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A lot of my family lives in Southern Illinois and they were pretty shook up by it, especially since it was so unexpected.

Haha, awesome, Scott! Gigantic congratulations to both of you!

A Monkey Island themed wedding or something equally nerdy would be so much more fun than going down to the courthouse, dude!

I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait to hear more about this "Expelled" movie. I feel like there will be a cammed version available sometime soon. I'm quite fond of the idea of Richard Dawkins in a 10-gallon hat with a camcorder in it, but that's probably just wishful thinking on my part.

DRAW THIS.

You jerk that's awesome!

Congratulations!

Oh shush eric, you and Jess have internet fame coming out of your ears, like some sort of infection!


Congratulations, Erin, you kick some athei-ass! Ho ho!!

I really, really loved the character sprite before all these edits started and now I don't like it as much. I think it doesn't matter that she was androgynous, and if you want people to know she's a girl, use the context in the game, don't change the sprite. I think it was girly enough to work.

Also, I absolutely love everything you've posted in this thread, especially the palette, and will play this game immediately when it is finished.

I can only imagine that the plot is related to or based on, at least somewhat, this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_skulls which will be interesting to see.


I personally hope that Shia LaBeouf eventually explodes, but I'll still see this movie.

My avatar is what you see when you look into the face of God.

Because penises are HILARIOUS looking.

I do like the taste of Guiness. If I were to drink beer, that would be my choice. Because seriously, look at those seals!

Eric and I are Legion. We are of the same mind.

Seriously though, I asked him to include me in the post he was writing because frankly I'm lazy and he was already writing a reply, so I was all "Tell him that I agree with everything you say!" and so he did. Just because it didn't come directly from me, and just because you weren't directing your comments at him, doesn't make his post any less legitimate.

I think this whole thing is pretty silly. People have different tastes and different opinions about things. I'm not going to try everything, I'm not going to like everything. I love anchovies on my pizza, but I can understand why people wouldn't like them or wouldn't even be willing to try them. Why can't you be the same about alcohol? Nothing you will say will change my feelings about the subject matter. I don't want to be inebriated. Ever. I don't want to experience it, it doesn't seem like it'd be potentially fun, I don't think I need it to be socially accepted.

I reject the potential effects of alcohol without trying them, yes. Because I've seen other people get drunk, I've been around plenty of drunk people, and I don't want that for myself. I don't think that people who do drink are bad, alcoholics, or whatever you seem to think I think. I don't think I'm better than them, either, not in the least. I just don't want to be drunk. I don't want to "have a buzz". I am not the type of person to enjoy this sort of thing. Sorry, Charlie, Pete just isn't that kind of girl!

Also, the reason alcohol is "special" is because it has effects that are potentially dangerous, even with a slight buzz. Nobody's ever been arrested for driving under the influence of coffee, I'm just sayin'.

I've added a smiley to my previous post, especially for you

With butt sex finally out of the way:
I didn't want to sound defensive, I'm merely throwing out arguments for my stance.

Oliwerko wrote about a party where some girl gave him the advice to swallow it quickly.
It sounded like the people considered drinking as some kind of extreme sport, not means to boost the fun. So I told him what I'd have done in his shoes: mix it, enjoy it, get drunk to some extent over time. Find out when to stop, laugh at people who didn't, feel really, really mature and go to bed. Enjoy sleeping very deeply and very relaxed, and in the morning, laugh a bit more at the people who didn't know when to stop because of how they look like and how they touch their heads and moan.

Social acceptance, finding out how funny it is to be moderately drunk, and a buttload of fun! And deep, relaxing sleep! All on a silver platter! I thought it's good advice. Maybe it isn't.

To address what you were trying to ask about:
If you're not interested, then you're not interested. Your loss.
I know dozens, probably hundreds of people who enjoy alcohol on a regular basis. None of them is an alcoholic, or constantly broke or otherwise ruining his life or his health.
I know one guy who doesn't drink alcohol. He's a Muslim from Tunesia, a very good-looking, funny, out-going guy.
I don't know a single person who tried alcohol and never touched it again.

Hi, I'm sorry but you make no sense to me? You seem confused by people who choose not to drink because they don't like the taste, and you keep mentioning things like mixed drinks in order to avoid the alcohol taste. I've had a lot of people say similar things to me when I say "No, no thanks, I don't drink. I don't like the taste of alcohol." I also don't like the idea of being drunk. I find that drinking alcohol has absolutely no appeal to me. Is this because I just haven't had enough mixed drinks? I simply just don't think this is the case. No amount of alcoholic drinks that don't taste like they're alcoholic will make me ever want to be drunk. No amount of alcohol will ever make me enjoy the taste.

I just don't understand why I have to be drunk or drinking to be fun and socially accepted. You enjoy drinking, I can tell this from every single one of your posts in this thread, but I don't. Would I be less fun than you at a party? Maybe, but I'm happy with myself and that is all that matters to me.

I just don't agree that it's good advice to tell someone who says they don't like to drink to keep trying until they like it, or to drink stuff that doesn't taste like alcohol. I think it's better advice to say "Hey, just be yourself. If you are not the 'drink a bunch and laugh it up' type, then don't try to force yourself to be. This doesn't make you a creepy weirdo, eating houseflies on purpose does."

Also, butt sex will never really be out of the way, will it?

The popular threads forum is for popular threads. It's sort of a neverneverland for threads that have become big, to keep them from overwhelming the gen gen and to sort of take them out of the public eye so that  they maybe stop being so prominent. It's also there to save threads from being lost forever in the big swamp of old gen gen posts. It's appropriate for the Haiku thread, and all those "list your favorites!" threads.

I don't know why the "offer your services" thread was moved there. I think it's even less noticable there, and will cause even more confusion. I would rather see it as a sticky in the gen gen forum, since this is the forum most people visit and that way it will most likely be seen.

I also think that maybe the post your pictures thread should be in the popular threads forum.

These are my opinions!

Ben Jordan vs. Frankenstein, King of the Moon!


Oh wait, I'm not allowed to enter! OH NO!!

I have just a few minor suggestions. I don't know what sort of limit you have on your palette, but I added an extra highlight skintone (featuring an admittedly lazy attempt at highlighting the right areas). I also browned up his hair, partially because those dark greys kind of washed him out, but mostly because his hair is dark brown.  I also gave the eyes a little bit more depth, and changed the shape of the nose and the lips in the sideview just a little. Just some ideas of where to go from where its at now without changing it very drastically!

Scenario one is cheating. Period. Scenario two is mentally cheating, which is even worse, in my opinion.

In scenario one it's just a one-night "he's giving me attention" kind of thing. There's no emotional bond between the two and she never intended to have one. I'd kick her out, because a good relationship means there's no need for such intimacy from others.

In scenario two there's no physical intimacy, but she actively LIKES the guy. This implies that there is room in her mind for love for another, which is much worse than any physical transgression if you ask me. The fact that she's able to crush on another guy while dating me would imply that she's not happy with me and is subconsciously open to another. I'd kick her out, because a good relationship doesn't leave room for others when it comes to romantic love.

Both scenarios are cheating. One is physical, the other mental.

I agree the first one is cheating. To allow herself to kiss the other man and give her phone number to him, then hide it from her partner, is a very unhealthy act even if she cuts it off and never speaks to the guy again. The fact that she was willing to kiss him and give him her number means she's not committed to the relationship mentally, and it probably won't be the last time she would do something like this.

But I would argue about the second one being cheating. Liking someone and having a crush on someone that isn't your partner is a natural, normal thing and doesn't instantly mean she's looking for another partner. Everybody in a committed relationship does this on some level, whether it's by thinking Angelina Jolie is hot or having a subscription to Playboy or, like the girl in the scenario, having a crush on someone. It's the way you react to that sort of situation that constitutes cheating or not. To expect your partner to think only of you 24/7 is unrealistic and unfair, and can ruin a relationship. I think in scenario 2, the fact that the girl is open about her crush with her partner and hides nothing is the best way to react to the situation. So long as she never even considers cheating and sees it as just a crush, then I think it's a perfectly healthy, normal thing.

I know whenever people get surprised by lumps, so many people think "Oh no, cancer!", but stay calm, this is not necessarily the case! There's a very good chance it's simply a small lump of fat called a lipoma. They're very common and completely benign.

Now, you should definately get it checked out. It does not sound like cancer to me, but I am not a cancer doctor!

It's people like this who give cannabis a bad name.

but seriously.. it's just piss. she wasn't humiliated or degraded in her last moments of life she was just pissed on. it's just bodily fluid.

way to over-react. (to those of you who said he should have the death penalty or be castrated). kinda immature going that overboard.

He tried to rouse her by throwing a bucket of water over her, before urinating on her and covering her with shaving foam. The incident was filmed on a mobile phone.

What if this was your mother? Or sister? What if they collapsed and were dying and some drunk kid decided to piss all over her? That's not humiliating or degrading?

It's not the bodily fluid that makes it degrading, it's the meaning of the act. It IS insulting and degrading. Like he didn't think of her like a human being. Does this mean he deserves to die or be castrated? Of course not. But he does need to understand that this was a living woman with a life and was in need, and his response was to treat her like she was nothing.

He is just a stupid kid, and stupid kids do stupid things. Hopefully he will take something away from all of this and learn some respect for his fellow man. I think his punishment should be community service, working with the homeless, or the mentally ill, to see that they are real people, not just cartoonish stereotypes that don't deserve respect.

Hi, these kids are around 10 and completely awesome. Calling this horrible is like saying that you're better at drawing than a kid.

I am going to unironically call this awesome because of that kid playing Hoagie. Rock that pot belly and hair, boy!

America lack moustache. That's the problem. They need more moustache

This counts, right?