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New Geeks on the Block / Re: is there any way« on: March 24, 2008, 07:53:54 AM »
You practice Santaria? ... You're a vampire who likes birds! ... There is this one obscure Native American ritual I know about... yeah... probably not it... Nope. I got nothing. Anybody else? 1827
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 24, 2008, 05:19:36 AM »Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Ah. I see now. We won't go into my fierce hatred of Random House. I'll save that for the Flamer's Corner. That being said, thus is the evolution of language. However, I agree with you. Disorientated is the most awkard word I've ever pronounced, it's like saying evict-icated. (Or uniquer... U'-ni-ker... uniquer... ) 1828
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 24, 2008, 04:29:09 AM »Disoriented, or disorientated? I learned "disoriented", and have always used that, so "disorientated" sounded like a misspoken word. Imagine my suprise to learn they are both real words. Disorientated is a word? I cannot find it in encyclopedia britannica online or webster's online. I googled it and only found a wikipedia reference to it, but the entry didn't look trustworthy. The thesaurus entry I found for it had it labeled as "slang" for "disoriented". Every time I searched for "disorientated", it asks me, "Do you mean 'disoriented'?" Nope, can't find any professional proof that disorientated is more than a commonly mispronounced/misspelled word. (Of course, that is how we ended up with 'fuck', so you never know.) 
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New Geeks on the Block / Re: New Old Guy...Old New Guy?« on: March 23, 2008, 01:16:30 PM »cheddar is better but liquor is quicker. Oh good, you'll do well here. There's a lot to be told about a person based on their taste in cheese. Too bad about the brie though. It goes so well with a nice red wine. Personally, I prefer smoked gouda. 1830
New Geeks on the Block / Re: New Old Guy...Old New Guy?« on: March 23, 2008, 01:03:12 PM »
What kind of cheese?
Cheese as in cheddar, or cheese as in brie? Welcome. 1831
Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 23, 2008, 12:21:09 PM ».ǝɯɐs ǝɥʇ ǝʇınb ɯǝǝs ɹo ʞoo1 ʇ,uop sbuıɥʇ sǝɯıʇǝɯos ɹǝp1o ʇǝb noʎ uǝɥʍ  Well said! 1832
Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 23, 2008, 12:00:31 PM »
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I'm sorry, what were we going on about? I was making tea. 
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Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 23, 2008, 11:22:14 AM »... I forgot I was in fact modifying the post while I was making tea and assumed that I had no responsibilities, and thusly enlightened, CHOSE to take a nap. Who has resposibilities while making tea? The point of making tea was to have an excuse to assume complete lack of responsibilites. ... Right? 
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New Geeks on the Block / Re: Howdy guys« on: March 23, 2008, 11:15:10 AM »
Welcome.
What's the weather like, in autumn, in Perth? (I always wanted to ask that, it sounds like a line out of a Shakespearian act.) 1835
Anarchy / Re: I hear wardriving is dying...« on: March 22, 2008, 06:23:38 AM »I hear you can get up to 3 years for wardriving, with a hefty fine, yet you get less time for having weed.  Can I start calling villages now? 1836
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 21, 2008, 06:01:41 PM »
Personal favourite:
17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was the East River. 1837
Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 21, 2008, 02:54:29 PM »Actually, all my posts are ghosted.  The horror! You should write a book about that.
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Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 21, 2008, 02:49:22 PM »
On that train of thought, forget how many you've read.
Think of how many you've written. And other people have read them, and you didn't even need a printing house! ivan... you're famous! 1839
Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 21, 2008, 01:54:55 PM »Luci's right. It's 6 books. Point taken. Reserved for future reference. 1840
New Geeks on the Block / Re: i r new« on: March 21, 2008, 05:33:19 AM »you're kidding, right? ... ... ... no... no, I don't think he is. 1841
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 21, 2008, 01:00:34 AM »I always wish I knew people like you in-person. That, is why, no how much I prefer to remain off-the-grid, I love the internet. If I couldn't be a member here, and talk to other intelligent minds I'd go the way of Poe. Drink too much absinthe, smoke way too much opium, think way too many dark thoughts, and eventually end the misery myself. Fortunately, the internet does exist, there is intelligent life out there, and I now have hope for a brighter day. (If only I could find someway to take over the world, then give countries away to the people in this forum...) 1842
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 21, 2008, 12:36:29 AM »Did you ever read Far From the Madding Crowd? I read when I was about 14, and I remember having a giggling fit when Gabriel's flock of sheep all jumped off the cliff. I remember thinking, "Oh, they're just like people. One jumps off and the others follow suit without realizing it." Never read it, but I have family that owns a herd. We like to mess around while we're visiting on vacation. If you put a rod a few inches above the ground, blocking the path out of the paddock into the pasture, and let one sheep jump over it, then remove the rod, the rest of the sheep will still jump in the same spot, without even knowing why. When you turn them back into the paddock at night, they still jump over that same damn spot, regardless of whether or not anything is there. They'll continue to jump over air for several weeks, until one them doesn't (I don't know if one is smart enough to finally realize it's not there anymore, or if he just forgets to jump), then they all stop. Quote We like to mess around while we're visiting on vacation. Shit. I just opened this up to all manner of jokes. 1843
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 21, 2008, 12:21:02 AM »
Sheep may be more intelligent that you give them credit for...
And besides, the way some people are, they make you want to go find a petting zoo, the conversation there might be brighter. 1844
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 21, 2008, 12:03:17 AM »I may be small and timid now, constantly getting beaten down...but I might just go on a killing spree one day. all people like me usually do, only I'm not being serious right now... Wow. I'm not even that bad. This has nothing to do with anything being discussed, but I'm interested in your responses. I was just having a conversation with a friend of mine, and we got onto the subject of qualities we find desirable in friends. When I mentioned intelligence as one of the higher-ranking qualities, he halted, and told me I was shallow and foolish, that intelligence is fleeting and means nothing in friendship. I reasoned that while what sort of person he/she is is equally as important, without intelligence and some sort of depth, I find it difficult to befriend someone. I don't watch many movies/much television, the music I listen to isn't well liked, the way my mind works is far from common, and my interests are nearly as nerdy as you get. I wouldn't say that someone had to be a nerdy for me to befriend (I'm not a nerd-elitist!) but if there is no depth, then what is there to discuss? How can I be friends with someone as interesting as a rock? I concur. Not to say that I'm not friends with some very interesting rocks, (and pointing out that, that particular simile might be insulting to rocks considering some people), but I certainly prefer the conversation when the person I'm with isn't completely... numb. Then there are the incredibly 'normal' people who just scare the shit out of me. I can't help but ask, "Weren't you paying attention?" I don't think it's shallow or foolish to want intelligence in your friends, but I should point out. If it's a condition as well as a desire, you might end up with few friends. Personally, the desire to learn in a person, the only condition I put down. They don't have to be intelligent, but they do have to be willing to open their minds up. Needless, to say, my circle of friends tends to be very small. But I just can't stand the large hoards of brainwashed flesh lumps walking around out there. ... yes, I know that sounded very elitist. I don't care. Just as long as you can come with something more elborate than... "You're mean, you big meanie!" 1845
Entertainment / Re: Books!« on: March 20, 2008, 10:45:03 PM »
Believe it or not most older serials were originally whole books, but publishers didn't think they could sell huge novels, so they cracked them down into smaller books. Tolkien is not unique this way. A lot of authors, especially fantasy writers whose target audience has always been younger readers, have had their book broken up into smaller parts.
If you're going to bitch about one author being broken down into parts you have to realize that, had it not been made into a triology, you wouldn't be able to read it, because publishers at the time would have never printed it. And finally 12AX7 is right. "Lord of the Rings" techinically speaking IS a trilogy, whether you consider it one book with three parts or three separate books. It has three related things... in this case parts, that makes it a trilogy. Feel free to fuck with your friends. Find another book with three parts, and start calling it a trilogy too. Techinically, you'll be right. (On a side note: Being an author and published poet myself, I'm not to sure Tolkien would back you Tprime. For authors the job is to write the book, we're not too concerned about actually selling the thing. But for a publisher the story is totally different. On one hand, I don't like it when I my writing gets butchered by my editor either, and yes, I like to keep it as close to the original draft as possible, but if you're going to work successfully with a publisher you have realize their goal is to get the work out to the public in a form they will be willing to pick up and read. A little compromise is necessary. He may not have LIKED the fact, but I'm pretty sure he would have admitted that, though the book was written as a single entity, it was published as a trilogy. Still an epic, still one story, but just three separate parts, and even if it is re-published as a single binding, it still has three parts now, still making it a trilogy.) 1846
New Geeks on the Block / Re: Intoduction« on: March 20, 2008, 10:38:25 PM »so, um, where'd he go? ... no clue uniquer.... uniquer... put an emphasis on the "u" instead of the "niq" and it's sounds like a gas station. U'-ni-quer. I'm gonna be saying that all night. 1847
New Geeks on the Block / Re: Intoduction« on: March 20, 2008, 08:30:11 PM »
eh...
You're sarcasm is appreciated. Defending people is really a reflex reaction, by the time I realize I should've kept my mouth shut, I'm already committed. So, he's more special and uniquer than most? He's a good conversationalist... just sucks at starting them. 1848
New Geeks on the Block / Re: Intoduction« on: March 20, 2008, 06:29:32 PM »so you know him? ... Yes. ... Okay, fine. You want hear him get more eloquent... What does the K mean? (Be prepared for Dostoevsky overload.) Besides, at least he made an intro post. His original intention was not to do so. I had to warn him that he would be burned in the fires of internet effigies if he didn't. 1849
New Geeks on the Block / Re: Intoduction« on: March 20, 2008, 06:23:43 PM »
I take credit for JosephK.
But again... please don't make him want to explain or defend the "K" here. We can take that to the "Books!" thread. 1850
Sticky Stuff (no pun intended) / Re: The Apparently Necessary Random Stuff Thread« on: March 20, 2008, 06:15:21 PM »
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