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Postby Alpacas » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:53 pm

Cill Airne wrote:
Qazox wrote:Meaning you can be thrown into Ft. Leavenworth for it.

Yes, but still. 29 slides of "defining it" all to lead up to one slide stating we're held accountable under military law was a bit much. I about fell asleep from boredom.

Ah well, could have been worse. Could have been PT :P

I'm guessing it's procedure.

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Postby Grenartia » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:53 pm

Hydronium wrote:I have officially wasted a year on NSG!

Also got dem Halloween tunes pumpin!


Call me when you're going on 4.
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Postby Lordieth » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:54 pm

Gallade wrote:
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You could start your own party. Start stealing guests and building barricades. It's the only way. Take all the alcohol as bargaining power.

I'd prefer to just take the alcohol. Aunt Simone just isn't the party animal she used to be.


I think if you ran out with the best of the booze on offer you'd be rockin' it pretty hard.
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Postby Cill Airne » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:55 pm

Qazox wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:Yes, but still. 29 slides of "defining it" all to lead up to one slide stating we're held accountable under military law was a bit much. I about fell asleep from boredom.

Ah well, could have been worse. Could have been PT :P

I did zonk out during mine...still got 95% on test they gave me.

How often do you have to do SHARP training?
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Postby Gallade » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:56 pm

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Gallade wrote:I'd prefer to just take the alcohol. Aunt Simone just isn't the party animal she used to be.


I think if you ran out with the best of the booze on offer you'd be rockin' it pretty hard.

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Postby Gallade » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:57 pm

Grenartia wrote:
Hydronium wrote:I have officially wasted a year on NSG!

Also got dem Halloween tunes pumpin!


Call me when you're going on 4.

I'm a big girl! I'm 4 and a quarter!
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Postby Lordieth » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:58 pm

Gallade wrote:
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I think if you ran out with the best of the booze on offer you'd be rockin' it pretty hard.

I control the sambuka, therefore I control all.


I heard it's made from aniseed and distilled souls.
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Postby Hydronium » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:58 pm

Gallade wrote:
Grenartia wrote:
Call me when you're going on 4.

I'm a big girl! I'm five and a quarter!

I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...
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Postby The Jahistic Unified Republic » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:59 pm

Hydronium wrote:I have officially wasted a year on NSG!

Also got dem Halloween tunes pumpin!

Meh, you can still leave if you want to. If you try hard enough.

Sure, it may be a struggle, but you can break the painful addiction of internet forums. As for me, well, it's too late for me.

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Postby Immoren » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:59 pm

Qazox wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:Yes, but still. 29 slides of "defining it" all to lead up to one slide stating we're held accountable under military law was a bit much. I about fell asleep from boredom.

Ah well, could have been worse. Could have been PT :P

I did zonk out during mine...still got 95% on test they gave me.


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Postby Hydronium » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:00 pm

The Jahistic Unified Republic wrote:
Hydronium wrote:I have officially wasted a year on NSG!

Also got dem Halloween tunes pumpin!

Meh, you can still leave if you want to. If you try hard enough.

Sure, it may be a struggle, but you can break the painful addiction of internet forums. As for me, well, it's too late for me.

I'm not addicted...

Or at least I think I'm not addicted :?
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Postby Qazox » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:01 pm

Cill Airne wrote:
Qazox wrote:I did zonk out during mine...still got 95% on test they gave me.

How often do you have to do SHARP training?

I haven't been in since 2000.. so not often.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:01 pm

Lordieth wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:A perfectly normal thing to think when considering the true nature of the average TET regular.

Thanks for that mental picture. I'll cherish it until the day I have to share it with a therapist.

You're welcome. Enjoy this gift that keeps on giving... enjoy it forever!
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Postby Lordieth » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:01 pm

Hurdegaryp wrote:
Lordieth wrote:Thanks for that mental picture. I'll cherish it until the day I have to share it with a therapist.

You're welcome. Enjoy this gift that keeps on giving... enjoy it forever!


It's like there's a party in my brain, and everyone's overdosed on spiked punch.
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Postby Immoren » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:02 pm

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Lordieth wrote:Thanks for that mental picture. I'll cherish it until the day I have to share it with a therapist.

You're welcome. Enjoy this gift that keeps on giving... enjoy it forever!

I forgot you were Nurgleite.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:03 pm

Lordieth wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:You're welcome. Enjoy this gift that keeps on giving... enjoy it forever!

It's like there's a party in my brain, and everyone's overdosed on spiked punch.

So there you have it, folks: I procreate by infecting the brains of sentient beings. You know, like those maggots that crawl in your ear and dig deeper. So much deeper.
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Postby Cill Airne » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:04 pm

Qazox wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:How often do you have to do SHARP training?

I haven't been in since 2000.. so not often.

:P I meant do you do it regularly in the army. Or is it it only once or every few years?
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Postby Stern des Meeres » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:05 pm

Hydronium wrote:
Gallade wrote:I'm a big girl! I'm five and a quarter!

I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...

You called?
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Postby Alpacas » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:07 pm

Hydronium wrote:
Gallade wrote:I'm a big girl! I'm five and a quarter!

I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...

You guessed wrong, child.

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Postby The Blaatschapen » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:07 pm

Hydronium wrote:
Gallade wrote:I'm a big girl! I'm five and a quarter!

I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...


Hmm, where is that other Alpacas guy? They might want a word with each other.
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Postby Hydronium » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:07 pm

Stern des Meeres wrote:
Hydronium wrote:I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...

You called?

Yup.

You are one of the few people on the eternal thread who is nsg younger than me.
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Postby Tiltjuice » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:07 pm

Stern des Meeres wrote:
Hydronium wrote:I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...

You called?


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Postby Zottistan » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:08 pm

Welp, tonight was fun.
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Postby Esternial » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:08 pm

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Hydronium wrote:I think that the only people on get that are nsg younger than me are Sterny, Vax, Cheri, and whoever this new Alpacas guy is...


Hmm, where is that other Alpacas guy? They might want a word with each other.

We are already engaged in serious dialogue.
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Postby The Truth and Light » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:09 pm

I should go to a foreign country and teach English (in the future when I'm qualified). That would be super fun.
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