Between the Star Wars prequels, the Matrix movies, and the Harry Potter books, I think I've had my fill of destined heroes who are Chosen by some prophecy which is either vague, obviously inaccurate, misinterpreted, or nearly nonsensical. Not going to get into the specifics of each one, because I'm sure they've already been picked apart in each's relative discussions. It's just enough.
That being said, maybe Hatrack needs a Chosen One. Hmmm... Rivka is the Chosen One!
The Chosen One for what?
The One to be Chosen, of course!
Well, who Chose her, then?
I did. Just now. Weren't you paying attention?
--Enigmatic
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I read this title as that you were tired of half-baked dentistry, and was curious what was going on with your teeth now.
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
Yay Rivka! Actuall Enigmatic- it's not a person that chooses them. It's always some great non understandable force without a concious.
Except for the Matrix- wasn't it the architect (I only saw Reloaded and Revolutions once a few years ago)
Star Wars- the Force Harry Potter- deep magic?
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote: It's always some great non understandable force
Right! Something not understandable, mysterious, confusing or you could even say --Enigmatic
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Now that rivka is chosen, can we come up with an evil that she must overcome in order to save us all?
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Nah, that sounds like too much work.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
What a burden. Poor Riv.
Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
What if Rivka wants to take on a quest?
And what kind of destiny is it. Is it the one where the fabric of the universe is rearranged so a person can meet a certain fate? Or is it just the eventual choices that will lead to a chain of causality that lead to the same fate?
Either way- we need to be proven that Rivka is The chosen one. It's one thing to say someone is chosen- but to be The chosen- that's different.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Proof? You can see pretty easily in that first post that I chose her. There is also not more than one of her. Rivka = The one who was chosen = The chosen one.
It's really not all that complicated.
--Enigmatic
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
"Now that rivka is chosen, can we come up with an evil that she must overcome in order to save us all?"
I'd totally volunteer for that *Puts on big scary mask* *runs around scaring other Hatrackers*
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Hm, does she know she's the chosen one? We haven't heard from her yet.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Ahem. The Rivka is out at the moment. However, if you wish to speak with The Chosen One, I would be happy to book an appointment for you to consult with her. For a small fee, of course.
Please be aware that The Rivka is fully booked for the remainder of the month of August, and fairly heavily committed for the month of September. However, we will do our best to fit you into The Rivka's busy schedule.
Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :
Hmmmm... they are getting too close to figuring it out....
::Hides papers on Kwisatz Hatrack breeding program::
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Wow. . . Rivka is twice chosen.
Couldn't have happened to a better hero.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
*Plans all his evil for Friday nights and Saturday mornings*
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*deputizes Dags*
Repent of your evil ways, and serve justice all your days!
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote: ::Hides papers on Kwisatz Hatrack breeding program::
oooh, good one! (or is this an old Hatrack pun I'm just seeing for the first time?)
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
(Barn with a hayloft. RIVKA has just finished a rousing song-and-dance number in the rafters. She gazes upwards into the heavens)
RIVKA: I know I am the Chosen One, but couldn't you choose someone else for a while?
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Trust me when I say that Enigmatic is not to be found in the heavens.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Now that rivka is chosen, can we come up with an evil that she must overcome in order to save us all?
Jebus. <ducking and running>
Posted by RoyHobbs (Member # 7594) on :
But who is going to play the role of old-mentor-who-dies-half-way-through-the-adventure during Rivkas quest?
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote:Originally posted by ElJay: Trust me when I say that Enigmatic is not to be found in the heavens.
Am too! My apartment's on the 3rd floor, 4th if you're looking at the building from the back. That's totally up in the sky, especially if you're standing pretty close the building when you look up!
--Enigmatic
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:*deputizes Dags*
Repent of your evil ways, and serve justice all your days!
Only if you provide beer for your men and whiskey for our horses.
quote:But who is going to play the role of old-mentor-who-dies-half-way-through-the-adventure during Rivkas quest?
Who's the Hatrack reference point for age?
I'm not older than Bob, myself.
Posted by Darth Ender (Member # 7694) on :
Evil is in the eye of the beholder
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Which is why you stab beholders in the eye. Preferably the large one in the main body.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Well, you chose to date her. So she was chosen for that.
I think "The Rivka" goes back further though, I seem to recall an "Ask the Rivka" thread or something like that.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
mmmufnumrroaf !
(The wookiee spoke)
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:
quote:*deputizes Dags*
Repent of your evil ways, and serve justice all your days!
Only if you provide beer for your men and whiskey for our horses.
I utterly loathe that song. But I tell you what, I'll buy you a beer.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
You didn't choose to date her?! What, someone held a gun to your head?
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Hey, wow, isn't that interesting. Put it in a blog.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Eh, I knew it was a possibly innacurate assumption, but ignored that to go for the joke.
You did choose to date her, in that you could have chosen not to. But you did not chose her to date, which wouldn't make her a chosen one.
"What offended me is that some of us don't have enough options that we can make choices like that." Ah, but then the assumption that you are a person who can make choices like that is a compliment. Although, "We think you should get more dates than you actually do" is a frustrating sort of compliment, admittedly.
If you're at all genuinely offended (despite the tongue-smilies) I do apologize. Maybe this mean girl is the evil Rivka should defeat?
--Enigmatic
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote: But who is going to play the role of old-mentor-who-dies-half-way-through-the-adventure during Rivkas quest?
Um, *******... Oh, never mind.
(Edited to retard spoilage for those few people who care, yet have not finished the last Harry Potter book)
[ August 12, 2005, 06:48 AM: Message edited by: Tante Shvester ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
The tormentor would just be a random encounter on the way to the big bad.
Kind of like the snow monster on Hoth, or the Rancor, or even Jabba.
Just a light workout for the Rivka.
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
See, and I came into this thread thinking maybe Enigmatic had decided to become a baker.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Nope. Maybe a butcher or a candlestick maker, though.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
oooh, are you gonna go to sea in a tub? Cause I always thought that'd be kind of uncomfortable.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Odd. I was just saying to my son this evening that if there are two other guys together in a tub, no matter what their professions are, he should not get into the tub with them.
If only more mothers would make sure that their sons knew these basic facts of life...
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
No kidding. You do NOT want to learn that one the hard way!
--Enigmatic
Posted by Starr R (Member # 8361) on :
*Laughing so hard my sides ache* Thanks, Enigmatic, I needed a laugh right now.
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
There is here one or two Harry Potter Spoilers that i am happy to didn't read before i finished my book last night...
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
*Puts on big scary mask* *runs around scaring other Hatrackers*
![[ROFL]](graemlins/rofl.gif)
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
But I tell you what, I'll buy you a beer.