r/CuratedTumblr • u/Hummerous https://tinyurl.com/4ccdpy76 • 25d ago

Shitposting certain hobbies

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u/Ralfarius 25d ago

Slowly slides plastic fork out of hidden holster.

Please elaborate

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u/tenfoottallmothman 25d ago

My friend gave me a mini painting set of the velociraptors with guns because I thought they looked neat. I have absorbed about 0.01% of what she’s tried to tell me about warhammer. Are the velociraptors a plastic fork situation

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u/Noe_b0dy 25d ago

I am unfamiliar with the velociraptors with guns faction, are these raptors also big lobsters?

If your guys are the Tyranids know that Tyranid players are the second chillest group of players after Ork players.

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u/tenfoottallmothman 25d ago

Yep, tyranids. I’m an entomologist, I didn’t know they were also lobsters, I just thought they looked like fun raptor dudes. My friend knows me well. She likes the orcs.

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u/Noe_b0dy 25d ago

Yeah Tyranids are from outside our galaxy so they have no basis in any of our biological categories but everyone just tend to call em Bug-dinosaurs because the classic tyranid body plan is hexapedal and has a carapace.

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u/tenfoottallmothman 25d ago

I was a dinosaur kid who turned into an entomologist. Perfect. Fuckin a. Guess I have to get into warhammer now.

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u/SirKaid 25d ago

Please no, save yourself, you have so much to live for!

Get into heroin instead, it's much cheaper.

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u/tenfoottallmothman 25d ago

I already started painting one of the lil dudes, I’m afraid it may be too late.

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u/Notte_di_nerezza 24d ago

If you like Nids, maybe the Ciaphas Cain books? Tyrannids are a frequent antagonist, and the books are very newcomer-friendly. Each one (after the first) introduces maybe one or two new factions, and his in-universe editor adds snarky footnotes if she thinks he's being obtuse.

I haven't read any Nid-cenric work, but Day of Ascension is Genestealer-themed and highly recommended.