Profile for Garrison
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| Displayed name | Garrison |
| Member number | 2820 |
| Title | Agent |
| Postcount | 1415 |
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| Registered | Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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| Are Fyoras Cute? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:55
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quote:Good point. Still, would you rather hug a cold cryoa or a warm fyora? Also, eyebeasts are just downright creepy. I don't know if I'd like to go to bed with a floating eyeball staring at me. Roamers would be excellent if it weren't for the acidic drool. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| What exactly is "game difficulty"? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:44
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I agree with Hume on this one; the difficulty didn't noticeably change the enemies' dodging rates in the Avernum games. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| The Monster from Meech Lake RETURNS! in General | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:33
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A dictatorship is not out of the question. A representative government would be messy on the world scale. There would be thousands of state-type government units within this giant monolith, and their competing interests would gridlock the whole system. A dictatorship, or something similar, has the advantage of being able to trample over the fair representation rights of a region or any other part of government. The downside is of course rebellion. So I refine my questions to the following: If you had to choose, which country should rule the world? Which person should have the highest position in this world government (other than yourself)? [ Friday, November 24, 2006 23:00: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Pronunciation. in General | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 17:20
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Well I learned something new today. I always thought Nioca was pronounced Nee-oh-kuh. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| The Monster from Meech Lake RETURNS! in General | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 15:42
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quote:Whose government would you like to rule the world today? And no, the Tullegolite Empire is not a legitimate answer. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Performance Evaluation in General | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 15:36
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Spam has a legitimate place in the forum. Without it the content would be too pure to be fun; it makes sense to keep some nonsense for the sake of humor. The spam is a stepping stone for more interesting topics. Topics should not have to undergo a Supreme Court style strict scrutiny test before posting. quote:I thought you thought this type of increased posting was not the way to help the boards. quote:Very nice. :D -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| What exactly is "game difficulty"? in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 09:54
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So it would be fair to say that difficulty modifies monsters' levels to make them stronger or weaker. You don't get more experience on Torment, though. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Performance Evaluation in General | |
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written Friday, November 24 2006 09:50
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It was a minor revitalization in my opinion. Geneforge 4 probably will benefit the forums more than the spamfest last month, though. In any period of increased activity, there are bound to be both hits and misses. Spam helped a little. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Happy Thanksgiving Day in General | |
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written Thursday, November 23 2006 15:41
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Thanksgiving was a harvest festival to give thanks for blessings and good times, not to commemorate a particular instance of white people manifest destiny-ing the Indians to death. We've got to take at least a little time today out of our hectic lives to stop whining and count our blessings. The fact that we all live in places and have enough wealth to have computers and access the internet is something to give thanks for, and I'd say the same for most of Jeff's games as well. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Happy Thanksgiving Day in General | |
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written Thursday, November 23 2006 12:16
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Whoops, I meant the Pilgrims at Plymouth, I think. But anyway I noticed on Wikipedia that the first official Thanksgiving celebration was in Virginia. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Happy Thanksgiving Day in General | |
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written Thursday, November 23 2006 09:42
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Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! Interestingly enough, no one would associate Thanksgiving with the Native Americans were it not for the first one in Jamestown with the helpful native Squanto. Such a day was celebrated in many different countries and cultures simply as a day for giving thanks for having a successful harvest. Now we honor the horribly wronged indigenous peoples by naming our sports teams after them. :rolleyes: -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Haakaa p??lle! in General | |
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written Wednesday, November 22 2006 19:01
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quote:If the boards can indeed suffer a doomsday scenario in which death is better than attempted treatment, then it would have to be a result of being invaded by pointless spam, infantile posting, and advertising. I don't think it's an unreasonable thing to dislike; how would you like to talk with a million igotpr0n4u's? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Haakaa p??lle! in General | |
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written Tuesday, November 21 2006 19:33
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No extremism please! The boards need to stay welcoming lest we become deeply entrenched internet xenophobes hellbent on solidifying the community. If anyone still cares, what do you think of the topics like the Naruto Quiz one? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Haakaa p??lle! in General | |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 18:42
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quote:As I said, it's not a time for purposely flooding the boards with useless drivel. In fact, I doubt there is ever a right time for that. I just don't think that we need to keep the boards extremely pristine at the moment. A little bit of non-obnoxious slightly low quality posting will not kill the forum. To beat the horse even further, I'm not advocating spamming more. November was a little too spamtastic for my tastes, but some threads like "Forum Archetypes" were fun and entertaining. Also, I think that every attempt should be made at keeping these boards active as long as we keep this spirit of the community alive. If we as a whole are replaced by spammers who can't type for beans, then down with it all. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| AverCensus in Avernum 4 | |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 13:31
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It's obviously the most important project he could possibly be working on. He was too busy teleporting anvils around to notice the demons Linda had been summoning in the Tower. I'd love the spell description for it, though. Summon Anvil - This awesome spell summons forth a massive, iron anvil above the head of your foe. When it falls, it deals significant melee damage and often stuns whomever it hits. As you gain skill with this spell, the number of targets increases and the anvils summoned will become heavier and heavier. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Haakaa p??lle! in General | |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 13:22
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Let the boards degenerate for a while. We can go and "hack them down" after our revival from stagnation. Right now is the time for quantity, not quality. Posts are of course the blood of the forum, and I would rather have 6 quarts of sickly blood and live than have a healthy red pint and die. By no means should we purposely infect the boards with an injection of rotten refuse, but let the new ones come and try out the waters before we sharks emerge and show our true teeth. As Alorael said, this are Jeff's boards and it is not within our power to turn it into a tyrannical regime. The boards are not an oligarchy, nor are they a democracy: the boards belong to Jeff alone since the last time I checked, he is enough of a totalitarian monarch for any single forum. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Very quick Geneforge 4: Rebellion Update. in Geneforge 4: Rebellion | |
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written Monday, November 20 2006 12:30
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If I could wait for Windows Vista, I can wait a week or two for Geneforge 4. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Are Fyoras Cute? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 13:08
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I wonder if you could train a cryoa to cryogenically freeze and preserve you if you were on the verge of death. That would be sweet. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Are Fyoras Cute? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 12:55
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Sure, if you A) are not a shaper. B) have emotional detachment from your creations. C) are the type of person to put outside all pets before going to bed (even the goldfish). EDIT: If I could choose from all the shaper creations, then I'd probably choose an Ornk, but that's outside of the question's scope. [ Saturday, November 18, 2006 13:05: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Are Fyoras Cute? in Geneforge Series | |
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written Saturday, November 18 2006 10:38
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Fyoras are the cutest creations you can make. If you don't like lizards as pets, then you probably won't want the horse-sized sulfur and brimstone version. But if you like reptiles, then the older Geneforge fyoras are awesome. Would you rather go set up camp and lie down with a slimy artilla, a flatulent and floating vlish, a drooling thahd, a scorpion-like clawbug with an insatiable appetite, or a warm fyora? A cryoa to me seems far less amicable. Unless you live in the Bahamas, I think having your hand frozen every time you want to pet your creation is a major hassle. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, November 16 2006 22:56
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As I said in that thread, regardless of whether Salmon = ET, I consider it an awesome joke. I was laughing and dying on the inside -- how many people get to do that to me everyday? -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, November 16 2006 13:27
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The object possession rule only applied in old British English. As I said, I didn't count it as an actual error. I needed that paragraph to make my post's appearance :) more sophisticated. Don't be riding on my grammar son. Salmon: Evil Clown, Impostor -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
| Confessions of a Madman in General | |
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written Wednesday, November 15 2006 21:39
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ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!??????!?!?!? THE POSTAGE, THE CRAZINESS, THE PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATES THAT ARE NOW PROVEN TO BE EVEN MORE POINTLESS THAN BEFORE???? WHAT KIND OF SICK, TWISTED PERSON WOULD DECEIVE US LIKE THIS?????!!! *regains composure* You did a pretty good job of that, Salmon. Probably the only thing that made me suspicious was his sudden cessation of posting inflammatory comments. I guess that was around the time you were running out of new material lest you be banned for trolling. EDIT: I just realized that regardless of whether Salmon is Tully, he just pulled off an excellent joke either way. [ Wednesday, November 15, 2006 21:40: Message edited by: Garrison ] -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 15 2006 19:41
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Believe me when I say that it would be a bad idea to argue with me on points of grammar. "That" is an anticipatory pronoun that can be used to introduce noun clauses. It can be used as an object of a preposition, though modern usage leans toward expanding "that" into "the fact that" even though in purely grammatical terms, the "that" in the expanded form serves the same purpose. I concede to modern usage, but appeal to brevity. "Jeff's games' inclusion" is both a double possessive and the attribution of possession to an inanimate object. But I concede to clarity. Zeviz, you forgot a "the" at the start of "Grammatically correct." Wow, I feel awfully pedantic at the moment. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, November 15 2006 16:16
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All of a sudden I think I may have found a possible hypothesis to explain why this forum tends towards proper grammar. Might it have something to do with that Jeff's games involve a lot of dialog and text? It's got even more text than text-based adventures! But then again the primary reason is still probably that the royals and ents here are also grammar Nazis. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |