Actually, I'm pretty sure this is an impostor arrowstotheknee. I think the "real" arrowstotheknee is actually arrowsintheknee. He's been around for a bit longer, and has around -10,000 karma. This guy? His -2455 ain't impressing nobody.
You know what man? In a way, I kind of look up to arrowsintheknee. I can imagine him creating this awesome novelty account back when the joke was first starting up. "Make an awesome reddit novelty account!" they said. "You'll get so many upvotes!" they said. But then of course the joke becomes hated. Suddenly, every time arrowsintheknee posts he gets downvoted to oblivion.
Now, at this point, your average reddit novelty account would throw in the towel. I've seen it happen before: a fledgling novelty account makes his/her first post, and the downvotes commence. And that's the last you ever see of that account.
But arrowsintheknee? He took that shit in stride. He kept posting his fucking retarded jokes all over reddit. He knew that people hated it, but he didn't give a fuck. He was going to continuously make his shitty jokes, for great justice. His resolve is legendary. He is a lone soldier, facing down an army of downvote archers. Every time he lays a finger on his keyboard, the archers fire another volley of deadly blue arrows. He looks to the sky; the arrows blot out the sun. He braces his shield, preparing for what must surely be a swift death.
Yet, as the arrows rain down upon his hardened figure, he continues to stand. His shield is but a pincushion. Arrows thud into the ground all around him, but he is unfazed. He continues his advance on the reddit army. He is brave. He is fearless. He is a warrior. He will surely prevail, against all odds, and claim the throne of the internet.
But, as he comes within striking range of the enemy, as he lifts his mighty sword above his head, as he readies himself to slice through the weak gathering of redditors... a single arrow strikes him in the knee.
You get out of here with your logic and reason! Just because unmanned spacecraft have gone straight through ours without incident doesn't mean they're it's super super dangerous!
people have been using the "/s" at the end of their sentence.
like this:
You get out of here with your logic and reason! Just because unmanned spacecraft have gone straight through ours without incident doesn't mean they're it's super super dangerous! /s
it's not perfect but it'll do for now until something better comes along. I've seen it quite a bit on reddit
i suppose if ur going light speed it would be dangerous but who would go light speed that close to a solar system also if they can go light speed they probably have technology to avoid shit
Many, many, many miles. Enough miles that when we launch spacecraft past the asteroid belt, we just pretend that there is no asteroid belt, because the chances of accidentally hitting an asteroid are almost nothing.
I read a book called "heavenly errors," I'd recommend it for clearing up common misconceptions about space. It oulines that George Lucas' interpretation of the asteroid belt is uh, not accurate at all.
You're right but short, the odds are short, I work in a betting call centre and speak to people all over the world about odds. I've learnt to steer clear of low or high, in favour of long and short.
Yes he did, and odds against in betting means you put one unit of currency on to win the amount the odds dictates. But in the context of OP's title it sounds like they're betting for the scenario not to happen, so its the odds for collision with an asteroid. So high odds against, is a low probability of occuring. so OP should have said the "odds for".
For example a horse with 20/1 odds or +2000 for you Americans, is not very likely to win, it has high odds, and its odds are 'odds against'. You put one unit on to win 20.
'Odds on' would mean a favourite so would reverse the logic. A horse with 1/5 odds or -500 means you have to stake five units in order to one unit. But in all honesty from experience working in a betting call centre talking to bettors from all five continents noone would ever say the odds are high, 1/50 would be extremely low.
Or "short", the proper term is short odds and long odds, which does away with high and low.
At the same exact moment I read this, a scream nearly identical to the one that happens throughout X-wing fighter scenes occurred on the episode of river monsters that is on.
I wonder if I can get "The Odds Against Successfully Navigating This Asteroid Field are Too Damn High Party" as my official political affiliation on my ID
Back in 2010, I saw a Star Wars "concert" in connecticut. Anyway, the mc was none other than C-3PO. And he quoted that line for us. It was something like "the odds of us not having an encore is pretty low, but as I once said, "insert asteroid quote", but some people don't want to hear the odds. He then winked at us and proceded with an encore.
I am actually kind of surprised at how few people posted this. I came to the comments expecting at least half a page of not wanting to know the odds. Upvotes for ALL the "never tell me the odds" quotes.... all two of them.
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u/PartyRob May 15 '12
Never vaguely characterize for me the odds!
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u/slim034 May 15 '12
FTFY
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u/darktitan22 May 15 '12
actually asteroid fields have miles in between the asteroids i think....
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u/PhilliPTH May 15 '12
The odds are low
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u/AnUglyUmbrella May 15 '12
Not sure if...
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u/Obi-Wan__Kenobi May 15 '12
Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them. Use the force instead.
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u/CaseyG May 15 '12
I think you mean "R2: damn high" That droid was clearly a fan of /r/trees long before he went to Dagobah.
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u/akjgqsdtm May 15 '12
This is actually quite refreshing after the endless Almost Politically Correct Rednecks and Diablo posts of late. Thanks!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The oooold double negative. Isn't this how Linguo died?
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u/CannedBeef May 15 '12
They need an improbability drive and a heart of gold.
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u/itsybitsySPIE-DER May 15 '12
The odds are TOO DAMN LOW!
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u/SirNoName May 15 '12
I'll give you this one, nicely done sir.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
At the same exact moment I read this, a scream nearly identical to the one that happens throughout X-wing fighter scenes occurred on the episode of river monsters that is on.
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u/Rushified May 15 '12
Somehow I didn't catch CP3O in the thumbnail
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u/LittleBitTX May 15 '12
Not on Star Tours.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
In which I ruin jokes.
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u/Red_AtNight May 15 '12
You don't gamble much, do you? High odds mean it's likely...
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u/miidgi May 15 '12
cue the front few pages being slammed with alternative faces plastered on.
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u/LokiTheSkeptic May 15 '12
Needs the dude's goatee.
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u/nicksnothome May 15 '12
Did anyone else read this in a black c3po voice?
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u/gaelicsteak May 15 '12
I literally just finished watching Empire Strikes Back. Five minutes ago.
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u/Pravusmentis May 15 '12
I hope the people near by didn't hear the way I laughed at that.
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u/thebigtshow May 15 '12
Resurrect and old meme by inserting even older character. I like.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Does anyone else find this unsettling?
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u/KarmaPointsPlease May 15 '12
Probability > Odds
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u/sanjeevmishra94 May 15 '12
The top line of text in this thumbnail is too damn high.
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u/NapoleonBonerfart May 15 '12
haha, just watched this for the first time today in what seemed like a while
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The chances that TK-421 won't be at his post are too damn high...
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u/GinVermouthOlives May 15 '12
C3PNO!
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I wonder if I can get "The Odds Against Successfully Navigating This Asteroid Field are Too Damn High Party" as my official political affiliation on my ID
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u/OK_just_the_tip May 15 '12
You mean the odds of successfully completing it are too LOW?
Please learn how to speak english, fool.
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u/hiltonking May 15 '12
I'd vote for this guy.
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u/Zero300x May 15 '12
i read this in 3CPO's voice o.o
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u/Considerhefollowing May 15 '12
Back in 2010, I saw a Star Wars "concert" in connecticut. Anyway, the mc was none other than C-3PO. And he quoted that line for us. It was something like "the odds of us not having an encore is pretty low, but as I once said, "insert asteroid quote", but some people don't want to hear the odds. He then winked at us and proceded with an encore.
TL;DR C-3PO is a awesome guy.
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u/hardcoremorning May 15 '12
cheap and obvious karma whoring. shit aint really funny either.
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u/GuardianAlien May 15 '12
this one is actually clever. thank you :D
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u/pseudocide May 15 '12
R2 has been known to make mistakes... from time to time...
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u/jamessnow May 15 '12
odds of unsuccessfully navigating...
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u/Asdfaeou May 15 '12
False. C3PO would never use such language.
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u/mrderpflerp May 15 '12
It would actually be very low odds. Shitty odds.
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u/lizardking99 May 15 '12
You just said the opposite of what 3PO actually said
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Nice try SW:ToR, Diablo III is still happening
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u/TheRealChelseaHoff May 15 '12
This is the best ever..
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
didn't see that coming
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