There are billions of stars, millions of planets, but there is only one man, Terrance McDoogal. Welcome to LIU Atlas.
LIU Atlas - Obtorqueo
The Ludgonian Industrial Union's galaxy contains billions of stars and billions of planets. Unfortunately, most residents of the LIU could only name a handful of these worlds. In order to improve astronomy grades across the LIU Galaxy, TV2 has started a new program called LIU Atlas. Follow our host, Terrance McDoogal, as he takes you on a tour across the LIU and some of its more obscure worlds.
Note: This episode is presented in full screen. The corresponding dialogue is underneath each photo.
Note: This episode is presented in full screen. The corresponding dialogue is underneath each photo.
Doog: “Welcome to another special edition episode of LIU Atlas. I’m your host, Terrance “Doog” McDoogal. Today, we’re visiting the planet, Obtorqueo. Obtorqueo is a Mid-Rim world with a mixed economy. They deal in both agricultural and industrial products. Keeping in the tradition of past special edition episodes, we won’t be focusing on Obtorqueo’s economy, just some of its culture. Let’s head down to the planet’s capital, Optorque, and check it out.”
Mike: “Optorqueo, the smallest 'big-city' in the galaxy.”
Amaya: “Can you sound any more like a tourist? No one calls it Optorqueo. This is O-Town.”
Doog: “I knew this girl once. She always brought me to O-Town.”
Amaya: “You’ve been here before?”
Doog: “Wait, never mind. That was OOhhh-Town.”
Amaya: “Oh geez. I stepped right into that one.”
Oldie: “Don’t make this mini-vacation weird, Doog. We don’t get many of these.”
Doog: “This is a vacation?”
Amaya: “Way to ruin the surprise, Oldie.”
Oldie: “Oh, oops. Forgot that part.”
Amaya: “So, I lined up a buyer for that Bhuruu we scored on Formidabant. Hugo’s meeting them in the shipyard. While he’s working on that, I figured we’d hang out in the city and call it a mini-vacation.”
Doog: “Sweet. What does O-Town have to offer?”
Amaya: “Can you sound any more like a tourist? No one calls it Optorqueo. This is O-Town.”
Doog: “I knew this girl once. She always brought me to O-Town.”
Amaya: “You’ve been here before?”
Doog: “Wait, never mind. That was OOhhh-Town.”
Amaya: “Oh geez. I stepped right into that one.”
Oldie: “Don’t make this mini-vacation weird, Doog. We don’t get many of these.”
Doog: “This is a vacation?”
Amaya: “Way to ruin the surprise, Oldie.”
Oldie: “Oh, oops. Forgot that part.”
Amaya: “So, I lined up a buyer for that Bhuruu we scored on Formidabant. Hugo’s meeting them in the shipyard. While he’s working on that, I figured we’d hang out in the city and call it a mini-vacation.”
Doog: “Sweet. What does O-Town have to offer?”
Amaya: “O-Town has everything, but I had something special in mind. It’s the planet’s favorite pastime.”
Doog: “Please be brothels. Please be brothels.”
Oldie: “Nope! It’s Thunder Ball!”
Amaya: “Wow, you’re not letting me reveal any surprises today.”
Oldie: “Sorry, again. I do love me some Thunder Ball, though.”
Doog: “What the heck is Thunder Ball?”
Amaya: “It’s sort of a variation of bowling. There’s fewer pins, tear-drop shaped balls, and lots more fun.”
Doog: “That doesn’t help. What is bowling?”
Doog: “Please be brothels. Please be brothels.”
Oldie: “Nope! It’s Thunder Ball!”
Amaya: “Wow, you’re not letting me reveal any surprises today.”
Oldie: “Sorry, again. I do love me some Thunder Ball, though.”
Doog: “What the heck is Thunder Ball?”
Amaya: “It’s sort of a variation of bowling. There’s fewer pins, tear-drop shaped balls, and lots more fun.”
Doog: “That doesn’t help. What is bowling?”
Amaya: “It’s pretty simple. You roll this ball down the lane and try to knock over as many pins as possible. Unlike bowling, you only get one toss. Four pins down are called a Caboodle. Three pins are trips. Two pins equal a halfsies. One pin is called a solo.”
Oldie: “Don’t forget ‘no pins down’. Doog needs to know that one.”
Doog: “Yeah right!”
Amaya: “I’m sure no one will need it, but no pins is a Zip.”
Cam: “With a ball this size, it has to be hard to miss.”
Doog: “All you fools are going down! I’m about to make it rain Caboodles in here!”
Amaya: “Actually, Thunder Ball is best played in teams. Looks like we have enough for a three versus three.”
Doog: “I amend my previous statement. Three of you are going down!”
Oldie: “Don’t forget ‘no pins down’. Doog needs to know that one.”
Doog: “Yeah right!”
Amaya: “I’m sure no one will need it, but no pins is a Zip.”
Cam: “With a ball this size, it has to be hard to miss.”
Doog: “All you fools are going down! I’m about to make it rain Caboodles in here!”
Amaya: “Actually, Thunder Ball is best played in teams. Looks like we have enough for a three versus three.”
Doog: “I amend my previous statement. Three of you are going down!”
Mike: “What are teams going to be?”
Doog: “I’ll be with anyone but Timbo.”
Amaya: “That settles it then. Doog and Timbo are captains. You guys pick teams.”
Doog: “Ooh! Ooh! I pick first! I have to go with the muscle. I choose Cam.”
Mike: “Uh…I guess I’m next, being the next strongest.”
Timbo: “Actually, I choose Amaya.”
Mike: “I…uh…yeah.”
Doog: “Mike or Oldie. We’re really at the bottom of the barrel now. I guess I’ll go with the younger option. Mike, get over here.”
Mike: “Did you really have to think that long? Hello, best friend here.”
Doog: “I want to win, Mike. Nothing personal.”
Oldie: “So, I’m last picked again. What’s new?”
Doog: “I’ll be with anyone but Timbo.”
Amaya: “That settles it then. Doog and Timbo are captains. You guys pick teams.”
Doog: “Ooh! Ooh! I pick first! I have to go with the muscle. I choose Cam.”
Mike: “Uh…I guess I’m next, being the next strongest.”
Timbo: “Actually, I choose Amaya.”
Mike: “I…uh…yeah.”
Doog: “Mike or Oldie. We’re really at the bottom of the barrel now. I guess I’ll go with the younger option. Mike, get over here.”
Mike: “Did you really have to think that long? Hello, best friend here.”
Doog: “I want to win, Mike. Nothing personal.”
Oldie: “So, I’m last picked again. What’s new?”
Doog: “You guys are going down! You have a girl, a geezer, and a Timbo on your squad!”
Amaya: “If you’re so confident, let’s make this interesting.”
Doog: “What are you thinking? Money?”
Amaya: “No. Something better. Winner gets dinner and drinks at the nearby pizzeria, on me.”
Mike: “Wait, you wouldn’t win either way. You’d still have to pay if you win or lose.”
Amaya: “I get pizza if I win. Besides, that’s not all. This isn’t about winning. It’s about not losing. The losers need to be punished. The losers…have to clean the bathroom on our ship.”
Mike: “Yikes. Those stakes are high.”
Oldie: “Are you too scared?”
Mike: “No, it’s just that…the bathroom is…
Doog: “We’ll do it!”
Amaya: “Let’s get started. Doog, you’re up first.”
Doog – 1st Toss
Amaya: “If you’re so confident, let’s make this interesting.”
Doog: “What are you thinking? Money?”
Amaya: “No. Something better. Winner gets dinner and drinks at the nearby pizzeria, on me.”
Mike: “Wait, you wouldn’t win either way. You’d still have to pay if you win or lose.”
Amaya: “I get pizza if I win. Besides, that’s not all. This isn’t about winning. It’s about not losing. The losers need to be punished. The losers…have to clean the bathroom on our ship.”
Mike: “Yikes. Those stakes are high.”
Oldie: “Are you too scared?”
Mike: “No, it’s just that…the bathroom is…
Doog: “We’ll do it!”
Amaya: “Let’s get started. Doog, you’re up first.”
Doog – 1st Toss
Doog: “Uh…that was embarrassing. I forgot to let go of the ball. I think that might be important. So, how many points is a faceplant?”
Oldie: “That’s a zip!”
Doog: “Zip sounds fair. At least we’re not losing after my turn.”
Mike: “That’s because you went first.”
Doog: “So, it’s still true.”
Timbo – 1st Toss
Oldie: “That’s a zip!”
Doog: “Zip sounds fair. At least we’re not losing after my turn.”
Mike: “That’s because you went first.”
Doog: “So, it’s still true.”
Timbo – 1st Toss
Timbo: “Not to brag, but I won the Thunder Cup at my high school.”
Doog: “I bet that got you all the ladies.”
Timbo: “It got me more ladies than faceplants did.”
Doog: “Yeah, well…uh, are you going to toss or what?”
Mike: “No comeback for that one, huh?”
Doog: “I bet that got you all the ladies.”
Timbo: “It got me more ladies than faceplants did.”
Doog: “Yeah, well…uh, are you going to toss or what?”
Mike: “No comeback for that one, huh?”
Timbo: “Caboodle!”
Cam – 1st Toss
Cam – 1st Toss
Cam: “Whoa. My release point is way off.”
Doog: “Dear Emperor, you about broke the lane!”
Mike: “Toss is just a misnomer. You’re supposed to roll it.”
Cam: “I know. I know.”
Oldie: “Zip!”
Amaya – 1st Toss
Doog: “Dear Emperor, you about broke the lane!”
Mike: “Toss is just a misnomer. You’re supposed to roll it.”
Cam: “I know. I know.”
Oldie: “Zip!”
Amaya – 1st Toss
Amaya: “Just a tip, it’s all about the spin. Flick your wrist on release. Also, remember to release. That last part is for Doog.”
Doog: “Oh, you’re some sort of expert?”
Amaya: “I may have dabbled...for four years...while on my Universities Thunder Ball Team."
Doog: “Oh, you’re some sort of expert?”
Amaya: “I may have dabbled...for four years...while on my Universities Thunder Ball Team."
Amaya: “Spinlicious!”
Oldie: “We’re racking up the Caboodles!”
Mike – 1st Toss
Oldie: “We’re racking up the Caboodles!”
Mike – 1st Toss
Oldie: “Gutterball!”
Mike: “Hmm. I’m kind of proud that I had the least embarrassing Zip on our team.”
Mike: “Hmm. I’m kind of proud that I had the least embarrassing Zip on our team.”
Doog: “Whoa, where did you get that ball?”
Oldie: “What? Lucille, here? I had my ball shipped from home.”
Doog: “You have a Thunder Ball?”
Oldie: “Well, yeah. I used to play in a league. I’ve told you guys a million times.”
Mike: “I know I don’t always listen when you talk, but I’ve never heard anything about Thunder Ball.”
Doog: “There’s only one type of thunder we associate with you, Oldie, and that’s sleep thunder.”
Amaya: “Sleep thunder?”
Cam: “Oldie farts a lot in his sleep.”
Amaya: “I shouldn’t have asked.”
Oldie – 1st Toss
Oldie: “What? Lucille, here? I had my ball shipped from home.”
Doog: “You have a Thunder Ball?”
Oldie: “Well, yeah. I used to play in a league. I’ve told you guys a million times.”
Mike: “I know I don’t always listen when you talk, but I’ve never heard anything about Thunder Ball.”
Doog: “There’s only one type of thunder we associate with you, Oldie, and that’s sleep thunder.”
Amaya: “Sleep thunder?”
Cam: “Oldie farts a lot in his sleep.”
Amaya: “I shouldn’t have asked.”
Oldie – 1st Toss
Oldie: “Maybe I didn’t tell you about the league. Maybe I kept that information secret for just such an occasion. Maybe I’m sick of being picked last.”
Cam: “Oh crap. Oldie’s a ringer.”
Mike: “He has his own special ball.”
Doog: “And a special tossing glove!”
Cam: “We’re done for.”
Cam: “Oh crap. Oldie’s a ringer.”
Mike: “He has his own special ball.”
Doog: “And a special tossing glove!”
Cam: “We’re done for.”
Oldie: “Welcome to Caboodle Town, population Oldie!”
Doog: “So, they got the early lead. Big deal. We know what we’re doing now. It’s time for a comeback.”
Doog – 2nd Toss
Doog: “So, they got the early lead. Big deal. We know what we’re doing now. It’s time for a comeback.”
Doog – 2nd Toss
Doog: “Oof. Oh, not again!”
Oldie: “Haha.”
Doog: “Why can’t I let go? Why won’t my hands listen to me?”
Mike: “Years of clenching that microphone have rendered your hands useless.”
Cam: “I hope those hands of yours can holding cleaning supplies because we’re are going to lose badly.”
Several Rounds Later…
Oldie: “Haha.”
Doog: “Why can’t I let go? Why won’t my hands listen to me?”
Mike: “Years of clenching that microphone have rendered your hands useless.”
Cam: “I hope those hands of yours can holding cleaning supplies because we’re are going to lose badly.”
Several Rounds Later…
Cam: “This was a thorough beat down.”
Mike: “I think the mercy rule should have been enacted after round three.”
Doog: “Something is not right on here. I know Cam got at least two pins.”
Amaya: “Cam knocked over two pins on the adjacent lane.”
Doog: “That doesn’t count?”
Amaya: “Uh, no.”
Doog: “And, you’re sure there’s no points for gutterballs and faceplants.”
Oldie: “No points, but it will get you into the Hall of Shame!”
Doog: “And you still won’t give Cam another toss? I mean the ceiling tiles clearly interfered with his toss in round four.”
Mike: “Doog. It doesn’t matter. We lost.”
Doog: “Sigh.”
Amaya: “Not too bad for a girl, a geezer, and a Timbo.”
Oldie: “Yeah, while we’re eating pizza, you can eat your words.”
Mike: “I think the mercy rule should have been enacted after round three.”
Doog: “Something is not right on here. I know Cam got at least two pins.”
Amaya: “Cam knocked over two pins on the adjacent lane.”
Doog: “That doesn’t count?”
Amaya: “Uh, no.”
Doog: “And, you’re sure there’s no points for gutterballs and faceplants.”
Oldie: “No points, but it will get you into the Hall of Shame!”
Doog: “And you still won’t give Cam another toss? I mean the ceiling tiles clearly interfered with his toss in round four.”
Mike: “Doog. It doesn’t matter. We lost.”
Doog: “Sigh.”
Amaya: “Not too bad for a girl, a geezer, and a Timbo.”
Oldie: “Yeah, while we’re eating pizza, you can eat your words.”
Timbo: “That was too easy.”
Amaya: “I told you that’s how the teams would unfold, if Doog picked first.”
Oldie: “We played those suckers good. Did you see their faces when I brought out Lucille?”
Amaya: “That was classic. You know though, I thought they’d be a little better competition. It almost wasn’t fun.”
Oldie: “Speak for yourself. Anyone want a slice of pony pizza?”
Amaya: “Nah, I’ll stick with Kaadu sausage.”
Amaya: “I told you that’s how the teams would unfold, if Doog picked first.”
Oldie: “We played those suckers good. Did you see their faces when I brought out Lucille?”
Amaya: “That was classic. You know though, I thought they’d be a little better competition. It almost wasn’t fun.”
Oldie: “Speak for yourself. Anyone want a slice of pony pizza?”
Amaya: “Nah, I’ll stick with Kaadu sausage.”
Cam: “We’re all delaying the inevitable.”
Mike: “What? Facing up to the fact that we got hammered today.”
Cam. “No. You know what I’m talking about.”
Mike: “I have no idea.”
Cam: “We all ran in here to clean the least gross stuff. Everyone is avoiding the toilet. Look at Doog. He’s polishing some random wall.”
Doog: “I happen to like extremely clean walls.”
Cam: “Yeah…sure.”
Doog: “This spot is going to take me all afternoon. Someone else better grab the toilet.”
Note: Winning the O-Town Open is considered the pinnacle of Thunder Ball. Sixty-four of the galaxy’s top teams converge on Obtorqueo every year for a chance at the title. Thunder Ball has several variations on other worlds, including a one-pin variation popular on Tressis.
Mike: “What? Facing up to the fact that we got hammered today.”
Cam. “No. You know what I’m talking about.”
Mike: “I have no idea.”
Cam: “We all ran in here to clean the least gross stuff. Everyone is avoiding the toilet. Look at Doog. He’s polishing some random wall.”
Doog: “I happen to like extremely clean walls.”
Cam: “Yeah…sure.”
Doog: “This spot is going to take me all afternoon. Someone else better grab the toilet.”
Note: Winning the O-Town Open is considered the pinnacle of Thunder Ball. Sixty-four of the galaxy’s top teams converge on Obtorqueo every year for a chance at the title. Thunder Ball has several variations on other worlds, including a one-pin variation popular on Tressis.
