Captain Panda? is this a joke?

[the_handsome_viking]

Now don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of panda's, no, no I'm not.

Is this a joke?

[NeoSpartan]

LOL

[Reverend Joe]

No... that cannot be freakin' real.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

What's the problem with it exactly? That it sounds like something funny in English? Panta in Greek almost sounds exactly the same (and in modern greek I think it sounds even more like "panda"), but it means something else of course. It's just a consonant, vowel, double-consonant, vowel. Basically the core of a word just like all Indo-European words, with a case ending or something like that on it.

[Silver Rusher]

Lol... and speaking of lol I found a spy while playing a Carthaginian campaign with the name "Juba lol". Was that a joke too?

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Iol - it just looked like lol.

I'm not a lot of fun at parties I might add.

[Zero1]

Panda's a funny word

[Simmons]

Iol - it just looked like lol.

I'm not a lot of fun at parties I might add.

I didn't think it was all that funny either and I am fun at parties

[Big_John]

I didn't think it was all that funny either and I am fun at parties

perhaps, but you don't destroy mythology like TA does.

[Reverend Joe]

What's the problem with it exactly? That it sounds like something funny in English? Panta in Greek almost sounds exactly the same (and in modern greek I think it sounds even more like "panda"), but it means something else of course. It's just a consonant, vowel, double-consonant, vowel. Basically the core of a word just like all Indo-European words, with a case ending or something like that on it.

His... name... is Panda. Panda. I don't care if you can historically prove that name existed. That's... it's... it... PANDA!

If you could historically prove that the names "Naughtius Maximus" and "Biggus Dickus" existed, and that they meant something completely different than what they sound like, it wouldn't make them any worse.

[Simmons]

perhaps, but you don't destroy mythology like TA does.

Does it make any difference that I look forward to the posts where he does

[Comrade Alexeo]

Fixed

[Papewaio]

Is this in vanilla or only the mod?

If in vanilla then it is named after one of the developers nick names...

[Subedei]

I have to say, that the name "The Handsome Viking" is a proof of THV`s sense of humour.. I remember, when I saw it first, it really made me laugh....

O.k., back to topic, well, Cpt. Panda ain`t that bad...reminds me of the South Park episode with the sexual harrasement panda...

[Papewaio]

Gil Jaysmiths Blog about Spartan with the Panda on his desktop.

[Kralizec]

Captain Planet - Iol

[edyzmedieval]

Captain Planet.

By the way, Gil Jaysmith has some nice friends there. Cute girls.

[Forgus]

Does panda mean something else in English apart from the obvious,
that I'm unaware of? If not, what is so funny then?

[Homo Sapiens]

Captain Panda...hmmm...

That almost as funny as that rapscallious pirate of Vanilla fame:

[Homo Sapiens]

oops, double post

[Scott]

Fixed

This might ruin the joke so don't read this if you don't want to:

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I think that is fake it looks exactally like the captain panda one on the battle map and on the screen but it's still funny...

[Teleklos Archelaou]

That is awesome Homo Sapiens! Love that screenshot. Too bad it's vanilla.

[Reverend Joe]

Iol

HAHA!

[Silver Rusher]

Iol - it just looked like lol.

I'm not a lot of fun at parties I might add.

Got it.

[Homo Sapiens]

That is awesome Homo Sapiens! Love that screenshot. Too bad it's vanilla.

We could always add it to EB with a quick edit in the names file

[the_handsome_viking]

Fixed

HAHAHAHAHAHA oh my god, what has happened? this thread has a life of its own now.

[paullus]

That's awesome. Check out the Captain Planet unit card...he's running all out of course, and he's got his command star. And Comrade Alexeo even put in those supercool Captain Planet globes! Way to go.

[Reverend Joe]

Fixed

HAHAHAHAHA! LOOK AT THE BANNERS! Oh, god, that's hilarious- I didn't notice that until just now!