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Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:46 pm
by R-Tape
redballoon wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 3:22 pm
I honestly thought everybody knew this already!
Really?! You always thought Horace had a swampy style rat-tail?!
I'm really struggling with this—
IT'S A BLOODY ARM! Just look at the loading screen:
However, I guess I can't argue with the people that actually made it.
WIWC wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:13 pm
I thought it was something like this:
Black lamp, or the master maybe
Or like a night cap:
Or a mask with a sort of backhead tail.
Ora like a thief with a pantyhose on the head.
Incredible imagination, and I prefer all of these!
I've been trying to visualise the rat-tail in AGD, and came up with this (I've cocked up the animation a tad).
Horace and the Scissors...community project anyone?
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2019 11:25 pm
by ZXDunny
R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:46 pmHowever, I guess I can't argue with the people that actually made it.
If the guy who invented the GIF image file format says it's pronounced "jiff" then you can certainly argue with any creator about anything.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:16 am
by redballoon
R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:46 pm
Really?! You always thought Horace had a swampy style rat-tail?!
Oh hell no! What I should say that up until quite a few years ago I also thought it was his arm. But then I read about it somewhere, I can’t remember where, possibly a Retro Gamer article or something where William Tang told that it was his hair. Word of mouth spread, pretty much what’s happening with it now came and went and that was that. It was accepted what it was (is) especially in the Spectrum circles.
And time passed. Then yesterday, I woke up to 2 things that seemed to be getting people in a tizz:
1) the internet meme of the guy with the beard smiling and nodding is Robert Redford (from the film “Jeremiah Johnson). I mean, WTF? Course it is! How sheltered a life must you have led. I thought everybody knew that and knew who Robert Redford is?!
2) that Horace’s hair was his arm!
I was wondering if I had woke up a few years in the past!
You’ll be telling me next that Tony Hart has just died. Again.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:59 am
by hikoki
He always looked a blemmy to me!
After this revelation, I thought of beards and found this Sinclair beard. Look at the tatoos and retro basketball shoes
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:43 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
THIS IS ENOUGH!!!
FOR GOD'S SAKE, CLOSE THIS THREAD, I'M TRAUMATIZED!!!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:49 am
by PROSM
hikoki wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 1:59 am
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Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:29 am
by Daren
As someone tweeted, he must have arms, as he is carrying skiis. Plus, it doesn't look much of a rattail from behind.
https://twitter.com/longandy/status/1149935090878832642
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:22 pm
by R-Tape
redballoon wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:16 am
Oh hell no! What I should say that up until quite a few years ago I also thought it was his arm. But then I read about it somewhere, I can’t remember where, possibly a Retro Gamer article or something where William Tang told that it was his hair. Word of mouth spread, pretty much what’s happening with it now came and went and that was that. It was accepted what it was (is) especially in the Spectrum circles.
I don't
think I knew, but none of us are getting any younger
You’ll be telling me next that Tony Hart has just died. Again.
Heh. I do keep having moments where I'm not sure. There was something I had to remember about Rolf as well...
Horace and the Scissors might appear at some point...
...though the 1980's arcade game rule of adding a bob or ponytail for a female protagonist to the old sprite would normally make this 'Mrs' or 'Ms' Horace.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:50 am
by Morkin
I just don't know what's real anymore...
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:12 am
by Juan F. Ramirez
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:46 pm
by Mozartkügel
R-Tape wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:22 pm
Horace and the Scissors might appear at some point...
That's just too funny/good!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:03 pm
by doone128
R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 3:02 pm
Lol! It was me that discovered this traumatic revelation and this might be the most hilarious response I’ve seen yet! Bravo sir!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:55 pm
by Alessandro
S*d it all, they are Horace's arms to me, and forever will be.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:59 pm
by DouglasReynholm
You think that's bad, had this bit of drama in my life today:
https://assets.capitalfm.com/2017/02/mo ... stom-0.png
Edit: totally SFW, if unsettling. My life has been a lie!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:22 pm
by R-Tape
Nope, not listening. It's a monster's foot.
Also—if you drop one, they never land that way up. QED. FOOT!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:50 pm
by DouglasReynholm
R-Tape wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:22 pm
Nope, not listening. It's a monster's foot.
Also—if you drop one, they never land that way up. QED. FOOT!
Didn't hear any of that because I too had as many fingers as I could jammed in my ears as I saw it!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:56 pm
by R-Tape
DouglasReynholm wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:50 pm
Didn't hear any of that because I too had as many fingers as I could jammed in my ears as I saw it!
I'm not a big crisp muncher, but as it happens I do have a multi-pack of them in. I nearly opened them for closer examination, but then I'd have to eat them, and pickled onion monstermunch before bed is never a good idea.
It took me a while to realise what you were getting at actually. At first I thought you were suggesting that Horace was appearing from the heavens in crisp form, the same way Jesus keeps appearing in pop tarts in the southern states of the US.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:35 pm
by Morkin
R-Tape wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 9:56 pm pickled onion monstermunch before bed is never a good idea.
Would have to disagree with you on that.
Agree about the crisp shape though, definitely a monster paw.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:52 am
by Joefish
Nope, it's always been a stand-up, big-eyed monster for me.
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:36 pm
by Morkin
Would have to disagree with you on that.
Agree about Horace though, definitely an arm.
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Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:22 pm
by R-Tape
I don't believe it...
It's...a...miracle...
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:55 pm
by DouglasReynholm
R-Tape wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:22 pm
I don't believe it...
It's...a...miracle...
Absolute beauty! Can't believe how well it's all come together. Apt for spooky month too.. wooooooo...
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:57 pm
by ZxSpence
Hungry miracle
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:04 pm
by DouglasReynholm
I'm now looking forward to the inevitable Paul Andrews vs. Walkers (aka Pepsico) legal challenge - he'll need deep pockets!
Edit: this needs some photoshopping/memeing and retweeting by people far more talented than me!
Re: About Horace's "appendage"
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:07 am
by Joefish
What a pickle! (donion).
