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| Displayed name | Sir David |
| Member number | 919 |
| Title | Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! |
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| Registered | Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 20 2005 07:52
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I could hardly ask for a better illustration of my point... People, before hitting Add Reply, could we all read what we've written and ask ourselves whether it really needs to be said, or is just there to increase our post count? The best way to cut down on spam is for the unintentional spammers to notice what they're doing. Remember, too, that increasing the quality of your posts is just as effective at cutting down on spam as decreasing the quantity. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, July 20 2005 07:40
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It's not that he doesn't know that, Ben, it's that he's gotten away with it for so long that he probably didn't think he'd ever get called on it. Either that or he didn't care. TM's the kind of member whose presence I can enjoy only from afar. Spiderweb may be slightly different (has anyone noticed any momentous changes yet? I haven't) but it certainly won't lose its color. It would if enough people mourned TM's loss and made up their minds that Spiderweb could not possibly be spicy without TM, and began clinging to his return, but luckily, enough of Spiderweb will move on that that won't be much of a problem. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 20:03
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Maybe it was scrambled, thus insinuating profanity. Ik3 may have been afraid that the establishment wouldn't appreciate him triggering the auto-censor. Kel's right, changing the word to "forget" was probably a good idea. Beamup, you may have stumbled upon the best way of playing, and everything may seem easy and boring now, but it will get harder. Contra mentioned the Shaper Crypt; I had a ton of trouble with that. It also depends on how you play the game - for instance, grovelling in submission to a servile leader will probably make the game quite a bit easier than manitaining your independence and killing the... well, I'll let you discover that on your own. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 20:03
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Maybe it was scrambled, thus insinuating profanity. Ik3 may have been afraid that the establishment wouldn't appreciate him triggering the auto-censor. Kel's right, changing the word to "forget" was probably a good idea. Beamup, you may have stumbled upon the best way of playing, and everything may seem easy and boring now, but it will get harder. Contra mentioned the Shaper Crypt; I had a ton of trouble with that. It also depends on how you play the game - for instance, grovelling in submission to a servile leader will probably make the game quite a bit easier than manitaining your independence and killing the... well, I'll let you discover that on your own. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 19:51
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Not unintentional ones in the middle of big projects/RP's, though. I think we got enough enjoyment out of the PPP's in response to intentional purges here; freaking out and searching frantically for saved topics and such and starting all over several times on Polaris was kind of a pain. And a few accounts eaten here and there is far better than all being eaten at once. Whatever faults UBB has, I feel that my account is safer on Spiderweb than on Polaris. Good thing, too, seeing how much bigger Spiderweb is. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 19:36
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"Ugh, General." is a completely understandable statement that does not necessarily imply dislike of a forum, just reasonable digust. Even dislike is no reason to not want modship, though; if anything, such feelings prove Kel's campaign valid. What better position to obtain in order to improve a forum than mod (or admin)? Liking and caring for a forum can easily be two completely different things. Regardless, Kel probably didn't entirely mean that anyway. There is such a thing as humorous exaggeration. I say "Ugh. People" all the time, but that doesn't mean that I don't want contact with them (or that I don't want any kind of power over them). -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 19:25
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Fawkes may be a good actor, but I don't think he's good enough to fake the phoenix song of death; it's obviously no mere song. The portrait of Dumbledore seems to have appeared as a result of some Hogwarts charm rather than being created by a witch or wizard. I don't know where Dumbledore's wand is, that's a good question. Had Dumbledore known that more powerful wizards than Draco would soon be present, I think freezing Harry would have seemed the only effective way to protect him; he was invisible, after all, and would surely have risked his own life when Dumbledore was attacked. Harry's belief in Dumbledore's death could very well be crucial - Dumbledore may have felt that Harry needed to move on afterward and rely on himself and could not have done so if he weren't absolutely sure that Dumbledore was dead. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings are two completely different things, and Dumbledore and Gandalf play two very different roles. In LotR, Gandalf is arguably the most important good guy. In HP, Harry surely fills that role. Dumbledore has always had the air of a teacher, an advisor, more than a leader or hero. I don't see how it damages the story at all; it opens the way for Harry more than anything else could have. Gandalf, on the other hand, was a more powerful leader and didn't seem to feel the need to train any sort of prodigy. He had no one to take his place. Remember that Dumbledore had consumed a potion brewed by Voldemort himself and was quite possibly dying already. Rowling made it painfully clear that he was weakened. Snape is of course a powerful wizard; Dumbledore was wandless and greatly weakened by his greatest enemy in the attemt to destroy that enemy. Snape's spell was definitely a climax, and I find the entire situation dramatically believable. Salmon, what do you mean? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 19:02
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quote:Are you in hiding, then, or do they let you post in prison? EDIT: Not jail... [ Tuesday, July 19, 2005 19:03: Message edited by: Lady Davida ] -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 18:21
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...great, but unfortunately, you're not on the list of eligible voters. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 09:18
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I'm almost entirely sure that R.A.B. is Regulus, who was killed for deserting Voldemort. Personally, I think he realized his mistake in joining the Death Eaters and tried to destroy the Horcrux in secret. Whether he succeeded before he was killed or not, I don't know, but I don't think Voldemort knows that it's gone - after all, would he have left the cave as Dumbledore and Harry found it if he had known? I don't think the note would have been there if he had, and I think the bowl would have been even more inaccesable. What I wonder, though, is how Regulus obtained the locket? Surely he wasn't a stronger wizard than Dumbledore; who could he have brought along to aid him, and how did the bowl refill afterwards? Magic? Dumbledore is unquestionably dead as evidenced by Fawkes' singing, etc. His portrait is there, yes, which will probably be a great aid to Harry in the seventh book, but Harry is basically on his own. I sincerely doubt that Snape is a true servant of Voldemort. After all, he's had countless oppurtunities to take Harry to his master, especially once Dumbledore had died. We know he excels at deception; could he have convinced Voldemort that these oppurtunities never really prevented themselves? Obviously Voldemort would want to kill Harry himself, but I doubt that he'd have a problem with someone bringing Harry to him for that purpose. As for the Sanpe-Dumbledore thing, I sincerely doubt that Dumbledore was pleadng for his life. He may, in fact, have been pleading for his death - that potion was pretty painful, from the sound of it. Moreover, I think Dumbledore resigned himself to death right from the beginning. He knew that he would eventually have to die; he just wanted Harry to live in order to kill Voldemort. I think Snape is a free agent whose goal concurs with but does not match Dumbledore's. I think he loved Lily (and maybe hates Voldemort because he promised to spare her?) and hated James (that much is obvious), and is torn between the two in regards to Harry. I am sure, however, that he wants Harry to kill Voldemort as much as Dumbledore did. I don't know whether Dumbledore expected his death when it came, but I don't think he was a weak, wasted old man at all. I think he'd already discussed all possibilities with Snape, and I think that when he said he had to get back to Hogwarts to see Snape, he wasn't necessarily attempting to secure his own life. Suicide? Perhaps. Taking a hit for the team? Much more likely. Voldemort probably has more trust in Snape now than he's ever had in anyone, which makes him all the more vulnerable. As for the look of digust and hatred on Snape's face, I think it was either for himself or for what he was forced to do; he did not want to kill Dumbledore, but he felt it was necessary. Remember, too, that the Malfoys are now in a precarious position; technically, Draco has failed. And as for "Don't call me a coward!", I agree with Snape - it must take quite a bit of bravery to destroy one of your main hopes of victory, not to mention what was possibly his closet friend and protector, on his own orders (indirect or explicit). I was angry with Snape at first, of course, but now it seems as though he just did what he had to. What still bugs me is that Dumbledore completely froze Harry rather than muting him or something; wouldn't that have been much more effective? But maybe, for whatever reason, he felt he needed to die. I'm pretty sure that Harry himself is a horcrux, not just the scar, although were he to become not a horcrux, he might lose the scar. Does anyone remember what happened to the magical properties of the journal once it was stabbed? I know that the ring lost its properties but otherwise remained intact. I don't think that Harry has to die in order to kill Voldemort, then, but he must somehow destroy the soul fragment inside of him without causing excessive harm to himself. It should be interesting to see how this plays out. What of the other horcruxes? The ring and the journal are accounted for, the snake is known, the amulet is lost but known, I assume Harry is the fifth... what of the sixth? Was it hidden in the Sirius residence? Did Mundungus steal it and unwittingly sell a piece of Voldemort's soul? If the goblet is indeed a horcrux, and assuming Voldemort wouldn't be stupid enough (or able) to make the Griffyndor sword a horcrux, does that mean Harry is a Griffyndor heir or some kind? I never said this about the sixth, but I can hardly wait for the seventh... All in all, I thought it was a great book. I don't consider myself a Harry Potter fan, but the sixth was well-done. There were plenty of errors, of course, things that could have been done better, but for a novel written as a children's book? You can't expect any better. The characters were all much stronger and more well-defined than in the preceding books, and I like how Rowling mixed magical fantasy with real-world reality - the first chapter, for instance, and Hermione's attempt at subtlety in the shop, and the... uh... racism, I guess, and family conflict and decay, at the end of Slytherin's line. Very well-done, I thought. quote:Did you really count them all? Seriously, though, I'd rather have it too long than too short, as has often happened in the past. It was only annoying when it was the first post, which was soon amended by Kel. quote:I doubt that anything Rowling writes will significantly affect the number of copies sold; it's the seventh book and anyone who's read the other six will want to know what happens anyway. I mean, she still has to actually write it, of course, or she'd lose her evangelical fans (those who tell others to buy the book, I mean), but she doesn't really have to worry what people think. Anyway, I don't think she's mainly driven by money. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 08:18
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I was in the 40's, but I'd probably be quite a bit higher up this month. The end of the school year is a difficult time to post. As much as I appreciate these statistics, it seems likely that excessive spam is becoming an unpleasant side effect... -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 08:02
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Zephyr, are you returning, or have you been here all along? I thought you'd left... Alex, thank you for making this one of the best Welcome topics I've ever seen. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, July 19 2005 07:50
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Ska is moderately big around here for the same reason, except the band actually is quite good. ADoS, I must admit, I didn't like a single thing about any of their songs. Pop-punk has never been my thing and never will. Drew, I don't know what you think about piano-based pop/rock, but Ben Folds is amazing. I recommend his newest album, Songs for Silverman, to you if you think you might like his softer, melodic sound. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 20:13
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Ugh. Not even there. I don't understand the widespread rejection of ska in general. I've heard plenty of bad ska, to be sure, but that can be said of any musical genre. I also don't quite understand why people have a problem with the evolution of rock - seems like a natural process with positive results to me. Sure, some of the offshoots are unworthy violations of the sanctity of rock, but others have taken the genre far above its roots. I am a purist about something things, but certainly not about rock. Alternative all the way. Is your brother on these boards, Kel? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 17:59
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Congrats, Spring. Slow down, now, I'm enjoying the exclusivity of the masked rank of Guru. I don't really know where my particular title came from, only that it was given to me in a period of rampant retitling. It would be nice to see my Frolicking in Postland title when I get to that, but I wouldn't trade any custom title but CANNED for it. (EDIT: Nothing important.) [ Monday, July 18, 2005 18:01: Message edited by: Lady Davida ] -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 06:57
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Not me, of course, but Reel Big Fish... anyway, can anyone find either a piano tab for the song Drunk Again or something I could convert to a piano tab? It's not quite as easy to find as I'd thought it would be... -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, July 18 2005 06:38
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Welcome, Slime. Does this mean Ice Drake is gone permanently? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 19:16
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quote:That's why you make sure it's in credits. =] quote:That's a bit broad, but I think I know what you're getting at. If it were up to me, I'd love to have the ability to travel in time and freeze time without necessarily living for all time. As long as I'm not immortal, I'd rather have time. EDIT: Fixed a quote. [ Sunday, July 17, 2005 19:16: Message edited by: Lady Davida ] -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 18:32
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Goodbye here, Aran. Spiderweb will miss you in your absence. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 18:10
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...is vote changing seriously allowed? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Sunday, July 17 2005 17:47
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I would only pick time if you mean I'd have all the time I need to do everything I want in my natural life. If you mean natural immortality, though, I'd certainly choose money over that. I'm too soft and sentimental to stay forever young and watch my friends and family wither and die, and too conservative to withstand all that change. At least with money I can do some of the things I want and otherwise follow where nature leads. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 21:22
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Good call, Stuggie and Thuryl, I didn't notice that before I posted. What I said is still moderately true - TM's recent words haven't exactly been uncharacteristic. You are correct, though, Stughalf - lately his words have elicited something less than the desired response. I can't honestly say I'm displeased. I don't know about Ash's and Sullust's motivation for defending Kel, Stuggie, and I can only answer for myself. You were half right - I'm posting here for the purpose of getting a few licks in, but certainly not solely for that purpose. I've had respect for Kel for as long as I can remember, but putting that aside, I found Alec's and TM's posts in the beginning of this topic passing immature and spiteful, and the identities of the attackers and the victim had no effect whatsoever on my decision to respond. I'll openly admit that the intensity of my reaction was feuled by these identities, but they served as the icing on the cake, so to speak, or more accurately, the straw that broke the camel's back. I certainly do care that Kel has been unfairly attacked and made the scapegoat for Alec's failure; as Ash and others have noted, it is absolutely ridiculous to pin Alec's defeat on Kelandon's fair and jusitified action. If Alec feels betrayed because Kelandon believes that Aran, Thuryl, and Stughalf would make better mods than he would, that's not Kel's fault, nor is it his problem; Alec must learn that not all worship him as he does himself and that some things, especially mod elections, transcend "chummy" feelings. Kel apparently made his decision based on whom he thought would be most suitable for modship rather than a friendly past. If that's shameful, then let us all swallow our pride and heap shame upon our heads. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Saturday, July 16 2005 20:28
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quote:That's not always a good thing. quote:Oh, come on, take a look at the forum's mods and admins. I wouldn't call Drakey "mediocre", and Alorael's got enough uniqueness to make up for ten TM's and an Alec or two. And look at our relatively new members - Dolphin, for instance, and Stughalf. That's the advantage of endless newbies - every once in a while you'll get one who makes up for the loss of certain veterans. The loss of "brilliant, interesting members" in the past hasn't done any more than allowed new personalities to come forward, and I'm talking about the ones who actually contributed to the community. I, for one, who rather a dictatorship of mediocrity than one of what you call "brilliance". Thanks to the existing dictatorship, though, we don't have to fear either. quote:What restraint? Since when has TM needed provocation? ef, calling Ash on that and defending TM is like punishing a kid for picking his nose while patting an active pyromanic on the head. This is exactly why TM and co. get away with things like the clitoris quote while Ash is demonized for defending the innocent and speaking the truth - enough of us are eager to blame the victim and glorify the perpetrator that simple human decency and justice get obscured. quote:Poor widdle TM, I'm sure he's been crying himself to sleep every night since this began. Get real, Stughalf: at this point, their "attacks" are purely for self-defense (and the just defense of Kelandon) and are nothing compared to TM's barefaced defiance of the CoC and vulgar, undeserved flaming. Open your eyes and see what is painfully obvious: Alec is acting as would have been expected fifteen years ago and TM, who is clearly in the wrong, is being flamboyantly hypocritical while making himself and Alec out to be martyrs. That so many of you have fallen for such a blatant ploy should be astounding, but unfortunately, it's not. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Friday, July 15 2005 09:50
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"Topato has no toes. He is a potato." Thanks to this topic, I am currently addicted to Wigu... [ Friday, July 15, 2005 09:50: Message edited by: Lady Davida ] -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, July 14 2005 21:36
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a. What cleverness? Get over yourself, it wasn't that good. I've actually been expecting you to say something to that effect for a while now. b. Can't deny the track record, but speaking of novelty, it seems our roles have been reversed - I know exactly what I'm talking about, but you seem to be having a bit of difficulty removing your swollen head from your rectum. And speaking of tools... I don't think I even need to point out the irony there, hmm? -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
