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Start here => M.O.-Introductions => Topic started by: morthaur on August 23, 2007, 02:15:48 PM
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Hulloo, all. Just registered here on advice of friends elsewhere. Let's see...
I am a 33-year-old full-time student in a Ph.D. programme. By research I am an intellectual historian, concentrating on the late 19th century, but also cover the Middle East and modern Europe in general terms. My interests are fairly broad, which may be why I'm a historian of ideas, and I read a lot of philosophy, science, politics, economics, psychology, etc. Other than studying and following the news, my interests are pretty slim: I avoid most television and cannot play any sport. However, I do make time for D&D games, music, weird cartoons, and the Internet.
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have you ever made love to a man?
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have you ever made love to a man?
No.
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has a man ever made love to you?
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How did you find this site?
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Welcome to Intensity. ;D
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welcome, morthaur. ;D
/waves
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Ey up Morthaur! Welcome to the madhouse. :welcome:
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Hello :insane:
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Welcome. I haven't played D&D in several years myself. Hope you stick around.
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has a man ever made love to you?
Are you stupid? What's the difference?
How did you find this site?
Callaway, ozymandias, DrunkardsWalk
Welcome to Intensity. ;D
welcome, morthaur. ;D /waves
Ey up Morthaur! Welcome to the madhouse. :welcome:
Hello :insane:
---> and to anyone else who chimes in:
Thanks much!
Welcome. I haven't played D&D in several years myself. Hope you stick around.
Thanks. I'm not sure how frequently I'll be able to visit & post once the quarter begins, given how I tend to stress myself silly with my work, but the place seems interesting enough so far! As for gaming, I had a several-year dry spell, too. It was just insanely difficult to make time for it once everyone was workin' full-time & wotnot. But we finally decided that it was better to comprise than not to play at all: we now plan and run each session as a complete adventure, so if someone can't make it to the next game, nothing bad happens to their character... >:D
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Hey! Morthaur! ;D
Like Dunc said: welcome to the madhouse !!!
:witch1:
:tooledup: :flamer: :hide::crowd: :welcome: :beergrin: :insane: :swords:
Good to see you here.
~Walkie
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Yo! :)
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Hi Morthaur. Welcome to Intensity. I'm really glad to see you here. After five more posts, you will be able to see more.
Do you consider yourself a thick-skinned person or a sensitive person?
Would you like to join the Aspie Elite? You get a Secret Decoder Ring and a cool custom title.
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After five more posts, you will be able to see more.
Nifty!
Do you consider yourself a thick-skinned person or a sensitive person?
Only sensitive to the extent that I try to empathise when I can. For myself, definitely thick-skinned; I seldom take personal offence to anything. This is not to say I do not bite back, but I'm not hurt easily. ;)
Would you like to join the Aspie Elite? You get a Secret Decoder Ring and a cool custom title.
Ooo, neat-o! With a pitch like that, who could refuse?!
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ALLLLLL RRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT! Hey, Liam, don't worry about McChachi aka McJagger. He's an asshole, but he means well. This place is his brainchild/baby and he likes to play provocateur. You'll see his better side eventually! More or less, errr, hopefully, well, sometimes he plays nice.........that is when he doesn't get bored, which happens a lot, he's from your neck of the woods and is a dockworker like you have been/are.
Anyway, welcome to the seedy bar outside of town! :evillaugh: Don't be put off by the beer bottles being flung against the bar! :P
(Hey, McJ, play nice, he's cool!) :-* :laugh:
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Greetings and welcome!
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are you sensitive to stupid people? do you empathize with them?
(thanks for the advice ozy, but i am bored). :laugh:
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has a man ever made love to you?
Are you stupid? What's the difference?
How did you find this site?
Callaway, ozymandias, DrunkardsWalk
1.)Prime example of McJ when he's bored................you'll get used to it!
2.)Don't forget Twiginthewind, she found this place fascinating and intriguing, albeit not for her. Secretly, I think she likes to browse here occasionally, from all the stuff I'v mentioned in my journal on Fractalus. Just don't tell her I said that! :laugh:
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Welcome to our madhouse Morthaur,
Are you a fan of Dr. Michael Shermer by any chance??
Do you live near the Irvine area??
I'm in Anaheim, BTW
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ALLLLLL RRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT!
Wow, such enthusiasm! What have I done to deserve such a welcome, I wonder! Anyroad, seems a pretty nifty site y'all have here; shame it took me so long to poke around. (But then, I hardly make time for any of this stuff lately! Need to change that...)
This place is his brainchild/baby and he likes to play provocateur...
Oh, joy. Sounds like fun, I guess.
...he's from your neck of the woods and is a dockworker like you have been/are.
Definitely still an 'are', though I'm often too lazy or tired to check in for work. I am thoroughly spoilt by academia! :laugh:
Are you a fan of Dr. Michael Shermer by any chance??
I am an occasional fan, I suppose. I often enjoy his books and occasionally read articles in his mag. My guess is that he and I had a very different basic mentality but, with his turn towards scepticism, we are definitely fellow-travellers. (I am effectively a Pyrrhonist.) And I totally agree with his up-front approach on many issues (debating Holocaust deniers, for example). Why do you ask, anyroad?
Do you live near the Irvine area??
Errr, only if admitting as much does not tarnish my working-class image... ;)
are you sensitive to stupid people? do you empathize with them?
(thanks for the advice ozy, but i am bored). :laugh:
Not very often; I usually get bored or frustrated and walk away. But sometimes, when I'm not bored, I get vicious. As the trite cliché says, I do not suffer fools gladly...
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Where do you know callaway, ozy and Drunkard from?
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Are you a fan of Dr. Michael Shermer by any chance??
I am an occasional fan, I suppose. I often enjoy his books and occasionally read articles in his mag. My guess is that he and I had a very different basic mentality but, with his turn towards scepticism, we are definitely fellow-travellers. (I am effectively a Pyrrhonist.) And I totally agree with his up-front approach on many issues (debating Holocaust deniers, for example). Why do you ask, anyroad?
You seemed like the kind of person who would appreciate his work. He lectures there at UC Irvine on occasion as well. One of the Holocaust deniers he has debated, Don Black, has been a bit of an issue here on this site.
Do you live near the Irvine area??
Errr, only if admitting as much does not tarnish my working-class image... ;)
Your secret's safe with me. ;) :laugh:
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3 more posts and you get to see the glory and the wonders of ALL of Intensity. :moon: :bounce: :poop: :tp: :deadhorse: :fsm: :headexplode: :hair: :emb: :stinker: :darnit: :shitfan: :cfm: :halitosis: :birdpoop: :bath:
:paperbag:
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morthaur, are you really a longshoreman?
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Heck, don't say we've tracked down Liam's "evil twin" !!!
Huh. I thought that was a figment of Liam's imagination.
Hmm... you're not a figment of Liam's imagination, by any chance, are you, McJ?
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Heck, don't say we've tracked down Liam's "evil twin" !!!
Huh. I thought that was a figment of Liam's imagination.
Hmm... you're not a figment of Liam's imagination, by any chance, are you, McJ?
who the fuck is liam?
admit it, you ride me because you want me.
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Heck, don't say we've tracked down Liam's "evil twin" !!!
Huh. I thought that was a figment of Liam's imagination.
Hmm... you're not a figment of Liam's imagination, by any chance, are you, McJ?
who the fuck is liam?
The guy Ozy was was talking to, when he wrote this ::)
ALLLLLL RRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT! Hey, Liam, don't worry about McChachi aka McJagger. He's an asshole, but he means well. This place is his brainchild/baby and he likes to play provocateur. You'll see his better side eventually! More or less, errr, hopefully, well, sometimes he plays nice.........that is when he doesn't get bored, which happens a lot, he's from your neck of the woods and is a dockworker like you have been/are.
Anyway, welcome to the seedy bar outside of town! :evillaugh: Don't be put off by the beer bottles being flung against the bar! :P
(Hey, McJ, play nice, he's cool!) :-* :laugh:
Don't feign ignorance McJ. We've got you sussed. :laugh:
admit it, you ride me because you want me.
Hmm. I suppose if you say that an infinite number of times to an infinite number of people , you 'll eventually write... :yikes: Better throw in some random variations, huh?
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i never denied what i am, and what gets me off. so i have effectively sussed myself.
also, we both know the truth. ::)
and no, you won't get any variation. not until tou pique my interest with an interesting topic. so, if you want a different side of me, then the onus is on you.
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
eh ???
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
oh yes, i could do it with several windows open - i never thought of that.
Although i don't think i can be arsed.
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
oh yes, i could do it with several windows open - i never thought of that.
Although i don't think i can be AAARRSE!!d.
yep, that is why i don't do it. i can't be assed.
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
No, there is a small button on each post that says quote.
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
No, there is a small button on each post that says quote.
but you need several windows open to quote several people, right?
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
No, there is a small button on each post that says quote.
but you need several windows open to quote several people, right?
No. On the "post reply" screen, scroll down. You'll find a reverse-order list of the last several posts. Along with those is a tiny 'Insert Quote' link that will quote that post up in your reply.
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hello and welcome! :)
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Liam is Morthaurs real name. He signs off his posts with it a lot on Fractalus!
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How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
No, there is a small button on each post that says quote.
but you need several windows open to quote several people, right?
No. On the "post reply" screen, scroll down. You'll find a reverse-order list of the last several posts. Along with those is a tiny 'Insert Quote' link that will quote that post up in your reply.
hello and welcome! :)
How do you do the complicated quoting things ?
I think it is holding me back, i can't reach my full potential until i master this.
Look at the right of each post in the topic summary when replying (scroll down to get this)
that doesn't tell me anything, hadron.
i suspect that you need several windows open to do the complicated quoting action. and then copy and paste.....maybe a little deleting of the insignificant words?
No, there is a small button on each post that says quote.
but you need several windows open to quote several people, right?
No. On the "post reply" screen, scroll down. You'll find a reverse-order list of the last several posts. Along with those is a tiny 'Insert Quote' link that will quote that post up in your reply.
i learned something new today.
what a productive day.
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Funny about the post-quoting thing; I always do it by opening multiple tabs and then copy-n-pastin' the quotes into one reply.
Liam is Morthaurs real name. He signs off his posts with it a lot on Fractalus!
I probably wouldn't have used me given name so quickly here, but yeah, that's me.
morthaur, are you really a longshoreman?
Yes, in the port of Los Angeles / Long Beach. I'm actually a fourth-generation on the waterfront; my great-grandfather was a founding member of the ILWU and was in the first generation to retire on a pension.
Where do you know callaway, ozy and Drunkard from?
We met several years ago on a site called Aspergian Island.
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you said that you were too lazy to check in. i take it you are not an ID. are you a crane op?
me, i have five more weeks and then i have completed my five years in the hold.
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are you a crane op?
Nope. If I were less lazy and more dedicated to working there I'd get meself into the clerk's union, since that's the only kind of work I ever enjoyed. Maybe, subconsciously(?), I dither because me pop is still a popular supercargo. It's bad enough that I have the same name as the previous four generations; do I have to do the same job?! ;D
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clerks certainly get paid well, but i fear that a bulk of the clerk jobs will be gone within the next ten years.
my wife is a casual and loves clerking. i prefer to drive machines.
is your dad a steady? where?
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is your dad a steady? where?
Hrmn, I think he's at APL now; he was at Maersk for a while. He also worries about the jobs disappearin'--and with good reason; that last contract got exemptions for too many growing areas. :grrr:
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Sorry about using your real name, guess I got carried away. I'll delete it. Just edit out my quote in your post!
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As a DM do you have much experience dealing with evil aligned parties? How about Chaotic Evil characters that are actually played that way?
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Sorry about using your real name, guess I got carried away. I'll delete it. Just edit out my quote in your post!
Man, don't worry about it now! It's mentioned in half a dozen posts already!
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As a DM do you have much experience dealing with evil aligned parties?
Yes, but I try to discourage it, since it's never as much fun as some folks think. Individual evil characters in a party are much easier to explain and to manage, as you need only deal with their reasons for allying themselves with a group. (In this respect, NE is particularly handy, as selfishness is a common motivator for all kinds of uncharacteristic behaviour!) Whole parties of evil characters have several problems, notably infighting amongst the characters, and are in effect a group of monsters... which doesn't have much story appeal in the long run. In my experience, good players get bored of such things really quickly. Even in games like Vampire one is not dealing with relentless evil in a party; there's too much pathos, etc.
How about Chaotic Evil characters that are actually played that way?
These are almost impossible in a group setting, but I make a practice of disallowing very little (so it has happened). Two things combine to make the career of a chaotic evil character rather brief. As an effective monster, he is going to be reviled by most of the folks he encounters (including many characters), so he's likely to be attacked eventually. And since I use an effective-alignment system adapted from 1st ed., the way the character is played alters that alignment with every act. Whilst it's possible for someone to play a chaotic evil character, I've never met anyone who could keep it up indefinitely. The temptation actually to interact in a productive way with friends around the table tends to moderate the alignment itself.
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Hulloo, all. Just registered here on advice of friends elsewhere. Let's see...
I am a 33-year-old full-time student in a Ph.D. programme. By research I am an intellectual historian, concentrating on the late 19th century, but also cover the Middle East and modern Europe in general terms. My interests are fairly broad, which may be why I'm a historian of ideas, and I read a lot of philosophy, science, politics, economics, psychology, etc. Other than studying and following the news, my interests are pretty slim: I avoid most television and cannot play any sport. However, I do make time for D&D games, music, weird cartoons, and the Internet.
Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
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Playing the game like monsters was fun for me as a break from the usual party makeup. We always had someone after us, trying to stop us from doing something. Our interrogation and torture tactics were the most fun part of the game sometimes. The last quest we had was to get a scale off of Tiamat for a Lich. I had a friend play a Chaotic Neutral Berserker, that is an fun class and alignment to play from what I could tell.
I played a Chaotic Evil Preist (lol used opposite skills) and I had to comprimise sometimes just to allow us to advance, we were feared and hated everywhere pretty much due to me attacking anyone at any time. Basically I held off attacking some NPCs. It was very difficult for me to get resurrected, almost impossible. Being that I rolled a high natural DEX I could regularly lay hands on people and kill them. We used to play 2nd edition actually.
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Sorry about using your real name, guess I got carried away. I'll delete it. Just edit out my quote in your post!
Man, don't worry about it now! It's mentioned in half a dozen posts already!
FWIW, I gave out my real name, Steve, fairly early on last year.
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Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
Well, you could always get a job and stop bitching... >:D
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We don't want him to stop bitching. :P
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Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
Well, you could always get a job and stop bitching... >:D
not always that easy, you know.
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not always that easy, you know.
Yeah, I know; I wouldn't be so flippant with someone whom I knew needed to find work. I was being ironic/sarcastic, since his message was actually directed to me. But since I'm not unemployed...
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Ah, I see your settling in quite nicely. :evillaugh: This place can be addicting, I'v left and come back at least twice so far! :P And my post count here is higher than AI and Fractalus combined. And that has been done in less than a year and 1/3 since I joined! ::) We also have fun with trolls that come here. LGB and compu-pikachu would be welcome here. >:D They're opinions and views would certainly be put to the test. :eyebrows: We even discussed mishmish at some point awhile ago. She has become the byword for "endless debate" and :deadhorse: .
Somewhere around here is also the Pathetically Pathological Last Word Getter In Club aka PPLWGIC. Not to be confused with the Last Word Game in the games forum! :laugh:
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Whilst it's possible for someone to play a chaotic evil character, I've never met anyone who could keep it up indefinitely. The temptation actually to interact in a productive way with friends around the table tends to moderate the alignment itself.
I think it raises interesting questions about whether it's necessary for chaotic evil to be unproductive. Evil has its own ends and if someone else around the table can further them, why not interact productively? I tend to think of chaotic (the alignment) changing its goals according to fleeting whims, but not necessarily fucking itself over by making everyone hate it until they murder it.
If chaotic evil were utterly unproductive, how could the Tanar'ri of the Abyss stand a fighting chance against the organized and disciplined devils of Baatar in the Blood War?
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Playing the game like monsters was fun for me as a break from the usual party makeup. We always had someone after us, trying to stop us from doing something. Our interrogation and torture tactics were the most fun part of the game sometimes. ...
It does make for a nice change. I have a character right now that's an NE sorcerer, who follows along with a larger group of good and neutral characters (three goody two-shoes plus a druid and a rogue) mostly because he is neurotic and cowardly. :laugh: Good fun.
Whilst it's possible for someone to play a chaotic evil character, I've never met anyone who could keep it up indefinitely. The temptation actually to interact in a productive way with friends around the table tends to moderate the alignment itself.
I think it raises interesting questions about whether it's necessary for chaotic evil to be unproductive. Evil has its own ends and if someone else around the table can further them, why not interact productively? I tend to think of chaotic (the alignment) changing its goals according to fleeting whims, but not necessarily fucking itself over by making everyone hate it until they murder it.
I have the same objection with the Chaotic Neutral alignment. People often characterise them as lunatics, gambling away everything on a whim and so forth. But why? All it means is that, a) one rejects legal frameworks, i.e. is an anarchist, and b) that one has an ambiguous moral sense, choosing actions not because they are 'good' per se, but for other (variable) reasons. I think that it is/would be a far more common alignment if the madhouse stereotype disappeared.
Anyroad, as for CE characters, I agree that there is no need for outright irrationality in playing one. Obviously Orcs are not going blindly to attack anything that moves! But it is difficult to play them without an impulsive or anti-intellectual streak; when you combine a repudiation of law with a penchant for self-serving mayhem you end up with a rather unpredictable fellow! Productive interaction is certainly possible, but it's not all that likely to be long-lasting.
If chaotic evil were utterly unproductive, how could the Tanar'ri of the Abyss stand a fighting chance against the organized and disciplined devils of Baatar in the Blood War?
Oh, this seems like rather a different question! For myself, I always saw it more in terms of a higher 'birth-rate' (or whatever). The Baatezu are clever strategists, whereas the Tanar'ri rely on sheer numbers.
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I have the same objection with the Chaotic Neutral alignment. People often characterise them as lunatics, gambling away everything on a whim and so forth. But why? All it means is that, a) one rejects legal frameworks, i.e. is an anarchist, and b) that one has an ambiguous moral sense, choosing actions not because they are 'good' per se, but for other (variable) reasons.
Maybe not just rejecting legal frameworks, but rejecting rational thought (frontal lobes/superego/higher order thought/whatever-you-want-to-call-it) as the most valid way of understanding the multiverse. A person who lives by instinct and feel.
I think that it is/would be a far more common alignment if the madhouse stereotype disappeared.
It would help if Limbo were a little more survivable. Or at the very least a little more defined. It's not just the cosmic mythology that could use a little more science, IMO (still curious about what structure you gave the multiverse if you eliminated alignment-planes) but the Planescape factions and all that logically follows from them. I've been itching to rewrite the Xaositects and Ciphers for a while, or all of them for that matter. They don't make sense - some are universal methods, some are reactions to specific cosmological factors and only pay cursory note to philosophy, and some (bleakers and sinkers?) are the same damn idea, just rewritten with surface details changed.
Oh, this seems like rather a different question! For myself, I always saw it more in terms of a higher 'birth-rate' (or whatever). The Baatezu are clever strategists, whereas the Tanar'ri rely on sheer numbers.
Which leads me to wonder why the Baazetu wouldn't have figured that out and started breeding/recruitment programs to catch up. For it to hold, there must be some huge environmental factor in the structure of Baatar that prevents numbers. Look at Earth - the more organized military force, given equal numbers and terrain, almost always prevails over the undisciplined one.
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Maybe not just rejecting legal frameworks, but rejecting rational thought (frontal lobes/superego/higher order thought/whatever-you-want-to-call-it) as the most valid way of understanding the multiverse. A person who lives by instinct and feel.
My reading of the alignments may be biased by my attempts at psychological and political realism. Each of the core alignments seems quite closely to approximate a standard position in either political or ethical philosophy; at least enough so for my purposes. And my reading of CN is probably biased by too-long study of libertarian thought. ;D I guess that I just don't see the need for a fundamental 'alignment' that suggests one has dispensed with rationality as such. Thinking of that sort seems far more a matter of personal makeup (whether psychological or neurological or what-have-you), and it veers too closely to what we could politely refer to as a mild dysfunction... :laugh: A chaotic temperament would definitely be based more on instinct and feel, as you say, but does that imply the absence of reason? I certainly do not think that the rejection of hierarchy is unreasonable...
... It's not just the cosmic mythology that could use a little more science, IMO (still curious about what structure you gave the multiverse if you eliminated alignment-planes) but the Planescape factions and all that logically follows from them. I've been itching to rewrite the Xaositects and Ciphers for a while, or all of them for that matter. They don't make sense...
I'd be curious to see what you come up with; it's been a long time since I've read through the Planescape stuff, but I remember a lot of great starting material. As for my cosmology, it would take a good long while to really detail it, but I'll post some outlines of it soon. I've spent a lot of time talking about it this past week, but I can't get to writing it until I get a few more things done first (I have to detail some races that folks want to play, and I need more sharable information on the country they just entered).
Oh, this seems like rather a different question! For myself, I always saw it more in terms of a higher 'birth-rate' (or whatever). The Baatezu are clever strategists, whereas the Tanar'ri rely on sheer numbers.
Which leads me to wonder why the Baazetu wouldn't have figured that out and started breeding/recruitment programs to catch up. For it to hold, there must be some huge environmental factor in the structure of Baatar that prevents numbers. Look at Earth - the more organized military force, given equal numbers and terrain, almost always prevails over the undisciplined one.
Over the overtly undisciplined, sure, but not necessarily over the more organised; informal guerrilla armies have notched up an impressive track record. But for the Baatezu, I suspect we can look to our own history for analogies. The population of Europe is in decline, and the non-immigrant part of the US is as well. It seems that the more settled and stable the society, and the more advanced the economy, the less inclination there is for breeding (and, conversely, the more incentive there is for having fun and thinking about yourself). Even if you got over the ethical nastiness of eugenics, something the Baatezu would not worry over, there is still the question of desire. If your culture is geared more towards material prosperity and personal advancement, what reason would you have for wanting 13 kids?! :laugh:
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Does this look like a good movie to you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ4IdpzkI7o
Have you ever seen it?
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Does this look like a good movie to you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ4IdpzkI7o
Have you ever seen it?
I saw it when it came out and don't much remember it, tho' I definitely recall enjoying it. I've liked every Depp film I've seen and think he's a fantastic actor. This one has been on my re-watch list for years but I never manage to get 'round to it.
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Play any other RPGs?
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Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
Well, you could always get a job and stop bitching... >:D
Hahaha! Shows what you know about me.
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Play any other RPGs?
Nope; not for many years. I've played BattleTech, ShadowRun (original version), Star Wars, Middle Earth Role Playing (orig. vers.), various White Wolf World of Darkness games (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage), and a bunch of tiny no-name games. But it's been soooo long since I've played anything but D&D that the answer is definitely 'no'. :laugh:
Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
Well, you could always get a job and stop bitching... >:D
Hahaha! Shows what you know about me.
Absolutely nothing, really. But should I care to know anything more? I reckon that anyone who introduces himself by tossing off a childish (and erroneous) insult probably isn't worth my time.
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Play any other RPGs?
Nope; not for many years. I've played BattleTech, ShadowRun (original version), Star Wars, Middle Earth Role Playing (orig. vers.), various White Wolf World of Darkness games (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage), and a bunch of tiny no-name games. But it's been soooo long since I've played anything but D&D that the answer is definitely 'no'. :laugh:
Interesting. Usually those who ended up with D&D
didn't expirement so much. Is it a matter of liking it
better, or of not finding people for the other things?
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Play any other RPGs?
Nope; not for many years. I've played BattleTech, ShadowRun (original version), Star Wars, Middle Earth Role Playing (orig. vers.), various White Wolf World of Darkness games (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage), and a bunch of tiny no-name games. But it's been soooo long since I've played anything but D&D that the answer is definitely 'no'. :laugh:
Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
Well, you could always get a job and stop bitching... >:D
Hahaha! Shows what you know about me.
Absolutely nothing, really. But should I care to know anything more? I reckon that anyone who introduces himself by tossing off a childish (and erroneous) insult probably isn't worth my time.
It might surprise you to learn that Peaguy is actually a very decent person once you get to know him because he often insults people with no reason.
However, I think that in this case he did not intend to insult you. It looked to me like he was talking about himself.
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Play any other RPGs?
Nope; not for many years. I've played BattleTech, ShadowRun (original version), Star Wars, Middle Earth Role Playing (orig. vers.), various White Wolf World of Darkness games (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage), and a bunch of tiny no-name games. But it's been soooo long since I've played anything but D&D that the answer is definitely 'no'. :laugh:
Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Thank you. Come again.
Well, you could always get a job and stop bitching... >:D
Hahaha! Shows what you know about me.
Absolutely nothing, really. But should I care to know anything more? I reckon that anyone who introduces himself by tossing off a childish (and erroneous) insult probably isn't worth my time.
It might surprise you to learn that Peaguy is actually a very decent person once you get to know him because he often insults people with no reason.
However, I think that in this case he did not intend to insult you. It looked to me like he was talking about himself.
He's a big cuddly teddy bear on the inside with the voice of an angel.
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The P is an Intensity Original, oft imitated, but, never duplicated. He's an equal opportunity flamer! >:D
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Play any other RPGs?
Nope; not for many years. I've played BattleTech, ShadowRun (original version), Star Wars, Middle Earth Role Playing (orig. vers.), various White Wolf World of Darkness games (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage), and a bunch of tiny no-name games. But it's been soooo long since I've played anything but D&D that the answer is definitely 'no'. :laugh:
Interesting. Usually those who ended up with D&D
didn't expirement so much. Is it a matter of liking it
better, or of not finding people for the other things?
Mostly it is a matter of convenience, as I am usually in the gamemaster's chair and prefer to run games in my own world--which suits the D&D rules better than any other system. But with some it is just a matter of finding people; I did quite like the WoD stuff and would still play it if I had friends doing so.
However, I think that in this case he did not intend to insult you. It looked to me like he was talking about himself.
Yet he first quoted the part of my post which stated I was a full-time student, following that with a quip about being unemployed. And the "thank you, come again" is consistent with a sarcastic jibe, not really with a self-deprecating observation. I would be surprised if the intent was less obvious than it seemed...
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However, I think that in this case he did not intend to insult you. It looked to me like he was talking about himself.
Yet he first quoted the part of my post which stated I was a full-time student, following that with a quip about being unemployed. And the "thank you, come again" is consistent with a sarcastic jibe, not really with a self-deprecating observation. I would be surprised if the intent was less obvious than it seemed...
And yet, Peaguy is the one who is unemployed, not you. He is the one who often comes across as a belligerent asshole on the internet, not you.
He used to do volunteer work as a gardener for a hospice but I think he stopped to attend catering school.
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And yet, Peaguy is the one who is unemployed, not you. He is the one who often comes across as a belligerent asshole on the internet, not you.
He used to do volunteer work as a gardener for a hospice but I think he stopped to attend catering school.
Well, he's the best qualified to set this straight! If he explains his intent, and indeed meant only to refer to himself, I will certainly apologise for mistaking his meaning.
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Callaway's right - Peaguy's a good guy, once you give him incentive to stop flaming you. He insults strangers and defends friends. You questioned his ability to improve his life, he told you that you were wrong, and it's true. He works to improve himself.
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You questioned his ability to improve his life, he told you that you were wrong, and it's true. He works to improve himself.
That was not my intent. I was sarcastically turning around what seemed to me a pointless jibe in my direction. Rather than ask nicely or ignore, I decided to have fun with it. If he wasn't just trolling, he is due an apology for my sarcasm. But I still think his statement was nonsensical and out of place if it wasn't a pot-shot...
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You questioned his ability to improve his life, he told you that you were wrong, and it's true. He works to improve himself.
That was not my intent. I was sarcastically turning around what seemed to me a pointless jibe in my direction. Rather than ask nicely or ignore, I decided to have fun with it. If he wasn't just trolling, he is due an apology for my sarcasm. But I still think his statement was nonsensical and out of place if it wasn't a pot-shot...
Peaguy's post just sounded self-deprecatory to me. But then maybe I'm naive and over-literal *chuckle*
"nonsensical and out of place " Hmm. If we have to minutely analyse every nonsensical out-of-place post on this board, this site is gonna turn into a veritable encyclopaedia of paranoia and linguistics.
Dammit, guys, we're all starting to sound like MishMish! :laugh:
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Callaway's right - Peaguy's a good guy, once you give him incentive to stop flaming you. He insults strangers and defends friends. You questioned his ability to improve his life, he told you that you were wrong, and it's true. He works to improve himself.
Oh look, what's this? Hmm... it seems to look like an appointment for the job centre on the 6th of September! Gee... I wonder why I'm having an appointment there?
Do the fucking math, you newbie dipshit. :laugh:
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pea, you better shave.
and morthaur, the pea takes a bit of getting used to. i would suggest that you keep doing as you are doing. he deserves it half the time.
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Hiya. I'm just an unemployed bum....
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Oh look, what's this? Hmm... it seems to look like an appointment for the job centre on the 6th of September! Gee... I wonder why I'm having an appointment there?
...who's a belligerent asshole on the internet.
Do the fucking math, you newbie dipshit. :laugh:
Ok, I think we all got the message, as far as goes.
But you still you still haven't answered the following questions:
1) what was the subtext? (if any)
2) did you mean to be friendly, or hostile?
3) What is "Thank you. Come again" supposed to imply?
4) Did you really find Morthaur's reply offensive and uncalled-for?
5) Why the heck is everybody so het up about this?
(Answers on a postcard, please, to behind the third pipe...)
~Walkie
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pea, you better shave.
and morthaur, the pea takes a bit of getting used to. i would suggest that you keep doing as you are doing.
Agreed, he's a good soul and enjoys a good "banter". It took me awhile to get used to him!
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From another thread:
I rarely try to make a point when I post on this message board.
(Just call me Callaway's understudy ;D :laundry: )
~Walkie
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Oh look, what's this? Hmm... it seems to look like an appointment for the job centre on the 6th of September! Gee... I wonder why I'm having an appointment there?
I imagine because you are getting a job! ;D I apologise for being a bit sarcastic in my responses and wish you well in your endeavours.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
Or you are too weak to take it?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
:laugh:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
Or you are too weak to take it?
Why would I be weak if I'm not interested in other people's opinions on text? If they got something to say, do it on video. More personal.
I haven't got time to rummage through the garbage of others who think my films are crap.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
Or you are too weak to take it?
Why would I be weak if I'm not interested in other people's opinions on text? If they got something to say, do it on video. More personal.
I haven't got time to rummage through the garbage of others who think my films are crap.
Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
Or you are too weak to take it?
Why would I be weak if I'm not interested in other people's opinions on text? If they got something to say, do it on video. More personal.
I haven't got time to rummage through the garbage of others who think my films are crap.
Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Well, boo-hoo. Not my problem. :P
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmVjMuOlRxg
"Stop wasting precious bandwidth." -- Anonymous person.
Yeah, well. There's tons of shitty movies on YouTube, so why should I be singled out? I know they're shit, but they're legit, and I'm not breaking any rules. If bandwidth was an issue, they should charge every member a substantial fee, but it hasn't happened, so leave me alone.
Is this why comments have been disabled?
Adding comments has been disabled for this video.
Not video responses or emails, though.
I think it's too convenient for people to bitch at somebody behind a keyboard.
Or you are too weak to take it?
Why would I be weak if I'm not interested in other people's opinions on text? If they got something to say, do it on video. More personal.
I haven't got time to rummage through the garbage of others who think my films are crap.
Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Well, boo-hoo. Not my problem. :P
I could just link lots of other videos as a response though, if i could be bothered.
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
I got a point out of my crap, so there. :P
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
I got a point out of my crap, so there. :P
Or crap out of your point? :laugh:
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
I got a point out of my crap, so there. :P
Or crap out of your point? :laugh:
You're so negative. Seriously, you need some help with that.
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
I got a point out of my crap, so there. :P
Or crap out of your point? :laugh:
You're so negative. Seriously, you need some help with that.
Being a pessimist has done me well so far, I am not sure its something I would want to change, nor something that can be changed.
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
I got a point out of my crap, so there. :P
Or crap out of your point? :laugh:
You're so negative. Seriously, you need some help with that.
Being a pessimist has done me well so far, I am not sure its something I would want to change, nor something that can be changed.
Possibly, but you are approaching an opportunity to enter the real world, soon. Trade a few of your pessimisms for open minded apprehension, intelligent skepticism, informed wariness. Then take a few steps and re-assess.
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Because not everyone has the kit to make a video
Heh, like me; no cameras.
That was a nifty video, though. 'Tis the first time I've seen a forum post done in person! Although, as the video was a little choppy, I turned to listening to it as I played freecell! ;D
But yeah, thanks, mate. I do feel more 'at home' here after all this! :lol:
Yep :lol: I didnt like the graphic effects on it either, so i played reversi as well as listened.
I got a point out of my crap, so there. :P
Or crap out of your point? :laugh:
You're so negative. Seriously, you need some help with that.
Being a pessimist has done me well so far, I am not sure its something I would want to change, nor something that can be changed.
Possibly, but you are approaching an opportunity to enter the real world, soon. Trade a few of your pessimisms for open minded apprehension, intelligent skepticism, informed wariness. Then take a few steps and re-assess.
I might manage a few of those at uni, depending what happens.
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Why would I be weak if I'm not interested in other people's opinions on text? If they got something to say, do it on video. More personal.
By that, you mean less understandable, of course.
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You're so negative. Seriously, you need some help with that.
Says the P calling the Hadron P.
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Hi new dude
Eh I apologise in advance if this question has been asked already but...
Which one is you in the picture, are you the man or the large chess piece?
If you discover that there's no God will you go looking for some man love action?