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Postby Soviet Haaregrad » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:09 pm

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I like to think saying sorry after I kick puppies makes it less horrible than just kicking puppies. But I'm wrong. :)


:rofl:


On the one hand, I do think it's hypocritical, on the other I don't see why anyone cares either way so I see no reason to bug you about it. :)
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Postby Zeppy » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:09 pm

Coffee Cakes wrote:Win.

It's a tarp.

She has a penis.

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Postby Coffee Cakes » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:10 pm

The Truth and Light wrote:
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Cool. :hug:

Most curse words represent things that often have little to no pertinence to the conversation. If I want to imply something of import, I try not to swear. -shrugs-


I use it mostly as an adjective where I lack one.
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Postby The Truth and Light » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:10 pm

Zeppy wrote:
The Truth and Light wrote:Sometimes I can't tell with you. :p

But I read that they have a literacy rate of 94%. That makes them very educated.

They abolished their army and are one of the oldest functioning democracies.

That means they are smart enough to recognised that nobody thinks of Costa Rica other than a Central American vacation spot. A bit of a Hispanic Swizterland.

One of my friends visited Costa Rica this summer to do social science research and she loved it.

I want to visit Costa Rica for linguistic research, as I have heard from someone who visited that the Spanish spoken there is of a sort that is very learner friendly.

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Postby Deus in Machina » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:11 pm

The Truth and Light wrote:
Zeppy wrote:I was very serious.

O_o

Sometimes I can't tell with you. :p

But I read that they have a literacy rate of 94%. That makes them very educated.

95.9% according to Wikipedia,

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Postby Keronians » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:11 pm

That I still don't know whether to buy the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3.
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Postby Zeppy » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:13 pm

The Truth and Light wrote:I want to visit Costa Rica for linguistic research, as I have heard from someone who visited that the Spanish spoken there is of a sort that is very learner friendly.

Simplistic, lazy Spanish. I see, perfect for Americans

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Postby Lykiel » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:13 pm

Keronians wrote:That I still don't know whether to buy the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3.


All my gamer friends would immediately pounce upon you and make you buy an Xbox.

So I'm assuming either my friends are rabid or the Xbox is better.
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Postby Zeppy » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:13 pm

Keronians wrote:That I still don't know whether to buy the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3.

N64.

Nothing can beat that shit, broski.

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Postby Felhallia » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:14 pm

I learned what an Earthquake feels like (5.9!!!!!!!!)

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Postby The Truth and Light » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:14 pm

Coffee Cakes wrote:
The Truth and Light wrote:Most curse words represent things that often have little to no pertinence to the conversation. If I want to imply something of import, I try not to swear. -shrugs-


I use it mostly as an adjective where I lack one.

Learn some stereotypical English expletives, like "blarmy" and "blasted". But not, "bloody", that's too close to be a swear.

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Postby Soviet Haaregrad » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:14 pm

Zeppy wrote:
The Truth and Light wrote:I want to visit Costa Rica for linguistic research, as I have heard from someone who visited that the Spanish spoken there is of a sort that is very learner friendly.

Simplistic, lazy Spanish. I see, perfect for Americans


Sounds like their English, so it is perfect. 8)
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Postby Zeppy » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:15 pm

Soviet Haaregrad wrote:Sounds like their English, so it is perfect. 8)

Canadian English is no better.

>_>
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Postby Keronians » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:15 pm

Lykiel wrote:
Keronians wrote:That I still don't know whether to buy the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3.


All my gamer friends would immediately pounce upon you and make you buy an Xbox.

So I'm assuming either my friends are rabid or the Xbox is better.


Really?

From what I've seen, and read, it seems to be pretty much even, with the PS3 having a slight lead.

Why do your friends think the Xbox is better?
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Postby Coffee Cakes » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:15 pm

Soviet Haaregrad wrote:
Coffee Cakes wrote:
:rofl:


On the one hand, I do think it's hypocritical, on the other I don't see why anyone cares either way so I see no reason to bug you about it. :)


Thanks. :hug:

Zeppy wrote:
Keronians wrote:That I still don't know whether to buy the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3.

N64.

Nothing can beat that shit, broski.


I'll drink to that.

Zeppy wrote:
Coffee Cakes wrote:Win.

It's a tarp.

She has a penis.


WTF was that? :eyebrow:

And as far as I can tell, she's all woman... in more ways than 1... rawr...
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Postby The Truth and Light » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:17 pm

Zeppy wrote:
The Truth and Light wrote:I want to visit Costa Rica for linguistic research, as I have heard from someone who visited that the Spanish spoken there is of a sort that is very learner friendly.

Simplistic, lazy Spanish. I see, perfect for Americans

It's perfect for someone who wants leverage into the Spanish speaking world. :)

There's nothing wrong with simplicity, although I can see why one would prefer variety. But that is what travel is for.

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Postby Lykiel » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:17 pm

Keronians wrote:
Lykiel wrote:
All my gamer friends would immediately pounce upon you and make you buy an Xbox.

So I'm assuming either my friends are rabid or the Xbox is better.


Really?

From what I've seen, and read, it seems to be pretty much even, with the PS3 having a slight lead.

Why do your friends think the Xbox is better?

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure, not being a major gamer myself. I think it's largely because of the games that are available on the 360 vs. the PS3.
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Postby Western cuba » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:17 pm

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if it doesnt get better in a week ill go to the doctor, though i doubt he can help if it is nerve damage


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Postby Keronians » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:19 pm

Lykiel wrote:
Keronians wrote:
Really?

From what I've seen, and read, it seems to be pretty much even, with the PS3 having a slight lead.

Why do your friends think the Xbox is better?

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure, not being a major gamer myself. I think it's largely because of the games that are available on the 360 vs. the PS3.


But from a technical standpoint, the PS3 has more horsepower and support for a wider range of high resolution video and audio.
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George Orwell
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· Free foreign trade
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Postby Marsholm » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:22 pm

I learned that all of my friends all went to out of state colleges and left me here all alone.
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Postby Lykiel » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:22 pm

Keronians wrote:
Lykiel wrote:To be honest, I'm not entirely sure, not being a major gamer myself. I think it's largely because of the games that are available on the 360 vs. the PS3.


But from a technical standpoint, the PS3 has more horsepower and support for a wider range of high resolution video and audio.

Their logic is that it doesn't matter what the system can support if it doesn't have anything worth playing.
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Postby Grenartia » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:22 pm

Zeth Rekia wrote:
Grenartia wrote:He can't get food stamps? Or even some sort of aid from the tribe? Also, I've said it before, I'll say it again, Zeneice and Zenephew's only hope may be for the judge to find their mother unfit...

Also, that house sounds a lot like my old house (the one I showed Zeno) before me and my parents moved in....

Yeah, they got their food stamps a few days ago or something. The tribe doesn't just throw money at people, you only get a sum of money once a year. (if the counsel approves of it.)

It's got iron poisoned water and some structural damage to. They've been moving around a lot.


Yeah, they should be somewhat better off with food stamps now. I remember I didn't have to skip meals after mom was able to get us on food stamps. The meal skipping was leading to some poor performance on the field.....

Ah. I thought it was like a monthly payment or something.....and I figured they didn't hand it out to everybody, just those who need it...

Hmm....iron water....reminds me of when I'd spend time with Dad at his house in Gretna...everytime I'd get some water, there'd be a slight brownish hue, and a rust smell to it...

As for structural damage, that sounds pretty much exactly like my old house. Nothing major, although there were metal sheets from the roof strewn randomly in the yard oftentimes, and there were several holes in the roof, as well as cracks about an inch or so wide between the walls and the floors...
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Postby Soviet Haaregrad » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:22 pm

The Truth and Light wrote:
Coffee Cakes wrote:
I use it mostly as an adjective where I lack one.

Learn some stereotypical English expletives, like "blarmy" and "blasted". But not, "bloody", that's too close to be a swear.


Oh England, where the term 'ya bloody cunt' is offensive because you used 'bloody', but not because you used 'cunt'.
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RP Population: 1760//76 million//1920 104 million//1960 209 million//1992 238 million
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Imperial Wizard of the NS Knights of Ordo Logica
Privatization of collectively owned property is theft.
The Confederacy of Independent Socialist Republics
FACTBOOK
ART


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Postby Keronians » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:23 pm

Lykiel wrote:
Keronians wrote:
But from a technical standpoint, the PS3 has more horsepower and support for a wider range of high resolution video and audio.

Their logic is that it doesn't matter what the system can support if it doesn't have anything worth playing.


But you have to pay for Xbox 360 online.

PS3 online is free.

Of course, once you've paid, Xbox 360 online is much better.

And while the Xbox does have more exclusives, I think that today, after it having been some 5 years since they came out (the Xbox being a year older), the relevance of the exclusives is not as important.
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It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning.
George Orwell
· Private property
· Free foreign trade
· Exchange of goods and services
· Free formation of prices

· Market regulation
· Social security
· Universal healthcare
· Unemployment insurance

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Postby Lykiel » Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:25 pm

Keronians wrote:
Lykiel wrote:Their logic is that it doesn't matter what the system can support if it doesn't have anything worth playing.


But you have to pay for Xbox 360 online.

PS3 online is free.

Of course, once you've paid, Xbox 360 online is much better.

And while the Xbox does have more exclusives, I think that today, after it having been some 5 years since they came out (the Xbox being a year older), the relevance of the exclusives is not as important.

Like I said, I'm not a huge gamer. If anything, I prefer the Wii over either other system, because of the higher interactivity levels.
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