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Thanks. The connection should've been obvious but now I know what to do for V-Day.  I'm grabbing a red t-shirt and making a shirt that says, "Happy V.D.!"

As for my feelings on the holiday... girls are irrational demonic entities, guys are superficial assholes, what's to celebrate.  And, it's a Saturday the 14th.. can't be good.  

Caña al Farl!

Bienvenido a los forumses... y tengo una vaca azul en my cabeza.  Voy a usarlo para vivir siempre.  Ay caramba, mi español es terríble.

hey there guys & gals!

as some might kind of have noticed, I've been pretty  for a while,
this is some post where I go on a rant about me but I just wanted to tell you something, and check how you people were holding up [with] my absense. I work full time now in a cd store, as a matter of fact I'm the boss bugger you all!

Whoa there, cowpoke, I don't care for your attitude.
(Note: words above were deleted to save space.  The word, "with" was added.)

Ah, shit, since the thread's still here, may as well contribute a moderately more serious post.  

Vel, you're a very bright guy. The dedication that you show when working on your game, pimping it until nobody wants to play it  , and working on the E-Zine, etc., are applause-worthy.  

The ego's fine.  You're smart and know a lot of general schtuff, good for you.  Just stop basing the worth of a person upon their knowledge of banalities that nobody who works for a living gives a shit about.  Oh, and lay off the brocolli, it gives you gas.

Actually, It's more european-nation related. . . .
P.S. Oh, and never ever take any of my comments seriously, not here or any thread else.

I probably seemed more agressive than my post was meant to be, partially do to using the fuck-word.  Anyway, that segment was reading a bit like a fascist conspiracy-theorist wrote it, inspiring fear of oriental subjugation.  It still sounds like something taught in schools to inspire nationalism.  Still too damn tired for this shit.

Sorry Minimi but I have to prefer Haddas's song.  It's more techno-like with the vocals (which could be considered a horribly bad thing).

I love Vel too.  I had this dream the other night where Vel was in class, calmly explaining to the teacher how to make his lesson better.  I walked up to him and calmly started humping his head.  Vel was so cool about it, he just kept on talking to the teacher with only the occasional look of annoyance on his features.  I made sweet, sweet love to Vel's ear.  I love Vel.

What kind of 'leet name is m0ds, anyway? What the hell does it mean? And look at the guy, pretty sure he's some kind of techno-thug.

It sounds intriguing and I would become horribly addicted if I played with the kinda crowd that frequents AGS.  However, given that much of the game's population is going to be 13 year-old kids and self-described 1337 haX0rz, I'll pass. Particularly when cash is concerned.  Still, a tempting concept.

On the first page, DGMacPhee said about president's
public support and work efficency is related.
The more popular he is, less he has to do something useful to gain more popularity.
. . . (some posts here...), then we can surely use word "popular". And popular president means shitty president.
Thanks, guys. You have successfully helped to destroy planet Earth.

Fortunately, his popularity has dropped such that much of the public is stating that they're voting for Kerry simply because he's the most likely to beat out Bush.  Not a great voting stance but I suppose they could do worse. I just wish they'd do some research on their own instead of going with generalizations.  In either case, his popularity is halfway down the shitter and he's going to have to impress a lot of people to even attempt to keep his job.

Okay, I know English isn't your first language and (given that) you do quite an excellent job.  Jeebus knows I only speak English and some halfway-intelligible Spanish.  Even so... what the fuck does this mean? This, down here \/

orient people - who are only able to reproduce while other races slowly get old and die, etc - It's all pretty obivous that were fucked already.

I get most of that.. environment, toxic waste, nuclear winter, violence, disease, teletubbies, etc.  I don't think my interpretation of the above segment can actually be correct so could someone clarify?

Mouse, Logitech MX700, hands down.  Precise, responsive, feels good in the hand. Comes with handy recharge cradle.    I've used a friend's MX700 for awhile now and need to pick one up for myself.  I just can't see spending $60 on a new mouse when my corded Intellimouse Optical is still going strong since '99.  

If you've got a tight budget, then I'd say go for any optical mouse that feels good in the hand and isn't overly heavy.  Check out specific reviews for cordless mice so that you can find out about potential battery-longevity issues, etc.  However, a standard optical, corded wheel-mouse of almost any make is a great step up over a ball-mouse.  I'm using a $9 CompUSA brand mouse and it feels nearly as good as my $45 (at the time) MS mouse.

Ah, another ear-bleedingly wonderful use for MS-Talk it.  Nifty concept but I'd much rather hear one of our german AGSers belting those lyrics out Rammstein-style.

I think I've seen that cartoon.  
To quickly distract people before they get so argumentative that they spontaneously combust:

Interesting Saddam article in The Onion

Thinking a bit about upcoming v-day recently.  Self-proclaimed realism, observer-proclaimed bitterness.  Screw it, either way. Another corporate holiday. Thank you Hallmark for your trite cardboardy goodies.  Thank you See's Candies for you overpriced amateur confections. Thank you jewelers for taking great panes to announce that you're still selling your merchandise.  I'm encouraging friends & family not to buy into more capitalist crap.  Not that am anti-capitalist but I think we practice it enough throughout the year that holidays ought to be purchase-free when plausible.  Cook your sweetheart a meal, turn off the TV, unplug the phone, turn off your cellphone.  Eat a meal in quiet intimacy, take a stroll, take a drive, do something you can enjoy together that you don't normally do.  Go rollerskating. Don't go to the movies, do something where you can see each other and possibly converse.  If you're in a 10 year-old relationship and things are stale, take this one day to show each other that you appreciate one another.  Alright, enough preaching. I'm just sick of seeing holidays loom on the horizon, knowing that you can fulfill your duty with a card & gift certificate.

In other news, Monday sucked. Top it off by a co-worker and myself each receiving death threats.  Threats by different people for unrelated events. Odd.  For my part, I've been threatened with a stabbing.  Threatened to make sure I bleed on him, ruining his clothes.  If I've got time, I'll dip a finger in my blood and write "F.U." on his shirt.  

I think another good aspect to Taryuu's point is that not voting is also part of your voting right.  We have the freedom to choose not to participate.  Nobody comes around and forces us to make a choice.  Not voting really isn't too much different than workers going on strike.  There is some wisdom to be found in not making a choice when you have no idea what choice to make, leaving it to the more educated/devoted people to choose.  Of course, this argument is someone suspect since it takes for granted that the majority of voters know what the hell they're voting into office.  Farl, your argument is valid but not absolute.  It is, however, the reason I'll be voting this election. I want to be able to say either, "I didn't vote for him," or, "I'm, sorry, I helped put him there."

I find the every-vote-matters argument a bit frivolous.  Due to the workings of our system, the majority of people didn't vote for Bush. However, our chosen Voting Guys did.  What worries me most, particularly during this administration, is that most Americans don't seem to give a shit about their freedoms.  No massive protests after anti-Bush protests were held in check by the FBI.  No uproar after the Electoral College voted against the populous.  The majority didn't bat an eyelash at the passing of the Patriot Act and the others passed soon afterwards.  Recommendation: Rename the USA to the United State of Apathy.

Constructive criticism can easily be derived from any of the comments I've made. Merely take the negative of said action and you've got it. I mentioned environmental issues, part of that section concerning the Kyoto convention. My constructive criticism was mentioned there. I thought that even if he didn't think it wise to agree wholeheartedly, he could've delayed the decision or suggested a compromise.  Instead, he choose tactless tactics and smug refusal.  

Broad generalizations are perfectly appropriate for this forum.  It's a general discussion area. People aren't expected to go into depth. I rather thought that my post was long and specific enough but I suppose I could've quoted magazine articles, web-links & books upon the subject.  I didn't because 1) would've involved re-proving what many people know 2) would've lengthened an already verbose post and 3) anybody can quote similar sources directly disproving my own (and vice versa).  I assume your post wasn't directed at me, just defending my portion of it.  I, for one, didn't use any of your "sound bites," and did mention some of the 3rd but inserted a fact as well.  

These are some of my conclusions about him: Bush is more for the corporations than for the people. While this is nothing new to presidency, he has flaunted his decisions and justified them in the name of patriotism.  With regard to his competency, he didn't perform well in either of the colleges you mentioned, acted irresponsibly and delinquently with his friends, he was given companies to run which he thoroughly killed, and makes errors in speeches & statements that are not simple mistakes but show that he doesn't understand half of what he says.  Trying to come up with positives, he handled the immediate post-9/11 era well, most of what he's doing is trying to strengthen the nation, and while I don't agree with the motivations behind it or war itself, he's at least done a decent job of showing terrorists that the US won't back down and will pursue vengeance at nearly any cost.  

On an entirely different note, the non-voting statement you made makes a good point. I can't claim that I was quite that high-minded when I didn't vote last election.  It was more of a feeling of: I don't like either of these guys and don't have enough information. If I had voted, it would've been as a blindfolded person deciding that he had to take a step in some direction, despite the fact that it's probably safer to stand still.  Since then, especially because of the quality of this administration, I've tried to educate myself better politically so that I can make a more informed decision.

The Squinky re-quoted makes a decent point. It's a very logical response to claims of Bush's stupidity.  I also (sorry) have to consider it a bit naïve. I don't want to persecute people's faith that the system works, so...  I'll agree in principle.  He's not unintelligent.  He's incompetent.

I'm willing to consider other points but the primary reason Bush pisses me the hell off is that he's got a constant attitude (as demonstrated by his legislation, actions, statements & demeanor) that says, "You, the people, do not know what's best for you. I do."

And 95% of all statistics are wildly inaccurate, as well.

On another note, AGA sounds like a dwarf himself.

Stats interest me as well, probably why I like semi-complex RPG's.  One thing few people seem to realise is that San Francisco, while being one of the most famous cities in the world, is under 800,000 in population (not counting areas surrounding the borders).  However, its population jumps up to 3.2 million if you count all the people that work there. It's those 2.4 million other bastards that make driving to work so much fun. (Note: Corrected stupid math mistake. Jackhammer caught it, and a decimal place shall lead them. You'd be surprised how many statistics are given that have made a decimal mistake. (32.5% 3.25% in fact))

Funny, even if rather one-sided.  I, for one, stopped seeing Bush as a harmless dolt shortly after his election.  I read an post on  another forum that sounds a bit paranoid. The author wonders whether Bush would give up the presidency readily or whether he might not declare a state of emergency  or somesuch instead.  A little far-fetched, but creepily within the realm of possibility.  After all, we've only recently learned how conditional free-speech can be. "If you protest anti-terrorist activities, you are a terrorist." (Paraphrased Bush administration statement)

* MrColossal checks the density of the ags forums

hey it's going up!

And again with confusing dual-meaning words.  I've got a hunch we've got some natural politicians here.

I'm a little hopeful after recent polling results.  However, people tend to become a little bit more conservative (personally, not politically) as voting time nears.  It's a bit depressing that half the country (about) still supports him.  And I raise my imaginary mug o' beer in salute to Timosity for his insightful (and quite accurate) comments concerning Ms. Hilton.  Which brings me to another frightening thought. Due to the difficulty of spelling my last name, I've received much mail addressed to Mr. Hilton.  Makes me shudder.