A drawing of a character, primarily in mainstream superhero comics, that interrupts your enjoyment of the narrative by being noticably traced from a pornographic or celebrity image. Named after the comic artist Greg Land, one of the main offenders.
"I was really enjoying that issue until Jean Grey had an orgasm as the result of being punched in the stomach, which seemed to turn her into Sandra Bullock for the next four panels. It's either a secondary mutation or a blatant land grab"
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The state of which a person is extremely under the influence of marijuana, phrase originated from damianluck925
by johhnycskes399 September 30, 2022
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The Lancaster was the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command from 1942 onwards, and was used for a variety of specialist tasks such as attacking the Ruhr Dams and sinking the Tirpitz. Its main role however, was in the great Area Raids which laid waste to many German cities by night whilst the Americans attacked by day.
It was the most effective bomb hauler in the Allies European Arsenal (the Boeing B-29 Superfortress could carry a larger bomb load, but was only employed in the Pacific against Japan towards the end of the War), and could carry almost twice the load of its US counterparts in Europe, these being the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers.
Approximately 7000 Lancasters were built, of which roughly 4000 were lost on operational service, i.e. shot down by enemy night-fighters, anti-aircraft fire, or crashes.
Although controversy still rages over the employment of the Lancaster during the Strategic Air Offensive against Germany (Lancasters were the only bombers used by the RAF for the Dresden Raid of 13/14 Feb 1945 for example), there is little dispute that it was one of the greatest aircraft designs of the Second World War.
The Lancaster was the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command from 1942 onwards, and was used for a variety of specialist tasks such as attacking the Ruhr Dams and sinking the Tirpitz. Its main role however, was in the great Area Raids which laid waste to many German cities by night whilst the Americans attacked by day.
It was the most effective bomb hauler in the Allies European Arsenal (the Boeing B-29 Superfortress could carry a larger bomb load, but was only employed in the Pacific against Japan towards the end of the War), and could carry almost twice the load of its US counterparts in Europe, these being the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers.
Approximately 7000 Lancasters were built, of which roughly 4000 were lost on operational service, i.e. shot down by enemy night-fighters, anti-aircraft fire, or crashes.
Although controversy still rages over the employment of the Lancaster during the Strategic Air Offensive against Germany (Lancasters were the only bombers used by the RAF for the Dresden Raid of 13/14 Feb 1945 for example), there is little dispute that it was one of the greatest aircraft designs of the Second World War.
Some good reference material:
1. 'Night Bombers', Documentary DVD. Rare colour footage of Wartime Bomber Station in England, lots of Lancaster bomber stuff!
2. 'Enemy Coast Ahead', by W/Cdr Guy Gibson, VC, DSO/Bar,DFC (he was the leader of the famous 'Dambuster' raid, he was killed in action just after he wrote this book)
3. 'Dambusters' by Paul Brickhill (Peter Jackson is remaking the original movie from the 1950's)
1. 'Night Bombers', Documentary DVD. Rare colour footage of Wartime Bomber Station in England, lots of Lancaster bomber stuff!
2. 'Enemy Coast Ahead', by W/Cdr Guy Gibson, VC, DSO/Bar,DFC (he was the leader of the famous 'Dambuster' raid, he was killed in action just after he wrote this book)
3. 'Dambusters' by Paul Brickhill (Peter Jackson is remaking the original movie from the 1950's)
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It exists both in your mind and as a physical place. It is a place of happiness and wonder.
It exists both in your mind and as a physical place. It is a place of happiness and wonder.
An experience of entering Nang land.
As I was lying down on my back...this shit was intense to say the least, the music crept into me as if my skull was unscrewed - directly into my senses almost. I really got the sense that everything was shimmering around me. It was almost as if I was looking at the world, centred into itself like a wormhole. Every single aspect of any detail in my vision was being pulled to the centre of my mind. There was a profoundly cliche fractal effect.
Turning my head and seeing 100+ used soda bulbs was also interesting - by this point I was so fucked I felt like I was dancing an African ritual - a ritual involving taking a dramatic toke of the creamer, followed by an even more melodramatic inhale from the balloon. Entranced by the visual chaos around me I could barely follow it...until I eventually got the hang of it by some miracle of co-ordination
I sank properly into this, I felt like I was here for hours in my own personal universe...sunk deep into the carpet a la Trainspotting.
Next thing I was properly aware of was coming up out of it - quickly. My friend said I may have felt like I was there for hours, I agreed and wondered how long it had been, turned out to take about 3 minutes.
This is nang land.
As I was lying down on my back...this shit was intense to say the least, the music crept into me as if my skull was unscrewed - directly into my senses almost. I really got the sense that everything was shimmering around me. It was almost as if I was looking at the world, centred into itself like a wormhole. Every single aspect of any detail in my vision was being pulled to the centre of my mind. There was a profoundly cliche fractal effect.
Turning my head and seeing 100+ used soda bulbs was also interesting - by this point I was so fucked I felt like I was dancing an African ritual - a ritual involving taking a dramatic toke of the creamer, followed by an even more melodramatic inhale from the balloon. Entranced by the visual chaos around me I could barely follow it...until I eventually got the hang of it by some miracle of co-ordination
I sank properly into this, I felt like I was here for hours in my own personal universe...sunk deep into the carpet a la Trainspotting.
Next thing I was properly aware of was coming up out of it - quickly. My friend said I may have felt like I was there for hours, I agreed and wondered how long it had been, turned out to take about 3 minutes.
This is nang land.
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