xkcd

by **aleflamedyud** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:23 am UTC

Exactly what the title says. Take a look at the poll options and answer the classic question: who would win in a fight?

by **headprogrammingczar** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:26 pm UTC

You forgot Blue Man Group.

by **lulzfish** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:36 pm UTC

Builder's League United, all the way.

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/BLU
Edit: Thanks

by **enk** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:02 am UTC

Hmm.. haven't seen any blue otters or ducks..

by **Ninjap00** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:56 am UTC

Dr. Manhattan, I choose you!

by **Random832** » Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:01 am UTC

What about the Andorians, or Bolians, from Star Trek?

by **lu6cifer** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:18 am UTC

This poll needs more blue people. And I don't. Mean. Sad. People.

by **Amnesiasoft** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:48 am UTC

Smurfs, duh. Nobody would notice them initially. Once everyone else is worn out, the Smurfs rush in and take out what remains.

by **poxic** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:31 am UTC

Have you ever ~~MET a Nac Mac Feegle~~ read a Terry Pratchett book featuring the Nac Mac Feegle? Those wee bastids will climb up your trousers, swing onto your shirt, then grip your ears in order to headbutt you good an' proper, they will! They're the roughest, toughest tiny little blue squits you've ever seen!

by **Amnesiasoft** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:44 am UTC

poxic wrote:read a Terry Pratchett book

Nope.

by **poxic** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 4:48 am UTC

Well then, there's your basic problem. Don't come crying to us when you wake up with a wee enraged little ~~Scotsman~~ Nac Mac Feegle staring you in the eyes, one moment away from nutting you good an' proper!

by **Amnesiasoft** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:03 am UTC

If I get a Nook, I'll read one.

by **lulzfish** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 8:27 pm UTC

poxic wrote:HThose wee bastids will climb up your trousers, swing onto your shirt, then grip your ears in order to headbutt you good an' proper, they will! They're the roughest, toughest tiny little blue squits you've ever seen!

They can't be much tougher than a Scout, and if they're small, they won't run as fast.
We'll just load the team with Pyros and set them all on fire.
Also, Pyros don't have ears, and their trousers are sealed to the rest of their suits.

by **Random832** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:24 am UTC

I suspect there does not exist a total ordering for this question (i.e. that the relationship "'A' would beat 'B' in a fight" is not transitive), and the question of who would win in a free-for-all battle with _all_ mentoned groups on the field at the same time is too complex to answer.

by **Fantastic Idea** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:27 am UTC

NAC MAC FEEGLE

by **poxic** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:32 am UTC

A Nac Mac Feegle brought down Rogers the bulls* with a headbutt, IIRC. There's a lot of spite and fury packed into those six inches or so.

* Since Rogers the bulls had eyes on the sides of his head, and neither eye saw the same thing at the same time as the other eye, Rogers reasonably concluded that there were two of him. Or something like that.

by **Fantastic Idea** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:51 am UTC

If one to three headbutts doesn't take a large animal down, four feegles hop underneath each hoof and abscond with it.

Win.

by **Random832** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:55 am UTC

[quote=Meaux_Pas][/quote]

by **PhoenixEnigma** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:05 am UTC

I expected this to be a battle between Moderators Emeritus (minus H.E.L.e.N.). I'm slightly disappointed.

Also, not knowing what a feegle is (and needing to correct this, it seems), I'm voting smurfs for the surprise factor.

by **Mighty Jalapeno** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:06 am UTC

My entire house votes Wee Free Men.

by **Berengal** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:21 am UTC

One important fact to remember is that the Nac Mac Feegle cannot die, since they're already dead.

by **poxic** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:26 am UTC

I'd forgotten that bit. They think they're being rewarded in this life for having been virtuous in a past life.

I rather like that philosophy.

by **lulzfish** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:00 am UTC

Berengal wrote:One important fact to remember is that the Nac Mac Feegle cannot die, since they're already dead.

Another important fact to remember is that the Builder's League United has a practically infinite amount of disposable Pyros that can all be deployed as fast as they can put a firesuit on and grab a flamethrower, up to 16 at a time.

by **Berengal** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:42 pm UTC

lulzfish wrote:[...]up to 16 at a time.

Nac Mac Feegles wrote:There can only be one t'ousand!

by **thicknavyrain** » Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:47 pm UTC

Berengal wrote:One important fact to remember is that the Nac Mac Feegle cannot die, since they're already dead.

Oh yeah? We'll neither can Leonard Church! Who is also aided by Tucker and Caboose, and Cptn Flowers, although he's probably dead already. I pick BLUE TEAM.

Edit: Yeah I know:

Spoiler:

by **Jumble** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:49 pm UTC

lulzfish wrote:Also, Pyros ..... trousers are sealed to the rest of their suits.

Don't know what a Pyro is, but hermetically sealed trousers won't save them. The Wee Free Men claim that there's nothing they can'nae get into or out of (except pubs - they have a bit of trouble leaving pubs).

Oh, Poxic, just to prove my credentials as a complete nerd, whilst I totally support the weight and direction of your argument, I believe that Rogers the Bulls was taken down by a gnome, not a Nac Mac Feegle. I think it was Wee Mad Arthur (or something like that), the non-guild rat catcher in Feet of Clay, but the books in the loft. God, I'm such a dork....

by **aleflamedyud** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:17 pm UTC

Meaux_Pas wrote:NAC MAC FEEGLE

What're we famous for?

by **Jumble** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:48 pm UTC

Stealin' an' drinkin' an' fightin'!

Who are we?

by **aleflamedyud** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:01 am UTC

Jumble wrote:Stealin' an' drinkin' an' fightin'!

Who are we?

The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae maester! We willna be fooled again!

by **LuNatic** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 6:30 am UTC

"We are a famously stealin' folk. Aren't we, lads? Whut's it we're famous for?"
"Stealin'!" shouted the blue men.
"And what else, lads?"
"Fightin'!"
"And what else?"
"Drinkin'!"
"And what else?"
There was a certain amount of thought about this, but they all reached the same conclusion.
"Drinkin' and fightin'!"
"And there was summat else," muttered the twiddler. "Ach, yes. Tell the hag, lads!"
"Stealin' an' drinkin' an' fightin'!" shouted the blue men cheerfully.

Edit:
Also
"Romancin' is verra important ye ken. Basically it's a way the boy can get close to the girl wi'oot her attackin' him and scratchin' his eyes oot.'"

by **You, sir, name?** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:40 am UTC

What about Delvians? ... though I think they're technically not people, but plants.

by **Jumble** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:17 am UTC

Crivens! See you, ya wee Delvian schemie! Vis-ne faciem capite repleta, scunner that y'are?

by **lulzfish** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 3:32 pm UTC

Gentlemen.

by **Jumble** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:42 pm UTC

Can't even shout, can't even cry
The Gentlemen are coming by.
Looking in windows, knocking on doors,
They need to take seven and they might take yours.
Can't call to mom, can't say a word,
Hey! See yoo, ye lankie suited scunners! Hew cuts yer hair? Can ye mother sew? Then stitch this! They can tak' oour lives, but they cannae tak' oour troousers!

Game, set & match.

by **lulzfish** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:58 am UTC

Then we still have a problem.

by **Apteryx** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:41 am UTC

lulzfish wrote:Another important fact to remember is that the Builder's League United has a practically infinite amount of disposable Pyros that can all be deployed as fast as they can put a firesuit on and grab a flamethrower, up to 16 at a time.

That is both important and interesting. . .

The Nac Mac Feegle would be smoking a pyro each when they came to explain how upset they were, to the rest of the scunners from this league.

"Awa' wit' ye, and get yer Gran to stitch that".

by **Cynical Idealist** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:44 pm UTC

The important thing to remember is that BLU cannot possibly win, because they're all already dead by the hands of RED.

So I'll have to go with the Nac Mac Feegle.

by **snowyowl** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:43 pm UTC

BLU are getting beaten quite badly here.

Why have we not seen an ardent supporter of the Na'vi here, despite the fact that they are winning?
More to the point, how the *bleep* would they even win? They have bows and arrows, and they ride some sort of flying animal. Even BLU would beat them quite badly (snipers all over the place), and they wouldn't even be able to shoot a Nac Mac Feegle or a Smurf at long range. And they use spears and bows-and-arrows, which are not known for their effectiveness at close range, though I guess riding on dragonback is in their favour there. But still.

I voted Nac Mac Feegle, because Dr Manhattan is not on the list.

by **Robert'); DROP TABLE *;** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:37 pm UTC

I meant to vote Nac Mac Feegle, but misclicked.

Even BLU would beat them quite badly (snipers all over the place)

They can deal with the snipers. How? Because Jake Sully is a SPAH...

Whereas the Nac Mac Feegle just steal Hometree, having raided BLU's supply room.

by **MHD** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:24 pm UTC

The Navi would pretty much own in their homeland given that they live in atmosphere poisonous to most earth-life-like organisms and that the planet has truly insane biodiversity and ferocious animal life.
Quoth the movie: "Don't shoot, you'll piss it off!!!"

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