The PROPER BDFL wars superthread.

Jeebizz · 10-26-2010, 04:05 PM

The only two (or three?)

brianL · 10-26-2010, 04:12 PM

I voted for all of them. The "other" would be me (of course).
A BQFL? Benevolent Quadumvirate For Life?

Jeebizz · 10-26-2010, 04:13 PM

Interesting choice, I should have voted for you too. I didn't vote for myself because I'm just too lazy to be a dictator.

brianL · 10-26-2010, 04:17 PM

I'm lazy too, but being a dictator means you order everybody else to do all the work, so that's no problem really.

Jeebizz · 10-26-2010, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianL

I voted for all of them. The "other" would be me (of course).
A BQFL? Benevolent Quadumvirate For Life?

At first I had to check to make sure I didn't somehow mistype BDFL, lol!

However LQ thinks you mistyped that word, but it IS correct, weird.

brianL · 10-26-2010, 04:26 PM

We could elect Kenny as DSFL (Downtrodden Slave For Life).

Jeebizz · 10-26-2010, 04:28 PM

LOL! Nah, leave the poor kid alone.

Ah, and in my rush to post this poll I didn't add The Patrician, dammit!

Oh well.

Jeebizz · 10-26-2010, 05:26 PM

It seems the only Patrician from the Discworld series that could rival Patrick Volkerding is Havelock Vetinari, since his family motto reads: SI NON CONFECTVS, NON REFICIAT.

brianL · 10-26-2010, 05:49 PM

I'm ashamed to say I've never read any of Terry Pratchett's books

. Don't know why. I will do though.

Jeebizz · 10-26-2010, 06:08 PM

Yea I'm also ashamed that I only got introduced to Terry Pratchett only through a video game, but at least after that it made me more curious about this 'Terry Pratchett' and his Discworld books. Unfortunately all I read was "The Last Continent" and "Men At Arms." Both very funny though.

Also I am very grateful to the ScummVM project, allowing me to relive the funny Discworld games. I have yet to play Discworld Noir though.

hughetorrance · 10-27-2010, 07:19 AM

Just a tiny hardly worth mentioning point... none of the above are dictators... they are more akin to Kings... LOL