What year did Doug arrive at Buckaroo Banzai's dimension?
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

I mentioned this over in the Website area, but just for redundancy's sake, let me note that I posted a revised DW FAQ page late yesterday; the only change is the addition of the question "Was the climax of DW2 inspired by the movie "Unbreakable"?"-- Bob
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Chaos isn't really chaos if it isn't Lawful part of the time.

Zappin' it to ya
The pressure's everywhere
Goin' right through ya
The fever's in the air
Oh yeah, it's there!
Don't underestimate the power
Of a lifetime ahead
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
To the future itself
And the future is
Electric youth
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
The next generation...
It's electric
We've got the most time
To make the world go round
Oh, can you spare a dime?
Place your bet on our sound
Come back to town
Don't lose sight of potential mastermind
Remember when you were young
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
In the hands of itself
And the future is
Electric youth
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
The next generation...
It's electric
We do what comes naturally (naturally!)
You see now
Wait for the possibility
Don't you see a strong resemblance
To yourself? (oh...)
Don't you think what we say is important?
Whatever it may be...
The fun is gonna start with me
'Cause I'm bringing it back...
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
To the future itself
And the future is
Electric youth
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
The next generation...
It's electrifying
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
In the hands of itself
And the future is
Electric youth
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
The next generation...
It's electric, it's electric, it's electric
Electric youth
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
To the future itself
And the future is
Electric youth
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
The next generation...
Inflation
Flirtation
Relaxation
Elation
Generation of
An electric youth!

-- Debbie Gibson, Electric Youth
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

If I recall correctly, there was one put forward at one time, but for the life of me I can't remember where... chalk it up to the ephemera of the web.
I do know that Israfel (the twin angel) took place in August 2015, although the calendar shown was from 1995.
Most people say that EVA starts after Shinji's 14th birthday, which was June 6, 2015.
Most of the in-series timeline winds up hinging on the date of Israfel, since the eternal summer of post-Second Impact earth plays merry havoc with normal time cues. There is however a timeline for events in general, starting in 1999 in "The Red Cross Book," one of the deluxe goodies given to the first few thousand viewers of the movie...
Also, apparently Anno had intentionally made it difficult to get all fanboy precise about the chronology of EVA, by removing most of the time markers. There was supposed to be a birthday party for Shinji during episode four that was excised for that very reason.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

I wish I could say I have an Art, but I don't. I never trainedin any kind of combat, really, not before I joined the Warriors.I was a street fighter during the year or so when I was a memberof that Soho gang, but that was unsophisticated brawling; I wasfast, I was lucky and I had my field, and that was pretty muchall I needed, or so I thought.After I joined the Warriors, though, I discovered that I neededmuch, much more that that. Fortunately, I managed to pick it upas I went along; near-constant mortal peril is a tremendousincentive for learning. But I didn't really study any particularstyle. Instead, I had a collection of moves and tactics I'dcopied from the fighters I'd sparred with or gone up against inlive combat, strung together once again with my speed and luck.Over the years I'd more or less hammered them together into afunctional mass that didn't really have a name. If I had to callit anything, I'd call it "kludge-fu" -- just like its electronicand mechanical counterparts it was (as Jackson Granholme had putit so many years ago) "an ill-assorted collection of poorlymatching parts, forming a distressing whole."Fortunately, it was distressing far more often to my opponentsthan to me, but that didn't mean I didn't have to work on it.Years of practice -- especially the twenty-plus months I'd spenttraining under and with Alberich -- had smoothed it into acoherent whole, but there was still always room for improvement.Hence my morning workouts, where I endeavored to find more waysto fit together the various pieces stolen from all thosedifferent styles.Obviously, I didn't know the original names for most of the movesand combos, so I'd long ago begun making up my own. Which washow it came to be that I was flowing smoothly from "Rabbit FlirtsWith Hunter" through "Overhand Pie Smash" to "Yappy Dog Bounces".I was working on a transition into the more advanced "Wait ForMe, Bay-bee!" when I heard a little intake of breath behind me.I spun and dropped into a crouch ("Cossack Dancer Stumbles"),only to see nothing more than the tail end of a long lock ofblack hair whip by the door post and vanish out of sight.*Skuld? But why...* Then I shrugged to myself -- what man canunderstand the ineffable whims of the gods, right? -- and wentback to my katas. "Cossack Dancer Stumbles" to "Duck Looks ForBeak" to "I Woulda Baked A Cake" to "Ooh, Wiseguy, Eh?", and fromthere into a long-familiar series of moves that had ceased tohave individual names any more, and which set me to bouncing offthe walls. Literally."Good morning, Doug."The door was in my peripheral vision this time, so the appearanceof another female figure there wasn't a surprise. I let afollow-through carry me via a tumble into a rest position, thenbowed to her. "Good morning, Belldandy."With a smile, she returned the bow. "Breakfast will be readyshortly, if you'd like to join us."I smiled back at her as I straightened up. "Yes, thank you, Iwould."-- Bob
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Chaos isn't really chaos if it isn't Lawful part of the time.

I was browsing through the various omakes littered in the DW2 forum while listening to this when it hit me: Doug would love this...
Bananaphone
by Raffi
Length: 3:16
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring bananaphone
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring bananaphone
I've got this feeling, so appealing
For us to get together and sing, sing!
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring bananaphone
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding donanaphone
It grows in bunches
I've got my hunches
It's the best, beats the rest
Cellular, Modular, Interactive odular
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring bananaphone
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping pananaphone
Its no baloney
It aint a phoney
My cellular, bananular phone
Dont need quarters, dont need dimes
To call a friend of mine
Dont need computer or TV
To have a real good time
I'll call for pizza, I call my cat
I'll call the White House, have a chat
I'll place a call around the world
Operator get me Beijing jing jing jing
(Musical Break)
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring bananaphone
Ying yang ying yang ying yang ying yananaphone
Its a real live mama and papaphone
A brother and a sister and a dogophone
A grandpa phone and a grandma phone too, oh yeah
My cellular, bananular phone
Bananaphone, ring ring ring Its a phone with a peal
Bananaphone, ring ring ring Now you can have your phone and eat it too
Bananaphone, ring ring ring this song drives me, bananas
Bananaphone, ring ring ring..
Effect: Conjures a cell phone in with the shape, coloration, and feel of a banana. Using it, Doug can call anyone he wants to within the the universe he is currently in, regardless of whether he knows the number or not. And to top it off, if he gets hungry, instant food supply!
Comments: This song has been bouncing around my head ever since I saw this. The sheer ridiculousness of the song whacked me in the head and its been stuck there ever since (I occasionally sing it out loud in school too). Listening to it while reading DW2 omakes was a deadly combination. I think I have bruises from falling out of my seat..."If you see the fork in the road, take it."
Yogi Berra

I've been trying to find the chapter where Paradox was angsting over what happens when Urd goes out on her first wish granting mission.
What happens when the guy (and it is a guy Urd meets) says politely but firmly...Thank you but no thank you!
So...now what?
I wish I could say that it's my original idea but I got it from this bit of info:
www.animenewsnetwork.com/...hp?id=1175
Oh, Sailor Spork Productions has a music video of the anime too!. Check out animesuki.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

This is a song about angels that might actually be benificial to Doug, as it implies protection, amongst other things,
Robbie Williams - Angels

I sit and wait
Does an angel
Contemplate my fate
And do they know
The places where we go
When were grey and old
Cos Ive been told
That salvation
Lets their wings unfold
So when Im lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel that love is dead
Im loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether Im right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it will take me
I know that life wont break me
When I come to call
She wont forsake me
Im loving angels instead
When Im feeling weak
And my pain walks down
A one way street
I look above
And I know I will always be blessed with love
And as the feeling grows
She breathes flesh to my bones
And when love is dead
Im loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether Im right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it will take me
I know that life wont break me
When I come to call
She wont forsake me
Im loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether Im right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it will take me
I know that life wont break me
When I come to call
She wont forsake me
Im loving angels instead
Any thoughts?

Do people think we need an "about Paradox" section in the DW5 section of the FAQ?
I don't get a lot of questions about him, but I'm curious if y'all would find that useful.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel

Per the discussion over in General/General...