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| Displayed name | X |
| Member number | 496 |
| Title | Shaper |
| Postcount | 2333 |
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| Registered | Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 00:32
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So are "[t]he people there ... BLACK BANNER ANARCHISTS ... All the money goes straight into their pockets to FUND THE OVERTHROWING OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT!"? Other than being a darned good game, I wonder what their attraction to GF is? As a polemic guarding against the corrupting influence of Power (note the de rigeur capital 'P')? As the Shaper is some embodiment of Stirnerite egoism? Any theories, any of you "BLACK BANNER ANARCHISTS" out there? Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Please, No More Geneforge!!!! in General | |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 00:26
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From a purely academic perspective, is this thread an example of 'trolling'. I understood it to mean someone deliberately voicing unpopular opinions in an unsympathetic forum in the hope of stoking up raging argument. And double-posting too. :( Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 00:21
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Some people seem very upset at junior spammers at the mo' + excited about beta-testing Geneforge 2. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| What World Leader to like best. in General | |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 00:19
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^Very devout. Someone once said "never take on the Brigade of Guards, the National Union of Miners, or the Catholic church" so I will offer no criticism of His Holiness. You have may comments on the Dalai Lama earlier if you want to scale what I might have said.... Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| USA = USSR in General | |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 00:13
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As what was once probably the West's last absolutist country, Russians are used to authoritarian rule (not that they typically like it). The trouble with the US is that it started out on liberal principles about separation of powers and other limits on the encroachment of State power on individual liberty (not least because they'd seen the same thing happen through the previous century to 'freeborn Englishmen', never mind themselvs) and now certain people think that such diversity is bad for their profits after all. It doesn't surprise me--all companies seek monopoly--but for those bought up with the rhetoric of individual freedom (even freedom to hold arms! ;) ), the reality of what their society is becoming must be upsetting to all but the most powerful or imperceptive. (Edited for typos) [ Saturday, May 10, 2003 00:15: Message edited by: X ] Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:44
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Bob Black sez the Libertarian Party are just Republicans that snmoke drugs. Funny guy, Bob Black.  Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Hybrids Anonymous or How to Differentiate an Opaki from a Choirboy in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:42
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Quarters? How is this a Freudian slip?  'Portions' - now that I'd understand...Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| 1,000 in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:40
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I dunno, CatNipper, you're coming out of your shell now though. Two posts in one day, even! Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Publicly displayed names in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:37
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I think, Sir David, that the Gaelic speakers think English should be transliterated their way. Especially Gaelic names. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| USA = USSR in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:29
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Nowadays, I think USSR = USA is a fairer statement, though McDonalds is held in much higher esteem over there. No democracy and few workers rights? Well, think of the USSR as what they would like America to be like if all these damn persky liberals would only stop interfering with the mystical workings of the free market. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| What World Leader to like best. in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:24
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God has a beard too. So do I. EDIT: Last time I checked, the poll as 58% for and 63% against. Have some of you been voting twice, in best Irish tradition? [ Friday, May 09, 2003 06:25: Message edited by: X ] Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Because so many people do this.... in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:16
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You see, LF, you are loved and cherished by trhe comunity after all. As a special mark of favour, we could turn this into a counselling forum for you - you know, all that empowerment and self-affirmation stuff. :D Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| 1000 For Me! in General | |
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Shaper
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written Friday, May 9 2003 06:13
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BTW Red Scare: I'd seek medical attention if my faeces were Coke-coloured, likely for internal bleeding. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 07:40
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I didn't either but, heck, he's gotta be better than Bush! Space aliens that suck babies' brains out through their eyes are. Seriously, I once had time for Vacslav Havel ("too moral to be a politician" - Newsnight) until he put tanks in the streets against the G8 demonstrators. I think there is a special circle of Hell reserved for all world leaders. (BTW, check out the Dalai Lama's chummy relationship with the CIA and its consequences for the Tibetan people before he fled into exile before nominating him aas 'write-in all-time goodguy world leader'). Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Über in General | |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 07:30
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You get uber-glaakhs in GF, of course. And Nietzsche had his uber-moustache, as you can see from the pic, even if it was compensation for a thoroughly miserable life, topped by being cast as Prof. Moriarty by Conan Doyle. Are anthropologists being xenophobic when they suggest German culture seems excessively focused on the bodily functions mentioned above? Or was it just Martin Luther? In my experience, Americans are even more disturbed by casual nudity (esp. male nudity) on foreign TV than swearing. And news reports that last longer that three sentences without an ad break. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| 1000 For Me! in General | |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, May 8 2003 07:19
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Yes, hearty congratulations! :D Apologies for past tpyos! Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Crossfire in General | |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, May 6 2003 10:22
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We have a different, more benificent welfare system here, though I too feel too much goes on (non-)managers and Tony's cronies and not enough on meeting the needs of the needy. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Got any suggestions in General | |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, May 6 2003 10:07
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I am embarassed by my enthusiasm for the Ring cycle. :o Wagner was a very nasty man. They don't even allow it to be played in Israel. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, May 6 2003 10:04
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It's clearly directed at non-BoE initiates. If it was on the BoE board, discussion would obviously be a lot narrower as only people into BoE would contribute. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| Karma in General | |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, May 6 2003 10:02
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What people actually say on the boards is a finer instrument than karma, but if someone is particularly helpful, amusing or likeable (or not), then karma is an indicator of sorts. Why I have **** then, I really don't know. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, May 6 2003 09:58
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Er, 'XYY' was too long to spell? I guess I'm sort of Order Mage's boss. I suppose Lone Flame is the sort of e-equivalent of Lone Wolf. I used to know I guy that had that as the colours on the back of his jacket and couldn't understand why all the Club people kept beating on him! Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, May 6 2003 09:49
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If I was an egomaniac, I'd create dummy bord identities just to vote up my karma. Someone probably already has. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
| 'Wut do u look like?" in General | |
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Shaper
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written Monday, May 5 2003 05:10
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^  !!!Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |
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| Bad chat-up lines in General | |
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Shaper
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written Monday, May 5 2003 04:56
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--You look just like John Doe #2 from the posters. Posts: 2333 | Registered: Monday, January 7 2002 08:00 |