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Title: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Polpolion on February 27, 2007, 09:12:49 pm: I know it means Vasudan, but why the word 'zod'? And how was it started, etc?
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Goober5000 on February 27, 2007, 11:36:27 pm: Unbelievable. You said the z-word! In this day and age, how can you be so full of hate and ignorance that you would stoop to such a level?

I am ashamed to be a member of the same forum as you. Such despicable behavior is, quite frankly, shocking and disturbing. I demand that the administration ban you at once.
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Commander Zane on February 27, 2007, 11:43:25 pm: Well I'm sure he's going to get a lot of information off that one...
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Unknown Target on February 28, 2007, 12:04:58 am: Goob's a Zod lover!

(And ohhhh how he loves them :p)
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: CP5670 on February 28, 2007, 12:32:51 am: I think it comes from the sud in Vasudan. They were called 'suds at some point, which later became 'zods. :p

I like "vas" better though. That's actually what Volition uses in some of their event names. :D
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: General Battuta on February 28, 2007, 01:26:31 am: You damn dirty bigoted apes.
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Black Wolf on February 28, 2007, 01:35:01 am: Zod came from the zodiac names used to designate vassy wings in FS1 (Popularized to some extent by Zodiac Dust, which was a derivation anyway).
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: BlackDove on February 28, 2007, 02:36:05 am: http://www.zod2008.com/
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Turey on February 28, 2007, 02:45:49 am: Quote from: BlackDove on February 28, 2007, 02:36:05 am
http://www.zod2008.com/

http://www.zod2008.com/kids.htm

:lol:
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Ace on February 28, 2007, 04:30:20 am: 'zuds
'zugs (from the sounds made)
'zods

All were being used around the name time, zods happened to win.
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Dysko on February 28, 2007, 06:46:39 am: Quote from: Goober5000 on February 27, 2007, 11:36:27 pm
I demand that the administration ban you at once.
:wtf:
I thought you were part of the administration...

Anyway, which was the first "official" use of "zod"? STL?
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Unknown Target on February 28, 2007, 08:13:14 am: He is, that's the joke :p Congrats on missing that one.
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Goober5000 on February 28, 2007, 08:47:25 am: Quote from: Commander Zane on February 27, 2007, 11:43:25 pm
Well I'm sure he's going to get a lot of information off that one...
You and some other people seemed to miss the intent of my post. I was satirizing political correctness. :p

Anyway, Black Wolf has the right explanation. Eishtmo came up with the term while brainstorming fan fiction for FS1.
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Getter Robo G on February 28, 2007, 08:57:12 am: You forgot General "Zod" Superman II (and more recently Smallville)

ANd slang for good old ZARDOZ (Sean Connery versus the Wizard of Oz in a post apocalyptic world)...

:p
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Snail on February 28, 2007, 01:50:34 pm: We are the politically correct police. We find your use of the word 'zod' VERY offensive. Censor beams, fire at will!
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Polpolion on February 28, 2007, 03:20:44 pm: Quote from: Goober5000 on February 27, 2007, 11:36:27 pm
Unbelievable. You said the z-word! In this day and age, how can you be so full of hate and ignorance that you would stoop to such a level?

I am ashamed to be a member of the same forum as you. Such despicable behavior is, quite frankly, shocking and disturbing. I demand that the administration ban you at once.

Fine. I'll give a formal apology.

I apologize for using a derogatory term against the Vasudans. I hereby pledge never to be curious or want to learn about anything about the Freespace community again. :p
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: jr2 on February 28, 2007, 03:38:52 pm: Meh... you've got 1,322 posts... I don't think you'll be going anywhere... you're addicted by now, I'm sure. :drevil:
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Eishtmo on February 28, 2007, 06:44:09 pm: I made it up.

Seriously, I created it. Like Black Wolf said, the idea was that signs of the zodiac are used to define the wings. I later created the Zod Dust stuff for the TVWP background information.

I just figured there needed to be a rather unpleasant term for Vasudans. Got the idea from Space: Above and Beyond (Chigs) and history itself (Japs, Krauts, Gooks, etc, etc).
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: ssmit132 on March 01, 2007, 12:28:19 am: A while ago, I wanted to know where it came from so I looked up on Wikipedia...
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Charismatic on March 04, 2007, 08:42:04 pm: and found..?

All Zods must die, (not at the hands of NTF skum)

nobody lives forever :D
i love zods
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: ssmit132 on March 05, 2007, 01:01:23 am: Quote from: Charismatic on March 04, 2007, 08:42:04 pm
and found..?

Quote from: Wikipedia
General Zod is a fictional character from the Superman comics published by DC Comics. He has also appeared in other Superman media spin-offs. Zod is one of Superman's more prominent archenemies.

That left me confused... :)
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Charismatic on March 13, 2007, 12:31:59 pm: Hes not vasudan...or is he? :Disco:
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Grizzly on March 15, 2007, 12:35:34 am: Quote from: Snail on February 28, 2007, 01:50:34 pm
We are the politically correct police. We find your use of the word 'zod' VERY offensive. Censor beams, fire at will!

We are trying to have an discussion here! GO AWAY!
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: BlackDove on March 15, 2007, 04:24:44 pm: You can't have "an discussion". You can probably have "a discussion" though.

You fail.
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Unknown Target on March 16, 2007, 06:05:44 am: PWNT LIKE VADAR!!!111oneoneone

:p
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Polpolion on March 17, 2007, 09:38:39 pm: How is this thread not locked? It's all spam...
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Snail on March 18, 2007, 10:06:45 am: 3000TH POST!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!

(Another excuse to lock, Taristin :P)
Title: Re: Evolution of the term 'Zod'
Post by: Flipside on March 18, 2007, 10:13:43 am: You know, if people didn't keep bumping it, it wouldn't even be an issue. :p