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Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: frazzle on April 26, 2004, 04:53:22 am

If you're gonna mess with us, you might want to spell the blasted thing right - it's torpedoe

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: Pestalence on April 26, 2004, 05:04:48 am

Actually it is Torpedo .. no e on the end like tomatoe.

as reference :

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/torpedo

TORPEDO: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Pronunciation: tor'peedow

Matching Terms: Torpedinidae, Torpediniformes, Torpedinous, torpedo boat, Torpedo body, Torpedo boom, Torpedo catcher, Torpedo shell, Torpedo station, Torpedo stern, torpedo tube, torpedo-boat destroyer, Torpedoist

WordNet Dictionary

Definition: [n] any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
[n] armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
[n] a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
[n] a professional killer who uses a gun
[v] attack or hit with torpedoes

Synonyms: bomber, crampfish, Cuban sandwich, electric ray, grinder, gun, gunman, gunslinger, hero, hero sandwich, hired gun, hit man, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, numbfish, poor boy, shooter, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, triggerman, wedge, zep

See Also: aerial torpedo, armament, assail, attack, bangalore torpedo, family Torpedinidae, homing torpedo, liquidator, manslayer, murderer, ray, sandwich, submarine torpedo, Torpedinidae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Definition: \Tor*pe"do\, n.
An automobile with a torpedo body. [Cant]

\Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis,
from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch
fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are
related to the rays, but have the power of giving
electrical shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and
{numbfish}. See {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}.

Note: The common European torpedo ({T. vulgaris}) and the
American species ({T. occidentalis}) are the best
known.

2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them
up. Specifically:
(a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,
beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so
arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a
vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an
operator on shore.
(b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive
charge, and projected from a ship against another ship
at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise
automatic in its action against a distant ship.

3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be
exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.

4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed
on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive
wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.

5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a
bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of
obstructions or to open communication with a source of
supply of oil.

6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet,
which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.

{Fish torpedo}, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped,
self-propelling submarine torpedo.

{Spar torpedo}, a canister or other vessel containing an
explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar
which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against
an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.

{Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching,
operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against
an enemy's ship.

{Torpedo nettings}, nettings made of chains or bars, which
can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink
beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against
torpedoes.

\Tor*pe"do\, v. t.
to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
--London Spectator.

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: frazzle on April 26, 2004, 05:08:41 am

OK....I take my hat off to you sir for beating me at a Spelling Compo!

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: Pestalence on April 26, 2004, 05:22:20 am

sorry forgot the smilies.. I was going to put pleanty in it.. but got distracted by instant message...

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: nx_adam_1701 on April 26, 2004, 11:33:13 am

damn, I cant believe i completely changed my strings to say torpedoe lol, i shoulda looked it up, thx

adam out

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: 3dot14 on April 26, 2004, 01:14:24 pm

Nanner, you have outdone yourself this time!

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: 762 on April 26, 2004, 01:16:58 pm

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: NannerSlug on April 28, 2004, 01:46:38 pm

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Nanner, do you like being the boogie man of SFC or what!

Gow still has dreams of gutting you like a fish I bet.

its not just a job, its an adventure.

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: TalonClaw on April 28, 2004, 01:58:05 pm

So was the Quantum torpeedoe discontinued due to it's +10 splatter effect?

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: NannerSlug on April 28, 2004, 09:25:58 pm

no, that would have been the overloaded ferrets.

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: olbuzzard on April 28, 2004, 10:30:43 pm

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no, that would have been the overloaded ferrets.

thinks about Ferrett with puffy cheeks, eyes bugged out, franticly waving legs as it's flying through space and hitting the side of a Klingon hull!! "KER-PLATT"

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: frazzle on April 30, 2004, 07:26:10 am

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no, that would have been the overloaded ferrets.

thinks about Ferrett with puffy cheeks, eyes bugged out, franticly waving legs as it's flying through space and hitting the side of a Klingon hull!! "KER-PLATT"

Imagine what the Borg would do if they tried to assimalate us

'Ensign! Fire the overloaded ferrets!'

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: TB613 on April 30, 2004, 07:08:08 pm

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Magic photons.

AHHHHH!!!!!! He SAYETH THE NAME WE CANNOT BEAR TO HEAR!

It could have been much worse. I could have said the Name That Shall Not Be Mentioned.

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: Komodo on April 30, 2004, 08:58:33 pm

It sounds like a Quest is in order here... for old time's sake

Title: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: NannerSlug on April 25, 2004, 10:19:13 pm

HA! made ya look! <evil grin>

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: Praxis on April 25, 2004, 10:56:59 pm

You didn't get me. I never looked at this thread. So ha.

Or maybe thats just my bad short-term memory...

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: The_Infiltrator on April 26, 2004, 12:11:00 am

Thought Frodo was about to make an appearance for a minute.

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: Scipio_66 on April 26, 2004, 01:47:51 am

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HA! made ya look! <evil grin>

You bastard!!!!!

-S'Cipio

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: TB613 on April 26, 2004, 02:08:51 am

Magic photons.

Title: Re: The rise and fall of the Quantum torpeedoe
Post by: Age on April 26, 2004, 02:14:33 am

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Magic photons.

Bumq