opportunity to reimagine Morrowind like never before.
We're grateful for your support, and we look forward to continuing on this journey with you, to the cosmos and beyond.
The Starwind Team ✨
This ancient Dwemer freehold straddles the border of the Grazelands and the Ashlands, and served historically as an important neutral ground for diplomatic talks. Its remaining inhabitants are not so eager for polite conversation.
On Feb 3rd, we’ll be part of the Community Creation Con supported by Nexus Mods, Bethesda Game Studios, GOG.com, and more, to benefit Make-a-Wish.
We’ll be giving a whistlestop tour of Skywind, what it is (and isn’t), and answering our most frequently-asked questions, live on Twitch.
Join us on February 3rd at 12:30pm! Donate if you can. Watch out for the full schedule on https://twitter.com/C3Modders
Got a source for that? My understanding was that the Romans based their numerals on the older Etruscan system, in which the V was upside-down and therefore even less hand-shaped.